Macon County, TN Funeral Home Transcriptions

Reproduced with the permission of Mary Pryor from the CD of her transcriptions "Funeral Home Records" -- Available through the Macon County Historical Society.

Key:  RBS = Red Boiling Springs

Nancy Alice Speakman Pryor
William Bennett Pryor
Johnie Wesley Andrew Pryor  (aka  Donald Beasley)
Frances Pryor York
Roy Randall Pryor
Cassie Emma Pryor Cassetty
Liesa Pryor Johnson
Daisy Isabelle Pryor Kirby \ Curtis [Kirgan]
Willie Dee Pryor
Annie Baker York
Eslie Ella Cassetty
William Wiley Pryor
Girvis V. Pryor
Willie Bob York
Larry Wayne Atkins
Jimmy Ray York
Mrs. Katharine B. Pryor
Bobby Ray Atkins

Nancy Alice Speakman Pryor

d.  12-28-1957   Rt 3  RBS, TN 
b.  1-20-1873  Jackson County, TN 
age: 84 yr 11 mo 8 da     
female white married 
Last Res:  Macon County, Tenn 
Occ:  housewife   
Hus:  Bennett  [Wm Bennett Pryor] 
Father:  Bob  Speakman  born Tenn      
Mother:  Martha Addiville ________ [Allen] born Tenn
Phy: Dr. Short  RBS, TN    
Info:  Mrs. Girvous Pryor  RBS, TN
Inter:  12-29-1957           
Cemetery:  Whitley   RBS, TN

William Bennett Pryor

d.  6-26-1960   home R 3  RBS, Tenn
b.  unknown Jackson County, Tenn 
age: about 84 yr [June 1881]
male white widowed 
Last Res:  Macon County, Tenn
Occ:  farmer   
Wife:  Alice Speakman [Nancy Alice Speakman]   
Father:  Sid Pryor [Sidney Stanton Pryor]   
Mother:  unknown   [Abbie Scott]
Phy:  Dr. C. J. Short  City [RBS]   
Info:  Girvis Pryor  R 3  RBS, Tenn
Inter:  6-27-1960   
Cemetery:  Whitley   RBS, Tenn     
Clergy:  Jimmy Cook       
Paid:  Wiley Pryor

Johnie Wesley Andrew Pryor  (aka  Donald Beasley)

d.  8-14-1966  Lebanon, Tenn      
b.  2-2-1945  KY  21 yr 6 mo 12 da 
male white married 
Last res:  Hueytown, Ala. 
Occ:  supermarket employee 
Wife:  Patricia Phillips 
Father:  Henry Beasley {foster father]    
Fatjer: [biological father: Willie Dee Pryor] 
Mother:  Audrey Parsley [foster mother] 
Mother: [biological mother:  Ella Belle Owens] 
Cause:  car wreck 
Info:  Mrs. Henry  Beasley   RBS, Tenn  
Inter:  8-17-1966  
Cemetery:  Bethany, Macon County, Tenn 
Clergy:  Jimmy Cook

Frances Pryor York

Services:  Oct 19, 1970, 3 pm, funeral home
d.  10-17-1970   home   
b.  9-1-1897  Jackson County, Tenn 
Age: 73 yr 1 mo 16 da  
female white married
Last res:  R 2  RBS  
Occ:  housewife  
Hus:  Willie York  
Father:  Sid Pryor  Mother:  __________ 
Phy:  Dr. Wendell Hurt   Tompkinsville, KY 
Info: Mrs. Clara B.  Heady  R 3  RBS 
Inter:  10-19-1970   Cemetery:  Whitley   RBS   
Clergy:  Goldman Davenport

Roy Randall Pryor

Services:  Dec 14, 1972     9 am    Funeral home
d.  12-10-1972   Cleveland, Ohio 
b.  3-3-1942  Macon County  
Age: 30 yr 9 mo 7 da 
male white married. 
Last res:  1679 Coventry Rd.  Cleveland, Ohio  
Occ: ___ 
Wife:  Lisa Miller 
Father:  Girvis Pryor. 
Mother:  Kathleen Beasley 
Cause:  gunshot 
Info:  Lisa Pryor 
Inter:  12-14-1972  Cemetery:  Bethany  Macon County 
Clergy:  Robert Crabtree 
Paid:  Girvis Pryor; Flynn-Mylott  [Funeral home]

