Red Oak Grove Cemetery

June 2003

Take 221 e. out of Foyd. Take a left on Bethlehem Church Rd NE (1^st road after crossing the little river). Take a left at the next fork – Red Oak Grove Rd N. The cemetery is on a hill across from Red Oak Grove Church of the Brethren. Here is a picture taken at the gate which is located in the center of the cemetery. The shot is of the left side, which is the oldest part of this cemetery. Red Oak Grove Cemetery - Old Side

Fenced in & well maintained but Mary Ann Sutphin, who had been to this cemetery many years ago, was surprized at how badly some of the stones had deteriorated at this date.

Part 1:

A “blend” of my account of this cemetery June 2003, & an account by Mr. Marvin U. Neighbors, deceased 1982. My entries are in black & I only had time to record about ½ of the cemetery. I started at the farthest point to the left of the gate to one row to the rt of the gate. Anything in (), I'm not sure of but Mr. Neighbors account filled in many of these holes. Everything noted in red is from Mr. Neighbors.

Part 2:

Mary Anne Sutphin notes from her visit to this cemetery.

Part 3:

Last are notes from an unsigned account but Judy Blackwell believes this may be the work of Evelyn Rutrough. On the last page a note states: “copied 1970 and kept up to date.” What I found interesting is that the 1^st 8 pages is in the same order as Mr. Neighbors…almost exactly. Maybe they worked together??? But because it is almost exactly the same as Mr. Neighbors, I’m only going to note the differences.

Part 1

Yearout, Virginia *

d. 5-9-1862

15y 10m 9d

Yearout, Amanda *

b. 8-6-1844

d. 1-18-1854

9y 5m 12d

Wickham, L. C. *

b. 10-12-1817

d. 2-14-1903

85y 4m 21d

Wickham, Nancy Wife of L. C. Wickham *

b. 1-3-1811

d. 1-13-1885

74y 10d

Akers, Henry M. ?

d. 3-12-1857

4m 5d

Bowman, Joseph *

d. 3-13-1862

14y 3m 25d

Bowman, Lydia J. *

d. 4-24-1862 (Mr Neighbors has d. 4-2-1862 & so does death record)

6y 3m 24d

Bowman, Christian *

d. 2-4-1862

26y 6m 9d

Whitlock, Daniel T. (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone) *

(sunken but b. 7-06-1875 FCVA per birth record & is noted as a 5 yo in 1880 MCVA Census)

Hoback, William P. *

b. 3-5-1821

d. 4-20-1851

Dickerson, John *

b. 4-21-1817

d. 7-11-1887

Dickerson, Frances *

b. 1838

d. 9-5-1905

Harris, Thomas F. ? (Mr Neighbors has Thelma F. Harris)

b. 7-20-1842

d. 8-29-1846

Richards, Susannah *

b. 12-24-1788

d. 11-1-1859

70y 11m 7d

Richards, William *

d. 3-26-1844

Richards, Christian *

1818 at the top of stone

d. Augt the 18^th Age 70y

Richards, Catherine wife of Christian *

1825 at the top of stone

d. June the 18^th Age 74

____, Rhoda E. (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

(sunken)

Several stones I couldn't read or didn't have time to try

Spangler, India Elen (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone) *

d. 5-(_)-1862

8y 3m 8d

Whitlock, Asa F. (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone) *

(sunken)

Spangler, Lewis M. ?

d. 4-28-1862

2m 8d

"Marvina Adalene bower Wife of Robet h. bower"^ (Mary Magdaline)

b. 8-8-1846

d. 4-12-1875

28y 8m 4d

Infant of Z. T. Bower^

b. 2-7-1881

d. 2-13-1881

Bower, Aggie Sowers^

b. 10-24-1886

d. 11-24-1968

Spangler, Mathew *

b. 5-12-1880 (sunken)

d. 1-1884

7m 20d (hmm?)

