Fairwood Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: West of Troutdale
Directions: From Troutdale head west about 2 miles on Fairwood Road (Rt 603) to an unnamed road. A sign identifying the cemetery points north on this unnamed road toward the cemetery. The cemetery is at the end of the road about one half mile from Fairwood Road.
GPS Coordinates: N36.700180 W81.474762
Surveyed by: Jeff Weaver and Ginger Ballard on 4 Mar 2003; updated Oct 2008.
Comments: The cemetery is fenced and generally well maintained, although at the time of our survey evidence of cattle was present. This cemetery was apparently established by families who lived near and worked at the Fairwood bandmill in the early 20th century. The bandmill operation was abandoned in the Great Depression, and much of the land in this community was incorporated into the Jefferson National Forest. Despite the lack of local population, the cemetery is still in use. A number of graves are marked only by crosses. The appearance of the ground made us think that there may be some graves with no visible markers. Between 2003 and 2008 some wooden crosses were replaced with metal crosses and other crosses or handmade markers were replaced by carved stones. Some of the other hand-done markers had been painstakingly repainted with more information added to them. This cemetery is well maintained.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| unknown | cross | ||
| SANDERS, Fielden, Jr. | |||
| SANDERS, Fielden O., Eld. | 8 Apr 1926 | 14 Dec 2004 | Primitive Baptist Minister; Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II; [Fielden Odell]; double stone with next |
| SANDERS, Nellie A. | 23 Jun 1928 | 16 Feb 1997 | |
| SANDERS, Estel E. | 30 Dec 1921 | 29 Jun 1996 | married 22 Sep 1941; [Estel Eugene, s/o John W. & Delter Evans Sanders]; double stone with next |
| SANDERS, Roza V. | 8 Nov 1921 | 24 Sep 2003 | |
| RICHARDSON, Moncie E. | 12 Jul 1882 | 27 Jun 1956 | [Muncie Elbert, s/o John & Ellen Stump Richardson]; double stone with next |
| RICHARDSON, Mintie E. | 5 Aug 1886 | 1 Nov 1971 | [nee Halsey] |
| Row 2 | |||
| unknown | cross | ||
| BILLINGS, Earl R. | 29 Oct 1905 | 4 Nov 1960 | double stone with next |
| BILLINGS, Elma M. | 8 Sep 1908 | 25 Nov 1996 | [Minnie Elma, d/o Garnet & Lura Miles Atwood] |
| ____, Randy | [no surname] | ||
| OVERBAY, Roy Buford | 24 Dec 1927 | 13 Nov 2004 | double stone with next |
| OVERBAY, Debra Sue Sanders | 25 Feb 1954 | ||
| OVERBAY, Emily Grace | baby d/o Debra S. & Roy B. Overbay | ||
| ____, Jason | [no surname] | ||
| MILES, J. Clarence | 18 Sep 1902 | 8 Aug 1949 | |
| BALDWIN, Mike Penny | pre-need marker? | ||
| BALDWIN, Betty Sue | 5 Mar 1946 | 8 Nov 2004 | [d/o C. Earl and Hazel Sanders Baldwin] |
| BALDWIN, C. Earl | 9 Sep 1922 | 24 Jun 2001 | triple stone with next two |
| BALDWIN, Hazel Sanders | 3 Apr 1924 | 30 Aug 1997 | |
| BALDWIN, Norma Jean | 12 Jan 1945 | 9 May 1945 | [d/o Earl & Hazel Sanders Baldwin] |
