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Rocky Ford Christian Church Cemetery

Carroll County, Virgina

Fancy Gap District

Location: Cana Community

Directions: On the east side of Rt. 52 (Fancy Gap Highway), .01 mile south of Rt. 691 (Bear Trail). The cemetery is behind the church and is not visible from the highway.

GPS Coordinates: N 36.60798 W 080.68570

Surveyed by: Buford C. Wilson; 30 Oct 2013; buford-wilson@outlook.com

Comments: The cemetery is in excellent condition. Information in [brackets] is not on the stone.

Rocky Ford Christian Church Cemetery, Carroll County, Virgina
Name Birth Death Comments
Row 1
McCREARY, Russell H. 07 Jul 1918 20 Aug 2005 Shared stone with next; Russell Howard; s/o Jesse Edward McCreary & Flora Combs
McCREARY, Ollie J. Ollie Edith; d/o Early Wyatt Jones & Arilda Elizabeth Jones; w/o Russell Howard McCreary
EASTER, Lelia Akers 06 Jan 1921 Shared stone with next; d/o John Sherman Akers & Susan Emeline Cagle; w/o Curtis Harold Easter
EASTER, Curtis Harold 28 Apr 1921 24 Mar 2001 S Sgt. U. S. Army WW II; Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart & OLC; s/o Curtis Cameron Easter & Bertha P. Leonard
EASTER, Gifford M. 27 Jan 1934 s/o Carnis Elmer Easter & Celestie Adeline Rigney
Row 2
NICHOLS, Kenneth Ray 27 May 1957 27 Mar 1998 Shared stone with next; s/o Bobby R. Nichols & Frances Lou Key
NICHOLS, Cheryl Denise 24 Nov 1959 nee Dowell; w/o Kenneth Ray Nichols
EASTER, Carnis E. 23 Sep 1905 12 Mar 1983 Shared stone with next; Carnis Elmer; s/o Joseph Martin Easter & Annette D Leftwich
EASTER, Celestie R. 01 Apr 1908 25 Dec 1976 Celestie Adeline; d/o Henley Thomas Rigney & Ruby Viola Edwards; w/o Carnis Elmer Easter
Row 3
BEAMER, Phillip Mark 18 Jan 1964 22 Sep 2009 s/o Robert Ross Beamer & Shelby Phillips Hinson
PHILLIPS, Connia Dallas 07 Dec 1917 11 Jul 2002 Shared stone with next; s/o E. T. Phillips & Nora Montgomery
PHILLIPS, Bessie Rigney 15 Aug 1917 05 Feb 2007 Bessie Louvenia; d/o Henley Thomas Rigney & Martha Elizabeth Vaughn; w/o Connia Dallas Phillips
JONES, Viney S. 25 Dec 1915 21 Nov 2008 Shared stone with next; Viney Sue; d/o Henry Thomas Rigney & Martha Elizabeth Vaughn; w/o Oscar Franklin Jones
JONES, Oscar F. 28 Sep 1910 30 Apr 1998 Oscar Franklin; s/o Daniel Walter Jones & Laura Ida Edwards
RIGNEY, Martha Elizabeth 17 Sep 1882 13 Sep 1972 d/o James Francis Vaughn & Serena Matilda Cagle; w/o Henley Thomas Rigney
Row 4
HAWKS, Loyd B. 16 May 1936 Shared stone with next; Loyd Benton; s/o Loyd Burton Hawks & Vertura Hawks
HAWKS, Edith C. 26 Dec 1936 d/o Nathan Clyde Combs & Vera Osa McQuary; w/o Loyd Benton Hawks
WOODS, Vestal Q. 18 Jun 1932 09 Dec 1999 Vestal Quinton; s/o Emmett Woods & Rosie Elizabeth King
JONES, Walter Chester 23 Sep 1905 22 Jul 1999 s/o Jesse Wilburn Jones & Jennie Berrier
