Gowan Cemetery, Pages Mill Road, Columbus County, NC Submitted by Dave High , May 1999 North Carolina, Columbus County, NC All rights reserved, 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Search: Ctrl + F Transcribed by David B. High, March 1999, from the private publication "They're Buried in Our Past, Columbus County, NC, 1808-1984 (Vol 3)" dated September, 1988. This cemetery is #119 in the survey. Permission granted by the authors, Anita Barfield and Kay Duncan. Dates are shown in a uniform format. * J.R Tyler, 5/2/1943 * Daniel F., s/o D. B. & B. B. Tyler, 9/10/1910-5/10/1912 * Pearl, d/o D. B. & B. B. Tyler, 1/1/1916-5/1/1918 * Beatrice Tyler, Infant * Joseph Tyler, Infant s/o Joseph & Vacola Tyler, 1941-6/1941 * (Numbers 4 & 5 are homemade markers, painted white.) * William McKenzie Bozeman, 6/7/1917-2/17/1970 * Steadman Greene, Jr., 9/3/1942-7/27/1979 * Wilma Kay B. Greene, 8/31/1944-, s/s as # 7 * Annie B. Edwards, 1881-1962 * Jack J. Edwards, 1877-1940, s/s as # 9 * Mary Ann Edwards, 10/14/1855-1/4/1933 * D. F. Edwards, 1/28/1855-2/19/1928 * Lila, w/o J. T. Anderson, 3/12/1888-1/12/1927 * Shepard, s/o J. T. & Lila Anderson, 10/1/1921-6/19/1923 * John Tyler, 2/1919 * Orpah Tyler, Died 1/1918 * I/d/o H. B. & L. M. Thompson, 6/17/1916 * Henry Berry Thompson, 2/17/1890-7/6/1959 * Lannie Mae Thompson, 10/22/1895-12/20/1955, s/s as # 18 * Jesse J. Thompson, 1888-1960 * Rebecca J. Thompson, 1888-, s/s as # 20 * I/d/o Mr & Mrs Charlie Thompson, 1912 * Maudie Mae Thompson, 5/1892-10/1965 * Charlie N. Thompson, 9/1885-10/1965, s/s as #'s 23 & 25 * Reka H. Thompson, 7/1900-8/1946 * James Richard Thompson, 1/31/1918-6/15/1954 * Tommie Lee Thompson, 2/25/1928-2/18/1962 * Metal marker * Ray Thompson, Sgt, US Army, WW II, 1921-1975 * William Coy Blackwell, Jr., 9/25/1939-6/22/1959 * W. Coy Blackwell, 11/25/1902-11/11/1977 * Bertha P. Blackwell, 4/27/1907-, s/s as # 31 * Carlie H., s/o M.H. & M. C. Blackwell, 7/25/1915-1/9/1916 * Martha C. Blackwell, 1882-1959 * Marshall H. Blackwell, 1877-1929 * Donnie E. Blackwell, 8/30/1919-3/29/1979 * Grace H. Blackwell, 1/7/1920-, s/s as # 36 * Daniel Strickland, 8/26/1879- * Minnie E. Strickland, w/o Daniel Strickland, 7/9/1883-7/24/1952, s/s as # 38 * S. M. Nobles, 7/13/1859-8/5/1920 * Fannie Fowler, w/o S. M. Nobles, 8/22/1946-8/21/1923 * J. B. Whitehead, 2/11/1861-4/3/1908 * Mollie H. Whitehead, 5/20/1916-, s/s as # 42 * John H. Whitehead, 5/27/1908-2/19/1957 * Wooden marker * Wooden marker * G. M. Wise, Died 1886 * Mrs G. M. Wise, 11/10/1844-10/17/1924 (letters almost illegible) * Margaret D. Turner, 1949-1970, metal marker set in concrete slab * Infant * Infant vault * Alvin Walter Turbeville, 10/21/1945-2/1946 * Ruth N. Turbeville, 4/16/1909 * John B. Turbeville, 