| LOVE, Ray R. | 9 Oct 1932 | ||
| LOVE, Stella F. | 29 Aug 1937 | 26 Jul 1999 | |
| Row 3 | |||
| ATWOOD, Garnett | 22 Jan 1875 | 6 Jun 1956 | [Garnett Forest, s/o Nathan & Mary Osborne Atwood]; double stone with next |
| ATWOOD, Lura M. | 26 Mar 1873 | 3 Feb 1936 | [nee Miles] |
| ATWOOD, Joseph Paul | 26 Mar 1903 | 6 Jun 1944 | [s/o Garnett Forest & Laura Miles Atwood]; double stone with next |
| ATWOOD, C. Marie | 8 Feb 1908 | 26 Dec 2003 | |
| ATWOOD, J.B. | 5 May 1928 | 20 Apr 1953 | VA PFC U.S. Army Air Force World War II; [s/o Paul & Marie Atwood; h/o Dorothy] |
| SANDERS, John Wilson | 1 Jun 1888 | 11 Sep 1987 | double stone with next |
| SANDERS, Delter Mae Evans | 5 Dec 1886 | 18 Feb 1971 | married 11 Feb 1909 |
| SANDERS, Ruby Alice | 7 Aug 1929 | 30 Jul 1934 | dau. of John & Delter Sanders |
| CROUSE, Mae Sanders | 22 Apr 1910 | 8 Oct 1929 | |
| ESTEP, Rutha | 28 Feb 1832 | 6 May 1926 | wife of Berry Estep; age 93 yrs 2 mos 8 days |
| HAYES, Robert Dean | 22 Mar 1939 | 2 Apr 1939 | son of Clarence & Marie Hayes |
| Row 4 | |||
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| HALSEY, Cebert | child of Wyndell & Geneva Halsey; same marker with next | ||
| HALSEY, Helen | child of Wyndell & Geneva Halsey | ||
| SANDERS, Son | son of Paul & Zollie Sanders; hand painted stone | ||
| SANDERS, Son | son of Paul & Zollie Sanders; second hand painted stone | ||
| SANDERS, Paul E. | 14 Dec 1916 | 22 Mar 2001 | double stone with next |
| SANDERS, Zollie L. | 27 May 1913 | 5 May 1997 | |
| SANDERS, John H. | 1912 | 2003 | double stone with next |
| SANDERS, Donna L. | 1914 | 2003 | |
| Row 5 | |||
| RICHARDSON, Joseph G. | 1912 | 1928 | double stone with next |
| RICHARDSON, John M. | 1910 | 1935 | |
| McGUIRE, Jabe F. | 25 Dec 1880 | 11 Mar 1913 | |
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| DUVALL, Maggie P. | 1 Jan 1909 | 30 Oct 1922 | [d/o Brack & Emaline Spencer Duvall] |
| DUVALL, O. Blaine | 7 Mar 1913 | 18 Feb 1925 | [s/o Brack & Emaline Spencer Duvall] |
| DUVALL, Rosa C. | 5 Sep 1914 | 28 Jan 1931 | [d/o Brack & Emaline Spencer Duvall] |
| ASHLIN, Edward E., Jr. | 18 Nov 1946 | 17 Jul 1950 | [s/o Edward E. & Goldie Parsons Ashlin] |
| PARSONS, Eugene F. | 25 May 1914 | 30 Jul 1944 | Va Sgt 12 Inf 4 Div World War II; [s/o John Henry & Carrie Lucinda Halsey Parsons] |
| WELLS, Dixie C. | 11 Feb 1927 | 19 Apr 1943 | [s/o Claude A. & Stella Parsons Wells] |
| WELLS, Stella P. | 8 Feb 1905 | 15 Nov 1998 | [nee Parsons]; double stone with next |
| WELLS, Claude A. | 4 Dec 1905 | 7 Nov 1967 | |
| PARSONS, John H. | 25 Apr 1882 | 13 May 1959 | [John Henry, s/o Liston & Polly Anna Anderson Parsons]; double stone with next |
| PARSONS, Carrie “Cad” | 3 Sep 1885 | 11 Jan 1978 | [Carrie Lucinda, d/o Grimsley & Mary Virginia Dowell Halsey] |
| SHEETS, Pete | 16 May 1930 | 13 Aug 2004 | |
| Row 6 | |||
| unknowns | three crosses | ||
| RICHARDSON, Vaughn E. | 3 Jan 1918 | ||
