Woodland ~Woodland Rd~ Cemetery
Visited by Members of
Grave Site Survey Task Force (GSSTF)
Under the auspices of
Isle of Wight County Historical Society (IOWCHS)
March 24, 2004
This cemetery is adjacent to the Woodland United Methodist Church (located at the intersection of Orbit Rd and
Woodland Rd) and is well maintained although a few tombstones are tilted slightly while others appear to have been
jostled from their original locations, possibly due to contact from lawnmowers. GSSTF members were careful not to
disturb tombstones or other artifacts. In some cases, due to stone erosion, a combination of shaving cream and water
was employed to highlight and make legible the inscriptions … afterwards; a clean water spray was used to remove
any residue.
Figure 2 depicts the cemetery layout … the section letters referred to in the table below were arbitrarily assigned by
GSSTF members to ensure that no tombstones were omitted. Any wording between the, “[ ]” marks are
explanatory comments and are not inscribed on the tombstone, i.e., the notation, “[fs]” indicates an inscription on a
footstone at the grave.
Please address your comments/corrections to: albert.b@charter.net or epowellsr@aol.com.
Sec
#
Inscription
Sec
#
A
Beloved Husband
OCTAVIUS C. GOODRICH, III
July 31, 1920
Oct. 12, 1957
Inscription
LAINE
WILLIAM EDWARD
A
Jan. 19, 1908
Jan. 30, 1994
ANNA LEIGH
GWALTNEY
Jan. 3, 1907
Dec. 8, 1999
DUNN
SELUDIE WILMOTH
CONWAY
Wife of
A
THOMAS JEFFERSON
DUNN
A
Born Oct. 30, 1851
Died May 28, 1920
EVELINA GRAY LAINE
November 12, 1856
February 28, 1930
---------“None knew thee but to Love thee”
S.W.C.D. [fs]
A
A
A
EDWARD WILEY LAINE
January 27, 1852
June 29, 1932
MINNIE DUNN LAINE
December 19, 1876
April 17, 1950
JOYNER
CHARLIE
ANNA COBB
Oct. 21, 1916
Dec. 21, 1994
CHARLIE JOYNER
US Army
World War II
Oct 21 1916 Dec 21 1994 [fs]
Nov. 7, 1909
Apr. 24, 1974
A
A
A
WILLIAM ELLIOTT LAINE
October 3, 1875
May 3, 1930
L. SEWARD DARDEN
Apr. 10, 1906
Apr. 22, 1969
RUSSELL E.
RHODES
Dec. 16, 1920
Aug. 9, 1977
RUSSELL E. RHODES
US Army
World War II
Dec 16 1920 Aug 9 1977
A
A
A
A
A
A
LILLIAN M. EDWARDS
Oct. 3, 1916
Apr. 19, 1987
Mother
ROGER D.
EDWARDS
1943
1954
ALBERT C. EDWARDS
December 20, 1895
July 25, 1932
A
A
A
Infant GRIGGS
Oct. 9, 1949
Oct. 10, 1949
A
MARTH E.
GRIGGS
Feb. 3, 1910
RICHARD WILLIARD
GRIGS
July 20, 1905
Apr. 26, 1965
A
VIRGINIA ANN
EDWARDS
1939
1942
ADA NELMS EDWARDS
Oct. 10, 1893
Feb. 7, 1967
DOLAND RAY
GRIGGS
July 22, 1943
Sept. 7, 1944
Infant
EDWARDS
1945
CLARA B.
EDWARDS
1887
1963
A
In loving
remembrance of
our dear
Father
In Loving Memory of
ALBERT
WHITLEY
A
RICHARD D.
