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Potato Creek Cemetery

Grayson County, Virginia

Location: West of Cox’s Chapel on Potato Creek Rd.

Directions: The cemetery is on the south side of Potato Creek Rd (Rt 708) across from Potato Creek United Methodist Church. From Wilson Hwy (US 58) go south on County Line Rd (SR 93). Turn left (east) on Potato Creek Rd. The cemetery is about 2.5 miles from intersection. The cemetery can also be reached by heading south from Wilson Hwy (US 58) on Bridle Creek Rd (Rt 601). From the junction of Cox’s Chapel Rd (still Rt 601) and Potato Creek Rd head west on Potato Creek Rd about 2.5 miles.

GPS Coordinates: N36.583870 W81.279137

Surveyed by: Ginger and Rich Ballard, Jeff Weaver and Susan Taylor Woodson, 14 March 2003; updated 10 Apr 2008.

Comments: This cemetery predates Potato Creek United Methodist Church, which was established in 1865 with the oldest marked grave being that of Mary A. Halsey who died 8 Oct 1845. The cemetery contains an old section of graves marked only by field stones; this section is said to be a slave cemetery. The church is no longer active but was part of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. This listing also includes information from a 1994-1995 survey by Stella Todd and Emma Phipps.

Potato Creek United Methodist Church
General View of the Potato Creek United Methodist Church, Established 1865

Potato Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery
General View of the Potato Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery

Potato Creek Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia
Name Birth Death Comments
Row 1
HALSEY, Edison James 20 Nov 1935 24 Apr 1992 [s/o Allen & Lola Anderson Halsey]
HALSEY, Infant     “born dead”; stone not found in 2008 but in this location per 1995 survey; [s/o E. James Halsey]
HALSEY, William Bradley 10 Dec 1930 12 Aug 1994 [s/o Allen J. & Lola May Anderson Halsey]
Row 2
HALSEY, Allen 30 Nov 1906   [Allen Jackson; m1 Lola Mae Anderson, m2 Virginia Brown Neugent]; double stone with next
HALSEY, Lola Mae 1 May 1906 29 Apr 1958  
Row 3
HALSEY, Ennice 1882 1970 double stone with next
HALSEY, Vester 1868 1937  
HALSEY, unknowns     three metal markers, no labels; In 1995 four metal markers were found here.
Row 4
COX, Annie Belle 25 Jun 1896 3 Apr 1966 [d/o Isom Halsey; w/o Drewry Cox]
COX, Drewry 31 Oct 1898 20 Dec 1978 [Drewry Isom, s/o George Washington & Polly Delp Cox]
COX, Ferd Graham 26 Mar 1899 28 Apr 1931 Served in World War I 77 Div 24 Jun 1918-22 May 1919; [h/o Emma Gentry Cox; s/o Charles E. and Mintie Bryant Cox]; mason
COX, Hardin Neal [Sep 1896] 14 May 1926 Va Seaman 2 Cl U.S. NRF; [s/o Charles E. and Mintie Bryant Cox]
COX, Lonnie Bryant 5 Nov 1905 12 Apr 1913 s/o C[harles] E. and Mintie Cox
COX, Cleo Martitia 30 Dec 1902 1 Jan 1905 child of C[harles] E. & Mintie E. [Bryant] Cox
COX, Hardin 1 Sep 1828 15 Mar 1897 [s/o Hardin & Obedience Cox]
