Collossee Rhodes Rd Cemetery

Collossee ~Rhodes Rd~ Cemetery

Visited by Members of

Grave Site Survey Task Force (GSSTF)

Under the Auspices of

Isle of Wight County Historical Society (IWCHS)

July 11

This large cemetery is located adjacent to and across the street from Collosse Baptist Church. It has been well maintained; most of the tombstones are in good condition with legible inscriptions. A selection of shaving foam, water, or talcum powder was used to improve the legibility of the inscriptions on the older tombstones. Afterwards, a clean water spray was used to remove any residue. 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. The layout of the cemetery for transcribing purposes is shown in Figure 1 … section numbers in the table identify where the graves are located.

Please address your comments/corrections to: or .

Sec # / Inscription / Sec # / Inscription
A / MARY VIRGINIA CARR
Nov. 25, 1925
Sept. 30, 1997 / A / EUGENE M. CARR
June 18, 1926
Feb 23, 1993
A / Infant Son of
MARY VIRGINIA & EUGENE CARR
Jan. 15, 1953 – Jan. 20, 1953 / A / RACHEL CARR HARMON
June 17, 1934
Sept. 3, 1993
A / WARREN
PERRY C. DOROTHY ROSE
Feb. 24, 1914 Dec. 23, 1924
May 30, 1983 Dec. 14, 1980 / A / EDWARD LORENZO SPIVEY
SP3 US Army
May 19, 1934 – Jan 9, 1997
A / ARTEMAS C. DARDEN
1909 – 1944 / A / KATHERINE C. DARDEN
1915 - 1992
A / GEORGE R. “Sink” CARR
Mar. 16, 1929 – Oct. 9, 1971 / A / GEORGE W. CARR
1890 – 1941
A / MARY TURNER CARR
1898 – 1982 / A / ELLA SPIVEY TURNER
April 5, 1873
January 1, 1962
A / CHARLIE NEWSOM TURNER
May 8, 1872
June 28, 1950 / A / L. LORENZO SPIVEY
Aug. 5, 1877
July 13, 1935
A / CORA AVIS SPIVEY
Oct. 6, 1888
Mar. 27, 1970 / A / Joe
JOSEPH EDWARD CRUMPLER
September 15, 1873
April 28, 1952
A / (MARY) MARIAM SPIVEY CRUMPLER
Dec. 10, 1893
March 17, 1971 / A / THELMA C. CARR
1909 - 1997
A / WILLIAM HOLLAND CARR III
Aug 22, 1962 – June 29, 1980 / A / WILLIAM HOLLAND CARR
Dec. 16, 1903
Apr. 24, 1971
A / ELSIE SPIVEY CARR
Apr. 1, 1904
Feb. 14, 1995 / A / JAMES F. PARKER
Sept. 30, 1907
Jan. 15, 1956
A / PARKER
HURLEY I BRENDA L.
Wed Apr 15, 1961
Oct. 16, 1939 Nov. 7, 1942
Dec. 25, 2001 / A / JOHN W. STEPHENS
Sept. 19, 1904
Feb. 23, 1972
A / MARY HOLLAND STEPHENS
Dec. 24, 1906
Jan. 21, 2004 / A / VERNON P. REVEAL
November 30, 1882
January 22, 1957
A / DOROTHY SEVER SAWYER
Sept. 29, 1928
Sept. 30, 1995
“In Loving Memory” / A / JOHN HENRY CARR
Virginia
PVT. CO. G 112 INF 28 Div
World War I
Dec. 22, 1894 Jan. 18, 1964
A / MARY TURNER CARR
July 17, 1897
May 26, 1958 / A / STEWART
HENRY H. GEORGIA B.
Jan. 27, 1905 Dec. 4, 1906
Aug. 2, 1952 Jan. 17, 1988
A / G. STANLEY COPELAND
Aug. 6, 1908
July 19, 1977 / A / BRENDA C. KENNEDY
May 28, 1943
Apr 5, 1997
A / B. CAROL KENNEDY
Dec. 5, 1963 - Feb. 15, 1986
“If I leave here tomorrow – would you
still remember me? For I must be traveling on
