Tallapoosa County, AL. Cemeteries Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/tallapoosa/cemeteries/bethelbap.txt ********************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ********************************************************************************** Submitted by: Barbara Taylor Oct 2003 NOTE: lots of ( ). This is because some people were with me and knew who were in the unmarked graves or maiden names, etc. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Young’s Ferry Road N 32 49.668 W 085 49. 266 Sherry Lynn Garrett Oct. 27, 1964 Oct. 29, 1964 Infant Daughter of Charlie & Fay Garrett Ronnie Garrett Sept. 23, 1960 Infant Son of Charlie & Fay Garrett Mickey Garrett Dec. 9, 1959 Infant Son of Charlie & Fay Garrett Elizabeth Garrett Oct. 28, 1957 Infant Daughter of Charlie & Fay Garrett Charlie W. Garrett Oct. 10, 1922 Feb. 3, 1966 Row 2 James Madison Walls Alabama Cpl US Air Force Nov. 21, 1929 Jan. 28, 1957 Reba Walls Whitman (nee Davis) Mar. 14, 1933 Aug. 24, 1992 Rheufaw Davis Aug. 23, 1896 June 22, 1960 Irene Davis (nee Caldwell) Feb. 18, 1901 Sept. 23, 1987 James R. Davis Dec. 17, 1922 Mar. 22, 1998 Lillian L. Ward Aug. 2, 1915 Oct. 9, 1954 Raphiel Newman Ward S1 US Navy World War II July 3, 1915 May 16, 2000 Unmarked (known to be husband of Mary Watkins) Two Unmarked (believed to be "Poor House" Inhabitants.) Vivian Harris 1898 - 1993 Langley Funeral Home Marker Row 3 Raymond Kyle Railey Sgt US Army Korea May 6, 1931 Nov. 16, 1953 Purple Heart Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Railey Lexie C. Railey Nov. 2, 1899 Nov. 4, 1984 James Bozie Railey Mar. 30, 1895 Jan. 27, 1959 Paul Harlen Railey US Air Force Korea Jun. 8, 1933 Sept. 11, 1996 John Allen Davis Alabama Pvt SVC Co 31 Infantry Korea Sept. 29, 1923 March 29, 1956 H. Frank Sharpe Sept. 27, 1895 Mar. 3, 1953 Annie E. Sharpe Oct. 18, 1898 Apr. 6, 1982 Mary E. Ward Wife of T. J. Ward Jan. 12, 1848 July 7, 1935 Ross R. V. Ward Oct. 16, 1893 Killed in Action July 23, 1918 Ronald Joe Taylor April 25, 1959 April 19, 2003 Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Roy R. Pitts (Known to be child of Clyde & Resalyn Taylor) Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Garrett June 5, 1919 June 5, 1919 (Known to be: Dicie Parker Jane Parker Betty Parker Farmer and her husband Ivy Farmer.) Ioda Denney Aug. 1, 1871 Feb. 27, 1919 William Bell Eliotte Sept. 18, 1900 Oct. 19, 1900 Dellar Eliotte Dec. 12, 1899 May 10, 1900 William Gates _____27, 1906 Stone Broken Sally Betty Ward Wife of R. V. Ward Jan. 28, 1892 July 12, 1969 77 Years of Age N. M. Baily May 25, 1885 Aug. 11, 1916 Sara Rush April 15, 1848 April 20, 1919 Charles Linn Gay Nov. 8, 1862 July 4, 1928 Faye Baby Caldwell July 10, 1937 Dec. 25, 1938 W. Mitchell Caldwell July 22, 1904 May 27, 1953 Carrie Lou Caldwell May 2, 1915 June 21, 1983 Infant Son of Earl H. and Joyce C. Berry Sept. 22, 1956 Unmarked (Known to be Sarah Joyce Caldwell Berry Sept. 12, 1935 April 27, 2002) Jack Caldwell July 12, 1906 July 1, 1985 Eunice W. Caldwell Oct. 28, 1912 Mar. 15, 1991 Henry M. Price Alabama Pvt 13 Provisional Co World War I May 25, 1888 June 1, 1956 Mattie