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. , On the reverse side of the memorial: , This memorial iss dedicated to the memory of those men and women, who gave their lives that freedom would ring throughout this land, whose resting place is known only to God. May we never forget., Medal of Honor Recipients William Franklin Lyell Cpl US Army Korea KIA 1951 , Gulf War 2003 Rowe Roger 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

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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.

On the reverse side of the memorial:

This memorial iss dedicated to the memory of those men and women, who gave their lives that freedom would ring throughout

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

2. Hickman County Veterans Memorial

this land, whose resting place is known only to God.
May we never forget.

Medal of Honor Recipients
William Franklin Lyell
Cpl US Army Korea KIA 1951

Gulf War 2003
Rowe Roger 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. Memorial is in Centerville, Tennessee, in Hickman County. It is at the intersection of East Swan Street and South Public Square, on the left when traveling north on East Swan Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 109 E Swan St, Centerville TN 37033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At

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.

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Centerville Church of Christ Bell Tower in memory of Paul Rogers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Former site of the Harber Grocery Store (about 800 feet away); Prince Hardware Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yates Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cotton and Lace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arnold Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Derryberry Drug Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thompson's Dry Goods Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerville.

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.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 4, 2025

5. Hickman County Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on January 31, 2025, 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. 5. submitted on January 31, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.