Greenwood Methodist Church Cemetery
Helton Township, Ashe County, North Carolina
The Greenwood Methodist Church Cemetery is located to the west of NC Highway 194 about 300 feet south of the Grayson County, Virginia line.
This cemetery was surveyed by Jeff Weaver on April 19, 2003. At that time there were 144 graves noted, the earliest dating from 1885.
Greenwood Methodist Church
General View of the Greenwood Methodist Church Cemetery
General View of the Greenwood Methodist Church Cemetery
| Row | Name | Born | Died | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwaltney, Grover | July 30, 1908 | Sep. 20, 1972 | NC Corp., U.S. Army, World War II |
| 1 | Buttrey, Betty A | Feb. 4, 1934 | - | Double stone with next |
| 1 | Buttrey, Joe T. | Feb. 17, 1936 | Sep. 10, 1997 | - |
| 2 | Thomas, E. Carlilsle | Jan. 20, 1890 | July 4, 1928 | - |
| 2 | Thomas, Gincy | May 5, 1868 | - | Double stone with next |
| 2 | Thomas, Joseph J. | Apr. 9, 1849 | Mar. 10, 1943 | |
| 2 | Dickson, Bayne O. | Jan. 7, 1909 | Apr. 4, 1967 | N.C., S.Sgt., 3501 Base Unit, A.A.F., World War II; Double stone with next |
| 2 | Dickson, Ruth Manley | Oct. 21, 1910 | May 7, 1996 | - |
| 2 | Sumpter, Cletas Clifton | 1898 | 1979 | PFC, U.S. Army, World War I; Double stone with next |
| 2 | Sumpter, Agnes Young | 1904 | 1997 | "Dedicated Teacher" |
| 2 | Sumpter, William Alford | Jun. 25, 1878 | Dec. 21, 1947 | - |
| 2 | Sturgill, William E. | July 20, 1881 | Dec. 22, 1962 | Double stone with next |
| 2 | Sturgill, Dora Y[oung] | Oct. 12, 1882 | Jan. 3, 1957 | - |
| 2 | Vaught, Arthur | 1878 | 1968 | - |
| 2 | Vaught, Kate | 1891 | 1958 | - |
| 3 | Buttrey, Loudema Wiles | 1855 | 1936 | Double stone with next |
| 3 | Buttrey, A. V. | 1858 | 1940 | - |
| 3 | Buttrey, Charles C. | Oct. 24, 1886 | Sep. 12, 1962 | - |
| 3 | Wood, Bland Buttrey | Dec. 18, 1884 | Aug. 8, 1974 | - |
| 3 | Emerson, Jessie L. | Apr. 20, 1900 | Nov. 10, 1981 | Double stone with next |
| 3 | Emerson, John C. | Feb. 24, 1895 | Nov. 11, 1955 | - |
| 3 | Emerson, Martha A. | Sep. 2, 1858 | Dec. 1, 1952 | Double stone with next. |
| 3 | Emerson, James R. | APr. 27, 1858 | Apr. 27, 1939 | - |
| 4 | Emerson, Hallie J. | Dec. 23, 1891 | Jan. 16, 1975 | Pvt., U.S. Army, World War I |
| 4 | Testerman, Twin Sons | Aug. 18, 1938 | Aug. 18, 1938 | S/o Kyle & Hazel Testerman |
| 4 | Young, Walter S. | 1873 | 1959 | Double stone with next |
| 4 | Young, Loretta R. | 1878 | 1962 | - |
| 4 | Young, S/Sgt Edwin B. | Jun. 29, 1914 | Oct. 1, 1943 | U.S. Army, World War II |
| 4 | Young, Willam Lowell | Sep. 4, 1926 | Jan. 24, 1927 | - |
| 4 | Young, French M. | May 28, 1898 | Jan. 18, 1973 | Double stone with next |
| 4 | Young, Bania O. | Oct. 31, 1902 | - | - |
| 5 | Faircloth, Fred J. | Apr. 2, 1918 | Apr. 17, 1945 | Virginia, PFC, 361st Infantry, 91st Infantry Division, U.S. Army, World War II |
| 5 | Barnes, Bessie A. | Apr. 21, 1892 | Nov. 11, 1958 | - |
| 5 | Barnes, Thomas F. | May 30, 1877 | Jan. 22, 1946 | - |
| 5 | Barnes, Julia A. | July 5, 1870 | Sep. 28, 1941 | Wife of Edd Barnes |
| 5 | Barnes, Edd | Dec. 10, 1867 | Aug. 19, 1958 | - |
| 5 | Faircloth, Della Beatrice | Sep. 28, 1881 | Sep. 17, 1925 | - |
| 5 | Faircloth, Millard M. | 1875 | 1948 | - |
| 5 | Pendry, Wilta Virginia | Nov. 16, 1924 | Nov. 16, 1924 | d/o Barnett & Lucy Pendry |
| 5 | Pendry, John Smith | Jan. 21, 1931 | Feb. 17, 1931 | s/o Barnett & Lucy Pendry |