| unknown | cross | ||
| SMITH, C. Edgar | 18 Sep 1904 | 21 Jan 1917 | |
| SMITH, Gordon B. | 1879 | 1917 | double stone with next |
| SMITH, Minnie A. | 1882 | 1959 | |
| SMITH, Ola Mae | 9 Jul 1924 | 6 Mar 1980 | [d/o Sam & Martha Elizabeth Smith Dowell]; double stone with next |
| SMITH, Howard | 20 Sep 1919 | 13 Oct 1985 | [Howard E., Jr.] |
| DUVALL, E. Brack | 6 Feb 1887 | 18 Apr 1930 | |
| PARSONS, Dean | 11 Oct 1936 | 2 Dec 1936 | [Between 2003 and 2008 this stone appears to have been replaced by a stone reading “Parsons babies.”] |
| PARSONS, Donald C. | 15 Nov 1937 | 3 Dec 1937 | |
| PARSONS, Roscoe | 20 Apr 1912 | 12 Apr 1958 | [s/o John Henry & Carrie Lucinda Halsey Parsons] |
| Row 7 | |||
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| DOWELL, Lula V. | 10 Aug 1916 | 17 Aug 1916 | |
| DOWELL, John | 14 Apr 1950 | 14 Apr 1950 | infant son |
| PENNINGTON, Brack | 20 Aug 1911 | 28 Aug 1911 | |
| DOWELL, J.E. | 24 Sep 1912 | 11 Dec 1921/7 | [Death date is a guess. Stone is almost totally illegible.] |
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| DOWELL, Martha E. | 28 Mar 1894 | 28 Feb 1973 | [Martha Elizabeth]; double stone with next |
| DOWELL, Sam F. | 17 Mar 1888 | 1 Sep 1953 | [Sam Freelin, s/o Ellison & Mary Ann Burtchett Dowell] |
| HALSEY, Maxine Testament | 21 Mar 1915 | 23 Feb 1936 | [d/o Orley & Lillie Ball Testerman; w/o Bill Halsey] |
| HALSEY, Bill Dock | 4 Oct 1913 | 18 Jul 1973 | Va Sgt World War II Purple Heart; [s/o Charles Calvin & Elizabeth Halsey Halsey] |
| DOWELL, Claude F. | 9 Oct 1921 | 29 Jan 1998 | double stone with next |
| DOWELL, Mildred P. | 8 Jun 1928 | 24 Nov 1986 | |
| DOWELL, George David | 1 Sep 1946 | 17 Jan 1989 | |
| unknown | Mar 1913 | field stone | |
| HALL, Patsy Jane | 26 Sep 1948 | 30 Jun 2005 | |
| Row 8 | |||
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| BROWN, Lester Vincent | |||
| BROWN, Mack Dillard | |||
| BROOKS, Mary Jane | 9 Sep 1928 | ||
| BROOKS, Myrtle Brown | 9 Mar 1910 | 12 Sep 1928 | |
| BILLINGS, T.W. | hand carved stone. | ||
| [new unmarked base for double stone possibly denotes a reserved spot.] | |||
| DOWELL, David Lee | 20 May 1971 | 18 Aug 1988 | 17 yrs |
| Row 9 | |||
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| WOOD, Marcus A. | 23 May 1884 | 29 Jan 1910 | s/o Marcus P. & F.E. Wood |
| PARSONS, Blain | 1917 | 1917 | age 6 months; s/o J.T. & Fannie Parsons; cast concrete marker |
| KING, Marietta | 1918 | 1918 | “age 3 weaks”; cast concrete marker |
| PARSONS, Fannie | Cast concrete marker was crumbling in 2003; in 2008 it was a pile of rubble. | ||
| REEDY, J.D. | 28 Nov 1932 | 14 Jan 1935 | [John Daily, s/o Daily & Vinnie Halsey Reedy] |
| unknown | cross | ||
| BILLINGS, Thomas Walter | 1898 | 1948 | metal marker and cross |
| BILLINGS, Allie Atalae | 1898 | 1985 | metal marker and unmarked stone base |
| BILLINGS, Richard Ray | 19 Jan 1925 | 24 Nov 1982 | metal marker and unmarked cross |
