BRUFF CEMETERY
- Type:
- Cemetery record
- Location:
- Gibson County, TN
BRUFF CEMETERY
DIRECTIONS: At Skullbone, about 3 miles east of Bradford, take the road going south, in front of the Pleasant View Church. There will be on down the road a sharp turn to the right. Keep going. Following this road, the Bruff Cemetery is located on the left with a chain-link fence around the front of it.
A little history of Bruff Cemetery
Franklin J. Bruff married Martha Jane Johns and the two settled in present-day Goosefoot, between Skullbone and Gann. Frank ran a store in Goosefoot for many years. When Martha died in Jan. 1912, Frank donated a plot of land for her burial just to the north of the store. Since that time, several locals and Bruff-kin have been interred here. After Martha's 1912 burial, there were two others here that year. Frank later married Eunice Crossett. Frank now rests beside Martha in the cemetery that he started.
Sign in Front:
BRUFF CEMETERY
Given by F.J. Bruff 1912
BRUFF, Emmitt S. Oct. 30, 1885 Feb. 6, 1968
Flossie B. Jan. 30, 1893 Dec. 24, 1966
"Gone, But Not Forgotten."
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Plot Markers with initials "F"
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BRUFF, Mary Conner Sept. 19, 1921 Nov. 27, 1991
Horace Hall May 31, 1907 Mar. 29, 1980
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BRUFF, Pearlie 1881 1962
J.H. 1871 1937
"We Who Love Each Other Shall Meet Again."
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BRUFF, Howard H. 1922 1941
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BRUFF, Thomas Franklin "T.F." July 15, 1903 Oct. 21, 1972
Virginia H. Jan. 7, 1924
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BRUFF, Mary R. Sept. 17, 1925 Feb. 18, 1996
"Wife and Sister"
Charles R. Jan. 19, 1927
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POWELL, Bonnie 1897 1946
"Mother"
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PHILLIPS, Edna Davis Nov. 2, 1918 Mar. 2, 1997
Roy W. May 17, 1918 Feb. 6, 1972
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McGILL, Loy V. Feb. 8, 1911 Mar. 5, 1990
"Brother"
Lucille Feb. 7, 1918 Feb. 3, 1986
"Sister"
"Beyond the Sunset."
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McGILL, Etta Bruff Jan. 10, 1890 Jan. 7, 1929
"His Wife"
I.M. Jan. 5, 1879 Apr. 16, 1931
"Gone, But Not Forgotten."
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BRUFF, Charlie H. Aug. 26, 1875 May 3, 1959
Nancy Ann Oct. 15, 1882 Sept. 29, 1952
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BRUFF, Ross D. 1917 1944
"P.F.C."
"Married to Willie L. Halcom
1942"
"Killed in France July 14, 1944"
"Gone, But Not Forgotten"
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ROSE, Claude Jr. Feb. 13, 1942 May 22, 1990
Barbara Aug. 11, 1938
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Stone recently erected: "In Memory Of Pvt. Squire Henry Bruff"
"CO K 47 Tenn Inf. CSA"
1839
1880
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BRUFF, Martha J. Apr. 25, 1851 Jan. 7, 1912
Frank J. Apr. 18, 1851 Oct. 2, 1936
"Married June 8, 1869"
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BRUFF, Jamie L. Aug. 19, 1918 Sept. 27, 1989
"In God's Care"
"Father"
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BRUFF, Vance 1873 1951
Cora Ford 1877 1967
"Married 55 Yrs."
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BRUFF, Lonnie B. Jr. Sept. 30, 1924 Feb. 13, 1991
"A Life Well-Lived
A Rest Well-Earned."
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BRUFF, Vennie Mae Williamson Sept. 12, 1905 Feb. 3, 1993
Lonnie B. May 8, 1903 Jan. 1, 1996
"Together Forever"
On the back of Lonnie B. & Vennie Mae Williamson Bruff's tombstone are the
following Children: Lonnie Bruff, Jr.; Clydene Bruff McCartney; Wylodean Bruff
Rogers; Johnny Frank Bruff.