Cassie Emma Pryor Cassetty

d.  8-21-1973  Gallatin, Tenn 
b.  10-14-1902  Jackson County 
Age: 70 yr 10 mo 7 da
female white married 
Last res:  R 1 RBS 
Occ:  housewife 
Hus:  Eslie E. Cassetty 
Father:  Amos C. Pryor 
Mother:  Lucy Belle Hensley 
Phy:  Max Painter  Gallatin, Tenn 
Info:  Mr. Cassetty   R 1  RBS, Tenn 
Inter:  8-23-1973 
Cemetery:  Whitley   RBS, Tenn 
Clergy:  Jimmy Cook 
Paid: Pearl Pryor

Liesa Pryor Johnson

d.  8-30-1973  San Jose, Calif 
b.  1-6-1945 ______ 
Age: 28 yr 7 mo 24 da 
female white _____ 
Last res:  San Jose, Calif 
Occ: ____ 
Hus:  James G. Johnson [1st div] & Roy Pryor  [2nd wid] 
Father:  Wallace Miller 
Mother: __________ 
Cause:  gunshot 
Inter:  9-2-1973 
Cemetery:  Bethany  Macon County 
Clergy:  Robert Crabtree 
Paid:  James G. Johnson  C/o Luke Graham  2705 Alcoa Apt # 4  Las Vegas, Nevada

Daisy Isabelle Pryor Kirby \ Curtis  [Kirgan]    

[Kirby crossed out; correct name should be Kirgan]
Services:  Jul 23, 1974   2 pm  Funeral home
d.  7-21-1974  Crestview Nursing Home 
b.  3-13-1899  Jackson County, Tenn  
Age: 75 yr 4 mo 8 da 
female white widowed 
Last res:  R 3  RBS  
Occ:  housewife 
Hus:  ______ Curtis  [Curtis Kirgan]  [md Oct 1, 1938  Barren County, KY  to Curtis Kirgan born 1884; s/o Alfred B. & Jemima (Williams) Kirgan] 
Father:  William Bennett Pryor 
Mother:  Nancy Alice Speakman 
Phy:  Bobby Watts 
Info:  Gervis Pryor     R 5  Lafayette, Tenn  
Inter:  7-23-1974 
Cemetery:  Whitley  RBS 
Clergy:  Jimmy Cook 
Paid:  Gervis Pryor

Willie Dee Pryor

Services:  Jan 14, 1976, 2  pm Funeral home.  1-12-1976  Glasgow, Ky 
b.  7-20-1910  Jackson County, TN 
Age: 65 yr 5 mo 23 da
male white divorced [?]  
Last res:  R 6  Glasgow, Ky 
Occ:  _____  
Wife:  [1st Ella Belle Owens; 2nd Virgie Carver; 3rd Dovie (Andrews) Harrison 
Father:  William Bennett Pryor 
Mother:  [Nancy] Alice Speakman 
Cause:  stroke                 
Phy:  _____Whiteside   Glasgow, Ky 
Inter:  1-14-1976 
Cemetery:  Bethany  Macon County, Tenn. 
Clergy:  Jimmy Cook 
Paid:  James Pryor  LaVergne, Tenn; Willie Dee Pryor,  Jr.  R 2  Box 12 B  Pleasant Shade, Tenn.

Annie Baker York

Services:  Jan 25, 1976  2  pm  Funeral home
d.  1-23-1976  R 1  RBS, Tenn
b.  4-9-1911  Macon County 
Age: 64 yr 9 mo 14 da 
female white widowed. 
Last res:  RBS, Tenn 
Occ:  housewife   
Hus:  Jesse  York   
Father:  Ulys Baker   
Mother:  Mary Pryor   
Phy:  K. R. Crabtree    Gamaliel, Ky   
Info:  Shirley Browning   RBS, Tenn   
Inter:  1-25-1976  Cemetery:  Whitley   RBS.   
Clergy:  Danny Patrick    
Paid:  Perry Browning; Shirley Browning; Macon County; United Family Life.

Eslie Ella Cassetty

Services:  Sep 2, 1980     3  pm  Funeral home
d.  8-31-1980   Madison  Memorial Hospital    
b.  7-13-1903  Macon County, TN   
Age: 77 yr 1 mo 8 da.   
white male widowed    
Last res:  591  N. Dupont  Madison, TN   
Occ:  lineman - Tri County Electric.   
Wife:  Carrie Pryor    
Father:  Robert Cassetty   
Mother:  Myrtle Pearson   
Phy:  Thomas Mogan   Hendersonville, TN.  Info:  Myrtlene Spears  1111 Richmond Dr.  Nashville, TN  Inter:  9-2-1980  Cemetery:  Whitley  RBS, TN.  Clergy:  Jimmy Cook   Paid:  Raymond Pryor; Myrtlene Spears; Imogene Woods; Gwendalyn Hagan; Fred Pryor; Robert Spears.

