Yadkin Valley BaptistYadkin Valley
Baptist Church
Compiled Information from the Collection of the
Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County
Public Library
Mocksville, North Carolina
Yadkin Valley
Baptist Church
Table of Contents
History 1
Building 2-8
Events 9-15
Cemetery 16-23
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A community in Davie County N.E. of Farmington,
f north of highvrqay 001 from Hllisdale to -^^armington
Wand south of the ^end in the North ^adkin where the
Bryants were located in 1752.
Alderra^n's map of ^nvle Co. I887 located Yadkin Valeey
on a road to Glr±fTith* s Perry and ^ewisville in Porsyth
Co.
A Baptist Church was located there in I88I and called
Sandy Rldge^ later the name was changed to
Yadkin Valley.
The public school was called "^^adkin Valley ^chool and
^ Was near the church. Dr. Collum of Waike Porest
An earlier school was Cook's School. Services first
in a brush arbor and d^ng winter in Cook's ^chool.
Before the church WaS named, '^he whole section was
called The Bend. There lived Stephen Douthit and his
children^ frnming jn-popwioua fl a±4"ii others living
there were Martins a
Mrs. Prank ^ahnson .sued to visit over there with her
ends the Douthius. says some of the houses were
imposing looking, of brick, porches etc.
B^^d p frl^d composed a song about^ going down in
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Douthit family graveyard in the settlement.
Mx-s. Joe -^angston says the "adkin ^alley Communitygoes to the rivQr and includes the Douthit old h^me placr
W4n4 Adleaide ^ries located on a map of the regionilliara Bryant, son of organ Sr. in the "*^end in earlier
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An open house this Sept. 30
at Yadkin Valley Baptist ^
' Church, Yadkin Valley Road, !
Advance, will allow those inter- j
ested to see the new renovations
that have taken place at the ;
church. I
A dedication ceremony was j
held on Sept. 16. jThe church's chairman of the |
building committee, Larry
Parker, has been leading the
way in the church's renovations
for 15 years.
The newly renovated chapel,
which can now seat700, is also
equipped with a new sound sys
tem. j
Stained glass windows that |encompass the sanctuary tell the |
story of the life of Christ. |
The renovations have now '
given the church over a total of '17,000 square feet. Afellowship |
hall, classrooms, offices,
chapel, and youth wings make
up the facility.
According to Parker, ».
~ the^e^oiwwelve done
get the gospel out. And that's
what wC'U continue to do.
• Yadkin Valley Baptist has a
10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. j
Sunday Worship, 6 p.m. Sunday ievening, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. \
The pastor is Ronnie Craddock. \
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Mocksvllie, NC
COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Sept. 27,2001DAVIE
Renovations and enlargements are among the improvements at Yadkin Valley Baptist Church
in eastern Davie.- Photos by Robin Fergusson
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YADKIN VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
ESTABLISHED 1861 '
PT CHURCH BUILT 1882
2«HHURCH BUILT 1930
1ST . RENOVATION 1977
■2''<o RENOVATION 2001
The church's original beii is located at the entrance.
The full commercial kitchen is located off the fellowship hall.
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Yadkin Valley Baptist Homecomiog
Annual homecoming
services for the Yadkin Valley
Baptist Church-: will be held
Sunday. The public is invited
to attend. A picnic lunch will
be spread on the grounds
immediately after the morning
worship.
There will be singing in the
afternoon.
Revival services will begin
Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. and
continue throughout the week,
conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Shuratt of the Turners Creek
Church.
The Yadkin Valley Baptist
Church had its beginning under
a brush arbor that was across
the road from the new
parsonage.
The church was j^rganized
on December 18, A Mr.
Crews was the pastor of the
church at that time.
It is reported that Mrs.
Clementine Miller, better
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known as "Granny Tine", Mrs. J
Sallie Hauser and Mr. Henry fsfor wheg the church wasnever missed a preaching bud^'" ^.Serving on the
service which was held once a building committee were G. Z. :
month on Saturday.
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. open,House Sunday, October 26, at Yadkin Valley Baptist Church Parsonage.
