Forest Methodist Church Community Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Elk Creek
Directions: From the junction of Elk Creek Pkwy (US 21) and Spring Valley Road (Rt 805) go east on Spring Valley Road approximately 1/2 mile to church on left (north) side of road. The cemetery is adjacent to the church.
GPS Coordinates: N36.744751 W81.150459
Surveyed by: Ginger Ballard in January 2004
Comments: The sign indicates that the cemetery was established in the late 1800s. This cemetery is well-maintained and mown on a regular basis. One charming attribute of this cemetery is the use of small flat stones carved simply with the name of the persons for graves which could be identified but otherwise had no marker. In several cases the sod has almost entirely covered these flat stones. It is possible that careful probing of the soil would reveal other stones of this type on what appear to be unmarked graves.Martin family information was provided by Jim Martin.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| DYKE, Charles Norman | 5 Oct 1923 | 28 Jan 2001 | S1 U.S. Navy |
| TAITANO, Maude E. | 1905 | 2000 | metal marker |
| BLACKFORD, Dorothy N. | metal marker | ||
| SHAFFER, Earl W. | 6 Nov 1942 | 3 Mar 1995 | [Earl William, s/o Walter Shaffer & Mary Sexton]; double stone with next |
| SHAFFER, Opal M. | 30 Jul 1942 | ||
| BUNN, Ronnie S. | 13 Jun 1968 | 31 Dec 1996 | |
| Row 2 | |||
| SHAFFER, Freddie Lee, Sr. | 4 Sep 1941 | 14 Oct 2002 | SSgt U.S. Army Vietnam |
| HALL, John Lewis | 5 Apr 1943 | 9 Aug 2000 | double stone with next |
| HALL, Ruth B. | 25 Sep 1945 | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| BARKER, Muncy M. | 2 Jan 1928 | 19 Dec 1996 | Cpl U.S. Army Korea; [Muncy Mitchell, s/o Luther Talmadge Barker & Ethel Smallwood]; double stone with next |
| BARKER, Mae R. | 20 Jun 1934 | [nee Ray] | |
| PLUMMER, Franklin Louis, Sr. | 12 Dec 1934 | 10 Dec 1998 | SFC U.S. Army Korea Vietnam; double stone with next |
| PLUMMER, Betty Shaffer | 21 Dec 1937 | ||
| SHAFFER, James Walter | 13 Sep 1913 | 29 Dec 1996 | [s/o Markis F. Shaffer & Mary Lucinda Cress]; double stone with next |
| SHAFFER, Mary Sexton | 9 Apr 1920 | ||
| Row 4 | |||
| DARNELL, David William | 24 May 1935 | double stone with next | |
| DARNELL, Alice Sexton | 6 Apr 1939 | 21 Mar 2002 | |
| RAY, E. Lee | 1 Dec 1923/1924 | h/o Ruby Frances Barker; double stone with next | |
| RAY, Ruby B. | 6 Oct 1924 | 28 Jun 1986 | [Ruby Frances, d/o Luther and Ethel Barker |
| Row 5 | |||
| TOLLEY, Willie E. | 18 Mar 1912 | 18 Jul 1990 | [Willie Edward, s/o Joe & Elizabeth Emerson Tolley]; double stone with next |
| TOLLEY, Golda L. | 3 Dec 1909 | 27 Jul 2001 | |
| RAY, Hillie Clay | 1934 | 2001 | metal marker |
