Wayne County, NC Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm From the files of the late Barbara Lancaster Posted with permission from her family This cemetery can be found on Find a Grave with tombstone photos https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2251836/emmaus baptist church cemetery EMMAUS BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY Emmaus Church Road Dudley, NC 28333 N35 17.65 W077 59.13 Brogden Township Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Comments Row 1 Lanier Eva Mae Potts 24 Nov 1923 20 Feb 1996 Wife & Mother Lanier Eloise Potts 13 Apr 1929 4 Jul 1997 Lanier Rayford Roy 28 Aug 1928 22 Jan 1992 Potts, Jr. Newman 30 Jun 1889 11 Feb 1975 PVT US Army Potts Betty H. Ward 27 Sep 1895 27 Oct 1985 Potts James Royall 6 Jun 1921 3 Sep 1994 PRC US Navy WWII, Korea Potts Mildred Margaret 21 Sep 1919 Wife & Mother Potts Jimmie Lynn 5 Mar 1956 23 Aug 2002 Daughter Potts Ernest Guy s/o Edward & Lillian Potts Potts Thomas Urbin 24 Feb 1945 4 Aug 2021 s/o Edward & Lillian Potts Orton Garry Van 7 Jun 1924 24 Apr 2004 “Junior,” PFC US Army WWII, Bronze Star, Purple Heart Waters Lois Memory 15 Jan 1930 11 Jun 1998 “Brains” Gurganus James R. 23 Sep 1920 8 May 1967 NC TSgt US Air Force WWII Gurganus Robert K. 3 Mar 1947 16 Jul 1963 Wilson Ethel Carpenter 21 Jun 1902 30 Jun 1985 Wilson Elizabeth Ann 10 Dec 1925 12 Nov 2001 d/o Ethel C. Wilson Britt Ruby Smith 1 Mar 1927 3 Apr 1990 Mother Eubanks Mary Kathryn Wilson 28 Feb 1948 4 Sep 1998 R.N. Wilson Buster 20 Mar 1927 24 Jun 2000 Wilson Myrt 29 Apr 1930 Row 2 Price J. Norman 31 Mar 1885 19 Jul 1960 Yelverton Robert L. 8 Aug 1890 29 Dec 1949 1 Sgt 2 Infantry NC WWI Potts Edward 22 Aug 1900 26 Feb 1977 h/o Lillian Pipkin Potts Potts Lillian Pipkin 23 May 1907 19 Aug 1997 Potts Infant 25 Jun 1938 25 Jun 1938 s/o Edward & Lillian Pipkin Potts Newcomb Clara Rose Potts 21 Feb 1944 17 Oct 2022 d/o Edward & Lillian Pipkin Potts Newcomb Harold Dean 26 Feb 1936 22 Jun 2021 h/o Clara Rose Potts Potts Rufus Fields 23 Dec 1917 26 Feb 1965 Father, Reverend Potts Juanita Elliott 24 May 1924 29 Apr 2003 Mother, Married 30 Apr 1950 Griffin Oliver Holmes 16 Mar 1909 20 Dec 1986 Griffin Emma Grady 18 Apr 1912 14 Jun 1994 Jernigan Lillian Sophronia 27 Jul 1899 30 Oct 1986 Daughter, sister Jernigan Callie Lula 5 Feb 1894 12 Apr 1989 Jernigan Polly E. 16 Sep 1904 24 Jan 1992 Crawford John Logan 22 Mar 1893 23 Feb 1983 Edwards Lou J. 2 May 1893 15 Jun 1980 w/o J. B. Edwards Holland Milford Henry 15 Apr 1920 6 Nov 2001 Tec 4 US Army WWII Row 3 Ward, Jr. Daniel Clayton 9 May 1919 4 Nov 1993 Howell Virginia Ward 25 Apr 1913 8 Feb 1996 Ward, Sr. Joseph Thomas 23 