Bowman, Mary *

b. 4-13-1829

d. 2-23-1896

66y 10m 10d

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Bowman, Nancy I. *

b. 5-18-1861

d. 8-30-1932

Bowman, Sarah wife of Peter Bowman *

b. 3-()-1825,

d. 9-11-1909

84y

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Bowman, Peter *

b. 3-12-1822

d. 2-21-1905

82y 11m 9d

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Bowman, Hannah wife of Christian Bowman *

b. 1-25-1793

d. 1-2-1886 (death record states d. 1-2-1888)

92y 11m ()d

(picture is not very good)

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Bowman, Elder Christian *

b. 4-17-1791

d. 7-24-1867

76y 3m 7d

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Spangler, Amelia *

b. 4-22-1817

d. 2-2-1889 (death record state 1-10-1889)

72y 10m 20d

Spangler, David *

b. 9-16-1801

d. 4-22-1856

56y (3)m (18)d (chipped)

Martain, Almira * (Elmira Spangler, d/o David & Permelia, m. Isaac Martin)

d. 1-13-1859

21y

Kingrea, Sarah ?

b. ()-()-1831

d. 2-2-1852

16y 4m 12d

(Mr Neighbors has b. 10-6-1833, d. 2-25-1852)

Kingrea, Abraham ?

(I couldn’t make out anything else but Mr Neighbors has b. 1-183-, d. 1-24-1844)

Kingrea, Hannah ?

b. 11-1839

d. 1-24-1843

Clowers, Jane ^

1828 at the top of the stone (Mr Neighbors has 1883)

d. 5-8

21y (sunken)

Clowers, Hannah ^

1828 at the top of the stone but that’s all I can make out

(Mr Neighbors has d. 6-3 29y)

Gillespi, Hannah ^ (Mr Neighbors has Hannah Gallespie)

1828 at the top of the stone (Mr Neighbors has 1883)

d. 3-20

Age 67

Holt, Smithen S. *

d. 9-8-1852

34y 7m 13d

(Have picture)

Holt, Olive wife of Smithen *

d. 2-14-1888

66y 6m 15d

Holt, James W. ?

d. 7-18-1848

7m 20d

Holt, Dread ?

b. 2-29-1808

Holt, Ellen ?

b. 10-1_-1831 or 1837

d. (stone sunken)

Richards, John *

b. 6-10-1810

d. 7-21-1891

81y 1m 11d

Richards, Martha wife of Jackson *

b. 5-14-1814

d. 11-27-1905

(sunken)

Kingre, William *

b. 3-18-1824

d. 5-4-1862

38y 1m 17d

(Have picture)

C. H. V. (Mr Neighbors did not note this marker)

Dickerson, Embrazetta *

b. 5-30-1846

d. 1-28-1859

12y 7m 28d

(Have picture & stone does state “Was Born May the 301846)

(Mr Neighbors has b. 5-30-1859)

Bowman, Nancy ? (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

b. 11-()-18()7

d. 18()2

Bowman, Emma C. ?

b. 12-18-1877,

d. 3-(24)-188(0)

3y 7d

Bowman, Geo W. ? (Mr Neighbors has George A. Bowman)

b. 2-17-1877, d. 1-9-188(4)

3y 10m 12d

Bowman, Emma C. * (Mr Neighbors has Emma G. Bowman)

b. 10-26-1855

d. 1-18-1885

Lesueur, Sarah wife of Martell Lesueur *

b. 4-6-1836 (Mr Neighbors has b. 4-6-1816 but it should be b. 4-6-1836 per census & death record & age at death)

d. 9-10-1887

51y 5m 4d

Kingrea, John *

b. 10-23-1852

d. (can’t read) (death record has d. 3-13-1881 28y)

(Mr Neighbors has: b. 10-23-1852, d. 5-18-188_, 28y 6m 26d)

Kingrea, (Hosea) * (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

(I couldn’t read anything else)

Kingrea, Mary *

b. 6-1-1831

d. 6-10-1865

34y 9d

Kingrea, Abrm. *

b. 3-18-1793

d. 4-19-1881

88y 9m

Kingrea, Iony G. ?

