During the spring I will be attempting to transcribe the Bethany Cemetery. It's a decent-sized cemetery so I'll be putting up info here gradually. This effort has a twofold purpose. The first is simply to make a contribution to the online community - specifically to help those whose ancestors may be buried at Bethany. Especially if you live out of state this could be very helpful. The second purpose is to contribute to the Tombstone Transcription Project. I would encourage you, no matter where you live, to read up on this project and consider making a contribution. I don't have any family at Bethany. It just happens to be across the street from my house. Won't you consider transcribing a cemetery that's local to you?

I'm going to attempt to transcribe these entries 'geographically' rather than alphabetically. The reason is that the locations of the stones can reveal important clues about unknown family members and relationships. It's kinda hard to list stones in the order in which they appear, so this will be kind of an approximation. Are you wondering how you can quickly find your family without this list being alphabetized? In Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, go under Edit, and Find on this page. Then just enter the name you're interested in, and, if its here, MIE will jump right down to it. Netscape users, would one of you be so kind as to let me know how this works on Netscape so I can put those instructions here, too? Thanks!

I've tried to be very careful in transcribing exactly what appears on the stones. If you have a question about a name or date and would like me to verify, just let me know and I'll walk over there and double check. Jan Bunten

McDade, Bert Moritz Sr., Father, June 11, 1924 - June 22, 1997, US Navy
McDade, Lucille Ellis, Mother, July 30, 1930 -
married Dec. 31, 1948
Abercrombie, Hugh I., Jan. 6, 1909 - July 26, 1977
Abercrombie, Edna M., Sept. 34, 1914 -
Tarpley, Zachary C., 1894 - 1950
Tarpley, Fannie E., 1895 - 1987
Carneal, John Daniel, Apr. 11, 1971
Lester, James Chester, July 28, 1895 - Mar. 29, 1960
Lester, Gladys Tarpley, Sept. 24, 1902 - June 24, 1977
Tarpley, Robert O., Nov. 28, 1870 - Nov. 29, 1937, A kind husband, father, and a loyal citizen. R.O.T.
Tarpley, Susan E., Dec. 22, 1875 - Apr. 27, 1963 S.E.T.
Tarpley, Carl Leslie, Aug. 3, 1911 - June 23, 1957
Taylor, L.H., Aug. 8, 1866 - Dec. 5, 1928
Sara E., June 11, 1866 - May 10, 1922
Taylor, Uncle Thomas, Nov. 2, 1889 - Mar. 22, 1965
Milam, Bonner Rivers, Dec. 25, 1875 - Mar. 6, 1930 Although he sleeps his memory doth live. And cheering comfort to His mourners give.
Milam, Mattie Lula, 1889 - 1931
Milam, Ernest C., 1887 - 1953
unmarked stone lying near these graves - looks like a broken footstone
Milam, Joseph Franklin, Aug. 18, 1918 - June 13, 1919 Sweet babe thy spirit now hath rest.
Milam, Ernest Milton, Nov. 23, 1916 - Sept. 8, 1917 Darling we miss thee. E.M.M.
Boyd, A.T. Jr., Oct. 10, 1911 - July 1, 1912 Asleep in Jesus.
Boyd, Mary George, May 14, 1895 - Feb. 18, 1988
Boyd, James Carl, Aug. 19, 1893 - Nov. 16, 1941
Boyd, William Hugh, Jan. 31, 1923 - Jan. 19, 1928
Inf Dau of Mr. and Mrs. G.J. Morgan, Born & Died Apr. 17, 1932 Another little angel.
Inf Son of Mr. and Mrs. G.J. Morgan, Born and Died Jul 10, 1923 So much of life's expected joys are buried with our little babe.
Morgan, George J., Sept. 19, 1893 - June 24, 1967
Morgan, Lillie M., Mar. 30, 1899 -
Lester, J. Frank, July 16, 1893 - Jan. 23, 1969 J.F.L.
Lester, Mabel E., Apr. 21, 1902 - Dec. 11, 1995
McLarin, Harry L., Feb. 5, 1891 - Jan. 4, 1953
McLarin, Annie Lou H., Nov. 21, 1894 - July 12, 1964
Inf Dau of Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Lovelace, Born & Died June 12, 1938
Boyd, George G., Aug. 12, 1891 - Feb. 13, 1926
Boyd, Vinny L., July 19, 1894 - May 7, 1979
Boyd, Thelma, Sept. 5, 1908 - Dec. 27, 1993 In Loving Memory
Boyd, Allie Tidwell, June 30, 1882 - Apr. 15, 1935 An honest man is the noblest work of God.
