Bethany Church Bethany Church Rd Cemetery

Bethany Church ~Bethany Church Rd~ Cemetery

Visited by Members of

Grave Site Survey Task Force (GSSTF)

Under the Auspices of

Isle of Wight County Historical Society (IWCHS)

April 18, 2004

This cemetery is located on Bethany Church Road about 1/10 mile from Bethany Church. It has been well maintained and the tombstones are in good condition.

GSSTF members were careful not to disturb tombstones or artifacts during the transcription process.

Any text within the “[ ]” is a comment about the tombstone inscription, ex., [fs] indicates a footstone inscription. Throughout the transcribing process, an attempt was made to preserve the, ‘look and feel’ of the original inscriptions as regards word spacing, arrangement, and possible misspellings.

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Inscription / Inscription
BEN K. EDWARDS
Apr. 17, 1923
Nov. 8, 1928 / MITTIE MAE GWALTNEY
1882 – 1950
JOHN HAYDEN EDWARDS
Sept. 21, 1878
Jan. 6, 1958 / MARTIN L. GWALTNEY
1878 – 1958
BETTIE J. EDWARDS
Feb. 3, 1887
Nov. 20, 1946 / HALLEY V.
Daughter of
M. L. & M. M. GWALTNEY
Born June 16, 1910
Died May 8, 1911
“Sleep on sweet babe,
and take thy rest,
God calls away when
He thinks best.”
NELLIE YOUNG EDWARDS
Nov. 13, 1921
Sept. 8, 1962 / GEORGIE F. GWALTNEY
Wife of
JOHN W. COFER
May 25, 1872
Feb. 5, 1943
TAYLOR E. DARDEN
1898 – 1948 / JOHN W. COFER
July 1, 1869
Dec. 12, 1949
RUTH COMPTON EDWARDS
Aug. 31, 1896
Sept. 17, 1971 / FLETCHER COFER DARDEN
1895 – 1992
ANNIE M. EDWARDS OSHMAN
Dec. 13, 1917
Feb. 2, 1998 / MYRA HAVERTY COFER
Jan. 1, 1897
May 31, 1974
THOMAS C. EDWARDS
1848 – 1926 / L. STEWART BURGESS
Apr. 23, 1924
May 7, 2002
CURTIS A. NEWSOM
1900 – 1933 / ELIZABETH COFER BURGESS
Aug. 13, 1924
MYRTLE EDWARDS
NEWSOM LOGAN
Nov. 6, 1903
Jan. 23, 2000 / DAISY M. GWALTNEY
1907 – 1996
LLOYD L. EDWARDS
Nov. 14, 1875
Oct. 9, 1971 / STANLEY M. GWALTNEY
1907 – 1960
LUBERTA G. EDWARDS
Nov. 14, 1882
Dec. 26, 1971 / L. MARELLE GWALTNEY
1916
MARTHA A. GWALTNEY
1923 / WILLIE M. COFER
