Clifty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Todd County, Kentucky ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely 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. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submitter before downloading. Contributed by Randy Pritchett Date Submitted: 9 September 2009 ***************************************************************************** Names are listed as on the stones, not in alphabetical order. The cemetery was transcribed by me on 30 September 2005. Wiseman Charles A. 12/25/1943 6/25/2002 US Army Vietnam Wiseman Joyce Bernice 4/10/1943 Married 5/30/1964 Landrum Robbie L. 3/11/1963 7/22/2000 Landrum Rhonda K. 8/26/1968 Married 2/7/1986 Dunstan Fern Sherron 7/19/1936 9/27/1998 Griffin Arlie Hazel 8/21/1921 5/8/1999 Gill George Connie 1/2/1928 3/26/2004 US Air Froce Korea & Vietnam Wilson, Jr. Samuel W. 6/25/1964 12/3/1995 Powell Thomas Randall 8/11/1959 Powell Nancy McEndre 12/3/1957 Powell Dorris Randall 5/10/1937 10/30/2003 Powell Barbara Lile 6/3/1946 Burger Georgia Lee 8/18/1949 4/1/1992 Baldree G.B. 9/3/1912 Baldree Odra 2/7/1919 8/13/2000 Lear William J. 10/18/1915 7/16/1997 Lear Nell B. 9/19/1919 Heltsley Jr. Kenneth W. Stone grave marker, no dates Heltsely Robert E. 11/29/1918 8/22/1999 Dickerson Monroe 8/19/1933 Dickerson Mary J. 6/22/1941 10/27/1991 Caplinger Stephen 12/5/1951 9/10/2001 Caplinger Glenda 5/10/1957 11/22/1998 Dickerson George Connie 1917 1999 Koths William E. 4/14/1938 Koths Joye 12/28/1930 Kelly Howard Ray 2/27/1938 11/28/2002 Tuck Doris Annette 8/12/1960 8/23/1997 Daughter Brown Sylma Nell 9/2/1932 Mother Creed Kenneth R. 1941 2005 Latham Hershel E. 5/31/1921 Latham Reva N. 8/10/1939 Married 9/25/1954 Kelley Irene 4/21/1942 11/1/1949 Kelley Samuel 11/25/1955 11/28/1955 Kelley Glinda Gail 9/16/1957 9/16/1957 Kelly Sylva 1915 2002 Kelley Clara Belle 1/11/1922 1/23/1999 Bivin Matilda C. 8/18/1859 1/20/1933 Bivin Henry 10/12/1854 1/30/1939 Espana John M. 9/12/1893 2/15/1977 Espana Bobbie Johnson 9/7/1895 8/29/1977 Johnson Randolf 1908 1925 Stone sunk into ground all most covered up. Johnson B. Linea 1884 1946 Johnson William E. 1877 1939 Stone fallen over possibly being re-set and re-mounted. Kelley Lisha T. 12/15/1881 1/17/1944 Kelley Minnie Lee 10/6/1880 1/2/1965 Mayes Beverley Drexel 1944 1944 Rudd Sally L. 1851 1904 Martin Gano M. 10/26/1887 4/1/1970 Martin Sallie J. 8/25/1890 2/27/1976 Dickerson Margaret 1916 1999 Laster Otho J. 5/4/1921 6/10/1999 U.S. Army World War II Laster Ardell I. 3/9/1922 Married 2/2/1952 Laster Jo Ann 1953 Only had the year 1953 on the stone. Blake James 7/30/1871 12/9/1951 Blake Georgia A. 4/15/1876 2/7/1943 Laster Hazel McGhee 1/10/1911 7/29/1951 Laster George Richard 1/9/1913 2/8/2003 Laster Mike & Char 1973 Stone only had "Twins" and 1973 inscribed on it. Johnson Buena Mae 12/12/1915 3/25/1921 Asleep with Jesus McGehee Zora D. 11/3/1878 11/14/1950 McGehee John R. 11/23/1878 4/1/1960 