Columbia County GaArchives Cemeteries.....Water Branch Baptist Church Memorial Garden ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenda W. Peterson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007331 Jan 2002 Read December 8, 2001 Rehoboth Baptist Church Est. 1869 6363 Ridge Road Appling, Georgia Rehoboth Baptist Church Organized 1867 Destroyed by Tornado April 5, 1957 Rebuilt December 27, 1957 Rev. C. I. Bennifield, Pastor Richard Sturgis, Deacons Porter Dunn, Gene Lewis James Freeman, Jimmie Lewis, Pierce Cobb Antonia Freeman, Church Clerk Renovated May 1982 C.I. Bennifield, Pastor Edward Durham, Chairman Re-renovated February 15, 1987 Rev. C. I. Bennifield, Pastor Rev. Roger Boyd Jr. Asst. Pastor Edward Durham, Chairman Deacon Board Margaret Tutt Adams, Clerk In this cemetery there are many unmarked graves and grave stones that have been knocked over, destroyed and some piled up. Some graves are marked with fieldstones. Demmons, Jane Died July 16, 1819 age 85 years Reid, Ida May July 9, 1919 May 8, 1968 Reid, Ronald Wade 1961-1986 Sgt. U.S. Air Force Ried, Clinton Jr. Apr. 25, 1939 Dec. 18, 1987 Downs, Lou Ella Sept. 15, 1918 Apr. 26, 1919 Blanchard, Maude June 27, 1888 Sept. 1918 Wife of Julian Downs Garnett, Henry Died Jan. 30, 1916 age 72 yrs Benning, Mosie Lee Sept. 12, 1937 Nov. 27, 1987 Durham, Claude St. 1902-1978 Lyons, Lee 1951-1995 (Temp. marker) Martin, Ruby Aug. 6, 1957 Feb. 11, 1999 (Temp. marker) Harris, Jeffery June 2, 97? (Temp. marker) Lyons, Fred 1930-2001 (Temp. marker) Carter, Mattie 1894-1978 Banks, John 1916-1983 U.S. Army World War II Farrow, Ella B. Died Feb. 16, 1949 Willingham, Florence Inez 1915-1995 (Mother) Thomas, Hattie Bula Willingham Mar.18, 1950 June 30, 1998 Dunn, Porter f. Feb. 28, 1897 Dec. 29, 1958 Deacon, Husband Dorsey, ? (stone broken) Born 1845 To My Mother Momon, Nellie May 16, 1889 June 30, 1971 Momon, Cicero Oct. 20, 1889 Dec. 16, 1968 Dill, Joriah Nov. 1895 April 1902 Brown, Lonnie Mack Nov. 20, 1924 Sept. 18, 1989 Davis, Jack 1912-1988 Davis, Mable Oct. 17, 1916 Jan. 23, 1987 Momon, Julia Mar. 24, 19098 Jan 7, 1981 Davis, Henry Jan. 20, 1892 July 16, 1967 Georgia Pvt. U.S. Army World War II Johnson, Marian Lee May 29, 1927 March 24, 198? Tankersley July 28, 1934 Nov. 25, 1994 Age 60 Blanchard, Ella Mar. 4, 1866 Nov. 2, 1925 Unknown (Broken stone) Died Nov. 20, 1918 age 45 years Blanchard, America died Feb. 18, 1920 age 55 yrs. wife of Sin Blanchard Norman, Bessie No dates Carter, Mary Lou 1912-1999 Carter, Freeman 1912-1990 Lamkin, Irena May 3, 1866 May 13, 1939 Hatten, Sarah J. Oct. 23, 1914 Apr. 3, 1980 Johnson, Julia L. July 18, 1906 Nov. 28, 1977 Lewis, Clara Tate Apr. 1, 1941 Jan. 31, 1983 Hunter, Thames age 4 years (No date) Hunter, Williams died Aug. 2 LL (?) Jones, Frankie Nov. 10, 1939 Oct. 10, 1983 Jones, Willie June 4, 1927 Jan 4, 1957 Jones, Norris June 5, 1929 May 31, 1982 Jones, Jimmy July 4, 1905 Feb. 24, 1983 (Dad) Jones, Minnie July 4, 1909 Dec. 9, 1985 (Mom) (Same headstone with Jimmy Jones) Jones, Bannie N. May 12, 1935 Sept. 28, 1992 Dorsey, Shelly (Rev.) Apr. 2, 1889 May 22, 1930 Dorsey, Marie Apr. 4, 1891 Nov. 7, 1967 Brown, Lillie Apr. 25, 1891 June 17, 1977 Howard, Tom Robert June 7, 1907 July 20, 1988 Jones, Lizzie Died April 16, 1965 Davis, Daisy Oct. 16, 1902 Oct. 17, 1966 Harris, Grover "Hoss" 1904-1993 Lewis, Saretta Denise Oct. 27, 1981 May 19, 1987 Williams, Mary Jan. 7, 1893 Sept. 13, 1978 Lewis, Harry Jr. 12636-8165 (That's the way it was on headstone) Lewis, Gene Aug. 27, 1896 Aug. 14, 1973 Johnson, Ellis March 14, 1914 Dec. 10, 1990 Johnson, Amanda L. July 3, 1920 March 21, 1935 Lyons, Paul (No dates) Walker, Frances L. Apr. 3, 1921 July 6, 1991 Johnson, Warren Tony Sept. 7, 1923 March 4, 1988 Lewis, Harry Sr. March 4, 1915 Feb. 1, 1993 Brown, Mary Green May 24, 1946 (No other date)