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Parrott Cemetery Listing--Dickson County, TN

Directions:  This cemetery is near Slayden, TN.  Go south out of Slayden on Hwy 235 toward Dickson.  Turn right on Parrott Rd. and it will take you back to the north.  Turn left onto Parrott Cemetery Rd. and go 3 miles, which is almost to the end of the road.  It's on the left side of the road through a gate.  According to Bill Sykes, who lives nearby and has relatives in the cemetery, it is now a public cemetery.  (Note: Parrott Cemetery Rd. used to be called Sykes Hollow Rd.)

Recorded and Transcribed by Vanessa Slea and Stan Magnesen on 7/13/1999.

Note: See conditions for use at end of listing.

Note that there are numerous fieldstone markers in this cemetery and possibly some unmarked graves.  Below is a list of names in this cemetery in alphabetic order.  Use the marker # from the list of names to look the person up in the numeric listing which follows.

SURNAME FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES MARKER #
     
ANDERSON Retha 001
ANDERSON Richard 001
BULL Burney 012
BULL Isaac Newton 013
BULL Nellie Jane 014
BULL Pearl 016
BULL Susie 015
FINCH Joseph Carl 027
FINCH Mary Alice Parrott 026
KVIST Cecelia S. 028
OJEA Kimberlee Anderson 002
P. Daisy 029
P. L. (or E.?) G. 036
PAROTT Eddie 020
PAROTTE Bettie V. 011
PAROTTE Eva G. 010
PAROTTE Maude 022
PARROTT Alice Potts 030
PARROTT Cora Dillard 018
PARROTT Forest T. 019
PARROTT J. N. 030
PARROTT Jeston N. 031
PARROTTE Susan F. 025
PARROTTE Thomas H. 024
PARROTTE Ursula R. 023
POTTS Anderson 021
POWERS Alonzo Richard 006
POWERS Either 008
POWERS Ivy 007
POWERS Jasper 007
POWERS Minty 009
POWERS Ralph H. 003
POWERS William Thomas 004
RUSSELL James A. 005
SYKES Anna B. 035
SYKES Carney B. 035
SYKES Carney Bee, Jr. 034
SYKES Isham Lee 032
SYKES Julious Louia 034
SYKES Lida Britt 032
SYKES Vickey Rene 033
WINN Inf. 017

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Parrott Cemetery--numeric listing

