FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY, Sirmans, Madison County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Joseph T. Burval, e-mail: JBurval@mindspring.com COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Copyright (c) 1990 by Joseph T. Burval, Publisher. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Publisher. The publisher donates the contents of this file in digital format to USGenWeb Project Archives for inclusion in USGenWeb's Digital Library (Archives) for the purpose of making this work freely available to researchers under the rules and policies of The USGenWeb Project. 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. CORRECTIONS AND ERRORS: Comments from readers concerning errors or additions to the data should be addressed to Joseph T. Burval, 1995 Parkwood Road, Charleston, West Virginia 25314, USA or e-mail at JBurval@mindspring.com ******************************************************************************* INTRODUCTION The tombstone inscriptions for the cemetery below are the same as those contained in the book "Madison County Florida Cemeteries" authored by Joseph T. Eichelberger (Privately Published: J. T. Burval, Charleston, WV (1990)). In some cases, additions and corrections have been made. They are digitally reproduced here to make this information available to the USGenWeb Project Archives. Mr. Eichelberger surveyed all the cemeteries of Madison County, Florida known to him over an eight year period from about 1985 to 1993. In most cases, the date of the survey, as well as, the date of his second survey used to verify his data is included at the end of the listing. The reader will note the detail that Mr. Eichelberger has used to record the inscriptions in this work. This work is more than a listing of names and dates. It is the next best thing to actually seeing the gravesite in person. Its content shows the author's obvious extraordinary effort to preserve what he called the "flavor" of the tombstone by recording full inscriptions. His work includes misspellings, error notation and describing the marker's location so it can be found by the reader. Often a description of the tombstone, especially if it was unusual or damaged is included. A truly outstanding work, which will serve to preserve our heritage. Mr. Eichelberger very concisely and modestly explained his work in part as follows: "This project has been a one-man effort. As a result the readings and the typing have not been checked by a second party. To make matters worse, the elapsed time between reading the tombstones and typing the listing from notes has been rather great. Reading old notes written hurriedly in the field can be a trying experience, especially if the writer's handwriting isn't too neat." "An effort was made to preserve the "flavor" of the inscriptions by retaining misspellings and errors. In general, no attempt was made to correct any data, but occasionally observations have been inserted. These are in square