Skip to content

Semones Cemetery (Sunnyside Church)

Carroll County, Virginia

Laurel Fork District

Location: Sunnyside Community

Directions: Beside Rt. 926 (Madison Road) at the ruins of the old Sunnyside Church, 0.6 miles east of Highway 52 (Fancy Gap Highway).

GPS Coordinates: N 36.725954 W 080.692771

Surveyed by: Buford C. Wilson; 01 Nov 2010; buford-wilson@outlook.com

Comments: The cemetery is well fenced and in excellent condition. Information in [brackets] is not on the stone.

Semones Cemetery (Sunnyside Church), Carroll County, Virginia
Name Birth Death Comments
Old section next to highway
Row 1
HORTON, Harry R. [07 Aug] 1908 [Jan] 1968 Shared stone with next; Harry Roscoe; s/o Harden Kemper Horton & Rowena Columbia Sutphin
HORTON, Ethel H. [05 Jul] 1912 1988 Lavada Ethel; d/o Walter Scott Harryman & Margaret Padgett; w/o Harry Roscoe Horton
HORTON, Harry Mason 02 May 1934 28 Aug 1956 Virginia A 3C U. S. Air Force
DICKENS, John William 28 Apr 1900 19 Nov 1990 Shared stone with next; s/o Charles Albert Dickens & Louisa Rachel Bowman
DICKENS, “Abbie” Semones 06 Mar 1908 05 Jun 1996 Abigail Edith; d/o James Armstead Abraham Semones & Mary Ellen Bowman; w/o John William Dickens
DICKENS, James Charles 17 Apr 1930 Shared stone with next; s/o John William Dickens & Abigail Edith Semones
DICKENS, Mary Sexton “Peggy” 11 Mar 1934 nee Sexton; w/o James Charles Dickens
DICKENS, Keith Scott 23 Mar 1958 22 Oct 1978 s/o James Charles Dickens & Mary Sexton
DICKENS, Glen Charles 08 Apr 1954 10 Apr 1954
ALDRED, Paul Lester 15 Jul 1924 10 Feb 2001 Shared stone with next; s/o Carl Lester Aldred & Minnie Virginia Guynn
ALDRED, Flora Dickens 17 Aug 1927 Flora Marietha; d/o John William Dickens & Abigail Edith Semones; w/o Paul Lester Aldred
ALDRED, Larry Michael 04 Jun 1951 Shared stone with next; s/o Paul Lester Aldred & Flora Marietha Dickens
ALDRED, Infant 01 Mar 1954 s/o Paul Lester Aldred & Flora Marietha Dickens
ALDRED, Dennis Paul 20 May 1957 Shared stone with next; s/o Paul Lester Aldred & Flora Marietha Dickens
ALDRED, Katherine Freeman 29 Nov 1954 28 Apr 2005 Katherine Marie; d/o Wilburn Hoover Freeman & Pauline Jeston Lineberry; w/o Dennis Paul Aldred
Row 2
RECTOR, Wm Elbert 07 Sep 1904 13 Aug 1975 Shared stone with next; William Elbert; s/o George Cabbell Rector & Christine Elizabeth Stockner
RECTOR, Rachel H. 10 Oct 1908 21 Jan 1985 d/o Kenny Flurnoy Hill & JoannahClementina Bowman; w/o William Elbert Rector
EDWARDS, Herbert O. 21 Apr 1929 Shared stone with next; Herbert Odell; s/o Matt Edwards & Odessa Edwards
EDWARDS, Ava L. 12 Mar 1930 02 Feb 2009 Alva Lorene; d/o Arnold Jackson Hill & Virginia Mildred Combs; w/o Herbert Odell Edwards