EDWARDS
1916
1960
MARY POWELL
WHITLEY KIRK
Born
June 29, 1879
Died
Feb. 16, 1920
Age 40 years
7 months
A
Aug. 15, 1881
April 26, 1962
Presented by Daughter
EDNA CANN
WHITLEY
A.W. [fs]
A
JACK W. HOLLAND
Sept. 18, 1903
March 17, 1976
A
IDA RUTH
COFIELD HOLLAND
May 17, 1908
Jan. 3, 1999
A
Wife
EDNA NEWSOME COFIELD
Jan. 28, 1925
Sept. 1, 1967
AUBREY THAD GRIGGS
A
A
CPO US Coast Guard
Korea
May 3 1931
Jan 22 1995
“If Tears Could Build a
Stairway, and Memories
A Lane, I’d walk Right Up
To Heaven and Bring
You Home Again.”
Husband
ROBERT F. COFIELD, SR.
Feb. 24, 1921
Dec. 26, 2001
A
RICHARD L., JR.
Sept. 5, 1937
SCOTT
CHARLOTTE TURNER
May 22, 1939
Feb. 21, 2002
2
A
A
A
A
BOOTHE
CHARLES W. AGNES E.
1913
1985
1925
1995
“Our Father Which Art in Heaven”
Mother
DOLLIE GRIFFIN COFIELD
Nov. 22, 1887
Mar. 27, 1959
ANNE GRAY
GRIFFIN
June 7, 1917
Aug. 29, 1991
GRIFFIN
EDWARD W.
MARTHA C.
Oct. 6, 1922
Mar. 3, 2002
Aug. 29, 1923
A
NATHAN WALLER
Jan. 13, 1907
Jan. 13, 1934
N.W. [fs]
A
A
A
Father
HUDSON P. COFIELD, SR.
Sept. 18, 1881
Nov. 11, 1958
ROBERT LEE GRIFFIN JR
LT Col US Army
World War II
May 10 1916
Apr 8 1998
ROBERT GOODMAN ODEY
US Navy
World War II
Jan 6 1915
Nov 17 1980
GRIFFIN
A
FRANCIS
MARY JENKINS
Jan. 1, 1923
Oct. 5, 1998
SEWARD
Sept. 15, 1926
A
ROBERT LEE
GRIFFIN
May 15, 1890
June 16, 1963
“In God’s Care”
A
A
A
IVEY G.
GRIFFIN
May 14, 1896
Jan. 12, 1976
WHITLEY
WM. WESLEY LOUISE C.
June 1, 1904
July 15, 1913
Feb. 16, 1972 July 2, 1993
WILLIE A. MINTON
1858
Feb. 13, 1923
A
BBY Girl HARRIS
1975 1975
R.W. Baker
[funeral home metal tag]
A
B
JACKLYN D.
CLEMENTS
Feb. 10, 1966
Feb. 13, 1966
LUCY COBB LAINE
July 5, 1893
April 1, 1983
GLENNA M. PINCHBECK
Wife of
E. LITTLETON LAINE
EDWARD LITTLETON LAINE
March 15, 1879
Feb. 16, 1941
B
(1)
Feb 18, 1884
June 10, 1916
Also
Infant Daughter
“In Jesus arms. We laid
her down, a lovely
Jewel for His crown.”
LAINE
DORRIS ELIZABETH
B
(2)
Infant Daughter of
E. L. & GLENNA P.
LAINE
JAMES COBB LAINE
Feb. 10, 1930
May 8, 1993
Nov. 24, 1914
3
JOHN THOMAS BUTLER
Sept. 13, 1921
Apr. 6, 1980
MARY D. BUTLER
May 5, 1896
Mar. 1, 1956
SIDNEY D. MURPHY SR.
Sept. 13, 1902
Sept. 7, 1984
Son
OLIVER L. STANLEY
Oct. 7, 1921
Jan. 21, 1946
Son
CURTIS E. STANLEY
Mar. 25, 1926
Jan. 10, 1980
Father
PHILLIP L. STANLEY
May 22, 1885
March 4, 1947
Daughter
EDNA S. SHUMAKER
June 17, 1915
June 22, 1948
CHILIAN S. BUTLER
Sept. 6, 1894
Feb. 13, 1961
NELMS
EMMETT R.