(I couldn’t make out anything but “Nov” but Mr Neighbors has Liony G. Kingrea, b. 1-16-1883, d. 11-2-1883, 10m 6d)

Kingrea, Calvin T. ?

b. 5-8-1865

d. 6-14-1865

23d

Kingrea, James ?

b. 7-25-1860

d. 11-19-1863

3y 3m 22d

Kingrea, John A. *

b. 5-1-1855, d. ()-5-1863

8y 14d

Kingrea, Andrew J. *

b. 11-30-1853, d. 11-15-1863

9y 11m 15d

Cronk, Mary E. T. *

b. 10-25-1860

d. 5-9-1862

1y 6m 15d

Cronk, Sarah R. *

b. 3-18-1857

d. 9-20-1864

Blackwell, Moses*

b. 3-1-1794

d. 3-14-1863

69y 13d

Overstreet, Wm B. * (Mr Neighbors read this stone as William Boyersired)

d. 7-15-1863

3y 1m 6d

(stone has fallen over)

Sowers, Richard W. ^

b. 9-14-1870

d. 5-26-1871

(sunken)

Clower, Elizabeth *

b. 4-10-1786

d. 11-22-1868

82y 7m 12d

Clower, Sarah *

b. 8-7-1814

d. 9-10-1874

60y 1 m

Clower, ----a ?

b. 6-11-1839

d. 2-1-1888

22y 8m –d

Clower, Martha *

b. 3-22-1816

d. 4-16-1905

Clower, ____ (name eroded, probably John) *

b. 9-3-1810

d, 9-13-1889

79y 8m 10d

Clower, Amanda E. ?

b. 2-3-1868

d. 8-16-1890

Clower, Sintha Ann ?

b. 2-21-184_

d. M_, 5-1843

Clower, Reuben Morris ?

b. & d. 7-27-1858

(Mr Neighbors note: see census)

Smith, James W. ?

(I couldn’t read anything else but Mr Neighbors has b. 9-15-1872, d. 5-23-1878)

Blackwell, Thomas T. *

d. 6-8-1862

20y 8m _d

Blackwell, Thomas T. *

1838-1862

(Military marker. Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Blackwell, William L. *

1841-1862

(Military marker. Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Spangler, Mary Jane *

d. 12-17-18_4

10m 28d

Bowers, Asal ?

d. 10-18-186_

23y 5m 15d

Cronk, Joseph A. *

b. 11-13-1858

d. 9-13-1864

5y 9m 29d

Cronk, Rhody E. *

b. 10-15-1848

d. 11-25-1863

15y 11m 10d

Harmon, Ann R. *

d. 9-29-1865

3y 10d

Harmon Infant *

In Memory of infant of Madison & Elvira

A. S. (old footstone) *

Sowers, Abbie (new stone - have picture)

b. 2-12-1852

d. 5-22-1928

J. D. S. (old footstone) *

Sowers, Joseph D. (new stone - have picture)

b. 11-3-1829

d. 5-4-1907

J. A. S. S. (old footstone) *

Sowers, Julia A. Slusher (new stone - have picture)

b. 11-22-1834

d. 9-24-1872

Vancil, Granvil H. ^

b. 8-18-1852

d. 9-10-1862

10y 23d

Epperly, Grover H. ^

b. 1-3-1909

d. 5-4-1909

Epperly, Barbara wife of H. Epperly^

(I couldn’t read any more but Mr Neighbors has b. 3-8-1828 d. 4-20-1909)

Epperly, Henry^

b. 2-8-1817 (Mr Neighbors has d. 2-8-1817 & he is correct. I mistyped “1818”)

d. 5-5-1899

(Have picture)

Epperly, Julia Ann^

d. 1-31-1845

22y 7m 30d

(Have picture)

J. A. E. (footstone for above Julia Ann Epperly?)

Epperly, Nancy E. ^

b. 9-7-1851

d. 5-28-1874

22y 8m 21d

Ekiss, James D. ^

b. 2-1-1855

d. 3-21-1930

Ekiss, Amanda M. ^

b. 12-28-1864

d. 12-15-1955

Ekiss, Julia Ann^

b. 2-16-1819,

d. 6-22-1886

Ekiss, Doctor Emitt^

b. 9-25-1882

d. 6-22-1890

Akers, Joseph L. ^

b. 1-16-1865

d. 4-1_-()()76

1y 3d

Epperly, Rhoda^

b. 8-7-1820 (Mr Neighbors read b. 4-7-1820)

d. 7-5-1890 (Mr Neighbors read d. 6-8-1890) (d. 7-5-1890 Death record)

