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Lewis McDonald Grizzard [Male]
1828
The following was taken from the official Lewis Grizzard web site(www.lewisgrizzard.com) :
Lewis was born in Fort Benning, Georgia, and only moved to Moreland withhis mother after
his father left both the Army and his young bride in a fit of despair andmystery that would h aunt
Grizzard to his dying day. The tremendous love and frustration he feltfor Captain Lewis McDo nald
Grizzard, Sr. finally overflowed,' typical Lewis style, in a book. "MyDaddy Was A Pistol an d I'm a
Son of a Gun" remains one of his most remarkable works, evoking tears andlaughter in such rap id
succession that the reader finally understands that they are oppositesides of the single coi n of
parenthood. Years later he penned his homage to "Miss Christine," (hislong suffering, tough , school
teacher mother), entitled "Don't Forget To Call Your Mama - I Wish ICould Call Mine." Togethe r
they form bookends to the entire Grizzard library, these sentimentalmelancholy, misty memorie s of
the Mama and Daddy from which he came. Lewis often told interviewers hewas raised "poor, prou d,
and patriotic. Stories of his childhood in Moreland ring with Americanarchetypes; the strong , quiet man (his maternal grandfather "Daddy Bun,"a farmer and school janitor who was the ins piration for Grizzard's famous"Definition of a Redneck"), the strong Southern woman who bend s but doesnot break (his mother, beginning life anew at age 40 after Lewis Sr.'sdeparture), t he fearsome school author ity figure (O.P. Evans, principalof Newnan High School), and of cou rse the girls, always the girls (KathySue Loudermilk and company).
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Individual: Word, William H.
County/State: Gibson Co., TN
Location: 13th Civil District
Page #: 03
Year: 1850
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Individual: Word, May
County/State: Rutherford Co., TN
Location: Foxcamp Dist
Page #: 42
Year: 1850
For the first name in this entry, the person who indexed the record was
uncertain about the transcription due to difficulties in deciphering the
original records.
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Individual: Word, Benjamin F.
County/State: Wilson Co., TN
Location: 15th Civil District
Page #: 45
Year: 1850
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Individual: Word, John S.
County/State: Wilson Co., TN
Location: 15th Civil District
Page #: 44
Year: 1850
1839
William Helton was the administrator of Sarah's estate before his death.
Abraham Tennison's will dated 1826, Rutherford Co., names his daughter,
Mrs. James Helton, and gives here a share of his estate.
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Individual: Yardly, Susan
County/State: Rutherford Co., TN
Location: Yourees District
Page #: 96
Year: 1850
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Ralph A. Harris
Completed arrangements are being announced for Ralph Allen Harris, 69, of Dresden, formerly of Obion County, who died Jan. 27, 2010, at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin.
A memorial service is planned for Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. at White-Ranson Funeral Home. The Rev. B.J. Ferguson will officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 10:30 a.m. until the hour of services Feb. 6.
The family requests that memorials be made to American Cancer Society or the Central Baptist Church building fund in Martin.
He was born Jan. 4, 1941, in Obion County, son of the late William Henry and Vina Mildred (Gunnels) Harris. He was an IT specialist for the State of California and was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Randy and Kathy Harris of Troy, Brian and Kellie Harris of Martin and Brad Harris of Dresden; his daughter and son-in-law, Renee and David Darnell of Fairview; eight grandchildren, Richard Harris of Dover, Jennifer Tivis of Rives, April Harris of Columbia, Daniel Harris of Dresden, Adam Darnell of Fairview and Jonathan Harris, Jacob Harris and Allison Harris, all of Martin; two great-grandchildren, Skylar Tivis and Kyra Tivis, both of Rives; two brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Lavisa Harris of Clarksville and Bill and Polly Harris of Lenoir City; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Jewell King of Union City, Dorothy and George Graves of Clarksville, Ann and B.J. Ferguson of Columbia and Peggy and Billy Crigger and Janice James, all of Rives; and several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Paul Harris, Bob Harris and B.W. Harris; and two sisters, Jane Martin and Margaret Thomas.
cc The Messenger, January 29, 2010
Renee Harris Darnell, age 52, died Wednesday, July 1,2015, at A-Live Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee.
Renee is survived by her husband, David Darnell and her son, Adam Darnell both of Fairview, TN; she is also survived by her brothers, Brian (Kelly) Harris, Brad Harris both of Martin and Randy (Kathy) Harris of Troy, TN.
Renee worked as President and CEO of Parthenon Federal Credit Union. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Fairview, TN, and was a beloved member of the Harry Hughes Sunday School class.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph Allen Harris and Jean Caroly Storey Harris.
Family links:
Parents:
Ralph Allen Harris (1941 - 2010)
Jean Carolyn Storey Harris (1941 - 2010)
Burial:
East Side Cemetery
Martin
Weakley County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Redwood and Rosewood Street Section.
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