Mt. Olive Cemetery, Walker, Wood Co, WV Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives April 2, 2003 by Teresa LeMaster Fordyce Located on Eaton Road about 4/10 mile from Walker. Sign for the Mt. Olive Church is on the right side of the road. This cemetery is owned and maintained by the Mt. Olive Church and is still active. This cemetery contains many very old stones. Many of them are very worn and difficult to read. In addition to the transcription, there are 12 graves that are marked with only rocks, concrete blocks or fieldstones. Complete accuracy of this transcription cannot be guaranteed, please verify dates with other sources. I walked and transcribed this cemetery on August 6, 2002. Adams, A.J., b. February 19, 1853, d. September 22, 1912 Adams, Charley, b. August 26, 1881, d. October 27, 1900, s/o A.J. and M.C. Adams, Jessie D., b. July 14, 1893, d. May 25, 1904 Adams, Mary Catherine, b. 1855, d. 1937, w/o A.J. Adams Adams, Oma Kathryn, b. April 20, 1907, d. April 6, 1910, d/o W.S. and S.C. Ballengee, Edith E., b. October 16, 1913, d. February 11, 2000, w/o Elton A. Ballengee, Elton A., b. April 7, 1900, d. April 27, 1978, CPL US Army WW I Ballengee, Jasmine Talor, b. June 19, 1989, d. June 19, 1989, 12:15 a.m. Beane, Infant, no dates, s/o J.F. and L. Beane Beane, Lizzie, b. February 20, 1869, d. April 29, 1908, w/o J.F. Beane Bennett, Maxine, b. 1914, d. 1934 Bircher, James, d. 1913 Bircher, Ethel, d. 1919 Boston, Lucy M., b. 1886, d. 1963, w/o Walter H. Boston Boston, Walter H., b. 1885, d. 1967 Boyte, Henry Clay, b. 1919, d. 1984, SGT US Army WW II Boyte, Laura F., b. 1907, d. 1985 Braham, Nancy, b. 1939, d. 1973 Briggs, Catherine, b. October 8, 1821, d. March 9, 1900 Brown, Hazel Cox, b. February 18, 1903, d. August 30, 1993 Caldwell, Matilda H., b. 1830, d. 1911 Coberly, James H., d. December 9, 1888, aged 7y 2m 12d, s/o Jas. And M. Coberly Cox, Anna Laura, b. July 8, 1893, d. December 26, 1973 Cox, Dudley E., b. March 3, 1890, d. August 6, 1960, WV PVT Co. K. 168 Inf. WW I RH Cox, Opie Lee, b. November 15, 1934, d. February 14, 1999 Cox, Rufus E., b. 1822, d. 1905 Cox, Elizabeth J., b. 1828, d. 1917, w/o Rufus E. Cox Deems, Martha E., b. 1865, d. 1934 Dilworth, A.J., b. 1824, d. 1902 Dilworth, Julia, b. 1865, d. 1929 Dilworth, Nancy J., b. 1831, d. 1912 Dilworth, Ritchie A., b. 1868, d. 1917 Dilworth, Silouee, b. 1857, d. 1928 , Edith, no dates, age 13 , Ernest, b. 1883, d. 1917 Farnsworth, Agatha, b. April 8, 1915, d. May 27, 2002 Farnsworth, Aram Clarence, b. 1852, d. 1927 Farnsworth, Donald W., b. July 22, 1980, d. July 23, 1980, s/o W.H. and Dorthy Farnsworth, Elcie J., b. 1889, d. 1972, w/o Charles R. Farnsworth Farnsworth, Charles R., b. 1885, d. 1947 Farnsworth, Harold L., b. October 31, 1912, d. February 21, 1968 Farnsworth, Harvey M., d. November 1, 1925, WV Sergt. Med. Dept. Farnsworth, Infants, no dates, sons of A.C. and Tillie Farnsworth Farnsworth, Leland R., b. 1892, d. 1916 Smith, Lee Dewitt, b. August 5, 1885, d. March 13, 1891, adopted s/o J.T. and Clara Farnsworth Farnsworth, Martha A., b. January 20, 1917, d. July 5, 2000, w/o Harvey R. Sr. Farnsworth, Harvey R. Sr., b. April 25, 1909, d. January 10, 1982 Farnsworth, Robert Lee, b. August 30, 1940, August 12, 1941 Farnsworth, Tillie