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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Linda Ayres Linda Hutchens ================================================================================ January 2007 Mt. Paran Cemetery Township 14, Range 12, Section 7 Cleburne County Alabama The first name listed here is the only burial in front of what I am going to call the first row. I then went to the first row, beginning on the end nearest to the road, at the end of each row I turned and recorded the names in the next row going in the opposite direction. I believe in the area of a large tree in what appears to be the older section of the cemetery, there would be several unmarked graves, as well as in the individual rows with spaces that were not marked with anything. I did not include these spaces, only the ones that were marked with a fieldstone or something else to note the burial. Fowler, Clara Lee Nix Jan 27, 1932 Dec 31, 2005 Beloved Mother Cain, C.C. [Cicero Columbus] Oct 29, 1844 May 30, 1916 Father [Company F, 24th Georgia Infantry CSA] Cain, M. E. Wife of C. C. Cain Nov 15, 1844 O/D Mother [Mary Wheeler married Aug 8, 1862 C.C. Cain Gwinnett GA] Nix, Jack R. Oct 29, 1933 Jun 7, 1987 Nix, John H. May 25, 1889 Jan 7, 1975 Nix, Annie L. Jul 25, 1894 Jan 17, 1980 [John Nix married Annie Upchurch Aug 18, 1912 Cleburne County] Nix, Clyde A. Dec 14, 1919 Nov 9, 1990 Jackson, Irene E. Aug 10, 1926 Sep 5, 1970 [ nee: Nix] Ware, Lena Upchurch 1907 1969 1 unmarked 1 no name or dates at foot: Mother Parker, Eunice Wiley Dec 13, 1905 Apr 4, 1975 Bright, Father-Robert J. Aug 11, 1882 Feb 13, 1968 Bright, Mother-Mary Belle Feb 13, 1890 Mar 30, 1963 [Robert Bright married M.B. Upchurch Dec 22, 1904] Heath, Jewell Upchurch 1910 1962 Upchurch, Sallie E. 1866 1950 Mother Upchurch, J. E. "Ed" 1867 1918 Father [J.E. Upchurch married Sally Lipham married Dec 27, 1887] Same stone: Nix, Lorene Mar 27, 1925 Oct 22, 1926 Nix, Henry Nov 17, 1915 Feb 26, 1916 "Our Darlings" Upchurch, Ida A. 1902 1905 Lipham, Erasmus Henry Feb 6, 1839 Jul 23, 1920 Lipham, Mary E. Apr 8, 1844 Sep 30, 1907 [E.H. Lipham married Mary Davis Sep 13, 1865 Heard County GA] 3 unmarked/fieldstones w/flowers 5 unmarked/fieldstones w/flowers Vaughn, Hattie F. Oct 17, 1892 Jan 11, 1903 Daughter of W.L. & L.F. Vaughn Vaughn, L. F. Feb 8, 1866 Apr 13, 1937 Vaughn, W. L. Nov 22, 1864 Sep 1939 Vaughn, Vera G. Mar 27, 1940 Jun 9, 1940 Pilgrim, Jessie G. May 11, 1873 May 1, 1940 Pilgrim, Era Aug 8, 1885 May 15, 1967 [Jesse Green Pilgrim married Era Collier on Nov 30, 1912, Jefferson County AL] Hallman, James M. Feb 12, 1889 Mar 6, 1953 ALABAMA PVT CO "L" 3 BN REPL TNG CEN WW I Hallman, Bessie L. [Pilgrim] Jun 8, 1898 May 21, 1978 Williams, Jimmy W. 1973 1973 [Funeral Home marker] 1 marked w/marble square no names or dates 1 unmarked/fieldstone w/flower Williams, Fannie P. 1885 1946 Powell, Alice Pruitt 1881 1949 Pruitt, Markus L. Unk Unk Pruitt, Nancy [Mason] 1862-1941 Pruitt, Ariella Baby 1 unmarked/fieldstone w/flower McWhorter, M. A. Aug 14, 1833 Nov 21, 1906 [Mary McElroy, Wife of Moses McWhorter] Carpenter, N. E. Nov 12, 1889 Jul 24, 1899 McElroy, Beulah Little Aug 20, 1893 Mar 6, 1899 At foot: B. McE McElroy, Rev. W. W. Jun 8, 1866 Sep 21, 1900 At foot: W. W. McE [Rev. William W. McElroy was the founder of Mt. Paran Church] McElroy, Mother-Sarah Jul 11, 1862 Jun 6, 1951 [nee: Williams] McElroy, Nancy Jul 5, 1841 May 3, 1906 McElroy, J. W. Aug 1, 1842 Mar 25, 1911 [James William McElroy, son of