Dobbins Cemetery - Est. 1856

The map that shows the location of the Dobbins & Noblit cemetery's relative to the community of Appleton, Tennessee. On the left side of the map the road comes to Appleton, then proceeding to the right (east) you will find the Dobbins Cemetery which is in Lawrence County. The Red pin is showing the location of Noblit Cemetery which is in Giles County.

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Leaving Appleton going to the cemetery, the first thing you see is Dobbins Cemetery sign.

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Plat of the Dobbins Cemetery
done in 1996

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List of names, as of 1996, of persons buried in Dobbins Cemetery
The photo taken Oct. 22, 2010.

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NOTE: Dates if given following the name are birth dates and death dates.


CHAPMAN, Billy Gene "Bill" - born: 12 Apr 1925 - passed: 9 Aug 1993
H/O Louise A. Hendrix
S/O Elmer and Mary (Crowder) Chapman

Mr. Bill Chapman, age 68, of 330 Third Street, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away Monday, August 9, 1993 at Crockett Hospital. He was a native of Lawrence County, Tennessee and the son of the late Eimer Lee and Mary Crowder Chapman. He was a retired supervisor at Murray Ohio Mfg. Co., member of the Appleton Church of Christ and Mason No. 542 of Mimosa Lodge F&AM and VFW Post 1618. The funeral services were held Tuesday, August 10, 1993 at 2:00 p.m. at the North Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Fulton Smith officiating. Burial followed in the Dobbins Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Louise Hendrix Chapman, Lawrenceburg, TN; one son, Edward Chapman, Five Points, TN; three daughters, Joyce Jones, Nashville, TN, Angela Chapman, Five Points, TN, and Mary Beth Chapman, Lawrenceburg, TN; three brothers, James Chapman, Robert Chapman, and Paul Chapman all of Lawrenceburg, TN; two sisters, Bernice Bailey, Pulaski, TN and Mildred Couch, Five Points, TN; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.



CHAPMAN, Louise (Hendrix) - born: 21 Jan 1934 - passed: 8 Nov 2004
W/O Bill Chapman
D/O George William and Bessie (King) Hendrix

Mrs. Louise Chapman, 70, died Monday, Nov. 8,2004, at Columbia Cottage Assisted Living in Florence, Ala. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Neal Funeral Home with Russell Dickerson officiating. Burial will be in Dobbins Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. She was the daughter of the late Will Hendrix and Bessie King Hendrix. She was a Wal-Mart clerk and member of Appleton Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Chapman. Survivors include daughters, Mary Beth Rohling of Florence, Ala., Joyce Jones of Nashville and Angie Chapman of Lawrenceburg; a son, Edward Chapman of Lawrenceburg; and eight grandchildren.

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HENDRIX, George William "Will" - born: 4 Feb 1889- passed: 21 Feb 1945
H/O Bessie King
S/O Jasper Lafayette "Jack" and Nancy Elizabeth "Florence" (Boston) Hendrix



HENDRIX, Bessie (King) - born: 18 Aug 1897- passed: 20 Mar 1982
W/O George William "Will" Hendrix
D/O Thomas J. and Elizabeth Morrow King

Bessie King Hendrix, 86, of Pulaski, died Saturday March 20, 1982 at Elm Hill Nursing Home in Lawrenceburg. Funeral services were held at 1: 00 p. m. on Monday, March 22, at Bennett-May Chapel. Brother Alden Hendrix officiated with burial in Appleton (Dobbins) Cemetery. a native of Giles County, Mrs. Hendrix was the wife of the late George William Hendrix. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Louise Chapman of Lawrenceburg; four sisters, Mrs. Porter Mae Ray, Mrs. Gertrude Rolin, Mrs. Maggie Vinson and Mrs. Julia King, all of Pulaski; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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HENDRIX, James Daniel- born: 14 May 1888- passed: 7 Oct 1966
H/O Ethel Mae Stinnett {married 21 Mar 1909}
S/O George Washington and Sarah Elizabeth (Walker) Hendrix

Funeral services for James Daniel Hendrix, 78 year-old farmer of Five Points, were held Sunday at the Appleton Church of Christ, with J. T. Word and Chester Wright officiating. Burial was in Appleton (Dobbins) Cemetery with North Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Hendrix died Friday afternoon in the Oakview Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a native of Lawrence County and a member of the Church of Christ. Surviving are: his widow, Mrs. Ethel Mae Stinnett Hendrix; five daughters, Miss Willow Mae Hendrix of Five Points; Mrs. Curtis Newbern of Minor Hill; Mrs. Leo Peppers of Leoma; Mrs. Darrell Walters of Nashville and Mrs. J. W. Brooks of Thomasville, Alabama. Two sons, Robert of Clearwater, Fla.; and James Aldon Hendrix of Florence, Ala.; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.



