MACON CO., NC - CEMETERIES - Tippett 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 another 1.9 miles. Take a right onto a small dirt road marked only with a small sign reading "Tippet Cemetery". Go across the bridge. Take the right fork. Tippett Cemetery is at the bottom of the hill; Oak Dale Cemetery is at the top of the hill. Haley Morgan Benedict Sept. 29, 2000 Oct. 5, 2000 William Herbert Holland Apr. 2, 1926 May 18, 2000 Double stone, Stoll: Charles E. Stoll Jr. Nov. 7, 1927 [no date] Nancy Smock Stoll Nov. 30, 1931 [no date] Double stone, Crawford: Robert Lester Crawford Oct. 18, 1893 Nov. 6, 1983; footstone: RLC Bertha E. Cope Crawford Dec. 21, 1898 Apr. 13, 1989; footstone: BEC Bryant Funeral Home Marker: Robert Lester Crawford Jr. March 11, 1922 June 2, 2002 Double stone, Roper: Howard J. Roper May 28, 1916 March 20, 1992; footstone: Howard J. Roper PFC US Army World War II May 28, 1916 Mar. 20, 1992 Purple Heart Lois B. Roper March 15, 1929 [no date] Bryant Funeral Home Marker: Verdna Mae Rowland 1923 1991 Double stone, Bryant: Mark Bryant Jan. 18, 1897 Jan. 6, 1980; footstone: MB Lucinda L. Bryant Dec. 18, 1902 [no date]; footstone: LLB Double stone, Bateman: Charlie L. Bateman Dec. 29, 1882 Nov. 18, 1973 Belva J. Bateman June 10, 1900 Nov. 21, 1998 Bryant Funeral Home Marker: James C. Carroll May 7, 1928 Aug. 6, 2001 Edward H. Williamson Sept. 3, 1940 May 9, 2000 They answered their country's call to arms Double stone, Williamson: Father Ed Williamson May 3, 1915 May 2, 1999 Mother Louise Tallent Williamson May 9, 1922 Sept. 27, 1996 Double stone, Roper: Austin H. Roper 1910 - 1995 Ethel M. Roper 1928 - 1998 Joanne Roper Dec. 23, 1951 [only date] Ronald Swafford Sept. 6, 1951 June 14, 1974; footstone: Son Double stone, Marshall: George T. Marshall Sr. Aug. 11, 1948 May 21, 1975; footstone: Son; footstone: George T. Marshall Sr. SP4 US Army Vietnam Aug. 11, 1948 May 21, 1975 Elda J. Marshall May 26, 1929 Aug. 26, 1990; footstone: Mama Vinnie Viola Pendergrass Oct. 15, 1902 Mar. 8, 1997 Wiley Pendergrass North Carolina PVT BTRY F 316 FIELD ARTY World War I April 26, 1895 Feb. 8, 1969 Funeral Home Marker: Lyman Pendergrass 1930 1957 Flora Roper Apr. 22, 1893 Apr. 5, 1952 Double stone, Roper: Raleigh J. Roper Jan. 10, 1889 Feb. 19, 1960; footstone: Father Cathern J. Roper July 4, 1890 Mar. 16, 1957; footstone: Mother Double stone, Pendergrass: Alex N. Pendergrass Nov. 15, 1897 Oct. 21, 1987; footstone: Father Iler R. Pendergrass Mar. 7, 1898 July 8, 1959; footstone: Mother Double stone, Pendergrass, Married Sept. 22, 1951: Grady A. Pendergrass June 26, 1930 May 4, 1995 Jane W. Pendergrass June 14, 1931 [no date] Double stone, Bennett, Married Nov. 10, 1944; on back: Paul D. Bennett MM1 US Navy World War II Nov. 7, 1909 Sep. 18, 1995: Paul D. Bennett Nov. 7, 1909 Sept. 18, 1995 Lucretia M. Bennett Aug. 28, 1910 [no date] Bryant Funeral Home Marker: William T. Campbell 1942 1995 Roper Vanzie Rachel July 10, 1915 May 7, 2001 Double stone, Swafford: Wm. Troy Swafford Feb. 19, 1914 Apr. 29, 2001; footstone: Troy Swafford PVT US Army World War II Feb. 19, 1914 Apr. 29, 2001 Lottie C. Swafford Mar. 10, 1919 [no date] Urban A. Pendergrass 1st SGT US Army Korea Vietnam Feb. 1, 1928 Oct. 3, 1995; Bryant Funeral Home Marker: Alexander Pendergrass 1928 1995 Ross Allyn Smith GM3 US Navy Korea Jun. 4, 1937 Apr. 12, 1999 Concrete markers at head and foot of grave Funeral Home Marker: Dannie Roper 1959 1959 Neal & Potts Funeral Home Marker: Betty Prince 1952 1968 Betty Ann Swafford Mar. 13, 1939 Mar. 14, 1939 Funeral Home Marker [blank] Funeral Home Marker: Infant daughter of Verlin Roper [no dates] Manuel M. Roper Mar. 15, 1933 Sept. 22, 1933 Mother Annie Zadie Roper April 22, 1894 April 12, 1986 Ernest A. Roper Nov. 11, 