YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Low Gap or Upper Bowlens Creek 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 sdonaldson@salisbury.net ==================================================================== LOW GAP OR UPPER BOWLENS CREEK CEMETERY, Bowlens Creek Rd., Burnsville, NC Surveyed by S. Donaldson in 2000 Information is provided in this format: NAME BIRTH DEATH MILITARY FOOTSTONE OTHER Allen, Sarah M. 4/24/1894 6/1/1987 - - "Mother" Blevins, Armond 10/25/1914 9/18/1942 - - - Blevins, Garvel B. 4/28/1944 2/19/1970 - Son - Blevins, Laura 11/19/1861 7/14/1939 - - "At Rest" Blevins, Lila Lee 6/9/1939 5/30/1941 - - Dau of Marion Blevins Blevins, Jessie H. 7/4/1915 1/18/1997 - Mama - Blevins, Marion 8/18/1915 10/2/1989 - - - Blevins, Marion, Jr. 12/3/1942 1/3/1943 - - "Our Darling" Blevins, Nat 10/6/1859 10/27/1934 - - "Remember me as you pass by as you are now so once was I as I am now you soon will be. Prepare for death & follow me" Blevins, Nelson 1871 1918 - - "At Rest" Bryant, Sidney Roscoe 1893 1997 - - - Buchanan, Faye Mc. 1929 1951 - - Wife of Lee R. Buchanan Buchanan, Lee R. 1919 1989 - - Husband of Faye Mc. Bucnanan Burnette, Kelly 10/17/1961 10/19/1961 - - - Burney 5/27/?? - - "At Rest" Byrd, ? 2/10/1897 2/10/1897 - - Son of W. A. and Eliza Byrd "We will meet again" Byrd, Eliza E. 1858 1933 - EEB - Byrd, Etta 1882 1909 - - - Byrd, Mrs. E. H. 7/29/1843 9/2/1925 - - Wife of Ivey Byrd "I have fought the good fight I have finished my course henceforth there is laid ??? ??? ??? of righteousness" Byrd, Joshua E. 1882 1960 - - - Byrd, Minnie S. 1887 1963 - - - Byrd, William A. 1852 1939 - WAB - Cooper, Maggie Penland 1880 1902 - - - Duncan, Burnie 5/17/1929 8/11/1929 - - Inf. son of Joanna Duncan Duncan, John B. 6/20/1921 9/15/1922 - - "At Rest" Duncan, Pearson 5/14/1923 7/18/1923 - - "At Rest" Fox, Ethel P. 4/1/1911 3/17/1986 - Mama - Fox, Latt R. 9/11/1908 9/3/1971 - Daddy - Hammond, Charles W. 11/28/1890 3/10/1952 - - Husband of Effie A. Hammond Married 9/29/1912 "Father" Hammond, Effie A. 10/2/1895 1/17/1969 - - Wife of Charles W. Hammond Married 9/29/1912 "Mother" Higgins, Pearl 1907 1/18/1971 - - - Higgins, Vince 1897 2/24/1971 - - - McClurd, C. C. 6/14/1858 3/13/1929 - - Husband of Sarah Elizabeth McClurd "An honest mans the noblest work of God" McClurd, Sarah Elizabeth 11/10/1860 2/22/1932 - - Wife of C. C. McClurd "A tender mother and a faithful friend" McClurd, William Champ 3/8/1891 2/6/1913 - - Son of C. C. and Lizzie McClurd "Thy will be done" "A light from one household is gone a voice we loved stilled a place is vacant in our hearts that never can be filled" McDowell, Alma A. 3/20/1908 3/17/1974 - Mother Wife of Wallace W. McDowell McDowell, Belle M. 1880 1965 - Mother - McDowell, J. B. Vance 7/25/1939 - Dad Husband of Zenna G. McDowell McDowell, James A. 1888 1977 - Father - McDowell, Lawrence A. 3/23/1915 7/5/1998 - Daddy Husband of Mary Alice McDowell McDowell, Mary Alice 7/5/1941 - Mama Wife of