now because there are too many places, I’ve
got to see because I’m as free as a bird
now.” / B / PRESLEY BARRETT BUTLER JR
Husband of AITHA CARR BUTLER
Feb. 26, 1920
Dec. 28, 1975
B / BEUNIE VIRGINIA CARR ROSE
Wife of WILLIAM H. ROSE
Mother of DANNY CRAWFORD ROSE
PHILLIP RAY ROSE
Dec. 5, 1919
Jan. 8, 1996 / B / WILLIAM HENRY ROSE
Husband of BEUNIE VIRGINIA ROSE
Father of DANNY CRAWFORD ROSE, PHILLIP RAY ROSE
Oct. 27, 1914
Nov. 13, 2000
B / SALLY GLEN SCOTT CARR
Wife of DELMAN RHODES CARR
Mother of DELMAN LEW
CHESTER GLENN
Sept. 1, 1920 / B / DELMAN RHODES CARR
Husband of SALLY GLENN CARR
Aug 31, 1918
Jan. 11, 1986
B / CHESTER LLOYD CARR
June 27, 1893
Sept. 8, 1984 / B / DOLLIE RHODES CARR
Wife of CHESTER L. CARR
Mother of DELMAN
BEUNIE V.
ALTHA
Oct. 6, 1894
Jan. 3, 1973
B / KATHRYN CARR WHITLEY
“Kathryn”
Sept. 17, 1921
Jan. 30, 2002
Wife of H. JAMES WHITLEY / B / ELIZABETH JENKINS CARR
“Lizzie”
June 5, 1896
Jan. 21, 1969
Wife of ROY C. CARR
B / H. JAMES WHITLEY
“Nubby”
November 13, 1920
May 14, 1975
Husband of KATHRYN C. WHITLEY / B / ROY CLEAFE CARR SR
“Roy”
November 20, 1895
September 23, 1979
Husband of
ELIZABETH JENKINS CARR
B / ROY CLEAFE CARR, JR
“Cleafe”
February 27, 1918
September 16, 1985
Husband of AUDREY DAVIS CARR / B / AUDREY DAVIS CARR
“Audrey”
July 29, 1927
Sept. 19, 1995
Wife of ROY CLEAFE CARR, JR
B / HOLLAND
JOHN RUBY GRACIE SAUNDERS
Jan 7, 1915 May 20, 1915
Nov 12, 1978 / B / HOLLAND
JOHN A. BESSIE D.
1882 – 1951 1886 –19[illegible]
B / MILLS ABRAM HOWELL
March 12, 1882
July 19, 1968 / B / ANNA BAKER HOWELL
July 30, 1895
May 21, 1976
B / SANDRA FAYE BURDEN
Nov. 21, 1946 Apr. 29, 2002 / B / KATHRYN HOPE HOWELL BURDEN
Feb. 25, 1918 Sept. 15, 2001
B / IRA CLAYTON BAKER
Sept. 27, 1901
Jan. 6, 1950 / B / REDD
WILLBUR LINTON LOUISE BLAND
Sept. 30, 1902 June 9, 1907
June 5, 1964 July 16, 1986
B / ROBERT HERMAN PARKER
Mar 1, 1911
April 11, 1970 / B / PATTIE WEAVER PARKER
Sept. 9, 1917
Sept. 7, 2001
B / TURNER
“J. D.”
JOHN DAVID ESTELLE HEARN
April 28, 1909 Dec. 4, 1914
July 2, 1990 Sept. 29, 2002
Together Forever / B / “Tee”
WILLIAM THOMAS ELLIS JR
April 17, 1971 June 7, 1992
B / WM ESMOND ELLIS
Sept. 24, 1899
Dec. 30, 1967 / B / FORRIE DARDEN ELLIS
Sept. 20, 1902 Sept. 9, 1977
B / EMERSON THOMAS STELLA COBB
Nov. 26, 1903 Jan. 21, 1908
Mar 24, 1990 May 7, 1987
PRESSON / B / HAROLD F. FRITTS
US Navy
Feb. 24, 1962
May 7, 1998
B / PIPPINS
NORMAN F.
MARTHA V.
1907 – 1980 / B / PARKER
ALBERT STALEY CLEO POWELL
1911 – 1950 1914 - 1985
B / JOSEPH PHILLIP EASON JR
Feb. 27, 1953
Apr. 2, 1993 / B / STARLING MCCOY JONES
Cpl US Army
Korea
Sept. 6, 1931 Feb. 23, 1995
B / MATTHEW LEE HARGRAVE
Sept. 14, 1929
Sept. 17, 1976 / B / GEORGE T. BOWDEN JR
U.S. Merchant Marine
World War II
Jan. 23, 1925 May 6, 1992
B / JULIA MATHES BOWDEN
Mar 25, 1903
Jan 3, 1991 / B / GEORGE T. BOWDEN SR.
Mar. 12, 1900
May 27, 1971