LEFTWICH, Rawdon H. 07 May 1926 11 Jun 2003 Shared stone with next; Rawdon Henry; s/o William Henry Leftwich & Ethel Combs
LEFTWICH, Frances D. 05 Feb 1934 29 Jan 1997 Frances Oleane; d/o Johnnie Clifford Draughn & Christina Elizabeth Gammons; 2nd w/o Rawdon Henry Leftwich
DOWELL, Howard R. 20 Feb 1912 13 May 2007 Shared stone with next; Howard Raymond; s/o Martin Vanburen Dowell & Laura Susan Dean
DOWELL, Alene Towe 25 Sep 1912 24 May 2002 d/o James Towe & Jennie Jones; w/o Howard Raymond Dowell
MABE, Daniel Lee 02 Jan 1979 28 Apr 1979 s/o Daryl T. Mabe & Becky S. Byrd
JONES, Fred Arnold 06 Sep 1926 19 Sep 2000 Shared stone with next; Cpl. U. S. Army Korea; s/o Edgar Gerome Jones & Sarah Lou Edwards
JONES, Irene T. “Pat” 04 Dec 1934 w/o Fred Arnold Jones
JONES, Kenneth F. 05 Apr 1958 25 Aug 1981 Shared stone with next; Kenneth Fred; s/o Fred Arnold & Irene T. Jones
JONES, Rose Cawley 23 Dec 1959 Rose Marie; w/o Kenneth Fred Jones
JONES, Sarah E. 06 Oct 1901 30 Dec 1995 Shared stone with next; Sarah Lou; d/o Floyd Edwards & Sarah Louvena Bevil; w/o Edgar Gerome Jones
JONES, Edgar G. 05 Apr 1898 13 Jan 1988 Edgar Gerome; s/o Alfred Greenberry Jones & Mary Ellen Cagle
JONES, Ralph Dewitt 04 Mar 1929 05 Jan 1972 Shared stone with next; VA Cpl. U. S. Army Korea; s/o Edgar Gerome Jones & Sarah Lou Edwards
JONES, Mabeline Towe 18 Feb 1932 11 May 2008 d/o Ed Towe & Susie Hiatt; w/o Ralph Dewitt Jones
Row 5
SURRATT, Arlie B. 27 Nov 1945 09 Nov 2001 Shared stone with next; Arlie Berlin; s/o Ivy Olen Surratt & Ila Faye Hawks
SURRATT, Arlene D. 26 Oct 1938 d/o John Nathan Dowell & Lala Towe; w/o Arlie Berlin Surratt
EDWARDS, Russell M. 15 Oct 1923 02 Mar 1996 Shared stone with next; Russell Mack; s/o Catherine Melinda Edwards
EDWARDS, Doris B. 03 Dec 1924 21 Mar 1996 Doris Estelle; d/o Joe Barnes & Issie McCraw; w/o Russell Mack Edwards
DAVIS, Kenneth David 17 Dec 1980 09 Jan 2007 s/o Kenneth David Davis, Sr. & Deborah Hall
THOMAS, Glen R. 18 Feb 1933 06 Oct 1982 Shared stone with next; Glen Rucker; s/o Alfred Lee Thomas & Zelma Tobler
THOMAS, Arlene E. 13 Jul 1938 17 Dec 2004 Mary Arlene; d/o Frederick Rufus Edwards & Lottie Irene Jones; w/o Glen Rucker Thomas
EDWARDS, Earley 12 Jun 1928 22 Jul 2005 Shared stone with next; s/o Catherine Melinda Edwards
EDWARDS, Burley 12 Jun 1928 24 Feb 2001 s/o Catherine Melinda Edwards
EDWARDS, Catherine Melinda 25 May 1898 09 Jan 1977 d/o Gabriel Hugh Edwards & Lucinda Woods
EDWARDS, Rufus 29 Apr 1910 02 Feb 1970 Shared stone with next; Frederick Rufus; s/o James Alfred Edwards & Mary Agnes Bevil
EDWARDS, Lottie J. 17 Oct 1915 13 Feb 1966 Lottie Irene; d/o Alfred Greenberry Jones & Mary Ellen Cagle; w/o Frederick Rufus Edwards
Row 6
BRANSON, George W. 14 Oct 1920 15 Feb 1992 Shared stone with next; PFC U. S. Army WW II; George Washington
