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.
Please address your comments/corrections to: albert.b@charter.net or epowellsr@aol.com.
Inscription
BEN K. EDWARDS
Apr. 17, 1923
Nov. 8, 1928
JOHN HAYDEN EDWARDS
Sept. 21, 1878
Jan. 6, 1958
Inscription
MITTIE MAE GWALTNEY
1882 – 1950
MARTIN L. GWALTNEY
1878 – 1958
HALLEY V.
Daughter of
BETTIE J. EDWARDS
Feb. 3, 1887
Nov. 20, 1946
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.”
GEORGIE F. GWALTNEY
NELLIE YOUNG EDWARDS
Wife of
Nov. 13, 1921
Sept. 8, 1962
JOHN W. COFER
TAYLOR E. DARDEN
1898 – 1948
RUTH COMPTON EDWARDS
Aug. 31, 1896
Sept. 17, 1971
May 25, 1872
Feb. 5, 1943
JOHN W. COFER
July 1, 1869
Dec. 12, 1949
FLETCHER COFER DARDEN
1895 – 1992
ANNIE M. EDWARDS OSHMAN
MYRA HAVERTY COFER
Dec. 13, 1917
Feb. 2, 1998
Jan. 1, 1897
May 31, 1974
THOMAS C. EDWARDS
L. STEWART BURGESS
1848 – 1926
Apr. 23, 1924
May 7, 2002
CURTIS A. NEWSOM
ELIZABETH COFER BURGESS
1900 – 1933
Aug. 13, 1924
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MYRTLE EDWARDS
NEWSOM LOGAN
Nov. 6, 1903
Jan. 23, 2000
LLOYD L. EDWARDS
Nov. 14, 1875
Oct. 9, 1971
LUBERTA G. EDWARDS
Nov. 14, 1882
Dec. 26, 1971
MARTHA A. GWALTNEY
DAISY M. GWALTNEY
1907 – 1996
STANLEY M. GWALTNEY
1907 – 1960
L. MARELLE GWALTNEY
1916
WILLIE M. COFER
1923
July 31, 1896
Nov. 30, 1941
TESSIE S. GWALTNEY
IVAN H. GWALTNEY
1891 – 1970
1886 - 1960
ROBERT W. JONES
LUCY G. JONES
1884 – 1942
1881 – 1956
ESTER JONES
Wife of
T. E. EDWARDS
Born July 12, 1892
Died Nov. 19, 1925
MARVIN L. EDWARDS
Apr. 4, 1917
“Not lost to love, not lost
to memory, but gone to
our Heavenly home above”
JOSIE MUNFORD EDWARDS
B. F. EDWARDS, SR.
Sept. 16, 1907
Nov. 5, 1981
Sept. 27, 1907
Oct. 25, 1992
RUTH COMPTON EDWARDS
DOROTHY G. EDWARDS
Aug. 31, 1896
Sept. 17, 1971
June 7, 1915
Feb. 10, 1986
Father
JULIA C. EDWARDS
Wife of T. E. EDWARDS
Feb. 14, 1890
Sept. 27, 1974
TIBERIUS E. EDWARDS
Nov. 25, 1881
Sept. 28, 1968
OCTAVIOUS B. EDWARDS
March 27, 1876
Dec. 5, 1960
“At Rest”
MARY E. EDWARDS
Aug. 2, 1883
Apr. 5, 1927
CECIL RANDOLPH EDWARDS
“Asleep in Jesus”
ALBERT RAY MCENERNEY
Oct. 1, 1938
Oct. 16, 1938
June 6, 1910
Feb. 20, 1967
MARTHA GLADYS ELLIS
Daughter of
IVY JONES MCENERNEY
J. B. & M. V. ELLIS
Feb. 19, 1911
Dec. 3, 1965
Feb. 28, 1895
Feb. 2, 1931
MARY V. HOLLEMAN
Wife of
JESSE D. EDWARDS
THOMAS BOLDEN ELLIS
Born Nov. 1, 1884
Died Oct. 3, 1952
June 6, 1869
June 1, 1939
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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
In Memory of
WARREN H GWALTNEY
Infant Daughter of
ANDREW B. & BETTY F.
