BALL CEMETERY, Raven, Tazewell County,Va. ************************************************************************ 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. ************************************************************************ From Raven Va. take Rte 67 south toward Swords Creek about .2 of a mile then turn right on Road Ridge Turnpike (rte 618) then go about 3.5 miles cemetery is on right. Compiled by Harold and Kathy Richardson < rbc@naxs.com > Notes will be in ( ) Starting on west end of cemetery and south side or southwest corner. Rachael S. Absher 23 Jan 1896 29 Feb 1988 (w/o Fred Absher d/o Edward Stilwell) Fred Absher 6 Mar 1918 3 Nov 1971 (s/o Henry Absher) Raymond Billy Absher 21 Aug 1937 31 Dec 1994 Son of Fred and Rachael Stilwell Absher Emma Lee Elswick 18 Apr 1906 2 Jun 1951 ( w/o Giles Edward Elswick d/o George Ball & Nannie Dixion) Giles Edward Elswick 13 May 1899 30 Apr 1976 Peggy Ann Elswick 14 Oct 1930 10 May 1938 (d/o Giles Edward Elswick) Philip E. Elswick 16 Sep 1936 22 Mar 1991 (s/o Giles Edward Elswick) Carl Andrew Lowe 1954-1980 Leonard A. Lowe 15 Feb 1926 19 Dec 1987 PFC US ARMY WWII Nannie Louise Ball 14 Sep 1883 21 Oct 1951 (w/o George W. Ball d/o John Dixion) George W. Ball 18 Jun 1875 20 Jul 1925 (s/o John Ball & Ruthy Davis) Ricky J. Brown 20 Oct 1957 18 Feb 1979 Rachael Ann Hall 13 Mar 1937 11 May 1983 John W. Hall 30 May 1947 Married 3 Apr 1968 (The above two are on one stone.) Harrison Boots Dye 1934-1993 Pansey M. Day 22 Apr 1928 30 Jul 1957 Luintine R Deskins 17 Feb 1923 13 Nov 1924 Earl Ball 1940 (s/o Arch Ball) Merle Ball 1940 (s/o Arch Ball) Tommy Ball 1949 (s/o Arch Ball) Agnes Ball 1948 (d/o Arch Ball) (Four above were all on one stone) Kermit Vernon Carty 1943-1963 Roger Lee Carty 1944-1963 Arvil Dean Carty 1948-1963 (Three above were all on one stone. Were killed in car wreck at Oakwood Va..) Andrew Grizzle 1924 -1982 Rolstin L Cantrell 20 May 1938 14 Nov 1988 Joan Mosley 20 Oct 1884 26 Sep 1973 Vergie Ethel Ball 21 Jul 1908 6 Nov 1987 (w/o Arch Ball d/o Tom Davis) Arch Ball 13 may 1906 20 Oct 1961 (s/o Charles W.Ball) Billy J. Ball 1937-1946 (s/o Arch Ball) (Burned with black powder.) Paul A. Ball 1932-1932 (s/o Arch Ball) Junior G. Ball 1936-1936 (s/o Arch Ball) Ruthy Ball 6 Dec 1851 29 Dec 1948 (w/o John Ball d/o John Davis & Frances Horton) John Ball 10 Mar 1847 21 Aug 1918 (s/o Wilson Ball & Eliza Ann Brooks) Lewis Ball 14 Feb 1882 2 Mar 1907 (s/o John Ball & Ruthy Davis) Mary Jane Ball Horton 12 Apr 1885 14 Apr 1952 (w/o Lewis Ball w/o William Horton She was a Dixion) John William Ball 1 Jul 1877 9 Jun 1939 (s/o John Ball & Ruthy Davis) Ida Alice Ball 9 Sep 1887 3 Feb 1965 ( w/o John William Ball d/o Tom Davis & Becky) (two above were all on one stone) Boyd M. Stilwell 17 Nov 1926 23 Mar 1996 "Ken" on foot stone Helen L. Stilwell 13 Dec 1926 (two above were all on one stone) Charlie W Ball 1 Jul 1877 20 Feb 1934 (s/o John Ball & Ruthy Davis) Thelma E. Deskins 26 Oct 1906 26 Apr 1979 Melvin A. Ball 10 Jan 1923 1 Nov 1945 (s/o Charlie W Ball & Lula Byrd) Frazier Thomas Brown 8 Jul 1904 4 Sep 1955 Annie Leola Brown 30 Mar 1904 15 May 1953 (two above were all on one stone) Jennie B. Deskins 3 May 1881 30 Aug 1961 Tom W. Deskins 6 Mar 1877 14 Jun 1955 (two above were all on one stone) William L. Deskins 5 Mar 1901 17 Jul 1950 (s/o Tom W. Deskins) C.R. Deskins 30 Jun 1905 29 Jun 1926 (child of Tom W. Deskins) Julius H. Rose 23 May 1898 21 Oct 1950 s/o George W. Rose & Caroline Ball) Rosa F. Rose 10 Apr 1900 29 Mar 1987 (two above were all on one stone) (w/o Julius Rose d/o Reece Davis & Catherine Ball) Lawrence Eugene Rose 13 Oct 1942 13 Oct 1942 (s/o Eugene Julius Rose & Leah Agnes) Eugene Julius Rose 9 Oct 1919 1 Aug 1982 (s/o Julius H. Rose & Rosa F. Davis) Leah Agnes Rose 22 Apr 1925 13 Jul 1994 (w/o Eugene Julius Rose) Geneva C. Beavers 17 Apr 1949 28 Sep 1984 (d/o Eugene Julius Rose & Leah Agnes) Ruby Vernell Rose 24 Aug 1936 26 May 1999 "Nell" on foot stone (d/o Eugene Julius Rose & Leah Agnes) Dewey Ball 17 Mar 1911 16 Apr 1934 (s/o Albert Ball & Eddie Horton) Myrtle Ball 20 Aug 1911 13 Apr 1931 (w/o Dewey Ball d/o James & Eda Cordill) Robert C. Godfrey (Can't read dates stone is broken) Tommy A. Rose Jr. 23 Oct 1970 25 Oct 1970 ( grandson of Eugene Julius Rose) C.B. (Foot stone with these initials) Lonzie Carty 1924-1957 Ruth G. Elswick 7 Jan 1923 23 Oct 1984 Frances Ivergene Ball 23 Oct 1930 9 Aug 1931 (d/o Albert Ball & Eddie Horton) Carness B. Ball 10 Sep 1925 13 Aug 1944 PFC 358 INF WWII (Killed in WWII) Willard J. Ball 4 May 1929 22 Mar 1949 (Killed in coal mine.) (two above were all on one stone. Sons of Albert Ball & Eddie Horton) Otis Perry Rose 10 Mar 1917 26 Aug 1978 (s/o George W. Rose & Clarsey Caroline Rose) George W. Rose 28 Jun 1870 10 Aug 1957 Clarsey Caroline Rose 19 Jun 1882 5 Mar 1956 (two above were all on one stone) James Arnold Ball 9 May 1949 Age 59 Yrs 9 Mo. 4 Days (Death date only was listed) ( Birth 5 Aug 1889 s/o John Ball & Ruthey Davis) Kathy Lovandy Lowe 29 Nov 1950 29 Nov 1950 (d/o Paul Lowe & Alta Ball) Grace Eva Hurt 9 Jul 1905 30 Jan 1962 (d/o Reece Davis & Catherine Ball) Reece Davis 12 May 1875 1 Mar 1953 Cathern Davis 27 Jun 1880 10 Jan 1967 (two above were all on one stone) (d/o John Ball & Ruthy Davis) Raleigh A. Ball 24 May 1912 25 Mar 1956 (s/o Charlie W Ball & Lula Byrd) Shelia D Vandyke 21 Aug 1965 21 Aug 1965 Bobby Joe Byrd 1948-1982 US ARMY VIETNAM (s/o Clyde Byrd & Erma Newberry) Bertina Ruth Absher 5 Jan 1947 9 May 1980 Homer C. Lester 29 Sep 1921 28 Mar 1998 Vinnie F. Lester 26 Feb 1924 16 Feb 1982 (d/o Sylvester Stilwell & Nora Grace Davis) (two above were all on one stone) Silvester Stilwell 24 Mar 1925 21 Dec 1977 (s/o Sylvester Stilwell & Nora Grace Davis) "Jed" Carness James Stilwell 5 Mar 1947 6 Nov 1989 (s/o Sylvester Stilwell) Ralph Edward Whitt 10 Aug 1956 15 Sep 1976 Belvie B. Wyatt 16 Sep 1916 6 Jul 1998 Elsie M. Wyatt 8 Feb 1925 (two above were all on one stone) Ed Rusty Powers 13 Apr 1910 1 Jan 1974 Carol Jean Webb 1951-1999 Danny Lee Smith 11 May 1959 14 Mar 1997 Charlie O. Webb 4 May 1903 10 Sep 1976 Mollie O. Webb 5 Mar 1904 13 Oct 1991 (two above were all on one stone) Curtis Webb 1927-1999 "Sarge" Otis M. Johnson Jr. 18 May 1972 26 May 1973 Ethel Rakes 1915-1993 James Edward Deskins 2 Sep 1930 29 Dec 1964 Agness Marie Deskins 17 Jan 1937 (two above were all on one stone) Judy Pamela Deskins 9 Jun 1960 3 May 1998 Ethel M. Ball 1 Mar 1914 (d/o Jim Cordle) Lawrence E. Ball 24 Nov 1914 13 Aug 1999 (two above were all on one stone) (s/o Albert Ball & Eddie Horton) Eddie Ball 22 Jul 1888 6 Oct 1966 (w/o Albert Ball d/o Almarine Horton & Virginia Belle Richardson. Name is Edgar Amanda. Eddie is nick name because her mother didn,t like Edgar. Albert Ball 8 Aug 1887 13 Aug 1971 (two above were all on one stone) (s/o John Ball & Ruthy Davis) James R. Ball 4 Apr 1921 11 Dec 1996 US ARMY WWII (s/o Albert Ball & Eddie Horton) Marvin Albert Ball 16 Mar 1919 26 Jan 1986 TEC 4 US ARMY WWII (s/o Albert Ball & Eddie Horton) Ruby A. Ball 22 Oct 1926 (d/o Sylvester Stilwell & Nora Grace Davis) (two above were all on one stone)