BRANSON, Lois R. 20 Oct 1924 16 Feb 2005 nee Robertine; w/o George Washington Branson
BRANSON, Larry W. 31 May 1957 29 Nov 2008 s/o George Washington Branson & Lois Robertine
BRANSON, Eddy Arnold “Cowboy” 14 May 1945 01 Jan 2012 s/o George Washington Branson & Lois Robertine
JONES, Melvin D. 25 Jan 1941 Shared stone with next; Melvin Dillard; s/o Larkin Isaac Jones & Eizabeth Jane Easter
JONES, Bonnie S. McMillian 05 Apr 1945 27 Jul 2009 Bonnie Sue; d/o Robert Loman McMillian & Bertie Mazie Jones; w/o Melvin Dillard Jones
BRINKLEY, Lynn Renee 12 Apr 1963 07 Feb 1983 d/o Jessie D. Brinkley & Arlene Dowell
DEATON, Jeffery Todd 16 Nov 2006 FHM
CAGLE, Orene Tate 04 Jan 1927 Shared stone with next; d/o Ernest H. Tate & Martha Viola Edwards; w/o Weldon Gray Cagle
CAGLE, Weldon Gray 30 Jan 1924 15 Mar 1977 s/o Floyd Ellison Cagle & Sarah Alice Gray
RIGNEY, Eugene 09 Jul 1924 14 Jul 2008 s/o David Tillman Rigney & Bessie Susan Combs
GREY, James P. 31 Mar 1935 19 Feb 1967 James Porter; s/o William Lawrence Gray & Una Ethel Smith
RIGNEY, Pauline 18 Oct 1932 05 Apr 1999 d/o David Tillman Rigney & Bessie Susan Combs
RIGNEY, David T. 15 Jul 1895 26 Oct 1982 Shared stone with next; David Tillman; s/o Noah Rigney & Louisa Adaline Combs
RIGNEY, Bessie S. 01 Jun 1898 02 Oct 1964 Bessie Susan; d/o Noah Combs & Martha Ann Cagle; w/o David Tillman Rigney
Row 7
COMBS, John C. 24 Oct 1945 15 Feb 2013 Shared stone with next; John Cabel s/o Fred Combs & Mary Edith Strickland
COMBS, Linda L. 01 Jun 1948 03 Aug 1984 nee Ladd; w/o John Cabel Combs
McCRARY, Alonzo R. 22 Nov 1911 10 Jul 1978 Alonzo Ralph; s/o Jesse Edward McCreary & Flora Combs
McCRARY, Dorothy G. 29 Nov 1913 08 Apr 1975 Dorothy Jane; d/o Martha Emaline Gray; w/o Alonzo Ralph McCrary
COMBS, Fred 08 Feb 1907 19 Oct 1975 Shared stone with next; s/o John Arthur Combs & Mallie Frances Edwards
COMBS, Edith S. 19 Jan 1916 19 Apr 1993 Mary Edith; d/o W. Cabel Strickland & Hattie M. Meredith; w/o Fred Combs
HALL, Chester [14 Aug] 1910 [15 Feb] 1972 Shared stone with next; s/o Davis Wyatt Hall & Nancy Ella Weddle
HALL, Lillian [21 Apr] 1915 [11 Jan] 1998 Lillian Mandy; d/o Pressley B. King & Sarah A. Helmstutler; w/o Chester Hall
LYONS, Mozelle 08 Apr 1914 11 Jul 1965 d/o Roy C. Lyons & Alma Easter
Row 8
JONES, Andrew Lee “Andy” 27 Jul 1963 08 Feb 1997 s/o Willie Jerome Jones & Sally Towe
JONES, Sally T. Shared stone with next; nee Towe; w/o Willie Jerome Jones
JONES, Willie Jerome 28 Oct 1925 04 Mar 1995 Pvt. U. S. Army WW II; s/o Edgar Gerome Jones & Sarah Lou Edwards
LEONARD, Grift C. 28 Nov 1921 12 Nov 1970 Shared stone with next; Grift Coolidge; s/o John Reuben Leonard & Cora Mae Dowell
LEONARD, Van Grift 11 Apr 1958 06 Dec 2003 s/o Grift Coolidge Leonard & Dorsie Mae Tate
