HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Fines Creek United Methodist Church ==================================================================== 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Janice Lautier fourltrs@bellsouth.net ==================================================================== FINES CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY Haywood County, North Carolina Fines Creek United Methodist Church is located in northern Haywood County, NC. From I-40, take the Fines Creek Exit (Exit 15). Go East on Fines Creek Road (SR 1338) for approximately 2 miles. The white frame church is on the right. The cemetery is on the left on a hill. This list is not alphabetized, so you may want to use the "Find" feature on your browser. Names which are single-spaced are on the same tombstone. I found several unmarked graves. Survey was taken on April 9, 1999. Surnames Aiken, Beasley, Bennett, Brown, Clark, Duckett, Ferguson, Fish, Franklin, Graham, Green, Grooms, Jarrett, Kirk, Ledford, Lowe, McElrath, McElroy, Messer, Noland, Queen, Rathbone, Rector, Rhea, Rogers, Russell, Springs, Stamey-Pressley, Sutton, Williamson, Wright Aiken, James Elmer, Sr. June 22, 1946 March 6, 1999 (temporary marker) Stamey-Pressley, Retha April 2, 1950 August 24, 1998 (temporary marker) Rathbone, J. H. Feb. 3, 1855 Jan. 21, 1921 Sutton, Robert H. Nov. 14, 1891 Feb. 9, 1969 Sutton, Finey Haynes June 3, 1900 March 30, 1967 Sutton, Robert Lewis March 26, 1934 August 13, 1985 PFC US Army Korea Rathbone, John Dee Oct. 20, 1915 - Rathbone, Ollie S. June 3, 1923 July 17, 1994 Lowe, Jack 1928-1970 Lowe, Billy Eugene Nov. 20, 1931 Feb. 4, 1984 Lowe, Robert L. 1866 - 1952 Lowe, Susie Rector 1880 - 1946 Rector, Max C. August 10, 1877 Feb. 22, 1928 PVT CO B 11 Infanty Spanish-American War Lowe, Pink 1870 - 1897 Sutton, Lucinda March 10, 1882 June 18, 1928 Sutton, Boss Nov. 14, 1858 Feb. 10, 1920 Sutton, Joe Henry Sept. 17, 1919 Oct. 12, 1919 son of R. H. Sutton McElrath, Betty Lou Jan. 25, 1914 April 11, 1914 McElrath, John A. Sept. 23, 1910 Jan. 8, 1911 Rathbone, John Parham March 15, 1861 Dec. 3, 1917 ????, Margaret Louellen (crudely etched, broken, dates and last name illegible) Rathbone, ??? Rathbone, H. Dewey June 26, 1899 May 27, 1983 Rathbone, Lorania H. Dec. 19, 1907 March 19, 1957 Rathbone, Josephine Sept. 16, 1926 May 22, 1927 Rathbone, James Melvin 1873 - 1938 Rathbone, Fannie McElrath 1876 - 1959 Rathbone, Oscar Feb. 14, 1882 Jan. 6, 1944 Rathbone, Florence Price Dec. 17, 1890 March 29, 1978 Russell, David L. April 20, 1883 April 16, 1910 son of Henry and Archie Russell Russell, Archie April 10, 1863 May 11, 1909 wife of Henry Russell Brown, Nancy M. Aug. 28, 18(13?) Dec. 27, 1899 (broken) Brown, John (?) 