Bethel Hill Cemetery

Bethel Hill Church - 2002

Macon Co., NC


Surveyed October 11, 2002 by Maxi Caldwell, Willadean Holland, and Lea Holland.

Directions: From Hardee’s in Franklin, take 64E. approximately one mile. Exit right onto the 64W bypass. Stay on this road approximately six or seven miles. Turn right onto Old 64 highway, go past Loafer’s Glory gas station, turn left onto Wayah Rd. Follow Wayah Rd. approximately 18 1/2 miles to Nantahala. There will be a gas station (Bateman’s) on the left. From Bateman’s, go about five miles to Windingstairs Rd., on the right. Go around the school, to Nantahala School Rd., turn right, take second driveway on the left and follow the gravel road to the church and cemetery.

Note: Survey begins at top of hill, furthest from church.

 

Charles Mickey Roper January 11, 1963 – September 24, 1999

In Loving Memory of Joseph Lawrence Bateman June 27, 1960 –
November 20, 2001

Double Stone: Ashe
Frank C. November 20, 1921 – July 12, 1995
Adlean Dilbeck July 23, 1926 – October 18, 1993

Double Stone: Horton, Married October 1, 1955
Thomas Upton January 22, 1923 – [no date] Vet. World War II
Eloise Morgan May 21, 1926 – [no date]

Talmadge L. “Rooster” Owenby January 3, 1943 – December 18, 2000
SP4 US Army Vietnam

Double Stone: Morgan, Married December 4, 1924
Fred Marvin December 27, 1900 – February 16, 1996
Lexie Mashburn October 1, 1909 – June 12, 1991

Dover James Roper November 17, 1940 – October 1, 1997

Rev. Carl Denny May 14, 1905 – August 24, 1982

Double Stone: Bateman
Robert Lee February 5, 1934 – November 8, 1993
Jessie Morgan March 6, 1927 – [no date]

Double Stone: Owenby
Elmer May 4, 1911 – [no date]
Gladys February 6, 1917 – December 16, 1999

Double Stone: Grant
Noel W. September 4, 1914 – November 24, 1986
Carlene O. February 9, 1920 – [no date]

Double Stone: Owenby
Roy M. Sr. December 4, 1910 – August 14, 1995
Gladys D. April 22, 1916 – [no date]

Roy M. Owenby Jr. March 11, 1940 – [no date] Owenby Family
Historian

Hallie W. Cochran July 20, 1914 – August 1, 1987

Janice Renee Cunningham November 15, 1956 – June 7, 1985

Dean D. Owenby March 2, 1933 – October 27, 1997

Double Stone: Passmore
Golie W. December 18, 1915 – April 5, 1989
Frances D. October 12, 1920 – [no date]

Double Stone: Pruett
Vinson H. July 31, 1913 – [no date]
Velma Mason June 26, 1915 – October 19, 1995

Double Stone: Wishon
Verles C. March 4, 1919 – [no date]
Beulah O. April 14, 1911 – [no date]

Triple Stone: Dills – Passmore
Rudolf W. January 9, 1952 – May 11, 2002
Kathy P. May 1, 1951 – [no date]
Christopher H. August 13, 1972 – [no date]

Judy K. Passmore November 22, 1949 – [no date]

Double Stone: Passmore
Willard G. May 19, 1920 – December 15, 1983 S1 US Navy World
War II
Mary Jo January 6, 1924 – [no date]

Double Stone: Neal
Frank J. January 1, 1930 – October 19, 1985
Pauline M. December 15, 1933 – [no date]

Madge Morgan August 28, 1934 – [no date]

Double Stone: Morgan
Walter C. March 28, 1898 – December 3, 1983
Lottie G. April 4, 1909 – [no date]

Double Stone: Morgan
Joe W. March 4, 1939 – April 19, 1997
Phillis J. October 1, 1940 – [no date]

Double Stone: Waldroup – Stanley
Kathy D. August 4, 1957 – March 1, 1975
David J. December 30, 1953 – March 1, 1975

Double Stone: Waldroup
Harold January 19, 1923 – October 22, 1989
Etta Mae N. May 15, 1926 – [no date]

Homer Waldroup March 23, 1926 – February 4, 1966

Double Stone: Waldroup
Harrison December 7, 1893 – January 13, 1960
Lena D. September 26, 1894 – September 25, 1966

Hazel Huffman Edwards August 18, 1921 – April 26, 1958

Vina D. Huffman February 12, 1897 – January 17, 1968

Azor H Huffman April 25, 1898 – November 2, 1947

James H. son of A. H. and E. M. Huffman September 18, 1927 –
December 30, 1931

Lou L. Grant December 11, 1871 – November 20, 1946

T. P. Grant March 4, 1864 – 19 [incomplete date]

E. M. Passmore January 22, 1881 – December 5, 1963

Rev. Phillip H. Passmore April 23, 1875 – December 2, 1968

Claude Selby April 14, 1921 – October 4, 1979 US Army World War II

Claude Earl Selby June 5, 1943 – November 18, 1944

Julius Morgan September 22, 1899 – September 16, 1956

Elva Dills Morgan June 12, 1905 – November 13, 1983

Doyle H. Morgan December 11, 1931 – April 11, 1968

Double Stone: Mason
Herschel January 14, 1923 – September 30, 1994 US Army World
War II
Christine Morgan June 9, 1924 – [no date]

