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Kean Cemetery
Kean Cemetery (2003), Russell County, Kentucky
Surveyed by Sheryl Neal Slaughter, Michael E. Slaughter & Gloria Redmon Faught
This cemetery is located south of Jamestown. From the Jamestown Square, go South on
U.S. 127, 6.1 miles. Turn left on Clifty Creek Road. Proceed 1.4 miles. Turn right on Kean Cemetery
Road. Follow the road 9/10 mile, where the road ends at the cemetery parking area. The cemetery is well maintained and wonderfully peaceful. We did not
see any snakes, but did run into a black widow spider and nest on the front of one of the stones. It
is in a fairly remote area and would be best not to go there alone.
There are some
tombstones piled over the hill outside the fenced area. They will need to be checked in the winter
when the snakes are inactive. There are many field stones in the cemetery. We are in the process of
trying to find someone who can give us information on those buried in unmarked graves, as well
as who those lot owners may be (particularly in rows 1-6). If you know someone who could help with
this information, please let us know. Many of the stones are quite deteriorated. In some instances,
chalk was used to bring out the inscription for photographing. Since the primary purpose of this
page is to document genealogical information, it was deemed better to be able to clearly read the
inscriptions.
In the Extracted Data column, a / was used to separate the lines of text as they
appear on the stone. Corrections and additions will be made as needed to this listing. Death
certificates will be scanned, posted and linked from the Comments column. Comments from relatives
and other knowledgeable persons will be added to help further identify the people buried here.
Check back often as the comments will be updated regularly. We surveyed Kean cemetery from the back row, right to left, as you face the entrance
from the parking lot.
Most tombstones face the back of the cemetery.
All tombstones in the cemetery were photographed. Photos of stones
containing information on living persons have not been included. If you are close family and would
like a copy of one of these stones, place a request using the links at the top of this page. If you find your ancestor here, please send a
thank-you and we'll forward it to the volunteers.
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Mom / DONNA KAY / BELL / JULY 13, 1953 / DEC. 4, 2001 |
Rest of row is footstones |
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ELLEN / WIFE OF / JOHN OAKES / BORN / MAY 10, 1855 / DIED / APRIL 18, 1879. / |
[none] |
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Infant of / Louis & M. M. / MARCUM. / Gone so soon. |
[none] |
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MARY M. / MARCUM / BORN / JULY 24, 1860 / DIED / AUG 30, 1884 |
[none] |
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H. H. OAKS / CO. I 5th KY CAL / BORN / MAR.24.1839 / DIED / SEPT.17.1922 / |
[none] |
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NANCY / WIFE OF / H. H. OAKES / JAN.22.1833 / MAR.28.1920 |
[none] |
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D. D. DUTTON / CO. I / 5TH KY CAV / BORN / NO.28.1812 / DIED / NO.15.1872 |
[none] |
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ELIZABETH DUTTON / BORN / NOV. 28, 1812, / DIED / DEC. 4, 1885, |
[none] |
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MARTIN R DUTTON / CS ARMY / CIVIL WAR / JUN 22 1844 DEC 3 1929 |
[none] |
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GONE HOME / ELIZZIA.M.DUTTON / BORN / APR. 8, 1842 / DIED / OCT. 13, 1889. / Farewell dear children my life is past / My love was yours while life did last / After me no sorrw[sic] take / But love each other for my sake. |
[none] |
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Perdidie RUSSELL / BORN / SEP. 23, 1873. / DIED / MAY 16, 1897. / Kind angels watch her sleeping dust, / Till Jesus comes to raise the just; / Then may she wake with sweet surprise / and in her saviors image rise. |
[none] |
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NEL DUTTON / BORN / JULY 28, 1900 / DIED / JULY 20, 1901 |