10/27/1907-5/17/1891, s/s as # 53 * Julius J. Powell, 12/16/1883-2/22/1963, married Lettie Malinda Nobles 12/25/1902 * Lettie Malinda Powell, 8/8/1883-2/14/1950, "Always adorned in her beautiful white bonnet" * Joseph H. Powell, NC PFC 18 Div, WW II, 9/17/1921-3/20/1945 * Chace Wayne Sibbett, 10/2/1979-6/9/1982, picture on stone, plus inscription * W. Elery[sic] Godwin, 9/20/1904-1/5/1968 * Doretha P. Godwin, 11/6/1903-2/25/1983, s/s as # 59 * Infant, Walter Elery Gaye, 9/1959 * William D. Godwin, Infant, 6/8/1930-6/9/1930 * No marker * J. T. Rhodes, 5/5/1867-2/22/1907 * Berry Devon Thompson, 1944-1962 * Ruby Floyd, 1913-, s/s as #65 * John Dennis Blackwell, 11/8/1939-12/21/1966 * Allen A. Bullard, Jr., NC SP4, Co C, 864 Engr Bn, Vietnam ARCOM-PH, 5/18/1951-12/16/1969 * ("Anthony" on footstone) * Baby Boy Godwin, 1969-1969, metal marker * James Albert Godwin, Jr., 1914-1968 * Mack D. Godwin, 4/4/1939-11/16/1939 * A. Vary[sic] Nobles, 8/20/1902-10/25/1967 * Mannie, 12/14/1901-. S/s as # 72 * Wood marker * Jerry Delmas Simmons, NC, SP4, 523 Engr Co, WW II, Korea, 4/19/1920-6/2/1958 * William Hickman Simmons, 6/8/1889-6/6/1943 * Mary M., w/o James Tyler, 2/4/1836-6/16/1901 * S. G. Tyler, Born 1804 * M. J. Tyler, Died 1879 * Helen Johnson Thompson, 6/20/1936-3/14/1978 * I/d/o Elton & Sharon Caines, 8/30/1977 * Eva F. Nobles, 2/19/1902- (metal marker: Eva O. Nobles, 1902-1976) * Jetter Nobles, 3/14/1898-4/3/1962 * Mabel Nobles, 10/16/1938-3/20/1942 * Frank Nobles, 8/7/1917- * Louise C. Nobles, 8/21/1910-7/24/1975, s/s as # 85 * Willis Webb, 8/24/1951-7/13/1981 * Mary Tyler, Born 1867 * Bricked, illegible inscription * Bricked, s/s as # 89, N. T. Locklair{?}, Died 9/15/1906? * Broken stone * Girtrude[sic], d/o L. W. & Katie Watts, 5/5/1920-6/27/1926 * Earnest[sic] Nobles, 11/2/1891- * Rebecca Nobles, 10/15/1891-12/24/1941, s/s as # 93 * Ellie, i/o Mr & Mrs A. S. & Alice Nobles, 5/13/1906-5/21/1907 * Alice Gowan, w/o A. S. Nobles, 3/1/1867-4/4/1906 * A. S. Nobles, 10/14/1861-12/12/1934 * Ida, w/o A. S. Nobles, 11/8/1885-(on metal marker, 197?), s/s as #'s 96 & 97 * Metal marker * Colon Worth Nobles, 9/6/1900-10/18/1962 * James Bruce Nobles, PFC US Army, WW II, 10/4/1910-5/7/1969 * George Mack Watkins, 5/18/1933-11/28/1933 * Pauline Watkins, 1/27/1930-8/25/1937 * Alvin Frederic Watkins, 11/4/1906-4/12/1945 * Father, John Mack Watkins, 11/11/1906-5/8/1963 * Mother, Mattie N. Watkins, 9/5/1912- * Addie Watkins, 4/30/1928 * Graham Watkins, 4/26/1936-5/26/1966 There is additional information on some burials in footnotes to the listing. ©1999 Jerome Smith, Columbus County Coordinator Columbus County, North Carolina, USA All rights reserved. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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