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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Cassandra Malone http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00019.html#0004741 ==================================================================== April 2002 Gethsemene North, aka Gracelawn Memorial Gardens 730 S. Shelton Beach Road Eight Mile, Al 36613 LAT: 30° 45' 04" N, LON: 88° 08' 47" W Directions from Bel Air Mall, Mobile, Alabama: Depart Bel Air Mall, Mobile, Alabama on Bel Air Mall (West) and travel .3 miles.Turn RIGHT (North) onto (S) Beltline Hwy and travel .3 miles. Turn LEFT (West) onto Airport Blvd and travel .2 miles. At I-65 Exit 1/Airport Blvd I-65 Exit, turn RIGHT (North) onto I-65 and travel 2.1 miles. At I-65 Exit 5B, bear LEFT (North-West) onto US-98 [SR-42] and travel 2.1 miles.Turn RIGHT (North) onto S Shelton Beach Rd [Shelton Beach Road Ext] and travel 2.3 miles. Turn LEFT into Gethsemane North Cemetery. Total Route 7.3 miles. It is not enclosed. This listing is complete as of January 15, 2002, when I surveyed the cemetery and recorded these tombstones. There are 86 visible burials. In addition to these, there appear to be 18 grave sites unmarked. This cemetery is a perpetual care site. This Afro-American cemetery was established in 1994 by Donnie Reese of Reese Funeral Homes. It was called Gracelawn Memorial Gardens. The cemetery was purchased in 1997 by Gethsemane Cemetery, Inc. Contact person is Mrs. Stewart at 1-251-452-2220. I have taken the liberty of adding information in () parenthesis of which I have personal knowledge from my genealogy research, {} brackets is information from Mobile Probate Court Marriage Records, [] square brackets is information from the Mobile Register Obituary Column, or ({}) parenthesis brackets is information from other sources. The USGenWeb and ALGenWeb make no guarentee to the accuracy of this information. Barry, Phyllis G., b. 02 Nov 1947, d. 12 Feb 1997, Beard, Callie, b. 1920, d. 1998, s/w Dorothy Lewis, Bondurant, Judson W., b. 1910, d. 1997, Bonner, Margaret, 'Red', b. 19 May 1933, d. 05 Oct 1999, Campbell, Michael Antonio, b. 04 Feb 1970, d. 29 Jul 1996, Carlton, Lendsey, b. 08 Aug 1932, d. 14 Apr 1998, SGT US ARMY, Carstarphen, Mary L., b. 1934, d. 1996, Carter, Love N., Jr., b. 13 Sep 1926, d. 13 Jan 1999, US ARMY, Cole, Christine, b. 13 Mar 1913, d. 14 May 1996, Coleman, Odester K. {Kashun Grayson}, b. 1953, d. 1997, s/w Raymond G. Coleman, {Wed Mar 1972}, Coleman, Raymond G., b. 1953, d. 1997, s/w Odester K. Coleman, {Wed Mar 1972}, Conner, William M., b. 20 Dec 1935, d. 24 Sep 1997, SP3 US ARMY, Crenshaw, Larry B., b. 30 Jun 1982, d. 02 Jun 1999, Davis, Cecil, Jr., 'Buff', b. 02 Aug 1957, d. 05 Jan 1998, Davis, Cecilia, 'WeeDee', b. 27 Jan 1956, d. 06 Sep 2000, Davis, DeShawn D., b. 05 Aug 1974, d. 03 Aug 1996, Davis, Ella L., b. 25 Aug 1919, d. 03 May 1998, Deal, Sallie Mae, b. 16 Apr 1921, d. 11 Dec 1999, Diamond, Curtis L., b. 29 Aug 1943, d. 31 Dec 1996, Dunning, Francene, b. 17 Jan 1952, d. 06 Feb 1996, Gamble, John Lee, Sr., b. 08 Aug 1943, d. 02 Aug 1998, Gill, Lisa M., b. 11 Jul 1968, d. 07 Feb 2001, Gregory, Alice J., b. 25 Jun 1955, d. 12 May 1996, Hall, Sharon A., b. 24 Nov 1956, d. 26 Dec 2000, Harper, James, A., Jr., b. 04 Oct 1923, d. 05 Sep 1996, Henderson, Sandra M., 'Sissy', b. 08 