YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Tommie McCourry 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 North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ MCCOURRY (TOMMIE) CEMETERY: From 19E, turn down Jacks Creek road and go 5.5 miles. Make sharp right turn onto gravel road and go past one house on right and 2 houses on left. (.2 mile), take next road to the right and go up thru woods .2 mile to top of hill. Condition: Good SURNAMES: ARROWOOD, BEAVER, BYRD, ESTEPP, EVANS, HENSLEY, HOWARD, HOWELL, LAWS, LETTERMAN, MCCOURRY, MCCURRY, MITCHELL, RANDOLPH, ROBINSON, TIPTON, WHEELER,WHETSTINE, WILHITE 1. Esther Byrd, 9-28-1875 - 4-12-1905 2. Willie McCourry, 5-22-1881 - 5- -1886 3. Salley Letterman, 1884 -1953 4. Joe Letterman, 1867- 5. Ruetta McCourry, 5-2-1869 - 10-11-1945 6. Cornelius McCurry, 11-11-1860 -1-5-1921, S/o James & Sarah McCurry 7. James Howell, 9-19-1880 - 1-6-1967, NC Pvt.Trp B 13 Cal. Spanish American War 8. Hezzie Howell, 1887 - 1959, Wife of James Howell 9. J.G.Haskel, S/o of James & Cornelia Evans, 3-31-1920-5-17-1921 10. James G. Evans, 3-17-1881 - 1-31-1920 11. John S. Evans, 11-22-1885 - 12-7-1905 S/o Mose Evans 12. Mary Jane Evans, 3-1-1854 - 9-6-1912. W/o Mose Evans 13. Moses Evans, 9-8-1854 -9-7-1930 14. Granville Byrd, 7-27-1869 - 1-31-1953 15. Ester Evins Byrd, 9-29-1875 - 4-21-1905, Wife of Granville Byrd 16. Carl Byrd, 6-3-1897 - 4-19-1980 17. Dora Byrd, 5-25-1904 - 8-12-1990, Wife of Carl Byrd 18. Bill P. Tipton,12-31-1925 - 2-8-1987 19. Gladys Byrd Tipton, 7-14-1926 - 9-23-1978 20. Tracie Nicole, d/o Freda & Wm. Tipton 5/1/1973 - 12-8-1985 21. Rotha Joe Byrd, 4-16-1928 -1-24-1990 22. Billy Grace Byrd, 8-23-1929- , Wife of Rotha Byrd 23. Clela M. Laws, 11-7-1923 - 3-17-2000, W/o Lloyd D. Laws 24. Lloyd D. Laws ,1-23-1919 - 3-20-1999, PFC US Army, WW II 25. Coy McCurry, 9-6-1914 - 2-10-1987, M.Sgt. US Army, WWII & Korea 26. Ford G. McCurry, 2-2-1928 - 8-6-1984, US Army-Korea 27. Tommy B. McCurry,8-3-1892 - 6-2-1980 28. Lue P. McCurry, 2-26-1895 -1-30-1942, Wife of Tommy McCurry 29. Tailor McCurry, 3-18-1916 - 4-16-1916 30. Sylvanus Randolph, 3-21-1884 - 5-21-1964, S/o Merritt & Nancy Randolph 31. Ida Jane (Watts) Randolph, 5-22-1890 - 12-16-1968, W/o Sylvanus 32. Royce Lee Wheeler, 1973 - 1973, G.son of # 30 & 31 (Medal marker on ground) 32. Hollis Wilhite, 7-4-1903 - 8-22-1903. S/o Amy Wilhite 33. Theodore Wilhite, 8-24-1901 - 3-24-1902, s/o H.M. & Theodosia Wilhite 34. Infant Arrowood - no dates 35. Stella J. d/o of Mr. & Mrs. G. F. Arrowood, 10-7-1911 - 2-21-1916 36. Eddie