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This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Gayle and Ron Thomas ==================================================================== January 2002 Union Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, near Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama A picture of this church can be found at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/henry/ungrovebapt.jpg A Partial Listing This church and cemetery are located on County Road 57 about 2 miles south of Alabama Highway 95 below Abbeville.  The cemetery is commonly called “New Union Cemetery” to differentiate it from the nearby Armstrong or “Old Union Cemetery.”  It is maintained through efforts of members of the church, and contributions for its upkeep may be made to Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, % Holt Stokes, 6485 County Road 53, Abbeville, Alabama 36310. Information in brackets [ ] were added by Gayle and Ron Thomas. Military Information was on the tombstone. NAME BIRTH DEATH OTHER INFORMATION ARMSTRONG, Charlie Martin Oct 02, 1893 Apr 15, 1957 [Son of Moses & Lizz Hicks Armstrong. Husband of Josephine Strickland Armstrong] ARMSTRONG, Josephine Strickland Dec 29, 1892 Apr 25, 1956 [Wife of Charlie Martin Armstrong] ARNOLD, Curtis A. Jul 25, 1872 Dec 20, 1957 [Husband of Mary Moring Arnold. Their children included George D., Curtis Wilburn, & Zelma A.] ARNOLD, Mary Moring Apr 11, 1875 Feb 25, 1959 [Wife of Curtis A. Arnold] ARNOLD, E.E. Mar 17, 1892 Sep 01, 1971 BEARDEN, Ralph Aug 04, 1953 Dec 17, 1986 BODIFORD, Arthur L. 1888 1961 [Son of James L. & P. Susann Whitehead Bodiford. Husband of Zora Parker Bodiford. Their children are Maggie (Vickers/Rollins), Oneal, Jimmie Ree (Gamble/Mason), & Joan] BODIFORD, Zora Parker 1892 1969 [Wife of Arthur L. Bodiford. Daughter of Green & Lou Willis Parker.] BODIFORD, Joan Jeanette Jun 25, 1933 Oct 16, 1990 [Daughter of Arthur & Zora Parker Bodiford] BODIFORD,James A. Jul 17, 1917 Jul 26, 1968 [CPL ARMY AIR FORCE WW II] BODIFORD, James I. Oct 15, 1908 May 14, 1982 [Jim Bodiford. Husband of Lucille Hatfield Bodiford. Son of "John A" & Claudia Hix Bodiford] BODIFORD, Lucille Hatfield Oct 08, 1910 Dec 12, 1969 [Wife of James I. (Jim) Bodiford. Daughter of Bernie & Ovie Hatfield. She and Jim had no children] BODIFORD, John W. Nov 09, 1919 Apr 02, 1983 [John William Bodiford. Son of "John A" & Claudia Hix Bodiford. Husband of Frances Starling Bodiford. Their children are Carole (White) & Cathy (Whiddon) CPL US ARMY WW II] BODIFORD, Frances S. Nov 20, 1923 [Prepared plot. Widow of John W. Bodiford. Daughter of Charlie & Agnes Hutto Starling.] BODIFORD, Annie Lou 1912 1949 [Annie Lou Donaldson Bodiford. Wife of Oneal Bodiford. Killed in an auto accident] BODIFORD, Oneal 1910 1949 [Husband of Annie Lou Donaldson Bodiford. Son of Arthur & Zora Parker Bodiford. Killed in an auto accident] BRADLEY, George R. Jun 28, 1897 Oct 29, 1972 [Son of Greeley & Susie Bradley. Husband of Mary F. Bradley. PVT US ARMY WW I ] BRADLEY, Mary F. Aug 16, 1897 May 29, 1977 [She was called "Lade." Wife of George R. Bradley. Her parents were Frank & Mattie Weems] BRADLEY, James McArthur (Mack) May 19, 1942 Jun 18, 1986 BRADLEY, Josie Weems Nov 13, 1899 Apr 17, 1974 [Daughter of Frank & Mattie Weems. Wife of Martin Alex Bradley, Sr.] BRADLEY, Martin Alex, Sr. Aug 04, 1894 Jan 11, 1957 [Son of Frank & ____ Bradley. Husband of Josie Weems Bradley. Their children were Mary Lou, Ruth, & Tom] BRASWELL, Lymon Dec 12, 1915 Mar 11, 1979 [Husband of Mary L. Braswell. PFC US ARMY WW II KOREA] BRASWELL, Mary L. Nov 06, 1918 Dec 09, 1988 [Wife of Lymon Braswell] CALVASINA, Emily Carol Jan 23, 1977 Jan 23, 1977 [Infant daughter of Eugene & Jane McKnight Calvasina] CROWLEY, Baby Ann Aug 07, 1933 Oct 29, 1933 [Barbara Ann Crowley. Daughter of Robert Lee & Ellen Harpe Crowley] CROWLEY, Ellen H. Sep 10, 1906 Apr 18, 1993 [Ruth Ellen Harpe. Wife of Robert Lee Crowley. Daughter of Tommie and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Harpe] CROWLEY, Robert L. Oct 22, 1901 Jul 12, 1977 [Robert Lee Crowley. Son of David Clopton Crowley and Addie Davis Crowley. Husband of Ruth Ellen Harpe Crowley. Their children were Barbara Ann & Thomas Crowley] CROWLEY, Bessie G. Apr 06, 1892 Jun 19, 1983 [Wife of John Cleveland Crowley] CROWLEY, John C. Nov 07, 1885 Sep 20, 1971 [John Cleveland Crowley. Son of D. Clopton & Addie Crowley. Husband of Bessie G. Crowley. Their children were Nell (Scarborough) & John.] CROWLEY, John Francis Jan 28, 1917 Jan 29, 1917 [Son of John C. & Bessie G. Crowley] CROWLEY, Jim V. Jan 25, 1900 Feb 25, 1974 [James Vann Crowley. Son of David Clopton Crowley and Addie Davis Crowley. Husband of Reba Starling Crowley. They had no children.] CROWLEY, Reba Dec 07, !910 [Prepared plot. Amanda Rebecca Starling Crowley. Daughter of Elbert and Lucy Whatley Starling. Widow of Jim. V. Crowley. They had no children] CULPEPPER, Charles Utley Apr 26, 1935 Aug 27, 1985 [Son of Ennis Culpepper & Edna Ruth Skeen Culpepper Hancock, Husband of Margaret E. Oatley Culpepper. T SGT USAF KOREA VIETNAM ] CULPEPPER, Margaret E. Oatley Oct 26, 1930 [Prepared plot. Wife of Charles U. Culpepper] DENHAM, John Henry Sep 26, 1880 Sep 01, 1948 [Husband of Vela M. Cureton Denham] DENHAM, Vela M. Cureton Jan 25, 1902 Mar 17, 1964 [Wife of John Henry Denham] DENHAM, Margie C. Apr 18, 1876 Apr 15, 1923 [She was initially buried out of state & was moved to this cemetery in the 1990's] ETHRIDGE, David Scott Feb 15, 1936 Apr 13, 1970 [Son of Robert and Hollis Ethridge. He was killed when the lime truck he was driving overturned. SP 5 US ARMY] ETHRIDGE, Hollis Oct 28, 1911 Apr 27, 2001 [Wife of Robert Ethridge. Daughter of West and Clara Starling Herring] ETHRIDGE, Robert Jan 24, 1910 Dec 03, 1986 [Rob "Slew" Ethridge. Son of Thomas L. & Eva Cora Herring Ethridge. Husband of Hollis Herring Ethridge. Their children are Robert Fay, Scott, & Steve] ETHRIDGE, Edith Ham Jun 10, 1900 Jul 18, 1975 [Second wife of Leonard L. Ethridge, Sr. Their child was Leonard Jr. Edith's daughter is Ewellyne Tarter (Hardwick)] ETHRIDGE, Leonard L., Sr. Aug 28, 1874 Aug 08, 1957 [Husband of (1) Clifford Rebeca Culpepper Ethridge, and (2)Edith Ham Ethridge. Children of L.L. & Clifford Rebeca are Carl Leslie, Robert H., Dutchie