EPLING-MATHERLY CEMETERY, FLAT TOP, MERCER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This information was collected on June 24, 2005 by David Hambrick and Ken Bowen , and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Tombstone Project July 18, 2005 Copyright - All Rights Reserved ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Interstate 77 at Ghent exit to Route 19. Turn right and follow Route 19 about five miles. The cemetery is located near the Mercer and Raleigh County line, and behind the Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church at the intersection of Route 19 and Ellison Ridge Road. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matherly Inez Lilly Canada C. Sept. 20, 1883 Oct. 6, 1881 Apr. 25, 1964 Dec. 24, 1940 Mother Footstones: Father Waymen Matherly Son of Canada G. & Inez Lilly Matherly Mar. 26, 1920 Sept. 21, 1938 Age 18 Yrs. 5 Mos. 25 Days. Jerry Eugene Matherly Born & Died Aug. 25, 1948 Father-John L. Matherly Mother-Mary Margaret Mansfield Matherly Step Softly, A Dream Lies Sleeping Here. Infants Son and Daughter of A. D. and Avoline Epling Oct. 26, 1934 Inf. Footstones: Inf. Mark Anthony Epling Jan. 28, 1962 Our Baby Andrew Epling Jr. Son of A. D. and Avoline Epling Oct. 8, 1940 Nov. 14, 1940 Footstone: A. D. E. Jr. Epling Andrew D. Avoline D. Apr. 25, 1911 Oct. 21, 1914 Jan. 2, 1981 May 29, 2002 Our Father Which Art In Heaven. Sam Matherly 1874 – 1944 C. A. Matherly 1888 – 1938 Hezekiah Matherly 1887 – 1959 Carlos Matherly 1924 – 1937 Matherly Effie B. Zack May 14, 1902 Aug. 16, 1892 Nov. 16, 1960 Apr. 13, 1946 Mother Father Matherly Darrell E. Roger D. Danny L. 1942 1949 1947 D. E. M R. D. M. D. L. M. Matherly Barry Leon Kimberly Ann June 24, 1953 June 16, 1963 Oct. 3, 1953 Feb. 12, 1964 B. L. M. Footstones: K. A. M. Matherly Iven Glenn Ann M. Aug. 25, 1917 Mar. 15, 1920 May 30, 1998 No date. Forever In Our Hearts. I. G. M. Footstones. A. M. M. Farley Ralph I. Iris Epling Nov. 25, 1913 Mar. 31, 1917 Aug. 27, 1981 Jan. 31, 1991 In God's Care Epling William S. Opal L. 1879 – 1928 1884 – 1921 We Did The Best We Knew. Father Footstones: Mother Epling Dale Kate 1907 – 1965 1910 – 1992 Father Mother Ramona G. Epling Ellison Jan. 21, 1930 July 24, 1997 Daughter and Mom C. D. Lowe 1934 – 1959 Epling Andrew S. Mary E. 1852 – 1924 1846 - 1925 Infant No dates. Rose Mary L. Lake E. Jr. Mar. 15, 1933 May 17, 1922 Mar. 15, 1933 May 17, 1922 Lake E. Rose West Virginia Pvt. 1CL 154 Depot Brig. September 17, 1934 Mildred Rose Dec. 1928 – Dec. 1999 In Loving Memory Gladys G. Rose Dec. 30, 1899 Jan. 27, 1940 Carl L. Epling West Virginia F2 USNR World War II Feb. 10, 1915 – July 20, 1960 Mary Reed Epling Nov. 20, 1908 June 18, 1958 In Loving Memory Fred L. Lilly 1888 – 1979 May He Rest In Peace Epling Ernest C. Stella L. 1875 – 1949 1882 – 1952 E. Wayne Epling May 7, 1904 Dec. 4, 1936 Epling Stella E. Infant July 7, 1922 July 23, 1920 Nov. 23, 1934 Oct. 4, 1920 Alfred T. Epling Jr. Oct. 6, 1945 Oct. 10, 1992 Epling A. Tennyson Vonna N. Mar. 16, 1906 Aug. 24, 1916 Oct. 4, 1967 Oct. 14, 1990 Father Footstones: Mother