Wilhite Arrowood, 1892-1923 37. George Franklin Arrowood, 9-5-1884 -3-19-1983M 38. Welzia V. Arrowood ,1910 - 1936 39. Walter V. Letterman, 10-20-1904 - 11-24-1964 40. Tony W. Laws, 10-1-1948 - 7-26-1985 41. Betty J. Laws, 12-9-1946 42. Arthur J. "A.J." Arrowood, 8-13-1940 - 43. Joanne M. Arrowood, 3-7-1947 - 8-3-2001 44. Louise M. Arrowood Ballard , 4-16-1950 - , D/o Jim & Claudine Arrowood 45. Jim C. Arrowood , 2-9-1894 - 9-10-1982- 46. Claudine P. Arrowood, 3-22-1928- , wife of Jim Arrowood 47. Dock W. Tipton, 1874 - 1958 48. Laura Tipton, 12-26-1871 - 6-11-1943 49. Ella J. Arrowood , 6-20-1920 no other dates 50. Rebecca M. Whetstine "Becky", 1859-1937 51. Alphonso Whetstine "Fonse" ,1862-1898 52. Wm. A. McCurry, 1881 - 1886 53. William M. McCourry, 12-25-1847 - 10-11-1914 54. Lottie Chandler McCurry, 4-22-1841 - 12-9-1925, wife of William M. McCurry 55. Carrie L. Evans, 9-12-1891 - 6-19-1894 56. Taylor McCourry, 2-5-1890 -9-5-1895 57. Sarah Howard, 9-12-1830 - 5-25-1884 58. W. Howard, 6-29-1800 - 3-21-1889 59. M.M.Beaver, 5-3-1857 - 7-30-1889 60. Mary E. Wilhite, 6-15-1876 - 6-19-1876, D/o S.C. & Harriett Wilhite 61. Harriett E. Wilhite, , 8-23-1857 - 1-8-1859, D/o S.C. & Rosanah Wilhite 62. Rosannah Wilhite, 1-16-1826 - 4-6-1860, 1st wife of S.C. Wilhite (2nd wife was Harriett McCurry - married 9-22-1860) 63. S. C. (Solomon Crawford) Wilhite, 7-9-1825 - 11-6-1882 64. Lucius H. Wilhite, 5-18-1852 - 2-6-1857, S/o S.C. & Rosannah Wilhite 65. Louise Deyton, 3-15- 1872 - 2-5-1916 66. James M. Arrowood, 1865 - 1943 67. Hattie J Arrowood, 1874-1959, Wife of James Arrowood 68. Elzie Rhoadman Arrowood, 3/20/1896 - 3-4-1961, S/o James Arrowood 69. Delzie Arrowood, 6-24-1909 - 1-23-1983 70. John A. Arrowood, 1880 - 1971 71. Essie Chloe Arrowood 'Nanny", 3-10-1917 - 4-17-1999 72. Flora w/o John Arrowood, Age 34 years no dates 73. Manuel Estepp - no dates - metal marker 74. Pauline d/o of Mr. & Mrs J. W. Hensley, 3-10-1916 - 7-3-1816 75. Mary M. Arrowood "Polly", 3- -1877 - 4-5-1950, W/o Moses 76. Moses N. Arrowood "Mose", 4- -1874 - 3-18-1953 77. Robert Arrowood, 8-1-1887-11-19-1964 78. Abbie Arrowood ,6-18-1893 - -5-6-1952 79. W. H.(William Henry) Arrowood, 1-21-1851 - 9-16-1932 80. Lovada (Hensley)Arrowood, 6-30-1854 - 3-3-1935, Wife of W.H. Arrowood 81. Joyce Anna Robinson, 6-9-1926 -3-15- 1976 82. Kate Arrowood Hensley, 10-7-1921 - 11-28-1990 83. Lillie Mitchell, 1915 - 1990 - 85 years (Metal Marker) 84. Carl M. Mitchell, 6-17-1901 - 8-29-1971, NC, Pvt. US Army, WW I Approximately 50 graves marked with fieldstone December 2001