COX, Sara Emeline 16 Feb 1838 29 May 1924 [d/o Samuel B. & Elizabeth Thomas Cox; w/o Hardin Cox]
Row 5
OSBORNE, Dewey McKee 1 Apr 1914 20 Jun 1915 s/o Mr. and Mrs. H[ardin] M Osborne
HALSEY, Reece 26 Jul 1908 31 Dec 1951 [s/o Stephen L. & Ruth Osborne Halsey]
KENNETH, Norma Cox 1928 1969  
COX, Tommy W. 4 Jul 1926 6 Jan 1945 family stone with next
COX, Claude S. 2 Apr 1893 11 Oct 1927 [s/o George W. & Polly Delp Cox]; family stone with next
COX, George W. 1 Jun 1856 3 Jun 1929 [s/o Samuel C. & Matilda Cox; m1 Polly Steptoe, m2 Polly Ann Delp]; family stone with next
COX, Polly A. 15 Nov 1867 28 Nov 1934 [d/o G.W. & Nancy Delp; 2nd w/o George W. Cox]; family stone with next
COX, G. Dewey 31 Oct 1898 27 Feb 1988 [George Dewey, s/o George W. & Polly Delp Cox]
COX, Bertha M. 5 Nov 1917 15 Sep 2006 [nee Morton; w/o George Dewey Cox]
COX, Charles E. 5 Jul 1867 4 Feb 1946 [s/o Hardin & Sarah Emeline Cox Cox]
COX, Mintie Bryant 8 Oct 1868 13 Jan 1940 w/o Chas. E. Cox; [d/o William & Emaline Bryant]
GRAHAM, Infant 30 Apr 1894 12 Jul 1894 s/o W.A. and Anna Graham; stone broken, fallen
GRAHAM, William A. [3 Jul] 1847 [19 Aug] 1905 [William Augustus “Gus”, s/o Milton & Barbara McIntosh Graham]; double stone with next
GRAHAM, Anna Cox 1857 1947 [d/o Hardin & Emaline Cox Cox]
Row 6
BECK, Rachel E. 27 Feb 1837 29 Apr 1895 age 58 yrs 2 mo 2 da; [w/o Perry Beck; he m2 Nancy J. Osborn]
OSBORNE, Dollie L. Griffin 25 Jun 1882 4 Sep 1933 w/o Harden M. Osborne
HALSEY, Stephen L. 9 Aug 1872 27 Jun 1952 [s/o Morris & Sophina Halsey]; double stone with next
HALSEY, Ruth Osborne 8 Mar 1887 3 Nov 1925 [d/o Enoch & Dilla Osborne]
OSBORNE, Harden M. 6 Dec 1871 8 Nov 1929  
PHIPPS, Nannie A. 17 Mar 1919 23 Nov 1919 [d/o Joseph Thomas & Myrtle DeBord Phipps]
INGRAM, Guida Phipps 7 Feb 1902 30 Oct 2003 [d/o Joseph Thomas & Myrtle DeBord Phipps]
PHIPPS, Walter C. 9 Dec 1899 17 Oct 1918 [Walter Corbett, s/o Joseph Thomas & Myrtle DeBord Phipps]
PHIPPS, Myrtle DeBord 25 Jul 1881 8 Aug 1948 w/o Joseph Phipps; [d/o Lee & Sarah DeBord]
PHIPPS, Joseph T. 12 May 1879 28 Jan 1966 [s/o Noah W. & Nancy Ann McBride Phipps]
Row 7
OSBORN, Van D. 30 Aug 1853 11 Jan 1892 “wife”; double stone with next
OSBORN, Enoch C. 19 May 1835 9 Mar 1911  
HALSEY, Elizabeth 15 Aug 1912 30 Aug 1912 d/o C.C. & Bette Halsey
HALSEY, Richard Grimsley 4 Sep 1909 8 Oct 1909 s/o C.C. & Bette Halsey
HALSEY, Garnett 13 Feb 1902 5 Sep 1975 [s/o James I. & Minnie E. Halsey; m1 DeEtte Cox, m2 Ethel Bumgarner]; double stone with next
HALSEY, Ethel 24 Oct 1916 11 Jul 2006 [nee Bumgarner]
HALSEY, James W. “Tobe” 12 Feb 1941 17 Jul 2006  
LOUTHIAN, Paul   10 Sep 1900 [infant s/o J. Bazil & Clyde DeBord Louthian]
LOUTHIAN, J. Bazil 1875 1918 double stone with next
LOUTHIAN, L. Clyde 1877 [7 Oct] 1954 [Linnie Clyde, d/o G. Lee & Sarah E. Parsons Debord]
KIRK, George W. 10 Feb 1876 9 Oct 1951 [s/o Jacob G. & Rosa Jane Ward Kirk]; triple stone with next two
KIRK, Anna Debord 14 Feb 1874 4 Apr 1952 [w/o George W. Kirk]
KIRK, Grace M. 27 Jul 1899 9 Jun 1987 [d/o George W. & Anna Debord Kirk]