Boyd, Mary Leona, Apr. 1, 1889 - June 26, 1989
Harris, Ralph F., Aug. 28, 1903 - Aug. 17, 1997
Harris, Mildred Patton, May 9, 1904 -
Rivers, Claude A., Jan. 15, 1908 - May 1, 1991
Rivers, Flora Harris, June 6, 1910 - Sept. 23, 1969
Harris, Edward S., Oct. 7, 1874 - Nov. 3, 1973
Harris, Minnie Jones, Dec. 10, 1876 - Dec. 4, 1963
Loughney, Cyril Girard, Cox, USNR, World War II, June 10, 1909 - March 2, 1969
Loughney, Kathryn McDonald, Mar. 29, 1910 - Dec. 15, 1984 Loving Mother
Loughney, Paul Anthony, Cpl, US Marine Corps, World War II, 1928 - 1989
Ransom, Felton Odell, US Navy, World War II, Mar. 26, 1905 - Apr. 7, 1978
Ransom, Vivian F., Beloved Wife, Feb. 16, 1900 - Feb. 14, 1976
Lee, "Roby" Robert Alexander, April 1, 1980 - Sept. 1, 1986, Our #1 Angel
Haynes, Jeffery Kenneth, Beloved Son, May 30, 1966 - Sept. 1, 1979
Baker, Virgil D. Jr., Mar. 10, 1911 - Feb. 8, 1979
Baker, Lucile Carswell, Wife of Virgil D. Baker, Jr., July 11, 1906 - Dec. 8, 1991
unmarked grave
broken stone, no name, Born 1852 Died 1912
Horton, Hattie B., Jan. 16, 1862 - Sept. 4, 1937
unmarked grave
Horton, L.D., July 14, 1856
Horton, Mandy, His Wife, Dec. 12, 1866 - June 18, 1944
Ellington, Robert E., Nov. 8, 1892 - Mar. 4, 1978 Husband
Ellington, Myra S., May 26, 1895 - Dec. 22, 1985 Wife
Brogdon, Henry J., July 18, 1874 - May 29/30*, 1954
*this date has a 29 and a 30 superimposed one on top of the other - no way to tell which was put in last
Brogdon, Annie Belle, Sept. 7, 1890 - Nov. 20, 1961
Harper, Cicero, Oct. 5, 1871 - Dec. 19, 1946
Harper, Mable, Jan. 9, 1893 - Dec. 14, 1965
Harper, O.F., Oct. 28, 1882 - June 30, 1974 Brother
Harper, Lizzie, Nov. 27, 1876 - Mar. 2, 1968 Sister
Bullard, James Thomas, Apr. 25, 1913 -
Bullard, Kathleen Rogers, Jan. 16, 1916 - June 8, 1993
married August 1, 1931
Harper, Joseph B., Mar. 25, 1887 - Feb. 10, 1942
Harper, Rebie Harris, Jan. 29, 1899 -
Harper, Robert, Aug. 22, 1921 - Sept. 23, 1921
Tarpley, Aaron C., Sept. 19, 1875 - Nov. 26, 1952
Tarpley, Emily-May, Oct. 4, 1889 - July 22, 1911 Daughter E.M.T.
Boyd, William Hugh, Aug. 6, 1863 - Mar. 29, 1920 He was a devoted husband and father, And a noble Christian gentleman. W.H.B.
Boyd, Martha Frances, Mar. 25, 1867 - Mar. 31, 1941 A loving wife and mother whose spirit beckons to a higher life. M.F.B.
Boyd, Mattie Jane, Dec. 4, 1901 - Sept. 28, 1986
Harper, John Franklin, Mar. 3, 1877 - Dec. 17, 1961
Harper, Jessie Walker, July 15, 1880 - Mar. 25, 1958
Baker, Virgil Drennan, Sr., Dec. 4, 1878 - Oct. 8, 1959 Daddy
Baker, Adeline Harper, Jan. 12, 1883 - Jan. 1, 1949, Mother
Lewis, Hillary L., 1878 - 1970
Lewis, Sarah L., 1883 - 1968
Lewis, Ruth, Daughter of H.L. & Sarah Lewis, Jan. 13, 1905 - Aug. 2, 1915, Weep not Father and Mother for me for I am waiting in glory for thee.
unmarked small grave
Jones, Luther C., 1880 - 1969
Jones, Mattie Sue M., 1881 - 1961
Jones, L.C. Jr., July 28, 1908 - May 1, 1910
Jones, Carolyn Pauline, Oct. 10, 1906 - Dec. 25, 1987
two small unmarked graves
Milam, Clark M., 1846 - 1921 C.M.M.
Milam, Carolyn L., 1857 - 1940 C.L.M.