Apr 1921 14 Dec 1983 Ward Ruby Julia 25 Feb 1912 26 May 1961 Potts, Jr. Jasper M. 18 Feb 1909 6 Sep 1982 Potts Minnie Lee Faircloth 20 Apr 1915 5 Jun 2001 w/o Jasper M. Potts Jr. Sutton Edd Leddell 10 Jul 1919 22 Aug 1942 NC Torpedo man 3CL US Navy Lost at sea Atlantic Casey James Paul 10 Oct 1889 24 Nov 1961 NC PFC US Army WWI Mozingo Daniel W. 22 Nov 1901 20 Feb 1955 Daddy Mozingo Hazel T. 11 Oct 1908 15 Sep 1994 Mama Ayscue Florence Hill 16 Jun 1915 14 Sep 1994 Ayscue James B. 17 Nov 1916 20 Aug 1999 Vickers, Jr. Ivon T. 22 Jun 1925 9 May 1989 USMC USAF Retired Vickers Susan Jernigan 12 Aug 1911 23 Dec 1995 Mitchell Herbert Chester 1 Jun 1947 16 Aug 1997 f/o Melissa Ann & Shawn Chester gf/o Trey Massengill Mitchell Louvenia Aldridge 31 Oct 1948 Married 4 Apr 1969 (Picture) Rogers, II Harold 11 Oct 1978 26 Dec 1978 Row 4 Casey Robert Wright 29 Jul 1893 11 May 1957 Casey Pearl Ward 27 Nov 1892 1 Nov 1957 Garris Edna Viola 17 Feb 1883 2 Mar 1965 w/o Daniel Clayton Ward Ward Daniel C. 1 Aug 1880 25 Sep 1949 Ward Raymond 8 Sep 1910 23 Jul 1932 s/o D. C. & Edna Ward Bryan Jean Olive 7 Jul 1932 14 Nov 1932 Potts Paul Leslie 1 Sep 1920 20 May 1946 NC Gunner’s Mate 1 CL US Navy s/o Jasper & Vida Viola Potts Potts, Sr. Jasper Monroe 16 Aug 1882 18 Apr 1969 h/o Vida Walker Potts Vida Walker 25 Feb 1886 28 Nov 1968 Sutton Vida Viola Potts 10 Dec 1921 w/o Edd Leddell Sutton d/o Jasper & Vida Walker Potts Casey Carl C. 26 Oct 1917 28 Feb 1945 NC PFC 407 Inf WWII Casey Edgar Robert 1 Jan 1888 29 Sep 1962 Casey Narcissa Grady 30 Apr 1888 3 Apr 1960 w/o Edgar Robert Casey Mozingo, Jr. Edward Lee 22 Jun 1942 30 Jan 1959 s/o Edward Lee & Ruth Mozingo Mozingo, Sr. Edward Lee 17 Jul 1914 28 Aug 1985 Father Mozingo Ruth H. 19 Oct 1914 11 Jan 1987 Mother. Married 19 Oct 1938 Hord Michael Wayne 4 Jun 1977 1 Oct 2002 s/o James C. & Joyce Mozingo Ward Hill Herbert Curtis 4 Dec 1920 11 Nov 1982 Daddy Hill Helagarde M. 27 Nov 1927 Mama Ward Buck 25 Apr 1905 10 Jan 1982 Ward Mary S. 27 Mar 1905 1 Nov 1982 Mitchell Herbert Augustus 25 Oct 1908 25 Dec 1979 Father Mitchell Effie Anderson 7 Feb 1926 Mother Jones Dorothy Rae M. 26 Jul 1926 1 Dec 1977 Mother Jones Leonard Elton 16 Mar 1926 16 Sp 1991 Tec 5 US Army WWII Row 5 Daniels Ruth Honeycutt 30 Jun 1943 Grady Chancey 17 Sep 1882 20 Dec 1940 Grady Sallie 25 Nov 1883 24 Dec 1962 Mozingo John W. 17 Feb 1875 23 Nov 1945 Mozingo Frances 25 Mar 1879 16 Jun 1947 Mozingo J. David 29 Jun 1913 6 Sep 1957 Mozingo Atlas 29 Nov 1896 20 Aug 1956 Mozingo Sallie M. 9 Apr 1898 15 Sep 1980 Newcomb Ruffie 17 Dec 1910 22 Jul 1979 Newcomb Gladys Williams 12 Jun 1908 11 May 1978 Williams Leslie Albert 5 Sep 1902 3 Oct 1956 