TATE, Ernest H. 07 Jan 1899 10 Feb 1986 Shared stone with next; s/o William Albert Tate & Lucy Emaline King
TATE, Viola E. 15 Aug 1899 03 Jan 1981 Martha Viola; d/o James Alfred Edwards & Mary Agnes Bevil; w/o Ernest H. Tate
TATE, Harvey, Jr. 08 Mar 1937 28 Aug 2012 s/o Ernest H. Tate & Martha Viola Edwards
COMBS, Clyde [30 Jan] 1913 [28 Aug] 1966 Shared stone with next; Nathan Clyde; s/o Joseph Nathan Combs & Rachael Tena Edwards
COMBS, Osa [21 Feb] 1914 [23 Feb] 2002 Vera Osa; d/o Jesse Edward McCreary & Flora Combs
Row 9
KING, Lelia Frances 22 Mar 1925 Shared stone with next; nee Cagle; w/o George Emmett King
KING, George Emmett 23 Mar 1913 19 Jan 1995 Pvt. U. S. Army WW II; s/o Presley B. King & Sarah A Helmstutler
EDWARDS, Emmett Bert 23 May 1912 29 Jan 1996 U. S. Army WW II; s/o James Alfred Edwards & Mary Agnes Bevil
JONES, Wade J. 25 Feb 1957 06 Mar 1992 Wade John; s/o John Floyd Jones & Elsie V. Thomas
JONES, John Floyd 22 Jan 1922 11 Apr 1991 Shared stone with next; d/o Daniel Walter Jones & Laura Ida Edwards
JONES, Elsie T. 18 Jan 1927 Elsie V.; d/o Charlie Moses Thomas & Mary Jane Edwards; w/o John Floyd Jones
THOMAS, Edward Parr 28 Jun 1929 27 Jun 2007 Shared stone with next two; SFC U. S. Army Korea 82 Airborne Division; s/o Charles Moses Thomas & Mary Jane Edwards
THOMAS, Gladys T. 01 Aug 1930 Gladys Alease; d/o Edgar Joseph Thomas & Etta Bell Lawson; w/o Edward Parr Thomas
THOMAS, John E. 21 Oct 1953 18 Jun 1990 John Edward; s/o Edward Parr Thomas & Gladys Alease Thomas
EDWARDS, Newton P. 01 May 1906 18 Oct 1978 Shared stone with next; Newton Philmore; s/o James Alfred Edwards & Mary Agnes Bevil
EDWARDS, Opalene T. 14 Sep 1927 30 Jun 1996 d/o Columbus Tate & Ada Bevil; w/o Newton Philmore Edwards
EDWARDS. Claude W. 06 Oct 1902 09 Feb 1984 Shared stone with next; s/o James Alfred Edwards & Mary Agnes Bevil
EDWARDS. Viola E. 17 Dec 1902 13 Dec 1955 Viola Ella; d/o Thomas W. King & Mary E. Browder; w/o Claude W. Edwards
EDWARDS, Clyde Edison 18 Mar 1920 25 Aug 2004 Shared stone with next; M1 U. S. Navy WW II; s/o Walter Edwards & Rosa Ella Easter
EDWARDS, Lillian A. 31 Oct 1920 03 Jan 1999
EDWARDS, W. Clifton 12 Jun 1939 29 Oct 1969 Walter Clifton; s/o Walter Edwards & Rosa Ella Easter
EDWARDS, Walter 30 Mar 1885 14 Jun 1950 Shared stone with next; s/o George Washington Edwards & Sarah Jane Thomas
EDWARDS, Ella 18 Nov 1893 24 Nov 1984 Rosa Ella; d/o Wilbert Monroe Easter & Susan Alice Payne; w/o Walter Edwards
EDWARDS. Cameron C. 03 Sep 1923 01 Oct 1923 s/o Walter Edwards & Rosa Ella Easter
Row 10
WEBB, Norman P. 06 Sep 1921 17 Oct 2011 Shared stone with next; Norman Powell; T Sgt. 4th Div. WW II 6 Bronze Battle Stars; s/o Robert Lawrence Webb & Amanda Bowman
WEBB, Opal A. Edwards 11 Nov 1924 06 May 1993 d/o Walter Edwards & Rosa Ella Easter; w/o Norman Powell Webb
