Rhodes Cemetery, Leon County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cosette Lewis, cheeter@mailer.fsu.edu USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** These are the headstones I recorded in RHODES CEMETERY, located approximately 3 miles north of Woodville, Florida, in Leon County. There are 35 marked graves for the family names: CARAWAY, COGSWELL, RHODES, SCOTT, WILLOUGHBY, STARKWEATHER, SANDERS, SAUNDERS, DYKES, and REHWINKEL . R.C. CARAWAY Born Aug. 11, 1857 Died Feb. 2, 1922 NANNIE CARAWAY Aug. 27, 1856 Apr. 20, 1952 Gone, but not forgotten WILLIAM T. COGSWELL BREVET BRIG GEN 2 REGT MASS INF However, the grave is covered with a cement slab and handwritten on the slab is: CAPT. W.T. COGSWELL Born Jun 22, 1825 Died Aug 14, 1918 LORENZO A. RHODES FLORIDA SK2 USNR WORLD WAR II MAY 5, 1908 APRIL 16, 1965 INFANT SON OF ALPHONSO & EMILY RHODES NOV 7, 1930 ROSS L. RHODES APR 5, 1886 DEC 18, 1924 The pains of death are past, Labor and sorrow cease, And life’s long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace This is a Woodmen of the World Monument MARTHA ANN SCOTT BORN AUG 7, 1843 DIED JAN 16, 1930 EMMETT E. RHODES APR. 18, 1893 FEB. 7, 1948 RALPH E. RHODES OCT. 20, 1895 - MAR. 6, 1927 He is not dead, he is just away What appears to be a Coat of Arms is inscribed on the stone. George William RHODES MAY 9, 1859 - AUG. 5, 1937 HIS WIFE ELLA FAIR RHODES FEB. 7, 1867 - FEB. 7, 1949 LEACY JO JAMES RHODES FEB. 25, 1895 JUNE 19, 1964 RAYMOND CAY RHODES MAY 4, 1896 MAY 23, 1961 RHODES SAMUEL T. RHODES FEB 20, 1865 MAY 17, 1934 WILLIE FRANCES RHODES AUG 4, 1874 - MAY 24, 1964 At the top of the next few stones is a unique engraving of a hand holding a chain. BRICEY F. RHODES BORN SEPT. 16, 1827 DIED OCT. 24, 1867 There is a grave located between the grave of Bricey and the grave of Asa (which follows), but the stone was broken off and removed. ASA J. RHODES BORN APRIL 12, 1857 DIED JULY 14, 1877 Asa’s grave has the hand and chain inscription. JOSEPH WILLOUGHBY __ST ALA No date on the above Funeral Home marker: Culley’s Funeral Home WM JULIUS RHODES BORN AUG 20, 1899 DIED AUG 22, 1900 Stone has hand and chain engraving INFANT DAUGHTER OF S.T. & W.F. RHODES BORN MAR. 1, 1903 DIED MAY 13, 1903 Stone has hand and chain engraving IN LOVING MEMORY OF MRS JULIA RHODES BORN MAY 15, 1831 DIED OCT. 8, 1912 RHODES This stone stands about 6 feet. The grave is covered with a homemade brick cover which is raised about a foot. There is a marble marker at the foot of the covered grave. DORIS MADGE RHODES APR 26, 1915 JUNE 22, 1915 The stone has a lovely lily engraving and is outlined with a sculptured marble marker. INFANT SON OF S.T. & W.F. RHODES MAY 30, 1916 JOSEPH USS STARKWEATHER JAN 1804 Marked with a Culley Funeral Home marker JOHN D. SANDERS JAN 29, 1829 OCT 7, 1874 Though lost to sight to memory dear RASCON RHODES Marked with Culley Funeral Home marker, but has no dates. The head of grave is marked with an iron marker which is about 1 ½ ft. high. A brick sits at the front of this iron marker. The grave is covered with a homemade brick cover the height of a single brick. CLARENCE SAUNDERS 1900 1922 Culley Funeral Home marker only. MAUDE E. DYE WIFE OF J.A. SANDERS BORN OCT. 4, 1879 DIED JAN 19, 1901 ASLEEP IN JESUS Grave outlined with a homemade brick border MILDRED M. DYKES BORN AR 16, 1902 DIED JUNE 3, 1905 Grave outlined with a homemade brick border LAURA DELL DYKES BORN JAN 16, 1909 DIED FEB. 6, 1910 In heaven there is one angel more The grave is outlined with a brick border WM DYKES BORN OCT. 23, 1856 DIED FEB 15, 1918 This is a Woodmen of the World marker EUNICE SANDERS WIFE OF J.W. DYIKES OCT. 18, 1868 SEP. 21, 1920 CARLE G. DYKES WIFE OF J.H. REHWINKEL JAN 11, 1897 - OCT. 2, 1925 She was too good, too gentle,and fair to dwell in this cold world of care IN LOVING MEMORY OF PHOEBE ANN SANDERS MAY 24, 1846 DEC. 8, 1926 We trust our loss will be her gain and that with Christ she’s gone to reign IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV JAHN A SANDERS NOV. 21, 1871 FEB. 21, 1953 I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in me though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11-25