Getzen Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions Muscogee County, GA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jerry L Hare, Jr E-mail: tdriver@ldl.net Copyright (c) 1999 by Jerry L Hare, Jr. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. The following was indexed on 10-25-1999 at: Getzen Memorial Baptist Church 10233 Fortson Rd Columbus GA 31904 706-660-9171 There were a few headstones that were no longer ledgible. Some had names only. The following will be what was seen and could be read. Bernice O Chambley W P Odom Vennie Odom Fannie Mealing Getzen 8-7-1840 4-8-1932 L Luther Getzen 10-5-1838 4-18-1931 Nan T Warner Spencer 8-1-1908 11-2-1931 Theresa Ella Getzen 11-22-1882 9-8-1969 C L Smith 7-5-1858 4-23-1929 Lucy J Cannon Wife of C L Smith 11-13-1859 2-2-1946 J V Moore 4-14-1858 12-18-1928 Martha A Swint Wife of J V Moore 4-30-1861 6-29-1943 Otis Webb 3-23-1874 12-6-1924 Mamie Charlotte Webb 3-23-1874 9-6-1943 Clyde Bowden Reese 11-18-1896 1-26-1966 Ora Webb Reese Wife of Clyde Bowden Reese 12-3-1898 2-14-1970 Elizabeth Ann Reese Daughter of Mr and Mrs J Malcolm Reese 11-15-1953 11-15-1953 Clyde W Reese 9-8-1917 8-18-1986 Bernard C Vardaman 12-14-1900 8-28-1954 Ola Gordy Vardaman 11-20-1868 11-13-1954 Ellijay Vardaman 3-17-1870 9-5-1938 J Alexander Vardaman Feb 1840 Sept 1925 Sarah J Vardaman (Nannie) 9-17-1850 1-14-1912 Myrtis Vardaman Matthews (Bozzie) 7-16-1899 11-25-1972 Mae Gordy Matthews 7-23-1923 12-3-1954 Robert Lee Strickland US Navy WWII 1-22-1925 11-21-1996 William H Strickland, Sr 8-20-1899 11-5-1979 Elizabeth Strickland 2-15-1902 1-23-1960 Henry Green Born Birmingham, Eng 3-16-1855 2-13-1911 Ida A Greer Wife of W T Jones 3-29-1853 3-21-1932 William T Jones 4-10-1851 1-25-1913 Harriet Jones Burns Mother of Margaret & Harriett Burns 8-1-1894 6-28-1921 Jim Lou Goins Chapman 10-28-1894 12-13-1929 James A Goins 1-10-1858 11-24-1928 Mary E Hamer Wife of James A Goins 6-9-1858 1-17-1908 Daisy Stauffer Goins 11-6-1899 2-20-1995 Ernest H Goins Alabama SC2 USNRF WWI 6-29-1896 10-13-1968 T Willis Fortson 2-16-1860 8-24-1932 Minnie Getzen Wife of T Willis Fortson 8-9-1862 12-12-1955 Dr Frederick M Jenkins 12-11-1883 3-19-1936 Georgia Mealing Fortson Wife of Dr Fred M Jenkins 8-16-1887 3-1-1931 Mark Ernest Fortson 12-5-1899 1-28-1936 Thomas Fortson Jenkins 1-25-1912 4-18-1937 Luther Getzen Fortson 10-27-1897 12-27-1963 Ella Camp Wife of Luther Getzen Fortson 12-7-1905 3-7-1968 Thomas Willis Fortson II Son of Sarah & Luther G Fortson, Jr 7-27-1952 6-9-1953 William F Jenkins Georgia Capt 1703 AF Air Trans GP WWII 6-5-1916 6-26-1951 Charles M Neal, Jr "Charlie" 8-9-1917 3-16-1994 Charles Minchin Neal "Dad" 9-9-1884 7-4-1945 Fannie Fortson Wife of Charles Minchin Neal "Nana" 6-30-1889 1-16-1980 Thomas Fortson Neal US Army WWII 1-21-1929 10-8-1994 Andrew Moncrief "Son" 1-8-1928 6-3-1928 Tommie Elizabeth Reese Wife of L A Binns 7-18-1878 12-8-1918 (unsure of year 191 was legible) Joseph Martin Brady 8-29-1904 7-13-1955 Walter Y Smith US Navy 4-15-1891 3-12-1918 James H Schrimster 2-28-1877 3-8-1952 Infant Son Of Mr & Mrs J W Reese 3-5-1921 Sharon Brownell 8-22-1943 Daughter of Mr & Mrs A E Brownell Mrs Callie Sanders Reese 4-9-1855 4-22-1921 John Henry Reese 7-18-1851 3-20-1917 Sanders Brantley Reese 5-23-1897 10-1-1916 William B Reese 1876 - 1956 Cora Dee Reese 1885 - 1911 Brewster Miller Land, Sr 5-13-1900 1-19-1982 Masonic 33rd The following headstone was very hard to read. All that was somewhat legible was: Julia A Hubbard Wife of A J Hubbard Jun 18 ???? Mar ?? ???? ==================================================================== 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 may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Jerry L Hare, Jr. tdriver@ldl.net ====================================================================