| BALDWIN, Hassie Ellen Billings | 29 Nov 1917 | 4 Aug 1982 | metal marker and unmarked cross |
| BILLINGS, James Abe | 17 Nov 1922 | 10 May 1917 | Sgt U.S. Army World War II Purple Heart |
| BILLINGS, Jerry Alan | 1957 | 2007 | |
| BILLINGS, Brenda J. | 1944 | 2003 | metal marker |
| DAVIS | [This double stone possibly reserves a spot.] | ||
| Row 10 | |||
| unknowns | four crosses | ||
| RUSH, B.F. Lee | 28 May 1912 | 3 Aug 1913 | |
| KING, Amy Bell | 25 Apr 1897 | 24 Feb 1920 | wife of V[irgil] C. King; [Anna Belle, d/o Mary Halsey] |
| HALSEY, Mary V. | 12 Sep 1865 | 16 Jul 1946 | |
| HALSEY, James B. | 30 Oct 1915 | 8 Jul 1984 | PFC World War II; [s/o Charles Calvin & Elizabeth Parsons Halsey] |
| HALSEY, Charles C. | 2 May 1890 | 1 Apr 1927 | [s/o Isaac Richard & Mary Evaline Paisley Halsey]; double stone with next |
| HALSEY, Bettie | 14 Mar 1888 | 7 Oct 1976 | [d/o Grimsley Halsey; married 20 Apr 1907] |
| HALSEY, Allen Sampson | 16 Dec 1923 | 24 Sep 1973 | Va. PFC, World War II; [s/o Charles Calvin & Elizabeth Halsey Halsey] |
| HALSEY, Ruby V. | 31 Mar 1921 | 29 Oct 2000 | |
| SHAW, Barbara A. | 31 Jan 1943 | ||
| Row 11 | |||
| unknowns | four crosses | ||
| McGRADY, J.M. | 1875 | 1918 | |
| ANDERSON, Della B. | 31 Jan 1895 | 23 Aug 1955 | [d/o Abe & Sarah Brooks Billings; w/o Pete Anderson] |
| ANDERSON, Pete | 22 Dec 1882 | 21 Sep 1974 | |
| ANDERSON, Teddy G. | 1936 | 1963 | [s/o Pete & Della Billings Anderson] |
| ANDERSON, Edgar | |||
| ANDERSON, Donna Lee | |||
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| CROUSE, K.? D. | hand chiseled stone; first initial is uncertain. | ||
| PARSONS, Virginia | 10 Jan 1947 | [nee Baker]; double stone with next | |
| PARSONS, Ward | 10 Feb 1941 | 2 Mar 2001 | [s/o Edwad & Vena Halsey Parsons] |
| DUKE, Frances Halsey | 22 Feb 1911 | 23 Dec 2003 | |
| HALSEY, Felix C., Jr. | 23 Jul 1926 | 23 May 1971 | beloved brother |
| Row 12 | |||
| unknowns | four crosses | ||
| PARKS, G. Cleve | 20 Dec 1885 | 2 Aug 1935 | |
| unknown | cross | ||
| HART, Walden Webb | 12 Apr 1912 | 8 Apr 1998 | double stone with next; SFC U.S. Navy World War II |
| HART, Mildred Halsey | 5 May 1920 | 29 Dec 1993 | married 23 Dec 1939; [d/o Blaine & Mary Bishop Halsey] |
| PARSONS, Vena M. | 5 Apr 1904 | 20 Jun 1993 | [d/o Grimsley & Mary Virginia Dowell Halsey]; double stone with next |
| PARSONS, Ed | 23 Nov 1894 | 3 Aug 1981 | [s/o Volney & Pansey Ward Parsons] |
| PARSONS, Verdie Word | 1 Apr 1890 | 3 Aug 1957 | born Piney Creek NC, died Bloomfield NJ |
| Row 13 | |||
| unknown | cross | ||
| HODGE, Etter M. | 26 Feb 1912 | 6 Aug 1913 | |
| HODGE, Nellie | 12 May 1913 | [27 Aug 1913] | death date now below ground |
| unknowns | three crosses | ||
| MORAN, William Fred | 5 Jun 1922 | 5 Nov 1959 | Virginia Sgt Recon Co 640 TD MB World War II |
| MORAN, James B. | 29 Apr 1936 | 28 Oct 1963 | Virginia A1C 4756 Trans Sq AF; [s/o Anton K. & Martha Bishop Moran] |
