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Kankula at (visit above website) in Apr-2004 G.P.S. MAPPING . : Gary Flynn ay (visit above website) in Apr-2004 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Rev. Jack B. Mullinax in Aug-1982 IMAGES ......... : Gary Flynn ay (visit above website) in Apr-2004 Judy Long at judyn@weconnectamerica.com in Aug-2004 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Judy Long at judyn@weconnectamerica.com in Aug-2004 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 3 miles NW of Pickens Latitude N34 55.734 x Longitude W82 40.201 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ FOREWORD The story of Griffin history is eminently worth telling. To write the whole story of her history up-to-date would be difficult in one volume. However, a great need exists for a fresh account which takes advantage of what has been done earlier, and which is happening now. History itself is an interesting fact of study. It excites the curiosity of the one who will take the time to study and read the accounts of the past. Not only is the past a fact of history, but also the present is writing history. The church will always be part of history. Christ died for the church and the church will be a great part of the future. Yes, the history of Griffin Baptist Church is an interesting study. As we look at its founding and moving from 1857 down to today, we can see and truly feel the very heart-beat of the past, the true greatness of today, and the true hope and "New Day Dawning" for the future. Also, to say "Thank you. Lord," first for salvation and then calling me to preach the Word; and for his leadership in calling me to be a pastor in the long and great history of Griffin. To stand where great God-fearing men of the past have stood. The prayer of the Pastor and Deacons of today is that we make some kind of lasting influence for the future. I am grateful to Ray Evette for undertaking such a great work. I am grateful to the church for adopting the work to express Love for the Pastors of the past. I trust all who read it will let the memories of the past help us today to live a little closer to Him who is the Head of the Church, even Jesus Christ Himself. Rev. Jack B. Mullinax Psalm 34:3 Pickens, S.C. August 2, 1982 PREFACE This attempt to provide a readable history for the people of Griffin Baptist Church represents a year's work in research, writ- ing, and revision. The idea for such a project was planted by Professor 0. L. Rives, now a retired professor of Baptist history at Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee. It was under his instruction that I began my research. The sources of information which I have used are many and varied. The church is fortunate in having all the original minutes and records of its actions from 1857 to the present. These were of invaluable help in outlining the church's actions through the years. Many newspaper articles have been written over the years concerning events which have taken place at Griffin. These, too, were sources of information, although at times, it was necessary to check and eliminate errors in them. Also used in gleaning usable material were Joe M. King's book, A History Of South Carolina Baptists; and Pearl S. McFall's book, It Happened In Pickens County. Credit is given for material from these sources, as well as other borrowed material, at the end of the book in the chapter notes. Additional information was gained from various grave markers in the Griffin Baptist Church cemetery. Interviews with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Pace, Mrs. Ada Craig, Mrs. F. S. Childress, Mrs. Holbert