The Link Family of Newport, VA


The Link Family of Newport, Virginia
Boyds Chapel Cemetery


Located off Brickyard Road, Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia. Taken June 2005.

Name

Birth

Death

Inscriptions - Comments

Doyle, Charley Wade

Nov 5 1919

Nov 5 1919

son of Hayden & Ida Doyle, Darling we miss thee

Smith, John J

Feb 12 1854

May 18 1931

.

Smith, Nancy Woods

Jul 21 1858

Aug 6 1938

.

Myers, Elmer Ernest

May 4 1912

Nov 24 1967

Father, Rest In Peace

Myers, G Brackett

Jul 11 1887

Aug 4 1957

With Maudie Mae

Myers, Maudie Mae

May 3 1887

Oct 9 1927

With G Brackett

Smith, Donald J

1912

1995

Funeral Home Marker

Eppling, Beamer Smith

1889

1978

Funeral Home Marker - Part Of Letters Are Missing, Rest Taken From GCH I

Smith, Mary Ann Brown

Jul 13 1855

May 15 1933

Grandmother - Beside Russell

Smith, Russell

Dec 18 1852

Dec 5 1932

Grandfather - Beside Mary Ann

Gibbs, M Anna Smith

Jun 17 1880

Oct 26 1947

Mother

Smith, Frank Clifton

Sep 23 1893

Sep 7 1969

Virginia PFC 26 MG BN World War I

Smith, Sarah Jane Bessie

Mar 17 1886

Jul 31 1968

.

Robertson, Dessie Tawney

Nov 14 1919

Nov 13 1963

.

Tawney, Louise A Smith

Oct 19 1884

Mar 15 1948

.

Tawney, Chapman Edgar

Nov 23 1878

Apr 19 1942

.

Porterfield, Jane

May 28 1824

Dec 25 1892

In Memory Of – additional writing illegible

Porterfield, Mary Elizabeth Howe

Nov 10 1906

Jan 25 1908

Daughter Of G T & Laura F Porterfield, . . . to part with . . .

Porterfield, Gordon T

Sep 11 1849

Jun 4 1910

He was a kind husband, an affectionate father, and a friend to all

Keeney, Laura Porterfield

1877

1964

.

Smith, Emma Lawrence

Jan 22 1884

May 1 1951

In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Mother

Smith, Joseph C

Jul 4 1847

May 5 1919

Belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints

Smith, Harvey G

1862

1938

.

Smith, Laura L

Apr 18 1865

Apr 14 1924

wife of Harvey G Smith, Gone, but not forgotten, Baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jul 7 1899

Smith, Charles Goff

Apr 18 1893

Oct 16 1918

Baptized Into The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter -Day Saints, Aug 8, 1909, Our beloved brother is not dead, but sleepeth

Smith, Mary E

1856

1924

wife of Jasper L Smith

Smith, Jasper L

May 1 1849

Sep 23 1919

Baptized July 7 1899, Faithful member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Jennell, Maggie M

Aug 27 1893

Nov 23 1914

wife of Emory H Jennell – Our darling one hath gone before, to greet us on the blissful shore

Smith, Elber A

Nov 22 1883

Sep 9 1907

Rest In Peace, Belonged To The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Later Day Saints

Smith, Infant Daughter

.

1906

daughter of J W & M A Smith

Smith, John Sr

Dec 12 1821

Nov 25 1905

Baptized July 7 1899, Faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Smith, Mildred A

Jul 13 1817

Jan 15 1903

wife of John Smith, Baptized July 7 1899, Faithful member of Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints

Stiff, Cleopatra Porterfield

Oct 8 1873

Apr 2 1907

wife of F F Stiff, Gone, but not forgotten

Porterfield, Annie Louise

Aug 15 1890

Feb 17 1908

daughter of J F & Nancy Porterfield

Porterfield, Alice Catherine

Nov 30 1906

Aug 7 1907

children of E F & Catherine Porterfield – with Louis Wendell

Porterfield, Louis Wendell

Jul 25 1908

Jul 15 1909

children of E F & Catherine Porterfield – with Alice Catherine

Porterfield, Mattie E

Jul 7 1858

Nov 28 1902

wife of I E Porterfield, as a wife, devoted, as a mother, affectionate, as a friend, kind and ----

Porterfield, Isaac Earl

Mar 27 1860

Mar 20 1939

.

Porterfield, J F

Mar 15 1851

Jul 21 1919

We Will Meet Again

Porterfield, Nancy B Williams

Aug 10 1851

Jan 1 1936

wife of J F Porterfield

Echols, Roma Elizabeth

Jun 15 1924

Dec 19 1936

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Porterfield, William M

.

Nov 3 1940

Fireman 1 Cl U S Navy

Denton, Ruth P

Apr 17 1894

May 23 1981

Ashes Of

Porterfield, Clyde J

Nov 17 1921

May 16 1977

S SGT U S Army World War II

Porterfield, Annie Zepha

1884

1965

Mother - With Jesse Clyde

Porterfield, Jesse Clyde

1890

1976

Father - With Annie Zepha

Edwards, Jerry Allen

Aug 4 1942

Jan 9 2001

Grandson

Porterfield, Lillie V Smith

Sep 27 1878

May 17 1958

wife of James Wood Porterfield

Porterfield, Elizabeth L "Lizzie"

1888

1965

.

