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This file is copyrighted and contributed by: This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Lawrence Downes ===================================================================== April 2003 HARPERS JOY CEMETERY Located south of Dothan, from Ross Clark Circle go south on Hodgesville Road 6.4 miles to Harpers Joy Road, then 1.5 miles to the church and cemetery on the left. Cemetery read January 2003 by Lawrence & Helen Downes. Name B-Date D-Date Condition Inscription Picture 1 WELLS R.E. Mar 19, 1915 Mar 7, 1980 Good none Hettie C. May 23, 1917 Jan 27, 1980 Good none 2 HARPER Arthur Mitchell Sr. Aug 24, 1895 Apr 19, 1937 Good Father, Military stone; Alabama #000_0021 Sgt. U.S. Army Apr 19, 1937 Minnie T. Jul 15, 1899 Mar 30, 1993 Good Mother 3 Harper, Jack H. Apr 25, 1928 Jul 23, 1983 Good Father 4 Harper, Raymond E. Oct 26, 1930 -------------- Good none 5 Harper, Jeannine Carey Nov 10, 1930 -------------- Good none 6 Carey, Austin K. Apr 17, 1909 Nov 20, 1993 Good Father of Jeannine 7 AVERETT Phillip L. Sept 12, 1951 Apr 9, 1985 Good In thee, O Lord I have put my trust ------------ ---------------- ------------- --------- ------------- 8 AVERETT Bernell Harper Jan 10, 1921 Nov 24, 2000 Good none James Edward Aug 13, 1921 Jan 16, 1997 Good PFC US Army World War II 9 DICKERSON Ernest Bates Nov 16, 1936 --------------- Good " PAPA" Married Dec 6, 1956 #000_0022 Minnie Laura Harper Aug 4, 1936 Sept 12, 2000 Good " GRAGEE"Peace in the valley 10 HARPER Donald T. Apr 17, 1933 Mar 24, 2001 Good on back of stone: Precious in #000_0023 the sight of the Lord is the #000_0024 death of his saints married Sept 16, 1955, Our childern Belinda Jean, Donna Ann 11 Duncan, Otis Jun 23, 1884 May 20, 1964 Good none 12 Harp, Maebell Allen Jun 5, 1914 Dec 8, 1984 Good none 13 Vernum, Wyatt S. Nov 21, 1890 Aug 27, 1966 Good rest in peace 14 VARNUM J. Willie Sept 2, 1888 May 15, 1962 Good Married Dec 23, 1906 Ladie A. Apr 8, 1891 Aug 6, 1962 Good 15 VARNUM Leonard J. Feb 16, 1918 Mar 26, 1991 Good Wed Sept 2, 1935 Eunice D. Mar 20, 1921 --------------- Good 16 ------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 17 ------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 18 JONES Henry Clayton Feb 6, 1910 Mar 27, 1997 Good none Becky Mae Nov 6, 1904 May 26, 1996 Good none 19 GREATHOUSE Gerald J. Dec 14, 1930 --------------- Good none Queen E. Oct 2, 1934 ---------------- Good none 20 DICKERSON Ausburn "Caulie" Aug 26, 1914 Oct 17, 1993 Good Married Jan 3, 1936 Beloved husband and Father Irene Elmore Sept 8, 1915 -------------- Good Beloved wife and Mother 21 BRADSHAW Andrew Jan 17, 1877 Sept 26, 1961 Good Married Jul 10, 1903 Alice Jun 15, 1884 May 18, 1970 Good 22 VARNUM Charlie L. 1890 1960 Good none Esther 1894 1965 Good none 23 LEWIS Willie D. Dec 28, 1927 Aug 14, 1991 Good Our father which art in Heven -------- -------------- ---------------- 24 Hallford, Charlene Lewis Nov 21, 1960 Jan 16, 2001 Good Healed at last 25 MOSS William J. Feb 17, 1880 Feb 12, 1968 Good none Mary E. Sept 4, 1886 Sept 15, 1932 Good none 26 Moss, Edward Feb 10, 1914 |Dec 20, 1976 Good at rest 27 MOSS Earl Aug 1, 1929 Jun 7, 2001 Good in loving memory Bernice B. May 23, 1910 Feb 20, 1985 Good none Tommie D. Jan 30, 1911 Feb 5, 1935 Good none Marvin B. Nov 16, 1907 Jul 9, 1977 Good none 28 Duke, John Ervin Aug 4, 1879 Sept 26, 1940 Good none 29 Duke, Penny Bell Aug 18, 1900 Jun 14, 1946 Good none 30 Sizemore, Randy Earl Jan 26, 1963 ------------- Good Child 31 Sizemore, James Monroe Jun 12, 1852 Oct 8, 1940 Good An honest man's the noblest #000_0025 work of God gone but not forgotten 32 Clayton, Mary J. Sept 16, 1859 Mar 23, 