HENDRIX, Ethel Mae (Stinnett) - born: 9 Nov 1890 - passed: 11 Jun 1992
W/O James Daniel Hendrix
D/O William Shelby and Mary Jane (Noblit) Stinnett


Mrs. Ethel Mae (Stinnett) Hendrix, 101, of Five Points, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, June 11, 1992, at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital, Florence, Alabama. She was a native of Limestone County, Alabama, a homemaker, and a member of the Appleton Church of Christ. She was the wife of the late James Daniel Hendrix and the daughter of the late Will and Mary Jane Noblit Stinnett. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 13, 1992, at 1 p.m. at Appleton Church of Christ, with Bro. Robert F. Hendrix, Bro. James Alden Hendrix, and Bro. Russell Dickerson officiating. Burial followed in the Dobbins Cemetery, located in Lawrence County, Tennessee, with North Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. Survivors include two sons, James Alden Hendrix, Florence, Alabama; Robert F. Hendrix, Huntsville, Alabama; five daughters, Wilow Mae Hendrix, Five Points, Tennessee; Mabel Newbern, Anderson, Alabama; Viva Lee Peppers, Leoma, Tennessee; Sarah Walters, Nashville, Tennessee; Jeanine Brooks, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; five great- great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive.

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HENDRIX, Eula Jane- born: 30 Mar 1898 - passed: 14 Jan 1966
W/O Howard Baxter Long
D/O Jasper Lafayette "Jack" and Nancy Elizabeth "Florence" Boston Hendrix
 

Mrs. Eula Jane (Hendrix) Long, 67, died Friday, January 14, in Lawrence County Hospital. Services were held Sunday afternoon in Appleton Church of Christ with burial in the church cemetery. A native of Lawrence County, she had lived most of her life in Giles County. She moved back to Lawrence County a few year ago. *1 do not remember Eula ever living in Giles County.) Mrs. Long is survived by her husband, H. B. Long; three brothers, Roy Hendrix, Bonnertown, and McKinley Hendrix and Huron Hendrix, both of Lawrenceburg; one sister, Mrs. Fannie Oliver, Ethridge; and five step-grandchildren. br>

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HENDRIX, John Dee - born: 10 Apr 1892- passed: 13 Nov 1944
H/O Hattie Dee Tucker
S/O Jasper Lafayette "Jack" and Nancy Elizabeth "Florence" (Boston) Hendrix

The Pulaski Citizen 15 Nov 1944
Funeral services for John Dee Hendrix, 52, who died at 3:40 o'clock Monday afternoon, November 13, at his home in the Fourth Civil District, after several months illness, were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Appleton Church of Christ. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Hendrix is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Dee (Tucker) Hendrix; two sons, Delmer Hendrix of Crossville, and Franklin Hendrix of Minor Hill; two granddaughters; his mother, Nancy Elizabeth Hendrix of Appleton; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Oliver, Mrs. Linnie Plott and Miss Eula Hendrix, all of Appleton; four brothers, Will Hendrix, Huron and Roy Hendrix, Appleton and McKinley Hendrix, Watts Barr.



HENDRIX, Hattie Dee (Tucker) - born: 25 Sept 1896- passed: 5 Oct 1979
W/O John Dee Hendrix
D/O John Franklin and Mary Etta (Malone) Tucker

Funeral rites for Mrs. Hattie Dee Hendrix, 83, a resident of Fairhaven Nursing Home, who died Friday, October 5 in Giles County Hospital, were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Carr and Erwin Chapel with the Rev. Alden Hendrix officiating. Interment was in Appleton "Dobbins" Cemetery, Lawrence County. A native of Giles County, Mrs. Hendrix's parents were the late Frank and Mary Etta Malone Tucker, and her husband was the late John Dee Hendrix. Survivors include a son, John Franklin Hendrix, Pulaski; one brother, Willie Tucker, Minor Hill and one half- brother, Hobart Tucker, Estill Springs; a half-sister, Mrs. Flora Chapman, Five Points; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.


