Goshen Cemetery Transcriptions The following list is a transcript of all engraved headstones and markers for those buried in the Goshen (aka Sines) Cemetery, If you would like a scanned photo of a headstone or marker in this cemetery, or you can provide any additional Please note: all headstone and marker transcripts are listed in alphabetical order and not according to their placement in the cemetery. This page, including all photos, is my copyrighted work. It may not be reproduced in part or whole without my written permission.
located in the Banks District of Upshur County, West Virginia. This list was last updated in 2005.
This list was compiled from individual photographs taken of each headstone or marker, civil records and/or obituaries.
There are still a number of graves in this cemetery marked only with field stones.
The names of those buried in these graves are unknown to me so no information is included in this list at this time.
information on those listed, spot transcript mistakes or have information about someone buried in an unmarked grave here: 
Only names, dates and inscription transcripts may be copied from this page however as they are public domain.
Baxa, Donald Forrest, stone reads:
Donald Forrest Baxa, Sept. 24, 1946 ~ Sept. 27, 1946, "Precious Love"
Bender, Chris W., stone reads:
Chris W. Bender, Nov.15, 1971, Dec. 3, 2005
Graphic of leaping deer, "We Will Miss You"
Foot stone reads:
"If Tears Could Build a
Stairway, And Memories
A Lane, I'd Walk Right Up
To Heaven And Bring
You Home Again.
Bender, Clara Jane (Sines), (d/o Ulysees Grant Sines & Lillie Grace Daff)
(Mrs. George W. Bender) stone reads:
BENDER, Clara J., 1898 ~ 1985 (shares stone with husband)
Bender, Donna Rae, (d/o Paul Earnest Bender & Alma (Hamner) McCray) stone reads:
Donna Rae Bender, Dau. of Mrs. Alma McCray, 1958 ~ 1967
Bender, George W., stone reads:
BENDER, George W., 1890 ~ 1962 (shares stone with wife)
Bender, Paul Earnest, (s/o George W. Bender & Clara Jane Sines) military marker reads:
Paul Earnest Bender, US Navy, World War II, Apr. 8, 1925 ~ Mar. 8, 2000
Bennett, Alexander, (s/o Samuel Bennett & Fidelia Evans Cowell) stone reads:
Alexander Bennett, 6/ 5/1865 ~ 11/21/1927 (stone sits on same base as his wife's stone)
Bennett, Emery A., (s/o Alexander Bennett & Louise Elizabeth Sines) stone reads:
Emery A. Bennett, Apr.17,1904 ~ July 13, 1945 (stone sits on same base as his wife's stone)
Bennett, Ethel M., (Mrs. Emery A. Bennett) stone reads:
Ethel M. Bennett, Nov.22, 1910 ~ Jan. 3, 1993 (stone sits on same base as her husband's stone)
Bennett, Louise Elizabeth (Sines), (d/o David P. Sines & Sarah Catherine Friend)
(Mrs. Alexander Bennett) stone reads:
Louise Bennett, 10/28/1872 ~ 8/16/1914 (stone sits on same base as her husband's stone)
Byrd, George R., stone reads:
George R. Byrd, 1872 ~ 1944 (shares stone with wife)
Byrd, Anna S., (Mrs. George R. Byrd) stone reads:
"Anna S. his wife", 1880 ~ 1956, "In God We Trust" (shares stone with husband)
Coe, Bernard D., (s/o Frederick Coe & Naomi Virginia Sines) main stone reads:
Bernard D. Coe, 1931 ~ 1971
Military marker reads:
Bernard D. Coe, West Virginia, PVT 2 ARMD CAVALRY, April 24, 1931 ~ Dec. 14, 1974
Coe, Naomi Virginia (Sines), (d/o Ulysees Grant Sines & Lillie Grace Daff)(Mrs. Frederick Coe) stone reads:
Naomi Sines Coe, 1906 ~ 1999
Daff, Arden, stone reads:
ARDEN DAFF
* NOTE: this grave was previously marked only with a field stone
Daff, Bessie M., (Mrs. Parley A. Daff) stone reads:
DAFF, Bessie M., 1890 ~ 1974 (shares stone with husband)
Daff, Floyd, stone reads:
FLOYD DAFF
* NOTE: this grave was previously marked only with a field stone
Daff, Infant, stone reads:
INFANT DAFF
* NOTE: this grave was previously marked only with a field stone
Daff, Liza, stone reads:
LIZA DAFF
* NOTE: this grave was previously marked only with a field stone
Daff, Lottie (Lee), (Mrs. Syrus J. Daff) stone reads:
DAFF, Lottie, 1881 ~ 1935 (shares stone with husband)
Daff, Mattie, stone reads:
MATTIE DAFF
* NOTE: this grave was previously marked only with a field stone
Daff, Parley Albert, (s/o Lillie Grace Daff) stone reads:
DAFF, Parley A., 1887 ~ 1970 (shares stone with wife)
Daff, Syrus Jacob "Dodge", (s/o John William Daff & Elizabeth F. Ramsey) stone reads:
DAFF, Syrus J., 1877 ~ 1949 (shares stone with wife)
Davis, Janice McCray, stone reads:
Janice McCray Davis, Mar.31, 1912 ~ Sept. 7, 1984
Fitzgerald, Claude Odell, (s/o Opha Burton Fitzgerald & Sarah Ellen Friend) stone reads:
FITZGERALD, Odell, 1915 ~ 1953 (shares stone with wife)
Fitzgerald, Howard Junior, (s/o Opha Burton Fitzgerald & Sarah Ellen Friend) stone reads:
FITZGERALD, Junior, 1925 ~ 1987 (shares stone with wife)
Footstone reads:
Howard J. Fitzgerald, PFC US Army, World War II, Jan.15,1925 ~ May 12, 1987
Fitzgerald, Infant Daughter, (d/o Willie Taft Fitzgerald & Savanah Mae Sines) stone reads:
"Infant Dau. of Willie & Savanah Fitzgerald", Jan.31, 1944
Fitzgerald, Infant and Rosalea, (d/o Claude O'Dell Fitzgerald & Ruby Luett Sines) stone reads:
Infant Aug.17, 1944, Rosalea 1945 ~ 1945, "Daughters of Ruby & Odell Fitzgerald"
Fitzgerald, Minnie Geraldine (Sines), (d/o James Quinter Sines & Fannie Idona Gregory)
(Mrs. Howard Junior Fitzgerald) stone reads:
FITZGERALD, Geraldine, 1925 ~ 1993 (shares stone with husband)
Footstone reads:
M. Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jul.26, 1925 ~ Oct.28, 1993
Fitzgerald, Vernon Eugene, (s/o Claude O'Dell Fitzgerald & Ruby Luett Sines) stone reads:
Vernon E. Fitzgerald, Jan. 13, 1943 ~ Feb. 27, 2002
Military marker reads:
Vernon E. Fitzgerald, PFC US Army, Vietnam, Jan. 13, 1943 + Feb. 27, 2002
Fleming, Reacie Jane (Sines), (d/o Franklin Albert Sines & Alice L. Gregory)
(Mrs. William Hensley Fleming) stone reads:
FLEMING, Reacie J. 1879 ~ 1971 (shares stone with husband)
Fleming, William Hensley,. stone reads:
FLEMING, William H., 1873 ~ 1961 (shares stone with wife)
Gregory, Cecil Blaine, (s/o David Hamilton Gregory & Ann Elizabeth Friend) stone reads:
GREGORY, Cecil B., 1896 ~ 1981 "Rest In Peace" (shares stone with wife)
Gregory, Infant, (s/o George E. Gregory & Calla Gertrude Degarmo) stone reads:
"Infant, Son of G.E. & Callie Gregory", Born & Died, Feb. 8, 1915