# SURNAME FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES BORN DIED AGE
001 ANDERSON Richard 5/24/1928 6/19/1993  
Retha 2/13/1923 none  
Other Info:   Funeral Home Marker for Richard: Neal Tarpley Funeral Home, Clarksville, TN    Footstone for Retha: wife
002 OJEA Kimberlee Anderson 3/8/1961 1/18/1991  
Epitaph: In Loving Memory    Other Info: granddaughter of J. N. & Ivy POWERS--see markers # 7, 8 and 9.   (OJEA was all in caps just before the name Kimberlee Anderson--we are assuming this is a surname, rather than an abbreviation for some organization or society.)
003 POWERS Ralph H. 8/21/1907 3/11/1987 79y
Funeral Home Marker: Neal Tarpley Funeral Home, Clarksville, TN
004 POWERS William Thomas 9/23/1913 7/24/1971  
Military Marker: TENNESSEE CM 3 US NAVY WWII
005 RUSSELL James A. 10/26/1869 7/26/1917  
Other Info:  Marker is shaped like a tree trunk and has the following words on it:  WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEMORIAL   DUM TACET CLAMAT
006 POWERS Alonzo Richard 11/2/1901 5/11/1979  
US ARMY WWII
007 POWERS Ivy 1881 1978  
Jasper 1872 1926  
Other Info:  (see markers # 2, 8 and 9)
008 POWERS Either none 1923  
Other Info: Inf. dau. of Mr. & Mrs. J. N. POWERS   (see markers # 2, 7 and 9)
Click HERE to view Etha POWER's death certificate.
009 POWERS Minty none 1903  
Other Info: Inf. dau. of Mr. & Mrs. J. N. POWERS   (see markers # 2, 7 and 8)
010 PAROTTE Eva G. 12/26/1880 (illegible)  
Other Info: son. of Latna L. & Bettie V. PAROTTE    (broken stone)
(yes it really does say son of, not dau. of--possibly just an error on the stone)
011 PAROTTE Bettie V. 4/20/1862 2/17/1892 29y 9m 27d
Epitaph: Since thou canst no longer stay to cheer me with thy love, I hope to meet with thee again in yon bright world above.   Other Info: wife of L. L. PAROTTE
012 BULL Burney 8/14/1911 5/8/1915  
Epitaph: Burney is waiting in Heaven for me.  Other Info: son of I. N. & Nellie BULL
013 BULL Isaac Newton 2/5/1880 7/24/1942  
Epitaph: He is not dead, but sleepeth.
014 BULL Nellie Jane 4/15/1887 9/26/1956  
Epitaph: Gone but not forgotten
015 BULL Susie 4/10/1916 6/16/1986  
Epitaph: Not dead, only sleeping.
016 BULL Pearl 11/11/1913 7/19/1994  
Epitaph: Gone but not forgotten
017 WINN Inf. none 6/19/1952  
Other Info: Inf. son of William L. & Betty WINN    Still Born
018 PARROTT Cora Dillard 2/3/1868 3/23/1951  
Epitaph: She is not dead, but sleeping.
019 PARROTT Forest T. 3/28/1866 4/10/1915  
Epitaph: He is not dead, but sleeping.
020 PAROTT Eddie 10/24/1900 12/12/1904  
Epitaph: A little time on earth he spent, Till God for him His angel sent.  Other Info:  son of F. T. & Corah D. PAROTT
021 POTTS Anderson 12/28/1853 3/24/1884  
Epitaph: Dearest brother, thou has left us, Here thy loss we deeply feel, But tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal.
Other Info: son of R. W. & D. A. POTTS   (grave enclosed in wrought iron fence)
022 PAROTTE Maude 3/7/1885 6/13/??  
Epitaph:  (Our) darling one hath gone before, to greet (us) on the blissful shore. 
(Note: we took an educated guess at the words in this epitaph now in parentheses--those word were broken off.)
Other Info: Dau. of Thos. H. & Susan F. PAROTTE     (broken stone)
023 PARROTTE Ursula R. 1/23/1899 8/9/1909  
Epitaph: Rest dear darling girl, Thou art in Paradise of God
Other Info: (Her name is all in caps and the spacing is irregular--it could be Ursular PARROTTE, but I have chosen to record Ursula R. instead of Ursular, because Ursula R. is more usual.)
024 PARROTTE Thomas H. 4/17/1848 12/13/1921  
Epitaph: Not my will, but Thine be done.     Other Info: Our Father    (a concrete-covered grave that has a tombstone embedded flat in it)
025 PARROTTE Susan F. 2/28/1840 4/28/1928  
Epitaph: Faithful to her trust, even unto death.  Other Info: Our Mother
(a concrete-covered grave that has a tombstone embedded flat in it)
026 FINCH Mary Alice Parrott 6/1/1914 6/15/1998 84y 0m 14d
Funeral Home Marker:  d. Mon. 6/15/1998  Taylor Funeral Home, Dickson, TN
027 FINCH Joseph Carl 1/27/1907 1/12/1980  
Epitaph: At Rest
028 KVIST Cecelia S. 11/26/1943 5/17/1973  
Footstone: Daughter
029 P. Daisy      
(Note: This is a broken stone.  It says    ..........of.........   as if Dau. of , and it is possibly a child's stone.)
030 PARROTT J. N. 12/28/1844 12/29/1925  
Alice Potts 10/17/1860 11/19/1907  
J. N.'s Epitaph: Rest in Peace.  Alice's Epitaph: There are no partings in Heaven.
J. N.'s footstone: Father    Alice's footstone: Mother    J. N. has the Masonic symbol.
Click HERE to view the death certificate for John N. PARROTT.
031 PARROTT Jeston J. 1877 1960  
032 SYKES Isham Lee 10/28/1886 1/26/1967  
Lida Britt 12/7/1889 5/21/1956  
Epitaph: Sadly missed, but God knows best     Funeral Home Marker for Lida:  Wiseman Funeral Home--Erin, TN
033 SYKES Vickey Rene 11/13/1955 12/7/1955  
Epitaph: Asleep in Jesus       Footstone: Infant
034 SYKES Julious Louia 2/11/1928 1/19/1929  
Carney Bee, Jr. 4/15/1938 3/4/1938  
Epitaph: Gone to be an angel
Other Info:  (Yes the death date on Carney DOES say 3/4/1938 but per Bill Sykes, uncle to Carney Bee, Jr., the death date should have been 5/4/1938)
Both Carney Bee, Jr. and Julious Louia are inf. sons of Carney B. & Anna B. SYKES
035 SYKES Carney B. 1909 1952  
Anna B. 1909 none  
Epitaph: Not our will, but Thine be done.     Carney's footstone: Father
Anna's footstone: Mother    Other Info:  Anna's grave is recent, her funeral handled by Nave Funeral Home.  Per Bill Sykes, brother to Carney B., she was buried April-May of 1999.  Bill also stated that his brother Carney was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Michigan.
036 P. L. (or E.?) G.      
Other Info:  (foostone only)

 

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