Cemetery: Sharp-Raintown Cemetery, Pocahontas County, WV Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Burroughs ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** SHARP-RAINTOWN CEMETERY Directions: Sharp Cemetery is south of Marlinton taking Route 39, between the Cranberry Mountain Visitors Center and the junction at Mill Point. It is not located far from the Boxley gravel pit. FH =" funeral home" ( ) =comments 1. Burks William Mose--- July 27,1895- April 17,1992 Resultha May Roberts.-- May 3, 1897- Nov. 30, 1971 2. Burks Paul Green --Oct. 4, 1924- April 16, 1981 PFC. US Army WWII Ruth Varela ---Nov. 13, 1924 -Dec. 29, 1984 3.Robert Paul Crawford--- Sept. 15, 1967- March 21, 1968 4.Shirley Varela Crawford -- Dec. 7, 1937-- March 21, 1968 5. Dawn Elizabeth Crawford-- June 21, 1956- March 21, 1968 6. Benjamin Lawerence Varela --July 7, 1929-- Jan.31, 1982 7.Ruby Mae Peyton Varela --March 21, 1906-- April 1, 1971 8. Mrs. Hughes --no dates 9.Heskel Copenhaver --1900- 1978 10. Mary M. Copenhaver --1908- 1990 11. Lewis Joseph -- March 9, 1903-- July 2, 1983 Viva Roberts Lewis --March 4, 1906-- Jan. 24, 1987 12. Mamie Mabel Roberts Bennett-- July 9, 1910-- June 25, 1994 "An inspiration to all who knew her" 13. Burle George Roberts-- March 17, 1908-- July 7, 1988 14.Anna Candace Hankins Roberts Baldwin--May 7, 1886-- March 12, 1968 15. Edith Lyle Roberts Kerns--Oct. 15,1905--Nov. 7, 1956 16.Eva B. Cochran-- 1912-- 1960 17. Alston James Lewis--Oct. 1, 1864-- 8- 1901 18.William Issac Baxter ---1971--2001 (Vanreenen Funeral Home, Marlinton) 19.Alexandria M. Shearer-- 1997-- 1997( Vanreenen F.H.) 20. Jessica Ann Turner --1994-- 1995 21. Rosa V. Lewis --1945--1990 22. Wayne C. Lewis Sr. 1942--- 1994 23. Lewis Thomas G. --Dec. 24, 1911--- Sept. 14, 1990 Hazel L. --Aug. 14, 1919 24. Vivian G. Blankenship-- 1916-- 1984 25. Lacy D. Sharp -- 1925--1951 26. Tina Sharp Bryant-- Jan. 1, 1900-- March 28, 1981 27. Karen Sue Burks--March 5, 1948-- March 5, 1948 28. David Earl Burks-- May 9, 1949-- May 11, 1949 29. W. Michael Burks --1953-- 1962 30. William M. Burks JR. --Aug. 26, 1918-- Jan. 31, 1965-- WV. TEC. 5 Co. A 94 inf. B.N. WWII 31. William R. Burks--Feb. 23, 1937-- Aug. 15, 1965-- WV. Air Force A3C 32. Aaron T. Roberts March 22, 1911-- Oct. 1, 1983 --US Army WWII 33. Ruth Ann Roberts --1962--1993 34. Roger Allen Hall son of Roger and Penny Hall Aug. 5, 1996-- Aug. 7, 1996 35. Jennifer Williams-- 1979- 1979 36.. Annetta Marie Roberts--Jan. 27, 1936-- Sept. 15, 2001 37. Baby Roberts no dates 38.Evelyn B. Roberts (wife) --1921-- 1984 39. Herbert Kerns-- May 10, 1910-- 1966 40. Olive Marie Roberts--June 10,1942-- June 28, 1958 41. Williams --1956--1956 42. Roy Ellis Roberts--April 25, 1906-- Sept. 29, 1951 43. Lillie L. Lewis--May 12, 1893-- Dec. 8, 1975 44. W.M. Lewis May 15, 1888--May 22, 1946 45. Roberts Mary Jane Hankins Roberts--Dec. 29, 1876- Jan. 11,1954 William H. Roberts--Jun. 1870--1943 46.Sharp Luther Calvin --Nov. 9, 1909--April 19, 1944 Lena Roberts Kerns July 7, 1912--July 29, 1991 (Lena is Elanor Ann) 47.William M. Roberts --1936-- 1994( Vanreenen F.H.) 48.Fred Ray Roberts--1902--1972 ( Jack Wallace F.H. Lewisburg, Wv.) 49.Roberts Fred R.--- Dec. 25, 1902--June 16, 1972 Miriam -- June 13, 1917--- 50. Denver R. roberts =-Oct. 31, 1934-- Nov. 4, 1972 51. Richard L. Roberts-- Aug. 8, 1960-- March 21, 1996(Vanreenen F. H.) 52. Roberts 53. Vaughn Austin Rudd--1951-- 1981 ( Jack Wallace F.H.) 54. Howard Rudd --1908-- 1986 55. Eskell Rudd--May 16,1915-- 1999 ( Morgan F.H. Lewisburg) 56.No marker 57. Harold Lewis--1934--1999 58.Smith Hammons--no dates 59.Donna Walker--1941--1969 60. Junior Sturgell no dates 61. Sturgell Phillip and Phyllis (twins) May 21, 1961-- May 24, 1961 62. David Sturgell --1961--1964 63. Newman O. Hinkle--Aug. 27, 1897--May 13, 1964--WV. Pvt. Co.C 69 Signal BN WWII 64. Broken stone (part at side of cemetery)--It appears to be a SIZEMORE double stone. dates are Oct. 11, 1869---Oct. 11 1944 Maybe Maggie Alma Sizemore?? Jan. 21, 1876--- 19 not finished filling in. on back of this stone it says WILLIAMSON . It appears to be ?OLA Mae Williamson. 