LOVELACE, Sherman Lee 14 Feb 1908 24 Jul 1947  
LOVELACE, Bud 9 Jun 1875 28 Nov 1953 [Franklin, s/o Leander M. & Elizabeth Rutherford Lovelace]; double stone with next
LOVELACE, Ida 22 Mar 1877 19 Nov 1942  
LOVELACE, unknown     “sister”, no other identification
LOVELACE, Leander [ca 1834]   Co G 63rd Va Inf CSA; [s/o James & Nancy Lovelace]
LOVELACE, Elizabeth [ca 1836] 1916 [d/o John & Peggy Rutherford; w/o Leander Lovelace]; cement marker broken, buried
LOVELACE, Mary   1906  
RUTHERFORD, Alec [May 1854]   [s/o Timothy & Rebecca Rutherford]; unmarked grave
RUTHERFORD, P.J. 8 Aug 1857 7 Nov 1936 [Peggy Jane, d/o Leander & Elizabeth Lovelace; w/o Alec Rutherford]
unknown     field stone
RUTHERFORD, John 1898 [8 Jan] 1993 [John Squire, s/o Alec & Peggy Jane Lovelace Rutherford; obit info lists birth as 11 Feb 1899]; funeral home maker
RUTHERFORD, Betsy Jane 1891 1966 [d/o Alec & Peggy Lovelace Rutherford]; funeral home maker found in 1995, now gone
Row 8
PARSONS, Arthur 4 May 1886 4 Jan 1895 s/o I.C. & R.E. Parsons
PARSONS, Isaac L. 10 Feb 1881 19 Sep 1889 s/o Isaac & Evelyn Parsons
PARSONS, Isaac Cox 19 Jan 1838 29 Sep 1890 [s/o John Wilburn & Catherine Cox Parsons]
PARSONS, Mary E. 17 May 1839 10 Jan 1873 [nee Mary Esther Stansbury]; born in Louisiana; stone broken
PARSONS, Isaac Halsey 12 Jun 1895 11 Mar 1902 s/o David & Dora Parsons
PARSONS, W.A. 11 May, 1883 9 Dec 1906  
HALSEY, Earl McKee 21 Feb 1900 22 Dec 1900 s/o J.L. & M.E. Halsey
HALSEY, L.B. 9 Oct 1857 3 Nov 1903  
HALSEY, Peggie Ann 15 Sep 1837 28 Apr 1916  
HALSEY, Earl M. 1900 1900 common head stone for this and next eight graves
HALSEY, Stanley 1905 1907  
HALSEY, Charles 1909 1909  
HALSEY, Harold E. 1923 1923  
HALSEY, James I. 1878 1947 [s/o Richard & Mary Halsey; 2nd source lists death as 12 Apr 1948; ferry operator, died of drowning]
HALSEY, Minnie E. 1872 1950 [d/o G.W. & Nancy Delp; w/o James Halsey]
HALSEY, Opal C. 1910 1980 [s/o James I. & Minnie E. Delp Halsey]
HALSEY, Dare A. 1909 1963 [nee Anderson]
HALSEY, Opal C., Jr. 1932 1934  
HALSEY, Blair F. 10 Apr 1902 25 Jun 1932 common head stone for this and next six graves
HALSEY, Ira Franklin 1 Nov 1850 11 Aug 1940  
HALSEY, Cansada H. 12 Mar 1851 7 Nov 1937 [w/o Ira Franklin Halsey]
HALSEY, Kyle J., Sgt. 8 Oct 1918 18 Jul 1944 Sgt Co F 116th Inf 29th Inf Div U.S. Army World War II
TAYLOR, Nina R. Halsey 1 Nov 1913 27 Oct 1960  
HALSEY, Sena Hash 31 May 1890 7 Mar 1965 [d/o Isom Hash; w/o A.J. Halsey]
HALSEY, Andrew Jackson 1 Apr 1889 24 Jun 1968 [s/o Ira Halsey]
Row 9
HALSEY, Stanley     field stone, unmarked
HALSEY, John Mack 24 May 1884 14 Jan 1889 stone not found 2003, 2008
HALSEY, Lollie May 24 May 1887 18 Jan 1888  
HALSEY, Ada Jinnie 4 Nov 1882 7 Jul 1889 dates from 1995 survey; by 2003 illegible
HALSEY, R.F. 27 Jan 1908 25 Sep 1909 s/o Samuel & Jennie Halsey
HALSEY, I.L. 25 Jun 1906 31 Sept 1909 s/o Samuel & Jennie Halsey. Death date is correctly transcribed, but obviously can’t be correct.