| unknown | metal marker, no label | ||
| SMALLWOOD, Roy A. | 1936 | 1974 | [s/o Doll and Rosa Belle Smallwood] |
| HALE, Ida C. | 31 Oct 1906 | 6 Mar 1974 | [nee Crigger; m1 Hobart Hawkins, m2 James Lincoln Hale] |
| ROSE, Sarah Cregger | 1921 | 1993 | metal marker |
| HALE, Lula Belle | 18 Sep 1918 | 31 Jan 2000 | |
| BREWER, William R. | 14 Jan 1931 | 16 Oct 1980 | [William Raymond, s/o William M. and Mattie Mae Osborne Brewer] |
| BREWER, William M. | 28 Dec 1901 | 22 Jul 1976 | [William McKinley]; double stone with next |
| BREWER, Mattie Mae | 11 Aug 1905 | 14 Jan 1992 | [d/o Joshua Osborne & Nannie Farmer] |
| Row 6 | |||
| SAGE, Walter M. | 29 Apr 1909 | 14 Aug 1985 | double stone with next |
| SAGE, Ressie K. | 10 Oct 1911 | w/o Walter Sage | |
| BARKER, Charles L. | 19 Jan 1934 | ||
| BARKER, G. Cecil | 6 Oct 1917 | 19 Dec 1999 | double stone with next |
| BARKER, Evernell H. | 27 Feb 1924 | 18 Jan 2000 | |
| SHAFFER, Jimmy R. | 2 Apr 1945 | 19 Jun 1971 | [Jimmy Roger, Sr.] |
| SHAFFER, Earnest Fields, Jr. | 14 May 1932 | ||
| SHAFFER, Johnnie Dale | 18 Mar 1947 | 3 May 1947 | |
| HASH, Fred A., Sr. | 15 Jun 1936 | double stone with next | |
| HASH, Nancy D. | 25 Sep 1939 | [nee Shaffer] | |
| Row 7 | |||
| ROBERTSON, Agnes Mae | [6 May] 1940 | [8 Jun] 1995 | [d/o Wesley and Bessie Robinson] |
| ROBERTSON, Wesley C. | [16 Jan] 1914 | [26 Feb] 1997 | [Wesley Clifton, s/o Lemmie Robertson & Dora Archie]; double stone with next |
| ROBERTSON, Bessie Lee | 1917 | 1999 | [nee Sage] |
| HALE, James L. | |||
| HALE, Romey Lee | 7 May 1901 | 13 Nov 1960 | |
| Row 8 | |||
| SEXTON, Charlie W. | 29 Jan 1894 | 13 Feb 1994 | Pvt U.S. Army World War I; [Charlie Wiley, s/o Steven Sexton & Ellen Perry; m1 Sena Miller, m2 Ruby Shaffer]; double stone with next |
| SEXTON, Sena M. | 27 Jul 1899 | 6 Apr 1966 | [nee Miller] |
| BARKER, Scott M. | 9 Aug 1895 | 22 Dec 1938 | |
| RAY, Donald Lee | 29 Nov 1951 | 28 Jun 1952 | |
| BARKER, Harold | |||
| BARKER, Raymond | |||
| RHUDY, Frankie L. | 2/21 Jul 1942 | 12 Sep 1950 | d/o Frank and Beatrice Rhudy |
| RHUDY, Franklin P. | 9 Jun 1918 | 29 Apr 1973 | Va Tec5 U.S. Army World War II; double stone with next |
| RHUDY, Beatrice J. | 1921 | [nee Jones] | |
| POLLARD, Grover E. | 6 Oct 1890 | 11 Jan 1960 | Va Pvt Co B 11 Inf 28 Div World War I; double stone with next |
| POLLARD, Murlie L. | 1882 | [1 Aug] 1977 | [Murlie Lee, d/o Melvin Holbrook & Deemy Miles; obit info lists birth as 26 Jan 1898, which agrees with census age] |
| POLLARD, Colin | |||
| POLLARD, Laura | |||
| Row 9 | |||
| SEXTON, Guynn P. | 28 May 1930 | 29 Jan 1931 | |
| SEXTON, Bradford D. “Brad” | 13 Oct 1922 | 6 Nov 1964 | Va Sgt 558 Air Svc Gp Army Air Corps World War II |