McGehee Lenard 2/27/1906 2/17/1991 McGehee Viola 12/18/1910 3/28/1993 Latham Laurine McGhee 8/30/1930 3/28/1999 Latham Johnnie Lee 4/5/1924 7/11/1968 Garrett Shelby 9/15/1928 8/6/1999 Garrett Ruthell 5/18/1931 Married 3/1/1952 Garrett Freeman 2/1/1907 5/12/1994 Garrett Eula Mae 1/5/1919 Betty, Raleigh, Dianne & Peggy were also inscribed on the stone. Walker Tom 1881 1941 Walker Irhus 1887 1952 Martin Frank 10/4/1867 3/7/1953 Martin Mirtie Lee 1/30/1885 2/19/1920 Keeling Verdie E. 5/9/1906 2/14/1926 Walker Arvil 1912 1955 Taylor Lucille Walker 2/20/1917 1/28/1999 Taylor Theodore Holbert 8/14/1907 1/6/1996 Married 12/3/1938 Willis Earl W. 7/11/1914 7/21/1933 McGehee John W. 3/7/1889 11/7/1947 McGehee Pearl I. 7/12/1889 3/20/1975 Brown Billy L. 11/9/1892 9/20/1963 Brown James B. 6/11/1861 7/2/1944 Brown Manda M. 11/11/1864 5/21/1905 Brown J.D. 7/7/1926 7/16/1991 S.N. - U.S. Navy World War II Willis Joe W. 8/24/1893 11/20/1983 Willis Myrtle Belle 3/14/1898 11/17/1993 Willis Eva Lucile 12/14/1924 8/1/1939 Joe, Myrtle & Eva all on one stone. A separate Angel tombstone also. Bruce Arcie R. 2/21/1900 9/21/1970 Bruce Mary P. 4/9/1903 3/21/1991 Bruce Earl B. 10/20/1922 8/24/1932 Latham Unknown 2/14/1876 6/19/?? Possibly 1898? Latham Unknown 1/23/1889 9/25/1902 Brown Unknown 4/14/1868 6/11/1950 Brown Mary J. 2/17/1869 2/24/1951 Stone is leaning forward off the base. Brown Raymond 9/5/1892 5/13/1969 Brown Zellie Mae 2/3/1893 8/10/1958 Petrie Syble O. 11/20/1912 12/20/1983 A loving mother Brown Ricky Lane 10/18/1957 6/28/1980 Brown Gregory Allen 6/27/1964 5/31/1994 Brown Bobby 7/27/1937 Brown Nancy 11/23/1940 Shelton W.F. 9/16/1866 8/6/1935 Shelton Fannie 3/26/1865 7/14/1934 Francies Jr. Otho J. 11/29/1930 4/6/1981 Francies Gilbert 3/6/1919 3/26/1998 Francies Georgie 7/27/1924 Armstrong Ellis H. 1/29/1906 2/14/1922 Tombstone is faded. Armstrong Margie 1916 1918 Armstrong Alvin 10/9/1902 7/1/1904 Wells Sallie 1844 1920 Armstrong Lawson 10/10/1869 10/12/1946 Not sure if death year is correct. Armstrong Laura K. 2/22/1874 12/7/1967 Groves Ashley Nicole 6/24/2000 Settle Ester I. Groves 11/1/1923 1/2/1997 Shelton Tom 6/5/1877 12/6/1946 Shelton Mamie Bruce 1875 Jun-05 Bruce Albert S. 1893 1916 Bruce Clarence L. 1907 1926 Bruce Robert E. 1867 1949 Powell Eulis W. 8/4/1918 3/30/1998 S. SGT U.S. Army World War II Powell Doris M. 4/16/1932 Garrett Essie 1909 1938 Settle Ora 3/12/1911 9/4/1929 Hall Birtha 10/15/1890 3/12/1941 Tombstone is very faced. Hall John L. 8/29/1878 5/10/1967 Tombstone leaning and sunken into ground; leaning forward badly. Shelton Lloyd Gene 6/5/1936 5/14/2003 SPS U.S. Army Korea Shelton Darrel T. 11/22/1932 5/9/1933 Rice David 1962 2003 Shelton Sidney P. 3/5/1905 4/7/1990 Married 9/29/1929 Brown Eddie Thomas 3/11/1950 5/23/1992 PVT U.S. Army Vietnam Kelly Eva Lena 1905 1937 Francis Charles Ray 2/5/1932 2/5/1932 Heltsley Jr. Unknown 1845 1903 Possible first name Sarah. Cox John P. 2/6/1890 8/12/1941 Cox Mary Francis 6/6/1932 