69y 10m (1)d

Epperly, Ruby Mary^

b. 9-23-1891

d. 1-3-1913

Whitlock, Hannah E. *

b. 8-16-1877

(d. 5-5-1878)

(Mr Neighbors also noted the engraver forgot the “c” in Whitlock. He add it over the “o”.)

Whitlock, Mary E. M. *

d. 10-30-1880

11y

Whitlock, Joseph H. *

d. 11-13-1880

(6y)

Blackwell, Cora B. ?

b. 4-18-1874

d. 12-18-1879

5y 8m

Link, Nancy J. (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

b. 7-8-1838

d. 3-11-1877

39y

Rutrough, Sarah F. * (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

b. 12-25-1842

d. 8-22-1876

Naff, Lydia (this is from Mrs. Rutrough’s account) *

b. 7-17-1814

d. 3-15-1890

Naff, Daniel (this is from Mrs. Rutrough’s account) *

(b. c1805)

(d. 1870-1880)

(dates illegible)

Graham, Amos A. (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

b. 2-20-1825

d. 2-11-1904

Graham, Permelia wife of Amos (Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

b. 1-28-1825

d. 4-4-1893

Graham, John W. ^ (I had James W. but Mr Neighbors was correct with John W.)

b. 5-21-1863

d. 11-21-1902

Simmons, Joseph W. ^

(sunken)

(Mr Neighbors, id’d this stone as Joseph H. Simmons: b. __ 8-1849. He also states this stone was broken)

Simmons, Octavia^

b. 7-28-1849

d. 12-4-1906

Sutphin, Mary A. ^ (per Mary Ann Sutphin, she was a d/o Abner Dick)

d. 10-6-1896

69y

(tipped over stone)

Epperly, Mary Jane^

b. 12-16-1863

d. 11-28-1949 (Mr Neighbors has d. 11-28-1945)

Epperly, W. T. ^

b. 5-4-1857

d. 3-8-1926

Ekiss, Mary C. ^

b. 7-19-1853

d. 4-3-1903

Epperly, Phillip S. ^

b. 4-8-1821

d. 7-10-1894 (Mr Neighbors has d. 12-17-1894) (7-10-1894 death record) (stone is sunken)

Epperly, Besse Ibra^

b. 4-8-1901,

d. 10-29-1909

(Mr Neighbors has b. 4-28-1901 d. 10-28-1903)

Epperly, Infant son of W. T. & M. J. ^

b. & d. 10-16-1905

M. A. W. (Mr Neighbors did not note this marker)

McCann, Tas^

b. 2-7-1840

d. 3-11-1927

McCann, Mary^

b. 12-6-1872

d. 5-11-1962

Lampy, Margaret^

b. 3-29-1829

d. 12-25-1914

Yearout, Charles S. *

b. (cracked), 1796, d. 1-1-1879.

Yearout, Mary (Etta/Ella) *

b. 1-1808, d. 6-26-1887

(Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Yearout, Susannah Holt wife of Charles Thomas *

b. 1845, d. 7-10-1882

(New stone in front of old. Have picture. Mr Neighbors has b. 1843, d. 7-7-1882)

James W. Yearout *

Died ----- 2 (& well below the 2 is a 6)

(Can not read anything else. Have picture.)

J. W. Y. (Footstone of above? Short but not flat. Have picture)

(Mr Neighbors has d. 2-13-1912, 32y 1m)

Infant son of R. M. Yearout

1949

(Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Yearout

Grandsons of Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Yearout

1948

(On the same stone. Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Infant son of R. M. Yearout

1947

(Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Yearout, David A. (military marker)

US Army Air Corps

b. 1-19-1917, d. 2-16-1987

(Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

D. Y.

(Flat stone. Footstone for above David A. Yearout or different person. Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Yearout, Neva L.

b. 1911

d. 1946

(Have picture)

Yearout, Frank P. *

b. 1871, d. 1944

Yearout, Mattie M. *

b. 1881, d. 1995

(Have picture)

Vollastedt, Dr. Anita Yearout

b. 7-25-1953

d. 6-13-1997

(Have picture. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone.)