Lee (Herring,) James Wesley, & Nicey (Strickland.) Child of L.L. & Edith is Leonard L. Ethridge, Jr.] ETHRIDGE, Leonard L., Jr. Oct 12, 1926 Jun 08, 1948 [Son of Leonard L. Sr. & Edith Ham Ethridge. He was killed in an auto accident] ETHRIDGE, Eva Cora Feb 04, 1886 Apr 28, 1975 [Wife of Thomas L. Ethridge. Daughter of John Hamilton "Hamp" & Emma Norton Herring] ETHRIDGE, Thomas L. Oct 27, 1880 Oct 24, 1948 [Husband of Eva Cora Herring Ethridge. Their children include Mack, Marvin, Robert, Stout, Jewell (Lanton/Farmer), Lloyd, Johnnie Mae (Scott), Quinn, Holt, Clyde (Hall), & Franklin] ETHRIDGE, Imogene H. Aug 10, 1915 Oct 26, 2001 [Known as “Jeannie”. Wife of J. Mack Ethridge] ETHRIDGE, John Mack Oct 09, 1905 Aug 17, 1999 [Son of Thomas L. & Eva Cora Herring Ethridge. Husband of Imogene H. Ethridge. Their children are Eleanor (Armstrong) and Dwight] ETHRIDGE, James Holt Feb 28, 1925 Nov 10, 1992 [Son of Thomas L. & Cora Herring Ethridge. Husband of Dorothy Mims Ethridge. Their children are Gayle (Blankenship) & Glynn. S SGT US ARMY WW II ] ETHRIDGE, Marvin May 17, 1908 May 03, 1952 [He was called "Bud." Son of Thomas L. & Eva Cora Ethridge. He was killed by lightning] ETHRIDGE, Mittie Ellen Dec 24, 1911 Feb 03, 1989 [She was a Starling. Wife of Stout Ethridge] ETHRIDGE, Stout Dec 22, 1911 Jul 29, 1972 [Son of Thomas L. & Eva Cora Herring Ethridge. Husband of Mittie Ellen Starling Ethridge. Their children are Bobby Ray, Joyce (Hicks), Shirley (Walker), Kenneth & Michael] FOLDS, J.C. Aug 12, 1915 Mar 31, 1986 [Husband of Mary Lou Bradley Folds. PVT US ARMY WW II] FOLDS, Mary Lou Bradley Feb 11, 1921 May 10, 1986 [Daughter of Martin Alex, Sr. & Josie Weems Bradley. Wife of J.C. Folds] GAMBLE, Mary Lou Harpe Nov 17, 1909 Mar 18, 2001 [Wife of Bill Gamble. Daughter of Tommie & Sarah Smith Harpe] GAMBLE, William Miles (Bill) Nov 29, 1908 Aug 02, 1990 [Son of Jim and Lula Whatley Gamble. Grandson of Robert Gamble, first white child born in Henry County. Husband of Mary Lou Harpe Gamble. Their only child is Gayle (Thomas)] HAMILTON, Dorothy Laura Nov 26, 1917 Prepared plot. Dorothy Stokes "Dot" Hamilton, widow of Emory Slaton Hamilton. Daughter of Lee & Annie Laura Scott Stokes] HAMILTON, Emory Slaton Aug 10, 1913 Dec 25, 1971 [Husband of Dorothy Laura (Dot) Hamilton. Son of Homer Hamilton & Carrie Herring Hamilton Merritt] HAMILTON, Timothy Slaton Nov 07, 1966 Nov 07, 1966 [Infant son of Homer & J.O. Hamilton] HANCOCK, Edna Ruth Skeen Dec 13, 1916 Jan 11, 2000 [Wife of Ennis Culpepper and 2nd wife of Jim Bill Hancock. Daughter of Otis & Monta McClenny Skeen] HANCOCK, Jim Bill Apr 19, 1919 Jul 20, 1980 [Son of William F. & Eva Pearl Hancock. Second Husband of Edna Ruth Skeen] HANCOCK, Eva Pearl Jun 27, 1891 Feb 01, 1974 [Wife of William F. Hancock] HANCOCK, William F. Apr 27, 1885 Mar 28, 1983 [Son of William Henry & Mary Jane Bailey Hancock. Husband of Eva Pearl Hancock. Their children were Averett, Jim Bill, Bertha (Cureton)] HANCOCK, Joseph Orea Aug 07, 1894 May 28, 1970 [He was called "Oree." His parents were William Henry & Mary Jane Bailey Hancock. Husband of Osa Lee Hendley Hancock. Their children were Clyde, Russell, William, Nell