65.Mary Allen Sizemore Jan. 1951 66. Mike Williams 67. Irvin John 1944--1955--- ( WOOD) maybe Funeral Home) 68.Leonard Coleman no dates 69. Andrew Coleman no dates 70. John Coleman --1870--1939 71. Okey Sturgell-- 1925--1939 72. Sturgell Elvire Aug. 12, 1841-- Sept. 22, 1928 WM. Nov. 19, 1838--March 13, 1916 73.Bennie Sturgell-- 1879--1969 74. Sturgell Viola L. Feb. 22, 1881--Oct. 11, 1926 James M. March 26, 1861----- 75. Alice Wilfong--1993 76. Rebecca N. Johnson--1900--1978 77. Jesse James Hammons--May 20, 1904--April 4, 1976 78.Ben Murray--1887--1962 79. French Murray --1938--1965 80. Arnold Hammons Born April 15, 1947 81. Sharp G. Violet ---Aug. 24, 1917-- J. Grant --March 10, 1914---Nov. 15, 1992 82. Willaim C. Thayer no dates 83.Zeella Belle Albert--1891--1939 84. Juelene Sharp --no dates 85.Almeda Coleman---1880--1933 86. Jack E. Jarvis --June 11,1941--May 12, 1996 US Army Vietnam 87. Clyde Lee Jarvis Sr. March 16, 1902-- Jan, 11, 1985 88. Mamie Sharp--1893--1967 89. Henry Denton Sharp-- 1846--June 9, 1925 90. Elizabeth J. Sharp-- 1888--Oct. 1, 1930 91. Baby girl Sharp 92. Frances Virginia Sharp-- 1930--Jan. 30, 1931 93. Hazel Jarvis Sept. 22, 1934-- March 19,1936 94. Sharp Gertrude S. Aug. 1, 1889-- Nov. 1, 1940 Joseph A. -Nov. 18, 1871-- Nov. 17, 1951 95. Sharp (triple stone) Daughter-- Patricia O. --1942--1944 Mother-- Frances M. --1923-- 1983 Father--Walker-- June 27, 1919--Dec. 28, 2000--- PFC. US Marine Corp WWII 96. Baby Sharp-- 1961 ( I think) 97. Ray Maggie V. --1871--1942 James L. --1877--1945 98.baby girl Sharp-- Feb. 25, 1941 99. Baby Bryant no dates 100. Baby Bryant No dates 101.Baby Cobb no dates 102. Conley Cobb No dates 103. Sarah Townsend 1907-- 1971 104. John Cobb June 10, 1930-- July 27, 1953-- WV. Sgt. Co.C 485 Engr. C BN 105. Hammons Edden --- 1876--1955 Elizabeth D. -- 1876--1954 106. Winters Dearfiled--Nov. 28, 1917-- 1918 107. Baby Blankenship no dates 108. Baby girl Dearfield --1935--1935 109. Baby boy Dearfield -Jan. 29, 1939-- Jan. 31, 1939 110. Anabelle Dearfield--March 16, 1939-- Aug. 8, 1941 111. W. Lloyd Dearfield-- Jan. 3, 1914-- July 18, 1966 112. Dearfield Ada May--May 5, 1895-- Feb. 7, 1970 William P. March 15, 1889-- Sept. 20, 1972 113. Edith Rachel Hess --May 12, 1921--Aug. 15, 1988 114. Burl Hess US Army WWII Aug. 9, 1917-- April 8, 1991 115.Virgie Alee Dearfield Nov. 16, 1913--Jan. 15, 1997 116. Linda M. Dearfield --July 7, 1952-- Feb. 14, 2000 117. Seira Lee Rose-- 1993--1993 118. Phillips no dates 119. Corelena Daughter of TF and MM Phillips May 4-8 1935 120. Phillips no dates 121. Nara Phillips no dates 122. Mar Phillips no dates 123. Phillips Richard --1877-1940 Ada --1878--1928 124.Fred Phillips --Dec. 11, 1907-- May 13, 1964 125. Junior M. Blankenship March 14, 1932-- Sept. 26, 1992 PVT. US Army Korea 126. JM. Blankenship March 7, 1899--Nov. 6, 1931 127. Adams Jack C. May 24, 1934--Oct. 7, 1991 Goldie M. June 25, 1942 128. Karis Patrick Ralaiczak---AN US Navy--Vietnam-- Dec. 22, 1945-- Dec. 23, 1994 129. Mabel Cobb no dates 130. Mable Wilfong==Oct. 7, 1919--July 25, 1961 131. Maxwell D. Wilfong--1955--1980 132.Tawney Joseph W. June 24, 1921--Jan. 25, 2001 PVT> US Army WWII PURPLE HEART Lena King--Jan. 7, 1927--- 133.Loyce "Crickett" Cranford--Oct. 9, 1945-- Dec. 2, 1994 134. Clowney McCoy no dates 135. Mrs. Mccoy no dates 136. Henry A Wilfong--1942--2002---- Vanreenen FH 137. Brown Wilfong--- twins 138. George A. Wilfong--1917-- 1963 Sharp Cemetery on route 39 between the Visitors Center and the junction at Millpoint.FH is a" funeral home".Please keep this information on here free to everyone. Thanks, Linda Burroughs