Gracewood Cemetery, Richmond County, Hephzibah, GA Submitted by: J. M. Mize OESCHAT463@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Gracewood Cemetery Cemetery Road, Hephzibah, GA. Located between Augusta and Hephzibah, Richmond County, GA. Driving Directions: Traveling south of Augusta on U.S. Highway 25 (Peach Orchard Road) approximately .04 mile pass the intersection of Tobacco Road, turn left at the first road, Cemetery Road. Continue Approximately .02 mile, until the road deadends at Gracewood State School and Hospital. Cemetery is located on the right. This list of graves was compiled on March 1, 2001, from copied tombstone inscriptions and contains all known or visible burials. History of Cemetery: This cemetery is a Semi-private cemetery. It began as a family cemetery and plots were given to others outside for the family for burial of their relatives. There are a some graves marked with one plain stone or a stone at the head and foot and some only outlined with bricks. There are also some depressions without any markings. NOTE: Matching Stones or those designed alike are noted as M/S. Foot Stones are noted as F/S. S/W notes stones shared with another name. Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Age Inscription Notes Accerbi "Bill" William Anthony 10 Feb 1950 17 Nov 1953 Accerbi Annie Laurie 28 May 1915 29 Mar 1995 s/w John Baptist Accerbi Accerbi John Baptist 27 Feb 1904 25 Jun 1990 s/w Annie Laurie Accerbi Amerson Stone mounted in ground Amick Robert L. 1902 1972 /w Cluese D. Amick Amick Cluese D. 1904 s/w Robert L. Amick Amick John David 7 Jan 1868 21 Nov 1951 Amick Callie Dona Randall 12 Dec 1875 27 Aug 1951 Wife of John David Amick s/w John David Amick Anderson Raymond Roy 23 Nov 1941 19 Mar 1999 Anderson Mary Brandon 16 Aug 1923 11 Dec 1999 Anderson John Willis, Sr 12 Sep 1917 19 Aug 1982 Bates Larry Franklin 2 yrs. s/w Mamie Kendrick Bates Bates Mamie Kendrick 6 Apr 1918 27 Feb 1951 & Son Larry Franklin Bates & Foot Marker "Mother" s/w Larry Franklin Bates Beck George A. 1878 12 Jan 1941 s/w Lidie Choice Beck Beck Lidie Choice 1 Apr 1978 28 May 1977 s/w George A. Beck Biles Charles 22 Dec 1885 15 Oct 1948 "Uncle Buck" Blank Marker Stone @ H & F/Blumke Plot Bloodworth Melvin H. 8 Oct 1933 Bloodworth Elease Jones 17 Aug 1925 17 Mar 1986 Blume Elizabeth Peirse 14 Nov 1892 1 Dec 1986 Wife, M/S with Louis W.Deas Blume Otto Charles 1 Sep 1896 22 Nov 1962 Husband of Elizabeth Peirse Blumke Blumke Katie Belle Hersey 19 Oct 1899 14 Jan 1969 Wife of Walter H. Blumke Blumke Walter H. 28 Sep 1897 16 Oct 1978 Brandon Henry T. 29 Sep 1895 23 Feb 1974 GA PVT, USA World War I Military Stone Marker Brandon Alma Hendrix 1904 1930 Brooks Jabie A. 11 Dec 1903 28 Apr 1967 s/w Nora H. Wellmaker Price Byrd John W. 12 Aug 1905 6 May 1907 Byrd Agnes N. 1879 1965 Byrd Mollie E. 9 Oct 1864 21 Jan 1915 Byrd Henry Jones 12 Oct 1854 12 Apr 1946 Byrd Minnie Lee 1886 1958 M/S Wm. Columbus Byrd Byrd John C. 1875 1942 Byrd Wm. Columbus 1865 1921 M/S Minnie Lee Byrd Byrd Harmon H. 23 Nov 1880 29 Apr 1941 Father M/S Harmon H. Byrd Byrd Lizzie R. 17 Jun 1886 16 Mar 1968 Mother Byrd Richard C. 23 Aug 1958 M/S ? Byrd