CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be 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 for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Robert McLemore (Bob) Butler rmbnc@juno.com ==================================================================== PETERS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY Beaver Dam Township..Cumberland County, NC Peters Creek Baptist Church is located on Peters Creek Church Road off NC 210 South about one mile from the intersection of NC 210 and NC 242. The GEO coordinates are: N 34.8548 and W 78.5271. ROW A: Running perpendicular to the road, on right side of driveway. * SPENCER Emma Marie Faircloth...Jan 20 1946 - May 6 1995 * FAIRCLOTH Jarvis Herman ..Sep 16 1927 - Nov 13 1992 "Rest In Peace Dad" Mattie Ward...Feb 24 1925 - Feb 27 1991 " She Still Lives In Heaven and Our Hearts" * Hettie Bullard Westbrook...Oct 24 1936 - Sep 25 1985 * WESTBROOK Joseph "Joe"...Aug 6 1908 - Aug 3 1981 Christine Lee...Jul 9 1919 - * Junior Faircloth ...1918 - 1976 [Vault] * Vault...Plaque missing * Melissa Faircloth.. 1958 - 1977 [Vault] * LITTLE "Married Aug 15 1951" David Horace Little ... Oct 12 1936 - Frances Joye Austin..Jun 23 1929 - Mar 2 1989 "I'm Doing Fine" * FAIRCLOTH Julia Godbold ... Apr 22 1938 - Rupert Deems..May 6 1929 - Oct 19 1997 "His Work Is Done, The Victory Won" Main section of the cemetery...Rows are diagonal to the road and to the main building.. ROW ONE: * Allen Hall... * SIMMONS George C...1872 - 1932 Mary E... 1888 - 1972 "Death Is But A Shadow Across The Path To Heaven" * FAIRCLOTH Liveous H...Sep 15 1910 - Dec 28 1974 "Although He Sleeps, His Memory Lives" * FAIRCLOTH Eva L Bullard...Jun 12 1915 - Jun 28 1990 "Rest In Peace" * Charlie Pat Harris...May 25 1921 - Nov 24 1989 "PFC US Army World War II" * Elenor Caison Harris...Jul 15 1927 - Dec 4 1981 " A Tender Mother and A Faithful Friend" ROW TWO: * Ida Hall...Apr 10 1859 - Feb 25 1924 * James Allie Hall..Oct 15 1891 - Mar 15 1959 "The Will Be Done" * Eula Smith Hall...Jun 8 1901 - Sep 15 1974 * James Irvin (Hall)...Sep 10 1926 - Jul 6 1927 "Son of J A & Eula Hall" * HORNE Kirby, Jr.....Jun 8 1931 - Apr 19 1979 Mary R.... "Married Sep 25 1954" * CALOMINO Joseph A......Jun 17 1905 - Feb 3 1992 Margaret E...Jun 17 1917 - * Cecil (Harris)...Aug 10 1938 - Nov 22 1938 "Son of Joseph & Margaret Harris" * Joseph Harris....Oct 3 1911 - Mar 27 1980 " Gone to be an Angel" * HARRIS Thead McD.....Oct 28 1880 - Apr 28 1969 Malissa S....May 28 1883 - Mar 19 1966 "Together Forever" * Harvey Weston Gardner...Jul 25 1932 - Dec 15 1997 " U S Army Korea Vietnam" ROW THREE: * Slina Simmons.... * Etter (Simmons)...Feb 11 1908 - Mar 9 1909 Dau of V M & L R Simmons * Preston (Simmons)...Jul 1 1910 - Nov 8 1911 Son of V M & L R Simmons * Ronnie Lockamy...May 10 1878 - Jul 27 1914 Wife of V M Simmons "She was a Faithful and Loving Mother" * Van McKoy Simmons...Feb 1 1873 - Apr 22 1954 "Let Our Fathers Will Be Done" * Irene Smith...Dec 16 1892 - Aug 23 1964 "Wife of Van M Simmons" "Sweet Be Thy Rest, Till He Bids Thee Arise" * NAYLOR Wiley E....Jun 15 1894 - Sep 29 1970 Ida S.....May 24 1902 - Feb 20 1989 "Married Sep 10 1920" "Together Forever" * J. Claude (Horne)...Nov 17 1928 - Jun 8 1930 "Son of K G & M V Horne" * HORNE Kirby Gerome....Aug 10 1903 - Nov 15 1957 Mary V Smith...Sep 17 1911 - Mar 15 1985 [Ed Note: Sister of Cydney