New River Cemetery
aka Phipps Cemetery
Ashe County, North Carolina
Located in Ashe County, NC, very close to the Grayson-Ashe Line. From the Jct SR-16 (Jefferson Hwy) & Rd 856 (Mayberry Rd), go S on 856, to VA-NC Line. Continue on same rd, now NC SR 1573 (Old Hwy 16, a total distance from Jefferson Hwy of 0.54 mile, to jct with ST 1535 (Grassy Creek Rd). Turn L (E) onto 1535 and go 1.4 miles, to jct with SR 1547 (New River Cemetery Rd). Turn R (S) onto 1547 and go 0.4 mile to cemetery driveway/lane on L side of New River Cemetery Rd. From this point the cemetery is visible.
Cemetery is approximately 150 yards along this lane. Cemetery was fenced and well tended in 1996 and surveyed by Tena and Geneva S. Greer.
GPS – N36deg 33.265′ W81deg 22.493′ 0:18.4″ U:9.92″
| Row | Name | Born | Died | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEETS, Billy Wade | 29 Dec 1927 | 23 Jan 1982 | - |
| 1 | DE BORD, B. Cone | 17 Aug 1884 | 17 Dec 1964 | Double stone with next |
| 1 | DE BORD, Gertrude H. | 25 Dec 1887 | 16 Oct 1976 | - |
| 1 | SHEETS, Nell F. | 1903 | 1979 | Double stone with next |
| 1 | SHEETS, OREN C. | 1904 | - | - |
| 1 | DANCY, Retta L. | 1879 | 1955 | Double stone with next |
| 1 | DANCY, J. Carr | 1881 | 1964 | - |
| 1 | DANCY, Bayard C. | 1919 | 1933 | Footstone only |
| 1 | PHIPPS, Chester Burl | 1923 | 1972 | - |
| 2 | DAVIS, James M. | 1866 | 1956 | Double stone with next |
| 2 | DAVIS, Robert Dale | 28 Oct 1915 | 13 Apr 1941 | - |
| 2 | DAVIS, James T. | 16 Apr 1898 | 14 Apr 1921 | "To know thee is to love thee"; "S/o J.M. & M.V. Davis" |
| 2 | DE BORDE, Ossie | 01 Aug 1895 | 05 Sep 1979 | - |
| 2 | DE BORDE, Alice | 28 Oct 1854 | 31 Jan 1953 | Double stone with next |
| 2 | DE BORDE, Franklin P. | 02 Jun 1857 | 18 Apr 1923 | - |
| 2 | PUGH, Ralph Claude | 02 Feb 1917 | 25 Aug 1982 | Double stone with next |
| 2 | PUGH, Edith | 19 Dec 1916 | 30 Oct 1958 | Nee Phipps |
| 2 | PHIPPS, William Floyd | 20 Apr 1881 | 09 Jun 1954 | "Thy memory shall ever be a guiding star to heaven"; Double stone with next |
| 2 | PHIPPS, Annie | 05 Apr 1886 | 07 Apr 1914 | Nee Weiss |
| 2 | PHIPPS, Infant | - | - | - |
| 2 | PHIPPS, Infant | - | - | - |
| 2 | SMITH, Charles W. | 1917 | 1962 | Double stone with next |
| 2 | SMITH, Arline T. | 1921 | - | - |
| 2 | SMITH, A. Bruce | 1893 | 1966 | Double stone with next |
| 2 | SMITH, Lena S. | 1901 | 1988 | - |
| 2 | COLVARD, Wiley P. | 1881 | 1959 | S/o Tom & Laura Colvard; Double stone with next |
| 2 | COLVARD, Mary | 1892 | 1994 | D/o John & Ludema Shepherd |
| 2 | BURCHETT, Roberta Mae | 06 Apr 1879 | 27 Jan 1960 | - |
| 2 | GRACE, Claude L. | 2 Sep 1895 | - | "Lord I believe, help thou mine unbelief" Double stone with next |
| 2 | GRACE, Zollie B. | 27 Jul 1896 | 26 Nov 1958 | - |
| 2 | FREGEDE, Peter L., Jr. | 24 Dec 1913 | - | Double stone with next |