1933 Good She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all. Asleep in Jesus 33 Infant Oct 15, 1942 --------------- Good Infant Daug of Quitman & Divie Stricklan 34 Dovie L. Miller Jun 28, 1916 Oct 15, 1942 Good Wife of Quitman strickland 35 Strickland, Quitmqn Apr 8, 1912 Sept 16, 1997 Good none 36 Clara B. Williams Sept 11, 1913 May 30, 2001 Good Wife of Quitman Strickland 37 Ruby Nell Jamn 12, 1934 Dec 15, 1946 Good Daug of Quitman & Dovie Strickland 38 ADAMS Daniel C. Jan 15, 1908 Jul 16, 1974 Good gone but not forgotten Lessie L. Mar 8, 1911 Dec 11, 1978 Good Mother's not gone she's only sleeping 39 DAVIS Mary Lou 1938 1977 Good in loving memory John Neil 1934 --------- Good 40 DICKERSON Grady L. May 30, 1911 Feb 27, 1981 Good Father married Jan 4, 1937 Fleeter Aug 4, 1911 Jan 24, 1987 Good Mother 41 --------------- ----------------- ------------- no stone none 42 ----------------- ---------------- ------------- no stone none 43 BRADSHAW George E. Sept 13, 1905 Jan 28, 1989 Good none Nora V. Oct 23, 1908 May 17, 1999 Good none 44 SIZEMORE Rev. N. Millard Sept 24, 1930 -------------- Good none #000_0026 Dorothy Nell Apr 22, 1932 Nov 11, 1995 Good Sings with the Angels 45 SIZEMORE Rev. D. Willis Dec 20, 1915 Apr 11, 1972 Good In his will is our peace Cynthia G. Jan 27, 1918 Sept 25, 1991 Good 46 SIZEMORE William B. Jan 21, 1889 Aug 29, 1966 Good At rest Miolitary stone; Alabama PVT 12 DET Air SVG Air PDN World War I Nora S. Jul 15, 1897 Feb 18, 1990 Good At rest, in loving memory married Apr 25, 1913 47 Sizemore, Myrtle Lee Hall Oct 2, 1914 Sept 22, 2002 Good Loving wife and Mother 48 Strickland, Minnie Lee Aug 27, 1872 Jun 3, 1943 Good Mother 49 WELLS Hosie Clifton Mar 31, 1917 Oct 31, 2000 Good Peace I laeve with you, My peace Rossie Lee Oct 1, 1919 ------------- Good I give unto you: Not as the world giveth, give unto you, let not your heart be troubled, nethet let it be afraid John 14:27 50 Carolyn Marie May 18, 1951 -------------- Good Daughter of Ben & Marie Harden 51 POWELL Joe R. May 10, 1895 Nov 22, 1988 Good In loving memory Julia E. Mar 20, 1905 Aug 6, 1998 Good 52 EXUM Hubert Aug 28, 1926 Jan 31, 2001 Good Military stone; US Navy World War II Carolyn Oct 27, 19290 --------------- Good Redeemed on earth to be togather in Heaven 53 DIXON ------------ --------------- --------------- Good none Sybil Oct 6, 1936 -------------- Good none 54 BRADSHAW George E. Jr. Dec 27, 1929 -------------- Good none Frances J. Jun 14, 1932 -------------- Good none 55 GREATHOUSE Harvey J. Feb 19, 1901 Oct 12, 1975 Good none Birdie V. Oct 25, 1906 Sept 26, 1995 Good none 56 ------------- ------------- -------------- no stone child 57 Armstrong, Joseph D. May 21, 1888 Dec 16, 1952 no stone engraved on cap 58 ------------- -------------- --------------- no stone none 59 Hollon, Mary E. May 11, 1880 Dec 8, 1933 Good Blessed is the pure in heart 60 BEARRY A.D. Jun 6, 1884 Mar 18, 1950 Good Father Marthua E. May 5, 1886 Sept 5, 1956 Good Mother 61 Berry, William Chester Apr 18, 1913 Jan 17, 1972 Good Military stone; Alabama S1 US Navy World War II 62 Berry, Mary Lee May 7, 1922 Apr 21, 1986 Good none 63 GODWIN Kermit May 15, 1914 Feb 26, 1996 Good Father Willie Pearl Apr 7, 1912 Jan 7, 1976 Good Mother 64 FRITH Henry A. Jr. Aug 25, 1921 ------------- Good Married May 4, 1943 Doris H, Nov 26, 1925 Apr 15, 1989 Good 65 KIMBLE Erastus Sept 17, 1916 Feb 10, 1991 Good Father Perla B. May 26, 1914 Jun 6, 1990 Good Mother in Gods hands 66 Felch, Marfay K. May 24, 1937 Jun 4, 1991 Good none 67 LEWIS Willie H. Oct 7, 1895 Jan 31, 1977 Good Military stone; PVT US Army World War I Annie Florence Jan 4, 1906 Sept 20, 1969 Good Gone but not forgotten 68 POWELL