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.