| 2 | FREGEDE, Pauline | 23 Nov 1921 | 20 Mar 1993 | Nee Hoke |
| 3 | DE BORDE, Frank M. | 1921 | 1944 | - |
| 3 | DE BORDE, Ethel M. | 1910 | 1942 | - |
| 3 | DE BORDE, Hershel N. | 30 Nov 1912 | 19 Nov 1944 | WWII North Carolina, PVT. Co. K, 314 Inf. Reg't; Purple Heart Medal |
| 3 | ROUPE, Marshall C. | 1858 | 1939 | "In life together we walked, In death we sleep together"; Double stone with next |
| 3 | ROUPE, Matilda | 1860 | 1946 | Nee Sturgill |
| 3 | DE BORDE, Nevada | 1889 | 1937 | - |
| 3 | DEBORDE, Winfield Scott, Sr. | 08 Feb 1888 | 09 Aug 1964 | - |
| 3 | PUGH, Claude A. | 05 Aug 1888 | 04 Mar 1917 | Double stone with next |
| 3 | PUGH, Maude A. | 23 Jun 1886 | 29 Jan 1941 | - |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Lee H. | 27 Nov 1847 | 01 Nov 1911 | "Father"; Double stone with next; Original landowners of this land. They started this cemetery |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Paulina J. | 25 Aug 1855 | 05 Nov 1927 | "Mother" |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Creed | 26 Sep 1876 | 30 Jun 1912 | - |
| 3 | PHIPPS, B. F. | 22 Feb 1882 | 06 May 1950 | "In loving memory"; Double stone with next |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Cora Lee | 31 Aug 1888 | 30 May 1966 | - |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Nathan | - | - | CSA; Co A. 26 N.C. Troops |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Jones | 10 Feb 1875 | 08 Oct 1958 | - |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Sibbie | 1887 | 1965 | "The Lord is my shepherd"; Nee Brown |
| 3 | BLEVINS, Roscoe | 1913 | 1938 | Double stone with next |
| 3 | BLEVINS, Edmond | 1915 | 1925 | - |
| 3 | MILLER, Stella B. | 1908 | 1961 | "The Lord is my shepherd" |
| 3 | BROWN, Roscoe C. | 13 Nov 1890 | 24 Dec 1960 | North Carolina, PVT, Field Artillery, World War One; Double stone with next |
| 3 | BROWN, Luna | 21 May 1893 | 02 May 1975 | Nee Phipps |
| 3 | BROWN, Wiley Winton | 24 Dec 1861 | 07 Oct 1932 | Double stone with next |
| 3 | BROWN, Pheba | 10 Apr 1859 | 18 Jul 1940 | - |
| 3 | HANDY, Wilma Lou Prevette | - | 05 May 1924 | "On earth May 5, 1924 In Heaven"; Daughter of Earl & Ruby Handy" |
| 3 | HANDY, Earl Allen | 25 May 1936 | 24 Nov 1975 | Double stone with next |
| 3 | HANDY, Alta Marie | 16 Jan 1921 | 03 Jan 1996 | - |
| 3 | HANDY, Earl H. | 13 Apr 1889 | 01 Jan 1959 | Double stone with next |
| 3 | HANDY, Ruby A. | 28 Dec 1899 | 13 Apr 1992 | - |
| 3 | GRACE, Rettie | 02 Jun 1868 | 19 Nov 1930 | - |
| 3 | GARRIS, Kaga D. | 1906 | 1969 | "In loving memory"; Double stone with next |
| 3 | GARRIS, Opal | 1907 | 1964 | Nee Grace |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Charles Earl | 1923 | 1987 | "Father"; MOMM1. US Navy, World War Two; Double stone with next |
