Cooley Chapel Cemetery, Wood County, West Virginia This file was submitted by Linda Carpenter This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm Cooley Chapel Cemetery located off Rt. 50 east of Parkersburg. After Dallison turn right on Progress Ridge Rd. (Co. rd marked 50/14) and go up the hill approx. 1.6 miles. Then turn left on gravel road marked 7/8. Watch for signs to take you up the hill to the cem. This is a very well maintained cem. with a fence and flag pole. The cem. has a committee that takes care of it and raises funds to maintain it. Mr. Riley Hewitt was putting the new flag up on the Memorial Day weekend when I visited (5-29-1999).There is only one grave marked with a large field stone and no name. Mr. Hewitt said his father had told him who was buried there but he has since forgotten. I have hopefully not made any mistakes. If any appear in this, I apoligize for the error.---- Linda L. Friesel Carpenter Evelyn T. Reynolds Breitmeir Carr Oct. 1, 1924-April 7, 1998 also a metal marker from Leavitt Funeral Home with Evelyn T. Carr 1924-1998 REED Janis Donald Aug. 17, 1938 Nov. 7, 1946-April 6, 1997 BUSH Wilma Gearhart Seward Abbott 1906-1991 1886-1974 married 9-17-1924 foot marker - Mother and grandmother Wilma J. Bush 6-6-1906--12-31-1991 foot marker - Seward A. Bush, CPL US Army 10-23-1886-- 2-17-1974 Metal funeral home marker - Doug Kerby Barbara Ann Kerby March 17, 1957 - May 5, 1957 Michael Dwayne Kerby May 26, 1977 Double marker with common base Mary A. Kerby Virgil Harold Kerby March 25, 1937 Feb. 18, 1933-July 9, 1982 military marker Virgil H. Kerby CPL US Army - Korea 2-18-1933--7-9-1982 Tersea Lorene Hazelett April 5, 1970 OUR LITTLE ANGEL Marvin Keith Riser Dec. 14, 1973 OUR LITTLE ANGEL HITT A. Deloris Ernest W. 1930- 1925- Metal funeral home marker David Wayne Hitt April 12, 1970 Metal funeral home marker Joshua John Hitt March 28, 1976 MODESITT Genevieve M. Dewey R. Sept. 4, 1916 June 23, 1903 Sept. 20, 1977 foot marker- Dewey R. Modesitt PVT. US Army WWII 1903--------1977 Shirley L. Modesitt March 10, 1905-May 1, 1976 MODESITT Icyphine James 1912-1978 1910-1995 1934 Inf. dau. of Icyphine and James Modesitt Olive V. Hewitt 1861-1930 G. Basil Patterson May 2, 1904 April 9, 1926 "Farewell my wife and children, all from you a father, Christ doth call" ( This was very hard to read and may not be exactly what was written but was the best I could read at this time.) Grandmother Nellie B. Stull Sept. 9, 1989-June 25, 1994 "I'm waiting for God" Velma I. Patterson Oct. 3, 1924-Dec. 21, 1942 BUSH ( name is on top of large stone- the face of the stone reads as follows) In loving remembrance Elless B. Bush Feb. 18, 1885 April 6, 1916 aged 31 years 1 month 19days BUSH ( on top of the stone with the face of the stone reading--) In loving remembrance John W. Bush 1848-1928 Military marker at foot of grave John W. Bush Co. A 17th WVa Vol. Inf. BUSH ( on top of stone with face of the stone reading---) In loving remembrance Mary C. Bush wife of J. W. Bush June 19, 1854 Sept. 14, 1936 foot marker --Mary C. In Loving Remembrance CHAPMAN Frank. R. Elizabeth A. 1858-1934 1872-1921 George B. Chapman 1899-1915 Brother Harry G. Chapman 1902-1960 Bonnie Lou Kerby ( I was told this was dau. and father) 1955 Harley E. Kerby 1937-1965 Metal funeral home marker Baby Hunt HYDE Kathryn William H. Aug. 14, 1924 Feb. 8, 1918 July 22, 1988 foot marker-military William Henry Hyde TEC 5 US Army WWII 2-8-1918--7-22-1988 Tricia Suzann Hyde March 1, 1970 AT REST Daniel N. Farnsworth 1877-1925 KERBY ( on large