Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery

 

Double Headstone

Hannah

Carl B.
October 18, 1912
October 27, 1977
Mary L. B.
September 10, 1932
no death date

 

Double Headstone

Messer
Jerry Lee
March 4, 1913
February 10, 1992
Elizabeth Harrell
August 8, 1916
no death date

Callie F. Messer
June 9, 1886
May 22, 1978

 

Double Headstone


Burgess
James D.
April 1, 1911
September 29, 1977
Mae B.
March 17, 1911
June 20, 1991

 

Double Headstone

Burgess
Samuel M
. April 1, 1907
November 30, 1977
Laura B.
October 4, 1907
no death date
**legend on marker reads
"Singing in the Heavenly choir"**

 

Double Headstone

Palmer
Tom
May 21, 1907
January 26, 1975
Mae
July 28, 1913
May 16, 1995

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James Edward Grey
June 25, 1949
February 17, 1965

 

Myrtle Price Gray
May 10, 1904
June 9, 1975

 

Ben Justice
September 17, 1912
February 11, 1987

 

Lona P. Justice
February 27, 1912
January 29, 1984

 

Infant marker
Bricenn Joseph Franklin
August 3, 1988
August 3, 1988

 

Funeral home marker
Garrett Funeral Home
Waynesville, NC

Zola Mae Messer
May 22, 1915
June 3, 1989

 

Zola Conard Messer
May 22, 1915
June 3, 1989
**legend on marker reads
"A time to every purpose, A time to laugh & cry, A time to live & die."**

 

Double Headstone

Price
Ethel L.
June 8, 1925
no death date
Harrison W.
February 2, 1921
October 15, 1987

 

Military Marker
Harrison William Price
US Army
World War II
February 2, 1921
October 15, 1987

 

Double Headstone

Messerr
Ferguson W.
May 27, 1886
May 5, 1958
Belle Messer
January 26, 1888
December 6, 1962

 

Double Headstone

Inman
"Bob" Robert J.
June 1, 1911
November 29, 1975
Gay Price
July 8, 1923
no death date
married May 29, 1941

Medford Lee Inman
July 20, 1945
August 3, 1991
**legend on stone reads "I love you Daddy"**

 

Double Headstone

Inman
T. D.
March 30, 1930
September 18, 1985
Jean
April 8, 1947
no death date
wed June 29, 1966
Fred Price
March 21, 1930
August 8, 1991


Double Headstone

Moorhead
Theodore B.
September 19, 1909
May 9, 1995
Emily F.
June 5, 1911
no death date

 

Mattie Irene Carver
April 26, 1932
January 13, 1994
**legend on marker reads "Mattie, we love you"
Hand laid stone marker
with hand inscribed wooden nameplate.**

 

Henry Franklin
April 20, 1935
March 21, 1994
**legend on marker reads
"Thank God I am set free."**

 

Double Headstone

Franklin
C. Hobart
November 6, 1897
December 30, 1992
Naomi Cole
December 12, 1905
December 6, 1985

 

Infant marker
Cheryl Leigh Ellege
September 16, 1969
September 16, 1969
**legend on marker reads
"Precious baby safe in the arms of Jesus"**

 

Double Headstone

Hoglen
Talmage
July 11, 1910
November 21, 1998
Zona Lazette
May 3, 1910
February 8, 1982

 

Double Headstone

Hoglen
Hubert Lee
August 15, 1927
March 15, 1994
Annie Lou
March 2, 1925
February 26, 1993

 

Double Headstone

Hoglen
Hobert F.
July 17, 1905
July 20, 1977
Fannie Burr
December 31, 1925
November 12, 1959

 

Double Headstone

White
Robert H.
March 20, 1871
January 29, 1958
Dora McElroy
November 30, 1895
July 21, 1981

 

Military Marker
Venson H. Leming
SSGT US Army
1919--1990

 

William "Toot" Price
September 11, 1949
June 2, 1994

 

Double Headstone

Riddle
Jack L.
February 24, 1927
May 1. 1995
Mary H.
May 12, 1929
no death date

 

Military Marker
Jack L. Riddle
US Army
World War II
February 24, 1927
May 1, 1995

 

Frank Ray Riddle
May 27, 1931
January 20, 1975
**Guitar engraved on marker, legend on marker reads "There's a light at the river,**

 

Double Headstone

Wyatt
Randolph R.
March 4, 1916
August 7, 1985
Burdell R.
April 12, 1924
no death date

 

Nannie N. Riddle
November 27, 1881
March 30, 1972

William Eldridge Riddle
August 11, 1904
January 28, 1956
Military Marker
William E. Riddle
North Carolina
S@ US Navy
World War II
August 11, 1904
January 28, 1956