| 5 | Pendry, Barnett C. | May 9, 1882 | Sep. 1, 1941, | S/o Bloom & Charlotte Pendry |
| 5 | Wood, Rosa C. | Dec. 5, 1868 | Aug. 17, 1962 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | Wood, Joseph A. | July 19, 1861 | Mar. 13, 1939 | - |
| 5 | Plummer, Annie W. | Apr. 12, 1899 | Jan. 15, 1991 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | Plummer, D. Paul | Apr. 27, 1901 | May 10, 1989 | - |
| 5 | Plummer, Conrad L. | July 17, 1926 | Mary 19, 1993 | - |
| 6 | Waddell, Robert E. | Nov. 26, 1871 | Dec. 21, 1949 | Double stone with next |
| 6 | Waddell, Florence Fae | July 26, 1874 | Sep. 22, 1920 | - |
| 6 | Black, John M. | Apr. 24, 1833 | Apr. 6, 1907 | - |
| 6 | Black, Isabella | May 25, 1830 | Dec. 21, 1907 | |
| 6 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 6 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 6 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 7 | Mink, Garnade Wilson | Mar. 22, 1871 | Aug. 27, 1955 | - |
| 7 | Young, Charmain Irene | Aug. 4, 1914 | Dec. 24, 1918 | d/o J. B. & Maude Young |
| 7 | Young, Earle Paisley | Nov. 18, 1923 | Dec. 9, 1923 | s/o J. B. & Maude Young |
| 7 | Young, Margaret Louise | Apr. 28, 1918 | Aug. 2, 1999 | - |
| 7 | Young, Maude Parsons | Jun. 14, 1890 | Jan. 28, 1991 | Double stone with next |
| 7 | Young, John Baker | Oct. 29, 1889 | May 30, 1970 | - |
| 7 | Thomas, Saxon | Jun. 23, 1895 | July 28, 1896 | s/o J. J. & C. H. Thomas |
| 7 | York, M. R. | Feb. 11, 1843 | Apr. 5, 1905 | - |
| 7 | York, Eliza | Aug. 20, 1842 | Dec. 17, 1908 | - |
| 7 | Gwaltney, Sarah York | Feb. 28, 1866 | Jan. 25, 1929 | - |
| 7 | Gwaltney, Henry H. | July 21, 1858 | Aug. 17, 1932 | - |
| 7 | Gwaltney, Burl | Oct. 1905 | Oct. 1931 | s/o Henry & Sarah Gwaltney |
| 7 | Gwaltney, John Dewitt | Jan. 20, 1889 | Jan. 14, 1954 | - |
| 7 | Waddell, Earl | Nov. 19, 1943 | Nov. 21, 1943 | s/o Carroll & Vena Waddell |
| 8 | Young, Eva W. | Dec. 29, 1902 | Dec. 5, 1976 | Double stone with next |
| 8 | Young, Bradford | Jun. 23, 1894 | Feb. 10, 1974 | - |
| 8 | Love, Mattie M. | Aug. 19, 1888 | Oct. 15, 1964 | - |
| 8 | Young, J. Edward | May 22, 1871 | May 7, 1932 | Double stone with next |
| 8 | Young, Emma V. Mikel | Oct. 20, 1876 | - | - |
| 8 | Cox, Wilson | Sep. 25, 1920 | Dec. 24, 1920 | S/o Mr. & Mrs. Carel Cox |
| 8 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 8 | Pendry, Inez Mabin | July 31, 1878 | Dec. 25, 1962 | Double stone with next |
| 8 | Pendry, Bloom | Jun. 14, 1857 | Dec. 9, 1929 | Married May 29, 1902 |
| 8 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 8 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 8 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 8 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 9 | Pendry, Robert B. | Sep. 21, 1923 | Jan. 2, 1950 | s/o Barnett & Lucy Pendry |
| 9 | Pendry, Rosa | - | - | Triple stone with next two; Children of Bloom & Mabin Pendry |
| 9 | Pendry, Francis | - | - | - |
| 9 | Pendry, Vertie | - | - | - |
| 9 | Pendry, Charlotte M. | Oct. 29, 1855 | Feb. 19, 1897 | - |
| 9 | Pendry, G. W. | Dec. 12, 1884 | Dec. 8, 1903 | - |
| 9 | Pendry, E. A. | Aug. 24, 1883 | May 19, 1897 | - |
| 9 | Pendry, Henry Bryant | Apr. 19, 1888 | Dec. 6, 1922 | - |
| 9 | Idol, Hallie Hester | - | Apr. 30, 1884 | Age 3 years 8 mos 5 days; d/o J. M. & E. Idol. |