EDWARDS
March 7, 1967
CHARLES WILLIAM EDWARDS
Nov. 4, 1919
Mar. 10, 1977
OS
US Coast Guard
World War II
May 15 1921
Apr 13 1943
MARILYNN COFER EDWARDS
[no further inscriptions]
LINDA COFER
Daughter of
WILLIAM and
MARILYNN EDWARDS
December 9, 1944
May 20, 1947
Loving Husband and Father
ANDREW B. EDWARDS
Nov. 18, 1932
Dec. 5, 1985
LAWRENCE C. THACKER
Jan. 9, 1901
Jan. 18, 1991
STEPHEN B. DELK
Dec. 30, 1862
July 28, 1931
ELSIE GWALTNEY THACKER
Sept. 5, 1905
Aug. 1, 1970
VIRGINIA CHAPMAN
DASHIEL THACKER
Jan. 20, 1907
Dec. 19, 1998
BEATON
LELAND FARLEY
BETTY DELK
BLANCHE W.
HARRISON
Dec. 24, 1932
Sept. 6, 1952
Sept. 18, 1892
May 12, 1959
Feb. 25, 1932
Sept. 24, 2002
HARRY H HARRISON
Virginia
MM1 US NRF
World War I
March 29 1889
Sept 22 1962
WILLIE WHITMER
HARRISON
Aug. 6, 1904
Jan. 26, 1990
JENKINS
JOHN THOMAS
FANNIE HARRISON
Oct. 11, 1924
Dec. 7, 1980
SADIE B. HARRISON
Oct. 5, 1886
May 22, 1955
RAYMOND H HARRISON
Virginia
ENG2 USNRF
World War I
Dec 24 1893
June 18 1961
ALFRED M. HARRISON
1840
1909
Apr. 9, 1926
Confederate Soldier
“Together Forever”
March 5, 1949
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ELLA W. HARRISON
1845
SAMUEL H. WARREN
April 16, 1913
April 2, 2001
1914
“At Rest”
DELK
ALEE B. WARREN
Husband
Wife
Feb. 9, 1920
April 15, 1973
CARSON ALFRED FANNIE GWALTNEY
AMY ELIZABETH JAMES
DAISY MAE HOLT
Aug. 9,
1968
Sept. 9, 1904
May 18, 1987
Nov. 19,
1970
1919
Nov 28 1919
[Colonial Funeral Home metal marker]
GWALTNEY
June 23, 1958
Jan. 6, 2003
Daughter of
Wife
MELVIN H.
ELSIE C.
Aug. 13, 1931
NANCY W. CARMACK
May 10, 1937
Aug. 1, 1993
NANCY W. & C. L. CARMACK
ISAAC NEWTON
JONES, JR.
Nov. 23, 1913
Apr. 11, 1982
LANKFORD
JESSIE B.
VIRGINIA J.
