Find A Grave - Sumner County

Adams, Rosey Carter b. July 13, 1958 d. October 24, 2003
Bluegrass/Country Singer. Born Rozanna Lea Nix, she was the daughter of country singer June Carter Cash and the step daughter of music legend Johnny Cash, and appeared on several recordings by her mother and step-father. She also recorded with her husband, bluegrass performer Phillip Adams. Along with fiddle player [Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Cause of death: Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Next to Johnny and June
Axton, Mae b. September 14, 1914 d. April 9, 1997
Country Music Pioneer. Born in Bardwell, Texas, she was known as the 'Queen Mother of Nashville'. Mae wrote some 200 songs, 14 of which made the charts, with the most notable being the Elvis Presley hit "Heartbreak Hotel", which was number one on the pop charts for 8 weeks, the country chart for 17 weeks and reaching number 3 on the R&B chart. Her influence contributed to the success of many musical careers including Mel Tillis, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Tanya Tucker and Johnny...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Main Mausoleum
Barnes, Max Duane b. July 24, 1936 d. January 11, 2004
Country Music Songwriter. He was a two-time winner of the Country Music Association's Song of the Year award, and co-writer of such classics as "Chiseled In Stone," "Look at Us" and "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes." Respected and honored writer in the Country music genre, he was a writing partner of many writers such as Harlan Howard, Merle Haggard and Vince Gill. He wrote hits for country music giants like George Jones, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Vern Gosdin, Randy Travis, Keith Whitley and...[Read More] (Bio by: Rebecca)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe, Anthony b. 1739 d. July 20, 1788
Revolutionary War Militia Officer. The eldest of two brothers (the other being Col. Isaac Bledsoe), who helped to establish what is now Sumner County, Tennessee. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, he moved to the wilderness of south-western Virginia - north-western North Carolina. Becoming a prominent citizen in Fincastle County, he became a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses and justice of the peace, and served as a military leader in the French and Indian Wars. At the beginning of the...[Read More] (Bio by: K M)
Pioneer Cemetery, Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe, Isaac b. 1735 d. April 9, 1793
Revolutionary War Militia Officer, Frontiersman. The younger brother to Colonel Anthony Bledsoe, he was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. He was one of the adventures referred to as the “Long-hunters”, believed to be the first explorer of the Cumberland Valley. He discovered salt and sulfur springs in 1772 and named it Bledsoe's Lick. He was reported to have said, "There were so many buffalo I was afraid to get off my horse for fear of being trampled". He was appointed Major of the militia in...[Read More] (Bio by: K M)
Pioneer Cemetery, Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Carter, Anita b. March 31, 1933 d. July 29, 1999
Country Musician. Born in Maces Spring, Virginia, she was a member of country music's most popular family, the Carter Family Singers. Anita Carter found success on her own doing duets and as a folk solo act during the early 1950s to late 1960s. Her hits included "Bluebird Island", "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts", "Busted" and "I'm Gonna Leave You". In the 1970s, she paired up with Waylon Jennings and made appearances with the Carter Family. She passed away in Hendersonville, Tennessee. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Garden of Matthew, Buried with her mother
Carter, Maybelle 'Mother' b. May 10, 1909 d. October 23, 1978
Maybelle Addington Carter, known as "Mother Maybelle," was one of the founding members of The Carter Family, the first family of country music and one of the most influential acts in the history of country music. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, southern gospel, pop and rock musicians, as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. They were the first vocal group to become country music stars. She was born to Hugh Jackson Addington and Margaret S. Kilgore on May 10...[Read More] (Bio by: Dan)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Garden of Matthew, 11 D-2
Cash, Johnny b. February 26, 1932 d. September 12, 2003
Country Singer, Musician, Actor, Entertainer. Legendary Country Music Singer and songwriter who was known as "The Man in Black" for his trademark wearing of all black clothing. Contrary to his songs and image, he never spent time in prison (except to visit). Most remembered for the songs "Ring of Fire," "Folsom Prison Blues," "A Boy Named Sue," and "I walk the Line." Born in Kingsland, Arkansas, one of seven children, in 1951, he enlisted into the United States Air Force, was stationed in...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Diabetes and neuropathy
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
GPS coordinates: 36.3120842, -86.5924606 (hddd.dddd)
Cash, June b. June 23, 1929 d. May 15, 2003
Country Singer, producer, author, actress. Born in Maces Springs, Virginia, on June 23, 1929, as Valerie June Carter, she was a member of the famous singing Carter Family. The Carter Family began recording country music in 1927 and continued until Maybelle's death in 1978. The Carter Family Singers included members like 'Mother' Maybelle Carter, Anita Carter, and Alvin Pleasant 'A.P.' Carter, and of course June who would go onto a successful singing career herself. In the 1950s she moved to New...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
GPS coordinates: 36.3120842, -86.5924606 (hddd.dddd)
Cutrer, Thomas Clinton b. June 29, 1924 d. October 11, 1998
Radio Announcer. He was one of the most beloved voices in Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry. He began his career in radio in McComb, Mississippi and from there to New Orleans, Little Rock, and Shreveport before coming to Nashville. He spent 1954 to 1964, on WSM radio as host of "Opry Star Spotlight" and as announcer for the Grand Ole Opry. He also made recordings for RCA, Mercury and Dot Records. In the 1970s, he ran for Congress but was defeated by a young Albert Gore, Jr. With Gore's support...[Read More] (Bio by: Sharon Smith)
