CLAY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Phillip Y. Hogsed, Sr. hym21190@gmail.com *************************************************************** New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Clay County, North Carolina (61 Names) New Hope Baptist Church is located West of Hayesville off Carter Cove Road which is off U. S. Hwy 64. The first meeting of the New Hope Baptist Church as an organized body was on May 27, 1882. Pastors of the old church were G. G. Martin, J. E. Sanderson, Rev. Barker, William A. Swanson, J. Plott, J. McColim, J. Dyer, T. J. Martin, and J. Farmer. The last minutes of the Old Church was on August 15, 1891. No mention of why the church disbanded or if any services were held during this period. The present church was re-established October 4, 1924 as a body of Baptist people. Records are not very clear as to buildings, but the original wooden church was torn down and rebuilt during the early 1960's and was dedicated in 1964. Pastors beginning in 1924 were; O. G. Rogers, R. J. Coffey, Sim Martin, Milt Brown, Omer Sparks, O. G. Rogers, Willard McCray, Carl Cunningham, Dill Stephens, Henry Owensby, Grover Moss, O. G. Rogers, Luther Swanson, Lee Chastain, O. G. Rogers, Ronda Ledford, and Wayne Matheson. This survey was performed by Mrs. Dorothy Shepherd. Compilation and submission to the Internet performed by Phillip Yorke Hogsed, Sr. with permission of Dorothy Shepherd. Authorized for private, non-commercial use only. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, there is no warranty expressed or implied. Use of this information is done so at the risk of the user. New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery Surveyed by Mrs. Dorothy Shepherd Indexed by Surname Only BERRONG Bon J. 20 Feb 1906 25 Jul 1961 h/o Jessie M. BERRONG Jessie M. 3 Aug 1914 w/o Bon J. Berrong BUSH Gertrude C. 20 Sep 1900 7 Aug 1983 w/o Rexford N. Bush BUSH Rexford N. 3 Jul 1903 25 Oct 1982 h/o Gertrude D. Bush CANUP Hazel Shook 26 Feb 1923 w/o Thomas Blaine Canup CANUP Thomas Blaine 18 Jul 1919 17 May 1980 h/o Hazel Shook Canup CODY Bessie Lou Voyles 10 Apr 1912 w/o Tillman Howard Cody CODY Tillman Howard 15 Mar 1914 23 Nov 1989 h/o Bessie Lou Voyles Cody; s/o Relus Earnhart & Celia Welch Cody CRISP Florence I. 29 Feb 1902 7 Nov 1973 w/o Lloyd Crisp CRISP Lloyd 23 Aug 1899 13 Feb 1986 h/o Florence L. Morris Crisp; s/o Harve & Lou Iza Waldroup Crisp CUNNINGHAM Cline 23 Feb 1920 1 Jan 1945 CUNNINGHAM Joseph Garland 13 May 1927 30 May 1990 U. S. Navy WW II CUNNINGHAM Paul B. 23 May 1893 5 Nov 1955 h/o Sallie M. Cunningham CUNNINGHAM Sallie M. 16 Jan 1887 19 Aug 1973 w/o Paul B. Cunningham CURTIS Allene S. 16 Aug 1918 28 Oct 1969 w/o Charles W. Curtis CURTIS Charles W. 2 Sep 1914 13 May 1985 h/o Grace Cox Curtis; s/o Frank & Lottie Turner Curtis; US Army WW II CURTIS Charlotte Mae 8 May 1904 10 Feb 1952 w/o John Wesley Curtis CURTIS Farrell M. 28 Aug 1942 h/o Joyce G. Curtis CURTIS Hazel M. 12 Oct 1928 10 Jan 1929 CURTIS John Wesley 7 Nov 1903 9 Jul 1960 h/o Charlotte Mae Curtis CURTIS Joyce G. 24 Nov 1942 w/o Farrell M. Curtis GARRETT Beulah M. 10 May 1877 w/o James Dillard Garrett GARRETT James Dillard 2 Jul 1880 22 Apr 1952 h/o Beulah M. Garrett GARRETT Lou 14 Aug 1884 16 Aug 1965 GARRETT William G. 26 Feb 1862 24 Nov 1938 HOGSED Bobby Ray 29 Nov 1994 Age 50; s/o Laddie W. & Alice Hogsed HOGSED Laddie 4 May 1915 10 Apr 1965 KELLY Flora G. Apr 1914 Feb 1970 McDOWELL Bessie L. 25 Jul 1899 2 Aug 1968 McDOWELL Henry 12 Jul 1995 Age 44; s/o Wayne & Christine Roach McDowell; US Army; McDOWELL James E. 29 Jul 1895 5 Jul 1957 h/o Bessie L. McDowell McDOWELL Katie 8 Jul 1927 3 Jan 1973 McDOWELL Stephen 15 Apr 1959 15 Apr 1959 s/o Claude McDowell McDOWELL Timothy Joel 25 Jun 1962 6 Mar 1985 w/o Wayne & Christine Roach McDowell; MOSS Margaret M. 10 Apr 1856 16 Oct 1939 PARKER Etta S. 12 Mar 1882 18 Aug 1963 PARKER Ray 8 Feb 1921 9 Nov 1924 s/o Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Parker PARKER Rev. Andy T. 12 Jul 1878 16 Jun 1952 PARKER Sarah N. 15 May 1873 23 Jul 1949 ROGERS Jake P. 18 Mar 1913 3 Jan 1984 h/o Willa Mae F. Rogers ROGERS Lucy 20 Sep 1906 19 May 1965 ROGERS Lynn 22 Mar 1962 14 Mar 1966 s/o Jake & Willa Mae F. Rogers ROGERS Nellie P. 8 Feb 1895 15 Oct 1969 ROGERS Pat Eugene 15 Sep 1923 24 Feb 1987 h/o Dorothy Nell Rowland Rogers; s/o Robert Lee & Nellie Parker Rogers; US Army WW II ROGERS Richard T. 18 Oct 1921 29 Oct 1928 ROGERS Robert L. 25 Apr 1878 31 Jul 1950 ROGERS Roy L. 22 Oct 1918 10 Nov 1966 ROGERS Willa Mae F. 27 Mar 1923 w/o Jake P. Rogers SCROGGS Avery 2 May 1891 29 Mar 1984 h/o Eva Scroggs SCROGGS Cass Coffee SCROGGS Eva 25 Nov 1893 16 May 1983 w/o Avery Scroggs SCROGGS Fred H. 8 May 1992 Age 73; h/o Maggie Lee Coffey; US Army WW II SCROGGS John C. 6 Oct 1850 3 Sep 1917 SHELTON Beatrice York 4 Aug 1919 13 Aug 1976 SMITH Alvin T. 9 Dec 1922 9 Dec 1922 s/o Mr. & Mrs. L. W. Smith SPEE Lula Mae 13 May 1927 7 Mar 1986 STILES Ralph Verlon 14 Jun 1996 Age 65; h/o Betty Joan Nelson; s/o Howard & Mattie Taylor Stiles SWANSON Mary 3 Oct 1948 3 Oct 1948 TOMLINSON Bertha Carolyn 1932 25 May 1991 w/o Mack Berry Tomlinson; d/o James Emerson & Bassie L. McDowell YORK Eula H. 22 May 1889 w/o Rev. Harley C. York Sr. YORK Rev. Harley C. 27 Dec 1895 14 Nov 1968 h/o Eula H. York