[none] |
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MARTON R. OAKS / BORN / OCT 31.1869 / DIED / MAR 12.1877. |
[none] |
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PARTHENA H. OAKS / BORN / APR 2, 1862 / DIED / APR 15, 1862 |
[none] |
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STELLIA M. OAKS / BORN / JUNE 28, 1891 / DIED / MAR 6, 1893 |
There are a number of field rocks between Stellia and Dempsy DUTTON. |
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DEMPSY D. / DUTTON / OCT. 26, 1898 / AUG. 10, 1927 / Sleep-on sweet dempsy / and take thy rest God / called you home when / he thought it best. |
[none] |
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JNO CAINE / CO. C, / 13TH KY CAV. |
[none] |
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JAMES. H. / KEAN / BORN / AUG. 4, 1814 / DIED / SEPT. 13, 1892. / only sleeping |
[none] |
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SUSAN PRATHER / Wife of / J. H. KEAN / BORN / NOV. 9, 1818 / DIED / MAR. 7, 1861 / All is well |
There are several field rocks between Susan Prather KEAN and Otha C. GRIDER. |
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OTHA C GRIDER / PVT. U. S. ARMY / WORLD WAR II / SEP 10 1921 + MAR 24 1991 / PURPLE HEART |
[none] |
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CHARLES KEAN / JUNE 25 1901 / FEB 18 1902 / SON OF J. H. KEAN |
[none] |
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CHARLES.KEAN.was / BORN.SEPTEMBER.THE.29 / DAY.1770.AND.DEC / EASED.SEPTEMBER / THE.29.1834 |
[none] |
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NATHAN McCLURE / BORN / Mar. 28, 1807, / DIED / Feb. 19, 1869. / Dearest Father thou hast left us / Here thy loss we deeply feel / But tis God who has bereft us / He can all our sorrows heal. |
[none] |
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SALLY D. / WIFE OF / NATHAN McCLURE / BORN / APR. 29, 1811 / DIED / Feb. 6, 1877. / In memory of my mother. |
[none] |
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Here rests a Beloved / BROTHER & UNCLE / Hon. BRYAN S. McCLURE / BORN / Mar. 13, 1841: / DIED / Feb. 15, 1888. / Dearest brother thou hast left us. / Here thy loss we deeply feel / But tis God who has bereft us. / He can all our sorrows heal. |
[none] |
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FOREST.RAYE / HUMBLE / BORN / DEC. 31, 1890 / DIED / AUG. 11, 1907 / Darling Raye, he has left us / left us yes, for evermore / But we hope to meet our / loved one on that bright & happy shore. |
[none] |
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STEPHENSON / MARY L / SEPT. 6, 1899 / AUG. 27, 1935 |
[none] |
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ORA DELL HUMBLE / NOV. 23, 1897 / MAR. 30, 1963 |
[none] |
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Joseph George NILES |
NILES / JOSEPH GEORGE / JUNE 21, 1916 / JAN. 1, 1998 |
On same stone as Hazel Humble NILES |
Hazel Humble NILES |
[LIVING] |
On same stone as Joseph George NILES |
IN LOVING MEMORY / OTHA C / GRIDER / SEPT. 10, 1921 |
Apparently has two tombstones. |
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SARAH KEAN / FEB. 13, 1875 / MAR. 20, 1902 / WIFE OF J. H. KEAN |
[none] |
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J. C. W. / W. BOR / NOV. 26. 18 / 71 D. MAR / CH 81 / [unreadable] |
Very difficult to read. |
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HOMER R. BECK / US ARMY / KOREA / 1931 - 1988 |
[none] |
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FAREWELL TILL WE MEET AGAIN / PRISCILIA / WIFE OF / E. G. KEAN, / BORN / FEB. 25, 1822, / DIED / MAY 19, 1883. / She ws a kind and affectionate mother, she is gone to her reward to live with God forever. / BROWN / N. ALBANY, IND. |
[none] |
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NATHAN J. WILLIAMS / BORN / June 13, 1863 / DIED / Jan. 26, 1887. / A son and loving brother dear / a faithful friend lies buried here |
[none] |
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WM. J. / Son of / J. W. & MARY J. / WILLIAMS / Born / Mar. 21, 1874, / Died / Sept. 13, 1875 |