Open House Sunday At
Yadkin Valley Baptist Parsonage \
There will be an "Open
House''^Sunday, October. 26,
from -2 until 4 o'clock at
Yadkin Valley Baptist Church
Parsonage. The public is invited
to' attend.
The following article was
used earlier to explain the new
parsonage:
For two years the Rev. Doc
Hobson drove at least twice
weekly from East Bend to theYadkin Valley Baptist Churchon the Yadkin V^ley Church
Road just across the Yadkiit.
River in Davie County. '
Now, however, he and his
family have moved into the
community and live in the.
lovely and spacious new
parsonage of the church.
Set in the quiet peacefulness
of the Valley Road, tlie brick
rancher has a living room.
dining room>den, kitchen,
three bedrooms, two baths, a
utility room and a two-car
carport. Its full basement
houses a study, playroom, bath
and an inside garage.
As with all construction the
building of the parsonage was
not without its trouble. The
first well that was dug filled up
so with quicksand that even
the pump could not be
recovered. The building
committee composed of Bobby
Sheek,. Wilbur West, Jim
Zimmerman, Sr., Ruby
McBride, Ginger Holt and
chairman, Elmer Hendrix took
this and other problems in
Stride.
The ladies of the church had
several meetings at which they
chose the carpet, tile, drapes,wall paper.jgitJ appljaucea. The
main color scheme used is |green with the kitchen'
appliances of avocado and :
avocado tiled floor. j
The members of the Yadkin ■Valley Baptist Church are |extremely proud of their jparsonage and tliey have every I
right to feel proud. Perhaps ^
one of the most extraordinary 'things about the house is that, jalthough it was only recently !completed, it is completely I
paid for. This is due to the
members who so generously
donated time, labor, money,and materials. {
The Rev. Hobson, his wife
the former Freddie Davis, and
their children, Catherine,
Carolyn and Ronald can now
look forward to many more ]'
hours together in their new .':
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Yadkin Valley Baptist Church
To Hold Homecoming Sunday
><nie annual homeconiing at
Yadkin Valley Baptist Qiurch
will be held Sunday, Septmber;10. Lunch will be servedI foUowing the morning wprship
service conducted by the Rev.'Roger Groce, pastor. A song
service will be hold after lunch.All former members, j^storsatijd friends are cordially invited
to attend. Revival services willl^in at 7:30 p. m. September 11and will continue though the
17th. Visiting minister will be
the Rev. A. F. Blackburn . oLIKgh Point. ■ >
V History pf Church
. Yadkin Valley Baptist Churchwas organized D^ember 18,
1881. The hymn,/•! Love ThyIQngdom Lord*^ was sung at theopening of the fir.st service held, in a brush arbor, a short
distance from the present
building to the East. Thesuggested name for the church^vsnby L. Cfjsl: was "Sandy
itidge*'.' ,tThe exact date of the firstbuilding erected is not known
l^t is believed to have been
around 1882. The name adopted
>iras '^Yadkin Valley". MissEmalin Douthit suggested this.
name.
The present church was
.^ected in 1930 during thepastorate of the Rev. Jimmy.
Grope. "Hiis building, Just thel^t wing, was * built directlybehind t^e old church building,
the right wing was added in 1949;
in order to install a furnace. In;later years, Sunday School
rooms were added in the
basement and the first floor was
completed with two rest rooms.
In 1968, the first parsonage
was.built. The church now has a
full time pastor. The church has
one bus that runs each Sunday
to bring passengers to church.The fdlowing pastors have
.served Yadkin Valley Baptist
Church:
Rev. R. W. Crews, S. S, May,
W. J. Hopkins, J. H. Booth, C. E,Grover, C. S. Cashwell, W. G.
Brown, J. B. Weston, M.
Baldwin. C. M. Cope, 0. J.
Tdartin, E. L. Weston, E. W.
Turner, W. V. Brown, S, D.
Drow.i. 3. P. Rollins, J". L.Riddiei J. T. Kirk, J. T. Muii-ay,7. L. Kirk, J. H. Grace, D. C.
