Centerville in Hickman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hickman County Veterans Memorial

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

1. Hickman County Veterans Memorial

Inscription.

Hickman County Veterans Memorial. . Center tablet: In honor of the men of Hickman County who gave the supreme sacrifice in defense of their country, Lord, remember me when you come as king. Jesus said this day you will be with me in paradise. Luke 24: 42, 43. , Left wing: World War I. Baker, John R. . Brown, Campbell S. . Carothers, Harland . Chappell, Elmer . Coleman, Hubert . Crowe, Carols H. . Duncan, Erwin H. . Flowers, Authur . Hamilton, Paul . Mayberry, Buford . McMeen, Henry B. . Nichols, Herbert C. . Pace, Ernest V. . Phillips, Henry E. . Sanders, Elvis H. . Tidwell, Ellis . Whitson, Lester A. . Wilkins, Arthie D. . Williams, Horace F., World War II. Aldridge, Dan . Anderson, Paul W. . Armstrong, Oskar E. . Atkinson, John P. . Banks, Paul W. . Bates, Jim C. . Berryman, Clyde . Bradford, Samuel H. Jr. . Bradford, Wallace W. . Bragg, Eugene T. . Brake, Walter J. . Bratton, Robert H. Jr. . Buie, Duie E. . Carouthers, Garland . Cochran, Charlie S. . Conner, George L. . Cooley, Ernest C. . Dile, Amos A. . Dodd, John Jr. . Field, William M. . Fox, Leonard W. . Gilbert, Hassell B. . Gordon, T. J. . Gray, John L. . Green, Nolan D. . Griffin, Samuel R. . Harrington, Pitts L. . Hopson, Nelson . Johnson, Sidney M. . Lampley, Doylebert L. . Lindsay, Robert R. . Love, Ishmael M. Jr. . Loveless, Charles V., Right wing: Malugin, Howard . Manley, Alton R. . McCord, Louis C. . McCord, Wallace E. . McGill, William H. . Mitchell, James R. . Mitchell, John T. . Murray, Walter H. . Myatt, Carlos . Nash, Paul B. . Neeley, James B. . Neeley, James D. . Nickell, Charles L. . O'Guin, Earl B. . Pace, Glenn A. . Pennington, Charles A. . Potter, Joe . Rhodes, James H. . Sanders, Omar M. . Sanders, Ruffus C. . Skipper, Andrew J. . Spahr, Raymond R. . Street, James T. . Sullivan, James H. . Tanner, Ezra . Temple, Leonard F. . Truett, James M. . Waynick, Delbert L. . Williams, Tom J. . Winn, Paul L. . Worley, Tommy, Korean Conflict. Buie, Alfred R. . Lynch, James H. . Freeman, Billie W. . McCord, Cordis B. . Patten, Roy M. . Wiggins, Marvin L. . Haley, Thomas E., Vietnam War. Bell, Paul M. . Miles, Stephen L. . Shelby, Freddie . Sullivan, R. D.

Center tablet:
In honor of the men of
Hickman County who
gave the supreme
sacrifice in defense
of their country

Lord, remember me when you
come as king. Jesus said this
day you will be with me
in paradise.
Luke 24: 42, 43

Left wing:
World War I Baker, John R. • Brown, Campbell S. • Carothers, Harland • Chappell, Elmer • Coleman, Hubert • Crowe, Carols H. • Duncan, Erwin H. • Flowers, Authur • Hamilton, Paul • Mayberry, Buford • McMeen, Henry B. • Nichols, Herbert C. • Pace, Ernest V. • Phillips, Henry E. • Sanders, Elvis H. • Tidwell, Ellis • Whitson, Lester A. • Wilkins, Arthie D. • Williams, Horace F.

World War II Aldridge, Dan • Anderson, Paul W. • Armstrong, Oskar E. • Atkinson, John P. • Banks, Paul W. • Bates, Jim C. • Berryman, Clyde • Bradford, Samuel H. Jr. • Bradford, Wallace W. • Bragg, Eugene T. • Brake, Walter J. • Bratton, Robert H. Jr. • Buie, Duie E. • Carouthers, Garland • Cochran, Charlie S. • Conner, George L. • Cooley, Ernest C. • Dile, Amos A. • Dodd, John Jr. • Field, William M. • Fox, Leonard W. • Gilbert, Hassell B. • Gordon, T. J. • Gray, John L. • Green, Nolan D. • Griffin, Samuel R. • Harrington, Pitts L. • Hopson, Nelson • Johnson, Sidney

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M. • Lampley, Doylebert L. • Lindsay, Robert R. • Love, Ishmael M. Jr. • Loveless, Charles V.

Right wing:
Malugin, Howard • Manley, Alton R. • McCord, Louis C. • McCord, Wallace E. • McGill, William H. • Mitchell, James R. • Mitchell, John T. • Murray, Walter H. • Myatt, Carlos • Nash, Paul B. • Neeley, James B. • Neeley, James D. • Nickell, Charles L. • O'Guin, Earl B. • Pace, Glenn A. • Pennington, Charles A. • Potter, Joe • Rhodes, James H. • Sanders, Omar M. • Sanders, Ruffus C. • Skipper, Andrew J. • Spahr, Raymond R. • Street, James T. • Sullivan, James H. • Tanner, Ezra • Temple, Leonard F. • Truett, James M. • Waynick, Delbert L. • Williams, Tom J. • Winn, Paul L. • Worley, Tommy

Korean Conflict Buie, Alfred R. • Lynch, James H. • Freeman, Billie W. • McCord, Cordis B. • Patten, Roy M. • Wiggins, Marvin L. • Haley, Thomas E.

Vietnam War Bell, Paul M. • Miles, Stephen L. • Shelby, Freddie • Sullivan, R. D.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 35° 46.928′ N, 87° 27.946′ W. Marker is in Centerville, Tennessee, in Hickman County. Memorial is at the intersection of East Swan Street and South

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

2. Hickman County Veterans Memorial

Public Square, on the left when traveling north on East Swan Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 E Swan St, Centerville TN 37033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Centerville Church of Christ Bell Tower in memory of Paul Rogers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Minnie Pearl (approx. ¼ mile away); Hickman County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Edwin Hickman (approx. 0.6 miles away); Beth Slater Whitson (approx. 5.4 miles away); Grace Baxter Thompson (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Nunnelly Family Memorial Garden (approx. 5.6 miles away); First County Seat (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerville.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, May 18, 2023

3. Hickman County Veterans Memorial

This view shows the memorial at its most recent location at the Veterans Park.

A statue of Minnie Pearl on the previous base of the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, May 18, 2023

4. A statue of Minnie Pearl on the previous base of the memorial

The memorial has been moved to the Veterans Park off East Swan STreet.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on May 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.