Alexander County, NC - Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn M. Speagle 2squares@charter.net MT BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY Bethlehem Community of Alexander County Compiled by Carolyn M. Speagle of Bethlehem Standing in the parking lot facing the cemetery, start row 1 at left corner working right to church Name Birth Death Marker Row 1 Thuston M. Starnes Aug 15, 1891 Feb. 14, 1965 Lula E. Starnes 1895 1950 Wife of T.M. Starnes Row 2 Johnny Q. Starnes May 31, 1936 July 12, 2006 Melva C. Starnes February 2, 1936 May 19, 1991 Melody Mae Harris November 6, 1972 November 9, 1972 Budded on earth to Bloom in Heaven Mabell E. Starnes April 19, 1916 July 13, 1996 What we keep in memory is ours Willard W. Starnes May 5, 1916 April 4, 1966 Unchanged forever Danny W. Starnes April 28, 1905 May 2, 1905 Son of Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Starnes Robert L. Icard July 11, 1901 January 12, 1949 Pheribee T. Icard 14-Jul-1898 December 2, 1960 Bruce N. Icard January 23, 1926 January 22, 1983 US Navy, World War II Marker A.J.B. Marker S.R.S Bobby Ray Stamey November 25, 1939 December 22, 1939 Our Baby only Sleeping Gary Lee Stamey January 16, 1949 January 18, 1949 Our Baby only Sleeping Row 3 Norman Clay Bowman December 15, 1940 April 4, 2007 Married Feb. 23, 1964 Our Children Todd, Neil & Christa Charlie Lee Coonse January 5, 1928 February 21, 1998 Married June 22, 1956 Willard L. Bowman November 28, 1912 March 23, 1990 Bertha S. Bowman March 9, 1911 March 21, 1990 Marker F.C.H. John Crooks Price 1864 1951 Nancy Bolick Price 1875 1951 Marker Marker Noah E. Hahn January 26, 1913 January 31, 1940 Father | Gone But not Forgotten Exie Benfield Hahn July 14, 1920 December 27, 2001 Mother | Gone But not Forgotten John W. Harkins 15-Aug-1876 February 26, 1955 Pvt. Co. C, 1 NC Inf. Sp. AM. War Mary Harkins Bailey 13-May-1883 June 18, 1979 Rev. David D. Bailey 11-Nov-1864 May 16, 1938 Rev. Ruby May Bailey July 24, 1910 September 27, 2000 Quez Eugene Starnes November 10, 1919 March 1, 1927 Carl Starnes March 3. 1892 August 3, 1950 Ethel Starnes Aug 4, 1895 April 30, 1974 Row 3 1/2 Old Marker Old Marker Louisa Dunaway Harkin Jun 23, 1839 November 14, 1916 Henry W. Hall Dec 27, 1887 January 13, 1949 Frances R. Reese Hall July 24, 1890 November 10, 1947 Paul Henry Hall April 20, 1924 June 21, 1926 Son of HW & FF Hall Row 4 Annie Benfield Hollar Apr 6, 1890 July 6, 1963 Lewis E. Hollar Dec 6. 1889 May 10, 1963 Carl W. Bolick April 17, 1905 February 20, 1972 Mary Lou Bolick February 2, 1908 October 2, 1994 Together in Memory James Cicero Bolick January 21, 1910 April 22, 1984 Lula Mae Bolick July 5, 1910 May 12, 1986 Troy V. Teague April 10, 1927 April 2, 1995 US Army, World War II Wed June 16, 1945 Gone but Not Forgotten Calvin John Price October 17, 1904 September 15, 1972 Paul A. Cline July 15, 1906 April 17, 1971 Betty Price Cline May 14, 1910 April 19, 1968 Isador Walker Price September 15, 1902 December 25, 2003 John W. Spencer Sept 