Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe, Virginia (Amherst County), 7 miles down Rt. 643 west of Business 29 S in Amherst. Church is more than 100 years old. File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Elodie Thompson < EThom12250@aol.com > ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Bethel, Mary Margaret, 22 Apr 1860, 14 Aug 1904, Wife of Daniel Richard Davis Bethel, William J., 31 Jan 1835, 7 Sep 1906, Was Born, And Died, Jesus lover of my soul/let me to thy bosom fly, footstone WJB Burford, David T., 13 Oct 1917, 14 Oct 1917 Burford, Frances Whitehead, 1902, 1998 Burford, James Russell, 20 Jun 1877, 10 Jul 1952 Burford, James William, 8 Feb 1920, 15 Sep 1920 Burford, Thomas Russell, 1905, 1970 Burford, Walter Russell, 1934, 1994 Burford, Zada Watts, 5 Oct 1881, 2 Jan 1964 Burks, Carrie Moon, 8 Dec 1897, 23 May 1983 Burks, Frank Washington, 27 Jul 1897, 25 Mar 1966 Caldwell, Mary Harris, 27 Nov 1914, 02 Nov 1990, “Sister” Caldwell, R. B., 20 Feb 1910, 16 May 1995, SSGT/US ARMY/WORLD WAR II, Lovingly known/as Buck Coffey, Wilber S., 16 Nov 1910, 27 Nov 1910, Born, Died, footstone WSC Conner, Mary Rucker Davis, 25 Feb 1902, 9 Oct 1952 Cunningham, Claytis Wise, 17 Oct 1915, 09 Oct 1990, At Rest Cunningham, G. Hilton, 01 Oct 1920, 23 Feb 1978, SSGT US AIR FORCE/WORLD WAR II, KOREA Cunningham, L. R., 29 Mar 1858, 19 Dec 1925, Gone, but not forgotten, footstone LRC Cunningham, N. C., 16 Sep 1893, 31 Mar 1970, Gone, but not forgotten, footstone, NCC Davis, Walter Scott, 13 Sep 1901, 13 Nov 1940 Dunford, William Earl, 18 May 1922, 04 Feb 1988, US NAVY Hamilton, Gladys Elizabeth, 30 Oct 1915, daughter of Clarence & Maggie Harris, Mamie Ellen, 19 Jun 1874, 17 May 1932, wife of W. Glenn Hicks Hicks, James B., 5 Jan 1851, 13 Jan 1927, Born, Died, Oh! Twill be sweet to meet on/that blessed shore,/ All sorrow passed, all praise fore’er o’er, footstone JBH Hicks, Marshall R., 02 Dec 1883, 23 Feb 1939 Hicks, Mildred J., 16 Mar 1854, 20 May 1920, Born, Died, Wife of J. B. Hicks, She was a kind and affectionate/wife, A fond mother, and friend/to all, footstone, MJH Hicks, Mildred Moore, 25 Apr 1908, 01 Jan 1920 Hicks, William Glenn, 10 Sep 1894, 6 Nov 1968, Resting, VIRGINIA/PVT 557 CASSION CP TNG CEN/WORLD WAR I, foot marker Hicks, Nelson, 2 Sep 1879, 31 Jan 1953, footstone, NH Hicks, Nelson Jr., 15 Mar 1915, 17 Feb 1937 Hicks, Susie Moore, 5 Jan 1882, 11 Dec 1965, His wife, footstone SMH Johnson, Robert William Sr., 18 Mar 1923, 31 Jul 1986, footstone Billy Lukens, Eleanor Thomas, 28 Nov 1875, 6 Jan 1958, Mother Moon, John Marvin, 25 Sep 1867, 31 Mar 1957, footstone JMM Morgan, Caressa Wild, 18 May 1901, 14 Apr 1975, Wife, Mother, Sister, & Friend