YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Howard Hill Cemetery (aka Williams Cemetery) ----¤¤¤---- HOWARD HILL CEMETERY (AKA)WILLIAMS CEMETERY: Location: Go down Cane River and turn up Piney Hill road, go past church about 1 mile. Turn right on gravel road. Sign "Howard Hill Cemetery" go about 1/4 mile and bear left a short distance to cemetery. Condition; Fenced and well kept. SURNAMES: CANNON, EDWARDS, HENSLEY, HOWARD, MACE, PHILLIPS, SPROUSE, TAYLOR, WILLIAMS 1. Allo Phillips, 9-1-1922 - Wife of # 2 2. Rev. Niram Phillips, 5-24-1920 - 11-15-1986. I have fought a good fight I have kept the faith. 2 Tim. 47; (Son of Charles A. & Amanda Williams Phillips) 3. Sandra Lee Phillips, 8-16-1975 - 8-22-1975, (D/o Bennie R. & Evelyn K. Franklin Phillips) 4. Paul Edwards, 1926 - 1969 5. Minnie W. Edwards, 1920 - , Wife of # 4 6. Avery M. Howard, 9-12-1901 - 3-9-1984 7. W. F. Howard, 1863 - 1957 (Wm. Frank , 9-1-1863 - 8-24-1957, S/o Henry & Sarah McCurry Howard, Wife, Sarah Wilson Howard) 8. Sarah Howard, 1875 - 1968, (5-21-1875 - 4-28-1968, D/o John & Martha Hensley Wilson) 9. Rev. Henry H. Howard, 5-18-1834 - 4-27-1912 10. John A. Howard, 7-7-1905 - 7-11-1907 11. Oliver S. Williams, 1892 - 1976 12. Nora J. Williams, 1895 - 1981, Together forever, Wife of # 11 13. William H. Williams, 3-1-1864 - 4-27-1958 14. Josephine C. Williams, 9-12-1873 - 1-17-1931, Our Loss, Heavens gain. (W/o # 13, D/o Steve & Elvira Hunter Cannon) 15. Deckard Williams, 3-3-1933 - 7-19-1937, (Son of Bill & Dora Phillips Williams - 6-10-1937 - 9-6-1937, age 4 yr. 3 mo. 16 days - buried 9-7-1937 - both dates seem to be in error) 16. Infant son of Oliver & Nora Williams - no dates 17. Amanda Phillips, 7-4-1896 - 8-17-1976 (D/o William H. & Josephine Cannon Williams) 18. Adler Phillips, 11-30-1894 - 6-30-1975 (Charles A., S/o George & Hester Miller Phillips) 19. Ward Phillips, 8-4-1924 - 10-8-1985 20. Infant Sprouse - no dates 21. Jane Taylor, 1862 - 1946 (6-26-1865 - 6-6-1946, D/o Sam & Nancy Williams, W/o Jim Taylor) 22. Sherrley G.Mace, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Mace, 4-7-1941 23. Junior Mace, 2-17-1939 - 3-4-1939 24. Mack Williams, 9-6-1875 - 2-29-1937 25. Nellie Williams,6-25-1888 - 6/30/1985 (D/o John & Alice Edwards -Elaine Dellinger) 26. Mae W. Hensley, 8-29-1917 - 9-2-1973 (D/o Mack & Nellie Williams, W/o Ward Hensley) 27. Clarence Williams, 5-25-1911 - 11-9-1990 (S/o Mack C. & Nellie Phillips Williams) 28. Marked with fieldstone 29. Charlie Cannon, 5-1-1887 - 10-4-1955 (S/o Will & Jane Williams Cannon) 30. Esta Faye Cannon, 9-9-1937 - 1-30-1990, Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. (W/o Stanley Cannon, D/o Richard Statzer & Pearl Pennington - died of Cancer, buried at Howard Hill Cemetery) Note: (Notes in parentheses are from Death Certificates) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------