Porterfield, Dewey R

Jan 9 1876

Oct 31 1949

.

Porterfield, James Wood

May 21 1871

July 14 1943

.

Porterfield, Bertie E

Apr 1 1882

Jul 23 1888

child of G C & Maggie, We miss thee from our home, Bertie

Porterfield, John M

Oct 28 1826

Apr 23 1902

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep . . . – Top upper right hand side missing

Porterfield, Susan

Oct 2 1830

Sep 11 1892

Wife of John M Porterfield, Rest mother rest, in quiet sleep, while friends in sorrow o’er thee weep

Dowdy, James W

Jan 11 1858

Nov 19 1886

Son of C W & E F Dowdy – Nearly illegible

Dowdy, C____

1882

1888

Son of J S & B E Dowdy – nearly illegible

Echols, Ellen W

Apr 15 1826

Mar 10 1889

wife of John W

Echols, Sanford H

May 6 1909

Jun 30 1985

PFC U S Army World War II

Riggs, Lacy Chapman Jr

Feb 15 1924

July 15 1993

.

Echols, Ellen M Cundiff

Sep 11 1860

May 20 1912

wife of Harvey M Echols

Echols, Alberta J

Mar 7 1868

Dec 5 1918

wife of G W Echols, Blessed are the dead who died in the Lord

Echols, Charles W

Apr 2 1860

Mar 16 1932

.

Pack, Mabel Echols

Mar 29 1884

May 18 1932

Asleep in Jesus

Echols, William E Jr

May 17 1938

Dec 13 1952

.

CSA Marker

.

.

1861 – 1865 Deo Vindice

Porterfield, Marcus H

Feb 3 1902

Sep 29 1984

Loved By All

Porterfield, Marvin H

May 6 1930

Jan 18 1982

In Loving Memory - With Lois R

Porterfield, Marvin H

May 6 1930

Jan 18 1982

PFC U S Army Korea – duplicate stone

Porterfield, Lois R

Jan 10 1930

May 11 1997

In Loving Memory - With Marvin H

Porterfield, Victor K

Mar 17 1868

Dec 30 1929

.

Fry, Ettie L

Apr 10 1870

Oct 11 1941

Mother

Echols, Ella Martin

Jun 30 1865

Feb 4 1938

With William W

Echols, William W

Jun 29 1855

Apr 6 1953

With Ella Martin

Echols, Ernest E

.

Oct 11 1930

____ 320 Inf SO Div

Echols, Geneva E

Jun 25 1898

Jun 26 1919

.

Songer, William H

1887

1985

Funeral Home Marker

Songer, Melvin H

1922

1988

Funeral Home Marker

Williams, Keneth A

Apr 4 1904

Nov 9 1958

.

Songer, Arthur R

1925

2001

With Rachel

Songer, Rachel

1935

.

With Arthur R

Songer, Bob Truman

1972

1972

Funeral Home Marker

Elmore, Albert Lee

1940

1985

Funeral Home Marker

Songer, Cobert R

Jul 11 1919

Nov 18 1987

Husband – with Helen W

Songer, Helen W

Oct 15 1926

Jun 18 1995

Wife – with Cobert R

Songer, Harry Marshall

Jun 11 1917

Mar 11 1979

Believers’ rest in sleep is considered a gift from God Psalms 127:2

Meadows, Nellie Songer

Feb 20 1891

Aug 23 1975

Mother, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord For Ever Psalm 23:6

Meadows, Elcie Irene

1927

1999

Funeral Home Marker

Myers, Margie W

Mar 3 1923

Nov 10 1958

.

Williams, Dorothy Cumbee

Dec 10 1932

Nov 23 1993

Mother, Psalm 23 - With Frank Junior

Williams, Frank Junior

Oct 11 1927

.

Father, Psalm 23 – With Dorothy Cumbee

Williams, Frank Junior

Oct 11 1927

Mar 16 2004

PFC U S Army Korea – Duplicate Stone

Myers, Steven W

Living

Father – In God’s Care

Myers, Christopher S "Chris"

May 1 1970

Nov 18 1990

In Loving Memory

Myers, Albert H

Jan 16 1914

Apr 26 1975

Father - With Fannie Mae

Myers, Fannie May

Living

Mother - With Albert H

Caldwell, Herman H

Jul 22 1933

Jan 30 1994

In Loving Memory - With Florence E

Caldwell, Florence E

Mar 20 1929

Jul 19 2002

In Loving Memory - With Herman H

Williams, Strother

Apr 15 1900

Jun 12 1980

Father - With Fannie C

Williams, Fannie C

Apr 15 1901

Mar 31 1986

Mother - With Strother

Elmore, Francis

.

.

Listed In GCH 1- Not Found

Smith, Berman B

1903

1974

Listed In GCH 1 - Not Found

Smith, Mary Frances

.

.

Listed in GCH 1 - Re-Interred In Atkins Cemetery

Songer, Eva

.

.

Listed In GCH 1 - Not Found

Songer, Peggy

.

.

Listed In GCH 1 - Not Found

Songer, Virgie

.

.

Listed In GCH 1 - Not Found