6/6/1932 Heltsley William T. 10/12/1889 5/27/1963 Heltsley Ruby L. 6/24/1899 7/11/1987 Dickerson Sarah J. 1891 1960 Dickerson John H. 1887 1946 Rager Dorothy C. 12/6/1929 10/13/1987 Combs Cecil R. 12/26/1927 8/12/1979 Jones Sue Lee 2/16/1937 8/4/1950 Kelly Joseph C. 2/25/1873 12/1/1936 Stone sunken into ground. Kelly Robert F. 9/14/1877 8/26/1940 Stone sunken into ground. Kirkman Opal T. 7/19/1912 5/25/1947 Mayes Otho C. 9/24/1911 6/26/1995 Mayes Helen E. 8/13/1913 1/23/1997 Mayes Elzie L. 4/17/1940 Jones Goerge Fay 6/29/1906 4/12/1988 Sadler Lawerence L. 6/5/1901 4/10/1902 Very faded and very old. Laster Thomas N. 11/21/1936 1/29/1937 Stokes Randel Ray 6/13/1944 8/6/1947 Willis Marylin Jo 11/11/1970 11/11/1970 Lear Ada Mae 7/25/1910 8/17/1911 Not completely sure on dates; stone hard to read. Unknown Possibly Lear family name? Un-readable. Lear Bertha 1895 1947 Petrie No names and dates on stone. Lear Julia A. 5/4/1828 7/1/1883 Very bad condition; tombstone base is cracked and damaged. Lear Henry 5/5/? 7/1/1833 (?) Not completely sure on dates; stone hard to read. Unknown Possibly Lear family name? Un-readable. Lear James L. 2/20/1868 1/18/1929 Petrie Virgil 1902 1959 Petrie Edna M. 1905 1979 Unknown Very old and bad condition in the very rear of the cemetery; possibly the first tombstone ever placed in the cemetery. Could possibly be a member of the Lear family. A lot of Lear family tombstones I this area of the cemetery. Lear Unknown 1816 10/18/1902 Heltsley Hugh Walton 4/26/1928 7/27/1930 Unknown All writing very faded; very bad condition. Hale B.F. 2/28/1864 Hale Cordie H. 3/6/1871 6/26/1944 Cox Ellen 4/29/1870 3/21/1947 Willis Lani Marie 1957 This was the only date/year on the tombstone. Willis Elbert James 3/5/1934 8/22/1936 Faye Deborah 3/9/1956 5/28/1958 Willis Shirley 1936 1962 Lear Buck 2/28/1891 7/9/1970 Lear Chloe 1/2/1883 2/20/1971 Combs Ray 8/18/1900 11/23/1987 Combs Louise 6/18/1904 2/25/1971 Heltsley James T. 7/8/1888 5/19/1972 Heltsley Lola M. 10/3/1912 Kirkman Max 10/19/1888 9/8/1969 Kirkman Gertie 8/28/1896 1/13/1982 Laster Elvie 4/17/1900 4/27/1991 Laster Pattie 11/7/1901 10/8/1974 Rager R. Huston 1894 1947 Powell Wayne G. 8/15/1912 7/10/1990 Powell Alma Lear 8/3/1916 6/10/1995 Willis Alvie C. 2/1/1911 6/2/1960 Willis Ima Jean 10/20/1917 12/8/1947 Groves Jacob 12/15/1862 7/12/1942 Groves Mattie 1/13/1875 Willis Robert J. 11/5/1905 3/11/1967 Willis Sibyl L. 9/1/1909 2/25/1970 Lear William F. 10/10/1861 9/16/1944 Lear Annie 1/12/1879 2/20/1955 Lyon Lillian Irene 9/27/1901 7/18/1988 Lyon James Monroe 1/19/1899 3/21/1962 Heltsley Kenneth W. 2/24/1930 4/28/1997 Heltsley Margia W. 2/16/1933 McIntosh Norman R. 12/6/1934 McIntosh Martha J. 12/7/1940 3/18/2003 Married 12/12/1959 Unmarked gravesite Adams Ralph T. 5/7/1925 Keeling Harriett 1/16/1845 8/12/1924 Mahon Eliza 6/2/1814 2/18/1902 Unknown 10/13/1824 ?