Williams Nettie Mozingo 18 Aug 1904 29 Jul 1964 w/o Leslie Albert Williams Binkley Kelly Dennise 2 Mar 1968 22 Aug 1981 d/o Charles & Jimmie Binkley Binkley, Jr. Charles Raymond 26 Aug 1963 22 Aug 1981 “Chuck” s/o Charles & Jimmie Binkley Johnson Irene Helina 18 Feb 1919 Johnson Doyle 21 Jun 1920 14 Feb 2003 F1 US Navy WWII Row 6 Mozingo Granger F. 1 Dec 1886 24 Mar 1950 Father Mozingo Bessie B. 28 Oct 1893 8 Dec 1984 Mother Mozingo Luby Guy 31 Aug 1948 31 Aug 1948 s/o Luby & Ella Mozingo Mozingo Luby 29 May 1882 7 Aug 1950 Mozingo Rachel Rebecca 24 Mar 1888 3 Jan 1936 w/o Luby Mozingo Mozingo Ella McCandless 29 Apr 1907 14 Jun 1987 w/o Luby Mozingo Pike Evelyn Mozingo 4 Oct 1922 1 Sep 1990 Mozingo George 31 Aug 1901 2 Apr 1971 Garris Benjamin F. 15 Oct 1885 25 Jan 1936 Garris Quettie Mozingo 20 Jun 1879 17 Apr 1976 Concrete foot marker Mozingo Herbert 11 Feb 1899 23 Oct 1938 Casey Samuel Cornelius 12 Nov 1891 7 May 1961 NC Pvt US Army WWI Casey Celia Daniels 12 Feb 1902 17 Dec 2001 w/o Samuel Cornelius Casey Casey Gary Jackson 29 Oct 1929 12 Feb 1994 ET3 US Navy, Korea Williams Jake 22 Feb 1905 19 Apr 1905 Williams Mary 23 Feb 1905 9 May 1905 Williams James D. 30 Mar 1905 19 Apr 1905 Williams Bennie 24 Mar 1905 16 Apr 1905 Williams Betty J. 24 Apr 1905 25 Apr 1905 Williams Elizabeth T. 8 Nov 1920 17 Oct 1998 Williams Louis H. 8 Sep 1919 24 Feb 1980 Hines Sam 29 Sep 1900 30 Dec 1972 Mitchell Berry 28 Apr 1907 20 Apr 1993 Daddy Married 6 Dec 1938 Mitchell Smithie Hines 30 Jan 1921 Mother Married 6 Dec 1938 Row 7 Pelt Connie 27 Dec 1933 16 Aug 1935 Pelt Essie Garris 3 Sep 1892 8 Sep 1964 Pelt Robert Monroe 13 Jun 1876 18 Dec 1955 Casey Nettie Mae Wood 4 Sep 1889 31 May 1952 Mother, w/o J.S. Casey Casey James Samuel 6 Mar 1885 17 Sep 1964 Howell John Robert 15 Jul 1914 26 Sep 1936 Howell Flora Sadler 6 Apr 1883 13 Feb 1941 Mozingo, Jr. Fred 8 Sep 1923 9 Jun 1969 Picture Casey William B. 19 Jan 1886 22 Jun 1940 Masonic emblem Casey Mattie R. 10 Mar 1898 26 Dec 1985 Brogden Murray W. 22 Jun 1879 27 Apr 1963 Brogden Annie Mozingo 27 Jun 1881 26 Jul 1957 Percise Alderman L. 4 Aug 1901 15 Oct 1962 h/o Mary P. (Potts) Percise Mary P. 31 Jul 1897 9 Nov 1975 sis/of David, Edward, Newman & Jasper Potts Combs Louise Newcomb 28 Apr 1914 27 Oct 1958 Wheeler Mary Eunice Williams 2 Jul 1932 21 Nov 1997 Wheeler Gladys Virginia 1 Sep 1906 11 Aug 1978 Jones Raymond W. 10 Sep 1901 31 Aug 1961 NC Pvt Medical Department WWII Jones Sullie H. 11 Jun 1906 10 Dec 1998 Mama Barwick Ruth Mozingo 20 Feb 1911 24 Oct 1993 Row 8 Smith Thomas Durwood 6 Jan 1939 4 Oct 1939 Smith 28 Jan 1934 28 Jan 1934 s/o Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Smith Smith