J Smith] * SMITH Cydney J....Mar 5 1904 - Jan 12 1973 Gertrude B [Ed Note: Beard].....Sep 9 1905 - Nov 8 1972 "Married Dec 27 1924" * FAIRCLOTH Bobby L ....Jul 20 1936 - Mar 10 1989 Margaret S....Oct 10 1943 - * GARDNER H. Weston (Gardner) ....Jul 25 1932 - Dec 15 1997 - - - ROW FOUR: * Sidney Howard Melvin....Aug 6 1899 - Nov 4 1906 * Rev. W S Melvin....Dec 24 1824 - Jan 15 1911 "A Poor Sinner Saved By Grace, Thy Memory Shall Ever Guide My Star To Heaven" * Sophia E Mitchell...Jan 21 1858 - Sep 14 1944 Wife of Rev. W S Melvin and Rev. S C Pace "Only Cross The River of Death to That Beautiful Summer Land" * Jasper J Hall...Mar 1 1882 - Mar 10 1900 * Leslie Jesse (Smith)...Jan 27 1924 - Jul 19 1924 Son of Jesse H & Lulu Smith "Our Loved One" * C D Faircloth...Sep 15 1870 - Jan 21 1944 Age 73 Years 4 Months 6 Days "Not Lost To Love. Not Lost to Memory. But Gone To Our Heavenly Home Above" * Leroy Rebecca (Faircloth)...Sep 29 1877 - Nov 17 1949 Wife of C D Faircloth "Gone To Mansions Of Rest" * Eulyss C. (Faircloth)...Dec 15 1900 - Sep 28 1927 "Son of L R & C D Faircloth" * FAIRCLOTH Jarvie D...Nov 17 1903 - Nov 22 1964 Vera L...May 9 1907 - May 30 1980 "They Gave Their Today For Our Tomorrow" * SMITH Emma Spell (Smith) ...Jul 21 1905 - Jul 3 1940 * FAIRCLOTH Cevie Slone...Sep 1 1912 - Apr 1977 Vida Strickland... * Vernon Horne....1936 - 1988 * Barbara Lee Horne...Apr 17 1944 - Jun 29 1994 * Billy (Faircloth)...May 11 1951 - Aug 20 1952 Son of Earl & Alice Faircloth ROW 5: * Henry Melvin Died Feb 28 1898....Age 78 Years "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord" * Margaret Ann (Melvin) Jan 15 1839 - Apr 3 1930 "Wife of Henry Melvin" " God gave, He took, He will restore, He doeth all things well" * SMITH Donna Rich Dec 24 1938 - "W D" William D May 11 1931 - Sep 4 1997 * SMITH Roena Alice Simmons Jan 30 1863 - Dec 18 1939 George Thomas Mar 11 1867 - Dec 12 1921 " Christ loved them and took them home" * SMITH Willie Stanley Smith Mar 5 1892 - Oct 29 1960 "Just as I am thou will receive welcome pardon cleanse relieve" * Vault (Brick) Jessie Howard Smith Dec 18 1897 - Dec 8 1966 North Carolina, Pvt Co A 306 Engineers World War I Lulu Mae Sessoms Smith Aug 6 1897 - Nov 22 1985 "Rest in Peace" * Rufus E Smith 1909 - 1949 "His memory is blessed" * SIMMONS Homer Carlton Simmons Dec 13 1895 - Sep 12 1951 North Carolina Pvt U S Army World War I * HORNE Vernon Ellis Jul 3 1936 - Feb 6 1988 Barbara Ann L. Apr 17 1944 - Jun 29 1994 * SIMMONS Jessie L Nov 6 1889 - Dec 10 1973 Wade A Feb 27 1894 - Feb 21 1981 * Albert Lee Sessoms May 20 1916 - Feb 7 1974 ROW 6: * Beth S Zachary Mar 30 1923 - Oct 18 1987 * Erathe B Sessoms Jun 8 1919 - Jun 8 1919 " Gone so soon" * Grover W Sessoms Dec 27 1913 - Dec 27 1913 " Gone so soon" * W Quincy Sessoms Apr 4 1927 - Mar 13 1935 "Sleep son sleep while loved ones for thee weep" * SESSOMS W Bruce 1889 -1980 Ada B 1893 -1966 * Lucy C Sessoms Oct 20 1855 - Dec 26 1934 Daniel Sessoms Nov 22 1862 - May 22 1930 * Floyd Simmons May 18 1887 - Nov 17 1927 "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God" * Edney A Simmons Dec 18 1861 - Nov 17 1937 "Rest Mother, rest in quiet sleep while friends in sorrow over thee weep" * Caroline E (Smith) Oct 1 1853 - Jun 9 1927 Wife of P M Smith "She died as she lived, lusting in God" [Ed note: P M Smith is Peter McLemore Smith] * AUTRY Miles Raeford Autry Aug 5 1912 - Mar 30 1975 PFC U S Army World War II Murhy Melvin Autry Feb 5 1903 Sep 8 1979 * Alex Autry Age 72 1886 - Apr 5 1958 * Hattie Autry - 1940 * Lemey C Hall Aug 4 1888 - Jan 15 1962 "Thy trials ended, thy rest won" * Amelia Clyde Sessoms Nov 17 1894 - Aug 1 1970 "Beloved Mother - Wife of Lemmy Hall" * Robert Stanley Mintz - Cpl U S Army Korea ROW 7: * SMITH Braddie C Apr 12 1888 - Feb 4 1962 "Death is the crown of life" Edna A Sessoms May 3 1887 - Nov 2 1974 "His wife" "Blessed are the meek" * Laytural H Callicutte Feb 21 1915 - Dec 28 1915 Colom A Callicutte Feb 11 1923 - Feb 11 1923 * Blanch (Callicutte) Dec 9 1891 - Jun 7 1930 Wife of J E Callicutte " Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God" * John E Callicutte May 5 1889 - Feb 18 1932 " He was a kind and affectionate husband and a fond father and friend to all" * Mamie M Callicutt Aug 25 1900 - Jul 18 1969 * Octavus Simmons Aug 19 1868 - Mar 17 1930 "We trust our loss will be his gain and that with Christ he's gone to reign" * Mittie Mcdaniel (Simmons) Nov 20 1881 - Aug 30 1961 Wife of Octavus Simmons "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord" * MELVIN Andrew Royal Melvin Jan 4 1896 - Feb 12 1991 Irene Melvin Jun 13 1901 - Dec 3 1963 Wife of Royal Melvin "Living anew in the beautiful isle of somewhere" * Mary E Bullard Aug 17 1874 - Oct 7 1938 "She hath done what she could. Mark XIV,8" * Mildren Horne (Melvin) Dec 26 1931 - Dec 26 1931 Dau of U C & E A Melvin "She now surley rests" * Alonzo K Melvin Aug 16 1866 - Jan 13 1940 "Farewell until we meet again" * Eliza D Melvin Oct 21 1867 - Feb 3 1961 "Gone but not forgotten" * LUCUS Lena Jane Aug 3 1889 - Jan 8 1974 R Holliday Jul 11 1884 - Jan 22 1962 "Married Nov 10 1906" * BAXLEY Emily E Dean Jul 7 1895 - Jan 21 1969 "His wife" William Berry Jan 13 1888 - Nov 23 1947 "Together forever" * SMITH Cary L Smith Mar 10 1935 - May 25 1968 ROW 8: * Alma (Smith) Aug 18 1916 Jan 4 1918 Dau of B C & Angie Smith * Ashford (Smith) Nov 4 1918 - Son of B C & Angie Smith * W M Maness Feb 10 1882 - May 7 1972 "Gone but not forgotten" * Vannie Maness May 16 1885 - Nov 15 1934 * Virginia Maness - * Baby Maness - * Franklin P Sessoms Dec 23 1857 - Feb 24 1936 "He kept the faith" * Amelia Bullard Feb 10 1862 - Sep 8 1947 Wife of F P Sessoms "She lived for others" * HAIRE Father - John T 1869 - 1927 Mother- Ella J 1872 - 1949 * MELVIN Vance C 1897 - 1982 Eula P 1900 - 1971 "Together again" * Elizabeth Ray (Simmons) May 6 1929 - Jun 23 1969 Wife of Odis Simmons "The Lord is my shepherd" * Hesber O (Melvin) Mar 4 1916 - Apr 20 1918 Dau of L & M E Melvin "Asleep in Jesus" * Lacy (Melvin) Feb 8 1919 - Apr 13 1919 Son of L & M E Melvin "Asleep in Jesus" * SMITH Beatrice M May 8 1901 - Jan 14 1968 Taylor S Sep 26 1894 - Nov 11 1966 "They loved them most who knew them best" * SMITH Virginia S Oct 24 1936 - Feb 10 1995 Levin L Sep 11 1927 - "Wed June 5 1954" * SMITH Father - Thomas G Jan 18 1922 - Jan 23 1984 Mother - Alene P Jan 15 1927 - Mar 3 1977 "Married Dec 25 1949" ROW 9: * Eva K Murdock Maness Oct 15 1912 - Mar 14 1987 Wife of W M Maness "Gone but not forgotten. We love you Mother" * SMITH Ellen Page Feb 8 1854 - May 24 1937 "His wife" F P Smith Oct 6 1849 - Nov 5 1933 "They died as they lived, trusting in God" [Ed note: Furney P Smith] * SMITH - Brick Vault Neil S Smith Jun 18 1873 - May 11 1942 "They loved him most who