MACON CO., NC - CEMETERIES - Ridge Crest Baptist Church Cemetery ======================================================================= Surveyed May 13, 2002 by Lea Holland, Glenda Dills and Willadean Holland Directions: starting at Hardees in Franklin, take 441 North. Go approximately 4 miles. Turn Kirkland Road on right, Ridgecrest Baptist Church will be immediate left. Church can be seen from 4-Lane, Cemetery is behind Church. John Louis Smith March 3, 1865 June 9, 1920 Lorena Crawford Smith February 5, 1872 May 14, 1948 Large stone, SMITH Footstone: Charles Elbert Smith September 2, 1895 July 13, 1950 Footstone: Elsie Moore Smith November 6, 1897 October 9, 1972 Double stone, SMITH Gordon C. Smith February 21, 1890 February 21, 1972; footstone: Father Sue C. Smith December 17, 1891 March 7, 1967; footstone: Mother Gordon C. Smith, Jr. April 17, 1919 March 11, 1976 Double stone, THOMPSON Lon C. Thompson 1898 - 1970; Military, Furman Lon Thompson GMM2 U.S. Navy World War II Korea August 29, 1927 June 4, 1995 Grace H. Thompson 1909 - 1992 Double stone, SAUNDERS Sam C. Saunders May 19, 1904 January 1, 1976; footstone: Father Bertha Smith Saunders August 19, 1909 December 19, 1988; footstone: Mother Double stone, DOWNS, Married August 1, 1935 Ruby N. Downs March 30, 1906 December 21, 1986; footstone: Mother Clyde H. Downs November 2, 1902 [No date]; footstone: Father William B. Jones August 15, 1900 March 26, 1969 WBJ Double stone, DOWNS James N. Downs 1858 - 1945 Emiline Downs 1856 - 1948 Michael Dills May 4, 1964 December 13, 1964 Sarah Dills March 1, 1960 March 1, 1960 Double stone, DOWNS Buford Downs May 17, 1881 May 25, 1943 Florence Downs November 1871 October 27, 1946 Double stone, MINCEY James H. Mincey July 19, 1864 November 23, 1933 Sarah M. Mincey March 26, 1863 March 8, 1934 Double stone, BERRY James Rufus Berry January 30, 1897 June 17, 1968; footstone: Father Minnie May Berry May 8, 1901 January 29, 1992; footstone: Mother Double stone, REID George W. Reid March 7, 1865 September 3, 1943 Florence M. Reid January 7, 1866 August 5, 1941 Robert T. Reid September 28, 1896 January 16, 1961 Ollie Reid July 12, 1898 June 5, 1949 Emma Belle Reid August 30, 1888 April 4, 1964 Andrew W. Reid, Jr. North Carolina CPL U.S. Air Force Korea July 7, 1928 November 7, 1971 Double stone, REID Cora L. Reid August 14, 1895 December 25, 1962 Andrew W. Reid August 16, 1892 March 31, 1967; Military, Andrew Wilburn Ried North Carolina PFC 42 Division World War I Mildred Reid Strauss January 12, 1927 Daughter of Andrew W. & Cora L. Reid Double stone, DOWNS Beecher Downs 1887 - 1961 Cora G. Downs 1884 - 1967 Large stone, Mother Nellie Reid wife of R.P. Mehaffey August 19, 1902 June 16, 1939 Paul son of R.P. - Nellie Mehaffey August 16, 1929 October 31, 1929 Carolyn dau. of R.P. - Nellie Mehaffey February 19, 1936 March 13, 1939 Dorothy Mae Bingham October 31, 1925 June 4, 1930 Double stone, SHULER John M. Shuler 1874 - 1932 Julia B. Shuler 1880 - 1968 Delano C. Hembree March 17, 1947 April 8, 1947 Double stone, SHEPHERD, Married October 21, 1945 Crawford