[none] |
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INFANT / Son of / J. W. & MARY J. / WILLIAMS / Born / Sept. 20, 1865, / Died / Sept. 22, 1865. |
[none] |
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MARY J. / WIFE OF / J. W. WILLIAMS / BORN / JULY 8, 1836, DIED / JAN. 24, 1884. / A faithful wife and mother dear / In sweet repose is sleeping here. / Her painful loss we deeply feel, / But God can all our sorrows heal. |
[none] |
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JOHN W. WILLIAMS / BORN / MAR. 18, 1831 / DIED / MAR. 7, 1914. / An honest man is the noblest work of God. |
[none] |
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MARY P. / Daughter of / CORNELIUS & MAGGIE / BRUMMETT, / BORN May 4, 1890, / Died Oct. 9, 1891. |
[none] |
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NELLOW F. BRUMMETT. / Born / Aug. 18, 1888; / Died / Sept. 30, 1888. |
[none] |
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SARAH J. / Wife of / CORNELIUS BRUMMETT; / BORN / Feb. 2, 1860, / DIED / Oct. 8, 1888. / A loving wife and mother dear / lies buried here. |
[none] |
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CORNELIOUS BRUMMETT / BORN / Feb. 20, 1861, / DIED / Feb. 21, 1892. / "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth." |
[none] |
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MAGNOLIA, / Wife of / CORNELIOUS BRUMMETT / BORN / Feb. 16, 1870, / DIED / Apr. 25, 1892. / "Blessed are the deat that die in the Lord / from henceforth." |
[none] |
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INFANT / Son of / CORNELIOUS & MAGNOLIA / BRUMMETT, / Dead Born / March 1892. |
[none] |
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HOMER ROY / BECK / APRIL 16, 1931 / APRIL 28, 1988 |
[none] |
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BECK / FATHER / ORIVLLE R. / JAN. 18, 1889 / MAY 25, 1958 / REST IN PEACE |
On same stone as Lillie BECK. |
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BECK / MOTHER / LILLIE / JULY 27, 1892 / SEPT. 17, 1965 / REST IN PEACE |
On same stone as Orville R. BECK. |
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HERMAN R. / BECK / JUNE 4, 1913 / JAN. 30, 1930 |
[none] |
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EDNA C. / BECK / DEC. 27, 1914 / FEB. 13, 1926 |
[none] |
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FLOY M. BECK / Wife of O. H. HOLT / BORN / DEC. 23, 1887 / DIED / MAR. 12, 1916 / In that great cluster's ' Stillness, and seclusion, By guardian angels led, / Safe from temptations, / she lives whom we call dead. / HOLT |
[none] |
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MERVIN L. / Son of / J. M. & M. A. / BECK / BORN / JULY 22, 1890 / DIED / JAN. 25, 1897 / weep not mother, / Sister or brother / For I am waiting / in glory for him. |
[none] |
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BECK / MARY A. / FEB. 6, 1867 / FEB. 16, 1952 |
On same stone as John M. BECK. |
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BEC / JOHN M. / AUG. 2, 1863 / MAY 14, 1893 |
On same stone as Mary A. BECK. |
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JOHN M. BECK / BORN / AUG. 2, 1863 / DIED / MAY 14, 1893. / Yet again we hope to meet thee, / when the day of life is fled; / Then in Heaven with joy to greet thee, / where no farewell tear is shed. |
Apparently has two stones. |
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JOSIAH WILLIAMS / BORN / FEB. 14, 1858 / DIED / NOV. 8, 1888 |
[none] |
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MARY C. GLOVER / BORN / DEC. 1, 1861 / DIED / NOV. 6, 1929 |
[none] |
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FRANCIS B. / wife of / H. C. MARCUM / BORN / AUG. 7, 1823 / DIED / OCT. 28, 1894, / MARRIED JULY 4, 1841 / Farewell but not forever |
[none] |
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WALDLEF A. / MARCUM / FEB. 5, 1893 / JULY 10, 1896 / Gone but / not forgotten |
[none] |
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H. C. MARCUM / BORN / NOV. 9, 1816 / DIED / JULY 19, 1897. / Gone but not forgotten |
[none] |