Floyd (Bedsole,) Mary Lou (Beasley,) Ruby Lee (Mims,) Earnestine (Harpe/Tapley,) Maggie Rose (Carter,) Jesse Thomas, Elijah Wilford, & Peggy Ann (Culpepper)] HANCOCK, Osa Lee Hendley Feb 06, 1904 Jun 16, 1987 [Daughter of Newton Sylvester & Annie Louise Farmer Hendley. Wife of Joseph Orea Hancock] HANCOCK, William S. Jun 28, 1921 Aug 16, 1986 [Willie Hancock. Son of Orea and Osa Hancock] HARTLEY, Lloyd Mar 12, 1906 May 16, 1974 [Husband of Marie S. Hartley] HARTLEY, Marie S. Apr 17, 1906 Apr 06, 1979 [Wife of Lloyd Hartley. Daughter of Lee & Annie Laura Scott Stokes] HERNDON, Clarence S. Sep 20, 1918 May 25, 1995 [Son of Will & Lottie Barnette Herndon. Husband of Willie Vann Herring Herndon. Their children are Patty & David. Clarence was the founder of Herndon Oil Corporation.] HERNDON, Willie Vann Herring Jan 10, 1921 Jan 30, 2000 [Wife of Clarence S. Herndon. Daughter of Vann Herring & Susie Smith Herring] HERRING, Arrie Culpepper Mar 13, 1875 Aug 07, 1957 [Wife of J. Holt Herring. Daughter of John & Caroline Eliza Bodiford Culpepper] HERRING, J. Holt Jul 19, 1875 Jul 03, 1963 [Son of Stephen & Caroline Elizabeth Turner Herring. Husband of Arrie Culpepper Herring. Their only surviving child was Malinda Jane 'Linnie' Herring Stokes] HERRING, Infant Oct 16, 1895 Oct 16, 1895 [Infant son of J. Holt & Arrie C. Herring] HERRING, James R. (Pete) Dec 28, 1922 Jan 30, 1981 [Husband of Euldine Williams Herring. Son of E. West & Clara Starling Herring. Their children are Mickey, Roger, Bodie, & Jeff] HIX, Earnest Earl Jan 18, 1922 Sep 13, 1987 [Son of James I. & Pearla Gertrude Arnold Hix. CPL US ARMY WW II] HIX, James Eveytis Apr 01, 1915 Dec 08, 1937 [Son of James I. & Pearla Gertrude Arnold Hix] HIX, James Irvin Aug 02, 1893 Oct 21, 1943 [Son of Irvin & Nitus Hix. Husband of Pearla Gertrude Arnold Hix. He and his wife were killed below Haleburg in an accident in which a truck load of corn wrecked and burned, trapping them inside. They are buried in the same coffin.] HIX, Pearla Gertrude Apr 25, 1898 Oct 21, 1943 [Wife of James Irvin Hix. Daughter of Curtis & Lizzie Moring Arnold] HOPKINS, James Theodore Jun 19, 1921 Sep 06, 1973 M SGT USAF WW II KOREA [Husband of Vivian Stokes Hopkins. Their children are Leslie & Mark] HUDSPETH, J. Henry Apr 10, 1882 No date [Husband of Ossie M. Hudspeth. They had no children.] HUDSPETH, Ossie M. Oct 22, 1883 Jan 17, 1962 [Daughter of Moses & Lizz Hix Armstrong. Wife of J. Henry Hudspeth] HUTTO, Eva Mae Mar 03, 1894 Dec 03, 1975 [Sister of Josie G. Jackson] JACKSON, Josie G. Jun 14, 1903 Jan 14, 1987 [Josie Goff Jackson. Wife of Thomas A. “Sport” Jackson] JACKSON, Thomas A. (Sport) Jun 16, 1905 Nov 15, 1994 [Sport Jackson. Son of Tom & Martha Sumlar "Miss Goose" Jackson. Husband of Josie Goff Jackson. Their children are William, Clarence, & Audrey (Bradley)] JOHNSON, Jossie M. Feb 09, 1919 Oct 16, 1963 [Wife of Lum W. Johnson] JOHNSON, Lum W. Feb 21, 1913 Dec 10, 1959 [Husband of Jossie M. Johnson] JOHNSON, Lee O. Nov 14, 1901 Apr 15, 1985 [Husband of Willie T. 