brackets [] except where no confusion should result. It is hoped that few errors have been introduced in recording and typing the data, but surely some have been." It is a pleasure to donate this work to the USGenWeb Project Archives to make this very valuable information available to all researchers interested in Madison County. J. T. Burval Charleston, West Virginia October 27, 1998 ******************************************************************************* SYMBOLS USED: A "/" is used to indicate a new line on the tombstone. A "//" indicates a new section of the tombstone. "FHMM" means funeral home metal marker. "CRI" means cannot read inscription. A "#" indicates a cross as used on stones and memorials, and denotes military Service. Brackets [] indicate the authors comments and are used to distinguish comments from the tombstone inscription. Two names side by side indicate either a common headstone or two headstones on a common pedestal. Two names side by side with a third name below and indented, indicate that all three names are included on a common headstone or that all three headstones are on a common pedestal. ******************************************************************************* FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY FROM GREENVILLE, TAKE US-221 SOUTH 6.75 MILES BEYOND I-10. TAKE PAVED ROAD TO SOUTHEAST (.9 MILES SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 360). GO 2.7 MILES (ROAD TURNS NORTH AFTER 1.8 MILES). CEMETERY IS ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD. NOTE: THIS CEMETERY HAS BEEN LARGELY CLEARED SINCE DATA WERE RECORDED IN 1985. TREES HAVE BEEN CUT, CLUMPS OF UNDERBRUSH HAVE BEEN REMOVED, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE CEMETERY MIGHT HAVE BEEN BURNED-OVER. CHEMICALS MAY HAVE BEEN USED ALSO. AS A RESULT, A NUMBER OF MONUMENTS ARE NOW IN APPEARANCE THAT WERE NOT IN SIGHT IN 1985. SEVERAL GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING BEEN BURIED. HOWEVER, THE AREA ENCLOSED BY THE IRON FENCE IS FULL OF DEAD WEEDS AND UNDERBRUSH, SO IS EVEN LESS ACCESSIBLE THAN IT WAS EARLIER. BEGIN AT EAST SIDE, GO FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE NEXT TWO GRAVES, AND THE LATTER SEVEN OF THE NEXT EIGHT, ARE ALL MARKED BY A SMALL RECTANGULAR PAD OF CONCRETE AT THE HEAD OF EACH GRAVE. DATA ARE SCRATCHED INTO THE CONCRETE AND ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. THESE MARKERS WERE EITHER BURIED IN 1985 OR ELSE THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE. PATRICIA BASS/WIFE OF/JOE HUDSON BEGGS FHMM: JOE H. HUDSON/DEC 13,1897/AUGUST 6,1980 [MANGLED IN 1989. ALSO:] JOE HUDSON [IN CONCRETE] CONCRETE BLOCK MARKS A GRAVE. [IN 1985 THIS GRAVE WAS UNMARKED.] HARRY WATSON/DIED NOV/30 1931/AGE 13 JODY WATSON/DIED 1930/AGED 9 BABY WATSON MATT SHIVER/DIED/FEB 26/AGE 80/HUDSON IKE/HUDSON/DIED FEB/1929/BORN 1892 MRS. T.C.HUDSON/DIED MAR/11,1941/AGE 75 BABY MOON/BORN APRIL 13,/1948/DIED APRIL 18,/1948 NOW GO EAST ONE ROW: HERE REPOSES/THE