HALSEY, Clarence 11 Mar 1900 21 Jan 1913  
HALSEY, Martha 4 Nov 1857 4 Nov 1937 w/o Isom Halsey; [nee Senter]
HALSEY, Isom 24 Nov 1861 17 Jul 1951  
HALSEY, Samuel 2 Sep 1884 14 Oct 1945 [s/o Isom & Martha Senter Halsey]; double stone with next
HALSEY, Jennie 16 Aug 1886 2 Nov 1959 [Nancy Jane “Jennie”, d/o Lafayette & Martha Senter Cox]
YEAMANS, Harry S. 13 Aug 1906 1 May 1967 Va Pvt U.S. Army Air Forces World War II; double stone with next
YEAMANS, Reka Paisley 28 Aug 1910 2 Apr 2001 [d/o Will & Laura Carner Paisley]
DUNCAN, Luke 25 Feb 1831 14 Feb 1907 Co E 56th Va Inf CSA; prisoner of war
HALSEY, Danny Franklin 3 Mar 1955 24 Sep 1955 s/o Mr. & Mrs. Roa Halsey
HALSEY, James Roa 5 Apr 1909 19 Jun 1982  
HALSEY, Lessie Lee 13 Apr 1915 8 Apr 1996 [w/o James Roa Halsey; d/o Andrew Jackson & Sena Hash Halsey]
COX, Woodrow W. 14 May 1917 26 Mar 1938  
COX, Samuel 31 May 1924 7 Apr 1932  
COX, Nellie 22 Jun 1853 21 Mar 1926  
COX, Boyd H. 1880 1951 double stone with next
COX, Ellen O. 1882 1967  
COX, John D., Sr. 8 Aug 1884 6 Nov 1975 double stone with next
COX, Leona D. 28 Jan 1892 1 Apr 1977 [d/o Simon & Polly Ann Halsey Dowell]
COX, Walter E. 13 Oct 1926 30 May 1984 double stone with next
COX, Viola P. 12 Dec 1934    
Row 10
ANDERSON, Octavia   20 May 1892 “Killed in a collision of a train in Ark… aged about 46 years”; [w/o Jesse Anderson]
COX, Joshua 29 Nov 1843 26 May 1879  
COX, Infant     child of Joshua & Nanie/Jennie? Cox, aged about 6 weeks
COX, Infant     child of Joshua & Nanie Cox, aged about 6 months.
unknown     field stone
HUFFMAN, Mary Lee 30 Nov 1921 31 Dec 1921  
HAGERMAN, Mary A. 16 Oct 1869 20 Apr 1943 double stone with next
HAGERMAN, George W. 6 Mar 1870 22 Jan 1944  
ANDERSON, Winton 5 Sep 1900 31 Dec 1955 [Okley Winton, s/o Willy & Candis Boone Anderson]; double stone with next
ANDERSON, Ola 33 Dec 1907 20 Sep 1975  
Row 11
YORK, Lewis [31 Jul] 1864 [9 Sep] 1957 stone found in 2003, not in 2008; [Lewis Napolean “Poly”, s/o Lewis W. York; h/o Mary Beck; printer]
YORK, Elizabeth 24 Mar 1820 23 Jul 1894 hand carved
COX, Caroline 17 Oct 1831 15 Dec 1864  
unknowns     three field stones
FREE, Holly     no stone found 2003, 2008. There is a huge holly tree in this area.
unknown     head stone gone, foot stone “I.B.A.”
