History of People Buried in Eastern Cemetery
Today, the Friends of Eastern Cemetery, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, is now the largest caretaker for the cemetery. These volunteers strive to bring Eastern Cemetery back to its former glory and honor those who are interred there as well as their families.
Biographies
History
- Mary V. (Cunningham) Smith
- Diana Thompson and Dinnie Thompson
- Elizabeth Young (Smith) Murrell
- Fannie R. (Hicks) Givens
- The Nugent Sisters: Georgia Anne Nugent and Alice Emma Nugent
- Mamie E. (Lee) Steward
- Betsy (Fry) Hopkins
- George Taylor
- Rev. Henry Wise Jones
- Jesse Meriwether
- Washington Spradling, Sr.
- Rev. Dr. John H. Frank, Sr.
- Rev. Andrew Heath
- Thomas Fountain Blue
- The Kean Brothers: Henry Arthur Kean, Sr. and William Lee “Bill” Kean