MACON CO., NC - CEMETERIES - Roper Cemetery ==================================================================== Surveyed March 28, 2003 by Dawn Watson Directions: From the corner of Harrison and W. Main St. in Franklin, go North on Hwy. 28 (Bryson City Rd.) for 2.8 miles. Turn left onto Airport Road. Go about 2.3 miles. Yield to the left onto Olive Hill Road. Go about 3.9 miles. Olive Hill Road becomes Upper Burningtown Road. Go 1 mile more. Turn right onto Roper Homestead Road. Go past the sign "Roper Cemetery", across the bridge, then straight up the hill. The cemetery is about 1/10 mile on the left. This cemetery given to Oak Dale Church and Community in memory of my wife Carrie Tallent Roper the one who led me to Christ and the first one buried in the family plot -- given by Lawrence P. Roper 1969 Double stone, Crowder, Married Feb. 14, 1909: Louis Marvin Crowder Dec. 3, 1887 Mar. 9, 1983; footstone: Father Sarah Eveline Crowder Feb. 21, 1890 June 2, 1971; footstone: Sarah Amen Crowder Feb. 21, 1890 June 2, 1971 Jessie Mae Roper Aug. 12, 1917 Apr. 17, 2000; footstone: JMR James Austin Raby April 23, 1907 May 6, 1987; footstone: JAR Double stone, Roper: G. Harvey Roper July 11, 1920 [no date]; footstone: Daddy Ruth O. Roper July 29, 1921 Feb. 2, 1994; footstone: Mother Tommy L. Roper Nov. 10, 1950 [only date] Double stone, Roper: Lawrence P. Roper Mar. 6, 1889 June 1, 1975; footstone: Father Carrie A. Roper Apr. 24, 1888 Dec. 15, 1967; footstone: Mother Double stone, Dayton, Married Apr. 16, 1949: J. D. Dayton Apr. 1, 1923 July 19, 1998; footstone: Husband Marie R. Dayton Dec. 10, 1927 Apr. 19, 2000; footstone: Wife Double stone, Reeves: John Edgar Reeves July 18, 1914 Apr. 21, 1985; footstone: Dad Ruby Roper Reeves Feb. 4, 1918 Oct. 17, 2001; footstone: Mom Double stone, Higdon, Married Oct. 16, 1938: Howard R. Higdon June 24, 1915 Jan. 27, 1984; footstone: Dad Allene E. Higdon Apr. 6, 1915 [no date]; footstone: Mom Lynn F. Hurlbut May 16, 1914 [no date] Ethel M. Hurlbut May 14, 1914 Mar. 1, 1984 Double stone, Krips: Thomas F. Krips Dec. 14, 1903 Mar. 28, 1991 Josephine E. Krips Aug. 11, 1912 Mar. 1, 1980 Audrey Raz Aug. 30, 1918 - June 23, 2002 George Raz Jan. 23, 1912 - June 15, 1993 Bobby Kilgo Sept. 11, 1930 - May 26, 1978 Double stone, Roper: Orpha R. Roper Dec. 17, 1905 Oct. 3, 1994 Beulah Y. Roper Aug. 12, 1905 Aug. 20, 1994 Shirley D. Roper Mar. 23, 1936 Oct. 25, 1993 Double stone, Raby: Joe V. Raby Feb. 26, 1913 May 20, 1987; footstone: Daddy Gertrude R. Raby Mar. 13, 1918 Aug. 9, 2002; footstone: Mother Clemmie R. Roper Nov. 24, 1894 June 24, 1986 Lewis D. Queen Aug. 7, 1947 Feb. 3, 1984 Double stone, Gilbert: Richard L. Gilbert Mar. 6, 1909 Feb. 4, 1974; footstone: Dad Harriet Gilbert Aug. 11, 1905 Aug. 31, 1984; footstone: Mom Son - Brother Bill Ray Feb. 15, 1949 Mar. 17, 1985; footstone: Son Ream Baby [hand-inscribed on a small concrete marker] Double stone, Cope: Blane H. Cope Apr. 14, 1912 Aug. 8, 2000 Blanche C. Cope Oct. 15, 1911 [no date] Double stone, Queen: Ted L. Queen Aug. 6, 1947 [no date] Eunice H. Queen Mar. 29, 1947 July 21, 2000; footstone: Mama Double stone, Queen: Edgar Queen Oct. 29, 1909 [no date] Maude R. Queen July 13, 1908 Apr. 3, 1987 Double stone, Queen: Jack E. Queen Dec. 20, 1938 June 30, 1996; footstone: Jack Edward Queen US Army Dec. 20, 1938 Jun. 30, 1996 Joyce R. Queen Aug. 27, 1939 [no date] William R. Roper SGT US Army World War I Aug. 12, 1896 Nov. 15, 1985; footstone: Brother Clyde Ernest Mason Feb. 10, 1950 Dec. 7, 1986; footstone: Clyde Ernest Mason Feb. 10, 1950 Dec. 7, 1986 Double stone, Mason: Christine R. Mason June 14, 1914 [no date]; footstone: Mother Roy Thomas Mason Aug. 1, 1909 Aug. 26, 1990; footstone: Father ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dawn Watson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000643 ====================================================================