ANDERSON, Sarah 26 Apr 1845   [w/o Alexander Calvin Anderson]
ANDERSON, Calvin 24 Apr 1836 8 Dec 1902  
ANDERSON, Infant 25 Sep 1900 25 Sep 1900 child of W. and S. Anderson
ANDERSON, Candace 25 Mar 1877 23 Jun 1919 [d/o Arch & Martha Ann Kennedy Boone; w/o Will Anderson]
ANDERSON, Willie [Oct 1868]   [s/o Calvin & Sarah Anderson]
HALSEY, Lollie Mae [24 Apr 1887] [13 Jan 1888] no stone found 2003, 2008. There is no obvious space for this grave but it is listed here in the 1995 survey.
ANDERSON, Ada [4 Nov 1882] [7 Jul 1889]  
TRIPLET, Margaret M. 10 Jul 1845 16 Mar 1936 w/o Alfred Triplet
TRIPLET, Alfred 25 Jul 1835 29 Mar 1927  
unknown     field stone
TRIPLET, Wiley M. 1896 1955 s/o James R. Triplet; double stone with next
TRIPLET, James R. 1873 1957 [s/o Alfred & Margaret Triplett]
ANDERSON, James M. 1874 [24 Nov] 1954 [John M. Boaten Anderson, s/o Floyd & Annie Halsey Anderson, h/o Phoebe Cox]
McMEANS, Lelia 1896 1947 age 51y 3m; [d/o Thort & Jennie Anderson; w/o Roy McMeans]
McMEANS, Infant     child of Clinton and Bertha McMeans
Row 12
unknowns     five field stones
McMEANS, Weldon C. 23 Dec 1880 27 Jan 1892 death date illegible; [other sources indicate 1884]
McMEANS, Tamsy Ellen 2 Apr 1833 15 Jan 1884 [d/o Jonathan & Nancy McMeans]
McMEANS, Alice May 21 Jun 1882 14 Jun 1883  
PRATT, Pollie A. 13 Mar 1868 2 Feb 1888  
McMEANS, Liney 2 Oct 1874 5 Jan 1895  
McMEANS, Maynard 20 Aug 1899 9 Apr 1900  
McMEANS, Raymond 12 Nov 1900 12 Nov 1903  
McMEANS, Infant 4 Oct 1908 7 Oct 1908 infant s/o J.A. and L. McMeans; stone fallen
McMEANS, John A. 6 Nov 1879 14 Apr 1916  
unknown     unmarked
McMEANS, J.R. 12 Nov 1842 23 Aug 1923 age 80 ys 9 ms 3 ds; Pvt Co H 45 Va Inf CSA
HALSEY, Howard C. 5 Jan 1913 26 May 1995 [Howard Columbus, s/o Benjamin Dallas & Maizie Jane Phipps Halsey]
HALSEY, Ben Kilby “Dock” 16 May 1906 18 Feb 1985  
HALSEY, Ben D. 26 May 1875 6 Feb 1957 [s/o Morris & Sophina Hash Halsey]
HALSEY, Lessie J. 1915 1929 d/o Ben and Mazie Halsey
HALSEY, Mazie Jane 28 Jul 1877 6 Feb 1948 [d/o Allen & Martha J. Hill Phipps; w/o Ben D. Halsey]
HALSEY, Floyd T. 2 Aug 1917 18 Sep 1993  
HALSEY, Ada Bryant 18 Jul 1910 24 Sep 2003  
LOVELACE, Joe C. 3 Aug 1902 11 Apr 1964  
BROWN, John G. 6 Sep 1899 13 May 1981 [s/o Bill & Jane Brown]; double stone with next
BROWN, Lela L. 27 Mar 1905 12 Apr 1986 [d/o Bud & Ida Kimmer Lovelace]
PARSONS, Robert Greek 8 May 1890 21 Oct1975 U.S. Army World War I; double stone with next; [s/o Robert & Elizabeth Osborne Parsons]
PARSONS, Nannie Cox [26 Jan] 1902 [5 Jan 1996] [Nancy Matilda Cox, d/o George W. and Mary Ann Delp Cox; she m1 Mastin Rose, m2 Greek Parsons]
COX, Albert Walker 10 Apr 1912 23 Apr 2003  
Row 13