| 3 | PHIPPS, Jean H. | 17 Jul 1924 | - | "Mother" |
| 4 | SEAGLE, J. Lance | 29 Mar 1906 | - | "At Rest"; Double stone with next |
| 4 | SEAGLE, Pearl P. | 31 May 1897 | 25 Oct 1983 | - |
| 4 | GRACE, Gwendolyn Irene | 17 Apr 1943 | 20 Apr 1943 | - |
| 4 | SEAGLE, Juanita Pearl | 21 Apr 1958 | 17 Aug 1962 | "Darling we miss you" |
| 4 | SAWYER, Nannie | 1884 | 1959 | Nee Long; Double stone with next |
| 4 | SAWYER, George Platt | 1898 | - | - |
| 4 | SHEPHERD, Robert Blaine | 28 Dec 1915 | 29 May 1929 | "13 y 5 mo 1 d" |
| 4 | SHEPHERD, Grover C. | 06 May 1885 | 19 Aug 19454 | Double stone with next |
| 4 | SHEPHERD, Ethel W. | 15 Oct 1892 | 01 Nov 1952 | - |
| 4 | ROUPE, Jake R., Sr. | 13 Apr 1884 | 30 Sep 1932- | Marr: 25 Aug 1912; Double stone with next |
| 4 | ROUPE, Ella B. | 26 Apr 1895 | 13 Nov 1980 | - |
| 4 | HARRISON, Eunice | 19 Jun 1919 | 17 Aug 1993 | Nee Brown |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Fred L. | 09 Nov 1895 | 30 Jun 1967 | - |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Charles G. | 12 Apr 1883 | 03 Aug 1940 | Double stone with next |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Bertie Lee | 24 Nov 1887 | 19 Dec 1976 | - |
| 4 | SAWYER, John M. | 22 Aug 1862 | 16 Jun 1938 | Double stone with next |
| 4 | SAWYER, Minnie M. | 10 Oct 1873 | 08 Aug 1939 | - |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Bertha R. | 03 Feb 1879 | 17 Feb 1952 | - |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Fieldan | 1848 | 1918 | Double stone with next |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Mary S. | 1854 | 1937 | - |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Lee G. | 06 Dec 1912 | 14 Jul 1995 | CPL, US Army; Double stone with next |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Lois | 08 Apr 1919 | - | Nee Lowe |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Edward Columbus | 1975 | 1953 | "How desolate our home bereft of Thee"; Double stone with next |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Myrtle | 1884 | 1958 | Nee Halsey |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Walter Page | 22 Feb 1915 | 30 Apr 1915 | "From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus"; "S/o Ed C. & Myrtle Phipps" |
| 4 | PHIPPS, Victor G. | 13 Mar 1923 | 10 May 1955- | "Honored, beloved, wept. Here my precious son lies" |
| 4 | STUMP, James Rodger | 05 Sep 1936 | 01 Dec 1937 | "S/o J.C. & Stella Stump" |
| 4 | DE BORD, Annie | 03 Mar 1890 | 22 Sep 1940 | Nee Stump; "In memory of Annie Stump. Mch 3 1890 - Sept 22 1940"; W/o C.M. DeBord |
| 5 | WILLIAMS, James Paul | 19 Mar 1925 | 08 Feb 1948 | "Paul, son of John & Pearl Williams"; Virginia, PVT, 27 MED Depot Co., World War Two |
| 5 | WILLIAMS, John R. | 18 May 1894 | 17 Nov 1973 | "In loving memory"; Virginia, CPL. US Army World War One.; Double stone with next |
