Yancey County, NC - McCourry Cemetery MCCOURRY CEMETERY (formerly called Sid S. McCourry Cemetery) 3 miles west of Burnsville turn onto Jacks Creek Road and go to Patterson Branch Road. About .4 mile above the church and just across from Dry Branch Lane look to the right on a knoll on the Briggs Farm. Condition: Fenced and well kept. SURNAMES: BAILEY, FOX, HOWELL, MCCURRY/MCCOURRY, PETERSON, RENFRO, 1. Nancey McCourry, 1866 –1942 (D/o Gaither & Jane Peterson Renfro) 2. Sidney Stokes McCourry, 1851 – 1932, “An honest man is the noblest work of God” (S/o Mc. & Lucinda Hampton McCourry) 3. Sidney T. McCurry, May 11, 1905 – Aug. 19, 1961 4. William Renfro, Oct. 23, 1868 – Dec. 29, 1916 (S/o Gather & Jane Peterson Renfro) 5. Rock 6. Fairy Peterson, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bob Peterson, Born July 2, - Died July 6, 1907 “Sweetly Sleeping” 7. Minnie Bailey, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Bailey, Dec. 13, 1910 – Nov. 28, 1912 “Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven” 8. William G. Renfro, Co I, 29 NC Inf. CSA 9. Cynthia Howell, 1812 – 1894, “Daughter of Aaron & Elizabeth Hunsinger Thomas, Wife of James Howell, Jr., Erected by her descendant Lloyd Bailey 2003” 10. Cora E. McCourry, born Feb. 9, 1880 – died Dec. 9, 1880 11. Columbus McCourry , Nov. 1, 1877 – Sept 15, 1879 12. Unreadable – Died June ??, 1886, Age 23 Y 5 M 13. Stone – no dates 14. Martha Jane Fox, Apr. 6, 1870 – June 8, 1870 Note: This cemetery was once grown up and someone took all the stones off to clean it off. They have been replaced, lying flat on the ground. These were on the 1939-40 WPA Survey but were not found at this time: 15. J.R.E. Fox, Apr. 16, 1872 – Oct. 1, 1875 16. Woodfin Fox, April 20, 1881 – Oct. 14, 1893 17. Lillie McCourry, Jan 8, 1891 – Dec. 14, 1894 18. Robert McCourry – no dates ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________