BETHESDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY MANLEY SMITH ROAD (STATE ROAD 1934) COLUMBUS COUNTY NC CATALOGUED BY PEGGY WADE CALLIHAN AND BEVERLY COLE (1998) Submitted by Beverly Cole, May 1998 North Carolina, Columbus County, NC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Search: Ctrl + F BETHESDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY NAME BORN DIED 1. LEONIDOS POLK WATTS 12-16-1893 09-04-1950 MISSIE M. WATTS 05-01-1895 06-26-1965 2. JULIOUS NEAL HAWES 09-23-1909 07-11-1987 LUCY FAULK HAWES 03-17-1905 05-10-1979 3. INFANT SON OF LUTHER & BEATRICE REAVES 09-12-1948 09-12-1948 4. EDISON L. SMITH 1929 1959 5. EARLIE CALVIN FAULK 04-20-1910 04-21-1979 6. CURTIS I. GORE 08-30-1907 09-26-1996 HATTIE FAULK GORE 09-18-1911 07-14-1988 7. LELAND ELZIE REAVES 11-14-1906 03-01-1969 QUEENIE FAULK REAVES 09-20-1913 11-02-1969 8. INFANT SON OF J. H. & GLADYS JONES 02-22-1949 02-22-1949 9. ANNIE H. JONES 09-01-1892 12-06-1969 LEWIS B. JONES 03-13-1880 02-15-1963 10. CARLOS REAVES 10-29-1910 12-01-1972 WILLIE REAVES 07-17-1915 11. IONA SHELLY 1923 1959 12. EDWARD C., SON OF J. C. & S. A. LONG 01-02-1902 01-02-1902 13. ODDIE MERLE, DAU OF BARNELL & LILLIE LONG 06-06-1927 12-14-1927 14. WALTER WILSON GORE 12-07-1922 03-27-1963 SON OF WALTER W. AND SALLIE F. GORE 15. CHARLIE A., SON OF W. W. & SALLIE GORE 01-22-1928 02-21-1928 16. J. J. C. GORE 05-23-1837 12-11-1917 DORCAS A. GORE 06-25-1854 09-23-1938 17. W. K. GORE 10-21-1890 02-14-1919 (?) 18. D. O. GORE 06-26-1884 05-16-1908 19. S. A. GORE 09-22-1875 01-26-1880 20. NIZA M. GORE 11-11-1882 12-05-1936 21. J. A., WIFE OF M. A. SMITH 07-24-1854 02-04-1896 22. marker broken off - illegible 23. MARVEN W., SON OF JOHN & JEMIMA SMITH 11-10-1912 01-03-1920 24. Marker broken off - illegible 25. Marker broken off - illegible 26. MINTER G. SMITH 1900 1934 27. FLETCHER LEO GORE 1918 1938 28. INFANT OF J. A. & M. L. GORE 01-18-1911 01-18-1911 29. MARGARET, WIFE OF T. A. GORE 10-18-1879 01-04-1917 30. CAROLYN D. GORE 12-25-1908 03-23-1971 HERBERT R. GORE 01-23-1905 10-07-1993 31. DANIEL LLOYD 02-25-1959 10-18-1959 SON OF WILLIE L. AND DOROLLA GORE 32. MILDRED P. GORE 03-19-1930 01-19-1931 PEGGIE LOU GORE 05-11-1934 06-18-1934 33. THOMAS EARL GORE 02-14-1939 12-26-1959 34. DANIEL THOMAS GORE 04-17-1880 08-25-1958 OLIF MINNIE GORE 07-10-1881 06-08-1958 35. HAZEL V., DAU OF J.H.V. & ELLA GORE 09-24-1924 07-26-1934 36. J. VANDERBILT GORE 04-12-1884 03-14-1973 MARY ELLA GORE 08-12-1899 10-20-1941 37. JIMMIE MOSES 1918 1981 ESTHER MOSES 1923 38. LINDA GRAY GORE 1947 1962 39. CARMEN A. BABSON 07-08-1978 09-03-1978 40. JAMES J. BEST 1877 1950 IDA R. BEST 1892 1924 41. VILA BEST 03-10-1923 07-03-1923 42. JOHN B. GORE, PRESIDENT OF BUG HILL ALLIANCE 05-21-1910 AGED 76 YRS 4 MOS 14 DAYS 43. PRUE GORE, WIFE OF JOHN B. GORE (NO DATES) 44. NANCY L. MAULTSBY 1862 1928 45. IDA L. REEVES 1889 1919 46. PEARL D. BEST 03-07-1892 04-10-1949 (Note: "He died as he lived......") 