The epitaphs are as follows:
Frank T
Son of
G B & Mollie Waller
Sept 28 1901
Oct 7 1918
MM
Baby Boy Parrish
1950 – 1950
MM
Baby Boy Mills
1948 – 1948
Double stone
SPENCE
Roy S
Feb 1 1899
May 28 1918
Burel
June 4 1904
May 28 1918
Sons of Malloy & Lola Spence
Drowned while in batheing
Gone But Not Forgotten
Pearly M
Daughter of
James & Bettie Sanderson
Unidentified grave
Base with missing stone
Little Mamie
Daughter of
H F & Nora Davis
Born Oct 5 1895
Died June 3 1897
Thomas E
Son of
R Guy & Bessie Hill
May 2 1926
June 16 1934
Susan V
Wife of
Thomas Hill
Died: Jan 18 1902
Age 44 years
A tender mother &
faithful friend
MOTHER
Henry G Spence
Apr 23 1924
Sep 25 1924
This appears to be a replacement for the
next stone with different dates.
Henry G Spence
Apr 27 1924
Sep 19 1924
This appears to be a replacement for the
previous stone with different dates.
Bland Spence Jr
Born Jan. 4 1933
Died Feb 18 1933
Vernell Spence Jones
Aug 18 1932
NOD
MM
William E Johnson
1916 – 1956
John Robert Spence Sr
Aug 8 1903
Dec 9 1975
Husband of
Carrie Bell Carter & Ethelene Craft
Daddy, we will love you forever:
Hazel, Robert, Janie, Margaret and Pete
Ethelene Craft Spence
1913 – 2006
Ruby C
Daughter of
Floyd & Della Spence
Mar 28 1923
July 18 1925
Stephen C
Son of
Floyd & Della Spence
Mar 11 1922
June 14 1922
Verlie Mae
Daughter of
J Floyd & Della Spence
Dec 4 1912
Dec 25 1912
Double stone
SPENCE
J Floyd
April 16 1889
Feb 27 1963
Della T
Mar 13 1889
May 25 1966
J C Cox
Born July 18 1881
Died May 18 1909
MM
Unreadable
Loffie D Spence
May 12 1881
Oct 18 1918
Janie Cox Spence
March 17 1885
Feb 13 1958
Willie
Son of
L D & Janey Spence
Born Sept 18 1904
Died Oct 21 1905
MM
Dora Quinn Cox
1886 – 1922
MM
Ed Cox
1884 – 1945
MM
Unreadable
Davie W
Son of
Wm & Zilpha Waller
Feb 13 1915
Mar 23 1917
Burl Edward Waller
Aug 7 1918
Sept 9 2000
MM
Dora Quinn Cox
1886 – 1922
MM
Unreadable
MM
Unreadable
Ray Terry Pate
June 19 1948
Dec 17 2001
Beloved Husband, Friend & Brother
Theo Cox Pate
Dec 13 1927
Sept 20 1988
Lisa Dawn Pate Hill
Dec 2 1960
Dec 6 1994
Double stone
FATHER
James Henry Spence
June 20 1861
Sept 17 1935
MOTHER
Sara Cathern (sic) Spence
James R Jr Spence
Dec 8 1923
Jan 21 1924
Double stone
SPENCE
Ruth C
Oct 21 1906
Sept 13 1978
J Roland
June 28 1901
July 16 1988
Same as in next metal marker
MM
Myrtle Ruth Spence
1906 – 1978
Same as in previous photo
Glenn Fields Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Glenn.
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