Edgecombe County, NC - Powell-Fly Cemetery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Powell-Fly Cemetery Powell Road Rocky Mount, NC Directions to the Powell-Fly Cemetery: Travel east 2.1 miles on Noble’s Mill Pond Road from its intersection with NC highway 43 at West Edgecombe Baptist Church. Turn north on Powell Road for about 0.5 miles. There is a path that goes to the cemetery which is located about 0.3 miles from Powell Road. The path goes through the yards of two homes. Clara Powell Neal drew a plot map and enumerated each grave in the cemetery in 2001. She has graciously shared this information with me. My husband photographed all gravestones in the cemetery on 21 October 2005. In addition to the ones noted, Clara remembers from her childhood several graves which were marked with wooden markers that have rotted away over the years. The cemetery is surrounded by a low wall with a gate midway the west wall. Rows are numbered from the gate and graves are listed beginning at the north side and moving to the south. There are several trees within the cemetery. There is one large area where members a Pitt family were buried but in recent years they have been exhumed and reburied in Pine View Cemetery in Rocky Mount. There are still two Pitt graves in that general area. Row 1 Larry Edward Colbert, son of Elmer and Margaret (31 Jan 1942, 22 Mar 1943) Row 2 Annie Edna Colbert (4 Jul 1858, 7 Nov 1934) Weddle Proctor son of J. C. and Addie P. (31 Aug 1902, 27 Sept 1910) Bessie Proctor, daughter of J. C. and Addie Proctor (16 Mar 1886, 26 Oct 1888) daughter of J. C. and Addie Proctor Fly Piety Ellen (17 Jun 1854, 30 Oct 1939) Jesse Daniel (26 Sept 1853, 23 May 1943) Theodora Vick (7 Mar 1861, 22 Jun 1922) Charles Blossom Boone (29 Oct 1854, 5 Mar 1908) [according to Clara Neal, [Charles’ mother was the second wife of William Powell and moved to the Powell farm when his mother married Mr. Powell where he grew up and lived throughout his life.] Harriet Virginia daughter of G. R. and Callie Fly (20 Jun 1921, 2 Aug 1922) Callie wife of G. R. Fly (VIRGINIA’S Note: This G. R. Fly was my great-uncle) George Richard who was born 11 Sep 1892 and died 11 Dec 1952 and is not the G. R. Fly buried in this cemetery. Row 3 Infant son of W. D. and Etta Melton (3 May 1922) Bettie Melton (1859-1899) wife of G. N. Melton Bill son of Melton (30 July 1881, 1 Aug 1882) 2 rock markers with no markings Row 4 Proctor Mary Etta (10 Aug 1881, 14 Apr 1961) William Billy (30 Aug 1877, 16 July 1940) Sallie Ann Braswell (19 Mar 1854, 16 Jul 1923) Newsome Braswell (1 Aug 1848, 22 Mar 1918) Unknown Unknown Infant daughter of B. A. & Maggie Tolston (6 Jul 1912, 11 Jul 1912) Infant daughter of B. A. & Maggie Tolston (6 Jul 1912, 13 Jul 1912) Tolston Ben Tolston (12 Nov 1880, 20 May 1926) Maggie Tolston (7 Jan 1881, 21 May 1966) Unknown (rock) Samuel son of W.H. and Harriet Fly (2 Oct 1875, 8 Nov 1902) Solomon Fly (27 May 1887, 12 Feb 1905) William H. Fly, son of John and Winnifred Fly (26 Oct 1848, 15 Jan 1906) Harriet E. Fly, wife of W.H. Fly (8 May 1851, 31 Dec 1922) John H. Fly (14 Mar 1874, 5 Apr 1936) Row 5 Annie Irene Proctor (2 Jan 1903, 20 Apr 1983) Dessie W. Proctor (18 Sept 1902, 29 Oct 1933) Roy William Proctor (21 Nov 1938, 21 Nov 1938) Mary Frances Proctor (7 Oct 1929, 10 Oct 1929) Unknown Unknown Joe Thomas (28 Feb 1874, 9 Jan 1953) Nancy Winnie Thomas (19 Mar 1867, 10 Sep 1941) Alexander Thomas (19 Mar 1870, 15 Oct 1880) Josiah Thomas (31 Mar 1824, 15 Dec 1895) Mary Frances "Dolly" Powell (about 1834, about 1876) loving wife of Dick Proctor and Josiah Thomas Pvt. Richard Proctor (1845, 1862) Co B 33 Regt NC Troops, CSA; birth name: Alsey Wright Evans Proctor Infant of W.S. & Prudie Gaither Infant of W. S. & Prudie Gaither Prudie Gaither (Jun 1878, 11 May 1918) W. S. Gaither (11 Feb 1875, 25 Jan 1921) Grand Pa William Powell (28 or 29 Feb 1810, 26 May 1882) by J. D. Fly his grandson Unknown, plain stone Bennet C. son of W. H. and Harriet Fly (27 Sep 1879, 