The epitaphs are as follows:

Page 1


Double stone
HANSLEY
David Wells
Minister
Dec 21 1909
Apr 24 1989
Elizabeth Clements
Teacher
Feb 27 1916
Jan 30 1992

Double stone
SHIVAR
Doris Price
Aug 30 1920
Sept 7 1996
Willie Tapp
Sept 12 1920
Feb 15 1996

Double stone
HARRELL
Helen S.
Aug 4 1936
Mar 5 1983
Rev. Bobby E
July 1 1933
NOD

Double stone
SHIVAR
Nathan Franklin
Dec 9 1889
Jan 21 1966
Lillie Mable Grady
Sept 28 1899
Aug 14 1975

MM
Kayla Shivar
1991 – 1991

SHIVAR

Sam W Shivar
June 25 1927
Jan 4 1973

Double stone
ROUSE
Maude H
Jan 5 1909
May 29 2003
Walter Sr
Sep 18 1905
Jan 13 1983

Joe Ann
Daughter of
Walter & Maude Rouse
March 31 1941
Jan 13 1944

Infant
Son of
Walter & Maude Rouse
Mar 29 1945
NOD

Double stone
STUCKER
Rachel R
Feb 14 1930
NOD
John L Sr
Aug 28 1930
Nov 9 1990

Bronze Veterans Marker for previous
John L Stucker Sr
AN US NAVY
KOREA
Aug 28 1930 - Nov 9 1990

Joseph K Bizzell
Mar 4 1927
Jan 8 1984

Double stone
BIZZELL
Bessie E
Sept 9 1897
Aug 15 1975

Double stone
From above
John B (Bizzell)
Sept 17 1894
June 5 1933

HERRING

Double stone
HERRING
Laura Nunn 
Jan 23 1878
Nov 1 1962

Double stone
Herring
Joseph Allen (Herring)
Aug 23 1873
Jan 28 1953

Doris Maxine Quinn
Dec 10 1923
Nov 2 2004

MEWBORN

Double stone
MEWBORN
Evelyn Peterson
Dec 12 1938
NOD
Robert Allen
Nov 17 1935
NOD

ROUSE
Wed Aug 4 1934
(Woodrow & Beatrice Rouse)

Woodrow Wilson Rouse
Husband of Beatrice Adams Rouse
June 25 1912
Mar 18 1979

Beatrice Adams Rouse
Wife of Woodrow Wilson Rouse
May 4 1918
Jan 15 1997

Double stone
JOHNSON
George Johnson
July 25 1909
Sept 15 1961
Daphne Lee Johnson
Sept 3 1911
July 29 2002

Double stone
JONES
Ruby Mae Taylor
Apr 10 1927
June 20  2002
James Benjamin
Feb 5 1920
July 19 1983

TAYLOR
Charlie W
May 18 1917
Aug 27 1976

Ben Stroud
June 30 1918
May 24 1988

Double stone
STROUD
Lapo Coin
Mar 20 1893
Apr 18 1971
Lola Rouse
May 11 1898
June 21 1971

Double stone
WILLIAMS
Lanie Rouse
Feb 1 1894
Aug 26 1954
George P
Mar 25 1893
Feb 18 1951

Double stone
ROUSE
Daddy
James Paul
Aug 1 1912
Aug 16 1997
Mama
Fannie Jones
Jan 2 1916
NOD

Tracy Lynn Eubanks
June 9 1972
Nov 13 2000

Double stone
WHITMAN
Lillian Ardell
Mar 12 1919
Mar 24 199? Blocked by flower
Jesse Willard
Aug 31 1918
Sept 21 1976

Donald Ray Whitman
July 13 1940
Sept 1? 1941 Blocked by flower

Albert M Rouse
Mar 4 1918
July 16 1984

Manon Douglas Shivar
North Carolina
T SGT
US AIR FORCE RES
KOREA
September 19 1925
January 4 1972