May 28, 1880
July 17, 1963
2003
Nov 23 2003
BRENDA C. WILLETT
Husband
Feb. 14, 1929
May 6, 1910
Nov. 30, 1999
Nov. 10, 1905
Jan. 18, 2004
COPES
BRUCE WESSELLS MARY WYNNE
Aug. 27, 1930
Apr. 23, 2001
Nov. 3, 1949
BRUCE WESSELLS COPES
PFC US Army
Aug 27 1930
Apr 23 2001
WYNNE
JOHN FLEMING
MARY GWALTNEY
“Ironworker”
SETH JAMES BAYER
Nov. 5, 1916
JOHN FLEMING WYNNE
Aug. 20, 1960
June 12, 1998
SGT US Army
World War II
May 26 1905 Sep 27 1994
SLAUGHTER
FAY GWALTNEY
WILLIAM RALPH
Oct. 19, 1925
May 26, 1905
Sept. 27, 1994
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
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WEST
WADE HAMPTON
MYRTLE BARLOW
EDWARDS
GWALTNEY LEE
MARY POWELL
Nov. 22, 1911
June 14, 1917
“Together Forever”
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,
1966
ROBERT CARL
Jan. 16,
1995
Natives of Maine
BICK
ERNEST EMANUEL
PAGE E. JOYNER
March 18, 1909
April 6, 1985
1922 – 2003
Nov. 9, 1924
Nov. 17, 1988
[Colonial Funeral Home]
TEAGUE
GEORGE NATHAN
DOROTHY
BARNETTE
Aug. 26, 1926
Jan. 9, 1995
Aug. 7, 1926
ELIZABETH E. JOYNER
June 18, 1912
GEORGE NATHAN TEAGUE
BM1 US Navy
World War II
Aug 26 1926
Korea
Jan 9 1995
MARY ALANNA PIERCE
August 19, 1974
June 24, 1992
LLOYD DECATOR
EDWARDS
Aug. 2, 1906
Mar. 3, 1979
“Little Darling”
SAWYER
RICHARD S.
PATRICIA M.
Feb. 5, 1923
July 19, 1998
Aug. 11, 1930
Aug. 11, 1930
Jan 4, 1963
RICHARD SHERWOOD SAWYER
PVT US Army
World War II
Feb 5 1923
Feb. 17, 1951
Mar. 24, 1989
Mother – Wife
TRASK
“A Special Child”
DOROTHY JEAN
DEBORAH MARIE
Nov. 13, 1947
Apr. 11, 1998
Jul 19 1998
COPES
BRUCE WESSELLS
MARY WYNNE
Aug. 27, 1930
Apr. 23, 2001
May 28, 1976
Nov. 3, 1949
[blank]
BRUCE WESSELLS COPES
PFC US Army
Aug 27 1930
Apr 23 2001
WYNNE
JOHN FLEMING
MARY GWALTNEY
May 26, 1905
Sept. 27, 1994
Nov. 5, 1916
[blank]
JOHN FLEMING WYNNE
SGT US Army
World War II
May 26 1905
JOHN A. GWALTNEY
Oct. 20, 1871
Mar. 23, 1929
Sep 27 1994
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BETTIE TURNER NELMS
1883 – 1932
Infant Son of
NOLA & EARL WEST
“At Rest”
WILLIAM HARVEY WEST
EARL RANDOLPH WEST
“Billy”
1931 – 1956
May 5, 1930
Feb 14, 1999
“At Rest”
“At Rest”
HARVEY B. TURNER
LUCY JONES
Husband of
Wife of
LUCY JONES
H. B. TURNER
Born Sept. 22, 1882
Died Jan. 9, 1935
Age 52
Born Sept. 16, 1882
Died – Dec. 24, 1936
Age ----
WEST
Wife
JOHN LEE MUNFORD
NOLA TURNER
Feb. 2004
Age 62
Husband
EARL HAMPTON
Dec. 24, 1903
Jan. 7, 1908
Aug. 10, 1961
Aug. 19, 2001
Husband and Father
Father
GORDON L. LMUNFORD
JOHN E. ELLIS
Oct. 25, 1906
Nov. 6, 1982
Mother
Aug. 5, 1876
Jan. 9, 1935
“Brother”
ELLA POND ELLIS
WILLIAM LEE UPTON, SR
Jan. 1, 1878
July 23, 1972
June 22, 1927
Sept. 3, 1997
HELEN M. GWALTNEY
JAMES L. GWALTNEY
Sept. 1, 1936
July 24, 1998
April 2, 1873
Oct. 19, 1949
EFFIE S. GWALTNEY
Mar. 13, 1880
Dec. 10, 1960
PATTIE MURPHY MARCH
Sept. 17, 1909
Sept. 2, 1966
KENNETH L. GWALTNEY
Born Feb. 8, 1903
Died Aug. 16, 1937
“God be with you till we meet again”
THOMAS
WESLEY D.