Walter Kirby 2 Apr 1876 17 Apr 1936 Smith Ella Carraway 28 Oct 1878 8 Nov 1940 w/o Walter Kirby Smith Crawford Lucy J. Coker 12 Sep 1880 15 Jul 1935 w/o John B. Crawford Crawford John B. 11 Aug 1863 28 Nov 1939 Crawford Bessie Beasley 31 Oct 1895 30 Aug 1957 w/o John Willis Crawford Crawford John Willis 8 Mar 1894 21 Jul 1960 Potts David 18 Dec 1890 14 May 1984 Father Potts Hepsia Ann Roberts 13 Apr 1896 5 Jul 1962 Potts David R. 4 Sep 1927 17 Jun 1996 Roberts Maggie J. 25 Feb 1868 29 Apr 1947 Mother, w/o Urban J. Roberts Roberts Urban J. 1 Sep 1869 6 May 1910 Roberts Eugene L. 31 Jul 1894 20 Dec 1985 Roberts Margaret Ham 2 Apr 1909 13 Oct 1995 Roberts 4 Dec 1939 4 Dec 1939 s/o J. H. & Irma Roberts Holloman Thelma Brogden 13 Feb 1918 15 Jan 1991 Williams William Henry 6 Jun 1905 14 Jan 1978 Williams Thelma Smith 15 Sep 1915 1 Apr 1979 Crumpler William E. 26 May 1916 4 Oct 1964 “Bill,” Daddy. PFC Btry D 461 AAA Bn CAE WWII Crumpler Minnie Zoda 26 May 1916 7 Sep 1990 Mama Wise Virginia Gail 30 Jun 1948 15 Mar 1991 Mother Blackman J. B. 216 Nov 1964 Barbour James 27 Mar 1905 31 May 1905 Father Barbour Cleo 30 Mar 1905 24 Jun 1905 Mother Danyow Jason T. 24 Sep 1979 4 Jun 1996 Picture Grady Council T. 13 Apr 1905 11 Jun 1905 Cpl US Army, Korea Sasser James Bruce 4 Jul 1923 20 May 2002 Father Sasser Margie Peacock 14 Oct 1927 Mother Jones Lonnie 8 Feb 1936 12 Nov 2003 Funeral home marker Jones Ella Rebecca Barbour 8 Oct 1942 21 Apr 2004 Funeral home marker Row 8 1/2 McFatter Ina Benton 24 Jul 1889 24 Aug 1959 Robinson Graham B. 4 Jan 1916 14 Mar 1973 Pvt US Marine Corps WWII Roberts 11 Jan 1936 11 Jan 1936 s/o M.S. & Emogin Roberts Row 9 Windsor Lawrence Alvin 1 Mar 1942 s/o Freeman & Agnes Windsor Smith Charley Carraway 22 Apr 1908 7 Jan 1951 Smith Marion Idelle 2 Aug 1910 24 Mar 1947 Newcomb George G. 10 Feb 1909 7 Aug 1958 Husband, Father Newcomb John L. 22 Mar 1880 27 Mar 1943 Newcomb Alice W. 4 May 1889 13 Jul 1948 Newcomb W. Harvey 11 Jul 1932 23 Sep 1945 s/o Ruffie & Gladys Newcomb Newcomb John M. 27 Aug 1917 20 Nov 1985 Married 3 Sep 1938 Newcomb Alma Smith 1 Dec 1917 4 May 1978 Married 3 Sep 1938 Newcomb Carlton B. 15 Oct 1924 26 Sep 1963 Mendiola Eileen S. Newcomb 31 Jul 1923 11 Nov 1990 Wife, Mother, Grandmother Smith Ade Junior 17 Aug 1882 3 Apr 1946 Smith Myrtle Pernell 5 Aug 1890 8 Aug 1955 Newcomb Judy Angela 2 Aug 1950 8 Aug 1955 Perry Flora Godwin 20 Feb 1891 17 Apr 1955 Lipscomb Raymond 4 Jul 1938 2 May 1989 PFC US Army Lipscomb Ada B. 29 Dec 1904 1 Apr 1969 Malpass Francis M. 9 Feb 1888 29 May 1981 US Army WWI Jones Phillip B. 28 Feb 1905 9 May 1905 Jones Emma W. 20 Mar 1905 30 May 1905 Anderson Robert 19 Mar 1905 