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L. E. MARCUM / BORN / OCT. 28, 1909 / DIED / JULY 26, 1910 |
[photo taken before we evicted a black widow spider and dug out the stone to get the death date] |
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MARCUM / LOUIS / APR. 1, 1852 / JUNE 19, 1929 / ASLEEP IN JESUS |
On same stone as Julia MARCUM. |
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MARCUM / JULIA / AUG. 24, 1867 / FEB. 4, 1949 / ASLEEP IN JESUS |
On same stone as Louis MARCUM. |
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SARAH / WOOLRIDGE / 1901 / Cem No. 68 Grave No. 41 |
[none] |
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WILLIAMS / GEORGE W. / 1832-1912 |
On same stone as Mary C. WILLIAMS. |
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WILLIAMS / HIS WIFE / MARY C. / 1848-1929 |
On same stone as George W. WILLIAMS. |
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MARTHA BECK / BORN / DEC. 21, 1823 / DIED / JULY 28, 1894 / Dear mother tho’ / we miss you much /We know you / rest with God |
[none] |
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SOPHA / DAUGHT OF / L. E. & F. L. WILLIAMS / NOV. 24, 1910 / SEPT. 2, 1912 / |
[none] |
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EVELYN WILLIAMS / MAR 29, 1931 / JUNE 8, 1972 / ASLEEP IN JESUS |
[none] |
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LEWIS "IKE" WILLIAMS / MAY 10, 1929 / JULY 26, 1998 / ASLEEP IN JESUS |
[none] |
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LUKE P. WILLIAMS / JAN. 17, 1881 / OCT . 11, 1945 |
[none] |
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ROSA WILLIAMS / JAN. 19, 1878 / SEPT. 26, 1946 |
[none] |
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MELVEN / LAWLESS / MAR. 14, 1903 / APR. 5, 1903 / Gone to be an angel. |
[none] |
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HARM / LAWLESS / BORN / DEC. 1, 1914 / DIED / DEC. 4, 1914 / Gone to be an angel. |
[none] |
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LAWLESS / P. LESLIE / JULY 31, 1871 / OCT. 24, 1959 / LET OUR FATHER'S WILL BE DONE |
On same stone as Ollie M. LAWLESS. |
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LAWLESS / OLLIE M. / SEPT. 10, 1877 / JUNE 24, 1954 / LET OUR FATHER'S WILL BE DONE |
On same stone as P. Leslie LAWLESS. |
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SON OF / JOHN & JOSEPHINE / MARCUM / KLINE IRVIN / APR. 21, 1933 / APR. 29, 1933 |
[none] |
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WRIGHT / GRANT / OCT. 22, 1873 / JAN. 8, 1961 / IN HIS WILL IS OUR PEACE |
On same stone as Samantha J. WRIGHT. |
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WRIGHT /
SAMANTHA J. / APR. 12, 1875 / AUG. 20, 1930 / IN HIS WILL IS OUR PEACE |
On same stone as Grant WRIGHT. |
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Mother / 1923 / 1990 / AUDRA I. DABNEY |
[none] |
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MELVIN E. / SON OF / L. P. & M. S. / WILLIAMS / BORN / SEPT. 29, 1917 / DIED / OCT. 11, 1917 / Gone to be an angel. |
[none] |
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JOSIAH S. / SON OF / L. P. & M. S. WILLIAMS / BORN / OCT. 30, 1905 / DIED / NOV. 2, 1906 |
[none] |
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alma e. / DAUGHTER OF / L. P. & M. S. WILLIAMS / BORN / MAY 22, 1907 / DIED / JUNE 17, 1908 |
[none] |
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Norah LEE [WILLIAMS?] |
NORAH LEE / JAN. 15, 1898 / JAN. 18, 1962 |
[none] |
Albert RAY [WILLIAMS?] |
ALBERT RAY / JAN. 30, 1901 / MAR. 31, 1927 |
[none] |
WILLIAMS |
No other inscription. |
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JOHN P. / SON OF / W. L. & E. M. / BECK / BORN / NOV 6. 1912 / DIED / JUN 2, 1913 / Gone to be an angel. |
[none] |
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Son / GEORGE B. / BERNARD / AUG. 20, 1938 / AUG. 26, 1941 |
[none] |
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SON / BILLIE / BERNARD / APR. 18, 1936 / JULY 18, 1936 |
[none] |
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NILA JILL / BERNARD / BORN & DIED / OCT. 29, 1959 / AT REST |