'Bill' Johnson. They had no children] JOHNSON, Willie T. Oct 27, 1911 Feb 06, 1987 [Known as Bill Johnson. Nee Tyson. Wife of Lee O. Johnson. Sister of Mary E. (McKnight) & Jessie T. (McKnight)] KIRKLAND, Audrey Nell 1928 1931 [Daughter of Eddie M. & Pearl Whitehead Kirkland] KIRKLAND, Eddie M. 1891 1977 [Eddie Monroe Kirkland. Husband of Pearl Whitehead Kirkland. Their children are Elma Ruth (Morgan), Evelyn (Howard), Willie (Armstrong), & Audrey Nell] KIRKLAND, Pearl Whitehead 1893 1978 [Daughter of William Jasper & Mary Eliza Skeen Whitehead. Wife of Eddie Monroe Kirkland. ] KIRKLAND, Infant Mar 18, 1987 Mar 18, 1987 [Infant son of Gerald & Debbie Kirkland. Grandson of Hubert & Mary Kirkland] KIRKLAND, Mary Frances Wynn Jan 27, 1927 [Prepared plot. Widow of Hubert Ford Kirkland] KIRKLAND, Hubert Ford Jun 05, 1922 Oct 08, 1998 [Son of Silas & Linnie Crowley Kirkland. Husband of Mary Frances Wynn Kirkland] KIRKLAND, Silas W. Nov 24, 1891 Apr 02, 1977 [Husband of Linnie C. Kirkland. Their children were Lucy Floyd, Willard, Willene (Bishop), Hubert, Addie Mae (Thorpe), Elma Ruth (Money) & Betty (Allen)] KIRKLAND, Linnie C. Oct 05, 1895 Mar 19, 1983 [Linnie Crowley Kirkland. Wife of Silas W. Kirkland. Daughter of D. Clopton & Addie Davis Crowley] KIRKLAND, Mary Ann Folds Apr 13, 1951 Oct 03, 1991 [Daughter of J.C. & Mary Lou Bradley Folds] KIRKLAND, Susie Mae Smith No Dates [Daughter of Eddie & Mary Elkins Smith. Wife of William Sylvester Kirkland] KIRKLAND,William Sylvester No Dates [Husband of Susie Mae Smith Kirkland. Their children were Jack, Rudolph, Bodie, & Pearline (Jackson)] KIRKLAND, William O. May 12, 1888 Jan 18, 1954 [Buried in plot with Susie Mae Smith Kirkland & William Sylvester Kirkland] MASON, Sam. L. Dec 19, 1902 Jul 27, 1975 [Husband of Susan Bodiford Mason. They had no children] MASON, Susan B. Oct 15, 1908 Aug 27, 1975 [Wife of Sam L. Mason. Daughter of "John A" & Claudia Hix Bodiford] MCKNIGHT, Daniel E. Mar 15, 1933 Jun 09, 1981 STAFF SGT US ARMY WW II KOREA [Son of O.C. & Jessie Tyson McKnight] MCKNIGHT, Olen C. 1907 1956 [Husband of Jessie T. McKnight. Their children are Roy, Dan, Sara (Barnes), & Joe] MCKNIGHT, Jessie T. 1909 1986 [Wife of Olen C. McKnight. Sister to Willie T. 'Bill' (Johnson) & Mary E. (McKnight)] MCKNIGHT, Emma Jean Sep 03, 1928 [Emma Jean Gray McKnight. Prepared plot. Widow of Roy F. McKnight] MCKNIGHT, Roy F. Apr 18, 1927 Nov 30, 1997 TEC 5 US ARMY WW II [Husband of Emma Jean Gray McKnight. Their only child is Jane McKnight Calvasina] MCKNIGHT, Mary E. Oct 03, 1904 Oct 16, 1992 [Mary E. Tyson McKnight. Wife of Tull F. McKnight. Sister of Willie T. (Johnson) & Jessie T. (McKnight)] MCKNIGHT, Tull F. Aug 25, 1896 Mar 03, 1966 [Husband of Mary E. Tyson McKnight. Their children are George, Jeanette (Barnette), Charles, & Eugene 'Pete'] MELVIN, Charlie B. Nov 09, 1889 Nov 10, 1957 PVT HQ CO 90 INF WW I [Son of Wiley & Martha Melvin, who are buried in the Old Union Cemetery. He never married. The Hattie J. Melvin buried beside Charlie B. is his sister] MELVIN, Hattie J. Aug 23, 1900 May 08, 1982 [Daughter of Wiley & Martha Melvin. She never married. Sister of Charlie B. Melvin] MELVIN, Leo W. Mar 14, 1909 Jan 16, 1991 [Husband of Maybell Melvin] MELVIN, Maybell Jan 21, 1913 Feb 14, 1979 [Wife of Leo