47. HOMER WILSON BEST SR. 10-10-1918 03-01-1988 SGT US ARMY WW II KOREA 48. HENRY CANNON GORE 04-16-1852 01-19-1920 49. MATTIE JACOBS BEST 07-04-1901 03-02-1966 50. LUTHER C. BEST 03-31-1880 09-03-1962 NC F1 US NAVY 51. L. S. POWELL (Luther Seymour Powell) 10-19-1878 09-28-1907 (Note: 1st husband of Rachel Prudence Rasberry Powell Todd) 52. MARY M., WIFE OF J. M. RASBERRY 09-27-1857 05-27-1907 (Note: Mary Melinda Gore, 1st wife of James Monroe Rasberry) 53. FRANCES L., DAU OF H. C. & MARY F. GORE 03-16-1882 05-02-1901 54. FRANCES LONG, WIFE OF JAMES LONG broken off - illegible 55. I. J. LONG, SON OF J. S. F. LONG 12-27-1862 04-08-1884 56. MARY F., WIFE OF H. C. GORE 11-15-1856 09-11-1894 57. wooden marker and broken stone - illegible 58. PRUDENCE M., DAU OF H. C. & MARY F. GORE 09-20-1884 09-25-1908 59. SUE GORE no dates 60. BENNY M. CANADY 08-08-1924 06-06-1939 61. RONE T. CANADY 05-12-1894 VIOLA L. CANADY 09-10-1898 06-27-1971 62. HENRY WAYMON GORE 10-11-1930 02-22-1996 (NOTE: inscribed: LYNN, NAN, JOHN WAYNE, BETH) 63. INFANT DAU OF D. R. & C. N. CANERDAY 12-06-1909 12-06-1909 64. INFANT SON OF D. R. & C. N. CANERDAY 06-11-1917 06-11-1917 65. DANIEL R. CANADY 02-13-1869 05-19-1952 66. MAJOR SHELTON 04-21-1898 10-05-1898 SON OF NOAH P. & ELIZABETH LONG 67. N. P. LONG 04-30-1866 02-19-1903 68. ELIZABETH, WIFE OF N. P. LONG 02-11-1866 03-21-1916 69. ELLA INEZ, DAU OF MAY & D. V. JONES 04-25-1920 09-02-1920 70. INFANT DAU OF MAY & D. V. JONES 06-07-1914 06-07-1914 71. SARAH MARGARET WILLIAMSON 09-28-1862 03-10-1919 JOHN WILLIAM WILLIAMSON 08-31-1855 11-03-1920 72. INFANT SON OF T. A. & S. E. WILIAMSON 1893 1893 73. JOHN GILBERT WILLIAMSON 07-23-1922 06-18-1924 SON OF GEORGE & EDNA WILLIAMSON 74. MARGARET WILIAMSON 02-01-1930 11-18-1931 DAU OF G. C. & EDNA WILLIAMSON 75. GEORGE CRAVELON WILLIAMSON 12-01-1901 04-11-1977 EDNA BELLAMY WILLIAMSON 06-24-1901 04-12-1997 76. HARRY THURSTON GORE 07-03-1916 03-18-1981 F2 US NAVY WW II VERA WILLIAMSON GORE 04-15-1918 WIFE OF HARRY THURSTON GORE 77. LARRY GENE GORE JR. 09-21-1966 10-21-1967 SON OF LARY GENE & JANICE LONG GORE 78. CARRIE F. SCOTT 08-08-1908 09-24-1939 SHEPARD SCOTT 06-04-1908 08-23-1978 79. S. H. FAULK 11-10-1854 10-21-1926 80. ANNIE ELIZA, WIFE OF S. H. FAULK 03-11-1869 07-27-1951 81. marker broken off - illegible 82. B. B. BENTON 01-24-1868 04-02-1934 83. MARY C. WILLIAMSON 08-04-1889 01-12-1963 JAMES W. WILLIAMSON 12-03-1893 07-11-1964 84. DOROTHY LONG 05-14-1928 07-08-1940 85. JOSEPH H. LONG 03-31-1896 03-23-1953 ELVELYIN M. LONG 07-03-1895 05-19-1963 86. INFANT DAU OF VELMA & DAYTON WILLIAMSON 06-11-1945 06-11-1945 87. VELMA B. WILLIAMSON 09-21-1914 DAYTON M. WILLIAMSON 08-11-1917 12-05-1996 88. LEROY STEVENS JR. 1945 1955 89. EDITH W. STEVENS 1923 1987 LEROY STEVENS SR. 1917 1971 90. BELTON C. FAULK JR. 10-23-1956 11-27-1956 SON OF BELTON & MADLINE 91. HETTIE B. FAULK 1900 1952 JAMES R. FAULK 1900 1969 92. stone