To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.
Thank you for visiting the Tennessee Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Tennessee, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 8/31/19 • Approved: 8/31/19 • Last Updated: 9/8/19 • R184773-G184769-S3
Alexander Family
Autumn
October 18, 1944 - July 19, 2005
John
September 12, 1988 - March 11, 2006
Reba
December 30, 1953 - March 11, 2006
Krystal
April 15, 1981 - March 11, 2006
Jennifer
November 15, 1995 - March 11, 2006
On March 11, 2006,in Rhea County Tennessee, a small two story frame house was destroyed in an early morning blaze. There were ten family members home at the time of the fire. All nine that perished were on the second floor, while the only survivor was on the ground floor. The decision was made by other family to have all nine family members killed cremated.The mother and grandmother of those killed died less than a year before this tragedy and was also cremated, so the decision was made to take her ashes along with seven of the nine and place them in one grave. Two of those killed had their ashes returned to their father in Florida. Those were Angel & Lexie Weeks.
*See back view for other family members
*Photo and bio courtesy of Dean Wilson
Contributed on 8/31/19
Suggest a Correction
Record #: 184773