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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** DEER CREEK Cemetery Near Cass Cemetery Description: Within State Park boundaries, unfenced, mowed but not maintained; 63 graves marked with rusty pipes 12 to 30 inches tall Starting Place: Standing to the rear of the Cemetery with back to the river facing stones, numbering stones beginning from right side. Row# Stone# "Surname, First, Middle (Maiden)" Birth Death Military Info Inscription Notes 1 "1st, 2nd 3rd, 4th fr right" rusty pipe 1 5th fr right "Keller, Kenneth M." "Feb. 6, 1915" "Apr. 3, 1916" son of M.H. & P.C. Keller Footstone: K.M.K. 1 6th fr right rusty pipe 1 7th fr right "Hauck, F.B." "July 6, 1879" "Dec. 15, 1918" Foostone: F.B.H. 1 "8th, 9th, 10th fr right" rusty pipe 1 11th fr right rusty pipe beside very lg. oak tree 2 "1st, 2nd 3rd, 4th fr right" rusty pipe 2 5th fr right "Zukovick, Iwan" "June 14, 1914 Age 21 years" Drowned only stone in row has cross at top 3 1st fr right "Galford, Lucy A." "Apr. 1, 1887" "May 25, 1887" "dau of J.C. & F.A. Galford, Gone to be an angel" Footstone: L.A.G. 3 2nd fr right "Galford, John C." "Dec. 14, 1859" "May 11, 1894" "A precious one from us has gone, A voice we love is stilled, A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled." Footstone: J.C.G. 3 3rd fr right "Gilford, Allen" "Mar. 29, 1816" "Jan. 22, 1898" "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord Job 1.24" Footstones: A.G. & N.G. 3 3rd fr right "Gilford, Nancy" "Apr. 13, 1820" "May 16, 1903" """" """" 3 "4th, 5th, 6th fr right" rusty pipe 3 7th fr right "Mullenax, Rosa M." 1887 1943 Mother 4 1st fr right "Galford, Dallis" "Jun 6, 1818 or 1848" "May 30, 1911" 4 2nd fr rt rusty pipe 4 3rd fr right "Tacy, Infant" "May 20, 1889" "May 20, 1889" Infant dau of G.N. & M. C. Tacy 4 4th fr right "Kuhn, J.G." "Jan 29, 1876" "Mar. 10, 1912" Age 36 yrs 4 "5th, 6th, 7th fr right" rusty pipe 5 1st fr right "Nichols, Infant" "June 13, 1915" "June 13, 1915" "dau of M.B. & m.C. Nichols, Gone to be an angel" Footstone 5 "2nd, 3rd, 4th fr right" rusty pipe 5 5th fr right "Bird, W.F." "Feb. 17, 1852" "stone has broken off across date died, cannot read" 5 "6th, 7th fr right" rusty pipe 6 6th fr right large vertical stone "Cross, A.B." "daughter of Wm. & D.A. Cross who was born June 6, 1891 who departed this life 20th day of Dec. 1903, at age of 12 years 6 months and 14 days" 6 7th fr right "Irvine, Infant" "June 18, 1915" "June 20, 1915" infant son of B.M. & W.M. Irvine 6 "8th, 9th fr right" rusty pipe 7 1st stone about ctr cemetery "Oliver, Infant" "Sept. 3, 1901" "Sept. 6, 1901" Infant dau of G.D. & M.J. Oliver double stone 7 """" "Oliver, Wardie C." "Nov. 22, 1899" "Aug. 20, 1901" """" 7 2nd fr right "Siple, Arlie Echol" "Dec. 18, 1899" "Aug. 1, 1903" son of W.M. & A.C. Siple broken stone; footstone: A.E.S. 7 3rd fr right "oliver, Bayard L." "June 12, 1897" "Aug. 19, 1903" fallen stone 7 4th fr right "Burns, Ray" "Dec. 11, 1901" "May 29, 1906" 7 "5th, 6th, 7th fr right" rusty pipe 8 "1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th fr right" rusty pipe 8 7th fr right "Paccasassy, George" son of Ettora & Sandra 8 "8th, 9th, 10th, 11th fr right" rusty pipe 9 "1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th fr right" rusty pipe 10 "1st, 2nd, 3rd fr right" rusty pipe 10 4th fr right "Stewart, Paul S." "July 22, 1935" "October 22, 1972" "West Virginia SP6, HHC, 1 BN 28 INF Korea, Vietnam" 10 "5th, 6th, 7th fr right" rusty pipe 11 "1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th fr right" rusty pipe 12 1 marker rusty pipe Directions/Location: GPS Reading: UTM 17 S 0593948 4249113 From intersection of State Rts. 92, 28 & 66, follow State Rt. 66 West to Cass, about 5 miles. From the Cass Scenic Railroad crossing in Cass, travel through Cass continuing on State Rt. 66 West passing the Cass Fire house on the left. Just past the Fire House at 0.5 miles, turn left following the Greenbrier River Trail signs, dirt road, passing town sewage ponds on the left. At 1.0 miles (small sign on right “Deer Creek Cemetery), turn left on grass, country lane through the woods for 100 yards to the cemetery.