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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Marilyn Girardi ================================================================================ October 2002 MT. OLIVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY-African American Township 21, Range 11, Section 34 Church-County Road 823-(Dickert) Wadley Route Randolph County, Alabama With church in sight, take dirt road to right preceding the church for two levels of burial grounds. Surveyed September 2002 by Gilbert & Julia Marshall & Marilyn Girardi Submitted by Marilyn M. Girardi MMGir@aol.com Section I: Upper Level Houston, McKinley (Age 59 yrs) Jan 5, 1930 Dec 26, 1989 Paige, Ruby Louise Mar 16, 1934 May 5, 1988 Paige, Robert Joel Aug 4, 1930 Feb 25, 1988 Houston, Willie Lee Aug 17, 1906 Jan 11, 1997 Houston, Willie Mae Dec 18, 1911 OD One (1) unmarked grave Houston, Christopher R. Mar 29, 1971 Aug 3, 1996 Houston, Jama Renae Aug 13, 1973 Dec 5, 1997 [Obit below: d/o Willie Frank and Johnnie Houston] Houston, John Wesley Mar 14, 1937 Nov 18, 1997 Houston, Rufus Houston 1923-1992 Houston, Aaron Alfonda Jun 24, 1974 Jul 24, 1992 Peterson, Lugene H. Apr 2, 1928 Dec 19, 1991 Phillips, Sam Mar 15, 1923 Apr 13, 1997 [s/o Alford and Ella Phillips-h/o Addie Phillips] Phillips, Leroy "Ke-mo Sah-bee" Aug 13, 1930 Jun 11, 1998 [s/o Alford and Ella Phillips-h/o Audrey Phillips] Hardnett, Kevin E. Jr. Died Oct 12, 1994 Two (2) unmarked graves Section II: Lower Level Phillips, Mandy P. 1882-1976 Houston, Ronnie No Dates Houston, Lamar No Dates Huston, Otis 1933-1986 Rowe, Jesse Jr. (SGT US Army) May 26, 1938 Dec 29, 2001 [s/o Jessie and Corena Higgins Rowe] Rowe, Hazel Naomi Aug 15, 1935 Aug 9, 1992 [d/o Jessie and Corena Higgins Rowe] Rowe, Corena H. [Higgins] Feb 16, 1911 May 15, 1993 Rowe, Jessie Apr 2, 1906 Jul 7, 1992 Reese, Jessie Mae Nov 13, 1929 Feb 21, 1990 [d/o Jessie and Corena Higgins Rowe] Rowe, Robert William Oct 6, 1940 Dec 31, 1971 (Alabama SP4 US ARMY Vietnam)[s/o Jessie and Corena Higgins Rowe] Allen, Lavern H. Aug 15, 1935 Mar 13, 1975 Hambrick (Only name) Jan 7, 1917 Sep 18, 1992 One (1) unmarked grave Robinson, Alfloyd R. Mar 14, 1926 Jul 25, 1973 (Alabama SMI US NAVY World War II) Thornton, Myles Nov 27, 1904 Apr 21, 1986 Thornton, Annie Lois Mar 29, 1915 Dec 31, 1989 One (1) unmarked grave Houston, Willie Lewis Nov 2, 1917 Feb 27, 1999 [s/o Robert and Laura Houston] Houston, Lorene Elizabeth Dec 2, 1928 Apr 1, 1991 Finley, Anita Lashan Born & Died Dec 26, 1977 Houston, Curtis (SP5 US ARMY Vietnam) Dec 21, 1948 Jan 22, 1993 [s/o Willie Lewis and Lorene Elizabeth Houston] Two (2) unmarked graves Phillips, Tom Aug 25, 1915 Jul 22, 1990 Phillips, Mandy P. 1882-1976 Four (4) unmarked graves Five (5) unmarked graves Houston, Sallie Nov 8, 1888 Jul 14, 1990 Houston, John H. Sep 20, 1886 Oct 8, 1971 Four (4) unmarked graves Burdette, (Only name)[Charlie, Sr.'Duke'] Apr 12, 1940 Jun 22, 1997 One (1) unmarked graves McCowan, Janie R. Sep 21, 1954 Sep 7, 1984 McCowan, Garrick Lee (Walter G. Lee) Sep 20, 1970 Jun 7, 1980 One (1) unmarked grave McCowan, Grady May 10, 1909 Jun 23, 1983 McCowan, Molly Mae Apr 30, 1922 Jun 6, 1971 One (1) unmarked grave Houston, Ronnie No Dates Houston, John Jan 1, 1917 Dec 19, 1971 Smith, Ethel Mae Dec 12, 1902 Oct 31, 1995 One (1) unmarked grave Smith, Weldon L. Dec 4, 1898 Feb 24, 1968 Bryant, Thelma L. Jul 17, 1929 Nov 9, 1962 [Bryant, Aaron Sr. Jun 4, 1925 Jul 4, 2002] [s/o Pearline and McKinley Bryant] Two (2) unmarked graves Campbell, Pandora V. Rowe July 3, 1963 Jan 26, 1996 Rowe, Debbie Ramona [Obit below] Feb 1, 1959 Jan 19, 1994 One (1) unmarked grave Smith, Willis Jan 1, 1924 Apr 15, 1974 (Alabama PVT US ARMY World War II) Rowe, John Henry, Jr. Sep 29, 1927 Jul 3, 1949 (Alabama TN US NAVY World War II) Rowe, Willie R. (PFC US ARMY) Sep 30, 1932 Mar 4, 1972 One (1) unmarked grave Smith, Cleophas 1947-1965 Smith, W. Walker (Husband) Mar 15, 1886 Jan 1, 1973 Smith, Lula B. (Wife) Jan 22, 1892 Oct 14, 1973 Smith, Walter Aug 15, 1924 Apr 18, 1960 (Alabama PVT 659 ORD AMMO CO World War II) One (1) unmarked grave Rowe, Mary P. Aug 10, 1881 Oct 19, 1948 Rowe, William G. Sep 14, 1874 Feb 5, 1958 Rowe, Thurman May 4, 1948 May 14, 1948 Three (3) unmarked graves Rowe, Kary C. Nov 30, 1878 Jun 28, 1957 Rowe, Dora Lane Sep 30, 1888 Sep 1, 1985 Lovette, Baby Died in infancy Sep 7, 1946 Lovette, Baby Died in infancy Sep 7, 1946 Rowe, Robert H. (US ARMY World War II) Nov 22, 1922 Dec 28, 1978 Phillips, Prince Apr 24, 1920 Mar 4, 1962 (Alabama PVT CO M 28 QM TRUCK CO World War II) One (1) unmarked grave Pool, Fletcher 1898-1962 Six (6) unmarked graves Bryant, Lula (Wife of Frank Bryant) 1862-1960 Two (2) unmarked graves Veal, Lewis Sep 18, --- Apr 21, 1953 Veal, Willie Ruth Jan 31, 1928 OD Veal, Lorena R. Aug 18, 1904 Jul 30, 1987 Veal, William (PVT US ARMY World War I) Aug 28, 1892 Sep 24, 1976 Veal, James Wesley Born & Died 1935 Veal, Julia Mae Born & Died 1932 "Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven" Four (4) unmarked graves Billingsley, Mandie Rowe 1887 [Deceased] Rowe, James 1885-1932 Eight (8) unmarked graves Smith, Marie Sep 1937 Jan 1953 Terrell, George 1881-1959 (Alabama PVT 528 SVC BN ENGR CORPS World War 1) Houston, Ella Terrell Aug 6, 1878 Oct 4, 1961 Houston, Rev. John H. Sep 3, 1875 Oct 28, 1964 Kendrick, Minnie P. Oct 1, 1907 [Deceased] Patillo, Willie Oct 14, 1888 Jan 7, 1975 Pertillo, Tommy L. Mar 15, 1914 Apr 6, 1951 (W VA TEC 4 2043 QM TRUCK CO World War II) Three (3) unmarked graves Terrell, James H. [Henry] May 12, 1943 Feb 14, 1979 Terrell, Nora [Bryant] Feb 18, 1900 Apr 5, 1955 One (1) unmarked grave Kendrick, Minnie P. Oct 1, 1907 OD UNMARKED GRAVES: [Death Records]: George Houston--Male, Black; Age 13-1-0; Died July 18, 1887. Martha Houston--Female, Mulatto, Married; Age 23-0-0; Died July 28, 1894. Mary Terrell----Female, Black, Married; Age 19-0-0; Died August 20, 1894. Emma Patillo----Female, Black, Married; Age 35-0-0; Died January -, 1896. William Wright--Male, Black, Married; Age 60-0-0; Died February 29, 1896. Laura Houston---Female, Black, Married: Age 30-0-0; Died November 28, 1896. Emma Terrell----Female, Black, Married; Age 22-7-0; Died June 16, 1900. Birdie Turner---Female, Black; Age 0-1-0; Died July 10, 1900. Robt. Burrow----Male, Black; Age 1-6-3; Died August 3, 1900. Infant Bryant---Male, Black; Age 1-3-0; Died September 17, 1900. OBITS BLAKE, Katie Ruth Terrell, 82, of Roanoke died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at LaFayette Extended Care Facility, LaFayette. Ms. Terrell was born March 7, 1920, in Abanda, daughter of the late Henry and Nora Bryant Terrell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Blake. HOUSTON, Jama Renae, 24, of Roanoke; died Dec 5, 1997 at W GA Med Ctr, LaGrange, GA; survived by parents, Willie Frank and Johnnie Houston of Roanoke, her grandparents, Mrs. Essie Houston and Mr. & Mrs Robert Drake, Sr, a dear companion, Glenn Harris, Jr. HOUSTON, John Wesley, 60 of Atlanta formerly of Roanoke; died Nov 18, 1997; survived by mother, Mrs. Essie Houston of Wadley. ROWE, Debbie R., 34, of Fort Pierce, Fla., died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1994, at Indian River Memorial Hospital, Vero Beach, Fla. Survivors include Ms. Rowe's mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arnold (Margaret Rowe) of Kansas City, Mo.; her grandmother, Mrs. Eldora Rowe of Fort Pierce. ROWE, Doris Elaine "Dot", 65 of Wadley; died Oct 31, 1997; preceded by parents, Willie Taylor Sr. and Gertrude Walker and her husband, Robert Rowe. 1