B / BOBBY S. BOWDEN
May 6, 1941
June 14, 1958 / B / JAMES H. BOWDEN
Sept. 1, 1915
Mar. 2, 1990
B / RONNIE D. SIGHTLER SR.
Apr. 27, 1958
Sept. 22, 1998 / B / MILLS D. BOWDEN
Nov. 19, 1876
Jan. 3, 1965
B / MARY H. BOWDEN
May 20, 1880
Jan 1, 1958 / B / BOWDEN
RALPH HINES EDNA TURNER
May 14, 1913 June 3, 1914
Sept. 12, 1973 April 2, 1995
B / In Memorial
REV JOHN R. WATKINS
Founder and First Pastor
of Colosse Baptist Church
Died October 8, 1875
Age 62 years and 7 months
“Him that overcometh will make a pillar
in the temple of my God”
C / MARY E. MURRAY
Dec. 25, 1890
Sept. 10, 1990 / C / EMMA G. RHODES
Sept. 14, 1892
July 19, 1973
C / Rev. BEECHER LEE RHODES, D.D.
April 19, 1885
August 28, 1957 / C / JETHRO GLADSTONE
RHODES
Dec. 10, 1912
Dec. 23, 1987
“We Love You”
C / (RALEIGH)
RUBERT RAWLSTON RHODES
Jan. 1, 1877
Nov. 12, 1949 / C / (EVA)
GENEVA LEWIS RHODES
Oct. 22, 1888
Apr. 28, 1976
C / JOHNSON
FRANK WILBERT LUCILLE REDD
June 8, 1921 Mar 15, 1925
May 25, 1991 / C / CECIL RAY REDD SR
1936 2003
Wright Funeral Home
C / “Our Son”
WAYNE OLIVER SPIVEY
Mar. 2, 1941
Apr. 1, 1963 / C / SPIVEY
REUBEN SARAH C.
Oct. 18, 1882 June 15, 1893
Dec. 31, 1976 Sept. 14, 1985
C / MARTHA LORITA SPIVEY
June 24, 1927
Oct. 11, 1927 / C / UMPHLET
FRANCES R. JOSEPH C.
Sept. 17, 1916 Apr. 25, 1919
April 14, 1988 Aug. 7, 1975
C / UMPHLET
ROSCOE MATTIE B.
Jan. 14, 1882 Oct. 9, 1888
Feb. 7, 1963 Mar. 12, 1974 / C / JESSIE STEPHENS RHODES
“Sugie”
Wife of JAMES CURTIS RHODES
June 15, 1920 Sept 30, 2001
C / JAMES C RHODES
Virginia
CPL US Army
World War II
Sept 10 1918 Dec 2 1972 / C / RHODES
ROBERT RAWLSTON SARAH ODELL
Mar. 22, 1910 Sept. 26, 1908
Mar. 25, 1999 Jan. 11, 2002
C / CARR
JAMES T. CORINA O. KATHERINE E.
Jan. 31, 1935 July 26, 1938 May 15, 1963 / C / LONNIE TENA
May 28, 1908 Oct. 28, 1905
Aug. 23, 1979 Nov. 24, 1986
CARR
L.C. [fs] T.C. [fs]
C / TERRY DEAN PARKER
Son of
MILDRED & GILMER PARKER
June 25, 1955
June 28, 1955 / C / WILLIAM WILSON RHODES
Jan 21 1916 – Mar 20 1991
C / RHODES
TINA CARR ENOCH LEE
June 3, 1889 Jan. 11, 1883
Aug. 28, 1947 Sept. 27, 1955 / C / “Tuie”
WILLIAM KEITH STEPHENSON
April 21, 192
December 6, 1942
“He is just away”
W.K.S. [fs]
C / S. AUBREY SPIVEY
March 25, 1915
March 12, 1971 / C / ANNIE CONES CARR
Dec. 14, 1908
May 8, 1985
C /
WILLIAM E. LANKFORD
US Army
World War II
Jul 6 1919 Aug 25 1987 / C / RONALD E. CARR SR.
1939 2002
Holland - Rideout
C /
RYLAND OWENS CARR JR
CPL US Army
Korea
Oct 28 1931 Jan 5 1982 / C / SELMA B.
WILKINS
APR. 1, 1909
Apr. 21, 1995
C / RYLAND OWENS CARR
1907 1944 / C / CARR
In Loving Memory
NANCY W. RONALD E.
Apr. 2, 1946 Aug. 15, 1939
July 27, 2002
Married June 20, 1964
C / RICHARD LEE
WILKINS
Nov. 1, 1906
July 11, 1985 / C / WILLIE L. WILKINS
1877 1947
C / CARR / C /
J R CARR SR
US Army
World War II
Mar 31 1921 Dec 5 1998
JOSEPH R. JR.
(Bobby)
June 26, 1949
March 27, 2001