HILL, Arnold J. 07 Apr 1902 19 Apr 1981 Shared stone with next; Arnold Jackson; s/o Kenny Flurnoy Hill & Joannah Clementina Bowman
HILL, Mildred C. 25 Mar 1911 08 Jun 2006 Virginia Mildred; d/o Orville Combs & Esther Emeline Robinson; w/o Arnold Jackson Hill
NEWMAN, Thomas A. 16 Jul 1896 18 May 1976 Shared stone with next; Thomas Alexander; s/o Edgar Homer Newman & Carrie Malinda Goad
NEWMAN, Alice Hill 05 Sep 1897 28 Feb 1994 d/o Kenny Flurnoy Hill & Joannah Clementina Bowman; w/o Thomas Alexander Newman
HILL, Lavoy J. 13 May 1935 Shared stone with next; Lavoy Jefferson; s/o Wilferd E. Hill & Nina Bowman
HILL, Mildred E. 03 Mar 1943 Mildred Violet; d/o Daniel W. Edwards & Nettie Dew Bowman; w/o Lavoy Jefferson Hill
HILL, Wilferd E. 04 Apr 1912 28 Aug 1970 Shared stone with next; s/o Kenny Flurnoy Hill & Joannah Clementina Bowman
HILL, Nina B. 29 Aug 1914 10 Feb 1994 d/o James Samuel Bowman & Lula Edna Williams; w/o Wilferd E. Hill
HILL, Clifford Elwood 08 May 1937 08 May 1937 s/o Wilferd E. Hill & Nina Bowman
BOWMAN, Barbara J. 30 Apr 1945 Shared stone with next; nee Webb; w/o Harold Roscoe Bowman
BOWMAN, Harold R. 15 Aug 1942 16 Oct 2008 Harold Roscoe; s/o John Dexter Bowman & Eppie Iowa Sawyers
BOWMAN, Betty L. “Ma” 11 Feb 1944 Shared stone with next;
BOWMAN, Jackson P.“Jake” 19 Nov 1940 11 Feb 2005 Jackson Posey; s/o John Dexter Bowman & Eppie Iowa Sawyers
BOWMAN, J. Dexter 15 Jan 1907 26 Jan 1995 Shared stone with next; John Dexter; s/o Jackson Taylor Bowman & Irena Alice Horton
BOWMAN, Eppie I. 20 Jan 1916 03 Aug 1988 Eppie Iowa; d/o Posie Oscar Sawyers & Rhoda Almeda Martin; w/o John Dexter Bowman
Row 3
HORTON, Lawrence J. 1899 1970 Shared stone with next; s/o William Robert Horton & Mary S. Hull
HORTON, Louisa F. 1900 1969 Louisa Frances; d/o Jackson Taylor Bowman & Irena Alice Horton; w/o Lawrence Jefferson Horton
HORTON, Elman J. 04 Mar 1926 19 Mar 2006 Shared stone with next; Elman Jackson; s/o Lawrence Jefferson Horton & Louisa Frances Bowman
HORTON, Gladys S. 08 Jul 1932 27 Oct 1992 Gladys Marie; d/o Fleming Leroy Sutphin & Laura Minda Alderman; w/o Elman Jackson Horton
GOAD, Jody Aaron 26 Jan 1976 09 Jul 2003 s/o Jerry Ray Goad & Nana Edwards
HAWKS, W. Isaac 16 Nov 1904 03 Nov 1976 Shared stone with next; William Isaac; s/o Alexander Hawks & Mary Jane Thompson
HAWKS, Bessie H. 28 Jun 1904 01 May 1975 d/o Kenny Flurnoy Hill & Joannah Clementina Bowman; w/o William Isaac Hawks
HILL, Wiley Jefferson 11 Aug 1906 06 Jan 1990 s/o Kenny Flurnoy Hill & Joannah Clementina Bowman
WINESETT, Ollie Hill 21 Jan 1900 19 Mar 1988 d/o Kenneth Flurnoy Hill & Joannah Clementina Bowman; w/o Eli Winesett
HILL, Kenny F. 10 Nov 1876 03 Feb 1923 Shared stone with next; Kenny Flurnoy; s/o Hezekiah Robert Hill & Rachel Matilda Beamer