marker labeled MARVIN GORE & FAMILY no dates - no other info 93. CHARLIE B. REEVES 08-16-1897 04-08-1947 TALLULAH L. REEVES 07-04-1900 10-16-1976 94. JOSEPH NATHAN REEVES 11-02-1915 12-20-1947 SON OF NATHAN & PRUE REEVES 95. ROSCOE WILLARD GORE 01-21-1921 03-09-1969 SFC US ARMY WW II KOREA MAVIS IRENE GORE 08-14-1923 07-15-1994 96. INFANT SON OF MAVIS & ROSCOE GORE 01-05-1947 01-05-1947 97. GERTIE GORE 09-09-1894 06-15-1965 HENRY MARVIN GORE 05-05-1892 07-17-1973 98. VODA F. GORE 1914 1929 99. TIM RAY GORE 10-20-1953 10-23-1953 100. HERBERT GREGORY GORE 10-25-1957 10-30-1957 101. LONNIE S. SMITH 06-02-1920 12-01-1961 102. OTTIS A. GORE, INF SON OF JOHN J. & S. A. GORE 11-21-1902 AGE 11 MOS AND 4 DAYS 103. INFANT GIRL OF W. K. & M. B. D. GORE 01-06-1902 01-06-1902 104. LILLIE B. LONG 04-11-1901 BARNELL LONG 04-30-1904 07-09-1968 105. ROY NEIL LONG 12-18-1936 12-05-1959 106. marker broken off - illegible 107. WALTER WELCH GORE 09-26-1895 07-27-1967 SALLIE FAULK GORE 06-18-1901 05-30-1986 108. ROBERT L. GORE 02-25-1900 05-26-1977 VASSIE GORE 12-26-1904 12-06-1976 109. VIRGINIA S. GORE 12-28-1928 ROBERT E. GORE 06-25-1926 12-15-1996 110. SHELTON COVEL GORE 07-04-1921 09-26-1996 US ARMY WW II SILVER STAR MEDAL DORIS F. LONG GORE 12-05-1923 111. WILLIAM OWEN GORE 03-24-1931 09-23-1993 LUCILLE MCCUMBEE GORE 01-10-1933 112. GEORGE W. BENTON 07-19-1943 NC SGT MARINE CORPS 113. (illegible) 30, 1900 marker broken and buried upside down 114. marker broken and illegible 115. DANIEL O. JONES 03-10-1886 03-15-1907 116. DOSHIE WILLIAMS, WIFE OF JAMES WILLIAMS 05-12-1883 02-20-1924 117. J. J. JONES 1875 10-24-1935 PENNIE REAVES JONES 1876 1965 118. VODA K. BEST, INFANT OF W.B.& AMANDA BEST 03-06-1912 07-25-1912 119. CLOVIS BEST, INFANT OF W.B.& AMANDA BEST 03-06-1912 08-01-1912 120. CECIL MAE BEST, DAU OF W.B.& AMANDA BEST 05-06-1914 10-19-1918 121. INFANT DAU OF W. B. & AMANDA BEST 07-10-1921 07-10-1921 122. W. BARNEY BEST 10-24-1885 AMANDA D. BEST 06-26-1889 04-09-1952 123. RUBY J. BEST 07-24-1907 03-08-1990 JOHN A. BEST 07-02-1877 06-06-1956 124. WILLIE T. GORE 10-22-1900 04-20-1932 125. MATTHEW D. BEST 08-22-1883 08-21-1937 MARY REEVES BEST 11-22-1886 07-31-1971 126. BEULAH MAY BEST 09-29-1919 07-18-1938 127. FRED MILLER GORE 09-20-1926 06-11-1975 SON OF WILLIAM T. & RUBY JANE GORE 128. ANNIE DELL GORE 09-17-1912 ULICE GRANT GORE 11-28-1907 01-22-1983 129. CLEONA GORE FAULK 08-30-1925 WILLIAM C. (TOM) 05-04-1926 04-21-1996 130. OSCAR CRAVEN GORE 11-20-1893 07-17-1976 PVT US ARMY WW I EUNICE R. GORE 01-24-1900 03-27-1973 131. WILLIAM P. GORE 09-23-1921 03-13-1953 132. BABY BOY GORE 1948 1948 (Note: marker Inman Funeral Home Tabor City NC) 133. "BABY" JULIA GORE 08-13-1936 08-13-1936 134. "BABY" ODELL GORE 09-30-1922 09-27-1923 135. RACHEL LYNN REAVES 02-12-1937 09-25-1937 136. JOE BROWN REAVES SR. 05-31-1905 10-28-1975 GLADYS BEST REAVES 06-03-1909 12-15-1979 137. MALCOM O. GORE 03-21-1919 08-03-1973 138. GEORGIE