MARKS-GORDON-COLE CEMETERY, (Tarpley
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MARKS, Jones, 3 Apr 1883 - 12 Mar 1952. (s/o
James Thomas & Mary E. P. Dunnavant Marks.)
MARKS, Benjamin Jones The Pulaski Citizen 12 Mar 1952
Funeral services for Benjamin Jones Marks, 67, farmer of the Aspen Hill section,
will be held at one o'clock Friday at Rehaboth Methodist Church, conducted by
the Rev. Fred Harper, pastor of the church. Burial will take place in the Marks
Cemetery.
Mr. Marks, who had had a heart ailment for years, died suddenly at 3:15 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at the well about 200 feet from his home where he was
pumping water for stock on the farm.
He was born 2April 3, 1884, the son of the late James Thomas (Babe) Marks and
Mary Dunnavant Marks. He spent his entire life in the house in which he was
born. He was a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church.
Mr. Marks, the last member of his immediate family, is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Susie Wheeler Marks. Bennett-May and Company, Funeral Directors.
MARKS, Susie W., 23 Jan 1888 - 8 Sep 1961. 6259 obit
The Pulaski Citizen 13 Sep 1961
Funeral services for Mrs. Jones Marks, 73, lifelong resident of Giles
County, were held at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning at Rehoboth Methodist Church,
conducted by the Rev. Marcus Nickell, pastor of the church. Burial took place in
the Marks Cemetery. Mrs. Marks died Friday, September 8, at Giles County
Hospital, after a period of declining health.
Born January 23, 1888, in Giles County, she was the former Miss Susie Wheeler,
the daughter of the late J. I. Wheeler and Josephine Dugger Wheeler. Her
husband, Jones Marks, died several years ago.
Mrs. Marks is survived by one sister, Mrs. Earl Tarpley; and four brothers, C.
L. Wheeler, Dan Wheeler, John Wheeler, and Bob Wheeler, all of Giles County.
Bennett-May Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Obit shared by MB McClain Richardson, 24 Jun 2015