LAST REMAINS OF/MRS. E.N. WENTWORTH/CONSORT OF J.H. WENTWORTH/WHO DIED/MARCH 8th 1862, AGED 19 YEARS/2 MO. & 24 DAYS./TOO SUDDEN WITHERED FROM MY CLASP/I SAW AND FELT THAT SHE WAS GONE [THESE DATA ARE ON A LARGE MARBLE SLAB. IN 1989, THE SLAB HAS BEEN TURNED 90 DEGREES AND A LARGE CORNER -PIECE HAS BEEN BROKEN OFF. PEDESTAL FOR STELE - NO EVIDENCE OF A GRAVE. BESSIE TOWLES/GOODMAN/SEPT 27,1877/OCT 16,1961 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEMORIAL/W.M. GOODMAN/SEPT 16,1869/FEB 1,1931/AN HONEST MAN'S THE NOBLEST/WORK OF GOD. ETHELLE/GOODMAN/MAR 12,1912/APR 12,1913/OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM/OF HEAVEN BABY ELIZABETH GOZA/GOODMAN/1834 - 1894 ROBERSON M./GOODMAN/1809 - 1889 DAVID NORMAN HENDERSON/US NAVY/WORLD WAR II/1925 1986 [BRONZE PLAQUE OM GRANITE HEADSTONE.] MARVIN P. HENDERSON/OCT 19,1913/JAN 25,1965 MARVIN GERALD/"JERRY"/HENDERSON/JUNE 16,1944/SEPT 16,1980 HERMAN H. HENDERSON/OCT 20,1901/DEC 27,1969/"ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD/FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD AND ARE/THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE PRECIOUS/MEMORIES BRANNEN LLOYD OLIVER VALLIE LEE AUGUST 14,1914 FEBRUARY 14,1917 OCTOBER 2,1988 OUR DAD/R.C. (CULLEN) BRANNEN/JAN 1,1902/MAR 6,1972 [GRANITE PILLOW SET IN CONCRETE SLAB.] BAILEY CYNTHIA SARAH DONALDSON WILLIAM HENRY AUG 2,1893 - JULY 6,1989 AUG 18,1879 - JAN 24,1876 [MASONIC EMBLEM] ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD, AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON THEM. BEGGS FHMM: MRS. CYNTHIA D. BAILEY/AUGUST 2,1893/JULY 6.1989 GEORGIA MAE BAILEY/FEB 22,1924 - FEB 9,1946/SHELTERED AND SAFE FROM SORROW [PICTURE ON MONUMENT.] DAVID JI.[?]/SON OF/MR. & MRS. M.A. PARKER/SEPT 2,1921/APRIL 1,1922/ *** CRI *** [COULD NOT LOCATE THIS IN 1989.] FENCED AREA: UNCHECKED. SEE NOTE AT BEGGINNING ABOVE. ELDRID SON OF/BEULAH &/R.R. HENDRY/OCT 22,1913/JULY 3,1914 INFANT SON OF/BEULAH &/R.R. HENDRY/BORN & DIED/NOV 10,1915 LULA F. HENDRY/WIFE OF/R.P. HENDRY/WAS MARRIED/FEB 23,1890//BORN APR 19,1875/DIED/MAY 25,1912///[OPPOSITE SIDE:] IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE/ARE MANY MANSIONS/SHE WAS A KIND AND AFFECTIONATE WIFE, FOND MOTHER, AND A FRIEND TO ALL.//HENDRY [LARGE STELE AND LARGE SLAB.] HUSBAND/ROBERT P. HENDRY/MAY 14,1866/JULY 10,1924/ *** CRI *** EVA/WIFE OF/CLIGA[?] J./HOGAN/APR 7/1903/OCT 22,1922 END FENCED AREA LITTLE/JUDDIE/KNIGHT/NOV 14,1927/OCT 25,1929/OUR LOVED ONE [CONCRETE SLAB.] R.C. KNIGHT/JAN 3,1906/SEPT 13,1935/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [CONCRETE SLAB.] ONE OR MORE GRAVES. THE STONES ARE IN A JUMBLE, AND THE AREA IS OVERGROWN WITH OAK AND BRIARS. THE NEXT TWO WERE ACCESSIBLE: 1) AT REST/IN MEMORY OF/JOHN HUNTER/SEVER/WE WILL MEET AGAIN [FOOTSTONE:] J.H.S. 2) IN MEMORY OF/JOHANNA/GRINER/ASLEEP IN JESUS,PEACEFUL REST./WHOSE WORKING IS SUPREMELY/BLEST. [STONE ON BACK] IN 1989, THE AREA HAS BEEN CLEARED. SOME STONES HAD BEEN RESET, BUT THERE