1890 Sept. 30, 1970; footstone: Father Double stone, Roper: Samuel L. Roper Mar. 19, 1863 Apr. 2, 1947; footstone: SLR Ellen J. Roper Mar. 29, 1867 Dec. 1, 1928; footstone: EJR Double stone, Deweese: William H. Deweese 1863 - 1949; footstone: WHD Rosa Deweese 1873 - 1927; footstone: RD Double stone, Swafford: Samuel L. Swafford May 27, 1948 Apr. 11, 1965; Funeral Home Marker: Samuel Lyle Swafford 1948 1965 Carl D. Swafford Jan. 14, 1950 Apr. 11, 1965; Funeral Home Marker: Carl David Swafford 1950 1965 Funeral Home Marker: Floyd Roper [no dates] Funeral Home Marker: Gordon Roper [no dates] Roper: Sallie O. Roper May 14, 1876 May 17, 1921; footstone: Mother C. Cling Roper June 16, 1879 Dec. 23, 1962; footstone: Father Carrie C. Roper May 5, 1882 Aug. 9, 1909; footstone: Mother S. D. [T?.] [unreadable] 1881 H. M. T. [Born] [1844?] [Died] [1885?] [C?.] T. [Born] J. [1885?] [Died] M. 1885 H. [*.] T. [not sure if anything else inscribed on stone] Funeral Home Marker: Callie Deweese 1881 1906 Virgil Roper Mar. 16, 1896 Apr. 27, 1926; footstone: Father Double stone, Roper: Addie Arlesa Roper June 7, 1900 April 8, 1969; footstone: Mother Mary Iva Dean December 3, 1919 June 4, 1979; footstone: Daughter Marvin C. Roper F1 US Navy World War II Apr. 13, 1922 Aug. 25, 1995 Double stone, Bryant: Robert L. Bryant Oct. 5, 1944 Oct. 5, 1944; footstone: RLB Marion D. Bryant Aug. 23, 1938 Aug. 24, 1938; footstone: MDB Elva Marie Bryant Oct. 8, 1926 Mar. 25, 1945; footstone: EMB Baby Swafford; Bryant Funeral Home Marker: Baby Swafford 1968 Gilmer L. Bryant Sept. 8, 1920 Jan. 11, 1944 Double stone, Bryant: Walter T. Bryant Oct. 1, 1886 Jan. 30, 1970 Nannie E. Bryant Oct. 17, 1892 May 18, 1984; footstone: Mother Paul Crawford 1926 - 1981 Double stone, Rowland: Dalton Rowland Oct. 11, 1913 Oct. 22, 1979 Geneva Rowland Oct. 12, 1915 Apr. 8, 1994 Footstone: DJB Violet L. Blackburn Wife Mar. 18, 1916 May 19, 1967; footstone: VLB James Howard Swafford July 26, 1960; Funeral Home Marker: James Harold Swafford [no dates] Swafford: Betty Sue Swafford Dec. 2, 1952 Dec. 2, 1952 Margie Faye Swafford Nov. 15, 1948 Nov. 2, 1949 Gloria Jean Swafford Jan. 22, 1945 Nov. 1, 1949 Double stone, Tallent: Marion Edward Tallent Nov. 14, 1883 Apr. 3, 1938 Tallie Roper Tallent July 17, 1901 June 30, 1992 Hobart Edfin Tallent Dec. 8, 1923 Sept. 24, 1924 Funeral Home Marker: Emaline Tallent Sis [no dates] Esta May Swofford 1902 - 1915 Gregory Jimmy E. 1946 - 1947 Double stone, Roper: Lon F. Roper Feb. 11, 1874 May 2, 1948 Mary Caroline S. Roper Sept. 13, 1879 Feb. 29, 1948 Clyde Elizabeth Roper Nov. 16, 1914 Mar. 29, 1964 Double stone, Bryant: Cordelia S. Bryant Sept. 6, 1867 Sept. 4, 1952; footstone: CSB Tommy T. Bryant July 7, 1853 Feb. 4, 1940; footstone: TTB Funeral Home Marker: Everette S. Cook 1949 1949 [located against the woods near the graves of Cordelia and Tommy Bryant] Carol B. Crawford Feb. 26, 1919 Mar. 9, 1919; footstone: Baby John M. Swafford Jan. 23, 1854 Feb. 20, 1943 Mrs. Rachel Swafford Born Feb. [14?], 1857 Died Sept. 30, 1922 Funeral Home Marker: Floyd Swafford [no dates] Funeral Home Marker: Edwin Swafford [no dates] Funeral Home Marker: Sylvester Swafford [no dates] Funeral Home Marker: Infant son of Harley Swafford [no dates] Funeral Home Marker: Infant daughter of Harley Swafford [no dates] Funeral Home Marker: Infant of Harley Swafford [no dates] Funeral Home Marker: Infant of Harley Swafford [no dates] Small, upright stone Small, upright stone Ed Tallent Nov. 14, 1883 Apr. 3, 1933 M. E. T. Jack Reeves Mar. 23, 1929 Mar. 23, 1929 Charlie Reeves Sept. 14, 1885 July 22, 1937 Texie R. Reeves Feb. 12, 1895 May 21, 1976; footstone: Mother Henry Reeves June 11, 1930 Feb. 15, 1941 ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================