Razor Ridge Cemetery
aka Ross Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: East of Grant
Directions: From the junction of Troutdale Hwy (SR 16) and Flatridge Rd (Rt 658) go east and north about 3/4 mile on Flatridge Rd to Razor Ridge Rd (Rt 677). The entrance to this cemetery is about 2 miles north on Razor Ridge Rd and 0.4 mile east of the Razor Ridge Baptist Church. The cemetery itself is not in view of the road but lies 0.2 mile northwest of the public road at the end of the private road indicated by a sign.
GPS Coordinates: N36.6970499 W81.3873213
Surveyed by: Ginger Ballard, 4 Apr 2003.
Comments: This cemetery is fenced and well-maintained. There are an indeterminate number of unmarked graves at this site. Information on unmarked graves is from the files of Paul Herndon.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| HAWKINS, James L. | 27 Jun 1876 | 8 Dec 1961 | double stone with next |
| HAWKINS, Martha D. | 20 Feb 1908 | 14 Jul 1995 | [Martha Dina, d/o James Newton & Mary Evelyn Smithers Johnson] |
| COMBS, Ora May | 4 Dec 1934 | 5 Apr 2001 | double stone with next |
| COMBS, Sherman Gayle | 14 Apr 1933 | ||
| JOHNSON, Mary E. | 10 Feb 1884 | 11 Mar 1957 | double stone with next |
| JOHNSON, James N. | 24 Sep 1882 | 24 Mar 1955 | wed 10 Dec 1900 |
| BARKER, Rachel E. | 21 Mar 1906 | 30 Apr 1950 | |
| Row 2 | |||
| ROSS, Joe Alex | 1900 | 1959 | |
| ROSS, Albert L. | 16 Aug 1867 | 21 Oct 1931(?) | hand carved, difficult to read |
| ROSS, Grover D. | 1937 | 1997 | |
| ROSS, John M. | 1892 | 1966 | double stone with next |
| ROSS, Alice E. | 1901 | 1960 | married 1915 |
| ROSS, Stella | |||
| ROSS, Boyd | |||
| ROSS, Fleet | |||
| unknown | cement marker | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| SEXTON, Reed J. | 2 Jun 1941 | 22 Feb 1991 | Sgt U.S. Army Vietnam; double stone with next |
| SEXTON, Shirley J. | 1 Aug 1938 | 27 Oct 1996 | |
| ROSS, Leonard C. | 10 Nov 1918 | 22 Sep 1975 | double stone with next |
| ROSS, Alice C. | 3 Jul 1915 | 11 Mar 2001 | |
| ROSS, Ralph | 1921 | 1999 | double stone with next |
| ROSS, Dorothy L. | 1924 | ||
| ROSS, Esther | 10 Sep 1949 | 21 Oct 1949 | |
| Row 4 | |||
| unknowns | 6 cement markers | ||
| Row 5 | |||
| unknowns | 2 cement markers | ||
| Row 6 | |||
| JOHNSON, Jeffrey R. | 3 Aug 1971 | 22 Aug 1993 | L Cpl U.S. Marine Corps; [Jeffrey Robert, s/o Louis V. & Maureen Gier Johnson]; “I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others failed to go. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness. Should I fail, I have seen the face of terror, felt the stinging cold of fear, and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment’s love. I have cried, pained, and hoped. But most of all, I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least one day I will be able to say I was proud of what I was–a Marine.” Obverse: “Carpe diem” |
| JOHNSON, Maureen L. | 16 May 1944 | [nee Gier]; double stone with next | |
| JOHNSON, Louis V. | 27 Jun 1927 | 24 Sep 1990 | |
| ANDERSON, A.J. | 312 Oct 1875 | 30 Oct 1958 | [Aquiller Jackson, s/o John Anderson and Elizabeth Grubb] |
| ANDERSON, Mildred | 18 Mar 1923 | 26 Mar 1923 | |
| JOHNSON, Clive | 23 May 1929 | 23 May 1929 | hand carved foot stone: 23 May 1927 |
| JOHNSON, Blanche M. | 23 Nov 1905 | 19 Apr 1996 | [Blanche Mae, d/o Aquillar & Bertie Johnson Anderson] |
| Row 7 | |||
| unknowns | 7 cement markers | ||
| Row 8 | |||
| unknown | cement marker | ||
| BLACKWELL, Claude N. | 3 Apr 1921 | 12 Aug 1923 | hand carved |
| Row 9 | |||
| BLACKWELL, Ricky Lindon | 20 Apr 1961 | 25 May 1986 | |
| BLACKWELL, Catherine Ray | 20 Apr 1949 | 31 Aug 1949 | |
| BLACKWELL, Mary C. | 31 Mar 1930 | 29 Aug 1999 | double stone with next |
| BLACKWELL, Ray L. | 11 Dec 1927 | 26 Jun 1992 | |
| Known to be buried here in unmarked graves | |||
| ROSS, Infant | |||
| ROSS, Infant | |||
| ROSS, Floyd | |||
| ROSS, Mattie | [w/o Floyd Ross] | ||
| ROSS, Martha | |||
| ROSS, Pauline | |||
| WATSON, Irene | |||
| WATSON, Infant | [child of Irene Watson] | ||
| WATSON, Infant | [child of Irene Watson] | ||
| WATSON, Infant | [child of Irene Watson] | ||
| SMITHERS, Mary Jane | |||
| SMITHERS, child | [possibly child of Mary Jane Smithers] | ||
| SMITHERS, child | [possibly child of Mary Jane Smithers] | ||
| SMITHERS, child | [possibly child of Mary Jane Smithers] | ||