Maple Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery

Sampson County, NC

Surveyed by Anthony December 2011




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Maple Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Sampson County, NC.

Location From Timothy crossroads take Easy Street (SR-1636) north for 1.5 mile. Turn right on Maple Grove Church Road (SR-1635). Go for 0.5 mile, the church is on the left.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.242732 N
    78.438829 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Blackman Bert May 26 1885 Nov 10 1959 Pearlie A Denning Sep 1 1883 Apr 10 1949 Kenneth I Hargrove Dec 31 1946 Dec 16 1979 James G Hargrove Sep 3 1912 Apr 1 1963 Anna E Wife of AH Hargrove Jan 1 1876 Jun 20 1936 A H Hargrove Jul 12 1880 Jun 11 1922 Heath Ivey Lee Jul 27 1911 Jan 11 1956 H I Lee Dec 6 1878 Nov 9 1932 Lydia Wife of HI Lee Oct 28 1885 Jan 17 1921 Ellen Lucille Denning Sep 23 1908 May 22 1988 Double Stone Dalton Hugh Herring 1916-1981 Married Oct ?? ???? Half of photo missing Hugh Garrett Herring Jan 22 1948 Feb 3 1989 Robert Charlie Denning Jun 14 1946 Apr 15 2007 Double Stone Denning Ima Lee Jan 26 1918 Jul 23 2003 Nathan C Dec 11 1914 Jun 16 1960 Bert A Jackson Sep 9 1906 Dec 8 1964 Lula Pearl N Jackson Apr 25 1915 May 18 1983 Carmie J Denning Sep 26 1890 Nov 3 1969 Armatha Tart Lee Aug 18 1912 Jan 4 1975 Eston Lee North Carolina Pvt US Army World War I Feb 26 1896 Oct 5 1969 Ruth J Lee Jul 26 1896 Nov 13 1928 James Bucannan Lee Jan 15 1857 Feb 1 1930 Francis M Lee Jun 15 1859 Jun 10 1932 Double Stone Godwin John B May 7 1881 Aug 10 1960 Married Feb 6 1900 Mittie Sep 25 1884 Jul 28 1965 Double Crypt Godwin Alphonzo P Godwin Nov 6 1911 Jan 27 1989 Lola Dae D Godwin Sep 10 1912 Nov 12 1987 Double Stone Smith William Sias Oct 28 1911 Oct 28 1987 Lorene A Sep 30 1921 Jun 3 2005 Christopher William Smith Feb 21 1980 Mar 10 1989 Double Stone Jones Janet Maynard May 3 1945 Sep 28 2006 Half of photo missing Double Stone W A "Pete" Maynard Nov 20 1931 May 1 2001 Hettie M Godwin May 12 1913 Jan 13 1996 Double Stone Godwin Theodore Jul 30 1904 Mar 30 1963 Etta Raynor Jun 16 1903 Jun 28 1957 James Robert Harris Dec 21 1935 Oct 26 2009 James Robert Harris 1stLt US Marine Corps Vietnam Dec 21 1935 Oct 26 2009 Double Stone West Raymond Carter Oct 16 1897 Dec 11 1958 Clarissa Westbrook May 5 1897 Feb 8 1969 Bessie Jones Maynard Apr 1 1894 Oct 12 1978 W Ottis Maynard Mar 28 1890 Jun 6 1949 Double Stone Denning Glenn D Feb 11 1930 Jul 16 2006 Ruth H Sep 13 1915 Jul 26 1985 FS Glenn Davis Denning PFC US Army Korea Feb 11 1930 Jul 16 2006 Rufus Almon Herring Feb 15 1910 Nov 4 1982 Double Stone Blackman Lovett Almond Nov 28 1914 Aug 3 1985 Gladys S Dec 8 1918 Jun 9 1987 Jerry Dale Blackman Jr Oct 29 1969 Double Stone McLamb Arthur May 1 1921 Feb 16 1985 Pearl Christibell Blackman Dec 25 1919 Jun 1 2011 Half of photo missing for Pearl Double Stone Smith Pete R Jan 13 1910 Sep 18 1992 Glendon L Jun 4 1912 Apr 16 2004 Lennie Maylon Tart Jul 3 1937 Oct 5 1989 FS Lennie Maylon Tart A2C US Air Force Jul 3 1937 Oct 5 1989 Lennie A Tart Jan 16 1897 Dec 4 1966 Ethel Lockamy Wife of LA Tart Jan 24 1910 Mar 10 1994 Triple Stone Leon Aug 9 1916 NOD Leonidas Aug 9 1916 Sep 28 1916 Twin Sons of RD & Bessie Lockamy NOI Double Stone Lockamy Robert D Oct 12 1879 Mar 30 1953 Bessie Lee Aug 12 1883 Feb 4 1962 Robert W Lockamy Sep 22 1921 Sep 14 1971 Perry Junior Bass Pvt US Army World War II Sep 7 1925 Jul 24 1990 Dickie Bass Mar 9 1941 Oct 9 1987 Double Stone Bass Perry Almon Jun 20 1901 Apr 19 1960 Edna Muriel Jan 19 1907 Jun 14 1988 Quillon Lee Bass Born & Died Dec 13 1937 Lydia Muriel Bass Born & Died Jul 26 1934 Allen B Smith May 22 1885 Apr 18 1956 Donie R Smith Jun 16 1895 NOD Isham Raynor North Carolina Pvt 323 Infantry World War I Sep 27 1896 Jan 7 1969 Double Stone Raynor Owen 1898-1968 Married Jun 28 1920 Ada West 1902-1981 Ludie Raynor Tart Sep 27 