Clanton, E. Gordon, Ray
Billings and Lowell Renegar, J.
L. Murray and E. W. Turner
both served two terms; 0. C.
Cheshire, L. D. Hobson and the
present pastor, Roger Groce
who has been pastor since 1970.Yadkin , Valley Church
membo-s are proud of their new
Air Condition, the new cement
slabs that replace the old posts' atjd^ the pretty new shrubbery.
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a week la^ last we^, I would
like to' Q)a|ce .the' tollowmg
correctioif; Mr. James. Towe
. resigned as pastor of Yadkin-
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ilhere were some rules of the
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Yadkin Valley
A special service will be
held Sunday, August 19,at the
y.®" o'clock service atYadkm VaUey Church, "to
give praise and thanks for the
blessings the church mem*
bw have received in being
abl^e to build a church
auditorium in less than three
, y^rs, and have it paid fw "
said the Rev. Leon Wood,
pastor of the church.
I The public is invited to n
rattend.
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, April 24,1997
Yadkin Valley Baptist Church Pastor Ronnie Craddock
lifts the first shovel of dirt where a fellowship hall will be.
Area Church Breaks Ground
for Building Feiiowship Hail
-RonnieCniddtick.paslorofYadkin To grow your church up on this
Valley Bapdst Church, Advance, was land.
hbn^ired lo be ihc one to lift the first We ask yoiifor your gentle power
shove! of dirt for the fotindalion of the As we break the ground this hour.
new fellowshiphajl at the Wednesday Lord, we bless this ground, it is not
evening service.April 16/ ours;
. Alsolakingpartinlh^groundbreak- You made the gra.ss, ihelreesand
irig .was Larry Bal^, chairman of the flowers.
deaci^sfLarry Pjjrlcer, chairman of(he And, Lord, we pray it is Thy will;
bluing committee, and Stan Carter, This building with Thy Spirit Jill.
^Craddock^ead Psalms 127:1 "Ex- Weaskyou, Lord, toplea.seslay
ceptthe 1.91^ build the house, the labor near
iriy^n that built it..." and Nehcmiah Thescedthatyouhaveplantedhere,
2:20 'TheGodofheaven,hewillpros- And help it grow as you seeJit:
per us; therefore his servants will arise And help us to take care ofit.
andiuild..." And on thefinaljudgment day
• He also read the following poem May you smile down on us and say
Holy Ground" written by Bob Mead- "I planned this day before The
ows( member of the church. Flood',
n Dear Lord, we ask your guiding AndbroughtibisHolyCroundwith
hand blood."
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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Aug. 18,2005
Hard Feelings Linger in church Rift
By Mike Gunning
Davie County Enterprise Record
Former members of Yadkin
Valley Baptist Church continue
to ask the Rev. Ronnie Craddock
to respond to requests to join
them in mediation, and work to
wards a reconciliation that will
allow them to return to the
church many have called home
for decades.
According to a letter ad
dressed to Craddock, and cop
ied to several members of the
church, Craddock has chosen
not to respond to members re
quest of reinstatement, and has
refused to meet the former pa
rishioners half way.
"In order to bridge the gap
that exists, we propose meeting
with a mediator to discuss the
differences and look for resolu
tion to this conflict," W. Kirk
Sanders, the Winston-Salem at
torney representing the ousted
members, wrote. "As Christians,
one can only wonder how God
would react to the division of his
flock in this manner. Surely God
would want all sides in this con
troversy to come to the same
table with open arms and hope
to share brotherly love with one
and all."
For some, Craddock's lack of
response to long-time members'
requests has taken its toll.
"I've had enough, I don't
care what they do up there any
more," Larry Parker, who was a
member of the church' for 40
years, said. "I told a preacher
friend of mine just this weekend,
the whole thing has just about
turned me around on organized
religion."
Others feel the experience
has caused a rift in the surround
ing community.
"There are lifelong friend
ships that have been damaged by
this," Wayne Hamilton, another
longtime member said. "This
has divided the community."
Hamilton, who just returned
home after a three week stay in
the hospital in which he had to
have a leg amputated, said he
was still saddened by the ac
tions.
