CEMETERY |
From Paintsville, take 40 to 581. In Thealka, turn left onto Boyd Branch Road. This is the
Muddy Branch area of Thealka. The first and second left-hand turns off of Boyd Branch Road lead
to the cemetery. Better to take the second left especially during times of rain. Road runs
along Muddy Branch and has been muddy every time I’ve been there. You’ll cross over the old
railroad track. You can tell that a building used to be located here. My father said it was
the old Howes School. From Boyd Branch Road the cemetery is located 2/10 of a mile up the
hill. There is a road that leads up to it but it is very steep. You can park down below. Walk
up the hill on the right. It bends to the right and then to the left before reaching the
cemetery.
These graves are listed starting on the left side of the cemetery and continue up and over the
hill to the right. They finish on the right side which is lower on the hill than the start of
the cemetery.
PHOTOGRAPHED, DOCUMENTED & SUBMITTED BY:
Shannon Castle Oct. 2002
RED: Additions made to original listing
There are about 90 graves that we found with 20 of them having markers but no names.
BALESTRIERI, Anthony Apr.01 1933 Mar.14 1992 h/o-Maggie Balestrieri
BALESTRIERI. Maggie (Fitch) May 13 1936 Jul.23 1984 w/o-Anthony Balestrieri d/o-Tom & Malta Castle) Fitch
UNKNOWN, Grave #1 ----------- -----------
TACKETT, Robert Lee 1987 1987
FITCH, Burton 68 Aug.12 1907 Sep.27 1975 (OBIT)
FITCH, Nola Mae (Castle) 79 Jul.13 1918 Nov.16 1997 (OBIT)
FITCH, Isadore 90 Aug.18 1871 Jun.23 1962 (OBIT)
FITCH, Fannie (Cooper) 77 Dec.05 1882 Jun.13 1960 (OBIT)
UNKNWON, Grave #2 ----------- -----------
HYDEN, Ballard Jr. 78 Apr.02 1921 Sep.28 1999 (OBIT) PFC US Army WW II Purple Heart
HYDEN, Beulah (Daniels) 52 Jul.11 1923 Feb.09 1976 (OBIT) 1st-w/o-Ballard Hyden Jr.
UNKNOWN, Grave #3 ----------- -----------
MOORE, Cora Lee (Blevins) 82 Sep.15 1891 Nov.08 1973 (OBIT)
BLEVINS, Allen 62 Mar.08 1899 Jun.09 1963 (OBIT)
BLEVINS, Ora 48 Aug.06 1910 Dec.16 1958 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Minnie Aug.08 1897 Mar.19 1979 w/o-Sam B.Castle
CASTLE, Sam B. ** [PIC-2] 68 Jun.03 1887 Apr.14 1956 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Bruce Apr.20 1945 (OBIT) Pvt 337 Inf 85 WW II
CASTLE, Ernest 31 Aug.20 1920 Aug.05 1951 (OBIT) Sgt 501 WW II
UNKNOWN, Grave #4 ----------- -----------
UNKNOWN, Grave #5 ----------- -----------
UNKNOWN, Grave #6 ----------- -----------
PIERCE, Floyd Sr. 73 Oct.10 1893 Jan.25 1967 (OBIT)
PIERCE, Myrtle (Thompson) 66 1903 Dec.18 1969 (OBIT)
UNKNOWN, Grave #7 ----------- -----------
CASTLE, Paulina (Sparks) 57 188? Jan.18 1942 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Proctor 80 Oct.15 1884 Apr.26 1965 (OBIT)
FRALEY, Eph Jun.14 1943 (May be different year.
Also has a symbol on the grave which is a G inside two arrowheads.)
FRALEY, Leanna ----------- ----------- First name may be different.)