| MORAN, Anton K. | 28 Jul 1896 | 28 Nov 1982 | [s/o David C. & Jesten Phipps Moran]; double stone with next |
| MORAN, Martha B. | 1 May 1898 | 24 Aug 1980 | wed 14 Sep 1921; [d/o James H. & Kizah Sheets Bishop] |
| HALSEY, Blaine | 12 Aug 1895 | 25 May 1991 | double stone with next; [s/o James Grimsley & Mary V. Dowell Halsey] |
| HALSEY, Mary B. | 1 May 1898 | 28 Jun 1977 | [d/o James H. & Kizah Sheets Bishop] |
| POOLE, Edgar T. | 15 Feb 1918 | 5 Apr 1989 | double stone with next |
| POOLE, Hazel L. | 30 May 1923 | 6 Jan 1961 | [nee Halsey] |
| POOLE, Virgil L. | 6 May 1945 | 12 Jun 2000 | |
| POOLE, Thomas L. | 14 Jan 1944 | 22 Jan 1944 | |
| CORNETT, Kimberly Kay | Nov 1968 | ||
| Row 14 | |||
| unknowns | eight crosses | ||
| MORAN, Helen B. | 1923 | 1924 | double stone with next; [inf. d/o Anton K. & Martha Bishop Moran] |
| MORAN, Willard | 1933 | 1933 | [infant s/o Anton K. & Martha Bishop Moran] |
| BISHOP, baby James Lee | 1935 | 1935 | |
| BISHOP, James | 12 Sep 1856 | 17 Dec 1936 | double stone with next |
| BISHOP, Kiziah | 17 Sep 1861 | 6 Dec 1940 | |
| BISHOP, Eva B. | 24 Oct 1903 | 13 Aug 1958 | double stone with next; [d/o Lee & Hiley Kilby Greer. As a young woman, she had her given name changed from Rausey Emeline to Eva B. The ‘B’ is only an initial.] |
| BISHOP, John H.B. | 9 Oct 1899 | 9 Aug 1976 | [John Horton B., s/o James & Kiziah Bishop] |
| BISHOP, John H., Jr. | 10 Nov 1928 | 3 Jan 1996 | beloved son & brother; Sgt U.S. Army Korea; [John Horton, Jr., s/o John Horton & Eva Greer Bishop] |
| GREEAR, Donna Parsons | 4 Oct 1911 | 12 Aug 1997 | |
| PARSONS, Oscar U. | 15 Apr 1909 | 26 Aug 1975 | Cpl U.S. Army World War II; [s/o Joseph Thomas & Fannie Halsey Parsons] |
| PARSONS, Joe T. | 20 Jan 1888 | 19 Jun 1966 | double stone with next; [m1 Dema Ellen Halsey, m2 Fannie Halsey] |
| PARSONS, Finney | 14 May 1884 | 24 Jun 1958 | [nee Fannie Halsey] |
| PARSONS, Garnett | 1919 | 1940 | s/o J[oseph] T[homas] & Fannie Parsons; aged 21 yrs |
| GREEAR, [Elizabeth Ann] | 15 Feb 1929 | 15 Feb 1929 | given name is now totally illegible |
| Row 15 | |||
| ANDERSON, Abe | 1920 | 1973 | |
| TESTERMAN, Hattie A. | 1927 | 2007 | double stone with next |
| TESTERMAN, Wayne J. | 1918 | 1984 | |
| TOLLIVER, Robert L. | 14 Sep 1922 | 29 Jun 1988 | double stone with next |
| TOLLIVER, Mary A. | 20 Nov 1917 | 28 Apr 2005 | |
| PARSONS, Madge L. | 1923 | 1998 | double stone with next; [nee Shumate] |
| PARSONS, Hurtle W. | 1914 | 1986 | married 18 May 1940; [s/o Joseph Thomas & Fannie Halsey Parsons] |
| Row 16 | |||
| ANDERSON, Bane | 1930 | 2004 | |
| ARNOLD, Gregory S. | 12 Jan 1950 | 27 Dec 2007 | |
| REEDY, Ronnie L. | 28 June 1955 | 14 Dec 2004 | double stone with next |
| REEDY, Doris D. | 31 Mar 1956 | ||
| The following is reported to be buried here but was not found in 2003 or 2008. | |||
| PARSONS, Garland | 1918 | 1918 | [4 mo.; infant s/o Joseph Thomas & Fannie Halsey Parsons] |