July 31, 1896
Nov. 30, 1941
TESSIE S. GWALTNEY
1891 – 1970 / IVAN H. GWALTNEY
1886 - 1960
ROBERT W. JONES
1884 – 1942 / LUCY G. JONES
1881 – 1956
ESTER JONES
Wife of
T. E. EDWARDS
Born July 12, 1892
Died Nov. 19, 1925
“Not lost to love, not lost
to memory, but gone to
our Heavenly home above” / MARVIN L. EDWARDS
Apr. 4, 1917
JOSIE MUNFORD EDWARDS
Sept. 16, 1907
Nov. 5, 1981 / B. F. EDWARDS, SR.
Sept. 27, 1907
Oct. 25, 1992
RUTH COMPTON EDWARDS
Aug. 31, 1896
Sept. 17, 1971 / DOROTHY G. EDWARDS
June 7, 1915
Feb. 10, 1986
JULIA C. EDWARDS
Wife of T. E. EDWARDS
Feb. 14, 1890
Sept. 27, 1974 / Father
OCTAVIOUS B. EDWARDS
March 27, 1876
Dec. 5, 1960
“At Rest”
TIBERIUS E. EDWARDS
Nov. 25, 1881
Sept. 28, 1968 / MARY E. EDWARDS
Aug. 2, 1883
Apr. 5, 1927
“Asleep in Jesus”
CECIL RANDOLPH EDWARDS
Oct. 1, 1938
Oct. 16, 1938 / ALBERT RAY MCENERNEY
June 6, 1910
Feb. 20, 1967
MARTHA GLADYS ELLIS
Daughter of
J. B. & M. V. ELLIS
Feb. 28, 1895
Feb. 2, 1931 / IVY JONES MCENERNEY
Feb. 19, 1911
Dec. 3, 1965
MARY V. HOLLEMAN
Wife of
THOMAS BOLDEN ELLIS
June 6, 1869
June 1, 1939 / JESSE D. EDWARDS
Born Nov. 1, 1884
Died Oct. 3, 1952
PHILBERT H GWALTNEY
Virginia
SGT CO E 116 Inf 29 Div
World War I
April 3 1893 Dec 12 972 / MARIANNA G. EDWARDS
Born Dec. 28, 1889
January 10, 1972
Infant Daughter of
ANDREW B. & BETTY F.
EDWARDS
March 7, 1967 / In Memory of
WARREN H GWALTNEY
OS
US Coast Guard
World War II
May 15 1921
Apr 13 1943
CHARLES WILLIAM EDWARDS
Nov. 4, 1919
Mar. 10, 1977 / MARILYNN COFER EDWARDS
[no further inscriptions]
LINDA COFER
Daughter of
WILLIAM and
MARILYNN EDWARDS
December 9, 1944
May 20, 1947 / STEPHEN B. DELK
Dec. 30, 1862
July 28, 1931
Loving Husband and Father
ANDREW B. EDWARDS
Nov. 18, 1932
Dec. 5, 1985 / ELSIE GWALTNEY THACKER
Sept. 5, 1905
Aug. 1, 1970
LAWRENCE C. THACKER
Jan. 9, 1901
Jan. 18, 1991 / VIRGINIA CHAPMAN
DASHIEL THACKER
Jan. 20, 1907
Dec. 19, 1998
BEATON
LELAND FARLEY BETTY DELK
Dec. 24, 1932 Feb. 25, 1932
Sept. 6, 1952 Sept. 24, 2002 / BLANCHE W.
HARRISON
Sept. 18, 1892
May 12, 1959