Oct 1949, d. 03 Jun 2000, Hill, Homer H., Jr., b. 04 Aug 1953, d. 02 Oct 1996, Hollinger, Bernice, b. 04 May 1914, d. 30 Sep 1998, Hollingsworth, Annie, b. 23 Feb 1906, d. 24 Jul 1996, Hudson, Ellene T., b. 30 Aug 1930, d. 31 Mar 1998, Jackson, Brandon Desmone, Jr., b. 06 Dec 2000, d. 21 Mar 2001, Jackson, Derrel T., b. 13 Sep 1973, d. 11 Oct 1996, Johnson, Aubrey Gerald, b. 15 Dec 1961, d. 13 Feb 1997, Johnson, Johnnie L., b. 25 Aug 1919, d. 12 Nov 1996, Johnson, Mary C., b. 21 Nov 1909, d. 18 Nov 1996, Johnson, Sarah L., b. 08 Jan 1939, d. 08 Oct 2001, Johnson, Vera B., b. 1917, d. 2001, Kennedy, Oscar A. L., 'Pete', b. 21 Nov 1980, d. 27 Jan 1996, Kidd, Beulah Mae, b. 31 Mar 1914, d. 27 Jun 1996, Kidd, Dorothy M., b. 17 Sep 1935, d. 23 Jun 1999, Kidd-Fair, Rose M, b. 07 Sep 1947, d. 10 Sep 2000, Law, Eddie Lee, b. 1949, d. 1999, Lewis, Dorothy, b. 1941, s., s/w Callie Beard, Manarsa, Dishon L., b. 28 May 1979, d. 10 Sep 1997, Manassa, Victoria, b. 23 Jul 1996, d. 17 Aug 1996, Nettles, Sharon I., b. 26 Aug 1955, d. 11 Dec 1998, Odom, Francena, b. 19 Jan 1937, d. 10 Jun 2000, s/w Monzo Lee Odom, Odom, Monzo Lee, b. 31 Dec 1935, d., s/w Francena Odom, Parker, Angelo Kyle, b. 22 Sep 1973, d. 24 Dec 1996, Peters, Octavia H., b. 09 Mar 1926, d. 24 Aug 1998, Pettaway, Anthony K., Sr., b. 07 Nov 1963, d. 05 Aug 2000, Phillips, Cassie B., b. 1929, d. 1996, Phillips, Sudie T., b. 21 Aug 1905, d. 21 Feb 1996, Price, Quincy L., b. 27 Aug 1976, d. 26 Jun 1998, Pritchett, Voncille, b. 09 Apr 1938, d. 17 Nov 2000, Pruitt, Allen E., b. 07 Sep 1950, d. 28 Sep 2000, Randall, Reginald, Rev., b. 22 May 1941, d. 30 Mar 1998, Reed, Ulysses Sympson, Sr., b. 03 Nov 1923, d. 26 Apr 1997, TEC 5 US ARMY WWII, Richardson, Lawrence Cornell, II, b. 29 May 1971, d. 01 Sep 1997, Rivers, Alphonse, Sr., b. 09 Oct 1942, d. 08 Oct 1996, Rocker, Artemelia {Clemons}, b. 28 Dec 1936, d., s/w William Rocker, {Wed Oct 1969}, Rocker, William, b. 16 Mar 1928, d. 04 Jun 1999,s/w Artemelia Rocker, {Wed Oct 1969}, Rucker, Andrew C., Sr., b. 30 Sep 1916, d. 24 Jan 1996, US ARMY WWII, Shavers, Isaiah Jeremiah, b. 24 Jun 1997, d. 16 Sep 1997, Slater, Vera L., b. 05 Nov 1922, d. 07 Feb 2000, Smalling, Louisa Wright, b. 24 Nov 1928, d. 05 Oct 1998, Smiley, James Y., b. 03 Jul 1938, d. 11 Sep 1996, Smith, Jimmie L., b. 25 Oct 1922, d. 13 Feb 1998, s/w Remertha R. Smith, Smith, Remertha R., b. 27 May 1928, d. 26 Jan 1997, s/w Jimmie L. Smith, Snowden, Cordie R., b. 1906, d. 1998, Speights, Sonya Nicole Coleman, b. 23 Apr 1969, d. 06 Jan 1999, Spencer, Joyce L. b. 10 Jan 1944, d. 27 Jul 1997, Spraggins, Clifford L., b., d., s/w Dorothy E. Spraggins, Spraggins, Dorothy E., b 03 Jan 1939, d. 29 Apr 2001, s/w Clifford L. Spraggins, Stallworth, Edith M., b. 12 Jun 1926, d. 24 Dec 1984, Stallworth, Willar L., b. 03 Nov 1948, d. 24 Mar 1996, Stokes, Jessie J., Jr., b. 31 Oct 1952, d. 24 Nov 1996, Thompson, Ella Mae, b. 09 Feb 1929, d. 23 May 1997, Thornton, Jimmy E., Jr., b. 07 Jan 1972, d. 05 Sep 1999, Thurman, Goodwin, b. 31 Jan 1937, d. 19 Jul 1996, Travis, Mary Pettaway, b. 21 Oct 1909, d. 11 Jun 1996, Webb, Annie R., b. 1923, d. 2000, West, Anita L., b. 13 Apr 1968, d. 31 Aug 1998, Williams, Bobbie J., b. 21 Apr 1938, d. 13 Nov 2000, Williams, Larry D., Rev., b. 18 Dec 1959, d. 03 May 1996, Woods, Mary T., b. 21 Mar 1928, d. 03 Oct 1998,