Banks, Rev. G. B. Freeman, Mrs. Ernestine Simmons, and others have greatly enriched my manuscript with personal insights and recollections of the past. Perhaps the largest problem faced was that of trying to give an accurate and complete, yet interesting history of the church. To give a complete year-by-year, month-by-month history would be both impossible and impractical. Therefore I have strived to give a representative sketch - and it is a sketch for it could never be complete - of the history of Griffin for eleven decades. As a result, many things have been omitted which were irrele- vant or uninteresting, and material was limited to the subject at hand. One thing that I have learned during the process of writing this book is that history is a never ending thing. It seems that the more which unfolds from the past, the more there is to study and piece together. There is a never-ending search for truth and light present in the history of a church such as Griffin. And even as I sit here writing, history is being made as time moves along. For these reasons, we can surmise that this work is indeed not complete and never shall be until the judgment when every act, every deed, and every thought, of every member of Griffin Baptist Church is laid open before God. I should like to take this opportunity to express grateful acknowledgement to the many individuals who have helped and and encouraged me over the past year. As the pastor of Griffin Baptist Church, Rev. G. B. Freeman, has been untiring in his sup- port, encouragement, and advice to me while working closely with me in producing this history. My deepest appreciation to him and Miss Ethel Guest for reading my manuscript and advising my writing. The following persons have been invaluable for the price- less information they have passed on to me through interviews, telephone conversations, and correspondence: Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Pace, Mrs. Ernestine Simmons, Mrs. Holbert Banks, Mrs. W. T. Metts, Mrs. F. S. Childress, Rev. A. M. Howard, Mrs. Zilpha Grif- fin Baker, Mrs. Frances Seaborn Cain, Rev. G. B. Freeman, Mrs. Walter Green, Rev. J. E. McJunkin, and Mrs. Ada Craig. To all these are due my deepest gratitude for the great con- tribution they have made to my work. Words of appreciation should go also to Dr. Joe King of Furman University and Mrs. Pearl McFall for letting me use materials from their books. I am also grateful to Johnny Joe Davis and Rev. William Payne for sketches and photographic work done by them. A word of grateful appreciation is also due Mr. Gary Hiott and the Sentinel Press for their cooperation, help, and advice. Mrs. Jerry Hayes has done an excellent job in typing and retyping my manuscript. My sincere appreciation goes to her for her indispensable aid during the past months. And above all, I wish to express to the people of Griffin Baptist Church my deepest and fondest appreciation for allowing me to be a part of such a great church and of permitting me to compile your history. As of now, we are planning to sell this history of Griffin to all those who are interested in purchasing a copy. All profit that is made will go toward placing a music amplifying system in the church tower in memory of all the pastors who have served Griffin. A plaque with all their names engraved on it will be placed in the church. In truth this is but a small tribute to such great men as the twenty-seven who have served Griffin for 110 years; still it is a tribute to twenty-seven men of God, who have given of themselves to the people of Griffin. To the people who read this book, I would express my humblest gratitude. I