Lewis Moody Cem; Haywood Co, NCGenWeb

Directions: From Dellwood, take Hwy 276 to Hemphill Road on the left. Take Hemphill Road to Germany Cove Road on the left. The cemetery is on the right on top of a little hill.

This is a very old cemetery divided into two sections by a fence. I could only find one sign which identified the cemetery as the Lewis-Moody Cemetery, so I assumed that both sections were part of the same cemetery. I have been told that this cemetery is also known as Old Brown Cemetery and New Brown Cemetery. In George Miller's book, he identifies this cemetery as the Messer Family Cemetery #1. Miller also states that there are three sections to this cemetery.

Mr. Jim Campbell was kind enough to send me an excerpt from the Miller book and I am including it here. According to Miller's book, page 110: "The Messer Family Cemetery is divided into three sections. The section nearest the road has a gate where you can enter and is fairly well maintained, although there are many unmarked graves. The center section is overgrown with underbrush and many graves covered over with brush and you must climb a fence to enter this section which contains only a few tombstones which can be identified. The rear section is the newest portion of this cemetery and is well maintained. There is a gate there where you can enter this back section which is the only portion now open for burials, since the other two sections appear to be filled. It is difficult to identify the approximate number of graves since the majority have no markers other than stone and I have estimated that there are over one hundred graves throughout the entire cemetery."

Mr. Miller's survey was done over a period of a few years preceding the publication of his book in 1979. It is obvious that this cemetery has received much better care and maintainance since that time, due to the love and hard work of Miss Dorothy and Miss Margaret Hall.

There are many graves marked only by a piece of fieldstone or an uninscribed slab of stone.There are indications of many other graves which bear no marker of any sort. .

Judging by the placement of the fieldstone markers, there appears to be an inordinate number of infant and children's graves in this cemetery.

This cemetery is well cared for and maintained.

Section 1: Beginning at the bottom and moving left to right.

Lyda Parton
3-30-1908
6-28-1980

Double Headstone
Charlie R. Parton
1-27-1872
11-16-1944
Dovie L. Parton
10-22-1887
1-3-1972

Double Headstone
Jarvis K. McDonald
1911-1973
Hattie B. McDonald
1915-1998

Beular Messer
hand inscribed fieldstone
no dates

Double Headstone
Evelyn M. Smith
5-25-1935
no death date
Norman W. Smith
12-17-1925
9-26-1991

Infant Marker

Yanila C.
daughter of
R.C. & L.A. Howell
died 9-9-1899
aged 2 mos.

Double Headstone
Tlitha Messer
11-16-1902
4-5-1991
George W. Messer
4-29-1890
9-7-1983

Double Headstone
Lindy Messer
3-8-1865
7-2-1941
John Messer
2-29-1855
11-3-1951

James A. Messer
2-2-1902
11-17-1967

Mark Howell
7-9-1845
1-16-1896

Infant Marker
Infant son of
Mark & E. Howell

Section 2:

Infant Marker
Charles E. Moody
4-17-1937
4-17-1937

Infant Marker

Willie Bryson Moody
2-28-1916
2-28-1916
son of
Jess & Algie Moody

Ella Moody
11-7-1875
11-28-1945

Jas. A. Justice
4-22-1862
12-15-1884

Daniel Allison
3-3-1814
2-17-1889

Odell Conard
6-22-1915
10-15-1940

Rebecca Brown Boyd
3-1-1845
3-6-1879

H.S.L. Moody
2-9-1829
2-1-1910

Elizabeth
twin of
Lafayette Moody
6-9-1881
2-14-1900

Infant Marker
Joseph
son of
B.P. & E.J. Howell
1-16-1900
2-16-1901

Rebecca J.
wife of
John H. Boyd
3-1-1845
3-6-1870

Infant Marker
Ernest Wayne
son of
Ernest & Clurisa Messer
2-16-1948
4-12-1948

Double Headstone
Clersa E.C. Moody
9-2-1861
1-28-1942
J. Allen Moody
11-14-1855
10-5-1941

Paul H. Messer
6-29-1903
1-26-1986

Erie Frady Warren
1-22-1912
10-16-1972

Fannie Rosetta Frady
2-17-1885
3-21-1969

Double Headstone
Emma M. Messer
3-14-1929
11-14-1964
David R. Messer
1-14-1922
11-14-1964

Double Headstone
Irene Burgess Messer
2-19-1923
no death date
Nathan Richard Messer
5-1-1914
11-14-1964

Double Headstone
Willard C. Messer
5-29-1927
9-9-1984
Ruthie B. Messer
5-1-1926
3-3-1988

Double Headstone
Mattie Early Messer
9-11-1901
12-14-1969
Haynes Messer
2-10-1899
8-31-1978

Double Headstone
J.B. Sutton
9-17-1917
1-11-1997
Carrie M. Sutton
8-3-1925
no death date

J. B. Sutton
P.F.C. US Army
WWII

Double Headstone
Pauline M. Rathbone
10-20-1924
12-21-1988
Erastus K. Rathbone
6-17-1919
2-17-1991