Double Stone: Douthit
Clifton M. December 20, 1901 – October 4, 1976
Nola M. July 9, 1908 – March 15, 1988

Wayne Roger Douthit November 3, 1942 – October 13, 1959

Sterling C. Douthit September 9, 1936 – June 27, 1952

Double Stone: Douthit
Charlie Howard May 17, 1930 – December 8, 1986
Shirley K. January 2, 1937 – [no date]

Clifford Passmore February 1, 1957 – December 2, 1971

Double Stone: McMahan
Zeb B. March 1, 1924 – January 24, 1998
Pauline A. August 12, 1925 – March 17, 1990

Double Stone: McMahan
Lee May 10, 1886 – August 21, 1964
Martha May 3, 1886 – May 22, 1970

Six Graves, marked only with fieldstones

Double Stone: Goodson
Carroll S. May 15, 1932 – [no date]
Ethelenine M. July 9, 1933 – [no date]

Pearl M. Passmore May 9, 1902 – June 5, 1984

Curtis T. Passmore December 20, 1901 – February 27, 1990

John Dillard Owenby August 29, 1937 – May 3, 2001

Double Stone: Owenby
Ernest December 19, 1941 – July 8, 2001
Lula Belle April 30, 1943 – December 13, 1980

Double Stone: Owenby
Agrie March 5, 1911 – May 12, 2001
Gertrude M. April 9, 1920 – [no date]

Child of M. J. and Edith Carder

Child of M. J. and Edith Carder

Edith Carder January 26, 1901 – July 10, 1940

Seven Graves – markers or fieldstones only

Ollie Denny June 27, 1889 – September 12, 1891

Dora O. Passmore September 12, 1883 – January 9, 1981

Samuel Theadore Passmore March 31, 1883 – September 5, 1963

Haskel W. Passmore October 3, 1910 – April 14, 1987

Nancy E. Mason January 27, 1878 – August 20, 1935

Double Stone: Passmore
Homer J. May 4, 1904 – July 27, 1993
R. Azalee August 25, 1910 – [no date]

Double Stone: Martin
John R. November 27, 1894 – June 15, 1984
Lula P. August 17, 1902 – [no date]

Naomi Denny July 14, 1869 – October 30, 1962

Elizabeth Bateman April 14, 1880 – April 9, 1960

Mattie M. Owenby September 27, 1886 – January 5, 1954

R. L. Owenby March 2, 1868 – [no date]

Martha Melvina Owenby December 7, 1869 – August 5, 1953

Porter A. Owenby Co B 6 GA CAV CSA

Four Graves – marked only with fieldstones

Agner A. Owenby June 22, 1905 – May 13, 1968

Odae Owenby February 3, 1913 – November 11, 1963

John E. Owenby May 20, 1878 – June 6, 1964

Mary E. Owenby January 19, 1882 – July 17, 1916

Ethel G. February 11, 1907 – September 5, 1907 Daughter of J. E.
and M. E. Owenby

Double Stone: Owenby
William Voyd June 15, 1912 – April 21, 1978
Ruby Dills June 19, 1913 – [no date]

Crystal Renee Owenby 1973 – 1973

Double Stone: Passmore
Mildred M. October 13, 1929 – February 26, 1999
Arnold L. June 4, 1922 – February 27, 1989 US Army World War II

Double Stone: Dills
William C. March 15, 1894 – February 19, 1978
Myrtle P. September 1, 1908 – February 2, 1990

Double Stone: Thompson
John Robert January 15, 1927 – July 16, 1975 PFC US Marine Corps
World War II
Peggy Morgan March 5, 1939 – [no date]

Double Stone: Morgan
Zeb Clifton September 30, 1914 – December 17, 1970
Gladys Rowland November 28, 1919 – June 2, 1995

Two Graves – marked only with fieldstones

Samuel P. Owenby 1875 – 1954

Dee A. Owenby December 15, 1906 – September 13, 1943 North
Carolina PVT 142 Inf. World War II

Five Graves – marked only with fieldstones

Samuel Passmore February 14, 1899 – April 19, 1899

Six Graves – marked only with fieldstones

Amanda Shields 1892 – 1970 [Funeral Home Marker]

Roxie Passmore July 17, 1878 – August 9, 1969

Thomas B. Passmore June 22, 1869 – November 27, 1952

Dexter Passmore April 30, 1913 – October 3, 1915

Vonie Passmore May 7, 1911 – July 17, 1913

Small Grave – marked only with fieldstone.