16 May 1905 Lawhorn James Albert 14 Mar 1927 29 Apr 1970 Husband Lawhorn Ralph Edward 20 Oct 1923 10 May 1976 PFC Picture Lawhorn Louise Lipscomb 24 Mar 1931 8 Jun 1997 Mother, Grandmother Picture Conley Eddie E. 28 Dec 1921 30 Jan 1988 Masonic emblem Conley Dorothy E. 28 Mar 1921 28 Feb 1999 Eastern Star emblem Row 10 Smith Waverly A. 14 Nov 1898 4 Jul 1958 Smith Gladys E. 27 May 1902 14 Feb 1981 w/o Waverly A. Smith Smith Mack D. 20 Jan 1924 14 Sep 1984 PFC US Army WWII Smith Alice V. Laws 8 Apr 1936 23 Feb 1981 Rivenbark Christopher Michael 15 May 1975 15 May 1975 Lewis Dallas 18 Aug 1911 24 Nov 1968 Moody Major Dortch 9 Nov 1892 15 Jan 1987 Daddy, Pvt US Army WWI Moody Beulah Mae 25 Apr 1909 23 Oct 1982 Mama Cole Billie B. 30 Mar 1930 1 Nov 1989 Cole Robert Clendon 14 Jun 1927 9 Oct 1965 Cole Hattie Mae 10 Dec 1894 24 Feb 1968 Langston Wilbur B. 8 Jun 1920 Langston Lola Pelt 9 Dec 1922 25 Jul 1998 Murphy Emily Pelt 15 Aug 1915 13 May 1980 Mother Robinson Grady M. 4 Apr 1914 3 Jun 1990 Robinson Alma G. 6 Oct 1917 15 Sep 1982 Lanier James Tony 30 Jul 1993 30 Jul 1993 s/o Rudy & Jeannie Lanier Barnes John P. 29 May 1921 8 Jan 1978 Pvt US Army WWII Barnes Rachel P. 17 Aug 1923 Edmundson Lester R. 26 Feb 1917 18 Dec 1978 Husband Edmundson Ollie 22 Feb 1918 31 Oct 2001 Wife Robinson Lee Dale 29 Oct 1923 26 Feb 1998 Herring Estelle P. 8 Feb 1911 12 Jan 2003 Row 11 Smith Danny Ray 19 Jan 1975 19 Jan 1975 s/o Ray & Kathy Smith McCullen Tommy Henry 4 Apr 1918 29 Oct 1982 “Bo,” Married 12 Apr 1942 McCullen Mildred Louise Brogden 24 Aug 1925 Married 12 Apr 1942 Lanier, Jr. Rayford Roy 26 Aug 1953 25 Sep 2002 Row 12 McCullen Joseph Farrell 4 Jan 1948 10 Apr 1988 Vietnam veteran Garris Herman 17 Nov 1913 27 Apr 1991 Row 13 Faircloth Ronnie Owen 20 Sep 1959 18 Sep 1994 Son, Brother Harrington Timothy Francis 1 May 1918 30 Dec 1999 Pvt US Army WWII Leeper Carla Dee 6 Feb 1965 30 Sep 2001 Funeral home marker Jennette, Jr. Clinton 5 Sep 1942 4 Jan 1999 “Pete” Rash S. Randolph 6 Mar 1939 Father Rash Marl Petty 2 Aug 1941 17 Jun 1996 Mother Row 14 Jones Robert Lee 29 Mar 1920 16 May 1992 Married 11 Mar 1940 Jones Bernice Smith 26 Apr 1921 8 Jan 1985 Married 11 Mar 1940 Carter Leonard E. 19 May 1940 30 Nov 1995 Sgt US Air Force Vietnam Hines Daniel Homer 24 Jun 1917 26 Mar 1990 Father, PFC US Army WWII Prince, Sr. Carl M. 13 Feb 1936 25 Feb 1997 A2C US Air Force Prince Nettie M. 3 Sep 1942 8 Oct 2001 Mama Row 15 Best Johnny 29 Jan 1940 19 Dec 1987 Best Sheila D. 21 Feb 1945 Row 16 York James Ervin 31 May 1930 14 Dec 1990 “Jim,” Daddy, SMSgt US Air Force Korea York Joan Gilliam 4 Jul 1936 w/o James Ervin York Mozingo Fred 10 Mar 1905 4 May 1905 *