| BARKER, Luther T. | 6 Jun 1893 | 23 Oct 1946 | double stone with next; [s/o S.B. Barker; birth also read as 7 Jun] |
| BARKER, Ethel B. | 1 Oct 1891 | 12 Apr 1971 | [d/o George W. and Matilda Jane Miller Smallwood] |
| RHUDY, Lawrence A. | 1892 | [22 Dec] 1938 | double stone with next |
| RHUDY, Lockey S. | 1892 | [24 Nov] 1964 | |
| RHUDY, Edd L. | [7 Feb] 1905 | [28 Jan] 1978 | [Edd Leftwich, s/o William C. Rhudy & Callie Miller]; double stone with next |
| RHUDY, Edith F. | 1907 | 1997 | [nee Funk] |
| HACKLER, Arnold K. | 1924 | 2003 | double stone with next |
| HACKLER, Kathleen R. | 15 Dec 1930 | ||
| POLLARD, Earl Roy | 21 Nov 1925 | 29 Aug 1999 | SSgt U.S. Army World War II; double stone with next |
| POLLARD, Emma Rose | 29 Jul 1937 | ||
| POLLARD, Grover E. | 1890 | 1960 | |
| Row 10 | |||
| SAGE, V[an] B[uren, Sr.] | 5 Mar 1841 | 23 Jan 1914 | |
| SAGE, Rex M. | 15 Feb 1905 | 30 Dec 1980 | U.S. Army World War II; [Rex Mitchell] |
| BARKER, Raymond T. | 3 May 1913 | 23 Nov 1917 | [birth also recorded as 9 May] |
| HAWKINS, Luther | |||
| HAWKINS, Courtland | |||
| HAWKINS, R.F. “Hobe” | |||
| HAWKINS, Hobert | |||
| CRIGGER, Lew | |||
| CRIGGER, Nannie | 10 May 1925 | ||
| CRIGGER, Kyle | |||
| CRIGGER, ____ | “sister” | ||
| CRIGGER, ____ | “sister” | ||
| CRIGGER, Add | |||
| HALE, Baby | |||
| CRIGGER, Sam | |||
| HALE, Junior | |||
| Row 11 | |||
| SAGE, Shelley M. | 10 Mar 1907 | 6 Mar 1910 | d/o Martin F. & Larma Sage |
| SAGE, V.B. | 1911 | 21 Nov 1914 | s/o Martin F. & Larma Sage |
| SAGE, Van Buren | 1915 | 1916 | s/o Martin F. & Larma Sage |
| SAGE, Martin F. | 1870 | [21 Aug] 1939 | [Martin Fountain, s/o Van Buren & Betsey Sage; m1 Sarah E. Burris, m2 Larma A. Crigger]; double stone with next |
| SAGE, Larma A. | 1881 | [29 Sep] 1958 | [d/o Lue & Nannie Crigger] |
| SMALLWOOD, Walter | 1962 | [s/o George and Matilda Jane Miller Smallwood] | |
| SMALLWOOD, Roy | [s/o George and Matilda Jane Miller Smallwood] | ||
| SMALLWOOD, Jane | [ca 1865] | 27 Oct 1953 | [Matilda Jane, d/o Harvey & Sallie Miller; w/o George W. Smallwood] |
| SMALLWOOD, George W. | [ca 1856] | 21 Apr 1921 | [s/o Micajah & Julia Smallwood] |
| HAWKINS, Ken | [ca 1873] | [William Kenley, s/o Calvin & Polly Jane Simcock Hawkins] | |
| HAWKINS, Mae | [ca 1878] | w/o Ken Hawkins; [d/o George & Jane Miller Smallwood] | |
| VAUGHT, A.W. | 18 Jul 1867 | 11 Feb 1911 | [Alfred Winton “Wint”, s/o Lewis Peyton and Malvina Hale Vaught] |
| PORTER, Rose C. | 1877 | 1970 | |
| FULFORD, M.F. | 3 Jan 1878 | 18 Oct 1921 | |
| SMALLWOOD, Doll | 1900 | 1987 | double stone with next |
| SMALLWOOD, Rosa Belle | 1911 | [19 May] 1975 | |
| Row 12 | |||
| WADE, Ovalee Hale | 7 Oct 1926 | 14 Jun 1999 | |
| SEXTON, Lelia M. | 27 Jun 1903 | 20 Aug 2002 | |