W. REAVES 06-15-1872 08-08-1948 PINKNEY P. REAVES 05-18-1870 08-07-1944 139. SUSAN MAGNOLIA REAVES 09-03-1873 02-05-1955 JOSEPH P. S. REAVES 12-08-1869 02-26-1926 140. W. S. REAVES 11-25-1879 07-14-1908 141. JOEL M. V. REEVES 1855 1934 142. RACHEL E. REEVES, WIFE OF J.M.V.B. REEVES 04-01-1866 09-10-1905 143. INFANT SON OF J.M.V.B. & R. E. REEVES 02-10-1901 02-15-1901 144. INFANT DAU OF J.M.V.B. & R. E. REEVES 02-01-1900 02-01-1900 145. INFANT CHILD OF J.M.V.B. & R. E. REEVES 02-27-1889 03-12-1889 146. CLEO REEVES SHAW 1893 1927 147. VEAMON LEE BEST 02-18-1909 06-15-1973 W. BURNIS BEST 01-08-1913 11-23-1970 148. OSCAR C. GORE JR. 08-11-1931 12-08-1973 149. ALVIE R. CANADY, SON OF HENRY & MYLINDA 1894 1917 150. MYLINDA W. CANADY, WIFE OF HENRY 1863 1903 151. JULIUS ELBERT CANADY "L" 06-22-1945 152. REBECCA CANADY, WIFE OF EVANDER CANADY (marker broken - dates omitted or illegible) 153. EVANDER CANADY NO DATES CO. C 18TH NC INF C.S.A. 154. CYNTHIA ANN CANADY 09-01-1886 12-24-1956 155. WILLIAM HENRY JONES 04-14-1874 04-11-1906 AMANDER CALLIE CANADY JONES 04-18-1874 12-13-1941 (Note: 2nd marriage to Daniel J. Nance) 156. JIM JONES NO DATES MOLLY JONES NO DATES 157. SALLY JONES 1877 1955 JACKSON V. JONES 1884 1959 158. MARY ELLA WILLIAMSON, DAU OF T.A. & S.E. 11-13-1928 11-13-1929 159. INFANT DAU OF T. A. & S. E. WILLIAMSON 06-13-1932 06-14-1932 160. THELBERT LONG 10-10-1929 06-29-1931 MELTON LONG 06-09-1934 04-18-1936 SONS OF WALTER L. & LULA J. LONG 161. WALTER E. LONG 01-09-1898 09-09-1968 LULA J. LONG 06-28-1898 05-11-1979 162. STELLA A. WILLIAMSON 1894 1961 THOMAS A. WILLIAMSON 1895 1965 163. CALVIN EUGENE WILLIAMSON 09-09-1926 10-09-1977 PFC US ARMY WW II KOREA 164. FRANCES B. WILLIAMSON NO DATES MARK K. WILLIAMSON NO DATES 165. MAGGIE BELL WILLIAMSON 09-17-1912 THOMAS JENKINS WILLIAMSON 06-19-1913 12-01-1983 166. HENRY CLAY WILLIAMSON 02-01-1891 11-06-1964 FRANCES GORE WILLIAMSON 01-12-1894 08-21-1967 167. JOHN K., SON OF H.C. & F.G. WILLIAMSON 04-25-1922 04-03-1923 168. WILLARD BROCK 11-12-1934 11-18-1934 SON OF MR. & MRS. THOMAS BROCK 169. MATTHEW LENTON WILLIAMSON 01-03-1896 02-28-1976 EFFIE LUNDIE WILLIAMSON 05-28-1901 12-14-1957 170. CECIL A. REAVES 03-30-1919 05-03-1925 171. JESSIE I. REAVES 04-02-1892 02-27-1950 MARTHA I. REAVES 06-20-1893 172. JACKIE LANE REAVES OCTOBER, 1951 173. L. SCOTT REAVES 09-07-1965 10-17-1965 174. CARSON H. HAWES 10-07-1919 03-18-1993 PFC US ARMY WW II META GERDES HAWES 11-18-1928 175. VIRGINIA C., DAU OF ILA & JAMES CANADY 1938 1939 176. EARL MCKAY CANNADY 09-22-1938 03-31-1962 177. THURMAN GRANT GORE 06-18-1920 02-14-1992 SGT US ARMY WW II MARGARET SCOTT GORE 08-30-1930 ©1998 Jerome Smith, Columbus County Coordinator Columbus County, North Carolina, USA All rights reserved. ====================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy 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 may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.