YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Blankenship/Arrowood Cemetery
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Just before reaching Prices Creek Union Church turn onto Blankenship Creek and 
go about ¼ mile.  Located on hill to the left. 
		Condition:  Good, fenced and well kept.

SURNAMES:  ARROWOOD, BLANKENSHIP, CHANDLER, ELKINS, FOX, HOILMAN, 
	   HUDGINS,  LEDFORD, MCPETERS, SHEPHERD, SILVERS, TOWE

 1.  Ralph Arnold Towe, 3-19-1918 - 2-14-1999-
    Footstone: " PFC US ARMY  WW II." (S/o # 4 & 5)
 2.  Ruth Ann Arrowood Towe, 8-1-1920 - 2-14-1999, W/o # 1,
    "Married 9-24-1938", D/o # 59 & 60.
 3.  Lillie Bell Blankenship Westall, 1881 - 1910
    (Concrete slab over entire grave)
    (1939 survey lists this as: Lillie Westall, 5/19/1881 - 7/6/1910,
    Wife of M.B.Westall)
 4.  Mallie W. Towe, 5-14-1899 - 10-31-1966
    (Granite slab over entire grave) (D/o Marion & Lillie Blankenship Westall)
 5.  Moscoe Towe, 11-25-1891 - 2-21-1974 - 
    Footmarker: "NC CPL US ARMY WW I - 1891-1974" (S/o W.C. & Jane Edney Towe)
 6.  Bessie B. Ledford, 9-8-1889 - 2-20-1973 (D/o # 7 & 8)
 7.  Miller T. Blankenship, 3-13-1849 - 7-8-1928 
    "Gone but not forgotten" (S/o Barnett & Ruthie Coone Blankenship)
 8.  Cordelia  Blankenship, 11-11-1856 - 12-29-1912 
    "She put her trust in God" (W/o # 7)
 9.  - 14, Marked with fieldstone
15.   Rev. E. W. Blankenship, 9-24-1874 - 3-30-1921 "In Loving Memory"
16.   Lillian Blankenship, 6-6-1937 - 5-23-1939 (4-23-40) -
    D/o Utah & Birdie Riddle Blankenship
17.   - 22 -Marked with fieldstone
23.  Dug Blankenship,  9-22-1906 - 10-11-1985   "Gone to Live with Jesus"
    (S/o Wiley & Lillie Blankenship)
24.  Myrtle W. Blankenship,  10-6-1910 -  , W/o # 23,
    (D/o S.B. & Mary Wallace)
25.  Geraldine Blankenship Ballew, 1941 - 1973
26.  Ray Blankenship,  4-7-1935 - 3-4-1985
27.  Miller N. Ledford, 9-9-1911 - 8-31-1980  "The Lord is my Shepherd"
    (S/o Stokes & Bessie Blankenship Ledford)
28.  Edrus Hill Ledford, 5-21-1910 - 2-23-1982, W/o # 27,
    "Married 12-19-1930" (D/o John & Elizabeth Sparks Hill)
29.  Francis Arrowood, 1900 - 1972 (D/o Garrett & Amanda Shepherd)
30.  Margie Arrowood,  1922 - 1972 (D/o Moscoe & Mallie Westall Towe)
31.  Oscar L. Shepherd, 1898 - 1976
32.  Erie A.  Shepherd, 1898 - 1969, W/o # 31
33.  Ora R. Chandler, 2-13-1896 - 5-18-1986  "She is not dead but sleepeth"
34.  John A. Fox, 1897 - 1965 (11-2-1896-5-2-1965,
    S/o Robert & Nancy Hensley Fox)
35.  Zilla A. Fox, 1904 - 1985, W/o # 34 (D/o Garrett & Amanda Arrowood)
36.  Joe Blankenship 12-24-1917 - 2-4-1998 
    Footstone: "PFC US ARMY WW II (S/o Wiley & Lilly Ball Blankenship)
37.  Opal J.(Fox) Blankenship,  12/18/1926 -         
    W/o # 36 "Wed. 11-3-1941"
38.  Delzie McPeters, 9-20-1917 - 7-22-1987
39.  Ellen McPeters, 1-25-1920 -      , W/o # 38,  "Wed  9-18-1939"
40.  Bennie Hudgins, 7-20-1950 - 6-12-1977
    (S/o Ottis & Kathleen Austin Hudgins)
41.  Jewel Ann H. Silver, 3-24-1955 - 5-11-1996
42.  Zeb Hudgins- died 11/5/2003 - Age 92 (S/o # 43 & 44)
43.  Woodfin Hudgins, 2-9-1884 - 2-9-1960
    (S/o Mark & Lizzie Bradley Hudgins)
44.  Clearice H. Hudgins, 5-31-1891 - 2-25-1974
    (D/o Garrett & Amanda Banks Arrowood)
45.  Amanda Elkins, 4-4-1909 - 5-1-2002   "A Loving Mother"
    (D/o Woodfin & Clete Arrowood Hudgins, W/o Creed Elkins)
46.  Elizabeth (Melanie Elizabeth Bradley) Hudgins, 9-24-1861 – 7-4-1936  
     (D/o James Dickerson & Margaret Elmira Corn Bradley)
47.  M. E.(Marcus Ervin) Hudgins, 8-7-1856 – 2-7-1938 
     (Son of  Miles & Lucinda Searcy Hudgins)
48.  Mary Ann Hudgins, 4-19-1954 - 4-22-1954 (D/o Otis & Kathleen Hudgins)
49.  W. Robert Arrowood, 8-23-1886 - 4-9-1965
    (S/o Garrett & Amanda Arrowood)
50.  J. Garrett Arrowood, 1860 - 1925 (S/o Clemmel & Polly Allen Arrowood)
51.  Amanda S. Arrowood, 1866 - 1950, W/o # 51
52.  Luther Boyd Hoilman, 3-6-1957 - 9-3-1988
53.  Norma Jean Hoilman, 1-17-1956 - 3-13-1956
    (D/o Eddie & Elva Elkins Hoilman)
54.  Deborah Fox,- 4-9-1953 - (Infant)
55.  Daphne Fox, 8-31-1942 - 8-31-1942  "Our Darling"
    (Infant daughter of John & Ziller Arrowood Fox)
56.  Norma Louise Elkins, 1-21-1940 - 1-28-1940
    (Infant D/o Creed & Amanda Elkins)
57.  Kirstin Leighanne Fox, -  8-21-1995 -(Infant)
58.  Lattie Arrowood, 1891 - 1956 (S/o Garrett & Amanda Shepherd Arrowood)
59.  Clearsy Arrowood, 9-2-1898 - 5-25-1974, W/o # 59
    (D/o Willard & Julia Wheeler Elkins)
60.  Deborah ???  12-1-??   8 days old (Infant)
61.  - 64  unidentified graves marked with fieldstones.

(Info in parentheses is from death records or other sources)

Note # 1: 
    	Reference is made to 1939-40 WPA Cemetery Survey # XVI: These stones 	
were not found when I surveyed this cemetery on 11/8/2003.
1.  Ann Blankenship 1/20/1910 - 3/8/1911, Child of Arter Blankenship
2.  Julia Westall, 1/8/1873 - 12/9/1909  as listed by Mary L. Butner) or
J.A. Blankenship, 1/8/1878 - 12/9/1909 as listed by Joe Letterman)


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