Gallatin Memory Gardens at Crestview, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Donelson, Daniel Smith b. June 23, 1801 d. April 17, 1863
Civil War Confederate Major General. A graduate of the US Military Academy in 1825, he was Brigadier General of the Tennessee Militia, 1829 to 1834. From 1841 to 1843 and 1855 to 1861, he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. When Tennessee seceded from the Union in May 1861, he was commissioned Brigadier General in the Army of the Confederate States. In 1862, at the Battle of Murfreesboro, he commanded the 1st Brigade of the 1st Army Corps to victory over the Federal Army...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Fitzpatrick, Morgan Cassius b. October 29, 1868 d. June 25, 1908
US Congressman. He graduated from the law department of Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee in 1891, and that same year became a practicing attorney in Hartsville. There he furthered his political ambitions as editor of a local newspaper. From 1895 to 1899 he was a member of the State House of Representatives, serving as Speaker in 1897; he was also State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1899 to 1903) and Chairman of the Democratic Party's State Executive Committee. Fitzpatrick was...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section B, Row 12
Graves, Burkett Howard 'Uncle Josh' b. September 27, 1928 d. September 30, 2006
Bluegrass Music Pioneer. Known as "Uncle Josh" or "Buck" to his fans, this musician and songwriter is credited with revolutionizing bluegrass music by playing the resophonic guitar or "Dobro" when he joined the Lester Flatt's and Earl Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Boys Band. At the time he was one of only five known professional "Dobro" players worldwide but his ability to dazzle audiences and radio listeners coast to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Garden of the Cross, Plot: 115 D-3
GPS coordinates: 36.3105583, -86.5922623 (hddd.dddd)
Hall, William b. February 11, 1775 d. October 7, 1856
Governor of Tennessee April-October 1829, finishing Sam Houston's term. Speaker of State Senate, Brigadier General in the Creek War.
Hall Cemetery, Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Hinson, Kenneth Duane b. October 17, 1953 d. July 27, 1995
Acclaimed Gospel Singer. "The Singer," as Kenny was known in the gospel music realm, was the lead singer for the "Original" Hinson Family. Also an accomplished guitartist and songwriter, Kenny wrote "Call Me Gone," "Ain't That What It's All About," and "Desperation." He won the Favorite Male Vocalist of the year in 1976 and 1988 awarded by the "Singing News." He was also voted as the "Entertainer of the Millineum" in 2000 by the Country Gospel Music Association. (Bio by: Dana Davis R.N.)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Hughey, John Robert b. December 27, 1933 d. November 18, 2007
Musician. Member of the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. His unique style is heard on recordings by Vince Gill, Conway Twitty, Elvis Presley,and many more artists. He was known for an atypical sound that focused on the steel's high tones. His use of the metal bar to produce a tremulous tone led some to refer to his "crying steel" guitar, and his Hall of Fame plaque refers to him as the master of "bar shiver." (Bio by: Ashley08)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Garden of Matthew, #59 A-2
GPS coordinates: 36.3124199, -86.5926361 (hddd.dddd)
Husky, Ferlin b. December 3, 1925 d. March 17, 2011
Country Musician, Actor. Born Ferlin Eugene Husky, he was raised on a Missouri farm and learned how to play the guitar from an uncle at the age of ten. Following service with the US Merchant Marines (he served as a troop ship gunner in the European Theater) during World War II, he worked for a Missouri radio station before moving to California where he was a disk jockey in Bakersfield. In 1955, he joined the Grand Ole Opry which led to a recording contract with the Capitol label and his hit "...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: 83 D-4, Sermon on the Mount section
GPS coordinates: 36.3120346, -86.5935516 (hddd.dddd)
Jenkins, Howard F. b. August 8, 1935 d. September 23, 1996
Musician. Born in Friars Point, Mississippi, he was best known for being a member of country artist Conway Twitty's band. Twitty also happened to be his younger brother. In the 1940s, together with his brother, he formed the group "The Phillips County Ramblers", which had their own show every Saturday morning on radio station KFFA in Helena, Arkansas. He also played with his brother every Saturday night on the Grand Ole Opry radio show. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Main Mausoleum. Enter main mausoleum doors and make an immediate right. Grave is at eye-level to the right.
Jones, Helen Myrl b. September 19, 1927 d. June 2, 1998
Country Musician. Born Helen Myrl Carter, she was a member of the country singing group " Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters". She performed with her mother Maybelle, sisters Anita and June, later wife to Johhny Cash. She had a professional career in music that spanned 60 years and recorded for such labels as Liberty, Columbia, MGM and RCA Victor. During the 1960s and 1970s, the group charted a number of top singles including "Traveling Minstrel Band", "The World Needs A Melody" and "A Song...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Sermon on the Mount Section, Plot 18 B-2
GPS coordinates: 36.3117027, -86.5928345 (hddd.dddd)
Jones, Kenneth b. 1952 d. 1969
Musician. He was the son of Helen Myrl Carter of country music's Carter Family and Glenn Jones. He is best remembered for a song he wrote called "Sing A Traveling Song" which appeared on Johnny Cash albums. He was nephew-in-law to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, whom was sister to his mother Helen. Kenneth Jones was a talented musician, wrote many songs and at the time of his death, was under contract with Monument Records. He was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 16. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Sermon on the Mount Section, Plot 18B-1
GPS coordinates: 36.3117027, -86.5928345 (hddd.dddd)

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