Riggs, b. 1858, d. 1929, w/o A.C. Farnsworth Farr, Florence Barrett, b. 1867, d. 1927, w/o Thomas B. Farr Farr, Thomas B., b. 1860, d. 1936 Farr, Garnet P., b. 1892, d. 1986 Farr, McKinley, b. November 8, 1897, d. June 10, 1898, s/o T.B. and Florence Farr Farr, Russell B., b. 1901, d. 1932 Funk, Little Roy, b. August 21, 1909, d. October 4, 1909, s/o W.S. and S.A. Funk Gemmer, M. Etta (Jenkins), b. 1879, d. 1960, w/o August Gemmer Gemmer, August, b. 1875, d. 1908 Greenburg, Irene, b. September 2, 1888, d. June 30, 1985 Hall, Mary, b. 1901, d. 1903, d/o J.C. and Ann Hall Hall, Lois, b. 1901, d. 1903, d/o J.C. and Ann Hall Heater, Addie L., b. September 13, 1917, d. July 16, 1969, “Mother” Heater, John R., b. 1909, d. 1946, “Father” Hedges, Ellen A., b. July 25, 1937, d., w/o Kermit Dale Hedges Hedges, Kermit Dale, b. November 29, 1933, d. June 25, 1994, US Navy Hewitt, Carey, b. 184?, d. 1912 Hewitt, Elizabeth Briggs, b. 1845, d. 1908, w/o Carey Hewitt Hobbs, Goldie Lemley, b. 1901, d. 1927 Hodgkiss, Abraham, b. January 3, 1895, d. January 31, 1895 Hodgkiss, Charles, b. May 21, 1880, d. August 31, 1923 Hodgkiss, Delbert, b. 1913, d. 1986, US Army WW II Hodgkiss, Edwin, b. November 23, 1897, d. December 28, 1897, s/o S. and L. Hodgkiss Hodgkiss, Fred, b. July 2, 1884, d. May 30, 1953 Hodgkiss, Jeanette, b. 1845, d. 1933, w/o Joseph Hodgkiss Hodgkiss, Joseph, b. December 17, 1843, d. July 25, 1907 Hodgkiss, Patty Jo, b. 1933, d. 1934 Hodgkiss, Carl J., b. 1912, d. 1935 Hodgkiss, Virgie B., b. January 17, 1917, d. October 21, 1973 Hyde, Baby Girl, b. 1970, d. 1970 Hyde, Elias A., b. 1866, d. 1900 Hyde, Marion O., b. 1886, d. 1919, w/o Elias A. Hyde Jenkins, Alford, b. 1886, d. 190? Jenkins, Alice A., b. 1880, d. 1951 Jenkins, E., b. 1908, d.? Jenkins, Elsie, b. 1850, d. 1928 Jenkins, Frederick W., b. 1919, d. 1928 Jenkins, Howard R., b. 1912, d. 1978, PFC US Army WW II Jenkins, Lula F., b. August 26, 1894, d. November 29, 1986, w/o Raymond L. Jenkins Jenkins, Raymond L., b. December 7, 1886, d. February 3, 1967 Jenkins, Mildred E., b. 1921, d. 1921 Jenkins, Milton, b. 1921, d. 1921 Jenkins, Samuel, b. March 15, 1831, d. January 21, 1901 Jenkins, Sarah M., b. February 5, 1916, d. June 21, 1989 Jenkins, William A., b. 1876, d. 19?3 Jenkins, Lura, b. 1917, d. 1917 Johnson, Henry, b. December 31, 1887, d. March 3, 1912, s/o Thomas and Margaret Johnson, Thomas M., b. March 28, 1829, d. May 1, 1910, h/o Margaret Marlow, Infant, b. August 10, 1951, d. August 10, 1951 Marlow, Lewis, b. 1869, d. 1953 Marlow, Mary E., b. 1876, d. 1950, w/o Lewis Marlow Marlow, Roy L., b. April 29, 1911, d. March 31, 1988, PFC US Army WW II Marlow, Wilma E., b. December 18, 1918, d. August 2, 1981, w/o Roy L. Marlow Marlow, Ruth, b. 1904, d. 1992 Martin, Dianna, b. September 11, 1851, d. April 3, 1913, w/o Samuel Martin Martin, Margaret J., b. October 1855, d. November 1934 McCrady, William C., b. August 16, 1914, d. February 2, 1990, PFC US Army WW II McDonald, Harry E., b. 1908, d. 1936 McDonald, Hattie Hodgkiss, b. 1874, d. 1930 McDonald, Samuel L., b. 1877, d. 1937 McIntosh, Ira O., b. 1883, d. 1974 McIntosh, Ada A., b 1885, d. 1966, w/o Ira O. McIntosh Metz, Cora L., b. July 21, 1927, d. July 7, 1984, w/o Jesse L. Metz Metz, Jesse L., b. August 7, 