D. Shepherd June 3, 1918 April 9, 1993; Military, TEC 4 U.S. Army World War II Mildred M. Shepherd November 12, 1922 [No date] Van Nelson Shepherd 1947 - 1947 Double stone, SANDERS Frank Sanders 1902 - 1963 Iris T. Sanders 1901 - 1967 James Wiley Mincy May 31, 1938 June 11, 1938 Taylor Cleathel Mincy May 19, 1931 May 20, 1931 Double stone, Mincy James Arthur Mincy August 29, 1895 May 10, 1970 Myrtle Hyatt Mincy December 9, 1901 May 21, 1961 Leroy Tippett 1934 - 1938 Frances Raby January 1940 January 1940 Double stone, TIPPETT William A. Tippett February 2, 1869 December 2, 1939; footstone: Father Lavada N. Tippett December 27, 1871 September 10, 1944; footstone: Mother Double stone, DALTON Callie Tippett Dalton June 22, 1877 May 29, 1948; footstone: Mother Buel C. Dalton July 15, 1879 September 21, 1955 Rev. Robert L. Dalton November 3, 1909 December 24, 1976 CPL U.S. Army World War II Double stone, SANDERS James (Jim) Sanders October 11, 1908 September 30, 1994 Edith D. Sanders October 15, 1914 January 19, 2002 Elizabeth Inf. of F. H. & H. S. Sellers 1935 Double stone, SELLERS Frank H. Sellers August 19, 1915 December 24, 1983 Hazel S. Sellers September 4, 1914 July 12, 1982 Double stone, THOMPSON Jess R. Thompson September 11, 1928 [No date] Margarete Thompson July 29, 1930 January 22, 1993 Double stone, BUCHANAN Z. Dee Buchanan December 10, 1860 July 19, 1939 Tibitha M. Buchanan May 24, 1866 July 21, 1945 Double stone, THOMPSON Mary C. Thompson 1939 - 1940; footstone: BABY Dorothy A. Thompson 1936 - 1937; footstone: BABY Double stone, THOMPSON Jesse H. Thompson January 2, 1897 June 8, 1984 PVT U.S. Army World War I Ethel M. Thompson January 8, 1905 February 8, 1968; footstone: Mother Minnie T. Shittle 1894 - 1961 George W. Shittle North Carolina PVT Co. G. 1 Regt. NC Inf. Spanish American War March 10, 1877 February 16, 1963 Harve Shiddle 1912 - 1937 North Carolina Fireman Assn. Member Joyce Elaine Tippett 1943 - 1949 Double stone, TIPPETT Carl V. Tippett July 20, 1914 November 6, 1971; footstone: Father Ethel M. Tippett August 9, 1918 [No date]; footstone: Mother Louise Raby Green October 5, 1926 March 25, 1997 Christine Raby Jones July 26, 1928 July 21, 1988 Stone, Mother Ella Raby April 23, 1892 December 22, 1981 Frank E. Raby PVT U.S. Army World War II December 28, 1920 January 25, 1978 Roosevelt D. Raby December 16, 1934 April 27, 1963 RDR Charlotte Mason Snyder May 27, 1921 December 5, 1972; footstone: CMS Lawson B. Snyder North Carolina S SGT 516 AAA GUN BN CAC World War II December 27, 1918 February 4, 1964; footstone: LBS Mary Evelyn Snyder 1950 - 1950 Paul Homer Angel June 25, 1900 June 6, 1962; footstone: Father Alma Sanders Angel January 30, 1907 October 7, 1960 Helen Angel February 5, 1942 February 13, 1942 Double stone, ANGEL Mollie Dotson Angel October 1, 1873 March 22, 1983 W. L. Angel April 21, 1863 January 31, 1941 Norman F. Angel October 20, 1910 August 8, 1969 James C. Thompson 1942 Lamar J. Thompson 1944 Morris R. Thompson 1955 Double stone, THOMPSON, Married November 23, 1941 James G. Thompson August 2, 1911 March 26, 2000 