/14/1902 Boggess Novie 7/24/1885 5/7/1966 Sunk in grave possibly? Buckley W.O. 1844 1922 Papa Sweeney John R. 3/12/1861 4/21/1944 Damaged tombstone base. Deason Jennie G. 9/7/1901 6/20/1997 Groves Unknown Unreadable marker; partial sunk in grave. Adams Wyatt Kevin 5/27/1965 6/2/1965 Jones Angela 1975 1975 Edwards Hemor 12/29/1893 6/3/1919 Hemor could be mistaken and mis-spelled. Heltsley James M. 11/4/1866 4/14/1935 Heltsley Sallie Bell 8/23/1869 10/29/1905 Blake Mattie M. Taylor 1/10/1901 2/15/1984 Alberd Oma B. 4/19/1899 Johnson James V. 7/10/1902 6/30/1973 Johnson Lela J. 6/16/1901 5/28/1983 Unknown Girtie 12/8/1902 6/24/1907 Daughter of T.F. & B.M Taylor; tombstone leaning forward badly. Bivin Shelby E. 11/6/1905 11/22/1915 Tombstone sunk into ground and leaning forward. Dunn Lonnie Bell 1908 1940 Laster William Raymond 11/1/1911 8/4/1931 Gone but not forgotten; possibly sunk in grave area? Adams Annie ? 4/21/1899 2/22/1916 Wade Hugh E. 1882 1961 Bivin George T. 1898 1908 Unknown No dates and un-readable. Cowins Lillian 3/5/1913 1/12/1935 Rager Mary I. 6/23/1926 Combs Lorene 8/12/1924 1/5/1925 Rager Hubert R. 7/16/1921 Dickerson Roxana 2/7/1861 Tombstone broken in half. Death date illegible. Laster Margie Ellen 3/14/1919 3/4/1920 Tombstone sunk into ground un-even not level; possibly sunk in grave low Laster Ella B. 4/11/1933 7/27/1950 Adams Elmer 2/18/1901 8/4/1965 Adams Elzie L. 10/3/1902 11/11/1973 Groves L.D. 7/21/1921 7/8/1977 Married 10/2/1952 Groves Christine J. 11/10/1925 6/29/1991 Groves B. Frank 7/23/1890 2/28/1974 Groves Hollie A. 3/2/1892 2/7/1975 Dethridge James M. 2/17/1934 Unknown Tombstone un-readable. Mahon Unknown 2/25/1843 1/25/1896 Borders Peter 4/21/1818 4/15/1902 Not sure about the birth/death date years. Borders Jube Riley 1885 1957 Borders Annie Maie 1912 1981 Settle Boyd Nolen 8/21/1913 9/6/1985 Settle Ima Borders 9/17/1934 Sweeney Jessie M. 6/14/1863 11/8/1944 Sweeney Matie L. 12/27/1869 9/1/1957 Brown Bud 10/31/1887 9/26/1956 Brown Ellie 12/25/1894 7/6/1892 Groves Fred Hugh 12/10/1934 7/25/2004 SP4 U.S. Army Groves Helen Laverne Grace 6/28/1936 Married 5/27/1955 Boggess Willie 1/30/1876 9/6/1961 Boggess Matilda 3/19/1864 9/3/1925 Smith Wilbur 6/29/1889 11/12/1966 PVT Company F 11 - Infantry World War I Smith Gertrude 3/27/1894 10/8/1978 Tombstone is off base. Howard Dr. Robert Clay 1/8/1841 5/22/1905 Howard Martha Jane 11/20/1860 6/17/1936 Francies Otho B. 7/15/1896 6/13/1956 Francies Lola Willis 8/10/1901 8/28/1983 Gates Henry 7/5/1898 8/21/1981 Gates Gladys 1/31/1904 10/25/1988 Married 12/28/1924; tombstone slightly leaning forward. Laster Mary 1880 1967 Taylor Callie 1904 1920 Listed with Mary Laster on one stone. Edwards Leo 4/11/1911 9/2/1985 Edwards Lenard 5/31/1912 7/13/1998 Edwards G.P. 9/16/1867 10/1/1947 Edwards N.A. 9/20/1874 7/9/1960 Jones Joe D. 4/20/1956 Jones Becky 4/7/1950 11/4/2000 Clack Lillie 2/24/1876 11/11/1942 Clack Charlie 3/1/1866 5/8/1934 Heltsley J. Lewis 5/5/1896 10/5/196 7 Heltsley Jennie L. 11/19/1905 11/9/1979 Bivin Penelope P. 5/29/1851 4/6/1907 Bivin J.B. 