William E. Stone Cemetery
aka Stone’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Comer’s Rock
Directions: The cemetery is on the south side of Stone’s Chapel Rd (Rt 665) east of Flag Pond Lane (Rt 864) a half mile east of Stone’s Chapel.
GPS Coordinates: 36.703323 N 81.208176 W
Surveyed by: Rich and Ginger Ballard, 22 Apr 2003
Comments: This cemetery may be called Stone’s Chapel Church Cemetery by some. However, there was no apparent association with this family cemetery and the Stone’s Chapel Church which was down the hill from the cemetery.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| STONE, Freel R. | 7 Jun 1870 | 9 Nov 1961 | [s/o William E. & Martha J. Wright Stone]; double stone with next |
| STONE, Rose E. | 24 Jul 1867 | 15 Aug 1945 | [nee Kirby] |
| STONE, Robert W. | 1 Jul 1894 | 5 Nov 1938 | [s/o Freel R. & Rose E. Kirby Stone] |
| STONE, Virgie Lee | 20 Jan 1885 | 13 Apr 1905 | [d/o William E. & Martha J. Wright Stone] |
| STONE, Martha J. | 29 Jul 1847 | 17 Aug 1935 | [2nd w/o William E. Stone; d/o H. and S. Wright] |
| STONE, W[illiam] E. | 4 Dec 1830 | 22 Mar 1903 | age 72 y 3 m 18 d; CSA |
| STONE, Nellie E. | 18 Oct 1873 | 18 Jul 1874 | [probably d/o William E. & Martha J. Wright Stone] |
| Row 2 | |||
| CATRON, Albert Johnson | 17 Jul 1885 | 30 Mar 1976 | [probably s/o James W. & Perlina Cornett Catron]; double stone with next |
| CATRON, Alice Funk | 1 Mar 1885 | 13 Jun 1960 | [Laura Alice, d/o Lewis J. & Katherine Cannoy Funk] |
| DOSS, Clay M. | 13 Jan 1913 | 16 Jan 1913 | [twin son of Ben & Nora Stone Doss]; double stone with next |
| DOSS, Clute M. | 13 Jan 1913 | 16 Jan 1913 | [twin son of Ben & Nora Stone Doss] |
| DOSS, Margie Mae | 17 Apr 1903 | 13 Jul 1904 | d/o B[en] F. and T.L. [Nora Stone] Doss; death date also read as 12 Sep 1904 |
| WINESETT, Margaret Lee | 31 Dec 1918 | infant d/o H.C[leve] and L.M[ae] Winesett | |
| field stone | |||
| SUTHERLAND, S.A. | 19 Sep 1891 | 26 Jan 1892 | [initials also read as “E.J.”; d/o J.S. & M.A. Sutherland] |
| STAMPER, Blanch V. Poole | [20 Sep] 1911 | [1 Mar] 1980 | [Blanch Virgina, w/o Andrew Johnson Stamper, Sr.; d/o Granville Jefferson & Hila Anne Hale Poole] |
| Row 3 | |||
| FUNK, Lewis J. | 4 Aug 1850 | 4 Apr 1934 | shared stone with next |
| FUNK, Mrs. L.J. [Mary Catherine] | 12 May 1858 | 13 Aug 1952 | [nee Cannoy] |
| KING, Lessya M. | 10 Apr 1895 | Aug 1939 | [w/o Mack King; d/o Lewis J. & Mary Catherine Cannoy Funk] |
| FUNK, Verda Lee | 7 Mar 1890 | 6 Jan 1990 | [age 99 years; d/o Lewis J. & Mary Catherine Cannoy Funk] |
| unknown | field stone | ||
| unknown | small marker, uncarved | ||
| unknowns | three wooden markers, old | ||
| FUNK, Infant | 5 Jun 1903 | 5 Jun 1903 | infant of L.J. and M.C. Funk |
| BENNINGTON, Hazel L. | 8 Dec 1915 | 12 Dec 1915 | [Hazel Lee,] d/o N. B[edie] and S. T[ilden] Bennington |
| Row 4 | |||
| STONE, Peyton Abner | 5 May 1910 | 14 May 1910 | [possibly s/o Freel R. & Rose E. Kirby Stone] |