IS ROOM FOR A LOT MORE ORDER AND DEFINITION HERE. 3) IN MEMORY/OF/ IN MEMORY/OF/ W.H. SEVER MARY SEVER DIED DIED DEC 16,1883 AUG 1886 KIND FATHER OF FAITHFUL TO HER LOVE THOU ART TRUST GONE TO THY REST EVEN UNTO DEATH 4) MASONIC EMBLEM/WILLIAM H. SEVER/BORN JAN 16,1821/DIED DEC 16,1888/"AN HONEST MAN'S THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD." 5) AT REST/IN MEMORY OF/JAMES ANDREW/SEVER/GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [FOOTSTONE:] J.A.S. [APPEARS TO BE THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. ATOP THIS GRAVE IS A SLAB OF CONCRETE WITH AN UNREADABLE ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION. IT COULD BE A COVER FOR THE GRAVE (IF SO, THE GRAVE IS FOR A CHILD) OR A DOWNED CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT HAS BEEN MISPLACED.] 6) ATOP THE GRAVE FOR JOHN HUNTER SEVER ABOVE, THERE IS ANOTHER CONCRETE SLAB,ENGRAVED AND UNREADABLE, WHICH COULD BE A GRAVE COVER OR A DOWNED MONUMENT. ALSO ATOP THIS GRAVE IS A LOOSE FOOTSTONE - J.G. 7) TO ONE SIDE, IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE CLUSTER OF GRAVES IS ANOTHER CONCRETE SLAB OR DOWNED MONUMENT. IT IS TURNED AT AN ANGLE, AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ON A GRAVE. PILE OF STONES MARKS A GRAVE. NANCY J. HENRY/WIFE OF JAMES H./WENTWORTH/MARCH 17,1845/NOV 1,1882 [DATA ARE ON A LARGE MARBLE PILLOW ATOP MARBLE SLAB.] JNO. WRIGHT/HENDRY/APR 11,1841/JUNE 7,1881/FATHER JOHN CARLTON/BORN, APRIL 20./1775/DIED,FEB 26./1868/COME UNTO ME ALL/YE, THAT ARE WEA-/-RY, AND HEAVY LA-/-DEN, AND I WILL/GIVE YOU REST. [CONCRETE MONUMENT IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE IN 1989. THE FOOTSTONE IS LOOSE ON THE GROUND.] NANCY ANN/CARLTON/BORN NOV 17/1775/DIED JUNE 4,1867/AGE 92/AGED SISTER GONE/TO REST. [CONCRETE STONE, BROKEN AND MENDED. OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE IN 1989.] [IN 1989, THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF A CONCRETE FOOTSTONE RESTING AGAINST THIS MONUMENT.] MARTHA/DAU OF/H.A. & P.A./ROWELL/JULY 6,1866/JAN 12,1867/ *** CRI *** UNUN INF DAU OF MR. &/MRS. J.H. WENTWORTH/OCT 8,1882/NOV 15,1882 [STONE IS DAMAGED AT BEGINNING OF FIRST NAME.] ADDIE INF DAU OF MR. &/MRS. J.H. WENTWORTH/JAN 17,1878/NOV 11,1882 SEVERAL CHUNKS OF CONCRETE AND FIELDSTONES MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABOVE TWO GRAVES. THEODOSIA I. DAU OF MR. &/MRS. J.H. WENTWORTH/JAN 23,1874/NOV 20,1882 SUNKEN GRAVE MRS. R.W. HENDRY/1845-1868 LYDIA J. WIL/DER [WILDER]/BORN MAR 16/1875/DIED AUG 15,1875/AGE 1 YEAR/5MONTHS/SUFFER LITTLE/CHILDREN TO/COME UNTO ME AND FOR/BID THEM NOT MARY A. MOZINGO/DAU OF MR. & MRS./E. MOZINGO/JAN 7,1888/AUG 10,1894/NO PAIN, NO GRIEF, NO ANX-/IOUS FEAR CAN REACH OUR/LOVED ONE SLEEPING HERE W?????? [WILLIAM?] MOZINGO/BORN JUNE 20,1882/DIED MAY 7,1901/GONE FROM OUR/HOME BUT NOT/FROM OUR HEARTS [CONCRETE MONUMENT. BROKEN AND DOWN IN 1989.] MABLE V. HENDERSON/APR 8,1909/DEC 23,1930 ELIZABETH CARLTON/WIFE OF/HIRAM