CASTLE, Julie 80 1858 Dec.31 1940 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Buren Oct.11 1899 Feb.09 1938 s/o-Julie Castle
UNKNOWN, Grave #8 ----------- -----------
CASTLE, Craig 1882 1960 h/o-Georgia Ann (Puckett) Castle
CASTLE, Georgia A (Puckett) 59 May 05 1890 Nov.06 1950 (OBIT)
COLVIN, Harve ----------- Apr.18 1935 (OBIT)
RATLIFF, William Milton Sep.20 1936 Jan.07 1937 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Mollie (Sherman) 26 1919 Sep.12 1945 (OBIT)
SHERMAN, Thomas Ray Aug.21 1946 Sep.12 1946
CONLEY, Troy 64 1901 May 31 1964
UNKNOWN, Grave #9 ----------- -----------
UNKNOWN, Grave #10 ----------- -----------
LEMASTER, Jerry H 11 5-14-46 4-17-57 (OBIT)
TYSON -----------1988------------
LEMASTER, Ronnie Brown 47 Jul.29 1952 Mar.01 2000 (OBIT) US Army
LEMASTER, Goldie (Fitch) 53 Jun.13 1918 Jul.04 1973 (OBIT)
LEMASTER, John Brown May 13 1903 Feb.14 1930 h/o-Goldie (Fitch) Lemaster Pvt US Army WW II
UNKNOWN, Grave #11 ----------- -----------
FITCH, Nancy ----------- -----------
FITCH, Pea 81 May 10 1874 Mar. 1955 (OBIT)
UNKNOWN, Grave #12 ----------- -----------
LEMASTER, Billy Amos 1960 1960
CASTLE, Guy 77 Jan.22 1899 Dec.09 1976 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Walter J__.3 1946 (OBIT) Pvt US Army
PATRICK, Ernest Jan.02 1930 Oct.12 1934
SPEARS, Samantha (Castle) 84 Nov.20 1882 Dec.02 1968 (OBIT)
SPEARS, Will [William] 69 Jan.01 1880 Jan.15 1950 (OBIT)
(Samantha and Will are inside a fence. There may be others with unmarked graves.)
TACKETT, Ella Marie Mar.25 1936 w/o-Ray Tackett
TACKETT, Ray *** Dec.31 1903 Jun.17 1991 h/-Ella Marie Tackett
(Ella Marie, Ray and Ginger Boy are inside a fence. There may be others in unmarked graves.)
UNKNOWN, Grave #13 ----------- ----------- This Unknown is outside the fence.
UNKNOWN, Grave #14 ----------- ----------- This Unknown is outside the fence.
FITCH, Joe Thomas [Aged 5 yrs 11 mos 8 days] Apr.28 1942 (OBIT)
UNKNOWN, Grave #15 ----------- -----------
FITCH, Wilma Fye ----------- ----------- d/o-Tom & Malta (Castle) Fitch
FITCH, Malta (Castle) ----------- 1942 (OBIT)
FITCH, Tom 62 Nov.30 1904 Feb.24 1966 (OBIT) h/o-Malta (Castle) Fitch
FITCH, Wilbur 70 Feb.14 1932 Jul.23 2002 (OBIT)
FITCH, Mack May 11 1900 Oct.04 1930 (OBIT)
MEEK, Mathilde 1924 1980
MEEK, Roma 50 1914 Mar.05 1963 (OBIT)
MEEK, Herman 52 Nov.11 1910 Feb.25 1963 (OBIT)
SPARKS, Rita 1 1940 Nov.04 1941 (OBIT)
SMITH, Margaret (Laney) Jun.11 1901 Jul.01 1985 (OBIT)
SMITH, James Everett 76 Feb.26 1891 Sep.30 1967 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Henry 51 May 23 1917 Dec.08 1968 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Joe May 11 1882 Dec.22 1929 h/o-Nora Castle s/o-Henry & Mary Jane "Popp" (Long) Castle)
CASTLE, Nora (Robinson) 83 Jun.08 1881 May 31 1964 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Dewey 53 May 04 1920 Nov.08 1973 (OBIT)
STAPLETON, Zelphia Alice 1907 1942 w/o-Bradley Davis Stapleton
STAPLETON, Bradley Davis 37 1900 Jan.18 1939 (OBIT) h/o-Zelphia Alice Stapleton)
PACK, Mary (Spears) 67 1876 Dec.12 1942 (OBIT)
PACK, Stephen 31 Aug.14 1913 Feb.15 1944 (OBIT)
UNKNOWN, Grave #16 ----------- -----------
BAILEY, William 1886 1933 h/o-Kate (Puckett) Bailey
BAILEY, Kate (Puckett) 80 Jul.11 1879 Feb.23 1960 (OBIT)
CASTLE, Sam 75 Aug.02 1970 Jun.25 1955 (OBIT)
UNKNOWN, Grave #18 #19 ----------- -----------
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*: Stone give death date as 1968
**: There are 2 markers for Sam B. The older one with him by himself says died April 15, 1956
***: A stone with Ginger Boy Tackett 1981-1996 in the Ray Tackett section of this cemetery
is a dog he was so loved it is buried beside him.
BUT HIGHLY LIKELY INTERRED IN THIS CEMETERY |
CASTLE, Dow 55 ----------- Sep.11 1939 (OBIT)
COLVIN, Ray 49 ----------- Apr.12 1947 (OBIT)
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