7 Feb 1892) Unknown, plain stone Mary E. daughter of W. H. and Harriet Fly (29 Mar 1877, 14 Sep 1878) Infant of W. H. and Harriet Fly (28 Sep 1878) Infant of W. H. and Harriet Fly (13 Jun 1881) Joshua P. son of W. H. and Harriet Fly (17 Sep 1885, 9 Feb 1887) Row 6 Peter Moses Melton (3 Apr 1883, 7 Dec 1951) Martha A. Gaither (16 Oct 1841, 4 Feb 1917) Nathaniel Gaither (4 Nov 1835, 7 Dec 1913) Pennie G. Walker (25 Aug 187?, 24 Feb 1916) Matilda Jane Gaither (30 Sep 1829, 10 Oct 1921) Sally Whitley (30 Jan 1843, 29 Sep 1913) wife of Thomas Pitt Sabra daughter of Thomas and Sallie Pitt (10 Jun 1874, 18 Mar 1884) Thomas Pitt (27 May 1841, 18 Apr 1884) Unknown Unknown Maggie M. daughter of J. C. & Mary Pitt (22 Oct 1894, 29 Oct 1902) Maggie L. daughter of J. C. & Mary Pitt (24 Sep 1889, 25 Jun 1890 Drucilla P. Mears (25 Jun 1841, 22 May 1913) Josephine wife of W. T. Hill (25 Jun 1891, 18 Apr 1913) Eliza R. wife of J. P. Hill (12 Sep 1887, 15 Aug 1916) Mary B. Rodges (29 Oct 1861, 6 May 1924) [wife of J. C. Pitt] Frances Fly (4 Apr 1872, 25 Jul 1873) Row 7 Infant of G. W. and Mattie Gaither (27 Feb 1922) Pattie A. daughter of G. W. & Mattie Gaither (20 Oct 1911, 22 Nov 1922) Ellen Gaither Pitt wife of Dempsey Pitt (17 Nov 1876) Dempsey Pitt (25 Aug 1867, 10 Apr 1951) Infant of Lester Ben Freeman & Sallie Bett Braswell Infant of Lester Ben Freeman & Sallie Bett Braswell Infant of Lester Ben Freeman & Sallie Bett Braswell Cleaven Brake (18 Jul 1884, 9 May 1916) Edith Brake (4 Jan 1855, 7 May 1918) Dempsey Brake (8 Jul 1851, 18 Jun 1939) Winnifred M. wife of John Fly (30 Jan 1830, 12 Aug 1862) John Fly (22 Dec 1823, 8 Mar 1874) Mary E. wife of G. W. Thomas (12 Jul 1847, 22 Jan 1903) Row 8 Unknown—wooden marker Margaret M. 2nd wife of John Fly (7 May 1832, 29 Dec 1909) Unknown—rock marker Unknown—rock marker Victoria Fly (24 Apr 1862, 14 Oct 1908) Thomas Jefferson Fly (28 May 1866, 8 Jan 1934) Row 9 William C. Pitt (18 Jan 1870, 12 Mar 1944) Bettie Brake Pitt (6 Mar 1877, 22 Oct 1967) Fannie Elizabeth daughter of W. C. & Bettie Pitt (22 Jan 1916, 26 Aug 1927) Lillie Mae daughter of W. C. & Bettie Pitt (18 Feb 1919, 12 Mar 1919) Pvt. Joseph Powell (6 May 1836, 11 Aug 1864) Co B 33 NC INF CSA Fannie Powell (14 Feb 1841, 20 Sep 1889) wife of Joseph C. A. Taylor (8 Sep 1895, 24 Mar 1918) Margurite Robinson (25 Sep 1907, 25 Nov 1968) Kevin Skott [sic] Powell (29 Aug 1962, 4 Jan 1997) G. R. Fly (28 Dec 1867, 1 May 1925) Woodmen of the World Memorial Rosa daughter of G. R. and Charlotte Fly (12 Apr 1890, 21 Jul 1892) Jesse B. son of G. R. and Charlotte Fly (4 Jul 1900, 13 Sep 1900) Row 10 Powell Sallie Powell (14 Feb 1859, 7 Apr 1936) Daniel Powell (3 Jan 1861, 21 Sep 1947) Joseph Alton Powell (7 Mar 1919, 4 Apr 1973) North Carolina TEC5 Btry A 697 FA BN, World War II Frank Edward son of R. T. and Claudia Tolston (3 Nov 1910, 10 Jul 1912) Mollie Matilda daughter of E. F. & Iva Fly (19 Oct 1905, 15 Oct 1906) Nina Estelle W. Fly (15 Sep 1910, 8 Oct 1911) May Ivey wife of E. H. Fly (17 May 1884, 12 May 1915) Row 11 Powell M. Elmo Powell (29 Jun 1938, 14 Feb 1987) Clara Corbett (14 Jun 1944) Powell Lillie Powell (4 Jun 1907, 3 Nov 1991) M. N. "Bee" Powell (27 Mar 1898, 18 Aug 1982) Gwendolyn Annette Perkins (19 Dec 1963, 10 May 1980) Geary Clide Perkins, Jr. (19 Dec 1927, 16 Apr 1987) Richard "Dick" Lee Parker (17 Mar 1942, 15 Sept 1991) [by his son Adam Powell Parker] Alice Green Penwell (1952-2002) metal funeral home marker Infant Francis son of W. L. & Elsie M. Long (6 May 1920, 20 Aug 1924) Infant of S. F. and Maggie M. Long (born and died 7 Oct 1911) Infant of S. F. and Maggie M. Long (born and died 9 Nov 1914) Unknown infant Row 12 Infant son of W. H. & Eula Fly (no dates) Sidney F. Long - Father (19 Apr 1881, 22 Oct 1936) Maggie M. Long - Mother (17 Apr 1889, 20 Mar 1943) Long Sidney F. (19 Apr 1881, 22 Oct 1936) Maggie M. (17 Apr 1889, 20 Mar 1943) ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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