W. Melvin] MIMS, John A. 1866 1941 [Husband of Lucy Ethridge Mims. Their children are Neita (Whitehead) & Mary Lois (Beasley)] MIMS, Lucy C. 1880 1966 [Lucy C. Ethridge Mims. Wife of John A. Mims] MIMS, Martin A. 1861 1951 [Brother of John A. Mims. He was a trapper. He never married] MONEY, Loris H. Mar 09, 1903 Jul 07, 1977 [Son of Bud & Otelia Culpepper Money. Husband of Ruthie L. Money] MONEY, Ruthie L. Apr 03, 1908 May 11, 1954 [Wife of Loris H. Money] MONEY, O.T. Jul 05, 1880 Feb 08, 1972 MORING, Addie C. Dec 13, 1894 Apr 15, 1968 [Addie C. Lee Moring. Wife of Robert Clarence Moring] MORING, Robert Clarence Aug 13, 1895 Sep 05, 1979 PVT US ARMY WW I [Husband of Addie C. Lee Moring. Their children are Richmond, Lalah (Smith, Baxley), & Myrna Lee (Thomas)] MORING, C. Dwain Oct 02, 1952 Feb 10, 1991 [Son of Richmond and Dorothy Moring] MORING, Clarence Richmond May 10, 1924 May 04, 2001 [Son of Robert Clarence & Addie C. Lee Moring. His children are Linda (Floyd) & C. Dwain Moring] MORING, Sarah J. (Janie) Oct 18, 1914 Dec 16, 1985 [Janie Stokes Moring. Wife of Dock Moring. Daughter of Lee & Annie Laura Scott Stokes] MORING, Wilson G. (Dock) Oct 20, 1909 Aug 31, 1985 [Wilson Gillespie Moring. Husband of Janie Stokes Moring. Their children are Travis, Annie Ella (Tew), Ed & Stokes] MURRAY, T 5 Charles Matthew Oct 23, 1907 Jan 12, 1945 CO B 1896 ENGR AVN BN [There are 3 completely unmarked burials within a cement coping just north of him.] ROBERSON, James. T. Dec 10, 1905 Jan 12, 1978 [Son of Lewis & Pearl Pugh Roberson. Husband of Minnie Melvin Roberson. Their daughters are Martha Rose & Ruby Carolyn] ROBERSON, Minnie Melvin Jun 06, 1897 Oct 16, 1948 [Wife of James T. Roberson. Daughter of Wiley & Martha Melvin] ROBERSON, Nannie Rabacca Apr 04, 1904 Mar 06, 1993 [Nannie Rabacca Graham Roberson. Wife of Teague G. Roberson] ROBERSON, Teague Griffin Feb 27, 1901 Mar 04, 1973 [Son of Lewis & Pearl Roberson. Husband of Nannie Rabacca Graham Roberson. Their children include W. Pearl (Weaver,) Ossie Mae (Chambers,) O'Neal, & William ] ROGERS, Charles E. Oct 07, 1963 Jun 21, 1987 [Son of Mary Lucy Starling Rogers] ROLLINS, Burdette F. Oct 11, 1928 Mar 09, 1981 SA US NAVY WW II [Husband of Maggie Bodiford Vickers Rollins. He died in a construction accident in Florida] SAUNDERS, Elizabeth E. Sep 10, 1872 Mar 18, 1956 [Wife of Joe M. Saunders] SAUNDERS, Joe M. Jan 21, 1867 Jun 21, 1944 [Husband of Elizabeth E. Saunders. Their children included William H."Boy", Pearl (Wood,) Ruth (Austin,)] SAUNDERS, William H. (Boy) Dec 09, 1899 Jun 08, 1963 [Son of Joe M. & Elizabeth E. Saunders] SCOTT, Annie S. Mar 20, 1905 Nov 29, 1984 [Wife of James M. Scott] SCOTT, James M. Dec 20, 1895 Feb 08, 1936 [Husband of Annie S. Scott] SCOTT, James Austin Jun 19, 1926 Oct 02, 1993 CPL US ARMY WW II KOREA SCOTT, William Kenneth Mar 30, 1930 Sep 17, 1973 SKEEN, Bonnie Lee Aug 20, 1896 Nov 19, 1984 [Bonnie Lee McClenny Skeen. Wife of Oscar Lee Skeen] SKEEN, Oscar Lee Feb 22, 1893 Nov 24, 1982 [Husband of Bonnie Lee Skeen. Their children are Ruby, Fred, Mavis, Ted, & Nannie] SKEEN, Charles Otis 1890 1959 [Husband of Monta McClenny Skeen] SKEEN, Monta McClenny 