BETHESDA BAPIST CHURCH, Geneva Co., 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 archivist with proof of this consent. ALGenWeb Archive File Manager – Carolyn Golowka, ------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed Martha Smith, May 2000 Transcribed By: Mildred Pelham Enfinger (-) ; Billie C. Sullivan; Martha S. Smith Directions: Go west out of Dothan on Hyw 52 toward Hartford. Turn left onto Co. Rd. #49 (before getting to Malvern). Go several miles to Co. Rd. #60 (Corinth Baptist Church will be on the left). Turn right onto a dirt & gravel road, go to the first stop (about 2 mi.). Turn right and it's about 1/2 mile to the church sign on the right; turn there & go about 100 yd. to the church. Cemetery is in the back and still in use. Facing the cemetery -from right to left, front to back: -- Rows are laid out erratically Row # 1 - MORGAN, Tolbert, Father, b. 11/29/1908, d. 6/5/1998 MORGAN, Etta, Mother, b. 6/25/1908, d. 4/29/1995 Two old stones right at the end of the Tolbert Morgan plot: MORGAN, George, about 81 at death, no dates MORGAN, Dian, about 69, no PEEL, Oscar, b. 10/4/1896, d. 10/24/1896 PELHAM, Vester, Father, b. 2/6/1903, d. 12/10/1987 PELHAM, Lala Holley, Mother, b. 11/17/1901, d. 10/26/1986 KNIGHT, Leila Holley, b. 4/17/1899, d. 4/20/1969 JONES, Thomas, J., b. 4/22/1914, d. 2/14/1987 JONES, Hortie Mae, b. 1/23/1919, still living May, 2000 UNMARKED GRAVE - mound with no marker RUSSELL, James F., b. 7/20/1909, d. 5/15/1981 RUSSELL, Elvey D., b. 4/13/1904, d. 6/11/1970 Row # 2 - The following are on the same tombstone: SMITH, Clayton, b. 2/24/1912, d. 10/17/1978 SMITH, Inez K., b. 10/4/1915, d. 9/9/1966 The following are on the same tombstone: SMITH, Marvin Jasper, Father, b. 2/2/1884, d. 5/14/1958 SMITH, Lena H., Mother, b. 10/25/1888, d. 9/6/1962 UNMARKED GRAVES - 2 with wooden crosses rotted away MORGAN, June, b. 2/23/1937, d. 2/26/1937 MORGAN, Jill, b. 2/23/1937, d. 2/25/1937 The following are on the same tombstone: MORGAN, Arthur, b. 10/19/1902, d. 12/17/1987 MORGAN, Gertrude S., b. 1/20/1910, d. 2/20/1996, married 11/8/1926 CREEL, baby marker with no other data The following are on the same tombstone: SMITH, Neal, b. 9/22/1883, d. 4/22/1970 SMITH, Maggie Mae, b. 1/28/1888, d. 5/8/1951 The following are on the same tombstone: SMITH, Raymond H., Father, b. 10/23/1917, d. 6/23/1982 SMITH, Dorothy, Mother, b. 10/10/1929, still living May 2000 PELHAM, small wooden sign, empty plot ROW # 3 - JONES, Hershel L., Father, b. 5/21/1886, d. 2/4/1961 JONES, Irene, Mother, b. 11/5/1884, d. 12/13/1951 SMITH, Anne, b. 1/9/1927, still living May 2000 SMITH, Charlie, b. 12/3/1927, d. 4/4/1986 SMITH, John Duane, b. 8/21/1955, d. 7/25/1976 SMITH, Calvin C., b. 1/25/1924, d. 3/12/1972 SMITH, Clarence G., WW II, b. 10/16/1920, d. 1/19/1970 ROW # 4 - UNMARKED GRAVES - 3 together in a row JONES, Helin, b. 7/29/1941, d. 1/1/1942 MULKEY, Guy Wood, b. 6/19/1919, still living May 2000 MULKEY, Monette Holloway, b. 3/15/1922, d. 6/1/1961 The following are on the same tombstone: HOLLOWAY, Bass, Father, b. 9/30/1898, d. 5/28/1951, HOLLOWAY, Ruby, Mother, b. 8/8/1902, d. 11/19/1991 The following are on the same tombstone: HOLLOWAY, Albert, Father, b. 9/7/1915, d. 11/24/1957 HOLLOWAY, Flaudie W., Mother, b. 10/14/1916, d. 1/27/1953 The following are on the same tombstone: HOLLOWAY, Sid, Father, b. 11/3/1892, d. 12/2/1968 HOLLOWAY, Zilphy, Mother, b. 7/3/1893, d. 11/13/1971 WILLIAMS, John Henry, b. 11/29/1912, d. 2/11/1998 WILLIAMS, Velma Hall, b. 9/13/1913, d. 1/28/1989 SMITH, Glen Anthony, b. 10/20/1950, d. 7/16/1996 SMITH, Jerry W., b. 12/19/1948, d. 8/11/1987, SN, US Navy, Vietnam SMITH, Clyde W., b. 1/12/1914, d. 3/7/1966, Sgt. US Army, WW II SMITH, Carrie, b. 1/20/1923, still living May 2000 ROW # 5 - The following are on the same tombstone: SMITH, John Leamon, b. 1/21/1920, d. 1/25/1982, Pfc. US Army, WW II SMITH, Helen Vatne, b. 8/14/1924, still living May 2000 HALL, Randul, Father, b. 10/30/1933, d. 5/6/1997, I Tim. 4:7 HALL, Sadie Pelham, Mother, b. 3/11/1934, still living May 2000, married 6/30/1959 Joint Plot - with 4 graves in it: SMITH, Delma, b. 10/24/1925, d. 1/12/1983 SMITH, Lanette, b. 10/18/1933, still living May 2000, married 9/16/1950 CHERRY, Henry Carlton, b. 6/17/1919, d. 3/9/1996, US Army, WW II CHERRY, Sallie L., b. 4/21/1920, still living May 2000 WILLIAMS, Ryan Michael, b. 2/16/1993, d. 2/19/1993, Luke 18:16 - "Suffer the little children..." BABY GRAVE - flat concrete marker with no name The following are on the same tombstone: DAVIS, Jay M., Beloved Father, b. 5/20/1933, d. 5/6/1998 DAVIS, Syble R., Beloved Mother, b. 10/4/1936, still living May 2000, married 5/18/1966 Joint Plot - with 4 graves in it: RUSSELL, Wyman D., b. 11/4/1932, d. 8/11/1981 RUSSELL, Delma K., b. 8/15/1934, still living May 2000 KIRKLAND, Clarence E., b. 9/28/1902, d. 1/2/1974 KIRKLAND, Eula K., b. 2/4/1905, d. 9/16/1987, married 8/2/1925 HALL, Willie P., In Loving Memory, b. 6/9/1941, d. 1/11/1999 SMITH, David B., b. 5/11/1959, d. 3/11/1994, Beloved Son & Brother, R.I.P. SAMON, Lucinda, b. 4/23/1960, d. 2/1/1999, A Loving Daughter, Sister, Mom & Grandmother Total # of individuals, 73 Male 34 Female 28 Unk 11 Oldest Grave (marked) ------- Oscar Peel 1896