ELFLEDA R.
1877
Son
ALTON J. STANLEY
Sept. 23, 1917
Nov. 5, 1964
Mother
MAUDE S. BRASWELL
Mar. 24, 1896
May 14, 1973
Daughter
VIRGINIA S. WELLS
Sept. 15, 1911
June 30, 1950
CORA G. EDWARDS
Dec. 3, 1902
Feb. 5, 1975
EDWARDS
WILLIAM T.
Born July 10, 1895
Virginia
Horseshoer Sup Co 128 Inf
World War I
March 12, 1891
Apr 22 1962
Died June 21, 1943
ANNA L.
B
(4)
(MATTIE) MARTHA C. JOYNER
B
(4)
GORDON JOYNER
August 18, 1866
October 21, 1909
January 16, 1868
June 8, 1950
August 28, 1898
November 4, 1965
Born Dec. 17, 1904
Died July 28, 1993
“Great Loves Live On”
“The Lord is My Shepherd”
CHARLES S. JOYNER
FLOYD D. JOYNER
1944
JOSEPH L FAY
1950
2001
GEORGE W EDWARDS
B
(4)
1879
MEARL N. MURPHY
Nov. 17, 1906
Apr. 9, 1989
WILLIE GEORGE EDWARDS
1924
2002
Virginia
SGT Co C 318 Infantry
World War I
June 13 1894
March 16 1963
1960
B
(3)
JOYNER
“Amid the flowers in their hearts
the rich and the poor met
and the birds and the beast were there”
B
(4)
CHARLES S. JOYNER
B
(4)
ROBERT A. JOYNER
B
June 13, 1894
March 16, 1963
April 3, 1902
November 10, 1941
HELEN DOWNEY
WOLFE
“In Loving Memory”
May 15, 1930
Aug 8, 1993
4
RAYMOND
JENKINS
ROBERT T LEGGETT
B
PVT US Army
Korea
Aug 30 1929
May 16 1986
B
North Carolina
PVT
US Army
World War II
May 8 1902
October 20 1970
MARY S. DOWNEY
B
1895
1974
B
MARY SUE G. DOWNEY
1895
1974 [fs]
B
B
FANNIE E. JENKINS
1944
1946
Mother
SALLY A. PRUDEN
Nov. 5, 1873
Oct. 19, 1963
J. LEWIS DOWNEY
1879
1951
B
Father
REGINALD W. PRUDEN
June 13, 1874
April 6, 1947
B
OTIS S. ATKINS
Nov. 7, 1903
Feb. 8, 1904
B
ELTON E. EDWARDS
June 1, 1937
August 25 1975
Husband
In Memory of a
Darling babe
PRUDEN
B
Born
Aug. 1905
Died
Oct. 1905
Age 3 Mos
“Of such is the
Kinddom of Heaven”
LILLIE ANNE W.
EDWARDS
B
REGINALD H. WELLS
June 14, 1941
January 24, 2002
B
Feb. 18, 1913
Sept. 17, 1966
“A grandmother is a love that
we’ll never outgrow”
Father [fs]
MAYWOOD S. WELLS
B
Feb. 2, 1919
Apr. 10, 1967
B
JOSEPH L. MCCLENNY
1898
1942
Mother [fs]
B
B
MARTHA MCCLENNEY
1891
1973
FLOYD L. MCCLENNY
1924
1928
B
EDNA M. CROSBY
1914
1959
OCEY MAE MC. EURE
B
Feb. 6, 1927
Oct. 5, 1968
5
WORRELL
FREDERICK T.
B
JAYNE T. BERTERO
July 3, 1930
June 16, 1997
MABEL L. TIPPETT
July 30, 1905
B
B
Feb. 21, 1925
Aug. 23, 1995
Feb. 1, 1930
Oct. 6, 1999
B
Married Mar. 22, 1947
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
EDWARDS
RICHARD DAVID
Sept. 17 1935
Sept. 22 1997
MARTHA V.
