Lavonia Baptist Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina LAVONIA BAPTIST CEMETERY CLEVELAND COUNTY, NC By W. D. Floyd This cemetery is in the southwest corner of Cleveland County, NC and the way to get to it from Cliffside, NC is go south on US221A and cross the Broad River. After crossing the river take the next road to the left. Follow this road and after it crosses a railroad track go to the second paved road to the right and it will take you right to the cemetery. From Boiling Springs, NC go south on NC150 until you cross the river and take the second road to the right, this is the road that goes all the way to US221A and it is called McCraw Road. After you make the right onto McCraw Road go to the road to the left that pulls off as you are going into a sharp right turn in the road. I did the inventory November 12, 1997 and I started in the southeast corner of the cemetery. THE SURNAMES ARROWOOD, BAILEY, BARTEE, BLACKWELL, BLAND, BYARS, COBB, DAVIS, EARLS, ELLIS, GODFREY, HAMMETT, HARRIS, HAWKINS, HUMPHRIES, JONES, KENNEDY, MCCRAW, MCGINNIS, MILLS, PEELER, PETTY, ROBBINS, RUPPE, SPAKE, ST. CLAIR, STACY, TEAGUE, VINESETT, WALKER, WHELCHEL, WILLIAMS Cobb, Odell c1904 c1975 Cobb, Ruby E. c1909 ----- Ruppe, Henry Dever April 14, 1914 November 30, 1963 Ruppe, Alice McCraw May 28, 1915 August 14, 1971 Ruppe, Ola O. c1930 ------ Ruppe, Lucille P. c1911 c1992 Ruppe, Ambrose B. April 16, 1889 May 30, 1968 Ruppe, Geneva B. May 3, 1889 April 7, 1948 Ruppe, Holye Andrew April 1, 1928 March 14, 1975 Korea Humphries, Johnnie B. c1893 c1964 Humphries, Destie C. c1889 ----- Cobb, R. L. February 9, 1867 June 23, 1944 Cobb, Rebecca Jones January 1, 1867 July 30, 1928 w/o RLC Godfrey, John G. August 22, 1870 July 29, 1951 Godfrey, Nancy H. September 22, 1873 March 3, 1955 Hammett, Thomas Paul July 8, 1937 Whelchel, Poley August 29, 1895 August 5, 1953 Whelchel, Grace L. June 29, 1901 November 26, 1995 Whelchel, Paul March 8, 1929 November 1, 1929 Whelchel, Infant March 2, 1922 March 3, 1922 Godfrey, Jane S. November 21, 1932 December 8, 1932 d/o Jervey Hawkins, B. Clay c1906 c1985 Hawkins, Edisto B. c1909 c1965 Vinesett, W. Terrell October 21, 1906 February 13, 1973 Vinesett, Nettie G. April 26, 1905 April 10, 1996 Bailey, Olar Godfrey c1899 c1968 Bailey, General Lee c1900 c1987 Bailey, Freeman c1903 c1958 Bailey, Betty Owens December 2, 1882 May 25, 1954 Bailey, D. Frank March 11, 1875 June 29, 1953 Bailey, G. L., Jr. November 18, 1929 May 26, 1931 Godfrey, Bessie R. September 22, 1911 December 10, 1996 Godfrey, Jevery J. March 1, 1907 June 16, 1980 Harris, Jarvis B. December 29, 1900 September 30, 1903 Harris, W. Herman December 20, 1910 February 4, 1911 Harris, Wynona F. April 21, 1912 September 25, 1912 Harris, Annie H. February 12, 1875 March 26, 1949 Harris, Virgil R. March 10, 1876 January 2, 1950 Ruppe, Margaret Eva November 20, 1895 October 13, 1915 d/o HER Ruppe, Pryer March 22, 1865 June 29, 1945 Ruppe, Henry E. December 5, 1863 March 28, 1937 Ruppe, Mildred Inez June 3, 1925 February 11, 1938 Ruppe, Lonie R. May 28, 1902 August 15, 1993 Ruppe, J. Homer January 3, 1903 January 17, 1971 Ruppe, Sybil Ann September 22, 1943 January 31, 1944 Petty, Patrick G. August 6, 1893 April 2, 1920 Petty, Lonie H. May 12, 1898 February 28, 1968 Harris, Pvt. Tommy D. July 7, 1920 May 12, 1944 WW II Mills, C. N. “Jay” August 24, 1908 January 2, 1987 