have tried to present, as best I could, an honest account of the history of Griffin. My purpose in doing so is two-fold; to help all of us to better appreciate our religious heritage at this place, and to challenge us to follow on the same trail as our forefathers. We must not, we cannot live in the past- not if we are to reach people for Christ. As you read this book may you be stirred by the faith of our fathers to be more de- termined to follow, as they have, God's will throughout time and history. (Also, in the update of the present book we have joined Ray in attempting to provide a picture of Griffin's history. The sources of information which the committee has used are many and varied. We are grateful for all.) Ladell Crenshaw and Paula Smith, the church secretaries, have done an excellent job in typing, reading and re-typing these pages. Johnny J. Davis truly has been a great blessing in helping layout and illustrate this present book. My sincere appreciation goes to him for untold hours of hard work in making this book possible for this day of Real and True Celebration. Ray F. Evette 7329 Rolling River Nashville, TN 37221 Jack B. Mullinax Route One Pickens, South Carolina July 26, 1967 August 9, 1982 CHAPTER I: FIRST SETTLERS In 1706 the Church of England was set aside as the official faith of the colony Carolina, but other religious groups were welcomed to worship in their own way unmolested. And so they came - only a few at first - the Scotch-Irish to Williamsburg and the back country; the Welsh to the valley of the great Pee- dee; the German, Swiss, and French-Swiss to Orangeburg, Purry- burgh, and the land of the Congaree. These and others, many of whom were Baptists, were to find a haven indeed in the land from Catawba to Yemasee, from Oconee to Horry. It is the Scotch-Irish group that settled in the back country with which we are concerned. These areas were not very thickly settled at first because there were many Indian uprisings around the back-country areas which were predominantly Indian at the time. The few whites and the Indians struggled back and forth until 1763 when the Cherokees and the whites finally worked out their differences and achieved peace. In 1763 word was sent to North Carolina and Virginia that the Indians had become peaceable and that wagon trains of settlers could travel safely in the area. Wagon trains began to roll, bringing white families to the northern part of South Carolina. For the most part the families were Scotch-Irish, although there were some Dutch and Welsh settlers who also settled here. There were no roads across the mountains; therefore, the wagon trains followed the flat lands and Indian trails until they reached the fertile river valleys. The Oolenoy and Eastatoe valleys appealed to them and twenty-five or thirty families settled there. Some of the pioneers brought pigs and chickens they had started raising in other states. Some brought seeds and cuttings of fruits and flowers. Some, even brought seeds they had saved from the "Old World" as they liked to call their native land. There was always a nostalgic note in their voices when they spoke of the heather covered hills of Scotland or the green grass of Ireland. And often their eyes would grow misty as they thought of the loved ones they had left behind. Pioneering was a venture that tried the souls of men and women, but those who lived through it became the bed-rock of the state and nation. Those first white settlers were "dirt farmers" in the deepest sense of the word, cleansing the land and establishing homes and fields along the mountain streams. The lilt of Irish songs and laughter could be