Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Middle Ridge Road, Deerwalk, Wood Co., West Virginia Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives March 24, 2003 by Teresa LeMaster Fordyce Take Rt. 50 East out of Parkersburg for about 15 miles. Turn left off of Rt. 50 at the Deerwalk/Rt 31 exit. Follow Rt 31 for about 3 1/2 miles to Middle Ridge Road on the right. Follow Middle Ridge Rd for about 2 1/2 miles always bearing to the right. The church and cemetery are on the right at the top of the hill. The church and cemetery are still active and well kept. This transcription was done on April 11, 2002. Letha E. Stoops 1888 – 1941 SINCLAIR Lettie R. J. Edward 1877 – 1950 1878 – 1953 UPPOLE Martha M. Edward L. April 3, 1922 Sept 3, 1923 July 6, 2001 Married December 19, 1941 Mother Linda K. Husk 9 – 17 – 48 4 – 17 – 97 R.C. Stoops Born: May 29, 1822 Died: Aug 22, 1910 (This inscription was hard to read.) Joseph Stoops Born: May 25, 1816 Died: Feb 13, 1891 Aged: 74y 9m 18d (This inscription was on the other side of R.C. Stoops’ stone.) STOOPS Ellen Jane Ingraham E. 1852 – 1941 1855 – 1946 Ruth A. Freshwater March 16, 1939 – March 21, 1939 Ronald Eugene Hendershot Jan 5, 1972 5 Unreadable Metal Markers all in a row. Charles Howard McCale 1914 – 1940 Father John McCale Dec 18, 1860 – April 30, 1957 MCCALE John W. Jessie D. 1906 – 1980 1900 –1968 MCCALE Aldia Ralph 1912 – 1984 1897 – 1977 Ralph has a footstone also pictured that reads: Ralph McCale PVT US Army World War I May 8, 1897 – July 2, 1977 HOPKINS M. Lucille Rolly J. Oct 7, 1918 Sept 13, 1917 April 29, 1974 Feb 7, 2001 Footstone also pictured that reads: Mona Lucille Hopkins Oct 7, 1918 – April 29, 1974 MCCALE Marie Sam May 23, 1895 Jan 27, 1886 March 12, 1971 July 21, 1961 Iola C. Borman Mother of Keith and Michael Billie and Earl Sept 24, 1954 – Sept 3, 1990 Peggy Cordelia Mills Feb 23, 1952 – Jan 9, 2001 CORNELL Clarence V. 1899 – 1929 His wife Helen M. 1903 – 1932 INGRAM Thomas 1874 – 1953 Myrtle 1878 – 1935 PVT Co. H. 2nd W.Va. Vol. INF. 1898 (Written on the bottom) John Ingram 1909 – 1926 Mother Nettie V. Ingram Emery 1906 – 1934 Daughter Madeline Mae Emery 1934 – 1935 WHITED Geraldine Ingram May 25, 1915 – Aug 4, 1992 2 Unreadable Metal Markers Kathleen Bartimus Tindle 1907 – 1930 Unreadable Metal Marker Chas. Smith Co. A. 25 Ohio Inf. (No Dates) RAWSON Ruth Anna Harry M. 1877 – 1956 1877 – 1957 FRESHWATER Alice L. Levi 1866 – 1949 1863 – 1947 2 Unreadable Metal Markers Vincent Fletcher 1853 – 1899 Mary J. Fletcher 1839 – 1928 Broken Stone – Fallen Infant Children of A. A. and M. I. Sinclair (No names or dates) Clare Belle Died: April 1, 1908 Aged: 2 yrs. (This inscription was on the other side of the Infant Children’s stone.) SINCLAIR Alpha A. Mary I. 1873 – 1954 1880 – 1953 BRUM Nevada G. Simon H. 1893 – 1982 1883 – 1962 Veval daughter of A.O. and M.E. Stoops Born: July 23, 1885 Died: Aug 21, 1889 (This stone was very worn and hard to read.) STOOPS Martha E. Abraham O. 1866 – 1940 1856 – 1939 FRANCIS Nate Ora I. June 18, 1886 Aug 2, 1883 Jan 27, 1984 Sept 10, 1968 Reason Hoy Co. H. 3rd W. Va. Cav. (No name or Dates. This stone was very worn and hard to read.) Thomas J. Glover 1862 – 1890 Loretta M. Oliver Oct 29, 1942 – Aug 6, 1998 Father Silas McHenry 1855 – 1895 Gordon Mills Westbrook HA US Navy World War II 1928 – 1982 Gregory Mills Westbrook Nov 5, 1956 – Nov 15, 1956 Ada M. wife of Thomas B. Reese Died: April 27, 1890 Aged: 17y 10m 29d (This stone was surrounded by it’s own fence. It was very worn and hard to read.) 2 Unreadable Metal Markers Cora M. Hoy Feb 22, 1868 – June 20, 1908 Mary Catherine Stagg 1837 – 1928 William L. Janes Died: May 26, 1896 Aged: 36y 6m 6d (This stone was broken in half. We held it together for the picture.) 