HENDRIX, Infant Daughter- born: 18 Oct 1924- passed: 18 Oct 1924
DD/O John Dee and Hattie Dee (Tucker) Hendrix



HENDRIX, Infant Son- born: 6 Oct 1925 - passed: 6 Oct 1925 br> S/O John Dee and Hattie Dee (Tucker) Hendrix

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HENDRIX, John Franklin- born: 6 Oct 1925- passed: 15 Oct 2003
H/O Laura Lou Richardson {married 16 Mar 1942 in Giles County, Tennessee & later divorced
SS/O John Dee and Hattie Dee (Tucker) Hendrix


Mr. John Franklin Hendrix, 78, of Pulaski, died Oct.15, 2003 at the Alvin C. York Medical C Center in Murfreesboro. He was born in the Appleton community on Oct. 6, 1925 and was the son of the late John Dee and Hattie Dee Tucker Hendrix. He was a veteran of World War II and was retired as an electrician. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dobbins Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. tonight {Thursday} at the funeral home. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Dean and Judy Newton, both of Minor Hill; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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HENDRIX, Jasper Lafayette "Jack" - born: 1 Jan 1869- passed: 25 Mar 1916
H/O Nancy Elizabeth "Florence" Boston Hendrix
S/O George Washington and Mary A. (Gant/Balch) Hendrix

NNOTE: by Linda Jo (Hendrix) Dean: I heard he had TB



HENDRIX, Nancy Elizabeth "Florence" (Boston) - born: 2 Sept. 1873 - passed: 1960 br> W/O Jasper Lafayette "Jack" Hendrix

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HENDRIX, Roy C. - born: 14 Feb 1908 - passed: 1 Jul 1986
H/O Tessie Lee Buffalo (married - 20 Oct 1927, Lawrence County, Tennessee
S/O Jasper Lafayette "Jack" and Nancy Elizabeth "Florence" (Boston) Hendrix

Mr. Roy Hendrix, age 78, of Bonnertown, died July 1, 1986, at Scott Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. He was the son of the late J. L. and Florence Boston Hendrix. He was a native of Lawrence County, a farmer, and a member of the Church of Christ. Services were held July 3, 1986, at North Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bernard Konig officiating. Burial followed in Appleton (Dobbins) Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Tessie Buffalo Hendrix; daughter, Ann Robertson Perry of Lawrenceburg; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, McKinley Hendrix.



HENDRIX, Tessie Lee(Buffalo) - born: 15 Sept 1905 - passed: 10 Oct 1989
W/O Roy C. Hendrix (married - 20 Oct 1927, Lawrence County, Tennessee)
DD/O Emmit Lamacky and Ophelia Dee (Green) Buffalo

Mrs. Tessie Lee Buffalo Hendrix, 84, of Bonnertown, TN, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 1989 at Crockett Hospital following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Emmit and Dee Green Buffalo, wife of the late Roy Hendrix, a native of Lawrence County, a housewife and member of the Church of Christ. Funeral services for Mrs. Hendrix were conducted Thursday, October 12, 1989 at 1 :30 p.m. at North Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bernard Konig officiating. Burial followed in Appleton (Dobbins) Cemetery with North Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. She is survived by one daughter, Ann Perry, and one sister, Mary Green, both of Lawrenceburg, TN; and one brother, John Buffalo of Muncie, IN; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.


