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Gowan Cemetery, Pages Mill Road Columbus County, NC

Transcribed by David B High March 1999 from the private publication "They're Buried in Our Past Columbus County NC 1808 - 1984 (Vol 3)" dated September 1988. This cemetery is #119 in the survey. Permission granted by the authors Anita Barfield and Kay Duncan. Dates are shown in a uniform format. J R Tyler 5/2/1943 Daniel F, son of D B & B B Tyler 9/10/1910 - 5/10/1912 Pearl, daughter of D B & B B Tyler 1/1/1916 - 5/1/1918 Beatrice Tyler, infant (homemade marker painted white) Joseph Tyler, infant son of Joseph & Vacola Tyler 1941 - 6/1941 (homemade marker painted white) William McKenzie Bozeman 6/7/1917 - 2/17/1970 Steadman Greene Jr 9/3/1942 - 7/27/1979 Wilma Kay B Greene 8/31/1944 - Annie B Edwards 1881 - 1962 Jack J Edwards 1877 - 1940 Mary Ann Edwards 10/14/1855 - 1/4/1933 D F Edwards 1/28/1855 - 2/19/1928 Lila, wife of J T Anderson 3/12/1888 - 1/12/1927 Shepard, son of J T & Lila Anderson 10/1/1921 - 6/19/1923 John Tyler 2/1919 Orpah Tyler; Died 1/1918 Infant daughter of H B & L M Thompson 6/17/1916 Henry Berry Thompson 2/17/1890 - 7/6/1959 Lannie Mae Thompson 10/22/1895 - 12/20/1955 Jesse J Thompson 1888 - 1960 Rebecca J Thompson 1888 - Infant daughter of Mr & Mrs Charlie Thompson 1912 Maudie Mae Thompson 5/1892 - 10/1965 Charlie N Thompson 9/1885 - 10/1965 Reka H Thompson 7/1900 - 8/1946 James Richard Thompson 1/31/1918 - 6/15/1954 Tommie Lee Thompson 2/25/1928 - 2/18/1962 Metal marker Ray Thompson Sgt US Army WWII 1921 - 1975 William Coy Blackwell Jr 9/25/1939 - 6/22/1959 W Coy Blackwell 11/25/1902 - 11/11/1977 Bertha P Blackwell 4/27/1907 - Carlie H, son of MH & M C Blackwell 7/25/1915 - 1/9/1916 Martha C Blackwell 1882 - 1959 Marshall H Blackwell 1877 - 1929 Donnie E Blackwell 8/30/1919 - 3/29/1979 Grace H Blackwell 1/7/1920 - Daniel Strickland 8/26/1879 - Minnie E Strickland; wife of Daniel Strickland 7/9/1883 - 7/24/1952 S M Nobles 7/13/1859 - 8/5/1920 Fannie Fowler, wife of S M Nobles 8/22/1946 - 8/21/1923 J B Whitehead 2/11/1861 - 4/3/1908 Mollie H Whitehead 5/20/1916 - John H Whitehead 5/27/1908 - 2/19/1957 Wooden marker Wooden marker G M Wise Died 1886 Mrs G M Wise 11/10/1844 - 10/17/1924 (letters almost illegible) Margaret D Turner 1949 - 1970 (metal marker set in concrete slab) Infant Infant vault Alvin Walter Turbeville 10/21/1945 - 2/1946 Ruth N Turbeville 4/16/1909 John B Turbeville 10/27/1907 - 5/17/1891 Julius J Powell 12/16/1883 - 2/22/1963; married Lettie Malinda Nobles 12/25/1902 Lettie Malinda Powell 8/8/1883 - 2/14/1950 "Always adorned in her beautiful white bonnet" Joseph H Powell; NC PFC 18 Div WWII 9/17/1921 - 3/20/1945 Chace Wayne Sibbett 10/2/1979 - 6/9/1982 (picture on stone ) W Elery Godwin 9/20/1904 - 1/5/1968 Doretha P Godwin 11/6/1903 - 2/25/1983 Infant Walter Elery Gaye 9/1959 William D Godwin Infant 6/8/1930 - 6/9/1930 No marker J T Rhodes 5/5/1867 - 2/22/1907 Berry Devon Thompson 1944 - 1962 Ruby Floyd 1913 - John Dennis Blackwell 11/8/1939 - 12/21/1966 Allen A Bullard Jr; NC SP4 Co C 864 Engr Bn Vietnam 5/18/1951 - 12/16/1969 ("Anthony" on footstone) Baby Boy Godwin 1969 - 1969 (metal marker) James Albert Godwin Jr 1914 - 1968 Mack D Godwin 4/4/1939 - 11/16/1939 A Vary Nobles 8/20/1902 - 10/25/1967 Mannie 12/14/1901 - Wood marker Jerry Delmas Simmons NC SP4 523 Engr Co WWII Korea 4/19/1920 - 6/2/1958 William Hickman Simmons 6/8/1889 - 6/6/1943 Mary M, wife of James Tyler 2/4/1836 - 6/16/1901 S G Tyler; Born 1804 M J Tyler; Died 1879 Helen Johnson Thompson 6/20/1936 - 3/14/1978 Infant daughter of Elton & Sharon Caines 8/30/1977 Eva F Nobles 2/19/1902 - (metal marker: Eva O Nobles 1902 - 1976) Jetter Nobles 3/14/1898 - 4/3/1962 Mabel Nobles 10/16/1938 - 3/20/1942 Frank Nobles 8/7/1917 - 21 July 2000 Louise C Nobles 8/21/1910 - 7/24/1975 Willis Webb 8/24/1951 - 7/13/1981 Mary Tyler Born 1867 Bricked; illegible inscription N T Locklair(?) Died 9/15/1906 (?) Broken stone Girtrude, daughter of L W & Katie Watts 5/5/1920 - 6/27/1926 Earnest Nobles 11/2/1891 - Rebecca Nobles 10/15/1891 - 12/24/1941 Ellie, infant of Mr & Mrs A S & Alice Nobles 5/13/1906 - 5/21/1907 Alice Gowan, wife of A S Nobles 3/1/1867 - 4/4/1906 A S Nobles 10/14/1861 - 12/12/1934 Ida wife of A S Nobles 11/8/1885 - (metal marker) Metal marker Colon Worth Nobles 9/6/1900 - 10/18/1962 James Bruce Nobles; PFC US Army WWII 10/4/1910 - 5/7/1969 George Mack Watkins 5/18/1933 - 11/28/1933 Pauline Watkins 1/27/1930 - 8/25/1937 Alvin Frederic Watkins 11/4/1906 - 4/12/1945 Father John Mack Watkins 11/11/1906 - 5/8/1963 Mother Mattie N Watkins 9/5/1912 - 15 October 1987 Addie Watkins 4/30/1928 Graham Watkins 4/26/1936 - 5/26/1966 There is additional information on some burials in the publication.