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Girardi ==================================================================== July 2001 FLAT ROCK CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY Township 19, Range 13, Section 28 Randolph County, Alabama Surveyed May 2001 by Marilyn M. Girardi and Marie Cain. Phillips, Idie L. May 08, 1912 Feb 24, 1987 Phillips, Major L. Jan 17, 1910 OD Phillips, Alice Born & Died Dec 19, 1937 (Major & Idie's little angel) Bailey, William J. Jul 08, 1910 Oct 30, 1910 (Son of F.M. & Lilla Bailey) Bailey, Inf of F .M. and Liller Born & Died Oct 11, 1911 Hyatt, Hass 1845-1911 Nine crosses-otherwise unmarked Gore, Mary Waller (Mother) Feb 14, 1883 Dec 18, 1950 Hester, Ed No Dates Eight crosses-otherwise unmarked Phillips, Ager L. Jan 17, 1910 Jun 06, 1917 (Son of H.B. & M.E. Phillips) Phillipps, Lily May Jun 17, 1904 Sep 24, 1904 (Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H.B. Phillipps) Phillipps, Infant Daughter Born and Died Jan 22, 1909 (Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.B.) Phillips, Infants of H.B. & M.E. Born and Died Jul 22, 1914 (Cannot determine how many infants) Phillips, H. B. (Mason) (Father)Jul 29, 1877 Dec 8, 1937 Phillips, Mrs.H.B.[M.E.] (Mother)Aug 25, 1880 Jul 25, 1943 Hopson, Darrell No Dates Hopson, J. W. No Dates Buchanan, Mary Jime Born & Died May 15, 1931 One cross Gore, Matilda Jane May 4, 1865 Mar 27, 1935 Runels, Jane (45 Years old) 1860 Mar 20, 1905 Runels, Mary Died May 14, 1909 One cross Bishop, Elizabeth Born Dec 16, 1808 Thompson, John H. Aug 2, 1822 Nov 1, 1900 Thompson, Amanda M. Feb 7, 1833 Dec 28, 1914 Two crosses-otherwise unmarked Three unmarked Kittle, Mandy M. Died Sep 4, 1907 Kittle, Polly Hester No Dates Two crosses Hammond, Infant Sons of Mr. and Mrs. H.J. No Dates Sixteen crosses Three crosses Burke, Mellie Mar 10, 1860 Dec 15, 1952 Burke, Lessie 1908-1909 Burke, Billy 1910-1910 Burke, Nancy 1888-1910 Burke, Winnie 1917-1926 Burson, Mary Leila Mar 28, 1891 Dec 14, 1940 Richardson, Joanna Sep 26, 1871 Jul 4, 1940 Richardson, Nancy J. Oct 1849 Nov 1921 Two crosses Hyatt, Ida Jane Feb 4, 1876 Oct 22, 1955 Richardson, Betty 1837-1909 Eleven crosses Hester, Robbie L. Pryor (Mother) 1907-1929 Six crosses Bailey, Frasure Jan 27, 1873 May 26, 1933 Bailey, William F. Jan 19, 1819 Jun 15, 1903 (Husband of M. Bailey) (Age 84 years 4 mos. 26 days) Bailey, Margaret Jan 1834 Dec 21, 1922 Bailey, J.H. (Father) [PX] Feb 4, 1861 Aug 1, 1927 Bailey, M.E. (Mother) [PX] Mar 10, 1865 Feb 16, 1942 Bailey, G. W. (Mason) 1887-1929 Hyatt, Robert Lee May 11, 1870 Apr 17, 1962 Hyatt, Rufus Jeff Apr 23, 1906 Sep 5, 1940 Hyatt, Mary Emma May 10, 1875 Jul 14, 1940 Hyatt, George W. Dec 3, 1903 Oct 10, 1936 "M.G.C." (Child's grave) Carr, Sara 1875-1936 Teal, Susan A. [Carr](Mother) Sep 25, 1849 Apr 29, 1934 Dobbins, L. C. Sep 25, 1855 Sep 10, 1920 Veal, Dustin Blake Sep 16, 1991 Oct 4, 1991 Owens, James Oliver ['Pete'] Aug 10, 1937 OD Owens, Alice [Janell] Burke Jul 12, 1939 Apr 10, 1999 [d/o Jay Hue and Talitha Lipp Burke] Burke, Jay Hue Feb 20, 1900 Dec 16, 1951 Burke, Talitha L. Jun 28, 1899 Jul 14, 1981 Owens, Britney Alison Aug 8, 1987 Oct 30, 1994 Owens, Donald Alvin, Jr. Born & Died Oct 23, 1976 Carr, William Oliver Jul 30, 1899 Dec 15, 1988 (Cpl US ARMY WWI) Carr, [Susie] Clem Bowen May 29, 1910 Aug 9, 1999 [d/o Taylor and Ella Bowen] Carr, William H. [PX Missing] Died May 22, 1951 "In Grateful Memory of Private First Class William H. Carr who died in the service of his country in the military operations in Korea on May 22, 1951. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives, and through it, he lives in a way that humbles the undertakings of most men." Footmarker shows this date: Nov 7, 1931 Carr, Edwin Oliver Feb 23, 1944 Apr 5, 1997 (HM3 US NAVY Vietnam)[s/o William O. & Susie Bowen Carr] Phillips, Morgan J. Apr 15, 1928 Apr 23, 1992 Wilson, Mattie Died Feb 24, 1958 Patterson, Mattie Oct 4, 1871 May 23, 1946 Phillips, Henry N. (Daddy) Apr 6, 1908 Feb 3, 1941 Phillips, Bessie W. (Mama) Jan 15, 1909 Feb 21, 1969 Knight, Emma 1871-1939 Knight, Roosevelt 1905-1935 Knight, McKinley 1900-1920 Sheppard, M. L. Oct 7, 1920 Feb 18, 1923 Two crosses Richardson, Thomas Lonzo May 1874 Oct 1921 Bailey, Bryan Talmadge Nov 11, 1925 Jan 11, 1938 Bailey, Preasley Sheets Mar 11, 1888 Sep 17, 1944 Bailey, James Robert Jun 23, 1878 Aug 23,1957 Bailey, Hoyt Moody Feb 2, 1920 Apr 27, 1963 Nineteen crosses Bailey, Luther May May 6, 1907 Aug 10, 1941 Bailey, Bonnie Lewis Nov 27, 1904 Oct 19 1999 [d/o Edward and Emma Rice Lewis] Bailey, Sarah Jun 8, 1881 Apr 17, 1949 Bailey, Warren Mar 23, 1876 Mar 12, 1948 Bailey, Helen L. Apr 29, 1916 OD Bailey, James O. Apr 2, 1904 Nov 16, 1974 Meadows, Clifford Ray Dec 31, 1946 Jan 20, 1947 Meadows, Thomas Jefferson Nov 27, 1950 Feb 12, 1951 Meadows, Mary Lewis Jun 22, 1914 OD Meadows, Otis Lee Apr 13, 1907 Jun 12, 1986 Bailey, Josie Graham Dec 1, 1878 Apr 3, 1955 Bailey, James Ennis Feb 4, 1883 Feb 28, 1954 Burson, Lowell Bailey Aug 16, 1903 Jan 31, 1972 Gosdin, Brooksie [Lee]M.[Meadows]Aug 2, 1922 OD Gosdin, Winford J.[James] Apr 12, 1919 Mar 31, 1999 [s/o Pinky Marshall and Emma Maddox Gosdin] Gosdin, Winona M. Jan 24, 1932 OD Gosdin, Wayne James (EN3 US NAVY)Apr 18, 1941 Nov 7, 1995 Blossom, Bell[African Am.] No Dates Blossom, Bob [African Am.] 1877-1958 Blossom, Rossevelt "O'velt" [African Am.] No Dates [This African American family gave the land on which Flat Rock Church is built.] Heard, Joyce Jun 17, 1931 OD Heard, Stanley Apr 19, 1905 Apr 27, 1971 Heard, Ilene Dec 2, 1911 Jun 14, 1976 Glass, Danny Dec 18, 1952 Mar 3, 1953 (Son of Mr. & Mrs. John Glass) Lewis, [William]Delmar Mar 9, 1907 [Mar 9, 2001] [s/o Wiley Edward and Emma Rice Lewis] Lewis, Era Bailey Feb 17, 1914 OD Bailey, Thomas Eugene 'Gene' May 14, 1922 Feb 17, 1981 Bailey, Ruby A. May 5, 1892 Nov 26, 1967 Bailey, Thomas J. (Mason) Apr 24, 1889 May 29, 1983 Gregory, Jack Hillard Dec 12, 1914 Feb 25, 2000 [s/o Mr. & Mrs. Hiram Thomas Gregory, Sr.][WWII Veteran] Gregory, Geneva Bailey Nov 10, 1919 OD [Date on footstone is November 11, 1919] Ninety-eight (98) unmarked graves are noted in the transcription of October 2, 1988. We have not counted them for this transcription. ****** Obituary gave FLAT ROCK CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY as burial site of the following: Lewis, Robbie Jean, b. Feb 10, 1937 Troup Co, GA; d. Apr 19, 2001 Wedowee Hospital; d/o Lloyd and Bernice Cook Cummings; survived by husband, William T. Lewis of Woodland.