HOLCOLMB FAMILY CEMETERY Cowen,Webster Co. WV Directions: Located on Lost Run about three miles out of Erbacon towards Cowen. This is one of seven cemeteries located in this hollow. Take the right fork of Lost Run about a half mile, cemetery sits on left, can be seen from the road. Cemetery is mowed, located on the property of George Stem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shirley L. Holcomb (16 May 1949 - 26 Apr 1998) (taken from obit) ROW 1 Right corner at bottom 1. Andrew McCourt 2. Margaret McCourt 3. Military Marker Flander G. Mullens WV PVT CO D. 11th INF WWI Apr 30 1895 Sept 28 1968 4. & 5. Double Stone MULLENS Christopher C. April 6 1900 Mar 19 1976 Velva L. Mar 3 1911 Nov 27 1991 Married Sept 3 1927 6. & 7. Double Stone CARPENTER Fielding T. 1888 1938 Sarah V. 1888 1962 8. Christina Grace Mullens Feb 3 1981 Mar 21 1981 ROW 2 9. Samuel T. son of Samuel and ?? Ruckman born july 20 1862 died June 15 1881 Three graves marked by fieldstone 10. Golden Mullens Legs 1956 1956** ROW 3 11. Hannah F. dau of ?? GREEN? died Feb 19 1891 aged 4 yrs 2 days 12. Elizabeth M. dau of A.T. and N A? Green died Sept 11 1879 aged 4 yrs 8 mnts 3 days (these two markers are the same style and design, sitting side by side it is a reasonable assumption that both are children of the same parents, both stones difficult to read) 13. Ercell A. T. Green died ?? aged 92 years Three graves marked by fieldstone 14. Lela Ann Nichols 1927 1947 15. & 16. Double Stone GREEN Allen K. 1892 1964 Mintie C. 1897 1974 17. Virgil Franklin Green 1-18-1918 1-5-1978 18. Allen Kessler 1892 19?6 19. Martha Carpenter 1844 20. Elizabeth S wife of H.S. Holcomb born Dec 24 1859 died Oct 30 1882 four graves marked by fieldstone ROW 4 21. Double Stone MALCOMB F.C. 1877 1944 F.H. 1873 1960 22. & 23. Double Stone BRAGG James W. Dec 23 1894 July 26 1963 Golda A. July 24 1902 Jan 18 1963 (Beside this stone is a stick with a round metal emblem reading US American Legion) Military Marker James William Bragg WV PVT Medical Dept WWI Dec 23 1894 July 26 1963 24. Dewey D. Malcomb 1900 1962 Unmarked grave Open area ROW 5 Base with top of stone missing 25. & 26. & 27. Triple Marker BARKER Goldie 1910 Blank Harvie 1903 1962 Garlen 1928 1931 Open area 28. Cremains of Roger Dean Palmer 1946 1983 29. Military Marker Clifford Stone PVT US ARMY 1950 1977 30. Bettie Jo Stone Sept 4 1928 July 4 1974 31. James Edward Barker 1872 1954 32. & 33. Double Stone home made marker Diana Barker Feb 24 1873 Jun 15 1940 J.E. Barker Oct 31 1872 Nov 12 1954 34. Sandra Ann Giles 1951 1951 35. Beulah V. Mick Sept 4 1929 Mar 7 1999 36. Ernest Holcomb 1944 GR. 19/32 1944 (the above is written exactly as it appears on the marker, if anyone knows what the GR. 19/32 means please email me.) 37. Barbara E. Holcomb 1951 1952 Unreadable Marker 38. & 39. Double Stone Robert M. Mick 1901 1975 Myrtle 1903 1942 Married Dec 25 1922 40. Ruby M. Cogar 1921 1948 41. Zane Holcomb 1874 1928 42. Mary V. Holcomb 1880 1951 43. Tom Giles 1875 1972 (This is a unique stone marker it looks like a large letter C with the bottom of the letter buried and the name and dates carved into the face of the letter, marker stands about two feet high. The following stones sit outside the cemetery fence and are fenced in by themselves. 44. Buster Montie Holcomb Feb 16 1953 Aug 28 1982 45. Elsie Marie Snider Holcomb Oct 17 1918 Feb 28 1985 46. Woodrow D. Holcomb 1914 1994 ** Golden Mullens was a neighbor of mine for many years. While working in the coal mines a car ran over him and cut off both his legs. Golden died a few months back and was buried in the Handschumaker cemetery but his legs are buried here. A death record exists for an Infant Holcomb 2-8-1923 2-9-1923 Child of G. Zain and Molly Giles Holcomb, since the parents are buried in this cemetery the infant may be buried here also. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADKISON CEMETERY read summer 2000 by Michael Henline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to Webster County Homepage