Mills, Louise R. March 21, 1908 September 14, 1992 Mills, Paul R. November 7, 1932 June 19, 1934 s/o CNM Ruppe, James R. June 30, 1915 January 31, 1962 WW II Ruppe, Elizabeth E. April 22, 1887 October 1, 1954 Ruppe, J. Bundy April 17, 1885 October 21, 1960 Ruppe, Mannie W. February 20, 1890 February 10, 1911 McCraw, John C. February 9, 1867 April 9, 1900 McCraw, Lela B. Wood June 1, 1866 January 20, 1905 w/o JCM McCraw, Void Draper December 28, 1889 December 14, 1965 McCraw, Emily May H. January 24, 1888 May 18, 1942 McCraw, W. Lorena November 19, 1911 April 15, 1918 McCraw, Louis E. September 30, 1924 October 28, 1950 McCraw, Rush D. c1903 c1982 McCraw, Belvie C. c1902 ------ McCraw, Madison A. July 7, 1911 October 9, 1996 WW II McCraw, Gahlena February 5, 1908 January 30, 1991 McCraw, Valiree August 12, 1898 September 26, 1988 McCraw, Lucy Jones September 9, 1878 September 5, 1953 McCraw, Robert Edward December 16, 1871 November 24, 1944 McCraw, Marie November 5, 1900 July 4, 1922 d/o REM McCraw, Solon October 17, 1906 February 23, 1922 s/o REM McCraw, Rebecca Ida August 20, 1870 June 13, 1938 Harris, Jane c1891 c1978 Harris, Mada c1889 c1967 McCraw, Amy Winona July 7, 1925 July 25, 1925 McCraw, Ethel Harris May 1, 1881 June 29, 1905 w/o Monroe Harris, Rebecca Cordelia September 3, 1858 May 1, 1921 w/o WRH Harris, W. R. May 3, 1856 February 3, 1923 Harris, Zenas Monroe July 29, 1878 June 7, 1940 Teague, Pearl March 21, 1892 December 24, 1916 Walker, Sally Victoria August 26, 1888 July 14, 1919 w/o OMW Harris, William Jacob April 26, 1852 March 5, 1924 Harris, Myra R. November 5, 1851 November 25, 1931 Teague, Ella Harris, July 4, 1876 August 22, 1956 w/o NWT Teague, Noah W. September 26, 1856 September 26, 1935 Harris, Sunie April 5, 1880 October 12, 1954 St. Clair, Olive T. January 2, 1896 January 6, 1989 St. Clair, Bobby G. March 25, 1935 ------ Harris, L. F. May 28, 1877 February 2, 1942 Harris, Willie G. May 20, 1910 August 20, 1983 Harris, Gladys B. April 10, 1916 ------ Cobb, Mamie M. c1907 ------- Cobb, L. Otis c1897 c1978 Spake, Antha G. c1893 c1967 Spake, William D. July 25, 1866 April 17, 1961 Spake, Palestine March 7, 1870 March 20, 1948 McGinnis, J. L. December 12, 1863 March 20, 1931 McGinnis, W. T. April 27, 1866 April 3, 1928 McGinnis, Clara B. c1908 c1981 McGinnis, George W. c1868 c1937 McGinnis, Minnie E. c1878 c1926 McGinnis, Lanelle October 15, 1914 April 8, 1916 McGinnis, Infant November 5, 1903 McGinnis, Vernia April 20, 1900 December 9, 1901 McGinnis, John W. December 13, 1838 November 21, 1909 McGinnis, Sarah A. August 4, 1843 June 16, 1905 McGinnis, W. F. June 23, 1902 September 21, 1904 McGinnis, Infant No Dates McGinnis, W. D. February 22, 1913 June 12, 1914 McGinnis, Infant No Dates McGinnis, Cliff September 29, 1882 January 14, 1960 McGinnis, Carrie B. March 9, 1884 June 23, 1926 McGinnis, Kuster December 19, 1906 September 11, 1971 Bland, John Boyd July 9, 1908 March 9, 1982 Bland, Larue Mc. August 18, 1911 September 10, 1982 McCraw, Avery L. October 12, 1916 March 19, 1931 McCraw, Mary L. May 2, 1876 September 14, 1962 McCraw, P. H. August 10, 1868 December 6, 1926 McCraw, Infant March 18, 1906 June 20, 1906 s/o PHM McCraw, Flora E. June 26, 1878 June 17, 1906 w/o PHM McCraw, Nettie B. c1903 c1981 Ellis, Sarah Ann September 10, 1858 January 9, 1905 w/o GAE Ellis, Gabriel July 27, 1851 April 2, 1908 Ellis, Exel