Gregory, Vada E. (Fleming), (d/o William Hensley Fleming & Reacie Jane Sines)
(Mrs. Cecil B. Gregory) stone reads:
GREGORY, Vadie E., 1900 ~ 2002, "Rest In Peace" (shares stone with husband)
Helms, Billy Alan, stone reads:
BILLY ALAN HELMS, PVT, US ARMY, VIETNAM, Dec 26 1943, FEB 14 2003
Helms, Charles E., (s/o Randolph Helms ) stone reads:
HELMS, Charles E., 1882 ~ 1957 (shares stone with wife)
Helms, Priscilla Alma (Bennett), (d/o Alexander Bennett & Louise Elizabeth Sines)
(Mrs. Charles E. Helms) stone reads:
HELMS, Priscilla Alma, 1892 ~ 1918 (shares stone with husband)
Humphrey, Marvin Clyde, stone reads:
HUMPHREY, Marvin Clyde, Jan.12,1946 ~ June 21, 1999 (shares stone with wife)
Hutton, Myrtle M. (Peck), stone reads:
Myrtle M. (nee Peck) HUTTON, Dec.9, 1952 ~ Nov. 15, 1980
McCord, Olena B., worn stone reads:
Olena B. McCord, June 28, 1926 ~ Dec.13, 1927, "From mother’s arms to the arms of Jesus"
McCray, John E. Sr., (s/o Lee & Nettie McCray) stone reads:
John E. McCray Sr., 1917 ~ 1983
McCray, Lee, stone reads:
McCRAY, Lee, 1889 ~ 1975 (shares stone with wife)
McCray, Mildred, (Mrs. John E. McCray Sr.) stone reads:
Mildred McCray, 1922 ~ 1949
McCray, Nettie, (Mrs. Lee McCray) stone reads:
McCRAY, Nettie, 1893 ~ 1991 (shares stone with husband)
Morrison, Harold Daily, (s/o Willis Wade Morrison & Martha Alice Taylor) stone reads:
Harold Daily Morrison, 1918 ~ 1923
Morrison, Mary, (d/o Willis Wade Morrison & Martha Alice Taylor) very worn stone reads:
"Mary Dau. of, W.W. & M. A. Morrison", Born & Died, 1913
Sines, David P., (s/o Henry Beryl Sines Sr. & Olivia Markley) stone reads:
"Our Father", David Sines, Mar.30, 1843 ~ Aug. 2, 1920, "Not my will but thine be done"
Sines, Donald Ray (s/o Sherman Archie Sines & Edrie C. Byrd) metal plaques reads:
Donald Ray Sines, Sgt US Army, Oct. 3, 1942 ~ April 10, 2002
Sines, Donald Ray (s/o Sherman Archie Sines & Edrie C. Byrd) stone reads:
SINES, Donald R., Oct. 3, 1942, April 10, 2002 (shares stone with father Sherman Archie Sines)
Sines, Edith (Helmick)(Mrs. Sylvester John Sines) stone reads:
SINES, Edith Sines, 1894 ~ 1913 (shares stone with Fronie Sines & Mary Vestele (Helmick) Sines)
Sines, Enous Sephar Cano, (s/o Franklin Albert Sines & Alice L. Gregory) stone reads:
E. C. Sines, May 25, 1882 ~ May 13, 1930, "Resting in hope of a glorious resurrection"
Sines, Fannie Idona (Gregory), (d/o Wyatt Rufus Gregory & Minnie Eliza Sines)
(Mrs. James Quinter Sines) stone reads:
Fannie Gregory Sines, 1897 ~ 1957
Sines, Floyd Lee, (s/o Arlie Franklin Sines & Lilly Blanche Strader) stone reads:
Floyd L. Sines, Apr.30, 1950 - Feb. 5, 2005, Husband ~ Father ~ Grandfather, Graphic of Eagle, 555
Sines, Franklin Albert, (s/o William Jonas Sines & Eliza Johnson) stone reads:
Franklin Albert Sines, 1853 ~ 1930
Sines, Fronie Myrtle, (d/o Sylvester John Sines & Mary Vestele Helmick) stone reads:
SINES, Fronie Sines, 1904 ~ 1909 (shares stone with Edith (Helmick) Sines & mother Mary Vestele (Helmick) Sines)
Sines, Infant (child of Albert Jackson Sines & Emma Margaret Strader) stone reads:
"Infant Child of Albert ~ Emma Sines", 1914