10, 1880 July 13, 1938 Leander Spencer March 18, 1954 February 12, 1933 Sarah H. Spencer 28-Oct-1854 August 26, 1918 Aged 63y, 9M, 28D Pearl Spencer December 19, 1910 July 2, 1916 Faye A. Spencer March 1, 1913 September 15, 1998 Row 5 Tommy Starnes October 4, 1927 March 11, 1991 PFC US Army, World War II Married 24-Sept-1948 Willard Thomas Starnes 9-Aug-1896 September 7, 1964 Maude Leona Starnes 13-Jan-1896 September 29, 1971 Claude B. Austin April 19, 1924 November 25, 2007 Wed Feb 27, 1943 Billy Edward Starnes October 6, 1930 November 2, 2002 Married Feb. 4, 1950 Leona M. Spencer November 14, 1914 December 14, 1914 Thomas O. Bumgarner Sr. 8-Mar-1874 August 18, 1948 Stone Gary L Johnson April 12, 1948 October 23, 2000 Sp 5 US Army Vietnam Wed Dec. 22, 1968 In Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit Our Children Andrew and Contresa Wade Boliek September 18, 1910 June 12, 1913 Son of J.O. & H. E. Boliek J. Oliver Boliek 6-Mar-1878 November 7, 1913 Age35Y 8M 1D A. Pinkney Boliek 7-Nov-1844 April 21, 1923 Age 78Y-6M-4D | Veteran Civil War 1861-1865 Jesus Loves Me Pure & Holy Aldine Boliek 17-Oct-1843 March 4, 1923 Wife of A.P. Boliek | Age 79Y-4M-17D Infant Daughter February 25, 1928 February 26, 1928 Infant Dau of N.F. & Ella Boliek Nard F. Boliek 1882 1962 Ellie S. Boliek 1884 1957 Row 6 Cloyd Robert Starnes July 17, 1921 August 24, 1985 In Loving Memory Maye Clontz Starnes November 15, 1923 April 24, 2007 Infant Starnes September 12, 1930 September 12, 1930 Daughter of M.M. & Nellie | Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven Infant Starnes September 19, 1927 September 19, 1927 Daughter of M.M. & Nellie Mernie M. Starnes January 14, 1904 August 22, 1957 Nellie Starnes Kiziah June 29, 1906 June 1, 1992 Roy Eugene Warren October 16, 1957 September 23, 2003 A. J. Benfield March 21,1886 March 25, 1914 At Rest Clyde Theoldore Boliek October 21, 1914 August 2, 2006 Alice Irene Bowman Boliek December 22, 1917 September 29, 1997 Ethel P. Boliek August 23, 1937 June 9, 1988 In Heaven Donald Bernard Boliek, Jr. April 27, 1957 April 28, 1957 Son of Donald B & Ethel P. Boliek Infant Son March 22, 1955 March 22, 1955 Son of Donald B & Ethel P. Boliek Dale Beauford Boliek May 11, 1956 May 11, 1956 Son of Donald B & Ethel P. Boliek Mary Jane Heavner 1942 1953 Daughter of James E. Heavner Row 7 Argos Eugene Starnes October 3, 1990 May 24, 1974 Gone But Not Forgotten Lela Fox Starnes June 7, 1902 September 24, 1976 Cathy Benfield Spencer September 9,1884 December 2, 1907 Marker P.M.B. Marker A.P. Marker Marker Robyann M. Benfield January 5, 1864 February 24, 1914 Wife of Joe Benfield | Age 50Y-1M-4D Joseph Benfield 28-Dec-1860 December 2, 1938 Age 78Y-11M-4D Mae Belle Benfield 4-May-1894 January 11, 1970 The Lord is my Shepherd Old Marker O M Marker C.L. H. Thomas Kiziah April 21, 1860 February 22, 1920 Bettie E. Kiziah May 30, 1859 30-May-1899 We Will Meet Again Marker E.M. P. Clara Lee Harris April 15, 1913 May 2, 1916 Marker Marker Marker Pearl J. Starnes Dec 