Virginia Baptist Church Cemetery - Wrightsville AR-Pulaski Co


VIRGINIA BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY
PULASKI CO. AR
on Hwy 365 in Wrightsville, AR
(African-American Cemetery)

There are many blank Funeral home markers, and many unmarked graves.
Also there are several unreadable tombstones and some that have fallen over, names to the ground.

Transcribed by Charlotte Curlee Ramsey & Cecilia Duncan Wilkerson, October 27, 2003


LASTNAME FIRSTNAME BORN DIED OTHER INFO _________ Annie B 05 Nov 1918 06 Mar 2003 FH Marker _________ James L 12 Nov 2001 age 25 FH Marker _________ John 09 Feb 1923 Supreme Royal Circle of Friends of the World _________ Ola 'Lola 02 Oct 2002 age 80y FH Marker ____nton __________ 19 Mar 1880 03 ___ 1915 Akins Walter Lee [09 Jul 1951] 26 Dec 2000 49y FM Marker Alexander Tanesha 16 Jul 2003 14y 5m 22 d FH Marker Allen Mary B 23 Feb 1917 01 Oct 1980 Allen S 19 Nov 1911 22 Feb 1962 Ashmore Fruitilla 03 Dec 1893 12 Oct 1988 w/o Joseph C Ashmore J E 10 Mar 1868 18 Dec 1925 Ashmore Joseph C 10 Mar 1868 18 Dec 1925 h/o Fruitilla Austin Elijah Jr 25 May 1940 23 Jan 2002 FH Marker Baglin Betty 17 Mar 1895 01 Dec 1962 age 67y Bennett Benjamin Franklin 22 Aug 1915 22 Oct 1976 Bethune Deather J 09 May 1909 26 Dec 1975 Bland Fred 22 Dec 1936 09 Jun 1959 Bland Josie H [07 Sep 1916] [Apr]1976 Bland Ronald 29 Aug 2003 FH Marker Blanks Rosie Lee 'Baby 25 Mar 1941 10 Dec 1996 Blue Georgia W 13 Jan 1896 03 Mar 1965 Bonds Randy C 20 Nov 1985 28 Sep 2002 Boyd Earol O 08 Sep 1891 25 Jun 1973 Boyd J C Rev. 15 Jan 1860 10 Jan 1946 Brand Robert L 29 Jan 1931 23 Feb 2001 Britton Clinton Elder 03 Mar 1904 12 Dec 1985 We Loved Him but God Loved Him Best Britton Evelyn 24 Nov 1902 04 Jun 1991 Missionary Brown Andrew 29 Jan 1924 AR PVT 312 SERV BN QMC Brown Julia S [26 Sep]1896 [24 Feb]1988 Brown Levi 06 Apr 1885 1965 half of date is underground Brown Mary Evelena 04 Jul 1916 29 Jun 1917 Brown Melvin 02 Nov 1933 29 Jan 1998 same stone w/ Phil Walker Campbell Alberta 07 Apr 1882 22 May 1916 w/o Fred age 32y Carry Mary 1861 12 Mar 1914 Conic Shirley T 24 Jun 1936 20 Nov 19_2 Crockett Rener 01 Aug 1919 29 Jun 1985 13 Children 48 Grandchildren 26 Great-Grandchildren Cunningham Booker T 09 May 1915 01 Sep 1955 AR TEC4 275 SIG CONS CO WWII Cunningham Corrine 1878 1940 Cunningham E D 1885 1971 Cunningham G E 1907 1943 Cunningham Hester 1892 1965 Cunningham Louis 03 Oct 1925 29 Dec 1970 STM1 US NAVY Cunningham Narsis 25 Mar 1868 11 Aug 1927 Cunningham Rufus 27 Aug 1861 27 Sep 1917 Cunningham W M 15 May 1854 23 Mar 1955 Currin Emma Wallace 1878 1957 Dallas Jack 1851 25 Jul 1915 Tafton Temple 988 Wrightsville Danner Veester [16 May]1926 [04 Aug]1991 Davis Carl 19 May 1922 15 Apr 1949 ARK PVT US ARMY WWII Davis George 30 Mar 1966 Davis Maude W 12 Jun 1881 26 Jun 1968 age 88 Denson Paul W [23 Jun 1957] 16 Sep 2002 age 45 Drain Nelson 30 Nov 1906 22 Nov 1964 AR PVT US ARMY WWII Edwards Sandy 04 Jun 1884 25 Feb 1944 Embery Perry Lee 01 May 1935 AR PVT 421 LABOR BN Ewing Nettie 10 Aug 1868 21 Dec 1953 Fletcher Lela [28 Aug 1902] 26 Jun 2002 99y 10m 28d FH Marker Foster Pearline 16 Nov 1940 26 Oct 2001 FH Marker Freeman Mary F 1907 1994 Frierson