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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Debbie Boatwrigh ======================================================================= November 1998 Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Steele, Saint Clair County, Alabama From Interstate 59 exit 174 go west on Steele Station Rd. 0.6 mi. to US HWY 11. Then south (left) on US 11 0.2 mi. to Co. Rd. 42. Follow Co. Rd. 42 aprox. 1.3 mi. then go left onto Beason Cove Rd. From Beason Cove Rd. go aprox 3 mi. to church and cemetery. Data compiled by Deborah A. Boatwright and Blake Fowler, May 1993 Abbreviations: Aside from the usual b=born and d=died I have included the following abbreviations: ndd - no death date inscribed; ss - same stone, such as a double monument; noi - no other information inscribed. I have also noted marriage date inscriptions, photographs on markers, Masonic emb. (emblem), Eastern Star emb., WOW- Woodmen of the World emb., Shriner emb., medical insignias, and if the stone is illegible, or broken. NAME DATES COMMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reneman, Fred William 18 Dec 1916 - 12 Feb 1986 ss Elsie Lee Reneman, S2 US NAVY WWII Reneman, Elsie Lee 29 Apr 1922 - (ndd) ss Fred Reneman Clowdus, DeForrest L. 12 Sep 1933 - 3 May 1983 Poe, Macon 12 Aug 1931 - 15 Aug 1985 PVT US ARMY KOREA Reneman, Janice 17 Jun 1955 - 11 Jul 1979 Smith, Gregory Scott 1 Aug 1979 - 25 Dec 1979 son of Alton & Dianne Smith, photo on monument Smith, I.L. 10 Jun 1929 - 15 Jn 1981 ss Bonnie Smith Smith, Bonnie 2 Jun 1934 - (ndd) ss I.L. Smith Hyatt, M.V. 19 Jun 1907 - 25 Dec 1989 ss Leanner Hyatt Hyatt, Leeanner 20 May 1911 - 24 Apr 1984 ss M.V. Hyatt Adams, John 7 Jun 1905 - 27 Dec 1983 ss Bertha Adams "Father" Adams, Bertha 5 Sep 1916 - 2 Mar 1981 ss John Adams "Mother" Wise, Virgil Alton 11 Jan 1912 - 22 Jan 1983 ss Annie Lucy Wise, PFC US ARMY WWII Wise, Annie Lucy 1 Mar 1913 - (ndd) ss Virgil Alton Wise Wise, Buddy Wayne 9 Jul 1945 - 11 Dec 1987 ss Martha Jane Wise, SGT US MARINE CORPS VIET NAM Wise, Martha Jane 8 Nov 1947 - (ndd) ss Buddy Wayne Wise Hutchins, Alton 1912 - 1990 ss Aline Hutchins Hutchins, Aline 1921 - (ndd) ss Alton Hutchins Married 1940 Swindall, Melissa Jo 9 Dec 1980 - 4 Jan 1981 dau. of Larry & Carloyn Swindall Swindall, Stephanie Dianne 11 Apr 1977 - 19 Apr 1977 dau. of Larry & Carolyn Swindall Swindall, Herbert Hoover 5 Jan 1929 - 10 Jan 1987 "Father" James, Clifton 10 Jun 1914 - 28 Dec 1988 ss Maurine James James, Maurine 23 Apr 1915 - (ndd) ss Clifton James Owen, Carl Rickey 14 Mar 1959 - 7 Sep 1989 Corbin, Raleigh E. 23 May 1889 - 15 Aug 1971 ss Bertha G. Corbin Corbin, Bertha G. 11 Aug 1894 - 11 Oct 1985 ss Raleigh E. Corbin Swindall, John A. 31 May 1899 - 10 Feb 1965 ss Elva M. Swindall Swindall, Elva M. 16 Mar 1905 - 23 Dec 1989 ss John A. Swindall Nelson, Judy Karen (noi), infant dau. of John & Flora Nelson Rhodes, Ira Lewis 20 Jan 1952 - 23 Jan 1952 Hobgood, Minnie V. 8 Feb 1902 - 11 Nov 1960 Swindall, Annie Mae 15 Jan 1901 - (ndd) ss W.O. Swindall Swindall, W.O. 2 Feb 1881 - 12 Mar 1966 ss Annie Mae Swindall Swindall, Joseph B. 2 Jul 1905 - 1 Dec 1987 ss Rowena Swindall Swindall, Rowena 9 Apr 1905 - (ndd) Swindall, Joe Thomas 20 Jul 1925 - 18 Aug 1950 son of Mr & Mrs Joe Swindall photo on monument Wise, John B. "Barney" 21 Aug 1889 - 4 Nov 1956 ss Matilda E. Wise Wise, Matilda E. "Lizzie" 5 Dec 1906 - 24 Dec 1976 ss John B. Wise Agan, Addie M. 30 Oct 1904 - 8 Nov 1988 Lemons, James Robert 2 Apr 1905 - 28 Apr 1973 ss Susie Idell Lemons Lemons, Susie Idell 7 Jun 1912 - (ndd) ss James Robert Lemons Swindall, Stephen Howard 19 Jan 1963 - 17 Nov 1992 Swindall, Sam 18 Dec 1877 - 19 Aug 1956 ss Ada Bryant Swindall Swindall, Ada Bryant 25 Jul 1887 - 18 Jan 1962 ss Sam Swindall Agan, Hubert Jessie 5 Apr 1913 - 4 Feb 1874 ss Mildred Swindall Agan Agan, Mildred Swindall 2 Jan 1923 - 3 Oct 1982 ss Hubert Jessie Agan Agan, Herbert C. 30 Aug 1911 - 3 Jun 1982 TEC5 US ARMY WWII James, J.L. 20 Jan 1927 - 25 Sep 1964 ALABAMA CPL US ARMY Hall, Erskine 13 Apr 1913 - 10 Sep 1986 ss Cecil Hall Hall, Cecil 10 Feb 1916 - (ndd) ss Erskine Hall Hall, Thomas David 19 Aug 1877 - 21 Nov 1953 ss Orah Alpha Hall Hall, Orah Alpha 12 Jun 1890-17 Feb 1972 ss Thomas David Hall Hall, Arvella L. 8 Mar 1911 - 17 Jan 1972 ss Bessie C. Hall Hall, Bessie C. 30 Nov 1907 - 18 May 1971 ss Arvella L. Hall Bailey, George D. 3 Feb 1911 - 24 Jan 1969 ss Alford A. Bailey Bailey, Alford A. 10 Jul 1911 - 29 Apr 1977 ss George D. Bailey Pierce, Arthur L. 17 Jul 1930 - 28 May 1961 ss Annie D. Pierce, ALABAMA AC3 US AIR FORCE KOREA Pierce, Annie D. 6 Dec 1934 - 1 Jun 1962 ss Arthur L. Pierce Thirkill, Mary A. 3 May 1914 - 24 Jan 1966