4, 1898 November 21, 1999 Garland G. Starnes Sept 14, 1898 November 17, 1958 Grady Thomas Starnes May 26, 1921 November 13, 2006 US Army World War II Beloved Wife and Mother Jordon J. Starnes 23-July-1877 May 11, 1954 Row 8 Jordon W. Hall Nov 11, 1882 April 19, 1949 Ethel D. Hall April 22, 1900 February 7, 1986 Marker Pinkney P. Hall October 10, 1902 October 10, 1902 Son of P.C. & M. C. Hall Manerva M. Hall 8-Apr-1885 2-Sept-1885 Daughter of P.C. & M. C. Hall Marker Henry Payne Catherine Payne June 12, 1823 2-Dec-1898 Wife of Henry Payne Philo C. Hall Dec 12, 1856 February 7, 1952 Miriann C. Hall Aug 2, 1861 May 24, 1942 Marker Marker Marker Floyd E Kiziah May 27, 1928 June 12, 1929 Son of T.D. Kiziah Wesley Eckard 29-Dec-1859 November 3, 1939 Candes Eckard 1-Oct-1862 November 2, 1945 Nilah Eckard January 17, 1931 February 16, 1931 Twin Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Eckard 17-Mar-1894 October 1, 1957 Robert Eckard Leathia H. Eckard June 8, 1904 November 19, 1989 Children: Fleeta, Lila, Cranford, Ellis, Nila, Peggy, Linda Robert W. Starnes Sept 9, 1867 December 18, 1942 Minnie D. Starnes Mar 8, 1873 January 19, 1950 Grace L. Starnes December 23, 1909 February 17, 1983 Dezzie Starnes February 18, 1910 December 24, 1995 Michael M. Starnes November 28, 1948 May 3, 1966 Loyd M. Starnes December 3, 1912 October 31, 1961 Row 9 Ruth Sigmon Bowman July 26, 1942 May 12, 1992 Our Sons: Robert Anthony, Scott Edward Married Jan. 20. 1961 As Long as Life and memory Last, We will Always Remember You Cecil James Sigmon March 12, 1919 May 23, 1990 Love Speaks but not Always in Words Mazo Hall Sigmon January 29, 1924 May 6, 2008 Children: Ruth, Peggy, Judy, Betty, Martha & Cecilia Wed 24-Dec-1941 Henry Starnes 9-Sept-1873 May 21, 1900 Minnie Starnes Spencer 9/3/1877 June 17, 1972 Gone But Not Forgotten Thomas Starnes Apr 7, 1835 April 29, 1907 Henrietta Starnes July 17, -1840 Aug 24, 1895 Wife of T.W. Starnes | Age 54Y-10M-7D James Starnes Dec. 1, 1886 Aug. 15, 1887 Son of A.M. Starnes (broken marker) Partee Starnes July 9, 1895 July 19, 1895 Daniel C. Starnes 17-Jan-1862 April 26, 1918 Amanda D. Starnes 22-Sept-1858 March 16, 1936 Marker Marker Effie Starnes Herman 1886 1942 James A. Preslar May 8, 1914 June 14, 1916 Son of Mr.& Mrs. J. L. Preslar Marker Ray W. Preslar December 14, 1911 June 9, 1916 Son of Mr.& Mrs. J. L. Preslar J. Leroy Preslar 24-Feb-1884 July 3, 1971 Cleo Iva Preslar 21-Feb-1888 October 30, 1967 Ralph Minish 1939 1939 4 Mo. Wiley Minish 1892 1959 Ella Minish 1898 1968 Infant Son Bolick October 13, 1941 October 13, 1941 Infant Daughter Bolick January 17, 1943 January 17, 1943 Grover Earl Bolick December 21, 1911 February 24, 1966 In loving memory Cordie Hall Bolick July 1, 1913 May 20, 2000 Tracy R. Bolick July 24, 1940 June 28, 1984 Gone But Not Forgotten William Cyrus Icard July 30, 1924 January 2, 1989 US Navy World War II Floyd Fulton Fox May 24, 1918 July 2, 1995 TEC 4 US Army Mae Icard Fox April 22, 1919 October 20, 1983 Martha A. Bumgarner 23-Oct-1852 October 26, 1949 Wife of J. S. Bumgarner Parks L. Bumgarner 2-Apr-1889 February 6, 1966 Francis S. Bumgarner 13-Feb-1879 January 21, 1957 Row 10 Infant Elmore June 7, 1912 June 7, 1912 Ader Elmore February 8. 