Michael W. Sr 11 Feb 1960 3 Jul 1998 M/S ? Byrd Savannah 20 May 1854 11 Nov 1920 Wife of John C. Byrd, Sr Byrd Jack 24 Mar 1920 24 Aug 1934 M/S Lizzie R. Byrd Byrd Dora L. 1 Apr 1918 10 Aug 1919 M/S Dora L. Byrd Byrd Walter G. 1885 1965 Byrd Edgar A. 8 Dec 1901 6 Oct 1909 Byrd W. Arthur 23 Mar 1877 14 Mar 1934 s/w Ethel C. Byrd Byrd Ethel C. 28 Jun 1888 18 Feb 1969 s/w W. Arthur Byrd Byrd Arthur R. 1938 1942 f/s A. R. B. Byrd Frank O. Sr 24 Feb 1914 20 Dec 1986 Father Married Jan 3, 1936 s/w Bethany R. Byrd Byrd Bethany R. 31 Jan 1918 9 Jul 2000 Mother Married Jan 3, 1936 s/w Frank O. Byrd Sr Byrd John C. Sr 26 May 1854 18 Sep 1930 Callahan Ben W. 22 Feb 1901 9 Jul 1954 Chambliss Maggie Biles Clements 13 Oct 1884 7 Aug 1959 wife of Oscar L. Chambliss s/w Oscar L. Chambliss Chambliss Oscar L. 19 Dec 1873 5 Nov 1951 s/w Maggie Biles Clements Chambliss Clatt Andrew J. 3 Dec 1867 8 Mar 1942 Clements Walter E. 14 Oct 1910 23 Feb 1992 s/w Bessie P. Clements Clements Bessie P. 10 Oct 1916 28 Jul 1989 s/w Walter E. Clements Collins Mildred W. 13 Nov 1903 13 Feb 1990 "MA" Corley Lula N. 1869 1957 Corley Walter 16 Nov 1967 3 Jul 1944 Crenshaw Joseph T. 24 Sep 1855 7 Mar 1932 s/w His Wife Mary Lou Reese Crenshaw Mary Lou Reese 29 Jan 1861 26 Mar 1947 s/w Joseph T. Crenshaw Deas Elizabeth 25 Aug 1835 21 Mar 1916 Wife of Wesley A. Deas Deas Wesley A. Co C 8 GA CAV CSA (CSA Emblem) CSA Emblem & Tombstone Deas Sophronia E. Murphy 27 Mar 1880 10 May 1957 s/w Charles Allen Deas Deas Louis W. 27 Jul 1868 24 May 1929 husband M/s with Elizabeth P. Deas Charles Allen 30 Nov 1877 26 May 1938 s/w Sophronia E. Murphy Deas Deas Eula Mae 3 Sep 1909 14 Aug 1946 Daughter of C.A. & S.M. Deas Deas Charles Allen Jr 31 Oct 1900 19 Jul 1953 Son of C.A. & S.M. Deas Dinkins James Clyde Jr 19 Dec 1926 22 Mar 1928 Son of James & Katherine Dinkins Duncan Arthur H. 22 Sep 1913 8 Aug 1977 Loved By All, Mike Duncan Gertrude P. 6 Oct 1889 10 Feb 1970 My Loving Mother, Ted Faulkner Julia F. 12 Oct 1889 15 Jan 1981 Faulkner Frank F. 11 May 1892 22 Mar 1963 Fulmer G. Aline Blumke 12 Jul 1925 26 Feb 1954 Wife of George B. Fulmer Graham Luther 17 Jul 1859 13 Aug 1923 Griffin Nellie R. 30 May 1890 12 Jun 1971 Hendrix David D. 14 Aug 1933 3 Apr 1969 Hendrix D. Truman 27 Jan 1912 19 Oct 1994 s/w Lorena H. Hendrix Hendrix Martha P. 22 Sep 1874 21 Apr 1948 Hendrix Katie Ruth 2 Apr 1916 8 Oct 1985 Hendrix Lorena H. 12 Mar 1906 10 Dec 1990 s/w D. Truman Hendrix Hendrix Lloyd L. 28 Apr 1910 28 Feb 1979 Hersey Allen W. 7 Jun 1902 29 Oct 1936 Hersey Charles C. 25 Jan 1865 14 Apr 1914 Hersey Emma Aline Deas 28 Oct 1872 13 Jun 1951 Wife of Charles C. Hersey Herzig SGT Wilfriedo W. 6 Jan 1932 7 Jan 1953 Hoffman Peter A. 1847 1915 F/S Father Hoffman Fannie G. 1854 1923 F/S Mother Hoffman Luther T. 24 Jul 1903 19 Apr 1964 M/S Majorie Hoffman Smith & Lewis Hoffman Hoffman Oliver Lewis 14 May 1910 4 Jun 1922 Son of Lewis & Nellie Hoffman Lewis 8 Apr 1882 26 Mar 1949 M/S Majorie Hoffman Smith & Luther T.Hoffman Johnson Florence W 16 Dec 1916 12 Sep 1993 s/w Thaddeus Johnson Johnson Thaddeus 4 Oct 1912 26 Jul 1987 s/w Florence W. Johnson Jones James Valentine 28 Sep 1888 8 Oct 