Sines, James Quinter, (s/o Ulysees Grant Sines & Lillie Grace Daff) stone reads:
James Quinter Sines, 1890 ~ 1963
Sines, Lillie Grace (Daff), (d/o John William Daff & Elizabeth F. Ramsey)
(Mrs. Ulysees Grant Sines) stone reads:
SINES, Lillie Grace, 1869 ~ 1950 (shares stone with husband)
Sines, Loyd Edward, (s/o David P. Sines & Sarah Catherine Friend) stone reads:
Loyd Sines, 1885 ~ 1958
Sines, Luther M., (s/o David P. Sines & Sarah Catherine Friend) stone reads:
Luther M. Sines, 1892 ~ 1971
Sines, Mabel (Miles), (Mrs. William Taylor Sines) stone reads:
SINES, Mabel, 1909 ~ 1982 (shares stone with husband)
Sines, Mary Vestele (Helmick), (d/o Peter Helmick & Barbara Ann Daff)(Mrs. Sylvester John Sines) stone reads:
SINES, Mary Vestele, DIED 1909 (shares stone with Edith (Helmick) Sines & daughter Fronie Sines)
Sines, Norris Jackson, (s/o Albert Jackson Sines & Emma Margaret Strader) stone reads:
"Come Ye Blessed", "Norris Jackson ~ son of Rev. & Mrs. Albert Sines",
May 29, 1910 ~ Apr.26, 1938, "He was faithful to every duty"
Sines, Otis Kyle, (s/o James Quinter Sines & Fannie Idona Gregory) stone reads:
SINES, Otis K., July 30, 1918 ~ Jan.16,1994
Sines, Samary Nell, (d/o Ulysees Grant Sines & Lillie Grace Daff) stone reads:
Samary Nell Sines, Apr.13, 1898 ~ Feb.14, 1993, "In Loving Memory"
Sines, Sarah Catherine "Kate" (Friend), (d/o Henry Amos Friend of N & Elizabeth Johnson)
(Mrs. David P. Sines) stone reads:
"Sarah C. Wife of David Sines", Mar.9,1850 ~ Oct.15, 1926, age 76 yrs. 7 mos. 6 days, "Asleep in Jesus"
Sines, Sherman Abraham, (s/o Franklin Albert Sines & Alice L. Gregory) stone reads:
Sherman A. Sines, Oct. 6, 1887 ~ Sept. 12, 1907
Sines, Sherman Archie, (s/o Sylvester John Sines & Mary Vestell Helmick) stone reads:
SINES, Sherman A., June 9, 1902, June 21, 1987, (shares stone with son Donald Ray Sines)
Sines, Sivilla (Sines), (d/o Ulysees Grant Sines & Lillie Grace Daff)(Mrs. Arthur D. Sines) stone reads:
"Sivilla Wife of A. D. Sines", Apr.11, 1894 ~ Aug. 11, 1922
Sines, Texanna Idona (Sines), (d/o David P. Sines & Sarah Catherine Friend)
(Mrs. Enous Sephar Cano Sines) stone reads:
Texanna Sines, 1882 ~ 1967
Sines, Ulysees Grant, (s/o William Jonas Sines & Eliza Johnson) stone reads:
SINES, Ulysees Grant, 1868 ~ 1955 (shares stone with wife)
Sines, Virginia (Smith), (Mrs. James Quinter Sines) stone reads:
"Virgie Wife of J. Q. Sines", 1893 ~ 1912, "Their Infant Dau.", 1911 ~ 1912
Sines, William Taylor, (s/o Ulysees Grant Sines & Lillie Grace Daff) stone reads:
SINES, Taylor, 1904 ~ 1999 (shares stone with wife)
Smith, Lily A., (Mrs. Charles W. Smith) very worn stone reads:
"Lily A. Wife of C. W. Smith", 1856 ~ 1912
Vis, Loretta "Loret" Lea (Fitzgerald), (d/o Vernon Eugene Fitzgerald & Hazel Lorene Peters)
(married (1) James J. Conley & (2) Dan Vis) stone reads:
Loretta L. Conley ~ Vis, Feb.29.1968 ~ Oct.10.2003
Waugh, Claude Irvin, (s/o William Warren Watson Waugh & Isabel Rachel Pritt) main stone reads:
Waugh, Claude I., 1899 ~ 1958
Military marker reads:
Claude Irvin Waugh, West Virginia, PFC CO. K 319 INF 80 INF DIV, World War II,
March 27, 1899 ~ Sept. 3, 1958
