SHIRES MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Pottsville, Hwy 431, MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE

Shires Memorial Cemetery Veterans

Revolutionary War

CHUNN, Sylvester, 1758 - 1841. "Tennessee Pvt Col. Lewis VA. Regt., American Revolutionary War."  9699

Civil War

CHUNN, Hezekiah, 1840 - 1881. "Co. B. 53 Regt Tenn Inf. C.S.A." (Buried in Boyette Cemetery, Marshall Co., Tn. *See footnote at end of lising.) 9698  

SHIRES, Wm. M., 16 Feb 1841 - 19 Feb 1916. (Son of David & Holly Shires; [*Note: C.S.A.,  W .M. Shires, Maury Co., Tn. Soldier's Pension #S10615, 24th Tn. Inf. Ref: Tn. State Library & Archives.]) 9708  

CONFEDERATE SOLDIER, Unknown (3) each Granite Crosses engraved with Confederate Soldier on them. 9701/9702/9703

*Note: One of the three unknown Confederate Soldier graves could be that of:

SHIRES, J.B., unknown. (C.S.A., Maury Co. Tn., Soldiers Pension #10614, 24th Tn. Inf.; Ref: Tn. State Library & Archives. [note: the penison numbers for Wm. M. and J.B. are consecutive order.)

World War I

SHIRES, William, 6 Feb 1892 - 19 Sep 1958. Military Marker: " Tennessee SKI, US Navy, World War I." 9714  

SHIRES, Sam Moody, 1 Mar 1896 - 29 Mar 1981. Military Marker: "US Navy World War I." 9713  

World War II

CHUNN, Chester Odell, 10 Sep 1922 - 16 Jan 2003. Military Marker: "Tec 4 US Army, World War II." (U. Marker; Oaks & Nichols Funeral Home.) 9691 /9692

CHUNN, Logan J. (Jarret), 22 Aug 1924 - 16 Jun 2004. Military marker: "PVT US Army World War II.","Our Love Lives On." (Maury Co. native; son of John Wesley Chunn and Ruby Wilma Jarrett Chunn; mar. Sally Betty Oliver Chunn on Feb 7, 1953; preceded in death by son William Eugene Hargrove and brother William Mayfield Chunn.) 9634/9635