1902 August 21, 1904 Son of W. B. & M. I. Elmore Fannie Herman February 6, 1904 November 21, 1907 L. Herman John Lester Lail October 5, 1919 January 16, 1983 Rachel S. Lail January 22, 1922 June 18, 1989 Wed Aug. 10, 1940 Robert Alexander Mackie 10-Mar-1836 June 19, 1910 Resting in Hope of a Glorious Resurrection Sarah Rebecca Payne Mackie 17-Nov-1850 November 11, 1936 Our Baby Mackie 16-July-1875 6-Sept-1878 Age 3Y-2M | Broken Stone Mackie May 1797 James A. Mackie July 1798 20-July-1880 Mackie May 1828 July 1892 L. Mackie Dec 1889 June 1892 Rachel Mackie 22-Aug-1824 July 24, 1905 Elizabeth Fare 19-July-1830 September 9, 1906 Daughter of Mackie Amelia Jane May 21, 1938 February 14, 1906 (Broken stone) Hulda Yount 18-Jan-1840 September 21, 1911 Marker is Broken James A. Mackie January 10, 1903 June 27, 1904 Marker BPP Philbert P. Hallman July 22, 1880 January 21, 1914 Age 33Y-4M-29D Louise Mackie April 19, 1880 September 4, 1961 Age 81Y-4M-15D Garland W. Hallman July 9, 1908 October 28, 1930 Age 22Y-3M-19D Son of PP & LM Hallman No Pains, No Griefs, No Anxious, or Fears, Can Reach our Loved Ones Sleeping Here Vertie E. Hallman June 18, 1912 October 11, 1934 A Little Time on Earth She Spent, til God for Her His Angel Sent Bertie March 22, 1905 Opel Rebecca Craig July 16, 1929 May 22, 1930 Dau. Of Geo. A & Daisy G. Craig Age 10M-6D Our Darling Infant Son April 9, 1940 April 9, 1940 Son of Mr. & Mrs. Loy H. Sipe In Loving Memory Jack Hall June 20, 1921 June 16, 2009 Pamela Jane Bumgarner June 20, 1952 November 27, 1952 Baby Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. B Bumgarner Clyde V. Stephen Jones March 6, 1943 January 17, 2009 Major U.S. Army Row 11 Jacqueline Leigh Sills January 13, 1988 16-Jan, 1988 Our Little Angel | Angels Live Forever Infant Daughter of Matt & Tafy Sills Broken Marker Broken Marker Marker Marker Marker Luther Andrews Benfield 20-Jan-1895 January 26, 1976 We Shall Meet Again Willie Houston Benfield April 4, 1912 No Date Book of life | Memory of Life Dianar Herman 9-Sept-1853 March 16, 1911 Wife of Joseph Herman | A Tender Mother & a Faithful Wife Marker James 1Y-2M-22D Bruce Preslar September 25, 1915 October 7, 1916 Royd Thomas Preslar May 15, 1912 July 16, 1931 In Memory of Royd Charles Jefferson Preslar 13-Apr-1892 March 21, 1948 Exie Curlee Starnes Preslar 20-Jun-1894 January 29, 1969 Charles Jefferson Preslar, Jr. April 20, 1925 February 25, 1973 Audrey J. Hall September 22, 1946 October 17, 1946 Dau. Of Mr. & Mrs. B. J. Hall Berlie Joe Hall November 25, 1922 August 3, 1985 US Navy Seaman First Class In Loving Memory Row 12 Broker Marker Marker F. S. Spencer 9-May-1850 18-Dec-1896 Nancy A Spencer 19-July-1859 October 11, 1929 Marker Marker Marker Marker S. Wilson Preslar 11-Mar-1858 November 19, 1922 F. Amanda Preslar 