Mother
Lotta A Nunn
Wife of
M C Shivar
Feb 23 1901
Dec 10 1941

Fred Shivar
Son of
Barbara & Freddie Shivar
Oct 25 1964
Apr 6 1968

JONES

James E Jones
“Skeety”
March 28 1922
Jan 6 1996

Ben William Jones
SSGT    US AIR FORCE
VIETNAM
Oct 25 1932
Sep 23 2000

Maggie Smith Weber
Nov 28 1904
Apr 30 1944

Elvia Howard
Oct 28 1899
Feb 1 1980

Double stone
HOWARD
Lonia Darlene
Aug 27 1935
Dec 17 2006
George W Sr
July 27 1903
Sept 28 1991

Emma
Wife of
Gilbert Jones
Sept 16 1894
Aug 19 1919 

Gilbert Jones
April 1 1886
July 21 1933

Lena Rouse Lee
Wife of
Gilbert Jones
March 31 1892
Jan 5 1958

HILL

Ada H Hill
Apr 12 1900
Mar 1 1978

Willie F Hill
Apr 30 1891
Nov 1 1970


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Julia A Mercer
Wife of 
W F Hill
July 7 1887
Aug 24 1939

Larry C Price
Dec 6 1957
Jan 13 1990

Double stone
BIZZELL
Malcolm
April 11 1913
June 19 1997
Wed Oct 24 1940
Effie S
Nov 12 1919
NOD

Norwood Creel
Jan 30 1903
Apr 11 1965

Mother
Ida Becton
Wife of 
John Daniel Creel
Jan 30 1876
Oct 18 1944

Father 
John Daniel Creel
May 14 1876
July 28 1939

Double stone
CREEL
Callie Padgett
Feb 2 1910
NOD
Remus Sr
May 13 1915
Jan 16 1994

Infant 
Daughter of
Remus & Callie P Creel
Aug 8 1934
NOD

Mother   Father
John W Dail
May 6 1856
Aug 25 1928
And wife
Sophronia C
Nov 23 1854
Nov 5 1929

Carrell
Son of 
Mr & Mrs Mark Creel
Aug 23 1927
June 24 1928

Evelyn
Daughter of
Mr & Mrs Mark Creel
Jan 31 1930
Mar 24 1930

ROUSE

Mary K Rouse
Apr 1 1924
Oct 22 1998

Durwood A Rouse
Mar 9 1920
Oct 3 1993

Double stone
PRICE
Ralph A “Bud”
Aug 31 1929
Oct 20 2006
Sue Jones
Sept 28 1928
NOD

Double stone
PRICE
E Dewey
Sept 11 1898
May 5 1961
Gertrude H
Jan 15 1909
Oct 16 1994

Ralph A Price 
PVT US ARMY
World War II
Aug 31 1929
Oct 20 2006

C W Bizzell
Born 
March 7 188? Unreadable
Died
Nov 25 1916

Amos Stroud
Born 
June 6 1851
Died
Jan 1 1937

Lettie J
Wife of
Amos Stroud
Born 
June 1852
Died
Aug 3 1915

“Boots”
Lloyd Alton Bizzell
May 26 1919
Jan 10 2007

Norman Paul Bizzell
TEC 5
US ARMY
World War II
Mar 31 1925
Sep 25 1990

Dorthy E Bizzell
Jan 28 1916
May 29 1916

James Lloyd Bizzell
Apr 25 1891
Sept 21 1935

Bessie Williams Bizzell
Dec 31 1899
July 17 1988

James William
Son of 
J L & Bessie E Bizzell
Sept 3 1914
Oct 31 1938

Mother
Malinda Hinson
Wife of
Robert W Williams
Jan 10 1867
Feb 6 1945

Ida W Daughety
2D LT ARMY NURSE CORPS
World War II
Feb 19 1903
Jul 4 1975

Raymond
Son of
W F & Julia A Hill
Born Nov 24 1914
Died July 16 1915

Arthur Hill
Jan 25 1919
May 14 1933

Willie D Brock
Aug 8 1881
June 26 1933

Lottie Thigpen Brock
Sept 1 1885
Jan 18 1973

Donald Brock
PFC   US ARMY
North Carolina
World War II
May 30 1908
July 22 1973

Burrell C Brock Sr
Sept 10 1893
Jan 5 1969

Sarah D Brock
Feb 21 1861
Jan 21 1945

John Daniel Brock
July 17 1852
April 11 1926

Double stone
HILL
James Henry
July 4 1872
Nov 16 1955
Pennie Elizabeth
May 8 1871
July 31 1932