Craddock did not return calls
requesting an interview.
Davii County Public
Mooksvilte,
Yadkin Valley
Baptist Church
Cemetery
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November 28,1870
WILLIAMS FAMILY CEMETERY
This family cemetery is located on Cherry Hill Road, #1819.
fiiven Name
Alice
Wife of W. M. Peacock
Barbara 0.
Wife of J. C. Ridenhour
John C.
Aged 77 years
NO MARKER
John G.
Son of J. C. Ridenhour
Ernest
Son of Alice Williams
A mysterious death
G. F.
J. 0.
Mary
Wife of J. O. Williams
Sallie
Daughter of J. Hugh Williams
NO MARKER
Willie Franklin
Shot in his kitchen
Birth Date
February 1,1876
April "29, 1862
No date given
June 17,1891
March 12,1899
October 20, 1839
September 23,1854
September 4,1855
No date given
DeadiDate
December 29, 1922
October 20,1917
November 12,1946
July 14,1907
April 13,1926
September 3,1911
January 18,1913
July 3,1925
No date given
May 10,1907
iX YADKIN VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY
Highway 158 East &om MocksviUe. turn left on Hwy. # 801 North to right on Yadkin VaUey Road
Church is approximately 3 miles on right.
Given Name
J. A.
Aged 65 years
Herman
Isaac Branch
Aged 86 years
Joe Lofton
Aged 70 years
Kenneth L.
Aged 1 years
Lydia Smith
Aged 95 years
Margaret Griffith
Aged 63 years
Nancy K.
Aged 1 years
May 29, 1936
Birth Date Death Date
October 6,1871 January 29, 1937
No date given No date given
May 22, 1888 June 2, 1974
May28,1911 August22,1981
July 3, 1939 July 10,1940
July 9,1890 February 13,1
December 31,1914 July 28, 1978
July 29, 1937
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Carter
Carter
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Comeilson
Comeilson
Comeilson
Cranfill
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James Cheshire
Aged 74 years
Martha Chambers
Aged 35 years
Kelly
Bert Pegram
Aged 85 years
Clarence S.
Aged 83 years
Lula Gregory
Aged 49 years
Martha Riddle
Aged 71 years
Thomas Luther
Aged 22 years
Julia
Aged 75 years
J.M.
Aged 84 years
Dock Bahnson
Aged 86 years
Everette
Grace
Aged 41 years
Hattie
Hattie Adams
Aged 81 years
John
Aged 68 years
George Zeb
Aged 81 years
Sallie B.
Aged 79 years
Burges B.
Aged 74 years
George H.
Aged 81 years
JohnR.
Aged 80 years
Mary
Aged 83 years
W. Otho
Aged 72 years
AdaM. n j
Aged 1 year
Bettie Kimbrough
Aged 33 yeare ^
Corea Bell '
Elizabeth Sheek
Aged 86 years
Henry Isaac
Aged 67 years
Jacob C.
Aged 37 years
Jacob W.
Aged 59 years ^
November 20, 1892 June 5,1967
May 23,1893
July 30, 1954
August 17,1879
February 16,1908
January 11, 1886
March 22, 1902
October 2,1904
December 24,1942
October 1,1902
July 10,1940
February 28,1903
May 7,1885
August 10,1878
AprU 7,1885
October 15,1838
February 12,1877
April 23, 1868
January 26, 1848
December 24,1880
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December 20,18^3
March 31,1866
November 5,1886
May 30, 1849
June 28,1911
March 19, 1839
June 17, 1879
April 23, 1929
June 20, 1993
September 19,1264
March 23. 1991
November 27,1912 June 21,1962
November 22,1957
November 29,1924
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March 10,1991
July 16.1943
July 27,1944
August 17,1940
March 30. 1984
July 6,1953
August 23, 1959
October 9,1964
September 27,1913
April 19, 1958
November 30,1948
December 9,1931
June 26,1953
March 20,1863
June 13,1899
October 8,1877
November 1,1935
November 30, 1978
June 23, 1876
March 23,1939
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Aged 18 j'ears ^
Jennie West
Aged 90 years
John S.