knew him best" * Annie Beard Smith Apr 19 1873 - Jun 6 1957 "Tender parent and faithful friend" * _____ Hyman 1888 - 1961 * Molly Hyman 1916 - 1962 * Donnie Rich Smith Mar 27 1922 - Jun 3 1955 Pvt U S Army World War II * Metta Gray Smith - * SMITH George C Died Dec 29 1938 Age 54 Years Lenora B Jul 19 1894 - Oct 17 1979 * SMITH Leon J Apr 1 1913 - Jan 7 1982 Lottie H Mar 21 1919 - May 27 1962 " In loving memory" * Livecus Melvin Nov 24 1877 - May 9 1940 "An honest man in noblest worth of God" * Benjamin F Melvin Jun 12 1909 - Apr 20 1925 * SMITH Irvin Marcus Smith May 28 1904 - Feb 26 1963 Thelma Smith Oct 21 1907 - Oct 6 1990 Alex Guilford Smith Dec 17 1925 - Feb 2 1986 "S 2 U S Navy World War II" * Alex Smith 1925 - 1936 * Myrta M Gaster Jul 14 1914 - May 30 1987 * Doris L Carter 1936 - 1992 * Eddie Leon Cox 1928 - 1998 ROW 10: * Crosby Leon Melvin Sep 11 1909 - Dec 31 1976 " In loving memory" * Claudie A (Melvin) Jul 2 1913 - May 21 1946 Wife of C L Melvin "Gone to mansions of rest" * John Henry Melvin Born & Died Dec 31 1936 "A little time on earth he spent til God for his angel sent" * Willie James Willis - * ROYAL Monna G Melvin Mar 23 1880 - May 28 1965 Richard B Royal Jun 22 1874 - Jun 26 1934 "Through the gates of death we pass to a glorious resurrection" * Brick Vault Pearl Rich Royal Dec 6 1916 - Jun 6 1980 "She lives with God and in our hearts" Richard B (Zack) Royal Dec 27 1914 - Jun 25 1983 " He gave his tomorrow for our today" * RAY Susan B Jun 28 1909 - Jun 1 1976 Arthur L Apr 15 1895 - Oct 12 1972 * James G Ray Born & Died Aug 5 1944 "Infant son" * Robert Lee Ray, Sr. Sep 28 1931 - May 26 1982 "Gone but not forgotten" * Christopher Deems (Baxley) Jul 8 1972 - Jul 9 1972 Son of Elmer & Ethelene Baxley * Linda S Johnson Mar 6 1945 - Aug 29 1990 "Prepared to meet me in heaven" * Floyd Jeffery Simpson Born & Died Jul 17 1957 * Carolyn & Carl Simpson Born & Died Jul 7 1958 * Henry Allen Simpson Feb 14 1961 - Jul 31 1961 * Maeline S Ray Nov 20 1920 - Apr 5 1987 * W Henry Sessoms Apr 6 1884 - Jun 26 1954 "Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God" * Annie Hair Sessoms Aug 13 1894 - Mar 4 1965 "Gone but not forgotten" * SMITH Mary Estelle B Jul 15 1901 - May 27 1986 Ralph McKinly Dec 13 1898 - Jan 19 1970 "Together forever" * HORNE Inez Smith Apr 11 1913 - Dec 4 1980 "Lud" Ludwick T Apr 16 1906 - Jan 24 1983 * BULLARD Esther Mae Oct 10 1904 - Sep 11 1990 James J "Jack" May 15 1891 - Sep 28 1957 "Precious Lord take my hand" "Married Apr 26 1924" "Our children Louise & Mary E" ROW 11: * Richard B Royal Apr 7 1939 - May 15 1982 "Father" * SMITH Rachel C Nov 3 1927 - Eldon M May 31 1922 - Oct 19 1991 "We will meet again" * Sarah Tatum Died 1910 * Dick Tatum Died 1911 * Baby Whitley Born & Died Apr 18 1972 * William Billings - Apr 6 1958 * Delmer E Bordeaux Mar 10 1941 - Aug 20 1983 * D Ennis Bordeaux, Jr. 1972 - 1990 * Alda Mae Cantrell Jun 18 1899 - Mar 14 1991 "Loving Mother" "JC" "RC" ROW 12: * HALL Mildred S - Donza L Mar 26 1929 - Aug 5 1973 "Our loved ones" * Seavy L Bedsole Dec 3 1924 - Mar 10 1973 "Father" "At rest" * McCABE William Judson Nov 29 1899 - Sep 16 1960 Bessie Catherine Aug 8 1905 - Sep 21 1962 "Gone but not forgotten" * Theodosia Tarrant Aug 17 1871 - Dec 12 1958 "Resting in peace" Robert McLemore (Bob) Butler PO Box 487 Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 Email: rmbnc@juno .com