Guilford County, NC - Green Hill Cemetery - Section 23 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Judith A. Horn - judithahorn@gmail.com Cemetery Address: 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 Tombstone Inscriptions for Section 23 Note: Comments about the tombstone are enclosed within parentheses. This information does not appear on the tombstone. ------Southern-most Half of Section 23------ Wyatt Allen Aug. 11, 1837 Ap 5, 1919 10:45 a.m. 82 (years) Jesus Loved Me (This tombstone is a very large horizontal stone with a carved clock and scroll. At one time there was an oval photo or medallion at the top but this is now missing.) Martha A. Allen Oct. 20, 1844 Nov. 28, 1916 9:30 a.m. 72 (years) Asleep in Jesus (This tombstone is a very large horizontal stone with a carved clock and scroll. At one time there was an oval photo or medallion at the top but this is now missing.) Morris Allen Apr 2, 1905 Aug 2, 1966 U.S. Navy/ World War II Aleta Holland Allen May 16, 1907 January 20, 2003 Our darling Aunt Keta Marjorie Mendenhall Applewhite 1900 1961 Diane Buckner Arnold Sept. 17, 1928 Apr 23, 2008 wife of George Wright Arnold Nature's loving proxy/The Watchful Mother/Beloved daughter, wife and mother George Wright Arnold Sept. 8, 1928 June 1, 2001 PP2 US Navy/World War II/ Beloved son, brother, husband, and father. (Masonic symbol) Dorothy Stone Bourgeois Aug. 20, 1939 daughter of J. N. & Dot Stone (only one date on stone which is assumed to be date of birth) Bertha Troxler Brewer Feb. 16, 1893 March 5, 1974 In loving memory Allen A. Brewer Jan. 1, 1907 March 31, 1947 Eli Percy Brewer Nov. 13, 1901 May 16, 1952 Vivian Winfrey Buckner Jan. 13, 1900 Apr 15, 2003 Wife of John Hartwell Buckner Beloved daughter, sister, aunt, mother & grandmother John Hartwell Buckner Sept. 13, 1891 Dec. 15, 1944 Beloved Husband of Vivian L. Winfrey Sweet Be Thy Repose Guy L. Butner March 12, 1908 to May 2, 1994 Lee Vance Butner Feb. 28, 1877 April 4, 1951 Lula Prince Butner Dec. 12, 1880 March 19, 1930 Louise Butner April 22, 1913 June 22, 1933 Walter Elvin Clark August 6, 1889 December 17, 1940 VIRGINIA/ PVT 9 INF/ 2 DIV (Cross above name) Cora Fisher Claytor Dec. 24, 1867 Dec. 31, 1955 Edward Reed Claytor Sept 8, 1865 July 16, 1948 Mamie Claytor Sept 3, 1874 Sept 30, 1952 Mary F. Claytor Aug. 10, 1812 Sept. 30, 1936 Fletcher R. Claytor 1872 Feb. 8, 1936 (No month and day for birth, just year) Harvey E. Claytor Dec. 25, 1836 Jan. 21, 1914 Rose D. Collins Oct. 29, 1882 Jan. 21, 1931 Nena H. Copes Cooper May 1, 1879 Aug. 9, 1957 wife of Wilber Norman Cooper I will walk before the Lord in the land of the Living -- Psalm 116-9 Wilber Norman Cooper Feb. 13, 1872 Mar. 4, 1932 Devoted Husband And Father F. O. Francis Lane Cooper March 10, 1917 Nov. 2, 1944 In the service of his country (Wings with