Aged I year
Laura A.
Aged 24 years
MaiyPilcher
Aged 65 years
Steven
Aged-lO-years
William Stephen
Aged 51 years
Daye Long
Aged 27 years
Betty Lee
Infant
J. T. and Pearl
Nannie Smith
Aged 75 years
Romulus Alvin
Aged 76 years
R, Ward
Aged 68 years
Gary L.
Aged 13 years
Robert Lerv
Aged 36 years
Sarah Smith
Aged 50 years
Bessie C.
Aged 79 years
Rachel C.
Aged 58 years
Thomas A.
Aged 69 years
Donnah
William C.
Aged 27 years
Grady S.
Aged 71 years
James Emmery
Aged 62 years
MaryR.
Peggy Walker
Danette Boger
Aged 20 years
Ellen Griffith
Henry Burton
Aged 82 years
Henry W.
Aged 86 years
Margaret A.
Aged 81 years
Ada Miller
Aged87years
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April 4,1875
March 23, 1865
August 27, 1965
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December 12,1909
February 28, 1884
AprU 14,1943
September 20,1934
February 18, 1956
January 31,1892
February 27, 1885
September 12,1913
AprU 26,1955
March 11,1938
August 5,1934
November 3,1857
September 4,1860
July 8,1960
December 16,1960
January 27, 1925
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May 28,1932
January 6,1958
April 13,1913
January 12,1908
November 6,1871
December 6,1875
March 11,1865
March 29,1898
April 28,1975
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January 28, 1936
October 18,1970
1935
February 18,1956
October 14,1967
September 19,1961
July 27, 1982
November 7,1968
July 13,1974
May 2,1985
February 16,1916
September 24, 1929
1961
December 28,1987
February 12,1987
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1933
June 4, 1978
1914
November 3,1990
January 15,1958
July 15,1957
June 28, 1952
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Dora Cook
Aged 69 years
Eva A.
Aged 74 years
Ila Smith
Aged 41 years
Jack Frank
Aged 64 years
JeffW.
Aged 67 years
John Frank
Aged 85 years
Mary Jane
Aged 61 years
Susie
Aged 1 year
Thomas N.
Aged 2 years
William G.
Aged 58 years
William W.
Aged 78 years
Wilson T.
Aged 2 years
Lillian Sheek
Mary Hendrix
Aged 88 years
Maudie K.
Aged 89 years
Reid Robert
Aged 69 years
Thomas Eugene
Aged 33 years
T. Settle
Aged 76 years
Elmer Clarence
Aged 60 years
Flora Baity
Aged 81 years
JohnC.
Aged 75 years
Margie Smith
Mary Markland
Aged 64 years
Mary Ro^rta
Aged 34 years
Mattie S.
Nelson
Aged 13 years
Webb Lee
Aged 49 years
W. C. "Clem"
Aged 59 years
W. O. "Bob"
Aged 62 years
Angela Lyn
Aged 23 years
February 10,1886
July 18,1900
July 22,1923
July 7,1900
May 8,1887
December 26,1892
July 9,1923
June 3,1926
March 5,1890
October 25, 1854
September 12,1912
December 2,1867
January 14,1909
October 1,1934
January 25,1910
June 26, 1886
July 26,1876
June 17,1912
July 28, 1879
August 6,1910
August 16,1906
January 28, 1922
April 28, 1900
April 14,1922
June 30, 1965
December 12,1955
March 3,1975
May 8,1988
November 20,1967
February 18, 1973
February 7,1954
October 1, 1924
July 6.1928
July 6,1948
April 6, 1933
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December 26,1967
January 4,1971
November 3,1967
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September 18,1923 btoh 11,1958
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April 16,1971
April 1, I960
October 9,1984
March 3,1989
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson
Carol E.
Aged 9 years
EUis L.
Aged 72 years
LUa M.
BatraDiilard
Aged 88 years
Clyde T.
