New Life Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Section
Surveyed Aug 1 2000 by Sarah and Don Williams

Directions from Shallotte:
Take the US 17 to State Road 130. Take State Road 130 toward Whiteville. Turn right on Big Neck Rd. Turn right on Exum Rd. The church and the newer section of the cemetery is on the left side of the road. The older section is on the right side of the road. The cemetery is well maintainted and marked off from the fields. Not all of the graves are marked now.

1. Wayland Elwood McKeithan Jun 10 1954 Jun 11 1954
2. Margaret E. Brady, "Maggie" Jul 20 1896 Dec 9 1988
3. Horace G. Brady Jan 9 1892 Jul 28 1964 h/o Margaret Brady
4. Roddie R. Bennett Jun 4 1914 Jun 25 1966
5. J. Benjamin Gray Sr. Jul 3 1882 Dec 28 1950
6. Maude Bennett Gray Jul 12 1899 Mar 20 1992 w/o J. Benjamin Gray
7. Baby {King}
8. Infant Child of William M & Lada Leah King Nov 4 1939
9. Harold Dwight King* Apr 30 1932 Apr 1 1973 North Carolina, M, Sgt US Air Force Korea AFCM & OLC
10. Harold Dwight King Apr 30 1932 Apr 1 1973
11. William McKinley King Aug 17 1903 Dec 26 1960
12. Vada Leah King Jan 4 1910 Oct 18 1978 w/o William McKinley King
13. E.S.B.
14. J.W.R.
15. C.R.
16. James Alard McKeithan Jun 19 1926 Apr 10 1945
17. Elsie Edwards McKeithan Apr 8 1904 Mar 9 1946
18. W. Bruce Edwards Jul 28 1881 Jun 25 1960
19. Cora C. Edwards Mar 27 1883 Oct 2 1980 w/o W. Bruce Edwards
20. Maria McKeithan Mar 28 1881 Jun 7 1954
21. Memory W. Ward 1896 1952
22. Otis Levant Evans Sep 23 1902 Aug 13 1971
23. Child- Florine d/o Otis & Emma Evans
24. Emma Phelps Evans Dec 28 1907 Jul 12 1995 w/o Otis Levant Evans
25. Noah Webster Bennett Sep 17 1870 Jun 6 1962
26. Lunda Mae S. Bennett Feb 14 1891 Dec 30 1976 w/ Noah Webster Bennett
27. Gerrman E. Evans 1905 1962
28. Polly P. Evans 1903 1999
29. Burris L. Russ, Sr. Oct 22 1900 Feb 24 1967
30. Burris L. Russ, Sr. Oct 22 1900 Feb 24 1967 North Carolina S2 USNRF World War I
31. Bessie G. Russ Jun 2 1904 [Bessie Gertrude Russ b. 6-2-1904 d. 7-14-2000 age 96 funeral home marker]
w/o Burris L. Russ
32. Elwell Russ Oct 17 1916 Apr 20 1972
33. Miriam L. Russ Oct 6 1892 Dec 11 1964
34. Jesse J. Russ Dec 8 1881 Oct 9 1954 h/o Miriam L. Russ
35. Evelyn S. Russ Dec 22 1915 Aug 24 1991
36. Melvin R. Russ May 29 1905 Dec 31 1951
37. Lloyd Russ Mar 25 1916 Feb 14 1936
38. Celia Russ Jul 14 1902 Apr 16 1932 d/o J. W. and Emma Russ
39. Emma S. Russ Dec 15 1868 Oct 19 1941
40. John W. Russ Sept 23 1858 May 21 1936 h/o Emma S. Russ
41. Herbert M. Pruitt Nov 13 1891 Aug 8 1953
42. Oscar D. Pruitt Dec 17 1892 Nov 25 1974
43. Carolina E. Pruitt Nov 2 1896 Oct 22 1982
44-45 marble markers
46. Baby Pruitt
47. James Coy Edwards Apr 6 1885 Dec 24 1917
48. Isaac Edwards Mar 6 1892 Apr 8 1919
49. Jonas B. Edwards Apr 22 1854 Aug 26 1921
50. Maulcy Edwards Apr 26 1858 Nov 18 1934 w/o J. B. Edwards
51. Katie E. Best Dec 16 1886 Aug 25 1929 w/o J. R. Best
52-53. unmarked graves
54. Mary E. Phelps Aug 3 1883 Sep 26 1951
55. James H. Phelps Jul 16 1876 May 13 1946 h/o Mary E. Phelps
56. Bessie Mae Phelps Jul 29 1909 Jul 21 1933
57. Piney Russ
58. William Russ Co. K, 36 NC Inf CSA
59. J. Frank Edwards Nov 14 1886 Dec 15 1975
60. Nellie s. Edwards Feb 14 1894 Jun 16 1987 w/o J. Frank Edwards
61. Beadie S. Edwards May 1 1881 May 28 1974
62. Bessie S. Edwards Aug 25 1911 Jun 2 1969 w/o Derring Edwards
63. Jap Evans