heard in the valleys and on the hillsides. The Irish made strong, courageous pioneers. They were warm- hearted and fearless: nothing was too hard for them to undertake. At first they were not congenial with the still stern, Calvinistic ideas of the Scotch. Most of the Irish had a Catholic background, and some were Dissenters. The piety of one ran in a prescribed channel, and that of the other was not confined to party nor creed, but stood ready to serve humanity whenever possible. When hard times and isolation finally molded them together, it was good for all of them. Most of the heads of families had brought Bibles. They held singings, prayer meetings, and Bible readings in their wagons, tents, and log cabins. There was usually a preacher, of a sort, in each wagon train that came. What he lacked in eloquence he made up for in usefulness. It was a con- solation to have him there to perform marriage ceremonies and hold burial services when one died. The first homes were crude log cabins with wide rock chimneys. Later they added lean-tos; and many years later, if the cabin was still standing after the Revolutionary War, they added more rooms and weather boarded the house over the logs. When the women were not helping in the fields or spinning and weaving cloth for their families, they planted gardens and flow- ers. After a few years every yard had some crepe myrtle bushes and an Irish juniper or two. A continuation of these plants still exists 200 years later and may be seen in abundance in some yards. One hundred years later the characteristics of these people still existed in the Oolenoy Valley - found in the congenial, God-fearing descendants of the first pioneers. Conditions had changed, but the people were basically the same. The colonies were now "one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all." The white people were mainly engaged in farming; a few had plantations and owned slaves. Comfortable homes and surround- ings were found to be up to par with the standard of living in most cases. It was these people who were interested in instituting a house of worship in their community - one they could call their own. CHAPTER II: EARLY BEGINNINGS Griffin Baptist church was not the first church in the area. There is one reference in the first minutes of the church to the "old meeting house near Glassy Mountain." This was the Glassy Mountain Methodist church which stood about a quarter of a mile from the present church. After the church quit meeting, the building, according to S. L. Pace, was used as a barn by one of the local slave holders. A small cemetery and a few old trees are all that remain at the site today. Griffin was first organized as a result of suggestions and efforts of Rev. Einathan Davis, pioneer missionary from Chatham County, North Carolina who is credited with being the organizer of several Baptist churches in the Pickens area. Davis was born in Maryland in the year 1739 and later lived in North Carolina. He finally settled in Pickens county in 1793, when he organized Cross Roads Baptist Church. While pastoring the church he held meetings around the area and was directly responsible for organizing several other Baptist churches. Among them are Oolenoy, Holly Springs, Soapstone, Tomb Rock, and perhaps others. Not only was Mr. Davis a preacher and organizer of churches, he was also an educational leader as shown by the fact that he built and taught in the first school in Griffin community. His leadership ability was demonstrated by his holding the office of moderator of the Saluda Baptist Association for the years 1809 and 1810. Einathan Davis died in 1828 while still pastor of