HENDRIX, Infant Son- born: 6 Mar 1937- passed: 6 Mar 1937
S/O Roy C. and Tessie Lee (Buffalo) Hendrix

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HENDRIX, Willow Mae - born: 23 Feb 1912 - passed: 6 Dec 1996
D/O James Daniel and Ethel Mae (Stinnett) Hendrix



Miss Willow Mae Hendrix, 84, of the Appleton Community of Lawrence County, died Dec. 6, 1996, at National Health Care Center in Lawrenceburg. Miss Hendrix was. a retired store clerk and a member of the Appleton Church of Christ. The Lawrence County native was the daughter of the late James Daniel and Ethel Mae Stinnett Hendrix. Services were held Sunday at Appleton Church of Christ with Robert F. Hendrix and James A. Hendrix officiating. Burial was in Dobbins Cemetery. North Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Survivors include sisters, Clara Mable Hendrix Newburn of Anderson, Ala., Sara Jane Hendrix Walters of Nashville, Jeanine Hendrix Brooks of Lawrenceburg; brothers, James Alden Hendrix and Robert F. Hendrix, both of Alabama.

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OLIVER, J. L. - born: 16 Jun 1919 - passed: 04 Apr 1941
H/O Louise (Brown) Oliver
S/O William Perry and Fannie Mae (Hendrix) Oliver



Funeral services for J. L. Oliver, 22, farmer of the Minor Hill section, who died at 1 :30 Saturday morning following a brief illness with pneumonia at the Jackson Hospital at Lester, Ala., were conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Appleton Church of Christ, with Elder J. T. Harris in charge, with the burial in the cemetery at Appleton. Mr. Oliver is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Brown Oliver; two children, Jackie Brown Oliver and Barbara Annette Oliver; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Perry Oliver; and two sisters and two brothers.

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PLOTT, William Arthur "Willie" - born: 1895 - passed: 23 Jul 1963
H/O Linnie Hendrix Plott

Funeral services for William Arthur Plott, 67 years old, retired farmer of Five Points, were held afternoon at the Appleton Church of Christ with Aldan Hendrix officiating and burial Church Cemetery {Dobbins} with Beecham Funeral Home of Loretto in charge of arrangements. Mr. Plott died Monday in the Lawrence County Hospital. Mr. Plott was a native of this county and a veteran of World War I. He is survived by one son, Harold Dean Plott of Paris, Tennessee and two grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Buriel and Walter Plott, and two sisters, Misses Claudia and Essie Plott, all of Cullman, Alabama.



PLOTT, Linnie(Hendrix) - born: Oct. 1895- passed: 23 Jul 1963
W/O William Arthur "Willie" Plott
D/O Jasper Lafayette "Jack" and Nancy Elizabeth "Florence" (Boston) Hendrix

Mrs. Linnie Plott, age 65, died at her in the Appleton section at 5: 3 0 Tuesday morning following a brief illness. She was a life-long resident of the Appleton community and a daughter of the late Jack and Florence Boston Hendrix. Funeral services were held on Wednesday of this week at the Appleton Church of Christ. Interment was in the Appleton {Dobbins} Cemetery with the Beecham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her husband, William Plott; one son, Harold Plott, of Meridian, Miss.; two grandchildren; three brothers, McKinley, Huron and Roy Hendrix, all of Lawrenceburg; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Oliver of Ethridge, and Miss Eula Hendrix of Five Points, Tennessee.


PLOTT, Mildred Ruth - born: 9 Sept 1927 - passed: 3 Feb 1938
D/O William Arthur "Willie" and Linnie (Hendrix) Plott

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WALTERS, Darrell Case - born: 15 Mar 1923 - passed: 14 Jul 2010
H/O Sarah Jane Hendrix
S/O Cecil James and Carmen Elizabeth (Bell) Walters




WALTERS, Sarah Jane (Hendrix) - born: 26 Oct 1925 - passed:
W/O Darrell Case Walters
D/O James Daniel and Ethel Mae (Stinnett) Hendrix

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Acknowledgment - Linda Jo (Hendrix) Dean

Mildred (Chapman) Couch met me on a cool day, November 17, 2000, Dobbins Cemetery, and identified some of the parents of people buried in the cemetery. She was a great help as was Mabel (Hendrix) Newbern.

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NOTE: The section of the book about the Dobbins Cemetery, as written by Martha Sue (Hendrix) Davis and Linda Jo (Hendrix) Dean, contained information about all of the families that were buried there prior to 2003. However; in order to keep this web page a reasonable size, all information not directly related to the Hendrix Family was removed.

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