Ellen L. Thompson May 5, 1916 October 26, 1988 S. Juanita Green 1920 - 1987 Double stone, THOMPSON Mack Grady Thompson October 7, 1891 March 3, 1961 Lurie Ethel Thompson December 14, 1892 February 21, 1984 Lucy Thompson Leatherman November 8, 1921 November 13, 1997 Bonnie Wykle Hurst 1917 - 1966 Double stone, THOMPSON Thomas S. Thompson North Carolina PVT Co. A 822 TD BN World War II September 15, 1905 April 27, 1971 Blanche Thompson October 18, 1913 May 23, 1993 Twins Lloyd Wykle - Floyd Wykle March 1956 R. L. Wykle June 7, 1952 June 7, 1952 Tommy Wykle June 9, 1953 June 9, 1953 Phyllis Diane Mason November 22, 1953 November 22, 1953 Old Foot stone, No engraving Austin Wykle October 10, 1946 October 16, 1946 Kenneth Wykle February 18, 1958 February 24, 1958 Double stone, CALLOWAY James Jeffrey Calloway PVT US Marine Corps August 29, 1910 January 29, 1967 Ruth CC Sult Calloway April 4, 1920 [No Date] (New grave with flowers) Double stone, GREEN George Green, Sr. October 23, 1916 January 26, 1996 Dillie Wykle Green March 25, 1926 [No Date] Gladys Ann Green August 7, 1948 May 15, 1952 Christy Lee Ammons October 13, 1975 October 14, 1975 Jasper Carnell McCall January 28, 1921 May 7, 1979 Double stone, GREEN Flora Mae Green November 30, 1917 July 17, 1958 Jonas Green October 25, 1903 September 21, 1975 Double stone, WYKLE Vissie E. Wykle June 10, 1920 November 15, 1979 Oscar D. Wykle May 8, 1908 July 22, 1982 Glenda and Brenda Wykle March 8, 1954 March 8, 1954 Linda Sue Wykle March 8, 1950 March 25, 1950 Johnnie Lee Wykle November 8, 1952 April 19, 1961 Jackie Ray Wykle November 8, 1952 October 13, 1967 W. R. Buchanan November 22, 1912 August 23, 2000 Isabelle Thompson Buchanan June 11, 1880 June 10, 1955 Linda Carole Buchanan June 28, 1943 August 1, 1944 Auburn L. Angel 1897 - 1952 Double stone, GIBSON Noah A. Gibson February 14, 1887 February 20, 1978 Jessie Gibson February 21, 1890 September 11, 1963 Double stone, GIBSON Neal Bozo Gibson March 7, 1915 April 27, 1982 Doris G. Gibson September 9, 1919 March 4, 1992 Jack W. Gibson April 18, 1928 September 26, 1986 CPL US Army Korea Katherine Ann Green May 23, 1961 September 19, 1961 Lenden William Green September 2, 1947 December 24, 1966 Double stone, GREEN Leonard Green March 6, 1914 August 24, 1988 Tiny Green May 8, 1923 [No date] Double stone, HARTZOG, Married August 1, 1920 Daniel F. Hartzog December 14, 1900 December 5, 1990 Ruth C. Hartzog March 21, 1905 December 1, 1993 Maggie C. Sanders April 16, 1892 November 2, 1981 Charles T. Sanders North Carolina Cook BTRY 316 Field Arty World War I July 16, 1895 September 4, 1960 Double stone, SNYDER Lula E. Snyder October 13, 1901 July 15, 1998; footstone: Sister Austin E. Snyder July 21, 1882 March 15, 1963; footstone: Brother James Jake Tallent December 31, 1925 May 18, 1975 Double stone, TALLENT Aden Tallent August 11, 1889 February 9, 1971 Floria Tallent August 1, 1886 October 26, 1954 James George Tallent February 22, 1945 December 30, 1966 Double stone, TALLENT, Married July 25, 1940 Cecil Tallent May 13, 1915 May 29, 1995 Effie Tallent July 