Gideons Family Cemetery, East of Bay Minette, Baldwin County, AL ------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Project archivist with proof of this consent. ALGenWeb Archive File Manager – Carolyn Golowka, ------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by Toni Cain Moody, May 2000 List compiled by Jim & Toni Moody, May 2000 Directions: From Bay Minette go north on Hwy 31 for aprox 2 miles. Turn right on Hwy 112 (Pensacola Road). Go aprox 2.5 miles and take a right on Still Road. Still Road is a dirt road located between mile marker 2 and mile marker 3 on Hwy 112. It is between International Paper Building and large sign that says "Welcome, Baldwin County Park System." Go about 100 yards on Still Rd. to a gate on the left. Follow the dirt driveway about 50 yards to Cemetery. * Stones marked with an * were in poor condition and very difficult to read. ** There were others that were completely unreadable and many unmarked graves. ***There were a number of broken up head stones in a pile in the woods. BAILEY, Eunice born 30 Nov 1905 died 17 June 1982 BURKETT, Brizzie Deal born 30 April 1927 died 5 May 1927 "From Mother's Arms to the Arms of Jesus" CONE, Ernest Riley born 29 Sept 1930 died 3 Dec 1992 "Pvt. US Marine Corps WWII" CRABTREE, Aletha E. born 25 Aug 1911 died 7 July 1913 CRABTREE, Emmie S. born 5 May 1879 died 12 Feb 1941 Shares stone with Thomas I. Crabtree. Reads "Loving Mother & Father" CRABTREE, Thomas I. born 20 Sept 1877 died 25 April 1950 Shares stone with Emmie S. Crabtree. Reads "Loving Mother & Father" GIDEONS, A. J. born 9 Dec 1842 died 19 June 1915 "A Friend to his County and a Believer in Christ" GIDEONS, Andrew J., JR. born 19 June 1868 died 13 Dec 1936 Shares stone with Archie Louise Gideons GIDEONS, Archie Louise born 1 April 1877 died 17 March 1944 Shares stone with Andrew J. Gideons, Jr. GIDEONS, Arwilda born 21 Feb 1910 died 27 Sept 1980 "Our Beloved Mama" at top; "Rest In Peace" at bottom GIDEON, Bury B. born 13 Sept 1901 died 15 July 1918 American Flag engraved on stone GIDEONS, Cora Lee born 15 Oct 1917 died 4 June 1997 GIDEONS, Elijah M. born 8 May 1900 died 30 Aug 1966 Shares stone with Lucille N. Gideons GIDEONS, Eugenia born 23 July born 1 May 1967 Shares stone with Hiram R. Gideons GIDEONS, Fannie E. born 7 Jan 1884 died 12 Oct 1909 "Wife of Henry J. Gideons" "at Bay Minette" GIDEONS, Gary Emmett born 17 April 1912 died 14 Feb 1969 Shares stone with M. Lucille Thompson. "Precious Memories" GIDEONS, Hiram R. born 10 Sept 1876 died 29 May 1959 Shares stone with Eugenia Gideons GIDEONS, Lucille N. born 15 Aug 1906 died 8 May 1993 GIDEONS, M. Lucille Thompson born 17 Sept 1920 Shares stone with Gary Emmett Gideons "Precious Memories" GIDEONS, Mary A. born 25 Dec 1843 died 4 Dec 1937 "Gone but not forgotten" GIDEONS, Ruby S. born 15 July 1928 died 19 June 1979 GIDEONS, Ruel Andrew born 17 March 1902 died 1 Dec 1977 Shares stone with Anna Mary Gideons GLASS, Di???n* Daughter of R.??? and Minnie Glass GLASS, Mrs. Minnie * Wife of R. Glass HERRON, Vivian Gideons born 19 Oct 1905 died 23 March 2000 "For me to live is Christ and to die is to gain PHI 1:21" JOHNSON, Daryl Franklin born 25 April 1932 died 13 May 1991 Shares stone with Maxine V. Johnson below JOHNSON, Maxine V. born 23 March 1939 LOVETT, Henry* born 13 Jan 1835 died 23 May 1906 "Confederate War Veteran Calvary Division" MACKS, Claude M. born 22 July 1923 died 23 July 1924 MATTINGLY, Alice S. born 4 Oct 1918 died 3 April 1949 "Miney" MATTINGLY, Elbert V. born 4 May 1913 died 28 April 1962 "Slim" MATTINGLY, Herman H. born 11 Feb 1912 died 14 Aug 1983 "Shorty" MATTINGLY, Martha born 4 Mar 1890 died 5 July 1940 "Our Mother" at top; "At Rest" at bottom ODOM, Mrs. Annis born 3 Sept 1828 died 3 Sept 1907 "Mother" at top & "Gone but not forgotten" at bottom (there is an unmarked grave right next to Annis Odom that is said to be the grave of her husband WILLIAM H. ODOM). RACINE, Albert J. born 8 Sept 1868 17 Jan 1931 Shares headstone with Frances E. Racine RACINE, Frances E. born 10 Feb 1883 8 June 1958 Shares headstone with Albert J. Racine RACINE, Frank F. born 23 Aug 1894 died 2 Mar 1935 "A dear one that's not forgotten" RACINE, Infant Daughter of M.E. & A. J. Racine, Stillborn 8 Nov 1897 "Budded on Earth to bloom in Heaven" RACINE, Judge Frank * born ???1838 died 11 Oct. 1911 RACINE, Lambert L*. born ? May 1899 died ? Aug 1899 "LLR" RACINE, Martha* born ? 28 Aug 1862 died 5 June 1898 RIGGS, Hiram Richard born 17 Nov 1927 died 3 April 1999 "Pete" STEELE, Clifford Leon born 7 Oct 1929 died 14 Jan 1994 Shares stone with Ruby Gideons. His side has Crossed pistol on back of stone. "If love could have saved us we would not have died" STEELE, Ruby Gideons born 31 Oct 1922 Shares stone with Clifford Leon Steele. Her side has School bus on back. "If love could have saved us we would not have died" STEWART, Charlie R. born 18 April 1900 died 13 Mar 1970 Seal engraved on stone with words "Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen" STEWART, Emory Irvin born 7 May 1903 died 10 Sept 1970 "At Rest" STEWART, Estelle R. born 3 Jan 1906 died 30 May 1988 STEWART, Hattie* THOMPSON, Birdie Child's grave with date of 1935 only THOMPSON, Georgia Little born 18 June 1896 died 10 June 1957 THOMPSON, Helen & Evelyn born 9 March 1938 died 10 March 1938