12/2/1828 8/10/1907 Carneal Alverta 1893 1955 Carneal Charles R. 1879 1935 Taylor Thos. F. 1860 1925 Taylor Rosa M. 1875 1955 McGehee Andy J. 1878 1952 McGehee Minnie E. 1877 1959 Adams M. May S. 7/17/1903 3/9/1924 Adams W. Carolis 10/31/1894 5/2/1923 Laster W.H. 5/7/1871 9/21/1950 Laster Jennie 9/6/1893 2/26/1950 Tucker Mary Belle 1925 Tucker Charlie G. 1888 1954 Rager Stella 12/28/1912 9/4/2001 Rager Edwin 3/9/1911 10/16/1973 Settle Martha J. 9/23/1936 Settle Howard F. 6/17/1935 6/14/2004 Married 6/30/1954 Rager Daniel 9/15/1888 10/16/1954 Rager Evie 10/26/1888 2/12/1967 Cain Robert Lee 3/29/1918 2/27/1920 Cain Authie C. 4/15/1919 3/2/1920 Simons Selma 7/12/1909 6/10/1919 Simons Rhoda Jane 3/10/1884 12/16/1968 Heltsley Unknown Dates un-readable. Unknown Un-readable Unknown Possibly a Hetsley tombstone marker Heltsley Ada Kirkman 11/27/1892 12/4/1918 Heltsley James F. 6/25/1916 10/13/1925 Heltsley Martha C. 10/6/1842 10/14/1887 Unknown Very old and unreadable. Unknown Very old and unreadable. Willis D.J. 10/22/1933 10/26/1968 Willis Eva Lena Kelly 1905 1937 Garrett Essie 1907 1938 Willis James Henry 11/15/1883 9/17/1968 Willis Nancy B. 1857 1946 Willis James M. 1840 1902 PVT Company B 26 Kentucky Infantry Civil War Lear C.J. 2/6/1865 6/3/1941 Lear Nancy Jane 10/24/1852 3/4/1931 Unmarked gravesite Unknown Unreadable. Chandler Cevoe 9/17/1905 1/6/1907 Groves Tommy Infant; no birth or death dates. Groves M.E. 6/3/1858 11/11/1897 Groves Martha E. 1857 1941 England Douglas W. 5/19/1966 9/19/1966 Homes Nina 1885 1956 Keeling Harold Loyd 7/16/1924 2/9/1953 PVT 9301 Tech SVC Unit World War II. Groves Shelby Wayne 12/10/1919 3/1/1920 Groves Ruby 7/2/1916 2/28/1920 Groves Edward Austin 8/13/1918 11/19/1918 Keeling Douglas A. 7/11/1960 10/23/1979 Kelley Launiet 8/19/1923 12/23/1926 Death year may be 1928 Grover L. Can't read dates. Keeling Unknown 7/1910 12/1910 Groves Elwood 6/27/1926 7/27/1926 Heltsley William F. 9/22/1847 4/3/1887 Heltsley Flora L. 2/2/1860 3/4/1912 Heltsley Stanton 3/1/1883 8/18/1962 Heltsley Alpha 1/26/1910 5/8/1977 Heltsley Roberta 5/15/1903 12/3/1984 Heltsley Riley M. 1/20/1886 6/30/1963 Hightower Elijah 7/5/1930 3/12/1994 Hightower Luvina H. 10/23/1934 Married 10/8/1955 Duke L. Catherine 9/21/1930 Duke James L. 3/16/1920 8/17/1987 Married 10/24/1947 Willis Joe P. 5/4/1873 3/27/1955 Willis Almerie 6/25/1881 11/28/1913 Kelly Beulah C. 1911 1966 Kelly Cecil H. 1907 2000 Chandler Carrie Lee 12/9/1913 2/12/2000 Chandler Frank G. 6/10/1887 1/20/1967 Lear Wilse 2/1/1874 2/24/1943 Lear Sopha 4/20/1875 Saylors Leslie Ray 5/11/1908 1/4/2001 Saylors Lorene Groves 3/25/1914 Married 12/4/1934 Keeling Samuel 2/15/1860 5/22/1936 Keeling Mary 5/17/1870 6/30/1930 Keeling John R. 10/10/1900 8/6/1977 Keeling Viola 11/12/1900 11/7/1987 Keeling Louise L. 3/11/1929 10/31/1991 Keeling Milton D. 8/20/1920 4/1/1977 Total number of grave sites = 328 Total number of tombstones/grave markers = 371 Total number of unknown grave sites = 16