Jan. 2, 1930
Feb. 13, 2003
MICHELLE D. DANIELS
Apr. 8, 1971
Sept. 23, 1989
“Beloved Wife”
FRANK DALE
STANLEY
Jan. 2, 1965
Apr. 29, 1999
“We Love You”
“Daddy”
JAMES F.
COLLINS
US Army
Korea
Sep 3 1932
Apr 18 2001
ROSA POWELL MINTON
Feb 15, 1872
March 29, 1941
ADDIE EUGENIA GRIFFIN
Apr. 7, 1927
Sept. 27, 1931
“Our Darling”
J. BRANSFORD GRIFFIN
Feb. 4, 1933
Jan. 15, 1935
“Our Precious Boy”
WHITTIE S. GRIFFIN
Mar. 30, 1905
Feb. 11, 1998
“In Loving Memory”
FREDERICK T WORRELL
PFC US Army
Korea
Oct 19 1928 Nov 23 1995 [fs]
July 2, 1998
STILLMAN
BEVERLY J. MIXER
JOHN H.
Oct. 19, 1928
Nov. 23, 1995
ROBERT E.
WHITLEY SR.
Feb. 24, 1921
Apr. 27, 1993 [fs]
B
JOHNNY STRINGFIELD
Feb. 5, 1945
June 17, 2001
B
CURTIS L STANLEY
CPL US Army
Korea
Aug 6 1932 Apr 17 987
B
C
C
C
C
C
EDITH A STANLEY
Infant
MARY FRANCES HARRELL
February 5, 1919
September 13, 1987
A. BRANSFORD GRIFFIN, JR.
Nov. 12, 1931
Nov. 13, 1931
“Our Darling Baby”
ANDREW J. GRIFFIN
May 13, 1904
Dec. 24, 1962
PRUDEN
BROOKLYN J.
DORIS STAGG
June 17, 1912
Oct. 5, 1991
Nov. 28, 1917
6
[WILLS obelisk – side A]
C
[WILLS obelisk – side B]
ELLEN PURDIE WILLS
1826
1909
C
E.P.W. [fs]
AMANDA MOODY WILLS
1844
1917
[WILLS Obelisk – side D]
RAVELING
JOHN E. WILLS
Jan. 27, 1846
Jan. 12, 1924
C
C
J.E.W. [fs]
Baby RAVELING
C
C
Dec. 5, 1940
Dec. 5, 1940
ESTELLE VAUGHAN EVERETT
C
H. A. BLATCHFORD
COROLINE P. BLATCHFORD
C
GRIFFIN
BESSIE G. HOLLAND
Feb. 27, 1888
Aug. 29, 1923
JOHN WESLEY EVERETT
Sept. 30, 1877
May 12, 1960
MARCIA R. HENDERSON
Dec. 4, 1893
Oct. 31, 1977
Mar. 19, 1947
Oct. 18, 1976
Mar. 21, 1881
June 21, 1959
JOSEPH BLATCHFORD
C
Oct. 21, 1855
May 27, 1936
WILLIE J.
Oct. 5, 1910
AIMEE M. BLATCHFORD
C
Feb. 1, 1876
Aug. 16, 1925
C
ETHEL B.
Dec. 5, 1912
Dec. 15, 1986
C
Nov. 25, 1885
Dec. 19, 1953
C
PHILIP H.
June 1, 1855
June 23, 1942
ROBERT M. GRIFFIN
Born
Oct. 5, 1849
Died
Nov. 7, 1916
C
MARTHA DOYLE
C
Born
May 18, 1826
Died
June 26, 1904
SCOTT
C
“They loved her most
who knew her best”
C
C
C
GENNIE W. COFIELD
Dec. 7, 1906
Dec. 20, 1962
G. EMMETT COFIELD
Sept. 29, 1910
Nov. 28, 1970
HENRY W. GRIFFIN
Sept. 22, 1859
Sept. 22, 1943
C
C
C
C
WHITLEY
W. WESLEY, SR.
MAUDE G.