HILL, Joannah C. 03 Mar 1872 03 Mar 1943 Joannah Clementina; d/o Andrew Jackson Bowman & Susannah Quesenberry; w/o Kenny Flurnoy Hill
BOWMAN, Andrew, Capt. 08 Oct 1839 07 Jan 1905 Served in the Confederate Army Apr 1862 until the surrender of General Lee Apr 9 1865.-Served in General Picketts Div. Longstreets Corps.; Andrew Jackson; s/o Oliver Lee Bowman & Louisa Banks
BOWMAN , Susanna 28 Dec 1842 15 Feb 1896 d/o George Quesenberry & Joannah Webb; w/o Andrew Jackson Bowman
BOWMAN, Jackson T. 16 Apr 1874 13 Mar 1960 Shared stone with next; Jackson Taylor; s/o Andrew Jackson Bowman Susanna Quesenberry
BOWMAN, Irena A. 11 Aug 1875 11 Jul 1967 Irena Alice; d/o Joseph H. Horton & Nancy C. Hill; w/o Jackson Taylor Bowman
BOWMAN, Joseph A. 18 May 1898 31 May 1964 s/o Jackson Taylor Bowman & Irena Alice Horton
BOWMAN, S. Maude 01 Sep 1902 18 Aug 1999 Susan Maude; d/o Jackson Taylor Bowman & Irena Alice Horton
Row 4
McGRADY, Poe 28 Sep 1913 01 Dec 1980 PFC U. S. Marine Corps WW II; s/o Delmon McGrady & Vera Priscilla Dickerson
SEMONES, Andrew L[ewis] 01 Apr 1889 14 Feb 1947 Shared stone with next; Andrew Lewis; s/o James Armstead Abraham Semones & Mary Ellen Semones
SEMONES, Olive M. 22 Nov 1890 09 Aug 1967 Olive McClellan; w/o Andrew Lewis Semones
SEMONES, James A. A. 10 Jun 1866 03 Mar 1945 Shared stone with next; James Armstead Abraham; s/o Nathaniel Lawson Semones & Lauvinia Pendleton
SEMONES, Mary E. 16 Jun 1866 24 May 1959 Mary Ellen; d/o Andrew Jackson Bowman & Susanna Quesenberry; w/o James Armstead Abraham Semones
KEITH, Joe [11 Mar] 1914 [25 Aug] 1974 Shared stone with next; s/o James Wyatt Keith & Lethia Emma Worrell
KEITH, Easter S. [13 Mar] 1911 [28 Aug] 1991 Easter Irene; d/o Lafayette Stockner & Annie Levinia Semones; w/o Joe Keith
SEMONES, N. Hutchens [18 Sep] 1895 [19 Sep] 1898 Shared stone with next; s/o James Armstead Abraham Semones & Mary Ellen Bowman
SEMONES, Isaac Orby [25 Apr] 1893 [12 Oct] 1895 s/o James Armstead Abraham Semones & Mary Ellen Bowman
SEMONES, James Edgar 18 May 1903 09 Mar 1999 Shared stone with next; s/o James Armstead Abraham Semones & Mary Ellen Bowman
SEMONES, Alta P. Quesinberry 26 Mar 1906 10 Feb 1998 Alta Pearl; d/o Norman Quesinberry & Amelia Elizabeth Gardner; w/o James Edgar Semones
Row 5
COX, Hiram 02 Jul 1936 Shared stone with next;
COX, Laura Belle 12 Apr 1939 03 Jul 2009 d/o Elbert Emmett Semones & Della Mae Quesinberry; w/o Hiram Cox
DeHAVEN, Leonard Early 15 Jul 1905 18 Dec 1993 Shared stone with next; s/o William Thomas DeHaven & Mattie Lee Webb
DeHAVEN, Louise Branscome 01 Oct 1911 Louise Jane; d/o Annanias Tobias Branscome & Mary J. Thompson; w/o Leonard Early DeHaven
BOWMAN, Zelda Vinson 19 Sep 1895 05 May 1996 Sarah Zelda; d/o Alexander C. Webb & Lucy A. Sandefur; w/o Daniel W. Vinson & William Andrew Bowman