Cross Roads Baptist church. He was buried at the present site of Griffin Church, then his old home place according to the deed to the land. In December of 1952 a group of interested citizens of Pickens county, members of Griffin church, and other friends erected a marble monument on Davis' grave. He was described by the Greenville News as a pioneer minister and one of the Fathers of Pickens County. The monument erected in 1952 describes Davis as a "founder of schools and churches, a progressive humanitarian, a pioneer of Griffin community, and one of the fathers of Pickens county." The monument also characterizes his attributes as "much benevolence, deep piety, and unempeach- able honesty." Einathan Davis has to his credit the honor of planting a seed which became a church of the Baptist faith in the Griffin community, and which is still bringing forth a harvest. Another family who was instrumental in organizing a church in the community was the Griffin family. The Griffins were a wealthy, slave-holding family in the Glassy Mountain vicinity. Not much is recorded in the way of family background for the Griffin family, other than a few names and the role they took in helping the church get started. Sargeant Griffin evidently made his home near Glassy Mountain when he took Avarilla Barton to be his wife. Sargeant and Avarilla had a large family of eleven children - eight boys and three girls. Their children were as follows: Thomas Griffin, who was a charter member of the church. Anderson Griffin (Andy) Eiiher Griffin Barton Griffin Sargeant Griffin Richard Griffin William Griffin Baylus Griffin Dorcas (Griffin) Alexander Vashti (Griffin) Mansell Avarilla (Griffin) Anthony, who along with her husband, H. J. were charter members of the church. TABLE OF PASTORS WHO HAVE SERVED GRIFFIN BAPTIST CHURCH 1857 - Elder W. B. Singleton 1858 - Rev. Charles Roper 1859 - Rev. Charles Roper 1860-1862 - Elder Thomas Looper 1863-1864 - Rev. Ben Holder 1865 - (no meeting from July '64 to May '65) 1866 - Rev. John Arial 1867-1869 - Elder W. B. Singleton 1870-1872 - Elder Thomas Looper 1873 - Elder W. B. Singleton 1874-1878 - Elder Thomas Looper 1879-1880 - Rev. G. W. Mace 1881 - Rev. Marvel L. Jones 1882 - Rev. T. F. Nelson 1883 - Rev. Marvel L. Jones 1884 - Rev. D. Weston Hiott 1885 - Rev. J. T. Berdine 1886-1887 - Rev. Marvel L. Jones 1888 - Rev. T. F. Nelson 1889-May - Rev. W. C. Seaborn 1889-Jun-Dec - Rev. J. M. Stewart 1890 - Rev. Marvel L. Jones 1891-1893 - Rev. W. L. Anderson 1894 - Rev. Ben Holder 1895 - Rev. T. J. Rook 1896-1897 - Rev. C. L. Craig 1898 - Rev. T. C. Holtzclaw called for 1898 as pastor but - only preached twice. 1898-1900 - Rev. A. W. Beck 1901-1903 - Rev. S. A. McDaniel 1904-1908 - Rev. A. E. Howard 1909-1911 - Rev. W. J. Foster 1912 - Rev. W. R. Corder 1913 - Rev. D. Weston Hiott 1914-1918 - Rev. F. S. Childress 1919 - Rev. J. L. Willis 1920 - Rev. A. E. Howard 1921-1922 - Rev. W. D. Hammet 1923-1928 - Rev. A. E. Howard 1929-1939 - Rev. F. S. Childress 1940-1942 - Rev. J. E. McJunkin 1943-1954 - Rev. F. S. Childress 1955-1958 - Rev. W. F. Green 1958-1969 - Rev. G. B. Freeman 1970-1975 - Rev. Guy Lawson, Sr. 1975-1979 - Rev. Fred Astin 1980 - Rev. Jack Mullinax TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife - Can not read marker - Can not read marker - Could not read marker - Could not read stone - Could not read tomb stone - Stone no name - Two unreadable markers - Two unreadable stones - Unmarked grave - Unmarked grave - Unmarked Grave - Unmarked marker ALBERTSON, Carl G., Son of J. E. and Rosa Albertson B. May 30, 1929 D. Aug. 20, 1944 ALBERTSON, J.R., son of J. E. and Rosa Albertson