HENDERSON/1831 - 1861 MASONIC EMBLEM/HIRAM/HENDERSON/BORN/NOV 29,1829/DIED NOV 2,1900/A KIND WIFE MOURNS/IN THEE A HUSBAND LOST MARTHA ROWELL/WIFE OF/HIRAM HENDERSON/1850 - 1910 DAVID N. HENDERSON/FEB 4,1878/JAN 14,1938 MINNIE L. STARLING/WIFE OF/DAVID N. HENDERSON/AUG 31,1879/APRIL 1,1960 AT REST/IN MEMORY OF/JOHN/FRANCIS/SEVER/OF SUCH IS THE/KINGDOM OF/HEAVEN//SEVER///[ON SLAB:] BORN AND DIED NOV 2,1854/_____LITTLE COME UNTO ME/ KINGDOM OF HEAVEN [IN 1989,THE SLAB, BROKEN, LIES BESIDE THE GRAVE. THE FOOTSTONE - J.F.S. - HAS BEEN THROWN ASIDE.] MOUNDED CONCRETE SLAB. BROKEN. ROCKS PILED ATOP IT. MARKS GRAVE, PROBABLY THAT OF AN ADULT. WILLIAM/SALES/CARLTON/JAN 2,1855/JAN 18,1863/FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN [IN 1989, THE FOOTSTONE GOR THIS GRAVE IS ABOUT 5 FEET WEST OF THE MONUMENT. ANOTHER FOOTSTONE - J.S.C. - LEANS AGAINST THE HEADSTONE.] NORTH END AGAIN #/E.H. McMULLEN/CO. I/2 FLA. CAV./C.S.A. A MOUND WITH SEVERAL TREES GROWING FROM IT PROBABLY MARKS A GRAVE. [IN 1989, THE TREES HAVE BEEN CUT. THERE WERE TWO GRAVES HERE: 1) A BRICKED-UP MOUND WHICH IS BADLY DETERIORATED, AND 2) A CONCRETE SLAB THAT IS BROKEN TO PIECES. THERE IS AN INSCRIPTION ON THE SLAB, BUT A MAJOR REWORK IS IN ORDER TO DECODE IT. TUTEN GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN MAYNARD P. MATTIE L. MARCH 2,1895 AUG 27,1900 SEPT 23,1976 MARCH 30,1982 MOTHER//ANNIE E. TUTEN/JUNE 5,1866/JAN 11,1948/AT REST FATHER//P.M. TUTEN/FEB 7,1860/JULY 17,1946/AT REST WOODMEN OF THE WORLD ["TREETRUNK"] MEMORIAL/LEONARD G./TUTEN/DEC 6,1892/APRIL 22,1927/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [FOOTSTONE:] L.G.T. OLLIE/SHEFFIELD/NOV 3,1897/OCT 1,1933//IN AFTER-TIME WE'LL MEET/AGAIN IDA TUTEN JACOBS/1892 - 1924 [DATA ARE ON A MARBLE PILLOW ATOP A CONCRETE SLAB.] JESSE J. JACOBS/1884 - 1959 [DATA ARE ON A MARBLE PILLOW ATOP A CONCRETE SLAB.] MALCOM SAMUEL/BRANNEN/AUGUST 15,1871/MAY 1,1955 AGNES REBECCER/BRANNEN/FEB 17,1875/OCT 14,1934 [A SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE. IT APPEARS TO BE OF MARBLE AND HAS A THIN VENEER OF MASONRY OVER IT.] SALLIE M./BASS/WIFE OF/G.W. BASS/FEB 3,1856/SEPT 11,1921/REST MOTHER REST/IN QUIET SLEEP/WHILE FRIENDS IN SORROW O'ER THEE WEEP [FOOTSTONE:] S M B [A SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE. IT APPEARS TO BE OF MARBLE AND HAS A THIN VENEER OF MASONRY OVER IT.] IN GOD WE TRUST/GEORGE W./BASS/DEC 24,1857/MAR 1,1918 [A SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE. IT APPEARS TO BE OF MARBLE AND HAS A THIN VENEER OF MASONRY OVER IT.] BROKEN CONCRETE MONUMENT JUST EAST OF THE GRAVE OF MALCOLM SAMUEL BRANNEN ABOVE: MRS. L.A. DENMARK/BORN SEPT 29 1844/DIED DEC 10 1871 AGAINST THE ABOVE MONUMENT THERE IS THE TOP OF A SMALLER CONCRETE MONUMENT. ALL THAT REMAINS IS - NANCY JOHN P./WILLIAMS/BORN/JAN 18,1857/DIED/MAY 8,1871/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [CONCRETE STONE - BROKEN] A SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. IT APPEARS TO BE OF MARBLE AND HAS A THIN VENEER OF MASONRY OVER IT. GO WEST TWO ROWS: FIELDSTONE MAY MARK A GRAVE. [GONE IN 1989.] MARIE CHASON/1918 - 1934 LUCY STOKELY[?]