BOWMAN, Infant 30 Sep 1923 s/o William Andrew Bowman & Minnie Etta Largen
BOWMAN, Wm A. 20 Feb 1892 27 Mar 1983 Shared stone with next; William Andrew; s/o David Lee Bowman & Sarah Alice DeHaven
BOWMAN, Etta 17 Feb 1891 23 Apr 1955 Minnie Etta; d/o James Madison Largen & Melissa Ann Worrell; w/o William Andrew Bowman
BOWMAN, Infant 08 Feb 1902 s/o David Lee Bowman & Sarah Alice DeHaven
BOWMAN, Infant 14 Apr 1898 d/o David Lee Bowman & Sarah Alice DeHaven
BOWMAN, Bertha E. 22 Jul 1890 12 Nov 1895 Bertha Ellen; d/o David Lee Bowman & Sarah Alice DeHaven
BOWMAN, David L. 29 Jan 1868 25 Apr 1961 Shared stone with next; David Lee; s/o Andrew Jackson Bowman Susanna Quesenberry
BOWMAN, Sarah A. 08 Nov 1864 17 May 1941 Sarah Alice; d/o William Marion DeHaven & Emaline America Bolt; w/o David Lee Bowman
BOWMAN, Walter C. 08 Oct 1905 01 Sep 1975 Pvt. U. S. Army; Walter Cecil; s/o David Lee Bowman & Sarah Alice DeHaven
Row 6
SEMONES, Elbert Emmett 18 Apr 1909 19 Aug 1988 Shared stone with next; s/o Lewis Emmett Semones & Idelia Penelope Gardner
SEMONES, Della Mae Q. 16 Sep 1908 31 Oct 1983 d/o Charles Edward Quesenberry & Alza E. Young; w/o Elbert Emmett Semones
SHINAULT, Roma Dale, Jr. 20 Sep 1985 s/o Mr. & Mrs. Roma Dale Shinault, Sr.
SHINAULT, Boyd L. 30 Apr 1918 13 Aug 1989 Shared stone with next; Boyd Lee; s/o Jacob Shinault & Irena Edwards
SHINAULT, June K. Semones 11 Sep 1925 28 Aug 1980 June Kathleen; d/o Paul James Semones & Lula Mae Midkiff; w/o Boyd Lee Shinault
SEMONES, Gary Infant
SLUSHER, Robert M. 01 May 1957 24 May 1998 Robert Miles
SLUSHER, Louis R. 07 Dec 1933 17 Oct 1979 Louis Rex; s/o Barnett Miles Slusher & Earnie Pearl Semones
SLUSHER, Barnett Ray 1937 1938 s/o Barnett Miles Slusher & Earnie Pearl Semones
SLUSHER, Barnett M. 1900 1936 Shared stone with next; Barnett Miles; s/o George A. Slusher & Elena M. Weeks
SLUSHER, Earnie P. 1902 1962 Earnie Pearl; d/o Lewis Emmett Semones & Idelia Penelope Gardner; w/o Barnett Miles Slusher
SEMONES, Lewis Emmett 20 May 1871 08 Jul 1909 Shared stone with next; s/o Nathaniel Lawson Semones & Lauvinia Pendleton
SEMONES, Idelia Penelope 27 Mar 1877 04 Feb 1956 d/o James A. Gardner & Martha E. Goode; w/o Lewis Emmett Semones
SEMONES, Foy Green 29 Jul 1899 17 Nov 1977 s/o Lewis Emmett Semones & Idelia Penelope Gardner
SEMONES, Alma L. DeHaven 14 Dec 1897 17 May 1943 Alma Lee; d/o Lewis Masterson DeHaven & Phoebe Jane Worrell; w/o Foy Green Semones
SEMONES, James Emmett 24 Apr 1925 26 Jan 1988 S1 U. S. Coast Guard WW II; s/o Foy Green Semones & Alma L. DeHaven
Row 7
GALYEAN, Henry F. 18 Apr 1935 06 Aug 2001 Shared stone with next;
GALYEAN, Betty L. 03 Feb 1936
