Yancey County, NC - Ledford-Atkins Cemetery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEDFORD-ATKINS CEMETERY: From Burnsville take 197S to Pensacola and continue on the Barnardsville road to Haney Creek. Go up this road about a mile and you can see the cemetery over on a hill on the right. Condition: Good SURNAMES: ALLEN, ATKINS, BIGGS, BLANKENSHIP, CAPPS, DAVIS, ELKINS, HUTCHINS, LEDFORD, MCLEAN, MCMAHAN, RIDDLE, THOMAS 1. Ernest C. Ledford, 6-11-1924 - 4-3-1994 2. Wince L. Ledford, 10-15-1927 – 3. Jessie McLean, 5-25-1930 - Mother 4. John Wayne Thomas, 9-22-1919 – 4-10-1987 – Father: SAFELY HOME. I AM HOME IN HEAVEN, DEAR ONES; OH, SO HAPPY AND SO BRIGHT; THERE IS PERFECT JOY AND BEAUTY IN THIS EVERLASTING LIGHT. ALL THE PAIN AND GRIEF IS OVER, EVERY RESTLESS TOSSING PASSED. I AM NOW AT PEACE FOREVER. SAFELY HOME IN HEAVEN AT LAST. DID YOU WONDER I SO CALMLY TROD THE VALLEY OF THE SHADE. OH, BUT JESUS’ LOVE ILLUMINED EVERY DARK AND FEARFUL GLADE AND HE CAME HIMSELF TO MEET ME IN THAT WAY SO HARD TO TREAD; AND WITH JESUS’ ARM TO LEAN ON COULD I HAVE ONE DOUBT OR DREAD, THEN YOU MUST NOT GRIEVE SO SORELY FOR I LOVE YOU DEARLY STILL TRY TO LOOK BEYOND EARTH’S SHADOWS. PRAY TO TRUST OUR FATHER’S WILL. THERE IS WORK STILL WAITING FOR YOU SO YOU MUST NOT IDLY STAND. DO IT NOW WHILE LIFE REMAINETH. YOU SHALL REST IN JESUS’ LAND WHEN THAT WORK IS ALL COMPLETED, HE WILL GENTLY CALL YOU HOME. OH, THE RAPTURE OF THAT MEETING. OH, THE JOY TO SEE YOU COME. 5. Lonnie D. Ledford, 3-5-1894 – 5-13-1992 6. Etta Ledford, 3-7-1866 – 2-6-1934, W/o Lonnie: Psalms 116:15 “Together Again” 7. Bobby Eugene Riddle, 1960 - 2004 8. Bis E. Riddle, 1920 – 1998, (S/o Quillen & Delphia Wheeler Riddle, H/o Carrie McLean) 9. Creed Elkins, 5-8-1905 – 8-9-1998 (S/o Dave & Hattie Ledford Elkins, H/o Amanda Hudgins) 10. Otis Thomason, 3-4-1916 – 6-26-2002 (S/o Ezell & Lizzie McMahan Thomason) 11. Helen Thomason, 5-15-1922 - , W/o Otis 12. Fred Ramon Capps, Senior, 4-2-1913 – 3-18-1996 (S/o James & Dollie Capps) 13. Unreadable 14. Roswell Allen, 1891 – 1976 15. Unreadable – infant grave 16. Gay A. Thomason, PFC US ARMY WW II, 2-17-1921 – 6-6-1977 (S/o Ezell & Lizzie McMahan Thomason) 17. Frank Thomason, no dates 18. Robert (Bud) Atkins, 8-26-1924 – 7-4-1990 (S/o Robert & Joanna Haney Atkins) 19. Arline M. Atkins, 5-12-1929 – . W/o Robert 20. McLain Biggs, 7-22-1913 – 8-25-2000 (S/o Henry & Dovie McMahan Biggs, ) 21. Ruby Biggs, 10-17-1916 – 5-26-2000, W/o McLain 22. C. D. Riddle, 10-23-1935 – 10-7-1973 23. Pearl R. Ledford, 1925 – 2005, W/o Grover, (D/o Carl & Fannie McPeters Robinson) 24. Grover Ledford, 8-2-1916 – 10-27-1972 (S/o Patrick & Maude Willis Ledford) 25. Patrick Ledford, 3-31-1877 – 2-28-1966 (S/o Isaac & Ella Gardner Ledford) 26. Noah