Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Wednesday, June 3, 1964 Page: Front Page Name: Ronie B. Askew Age: 71 Born: No date, in Stewart County, Tennessee Died: Friday, May 29, 1964 in Oak Grove, Christian County, Kentucky Funeral: Sunday, May 31, 1964 with Milligan Funeral Home Burial: Flat Lick Cemetery Parents: Not Given Surviving Spouse: Mollie Lee (Shaw) Askew Surviving Children: Atwood Askew, John E. Askew, Thomas Lee Askew, Wilda Askew, Mrs. Conroy Griffin, Mrs. A. J. Outland Surviving Siblings: None Listed Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Thursday, January 27, 1944 Page: Front Page Title: "5th Sunday Meeting to be Conducted at Oak Grove" Beginning Saturday morning, January 29, the fifth Sunday meeting will be held with the Oak Grove Baptist Church. The program will include the following as announced by the pastor, Rev. Buron L. Richardson. At 10 o'clock Saturday morning services will open with the Rev. G. C. Crutcher as speaker. Then at 10:45 queries. Speaking at 11 o'clock will be the Rev. T. W. Carl and at 11:45 there will be more queries and any announcements that may be necessary. The meeting will be dismissed at 12 for lunch. Services will open again at 1 o'clock with devotional by J. T. Wiggins. Speakers for the afternoon will be the Rev. J. W. Nelson at 1:15, Rev. Noel at 2, queries from 2:45 until 3 when services will be dismissed until 7:30 Saturday night. The night services open at 7:30 with the Rev. W. E. Hicks as speaker. Song and prayer services will be from 8:15 until 8:30 followed by a message by the Rev. T. J. Hicks. Sunday morning at 10 o'clock there will be Sunday School under the direction of the superintendent, Joel Pettit and at 11 o'clock the Rev. I. R. Hicks will deliver the closing message. The church and pastor reserve the right to make any change in program that may be necessary. Everyone is cordially invited to attend these services. Anyone interested in a copy of the original article please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

NOTE: This article is very long and only has a handful of names listed. So instead of typing this article word for word as I have been doing for these old articles, I will list the names that are in the article. Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Thursday, January 27, 1944 Page: Front Page Title: "B. B. Lewis And Army Trucks Go After Scrap" This article was written during World War II and gives a glimpse of how scrap paper was collected from the local schools in Stewart County for salvage and to help in the war effort. Those individuals that were named are the following: B. B. Lewis, Superintendent of Schools Miss Evelyn Parker, a guide Miss Mavis Ezell, a guide Lui Heimansohn, owned a recycling business in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. The company is still in operation today. Miss Mary Florence Betts, Chairman of the Junior Red Cross Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original article please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Thursday, January 27, 1944 Page: Front Page BRYANT BABY DIES: Services were held at the Fairview Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon for Kenneth Bryant, 15 month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bryant. The child died in Illinois and the body was brought here for burial. Rev. J. T. Taylor conducted the service. Anyone interested in a copy of the original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Thursday, January 27, 1944 Page: Front Page Name: Joshua C. "Josh" Wallace Age: 68 Born: March 15, 1875 Died: Sunday, January 16, 1944 in the Chestnut Grove Community, Stewart County, Tennessee Funeral: Wednesday, January 19, 1944 with Milligan & Ridgeway Funeral Home Burial: Jackson Cemetery Parents: Berry Wallace and Rebecca (Whitehurst) Wallace Surviving Spouse: Minnie (Ralls) Wallace Surviving Children: Mrs. George Mathis, Mrs. Earl Shaw, Mrs. Earl Holem, Mrs. Grady Feltner, Artimous Wallace, Preston Wallace, Joshua Wallace, Jr. Surviving Siblings: Lannie Wallace, Dudley Wallace, Berry Wallace, Mrs. Mannie Deep, Mrs. Mattie Powers Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Kathy again Thanks Preston Wilson Hooper is one of my Branches:::: Will add info to my dadta base. Thanks God Bless Tony

Wow this causes goose bumps to me as I am going to try and explain why I think you should be posting childrens obituaries My youngest daughter suffers from a very rare DNA disease, I search and watch on a lot of websites, Stewart County, HUmphreys and Dickson Counties being some of them. For relatives to make them aware of this disease so that maybe medical information can be shared with them and compared. One of the saddest things is to hear that a child has died. THe disease my daughter suffers from may help another family member, not loose a child or a grand child. The childrens obituaries that you post can connect me with a realtive and I might be able to share this medical information with them. As most of the unknown Childrens deaths in my Family state Sudden INfant Death Syndrome or Crib Death... My BLOOD Lines are know known to carry a broken chromysone that effects the central nervous system and the breathing of our children. This is a disease that has new research on it daily. NOt only does it effect the younger, but as we get older this is a weak link that effects the Older ones in my Family lines. SO Please keep posting the obituaries of the young ones. Thank You Tony L. Johnson