 

Double Headstone

Riddle
Charlie T.
May 29, 1892
June 23, 1976
Jennie L.
September 17, 1894
April 27, 1988

 

Bobbie Ann Messer
October 26, 1941
August 18, 1950

 

Infant marker
Ryan Lee
son of
W. R. & R. R. Robinson
September 17, 1988
September 17, 1988

 

Double Headstone

Long
Grover C.
October 12, 1913
May 20, 1997

 

Double Headstone

Hannah
Lucille W.
January 24, 1917
no death date
Guy Henry
February 18, 1913
September 7, 1987



Marshall Boone Hannah
February 24, 1951
November 5, 1977
**legend on marker reads
"The ocean brought me peace and with it tranquility.
The sun touched my soul and set me free"**
**This marker is a beautiful tribute to a friend much missed.**

 

Sonja M. Dross
May 4, 1968
April 20, 1994
**legend on marker reads "Ruhe in Frieden--Rest in Peace"**

 

Military Marker
Robert Jerome Rathbone
SPC US Army
Vietnam
July 21, 1938
November 7, 1992
Purple Heart

 

Double Headstone

McElroy
Leonard E.
February 14, 1927
October 19, 1997
Annie P.
July 21, 1925
no death date

 

Double Headstone

McElroy
Sam E.
July 15, 1900
October 13, 1962
Flossie W.
March 21, 1905
September 29, 1975

 

Richard Luther Packett
October 14, 1937
September 14, 1992

 

Double Headstone

Packett
George W.
June 16, 1889
February 14, 1954
Elender P.
April 17, 1914
no death date

 

Double Headstone

Hoglen-Quinn
Son
Jerry David
April 27, 1943
no other date
Mother
Laura Yarborough
February 10, 1919
August 7, 1983

 

Double Headstone

White
James R.
March 23, 1867
November 26, 1961
Lydia Wright
May 7, 1891
January 14, 1982

 

Double Headstone

Messer
Hughes S.
February 24, 1917
March 29, 1977
Edith M.
March 25, 1921
August 19, 2000

 

Bernard Dale Messer
January 31, 1958
April 23, 1978

 

Harley Vance Messer
January 27, 1924
September 21, 1962

 

Double Headstone

Rathbone
Ruben
1895--1961
Bidie M.
1900--1984

 

Shook Henry Rathbone
July 4, 1923
February 16, 1967



Homer Rathbone
July 10, 1921
December 21, 1993
**hand laid stone marker, name & dates hand engraved
on wooden name plate, hat & guitar hand carved on name plate,
legend on marker reads "Homer, we love you"**

 

Retha Jone
daughter of
H. V. & Kathleen Messer
February 23, 1953
September 11, 1961

 

Double Headstone

Ledford
W. Bynam
October 13, 1916
April 1, 1967
Geneva M.
September 7, 1914
no death date

 

William E. Ledford
1938--1958
Military Marker
William E. Ledford
North Carolina
C Tank Co
2 Armored Cav.
June 29, 1938
February 8, 1958

 

Infant marker
Earl
son of
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Riddle
April 15, 1938
August 11, 1938

 

Infant marker
Jerry R. Ledford
June 27, 1949
January 24, 1950

 

Double Headstone


Leatherwood
James Robert Leatherwood
1876--1934
his wife
Ellen White Leatherwood Fisher
1873--1948

 


Laura L. White
wife of
W. J. Bennett
November 6, 1863
August 31, 1946

 

Infant marker
The son of
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Riddle
Joseph D. Riddle
May 25, 1964
August 19, 1964

 

Infant marker
Mary Emilee
daughter of
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Riddle
February 2, 1940
May 6, 1940

 

Texie Price Beasley
August 13, 1910
December 22, 1953

 

Double Headstone


White
Ebid Wiley
March 27, 1869
August 2, 1952
Lula Jenkins
April 22, 1883
June 9, 1967

 

Dare White
February 24, 1912
June 18, 1919

 

Infant marker
Ralph Hannah
July 5, 1923
November 22, 1923

 

Headstone
name & dates on footstone

McClure
Alec Z. McClure
September 24, 1881
April 18, 1946

 

Double Headstone


Riddle
M. Magdalene
May 10, 1918
no death date
L. Dean
April 12, 1917
November 24, 1985

 


H. H.
no other information on marker

 

Infant Marker
name unreadable
son of
E. Z. & Charlotte McClure
May 13, 1921
May 27, 1921

 