Harris, Mattie Mae, Oct. 7, 1897 - Oct. 24, 1979
Harris, John R., May 11, 1868 - June 5, 1958
Harris, Epsie Virginia Horton, July 23, 1866 - Nov. 9, 1951
Harris, James Curtis, Aug. 24, 1895 - July 6, 1941
Harris, Howard N., US ARMY, Jun 30 1903 - Feb 3 1974
Harris, Pearl Rivers, May 16, 1911 - Sept. 1, 1987
Ellington, "Rich" Richard Franklin, May 15, 1878 - Jan. 13, 1960 Daddy
Ellington, "Mollie" Mary Jane, May 18, 1878 - Mar. 19, 1960 Mama
Towns, Buna R., Apr. 28, 1906 - Feb. 24, 1945
Mathews, Homer J., Feb. 4, 1913 - Dec. 24, 1962 H.J.M.
Mathews, Christine E., Dec. 24, 1912 - June 14, 1987 C.E.M.
Ellington, Zachary Hugh, Feb. 28, 1900 - Mar. 6, 1968 Z.H.E.
Ellington, Mary E., Sept. 2, 1898 - M.E.E.
Rivers, T. Edgar, Father, Oct. 1, 1875 - Jan. 23, 1964
Rivers, F. Alice, Mother, Nov. 28, 1882 - Jan. 13, 1975
Dennis, James David, Apr. 14, 1906 - Apr. 29, 1974
Dennis, Martha Flora, June 24, 1905 -
Walker, Gus, May 25, 1894 - June 24, 1956
Walker, William L., Dec. 25, 1872 - May 27, 1941
Walker, Martha B., Sept. 25, 1871 - Nov. 6, 1952 We shall meet again who have loved each other.
Walker, William R., Son, Mar. 30 - 1929 - Dec. 29, 1978
Walker, Wm. Lamar, Apr. 28, 1901 - Oct. 1, 1933
Stone, Walter Reeves Jr., Dec. 23, 1956 - Dec. 24, 1956 Just in the morning of his day in youth and love he died.
Inf Son of Mr.& Mrs. J.W. Stone, Sept. 29, 1931 - Sept. 30, 1931 budded on earth to bloom in heaven
Reeves, Elizabeth, born Dec. 25, 1870 died Feb. 21, 1915 verse unreadable
Reeves, Thomas Jefferson, CO B, 53 GA INF, C.S.A.
Reeves, R.A., wife of T.J. Reeves born Jan. 20, 1850 died Feb. 8, 1908 verse unreadable
Jones, Paul B., Son of Rev. & Mrs. E.W. Jones, Sept. 10, 1896 - Aug. 5, 1906
unmarked child's grave
Banks, Willie L.(?), dau of Mr.& Mrs. J.E. Banks, Dec. 19, 1903 - Mar. 19, 1904 budded on earth to bloom in heaven
Milam, E.O. 1905 - 1908
Milam, Charlie B. 1869 - 1932
Milam, Elnor R. 1876 - 1908
Milam, W.J. 1901 - 1910
Milam, J.A. 1903 - 1951
unmarked grave
Newborn, Parks Age 11
Newborn, Kate V. 1886 - 1950
Newborn, James R. 1872 - 1937
Holland, Janette, Feb. 25, 1925 - June 9, 1963
Bailey, Carl G. 1907 - 1992
Bailey, Gladys E. 1906 - 1975
Hartley, Horace L., son of A. and N.A. Hartley, Dec. 18, 1899 - July 17, 1906
Hartley, Archelaus, May 13, 1873 - Sept. 29, 1945
Hartley, Nancy A. Vineyard, June 20, 1869 - June 22, 1960
Peek, Joseph R., Feb. 27, 1868 - Dec. 30, 1951
Peek, Josephine R., Aug 19, 1864 - Mar. 29, 1948
Bishop, Bill H., Nov. 22, 1880 - Nov. 24, 1954
Bishop, E. Vessie, Aug. 10, 1881 - Nov. 10, 1962
Bishop, Loy G., PTC US ARMY, WORLD WAR II, BSM-PH, March 25, 1921 - June 6, 1944
Bourn, John E. (DOC), Sept. 26, 1928 - Jan. 28, 1992
Bourn, Dorothy D., May 20, 1919 - A great love for family and friends
Martin, Ruby Joan, Aug. 29, 1933 -
Martin, Perry M., Sept. 18, 1911 - Mar. 22, 1973
Thomas, J. Leroy, Feb. 27, 1937 -
Thomas, Charlotte B., Mar. 8, 1939 -
Thomas, Johnny Ray, Feb. 19, 1962 - Apr. 22, 1963 J.R.T. Our Precious Darling
Bishop, Roy, Aug. 6, 1906 - Feb. 17, 1983
Bishop, Nellie, Oct. 7, 1909 - Feb. 22, 1984