Harold Oct 16, 1927 Mar 5, 1972 Good Married Jan 23, 1948 Mary evelyn Mar 3, 1928 ------------ Good 69 Powell, James Thomas Feb 2, 1923 Mar 21, 1936 Good A little time on earth he spent till God for him his Angel sent 70 POWELL George W. Oct 20, 1900 Jun 24, 1966 Good Married Sept 19, 1920 Effie Mae Mar 20, 1896 Mar 13, 1980 Good 71 ANDERSON Daniel Paul Nov 3, 1922 Apr 26, 1969 Good Of such is the kingdom of heaven Georgia Beatrice Oct 5, 1926 --------------- Good 72 ANDERSON Daniel M. Apr 12, 1898 Mar 28, 1975 Good none Eula Mae Apr 11, 1902 May 7, 1977 Good none 73 LASSETER Wesley Crawford Oct 17, 1908 Dec 12, 1970 Good none Mary Bennie Feb 27, 1910 Dec 3, 1972 Good none 74 Whitten, Lettie M. Aug 6, 1926 Mar 15, 1981 Good none 75 HUGHES Calvin Sept 18, 1905 Nov 9, 1971 Good none Lillie Bee Apr 14, 1911 ------------- Good none 76 Johnson,Michael Lee Sept 18, 1979 Sept 18, 1979 Good Our son, our little Angel Little ones to him belong 77 ANDREWS L.W. Jul 27, 1904 Oct 3, 1988 Good Wed Dec 7, 1924 #000_0027 Perla M. Jul 27, 1905 Sept 18, 1987 Good 78 ------------ -------------- ------------- No stone child 79 BARFIELD Cora Lee Jan 31, 1907 Sept 17, 1949 Good none Sanford Lee Aug 5, 1906 Sept 8, 1984 Good none 80 Hill, James Gray Apr 6, 1950 Apr 6, 1950 Good Infant son of Robert & Corine Hill 81 Hill, Kenneth Lamarr Mar 10, 1955 Mar 12, 1955 Good Infant son of Robert & Corine Hill 82 BROOKS Clem S. Nov 23, 1890 Oct 7, 19732 Good Married Aug 18, 1918 #000_0028 Beulah K. Aug 22, 1898 Sept 4, 1971 Good 83 Brooks, Samuel Harold (Doc) Feb 20, 1935 Oct 16, 2001 Good None 84 Butler, Billy W. 3-22-1968 -------------- no stone inset in cap 85 Sauls, Christopher Edward Aug 27, 1971 Feb 25, 1979 Good Our little boy, he touched more lives in seven years than most can touch in a lifetime 86 BROOKS William Carl Nov 2, 1927 ------------- Good I am the reessurection and Imogene Adams Dec 28, 1933 -------------- Good the life 87 -------------- ------------------- ---------------- no stone none 88 ------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 89 Barfield, Randy Lee Sept 19, 1965 Dec 29, 1994 Good gone but not forgotten 90 Brooks, Charles Earl Jan 6, 1932 Jul 26, 1988 Good military stone; PFC US Army Korea 91 ADAMS James Curtis Jan 30, 1892 Nov 9, 1967 Good Together forever Verna Jun 7, 1894 Jan 27, 1970 Good 92 ADAMS Rev. Alton Curtis Apr 25, 1908 Nov 4, 1984 Good Togather forever Eve Pearl Nov 23, 1910 Nov 18, 1989 Good 93 FENNELL Rev. Joseph G. May 9, 1898 Mar 9, 1977 Good Rest in peace Luevene M. Jun 8, 1905 Jun 14, 1983 Good 94 ----------- --------------- ---------------- no stone none 95 Hatcher, Lois Mar 14, 1924 Jul 27, 1999 Good She was a great mother #000_0029 that will be missed she's now resting with Jesus 96 Skipper, Oscar Dec 8, 1904 Jul 14, 1982 Good none 97 Skipper, Goldie Mae May 23, 1906 Sept 19, 1994 Good none 98 Skipper, Bernice Rex May 22, 1939 Feb 12, 1988 Good none 99 SIZEMORE Rev. Ruben E. Sept 18, 1932 Jan 5, 1998 Good wedding rings with May 11, 1851 Evelene H. May 21, 1932 --------------- Good in center, Sweethearts forever 100 Hughes, Betty Merle Jun 8, 1937 Apr 25, 1982 Good Gone but not gorgotten 101 Hughes, Payford Lester Aug 11, 1927 Mar 31, 1999 Good Military stone; US Army Korea 102 Peters, George W. Feb 22, 1925 Sept 27, 2002 Good A devoted father and Papa 103 Carruth, Charles H. Feb 20, 1894 Sept 11, 1971 Good Military stone; Alabama PVT US Army World War I 104 ------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 105 Tice, K.L. ---------------- --------------- no stone New 106 SIZEMORE William Paul "Shorty" Nov 30, 1934 Nov 21, 2000 Good Paul & Ruby married Jun 2, 1856 Ruby Nell Brooks May 20, 1939 -------------- Good