William Wiley Pryor

Services:  May 29, 1982     1  pm   Funeral home
d.  5-27-1982  Macon Gen. Hospital   
b.  2-10-1913  Jackson County, TN   
Age: 69 yr 3 mo 17 da.   
male  white married   
Last res:  R 3  RBS, TN   
Occ:  RBS city employee - sanitation dept.   
Wife:  Mary Frances Roberts   
Father:  William Bennett Pryor   
Mother:  Nancy Alice Speakman.   
Phy:  Marvin Deck   Lafayette, TN   
Info:  Girvis Pryor  R 5  Lafayette, TN   
Inter:  5-29-1982.  Cemetery:  Bethany   Macon County, TN   
Clergy:  David Dyer   
Paid:  Girvis Pryor / bank.

Girvis V. Pryor

Services:  Sep 19, 1983      2  pm   Chapel
d. 9-16-1983  Mid State Baptist   Nashville, TN   
b.  4-8-1903  Jackson County, TN   
Age: 80 yr.  male white married    
Last res:  R 5  Lafayette, TN   
Occ:  farmer   
Wife:  Cleo Murray [Crowder Ferguson Pryor ] [3rd]  [1st Nola Hix; 2nd Kathrine Beasley]   
Father:  Bennett Pryor   
Mother:  Alice Speakman   
Phy:  Paul Laton  Nashville, TN.   
Info:  Cleo Pryor  R 5  Lafayette, TN  
Inter:  9-19-1983   
Cemetery:  Bethany  RBS, TN   
Clergy:   Morgan Medlin   
Paid:  Cleo Pryor

Willie Bob York

Services:  Feb 14, 1988    2  pm   Chapel.
2-12-1988  Westside Hospital - Nashville, TN   
b.  3-2-1913  Jackson County, TN   
Age: 74 yr  white male married   
Last res:  R 3  RBS, TN   
Occ:  Sadler Lumber Co. - North Springs, TN   
Wife:  Ruth Carver [& Frances Pryor]   
Father:  Bob York   
Mother:  Katherine Colter   
Phy:  Thomas J. Davis  Info:  Billy York  Lebanon, TN  
Inter:  2-14-1988   
Cemetery:  Whitley  RBS, TN   
Clergy: Keith Clark 
Paid:  Ralph Freeman; Jimmy Ray York; Estis Sims; Stella Dozier.

Larry Wayne Atkins

Services:  May 6, 1990      3  pm  Chapel 
d.  5-4-1990  Vanderbilt Hospital  
b.   2-18-1964  Monroe County, Ky   
26 yr  male white divorced.  
Last res:  P. O. Box 24  RBS, TN   
Occ:  sawmill worker   
Wife:  ___________________   
Father:  Samuel Thomas Atkins   
Mother:  Sarah Pryor   
Cause: automobile accident   
Phy:  Gretel Harlan  Nashville, TN   
Info:  Brenda Atkins  P. O. Box 24   RBS, TN  
Inter:  5-6-1990  Cemetery:  Mt Vernon   Clay County, TN.   
Clergy: ______   
Paid:  Brenda Atkins; Judge Dallas, County; Tina Atkins; Patsy Craighead

Jimmy Ray York

Services:  Oct 3, 1990     2  pm  Chapel
d.  10-1-1990  St Thomas Hospital 
b.  12-16-1939  Macon County, TN 
50 yr 
male white divorced. 
Last res:  Gen Del  RBS, TN 
Occ:  logger 
Wife:  __ 
Father:  Willie York 
Mother:  Frances Pryor  
Phy:  Michael Rodriguez  Nashville, TN 
Info:  Billy Joe York  117B Hankins Dr.   Lebanon, TN 
Inter:  10-3-1990.  Cemetery:  Whitley  RBS, TN  Clergy:  ___ 
Paid:  Billy York; Teresa Adams; Insurance

Mrs. Katharine B. Pryor

d.  02-26-1952  Macon County, TN  
b,  11-09-1900 IND               
Hus: Girvis Pryor   
Father:  Henry Beasley
Mother:  Sirah Beasley [Sarah Harper] 
Info:  Girvis Pryor  RBS 
Cemetery:  Bethany    RT 3   RBS

Bobby Ray Atkins

Services:  July 22, 1956   2 pm   ??
d.  7-21-1956 RBS  R 2
b.  4-30-1956  Jackson County, TN 
2 mo 21 da
Father:  Sammy T. Atkins  born Clay County, TN  
Mother:  Sarah Pryor      born Macon County, TN
Phy:  Dr. Johnson Gainsboro   
Info:  Sammy Atkins  RBS  R 1
Inter:  7-22-1956    
Cemetery:  Miles Cross Roads  Clay County, TN  
Clergy: Shelby Forkum