Benajah
Son of
J H & Pennie E Hill
Born 
May 17 1894
Died 
June 2 1899

Double stone broken
Willie Jr (Creel)
Born ???? 24 1904
Died May 28 1905
James R (Creel)
Born July 30 1905
Died April 30 1907
Children of 
Robert & Sudie Creel

Double stone
Robert (Creel)
Born Feb 21 1907
Died Nov 1 1907
Infant Dau (Creel)
Born May 1 1908
Died May 2 1908
Children of
Robert & Sudie Creel

Double stone
CARTER
Roland
June 14 1903
Dec 28 196? Hidden by flower
Lacy P
Oct 5 1902
Mar 17 1984

Baby Girl Pate
Born & Died
Jan 8 1971

Double stone
JONES
Alfred E
Aug 20 1900
Dec 9 1964
Pauline P
Mar 10 1906
Dec 1 2003

Margaret
Daughter of
S N & Daisey Jackson
Born 
June 18 1916
Died 
Dec 29 1916

Job S
Son of 
Curtis & Margaret Jackson
Born Feb 11 1889  
Died Feb 15 1901  
(I have heard that he was trampled 
to death by a horse or mule)

Ralph Spencer Whaley
Beloved Father & Husband
Jul 17 1936
Dec 19 1988

Bronze Veteran’s Marker
Ralph Spencer Whaley
US AIR FORCE
Jul 17 1936
Dec 19 1988

George F
Son of
Milton & Callie Spence
May 6 1923
May 26 1923

MM
Unreadable

Arthur
Son of
G O & Sarah Spence
Born Aug 17 1901
Died July 12 1902


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Infant 
Son of
George & Sarah Spence
Feb 1 1912
NOD

Borden
Son of
George & Sarah Spence
Born June 8 1915
Died May 27 1920

Sarah Spence
Aug 30 1874
June 7 1935

George Spence
Oct 29 1883
Aug 9 1944

Double stone
Pearcy Susan Hines Brock
Apr 22 1889
Feb 12 1931
Lennie Lewis Brock
Dec 23 1887
Sept 22 1930

Annie
Daughter of
LL & Pearcy Brock
Born Oct 11 1913
Died Oct 7 1916

Leo Brock
PVT US ARMY
World War II
Jul 25 1911
Nov 7 1977

Sybil Howard Killian
Jan 21 1914
Dec 16 1982

Multiple stone
BROCK
Mary Best Brock
Jan 28 1891
July 5 1975
Charlie Wilger Brock
Dec 23 1883
Jan 2 1965
Sadie Bizzell Brock
Sept 18 1887
Apr 18 1912

Ella Goodson Brock
Wife of 
Robert Brock
Dec 6 1897
June 21 1921

Glinda
Daughter of
Robert & Christine Malpass
Jan 20 1946
Jan 27 1947

Shelby Jean
Daughter of
Zeb & Amanda Price
June 28 1938
Aug 15 1938

Infant 
Son of
Zeb & Amanda Price
Nov 8 1933
NOD

Fannie E Price
June 11 1926
Aug 30 1937

Double stone
PRICE
Zeb B
May 2 1994
Mar 3 1961
Amanda Jones
Apr 22 1904
Dec 4 1977

Infant 
Daughter of
B A & Fannie Jones
Born Jan 4 1897
Died Jan 15 1897

Infant 
Son of
B A & Fannie Jones
Born Dec 13 1895
Died Jan 18 1896

Fannie 
Wife of
B A Jones
Born
Dec 24 1893
Died
Apr 11 1915

Bithon Allen Jones
Apr 4 1869
June 10 1937

Pennie E
Wife of
Phillip E Jones
Born Dec 29 1851
Died Nov 20 1899
Honored, beloved 
and wept.
Here Mother lies.