an S in the center above name. F. O. might stand for First Officer?) Nena Hildrup Mar 25, 1907 May 15, 1912 Daughter of W.N. & Nena H. Cooper (Lamb on top of tombstone) Malcom Fields Sept 26, 1900 Oct. 27, 1912 son of A. and Ida Fields age 12 yrs 1 mos 1 day Gone but not forgotten (There is a long poem on side but it is worn and very difficult to read.) Ida C. Fields 1874 1948 (very small stone) Paul E. Fields 1926 1934 (very small stone) Elma Strader Holland 1876 1952 Leondis David Holland 1864 1931 Florence Mary Moore Howe 1866 1940 wife of Hamilton W. W. R. Howe Jack L. Hunter May 21, 1914 July 15, 1974 son of N.S. & Bessie E. Hunter (Masonic symbol) Mary R. Hunter Sept. 18, 1911 July 1, 1990 wife of Jack L. Hunter Myrtle M. Scarborough Jarvis July 12, 1889 April 24, 1928 wife of Eugene J. Jarvis Laura Clark Jennings April 18, 1891 July 8, 1957 wife of F. M. Jennings Lola May Nov. 12, 1895 April 2, 1916 (This tombstone is really hard to read, especially the name. While there doesn’t appear to be any inscription on the sides of the tombstone, it’s possible there once was a last name and that Lola May is just the first and middle name. This tombstone is in the Holland section so perhaps the last name is Holland?) J. Frank May 1877 1933 Terrell L. May 1892 1980 David Allen May April 26, 1924 May 27, 1924 Ida Allred Mendenhall April 16, 1878 Feb 2, 1963 Marjorie Stratford Mendenhall 1880 1956 Percy A. Mendenhall 1878 1913 John H. S. Mendenhall 1901 1924 Walter L. Mendenhall 1897 1913 Edward E. Mendenhall, Sr. 1872 1946 Stella Isabelle Paylor Moncur Sept 19, 1895 May 8, 1981 wife of Albert James Moncur Albert James Moncur Oct. 28, 1883 July 27, 1967 Viola T. Murphy Mar 27, 1916 Feb 11, 1998 Walking in the clouds Vincent Leo Murphy Sept 24, 1913 April 6, 1961 Annie Long Norman July 17, 1879 July 30, 1949 wife of Milton J. Norman Hattie Simmons Norman 1894 1913 In memory of Shirley Howe Paylor Aug. 3, 1889 June 8, 1943 Aurie May Paylor 1894 1955 wife of Roy T. Paylor, Sr. Lizzie Morton Paylor Dec. 3, 1862 April 22, 1945 wife of Charles Paylor L. Julian Paylor 1889 1939 Charles Beverley Paylor June 27, 1853 June 24, 1916 Roy T. Paylor, Sr. Jan. 17, 1891 Dec. 6, 1963 Eva Lane Pool June 2, 1895 Dec. 10, 1984 Nathan Raymond Pool, Jr. Feb. 22, 1886 Nov. 17, 1963 Nora Lee Robinson Andrews July 23, 1875 June 11, 1949 Minnie Dicks Scott July 16, 1890 June 19, 1983 wife of Roy T. Scott, Sr. Lottie Kivette Scott Apr 10, 1892 Aug 4, 1971 wife of Fred C. Scott John F. Scott 1857 1927 Father/ Asleep in Jesus (Shared tombstone with wife Julie Scott) Julie Scott 1863 1918 Mother Asleep in Jesus (Shared tombstone with husband John F. Scott) W. Russell Scott Jan. 19, 1899 March 20, 1946 Roy T. Scott Oct. 31, 1886 Feb. 16, 1916 The pearly gates were open A voice within said come And with farewell unspoken