1929 Jones Mary James 25 May 1859 18 Jan 1936 s/w Henry J. Jones Jones Henry J. 4 Mar 1859 13 Jul 1931 s/w His Wife Mary James Kendrick Benjamin F. 17 Aug 1890 23 Mar 1938 s/w Irene Connor Kendrick Kendrick Irene Connor 25 Jul 1885 2 Mar 1974 s/w Benjamin F. Kendrick Kendrick Emma S. Trippe 07 Nov 1886 27 Jan 1966 s/w John Fletcher Kendrick Kendrick Willie E. 2 Jun 1923 Kendrick John Fletcher 24 Apr 1878 20 May 1949 s/w Emma S. Trippe Kendrick Lauquire Lula H. Brooks 4 Oct 1882 18 Nov 1965 Mother Malpass Ardell 27 Nov 1911 8 May 1980 McGowen Stella Melvis 1943 Only one date noted on stone Murrah Fannie Gertrude 5 Nov 1893 7 Aug 1949 s/w Roy James Murrah Murrah Roy James 23 Feb 1893 21 Aug 1979 s/w Fannie Gertrude Murrah Murrah Frances Maydell 6 Dec 1917 17 Sep 1920 Daughter of R. J. & Fannie G. Murrah Oellerich Baby 1909 Oellerich Charles C. 5 Apr 1908 6 Jul 1973 Oellerich Georgia Byrd 1890 1917 Our Mother Oellerich Baby 1910 Parrish Henry F. 18 Apr 1914 26 May 1955 GA F1 USNR, World War II Military Stone Parrish Sherman E. 31 Mar 1904 31 Jan 1964 GA PVT HQ Det 37 Med Amb Bn, World War II F/S S.E.P. Parrish Elizabeth H. 22 Jun 1896 29 Mar 1983 M/S ? Parrish Bonnie Stephens 1911 1989 s/w Edward William Parrish Parrish Edward William 1906 1949 s/w Bonnie Stephens Parrish Parrish Benjamin Edward 15 Dec 1928 20 Apr 1991 U.S. Air Force Military Stone Parrish Abbie A. 1 Jun 1882 26 Dec 1959 s/w William H. Parrish Parrish William H. 7 Jun 1875 2 Sep 1948 s/w Abbie A. Parrish Parrish Robt. King 5 Apr 1902 2 Jun 1934 Parrish Katie Shaw 1 Jan 1856 14 Apr 1930 Parrish Jospeh Wesley 3 Jul 1850 26 May 1935 Parrish Lendon Clifford 15 Nov 1887 29 Aug 1960 Parrish Seaby B. 11 Sep 1892 3 Jun 1923 Son of J.W. & Katie M. Parrish Price Nora H. Wellmaker 13 Mar 1886 3 Aug 1962 s/w Lionel E. Price Purvis Harwell McIvey 1905 1947 Purvis Dorothy O. 22 Oct 1914 Daughter, Wife, Mother (Only one date on stone) Raborn Horace L. 1902 1942 Ragan Miriam R. 31 Mar 1889 24 Apr 1948 Roberson Wofford 10 Feb 1896 8 Jan 1963 GA PVT U.S. Army World War I & II - Military Stone Marker w/Masonic Emblem s/w Emma Allen Roberson Roberson Emma Allen 16 Jun 1901 10 Dec 1974 Wife of Wofford C. Roberson Military Stone Marker Rosenstiel Gaston D. 7 Aug 1919 23 Jul 1971 s/w Jennie D. Rosenstiel Rosenstiel Jennie D. 6 Mar 1916 27 Feb 1998 s/w Gaston D. Rosenstiel Sanders Katie Lue 6 July 1908 Age 6 Mo. Date of Death Only Sanders Katie Lue 2 Jan 1908 6 Jul 1908 (Appears to be a duplicate stone) Sanders John L. 3 Apr 1924 Age 43 Date of Death Only Sanders Willie B. 14 Aug 1913 31 Mar 1964 Scarborough Addie C. 23 Jul 1864 8 Jun 1945 Wife of Kelly Scarborough Scarborough Mazie Marie 18 Nov 1901 13 Apr 1985 Scarborough Love Kelley 10 Feb 1904 23 Jun 1987 s/w Carry Harry Scarborough Scarborough Kelly 15 Sep 1864 23 Jun 1932 Scarborough Lester Linwood 15 Sep 1904 2 Mar 1963 Son of Kelly & Addie Scarborough Scarborough F. Lucile Bailey 6 Oct 1903 10 Jan 1989 s/w John W. Scarborough Scarborough Minnie Myrtle 14 Feb 1900 13 Aug 1900 Daughter of Kelly & Addie C. Scarborough Scarborough Clyde 16 Feb 1924 28 Apr 1971 GA Mach 3 US.S. Navy World War II Plots in this section Maintained