B. March 24, 1925 D. Nov. 29, 1935 ALBERTSON, Joe V., B. Jan. 14, 1898 D. May 19, 1987 ALBERTSON, Lecina Crow, B. March 15, 1864 D. Aug. 5, 1930 ALBERTSON, Rosa Crow, B. July 5, 1900 D. June 23, 1982 ALBERTSON, Virginia, dau. of J. E. and Rosa Albertson B. March 7, 1827 D. April 29, 1839 ALBERTSON, W.R., B. Aug. , 1860 D. March 23, 1944 ALLEN, Elizabeth, B. 1848 D. 1925 ANDERSON, Charles H., B. Sept. 2, 1873 D. March 18, 1917 Earth has no sorrow that Heaven can't heal ANDERSON, Julia M., B. Jan. 26, 1872 D. July 22, ???? ANDERSON, Letha S., B. Dec. 16, 1851 D. March 12, 1928 ANDERSON, W. R., B. July 26, 1869 D. Nov. 18, 1944, w. julia ANDERSON, Wade H., B. May 16, 1877 D. Feb. 18, 1929 ANTHONY, Alton (Edd), Oct. 17, 1922 ANTHONY, Carey Hayes, B. May 3, 1890 D. Aug. 1980 ANTHONY, Ernest C. Jr., April, 14, 1922 - Nov. 26, 1981 ANTHONY, Ernest C., South Carolina Sgt. US Army WW II B. July 13, 1899 D. Feb. 21. 1969 ANTHONY, Evelyn R., B. Aug. 16, 1919 D. Precious Lord take my hand ANTHONY, Florence D., B. Feb. 13, 1909 D. Nov. 8, 1998 ANTHONY, Furman A., Son of E.C. Anthony B. May 1, 1925 D. March 6, 1936 ANTHONY, Gaines B., Dec. 13, 1925 - Feb. 13, 1978 ANTHONY, Grace B., May 18, 1928 - April 15, 1992 ANTHONY, Infant, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Anthony B. Feb. 2, 1950 D. Feb. 2, 1950 ANTHONY, J. Vernon, Sept. 3, 1913, Aug. 26, 1969 ANTHONY, James P., WW II PFC US Army Feb. 17, 1924 - June 4, 2003 ANTHONY, Jeanette, Wife of Earnest Nix B. April 11, 1921 D. Aug. 12, 1947 ANTHONY, John T., B. Nov. 21, 1888 D. Dec. 28, 1935 ANTHONY, Loyd W., B. July 2, 1931 D. Oct. 20, 1971 ANTHONY, Lucretia P., July 11, 1923 - Dec. 28, 1977 ANTHONY, Myrtle P., July 8, 1925 ANTHONY, Oscar W., Dec. 3, 1891- Jan. 19, 1962, His wife Ruby Hayes ANTHONY, Pearl C., ? 8, 1917 ANTHONY, Roy R., B. July 14, 1914 D. April 25, 2003 ANTHONY, Royse F., B. June 15, 1907 D. April 19, 1984 ANTHONY, Samuel Morris, Jan. 9, 1949 ANTHONY, Son, of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Anthony B. July 11, 1932 D. Jan. 1, 1934 ARNOLD, Amanda, 1860- March 11, 1928 ARNOLD, Joe Monroe, June 30, 1913- Sept. 4 1970 ARNOLD, John Marion, Feb. 14, 1865- July 24, 1934 ARNOLD, Pearline N., June 15, 1922- Oct. 28, 1995 Beyond the Sunset ATKINS, Carrie C., B. Oct. 6, 1892 D. Oct. 10, 1930 ATKINS, James C., Oct. 8, 1920 - Aug. 26, 1975 ATKINS, Nellie S., Jan. 22, 1917 ATKINS, Smiley D., B. Aug. 20, 1886 D. Sept. 20, 1941 BANKS, Effie Freeman, B. May7, 1890 D. Jan. 1978 BANKS, Frances M., B. June 20, 1927 D. March 14, 1998 BANKS, J. Holbert, B. Dec. 6, 1891 D. Feb. 18, 1951 BANKS, Samuel P., B. Jan. 21, 1922 D. Feb. 13, 1968 BAYNARD, Harold, inf. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Baynard B. July 20, 1932 BLACK, Baby Teresa M., B. 1962 D. 1963 BOGGS, Happy McWhorter, B. June 24, 1878 D. June 36, 1933 BOGGS, Ione Boggs, wife of Edward I. Kramer B. Dec. 17, 1909 D. Jan. 23, 1953 BOGGS, W. Edward, B. Jan. 11, 1876 D. June 2, 1958 BREAULT, Brenda E., B. April 13, 1958 D. April 10, 1998 BREAZEALE, William O., B. Sept. 28, 1899 D. Nov. 6, 1966 Gone but not forgotten BREZEALE, Gladys L., B. June 11, 1907 D. Nov. 9, 1974 Gone but not forgotten BREZEALE, Waldo L., B. Sept. 15, 1926 D. Dec. 19, 1948 BROWN, Elbert F. (Sug), B. March 24, 1890 D. Oct. 21, 1950 BROWN, Flora Connelly, B. Sept. 20, 1895 D. Dec. 11, 1990 BROWN, James Ernest, B. Sept. 5, 1900 D. July 12, 1964 BROWN, Maude Williams, B. March 23, 1903 D. Dec. 9, 1933 BRYANT, Margie C., B. Sept. 21, 1916 BRYANT, Roy E., B. May 28, 1920 D. Nov. 21, 1996 BUCKNER, Leslie Jr., B. Sept. 3, 1981 D. Jan. 15, 1989 Budded on Earth to bloom in Heaven BYERS, Bessie S., B. March 