| MILLER, J. Kyle | 8 Jul 1906 | 3 Nov 1951 | [Jefferson Kyle]; double stone with next |
| MILLER, Clara E. | 3 Jan 1906 | 23 Mar 1994 | [nee Holbrook] |
| CORNETT, Lillian Mae | 10 Feb 1880 | 19 Feb 1955 | [d/o Samuel Monroe & Jane McCarter Cornett] |
| RHUDY, Infant | 19 Jun 1914 | s/o Lawrence & Lockey S. Rhudy | |
| RHUDY, Thelma | 26 Apr 1927 | 29 Apr 1927 | infant d/o Edd and Edith F. Rhudy |
| RHUDY, Kate | |||
| CORNETT, Lockie M. | 13 May 1900 | 27 Jan 1924 | w/o Gus Rhudy; [d/o E.J. Cornett] |
| NICKOLLS, Infant | 28 Jan 1912 | 28 Jan 1912 | child of I.G. & N.E. Nickolls |
| NICKOLLS, William “Bud” | 29 Jun 1906 | 12 Nov 1924 | [s/o Isaac & Nannie Wampler Nickolls] |
| NICKOLLS, Isaac G. | 31 Jul 1867 | 13 Oct 1925 | [s/o Asy & Martha Nickolls] |
| BRUCE, Nannie N. | 10 Dec 1869 | 10 Jan 1934 | [d/o Abraham & Hester Ann Wampler; w/o Isaac Nichols] |
| SHAFFER, Earnest Fields | 7 Sep 1910 | 16 Feb 1961 | |
| SEXTON, Ruby Shaffer | 2 Feb 1913 | 8 Jun 1984 | [nee Ruby Isabelle Sutherland; m1 Earnest F. Shaffer, m2 ____ Sexton] |
| Row 13 | |||
| MILLER, W. Jefferson | 1870 | 1944 | double stone with next |
| MILLER, Rosa M. | 1877 | 1965 | |
| MILLER, W.H. | 7 Jul 1830 | 17 Aug 1915 | |
| MILLER, Sallie | 22 Jul 1832 | 29 Feb 1922 | [birth also read as 26 Sep] |
| RHUDY, William Eli | 1870 | [8 Aug] 1942 | |
| RHUDY, Callie | 27 Jan 1868 | 14 Jun 1912 | |
| RHUDY, Gertrude | [Annie Gertrude] | ||
| RHUDY, Mae | 26 Jan 1924 | ||
| NICKOLS, S[amuel] R[ay] | 30 May 1913 | 6 Jan 1926 | |
| MILLER, Luther Lee | 13 Apr 1894 | 11 Feb 1967 | Va Co B 167 Inf World War I; double stone with next |
| MILLER, Ovella N. | [20 May] 1898 | [6 Jan] 1993 | [Novella Swanson, d/o Isaac Grant Nichols & Nannie Evelyn Wampler]] |
| BARKER, George Thurman | 23 Sep 1915 | 15 Feb 1989 | Cpl U.S. Army World War II; double stone with next |
| BARKER, Lillian Lee | [15 Feb] 1921 | [19 Jun] 1981 | [d/o Luther Miller & Ovella Nichols] |
| Row 14 | |||
| MILLER, Infant | child of Mr. & Mrs. A.M. Miller; joint stone with next | ||
| MILLER, Infant | child of Mr. & Mrs. A.M. Miller; joint stone with next | ||
| MILLER, Infant | child of Mr. & Mrs. A.M. Miller | ||
| MILLER, A.M. “Nick” | 14 Mar 1860 | 17 Apr 1940 | |
| MILLER, Pollie Ann | 30 May 1870 | 10 May 1950 | [nee Martin]; w/o A.M. Miller |
| MILLER, William Freel | 12 Jul 1896 | 1 Jul 1959 | Va Pvt Co A 315 Inf World War I; double stone with next |
| MILLER, Lettie Ann | 7 Mar 1901 | 12 Jul 1987 | [nee Holbrook] |
| MILLER, Raymond Argil | 5 Apr 1923 | 26 Oct 1998 | PFC U.S. Army World War II; double stone with next |
| MILLER, Ada Gaye | 24 Jun 1928 | ||
| MAXEY, E.L. | 10 Mar 1910 | 25 Sep 1910 | |
