Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery - Idlewild, TN - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

Located beside Harmony Primitive Baptist Church which is about 2 ½ miles east of Idlewild on Idlewild Hollyleaf Road. Idlewild is small community between Bradford and Milan, TN.

Harmony Primitive Baptist Church was formerly located near the intersection of Old Harmony Road and Buddy Neill Road just to the northeast of its present site. The new church-house was constructed in 1952. Prior to its being relocated, most burials from the church were held at Pratt Cemetery. James Lee Arnold of the Harmony Community donated the land for the new church building and cemetery in the early 1950s. The first burial here was Youngie LaFayette/Fate Arnold who was the brother of James Lee. Their parents, Joel Arnold and
Sarah Paris Arnold are buried at Pratt Cemetery and James's wife Lockie Demarious Maynard is also buried at Pratt. However, James decided in later years to be buried at Harmony, the land where he was born, next to his brother Youngie.

There is a flat rock located between graves of James Lee and Youngie Arnold with following:
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A TRIBUTE OF LOVE

Upon this soil our grandfathers were born to be
Arnold brothers
Youngie Fate and James Lee

Together they lived as they went on their way
and together they rest
until that great day.

With this land James Lee was the one who gave
within this land Youngie Fate was the first
to be laid.

ARNOLD GENEALOGY

1868 James Lee 1962
1876 Lockie (Mainord) 1939
1865 Youngie Fate 1955
1873 Belle (Carruth) 1960
1825 Joel Arnold 1868
1828 Sarah (Paris) 1900
? James Lee Arnold 1837
1800 Malinda (Gilliland) 1884
1768 James Arnold 1808
1772? Dorcus (Taylor) 1860
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Also in the graveyard is located the final resting place of Ronald David "Bull" Bullington. Ronnie was a drummer with many local bands and was also associated with Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductees "Maggie Lee and the Percussions."
His stone has a set of drums pictured and the inscription reads:
Ronald David
"Bull"
Bullington
Nov. 15, 1953 - Jan. 10, 2008

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Name of church or churchyard: Harmony Cemetery Approximate Size: Large (100+)

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