THE NEW HOPE BAPTIST CEMETERY Central Avenue, Kinston, Lenoir County NC Directions: Take NC 258 South out of Kinston. Turn right onto Central Avenue. After travelling about 1/2 mile the cemetery is easily seen beside the road on the right. It has a wrought-iron fence around it. The cemetery is surrounded by woods. I was told that this cemetery sits across the street from the former site of the New Hope Baptist Church, and is known to some as the Spence Cemetery. Complete transcription by Bob Gardner. E-mail bobbyg@icomnet.com. My comments are in parenthesis. RUTH C. SPENCE (Myrtle) Oct. 21 1906 Sept. 13 1978 (Wife of James Roland Spence) J. ROLAND SPENCE June 28 1901 July 16 1988 (Son of James H. and Sarah C. Spence) JAMES R. SPENCE, JR. Dec. 3 1923 Jan. 21 1924 HENRY C. SPENCE Apr. 27 1924 Sept. 19 1924 BLAND SPENCE JR. Jan. 4 1933 Feb. 18 1933 JAMES HENRY SPENCE June 20 1861 Sept. 17 1935 (Reputed to be the son of Stephen C. Spence and Susan Williams) SARAH CATHERN SPENCE May 6 1861 Oct. 15 1935 (Middle name known to be Catherine. This was Sarah Catherine Davis. Sarah and James were married April 28, 1881.) JOHN ROBERT SPENCE SR. 1908 - 1975 (metal marker, no gravestone) J. FLOYD SPENCE Apr. 16 1889 Feb. 27 1963 (Son of James H. and Sarah C. Spence) DELLA T. SPENCE Mar. 13 1889 May 25 1966 (Della Thigpen, wife of J. Floyd Spence) VERLIE MAY Dec. 1 1912 Dec. 25 1912 (Child of J.F. and D.T. Spence) STEPHEN C. Mar. 11 1922 Jun. 14 1922 (Child of J.F. and D.T. Spence) RUBY C. Mar. 28 1923 Jul. 18 1923 (Child of J.F. and D.T. Spence) (Woodmen Of the World marker) LOFFIE D. SPENCE May 12 1881 Oct. 18 1918 (Son of James H. and Sarah C. Spence) JANIE COX SPENCE Mar. 29 1885 Feb. 13 1958 (Wife of Loffie Spence) WILLIE SPENCE Son of L.D. and Janie Cox Spence Sept. 18 1904 Oct. 21 1905 ROY S. SPENCE BUREL SPENCE Feb. 1 1899 June 4 1904 May 28 1916 May 28 1916 "Drowned" "Sons of Malloy and Lola Spence" (Metal Marker) BURL EDWARD WALLER 1918 to 2000 DAVID W. Son of William and Zilpha WALLER Feb. 15 1913 March 23 1917 DORA QUINN COX 1886 - 1922 ED COX 1884 - 1945 THEO COX PATE Dec. 13 1927 Sept. 27 1988 LISA DAWN PATE HILL Dec. 2 1960 Dec. 6 1994 (Metal Marker) WILLIAM E. JOHNSON 1916 - 1956 SUSAN V. Wife of Thomas HILL Died Jan. 18 1902 Age 44 years "A tender mother and a faithful friend" FRANK F. Son of G.B. and Mollie WALLER Sept. 28 1901 Oct. 7 1918 "He was the sunshine of our home" J.C. COX Born July 18 1831 Died May 18 1909 THOMAS E. Son of R.Guy and Bessie HILL May 2 1926 Jun 16 1934 "Darling we miss thee" LITTLE MAMIE Daughter of H.F. and Nora DAVIS Born Oct. 5 1895 Died Jun. 3 1897 BABY BOY MILLS 1948 - 1948 BABY BOY PARRISH 1958 - 1958 PEARLY M. Daughter of James and Betty SANDERSON Oct. 22 1902 Dec. 12 1903 __________________________________________________________________________ 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. __________________________________________________________________________