1904 Dec 12 1927 Loise Thornton Maynard Oct 12 1910 Jul 26 1931 Ernest Thornton Mar 21 1880 Mar 27 1943 Mittie Florence S Thornton Oct 14 1889 Jan 25 1979 Infant Daughter of Ernest & Florence Thornton Nov 10 1925 Geraldine Thornton Nov 14 1939 May 24 1940 Mary Lou Parker Daughter of Mr & Mrs ME Parker Nov 9 1929 Sep 16 1930 Infant Parker Daughter of Mr & Mrs ME Parker Dec 30 1930 Jan 2 1931 Infant Son of Lela Mae & Raynllle Thornton Born & Died Mar 4 1930 Typo on headstone should be Raynelle Infant Girl of Lela Mae & Raynelle Thornton Born & Died Mar 7 1942 Mary Brock Tart May 15 1925 Dec 9 2004 Dwight Calvin Tart Nov 23 1956 Sep 9 1958 Henry Sherwood Tart Jan 5 1952 Jun 28 1952 Double Stone Denning Inez Wilkes Aug 24 1924 Oct 6 1995 Married Jan 31 1942 Lee Carl "Coon" Sep 23 1921 Jul 31 1983 Nassie Earl Barefoot Aug 12 1933 Jun 9 1934 Thomas Stuart Barefoot Aug 30 1937 Sep 27 1952 Double Stone Barefoot Nassie A Aug 1 1902 Oct 10 1955 Nettie B Sep 13 1905 Sep 27 1952 Double Stone Brock Ralph Curtis Aug 21 1934 Apr 23 2004 Half of photo missing Joseph A Son of JA & Mamie Brock Nov 8 1932 Nov 19 1932 Clarence L Son of JA & Mamie Brock Sep 26 1928 Nov 25 1929 Double Stone Brock Joseph A Brock Oct 15 1901 May 27 1968 Mamie R Brock Oct 14 1906 Feb 28 1988 Annie Brock Wife of Josiah S Smith Jun 2 1889 Dec 26 1955 Double Stone Brock Henry M 1894-1968 Beatrice W 1895-1974 Gideon Brock 1856-1929 Double Stone Brock Noah R Jan 27 1859 Aug 8 1939 Nancy B Jul 19 1869 Sep 14 1955 Double Stone Raynor Moses F Oct 22 1859 Jun 23 1933 Susan W Jul 14 1870 Dec 6 1941 Baby Raynor 1923-1924 George Franklin Son of Milton & Thelma Raynor Born & Died Nov 12 1937 Thelma T Raynor Apr 10 1906 Apr 8 2001 Milton Raynor Jul 22 1890 Aug 2 1955 Pearl Moore Wife of Milton Raynor Feb 22 1896 Apr 25 1935 Marvin Lloyd "Buck" Raynor Nov 19 1915 Jul 9 1979 Arnold Son of AE & Mattie Bass Sep 13 1920 May 9 1922 Bass Family Stone Amzie E Bass Sep 2 1879 May 28 1954 Mattie R Bass Nov 5 1890 Feb 27 1975 Double Stone Bass Parlie Bill Jul 15 1917 May 26 1964 Half of photo missing Mamie Bass Herring Sep 5 1915 Jul 2 1997 Sarrah Isabella Smith Mar 16 1857 Mar 1 1937 Double Stone Smith George A Oct 7 1891 Apr 30 1977 Hettie F Jul 9 1893 May 23 1965 FS George A Smith PFC US Army World War I 1891-1977 Double Stone Smith George C "G.C." Dec 22 1928 Sep 18 2006 Half of photo missing FS George Chevis Smith US Army Korea Dec 22 1928 Sep 18 2006 Double Stone Raynor M Fulton Jul 6 1908 Sep 7 1991 Lila D Nov 23 1906 Dec 8 1991 Ludie F Raynor Dec 24 1933 Jun 5 1934 Double Stone J Walter Jones Jun 13 1866 Jul 22 1927 Sarah E Sep 18 1866 Jul 23 1944 E.T. NOI Isaac A Coats Pvt US Army World War II May 19 1921 Jun 10 1981 Luther H Coats Oct 18 1906 Jan 27 1953 Samuel Joshua Coats North Carolina TEC5 Co D 175 Engr GS Regt World War II Jan 28 1912 May 10 1963 Harvey G Coats Nov 30 1897 May 16 1967 Susan Coats Aug 7 1901 Nov 11 2002 Hattie M Coats Oct 15 1874 Jan 2 1940 Rosco C Coats Apr 15 1874 May 29 1936 Double Stone Denning Thomas I 1900-1963 Married Jan 21 1934 Lena N 1911-1988 Double Stone Denning Lula B Aug 5 1871 May 27 1929 Nathan Mar 4 1874 Jul 24 1936 Infant Son of EN & Viola Dudley Jul 3 1944 Double Stone Jones Alice Denning Aug 14 1910 Aug 16 1969 Luther Henry Dec 21 1906 Nov 3 1954 Luther Shelton "Tom" Jones Jan 21 1941 Sep 10 2002 Craven Earl Denning US Marine Corps Dec 28 1928 Nov 6 1985 Atlas Miller Register Nov 23 1925 Feb 5 1985 FS Atlas M Register US Navy World War II Nov 23 1925 Feb 5 1985 Double Stone Register Ira B Nov 3 1874 Jul 4 1944 Annie C Apr 9 1905 Aug 19 1931 Gene Herring NOI Carl Wayne Williams May 3 1936 Jan 21 1983 Double Stone Thornton Lela Mae Aug 10 1915 Jan 19 1988 James Raynell Jan 4 1904 Dec 25 1961 James I Britt Dec 23 1913 Jul 12 1990 FS James Ingram Britt PFC US Army World War II Dec 23 1913 Jul 12 1990 Brenda Thornton Jones Aug 8 1950 Aug 28 1976

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