| 5 | WILLIAM, Pearl D. | 1903 | 1985 | - |
| 5 | CHAPPELL, Leona | 26 Nov 1902 | 20 May 1977 | Nee Porter |
| 5 | PORTER, Reid | 1874 | 1927 | "In memory of lives beautiful and unslfish"; Double stone with next |
| 5 | PORTER, Florence | 1880 | 1950 | - |
| 5 | PORTER, Minnon N. | 25 Apr 1909 | 03 Mar 1920 | "The dead in Christ are surely blest, for they partake His Heavenly rest" |
| 5 | DAVIS, Glenn Garvey | 09 Jul 1893 | 01 Apr 1953 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | DAVIS, Tina L. | 31 Dec 1892 | 03 Dec 1954 | - |
| 5 | DAVIS, Edison | 1917 | 1918 | "Son of G.G. & Tina Davis" |
| 5 | SEAGRAVES, Infant | - | - | "Infant dau. of J.F. & Ona Seagraves"; "Born & died Jan 22, 1928 |
| 5 | HANDY, Troy Curtis | 31 Dec 1879 | 15 Dec 1962 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | HANDY, Belle | 14 Jun 1891 | 27 Oct 1974 | Nee Phipps |
| 5 | DIXON, Zura Luna | 31 Jan 1881 | 09 Nov 1956 | "Rest in peace" |
| 5 | PHIPPS, Chester C. | 25 Feb 1885 | 24 Apr 1955 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | PHIPPS, Madeline M. | 01 Jun 1900 | 04 Feb 1986 | - |
| 5 | ETHERIDGE, Kendall James | 1954 | 1991 | "Beloved son of Mary Phipps. Father of Jakob Paul" |
| 5 | PHIPPS, Theodore | 20 Oct 1875 | 21 Dec 1962 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | PHIPPS, Lelia | 24 Mar 1875 | 06 Sep 1949 | - |
| 5 | SCOTT, Pleasant Douglas | 05 Nov 1884 | 08 Sep 1951 | - |
| 5 | BLEVINS, Crawford | 19 Jul 1878 | 04 Jul 1955 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | BLEVINS, Edna | 18 Mar 1881 | 30 Dec 1959 | Nee Scott |
| 5 | LITTLE, Sidney | 14 Jan 1913 | 11 Oct 1977 | Double stone with next |
| 5 | LITTLE, Mabel | 03 Oct 1908 | 21 Jul 1968 | - |
| 5 | ARNOLD, Wilma Marlene | - | 25 Aug 1952 | "A sleep in Jesus" |
| 5 | SAWYER, George F. | 04 Sep 1899 | 22 Sep 1960 | "There are no partings in Heaven"; Double stone with next |
| 5 | SAWYER, Myra W. | 20 Sep 1905 | 09 Jul 1958 | - |
| 5 | DANCY, Evea Nevon | - | - | "Gone to be an angel"; "Born & Died Oct 2, 1931" |
| 5 | DANCY, Leaona M. | 22 Oct 1897 | 14 Oct 1951 | "Dearest Mother"; "Gone home" |
| 6 | ARNOLD, Wayne | 17 Sep 1905 | 24 Apr 1973 | "Memory Lane"; Double stone with next |
| 6 | ARNOLD, Edith | 27 Jun 1909 | 11 Sep 1988 | - |
| 6 | ARNOLD, Reece | 21 Sep 1907 | 06 Sep 1936 | - |
| 6 | ARNOLD, Wiley A. | 24 May 1874 | 12 Mar 1939 | Double stone with next |
| 6 | ARNOLD, Annie L. | 30 Jun 1879 | 14 Aug 1963 | - |
| 6 | SCOTT, Lloyd II | 08 Dec 1966 | 09 Dec 1966 | "Asleep in Jesus"; Son of Lloyd & Donna Scott" |
| 6 | SCOTT, James H. | 16 Aug 1913 | 17 Oct 1960 | - |
| 6 | SCOTT, Ethel | 17 Dec 1889 | 02 Apr 1960 | "At Rest" |
| 6 | SCOTT, Ursie L. | 06 Mar 1903 | 08 Dec 1985 | Double stone with next |