W. Price Feb. 17, 1893 Jan. 14, 1966 Row 5 Sharon A. DuBose Apr. 11, 1945 July 29, 1998 Kimberly Nicole Baker Dec. 17, 1982 Dec. 17, 1982 (Little Girl of Tubby and Dot Garrett) 1965-1965 Unknown (Believed to be Taylor) Row 6 Clyde Preston Greer US Army World War II Jan. 9, 1922 Mar. 23, 1989 James David Greer Son of Steve and Frances Greer Feb. 3, 1898 Evelyn Railey Greer April 13, 1926 ND Clyde Lee Taylor, Jr. Mar. 10, 1940 Jan. 9, 1991 Clyde Lee Taylor, Sr. Apr. 14, 1909 July 22, 1971 Unmarked (Known to be Henry Taylor) William Guy Taylor Mar. 28, 1941 Dec. 1, 1970 Henry Leon Taylor Jan. 16, 1938 Nov. 6, 1977 Gates (the rest unreadable) Benjamin Gates Civil War Co G 34 Ala Inf CSA Jun. 15, 1839 Nov. 1895 James Mathis Gates Son of Ben & E. Gates July 15, 1879 May 4, 1887 July Eveline Adams Daughter of Eathie E. Adams Jan. 14, 1901 Aug. 1, 1907 Unmarked Willie Kate Sanford 1883 - 1903 Asa Lucius Sanford 1876 - 1947 R. J. Henderson 1855 - 1908 Essy Henderson 1857 - 1908 William Floyd Walls June 17, 1901 Nov. 8, 1934 Idella Watkins Walls Smith Jan. 7, 1911 Sept. 20, 1949 Unreadable (Known to be Wilson M. Graves Born Mar. 1888 Died Age 18 ca 1906, a boiler explosion while working at a sawmill in Bethel Community) Martha Isabelle Lock Ficquette Wife of Wilson Ficquette Jan. 20, 1833 July 16, 1912 Jesse G. Henderson Sept. 21, 1889 Nov. 18, 1932 American Legion Lemma G. Henderson Phillips Jan. 15, 1883 Feb. 3 1926 R. M. Ralph Garrett Aug. 22, 1915 Sept. 3, 1926 William F. Garrett May 2, 1879 ND Ada Virginia Garrett Feb. 5, 1880 Sept. 17, 1956 Wilsie V. Garrett Alabama Pvt Btry A 27 Fa Tng Regt World War II June 16, 1902 Sept. 21, 1964 Reuben Melvin Garrett Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Garrett May 26, 1939 July 4, 1940 Mary Ellen Garrett Sept. 29, 1913 Jan. 31, 1994 Reuben Truman Garrett Sept. 16, 1911 Aug. 27, 1997 John Irvin (Toe Boy) Garrett July 25, 1934 May 2, 1999 Lucretia P(rice) "Lucy" Garrett Jan 5, 1937 Jan. 3, 2000 Willis Almon McHargue Sept. 30, 1912 Apr. 13, 1949 Rufe T. Duffey Apr. 1, 1872 Dec. 5, 1943 Tessie Duffey (nee Blasingame) July 22, 1884 July 10, 1973 Billy Duffey Jan. 1, 1916 Aur. 17, 1980 Buster Duffey June 19, 1903 Aug. 30, 1987 Irene Duffey (nee Day) Oct. 8, 1911 July 12, 1958 Row 7 George H. Walls Alabama Pfc 231 Station Hosp World War II Feb. 7, 1912 Dec. 24, 1968 Marvin Miles Walls "Preacher" 2 - 26 - 16 12 -15 - 65 James Lamar Walls "Jim" 12 - 5 -45 8 - 18 - 95 Hershell Gray 1933 - 1964 Shirley A. Gray 1942 ND Imogene A. Patterson July 30, 1931 Sept. 6, 1999 Billy Gene Patterson Apr. 7, 1930 Aug. 7, 1991 Billie Joyce Patterson June 29, 1949 July 2, 1958 (drowned) Bobby Lewis Patterson Feb. 5, 1954 July 2, 1958 (drowned) Mary Jean Patterson Aug. 16, 1947 July 2, 1958 (drowned) Imogene P. Patterson Aug. 27, 1927 Mar. 19, 1986 Perlie Mae Anderson Banks Sept. 26, 1887 Sept. 22, 1968 Small Unmarked Mary Louise Ray Williams July 1, 1909 Sept. 2, 2003 Oscar Roby Williams Aug. 22, 1902 July 2, 1988 Ralph Williams March 15, 1938 March 15, 1938 Delsie Williams May 17, 1931 Feb. 24, 1933 Jady C. Williams 1875 - 1930 John H. Williams 1867 - 1947 Annie Bee Finch March 30, 1881 