unknowns     four unmarked stones
HALSEY, Loura Eldora 31 Aug 1868 20 Jan 1886 w/o William Halsey
unknown     unmarked stone
KIMMER, Mary F. 3 Jan 1838 10 Dec 1895 [w/o D.E. Kimmer]
unknown     “brother”
unknowns     possibly several unmarked graves
HALSEY, Raymond V. 7 May 1924 7 Sep 1961 Va PFC Co B 18 Infantry World War II
HALSEY, Lura Anderson 14 Aug 1888 11 Jul 1965 [Lura Beatrice, d/o Jennie Anderson]; double stone with next
HALSEY, Ahart 29 Dec 1887 22 Dec 1955 [s/o William & Loudora Halsey Halsey]
HALSEY, James 2 Jan 1837 23 Nov 1928 [Sgt Co C 51 Va Inf; prisoner of war]
HALSEY, Raymond C. 15 Dec 1936 18 Dec 1936  
SMITH, Margaret Mae 15 Jan 1934 17 Oct 1935 [infant d/o Howard E. & Mattie Mae Halsey Smith]
SMITH, Hattie E. 28 Mar 1898 27 Mar 1945 [nee Halsey]; double stone with next
SMITH, Howard E. 25 Dec 1896 25 Apr 1988 wed 8 Jan 1916; [Howard Evander, s/o Lee & Mattie Johnson Smith]
SMITH, Tabitha I. 31 Jun 1928 28 Jan 2002  
SMITH, William W. 9 Apr 1930 11 Apr 2007 Cpl U.S. Army Korea
WILLIAMS, Nannie Rutherford 13 Sep 1891 7 Apr 1986 [d/o Steve & Laura Belle Anderson Rutherford]
WILLIAMS, Samuel L. [28 Nov] 1913 [23 Sep] 1963 Col U.S. Army World War II; [s/o Ernest Samuel Williams & Nannie Rutherford; h/o Dorcus Allen]
Row 14
unknowns     four field stones
unknown     “D.A.”
unknowns     three field stones
PEDIGO, Louisa L. 15 May 1833 24 Oct 1887 [w/o James H. Pedigo]
HERRON, C.F. 11 May 1870 16 Feb 1891  
HERREN, L. Dellia 17 Jul 1876 19 Mar 1895  
HERREN, Jestien E. Mar 1844 20 Sep 1899 w/o J.L. Herren; [nee Parsons]
HERRON, Jesse L. [Jul] 1842 [2 Nov] 1925  
BILLINGS, Lacy F. 21 Dec 1925 10 Jun 1946 “He fought for his country.”
BILLINGS, William L. 13 May 1921 3 Jan 1981  
BILLINGS, W. Greer 5 Nov 1881 12 Nov 1956 double stone with next
BILLINGS, Sarah Jane 2 Apr 1889 28 Oct 1953 [nee Woods]
DUNIVANT, Mary Ellen Billings 18 Mar 1910 16 Aug 1964  
SMITH, Benjamin Lee 26 Apr 1917   [s/o Howard & Mattie Halsey Smith]; double stone with next
SMITH, Brida Lee 14 Sep 1922 25 Jun 1995 [d/o John Simon & Rosa Blackburn Dowell]
Row 15
HALSEY, Infant     infant d/o of I.F. & Cansada Halsey; stone broken
HALSEY, Infant     infant d/o of I.F. & Cansada Halsey
HALSEY, Granville Stuard 1873   infant s/o I.F & Cansada Halsey; age 1m 7d
HALSEY, Mary A. 26 Apr 1845 8 Dec 1845 oldest marked grave in this cemetery
HALSEY, Joseph A.B. 12 Jul 1849 27 Oct 1849  
HALSEY, Henry 7 Apr 1877 [7 Apr 1877] died same day
HALSEY, Mary 6 Nov 1878 [6 Nov 1878] died same day
HALSEY, L.E. 15 Jun 1879 15 May 1884  
PASLEY, John F. 27 Jan 1881 9 Jan 1884 double stone with next
PASLEY, Carlia J. 25 Dec 1882 10 Jan 1884  
PASLEY, Anna B. 9 May 1887 26 Dec 1889 [d/o W.H. & Catherine Pasley]