| 6 | SCOTT, Jack H. | 05 Oct 1899 | 19 Nov 1965 | - |
| 6 | SCOTT, America H. | 1878 | 1957 | Double stone with next |
| 6 | SCOTT, Nannie H. | 1886 | 1960 | - |
| 6 | SMITH, William R.L. | 05 Oct 1871 | 21 Sep 1959 | Double stone with next |
| 6 | SMITH, Cora F. | 09 Jul 1879 | 25 Nov 1952 | - |
| 6 | ZACHARY, Robert M. | 09 May 1889 | 24 Nov 1948 | Double stone with next |
| 6 | ZACHARY, Cora E. | 30 May 1893 | 30 Apr 1977 | - |
| 6 | ZACHARY, John W. | 09 May 1909 | 20 Feb 1972 | Marr: 02 Jun 1928; Double stone with next |
| 6 | ZACHARY, Essie D. | 03 Apr 1908 | - | - |
| 6 | ZACHARY, Donald | 22 Dec 1932 | 23 Jun 1933 | "Son of J.W. & Essie Zachary" |
| 6 | HASH, Sarah M. | 11 Feb 1897 | 01 Jun 1936 | - |
| 6 | HASH, M. Paul | 11 Jun 1905 | 29 Nov 1981 | Double stone with next |
| 6 | HASH, Clyde S. | 10 Sep 1902 | 29 Sep 1995 | - |
| 6 | HASH, Harold Benny | 25 Nov 1940 | 12 Feb 1945 | - |
| 7 | CALDWELL, Charlie F. | 02 Jun 1889 | 23 May 1979 | Double stone with next |
| 7 | CALDWELL, Mattie S. | 27 Mar 1888 | 12 Mar 1946 | - |
| 7 | CALDWELL, Fannie B. | 20 Jul 1897 | 03 Sep 1989 | - |
| 7 | BROWN, Robert Dewey | 16 May 1900 | 06 Apr 1979 | "In loving memory"; "Together forever"; Double stone with next |
| 7 | BROWN, Ava Leah J. | 25 Nov 1901 | 03 May 1987 | - |
| 7 | MILLER, Bryant F. | 26 Sep 1921 | 03 Aug 1982 | "Precious Lord take my hand"; TDC-5, US Army, World War Two; Double stone with next |
| 7 | MILLER, Georgia J. | 19 Jan 1922 | - | - |
| 7 | JONES, William Oscar | 07 Feb 1887 | 28 Feb 1976 | "Memory lane"; Double stone with next |
| 7 | JONES, Vilintie | 28 Apr 1891 | 01 Mar 1964 | nee Sawyer |
| 7 | SAWYER, John | 25 Jun 1897 | 21 Nov 1963 | - |
| 7 | SAWYER, Zura K. | 18 Feb 1903 | 16 Jul 1969 | - |
| 7 | SAWYER, Jess R. | 1905 | 1960 | Double stone with next |
| 7 | SAWYER, Pauline V. | 1912 | - | - |
| 7 | PAISLEY, James Woodrow | 29 Oct 1941 | 29 Jun 1949 | "Asleep in Jesus" |
| 7 | HASH, Barbara A. | 1940 | 1940 | "D/o Clarence & Gladys Hash" |
| 7 | LITTLE, W. Fred | 1895 | 1960 | Double stone with next |
| 7 | LITTLE, F. Leah | 1904 | 1967 | - |
| 7 | CAUDELL, German H. | 02 May 1912 | 12 Dec 1993 | Double stone with next |
| 7 | ZACHARY, Iva Dean | 11 May 1929 | 18 Apr 1963 | "In loving memory" |
| 7 | ZACHARY, Ruth R. | 22 Jan 1930 | 10 Feb 1996 | Double stone with next |
| 7 | ZACHARY, William R. | 13 Jun 1930 | 05 Jun 1994 | - |
| 7 | ELLER, Infant | - | - | - |
| 7 | ELLER, Infant | - | - | - |
| 7 | ELLER, Infant | - | - | - |
| 7 | ARNOLD, Woodrow W. | 29 Jul 1913 | 27 Oct 1984 | "Love forever"; "Husband" |
| 7 | ARNOLD, Ray V. | 13 Feb 1916 | 26 May 1989 | Double stone with next |
| 7 | ARNOLD, Sallie M. | 16 Jul 1924 | - | - |
| 8 | CHURCH, Linda Mae | 22 Jun 1947 | 01 Nov 1947 | - |
| 8 | PHIPPS, Albert N. | 10 May 1905 | 27 Aug 1987 | Double stone with next |