He calmly entered home. Arthur A. Scott, Jr. June 23, 1933 June 5, 2017 Collie Lane Scott Oct. 26, 1892 Oct. 12, 1912 son of J. F. & Julia Scott Gone but not forgotten Alice Collins Simpson Mar 1, 1878 Oct 7, 1969 wife of Joseph Simpson Selma R. Simpson July 27, 1902 Jan. 4, 1995 Clarence W. Simpson Apr 16, 1900 Mar 29, 1984 Joseph Simpson April 19, 1858 July 27, 1913 Adam T. Smith Nov. 11, 1845 May 2, 1913 (Shared tombstone with wife Hariet P. Smith. Stone is leaning forward.) Hariet P. Smith July 23, 1847 Jan. 6, 1913 His Wife (Shared tombstone with husband Adam T. Smith) Doskie M. Robinson Stewart July 23, 1875 March 28, 1951 Ruth M. Stewart Scarborough Aug. 1, 1897 Oct. 8, 1916 Paul R. Stewart Sept 2, 1903 Sept 27, 1954 Rilla Stewart March 4, 1895 Jan. 26, 1914 John W. Stewart May 29, 1871 Jan. 11, 1920 Dorothy Maddox Stone Feb. 25, 1912 June 23, 1996 Mollie Annie Pugh Stone Nov. 27, 1878 Aug. 11, 1951 wife of John Milton Stone John Milton Stone Feb. 2, 1866 Feb. 12, 1935 John Milton Stone, Jr. Nov. 30, 1908 Oct. 7, 1916 Thomas Pugh Stone Nov. 3, 1900 Apr 10, 1902 James Norman Stone Feb. 25, 1907 July 2, 1983 Mary Katherine Stone Aug. 30, 1943 daughter of J. N. & Dot Stone (There is only one date on stone which is assumed to be date of birth.) Annie Lee Scott Temples Jan. 25, 1885 March 8, 1965 wife of Joe Temples Joe Temples Dec. 11, 1883 March 5, 1965 (This stone is mostly hidden under a boxwood shrub) Gladys Holland Thomas Sept. 27, 1905 April 23, 1967 Wesley E. Thomas, Jr. June 13, 1894 Jan. 16, 1949 North Carolina/ SGT MED DEPT/ World War I (Cross above name) ----Northern-most Half of Section 23---- Lois B. Allen Dec. 19, 1904 Feb. 21, 2003 Estelle Wicker Bain Aug. 21, 1920 Apr. 28, 2001 William Lee Bain Sept. 18, 1908 Aug. 1, 2001 Minnie Clapp Bain Apr. 20, 1891 Dec. 9, 1976 Robert L. Bain Born Feb. 13, 1884 Died Aug. 2, 1913 He has gone from his dear ones his children and his wife/ whom he willing toiled for and loved in life/ Oh God (___?) my (___?) and strange are thy ways/ To take from us this loved one in the best of his days. Note: Poem is very hard to read and cannot make out two words. Zadie Graves Barnes Feb. 3, 1924 Oct. 1, 2008 Doris B. Beaton Nov. 22, 1902 Dec. 22, 1982 William J. Beaton May 13, 1897 Dec. 29, 1982 Rev. A. T. Bell Mar 3, 1854 Manchester, Eng. Mar 15, 1914 Hemp, NC All for Christ Shared tombstone with wife, Mrs. A. T. Bell Mrs. A. T. Bell Apr 6, 1854 Stockton, Eng. July 6, 1932 Greensboro, NC All for Christ Shared tombstone with husband, Rev. A. T. Bell Irene B. Boyles Sept. 13, 1881 Jan. 11, 1936 Margaret W. Boyles Oct. 29, 1896 May 25, 1968 Mary E. Boyles Dec. 18, 1879 Apr 5, 1941 Mary S. Boyles Feb. 18, 1918 July 18, 1923 Sarah Priscilla Boyles Aug. 25, 1851 Dec. 29, 1937 Mother/Sarah Priscilla/wife of /William H Boyles Sparger W. Boyles Dec. 18, 1889 