BUNN, Roy W. 19 Oct 1890 07 Mar 1972 Roy Wyatt; s/o Thomas & Lucy Bunn
MARSHALL, William H. 12 Feb 1915 21 Jul 1992 Shared stone with next; William Howard; s/o Abraham Canada Marshall & Polly Ann Reece
MARSHALL, Annie E. 31 Oct 1917 17 Jun 1965 Annie Elizabeth; d/o William H. Radford & Betty A. Bunn; w/o William Howard Marshall
RADFORD, Robert L. 18 Jul 1911 05 Dec 1963 s/o William H. Radford & Bettie S. Bunn
MARSHALL, Ollie Radford 10 Nov 1916 16 Jun 1986 Ollie Mae; d/o Forest Lee Clay & Essie Gilliam; 2nd w/o William Howard Marshall
RADFORD, William H. 19 Oct 1881 22 Aug 1955 Shared stone with next; s/o Eliza Radford
RADFORD, Betty A. 19 Apr 1881 14 Aug 1967 nee Bunn; w/o William H. Radford
GRIMES, William P. 30 Aug 1873 22 Mar 1952 Shared stone with next; William Patrick; s/o Patrick M. & Annie M. Grimes
GRIMES, Maude 19 May 1893 06 Jul 1975 d/o Thomas & Lucy Bunn; w/o William Patrick Grimes
Unknown No name
WEBB, Bettie Lou 04 Dec 1940 04 Dec 1940 d/o Martin Webb & Alta Mae Semones
WEBB, Martin 10 Mar 1913 30 Dec 2000 Shared stone with next; s/o William Preston Webb & Mary Elizabeth Martin
WEBB, Alta Mae Semones 04 Feb 1918 09 Feb 1982 d/o Armstead Ellis Semones & Ada Simone Horton
SEMONES, Ava 28 May 1921 11 Nov 1926 d/o Armstead Ellis Semones & Ada Simone Horton
SEMONES, A. Ellis 12 Nov 1879 29 Jan 1932 Shared stone with next; Armstead Ellis; s/o Lewis Pleasant Semones & Martha Pendleton
SEMONES, Ada Horton 13 Apr 1883 19 Jul 1963 Ada Simone; d/o Christopher Columbus Horton & Barbara Ellen Goad; w/o Armstead Ellis Semones
VINSON, Mary Emeline 16 Oct 1873 22 Apr 1959 d/o Nathaniel Lawson Semones & Lauvinia Pendleton; w/o Robert W. Vinson
SEMONES, N. L. 10 Apr 1841 09 Sep 1929 Nathaniel Lawson; s/o William M. Semones & Elizabeth Ann Matthews
SEMONES, Lauvinia 28 Sep 1831 17 Feb 1922 d/o John Pendleton & Ann Hubbard; w/o Nathaniel Lawson Semones
Row 8
EASTER, Colon D. [19 Sep] 1898 [06 Oct] 1984 Shared stone with next; Colon Dexter; s/o Hughes Easter & Nancy M. Hawks
EASTER, Martha V. [18 Jun] 1903 [21 Apr] 1986 d/o Robert W. Vinson & Mary Emeline Semones; w/o Colon Dexter Easter
THOMPSON, James L. 02 Jul 1884 05 Feb 1974 Shared stone with next; James Lewis; s/o Isham Preston Thompson & Sarah Jane Webb
THOMPSON, Lenora E. 11 Nov 1877 24 Apr 1957 Juda Lenora E.; d/o Nathaniel Lawson Semones & Lauvinia Pendleton; w/o James Lewis Thompson
New section at rear of cemetery
Row 1
HUFF, Giles 05 Oct 1908 11 Nov 2000 Shared stone with next; s/o Lawrence Austin Huff & Martha Anna Reece
HUFF, Pearlie E. 25 Sep 1905 08 Mar 1988 Pearlie Ellen; d/o James Armstead Abraham Semones & Mary Ellen Bowman; w/o Giles Huff
Row 2
PUCKETT, Clevers Odell 15 Oct 1933 27 Mar 2009 Shared stone with next; s/o Arthur Joseph Puckett & Etta Hawks