1883
1925
1884
1964
C
C
JACK M. WHITLEY
Dec. 20, 1927
C
GURLEY M.
June 30, 1898
Oct. 10, 1966
EDITH E.
Aug. 2, 1904
Feb. 1, 1988
VIRGINIA H. COFIELD
Mar. 11, 1913
May 20, 1992
DAISY C. CARTER
May 21, 1891
March 9, 1979
MARTHA S. GRIFFIN
Jan. 12, 1862
Oct. 16, 1929
Infant WHITLEY
Son of
NORMAN and DOROTHY
WHITLEY
May 4, 1929
CHARLES M. GARNER
June 3, 1911
Apr. 11, 1974
7
C
C
BRENDA DOGGETT GARNER
July 18, 1918
Apr. 3, 1992
DOGGETT
EVERETT H. SR.
BRENDA GRIFFIN
1894
1958
1894
C
C
1984
EDGAR POE DARDEN
C
Feb. 10, 1909
May 17, 1946
C
Born
May 6, 1852
Died
Mar. 3, 1898
ELOISE B. COFIELD
C
Aug. 25, 1917
Nov. 17, 1948
JAMES L. GRIFFIN
IDA RUTH GRIFFIN
Born
Aug. 27, 1883
Died
Aug. 24, 1887
Infant Son of
CHARLES and BRENDA
GARNER
Aug. 14, 1944
JOHN DOGGETT
C
Born
Sept. 11, 1892
Died
May 24, 1912
“In Jesus arms we laid
Him down. A lovely
Jewel for his crown.”
“Budded on earth
Bloom in Heaven”
EULA GRIFFIN
C
C
C
C
C
Mar. 8, 1886
Jan. 15, 1919
“Dearest Loved One, we have laid
thee in the peaceful graves
embrace, but thy memory will be
cherished till we see thy heavenly face.”
Father
GEORGE W. GRIFFIN
Sept. 2, 1844
Aug. 26, 1929
EULABELLE DOGGETT DREWERY
Nov. 27, 1925
LYDIA ATKINS COFIELD
April 30, 1908
April 8, 1966
ALICE WEAVER KENT
Nov. 23, 1918
Mar. 2, 1985
C
Mother
IDA E. GRIFFIN
Nov. 23, 1859
June 22, 1946
C
“Artie”
ARTHUR FRANKLIN DREWERY, JR.
Dec. 21, 1955
C
C
C
HAROLD PHILLIP RAVELING
C
May 15, 1934
Jan. 26, 1998
C
ARTHUR FRANKLIN
May 26, 1925
ERIC MODY COFIELD
Dec. 11, 1896
Jan. 27, 1975
Our Daughter
DANA ELAINE DOGGETT
July 28, 1977
May 11, 1979
“She was the sunshine
of our Home.”
THOMAS H. STOWE, JR.
Oct. 2, 1918
Aug. 11, 1990
8
ARNETTE
ROY ISHMAEL
May 6, 1927
May 30, 1991
C
MOORE
SARAH ALICE
NORMAN LEE
Oct. 20, 1939
“Beloved husband & father”
“Beloved wife & mother”
C
Feb. 22, 1928
NORMAN LEE MOORE
PVT US Army
World War II
May 8 1922 Aug 23 1997 [fs]
ROY ISHMAEL ARNETTE
PFC US Army
World War II
May 6, 1917 May 30, 1991 [fs]
C
C
NELMS
D
HELEN HODGE
May 8, 1922
Aug 23, 1997
ROBERT L.
LILLIE B.