headstone) foot stones : foot stone Gay Kerby Clara B. Kerby WV CPL US Army June 29, 1895 WWI Dec. 9, 1964 2-9-1884 5-11-1966 Arthur Duerr 1886-1967 Lowell son of O. and S. E. Badgett b& d 1926 Mother Sarah E. Badgett 1890-1933 AT REST Ruth O. Duerr wife of R. H. Stewart 6-3-1892 7-23-1923 and baby Lavue "Here I lay my burden down, changing the cross into a crown" DUERR Mary L. David 1867-1932 1860-1938 Don Duerr 1915-1978 WATERS Evelyn J. Philip A. 1911- 1900-1969 married Dec. 24, 1940 Allen Clarence A. H. Justine 3-18-1911 4-1-1918 2-4-198? (I was not able to make this mark out.) John C. sone of C.E. & C. B. Epler 1907-1919 EPLER Carrie B. Charles E. 1884-1960 1879-1962 DAY Mary Jane John W. 1863-1939 1855-1935 Marguerite McLauaghlin 1900-1929 Ruby E. dau. of Edgar & S. E. McLaughlin born May 9, 1896 died Sept. 14, 1898 (small inscription on the bottom is too faded to read except for the last word "throne") Sarah Albon wife of Edward McLaughlin born April 3, 1865 died April 3, 1905 age 37 years (unreadable inscription except for " and love him more in Heaven". This is a pillor monument about 2 1/2 feet tall. On the other three sides ther are circles with angels. The marker is very hard to read.) McLaughlin Edward Bertha 1871-1949 1869-1957 Michael McLaughlin Jan. 2, 1830 June 24, 1915 Margret Calvert his wife Married Sept. 24, 1858 April 6, 1840 Sept. 1, 1906 Anna L. Ewing 1876-1936 Patricia Ann McLaughlin July 6, 1??? Jan. 12, 1942 Metal marker from Kimes Funeral Home marker Carl E. Cox 1921 1877-1943 Ella Cox Mother Metal marker from funeral home Baby Cox Metal funeral home marker Baby Cox Edna Cox April 14, 1907 Oct. 23, 1926 MOTHER Mahala Cox born May 5, 1841 died April 20, 1925 "We trust our loss will be her gain and that with Christ she has gone to reign." Metal funeral home marker (child of C. L. and Ina Hewitt) Baby Hewitt A. S. Hewitt born July 26, 1890 died Jan. 10, 1924 "His toils is past, his work is done, he fought the fight, the victory won." Rosetta Hewitt May 4, 1868 March 11, 1927 "She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother ana a friend to all" HEWITT Charles L. Ina 1868-1943 1889-1941 HEWITT Mary Ellen Rufus G. 1894-1965 1888-1975 Evelyn L. Cox foot marked with metal Kimes Funeral Home marker 1926-1973 Herman M. McLaughlin 1902-1950 Alton Butler Myrtle 1874-1957 1880-19-- ALTON Caroline Virginia Alton born Aug. 4, 1904 died Aug. 18, 1918 aged 14yrs. 14 days BOSTON Florence E. Daniel C. 1902-1990 1893-1965 GEARHART Mary M. John N. 1880-1951 1874-1959 foot marker- John Gearhart MECH. WV 47 Co Coast Artillery May 5, 1874-Oct. 31, 1959 Mary Janet Howard C. Horner Gearhart Horner 1915-1979 1919 Mother large field stone marking grave - unknown person Dovie Hart 1877-1929 father Myron R. Hart 1872-1954 Lena M. Duncan Mooney 1886-1928 Metal marker Noel Littleton LITTLETON Henry H. Eliza J. 1877-1961 1878-1957 Metal marker Littleton Infant Ogdin-Kimes Funeral Home Daniel Littleton Ogdin-Kimes Funeral Home Mary Hays 1860-1940 Cryus Hays 1854-1940 Orrell L. Littleton 1918-1947 Florence Mendenhall - metal marker 1886-1957 Speck Mendenhall - metal marker 1889-1975 William C. Mendenhall - metal marker 1886-1962 Isabelle Mendenhall - metal marker 1959-1960 Julie Bonnett - metal marker Fred Epler ( This is a new grave. Mr. Epler died in April of 1999- no marker yet. ) Allen Robert E. Marshall 5-17-1970----8-19-1994 In memory of David F. Shimpeno 1877-1962 In memory of D. Franklin Shimpeno 1910-1980 VILLERS Myma E. Clyde D. 1906-1958 1904-1978 BOSTON Mary E. William B. 1929- 1922