Infant Marker
Baby Hoglen
March 10, 1929
March 10, 1929

 


Double Headstone


Hoglen
Mark L.
August 22, 1871
January 15, 1946
Margaret
September 19, 1871
February 7, 1932

 


Double Headstone


Hoglen
Norman
September 21, 1894
September 14, 1976
Lydia M.
January 15, 1894
June 24, 1975
married September 1915


Infant Marker
Daughter
Bessie I. McElroy
October 25, 1901
December 23, 1902


Marvin Hoglen
September 21, 1894
October 10, 1902


Infant Marker
Harriet Hoglen
July 11, 1910
July 16, 1910


Infant Marker
Hobart
son of
Narmon & Lydia Hoglen
February 1, 1917
April 3, 1917


Infant Marker
Baby McElroy
no other information on marker


Infant Marker
Baby McElroy
no other information on marker


Arbie Miller McElroy
December 9, 1884
June 28, 1942


Double Headstone


Price
Glen William
January 6, 1906
July 4, 1988
Thelma Palmer
May 20, 1927
September 2, 1989


Double Infant Marker


Jessie Lee
and
Willie Glen
daughters of
Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Messer
March 18, 1916
June 16, 1916


Double Headstone


Palmer
Rhoda Price
April 20, 1908
May 7, 1979
Frank
March 12, 1910
December 6, 1967


Double Headstone


White
Hugh
March 8, 1924
July 9, 1988
Marie P.
February 20, 1929
no death date


Military Marker
Hugh White
US Army
World War I
March 8, 1924
July 9, 1988


Parlin R. Ball
November 22, 1937
October 7, 1983


Ivalee Green Ball McElroy
October 15, 1909
November 20, 1979


Harley McElroy
August 23, 1889
September 15, 1974



Double Headstone


McElroy
Grady
January 15, 1893
July 17, 1976
Lizzie
December 1, 1894
May 31, 1985


Military Marker
Jerry William McElroy
PVT US Army
World War II
October 8, 1924
December 13, 1982



Infant Marker
Anthony N. McElroy
born & died
May 4, 1984


Double Headstone


McElroy
Robert W.
August 20, 1897
August 12, 1970
Lona M.
June 14, 1909
September 17, 1989



Military Marker

Lawson Messer
February 2, 1877
June 4, 1930
Co. E
29th NC Regiment
**legend on marker reads
"He died as he lived--a Christian"**

 

N. A.
wife of
Lawson Messer
January 16, 1839
February 3, 1917


Infant Marker
Lizzie Messer
November 27, 18??
March 3, 1885
aged 2 yrs, 3 mos, 5 days


Infant Marker
Newton
son of
N. T. & G. Wright
February 13, 1885
November 2, 1886


Infant Marker
Garlant
son of
N. T. & G. Wright
July 16, 1882
May 9, 1886


Charlotte
wife of N. T. Wright
dates unreadable
**broken marker**

 

Nathan T. Wright
February 1, 1849
March 24, 1907


Matilda Wright Messer
November 22, 1856
December 14, 1946

Military Marker
Miles H. Wright
North Carolina
PVT 305 SN TN
80 Div.
November 16, 1930
no other dates



Mary Jane McElroy
November 7, 1861
November 6, 1944


Miley White Massey
June 4, 1865
June 2, 1934


Double Headstone


White
James Mack
February 25, 1832
October 1, 1909
Sarah Nelson
September 14, 1836
January 26, 1934


Infant Marker
Billie White
December 3, 1922
March 21, 1924


Infant Marker
Infant son of
Guy & Lucille W. Hannah
no other information on marker


Elender Yarbough Regan
daughter of
Thomas & Mattie Yarbough
July 16, 1893
March 16, 1985


Mattie W. Yarborough
1865--1941


Thomas Yarborough
1861--1957


Double Headstone


McGaha

Cass
February 14, 1913
May 2, 1996
Gladys Ledford
June 11, 1918
September 29, 1980


Infant Marker
Infant son of
Richard & Maggie Packett
no other information on marker


Double Headstone


Packett
Richard
August 18, 1887
April 29, 1969
Margaret Ann V.
July 20, 1888
May 4, 1920


Leona Y. Packett
April 6, 1895
October 11, 1983


Double Headstone

Springer
Franklin D.
August 1, 1932
April 29, 1996
Norma J.
October 7, 1932
no death date

Military Marker
Franklin D. Springer
GY SGT
US Marine Corps
Korea
Vietnam
August 1, 1932
April 29, 1996


