Howard Cemetery of Putnam County

11/17/2025

Thank you Eddie & Tara for working to restore and beautify the rusty sign! We are so thankful for you two and your labor of love! Kayaking friends - remember to enjoy Kayaking Adventures of Tennessee and thank them for caring for the cemetery!

11/13/2025

Thank you again to Eddie & Tara from Kayaking Adventures Of Tennessee for work today restoring and cleaning at the Howard Cemetery of Putnam County. See the photos below of some of the great work done today. THANK YOU so much Eddie & Tara. We posted previously about their earlier work to improve the cemetery. They had researched to find the gravesites of the Burgess family who owned Burgess Falls and wanted to help improve the condition. WOW. Great work and we are so thankful!

10/31/2025

Here's another example of a tombstone cleaned with D/2, a special cleaner that is safe for the stone. Isn't that an incredible difference! There are many cleaning methods that are potentially harmful to the stones over time so if you are going to do this, research thoroughly (right now the only recommended cleaner is D/2). This was achieved by lightly brushing the stone and spraying with cleaner. It cleans over time removing the lichens and mold.

09/19/2025

Jack Payne Sr - there will be a brief service for Mr Payne on Saturday, September 20 at 11:30 AM.

08/31/2025

Thank you to Eddie & Tara from Kayaking Adventures Of Tennessee for their work to improve the cemetery today. They researched to find the gravesites of the Burgess family who owned Burgess Falls and wanted to help improve the condition. They cleared and mulched some. HUGE improvement in clearing out the holly tree area in the oldest pat of the cemetery. They cut back some of the overgrowth at the older graves. They also started the process of cleaning some of the tombstones that had lichens, rust and other discolorations. WOW. Great work and we are so thankful!

07/12/2025

Paul Burgess will be interred Tuesday, July 15, 2025 following his 11:00 funeral. There will be military honors at the cemetery. Please remember the family in your prayers and acts of care.

View Paul Burgess's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/11/2025

 Some flowers blew off the graves in the storm Sunday night or Monday. If you took pictures of your loved ones grave with your flowers 👥 Sunday please post it in the comments below. I have just put flowers back where I thought they might go because I had no way of knowing, but if you post photos below I’ll be glad to move them to the right tombstones if they’re not there now of course you are welcome to go by and check and take care of it yourself as well.

05/26/2025

Sunday, June 8, 2025 Decoration Day at Howard Cemetery of Putnam County at 2pm.
Family & Friends please come out to honor your loved ones, sing, get an update on the cemetery, hear an encouraging Word, and support the cemetery in an offering or by giving online or by mail.
Neighbors - be aware of increased traffic during this time with parking along the road.

03/24/2025

There was a bit of wind damage with small limbs down this weekend in the older part of the cemetery. If anyone would like to volunteer some time it would be good to have limbs picked up and some cleanup done for spring.

06/10/2024

Decoration 2024
Thank you to each one who attended Decoration Sunday, June 9. Pastor Alex Lisic delivered a great message. We discussed several topics of general interest and reviewed financials. An offering was received and additional donations can be made as noted in our earlier post by check or PayPal. Thank you to each one who is helping to assure the ongoing care of the cemetery through faithful giving and care of their family sites.

06/03/2024

2024 Decoration - Sunday, June 9 at 2 pm.
We will have a brief service and business meeting. All family and friends of Howard Cemetery are welcome to attend. Donations for cemetery care can be made at the gathering, mailed to 980 Taft Church Road, Sparta TN 38583 or paid via PayPal at the link below.

01/24/2024

James Daniel Proctor will be buried at the cemetery on Thursday, January 24, 2024 about 1 pm.