| POE, Linnie Ruth | 6 May 1926 | 31 Mar 1927 | [d/o Sam & Bertie Cannoy Poe. Linnie Ruth may have other siblings buried here.] |
| CANNOY, Ray Sebert | 16/19 Jan 1895 | 18 Feb 1906 | [probably s/o George W. & Sarah Cornett Cannoy] |
| CANNOY, Sarah C. | 9 Jun 1860 | 16 Oct 1904 | w/o G.W. Cannoy; [nee Cornett] |
| unknown | wooden marker, old | ||
| Row 5 | |||
| BYRD, Emma Ruth | 17 Feb 1886 | 20 Feb 1930 | [1st w/o Mont Herbert Byrd; nee Shupe] |
| BYRD, Infant | 12 Sep 1918 | 12 Sep 1918 | infant of M[ont] H[erbert] and E[mma] R[uth] Byrd |
| WRIGHT, Fielden | 22 Apr 1838 | 26 Oct 1917 | double stone with next |
| WRIGHT, Thursey M. | 10 Feb 1839 | ____ | stone fallen |
| CANNOY, George W. | 25 Mar 1861 | 16 Feb 1941 | [s/o Barney and Sarah J. Cornett Cannoy] |
| STONE, Charley R. | 6 Oct 1900 | 11 Apr 1917 | [s/o Winton G. & Mittie D. Cornett Stone] |
| STONE, Infant | 14 Feb 1934 | infant s/o Mr. and Mrs. H[erman] C[ornett] Stone; [Mrs. Stone nee Mildred Etta Funk] | |
| STONE, Winton G. | [20 Nov] 1871 | [2 Jul] 1957 | [Winton Gustavus, s/o William E. & Martha J. Wright Stone]; double stone with next |
| STONE, Mittie C. | [17 Aug] 1875 | [20 Jun] 1964 | [Mittie D., d/o Ken & Mary “Polly” Cornett] |
| Row 6 | |||
| CATRON, James W[illiam] | 8 Sep 1861 | 30 May 1923 | double stone with next; [s/o Peter K. and Caroline Stone Catron] |
| CATRON, Perline Cornett | 17 May 1850 | 13 Oct 1941 | [d/o Kenly C. and Polly Wright Cornett] |
| BYRD, Matilda | 8 Jul 1845 | 3 Jan 1941 | |
| BYRD, Martin F. | 1868 | 1939 | [raised by Fielden & Thursey M. Wright; he referred to them as “Grandpa” and “Grandma”]; double stone with next |
| BYRD, Diana V. | 1868 | 1945 | |
| STONE, W. Cabel | 21 May 1882 | 9 Jan 1977 | [Walter Cabel, s/o William E. & Martha J. Wright Stone; m1 Lura Lee Cornett, m2 Eddie Vass, m3 Ruth Brewer Slemp]; double stone with next |
| STONE, Lara/Lura Lee | 7 Sep 1882 | 13 Nov 1930 | [1st w/o Walter Cabel Stone; d/o Kenly C. and Polly Wright Cornett] |
| Row 7 | |||
| HARRINGTON, Lura E. | 30 Oct 1888 | 3 Dec 1934 | w/o J.C. Funk; [Lura Elizabeth, d/o Aaron Gideon & Luemma Hale Harrington; 1st w/o Carl James Funk. He is buried at Comers Rock Cemetery with his second wife, Cora Carrico Cornett.] |
| Known to be buried here | |||
| CROUSE, Infant | unmarked grave | ||
| NOONKESTER, Infant | unmarked grave | ||
| STONE, Mary | [1st w/o William E. Stone; nee Sutherland] | ||
| POOL, Infant | unmarked grave | ||
| HALE, Infant Twins | unmarked grave | ||
| HALE, Jenny | unmarked grave; [w/o Frank Pool; nee Pool] | ||
| POOL, Granville Jefferson | [11 Jan 1864] | unmarked grave; s/o Granville & Catherine Pool | |
| POOL, Hila Anne | [1872] | unmarked grave;[ w/o Granville Jefferson Pool; nee Hale] | |
| STONE, Anne | [26 Apr 1903] | [17 Oct 1987] | unmarked grave; [d/o Freel R. & Rose E. Kirby Stone] |
| STAMPER, Andrew Johnson, Sr. | unmarked grave | ||
| POOL, Glenn | [ca 1926] | unmarked grave beside mother, Blanche Virginia Pool Stamper | |