West, Dorothy E., Feb. 3, 1924 - Feb. 4, 1924
Spence, William Alexander, Mar. 2, 1871 - July 10, 1950 Brother
Spence, James A., June 9, 1840 - Feb. 26, 1922 Father
Spence, Epsie E., Feb. 22, 1850 - Feb. 19, 1925 Mother
Spence, Matthew H., Nov. 27, 1880 - Feb. 13, 1943 Brother
Spence, Geo. C., July 26, 1878 - June 10, 1955
Spence, Hattie E. Harper, Oct. 5, 1881 - Dec. 23, 1939 At the crystal river's brink we shall find each broken link
Harper, Willie E. 1886 - 1955
Harper, Mary A. 1891 - 1956
Lester, Mary Ellen, dau of Mr.& Mrs. R.A. Lester, Nov. 28, 1920 - Nov. 29, 1920
Lewis, Ralph E., Oct. 5, 1906 - Aug. 16, 1984
Lewis, Martha Harris, Sept. 24, 1909 -
Whitely, Howard Sidney, June 3, 1882 - Apr. 19, 1931
Whitely, Carrie Elizabeth, Sept. 10, 1886 - May 27, 1935 In loving memory
Radulovic, Francis Whitely, Dec. 14, 1916 -
Harris, William Robert, Aug. 16, 1914 - Jan. 16, 1986
Harris, Gertrude Goss, Dec. 25, 1915 -
Harris, Linton A. Jr., Aug. 27, 1924 - Dec. 23, 1950
Harris, Linton A., May 28, 1872 - Sept. 27, 1957 L.A.H.
Harris, Lilla Boyd, Jan. 22, 1888 - Mar. 24, 1970 L.B.H.
Harris, J.G., Feb. 19, 1870 - Apr. 17, 1954
Harris, Ida J., dau of Mr.& Mrs. L.A. Harris, Dec. 9, 1919 - Aug. 24, 1920 She was the sunshine of our home.
Edmondson, George T., March 17, 1866 - Nov. 28, 1953
Edmondson, Ida Harris, Aug. 36, 1865 - April 1, 1925
Edmondson, Ernest Franklin, son of G.T. & I.C. Edmonson, Feb. 21, 1902 - Aug. 28, 1906 Darling we miss thee.
Perkins, Inf Dau of Mr.& Mrs. L.C. Perkins, Born & Died Sept. 10, 1908 In God we trust
Perkins, Luther Roy, Oct. 29, 1916 - Oct. 2, 1934 To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
Patton, Sam, Apr. 27, 1875 - Aug. 13, 1961 S.P.
Patton, Solomon, born June 23, 1823 died Feb. 18, 1907 An honest man is the noblest work of God. S.S.P.
Patton, Rebecca A.J., wife of Solomon S. Patton, born Aug. 2, 1828 died March 28, 1904 A tender mother and a faithful friend
Perkins, Willie Patton, 1881 - 1952
Perkins, Luther Carey, Jan. 27, 1880 - Nov. 1, 1937 Trust in God
Boyd, J. Frank, Jan. 5, 1876 - Jan. 19, 1935 A noble christian gentleman has gone to his reward.
Boyd, Nettie, Jan. 16, 1877 - Sept. 6, 1936
Boyd, Climmie Estell, Dec. 17, 1901 - Mar. 13, 1902 From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus
Boyd, Inf dau of W.C. and J.M. Boyd, Born & Died July 28, 1902 budded on earth to bloom in heaven
Boyd, William Guy, June 26, 1878 - Mar. 1, 1962
Boyd, Jennie Thornton, Jan. 30, 1879 - Dec. 29, 1966
Griffin, "Cowboy" Franklin Eugene, Oct. 9, 1934 - Jan. 10, 1995
Griffin, Commie Lee, Oct. 12, 1904 - Nov. 7, 1972 Father
Griffin, Annie Ezma, Oct 23, 1904 - Apr. 19, 1987 Mother Gone but not forgotten
Thomas, Jeppie, Oct. 30, 1905 - Nov. 23, 1975 My Daddy
Thomas, Mary Lou, Dec. 4, 1909 - June 1, 1968 My Mother
Freeman, Arthur, June 30, 1929 - Dec. 31, 1974 Father
Freeman, Lois J., Mar. 29, 1930 - Mother Married May 18, 1947
Hostetter, Cecil Alfred Sr., Mar. 11, 1904 - Feb. 19, 1994
Hostetter, Lora Milem, Apr. 11, 1911 - Together Forever
more to come
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