| 8 | PHIPPS, Evie | 01 Apr 1911 | 07 Mar 1995 | Nee Sawyer |
| 9 | PIERCE, James C. | 10 Jul 1898 | 10 May 1961 | - |
| 9 | PHIPPS, Jimmy Doyle | 22 Jul 1946 | 23 Oct 1966 | NC. SGT. HHC, 5 Inf, 25 Inf. Div. Vietnam, Purple Heart |
| 9 | PHIPPS, Lester R. | 06 Mar 1915 | 28 Jan 1977 | - |
| 9 | PHIPPS, Martha | 25 Sep 1898 | 16 Mar 1975 | - |
| 9 | PHIPPS, Alonzo Fred | 23 Oct 1896 | 29 Dec 1979 | - |
| 9 | PHIPPS, Luther | 16 Mar 1913 | 11 Jan 1987 | - |
| 9 | PUGH, Geroam H. | 1901 | 1976 | Double stone with next |
| 9 | PUGH, Mary P. | 1910 | - | - |
| 9 | PUGH, Brenda Sue | 09 Sep 1952 | 09 May 1963 | - |
| 9 | BARTON, Bryant | 22 Sep !922 | - | Double stone with next |
| 9 | BARTON, Ruby P. | 23 Oct 1918 | 09 Aug 1976 | - |
| 9 | BARTON, Franklin Bryant | 1896 | 1959 | "Asleep in Jesus"; PVT. US Army, World War One; Double stone with next |
| 9 | BARTON, Mollie E. | 1890 | 1973 | - |
| 9 | ROGERS, Nancy Marie | 14 Oct 1943 | 30 Jan 1950 | - |
| 9 | GAULTNEY, Adeline | 22 May 1864 | 05 Mar 1950 | "Wonderful mother" |
| 9 | GAULTNEY, Merdieth | 09 May 1860 | 16 Jun 1949 | "Gone but not forgotten" |
| 9 | GARVEY, James A. | 1880 | 1957 | Double stone with next |
| 9 | GARVEY, Sallie P. | 1879 | 1941 | - |
| 9 | GARVEY, John W. | 1918 | 1982 | T-Sgt. US Army, World War Two |
| 9 | GARVEY, J. Ed | 1913 | 1986 | Double stone with next |
| 9 | GARVEY, Juanita A. | - | - | - |
| 9 | CALDWELL, Walter Thomas | 23 May 1930 | 22 Feb 1983 | "In God's loving hands"; Double stone with next |
| 9 | CALDWELL, Virginia Mae | 03 Oct 1931 | - | - |
| 9 | POLLARD, John M. | 1882 | 1949 | Double stone with next |
| 9 | POLLARD, Virginia | 1889 | 1976 | - |
| 10 | GAMBILL, Wilma Lee | 1913 | 1988 | "I thank God upon every remembrance of you"; "Thy trials ended, thy rest is won"; Double stone with next |
| 10 | GAMBILL, Gordon Edgar | 1896 | 1953 | - |
| 10 | DAY, Gregory Nelson | 06 Sep 1954 | 02 Jul 1955 | - |
| 10 | RUTHERFORD, Celia | 1886 | 1912 | "Mother"; Nee Testerman |
| 10 | MC NEIL, Richard Hoke | 09 Jul 1905 | 06 Oct 1978 | Double stone with next |
| 10 | MC NEIL, Eva Mae | 12 Jan 1913 | 17 Aug 1987 | - |
| 10 | MC NEIL, Mary Ann | 18 Dec 1937 | 31 Jan 1938 | "D/o Hoke & Eva McNeil" |
| 10 | RUTHERFORD, Con V. | 23 Oct 1908 | 25 Apr 1938 | "At rest"; "S/o Wiley & Jennie Rutherford" |
| 10 | RUTHERFORD, Jennie B. | 16 Feb 1883 | 31 Jul 1956 | "At rest"; Double stone with next |
| 10 | RUTHERFORD, Wiley W. | 31 Oct 1879 | 19 Sep 1942 | - |
| 10 | BRINEGAR, Charles M. | 1930 | 1984 | Double stone with next |
| 10 | BRINEGAR, Mozelle P. | 1932 | - | - |
| 10 | DAY, Karen | 03 Sep 1967 | 22 Apr 1993 | Nee Phipps; Double stone with next |
| 10 | DAY, Myla | - | 22 Apr 1993 | "Dau." |
| 10 | BAKER, Samuel Lee | 30 Jun 1961 | 14 Aug 1992 | "In loving memory" |