Phillip E Jones
Born Feb 22 1846
Died Aug 22 1918

Harold E Jones
Aug 7 1924
Mar 2 1972

Double stone
JONES
Husband
Bruce Sr
Oct 18 1928
May 30 2000
Wife 
Reba O
Apr 29 1931
NOD

Double stone
JONES
Bithon A Jr
Mar 16 1902
Aug 5 1972
Katie Price
Apr 12 1910
July 3 1994

Infant 
Daughter of
B A & Minnie Jones
Born & Died 
Feb 10 1917

Raymond E
Son of 
B A & Minnie Jones
Born Oct 31 1919
Died Mar 20 1920

Herman F Waters
Oct 27 1920
Jan 1 1950

John Robert Waters
April 5 1877
July 24 1946

Clara E
Wife of 
J R Waters
Born March 12 1881
Died May 31 1910

Mamie Ethel
Daughter of
J R & Clara E Waters
Born 
Sep 22 1909
Died
May 14 1910

Coy 
Son of
J R & Lula A Waters
Born & Died
Nov 26 1911

Bronze Double stone
QUINN
Nellie B
1915 – NOD
Zennie J
1913 – 1988

Multiple stone-both sides
QUINN
Nellie Marie Brock
Daughter of
Charlie Wilger &
Mary Best Brock
Aug 15 1915
NOD
Zennie James (Quinn)
Son of Arthur James &
Clair Newman Quinn
Mar 22 1913
Oct 11 1988

Other side of previous stone
Married Dec 12 1934
OUR CHILDREN
Zennie James (Quinn) Jr – Patricia Ann (Quinn)
HIS CHILDREN
Lisa Marie (Quinn)
Kathleen Nicole (Quinn)
HER CHILDREN
Paula Marie (?)
Pamela Evada (?)

Infant
Dau of
J M and Annie Jones
1918
NOD

Infant
Son of
J M and Annie Jones
1919
NOD

Larence
Son of
H A & Minnie Jones
Born Dec 17 1913
Died May 29 1914

Infant
Dau of
J M and Annie Jones
1921
NOD

Infant
Son of
J M and Annie Jones
1922
NOD

Double stone
JONES
Annie A
1900 – 1958
Julius M
1898 – 1920

Double stone
Mother 
Jessie M Jones
Sept 2 1915
Aug 27 1980
Father
John (Jack) Jones
Aug 19 1909
Apr 15 1974
Brother
Herbert Allen Jones
July 18 1947
Nov 20 1972

Edith 
Wife of
William Davenport
Born Sept 3 1842 
Died Jan 1 1926

Father
Jim F Shivar
1887 – 1954

Mother 
Nannie H Shivar
1890 – 1958

Robert Lee
Son of
Mr & Mrs Coy Quinn
July 19 1950
Sept 28 1956

Double stone
QUINN
Lillie B
Dec 24 1911
July 23 1986
Coy E
Oct 28 1905
April 26 1966

Double stone
QUINN
Gloria Mae J 
Sep 21 1927
NOD
Married Oct 2 1946
Adolph
Aug 23 1928
Jan 17 1992

Brent Haywood Quinn
July 14 1996
Jan 12 1997

Double stone
PHILLIPS
Ruby H
May 16 1914
Aug 25 1975
Ralph
Feb 20 1906
Feb 21 1983


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Double stone
HOWARD
Sadie Mae H
Oct 20 1911
Jan 31 1982
Finnie
Oct 15 1905
Feb 4 1996

Avis Elaine Hill
Daughter of
Finnie & Sadie Howard
Jan 27 1950
NOD

Lonnie Jackson Hill
Son of
Coy & Lillie Bell Quinn
Nov 14 1943
Feb 3 1979
Resting in peace
Father of Vickie & Donna