2 Unreadable Metal Markers Infant daughter of A.F. and N.Z. Stagg Died: Aug 12, 1898 STAGG Nancy Z. wife of A.F. Stagg 1872 – 1927 A.F. Stagg 1871 – 1947 Emma B. South wife of Rufus F. Reese 1867 – Mother – 1901 CLINE Hazel M. Tammy D. Thomas H. Jr. Aug 14, 1945 Nov 9, 1963 Feb 23, 1944 Dec 19, 1963 Nov 2, 1996 Unreadable Metal Marker STRINGER Noland A. Mabel C. 1892 – 1961 1904 – 1989 Married April 11, 1920 Noland has a footstone also pictured that reads: Nolan A. Stringer Arkansas PFC Co. L 112 Infantry World War I Feb 10, 1892 – Aug 2, 1961 CLINE Anna B. David S. 1882 – 1967 1877 – 1959 Lizzie Bell Sidwell July 29, 1914 – March 11, 1981 E.G. Griffin 1867 – 1956 Mary Griffin 1862 – 1942 Unreadable Metal Marker Cora Catherine Barnes Nov 14, 1922 – Nov 19, 1922 David Eugene Cline 1951 – 1965 CLINE Dorothy M. Everet O. May 30, 1946 March 14, 1920 Oct 10, 1995 Everet has a footstone also pictured that reads: Everet O. Cline SGT US Army World War II March 14, 1920 – Oct 10, 1995 GALLAND L. Byrl Elmer 1908 – Mom – 1993 1890 – Dad – 1971 INGRAM Freda Little Thomas Jr. Aug 9, 1907 Nov 20, 1984 Roger Lee Ingram July 6 – 9, 1949 Infant Ingram April 3, 1946 Roosevelt Ingram SGT US Army 1917 – 1982 Denver Ingram Ohio S1 US Navy World War II April 23, 1919 – May 20, 1970 Wiley Rowley 1912 – 1948 Stephanie J. Galland May 24, 1970 – June 1, 1989 Leah Adams Mother 1855 – 1933 A.H. Adams Born: Dec 14, 1848 Died: July 1, 1886 (This stone was very hard to read.) STRAHL Charles E. Mary E. Dec 24, 1833 Oct 3, 1843 April 16, 1915 Nov 13, 1924 Charles has a Civil War Military Stone next to his headstone that is also pictured Charles E. Strahl Co. G. 77 Ohio Inf. Jerry R. son of R.M. and S.E. Strahl Aug 28, 1904 – Sept 7, 1905 (This stone was very hard to read.) GARRISON Edith R. Archie E. Jan 10, 1937 Nov 12, 1936 Feb 22, 1998 July 13, 2001 Mitchell Garrison May 3, 1965 Infant son of Archie and Edith Stella wife of C.W. Smith 1891 – 1918 Thomas son of R. and L.C. Welling Born: July 25, 1898 Died: Aug 28, 1900 Robert Welling 1861 – 1937 His wife L.C. (Kate) 1861 – 1936 Edward Welling 1891 – 1970 William R. Stagg 1890 – 1982 World War I Veteran Charles W. Stagg Born: June 12, 1866 Died: Jan 1, 1950 Aged: 83y 6m 19d Louisa E. wife of C.W. Stagg Born: Oct 10, 1867 Died: Aug 17, 1918 Aged: 50y 10m 7d Edith Rowley 1904 – 1919 ROWLEY Oliver Rosa 1876 – 1918 1878 – 1960 2 Unreadable Metal Markers ROWLEY Mary George 1867 – 1935 1868 – 1917 Richard Rowley PFC US Army World War II May 6, 1924 – April 8, 1993 Rosa Haas Rowley Oscar Rowley 1887 – Mom – 1983 1889 – Dad – 1969 (Two separate stones on a single base.) Roger son of George and Maxine Rowley Aug 2, 1956 3 Unreadable Metal Markers 3 Round Concrete Markers Infant daughter of G.W. and T.B. Wells (No Name or Dates.) Ufamia K. Ruble May 9, 1899 – March 13, 1982 Father William E. Johnson 1845 – 1902 (This stone was