Maggie 03 Jan 1893 20 Apr 1974 Frierson Marseille 15 Jan 1936 18 Mar 1977 Garner Bessie S F 06 Apr 1904 09 Jun 1967 Garner Cathon 01 Feb 1869 05 Apr 1933 Gill Rosa 1876 1963 Gill Sim 1869 1941 Gilmore Mae Etta [06 Jan]1917 [Dec]1991 Godley Jesse A 16 Aug 1899 22 Mar 1981 Gordon Charlene [22 Mar 1917] 15 Mar 2003 FH Marker Gother? Fr______ 1936 11 Mar 1997 age 61 Hampton Barbara Jean 14 Mar 1941 21 Oct 1985 Hardy Buster 28 Jul 1939 AL PVT 1CL 321 SERV BN QMC Harris Elnora 12 Dec 1880 23 Sep 1955 Hart Dick 06 Feb 1929 Tafton Temple-988 Wrightsville Hayes Erma no dates Henry James Mrs. Ba? Jul 19?? FH Marker Hill Steven L [17 Oct 1971] 12 Jul 2002 age 30 Hodges Climmie [18 May 1953] 07 Feb 2002 age 48 FH Marker Honorable Earnest 'Choo 11 Aug 1946 27 Dec 1995 Huggins Beatrce R 18 Mar 1927 04 May 1985 Huggins Billy Ray 06 Nov 1959 29 Jan 1996 Hughes Richard A 08 Jan 1930 22 Nov 1999 Humphrey Nellie Marie 06 Apr 1941 02 Apr 2001 Loving Mother & Friend Jackson Callie 1863 08 May 1916 w/o Robert; member of Deaco Light Tabor No.18 James Laura M 01 Apr 1946 James Louis Perry 26 Sep 1945 IL TVT ICL 46 Aviation SQ AC James Martha 11 Oct 1883 22 Apr 1962 James Steve 09 Dec 1908 Johnson Bertha L 06 Feb 1929 05 Feb 2003 FH Marker Johnson Harriet 04 Mar 1853 07 Nov 1949 Johnson Johnnie Louise Huggins 30 Jan 1935 10 Nov 1996 Jones Clarence Louis 15 Oct 1938 20 Aug 1997 Kimble Geraldine Cunningham 06 Mar 1929 24 Apr 2003 FH Marker King Madelaine Lalita 26 Feb 1969 02 May 2001 Lara Stephen 28 Mar 192? Faithful member of Prospertu Circle No.121 Leavy Erlee 'Blackie [22 Feb 1937] 29 Apr 2002 age 64 FH Marker Lee Sylvetta Frierson 26 Jan 1916 07 Jun 2002 Lilly Jural Lafayette 24 Apr 1949 11 Dec 1998 Lindsay Lenora 25 Mar 1900 08 Jan 1928 Lo? Essie M Mrs. 14 Feb ____ 81y Long Bell L 05 Feb 1875 10 Dec 1969 Marr E Rev. 05 Mar 1882 07 May 1911 Pastor of King Solomon Baptist Church & Mt Pleasant Baptist Church of Argenta Martin Dorothy Virginia [28 May 1953] 10 Oct 2002 age 49y FH Marker Martin James 1895 1958 McAster Rosie [24 Oct 1942] 16 Jan 2003 age 60 FH Marker McBride Luther Sr [11 Sep]1911 [12 Dec]1992 McBride Willella 14 Sep 1914 17 May 1940 McCauley Thomas 23 Jan 1959 17 Nov 2000 41y FH Marker McClinton Carlee 22 Sep 1906 26 Feb 1975 McClinton Vergie M 26 Feb 1911 02 Mar 1966 McLittle Vivian [28 Mar 1931] 23 Oct 2001 age 70 FH Marker McMullen James P 25 Dec 1871 17 Jul 1938 Morris Daisy Irene 31 Jan 1925 16 Oct 1984 Muhammad Farod Ali 14 Oct 1975 14 Oct 2002 Allah-u-Akbar Neely Albert 15 Dec 1862 12 Oct 1918 Perkins Josephine 12 Jan 1897 03 Sep 1924 Phillips Jermaine L 'Duke 16 May 1980 28 Mar 1998 Phillips Mary A V 05 Jul 1890 04 Mar 1891 Piggee Katie no date underground Faithful member of Star of Wrightsville No.605 Poe Martha Dumas 11 Feb 1964 26 Aug 2002 FM Marker Pulliam George 1869 25 Nov 1913 Tafton Temple 988 Tafton AR Raglia Booker T Nov 1990 71y - FH Marker Redd Jennie 13 Apr 187? 