1894 1974 [Wife of Charles Otis Skeen] SKEEN, Claudie M. Oct 23, 1925 Prepared plot. Wife of Ted T. Skeen] SKEEN, Ted T. Mar 13, 1925 Apr 11, 1998 S 1 US NAVY WW II [Son of Oscar & Bonnie McClenney Skeen. Husband of Claudie M. Skeen] SKEEN, Infant Oct 23, 1956 Oct 23, 1956 [Infant son of Ted T. & Claudie M. Skeen] SKEEN, Legon May 09, 1913 Sep 05, 1990 [Husband of Willie M. Skeen] SKEEN, Willie M. Mar 17, 1915 [Prepared plot. Daughter of Wyatt & Minnie Bodiford Smith. Wife of Legon Skeen] SMITH, Flossie Mae Sep 18, 1913 Jun 11, 1957 [Wife of William Howard Smith] SMITH, William Howard Mar 07, 1908 Sep 29, 1984 [Husband of Flossie Mae Smith] SMITH, Vannie Mar 08, 1900 Feb 16, 1963 [Daughter of Dan & Lula Harp Smith. Wife of Houston Garfield Smith. She lies in an unnamed grave beside her son Orbie A. Smith] SMITH, Orbie A. No Date Apr 26, 1963 US ARMY WW II [Son of Houston G. and Vannie Smith SMITH, Houston Garfield Dec 20, 1897 Feb 13, 1963 [Husband of Vannie Smith Smith. He lies in an unnamed grave beside his son Orbie A. Smith] SMITH, Lucy Mae Jun 27, 1919 Mar 17, 1952 [Wife of Ed Smith] SMITH, Maggie B. Aug 10, 1906 Jul 20, 1978 [Maggie Bradley Smith. Daughter of Horace Greeley & Mary Susan Bradley. Wife of Thomas J. Smith] SMITH, Thomas J. Sep 06, 1901 Jul 05, 1982 [Husband of Maggie Bradley Smith. Their children were Willie Mae (Strickland,) Paul, Susie Mae (Carter,) Mildred, Barbara, Bonnie Carol, & Sarah.] STARLING, Brock Tanner Jul 16, 1979 Sep 09, 1989 [Son of Floyd & Virginia Starling. He was killed in a 4-wheeler accident] STARLING, Rev. E.G. (Mack) Nov 07, 1918 Nov 27, 1988 [Husband of Vera W. Starling] STARLING, Vera W. Feb 05, 1922 Feb 18, 1998 [Wife of Rev. E.G. Mack Starling] STARLING, Daneas Dec 29, 1949 Jan 06, 1950 [Child of Mack & Vera W. Starling] STARLING, Howard R. Feb 28, 1948 Mar 21, 1948 [Son of Mack & Vera W. Starling] STARLING, Henry Lester Apr 09, 1894 Jul 25, 1981 [Husband of Mary Wyatt Starling. Their children were Jack, Mary Lucy (Strickland, Stuckey) & LeRoy Colonel, Sr.] STARLING, Mary Wyatt Sep 27, 1901 Dec 04, 1980 [Wife of Henry Lester Starling. Daughter of C.Y. & Mary Jones Wyatt] STARLING, J.T. Jan 07, 1905 Jan 11, 1978 [Husband of Roxie J. Starling] STARLING, Roxie J. Nov 20, 1904 Jun 18, 1974 [Wife of J.T. Starling] STARLING, Jewel Aug 05, 1927 Jan 30, 1992 [Wife of William Frink Starling] STARLING, William Frink Nov 30, 1925 Oct 05, 1984 [Husband of Jewel Starling. Son of J.T. & Roxie Starling] STARLING, Legon Dec 18, 1899 Apr 23, 1948 STARLING, Sandra E. Jul 11, 1961 Aug 25, 1981 [Daughter of Jack & Doris Starling. She died in an auto accident] STOKES, Bessie L. Jan 16, 1902 Apr 13, 1983 [Bessie L. Smith Stokes. Wife of Henry Grady Stokes. Daughter of Cody & Carrie Hardwick Smith] STOKES, Henry Grady Aug 10, 1892 Apr 15, 1980 [Husband of Bessie L. Smith Stokes. Son of Henry Fryson & Martha Jane Mims Stokes] STOKES, Robert Calvin Nov 14, 1875 Feb 09, 1966 [Son of Henry Fryson & Martha Jane Mims Stokes. Husband of Lucy Roberts Stokes. Their children are Grace Evelyn (never married) & James Roberts Stokes] STOKES, Lucy Roberts Jun 10, 1878 Feb 16, 1968 [Wife of Robert Calvin