Scarborough Carey Harry 15 Oct 1896 30 Jun 1976 s/w Love Kelley Scarborough Scarborough John W. 18 Sep 1888 24 Dec 1959 by Scarborough Cemetery Trust s/w F. Lucile Bailey Smith Edward E. 30 Jan 1883 21 Dec 1940 His Wife Elizabeth Hoffman Smith s/w Elizabeth Hoffman Smith Smith Elizabeth Hoffman 21 Mar 1876 13 Jul 1929 s/w Edward E. Smith Smith Marvin 1919 M/S Lillian A. Smith Raymond H. 21 Nov 1928 15 Jun 1996 "Smitty", s/w Frances C. Smith Smith Frances C. 10 Aug 1923 23 Feb 1999 s/w Raymond H. Smith Smith Marjorie Hoffman 30 Apr 1910 10 Jul 1983 M/S Luther T & Lewis Hoffman Stanford Birdie Lee 13 Feb 1902 19 Nov 1918 Daughter of J.M. & Lula E. Brooks Stephens Vernon Haines 19 Oct 1910 6 Sep 1967 In Loving Memory of Mother Toole Ollie Estes 12 May 1907 6 Feb 1989 Married 12 May 1928 s/w M. Gertrude Potter Toole Toole M. Gertrude Potter 12 Jul 1912 s/w Ollie Estes Toole Toole Betty Thigpen 5 Jun 1935 18 Oct 1991 Toole Gladys M. 25 Jan 1940 s/w George M. Toole Toole George M. 30 Nov 1933 16 Sep 1993 PVT, US Army Korea F/S Marion George Toole, Sr Toole M. J. 6 Jan 1861 22 Jan 1927 68 yrs (Name is Marion Jackson) Trippe Charles Edward 27 Dec 1907 5 Mar 1957 s/w His Wife Ruth Dinkins Trippe Trippe Ruth Dinkins 30 May 1910 8 Apr 1982 s/w Charles Edward Trippe Unknown Funeral Home plate not legible Unknown Buried in Ragan/Toole Plot Unmarked Graves outlined in brick Unmarked In Whitehead/Wiggins Plot. Unmarked Stone @ H & F/Blumke Plot Unmarked In Blumke/Herzig Plot Unmarked In Blumke/Herzig Plot Unmarked Plain Bk in Byrd Plot Unmarked Same as above Unmarked In Blumke/Herzig Plot Unmarked Outlined with brick Unmarked Mar Bk in Byrd Plot Utley Louis F. Sr 1908 1981 Utley William Melvin 1882 1957 Father M/S with Annie P. Utley (Only Last Name Noted on Stone) Double Marker with only the Utley name Utley Lillian A. 1904 1978 M/S Marvin Smith Utley Annie Parrish 1882 1972 Mother M/S with William M. Utley Addie G. 1926 Weathersbee Mary M. 3 Sep 1888 2 Mar 1922 Wife of James A. Weathersbee Welmaker John H. 1886 1947 Husband of Nora Hoffman Whitehead H. Randolph 2 Jan 1882 2 Oct 1954 Whitehead Emily Eleanor 9 Sep 1936 15 Sep 1936 Infant Daugher of W.A. & Thelma Whitehead Whitehead Beulah Bugg 11 Dec 1878 31 Oct 1964 Wife of E. A. Whitehead Whitehead William A. Jr 8 Jul 1930 30 Jul 1930 Infant Son of W. A. & Thelma Whitehead Whitehead Mary Anna Infant Daughter of E. A. & Beulah Whitehead Whitehead Ernest A. 23 Jan 1879 4 Feb 1936 Husband Whitehead Lucile 1903 1918 Daughter of H. R. & I. A. Whitehead Whitehead Henry W. GA Mil CSA (CSA Emblem & Tombstone) Whitehead Louie W. 27 Nov 1888 25 Nov 1908 F/S L.W.W. Whitehead Anna Maria Deas 6 Oct 1858 27 Aug 1931 Wife of Henry A. Whitehead Whitehead Neal Lester 23 Feb 1906 25 Mar 1906 Whitehead Irene A. Baxley 26 Jul 1884 19 Nov 1931 Wife of H. R. Whitehead Whitehead Henry A. 9 Nov 1852 5 Oct 1918 Wiggins Sarah J. 25 Oct 1843 9 Apr 1930 Wife of B. M. Baxley Wilfong Braxton B. Sr 18 Oct 1862 19 Jan 1925 Wilfong Mary B. 13 Apr 1881 21 Aug 1927 Wilfong Fred Marshal (None) 30 Apr 1932 GA Corp U.S. Marine Corps Military Stone Wilfong Myrtle W. 7 Nov 1907 21 Nov 1918 Wilson Irene 1900 1926