WATAUGA COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Watauga Baptist Church Cemetery ==================================================================== 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. These 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: S. Donaldson ==================================================================== WATAUGA BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Hwy. 105, Seven Devils, NC Surveyed by S. Donaldson and L. Donaldson on 5/26/2001 NAME BIRTH DEATH MILITARY FOOTSTONE OTHER "INSCRIPTION" Mann, J. T. "Little Jim" 8/29/1939 6/13/1982 Son of Dewey and Grace Mann Mann, Dewey L. 4/3/1913 5/19/1984 Husband of Grace A. Mann Mann, Grace A. 11/1/1911 4/16/1988 Wife of Dewey L. Mann Mann, John Arron 8/29/1939 8/30/1939 "The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God" Huffman, Blake Lambert 12/11/1956 12/12/1956 McLean, Fred L. 5/27/1918 8/15/1972 Husband of Louria C. McLean McLean, Louria C. 11/27/1921 12/12/1992 Wife of Fred L. McLean McLean, ? - 5/8/1943 Inf. son of Fred L. and Louria C. McLean Putman, Velma Shook 3/8/1917 6/11/1994 Shook, Mack H. 8/24/1914 3/12/1966 NC, Sgt., Base Unit AAF, WWII Shook, Jack Eden 8/26/1925 1/5/1966 NC, USNR, WWII Walters, Juanita Shook 10/13/1927 3/13/1978 Shook, Jeter F. 6/26/1888 11/26/1951 Husband of Ollie K. Shook Shook, Ollie K. 10/1/1891 1/11/1967 Wife of Jeter F. Shook Yarber, Kenneth 1940 1951 Fox, Flenor Adam 4/5/1919 10/15/1989 Stines, Ida Fox 4/23/1907 1/20/1980 Fox, Clarence L. 6/17/1884 4/3/1953 Shore, Fuchsia Poarch 2/2/1908 1/22/1998 Poarch, Ulyess B. 4/6/1897 10/8/1954 Taylor, Irene 7/28/1922 6/29/1939 Dau of Toy and Goipsy Rupard Wife of Ford Taylor Cooke, Dolores Mann 7/30/1934 11/30/1971 Poarch, Mary Ruth 2/5/1940 12/5/1944 Dau of U. B. and Fuchsia Poarch Greene, Hannah Michelle 4/26/1984 - Aldridge, Deborah Irene 2/18/1956 7/27/1956 Dau of Rom and Dorothy Aldridge Shook, Raymond Russell, Sr. 7/9/1937 6/13/1998 Shook, Geneva 7/17/1914 2/3/1996 Shook, Randel R. 11/2/1911 12/5/1984 Shook, Iris J. 3/17/1932 9/24/1957 Aldridge, Rom E. 4/30/1926 - REA Husband of Hazel J. Aldridge "Memory lane" Aldridge, Hazel J. 7/14/1932 - HJA Wife of Rom E. Aldridge "Memory lane" Gragg, Rom Linney 9/26/1917 8/14/1991 Dad Husband of Daisy Byrd Gragg Gragg, Daisy Byrd 11/3/1921 - Mother Wife of Rom Linney Gragg Shook, Alvin W. 1913 1984 Father Husband of Thelma L. Shook Shook, Thelma L. 1912 1995 Mother Wife of Alvin W. Shook Ellis, Thomas D. 6/27/1940 11/7/1983 Father Husband of Hazel M. Ellis "Together forever" "We shall meet again who have loved each other" Ellis, Hazel M. 9/10/1944 - Mother Wife of Thomas D. Ellis "Together forever" "We shall meet again who have loved each other" Ellis, Jack H. 11/16/1945 11/29/1999 Father Wife of Wattula C. Ellis "In Gods care" Ellis, Wattula C. 5/4/1955 - Mother Husband of Jack H. Ellis "In Gods care" Sluder, Tommy K. 1/16/1935 10/14/1994 "In loving memory" Sluder, Pauline Beck 3/2/1937 9/23/1978 "In loving memory" Lunsford, Nevada Beck 10/1/1906 1/9/1974 "In loving memory" Pyatte, William Earl 3/22/1954 