Stokes] STOKES, Grace Evelyn Jul 06, 1906 Jul 23, 1976 [Unmarried daughter of Robert Calvin & Lucy Roberts Stokes] STOKES, James Roberts Aug 08, 1908 1955 [Son of Robert Calvin and Lucy Roberts Stokes. Memorial marker. He is buried in Phoenix, AZ] Culpepper Herring. Author of The Bend of the Abbie, a personal history of the Union community of Henry County] STOKES, J. Long Feb 24, 1890 Dec 31, 1947 [He was the first person buried in the new Union Cemetery. He was initially buried beneath a large oak behind the church, then was moved to the new cemetery. Son of Henry Fryson & Martha Jane Mims Stokes. Husband of Melinda Jane Herring Stokes. Their children are Vivian (Hopkins), Holt, Zeke, & Stephen ] STOKES, Melinda Jane Herring Feb 11, 1898 Dec 29, 1982 [Wife of J. Long Stokes. Daughter of J. Holt & Arrie STRICKLAND, Charles Hawley Feb 15, 1919 Feb 03, 1961 [First Husband of Lucy Starling Strickland] STRICKLAND, Lucy Starling Sep 21, 1922 [Prepared plot. Lucy B. Starling Strickland Stuckey. Daughter of Lester & Mary Wyatt Starling. Widow of Charles Hawley Strickland] STUCKEY, William B. Apr 13, 1923 [Prepared plot. 2nd Husband of Lucy Starling Strickland Stuckey] THOMAS, Gayle Gamble Feb 21, 1946 [Prepared plot. Daughter of Bill & Mary Lou Gamble. Great-granddaughter of Robert Gamble, first white child born in Henry County. Wife of Ronald Lee Thomas] THOMAS, Ronald Lee Jul 08, 1947 [Prepared plot. Son of Raimon G. & Helen Lee Thomas. Husband of Gayle Gamble Thomas. Their only child is Caitlin] VICKERS, Charlotte Oct 10, 1952 Oct 22, 1952 [Daughter of Otis & Maggie Bodiford Vickers. Granddaughter of Arthur & Zora Bodiford] WEAVER, W. Pearl Sep 22, 1927 Mar 08, 1995 [Daughter of Teague and Nannie Rabaca Graham Roberson] WELCHER, Edward Dan Jan 30, 1938 Sep 18, 1997 [Son of Frank & Pearl Welcher] WELCHER, Willie Pearl Oct 25, 1885 Dec 15, 1948 [Mother of long-time Henry County Sheriff J. Frank Welcher. Moved to the Union community from Edison, GA, after her husband died in 1924. Their children are Walter, Woodrow, Frank, & Joe Willie] WELCHER, Julian F. (Frank) Nov 17, 1918 Jun 13, 1990 [Julian Francis Welcher. Long-time sheriff of Henry County. Son of Willie Pearl Welcher. Husband of Mattie Pearl Welcher. Their children were Dan, Evelyn, Mary, Betty, & Joe.] WELCHER, Mattie Pearl Mar 27, 1922 Mar 01, 1988 [Wife of J. Frank Welcher] WELCHER, Mary Jean Apr 18, 1946 May 01, 1946 [Daughter of J. Frank and Mattie Pearl Welcher] WELCHER, Myrtle Earlene Dec 26, 1919 [Prepared plot. Widow of Walter Edward Welcher. Daughter of James I. & Pearla Gertrude Arnold Hix] WELCHER, Walter Edward Mar 14, 1914 Jul 13, 1997 [Husband of Myrtle Earlene Hix Welcher. Son of Willie Pearl Welcher. CPL US ARMY AIR CORPS WW II] WILLIAMS, Robert Hugh Jan 18, 1925 Apr 15, 1996 TEC 5 US ARMY WW II WILLIAMS, Unnamed Four unnamed slabs within a Williams coping lie beside the Oscar & Bonnie Skeen plot. There are 6 other unknown graves in this cemetery: 1 in the Strickland plot beside Thomas J. & Maggie Smith 1 between the Emory Slaton and Robert Ethridge plots 2 in the Orbie Smith plot 1 infant in the Earnest Earl Hix plot 1 beside James A. Bodiford and O.T. Money