Probably same person as metal funeral home marker below. |
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BERNARD / HIRAM E. / APR. 5, 1913 / NOV. 9, 1962 |
On same stone as Edna BERNARD. |
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BERNARD / EDNA / JULY 18, 1915 / JULY 21, 1989 |
On same stone as Hiram E. BERNARD. |
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NILA JILL BERNARD / H. E. PRUITT FUNERAL HOME |
Metal funeral home marker. |
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ROY A. / SON OF / J.M. & F.E. BROWN / BORN / SEPT. 6, 1907 / DIED / APR. 9, 1909 |
[none] |
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EVAJEAN BELL |
[none] |
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Lou Ellen BELL |
[none] |
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ARTHUR BELL / AUG. 17, 1911 / MAR. 24, 1942 |
On same stone as Nannie P. BELL. |
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NANNIE P. BELL / NOV. 7, 1916 / MAY 1, 1990 / A LOVING MOTHER AND FAITHFUL FRIEND |
On same stone as Arthur BELL. |
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JESUS MERCY / BERNARD J. / MATTINGLY / JUNE 3, 1944 / JAN. 7, 1987 / A GRATE SALESMAN |
[none] |
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MARY LOIS / B & D FEB 1933 / DAUGHTER OF / P.W. & / ROXIE / WRIGHT / At rest. |
[none] |
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CLARENCE / BLANKINSHIP / BORN / OCT 28, 1890 / DIED / APR. 20, 1915 / Asleep in Jesus / Blessed thought. |
[none] |
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WILLIAMS |
No other inscription. |
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MARCUM / ADA / APR. 19, 1905 / MAY 31, 1945 /THERE ARE NO PARTINGS IN HEAVEN |
On same stone as Ada MARCUM. |
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MARCUM / STANLEY / APR. 7, 1902 / JAN. 11, 1994 / THERE ARE NO PARTINGS IN HEAVEN |
On same stone as Stanely MARCUM. |
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SERAH JOE / MARCUM / DEC. 24, 1943 / DEC. 25, 1943 |
[none] |
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STANLEY JR. / MARCUM / MAR. 30, 1924 / APR. 3, 1924 |
[none] |
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EDDIE LEON / MARCUM / MAY 23, 1960 / JUNE 2, 1960 |
[none] |
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Moran SKINNER |
[living] |
On same stone as Kay SKINNER. |
Kay SKINNER |
SKINNER / KAY / APR. 11, 1939 / APR. 9, 1985 |
On same stone as Moran SKINNER. |
IN LOVING MEMORY / CLARENCE E. / BERNARD / MAR. 17, 1917 / MAR. 27, 1983 |
[none] |
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BERNARD / FATHER / IVIS E. / DEC. 1, 1886 / JUNE 30, 1985 |
On same stone as Joe Bessie BERNARD. |
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BERNARD / MOTHER / JOE BESSIE / FEB. 16, 1889 / NOV. 24, 1968 |
On same stone as Ivis E. BERNARD. |
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KENT E. BERNARD / OCT. 9, 1946 |
[none] |
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MARY LOIS / BELL / JAN. 26, 1933 / FEB. 16, 1933 |
[none] |
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SON / RONALD D. / BELL / JAN. 3, 1961 / OCT. 18, 1986 |
[none] |
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Ernest R. BELL |
[living] |
On same stone as Anthony Lynn BELL. |
Anthony Lynn BELL |
BELL / SON / ANTHONY LYNN / APR. 7, 1974 / DEC. 19, 1998 |
On same stone as Ernest R. BELL. |
SARAH E. HOLT / JAN. 5, 1896 / JAN. 6, 1929 / MOTHER, HOW WE MISS YOU. |
[none] |
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Owen HOLT Jr. |
[LIVING] |
On same stone as Gaye L. HOLT |
Gaye L. HOLT |
[LIVING] |
On same stone as Owen HOLT Jr. |
FANNIE BELL / AUG 6, 1863 / MAR 29, 1939 |
[none] |
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Sally B. Allen Apr. 4, 1895 – Jul 18, 1950 / H. E. Pruitt Funeral Home |
Metal funeral home marker. |
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Mary HALL |
HALL / MARY / APR. 12, 1934 / SEPT. 5, 1981 / WED / MAY 16, 1959 |
On same stone as Glen HALL. |
Glen HALL |
[LIVING] |
On same stone as Mary HALL. |
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