YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Phillips (John Wesley) Cemetery ----¤¤¤---- PHILLIPS (JOHN WESLEY) CEMETERY: Go down Cane River, turn on Piney Hill road and go past Piney Hill Church about 1 mile. Turn right up gravel road. Sign says "Howard Hill Cemetery" Go about 3/4 mile to cemetery. Condition: Fair 1 - 10. Marked with fieldstones 11. J.W.Phillips, 1865 - 1926 - Father - Jesus Saves, (S/o Ephriam & Sarah "Sallie" Phillips) 12. Elmira Phillips, 1875 - 1922, Mother - Jesus Saves, (Wife of # 11, D/o James & Serena Morrow) 13. May Phillips, 11-13-1914 - 10-26-1918 - Baby - Gone so soon, (D/o Harrison & Texa Griffith Phillips) 14. Carl Phillips, 10-10-1913 - 11-13-1913 - Baby - Gone so soon, (Death cert. states 11-10-1913 - 11-24-1913 - 14 days old. S/o Harrison & Texa Griffith Phillips) 15. Arthur Phillips 4-16-1889 - 10-12-1945, Forever in our hearts, (S/o John Wesley & Elmira Phillips) 16. Baby Phillips, (Child of Howard Phillips - The headstone for #17 & 19 is actually at the head of this baby’s grave and they are buried on either side of it) 17. Anise Bell Phillips, 9-22-1902 - 11-30-1949, (Wife of # 15, D/o John & Ann Bennett Whitson) 18. Marked with fieldstone 19. Marked with fieldstone About 20 feet below this cemetery is 5 more graves marked with fieldstones. And then another 300 feet on down the road is 5 more 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------