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STAFFORD, Herbert 1893 1974
Lillian Q. 1890 1936
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McALISTER, Ollie R. 1888 1969
Charlie H. 1888 1952
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McALISTER, Bennie Nov. 1, 1910 Dec. 29, 1912
"Son of C.H. and Olie"
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McALISTER, Brooxie Nell July 27, 1913 Mar. 28, 1914
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McALISTER, Geneva Mar. 20, 1915 July 1, 1918
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McALISTER, Margie Modene Dec. 10, 1919 Mar. 6, 1921
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ARRINGTON, Inf. Son of Ernest & Luna May 20, 1935 (one date only)
"Darling"
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ARRINGTON, Luna A. 1902 1993
Ernest G. 1898 1959
"In His Will Is Our Peace."
(Photograph set into monument)
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ARRINGTON, Mildred June 3, 1925
Floyd June 11, 1922 Aug. 13, 1995
"Married Nov. 8, 1941"
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PARKER, Inf. Son of Jewell & Evelyn Aug. 31, 1944 (one date only)
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PARKER, Curtis Jewell Apr. 5, 1923
"N4YNW"
Lou Ellen Dec. 9, 1944
"N4YNX"
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Block with letter "W" painted on it
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WHITNEY, Mary Katherine Apr. 10, 1931
Howard Eli June 6, 1920 June 3, 1996
"Married Mar. 15, 1948"
(Military Footmarker for Howard Eli)
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WHITNEY, Michael Ray Jul. 24, 1960 Oct. 24, 1993
"Our Precious Son"
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SANDERS, Wilma Jean Oct. 22, 1930 Jan. 11, 1968
"Love Lives On."
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PALMER, Adrian Paul Jan. 23, 1926 Apr. 18, 1945
"Duty, Honor, Country Well Done."
(Military Footmarker for Adrian Paul)
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PALMER, Mildred Modean Sept. 6, 1928 May 8, 1929
"Inf. Dau. of Clifton & Birdie"
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PALMER, Birdie Mitchell Dec. 31, 1904 Sept. 9, 1989
Clifton Dec. 6, 1896 July 31, 1982
"Married Oct. 11, 1920"
"Step Softly, A Dream Lies Buried Here."
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ROGERS, Mary Mar. 4, 1854 Feb. 23, 1922
Alvin Oct. 21, 1851 July 28, 1918
"Gone, But Not Forgotten."
"Mother - Father"
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ROGERS, J.F. June 10, 1886 Apr. 14, 1912
"Son of G.A. & Mary A."
"Come Ye Blessed"
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ARRINGTON, Emma 1902 1979
W.O. 1904 1937
"We Who Love Each Other Shall Meet Again."
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LOWERY, Leatha Dec. 16, 1870 Nov. 24, 1928
"Come Ye Blessed"
(On Back of tombstone the following inscription)
"Remember dear friends as you pass by,
As You are now, so once was I.
As I am now, you too must be,
Prepare for death and follow me."
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JONES, Louiza (no dates)
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JONES, J.W. (no dates)
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ARRINGTON, Mary Fontella Feb. 19, 1907 Oct. 30, 1988
J.L. Ervin Feb. 19, 1907 Sept. 18, 1988
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RHODES, J.L. 1894 1938? possibly 1933, 1936
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PRYOR, Sidney L. 1910 1929
"Gone From Our Homes,
But Not From Our Hearts."
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Also in Bruff Cemetery, toward the back there is a metal marker with name "Sarah Ann" on it. There is a marker for Edna Davis PHILLIPS toward the front listing her as "Pauline Phillips Victory."
Transcription by Adam D. McCartney on Apr. 23, 1999
Apology for any errors is made now. Probably a few unmarked graves.