7, 1918 April 26, 1992 Double stone, JONES Frank Jones September 13, 1917 June 24, 1984 Dorothy H. Jones June 4, 1922 January 19, 1991 Double stone, JONES Charlie Jones May 4, 1890 September 5, 1957 Burdie Jones March 15, 1898 June 26, 1957 Hazel Jones Cherry October 20, 1924 James Lyle son of Jed Angel Born August 4, 1893 Age 1 year, 3 months and 19 days R. S. Vickers October 16, 1858 June 5, 1894 Martha Louise Collier September 23, 1922 February 26, 1986 Louise Crisp Collier September 23, 1922 February 26, 1986 Double stone, SANDERS Claude Sanders May 23, 1898 November 4, 1959 Leona Tippett Sanders June 18, 1900 June 6, 1981 Della E. McMahan April 26, 1971; footstone: BABY Double stone, HENSLEY Gordon C. Hensley April 1, 1926 March 20, 1991 Evelyn L. Hensley December 25, 1930 December 12, 1984 Rachael Green Hensley November 17, 1893 November 21, 1971 Cary H. Hensley June 10, 1896 April 26, 1980 Walter Greene June 12, 1904 June 21, 1966 Double stone, MCMAHAN Tim McMahan April 17, 1912 September 28, 1979 Pauline W. McMahan December 10, 1912 June 28, 1986 Double stone, MCMAHAND Hattie McMahand August 12, 1881 March 23, 1961 Luches McMahand September 22, 1881 November 9, 1961 Double stone, RABY A. Parker Raby May 24, 1904 September 11, 1988 Laura L. Raby July 20, 1905 May 7, 1971 John Troy Raby IC2 U.S. Navy Vietnam March 10, 1943 January 16, 1994 Juanita Elizabeth Smith 1924 - 1962 John Emerson Smith 1924 -1986; footstone: Cox U.S. Navy World War II April 8, 1924 March 4, 1986 Double stone, THOMAS Charles Raymond Thomas October 28, 1916 [No Date] Lillian Cassada Thomas January 17, 1916 October 24, 1987 William Lloyd Angel, Jr. February 9, 1903 August 17, 1960 Double stone, CASSADA James Walter Cassada Cox U.S. Navy World War II January 31, 1925 November 9, 1989 [No Information] Double stone, CRAWFORD Rev. David Lee Crawford December 7, 1900 February 22, 1963 Moleta Clouse Crawford May 19, 1904 January 17, 1982 Max Wallace Morgan June 11, 1943 December 23, 1965 Double stone, MORGAN Wallace A. Morgan March 7, 1920 January 7, 1973 North Carolina PVT Co. B 350 Infantry World War II Clara B. Morgan February 8, 1924 August 3, 1989 Double stone, MORGAN Fred Davis Morgan May 20, 1899 October 19, 1988 Mattie Sanders Morgan December 20, 1900 January 13, 1988 INFANT Taylor 1965 - 1965; footstone: JMT Double stone, CABE Harvey Cabe June 5, 1915 August 19, 1967; Military, North Carolina SGT 853 S9 AAF World War II Bonnie M. Cabe April 21, 1920 November 7, 1988; footstone: Mother Double stone, SNYDER John B. Snyder September 3, 1928 October 27, 1986; footstone: Dad Gaynell V. Snyder July 3, 1930 [No Date]; footstone: Mom Double stone, SNYDER John L. Snyder October 31, 1889 December 24, 1969; footstone: Father Evelyn B. Snyder October 5, 1893 January 22, 1979; footstone: Mother Howard H. Russell June 5, 1931 October 6, 1993; footstone: Son Rhoda M. Russell May 22, 1894 May 12, 1989; footstone: Mother Katherine Sellers Stevens 1918 - 1970 Double stone, SELLERS Wiley A. Sellers September 19, 1893 September 7, 1980 Dolly B. Sellers October 28, 1894 March 8, 1988 