C. Ledford, 3-27-1888 – 4-18-1963 (S/o Isaac & Ella Gardner Ledford) 27. Maud E. Ledford, 9-9-1870 – 8-17-1961, Wife of Noah (D/o David & Ruth Blankenship Elkins) 28. Infant Son of Otis & Helen Thomason 29. Marker with no name 30. Frank A. Ledford, 2-16-1915 – 5-31-1960 (S/o Noah & Maude Elkins Ledford) 31. Joanna Haney Atkins, 1886 – 1929 32. Robert (Bob) Atkins, 1883 – 1955 (S/o David & Delilah Howell Atkins) 33. Son of Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Atkins, 7-30-1917 – 10-27-1918 34. Baby 35. Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Adkins 10-20-1909 – 12-1-1918 “With Christ in Heaven” 36. Dallas Atkins, 4-16-1903 – 9-1-1932 37. Blanche O. Ledford, 4-23-1920 – 1-7-2001 (D/o Straley & Lala Silvers Rathburn, W/o Frank & Lonnie Ledford) 38. James Monroe Atkins, 10-5-1927 39. Thomas Edward Atkins, 10-26-1922 (10-26-1916 – 10-27-1916 – S/o T.M. & Bertha Hanie Atkins) 40. James Matt Davis, 2-23-1936 – 9-27-1984 (S/o Thomas & Carrie Atkins Davis) 41. David Carroll Davis, 9-6-1939 – 7-27-1981 (S/o Thomas & Carrie Atkins) 42. Carrie Atkins Davis, 7-3-1897 – 1-11-1997, W/o Thomas (D/o Spences & Louise Wilson Atkins) 43. Thomas W. Davis, 3-12-1872 – 4-26-1961 (S/o Matt & Mary Price Davis) 44. Howard Davis, NC PFC HQ & HQ CO 13 TANK BN WW II, 2-9-1920 - 7-25-1955 (S/o Thomas & Carrie Atkins Davis) 45. Thomas Davis, Jr., 8-6-1921 - “Son” 46. Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Hutchins, 6-2-1941 47. Marjorie Lee Blankenship, 6-22-1933 – 10-5-1933 (D/o Ray & Osie Atkins Blankenship) 48. Spencer P. Atkins, 1858 – 1928 49. Martha W. Atkins, 1855 – 1937 (D/o Thomas & Niagaria Ray Wilson) 50. Thomas Atkins, Jr., Fairbanks, Alaska 8-17-1964 - Pensacola, NC 7-12-1970 “In Loving Memory” (S/o Thomas, Sr. & Stella Healey Atkins) 51. Thomas Monroe Atkins, 12-5-1894 – 2-26-1943 52. Bertha Haynie Atkins, 1-30-1899 – 7-3-1978, W/o Thomas (D/o John & Nancy Jane Allen Haynie) 53. Nancy J. Allen McMahan, 4-22-1880 – 4-13-1971 “Our Father Which Art In Heaven” (D/o Jobe & Rachel Whitaker Allen) 54. Sallie Lee Allen, 1-30-1897 – 3-3-1987 “At Rest” 55. Billy William R. Davis, 1950 – 1972 56. Brack Davis, 11-17-1925 – 5-20-2002 Married, 1-25-1951 (S/o Tom & Carrie Atkins Davis) 57. Francis Davis, 11-28-1933 – 9-26-1974, W/o Brack (D/o Gresham & Edith Ogle McPeters) 58. Roy Biggs, 1916 – 2006 (S/o Henry & Dovie McMahan Biggs, H/o Texie Thomas Biggs 59. Ted Biggs. 3-4-1911 – 4-29-1991 “Beloved Wife and Mother” 60. Henry Odell Biggs, 3-6-1888 – 8-8-1972 (S/o John & Lou Gaddy Biggs) 61. Dovie Jane Biggs, 2-28-1891 – 6-24-1971, W/o Henry (D/o Mannon & Margaret Calloway McMahan) 62. Unreadable funeral home marker 15 graves marked with fieldstones. ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________