/BORN JUN 27,1871[?]/DIED JUL 27,1872/ *** CRI *** [BROKEN CONCRETE MONUMENT. THE CENTER IS MISSING IN 1989.] BEGGS FHMM: LUCY/DAUGHTER OF EVY AND JULIE ANN STOKELY/JUNE 27,1871/JULY 27,1872 [THE FHMM IS NEW. OBVIOUSLY IT HAS BEEN PLACED RECENTLY TO AID IN IDENTIFCATION OF THE GRAVESITE.] EVY STOKELY/FEB 26,1840 - SEPT 5,1881/THE BEGINNING OF STOKELY REUNION IN FLORIDA/PRESENTED BY 1983 REUNION. FATHER//EVY STOKELY, JR./SEP 5,1874/DEC 22,1934/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN TWO FIELDSTONES APPARENTLY MARK THE HEAD OF A GRAVE. [GONE IN 1989.] SINGLE SLAB - TWO HEADSTONES: 1) MARY JANE/BASS/JUNE 17,1833/NOV 27,1916/GONE TO A/BRIGHTER HOME/WHERE GRIEF/CANNOT COME 2) SALLIE BASS/NOV 7,1812/JAN 3,1886/GONE FROM OUR/HOME BUT NOT/FROM OUR HEARTS [CANNOT READ IN 1989, IT MAY NOT BE THE SAME MONUMENT. THIS ONE IS OF GRANITE. THE ONE FOR MARY JANE BASS IS OF MARBLE.] PICKLES CORNELIA W.R. 1855 1931 1849 - 1923 THEIR MEMORY IS PRECIOUS [FIRE ANTS PREVENTED THE CHECKING OF THE DATES FOR THIS MONUMENT.] OUR MOTHER/DELILA CRUCE/NOV 15,1895/DEC 22,1928/GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN OUR LOVED ONE//INF SON OF/MR. & MRS./TRUMAN CRUCE/DEPT 22,1951 TRUMAN C. CRUCE/SEPT 13,1920/SEPT 28,1958/OUR LOVED ONE [PICTURE ON STONE] SOUTH END. NOW GO EAST - MRS. ANN/STARLING/DIED/AUG 24,1903/AGED/60 YEARS/SHE WAS A MEM/BER OF THE MISSION/ARY CHURCH. SOUTH END AGAIN: I.J. SUTTON/MAR 5,1841/APR 5,1909 [FOOTSTONE:] I.J.S. MARY/WIFE OF/I.J. SUTTON/BORN/APR 23,1843/DIED/APR 18,1902/GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN MARY/DAUGHTER OF/I.J. & MARY/SUTTON/BORN/MAY 15,1874/DIED/OCT 15,1898/ASLEEP IN JESUS,/BLESSED THOUGHT ROBERT E. BAILEY/DEC 11,1877/JAN 13,1941 [DATA ARE ON MARBLE PILLOW ATOP MARBLE SLAB.] THETIS D. BAILEY/AUG 12,1882/AUG 4,1971 FAREWELL/J.H. BAILEY/BORN/APRIL 22,1851/DIED/JUNE 16,1903/GOD GAVE HE TOOK HE WILL/RESTORE/HE DOETH ALL THINGS WELL. MARY C./BAILEY/WIFE OF/J.H. BAILEY/MAY 1,1852/AUG 21,1935/WE WILL MEET AGAIN WILLIAM L./HENDERSON/FEB 5,1870/JAN 27,1936/HE IS NOT DEAD/BUT SLEEPETH [STONE OFF BASE] HOWARD E./HENDERSON/JAN 1,1913/NOV 6,1929/WEEP NOT, HE IS AT/REST MARY M./WIFE OF W.L. HENDERSON/NOV 2,1876/APR 9,1917/A FAITHFUL WIFE, A DEVOTED/MOTHER AND A FRIEND/TO ALL./ASLEEP IN JESUS NELLIE C./WIFE OF/WILLIAM HENDERSON.BORN/OCT 10,1833/DIED AUG 6,1913/AT REST SARAH FRANCES HAY/BORN JAN 4,1839/DIED DEC 2,1902/NOT LOST TO/MEMORY, NOT LOST/TO LOVE BUT GONE/TO OUR HEAVENLY HOME. [BADLY ERODED CONCRETE STONE. CRACKED. DIFFICULT TO READ.] AMOSA/SON OF/D.C. & C.S./COX/BORN/MAR 25,1900/DIED/NOV 4,1900/ONLY SLEEPING SALLIE WELTHY/HENDERSON/BORNED DEC 8,1874/DIED JAN 21,1891/SHE WAS GENTLE, MEEK AND DUTIFUL [ERODED CONCRETE STONE] BROKEN CONCRETE MONUMENT. TOP IS MISSING. LEANS AGAINST THE NEXT STONE BELOW: [GONE IN 1989.] #/WILLIAM HENDERSON/CO. K/10 FLA INF/CSA SMALL