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

d.  12-28-1057   Rt 3  RBS, TN  b.  1-20-1873  Jackson County, TN  84 yr 11 mo 8 da      female white married  Last Res:  Macon County, Tenn  Occ:  housewife    Hus:  Bennett  [Wm Bennett Pryor]  F:  Bob  Speakman  born Tenn      M:  Martha Addiville ________ [Allen] born Tenn        Phy: Dr. Short  RBS, TN     Info:  Mrs. Girvous Pryor  RBS, TN Inter:  12-29-1957            Cem:  Whitley   RBS, TN

William Bennett Pryor

d.  6-26-1960   home R 3  RBS, Tenn b.  unknown Jackson County, Tenn  about 84 yr [June 1881] male white widowed  Last Res:  Macon County, Tenn Occ:  farmer    Wife:  Alice Speakman [Nancy Alice Speakman]    F:  Sid Pryor [Sidney Stanton Pryor]    M:  unknown   [Abbie Scott] Phy:  Dr. C. J. Short  City [RBS]    Info:  Girvis Pryor  R 3  RBS, Tenn Inter:  6-27-1960    Cem:  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  F:  Henry Beasley {foster father]     [biological father: Willie Dee Pryor]  M:  Audrey Parsley [foster mother]  [biological mother:  Ella Belle Owens]  Cause:  car wreck  Info:  Mrs. Henry  Beasley   RBS, Tenn   Inter:  8-17-1966   Cem:  Bethany     Macon County, Tenn  Clergy:  Jimmy Cook

Services:  Oct 19, 1970             3 pm      Funeral Home

Frances Pryor York

d.  10-17-1970   home    b.  9-1-1897  Jackson County, Tenn  73 yr 1 mo 16 da   female white married

Last res:  R 2  RBS   Occ:  housewife   Hus:  Willie York   F:  Sid Pryor  M:  __________  Phy:  Dr. Wendell Hurt   Tompkinsville, KY  Info: Mrs. Clara B.  Heady  R 3  RBS  Inter:  10-19-1970   Cem:  Whitley   RBS    Clergy:  Goldman Davenport

Services:  Dec 14, 1972     9 am    Funeral home

Roy Randall Pryor

d.  12-10-1972   Cleveland, Ohio  b.  3-3-1942  Macon County   30 yr 9 mo 7 da  male white married.  Last res:  1679 Coventry Rd.  Cleveland, Ohio   Occ: ___  Wife:  Lisa Miller  F:  Girvis Pryor.  M:  Kathleen Beasley  Cause:  gunshot  Info:  Lisa Pryor  Inter:  12-14-1972  Cem:  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  70 yr 10 mo 7 da female white married  Last res:  R 1 RBS  Occ:  housewife  Hus:  Eslie E. Cassetty  F:  Amos C. Pryor  M:  Lucy Belle Hensley  Phy:  Max Painter  Gallatin, Tenn  Info:  Mr. Cassetty   R 1  RBS, Tenn  Inter:  8-23-1973  Cem:  Whitley   RBS, Tenn  Clergy:  Jimmy Cook  Paid:  Pearl Pryor

Liesa Pryor  Johnson

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

Services:  Jul 23, 1974   2 pm  Funeral home

Daisy Isabelle Pryor Kirby \ Curtis  [Kirgan]    

[Kirby crossed out; correct name should be Kirgan]
d.  7-21-1974  Crestview Nursing Home  b.  3-13-1899  Jackson County, Tenn   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]  F:  William Bennett Pryor  M:  Nancy Alice Speakman  Phy:  Bobby Watts  Info:  Gervis Pryor     R 5  Lafayette, Tenn   Inter:  7-23-1974  Cem:  Whitley  RBS  Clergy:  Jimmy Cook  Paid:  Gervis Pryor

Services:  Jan 14, 1976       2  pm    Funeral home

Willie Dee Pryor

d.  1-12-1976  Glasgow, Ky  b.  7-20-1910  Jackson County, TN  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   F:  William Bennett Pryor  M:  [Nancy] Alice Speakman  Cause:  stroke                  Phy:  _____Whiteside   Glasgow, Ky  Inter:  1-14-1976  Cem:  Bethany  Macon County, Tenn.  Clergy:  Jimmy Cook  Paid:  James Pryor  LaVergne, Tenn; Willie Dee Pryor,  Jr.  R 2  Box 12 B  Pleasant Shade, Tenn.

Services:  Jan 25, 1976  2  pm  Funeral home

Annie Baker York

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

Services:  Sep 2, 1980     3  pm  Funeral home

Eslie Ella Cassetty

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

Services:  May 29, 1982     1  pm   Funeral home

William Wiley Pryor

d.  5-27-1982  Macon Gen. Hospital  b.  2-10-1913  Jackson County, TN  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  F:  William Bennett Pryor  M:  Nancy Alice Speakman.  Phy:  Marvin Deck   Lafayette, TN  Info:  Girvis Pryor  R 5  Lafayette, TN  Inter:  5-29-1982.  Cem:  Bethany   Macon County, TN  Clergy:  David Dyer  Paid:  Girvis Pryor / bank.

Services:  Sep 19, 1983      2  pm   Chapel

Girvis V. Pryor

d. 9-16-1983  Mid State Baptist   Nashville, TN  b.  4-8-1903  Jackson County, TN  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]  F:  Bennett Pryor  M:  Alice Speakman  Phy:  Paul Laton  Nashville, TN.  Info:  Cleo Pryor  R 5  Lafayette, TN  Inter:  9-19-1983  Cem:  Bethany  RBS, TN  Clergy:   Morgan Medlin  Paid:  Cleo Pryor

Services:  Feb 14, 1988    2  pm   Chapel

Willie Bob York

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

Services:  May 6, 1990      3  pm  Chapel 

Larry Wayne Atkins

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:  ___________________  F:  Samuel Thomas Atkins  M:  Sarah Pryor  Cause: automobile accident  Phy:  Gretel Harlan  Nashville, TN  Info:  Brenda Atkins  P. O. Box 24   RBS, TN  Inter:  5-6-1990  Cem:  Mt Vernon   Clay County, TN.  Clergy: ______  Paid:  Brenda Atkins; Judge Dallas, County; Tina Atkins; Patsy Craighead

Services:  Oct 3, 1990     2  pm  Chapel

Jimmy Ray York

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:  __  F:  Willie York  M:  Frances Pryor   Phy:  Michael Rodriguez  Nashville, TN  Info:  Billy Joe York  117B Hankins Dr.   Lebanon, TN  Inter:  10-3-1990.  Cem:  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    F:  Henry Beasley M:  Sirah Beasley [Sarah Harper]  Info:  Girvis Pryor  RBS  Cem:  Bethany    RT 3   RBS

Services:  July 22, 1956   2 pm   ??

Bobby Ray Atkins

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

 


 

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