PASLEY, James J. 20 Oct 1886 31 Dec 1889 [s/o W.H. & Catherine Pasley]
PASLEY, Maudie M. 1891 1891 infant
PASLEY, R.C. 23 Nov 1853 3 Jan 1911 “Mother”
PASLEY, Jincie F. 1898 1914  
unknown     field stone
HALSEY, Joe 28 Mar 1904 9 Oct 1984 [m1 Lucy Billings, m2 Ollie Burchette]
HALSEY, Myrtle Kate 1 Mar 1928 14 May 1930 [d/o Joe & Lucy Billings Halsey]
WHEATLEY, Lucy H. 15 Oct 1907 8 Aug 1985 [d/o Greer & Jennie Billings; she m1 Joe Halsey]
Row 16
HALCY, Elizabeth 20 Jun 1811 11 Dec 1902 w/o Earhart Halcy; [d/o John & Lucy Terrill Cox]
HALSEY, Ahart 18 Dec 1814 20 May 1887 killed by lightening
COX, Samuel C. 1 Dec 1816 1 May 1889 [m1 Millie Halsey, m2 Nellie Rutherford]
COX, Calvin 5 May 1852 9 Jun 1853 [s/o Samuel C. Cox & Matilda Halsey]
unknown     field stone
COX, Matilda 22 Apr 1817 Aug 1913 [d/o James & Patti Peak Halsey; w/o Samuel C. Cox]
JOHNSON, Infant 6 Jul 1916 6 Jul 1916 s/o J.W. & Veline Cox Johnson
JOHNSON, John Wiley 24 May 1891 23 Aug 1965 double stone with next
JOHNSON, Veline Cox 18 Dec 1896 16 May 1986 [d/o George Washington & Polly Ann Delp Cox]
COX, Vergil McLoud, Jr. 12 May 1920 15 Aug 1987 Sgt U.S. Army Air Corps World War II; [s/o Virgil M. & Martha Mabel Duncan Cox]; double stone with next
COX, Adele Louisa Mehl 18 Jul 1920 29 Oct 1997  
COX, Rosemary 15 Aug 1956 16 Aug 1956 infant d/o Adele [Mell] & Vergil Cox, Jr.; [twin to Duncan Cox]
WHEATLEY, Annie 18 Apr 1891 8 Jun 1959 [nee Dody]; double stone with next
WHEATLEY, Bruce 29 Dec 1890 15 Apr 1971  
WHEATLEY, Dorothy J. 17 Mar 1929 19 Nov 1965 [d/o Bruce & Annie Dody Wheatley]
WHEATLEY, Mary Virginia 14 Oct 1927 14 Oct 1927  
WHEATLEY, Henry Ford 27 Jun 1934 13 Sep 1936  
Row 17
COX, Martha Layell   1906 wife of Alex Cox and mother of Dora Cox Campbell
COX, Alexander [B.] 1823 [Nov] 1897 Civil War
COX, Martha 17 Nov 1823 3 Dec 1865  
COX, Sarah J. 5 Feb 1844 6 Feb 1844  
COX, S.C. 23 Oct 1847 1 May 1872  
COX, Lucy E. 23 May 1854 4 Dec 1876  
unknown     field stone
unknowns     “TAC”, “HH”; the first is possibly the footstone for Thomas Alexander Cox but appears to have been used to mark another grave.
CAMPBELL, Martha R. 8 Nov 1891 17 Nov 1891 d/o C[harles] E. & Dora [Cox] Campbell
CAMPBELL, Walter A. 27 Nov 1888 4 Dec 1897 [s/o Charles E. & Dora Cox] Campbell
unknown     field stone
COX     flat stone
Row 18
PRATT, Geo. W.     Confederate soldier 1861-1865
PRATT, Mary Jane 21 Sep 1840 18 Nov 1886 wife of G.W. Pratt
COX, Biddy 20 Mar 1806 5 Mar 1884 [Obedience, d/o John & Lucy Terrill] Cox
COX, John 4 Apr 1771 23 Jun 1856  
COX, Lucy 4 Sep 1780 23 Nov 1852 [nee Terrill]
COX, Thomas Alexander 27 Jun 1878 [29 Jun] 1878 Stone has been set in cement and the rest of the date is covered up.