Anderson McElroy and Nancy Whitehead] McElroy, Son-Harvey T. Nov 1, 1899 Jul 10, 1936 McElroy, Grover 1890 1941 McElroy, Zudie 1894 1983 [nee: Tanner] McElroy, Harvey M. Dec 21, 1923 May 5, 1977 PFC US ARMY WW II McElroy, Clarence Leroy 1921 1978 PFC US ARMY WW II Tucker, Elma B. Mar 19, 1925 Jul 24, 2002 Biddy, Elvin Jun 27, 1922 Nov 30, 1970 Biddy, Olen Otis Jan 5, 1898 Aug 22, 1969 Biddy, Rosa Ann Dec 25, 1894 Nov 2, 1947 Biddy, Anna Mary Ellen Aug 4, 1956 Nov 10, 1956 [I assume the above is surname Biddy, there was no surname given] Sanford, Monnie P. Dec 31, 1897 Aug 28, 1981 Sanford, James J. Apr 23, 1899 Feb 9, 1978 Sanford, Vester L. Dec 29, 1923 Mar 9, 1945 ALABAMA PFC 4237 QM STER CO WW II [I think there is one unmarked here] Pruitt, James Jarvis 1952 1952 Smith, Velma Mae 1918 2000 Pruitt, Wm. Ben 1882 1962 Powell, Frances M. Jul 5, 1938-OD Powell, Charles H. Aug 20, 1931 Dec 18, 2004 PFC US ARMY McElroy, Vernon Edward Jul 9, 1931 Dec 30, 1989 "Deacon Mt Paran Church" AIC US AIR FORCE KOREA McElroy, Father-Albert M. Apr 24, 1896 Nov 23, 1970 McElroy, Mother-Ada U. Jan 22, 1902 Mar 30, 1991 McElroy, Andy T. 1940 1943 McElroy, Wanda Lee 1936 1939 McElroy, Bernard M. 1922 1923 3 unmarked/fieldstones w/flowers Pitts, Julia Wife of H. P. McCormick Oct 26, 1869 Apr 29, 1902 Shierling, Danny Ray 1950 1950 Bright, Jessie Lee Aug 8, 1906 Nov 6, 1925 Bright, Elizabeth Dec 15, 1844 Dec 5, 1920 [nee: Strickland?] Bright, G. W. Apr 20, 1845 Nov 8, 1927 [George Washington Bright] PVT CO A 22 GA HV ARTY CSA 1 unmarked/fieldstone Hunt, Myrtle I. Apr 13, 1924 Jul 5, 1926 Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Hunt Hunt, no name or dates Hunt, Henry D. Mar 16, 1923 Feb 6, 1941 Hunt, Lillie M. Sep 10, 1895 Jun 28, 1975 Hunt, Walker A. Jul 31, 1893 Nov 30, 1976 Hunt, Lawrence A. Oct 26, 1933 Feb 22, 2001 PVT US AIR FORCE Hunt, Franie L. Jan 19, 1942 Jun 4, 1997 Tims, Sally 1891 1979 Hunt, J. J. May 12, 1865 Dec 23, 1944 [Joseph] Hunt, Melendy Dec 26, 1867 Nov 28, 1958 [nee: Bright] Carpenter, Eula May Feb 13, 1902 Aug 30, 1946 Carpenter, George Jack May 16, 1946 Mar 21, 1947 Taylor, E. [Edward] Mar 8, 1848 Sep 4, 1907 [Edward Taylor married Martha McWhorter Oct 4, 1877 Cleburne County] 1 unmarked/fieldstone McWhorter, Henry N. Dec 8, 1877 Apr 20, 1953 McWhorter, Billy O. Mar 28, 1885 Jan 20, 1928 Barnwell, Essie Nov 1, 1879 Dec 17, 1900 [This marker covered with a bush growing right up against it, the marker is very faint due to erosion and next to impossible to read] McWhorter, Lizzie Nov 25, 1902 Feb 14, 1903 Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. N. McWhorter McWhorter, Josephine Aug 5, 1880 Mar 8, 1903 Wife of H.N. McWhorter [H.N. McWhorter married Josephine Pruitt Dec 11, 1897 Cleburne County] McWhorter, Charley Jun 28, 1904 Aug 7, 1905 Son of Mr. & Mrs. H. N. McWhorter McWhorter, Ruby Maybell Jul 27, 1911 Nov 18, 1914 Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. H. McWhorter 1 unmarked/fieldstone McWhorter, Martha J. Nov 14, 1861 Oct 2, 1931 [Daughter of Jacob Hays and Nancy Hulsey] McWhorter, Millard F. Nov 21, 1858 Ma 16, 1940 [Millard F. McWhorter married Martha Hayes Feb 8, 1877 Cleburne County] McWhorter, O. Kenneth Dec 6, 1940 Oct 31, 1998 McWhorter, Faye A. 6-17-1943 7-18-1981 Wright, Viola S. Oct 23, 1935 Oct 7, 1984 Wright, J. T. Sep 2, 1928 Jul 6, 1996 Hallman, Steven B. Apr 17, 1966 Nov 19, 1987 Trantham, Mother-Ella Jun 20, 1923 Nov 12, 1987 Trantham, Son-Ray Oct 13, 1953 Aug 31, 1968 Several unmarked/fieldstones