Wassum Cemetery
Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia
Location: Between U.S. 11 and I-81, north of exit 50, Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia.
Surveyed by: Jeff Weaver
Date of Survey: July 10, 2003
Number of Graves Recorded: 53
Date of Oldest Known Grave: 1867
Partial Survey (This is the section to the south of the circular road through the cemetery.)
General View of the Wassum Cemetery from the Northern most point in the Circular Road though the cemetery
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| Jones, Paul W. | 1975 | 1996 | |
| Fulford, Jack D. | 1924 | 1992 | |
| Riffey, Jesse “Buster” | Dec. 9, 1953 | Jan. 1, 1991 | |
| Aker, Howard | 1934 | 1990 | |
| Hill, Olin | 1919 | 1989 | |
| Pitkin, Pauline Riffey | 1929 | 1985 | |
| Norman, Larry Dean | 1953 | 1985 | |
| Baldwin, Kermit | 1927 | 1983 | |
| Infant Boy Known Only to God | 1981 | ||
| Taylor, Norman | Aug. 1, 1941 | Jan. 12, 1973 | |
| Beville, Emmitt | Apr. 24, 1884 | Jan. 4, 1971 | |
| Beverly, Nannie Marie | 1910 | 1999 | funeral home marker |
| Beverly, Andrew J. | May 5, 1872 | Jan. 17, 1969 | Double stone with next |
| Beverly, Martha Ann | Jun. 14, 1894 | Jun. 30, 1955 | |
| Ball, Virginia L. Parks | Aug. 7, 1932 | Common stone for 5 graves | |
| Ball, Wilbur Ralph | Apr. 28, 1928 | Mar. 8, 1983 | SFC, U.S. Army, Korea & Vietnam |
| Ball, Dwayne Curtis | Jan. 14, 1961 | only date | |
| Ball, Peggy Jean | Feb. 14, 1958 | only date | |
| Ball, James Edward | Aug. 7, 1954 | Aug. 12, 1954 | |
| Grave impression, no marker | |||
| Simons, Tom | Jan. 12, 1875 | May 30, 1956 | |
| Simons, Alice | Dec. 13, 1876 | Jun. 6, 1950 | |
| Row 2 | |||
| Powell, Della M. | Apr. 12, 1914 | Feb. 2, 2002 | Double stone with next |
| Powell, Harry H. | July 17, 1913 | Oct. 23, 1977 | |
| Waddell, Ellis M. | 1910 | 1964 | |
| Mills, Sammy E. | 1943 | 1999 | |
| Bridgeman, Walter L. | 1983 | 1999 | |
| Stamper, Steven Joseph | Jun. 12, 2000 | Only date, infant | |
| Combs, Sandra M. | 1970 | 2000 | funeral home marker |
| Russell, James Timothy | 1997 | 1997 | |
| Olinger, Tommy Lee | Apr. 24, 1950 | Jan. 23, 2002 | |
| Grave, no marker, but flowers with “Mom” | |||
| Row 3 | |||
| Pugh, Martha J. | 1912 | 1966 | |
| Pugh, David Lee | 1951 | 1971 | |
| Waddell, Floyd M. | 1868 | 1955 | |
| Powell, Phil | Apr. 24, 1890 | Apr. 7, 1946 | Double stone with next |
| Powell, Gustava | Dec. 14, 1893 | Jun. 16, 1966 | |
| Powell, Charles K. | Nov. 11, 1916 | Nov. 13, 1944 | VA PFC, 399th Inf., 100th Inf. Division, U.S. Army, World War II |
| Row 4 | |||
| Leonard, Ollie M. | Aug. 19, 1892 | Nov. 7, 1950 | Double stone with next |
| Leonard, William H. | Nov. 23, 1886 | Apr. 13, 1976 | |
| Kegley, Sidney B. | Apr. 19, 1922 | Apr. 9, 1945 | West Virginia, PFC, 112th Cav., U.S. Army, World War II |
| Kegley, Arthur S. | Aug. 3, 1894 | Nov. 8, 1955 | Virginia, Pvt., 315th Field Artillery, 80th Division, U.S. Army, World War I |
| Thompson, Roger K. | July 13, 1932 | Jun. 7, 1963 | Virginia Corp., U.S. Army, Korea |
| Bales, Michael G. | Mar. 1, 1961 | Mar. 1, 1961 | |
| Bales, Leon C. | 1913 | 1977 | Double stone with next |
| Bales, Lelia P. | 1915 | 1973 | |
| Bales, James Eugene “Satch” | Aug. 31, 1936 | Oct. 31, 1990 | |
| Row 5 | |||
| Bales, Betty Jean Stover | Jan. 13, 1942 | Double stone with next; Married Apr. 8, 1960 | |
| Bales, Jack Gayle | Sep. 23, 1939 | Oct. 22, 1994 | SP4, U.S. Army |
| Thompson, Kermit R. | Mar. 24, 1907 | July 19, 1966 | Virginia Pvt., 2nd Regt., Field Artillery Repl Tng Center, World War II |
| Kimberling, Daniel Casie | Nov. 14, 1907 | Sep. 27, 1972 | Pvt., U.S. Army, World War II |
| Kimberling, Ethel M. | Nov. 22, 1911 | Dec. 1, 1965 | Double stone with next |
| Kimberling, W. Harvey | Dec. 12, 1903 | Oct. 15, 1978 | |