28, 1911 D. July 26, 1956 BYERS, Evie A., B. March 11, 1896 D. Sept. 17, 1985 You are not forgotten nor will you ever be as long as life Shall last we will remember thee BYERS, Florence J., B. Dec. 22,1925 BYERS, J. Rayford, B. July 11, 1921 D. June 19, 2003 BYERS, James P., B. Aug. 14, 1889 D. Nov. 21, 1962 BYERS, Seth A. B. May 15, 1907 D. Jan. 24, 1989 CANTRELL, A.B., B. March 16, 1880 D. Dec. 20, 1956 CANTRELL, Sarah E., B. June 9, 1886 D. Dec. 5, 1939 CATER, Mae R., Dec. 29, 1921- Sept. 21, 1997 CATER, W. Fletcher, Sept. 8, 1921 - Feb. 18, 2002 CHAMMAN, George E., B. April 9, 1859 D. March 15, 1928 CHAPMAN, Sarah A., B. Aug. 30, 1861 D. Feb. 7, 1945 CHAPPELL, Arzley A., B. Dec. 13, 1878 D. Oct. 16, 1966 CHAPPELL, Charles, B. April 12, 1954 D. April 13, 1954 CHAPPELL, J.A., B. Sept. 12, 1877 D. Nov. 8, 1949 CHAPPELL, Lemuel F., B. April 17, 1915 D. Nov. 7, 1989 Pvt. US Army World War II CHAPPELL, Levi W., B. Sept. 11, 1876 D. Sept. 10, 1929 CHAPPELL, Mary C., Wife B. Nov. 15, 1876 D. Feb. 10, 1929 CHILDS, Alvin B., PFC US Army WW II B. Jan. 9, 1821 D. Oct. 23, 1981 CHILDS, Alvin B., WW II PFC US Army B. Jan. 9, 1921 D. Oct. 23, 1981 CHILDS, Gladys L., B. Nov. 18, 1921 D. July 18, 2002 CHILDS, Gladys, June 12, 1915 CHILDS, Glenn Curtis, B. 1910 D. 1955 CHILDS, Lester, B. Aug. 25, 1914 D. July 20, 1975 CHILDS, Pearl A., B. Jan. 9, 1912 D. June 23, 1995 Peace with God Married Dec. 24, 1933 CHILDS, S. Frank, B. Oct. 16, 1908 D. July 17, 1973 CHILDS, Thomas G., B. May 23, 1866 D. Feb. 12, 1942 CLARK, Elford Clarence, son of Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Clark March 17, 1921- Feb. 16, 1946 CLARK, Leila Day, Dec. 6, 1888- Feb. 12, 1972 CLARK, William Elford, July 11, 1883- Oct. 30, ???? COLLINS, Hattie Calhoun, B. Feb. 8, 1896 D. Jan. 3, 1957 COLLINS, Irene, B. Jan. 23, 1957 D. July 20, 1965 COLLINS, Joan, B. 1950 D. COLLINS, Lee Nelson, B. April 30, 1893 D. Oct. 21, 1977 CONNELLY, Bessie Cooper, B. Nov. 30, 1902 D. May 25, 1987 A sleep in Jesus CONNELLY, James Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. James O. Connelly B. June 9, 1924 D. July 22, 1924 Our Darling CONNELLY, James Osborne, B. April 6, 1900 D. Aug 11, 1993 Mason A sleep in Jesus CONNELLY, Nina Porter, wife of James O. Connelly B. Dec. 22, 1901 D. April 22, 1934 A sleep in Jesus CONRAD, Kenneth, Dec. 4, 1938- Dec. 24, 1938 CONRAD, Sons, of Mr. & Mrs. Coman Brown Conrad, B&D May 31, 1950 COWAN, Paul, Jan. 11, 1916, Feb. 2, 1968, w. Susie s. cowan COWAN, Susie S., Nov. 13, 1908, ???? 4, 1991 CROW, Dollie R., wife of James T. Crow B. June 29, 1891 D. June 2, 1945 CROWE, E.L., B. Oct. 15, 1850 D. April 5, 1943 CROWE, Elizabeth, B. Jan. 13, 1870 D. Feb. 21, 1951 AT Rest CRUMPTON, Ida Hayes, Dau. Of R. H. and Queen Hayes B. June 2, 1905 D. June 27, 1928 DAY, Lila, July 16, 1887 - Feb. 16, 1979 DAY, S. Frank, Jan. 7, 1987 - May 26, 1945 DAY, Tessie Norris, B. Aug. 28, 1871 D. April 22, 1951 DAY, William T., B. Sept. 1, 1861 D. July 22, 1924, w. tessie EVATT, James Stanley, son of S. J. & E. J. Evatt, March 5, 1956, Nov. 1958 EVATT, Lillie Mae, B. April 7, 1918 D. April 29, 1951 EVETTE, Claude A ., B. Dec. 30, 1911 D. Dec. 19, 1999 Home at last EVETTE, Viola F., B. May 2, 1915 D. Jan. 17, 1999 FERGUSON, J.B., B. June 11 ,1933 D. June 23, 1943 FERGUSON, John Butler, B. March 20, 1886 D. Feb. 25, 1977 In my Fathers house are many mansions Married Dec. 27, 1911 FERGUSON, Lyda Anthony, B. Jan. 17, 1895 D. March 13, 1971 GILLILAND, Edith S., B. Oct. 13, 1910 D. June 23, 1977 GILLILAND, Frank D., B. July 9, 1907 D. Feb. 22, 1961 GILLILAND, Iona B., B. Oct. 7, 1896 D. 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