26, 1813 Feb. 7, 1859 Green, Carl W. 1903 - 1974 Green, Georgia L. 1912 - 1998 married July 29, 1929 Rathbone, Alvina M. 1914 - 1973 Rathbone, Tommy V. April 6, 1932 Nov. 30, 1988 Rathbone, Flora I. Jan. 13, 1933 - Beasley, Rixie Clark March 12, 1878 Dec. 11, 1920 Rathbone, Raymond Nov. 17, 1906 March 19, 1984 Rathbone, Archie M. Russell June 17, 1910 - Rathbone, Weaver H. Dec. 20, 1930 Dec. 23, 1930 son of M/M Raymond Rathbone Rathbone, Helen M. Jan. 2, 1930 Jan. 5, 1930 dau. of M/M Raymond Rathbone Williamson, ? Oct. 13, 1898 March 3, 1899 Clark, Virgie Rathbone August 3, 1904 Sept. 24, 1975 Rathbone, Martha J. April 11, 1870 April 3, 1963 Williamson, Charles O. (illegible) Rathbone, Gaither March 4, 1925 Oct. 15, 1994 Rathbone, Edna Mae July 27, 1931 - Rathbone, John May 21, 1928 August 20, 1992 Rathbone, Sharon Michele June 14, 1970 April 25, 1996 Lowe, Bill June 11, 1918 July 29, 1997 Lowe, Mary Lou Jan. 18, 1920 - Clark, Harriett Suttles March 14, 1872 August 6, 1956 Clark, Silas Avery March 13, 1870 June 2, 1954 Rathbone, Altha Clark April 20, 1908 August 15, 1989 Rathbone, David Grover Sept. 21, 1906 Jan. 14, 1978 Rathbone, David S. April 21, 1934 June 15, 1990 CPL US Army Rathbone, Dora Feb. 18, 1875 Feb. 25, 1931 Rathbone, Isaac P. Sept. 28, 1881 Nov. 22, 1955 Rathbone, Sarah Avaline Sept. 17, 1843 Jan. 9, 1927 McElroy, Dora E. March 17, 1931 March 22, 1931 Brown, Henry Lee Dec. 12, 1869 July 12, 1947 Brown, Mary Owen May 12, 1868 July 4, 1914 Williamson, George W. April 5, 1850 August 4, 1926 Williamson, Amanda E. Nov. 30, 1856 April 8, 1939 Williamson, John T. Feb. 22, 1878 Sept. 6, 1901 Russell, Ella Myrtle Feb. 24, 1895 March 19, 1917 wife of Weaver Russell Russell, Beulah E. Messer Sept. 22, 1905 July 16, 1982 married Jan. 26, 1925 Russell, Chales Weaver Nov. 11, 1886 June 1, 1980 Russell, Laura August 28, 1858 April 29, 1938 wife of J. S. Russell Russell, J. S. March 2, 1857 April 25, 1924 Williamson, Frances A. Nov. 1, 1863 August 17, 1891 wife of Jeff Williamson Russell, Sentell Jan. 13, 1895 Feb. 11, 1896 Clark, A. S. April 9, 1831 May 6, 1915 Clark, Jane Feb. 15, 1836 Feb. 11, 1910 Clark, D. T. Feb. 8, 1873 Nov. 23, 1897 son of A. S. and L. J. Clark Noland, David Reeves May 22, 1894 June 6, 1966 Noland, Lucile Ferguson May 30, 1904 - Noland, James Hardy Nov. 30, 1926 March 15, 1927 son of Reeves and Lucile Noland Noland, Dorothy Feb. 9, 1924 Feb. 9, 1924 dau. of Reeves and Lucile Noland Graham, Jessie McArthur May 25, 1887 Nov. 25, 1891 Rogers, Willie C. March 12, 1879 Nov. 28, 1894 Graham, Annie Laura Noland Dec. 10, 1858 Jan. 22, 1923 Graham, Dr. William A. March 20, 1855 Nov. 27, 1932 Duckett, Herman Zachary July 27, 1909 Nov. 22, 1965 Duckett, Wilma Rogers Ferguson April 17, 1911 May 4, 1941 Springs, William Arthur Jan. 7, 1883 June 19, 1962 Springs, Thomas Eugene July 21, 1919 August 21, 1919 Springs, Effie Jarrett August 24, 1885 August 22, 1919 Jarrett, Nancy