Yearout, Jacob E. *

b. 1873

d. 1938

(Have picture)

Yearout, Vernon W.

b. 1915, d. 1987

Yearout, Estelle E.

b. 1916, d.2002

(Have pic. Mr Neighbors did not note this stone)

Epperly, Harley M. Jr s/o H. M. & Vada A. Epperly^

11-11-1934

(Have picture)

Williams, Mary^

b. 4-30-1802

d. 1-24-1875

72y 8m 24d

Williams, Ida J. ^

d. 6-21-1889

10m 21d

Williams, Millie A. ^

b. 2-20-1846

d. 12-(30)-1881

35y 9m 13d

Vancil, Lucy^

b. 1847

d. 1921

Infant s/o May & Harvey Dobbins^

b. & d. 4-20-1917

Dobbins, Lula Mae wife of W. Harvey^

b. 1-24-1883

d. 6-8-1961

(Have picture)

Dobbins, W. Harvey ^

b. 12-10-1872

d. 8-7-1950

(Have picture)

Dobbins, Eliza J. wife of W. H. Dobbins^

b. 11-30-1873

d. 2-16-1909

(Have picture)

Dobbins, Ida A. ^

b. 5-4-1871

d. 3-25-1910

(Have picture)

Dobbins, Sarah M. ^

b. 2-4-1843

d. 3-15-1921

Dobbins, Ballard C. ^

b. 12-29-1842

d. 4-6-1930

Dobbins, Dillard S. ^

b. 3-15-1878

d. 8-19-1957

Dobbins, Lucy Ellen^

b. 11-21-1879

d. 10-17-1977

Bowman, Lena Mae *

b. 3-18-1896

d. 12-23-1922

Bower, Alice J. ^

b. 11-26-1833

d. 10-27-1901

Sowers, John H. *

b. 9-11-179_

d. 12-_-1876

(Mary Anne read DOD as 1826; Death record gives DOD as 12-1-1876, 81 yo)

Sowers, Polly *

d. 3-7-1885

age 93

(Mary Anne read age as 95)

B. A. (Mr Neighbors did not note this marker)

M. A. N. (Mr Neighbors did not note this marker)

W. H. N. (Mr Neighbors did not note this marker)

This is where I had to stop due to lack of time.

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From Marvin U. Neighbors account pre 1982 (the year Mr. Neighbors passed on)

Naff, Benjamin F. *

b. 6-15-1874

d. 1-25-1943

Naff, Emma Gay *

b. 11-12-1884

d. 2-25-1965

Naff, Clara E. wife of Archie *

b. 11-29-1895

d. 4-12-1924

Yopp, Benjamin H.

b. 8-8-1889

d. 12-30-1954

Yopp, Ida P.

b. 3-29-1890

d. 4-10-1952

Yopp, Sherryl E.

b. & d. 10-11-1945

Yopp, Robert

b. & d. 11-24-1922

Yopp, Jack

b. & d. 5-11-1928

Yopp, Gean

b. 5-11-1928

d. 5-12-1928

Bowman, W. E. “Ed” *

b. 8-2-1879

d. 2-26-1966

Hale, James M.

Co B 54^th VA Inf CSA

Sowers, John W.

b. 9-15-1858

d. 3-19-1939

Sowers, Caldonia wife of J. W. Sowers

d. 1-28-1921

63y

Sowers, J. A. J.

b. 6-22-1852

d. 10-24-1927

Sowers, Malinda wife of J. A. J. Sowers

b. 6-18-1854

d. 9-29-1901

Sowers, Nannie E.

b. 12-1-1852

d. 2-10-1885

Sowers, Bud J.

b. 6-1-1890

d. 1-4-1958

Sowers, Dillard M.