1923, d. Miller, Arthur R. Jr., b. March 14, 1935, d. April 24, 1990, FA US Navy Korea Miller, L. June, b. March 3, 1935, d., w/o Arthur R. Miller , Minnie, b. 1887, d. 1920 Miskell, Virginia Sprout, b. October 17, 1894, d. December 15, 1978, w/o William Joseph Miskell Miskell, William Joseph, b. June 1, 1898, d.? Neighbors, Maggie, b. 1901, d. 1983 Nulter, Infant, b. 1929, d. 1929 Nulter, Infant, b. 1930, d. 1930 Nulter, Infant Twins, b. 1927, d. 1927 Peggs, Susanna, b. January 9, 1844, d. August 22, 1905, w/o P.P Peggs Pryor, Infant, b. June 7, 1900, d. June 7, 1900, d/o Smile and Elsie Pryor Pryor, LeRoy, b. September 10, 1884, d. October 21, 1896 Pryor, Sidney E., b. November 10, 1887, d. November 25, 1887, s/o Smile and Elsie Pryor, Smile C., b. August 14, 1837, d. December 1, 1899 Race, Russell, b. April 13, 1920, d. March 8, 1946, WV TEC 5 3372 SIG SERV BN Race, Verna M., b. 1886, d. 1961, w/o Ellis C. Race Race, Ellis C., b. 1885, d. 1945 Reynolds, Ella J., b. February 7, 1876, d. May 25, 1902, w/o W.J. Reynolds Reynolds, George F., b. 1892, d. 1976, PVT US Army WW I Reynolds, Christianna, b. 1848, d. 1909, w/o Charles B. Reynolds Reynolds, Charles B., b. 1842, d. 1925 Reynolds, Mollie Alton, no dates, w/o Thomas G. Reynolds Reynolds, Nora, no dates, w/o Elwood Reynolds Reynolds, Zorra May, b. March 17, 1898, d. September 17, 1898 Richards, Jack, b. March 13, 1924, d. November 18, 1993, US Navy WW II Riley, Edith Kay, b. October 23, 1905, d. September 25, 1953 Riley, Edwin Ray, b. September 23, 1930, d. December 24, 1949 Riley, Jesse G., b. May 2, 1888, d. June 11, 1945, WV PVT 1CL 40 Inf. 14 Div. Riley, Samuel F., b. 1854, d. 19— Riley, Sarah J., b. 1853, d. 1927, w/o Samuel F. Riley Ruble, Mary C., b. September 8, 1856, d. December 21, 1903, w/o H.N. Ruble Sams, Daisy Byrd, b. 1903, d. 1971 Sams, James Mitchell, b. 1906, d. 1930 Sams, Mary V., b. 1928, d. 1945 Shingleton, unreadable Slack, Betty Jean Farnsworth, May 23, 1931 Spears, 1944 Spears, Addie Jane, b. 1859, d. 1909, w/o Sylvester Spears Spears, Bernice J., b. June 10, 1916, d. August 10, 1990, w/o Fulton D. Spears Sr. Spears, Fulton D. Sr., b. April 1, 1893, d. April 24, 1983, PVT US Army WW I Spears, Doris A., b. March 21, 1919, d. September 8, 1994, w/o William “Bud” Spears Spears, William “Bud”, b. October 14, 1921, d. December 26, 1977 Spears, Dennis Ray, b. August 1, 1957, d. August 1, 1957 Spears, John F., b. 1901, d. 1982 Spears, Ada D., b. 1908, d. 1973, w/o John F. Spears Spears, John D., b. 1931, d. 1934, s/o W.D. and Weltha Spears Spears, Paul E., b. 1925, d. 1931, s/o W.D. and Weltha Spears Spears, Phillip Lee, b. April 24, 1944, d. April 24, 1944 Spears, Weltha M., b. May 28, 1892, d. May 14, 1972, w/o William D. Spears Spears, William D., b. November 24, 1890, d. November 19, 1983 Sprout, Fred W., b. 1861, d. 1896 Sprout, Flora S., b. 1864, d. 1941, w/o Fred W. Sprout Sprout, Fred W., b. March 29, 1928, d. September 1, 1990 Sprout, Joan (McCray), b. December 8, 1932, d., w/o Fred W. Sprout Sprout, Grace I., b. August 28, 1900, d. January 31, 1981 Sprout, Infant, b. July 12, 1939, d. July 12, 1939, d/o Karl and Dona Sprout Sprout, Lee G., b. January 10, 1890, d. August 11, 1970 Sprout, Margaret, b. August 20, 1828, d. May 18, 1887, w/o W.D. Sprout