| 9 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 9 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 9 | Young, Timothy Lee | July 4, 1884 | Feb. 4, 1885 | s/o E. S. & L. Young |
| 9 | Kilby, Laura J. Young | Nov 16, 1868 | Aug. 11, 1888 | wife of Roby Kilby |
| 9 | Porter, Viola W. | Jun. 7, 1907 | Feb. 29, 1904 | - |
| 9 | Young, Lucy | Oct. 27, 1840 | Dec. 10, 191_ | Wife of E. S. Young |
| 9 | Young, Eli S. | Mar. 14, 1835 | Feb. 12, 1915 | - |
| 9 | Plummer, Linda | Feb. 18, 1943 | Feb. 18, 1943 | d/o Bayne & Wilma Plummer |
| 10 | Dickson, Wiley E. | July 11, 1877 | May 8, 1956 | Double stone with next |
| 10 | Dickson, Minnie Y. | Aug. 9, 1880 | July 18, 1960 | - |
| 10 | Dickson, Charlsie Lucile | Mar. 29, 1917 | Mar 15, 1926 | - |
| 10 | Young, Mary M. | Aug. 2, 1856 | Feb. 27, 1936 | [d/o Thornton Kilby & Phoebe Marilda Weaver] |
| 10 | Young, C[alvin] H. | June. 18, 1854 | Mar. 12, 1906 | - |
| 10 | _______, Bessie | - | - | Stone largely illegible |
| 10 | Stone illegible | - | - | - |
| 10 | Young, Biling L. | Oct. 21, 1878 | Feb. 3, 1885 | s/o Timothy & Laura Young |
| 10 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 10 | Handy, Julia | Jan. 10, 1852 | May 8, 1902 | Wife of Ivan Handy |
| 10 | Handy, Ivan | Mar. 21, 1854 | Mar. 5, 1930 | - |
| 10 | Pendry, Ivan | Jun. 21, 1903 | May 24, 1926 | - |
| 10 | Spicer, Delia | Oct. 13, 1866 | Jun 8, 1894 | w/o John C. Spicer |
| 10 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 11 | Testerman, _______ | - | - | Concrete stone, crumbling |
| 11 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 11 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 11 | _______ Spicer | Apr. 26, 1894 | Jun. 15, 1894 | s/o J. C. & D. Spicer |
| 11 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 11 | "C. M.": | - | - | Probably grave of Caroline Miller |
| 11 | Miller, Reed | Sep. 25, 1882 | Mar. 11, 1885 | s/o Caroline Miller |
| 11 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 11 | Field stone | - | - | - |
| 11 | Aker, Eva | Sep. 16, 1815 | Mar. 5, 1879 | - |
| 11 | Young, Elizabeth | Jan. 25, 1808 | Aug. 15, 1892 | - |
| 11 | Young, Verdie | Jan. 1, 1885 | Sep. 24, 1886 | Double stone with next |
| 11 | Young, Callie | Nov. 15, 1891 | Nov. 29, 1891 | - |
| 12 | Young, Katella Lura | May 12, 1922 | Dec. 23, 1988 | - |
| 12 | Wood, Juanita Young | May 10, 1910 | Apr. 3, 1966 | - |
| 12 | Young, Roger Charles | July 10, 1929 | Jun. 23, 1957 | North Carolina, Corporal, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division. |
| 12 | Young, Oscar Mitchel | Nov. 13, 1877 | Mar. 13, 1946 | Double stone with next |
| 12 | Young, Lura Cox | Jan. 17, 1880 | Sep. 16, 1938 | - |
| 12 | Young, Ada Virginia | Sep. 12, 1908 | Sep. 14, 1908 | - |
| 12 | Young, Elizabeth Catherine | Jun. 13, 1840 | Apr. 16, 1903 | - |
| 12 | Spencer, Sarah Ann | Apr. 1, 1863 | Feb. 28, 1935 | w/o Aris Spencer |
| 12 | Spencer, Wiley S. | May 6, 1895 | May 6, 1895 | Double stone with next |
| 12 | Spencer, Howard E. | Mar. 9, 1896 | Mar 9, 1896 | Children of S. A. & S. A. Spencer |
| 12 | Weiss, Virgie May | July 4, 1886 | Mar 1891 | - |
| 12 | Weiss, Cora V. | Feb. 22, 1869 | Jun. 1897 | - |
| 12 | Spencer, Solomon Aras | Mar. 24, 1874 | Dec. 29, 1958 | - |
| 12 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 12 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 12 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 12 | Field Stone | - | - | - |
| 12 | Field Stone | - | - | - |