MACON CO., NC - CEMETERIES - Strain Cemetery ==================================================================== Surveyed August 15, 2002 by Lea Holland, Glenda Dills and Willadean Holland. Directions: From Hardees in Franklin, follow 64 east approximately six miles to Walnut Creek Road. Turn left onto Walnut Creek Rd. Follow it approximately six miles, Strain Cemetery is on your left, up a short dirt road. Double Stone: Sever Frank E. March 30, 1916 - March 24, 1989; footstone: Father Myrtle L. June 22, 1924 - January 2, 1995; footstone: Mother Double Stone: Hedden N. Wiley January 5, 1948 - [no date] Mary A. May 24, 1935 - [no date] Dennis J. (Joe) Hedden September 10, 1954 - June 27, 1988 Double Stone: Hedden Elmer E. July 22, 1913 - December 20, 1977 Opal A. February 25, 1921 - [no date] Infant daughter of Elmer and Opal Hedden Daughter of Dewey and Patsy Hedden Infant daughter of Elmer and Opal Hedden Arley Willis Hedden March 8, 1918 - February 25, 1941 PVT. Benjamin L. Hedden CO. A 7th CAV Regt. November 27, 1932 - November 6, 1951 Rosetta Leopard Hedden November 16, 1896 - April 27, 1940 William Washington Hedden April 2, 1889 - February 27, 1986 Warren E. Hedden November 12, 1922 - September 28, 1973 Infant son of Benjamin and Fannie Hedden Handcarved Stone: M. M. Bowman born August 26, 1891 - died September 20, 1910 Handcarved Stone: Edlay James born April 13, 1900 - died July 19, 1900 Handcarved Stone: Addae James born April 13, 1900 - died November 21, 1901 Handcarved Stone: N. E. James born April 25, 1867 - died February 5, 1936 Seven graves marked with fieldstones as head and footstones. One grave marked with handcarved stone, unreadable John Bowman March [?], 1828 died September [?] Fourteen Graves, most are small, marked only with fieldstones as head and footstones. Double Stone: Barnes Married 1901 Manson Milo August 19, 1877 - February 23, 1958 M. Elizabeth April 15, 1885 - April 8, 1932 Dorothy Jane Barnes May 22, 1938 - August 23, 1938 dau. of Mary Barnes Willene Barnes March 29, 1938 - August 16, 1938 dau. of Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Barnes Judy Stiwinter March 15, 1959 - April 3, 1959 Ronald J. Stiwinter July 16, 1953 - October 16, 1953 Doyle D. Stiwinter June 6, 1957 - December 23, 1993 Three Graves, marked only with fieldstones Double Stone: Hedden John Manuel July 30, 1881 - March 24, 1963 Ruie Jane July 5, 1888 - May 3, 1973 Riley J. Hedden April 16, 1917 - December 17, 1933 Eldie M. Hedden May 30, 1909 - March 11, 1929 Ina Hedden Carpenter December 28, 1923 [only date] Double Stone: Hedden Elbert H. June 28, 1915 - September 9, 1995 Pearl Opal October 4, 1917 - May 23, 1998 Bertha Viola Crisp August 15, 1898 - October 14, 1982 Charles Edward Crisp October 10, 1890 - March 2, 1965 Laverne Hedden May 6, 1945 - May 27, 1945 Harrison Blakley Hedden March 21, 1953 - October 20, 1953 Wilma M. Crisp January 3, 1952 - [no date] C.J. Crisp October 24, 1926 - March 30, 1964 John Parker Crisp October 1, 1888 - March 7, 1945 Nina Crisp May 17, 1955 - [no date] Everett W. Hedden 1919 - 1959 Willard Odell Hedden April 1, 1941 - September 4, 2000 Lensy Odell Hedden December 5, 1913 - May 11, 1989 Goldie Lee Stiwinter July 12, 1928 - July 12, 1928 Infant son and daughter of Frank and Minnie Stiwinter April 9, 1929 - April 9, 1929 Five graves, marked by field stones. Arvil Willous Stiwinter September 23, 1926 - September 23, 1926 Three graves, marked by fieldstones. Double Stone: Stiwinter George W. January 13, 1862 - January 5, 1944 Mary Watson January 25, 1862 - May 24, 1922 Double Stone: Gregory Amanda M. May 21, 1882 - May 31, 1958 George W. February 13, 1881 - September 17, 1950 Grave marked only with fieldstone Double Stone: Stiwinter Charles Z. August 10, 1884 - June 27, 1964 Lena Hedden March 4, 1889 - January 5, 1920 Hazel Stiwinter Holland January 5, 1930 - June 5, 1979 Henry Odell Stiwinter September 14, 1931 - July 28, 1966 Old stone, Unreadable Henry Stiwinter North Carolina PVT 53 Pioneer Inf. March 23, 1940 Ellzey L. R. Stiwinter Bornd March 12, 1912 Died March 17, 1942 [Handcarved Stone] Amy S. Leopard February 17, 1893 - September 25, 1963 Ransom T. Leopard February 10, 1893 - September 12, 1967 Bertha T. Leopard January 19, 1896 - April 4, 1990 Don Lee Hedden August 2, 1961 - October 24, 1970 Delmer Lee Hedden July 10, 1912 - July 6, 1979 Double Stone: Hedden Furman Tillman May 4, 1928 - March 26, 1980 Leona Woods January 15, 1929 - March 29, 1985 B. H. Hedden Jr. September 10, 1932 - April 4, 2001 Lesley Angela Piezzo Hedden October 6, 1950 - December 5, 1995 wife of Lannie Hedden Lannie H. Hedden PVT US Marine Corps Vietnam March 28, 1951 - June 8, 2000 Double Stone: Hedden Benjamin H. Sr. April 2, 1889 - September 2, 1977; footstone: Dad Fannie W. August 24, 1895 - January 22, 1979; footstone: Mom Ola Ellen Kelley January 17, 1928 Hobert W. Stiwinter March 28, 1916 - December 14, 1985 Beloved father, grandfather, brother and husband Christine J. Stewart 1940 - 1981 Double Stone: Jenkins married May 6, 1939 Paul July 24, 1914 - [no date] Emma July 18, 1918 - [no date] Field stone - no name Double Stone: Hedden S. Callie September 4, 1886 September 26, 1950; footstone: Mother George Dillard October 5, 1883 - October 9, 1965; footstone: Father Glenn J. Hedden May 15, 1909 - November 7, 1938; footstone: GJH Infant of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Hedden October 30, 1908 Matilda J. Hedden July 4, 1887 - August 30, 1909; footstone: MJH Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hedden 1891 - 1891 Double Stone: Hedden Sylvester B. May 25, 1853 - July 30, 1939; footstone: Father Jane Bowman January 5, 1860 - February 16, 1936; footstone: Mother ==================================================================== 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] ====================================================================