hard to read.) WELLING Mabel D. Homer 1902 – 1988 1901 – 1973 Jaunetta L. Welling 1940 – 1943 Donald G. Welling 1934 – 1936 Cecil O. Welling Feb 24, 1926 – Aug 21, 1930 Harvey W. Welling 1884 – 1958 Mother (Concrete Marker with Metal Marker right behind it.) 4 Unreadable Metal Markers Floyd M. Hayes 1922 – 1933 2 Unreadable Metal Markers Vaudia Deloros Palmer April 17, 1931 – Dec 9, 1931 WELLING George B. Mary E. 1852 – 1928 1852 – 1918 Mary Welling wife of Isaac Sept 23, 1874 – Aug 3, 1923 Sarah A. Frances Born: Aug 1, 1855 Died: Feb 24, 1910 Aged: 54y 6m 23d Edward Frances Born: June 28, 1853 Died: Feb 10, 1922 (This inscription was on the other side of Sarah’s stone.) Unreadable Metal Marker Unreadable Concrete Marker Pierce Frances 1877 – 1949 WHITLATCH Mary E. Columbus W. 1863 – 1950 1856 – 1949 2 Unreadable Metal Markers Infants of Joe and Bertha Wilkinson (No Names or Dates) 6 Unreadable Metal Markers Zelta A. Powell Aug 15, 1922 – April 20, 2001 Unreadable Metal Marker Stella Marshall Aug 30, 1912 – (Death date was missing.) Cora Edith Newell 1887 – 1973 Floyd W. Newell May 8, 1889 – (Death date was missing.) Bessie G. Whitlatch 1893 – 1976 Harvey C. Whitlatch 1892 – 1975 WINGROVE Beulah B. Roy E. 1896 – 1958 1892 – 1955 John N. Vincent 1856 – 1934 Mary E. 1857 – 19** Husband Brooks A. Wilson 1906 – 1967 Henry Powell 1888 – 1953 James F. Robinson 1874 – 1942 TODD Grace E. Arley E. Aug 20, 1915 Feb 1, 1915 Aug 22, 1972 June 13, 1976 TODD Bessie V. Thomas T. 1884 – 1965 1872 – 1953 LEMLEY Emma Ralph G. June 14, 1927 Nov 25, 1910 June 9, 1974 March 7, 1970 Shirley G. Todd 1935 TODD Francis A. Shirley D. July 11, 1906 June 17, 1911 Aug 20, 1991 Dec 13, 1946 Taylor Paige Patterson June 11, 2001 – June 14, 2001 DEATON Virginia F. Theodore E. Aug 7, 1939 April 14, 1936 Jerry L. son of Ted and Virginia Deaton Aug 22, 1963 RHODES Katie G. J. Frank Sept 19, 1913 March 22, 1907 Dec 10, 1978 June 29, 1983 Arthur Lee Boggs July 30, 1922 – June 1, 1975 WESTBROOK Matthew Sara Jane Rebecca Louise Nov 14, 1971 Jan 14, 1973 May 30, 1979 Harvey H. Pittman April 3, 1940 – Sept 23, 1997 Warren H. Near 18*3 -- **** All of the stones to this point are in the older section of the cemetery that is right beside the church. The church has acquired more property to enlarge the cemetery. It sits on the opposite side of the church a little way down the road. At the present time, there are only 6 stones in the new section. They are as follows: Kathleen Rose Batten June 11, 1931 – Dec 9, 2001 Ira R. “Russ” Starcher Jr. Dec 9, 1943 – Jan 30, 1993 BOWSER Mother Son Father Barbara Ann Michael Adam Harlan R. “Dick” Dec 28, 1952 March 29, 1984 Sept 9, 1951 Nov 25, 2001 Married April 20, 1972 (Dick was killed when he was thrown from his 4-wheeler after hitting a deer.) TREMBLEY R.B. Eunice A. March 14, 1903 Oct 19, 1906 Dec 7, 1994 Sept 21, 1986 Wilma Lee Milton July 2, 1949 – June 13, 2000 Mary Milton Jan 13, 1913 – May 9, 1985 I spoke with a couple of members of the church to see if they had a list of the burials in the cemetery. I thought that it might help us figure out some of the metal markers. I was told that there was no list. In fact they said that there is quite a number of unmarked graves also. The gentlemen said that each time they dig a new grave; they pray that they don't dig up and old one.