CONCRETE STONE, TILTED FORWARD. I FIND NO INSCRIPTION. SMALL CONCRETE STONE, TILTED FORWARD. I FIND NO INSCRIPTION. TWO MORE SMALL CONCRETE STONES, TILTED FORWARD. I FIND NO INSCRIPTION. HENRETTA/C. COURTNEY/BORNED JAN 13/1860 DIED MAY 1,1887/GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN J.W. COURTNEY/WAS BORNED/MAR 27,1956/DIED OCT 17,1889/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [IN 1989, THIS STONE IS BROKEN AND DIFFICULT TO READ.] NOW GO SOUTH: MARY/McDONALD/BORN/JAN 7,1841/DIED/OCT 14,1901 [IN 1989, THIS STONE IS BROKEN AND DOWN.] NORMAN McDONALD/BORN/FEB 13,1806/DIED/SEPT 24,1896 MRS. CHRISTIAN McDONALD/BORN MARCH 17,1807/DIED DEC 15,1890 SEVERAL BROKEN STONES AT HEAD OF CHILD'S GRAVE. SAMUEL GROOVER/CAMERON BORN/AUG 10,1886/DIED NOV 4,1899 [THIS IS THE TOP OF A CONCRETE HEADSTONE. BASE MISSING.] JAN 8,1883/[PICTURE]/ANNA C. BAILEY/JAN 23,1966 [AT FOOT, BEGGS FHMM:] MRS. ANNA CHASON BAILEY/JAN 8,1884/JAN 23,__66 [IN 1989, THE FHMM IS DAMAGED.] THY WILL BE DONE/B.H. BAILEY/BORN/JUNE 11,1857/DIED FEB 18,1946//BAILEY [AT FOOT, BEGGS FHMM:] MR. BURREL H. BAILEY/JUNE 11,1857/FEB 18,1946 THY WILL BE DONE/ANNIE D. BAILEY/WIFE OF/B.H. BAILEY/BORN/JAN 15,1866/DIED/SEPT 16,1911//BAILEY [FOOTSTONE:] A D B ANNIE M./DAU OF/B.H. & A.D. BAILEY/BORN MAR 11,1898/DIED JULY 14,1905 [FOOTSTONE:] A M B BURREL H./SON OF/B.H. & A.D. BAILEY/BORN/SEPT 8,1889/DIED/NOV 11,1894 [FOOTSTONE:] B H B SOUTH END JOHN DAVID BLANTON/BORN/APRIL 22,1864/DIED/DEC 25,1882/RESTING IN HOPE OF A/GLORIOUS RESURRECTION [A SMALL MONUMENT-TYPE FOOTSTONE - J.D.B. MOTHER FATHER M.A. BLANTON D.F. BLANTON BORN BORN OCT 11,1844 JAN 7,1838 DIED DIED MAY 9,1911 JULY 22,1914 HOW GREAT THE LOSS WHEN PARENTS SO/ LOVED ARE TAKEN, STILL THEY ARE NOT DEAD/TO US, BUT AS A BRIGHT STAR UNSEEN [FOOTSTONES:] M A B D F B [CONCRETE SLAB.] RUBY/McDONALD/BORN/JUNE 11,1884/DIED/SEPT 27,1894/ANOTHER LITTLE ANGEL/BEFORE THE HEAVENLY/THRONE LEWIS A. McDONALD/BORN/SEPT 23,1886/DIED/MAY 12,1887 [FOOTSTONE:] L.A.McD. INFANT/SON OF/N.W. & M.L./McCDONALD/BORN/NOV 8,1882/DIED/NOV 16,1882/A LITTLEBUD OF LOVE/TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN ABOVE BABY TOWLES/APRIL 28,1882 ELIZABETH M./WIFE OF/Z.T. TOWLES/BORN/MAR 12,1845/DIED/APRIL 28,1882/SHE WAS A KIND AND AFFECTIONATE WIFE/A FOND MOTHER AND A FRIEND TO ALL. TO SOUTH END AGAIN GEORGE W./HENDERSON/BORN/JUNE 16,1882/DIED/NOV 2,1893/BLESSED ARE THE/EARLY DEAD WINNIFRED DYESS/WIFE OF/DAVID A. HENDERSON/1779 - 1854 MASONIC EMBLEM/MARIAN/HENDERSON/BORN/JAN 20,1776/DIED/OCT 15,1881/SHE WAS A FOND MOTHER/AND A FRIEND TO ALL JUST NORTHEAST: NATHAN G./KING/BORN/MAR 29,1812/DIED/SEPT 8,1893 [INSCRIPTION IS BURIED.] LURANY KING/WIFE OF NATHAN G. KING/BORN/FEB 1,1822/DIED/MARCH 16,1900/ *** CRI *** [STONE IS BROKEN. LYDIA LENORA/CARLTON/BORN AUG 24/1864. &/DIED OCT 10,1866/GONE TO REST [BROKEN CONCRETE STONE.] THERE ARE SEVERAL SUNKEN AREAS NEAR THE NORTH END WHICH MIGHT BE GRAVES. END OF CEMETERY RECORDED 29 APRIL 1985 CHECKED 15 SEPTEMBER 1989