July 20, 1931 - July 9, 2017
Service for Mary D. Chaffin Bull, age 85, of Gainesboro, Tennessee, will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, Tennessee. Interment will follow in the Hensley Cemetery in Jackson County, Tennessee.
She passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born on July 20, 1931, in Jackson County, Tennessee, to the late Frank Chaffin and Lizzie Lawson Chaffin.
On April 14, 1950, she was married to the late Plas T. Bull, who passed from life on
December 9, 1994.
She was a homemaker, and a member of the Liberty Church of Christ of the Cummins Mill community of Jackson County, Tennessee.
She was also preceded in death by 1 Son: Bobby W. Bull; 3 Brothers: A.J. Chaffin, Hoover Chaffin, and Clorcie Chaffin;
(# 64490579) and 4 Sisters: Ermma Ballard, Eunice Hensley, Vaudie Hensley, and
Agnes Gentry.
Her Survivors include 4 Daughters:
Patricia (Danny) Posey of Old Hickory, TN, Carolyn Robinson (Johnny) Russell of Jackson County, Debbie (Tim) Dobbs of Jackson County, and Janice (Tony) Reynolds of Smyrna, Tennessee; 9 Grandchildren: Michael Posey, Anthony Phann, Angelia Allen, Kristy Brown, Tish Robinson,
Misty Sinclair, Daniel Bull, Ashley Bull, and Austin Reynolds;
and 12 Great Grandchildren: Hailey Allen, Austin Allen, Cason
Allen, Elena Brown, Trajan Brown, Kaylyn Bull, Jade Bull, Ava Bull, Frankie Jo Bull,
Brianna Bowman, Matthew Sinclair, and
Morgan Sinclair.
Bro. Jimmy Anderson and
Bro. Raymond Hensley will officiate at the services.
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Mary D Chaffin / United States Census, 1940
Event Place: Civil District 9, Jackson Co., Tennessee
Sex: Female
Age: 8
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1932
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Jackson Co., Tennessee

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frank A Chaffin Head Male 48 Tennessee
Lizzie D Chaffin Wife Female 44 Tennessee
A J Chaffin Son Male 19 Tennessee
Vaudie M Chaffin Daughter Female 6 Tennessee
Agnes M Chaffin Daughter Female 14 Tennessee
Homer Chaffin Son Male 11 Tennessee
Mary D Chaffin Daughter Female 8 Tennessee
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