B. October 22, 1880 October 2, 1952 Ellis, Soloman W. November 19, 1884 September 1, 1915 Ellis, Nan V. December 13, 1894 October 12, 1977 Ellis, John Reid April 20, 1931 July 31, 1964 Korea Ellis, Jimmy November 29, 1933 June 12, 1935 Ellis, Paulette January 5, 1930 January 5, 1940 Ellis, Kate Mintz January 26, 1900 ------- Ellis, General W. November 7, 1892 November 16, 1953 Ellis, Baby March 31, 1958 i/o GWE Ellis, Karen Elizabeth September 24, 1961 December 7, 1962 d/o GWE McCraw, Infant April 28, 1928 d/o EBM McCraw, Elsie Humphries October 8, 1900 November 39, 1951 McCraw, Ernest Belton August 10, 1897 November 16, 1986 Earls, Nannie McCraw July 24, 1887 March 19, 1966 Arrowood, Joyce Belle January 17, 1934 June 29, 1934 Arrowood, Calvin G. November 11, 1882 May 29, 1934 McCraw, A. Forest c1884 c1963 Blackwell, Barbara D. December 1, 1945 April 21, 1947 Bailey, Infant January 2, 1932 January 4, 1932 s/o Sam Bailey, Alberta December 27, 1933 December 29, 1933 d/o Sam Davis, Irene c1917 c1919 Davis, Fred B&D c1900 Jones, Henry G. April 26, 1889 May 11, 1942 Jones, Hulda R. August 18, 1897 January 4, 1966 Williams, Harley August 26, 1909 June 7, 1911 s/o JHW Bartee, George C. c1854 c1940 Bartee, Sindy August 22, 1859 December 9, 1922 w/o GCB Bartee, John Albert c1889 c1971 Bartee, Mary Maggie c1894 c1995 Bartee, C. B. October 10, 1923 July 23, 1924 Godfrey, Betty D. March 11, 1931 May 17, 1931 McGinnis, Abifee May 28, 1922 June 1, 1922 Ellis, Joe H. July 11, 1926 December 15, 1980 WW II Ellis, Lillie B. November 1, 1891 February 13, 1969 Ellis, Joseph D. August 28, 1889 April 6, 1951 Ellis, Vennita September 3, 1920 June 1, 1922 Ellis, Niles June 7, 1930 August 23, 1933 Bailey, Edna M. c1907 c19-- Bailey, A. Walter c1914 c1939 Bailey, Grady D. April 7, 1921 September 2, 1942 Bailey, Carrie January 24, 1885 January 22, 1948 Bailey, C. M. March 10, 1873 November 26, 1958 Bailey, Annie c1900 c1982 Bailey, Pink c1904 c1972 Ruppe, A. B., Jr. October 29, 1916 February 1, 1977 WW II McCraw, Pearl V. February 12, 1907 March 30, 1987 Stacy, Deborah H. August 21, 1952 June 24, 1997 Byars, William S. November 24, 1914 December 15, 1993 Byars, Vernie M. January 28, 1916 November 23, 1988 Byars, Sylvia Lee July 18, 1951 April 27, 1953 McCraw, Chancy c1900 c1970 McCraw, Eva c1896 c1943 Robbins, Phillip June 12, 1850 August 3, 1929 Robbins, Catherine H. December 4, 1847 April 13, 1927 Kennedy, Steve October 19, 1897 ------ Kennedy, Myrtle S. June 6, 1895 September 8, 1970 Spake, George W. July 18, 1904 July 6, 1979 Spake, Myrtle J. February 22, 1911 ------- McCraw, Ina Mae c1914 ------ McCraw, Loyd W. c1911 c1990 McCraw, Janie J. c1917 ----- McCraw, Kermit K. c1914 c1980 McCraw, Rozelle H. May 14, 1912 March 20, 1950 McCraw, Raleigh J. June 10, 1909 July 25, 1971 Peeler, Clarence April 24, 1905 October 22, 1986 Peeler, Kathleen December 11, 1910 ----- m12/24/27 Humphries, Roland L. c1892 c1971 Humphries, Laura A. c1897 c1977 Cobb, Esther M. c1893 c1974 Cobb, Besola c1890 c1980 Ellis, Shirley A. August 7, 1937 ------- Ellis, Charles M. July 24, 1932 October 26, 1993 Lancaster, Lora Yvette April 27, 1972 December 30, 1987 Petty, Larry Richard August 11, 1966 August 10, 1992 Ellis, Miles June 7, 1930 August 6, 1977 WW II Ellis, Bonnie A. March 5, 1934 ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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