Lawrence A. McDowell McDowell, Wallace W. 6/16/1907 3/29/1982 - Father Husband of Alma A. McDowell McDowell, Zenna G. 3/24/1934 3/10/1999 - Mom Wife of J. B. Vance McDowell "Memory lane" McIntosh, Ruby Presnell 1938 1966 - RPM - Miller, Bill 12/3/1897 4/6/1972 - Daddy Husband of Edith Miller "The Lord is My Shepherd" Miller, Edith 12/31/1913 5/21/1981 - Mama Wife of Bill Miller "The Lord is My Shepherd" Ogle, Earl F. 2/8/1924 10/8/1993 ACK, Marines, WWII, Purple Heart Husband Husband of Ophie L. Ogle Ogle, Gary Roger 3/13/1948 10/16/1981 - GRO "In loving memory" Ogle, Ophie L. 10/1/1926 3/27/1988 - Wife Wife of Earl F. Ogle Penland, Celia 1883 1951 - - - Penland, Clyde R. 4/18/1902 11/13/1974 - Father Husband of Jessie R. Penland Penland, Elizabeth 1894 1907 - - - Penland, Enola 1900 1905 - - - Penland, Kelse 1882 19?? - - - Penland, Jessie R. 2/24/1908 9/10/1999 - Mother Wife of Clyde R. Penland Penland, Nell 3/19/1890 9/22/1939 - - - Pollock, James M. 8/20/1936 Pvt., PA 37th Vol. Inf. - - Pollock, Lucy Penland 1891 1945 - - - Presnell, ? 11/2/1949 11/4/1949 - - Son of Stanley and Ollie Presnell Presnell, Carl 1902 1912 - - - Presnell, Cas R. 1875 1963 - - Husband of Sallie Ogle Presnell Presnell, Esther Ann Harris 6/10/1885 3/22/1968 - - - Presnell, Frank 3/3/1943 6/24/1995 - FP - Presnell, James Ford 4/13/1924 2/22/1955 PFC, NC, 18th Inf. Regt., WWII - - Presnell, Mattie 5/1/1889 11/26/1992 - - - Presnell, Sallie Ogle 1878 1966 - - Wife of Cas R. Presnell Presnell, Stanley W. 1904 1964 - - - Ray, Alice McClurd 6/11/1889 2/26/1973 - Mother Wife of James Bascomb Ray Ray, James Bascomb 2/12/1884 12/31/1942 - Father Husband of Alice McClurd Ray Riddle, Jennie 1884 1966 - - "Mother" Riddle, Kimsey R. 5/10/1906 5/28/1969 - Husband - Riddle, Nora Ray 2/1/1911 8/6/1994 - - - Riddle, Robert Oliver 2/9/1906 10/27/1989 - - - Silver, David Walter 5/11/1887 12/9/1942 - - - Silvers, John 1850 10/10/1934 - - Husband of Mary Silvers "May they rest in peace" Silver, Mary 3/26/1886 1/3/1920 - - Wife of Walter Silver "She was the sunshine of our home" Silvers, Mary 1888 5/12/1964 - - Wife of John Silvers "May they rest in peace" Silver, W. Champ 1909 1957 - - - Young, Anna Riddle 10/23/1893 5/6/1977 - ARY - Young, Etta Byrd 1882 1909 - Mother Wife of Welzie J. Young Young, Frances Ray 2/15/1815 1/31/1871 - Mother Wife of Joseph S. Young Young, Joseph S. 12/15/1811 4/7/1881 - Father Husband of Frances Ray Young Young, Joshua 11/11/1852 3/9/1921 - - "Father" "There is rest in heaven" Young, Katie Adlaid 1883 1893 - - "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord" Young, Laura Upright 9/18/1862 6/10/1945 - - "Mother" Young, Luther 9/6/1904 10/11/1904 - LY Son of Kelse and Elizabeth Young Young, Thomas 6/16/1849 12/11/1921 - Father Husband of Virginia L. Dillenger Young Young, Virginia L. Dillenger 4/25/1854 10/10/1904 - Mother Wife of Thomas Young Young, Welzie J. 1881 1914 - Father Husband of Etta Byrd Young Young, William J. 10/2/1886 12/2/1905 - WJY -