Bonnie M
Daughter of
W F & Mamie Thigpen
Born March 23 1908
Died June 7 1909

Mamie Turner Massey
Nov 25 1882
July 25 1962

James R Taylor
Born Aug 3 1830
Died Mar 20 1910

Elizabeth W
Wife of
J R Taylor
Died Dec 26 1912
Aged 76 Yrs

Tonya Rose Cash
1976

Broken stone
NOI

Mary L Stroud
Wife of
B P Waters Sr
Jan 31 1906
July 31 1963

Father 
Benjamin P Waters
Sept 17 1885
Oct 12 1937

Sallie
Wife of
B P Waters
Born March 4 1897
Died April 9 1921

Swanny B
Daughter of
B P & Sallie Waters
Born May 8 &
Died May 24 1919

James T Waters
TEC 5 US ARMY
Jan 17 1917
Sept 15 1973

CPL B P Waters Jr
May 7 1932
Nov 4 1952

Sylvia Maxine W Taylor
Wife of
Raeford Taylor
Feb 15 1931
Dec 28 2000

Double stone
ROUSE
Annie Lee Barwick
Dec 21 1921
Dec 13 1989
Herman Carey 
Nov 21 1921
Apr 25 1972

Elizabeth Barwick
Wife of
Herbert H Hodges
April 3 1911
May 9 1994

Herbert P Barwick
Aug 12 1885
Jan 3 1920
BARWICK

B Belle Quinn
Wife of
H P Barwick
March 26 1892
August 28 1975

Norwood Herbert
Son of
H P & Belle Barwick
April 16 1919
March 4 1964

Double stone
THOMPSON
Thelma Quinn
Jan 10 1921
May 6 1992
Hugh Carse
April 17 1915
June 20 1981

Luther Avon Thompson
Dec 25 1938
Feb 15 1976

Thurston E Quinn
Dec 14 1925
NOD

Double stone
QUINN
Claire N
July 7 1893
Dec 29 1967
Arthur J
Mar 7 1887
June 19 1937

Bruce C Rouse
June 23 1928
Oct 20 1965

Double stone
ROUSE
Ella O
Aug 14 1911
Aug 27 1970
Jim W
Feb 27 1903
Jan 19 1981

Double stone
BARWICK
Mable A
May 18 1894
Dec 15 1968
Arthur R
April 12 1889
July 11 1952

Ina Barwick Hardy
Dec 27 1915
June 20 1985

Harry Randolph Barwick
Dec 20 1913
May 27 1987

James Daniel Quinn
Born 1854
Died Jan 7 1923
FATHER

Mother
Irena Williams
Wife of
J D Quinn
June 15 1861
Sept 4 1939

Zennie G
Son of
J D & Irena Quinn
Born April 2 1888
Died May 4 1904

Double stone
QUINN
Amanda J
July 26 1893
May 30 1976
Remmie J
Oct 4 1890
July 16 1961

Van Buren
Son of
R J & Jimmie Quinn
June 9 1921
May 4 1925

Kathleen Dolly Holland
Sept 18 1917
June 30 1999

Marion B
Son of
Kirby & Esther Holland
Jan 10 1913
April 12 1921

Nemie J M
Daughter of
James D & Irene Quinn
Born June 19 1889
Died Sept 13 1890

Nolly M
Daughter of
James D & Irene Quinn
Born Feb 12 & 
Died May 11 1882

Double stone
BARWICK
Maxine
July 26 1929
NOD
Earl
Feb 22 1918
July 4 2004

Veteran’s marker for previous entry
Ednall Earl Barwick
US Army
World War II
Feb 22 1918
July 4 2004

Kirby B Holland
July 27 1888
Aug 10 1944

Esther Quinn
Wife of
K B Holland
Feb 15 1896
May 26 1927

Father
Joseph J Buchan
May 12 1910
Feb 8 1944

Mother 
Mildred Quinn Buchan
June 6 1916
Nov 17 1978

Double stone
WILLIAMS
Virginia B
April 12 1912
Dec 16 1993
Harvey
Aug 18 1910
Nov 11 1969





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