April 13, 1920 Henry T. Finch May 22, 1874 June 13, 1941 Gordon Gunn June 1924 Oct. 5, 1925 T. W. Caldwell June 27, 1868 April _____Unreadable C. M. Calwell (Caldwell) Jan. 18, 1831 Oct. 12, 1911 Mrs. M. E. Caldwell July 11, 1852 June 30, 1926 Belle Henderson Caldwell Wife of R. A. Caldwell Nov. 19, 1879 Aug. 22, 1908 Rubin Leroy _______ Unreadable - Broken Ruben Young Williamson Jan_____Unreadable Sept. ________Unreadable Martha Ann Williamson Wife of R. Y. Williamson April 1819 July 10th 1888 Stephenson - Broken Infant Twins of Robert & M. J. Stephenson Born and Died May 29, 1884 Johnnie Albert Stephenson Sept __ 1880 June 28, 1881 James Troy Taylor Aug. 19, 1944 May 19, 2000 Jack Nolen Walker Alabama En 3 US Navy June 10, 1938 Dec. 25, 1962 Pauline P. Walker Oct. 22, 1915 ND J. D. Walker July 25, 1915 Apr. 3, 1978 Row 8 Stella W. Gray Jan. 13, 1882 Dec. 10, 1960 Early N. Gray Apr. 25, 1878 Oct. 30, 1957 Herbert L. Gray Dec. 22, 1903 Aug. 26, 1964 Infant of Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Gray Infant Son of Howard B. & Julia F. (nee Gray) Wilson Aug. 1963 Alberta A. Gray Aug. 16, 1915 Sept. 28, 1991 Rudy Lamont Robinson Sept. 7, 1953 (Born Dead) Annie Ruth (nee Price) Robinson Nov. 13, 1927 Aug. 4, 1983 Roy Lee Price Aug. 28, 1921 May 31, 1985 Billy Joel "Buddy" Price Sept. 13, 1941 Mar. 14, 1998 Betty Mahan Price June 28, 1952 ND (Known to be Helen Ray Price) Joel Price Alabama Pvt Co F 106 Engineers World War I June 18, 1893 Nov. 11, 1971 Ida C. Price 1876 - 1958 Ervin J. Price 1875 - 1951 Carrie Winters Williams McHargue Nov. 28, 1895 Oct. 7, 1946 John Allen McHargue Nov. 13, 1886 Apr. 17, 1961 E. B. Price Feb. 22, 1849 Apr. 23, 1926 Mary Myrtle Price 1906 - 1925 Joel Price Co B 3 Ala Res CSA B. 1826 C. G. Porter May 1904 July 8, 1916 Small Unmarked Grave Willie A. Walls Apr. 10, 1883 Apr. 11, 1936 J. W. Walls Jan. 7, 1879 June 11, 1932 Small Unmarked 3 Unmarked Allie T. Whatley Nov. 23, 1829 May 3, 1896 Married J. D. Whatley Mar. 14, 1867 Martha A. Whatley Sept. 9, 1832 Aug. 10, 1891 James T. Whatley Oct. 31, 1828 Jan. 31, 1892 Unmarked Mary F. Spear Wife of J. H. Spear Daughter of J. M. & M. A. Whatley Dec. 27th 1830 Feb. 7th 1883 Mrs. E. J. Whatley Aug. 3, 1834 July 2, 1918 Unmarked Grover H. Price Mar. 17, 1939 Apr. 17, 1941 Lillie Mae Price 1916 - 2003 Adolphus C. Price May 13, 1907 May 21, 1969 Johnnie L. Price Oct. 17, 1885 Nov. 10, 1958 Grover C. Price Sept. 8, 1883 Nov. 30, 1961 Doyle Lee Price Cpl US Army World War II July 28, 1910 July 15, 1978 Row 9 Lela Mae Price Sept. 9, 1918 Nov. 25, 1993 James Arnold Cooper, Jr. 1966 - 1967 2 Unmarked David Whatley Son of J. D. & E. C. Whatley Born and Died Sept. 9th 1878 Annie J. Whatley Daughter of J. D. & E. C. Whatley May 12th 1872 May 12th 1887 Eunice C. Whatley Wife of J. D. Whatley, Jr. April 3rd 1849 Nov. 23rd 1888 John D. Whatley Oct. 26, 1848 Oct. 26, 1918 Annie V. Whatley Daughter of J. L. & N. E. Whatley Oct. 9, 1896 Nov. 6, 1896 James R. Rodgers Jan. 30, 1957 Sept. 24, 1957 Son of Mr. & Mrs. A. O. Rodgers Margie Ray Mar. 29, 1914 Feb. 10, 1954 Billy Wayne Ray July 3, 1951 April 27, 1952 L. J. Ray Nov. 13, 1940 Feb. 12, 1941 