Sprout, W.D., b. August 31, 1821, d. May 12, 1898 Stanley, Alpha Marshall, b. July 15, 1834, d. March 20, 1917 Stevens, Nellie O., b. November 17, 1897, d. September 5, 1898, d/o J.R. and E.B. Stevens Still, Marjorie B., b. 1920, d. 1974 Stotlar, Mary M., b. 1861, d. 1936, w/o George C. Stotlar Stotlar, George C., b. 1859, d. 1937 Sutherland, A.G., b. 1859, d. 1947 Sutton, Clarence Edward, b. April 10, 1936, d. June 26, 1981 Swearingen, A.L., b. 1876, d. 1964 Swearingen, Aaron L., b. 1870, d. 1927 Swearingen, Alben, b. March 29, 1839, d. October 11, 1912 Swearingen, Amy L., b. 1899, d. 1899, d/o A.L. and H.H. Swearingen Swearingen, Betty A., b. March 22, 1929, d., w/o Dale C. Swearingen Swearingen, Dale C., b. January 30, 1927, d. Swearingen, Bertha M., b. 1866, d. 1937 Swearingen, Emma Dea, b. 1892, d. 1966 Swearingen, Frank F., b. 1866, d. 1951 Swearingen, George, b. 1861, d. 1921 Swearingen, Eva, b. 1870, d. 1959, w/o George Swearingen Swearingen, Gene Alvin, b. May 9, 1939, d. April 25, 1953 Swearingen, Haysella H., b. 1878, d. 1946 Swearingen, Infant, b. September 21, 1896, d. October 26, 1896, d/o George and Eva Swearingen, Jack E., b. 1933, d. 1933 Swearingen, Louisa, b. May 9, 1838, d. May 10, 1916 Swearingen, Lucinda J., b. October 4, 1883, d. October 2, 1912, w/o R.L. Swearingen Trembly, John W., b. November 27, 1896, d. February 22, 1988, PVT US Army WW I Trembly, William Calvin, b. 1866, d. 1949 Trembly, Icey Elma, b. 1878, d. 1963, w/o William Calvin Trembly Trembly, John Burl, b. 1929, d. 1929 Trembly, Betty L., b. February 9, 1931, d. February 9, 1931 Trembly, Clyde D., b. April 8, 1912, d. August 18, 1993 Trembly, Edna Boston, b. June 23, 1909, d., w/o Joseph C. Trembly Trembly, Joseph C., b. July 28, 1905, d. November 14, 1989 Trembly, Earl M., b. 1928, d. 1928 Trembly, Elma E., b. 1921, d. 1926 Trembly, Elsa M., b. 1890, d. 1967, w/o John W. Trembly Trembly, John W., b. 1898, d. 1986 Trembly, Elza R., b. October 21, 1900, d. May 21, 1974 Trembly, Franklin Orville, b. 1947, d. 1967 Trembly, Gertrude L., b. July 31, 1913, d. April 25, 1989, w/o Cecil T. Trembly Trembly, Cecil T., b. September 28, 1907, d. Trembly, Helen Farnsworth, b. April 15, 1912, d. November 8, 1993 Trembly, John W., b. November 27, 1896, d. February 22, 1988, PVT US Army WW I Tucker, Irvin, b. 1850, d. 1920 Tucker, Margaret, b. 1860, d. 19--, w/o Irvin Tucker Varner, unreadable Vanway, Goldie V., b. July 1900, d. October 1900 Vanway, Ruby P., b. July 1902, d. February 1903 Varner, Della Marie, b. September 10, 1814, d. November 20, 1912 Varner, Flora V., b. 1874, d. 1965, w/o Hiram Varner Varner, Hiram, b. 1868, d. 1931 Varner, Infant, b. November 8, 1902, d. November 8, 1902, d/o T. and J. Varner Varner, Infant, b. August 20, 1838, d. August 20, 1838, d/o M. and F. Varner Varner, Jesse P., b. October 31, 1891, d. April ?, 1901, s/o T. and J. Varner Varner, Dellie M., b. June 4, 1898, d. September 7, 1901, d/o T. and J. Varner Varner, Nicholas, b. February 12, 1879, d. June 25, 1903 Whitehair, Gratis B., b. August 11, 1900, d. September 19, 1901, d/o A.D. and I.B. Whitehair Williams, William F., b. May 4, 1945, d. March 22, 2001 Williams, Beverly K., no dates, w/o William F. Williams Wilson, Dorothy V., b. May 21, 1925, d. February 3, 1998