64. Hyman M. Edwards Feb 25 1882 Dec 15 1965
65. B.B. Odwin
66. Hanson J. Edwards Jan 22 1905 Mar 19 1942
67. Nathan H. Edwards Apr 24 1846 Nov 20 1920 Co B 66 INF, Regt NC CSA
68. Edith Edwards Apr 27 1855 Feb 3 1928
69. Edith E. Formyduval Feb 12 1896 Mar 15 1976
70. Pearlie Edwards Nov 20 1886 Jan 2 1920
71. Sabrah Bennett Apr 21 1848 Feb 22 1922 w/o B.B. Bennett
72. B.B. Bennett Mar 1 1851 Oct 14 1928
73. Jas. A. Bennett Dec 17 1871 Mar 10 1917
74. Sarah J. Bennett Oct 23 1867 May 6 1936 w/o James A. Bennett
75. Infant son of MR & Mrs Barney Bennett Apr 1938
76. Alton S. Bennett Jan 29 1905 Jan 19 1964
77. Clifford Faxion Bennett Mar 9 1929 Jul 18 1985 s/o Barney R. and Thelma Bennett
78. Thelma A. Bennett Jul 21 1902 Jul 12 1992
Their Children: Daphne Jeffords, James Bennett, Allison Hughes,
Faxion Bennett, Jean Wilson, Betty Warren, Bonnie Craft
79. Barney R. Bennett Mar 27 1899 Sep 29 1952 h/o Thelma A. Bennett
80. James Randell Bennett Sep 23 1924 Apr 14 1983
81. Lorna Lecker Bennett Oct 20 1949 w/o James R. Bennett
82. James M. Bennett Jan 12 1897 Apr 1 1971
83. Curtie E. Bennett Jan 29 1900 **still alive when transcribed** w/o James M. Bennett
84. Cecil Mae Bennett 1929 May 10 1985
85. Neuman A. Bennett Jr. Aug 9 1927 Dec 22 1979
86. Clara M. Bennett Sep 21 1907 Aug 24 1966
87. Neuman Allen Bennett Nov 25 1902 Jun 29 1948
88. B. Bennett
89. B. Bennett
90. B. Bennett
91. Frances Lizzie Bennett Jan 23 1884 Sep 27 1968
92. Jasper Bennett Jul 14 1892 Jul 2 1915
93. Gene Clark Singletary Sep 24 1937 Jun 5 1941 s/o E.C. and Lucille Singletary
94. Noah B. Bennett Co. K 2 NC Arty CSA
95. Frances G. Bennett Dec 30 1848 Mar 21 1924
96. Noah B. Bennett Sep 18 1837 Jul 6 1925
97. Henry C. Bennett Mar 12 1893 Jun 18 1965
98. Orby Lee Bennett Sep 18 1915 Aug 21 1934
99. Garfield Bennett 1881 1953
100. L.L. Bennett Jun 29 1877 Jun 1 1954
101. Lingham Felton Bennett Jan 6 1895 Apr 10 1963
102. Alexander McKeithan Oct 3 1869 Apr 22 1944
103. Rebecca A. McKeithan Jul 12 1869 Dec 24 1914 w/o Alexander McKeithan
104. Miriam M. Milligan Nov 20 1885 Jun 11 1950 w/o C. Milligan
105. Rev. Christenberry Millican Dec 22 1852 Apr 21 1936
106. Samuel O. Millican Apr 6 1917 Oct 30 1953 North carolina, Pvt 653 Tech Sctt SQ AAF World War II
107. Carl Linwood Millican Aug 25 1944 Jan 3 1945
108. George Millican
109. Thomas R. Phelps 1878 1943
110. Cora Mae Simmons Phelps Jan 19 1883 Jun 18 1969 w/o Thomas R. Phelps
111. John W. Simmons May 19 1830 May 13 1915
112. Lydie Mae Simmons Oct 9 1843 Feb 23 1915 w/o John W. Simmons
113. Clarence allen Phelps Mar 20 1937 Apr 13 1975
114. Amanda M. Phelps 1874 1914
115. Willie E. Phelps 1874 1959 h/o Amanda Phelps
116. Rufus Isaac Phelps Aug 13 1909 May 28 1952
117. Myrtha Phelps Bredimus May 12 1919 Aug 3 1959
118. J.B. McKeithan
119. Carolina McKeithan
120. Cassie McKeithan
121. ID Caisson
122. Kelly Little 1889 1975
123. Ada {?} Little 1905 1964 h/o Kelly Little
124. A. Small Jul 4 1880 Oct 5 1915
125. Francis Little Bennett May 8 1872 May 8 1910
126. Johnathon L. Bennett Feb 16 1874 Oct 5 1944
127. Lettie Evans Bennett Apr 3 1889 Apr 2 1975
128. H.E.
129. Barney D. Bennett Jul 13 1876 Jan 26 1954
130. Mrs Lucy Millican Jun 12 1833 Jun 7 1921
131. O.D. Millican Mar 9 1868 Jun 29 1939
132. Polly E. Millican Jul 1 1857 Dec 15 1935 w/o O.D. Millican
133. Orilla Bennett Dec 9 1875 May 20 1923 w/o B.D. Bennett