Aged 90 years
Helen
Inez Coble
Aged 60 years
Infant
Son
Jennie Hauser
Aged 89 years
Jenyl^
Aged 40 years
Mary Welch
Aged 84 years
Reva Kendall
Robert L., Sr. -
Aged 81 years
Thomas H., Sr.
Aged 53 years
Virginia B.
Aged 56 years
William Glenn
Aged 74 years
Maggie Faircloth
Aged 84 years
Etta Belle
Aged 60 years
H.E.
Aged 76 years
Martha
Aged 77 years
Annie Golden
Aged 69 years
Betty Jene
Eliza Alice
Aged 42 years
Ernest W.
Aged 55 years
Hazel M,
Aged 71 years
John Foster
Aged 71 years
Maiy Lillie
Aged 46 years
Minnie A.
Aged 29 years
Odell William
Aged 11 years
Alma Howard
Alvis L.
June 17,1903
March 7,1908
September 3,1895
June 14,1900
October 29,1936
December 24,1926
August 8,1938
March 15,1892
August 5, 1877
July 10, 1959
January 12,1893
December 8,1920
November 7,1934
December 25, 1904
November 13,1945
November 18,1893
May 9,1901
May 13,1906
June 5,1906
June 15,1928
August 2,1906
May 4,1910
June 18,1975
1909
June 11,1984
July 18,1990
January 25,1937
June 26,1987
August 8,1938
August 4,1981
September 8, 1946 November 9,1986
April 16, 1962
July 10, 1959
October 12,1974
January 27,1974
July 7,1991
November 17,1890 November 17,1964
September 22,1877 January 19,1962
November 1,1965
November 13,1945
January 3,1936
Jime 8, 1956
November 10,1977
December 6,1935
December 16,1939
1907
June 1,1985
Anderson R.
Aged 80 years
Donald Clay
Franklin Alexander
Aged 75 years
Helen Michael
Aged 49 years
Ila Mae Howard
Aged 39 years
Jesse Johnson
Aged 83 years
Joe Harding
Martha Faye
Mary Smith
Aged 95 years
Nellie James
Paul S.
Aged 30 years
Robert Harding
Aged 74 years
Ruth Dauthit
Aged 51 years
G. G.
Aged 82 years
J. F.
Aged 36 years
M. L.
Aged 70 years
Donald Kenneth
Aged 53 years
Billy Edward
Aged 65 years
Elizabeth
Aged 70 yearn
J. Marion
Aged 86 years
Annie G.
Aged 50 yearn
Annie Markland
Aged 90 years
Elizabeth
Aged 80 years
George
Aged 61 years
Penelope
Aged 60 years
William L.
Aged 54 years
Dora C.
Aged 94 years
Ruby Hauser
William Henry
Aged 67 years
John W.
Aged 76 years
Led S.
December 2,1903
February 25, 1941
March 21, 1899
March 9,1930
February 22, 1905
March 16,1908
August 3,1925
February 25, 1941
May 26,1869
January 11,1930
May 27,1913
December 5,1905
March 25,1851
August 25,1882
April 25,1849
July 5, 1935
January 8, 1928
January 17, 1850
May 24, 1849
February 16, 1860
May 25,1883
October 18,1830
July 20, 1852
March 20, 1851
May 22,1883
August 17,1917
August 28, 1920
May 15,1886
November 26,1910
February 25,1941
November 23,1974
November 14,1979
December 25, 1944
February 16,1992
1926
February 25, 1941
August 19,1964
1931
November 26,1943
September 16,1980
June 25,1933
February 14,1919
October 28,1919
February 21,1989
March 29, 1993
November 5,1920
January 19,1936
Novembers, 1910
May 11,1974
October 18,1910
February 10,1914
March 24,1911
January 25,1938
1918
April 6,1988
January 16,1963
July 16,1911
OavieCDunry Puduc uuion
Mocksvilie, NC
Smith
Smith
Nelia Martin
Aged 67 years
Pink C.
Aged 73 years
Tennie E.
Aged 81 years
Ernest Paul
Aged 75 years
IdaM.
Aged 39 years
Ray W.
Sophia Alberta
Alice C.