b. 8-16-1858

d. 6-3-1922

Sowers, F. Lee

b. 12-20-1886

d. 12-25-1962

Sowers, Ruby H.

b. 5-16-1887

d. 12-23-1969

Sowers, Earnest

b. 11-6-1895

d. 10-3-1927

Sowers, Annie M.

b. 1-13-1852

d. 1-3-1925

Sowers, Bettie L.

b. 6-28-1860

d. 11-5-1913

Thomas, Elizabeth wife of G. W. Thomas

b. 8-15-1857

d. 12-6-1909

Rutrough, Ella Sowers wife of John Rutrough

b. 3-26-1865

d. (DOD has to be wrong at 4-1-1865)

Rutrough, Infant son of John & Ella

b. & d. 1893

Yearout, William M. *

b. 1877, d. 1954

Yearout, Dora E.

b. 1881, d. 1872

Graham, Josiah

b. 2-16-1866

d. 12-12-1939

Graham, Hattie

b. 4-7-1875

d. 8-25-1961

Williams, Infant son of S. D. & E. V.

b. 2-6-1942

d. 2-8-1942

H. D. S. (Sowers, Harvey D.)

b. 5-18-1892

d. 8-21-1951

(H. D. Sowers married B. M. Howery 1911 FCVA)

B. H. S. (Sowers, Bessie M. Howery)

b. 6-7-1893

d. 3-31-1977

Hoback, Edgar J. *

b. 2-18-1902, d. (5-26-1987)

Hoback, Ina B. (nee Bowman) *

b. 2-8-1906, d. 9-29-1939

Spangler, William Taswell *

b. 1-14-1845

d. 4-12-1898

Spangler, William Waitman ?

b. 8-25-1879

d. 2-10-1885

Whitlock, Eula Louise d/o W. B. & M. K.

b. 5-9-1926

d. 6-19-1929

Bower, Troy W.

b. 9-2-1889

d. 11-20-1928

Booth, Infant dau of J. L. & Elzada

7-8-1934 (one date)

Clower, Infant son of Frank & Imogene

1920 (one date)

Jones, P. David

b. 6-1-1900, d. 8-19-1975

Jones, Bessie G.

b. 2-23-1898, d. (2-1885 Christiansburg, VA per SSDI)

Jones, Leslie Vinton

b. 6-27-1923

d. 4-5-1943

Williams, Abraham E.

b. 1896, d. 1954

Williams, Flora B.

b. (4-6-)1899, d. (3-24-1994 Roanoke City, VA per SSDI)

Williams, Henry T.

b. 7-16-1892, d. 10-25-1978

+ m. 12-25-1912

Williams, Ella Naff *

b. 4-1-1890, d. 3-19-1980

Cox, Donald Ray son of D. R. & Irene

b. 12-19-1948

d. 1-1-1948

Blackwell, L. Ramon

b. 5-1-1911,

d. 1-2-1975

+ m. 12-19-1936

Blackwell, Arlene W.

b. 6-14-1913

d. _____

Blackwell, Mildred Thelma dau of L. R. & Arlene

b. 10-10-1937

d. 10-20-1940

Blackwell, Robert Sherman *

b. 11-29-1909

d. 10-17-1981

Blackwell, Eula Belle *

b. 4-17-1910

d. ____

Webb, James C.

b. 7-4-1910

d. 9-21-1958

Williams, Charles Emet

b. 3-27-1870

d. 8-7-1965

Williams, Olive Jane

b. 11-1-1871

d. 9-8-1942

Ridinger, J. W. consort of Mary Ellen Ridinger (nee Sowers)

b. 7-16-1854

d. 1-8-1888

John & Frances Dickerson are noted here, in this newer area of the cemetery, to the rt of the gate, but they are also noted previously, with those folks I know are to the left of the gate. I didn’t see these stones so I can’t say where they are located.