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, March 6, 2002 Page: A-3 Name: Elmous Gertrude (Porter) Wallace Age: 81 Born: September 2, 1920 in Stewart County, Tennessee Died: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 in Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee Funeral: Saturday, March 2, 2002 with Anglin Funeral Home Burial: Jackson Cemetery Parents: Rufus Porter and Gertrude (Borens) Porter Deceased Spouse: Clarence Wallace Surviving Children: Gilbert Wallace, Herman Wallace, Mark Wallace, Ricky Wallace, Wayne Wallace, Barbara Earhart, Cathy Royals, Sharon Smith, Peggy Maynard, Linda Myers Surviving Siblings: None Listed Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, March 6, 2002 Page: A-3 Name: Pauline (Odom)(Gann) Mathis Age: 91 Born: January 8, 1911 in Stewart County, Tennessee Died: Friday, February 15, 2002 at Trinity Hospital, Erin, Houston County, Tennessee Funeral: No date or funeral home listed Burial: Hamm Cemetery Parents: Edward Odom and Rose (Brake) Odom Deceased Spouses: 1st. Hobart Gann, 2nd. Allen Mathis Surviving Children: Roy Gann, Douglas Mathis, Geneva Brake, Barbara Schmidt Surviving Siblings: None Listed Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Well I can understand your reluctance with that situation that happened to you. I guess I would have to ask if it was in a newspaper or not if it was then she gave up that privacy and became public domain. But you would be the one taking the heat so I support which ever way you decide. Dean -----Original Message----- From: kaitysmom [mailto:kaitysmom@peoplestel.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:21 PM To: TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSTEWAR] Children's Obituaries Dear Dean, Thank you for you thoughts. Last year I posted an obituary for a young child on a message board that had recently died. The mother ran across the posting and was not happy, to say the least, at the fact it was on a message board. She emailed me and demanded that I have it removed, which I did. Ever since then, I have been very careful not to post such obituaries, gun shy I guess. In Christ, Melissa Barker ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== Stewart Co. Genealogy home: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/index.htm ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Dear Melissa, I know how children's obituaries can become emotional and appreciate your asking. Speaking for myself, if the obituary has been placed in the paper the family has allowed it to be shared with everyone. If it were not published then would I consider it more private and let another date and time reveal the information. Your posts maybe the only way others, friends and family who know the family would even find out about the loss and contact the family to express their sadness in their lost. From a Genealogist view, it could provide a family connection that solve that brick wall so many of us have come across through the years. Humbly and respectfully Dean Egner -----Original Message----- From: kaitysmom [mailto:kaitysmom@peoplestel.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 2:03 PM To: TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSTEWAR] Children's Obituaries Hello All, the newest issue of "The Stewart-Houston Times" newspaper came out today and again I am confronted with a dilemma. Ever since I started collecting, posting, and sharing obituaries I am very reluctant to post very recent obituaries for children and especially infants. It's kind of funny, it doesn't bother me to post an obituary of the death of a child or infant from the 1970's or the 1950's and so on, but recent child deaths just seem to be something that I should not post. As a genealogy researcher, I know that this child's death is part of the family history, but I worry that it is not the proper thing to post so I haven't. I thought about if it was my child and what would I want, and to be honest, I don't think it would not bother me, but then again I understand the family history associated and it hasn't happened to me. Am I doing the right thing? In Christ, Melissa Barker ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== Bookmark the Updates page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/update.htm ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, March 6, 2002 Page: A-3 Name: Preston Wilson Hooper Age: 76 Born: March 8, 1925 in Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee Died: Saturday, February 16, 2002 Funeral: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 with Luff Bowen Chapel Funeral Home Burial: Meadowlawn Cemetery Parents: Melvin "John" Lester Hooper and Lida (Lewis) Hooper Deceased Spouse: Gladys (Sizemore) Hooper Surviving Children: Ronald Hooper, Bonnie Laxton, Patricia Carol Craft, Vonda Burgess, Pamela Shelton Surviving Step-Children: Douglas Sanker, Roger Sanker Surviving Siblings: None