HARRY H HARRISON
Virginia
MM1 US NRF
World War I
March 29 1889 Sept 22 1962 / SADIE B. HARRISON
Oct. 5, 1886
May 22, 1955
WILLIE WHITMER
HARRISON
Aug. 6, 1904
Jan. 26, 1990 /
RAYMOND H HARRISON
Virginia
ENG2 USNRF
World War I
Dec 24 1893 June 18 1961
JENKINS
JOHN THOMAS FANNIE HARRISON
Oct. 11, 1924 Apr. 9, 1926
Dec. 7, 1980
“Together Forever”
March 5, 1949 / ALFRED M. HARRISON
1840 1909
Confederate Soldier
ELLA W. HARRISON
1845 1914
“At Rest” / SAMUEL H. WARREN
April 16, 1913
April 2, 2001
ALEE B. WARREN
Feb. 9, 1920
April 15, 1973 / DELK
Husband Wife
CARSON ALFRED FANNIE GWALTNEY
Sept. 9, 1904 May 6, 1910
May 18, 1987 Nov. 30, 1999
AMY ELIZABETH JAMES
Aug. 9, Nov. 19,
1968 1970 / DAISY MAE HOLT
1919 2003
Nov 28 1919 Nov 23 2003
[Colonial Funeral Home metal marker]
GWALTNEY
Husband Wife
MELVIN H. ELSIE C.
Feb. 14, 1929 Aug. 13, 1931 / BRENDA C. WILLETT
June 23, 1958
Jan. 6, 2003
Daughter of
NANCY W. & C. L. CARMACK
NANCY W. CARMACK
May 10, 1937
Aug. 1, 1993 / ISAAC NEWTON
JONES, JR.
Nov. 23, 1913
Apr. 11, 1982
LANKFORD
JESSIE B. VIRGINIA J.
May 28, 1880 Nov. 10, 1905
July 17, 1963 Jan. 18, 2004 / COPES
BRUCE WESSELLS MARY WYNNE
Aug. 27, 1930 Nov. 3, 1949
Apr. 23, 2001
BRUCE WESSELLS COPES
PFC US Army
Aug 27 1930 Apr 23 2001
“Ironworker”
SETH JAMES BAYER
Aug. 20, 1960
June 12, 1998 / WYNNE
JOHN FLEMING MARY GWALTNEY
May 26, 1905 Nov. 5, 1916
Sept. 27, 1994
JOHN FLEMING WYNNE
SGT US Army
World War II
May 26 1905 Sep 27 1994
SLAUGHTER
FAY GWALTNEY WILLIAM RALPH
Oct. 19, 1925 Sept. 15, 1921
Apr. 27, 1986
Married
Feb. 9, 1946
WILLIAM R. SLAUGHTER
EM3 US Navy
Sep 15 1921 Apr 27 1986 / MCENERNEY
JAMES ALBERT
Oct. 30, 1948
Jan. 16, 1981
JAMES ALBERT MCENERNEY
SP4 US Army
Vietnam
Oct 30 1948 Jan 16 1981
EDWARDS
GWALTNEY LEE MARY POWELL
Nov. 22, 1911 June 14, 1917
“Together Forever” / WEST
WADE HAMPTON MYRTLE BARLOW
Dec. 6, 1937 Nov. 8, 1940
Jan. 26 1999
Sept. 5, 1959
“Until we meet again”
WADE HAMPTON WEST
EN2 US Coast Guard
Dec 6 1937 Jan 26 1999
LISA LOUBERTA
EDWARDS
Nov. 13, Jan. 16,
1966 1995
“A Special Child” / ROBERT CARL DEBORAH MARIE
Nov. 13, 1947 Feb. 17, 1951
Apr. 11, 1998 Mar. 24, 1989
Mother – Wife
TRASK
Natives of Maine
BICK
DOROTHY JEAN ERNEST EMANUEL
Nov. 9, 1924 1922 – 2003
Nov. 17, 1988 [Colonial Funeral Home] / PAGE E. JOYNER
March 18, 1909
April 6, 1985
TEAGUE
GEORGE NATHAN DOROTHY BARNETTE
Aug. 26, 1926 Aug. 7, 1926
Jan. 9, 1995
GEORGE NATHAN TEAGUE
BM1 US Navy
World War II Korea
Aug 26 1926 Jan 9 1995 / ELIZABETH E. JOYNER
June 18, 1912
MARY ALANNA PIERCE
August 19, 1974
June 24, 1992
“Little Darling” / LLOYD DECATOR
EDWARDS
Aug. 2, 1906
Mar. 3, 1979
SAWYER
RICHARD S. PATRICIA M.
Feb. 5, 1923 Jan 4, 1963 Aug. 11, 1930
July 19, 1998 Aug. 11, 1930
RICHARD SHERWOOD SAWYER
PVT US Army
World War II
Feb 5 1923 Jul 19 1998 / COPES
BRUCE WESSELLS MARY WYNNE
Aug. 27, 1930 Nov. 3, 1949
Apr. 23, 2001 May 28, 1976 [blank]
BRUCE WESSELLS COPES
PFC US Army
Aug 27 1930 Apr 23 2001
WYNNE