Another 9 unmarked/fieldstones Hunt, Joseph W. May 7, 1922 Aug 17, 1958 ALABAMA S2 USNR WW II Hunt, James D. 1895 1986 Hunt, Nellie I 1899 1982 Vaughn, Oma B 1916 O/D Vaughn, Herman H. 1899 1970 ALABAMA BT1 US NAVY WWI Feb 5, 1899 May 12, 1970 Vaughn, Infant Daughter of W.L & Joyce Vaughn no dates Vaughn, Connie L. Jun 18, 1964 Oct 16, 1964 Vaughn, April A. Dec 14, 1970 Dec 29, 1970 Vaughn, Jimmy Odelle Mar 28, 1946 O/D Stallings, Nancy Carline Feb 5, 1945 Feb 5, 1945 Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E.D. Stallings Payne, Annie Dec 27, 1905 Jul 23, 1911 Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Payne Payne, J. T. May 29, 1875 Jan 30, 1949 [Maiden name was Sparks or Burrell] Payne, Fannie Apr 30, 1876 May 29, 1952 Morris, Myrtle Lee Jun 19, 1908 Feb 12, 1910 Daughter of T. L. & M. E. Morris Morris, Mollie McWhorter Feb 20, 1890 May 29, 1959 Cobb, Glen D. Aug 30, 1944 Jun 10, 2004 Lockridge, Eva S. Nov 2, 1920 Aug 11, 2000 Lockridge, Geo. R. Jul 8, 1918 Aug 9, 1973 Steadham, Mother-Jewell E. 1926 2004 Steadham, Father-James M. 1914 1987 SF3 US NAVY May 12, 1919 Sep 16, 1987 1 unmarked/fieldstone in same encl as: Patty, Arthur B. "Bart" 1940 1968 1 unmarked/fieldstone Darris, W. D. May 21, 1859 Dec 14, 1918 3 fieldstones 1 marble square no name or dates Godwin, Mary Pauline Vaughn Apr 21, 1949 Mar 2, 1997 Vaughn, Donald O. "Duck" Dec 24, 1938 May 18, 1992 Vaughn, W. L. "Bunk" Aug 6, 1940 Aug 24, 1975 Payne, James Raymond Sep 28, 1898 Mar 18, 1988 Payne, Nancy Ann Cain Mar 6, 1898 Nov 28, 1930 [Daughter of John Cain and Rachel Porter] Payne, Alonzo 1926 1928 McNeese, Robert Junior "Buddy" Jul 4, 1951 Jun 6, 2004 McNeese, Albert Leon Dec 14, 1940 Aug 22, 1994 At foot: We Love You - Your Grandchildren Bentley, Beatice 1930 1956 [Married name may be McNeese, unclear the way it was written] McNeese, Clinton 12-25-1924 5-8-1985 McNeese, Amanda 2-17-1913 6-2-2003 Robinson, Daniel Feb 11, 1963 Dec 7, 1993 Robinson, Pamela K. Sep 9, 1960 O/D Skinner, David Wayne Apr 12, 1959 Oct 17, 1995 Married: June 7, 1980 Children: Halley, Ethan Skinner, Angela Joy Oct 6, 1961 O/D Grimsley, Diane Norton Sep 25, 1947 Oct 15, 2000 Grimsley, Gary Walden Mar 7, 1932 Sep 23, 1985 Shierling, Laura B. Gentry Jan 23, 1930 O/D Married: July 9, 1945 Shierling, Homer Lee Jun 26, 1924 Feb 23, 2002 Shierling, Fannie C. Nov 11, 1888 Dec 27, 1974 McNeese, Chester T. Oct 30, 1932 Jul 16, 2006 Bates, Janice McNeese Jan 16, 1947 O/D Bates, Earnest E., Sr. Oct 9, 1941 Apr 11, 2004 McNeese, Billy 1944 1960 at foot: Son McNeese, Amy Lou Aug 23, 1911 Jun 12, 1995 McNeese, Elmer Clinton Mar 14, 1904 Nov 22, 1955 McNeese, Mary no dates McNeese, Joyce no dates McNeese, Lois no dates McNeese, Louis no dates [The above 4 named/no dates McNeese are inside enclosure with Elmer Clinton and Amy Lou McNeese-may be living children] Benefield, Christine Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Benefield [This grave is mounded up in the old fashioned way the way graves were mounded in the old days. The dates were covered with the mounding of the soil/sand] Benefield, Rosie Mae Feb 1, 1914 May 6, 1995 Benefield, John Noah Nov 13, 1909 Jun 10, 2006 Benefield, Daddy-James Horace Feb 21, 1943 Aug 12, 2005 Collins, Ella Apr 13, 1883 Dec 29, 1935 UNMARKED GRAVES: Sparks, William Samuel 1866-1918 [Husband of Sarah Oswalt, brother to Martha McWhorter and Fannie Payne, son of -Sparks and Nancy Hulsey-Hayes-Sparks-Burrell who died on Jul 22, 1925 Cleburne County, burial place unknown]