Listed Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, March 6, 2002 Page: A-3 Name: Gertrude "Ushie" (Nitsch) Gober Age: 75 Born: September 1, 1926 in Vienna, Austria Died: Thursday, February 28, 2002 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee Funeral: Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home in charge Burial: Remains were cremated Parents: Anton and Caroline Nitsch Deceased Spouse: John S. Gober Surviving Children: John Gober, Cricket Holtz Surviving Siblings: None Listed Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Dear Dean, Thank you for you thoughts. Last year I posted an obituary for a young child on a message board that had recently died. The mother ran across the posting and was not happy, to say the least, at the fact it was on a message board. She emailed me and demanded that I have it removed, which I did. Ever since then, I have been very careful not to post such obituaries, gun shy I guess. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, March 6, 2002 Page: A-3 Name: Ruth Alva (Scarborough) Cook Age: 79 Born: January 2, 1923 in Stewart County, Tennessee Died: Monday, January 28, 2002 Funeral: Thursday, January 31, 2002 with Mt. Olivet Funeral Home Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery Parents: Walter Scarborough and Maggie (Wyatt) Scarborough Surviving Spouse: Harry C. Cook Surviving Children: Stephen W. Cook, Randall C. Cook, LuAnn Cook Toy Surviving Siblings: Charles Scarborough, Ruby Taylor, Lois Dix, Nell Cherry Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, March 6, 2002 Page: A-3 Name: Franklin "Ben" Benshoff Age: 69 Born: December 11, 1932 in Bell, Ohio Died: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky Funeral: Saturday, March 2, 2002 with Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home Burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee Parents: John Benshoff and Helen (Brown) Benshoff Surviving Spouse: Not Given Surviving Children: Ben Benshoff, Bobby Benshoff, Kitty Gutierrez Surviving Siblings: Richard Brown, Birdie Hatter, Betty Jo Fay Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, March 5, 2002 Page: A-3 Name: Bernice (Gupton) Albright Age: 84 Born: September 11, 1917 in Montgomery County, Tennessee Died: Friday, March 1, 2002 at Trinity Hospital, Erin, Houston County, Tennessee Funeral: Sunday, March 3, 2002 with Sykes Funeral Home Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee Parents: Arthur Gupton and Ella (Jarrell) Gupton Deceased Spouse: Elbert D. Albright Surviving Children: None Listed Surviving Siblings: None Listed Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Dear Jeannett, Thank you for your note of encouragement, I really appreciate it. The newspaper today had a total of 4 obituaries and 2 of them were for children, one is an infant, died on the same day he was born and the other was 11 months old. I just think it better to leave them alone, but it's nice to hear others opinions and get some confirmation that my thinking is on the right track. In Christ, Melissa Barker

Melissa, I agree with your reasoning. The older obits would probably have names that we may be researching, however, these recent obits really have the information we all probably already know. You are doing a great job and I, for one, appreciate it. Jeanette -----Original Message----- From: kaitysmom <kaitysmom@peoplestel.net> Sent: Sep 14, 2004 1:02 PM To: TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSTEWAR] Children's Obituaries Hello All, the newest issue of "The Stewart-Houston Times" newspaper came out today and again I am confronted with a dilemma. Ever since I started collecting, posting, and sharing obituaries I am very reluctant to post very recent obituaries for children and especially infants. It's kind of funny, it doesn't bother me to post an obituary of the death of a child or infant from the 1970's or the 1950's and so on, but recent child deaths just seem to be something that I should not post. As a genealogy researcher, I know that this child's death is part of the family history, but I worry that it is not the proper thing to post so I haven't. I thought about if it was my child and what would I want, and to be honest, I don't think it would not bother me, but then again I understand the family history associated and it hasn't happened to me. Am I doing the right thing? In Christ, Melissa Barker ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== Bookmark the Updates page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/update.htm ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 Page: A-3 Name: Nancy Jo (Tefft) Meadow Age: 64 Born: June 2, 1940 in Erin, Houston County, Tennessee Died: Monday, September 6, 2004 in Erin Care, Erin, Houston County, Tennessee Funeral: Thursday, September 9, 2004 with Nave Funeral Home Burial: Meadow-Winter Cemetery in Erin, Houston County, Tennessee Parents: George Tefft and Ruby (Madden) Tefft Deceased Spouse: Orman Meadow Surviving Children: Kelly Meadow, Dale Meadow, Nick Meadow, Landon Meadow, Kelita Gunter, Surviving Siblings: Carmon Tefft, Doy Tefft, Roy Tefft, Bonnie Crain, Georgie Howell, Gail Simpson, Betty Key, Joan Hamilton, Fay Patterson Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker