Gilmer County, West Virginia - Normantown Cemetery

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Normantown Cemetary
Normantown, Gilmer Co., WV

Submitter:
Lois Chadwell Cruz
lcruz@neumedia.net
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This cemetary is located on a wooded hillside just off Gassaway Road in 
Normantown proper.  Driving directions: from Rtes. 33/119 in Normantown,
turn south on Gassaway Rd. The road to the cemetary, reached by foot, 
is directly across the road from the Post Office. The cleared and fenced 
plot contains ten uncarved slabs set up in such a way that I'm sure they
mark graves. Based on their arrangement there may be no more than five 
unknown burials, but possibly as many as ten.

There are a number of double headstones, so this list is only roughly 
alphabetical. My comments are enclosed in brackets.
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BOBBY DELL
FRAME
NOV. 11, 1951
JUL. 17, 1997


[double headstone, banner top center containing:]
FRAME

[left side]DREXELL
1900-1992
[foot, aluminum marker]
HUGH DREXELL 
FRAME
1900-1992

[right side]FLORA
1910-


[double headstone, banner top center containing:]
HUFF

[left side]MAUDE M.
1874-1931
[foot]M.M.H.

[right side]GLENA
1916-1931
[foot]G.H.


[double headstone, banner top center containing:]
LOWE

[left side]B.H. "JACK"
SEPT. 18, 1921
APRIL 9, 1991

[right side]LEONA E.
NOV. 27, 1926
SEPT. 3, 1984


[double headstone, banner top center containing:]
MOORE

[left side]DOY LEE
1921-1991
[foot, granite]DOY L. MOORE
TEC5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
OCT 23, 1921-JUL 29, 1991

[right side]MAYVIS DEAN
1922-


[double headstone, banner top center containing:]
MOORE

[left side]EMMA E.
MAR. 29, 1890
MAR. 14, 1963
AT REST
[foot]MOTHER

[right side]O. D.
MAR. 29, 1885
SEPT. 18, 1970
[foot]FATHER


[double headstone,top center containing:]
NORMAN

[left side]MOTHER
LUCY B.
1874-1951

[right side] FATHER
DAVID D.
1864-1910


[double headstone, ornately carved
unpolished marble] 
[left side]PERRY G.
NORMAN
SEPT. 21, 1851
AUG. 7, 1910
[italics]Christ loved
him and took
him home
[on pedestal]FATHER
[foot]PGN

[right side]ELISHA M.
WIFE OF
PERRY G.
NORMAN
FEB. 17, 1848
FEB. 16, 1911
[italics]A tender mother
and faithful friend
[on pedestal]MOTHER
[foot]EMN


[granite column, carved to resemble
a pulpit, with open book on top]
REV. SEYMOUR
NORMAN
SEPT. 5, 1861
MAR. 29, 1931
[italics]Here lies one who
did his best
[on pedestal, italics]
The heavens declare the
glory of God
Psalms 19.-1.
[foot]S.H.N.


ZETTA JEAN
WALKER
DEC. 10, 1924
MAY 14, 1995


[double headstone, banner top center containing:]
WILLIAMS

[left side]J. HOKE
1896-1976

[right side]PEARL
1902-1990


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About 200 yards up the hill from the cemetary is a little knoll whereon
stand several shaped sandstone (?) blocks and slabs, as well as a 
rough-shaped slab resembling, in appearance and situation, a headstone. 
None of these has any carving. There is also a white, unpolished, 
rectangular marble column, about three feet tall, carved on three sides:


SEYMOUR
NORMAN
BORN
DEC. 12, 1812
DIED
JULY 2, 1880
[italics]Thus sink to rest
the just whom
Christ has blest,
Death brings
them light and
peace and heav-
enly rest.


JEMIMA
NORMAN
BORN
JAN. 18, 1804
DIED
DEC. 25, 1841
[italics]She welcomed death
not only as a release
from bodily suffer-
ing, but as the
fruition of her
hopes of eternal
happiness
[on pedestal]NORMAN


SARAH
NORMAN
BORN
JAN. 7, 1824
[no death date carved]
[italics]Here lies one who 
in this life
was a kind mother
a true wife;
She was by many
virtues blest,
And piety among
the best.