June 14, 1940 William H. Boyles Sept. 5, 1846 Aug. 5, 1914 Father Marguerite Lefort Conron Sept. 27, 1915 Jan. 31, 1999 Corine B. Fisher Oct. 1, 1914 Dec. 16, 1993 James W. Gilbreath Sept. 6, 1884 Sept. 9, 1957 Mabel Fields Gilbreath Nov. 18, 1884 Dec. 23, 1953 Mabel Fields/wife of/J.W. Gilbreath Caroline Hallm Glafenhein May 2, 1907 Mar 26, 1999 Annie Holden Glendinning 1903 1995 Fern Farrington Lineberry Graves June 8, 1914 Feb. 22, 2009 Hattie Inman Graves Mar 12, 1889 Jan 3, 1915 James Frank Graves, Jr Feb. 3, 1919 Nov. 1, 1998 James Frank Graves, Sr. Dec. 12, 1887 May 7, 1950 Ora Walters Graves Sept 26, 1895 Dec 6, 1957 John S. Hall Sept 18, 1855 May 6, 1942 Dad, we will meet you and mother on the other side. Sallie N. Hall June 27, 1855 Aug 6, 1914 In loving remembrance of Sallie N./wife of J.S. Hall/A precious one from us has gone/A voice we loved in stilled/A place is vacant in our home/Which never can be filled. Mary E. Hanner May 18, 1841 Mar 7, 1922 Robert K. Hanner Sept 19, 1833 April 5, 1914 Bertha Pope Hargrove Nov. 10, 1879 April 18, 1931 Bertha Pope/wife of/Festus Hargrove Festus Hargrove Nov. 18, 1876 April 18, 1858 Nancy Lucile Hargrove Oct. 8, 1912 June 29, 1913 Nancy Lucile/daughter of/Festus and Bertha Hargrove Ellen W. Holden 1883 1974 George Matton Holden July 12, 1908 Sept. 28, 1959 H. Clifford Holden 1872 1946 Hazel Glass Holden Sept 8, 1907 Mar 31, 1991 John Ruffin Holden, Sr. July 25, 1898 Aug. 9, 1952 Lizzie V. Holden 1876 1914 Mabel Nelson Holden Feb. 27, 1900 Nov. 14, 1980 Bryce R. Holt Nov. 7, 1901 June 7, 1994 Shared tombstone with wife Marion Holt. Marion K. Holt Nov. 16, 1902 Feb. 3, 1996 Shared tombstone with husband Bryce Holt Lidie Pierce Horton May 12, 1892 May 29, 1960 William E. Horton March 19, 1886 July 9, 1913 Jose C. Inman July 12, 1860 Oct 7, 1919 Our Mother Jessie Knight Jones Dec. 25, 1890 Sept 1, 1936 Charles C. Langston, Jr. July 22, 1922 Sept. 3, 1989 Charles C. Langston Dec. 3, 1885 Jan. 19, 1942 Elizabeth Jane Langston June 5, 1853 Jan. 12, 1915 Wife of A. W. Langston/In loving remembrance of our mother Mary M. Langston Mar 18, 1889 Apr 9, 1947 Ernest J. Lefort Nov. 15, 1872 May 9, 1941 Ernest Lefort Born Jan. 18, 1906 Died May 7, 1914 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lefort/From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus. Alma C. Lefort Sept 20, 1874 March 23, 1951 Alpha Rainey May Born Feb. 16, 1887 Buried Oct. 17, 1912 Joseph L. May March 20, 1880 Aug. 18, 1959 Lillian V. May Jan 12, 1912 Jan. 28, 1912 Infant Annie E. Paschal Valentine Sept 10, 1882 Oct. 4, 1934 Annie E. Paschal/wife of/George S. Valentine Emile F. Paschal Nov 5, 1892 Apr 8, 1914 "Awaiting" Isabell J. Paschal Nov. 9, 1860 Sept. 8, 1925 Shared tombstone with husband E. Frank Paschal E. Frank Paschal, Esq. Apr 1, 1855 Feb. 9, 1932 Shared