134. Clyde Bennett Jul 28 1912 Aug 3 1914 s/o B.D. & Orilla Bennett
135. Katherine Bennett 1916 1917
136. Homer G. Bennett 1914 1955
137. A.M. Bennett Nov 1 1880 Jun 30 1930
138. Theresa A. Bennett May 31 1883 May 14 1954
139. Natalie Brady Oct 23 1927
140. Christine Bennett Brady Jun 5 1905 Mar 15 1990
141. Prince Edison Brady Sr. May 12 1896 May 24 1958 h/o Christine Bennett Brady North Carolina, Sea USNRF World War I
142. Hattie Evans Oct 24 1885 Mar 12 1976
143. Mrs. Effie Little
144. Eddie E. Evans Apr 29 1883 Apr 30 1966
145. Martin Little
146. Annie Little
147. Merry Little [?]
148. Zandy Little
149. Ruth Little
150. Bradley Windolph Vereen Sep 26 1927 Jul 27 1983
151. Infant son of Mary L & James D. Vereen
152. Caroline S. Vereen Aug 1 1905 Sep 27 1994
153. Irksene Vereen Nov 15 1902 Dec 13 1872 h/o Caroline S. Vereen
154. Daniel Bishop Vereen Sep 19 1929 Apr 25 1959 North Carolina, PFC Co. C 822 Engr Avn BN Korea
155. Rosa E. Vereen Sep 15 1869 Apr 30 1949
156. Esta Lee Vereen Apr 4 1900 May 5 1986
157. Fary Mildred Vereen May 20 1900 Mar 20 1977 w/o Esta Lee Vereen
158. Annie Little
159. Molly
160. David J. Ray Dec 12 1865 Feb 2 1952
161. Elizabeth Ray Oct 11 1884 Feb 1 1973
162. B. Bennett
163. Edward
164. Little son of Mr. & Mrs G. W. Evans Aug 6 1914 Aug 8 1914
165. Emma E. Evans Jan 25 1874 Jul 25 1940
166. David Ross Jul 10 1893 Dec 12 1959
167. Mattie Evans Ross Aug 15 1898 Mar 16 1958 w/o David Ross
168. Otha Dwight Mintz Jul 19 1925 Apr 26 1996
169. Sarah Ronie Mintz Jan 8 1894 Jun 25 1986
170. Walter L. Mintz Dec 21 1899 Sep 7 1925 h/o of Ronie Mintz
171. Mrs. Bennie Long
172. Elganie Bennett Dec 19 1882 Aug 2 1910
173. Annie Brady Oct 18 1871 Nov 5 1930 w/o John W. Brady
174. John Wesley Brady Apr 11 1845 Apr 7 1923
175. Charlotte Brady Aug 4 1871 Sep 1 1892 w/o John W. Brady
176. Oliver W. Brady Sep 16 1889 Oct 24 1954
177. Dreweella Milligan McMilligan Age 93
178. Isabelle Milliken Aug 8 1831 Apr 1 1910 Age 78 yrs 5 mo 22 days
179. Betty (Bettie) Milligan Jun 28 1886 Jan 6 1975
180. Lettie Milligan 1889 1908
181. Moody G. Milligan Oct 2 1887 Nov 30 1928
182. Mc
183. broken, cant read
184. Papa
185. Sabrah C. Bennett Jun 17 1894 Dec 10 1895
186. Baby Mintz
187. Jessie H. Cox Jun 30 1871 Nov 17 1937
188. Livia Cox Jul 6 1903 Feb 27 1905 [?] d/o J.H. & Lundie Cox
189. Frances Lee Cox Jones Nov 15 1904 Aug 27 1931
190. G.Cox
191. John Crandle McKeithan Jul 16 1905 Aug 14 1965
192. Asa R. Edwards Jul 23 1850 Feb 19 1941
193. G.B. Edwards
194. Elizabeth Edwards Apr 13 1844 Feb 22 1894 w/o G.B. Edwards
195. Lottie J. McKeithan Apr 4 1873 Mar 7 1939
196. A.J. McKithean Apr 8 1877 Nov 29 1936
197. Dugal K. McKeithan Jan 18 1832 Sep 3 1918
198. Charlotte McKeithan Dec 7 1838 Dec 28 1920
199. Jasper McKeithan Apr 29 1879 Nov 29 1942
200. Milky Milligan Mar 4 1861 Jun 24 1956
201. J.P. Milligan Jun 1 1862 Mar 15 1931
202. M.C. Milligan 1884 1902
203. R.C. McKeithan Dec 1 1861 Jul 5 1931 (7)?
204. Mary R. Browning 1857 1932
205. John Browning 1843 1907
206. unmarked
207. Travis Troy Browning 1883 1942
208. John Dexter Browning Jun 22 1886 Oct 10 1943
209. H. Carvel [?]
210. Baby Edwards
211. LAC [small]
212. B. Edwards
213. Jennie Baker Phelps Jun 21 1921 Jan 1 1928
214. Mayberry Caison Feb 16 1892 Mar 12 1913
215. Lucy ann Caison Apr 26 1858 Sep 26 1938
216. Clowden W. Caison Jun 18 1857 Aug 28 1909
217. Baby Boy Phelps Oct 15 1916 Oct 15 1916

