Claburn - Bud - Hicks Cemetery

                  Contributor: Phyllis A. Coburn Griffith

          Directions: Go up the Big Creek Road 2.9 miles to the
          intersection with Mountain Fork, keep left on Mountain
          Fork for 2.7 miles. At the intersection at the mouth of
          Split Fork, keep left for .2 miles. The cemetery is on
          the hill on the left of the road. A jeep trail leads to
          the cemetery (about 50 yards). The cemetery is located
          at: Latitude---370 20.483N Longitude---810 37.381W

          This cemetery had numerous graves marked only with
          field stones. One section (where the C.L. Hicks grave
          is located) appears to contain very old graves but only
          one or two were marked well enough to read.

          1. Della Hicks June 12, 1920 Feb. 24, 1936

          2. Tombstone with the inset missing

          3. Sam Hicks April 10, 1969 80 yrs. old 6 months
          (Funeral Home Marker)

          4. Connie Hicks May 17, 1937-June 6, 1957

          5. Mondam(?) Hicks Born Nov. 12, 1937 Died March 20,
          1938

          6. Geraldine J. Taylor Selph 1936-1990

          7. Clyde Hicks Born Feb. 1, 1932 Died March 1987

          8. General J. Charles Born June 10, 1920 Died Feb. 1,
          1980

          9. Mandy Mae Charles Born Dec. 8, 1914 Died April 1,
          1975

          10. Farley Charles / Ferley Charles Nov. 14, 1940 (Both
          on one stone)

          11. Mother Leah Hicks Born June 25, 1871 (?0 Died June
          1916 (Made by a friend)

          12. Mr. C. L. Hicks was Born October 12, 1844 Died
          October 1, 1916 Age 72 at death. (Handmade metal
          marker) (Note: Clayborn L. was known as Bud)

          13. Delly Hicks 18(?)(?) (This was a very old
          stone-most of the writing was gone. It was up and to
          the left of the C.L. Hicks grave.)

          14. Dan Hicks Born July 7, 1884 Died May 6, 1954

          15. Mother Maggie Hicks Born 1897 Died Feb. 6, 1921
          Made by friends

          16. Cecil W. Hicks (Military Marker) PFC US Army Aug.
          8, 1918 Feb. 6, 1978

          17. Sylvia Leake (Funeral Home Marker--No dates
          visible)

          18. Lyndia Parker August 20, 1923 Age 43

          19. Ballard Hicks 1914-1977 (Funeral Home Marker)

          20. Ira M. Hicks PFC US ARMY Aug. 10, 1917 June 20,
          1974

          21. Mose Hicks Oct. 9, 1919 June 28, 1991

          22. Herbert Hicks

          23. Faye Hicks Born 1933 Died 1980

          24. Emory Hicks Born 19-- (Part of this stone was under
          ground.)

          25. Sandra Hicks 1969-1983 (Funeral Home Marker)

          26. Helen Hicks ) Born Nov. 17, 1988 Died Dec. 5, 1988
          (Funeral Home Marker)

          The grave of Sylvia Leake was marked with a wreath of
          flowers marked GRANDMA, the grave after Ira M. Hicks
          was marked in a similar way--no other marker. The next
          grave (Mose Hicks) was marked with similar flowers
          marked GRANDPA.

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