COX, Essa May 25 Jun 1880 13 Oct 1880  
COX, Sarah Victoria 28 Jul 1883 5 Aug 1883  
COX, Posa G. Lester 30 Sep 1889 26 May 1890  
COX, Phoebe Jane 9 Jul 1858 4 May 1892 wife of Rush F. Cox
COX, Rush F. 6 Sep 1852 25 May 1912  
COX, Virgil McLeod Sep 1894 Feb 1971  
COX, Mattie Duncan [7] Dec 1897 [27] Jul 1978 [Mattie Mabel, d/o Thomnas Edward & Jeanette Murray Duncan; w/o Virgil M. Cox]
Row 19
LAXTON, Biddy Angeline 1 Jun 1858 18 Oct 1887  
LAXTON, Sarah Elizabeth 10 Sep 1883 10 Sep 1883  
COX, Romulus 1 May 1821 19 Feb 1895  
COX, Dillia 5 May 1845 18 Dec 1913  
COX, Dr. Mont G. 3 Mar 1904 6 Nov 1965  
COX, Jesse G. 11 Nov 1907 10 May 1999 [nee Gambill]
COX     In honor of John Cox 1771-1856 & Lucy Terrell 1780-1852, first family to settle on Potato Creek. They had 11 children: Anne 1799, David 1801, Terrell 1803, Margaret 1804, Obedience 1806, Joshua 1808, Elizabeth 1811, John 1813, Samuel 1816, Catherine 1820, Alexander 1823. John Cox was son of Lt. David Cox and Margaret McGowen, pioneers of Grayson County, Virginia. 1961 marker-by descendants of John & Lucy Cox
unknown     “DAC”; headstone gone
Row 20
KIRK, Ellen M. 8 Feb 1885 11 Sep 1981 [Ellen McKinley, d/o Jacob G. & Rosa Jane Ward Kirk]
Row 21
HALSEY, James Ronald 2 Jul 1959 16 Nov 2007 48 y
HALSEY, Verida E. 8 Jul 1874 16 May 1963 [nee Halsey; w/o William Terry Halsey]
HALSEY, John M. 8 Apr 1902 21 Jul 1966 [s/o William Terry & Verdia Halsey Halsey]
HALSEY, Mildred H. 24 Aug 1930   [nee Cox]
DEBORD, Emma L. 28 Nov 1875 2 Aug 1886 [d/o G. Lee & Sarah E. Parsons DeBord]; triple stone with next two
DEBORD, Walter P. 21 Mar 1888 5 Jun 1890 [s/o G. Lee & Sarah E. Parsons DeBord]
DEBORD, Cessa M. 20 Apr 1891 20 Apr 1891 [d/o G. Lee & Sarah E. Parsons DeBord]
DEBORD, G.L. 15 Nov 1853 1 Oct 1903 age 49y 10m 16d; mason; [G. Lee]
KIRK, Sarah E. DeBord 1853 1933 [nee Parsons; she m2 Franklin Kirk]
HASH, Lula 1879 1941 [d/o G. Lee & Sarah E. Parsons DeBord; w/o Bud Hash]
RILEY, Infant   1965 [s/o Lucille Riley]
RILEY, Lucille Hash [9 Aug] 1934 1977 [d/o Blye & Sarah Peak Hash; w/o Norman Charles Riley; obit info lists death as 14 Feb 1978]
HASH, Blye 1909 2005  
HASH, Sara Peak 1914 1999  
HASH, Jerry Blye 2 Apr 1945   double stone with next
HASH, Wanda Dancy 25 Aug 1945 16 Feb 2003 m 8 Oct 1985
FINCH, James J. 13 Aug 1927 10 Dec 1983 Cpl Vietnam; double stone with next
FINCH, Anna Helen 28 Dec 1921   [nee Rose]
Row 22
PHIPPS, James R. 13 Feb 1934   double stone with next
PHIPPS, Lillian E. 18 Sep 1937 28 Aug 2003  
HALSEY, Infant   1968 [child of Ronnie & Dorothy Anders Halsey]; 1995 survey indicates burial in this row but not found 2003, 2008.
PHIPPS, Michael N. 18 Oct 1955 8 Jan 1981 [Michael Neal, s/o James R. & Lillian Bebber Phipps]
NUNN, Louise Riley 1 Sep 1971 4 Feb 2007 double stone with next
NUNN, Mark 26 Nov 1960   mason