Aged 86 years
J. Walter
Aged 90 years
JohnL.
Aged 90 years
Minnie Riddle
Aged 53 years
Robert Gerald
Aged 29 years
Robert H^l
Aged 80 years
Sallie Bowles
Wm. H.
Aged 6 years
Barbara
Aged 73 years
Charles Ernest, Jr.
Aged 65 years
Evola Smith
Aged 91 years
Hazel Groce
Aged 48 years
Jacob
Aged 87 years
John Daniel
Aged 92 years
Maggie Griffith
Aged 94 years
Daniel Lee
Paulette Holder
Aged 41 years
Alfred Dennis
Aged 43 years
Annie B.
Aged 79 years
Bessie King
Aged 87 years
Clarence M.
Aged 49 years
Everett S.
Aged 37 years
FrancesR
Hubert Lee
Aged 43 years
March 18,1886 August 28,1953
September 16,1880 September 13,1954
February 27,1885
October 20,1879
October 27,1913
January 18,1886
October 29, 1879
April 1,1877
February 26,1883
November 3,1882
July 13,1947
March 13,1906
Oaober 10,1912
September 1,1903
May 28,1899
June 12,1917
August 3,1936
July 6,1929
June 17,1966
March 18,1955
November 4,1913
1887
January 12,1966
March 1,1968
July 26,1973
June 1936
February 14,1977
October 21,1986
1913
July 11,1910
November 7, 1823 August 20,1897
October 10,1922 May 20.1988
June 14, 1895 May 6.1987
March 30,1920 November 30, \i
January 1,1883 February 19.191
July 25,1880 April 29, 1973
August 29,1890 January 29,198:
April 29, 1973
August 29,1922 January 14,196(
November 11.1900 June 13,1980
December 15, 1890 August 2,1978
July 31,1948
1937
May 8,1973
Devte County Hum it Liuiaij
Infant
Child of Lawrence and Edna Smith
Aged 2 1/2 years
JohnH.
Aged 94 years
J. F.
Aged 80 years
Lillian
Mamie Comeilson
Aged 76 years
Nola Ward
Aged 75 years
Odell
Aged 54 years
Pearl King
Aged 78 years
Robah Gray
Aged 71 years
W.Ray
Aged43years
Etemelieer ^ "*
Aged 41 years
Swaringen C G.
Aged 62 years
Swaringen C. G.
Aged 56 years
Swaringen Samuel T.
Aged 59 years
Tucker Clint
Weatherman C. David
Aged 19 years
West John Asbuiy
Aged 77 years
West John Clint
Aged 74 years
West Lorena Black
West MaryB.
West Mattie McBride
Aged 83 years
West Wilbur D.
Wiseman Alphonsine
Aged 53 years
Wiseman Ida Elizabeth
Wood Julias Johnson
Aged 52 years
Wright Elijah Ruben
Aged 75 years
Wright Kate Joy
Aged 67 years
Wyse Garry W.
Yarbrough Henry C.
York Stella P.
Aged 65 years
York Travis C.
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N
584
November 14,1956
February 10,1869
1876
November 16,1900
August 21,1879
August 20, 1867
March 6,1931
May 18,1905
September 30,1893
October 20,1932
February 11,1842
October 12,1859
May 28, 1860
September 15,1831
December 14,1919
August 17,1956
December 29, 1872
June 16,1913
August 24,1918
February 9,1910
December 22,1889
December 10,1911
August 24, 1836
1858
October 8,1911
May 3,1882
February 7,1891
September 2,1978
June 2,
August 29,1919
May 15,1918
UmS- *5 -^7
Aprils, 1959
May 6,1963
1956
1901
October 27, 1955
March 16, 1943
June 22, 1985
January 22,1984
August 11,1965
May 17,1976
April 16,1883
October 29,1921
July 24,1916
September 9,1891
December 24, 1993
June 28, 1976
December 4,1950
March 22. 1988
1919
1911
March 1,1973
1912
August 22, 1890
1858
November 15,1963
October 24, 1957
November 23, 1958
December 21,1978
July 18,1964
December 21,1984
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