WEBB, Jimmy Dale 15 Apr 1949 06 Aug 1971 s/o Norman Powell Webb & Opal A. Edwards
WEBB, Robert Lawrence 06 May 1889 25 Aug 1973 Shared stone with next; s/o Robert Henderson Webb & Margaret Bell Williams
WEBB, Amanda Bowman 10 Sep 1887 21 Nov 1972 Amanda Elizabeth; d/o Rufus Powell Bowman & Millie Jane Quesenberry; w/o Robert Lawrence Webb
Row 11
BENNETT, Archie Henderson 05 Jan 1923 01 Jan 1996 Shared stone with next; Tec 4 U. S. Army WW II; s/o Caleb Henderson Bennett & Evelyn M. Tolbert
BENNETT, Mildred Fowler 19 Dec 1925 21 Jun 1994 w/o Archie Henderson Bennett
BRADY, James A., Jr. 18 Mar 1941 Shared stone with next;
BRADY, Geraldine Jane E. 19 Jan 1939
GUYNN, Randy Nelson 04 Apr 1955 05 Sep 2001 Shared stone with next;
GUYNN, Debbie Stoneman 31 Oct 1954 d/o Clarence Dewey Stoneman & Ossie Irene Edwards; w/o Randy Nelson Guynn
STONEMAN, Clarence Dewey “Dave” 12 Sep 1909 22 Jun 2004 Shared stone with next; Tec 4 U. S. Army WW II; s/o George Washington Stoneman & Emma M. Bruner
STONEMAN, Ossie Edwards 28 Mar 1918 11 Apr 2004 Ossie Irene; d/o Walter Edwards & Rosa Ella Easter; w/o Clarence Dewey Stoneman
EDWARDS, Louvanda Irene 17 Dec 1931 19 Dec 1931
EDWARDS, Oscar Clarence 05 Dec 1914 19 Oct 1999 Shared stone with next; d/o Walter Edwards & Rosa Ella Easter
EDWARDS, Rushie Eliza Jane Vaughn 04 May 1915 25 Aug 1992 d/o Washington Vaughn & Donie Bell Jones; w/o Oscar Clarence Edwards
EDWARDS, Sandra Sue 28 Nov 1944
DOTSON, Charles C. “Shorty” 28 May 1920 01 Oct 1990 Shared stone with next; S Sgt. U. S. Army WW II; Charles Curtis
DOTSON, Ima Edwards 30 Dec 1916 01 Oct 2005 Susan Ima; d/o Walter Edwards & Rosa Ella Easter; w/o Charles Curtis Dotson
STRICKLAND, Mozelle K. 20 Dec 1925 27 Mar 2002 Ethel Mozelle; d/o Taylor Thompson King & Hattie Herma Ogle; w/o Chester Strickland
HORTON, Connie E. 02 Mar 1914 13 Dec 1983 Connie Elizabeth; d/o Roy C. Lyons & Alma Easter; w/o Rush Sanders Horton
CORNELL, Charles B. (Sweetie) 27 Jun 1947 11 Dec 1971 Shared stone with next; Charles Barry
CORNELL, Jennifer E. 15 May 1949 Jennifer Lou; d/o Martin Valentine Easter & Mabel Jones; w/o Charles Barry Cornell
Row 12
BOWMAN, Frieda Maxine 21 Oct 1934 22 Jun 2013 FHM; d/o Ellis Bryan Bowman & Dossie Iroler; w/o Freeman Cecil Bowman
BOWMAN, Linda Kaye 20 Nov 1954 21 Sep 2006 d/o Freeman Cecil Bowman & Frieda Maxine Bowman
GRANT, James Thomas 07 Aug 1917 18 May 1995 Shared stone with next;
GOAD, Ethel Bowman Grant 24 Aug 1922 d/o Ellis Bryan Bowman & Dossie Iroler; w/o James Thomas Grant
BOWMAN, Ellis Bryan [20 Jun] 1896 [24 Sep] 1986 Shared stone with next; WW I Veteran; s/o David Lee Bowman & Sarah Alice Dehaven
BOWMAN, Dossie Iroler [21 Jan] 1899 [15 May] 1989 Dossie Minnie; d/o Columbus Frank Iroler & Martha Ella Cassell; w/o Ellis Bryan Bowman