1886 – 1947
EFFIE P.
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
Mother
O’DELLA SCOTT
GRACE GWALTNEY THOMAS
June 6, 1913
Sept. 19, 1995
Wife of
ALLEN THACKER, JR
July 29 1897
Dec. 25, 1950
“Your love will light our way
Your memory will ever be with us”
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Father
JAMES A. THACKER, JR
LINWOOD H. JENNINGS
Husband of
April 10, 1950
July 24, 1958
O’DELLA SCOTT
“Died in the sea of sorrow”
Oct. 28, 1892
April 3, 1954
VERGIE E. SCOTT
LOUISE
Wife of
Dau of
R. A. SCOTT
R. A. & V. E. SCOTT
Age 3 mos.
Born Dec. 10, 1889
Died Feb. 18, 1919
MARY E. OUTLAND
JAMES M. OUTLAND
June 26, 1871
Nov. 7, 1949
March 12, 1850
Died May 23, 1937
“Gone but not forgotten”
“She is only sleeping”
“Only sleeping”
EMMA F. SCOTT
LEROY H. SCOTT
Nov. 27, 1858
Feb. 24, 1924
Nov. 6, 1877
Dec. 27, 1929
“At Rest”
“At Rest”
SCOTT
J. A. SCOTT
WEST
JESSE LANKFORD
MERLE SCOTT
May 3, 1910
Aug. 15, 1979
Note
(1)
Born Sept. 25, 1851
Died May 1, 1932
REBECCA E. SCOTT
Sept. 14, 1915
His wife
Born Nov. 27, 1858
Died Jan. 1, 1938
TAYLOR EDWIN DARDEN JR.
May 20, 1936 – Sept. 29, 2003
Infant Son of
Note
(1)
PHILBERT & IRENE GWALTNEY
Note
(1)
WILBERT THEODORE EDWARDS
Dec. 12, 1940 – Dec. 13, 1940
Feb 11, 1908
Jan 3, 1937
Note
(1)
Note
(1)
DAISY MAE EDWARDS HOLT
Nov 28, 1919 – Nov 23, 2003
LILLIAN MCKINNEY GWALTNEY
EDWARDS, FLANNIGAN, FOWLER
Sept. 12, 1890 - Apr. 3, 1928
ERNEST BICK
Note
(1)
-- 2003
HARVEY BARNES TURNER
Note
(1)
Sept 22, 1883 – Jan 9, 1935
LUCY ANN JONES TURNER
Sept 16, 1882 – Dec 24, 1936
GWALTNEY
HORACE D.
DORIS D.
Jan 24, 1912
July 30, 1977
July 3, 1912
Oct. 17, 1994
GEORGE L.
BROCKWELL
MABEL COLEMAN
1892 – 1953
1898 - 1951
HUNDLEY
JACK M. MARJORIE C. WAVERLY M.
1890 – 1971
1891 – 1967
1919 – 1989
M.C.H. [fs]
W.M.H. [fs]
J.M.H. [fs]
JONES
THOMAS RAY, SR. HELEN GARRISON
Sept. 1, 1920
May 3, 2001
JONES
July 5, 1919
Husband
MAURICE RAY
THOMAS RAY JONES
TECH 5 US Army
World War II
Sep 1 1920 May 3 2001
Nov. 27, 1893
March 19, 1964
Wife
RUTH BATTEN
Aug. 23, 1893
Dec. 30, 1980
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[fs]
EDWARDS
W. COMPTON
TRIXIE M. EDWARDS
EDWARDS
Aug. 6, 1908
Dec. 17, 1957
May 12, 1909
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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