Paulette Passmore November 22, 1952 – November 26, 1952

Small Grave – marked only with fieldstone

Four Graves – marked only with fieldstones

Daniel B. Dills March 23, 1854 – March 21, 1920

Ellen R. Dills August 2, 1862 – June 18, 1934

James Morgan April 6, 1872 – June 7, 1948

Nancy April 18, 1876 – September 29, 1963 wife of James W. Morgan

Joseph S. Morgan July 2, 1895 – June 1, 1976 PVT US Army World
War II

Timothy L. June 18, 1966 – June 20, 1966 Son of Mr. and Mrs.
David F. Stewart

Double Stone: Dills
Floyd J. December 19, 1914 – January 11, 1992
Pauline R. January 28, 1919 – [no date]

Frances Queen Passmore June 16, 1917 – [no date]

Cora McMahan January 16, 1882 – October 25, 1967

Double Stone: McManan
Raleigh S. August 1, 1902 – February 16, 1968
Ella Grant September 19, 1907 – June 25, 1987

Double Stone: McManan
Jud March 10, 1893 – February 18, 1970
Esther M. January 17, 1899 – December 22, 1992

Double Stone: Mashburn
Garland March 7, 1915 – July 17, 2001
Mae T. October 28, 1918 – [no date]

Double Stone: Mashburn
Leonard November 24, 1906 – September 1, 1999
Elsie June 13, 1908 – October 27, 1988

Larce Lonnie Mashburn Born 7-18-1912 Died 9-7-2002 [Funeral Home
Marker]

Almer Rosetta Holden Mashburn Born 2-3-1913 Died 7-30-2002
[Funeral Home Marker]

Double Stone: Mashburn
Tony Richard December 12, 1957 – [no date]
Kathy Lynne January 21, 1963 – May 17, 2001

Double Stone: Dills
Jerry K. May 2, 1953 – [no date]
Rebecca A. June 7, 1949 – [no date]

Emma D. Roper November 1, 1890 – July 17, 1974

Arthur J. Roper October 7, 1890 – August 5, 1978

Double Stone: Roper
Frank M. October 30, 1910 – October 24, 1988 US Army World War II
May D. March 18, 1912 – August 16, 1999

Kevin S. October 15, 1966 – October 15, 1966 Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby L. Queen

Double Stone: Cope
Eugene A. June 7, 1923 – October 10, 1980
Ruth R. March 24, 1925 – May 8, 1998

Tolbert Gay Roper February 8, 1921 – March 24, 2002

Odell Roper January 13, 1923 – June 18, 1981

Double Stone: Roper
William T. November 13, 1892 – August 14, 1965
Estella D. May 27, 1896 – November 1, 1986

Double Stone: Day
Jimmie L. February 10, 1937 – [no date]
Bernice E. August 8, 1916 – July 4, 1999

Double Stone: Day
Gwin E. March 29, 1892 – June 4, 1958
Essie K. July 6, 1898 – September 23, 1956

Edward C. Day June 5, 1918 – January 23, 1971

Double Stone: Morgan
James Edward June 24, 1925 – August 13, 1993 SG2 US Army World
War II
Roberta Roper [no dates]

Rebecca Shields Mashburn August 16, 1869 – March 8, 1952

Tom Mashburn May 8, 1871 – June 8, 1951

Zona Mashburn March 29, 1889 – November 13, 1965

Double Stone: Kilpatrick
Beulah G. March 23, 1916 – December 14, 1968
[Blank]

Double Stone: Passmore
David H. September 26, 1901 – December 30, 1986
Etta D. September 25, 1907 – April 24, 1988

Rev. Renal E. McMahan 1937 – 1980 [Funeral Home Marker]

Clarence R. McMahan 1964 – 2002 [Funeral Home Marker]

Double Stone: Gregory
Paul Clinton August 31, 1910 – June 23, 1982
Hazel Mason January 2, 1915 – December 30, 1990

Gaynell 1923 – 1932 Daughter of L. L. and Amy Morgan

Rosalee 1939 – 1939 Daughter of L. L. and Amy Morgan

Nanna Grant April [?], 1882 – [death date was underground] Wife of
J. H. Grant

Holly Michaelle and Heather Nichole November 4, 2000 [only date]
Daughters of Tony and Sheila Hogue

Double Stone: Hogue
Riley W. November 25, 1888 – May 25, 1937
Lottie D. October 25, 1894 – May 24, 1983

Double Stone: Hogue
Earl Jackson November 14, 1920 – August 12, 1988
Maude Robbins November 19, 1919 – October 11, 1962

Carrie Jane Hogue August 6, 1947 – September 10, 1964

Cynthia Ann Hogue August 16, 1967 – August 16, 1967

Charles Jay Hogue June 10, 1958 – February 11, 1979

Sgt. Robert Mashburn 1921 – 1969 North Carolina 9138 TECH SVC
Unit World War II