Double stone, BUMGARNER George C. Bumgarner April 17, 1906 December 23, 1980; footstone: GCB Lavina M. Bumgarner January 14, 1909 November 17, 1989; footstone: LMB Double stone, EASTBURN Albert Pete Eastburn July 11, 1893 September 7, 1980; footstone: Husband Doris Cleaves Eastburn February 15, 1922 [No Date]; footstone: Wife Triple stone, MCGAHA Capt. Harold F. McGaha October 13, 1940 January 21, 1968; Military, Harold Furman McGaha North Carolina CAPT HNC 1 BV 327 INF Vietnam AM - PH Boyd C. McGaha July 15, 1912 June 23, 1976 Joann S. McGaha May 22, 1918 August 28, 1999 Double stone, AMMONS Frank Harrison Ammons May 17, 1916 August 8, 1979; footstone: Father Birdell McMahan May 2, 1920 September 19, 1994; footstone: Mother Viola L. Sarkes October 25, 1905 May 24, 1994 Double stone, DOWNS Jesse J. Downs June 2, 1902 October 1, 1993 Margaret C. Downs July 5, 1904 July 26, 1978 Double stone, AMMONS Ralph R. Ammons March 7, 1902 September 17, 1967; footstone: Father Edith F. Ammons September 13, 1907 November 11, 1992; footstone: Mother Double stone, WELCH Dennis Rogers Welch, Sr. August 14, 1894 December 30, 1970 Nellie Jones Welch May 15, 1900 March 14, 1983 Double stone, KING Franklin S. King April 2, 1930 March 23, 1989 Claudia M. King November 18, 1942 [No Date] Triple stone, STANLEY James Monroe Stanley October 9, 1898 December 3, 1990; footstone: Father Jean Ellen Stanley January 4, 1949; footstone: Baby Jean, Daughter Jessie Luna Stanley November 16, 1900 October 21, 1995; footstone: Mother Double stone, STANLEY D. C. Stanley March 10, 1927 October 22, 1974 Betty H. Stanley July 10, 1932 [No Date] Double stone, CRAWFORD Hudie C. Crawford October 19, 1926 June 29, 1992; Military, SSG U.S. Army Vietnam Georgia P. Crawford October 28, 1925 [No Date] Military Headstone Sam C. Crawford AEC U.S. Navy World War II Korea December 16, 1923 January 26, 1976 Double stone, YORK Fred York May 4, 1905 January 6, 1999 Mary Lou York February 3, 1914 March 9, 1983 Double stone, MASHBURN James "Yank" Mashburn July 25k 1947 July 24, 1991 Mary Ella Mashburn December 23, 1947 [No Date] Double stone, MASHBURN David A. Mashburn May 24, 1946 [No date] Mary Lee Mashburn January 4, 1923 [No date] Myrtle Mae Laffoon Feagon February 24, 1905 April 17, 1991 Arnold Feagen August 14, 1937 April 3, 1996 Medium stone, DALTON Dale Hampton Dalton July 8, 1937 October 29, 1991 Medium stone, BUCHANAN Martha Ann Buchanan July 17, 1915 September 6, 1990 Double stone, BUCHANAN Molton L. Buchanan July 17, 1917 November 12, 1998 MLB Beulah J. Buchanan October 24, 1924 [No date] Double stone, SEAY [No names] Funeral Home Marker Larry "Leroy" Seay October 19, 1948 March 1, 2002 Un Kyoug Kim Seay May 8, 1953 May 22, 1996 William C. Mincey August 18, 1922 August 10, 1996 Military Head stone Booker Smith PFC U.S. Army World War II November 19, 1923 July 15, 1989 ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Glenda Dills ghdills@earthlink.net Lea Holland TERRILEA1234@aol.com Willadean Holland [no e-mail address] ====================================================================