1. Jason O.D. Godwin June 18 1924 - Oct 6 1988

2. Elbert Evans Jr, PFC US Army, Korea, Oct 1 1928 - Feb 21 1998

3. Joyce P Simmons 194? - 1983 ( per Register of Deeds, may be 1945)

4. Truet Buster Little 1922 -1988

5. Marie C Little Mar 8 1919 -blank
Miles S "Miley" Little Dec 15 1904-June 12, 1995

6. Morgan C Cain, North Carolina, PFC US Army, WWII, Nov 26 1917- May 13 1973

7. Morgan C Cain Nov 26, 1917- May 13 1973
Dorothy M Cain Sept 24 1923 - blank

8. Jesse N Little Feb 10 1923- July 7 1975

9. Jessie Lofton Little 1904-1982

10. unlabeled grave

11. Hugo Salas Sanches July 24 1980- Apr 22 2000

12. Barcy I Little May 29 1908- Jan 17 1976
Iola Little Jul 1 1917 - Dec 23 2000

13. Alton C Meeks 1899- 1925
Hattie E Meeks 1900 - 1978

14. R B Milligan 1889-1982

15. Gardner Burris Little, Sr US Navy, Korea Mar 15 1930- May 2 1982

16. Gardner Burris Little Mar 15 1930- May 2 1982

17. Earlie Britt Little Aug 15 1907- Oct 29 1994
Ida Little Dec 31 1906 - July 3 1996

18. John Wesley Brady 1931-2002

19. James "Jim" M Little Mar 17 1915- Oct 21 1990
Etta McKeithan Little 1929 - blank

20. Waldo R Vereen, S Sgt US Army, WWII, Jun 22 1905- Nov 8 1981

21. Roy McKeithan 1917-2002

22. Letha McKeithan Dec 28 1919 - May 30 1982
J Dallas McKeithan Aug 18 1910 - Oct 16 1978

23. Brenda O McKeithan Feb 6 1944 - Nov 6 1982
J Allen McKeithan Aug 1 1941 - blank

24. Samantha D Spencer, Nov 27 1998 Born in Heaven

25. Sam T Johnson PFC US Army Korea Jul 14 1931 - Mar 22 2000
Laura McKeithan Johnson Feb 18 1940 - blank

26. Mae Elizabeth Smith July 25 1930- Feb 14 1997

27. Rembert Lee Duncan Sept 23 1913- Apr 20 1980
Edna S Duncan Duncan Mar 8 1916 - Jan 27 1998

28. Thurman Evans 1925- 1989
Nina Pearl L Evans 1935 - blank

29. Calvin Thomas Gerganous Dec 27 1940- Mar 9 2001
Virginia Clewis Gerganous Aug 22 1944 - blank

30. Joseph Carl Pruitt 1926-2001

31. Asa Ray Brady May 23 1936- Sept 19 1989
Mary Elizabeth Brady Aug 11 1939 - blank

32. S Elmo Mintz, US Navy WWII, Apr 1 1916- Sep 25 1981

33. S Elmo Mintz Apr 1 1916- Sep 25 1981
Frances Moline Mintz 1922 - 1995

34. John K Nutter 1915 - 1995
Joyce B Nutter 1935- blank
C Odell Bennett 1915 - 1979
{gravestone has Bennett-Nutter as surname}