09 Nov 1922 Mariah Chamber-Wrightsville Richardson Allie 10 Jan 1906 16 Jan 1970 Robinson Albert [10 Jul 1951] 16 Oct 2001 age 50 FH Marker Robinson Dora Mae [04 Dec 1947] 18 Feb 1998 age 50 FH Marker Robinson George 12 Sep 1919 18 Mar 1976 Robinson Maggie M 13 Oct 1921 09 Apr 2000 Rosby Lelia B Mrs. 12 Jun 1887 06 Jul 1977 Scipio Cora E 08 Feb 1858 07 Jan 1914 Shields Francis 12 Nov 1877 10 Feb 1933 Shown Shelley 02 Oct 1917 23 Feb 1984 Smith _________ 1905 1974 Smith Charlie 28 Jun 1896 01 Feb 1982 PCT US ARMY WWI Smith Elijah Bo 1909 1985 Smith Jessie Mae 25 Sep 1924 28 Dec 1966 Smith Jimmie B 22 Feb 1919 04 Feb 1976 Smith May Ella 09 May 1924 International Order 180 Smith Plenty 09 Dec 1850 18 Oct 1909 Smith Shamanda Marie 09 Apr 1984 23 Aug 2002 Smith Sol [15 Jan]1906 [12 Apr]1993 In Loving Memory of Daddy Smith Sol Jr 04 Jan 1932 06 Mar 1995 FH Marker Stewart Emma 18 Aug 1918 29 May 2002 Stowe Emmett 12 Aug 1914 Faithful member of Star of Wrightsville Circle No.605 Stowe Emma Roebuck 25 Dec 1875 13 Apr 1952 Taylor H M 17 Feb 1854 broken stone Thomas Marie Ann 'Rita 02 Mar 1956 15 Jun 2000 In Gods Hands Tillman Dan Jr 26 Feb 1946 09 Jun 2002 Tippins Luvenia 1879 1911 Turner Freddie V W 01 Feb 1922 16 Nov 1966 We Love You Dear Unknown 11 Apr 1909 29 Feb 1967 Walker Oslee 15 Sep 1921 age 5 Walker Phil 01 Apr 1925 20 Dec 1997 same stone w/Melvin Brown Ward Claudett [17 May]1910 [Jul]1985 Ward Theodore Sr 1905 1992 Washington Elsie M (Ellison)(Smith) 1921 1991 Washington Rachel 19 Oct 1919 age 65y Washington Willie 17 Nov 1898 09 Apr 1918 Waters Claborn 1850 30 Jul 1920 Tafton Temple 988 Wrightsville Waters Earnestine 18 Jun 1897 04 Apr 1960 d in Chicago IL Waters Eddie B 26 Sep 1909 06 Mar 1988 Waters Gilbert 20 Aug 1914 12 Dec 1980 TEC5 US ARMY WWII Waters Martha 1882 1949 Waters Mary Lee Green 26 Jun 1902 08 Feb 1986 Waters Silvia 1856 1923 Watson Clyde 'Bear 18 Jan 1953 10 Apr 1994 Watson Henry 'Buck 09 Mar 1924 07 Feb 2000 Watson Ida Mae Tayborn 20 Mar 1932 18 Apr 2002 Watson Johnnie Bea Davis 20 Nov 1927 24 Nov 1987 Webb Dennis 1951 Webb Martha 25 Apr 1958 Webb Matt 10 Sep 1886 15 Apr 1951 AR PFC 307 LABOR BN QMC WWI Welch Fannie 10 Jun 1882 13 Jan 1963 Wesley James 08 Aug 1918 31 Jan 1992 White Jo Ann [23 Dec 1964] 28 Dec 2002 age 38 FH Marker White Ollie Jackson 24 Feb 1907 17 May 2001 Wilbourn Larry 04 Oct 2003 age 44 FH Marker Wilburn Clara McDaniel 20 Aug 1906 27 Jul 1983 Williams Carrie Honorable 17 Apr 1907 24 Feb 1963 Williams Charles 18 May 1918 09 Dec 1986 Williams Cleola 13 Nov 1900 06 Apr 1957 Williams Cora 15 Dec 1893 17 Mar 1954 Williams Della 17 Jul 1902 20 May 1975 Williams Ernest Lee 11 Oct 1935 20 Jun 1991 Williams Harrison 29 Jul 1889 04 Nov 1961 Williams John W 11 Jan 1930 14 Nov 2002 age 72 FH Marker Williams Robert Lee 28 Jul 1930 30 Aug 1987 Williams Thelma 14 Jun 1932 08 Feb 1997 Willis __die 1894 28 Sep 1913 Willis A W 1855 10 May 1913 Willis Evelyn M 13 Sep 1903 18 Sep 1978 Willis Herbert 1891 15 Feb 1904 Wilson Bettie 03 Mar 1876 13 Oct 1912 36y Woods Affelevy 13 Sep 1876 09 Jun 1955 Woods Willis 1857 1919 age 62 Wynn Georgia L 12 Sep 1941 30 Apr 2000 Young Lawrence [14 Dec 1932] 08 May 2000 age 67 FH Marker


Transcribed by Charlotte Ramsey & Cecilia Wilkerson October 27, 2003
Photos from the Charlotte Ramsey Collection

Info in Brackets [ ] from Social Security Death Index


Charlotte Curlee Ramsey
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cramsey/index.html

Hosted by RootsWeb