Duplin County, NC - Cemeteries File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Anica Howell Weeks Blizzard Cemetery On Sunday, July 9, 2000, I visited a family cemetery located in Duplin County, NC: Approx. 0.10 mi from the intersection of SR 1502 Bennett's Bridge Rd and SR 1522 Washboard Avenue Rd. The well-maintained cemetery is fenced with chain- link. It is located in a cultivated field behind a private residence at 193 Washboard Avenue Rd. It is down a dirt path, less than 0.10 mi long. Asterisks indicate my knowledge of relationships. If you have knowledge or relationships with any of these people, please respond with a post or e-mail. Thanks. Information is provided in this format: NAME BIRTH DEATH OTHER Cora Blizzard Bell 1889 1909 Dau. of Jesse J. Blizzard (*sister of Ella Blizzard) Chester K Kornegay June 17, 1934 June 17, 1984 Kirby Kornegay July 30, 1905 March 20, 1936 Helzeph (difficult to read, best guess at spelling) August 4, 1927 August 28, 1927 Dau of K L Kornegay Milford Howell December 29, 1903 June 17, 1905 Inf Inf of Joseph & Ella Howell January 10, 1913 Inf of Joseph & Ella Howell September 10, 1927 J D Jr Howell July 31, 1928 October 31, 1928 Archie Lawson February 21, 1935 June 4, 1935 son of L H & Nora Hill Flossie H Barwick June 21, 1915 July 5, 1943 Dau of Joseph & Ella Howell ** My father's aunt/died in childbirth Joseph Nelson Waters August 29, 1903 May 23, 1994 shared tombstone with husband, above: Ruby Howell Waters June 10, 1910 September 24, 1998 * my father's aunt Ella B Howell (*the B is Blizzard) July 11, 1885 April 18, 1979 * my great-grandmother Joseph D Howell September 4, 1979 February 25, 1946 Masonic Emblem engraved on stone * my great-grandfather Arthur Lee Blizzard October 1, 1919 May 15, 1965 NC Sgt US Army World War II David Earl Blizzard June 3, 1939 May 24, 1980 SP4 US Army Doris T Blizzard January 28, 1940 (stone is in excellent shape, so I suspect this person is still alive as opposed to born dead) Joseph Edward Blizzard Born and Died December 12, 1989 Inf son of Buddy and Cindy Blizzard James Earl Blizzard December 9, 1917 November 29, 1950 Alice W Jones June 13, 1881 June 5, 1938 wife of Jessie J Blizzard Jesse J Blizzard (spellings are as listed on stones; yes I know that it's Jessie above) September 25, 1858 August 10, 1934 * my great-great grandfather Elizabeth Williams April 19. 1860 January 24, 1902 wife of J J Blizzard * my great-great grandmother Infant of J J and Alice Blizzard November 18, 1904 Alma Blizzard Grady (*The a in Grady is short, to kind of rhyme with Hattie) March 9, 1892 January 28, 1978 Leamon E Grady (*pronounced Lemon) January 9, 1920 February 28, 1987 son of John and Alma Grady Dalton E "Buster" Blizzard November 24, 1956 October 16, 1985 Ernest Leroy Blizzard December 23, 1919 December 4, 1975 TSGT Army Air Forces World War II Ashley Roy Blizzard September 4, 1893 January 14, 1950 * brother of Ella Blizzard Tina Hill Blizzard December 23, 1898 August 25, 1970 George Britt Martin Jr August 27, 1964 February 4, 1965 Everett Elwood Blizzard August 21, 1922 February 23, 1956 shared stone with husband, above, lists marriage date of February 11, 1942 Loucita Gufford Blizzard October 5, 1920 July 2, 1989 (temporary marker still visible: Tyndall Funeral Home, Mt Olive) Brinson, John L. (shared stone) July 6, 1924 April 1, 1967 Audrey B May 17, 1925 *no death date listed/still living? ___________________________________________________________________ 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. The 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ___________________________________________________________________