Nora Wright
November 19, 1907
April 1, 1985


Amanda Messer Wright
February 17, 1883
September 16, 1966


Infant Marker
Pearl
daughter of
G. W. & Manda Wright
December 21, 1904
December 23, 1904



George Washington Wright
February 9, 1880
July 12, 1964

 

Double Headstone


Wright
Jasper Wright
February 21, 1851
February 18, 1928
Emeline Wright
March 14, 1858
no death date


Double Headstone


Liner
Samuel N.
1873--1934
Laura E.
1875--1904


Double Column Marker

Infant Marker and Military Marker


R. L.
son of
M. J. & Mrs. Wright
died March 29, 1902
from loss of blood at
Washington.
aged 25 yrs, ?? mos, 8 days
**legend on marker reads "R. L. Wright joined the US Army in July 1898.
He was honorably discharged."**

Little Willie
his brother
died October 17, 1887
2 yrs, 7 mos.


W. E.
no other information on marker


Maggie Wright Duckett
November 16, 1887
February 11, 1963


Margret Yarbrough Rathbone
1814--1883


Naomia
wife of
J. W. Yarbrough
July 2, 1827
August 29, 1882


J. W. Yarbrough
February 8, 1828
December 5, 1897


Infant Marker
Joseph Robert
infant son of
Charles & Linda Price
February 26, 1967


Double Headstone


Price
Albert
March 5, 1914
September 26, 1970
Jessie
March 22, 1916
no death date



Jarvis Jenkins
September 28, 1939
March 10, 1982


Jane Yarbrough
July 12, 1849
June 21, 1934


Ann Smith Wyatt
April 21, 1827
September 18, 1925


Double Headstone


Whitner
Louis Lee
February 27, 1906
no death date
Emma Edna Wyatt
March 2, 1913
no death date
married March 28, 1937


John H. Greene
February 8, 1855
March 29, 1940


Vera D. Best
October 17, 1929
November 2, 1996


Double Headstone


Price
Josie B.
October 20, 1931
no death date
William H.
March 29, 1929
June 3, 1990


Caney C. Caldwell
February 4, 1907
April 23, 1972


Jencie Caldwell
May 6, 1910
December 14, 1987


Double Headstone


Bryson
Truley J.
1946--no death date
Charles T.
1924--1972



Rhodia Jane Messer
1904--1969


Rosie Fish
1882--1970


Jake Messer
March 28, 1914
August 26, 1988


Funeral Home Marker
Garrett Funeral Home Waynesville, NC

Sylvania Franklin Messer
June 10, 1928
???? 1, 19??
age 64


Sylvania Franklin Messer
June 10, 1928
June 1, 198?


Funeral Home Marker
Charlie Elmer Messer
March 11, 1915
March 13, 1999
age 84


Charlie Elmer Messer
March 11, 1915
March 13, 1999


Funeral Home Marker
Hartsell (?) Funeral Home

Albert L. Woody, Jr.
1942--1987


Double Headstone


Woody
A. L.
January 9, 1942
October 9, 1987
Evelyn R.
December 30, 1944
no death date


Funeral Home Marker
Wells Funeral Homes, Inc.
455 North Main St. Waynesville, NC

Will Green
died April 22, 1987
aged 101 yrs, 23 days


Double Headstone


Cope
Julius C.
July 27, 1904
September 3, 1987
Nancy S.
April 27, 1927
June 11, 1986


Double Headstone


Hannah
McKinley
October 1, 1900
May 3, 1989
Bertha A.
May 14, 1914
December 8, 1977


Funeral Home Marker
Laura Jane Dominice
August 17, 1922
June 26, 2000
age 87


R. Buford Franklin
October 9, 1949
January 13, 1997


Danny L. Franklin
May 13, 1958
August 25, 1989


Military Marker
Manson Clay Sutton
PFC US Army
World War II
Korea
May 14, 1927
August 28, 1994


Milburn Green
September 14, 1913
October 11, 1996


Funeral Home Marker
Garrett Funeral Home
Waynesville, NC

Milburn Green
September 14, 1913
October 11, 1996
age 83


Funeral Home Marker
Garrett Funeral Home
Waynesville, NC

Troy Willard "Jack" Hannah
June 10, 1931
October 26, 1994
age 63


Double Headstone


Woody
Lottie Conard
September 22, 1944
September 2, 1992
Crawford Lee
March 17, 1944
no death date

Funeral Home Marker
Anders-Rice Funeral Home
1428 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28806

Beulah Faye Sutton
January 14, 1943
October 12, 2000

 

 

(c) 1998 - present, Haywood Co., NC

(c) Surveyed September 4, 2001 by Rebecca Howell