15-July-1867 November 9, 1948 Resting in Hope of a Glorious Resurrection Virgie Draper 30-June-1896 November 26, 1925 Infant Daughter October 6, 1930 October 11, 1930 D.W. & O.L. Preslar | Our Darling at Rest Lois Hall Moretz March 10, 1924 February 2, 2001 Loving Wife of 55 Years and Mother of Three H. Bruce Moretz January 14, 1920 April 13, 2009 Iretha P. Bolick March 25, 1920 June 6, 1973 Married Aug. 16, 1941 Elmer E. Bolick June 24, 1922 May 31, 2006 F1 US Navy World War II Floyd W. Spencer May 11, 1915 March 12, 2001 Tec 4 US Navy World War II Minnie Marie Spencer October 26, 1917 April 23, 1975 Joe Wesley Spencer August 1, 1954 December 22, 1954 Son of Floyd & Marie Spencer Clyde R. Austin April 27, 1920 December 9, 1996 Cpl. US Army World War II Rebecca Ellen Austin April 26, 1952 February 23, 1968 Dau. Of Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Austin In Loving Memory Row 13 Thomas O. Spencer 31-Aug-1877 August 29, 1951 Marker H. S. Marker Louise Spencer Starnes May 21, 1932 September 29, 2005 Debra C. Shelton May 9, 1905 June 26, 1905 No Marker Melvin "Buck" Hall February 19, 1926 September 9, 1978 In Loving Memory L. Tula Crouch Hall October 21, 1925 March 24, 1980 Carrie Preslar Pearson November 7, 1903 July 19, 1934 Wife of A. Lee Pearson George B. Hall April 7, 1920 August 10, 2006 Father Clara S. Hall September 6, 1919 March 27, 1999 Mother Dean A. Hall August 10, 1955 January 1, 1973 Son Sadie G. Smith Bowman June 4, 1933 June 6, 2001 We Trusted Our Souls to Jesus Wed Jan. 22, 1955 Sarah M. Organ 30-Oct-1862 May 17, 1951 Bruce Allen Bolick, Jr. June 16, 1968 June 16, 1968 Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bolick Asleep in Jesus Arms Bruce Allen Bolick Sr. November 15, 1941 June 24, 1975 We Shall Meet Again Who Have loved Each Other Edward Lee Sullins May 8, 1930 March 14, 2004 US Army Korea | Love Endured Forever Row 14 Owen S. Spencer September 6, 1926 October 13, 1991 S. Sgt. US Army Air Corps World War II Harold Eugene Spencer April 6, 1922 May 13, 1979 T. Sgt. US Army World War II Hazel L. Brown Spencer June 8, 1920 December 3, 1982 Death is Only a Shadow Across the Patch To Heaven Pink Eli Spencer 1891 1983 Florence H. Spencer 1891 1966 Odis Odell Spencer January 4, 1920 January 21, 1945 Thunderbird Div. In Loving Memory Killed in Action Eurpeon Area Co. R 157 Inf. 45th Div. Lost in Action, Found by God Burley Lee Spencer March 7, 1911 June 16, 1912 Son of P.E. & F.O. Spencer Allie Mae Spencer 1916 1918 Glenn Cratus Spencer February 7, 1913 August 23, 1990 It Shall Be Well with Them that Fear God For such is thee Virgie Iona Hall Spencer October 12, 1914 April 10, 1987 Kingdom of Heaven Infant Daughter April 20, 1905 April 20, 1905 Daughter of Mr. & Mrs Glenn Spencer Louise Davis 1842 1917 Floyd L. Davis November 4, 1904 June 6, 1905 Son of S. A. Davis | (broken stone) Row 15 Ned John Bean January 17, 1926 January 27, 2006 Married Nov. 5, 1950 River Rock Marvin Lee Spencer August 9, 1909 March 28, 1960 Leroy Spencer 1919 