MARSH, Eva N. 14 May 1925 Shared stone with next; Eva Notra; d/o Floyd Washington Burnett & Amelia Catherine Hall; w/o Moir Coolidge Marsh
MARSH, Moir C. 06 Oct 1926 22 Oct 1994 Moir Coolidge; s/o Kenny McKinley Marsh & Maud Deliah Iroler
MARSH, Kennie M. 26 Jan 1895 05 Apr 1980 Shared stone with next; Kennie McKinley; s/o Raleigh Washington Marsh & Emma V. Hiatt
MARSH, Maud D. 02 Mar 1895 19 Sep 1972 Maud Deliah; d/o Columbus Frank Iroler & Martha Ella Cassell; w/o Kennie McKinley Marah
Row 13
BOWMAN, Susan Lynette 16 Apr 1978 20 Mar 1996 d/o Gary Lee Bowman & Muriel Lynn Culler
STRICKLAND, Charlene Stinnett 18 Nov 1941 05 Dec 1996
STRICKLAND, Patsy Juanita 28 Nov 1935 28 Sep 2008 d/o John Wesley Strickland & Leva Pearl Edwards
STRICKLAND, John W. 15 Jul 1913 29 Aug 1986 Shared stone with next; John Wesley; s/o David W. Strickland & Arvala McMillan
STRICKLAND, Pearl E. 14 Oct 1916 03 Aug 1986 Leva Pearl; d/o James Alfred Edwards & Mary Agnes Bevil; w/o John Wesley Strickland
Row 14
EDWARDS. Janie Sue 01 Mar 1962 10 Jul 1981 d/o Marcus Woltz Edwards & Lummie Laura Jones
EDWARDS, Lummie J. 29 Jun 1934 Shared stone with next; Lummie Laura Jones; w/o Marcus Woltz Edwards
EDWARDS, Marcus W. 12 Feb 1930 25 Mar 2008 Marcus Woltz; s/o Marcus Edwards & Nancy Payne
Row 15
TATE, Clifton E. 20 Aug 1948 17 Oct 2006 Shared stone with next; Clifton Edward; s/o Lester Tate & Flora Ann Meredith
TATE, Christine G. 25 Jul 1950 nee Gwyn; w/o Clifton Edward Tate
CRABB, Billy W. [25 Apr] 1951 [27 Jul] 2000 Shared stone with next; Billy William; s/o Olen William Crabb & Jetty Shaw
CRABB, Jeannie H. 1956 w/o Billy William Crabb
HAYNES, Vestal 21 May 1927 18 May 1996 Shared stone with next; s/o James M. Haynes & Louise McMillian
HAYNES, Mary Tate 19 Jul 1933
TATE, Lester 06 Jun 1909 14 Apr 1991 Shared stone with next two; s/o Alexander Tate & Lidia Florence Rigney
TATE, Florann 05 Mar 1917 10 Dec 2003 Flora Ann; d/o Monroe Meredith & Evaline Guynn; w/o Lester Tate
TATE, Joyce A. 10 Nov 1957 Joyce Ann; d/o Lester Tate & Flora Ann Mereith
Row 16
TATE, George W. 29 Mar 1940 10 Sep 2009 Shared stone with next; George Washington; s/o Lester Tate & Flora Ann Meredith
TATE, Mona L. 16 Dec 1950 Mona Lisa; nee Slavey
Row 17
PALMER, Lee R. 06 Oct 1934 18 Jan 2009 Shared stone with next; Lee Roy; s/o John Preston Palmer & Eva Handy
PALMER, Dorsie L. 08 Mar 1933 Dorsie Mae; d/o Ernest H. Tate & Martha Viola Edwards; w/o Grift Coolidge Leonard & Lee Roy Palmer
HAWKS, Ules 20 Jul 1937 23 Oct 2009 Shared stone with next; s/o Troy Murphy Hawks & Viola Edwards
HAWKS, M. Bernice 23 Mar 1943 Martha Bernice; nee Leftwich
EDWARDS, Elisha Monroe 13 Jan 1930 16 Oct 2000 Shared stone with next; s/o John Robert Edwards & Alice Surena Cagle
EDWARDS, Ida Mae 02 May 1932 23 Feb 2012 d/o John Walter Edwards & Susie Newes Thomas; w/o Elisha Monroe Edwards