JOHN FLEMING MARY GWALTNEY
May 26, 1905 Nov. 5, 1916
Sept. 27, 1994 [blank]
JOHN FLEMING WYNNE
SGT US Army
World War II
May 26 1905 Sep 27 1994 / JOHN A. GWALTNEY
Oct. 20, 1871
Mar. 23, 1929
BETTIE TURNER NELMS
1883 – 1932
“At Rest” / Infant Son of
NOLA & EARL WEST
WILLIAM HARVEY WEST
“Billy”
1931 – 1956 / EARL RANDOLPH WEST
May 5, 1930
Feb 14, 1999
“At Rest”
HARVEY B. TURNER
Husband of
LUCY JONES
Born Sept. 22, 1882
Died Jan. 9, 1935
Age 52 / “At Rest”
LUCY JONES
Wife of
H. B. TURNER
Born Sept. 16, 1882
Died – Dec. 24, 1936
Age ----
WEST
Husband Wife
EARL HAMPTON NOLA TURNER
Dec. 24, 1903 Jan. 7, 1908
Aug. 10, 1961 Aug. 19, 2001 / JOHN LEE MUNFORD
Feb. 2004
Age 62
Husband and Father
GORDON L. LMUNFORD
Oct. 25, 1906
Nov. 6, 1982 / Father
JOHN E. ELLIS
Aug. 5, 1876
Jan. 9, 1935
Mother
ELLA POND ELLIS
Jan. 1, 1878
July 23, 1972 / “Brother”
WILLIAM LEE UPTON, SR
June 22, 1927
Sept. 3, 1997
HELEN M. GWALTNEY
Sept. 1, 1936
July 24, 1998 / JAMES L. GWALTNEY
April 2, 1873
Oct. 19, 1949
EFFIE S. GWALTNEY
Mar. 13, 1880
Dec. 10, 1960 / KENNETH L. GWALTNEY
Born Feb. 8, 1903
Died Aug. 16, 1937
“God be with you till we meet again”
PATTIE MURPHY MARCH
Sept. 17, 1909
Sept. 2, 1966 / THOMAS
WESLEY D. EFFIE P.
1886 – 1947 1879 – 1956
WOODROW WILSON THOMAS
March 8, 1913
March 21, 1944
“The Lord bless thee
and keep thee”
Num. 6 – 24 / MARVIN RAYMOND THOMAS
Aug. 3, 1911
Feb. 21, 1980
GRACE GWALTNEY THOMAS
June 6, 1913
Sept. 19, 1995 / Mother
O’DELLA SCOTT
Wife of
ALLEN THACKER, JR
July 29 1897
Dec. 25, 1950
“Your love will light our way
Your memory will ever be with us”
Father
JAMES A. THACKER, JR
Husband of
O’DELLA SCOTT
Oct. 28, 1892
April 3, 1954 / LINWOOD H. JENNINGS
April 10, 1950
July 24, 1958
“Died in the sea of sorrow”
LOUISE
Dau of
R. A. & V. E. SCOTT
Age 3 mos. / VERGIE E. SCOTT
Wife of
R. A. SCOTT
Born Dec. 10, 1889
Died Feb. 18, 1919
“Gone but not forgotten”
MARY E. OUTLAND
June 26, 1871
Nov. 7, 1949
“She is only sleeping” / JAMES M. OUTLAND
March 12, 1850
Died May 23, 1937
“Only sleeping”
EMMA F. SCOTT
Nov. 27, 1858
Feb. 24, 1924
“At Rest” / LEROY H. SCOTT
Nov. 6, 1877
Dec. 27, 1929
“At Rest”
WEST
JESSE LANKFORD MERLE SCOTT
May 3, 1910 Sept. 14, 1915
Aug. 15, 1979 / SCOTT
J. A. SCOTT
Born Sept. 25, 1851
Died May 1, 1932
REBECCA E. SCOTT
His wife
Born Nov. 27, 1858
Died Jan. 1, 1938
Note (1) / TAYLOR EDWIN DARDEN JR.
May 20, 1936 – Sept. 29, 2003 / Note (1) / DAISY MAE EDWARDS HOLT
Nov 28, 1919 – Nov 23, 2003
Note (1) / Infant Son of
PHILBERT & IRENE GWALTNEY
Dec. 12, 1940 – Dec. 13, 1940 / Note (1) / LILLIAN MCKINNEY GWALTNEY
EDWARDS, FLANNIGAN, FOWLER
Sept. 12, 1890 - Apr. 3, 1928
Note (1) / WILBERT THEODORE EDWARDS
Feb 11, 1908 Jan 3, 1937 / Note (1) / ERNEST BICK
-- 2003
Note (1) / HARVEY BARNES TURNER
Sept 22, 1883 – Jan 9, 1935
LUCY ANN JONES TURNER
Sept 16, 1882 – Dec 24, 1936 / BROCKWELL
GEORGE L. MABEL COLEMAN
1892 – 1953 1898 - 1951
GWALTNEY
HORACE D. DORIS D.
Jan 24, 1912 July 3, 1912
July 30, 1977 Oct. 17, 1994 / HUNDLEY
JACK M. MARJORIE C. WAVERLY M.
1890 – 1971 1891 – 1967 1919 – 1989
J.M.H. [fs] M.C.H.[fs] W.M.H.[fs]
JONES
THOMAS RAY, SR. HELEN GARRISON
Sept. 1, 1920 July 5, 1919
May 3, 2001
THOMAS RAY JONES
TECH 5 US Army
World War II
Sep 1 1920 May 3 2001 / JONES
Husband Wife
MAURICE RAY RUTH BATTEN
Nov. 27, 1893 Aug. 23, 1893
March 19, 1964 Dec. 30, 1980
[fs] / EDWARDS
W. COMPTON TRIXIE M. EDWARDS
EDWARDS
Aug. 6, 1908 May 12, 1909
Dec. 17, 1957 Feb. 2, 1994

NOTES:

(1)These graves are unmarked … information provided by the cemetery custodian.

Figure 1 Panoramic View of Cemetery

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