Mar. 13 1896
Apr. 30 1957
Dec. 24 1898
Apr. 12 1984
LILLIE BRADSHAW NELMS
1898
D
1984
[metal marker]
Father [fs]
D
SIDNEY BAXTON
EDWARDS
March 2, 1902
Oct. 31, 1971 [fs]
D
D
D
D
LELAND FELTON DUCK JR.
Aug. 12, 1962
Nov. 5, 1987 [fs]
LULIE GARNER DAVIS
August 29, 1888
September 11, 1974 [fs]
TEXANNA VAUGHAN GARNER
November 6, 1888
April 14, 1977 [fs]
REBA CRAVER VAUGHAN
July 18, 1901
June 18, 1962 [fs]
WILLIAM L.
D
D
D
D
PEARL W. CRAVER VAUGHAN
D
June 11, 1884
Dec. 5, 1956 [fs]
D
ISHMAEL RAY EDWARDS
D
TEC 5 US Army
World War II
May 2 1920
Jan 23 1997
D
BOOTHE
DAISY SCOTT
CLIFTON HENRY
D
TYLER LYNNE
WOOSTER
D
Aug. 30, 1904
Jan. 5, 1995
Oct. 28, 1908
Feb. 11, 1985 [fs]
DUCK
“Dinky”
D
NANNIE CASH
EDWARDS
Oct. 30, 1899
Mar. 15, 1963
June 7, 1996
June 14, 1996
GRACIE V. SPIVEY
March 24, 1883
July 6, 1981 [fs]
D
D
Apr 26 1918
JESSIE C.
Oct. 19, 1925
July 6, 1992
Wed Feb 14 1969
CHESLEY THOMAS GARNER
October 17, 1886
October 10, 1963 [fs]
HARRISON A. VAUGHAN
Nov. 23, 1898
June 15, 1959 [fs]
CHARLES L. CRAVER VAUGHAN
Feb 5, 1875
Jan 25 1960 [fs]
EDWARDS
ISHMAEL R.
ADDLEE FORD
May 2, 1920
Jan. 23, 1997
Jan. 23, 1929
ALMA E. SCOTT
Oct. 17 1908
June 21, 1998
LAURA NICOLE
SCOTT
Oct. 14, 1984
Oct. 14, 1984
EDWARD G. SPIVEY
D
D
August 17, 1880
September 24, 1956 [fs]
CRAWLEY W. SPIVEY
August 22, 1907
November 18, 1979 [fs]
9
D
MARIE C. SPIVEY
April 26, 1908
April 10, 1958 [fs]
D
D
FRANK E. TURNER
Jan 12, 1912
Jan 10, 1976
D
JOHN C. COFIELD, JR.
July 25,
1971
Jan. 27,
1990
“Victim of a drunk driver”
July 20, 1903
Aug. 5, 1985
MAXCINE H.
Aug. 2, 1912
May 26, 1968
ANNIE WHITLEY TURNER
Oct. 31, 1915
July 22, 1969
Our beloved Son,
Brother, and friend
Matt. 5, Matt. 6:9-13
Psalms 100
Our beloved Son and Brother
Psalm 23, John 3:16
D
SCOTT
RICHARD LESLIE
JERROLD C. COFIELD
D
Oct. 2,
1974
Mar. 7,
1992
“Sunshine of my heart”
JOHN C. COFIELD, JR.
“You will live in our hearts forever” [fs]
JERROLD C. COFIELD
“God has Jerry in his hands
We have Jerry in our hearts.” [fs]
NOTES:
(1)
Side ‘A’ of obelisk
(2)
Side ‘D’ of obelisk
(3)
The inscription “JOYNER” is at the top of the monument, the epitaph is on a masonry jar centered in the
opening at the monument base.
(4)
These 5 inscriptions are all on the monument base described in note (3).
Figure 1 Panoramic View of Woodland Church Cemetery
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Figure 2 Cemetery Sectional Layout
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