JOSEPH ROBERT CARR JR
US Marine Corps
Jun 26 1949 Mar 27 2001 / [ blank ]
C / “Auntie”
LOUISE S. STEPHENS
July 27, 1907
July 18, 1998 / C / Mother
JENNIE HINES STEPHENS
Dec. 27, 1881
Feb. 10, 1957
C / SELMA F. WILKINS
1881 1942 / C /
EDITH GERTRUDE CARR
Beloved Wife, Mother, and
Grandmother
Mar. 8, 1925 July 28, 1999
C / CARR
JOSEPH ROBERT, SR GERTRUDE CARR
Mar. 31, 1921 Mar. 8, 1925
Dec. 5, 1998 July 28, 1999 / C / ANNIE BROCK CARR
1894 1976
Wright Funeral Home
C / “Junie”
JOSEPH J. STEPHENS
Jan. 27, 1902
Jan. 22, 1981 / C / Father
D. WILL STEPHENS
Sept. 20, 1878
Feb. 4, 1964
C / Mother
MARIE R. HOLLAND
Aug. 29, 1912
Apr. 24 1991
Mildred [fs] / C / HENRIETTA S. TURNER
Mar. 6, 1868
Oct. 9, 1959
C / Mrs. MARY L. SPIVEY
Born 1840
Died 1910
Spivey [fs] / C / MARY L. RHODES
Oct. 1, 1889
Mar. 15, 1913
C / BERTHA T. RHODES
Oct. 1, 1897
Oct. 29, 1979
Mary [fs] / C / Mother
JENNIE HINES STEPHENS
Dec. 27, 1881
Feb. 10, 1957
C / JACK J. TURNER
June 29, 1862
Apr. 7, 1936 / C / NANCY A. HINDS
B May 15, 1874
D Oct. 7, 1922
“We think of
you”
C / KENIE B. RHODES
May 25, 1891
June 21, 1967
Doris [fs] / C / Mother
MARIE R. HOLLAND
Aug. 29, 1912
Apr. 24, 1991
Mildred [fs]
C / Father
D. WILL STEPHENS
Sept. 20, 1878
Feb. 4, 1964 / C / ODELLE STEPHENS CARR
Aug. 24, At Oct. 2,
1915 Rest 1998
C / JANIE HINES ELEY
1887 1956
“Asleep in Jesus” / C / Baby TURNER
C / CARR
JOHN ROBERT MARY REBECCA
1868 – 1945 1867 – 1950
J.R.C. [fs] / C / TURNER
Sister Brother
FLORIDA GENEVA JOHN H.
November 8, 1882 June 5, 1874
December 11, 1957 December 13, 1967
F.G.T. [fs]
C / PRESSLEY CARR
Dec. 23, 1911
Mar. 14, 1985
“At Rest” / C / ALFRED O. ELEY
1878 1942
C / H. T. CONES
1844 1941
H.T.C. [fs] / C / MARY E. CONES
1861 1941
C / In Memory
of my Aunt
TEMPERANCE TURNER
Given by J. H. TURNER / C / My Dear Husband