8/23/1973 NC, Pvt., Army, Vietnam Auton, Johnny M. 5/18/1986 5/18/1986 Mills, Joshua 1/19/1985 1/19/1985 Ellis, Andrew J. 4/15/1914 11/22/1975 Husband of Jennie A. Ellis "Whither thou goest I will go" Ellis, Jennie A. 8/1/1915 - Mother Wife of Andrew J. Ellis "Whither thou goest I will go" Townsend, Johnny L. 1/31/1936 - Husband Husband of Ruth S. Townsend "In loving memory" Townsend, Ruth S. 8/28/1936 6/8/1998 Wife Wife of Johnny L. Townsend "In loving memory" Shook, Jeffery R. 5/26/1913 7/15/1976 Daddy Husband of Beulah L. Shook "An angel touched him and he slept" "Father" Shook, Beulah L. 1/5/1915 9/9/1982 Mama Wife of Jeffrey R. Shook "None knew here but to love her" "Mother" Aldridge, Stuard R. 10/9/1912 - Dad Husband of Marie Johnson Aldridge Married 9/15/1934 Aldridge, Marie Johnson 3/8/1916 4/28/1998 Mom Wife of Stuard R. Aldridge Married 9/15/1934 Aldridge, Thomas J. 5/3/1940 9/14/1983 Dad Husband of Dorothy W. Aldridge "Precious memories" Aldridge, Dorothy W. 4/17/1942 - Wife of Thomas J. Aldridge "Precious memories" Aldridge, Frank N. 5/13/1928 3/28/1994 Father Husband of Joan E. Aldridge "The Lord is my shepherd" Aldridge, Joan E. 3/31/1934 - Wife of Frank N. Aldridge "The Lord is my shepherd" Aldridge, Roy J. 9/8/1886 3/30/1973 Husband of Gladys T. Aldridge Aldridge, Gladys T. 6/5/1891 10/22/1980 Wife of Roy J. Aldridge Aldridge, James Edward 10/27/1930 4/22/1994 Cpl., Army, Korea "Dad" Byrd, Doc Carson 7/3/1919 2/26/1969 NC, Pvt., Marines, WWII Father Husband of Bernice A. Byrd "The hours/ part us but/ they bring/ us together/ again" Byrd, Bernice A. 1924 - Mother Wife of Doc C. Byrd "The hours/ part us but/ they bring/ us together/ again" Ellis, Edgar "Fats" 3/25/1919 9/11/1973 Father Husband of Carmelee A. Ellis "Together forever" Ellis, Carmelee A. 5/16/1917 - Wife of Edgar "Fats" Ellis "Together forever" Church, Randy Rudy 10/14/1914 12/11/1970 "Forever in our hearts" "Father" Church, Harrison W. 1887 1966 Husband of Iva Lee Church Church, Iva Lee 1888 1960 Wife of Harrison W. Church Church, Sallie Beatrice 5/28/1910 5/4/1986 Yarber, Everette M. 5/6/1899 10/28/1988 "Asleep in Jesus" Yarber, Nellie 3/26/1905 8/28/1961 "Asleep in Jesus" Yarber, Douglas 1942 2000 Adams, Ulas A. 9/30/1921 6/25/1967 VA, S2, USNR, WWII Eggers, Frank 8/20/1916 2/15/1991 Tec 4, Army, WWII Husband of Violet Eggers "Our Father which art in heaven" Eggers, Violet 3/23/1912 3/9/1999 Wife of Frank Eggers "Our Father which art in heaven" Eggers, Frankie R. 9/13/1947 6/7/1996 Tate, M. Kathleen Fox 2/5/1930 10/7/1994 MKT "Mother" Fox, John L. Jr. 8/28/1908 11/20/1952 Husband of Mae J. Fox "Our Father which art in heaven" Fox, Mae J. 8/28/1906 4/30/1984 Mother Wife of John L. Fox, Jr. "Our Father which art in heaven" Franklin, C. Ray 10/21/1933 - Ray Husband of Barbara Ann Fox Franklin "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,/ from whence cometh my help/ my help cometh from the Lord/ Psalm 121" Franklin, Barbara Ann Fox 4/12/1914 1/22/1993 Sis Wife of C. Ray Franklin "To everything there is a season,/ and a time to every purpose/ under heaven./ Eccles. 3:1"