Aldridge, John G. H.

b. 12-2-1865, d. 6-30-1923

Aldridge, Lydia A.

b. 5-26-1871, d. 3-11-1944

Vest, Elliotte C.

b. 2-7-1908, d. 4-24-1973

Vest, Ella Vade

b. 1-24-1913, (d. 8-2-1992 Floyd, VA per SDDI)

Austin, Infant

1950 (only 1 date)

Pugh, Annie Yearout *

b. 4-13-1907

d. 11-8-1977

Bowman, John *

b. 12-26-1846

d. 10-19-1935

Naff, J. W. *

b. 1880

d. 1937

Naff, Nannie Gay blind dau of Elder Billy & Mary *

b. 5-24-1887

d. 5-20-1944

Naff, Della G. *

b. 6-28-1897

(d. 11-1997 Roanoke City, VA per SSDI)

Spangler, William McKinley *

b. 10-13-1895

d. 9-23-1918

Spangler, Abraham *

b. 12-19-1849

d. 10-3-1823

Spangler, Sarah A. Bowman wife of A. Spangler *

b. 4-22-1866

d. 7-2-1935

Spangler, Jessee Aaron infant son of Herman & Clara

b. 3-23-1922

d. 3-28-1922

Bowman, Samuel *

b. 9-2-1853

d. 12-11-1922

Bowman, Ella wife of Samuel Bowman *

b. 9-15-1866

d. 3-31-1928

Bower, Z. T.

b. 12-18-1848 VA

d. 5-26-1834

Bower, Catherine

b. 7-23-1851

d. 5-26-1924

Bower, Cloy M.

b. 9-2-1889

d. 6-10-1955

Bower, Della E.

b. 2-24-1894

d. 4-11-1972

Bower, Cloy M. Jr

b. 10-7-1927

d. 7-20-1930

Bower, Ralph _.

b. 2-5-1916

d. 2-10-1963

Bower, Jefferson T.

b. 4-3-1925

d. 1-_-1971

Part 2

These are notes from Mary Anne Sutphin’s visit to this cemetery in the early 1980’s

RED OAK GROVE CHURCH CEMETERY - Floyd

This is among one of the most interesting cemeteries I have visited. I have listed only a few of the names. I also have listed at the top of page, Blackwell, Naff, Williams, Yopp. Which are other names in this cemetery.

Mary A Sutphin Dec 6 Oct 1896 age 69 d/o Abner Dick
(?) Olivia Simmons 1849-1906 nee Dic
John Dickerson 1817-1887 s/o Morrel Dickerson and Elizabeth Reed
Francis Dickerson 1838-1905 nee Dick
L G Wickham 1817-1903
Nancy Wickham 1811-1885
John D Sowers 1858-1939 (John William Sowers b. 10-15-1858 FCVA, m. Caladonia Lampy)
Calidona Sowers d 1921 age 53?63?
J A J Sowers 1852-1927 (Joseph Andrew J. m. Malinda Lampy)
Malinda Sowers 1854-1901
Wm Tazwell Spangler 1845-1898
? Wm Waitman Spangler 1879-1885
Charles Yearout 1796-1879
Mary Ella Yearout 1808-1887
MOSES BLACKWELL 1794-1863
Peter Bowman 1822-1905
Mary Bowman 1829-1896 (Mary Spangler wife of Christian, b. 1836, d. 2-4-1862)
Sarah Bowman 1825-1905 (Sarah Ann Spangler wife of the above noted Peter Bowman)
Elder Christian Bowman 17 Apr 1791-24 Jul 1867
Hannah Bowman 25 jan 1793-1886 age 92
David Spangler 1801-1856
Amelia Spangler 1817-1882
Emberzetta Dickerson 1846-1859 (d/o Michael Dickerson & Catherine Craig)
John Richards 1810-1891
Smubins(?) Holt d 1852 age 34 (Smith Holt)
Olivia Holt d 1888 age ??
Wm Hoback 1821-1851
? Charles Bowman d 1862 age 26 (Christian)
? Elizabeth S Thomas 1852-1909 w/o G W
Polly Sowers d 1885 age 93
J D Sowers 1829-1907 (Joseph Dawson b. 11-3-1829 FCVA, d. 5-4-1907.)
Abbie Sowers 1852-1928, w/o J D Sowers (Abbie Turner, b. 2-12-1852, d. 5-23-1929)
Julia A Slusher 1834-1872 w/o J D Sowers (d/o David Slusher & Nancy Cox)
John H Sowers 17???-1826
Henry Epperly 1817-1899
Nancy Epperly d 1874 age? (Henry’s daughter)
James M Hale Co B 54th VA Inf

Contributed by Mary Anne Sutphin

Part 3

Notes from what is believed to be from Evelyn Rutrough’s notes on the Red Oak Grove Cemetery.