| NICHOLS, George J. | 17 Jun 1908 | 2 May 1978 | [s/o Isaac G. Nichols & Nannie Evelyn Wampler; h/o Pearl Buchanan] |
| Row 15 | |||
| MILLER, Elsie C. | 27 Jun 1890 | 29 Aug 1960 | |
| CORNETT, Ellen V. | 5 Nov 1857 | 27 Sep ____ | [d/o Samuel and Catherine Jan Cornett Monroe; death date earlier read as 22 Sep 1862]; loose footstone leaning against marker “EVC” |
| COPENHAVER, Lessie Belle | 15 May 1891 | 3 Aug 1891 | twin d/o of W.L. & M.E. Copenhaver; joint stone with next; also carved into side of Cornett marker which follows |
| COPENHAVER, Maggie Irene | 15 May 1891 | 16 May 1891 | twin d/o of W.L. & M.E. Copenhaver; also carved into side of Cornett marker which follows |
| CORNETT, Samuel Monroe | 5 Apr 1833 | 16 Sep 1912 | joint stone with next |
| CORNETT, Catherine Jane | 23 Nov 1838 | 15 Sep 1909 | [nee McCarther]; married 18 Apr 1856 |
| WINGATE, Lynda Jane | 13 Nov 1967 | 13 Nov 1967 | infant d/o Junior & Betty Wingate |
| MILLER, Linda Sue | 15 Sep 1947 | 15 Sep 1947 | [d/o Raymond and Gaye Roberts Miller] |
| STOKER, Wade V. | 20 Apr 1908 | 9 Apr 1911 | s/o J.F. & E.E. Stoker |
| unknown | “brother” | ||
| HALE, Arther V. | 1907 | 1959 | |
| HALE, Alex | 1902 | 1966 | |
| SMITH, Amanda B. | 20 Apr 1871 | 24 Apr 1938 | [birth also read as 30 Apr] |
| Row 16 | |||
| BURRIS, Sena | [18 Jun 1891] | [14 May 1916] | [d/o Giles L. “Toad” and Sarah Funk Martin; w/o John Marshall Burris] |
| MARTIN, Toad | [3 Sep 1859] | [25 Feb 1927] | [Giles L. “Toad”, s/o Draper and Lucinda Hale Martin] |
| MARTIN, Sam | [ca Jul 1897] | [aft 1930] | [Samuel, s/o Giles L. “Toad” and Sarah Funk Martin] |
| MARTIN, Sarah | [ca Apr 1868] | 25 Dec 1956 | [d/o George W., Jr., & Rebecca Hale Funk; w/o Giles L. “Toad” Martin] |
| CORNETT, Martin V.B. | |||
| NEUGENT, Martha | |||
| COOK, V.L. “Red” | 1920 | double stone with next | |
| COOK, Helen C. | 1931 | ||
| unknown | base only, stone gone | ||
| CRIGGER, J.M. | 1868 | 1937 | age 87 (?) |
| CRIGGER, Susan S. | 1868 | 5 Jun 1938 | [Susan Caroline, d/o Rufus Crigger] |
| CRIGGER, W. Warren | 23 Jan 1943 | 22 Jul 1943 | s/o M.E. & S.V. Crigger |
| CRIGGER, Willie Ray | 23 Oct 1917 | 17 Aug 1921 | s/o W[ill] E. & R[osa] B. Crigger |
| Row 17 | |||
| CRIGGER, Will | Baby | ||
| CRIGGER, Dell | Baby | ||
| ELLISON, Eliza | [18 May 1853] | [d/o Draper and Lucinda Hale Martin; w/o William Ellison] | |
| POOLE, Tilda | |||
| MARTIN, Lindsey | [30 Apr 1854/5] | 5 Feb 1938 | [s/o Draper and Lucinda Hale Martin; other source lists death as 16 May 1938] |
| MARTIN, Lennie | [ca Sep 1895] | [aft 1930] | [Lennie Minnie, d/o Giles L. “Toad” and Sarah Funk Martin] |
| CRIGGER, Will | |||
| CRIGGER, Dell | |||
| SAGE, M.F. | |||
| PARKS, Sarah Ellen | 1869 | 1947 | double stone with next |
| PARKS, Enoch Byram | 1868 | 1951 | |