Jane 1860 - 1945 Grooms, Dora E. Feb. 9, 1918 May 14, 1934 Rathbone, Lewis J. 1925 - 1979 US Navy Rathbone, Harrison 1885 - 1942 Rathbone, Florence 1896 - Rathbone, Joseph Fredrick Nov. 21, 1914 June 13, 1987 Rathbone, Arbie Jenkins July 21, 1915 - married Dec. 24, 1936 Rathbone, Dowell B. June 22, 1933 May 22, 1989 SP2 US Army Korea Rathbone, William B. August 10, 1936 June 11, 1988 BTCM US Navy Rathbone, Mildred Lee Jan. 1, 1937 - Grooms, Wilburn March 3, 1907 Dec. 21, 1977 Rathbone, Mary Hill Feb. 2, 1887 May 3, 1952 Rathbone, C. H. Dec. 10, 1873 July 18, 1931 Clark, Richard Dee Jan. 31, 1886 Nov. 18, 1935 Rogers, James Hardy March 12, 1879 April 17, 1952 Wright, Grace Ann Rogers August 17, 1897 Sept. 21, 1962 Wright, Daniel Lee Feb. 14, 1886 Nov. 3, 1964 Rhea, Thomas Wilburn Feb. 6, 1863 May 23, 1933 Rhea, Georgia Ann Feb. 18, 1866 April 19, 1919 Rogers, Joseph H. June 16, 1852 June 22, 1924 Rogers, Lou E. July 28, 1857 Jan. 14, 1938 Noland, David Russell Feb. 11, 1866 June 25, 1928 Noland, Etta Angie Reeves March 1, 1871 April 13, 1936 Noland, J. Hardy Dec. 1, 1832 Jan. 20, 1921 Noland, Sarah E. July 23, 1836 Dec. 31, 1896 Bennett, Adolphus W. G. Feb. 9, 1877 May 20, 1915 Bennett, Ruth E. Sept. 22, 1842 July 15, 1901 wife of W. G. Bennett missing tombstone Noland, James Madison June 21, 1872 August 4, 1912 Noland, Lela Ferguson Sept. 14, 1876 Jan. 22, 1971 Noland, Neill D. 1913 - 1988 Noland, Viola M. 1908 - 1984 Noland, Robert D. June, 26, 1900 May 4, 1913 son of R. L. and A. P. Noland Queen, William Powell Oct. 11, 1889 Oct. 13, 1971 Ferguson, Gaither Oct. 30, 1880 Nov. 24, 1941 Ferguson, Dollie Jarrett June 29, 1884 Dec. 20, 1952 Kirk, Omer J. March 9, 1919 June 10, 1920 6 illegible markers Queen, Maggie E. May 4, 1889 Sept. 9, 1912 wife of W. P. Queen Brown, Maude August 29, 1893 May 22, 1918 Messer, Maggie M. Feb. 5, 1886 Jan. 8, 1906 wife of Chas. Messer Williams, Arthur E. Nov. 5, 1882 Sept. 27, 1903 Williams, J. H. Sept. 4, 1855 June 16, 1905 Williams, Frances J. 1856 - 1936 Fish, Isaac H. Feb. 1, 1876 Jan. 9, 1943 Fish, Aletha Lee Oct. 13, 1907 Nov. 5, 1940 Green, Lavonia July 24, 1855 Dec. 5, 1935 Green, John H. June 28, 1855 June 20, 1923 Green, Julius Sept. 25, 1903(?) August 23, 1910 Green, Boone March 5, 1933 Jan. 21, 1936 son of Waldo and Mila Green McElroy, Henry Frank April 5, 1892 May 5, 1954 McElroy, Ethel Rogers July 6, 1892 Oct. 1, 1967 McElroy, Frank 1923 - 1979 F2 US Navy World War II Rathbone, Robert G. Oct. 11, 1866 - Rathbone, Arbie McElroy Nov. 26, 1885 - married 1921 McElroy, Billy Nov. 14, 1916 Oct. 19, 1994 US Army World War II McElroy, Faye Rathbone March 17, 1928 - Green, Author Dec. 24, 1905 July 23, 1988 married Feb. 23, 1944 Green, Rachel L. July 27, 1924 - Franklin, John Glen Oct. 13, 1961 April 10, 1972 Ledford, William C. Feb. 2, 1959 Oct. 19, 1992