Vest, Ella Vade d/o Willie Yearout & Dora Naff

Naff, Carmel L. (Tommie)

b. 1917

d. 1992

Basham, Ernest Grant s/o Flemon Basham & Etta Smith

b. 10-31-1898

d. 1-11-1995

Basham, Ada Dobbins wife of Ernest G. Basham

b. 7-17-1907

d. 12-20-1992

Bower, Oakey G. husband of Lucille Williams

b. 1917

d. 6-8-1993

Austin, Clarence Edwin husband of Marie

b. 1915,

d. 8-11-1990

Austin, Marie Sowers wife of Clarence Austin; d/o F. L. Sowers & Ruby Howery

b. 2-2-1918

d. 1-19-1996

Webb, Katherine wife of James Webb; d/o Willie Yearout & Dora Naff

Sowers, Dorothy Hatcher wife of James Sowers; d/o Henry Hatcher

b. 10-12-1910

d. 6-30-1977

Martin, James Dennis husband of Erma Graham

b. 7-7-1905

d. 1-7-1997

Martin, Erma Graham wife of James Martin; d/o Josiah Graham & Hattie Basham.

b. 1908, d. 5-5-1998

Naff, Della G. (unmarried) *

Sowers, Freddie R.

b. 1914, d. ___

Sowers, Lillie G.

b. 1914, d. 1971

Sowers, Wm Letcher

b. 1-16-1879, d. 9-12-1943

Sowers, Lillian Pearl

b. 4-10-1882, d. 12-12-1959

Sowers, H. D. (Harley D.)

b. 1892, d. 1961

Sowers, B. M. (Bessie M)

b. 1893, d. 1977

Sowers, Sherry Elaine

b. 1965

d. 1965

Sowers, Dorothy Janet

b. 12-15-1946

d. 11-29-1954

Sowers, James A. Jr

b. ___

d. 7-18-1945

Bowman, Eva wife of John Bowman *

b. 8-5-1853

d. 8-23-1933

Whitlock, Elizabeth nee Bower, wife of E. R. Whitlock (Elliott R.? No marriage record)

b. 2-9-1907

d. 3-22-1933

Hale, Callie wife of W. E. Bowman *

b. 12-29-1877

d. 11-17-1947

Blackwell, Eula Belle nee Williams; wife of R. S. Blackwell

Blackwell, Arlene W. nee Williams; wife of L. Raymond Blackwell

Dobbins, Sarah M. wife of Ballard C.; d/o Costy & Cynthia Jones

Dobbins, Ballard C. s/o A. L. Dobbins & Letitia Peterman

Hale, James M.

b. 7-23-1851, d. 5-26-1924

Richards, Martha nee Harris; wife of John *

b. 5-14-1814, d. 11-27-1905

Richards, John s/o Wm Richards *

b. 6-10-1810, d. 7-21-1891

Cronk, Rhody E. d/o Solomon & Elizabeth

Rutrough, Sarah F. nee Naff* Blackwell; m. 2^nd Jacob Rutrough

Holt, Olive nee Richards; wife of Smithen

Graham, Permelia nee Richards; wife of Amos A.

Simmons, Octavia nee Graham, wife of Joseph H.

Naff, Lydia wife of Daniel

Yearout, Charles b. Augusta Co., VA. *

Yearout, Mary Ella b. Rockbridge Co., VA; wife of Charles *

Richards, Susannah nee Lester; wife of William *

Richards, Christian Rev Soldier *

Richards, Catherine wife of Christian *

Sowers, James Andrew s/o Letcher

b. 1918, d. 5-14-1982

Sowers, Jackie Ray s/o James & Dorothy

b. 1943, d. 5-21-1988