1951 What We keep In Memory is Ours Unchanged Forever Claude E. Spencer January 1, 1916 September 27, 1934 Son of C.L. & Vertie Spencer C. L. Spencer 2-Oct-1880 September 5, 1933 Gone But Not Forgotten Vertie V. Spencer 19-June-1886 August 22, 1927 Wife of C.L. Spencer | She was the Sunshine of our Home Rosa E. Spencer Hildebran May 23, 1904 May 7, 1924 Prepare to Meet Me in Heaven | Wife of V. E. Hildebran Clara L. Spencer January 11, 1922 January 13, 1922 Daughter of C.L. & V.V. Spencer Jennifer Kay Spencer November 3, 1943 October 8, 1960 Bobbie Marie Spencer January 10, 1941 January 10, 1945 Elizabeth Jane Spencer April 15, 1905 April 16, 1905 Julius Shaver Crouch January 21, 1902 November 15, 1977 In Loving Memory Coralee Kirby Crouch April 11, 1908 November 23, 1991 Robert W. Starnes 1984 1939 Minnie E. Starnes 1898 1976 Rev. Wade W. Benson September 7, 1915 October 8, 1971 Sgt. US Army World War II Gradys R. Dunn Benson November 20, 1922 Olin F. Brown 17-Sept-1894 March 30, 1959 Georgia Pvt. Us Army World War I Dera G. Brown November 18, 1900 February 9, 1972 Charlie Alexander Benfield October 22, 1911 November 20, 1989 Callie Houck Benfield Fox 5-May-1877 June 10, 1955 Smith Lee Benfield 9-Apr-1897 November 16, 1969 Etta Spencer Benfield 16-Feb-1897 September 24, 1975 Gone But Not Forgotten Estelle Catherine Benfield Friend June 2, 1915 April 9, 1958 Gone But Not Forgotten Row 16 Letitie M. Herman 19-Nov-1894 August 6, 1962 Wilburn E. Herman 6-Nov-1884 October 3, 1962 Oscar W. Herman 5-Apr-1899 August 7, 1965 Rest in Peace Harold R. Herman June 8, 1918 February 19, 1966 NC PFC US Marine Corp World War II PH Jake Eugene Spencer January 10, 1952 January 11, 1952 Son of Ray & Gladys Spencer Alland P. Eckard April 22, 1905 May 9, 1905 Clyde Leander Eckard May 2, 1905 December 16, 1970 Elsie Anlee Eckard June 4, 1913 October 26, 2007 Death is Eternal Life, Why Should We Weep Thy Will Be Done Marvin Augustus Eckard 21-Apr-1891 May 8, 1963 Frances Eckard Sigmon June 21, 1934 April 18, 2009 We love our Mother McCoy Spencer June 7, 1922 October 19, 1962 Sidney Spencer 1-Apr-1893 March 10, 1967 Ethel B. Spencer 30-Jun-1895 January 28, 1978 Jerry Lee Kanupp April 27, 1946 September 6, 2000 Sp 4 US Army Vietnam Beverly Ann Teague January 12, 1979 February 23, 1979 Daughter of Ronnie & Louann Teague 6 Weeks of Precious Moments J. Earl starnes 22-May-1892 August 17, 1959 Mamie B. Starnes 16-Oct-1895 June 18, 1966 Michael Winter "Tiny" Sipe September 4, 1970 December 16, 1987 James Donald Reid May 16, 1933 May 24, 2006 US Air Force Korea Pauline M. Reid April 25, 1943 May 26, 2006 Beloved Wife & Mother Andrew Paul Reid September 13, 1976 September 13, 1976 Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Donald Reid Tread Softly An angel Lies Here Sharon Renee Robinson September 11, 1964 October 8, 1964 Dau. Of Mr. & Mrs Harold G. Robinson | Rest in Peace Ann Bolick Robinson January 23, 1939 October 24, 1995 Nesta Moretz Beard April 6, 1937 November 6, 2005 Come Rest With Us