tombstone with wife Isabell J. Paschal Thos. Z. Paschal Oct. 20, 1884 Nov. 15, 1915 His record is on high Dora Eckel Pierce Aug. 19, 1866 Dec. 26, 1941 Dora Eckel/wife of/James C. Pierce Edgar T. Pierce Sept 7, 1896 Feb. 11, 1961 Florida/PVT 1 CO COAST ARTY/World War I Cross in circle above name. Elizabeth Pierce Sept 17, 1931 Sept 19, 1931 Ethel Beason Pierce June 16, 1904 Oct. 11, 1976 James C. Pierce June 15, 1857 Feb 19, 1924 Evans A. Pugh Aug. 18, 1890 Sept. 5, 1983 Iola Neal Pugh Jan. 7, 1896 May 23, 1982 Iola Neal Pugh/wife of/Evans A. Pugh Jessie Stubbs Pugh Aug. 5, 1894 March 8, 1972 John Monroe Pugh May 16, 1858 March 1, 1916 Nancy Guthrie Pugh Nov. 6, 1860 Sept. 26, 1938 Nancy Guthrie/wife of/John Monroe Pugh Fannie Myrtle Regan June 17, 1888 June 15, 1933 Nancy L. Kindley Regan Aug. 24, 1863 Jan. 16, 1929 wife of J. W. Regan Shared tombstone with husband John. W. Regan John W. Regan Apr 18, 1857 Nov. 6, 1931 Shared tombstone with wife Nancy L. Kindley Regan Riemar Riegaud Regan Jan. 7, 1888 June 25, 1918 Son of John W. and Nancy L. Regan/ We miss you in our home Max Eugene Rice Dec. 28, 1923 Dec. 21, 1959 North Carolina/S SGT US Marine Corps Res/World War II AM Cross in circle above name Carl C. Ridge Apr 11, 1884 Jan. 4, 1929 Carrie E. Ridge Sept. 24, 1887 Apr 16, 1956 Mack Ridge Feb. 6, 1890 Dec. 29, 1915 Martha F. Ridge May 8, 1861 March 23, 1937 Arthur A. Scott, Sr. Dec. 20, 1899 Mar 31, 1982 1st LT US ARMY/World War II Cross in circle above name Ellen Stone Scott May 30, 1904 June 1, 1997 Norma Ellen Scott March 30, 1935 Nov. 29, 1939 Mary Jane Higgins Sevier Feb. 26, 1940 Dec. 26, 1989 James Wesley Thompson June 15, 1877 Oct. 8, 1969 Nettie Langston Thompson Aug 6, 1883 May 9, 1983 Mabel K. Thrasher Feb. 21, 1887 Oct. 8, 1970 J. Cloud Thrasher June 13, 1879 July 22, 1926 Wm VonAmer Born Oct. 19, 1868 Died April 28, 1914 Broken stone is now lying flat on the ground nearby the stump of the original monument Bertha B. Walke Jan. 8, 1883 Dec. 27, 1964 Daughter of Walke July 5, 1914 July 5, 1914 Daughter of J. T. and Bertha Walke No first name. Only one date on stone is assumed to both birth and death date James Howard Walke Dec. 28, 1930 April 15, 1941 James Howard/son of/L.E. and J. H. Walke James Thomas Walke Nov. 21, 1879 Jan. 24, 1959 Janie Howard Walke May 23, 1894 Feb. 13, 1987 Luther Edmund Walke Dec. 17, 1892 Sept. 6, 1963 VIRGINIA/PVT CO B 163 INFANTRY/World War I Cross in circle above name Robert Mason Walke June 23, 1921 Jan. 9, 1922 Robert Mason/son of/J.T. and Bertha Walke/Safe in the arms of Jesus Mary Ida Pugh Whyte Sept. 13, 1886 Dec. 19, 1916 Mary Ida Pugh/Wife of George Thomas Whyte Edith Pope Hargrove Young May 5, 1907 October 14, 1995 Ehrman Hay Young April 3, 1899 August 15, 1994 Gordon Lee Younts Jan. 27, 1929 May 28, 2012 Beloved Father and Grandpa