PUCKETT, Vesta Bowman 17 Aug 1934 Vesta Marie; d/o John Dexter Bowman & Eppie Iowa Sawyers; w/o Clevers Odell Puckett
HORTON, Joseph E. 23 Mar 1920 22 Dec 1980 Shared stone with next; Joseph Estel; s/o Lawrence Jefferson Horton & Louisa Frances Bowman
HORTON, Arlene W. 22 Feb 1926 15 Dec 2008 Harriet Arlene; d/o William Edgar Williams & Margie Amburn; w/o Joseph Estel Horton
Row 3
QUESENBERRY, Roger Calvin 29 Jan 1948 Shared stone with next;
QUESENBERRY, Linda J. Horton 25 Sep 1945
Row 4
SEMONES, Alton Creed 29 Jun 1923 Shared stone with next; s/o Armstead Ellis Semones & Ada Simone Horton
SEMONES, Ruth Carter 12 Mar 1931 Carrie Ruth; d/o Fred Jackson Carter & Nellie Helen Rotenizer; w/o Alton Creed Semones
SEMONES, Gary Dale 23 Oct 1968 24 Dec 2008 s/o Alton Creed Semones & Carrie Ruth Carter
JONES, Linwood Lee 15 Jan 1949 Shared stone with next;
JONES, Mary Jane 28 Feb 1946
SEMONES, Ambrose Harden 23 Mar 1915 16 May 1995 s/o Armstead Ellis Semones & Ada Simone Horton
SEMONES, Alfred Harden 20 Sep 1942 01 Jul 2004 s/o Ambrose Harden Semones & Mary Catherine Dalton
SEMONES, Alvin C. 04 Nov 1919 02 Mar 1997 s/o Armstead Ellis Semones & Ada Simone Horton
SEMONES, Louise 22 Jun 1931 10 Apr 1984 Shared stone with next;
SEMONES, Alger C. 07 May 1927 25 Aug 2002 s/o Armstead Ellis Semones & Ada Simone Horton
Row 5
SAWYERS, Rodney Lee [27 Nov] 1959 [29 Jul] 2010 FHM; s/o Clerin Roy Sawyers & Virginia Mae Beasley
HAYNES, Steve 08 Apr 1958 Shared stone with next; William Earl Haynes & Hazel Ruth Sizemore
HAYNES, Carla Denise 09 Feb 1961 22 Jun 2003 d/o Clerin Roy Sawyers & Virginia Mae Beasley; w/o Steve Haynes
SAWYERS, Clerin Roy 10 Feb 1939 11 Jan 2002 Shared stone with next; s/o Clerin Foy Sawyers & Virginia Mae Beasley
SAWYERS, Virginia Mae 19 Feb 1939 nee Beasley; w/o Clerin Roy Sawyers
BURNETTE, Harold Franklin 22 Aug 1939 11 Jun 2010 s/o Clarence Everett Burnett & Edna Alverta Branscome
BURNETT, Joe H. 12 Jul 1932 18 May 1994 Joe Howard; s/o Floyd Washington Burnett & Amelia Catherine Hall
BURNETT, Emmett Floyd 26 Sep 1927 31 May 2004 FN U. S. Navy A 1C U. S. Air Force WW II; s/o Floyd Washington Burnett & Amelia Catherine Hall
SAWYERS, Clerin Foy 26 Mar 1913 24 Oct 1983 Shared stone with next; s/o Posey Oscar Sawyers & Rhoda Almeda Martin
SAWYERS, Mary Ruth 16 Aug 1918 21 Apr 2012 d/o Floyd Washington Burnett & Amelia Catherine Hall; w/o Clerin Foy Sawyers
Row 6
SEMONES, Arlo J. 19 Apr 1929 24 Mar 1995 Shared stone with next; Arlo James; s/o Armstead Ellis Semones & Ada Simone Horton
SEMONES, Opal B. 24 Dec 1934 d/o Lawrence Jefferson Banks & Nancy Arizona Quesenberry; w/o Arlo James Semones
HOWELL, Erin M. 04 Nov 1981 06 Nov 1981 Erin Marinda; d/o Timothy Eugene Howell & Lisa G. Semones