Morgan, Raymond Earl, 18 Sep 1902, 19 Dec 1975, Husband, Father, Brother, Teacher, and Friend Morgan, James Raymond, 16 Feb 1930, 10 Apr 1992, A1C US AIR FORCE/KOREA Morris, Margaret E., 25 Aug 1836, 22 Jun 1918, Wife of Wm. J. Bethel, Mother, I have fought a good fight/ I have finished my course/I have kept the faith, footstone MEMB Nichols, Rosa Davis, 23 Nov 1898, 11 Jan 1991 Ore, James P Jake, 1923, 1996, Whitten Funeral Home marker Ore, Louise Davis, 30 Apr 1922, 01 Jan 1994, We miss you still Peters, Harold Marvin, 22 Nov 1891, 24 Apr 1965, footstone HMP Peters, James B., 3 Mar 1862, 24 Sep 1942 Peters, J. Carlyle, 5 Jan 1914, 17 May 1933, footstone JCP Peters, Jennie Hamilton, 16 Apr 1866, 05 Apr 1946, Wife of James B. Peters Peters, John, 22 Jul 1837, 31 Mar 1906, Born, Died Powell, George Frank, 01 Nov 1843, 06 Mar 1929, SGT CO G 51 REG/VA INF CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY Powell, Lula E Lavender, 21 Feb 1867, 23 Apr 1923 Rucker, Edward (Buddy), 13 Apr 1935, 21 Dec 1996, FOREVER FAITHFUL Rucker, Florence Powell, 12 May 1869, 16 Apr 1958 Rucker, Frank James, 12 Jan 1895, 04 Dec 1915 Rucker, George Mack, 27 Nov 1896, 20 May 1966 Rucker, Herman W., 08 May 1899, 17 Jan 1983 Rucker, Infant son of Ruth and Jack Rucker, fieldstone foot marker Rucker, Jack Lee, 27 May 1905, 13 Nov 1987 Rucker, John Thomas, 19 Nov 1903, 25 Jul 1963, VIRGINIA/PVT CO 1335 INF 84 INF DIV/WORLD WAR II Rucker, J. W., 01 Sep 1867, 20 Aug 1947 Rucker, Margaret Burks, 08 Aug 1917 Rucker, Minnie Franklin, 28 Oct 1902, 21 Jun 1981 Rucker, Ruth Franklin, 10 Jun 1916, 26 Sept 1992 Rucker, Virgie Franklin, 19 June 1909, 03 Jun 1987 Rucker, William Cole, 02 Jun 1909, 01 Jul 1995, in God’s care Rucker, William Madison, 12 Jun 1867, 07 Sep 1930 Sale, Mary Lottie C., 29 Aug 1898, 09 Jan 1974, footstone Mother Sale, Woody, 8 Jun 1891, 28 Jan 1969, VA PVT 12 CO 155 DEPOT BRIG/WORLD WAR I, footstone Father Staton, Blanche Inez, 28 Feb 1894, 31 Jul 1958, footstone BIS Staton, Earl (Randy), 11 Aug 1959, 10 Jul 1996, Born too late, Died too soon., Whitten Funeral Home foot marker Earl Randall Staton Staton, Hortie Smith, 19 Mar 1892, additional marker Hortie Smith Staton, 19 Mar 1882 14 Sep 1964, VIRGINIA/SGT 75 PW ESCORT CO ASC/WORLD WAR I Swinney, Eva M., 25 Jun 1879, 28 Feb 1902, , Born, Died Wife of W. P. Bethel, footstone EMS Updike, Iva Maude, 03 Oct 1882, 31 Dec 1954, Wife of H. M. Peters, footstone IMUP Wiatt, Charles Graham, 01 Feb 1920, 30 Jun 1976, footstone CGW Wilkerson, Jessie M W., 14 May 1900, 23 Jan 1976 Wilkerson, Peter R., 30 Apr 1893, 25 Nov 1959, VIRGINIA/CPL CO M 18 BN REPL TNG CEN/WORLD WAR I 5 graves with fieldstone head and foot markers