Laverne Ray Dec. 10, 1940 Oct. 5, 1947 Alton Ray Sept. 29, 1892 Jan. 20 _____ ________ 19_8 Across Road Row 1 Grady Lowry Sept. 25, 1892 Feb. 13, 1977 Flora D. Conklin Oct. 22, 1905 Nov. 19, 1979 Thomas P. Conklin Aug. 15, 1913 Feb. 1, 1976 Buddy Earl Nelson June 21, 1967 Aug. 9, 1967 Ellis M. Garrett Aug. 5, 1899 Sept. 22, 1986 Arbena J. Garrett Mar. 26, 1901 July 1, 1967 Amanda Lee Keahey Oct. 17, 1983 Lucy A. Adamson Jan. 19, 1938 ND Charles Farrell Adamson Sgt US Army Korea Jan. 18, 1932 June 12, 1988 Arthur O. Rodgers US Army World War II July 8, 1912 Sep. 4, 1982 Eugena Faye Robinson Apr. 9, 1971 Norma Ray Rodgers May 1, 1922 June 7, 2003 Daisy Norrell Ray June 2, 1895 June 28, 1979 Ronald W. Ray Nov. 22, 1952 Sept. 30, 1976 Wilson Ray US Army World War II May 19, 1919 Oct. 14, 1980 Unmarked (Known to be John Ray) Christina R. Palmer Jan. 2, 1967 April 4, 1980 James Harold Williams Aug. 21, 1946 Nov. 15, 1988 JoAnne Fuller Williams March 30, 1940 Jan. 21, 1989 David Allen Williams May 5, 1994 May 11, 1994 Coy Sanford 1906 - 1981 Iona Mae Sanford 1921 - 1995 Rev. J. Olney Moody April 2, 1928 Sept. 23, 1995 Bernice W. Moody Jan. 26, 1927 ND Holston J. Newman June 3, 1907 July 10, 1988 Murlie F. Newman Oct. 26, 1898 Aug. 4, 1980 Francis O. Stevens March 6, 1913 May 19, 1972 Brewer D. Dennis July 4, 1907 Aug. 10, 1971 Eunice J. Dennis July 15, 1912 ND Unmarked "Molly" Olga Holmstrom Broberg Sept. 16, 1905 Mar. 15, 1990 Frances Horn Conklin Nov. 5, 1938 ND "Jim" James Edward Conklin July 19, 1937 Sept. 17, 1994 Jamey Wayne Nelson Aug. 13, 1992 Feb. 14, 1993 Son of Shirley & Jamey Peppers Unmarked (Known to be Nelson) Unmarked Jerry Jerome Berry, Sr. US Army Vietnam Jan. 6, 1943 Mar. 1, 2001 Horace Gray Aug. 13, 1935 Feb. 28, 1995 US Army Mary Ellen Gray April 24, 1939 ND Tonya Jewell Bolan Apr. 2, 1985 Sept. 21, 2002 Geraldine T. Minor 1939 - 2003 J. N. "Nute" McCreless Nov. 2, 1891 Feb. 27, 1973 Kelsey Leigh Middleton Dec. 6, 1992 John C. Williams Aug. 11, 1940 Martha Jean (nee Tapley) Williams June 28, 1938 July 29, 2002 Jerry L. Walls US Army World War II Nov. 16, 1925 Jan. 15, 1991 Thelma (nee Williams) McKee Dec. 31, 1928 ND Sanford B. McKee, Jr. May 19, 1933 Feb. 14, 1995 Pfc US Army Korea "Billy" William H. Sharpe Nov. 15, 1942 Oct. 29, 1999 William J. Sharpe Nov. 27, 1919 ND Ada M. Sharpe June 24, 1926 Sept. 29, 1994 Ronny Sharpe Jan. 4, 1952 ND Doris A. Sharpe Nov. 11, 1953 ND Vanessa Ann Sharpe Mount Oct. 28, 1974 Apr. 27, 1997 John Thomas Shaw Nov. 2, 1997 Ray Williams Nov. 1, 1933 Feb. 3, 1997 Geneva P. Williams Feb. 27, 1938 ND Married April 16, 1954 William R. Askew Mar. 17, 1947 Oct. 4, 2002 Hazel M. Askew Sept. 12, 1937 Jan. 24, 1997 William C. Taylor Feb. 10, 1934 Mar. 22, 1976 Willie Mae Taylor May 28, 1941 July 4, 1992 Walt (Known to be Francis Walter) Caldwell Feb. 8, 1917 Sept. 25, 1977 Daisy (nee Sharpe) Caldwell July 18, 1919 Nov. 15, 2000 Married April 12, 1936 Paula Louise Miles Dec. 19, 1966 Mar. 9, 1967 Barbara D. Miles June 9, 1938 Feb. 15, 1999 One of the unmarked graves is: Emmie Justice Dillard, probably Mary Emmaline Dillard April 23, 1896 March 22, 1980 (Langley Funeral Home Records.)