Meares Cemetery, Mill Branch
Columbus County, NC
Transcribed by David B High January 1999 from the private publication "They're Buried in Our Past Columbus County NC 1808 - 1984 (Vol 2)" dated June 1984. This cemetery is #89 in the survey. Permission granted by the authors Anita Barfield and Kay Duncan. Dates are shown in a uniform format.

Austin Lamar Wright 5/29/1900 - 11/11/1979
Catherine Battle Wright 7/20/1903 - 4 October 1990
Claude A Meares 4/28/1907 - 8/14/1937
John Wright 1900 - 1964
Mother Eliza Wright 7/9/1845 - 6/21/1930
D F Wright 10/12/1846 - 7/27/1938
Rosa Meares 4/9/1868 - 5/26/1932
Minos Meares 8/2/1858 - 5/24/1955
Sarah J Ludlum 11/5/1853 - 8/28/1897
Nell Gore Spivey 6/7/1924 -
Dewey Lenox Spivey 4/27/1923 - 9/11/1966
Oather D Spivey 4/11/1900 - September 1981
Lizzie L Spivey 2/26/1899 - 4/5/1964
Bernice daughter of Mr & Mrs O D Spivey 7/1/1928 - 1/27/1950
Infant son of D B & Dessie Spivey 12/14/1929
Dessie W Spivey 2/11/1908 - 18 December 2005
Dothan B Spivey 11/27/1904 - 4/12/1974
J R Spivey 6/22/1865 - 12/30/1940
Eppie Spivey 6/28/1877 - 2/2/1963
Rev McClennon Wright 7/27/1822 - 2/4/1893
Sarah J Wright wife of Rev McClennen Wright 3/21/1825 - 11/9/1891
Adult grave unmarked
Montro Wright 1906 - 1977
J Crum Simmons 6/29/1901 - 7/4/1967
Isabel W Simmons 6/25/1901 - 10 April 1992
Bunn Wright 1016/1861 - 9/8/1938
Annie Spivey wife of L B Wrightm 7/31/1862 - 5/11/1926
Lenoard[as spelled on stone] M Wright 10/10/1888 - 5/5/1951
Dallie I Harrilson 6/19/1894 - 12/5/1963
Daris Lemon son of J W & A Z Ward 3/19/189[?] - 11/6/1895
[broken stone]
J W Ward 6/9/1852 - 1/13/1927
His wife Anzaline Ward 6/3/1851 -
Charlie McCoy Ward 1/26/1874 - 9/22/1933
Fannie Ward Baggett "His Wife" 1880 - 19__
Lourie A Hinson Sr 10/6/1896 - 3/29/1966; Married Ellen Stephens 12/6/1917
Meares [on top of stone] Mary Hinson 4/2/1877 - 5/21/1952 wife of Isham Hinson
(Mary Frances Jones married 1) Isham Hinson 2) Fleet C Wright 3) Minos Mears; (Reference: Maxine J Hinson, Whiteville NC)
Isham Hinson 10/5/1842 - 6/13/1921
Terecy Hinson wife of Isham Hinson 3/10/1848 - 3/5/1893 daughter of Rev McLenon & Sarah J Wright
Ellen F Stephens wife of Lourie A Hinson Sr 10/6/1897 - 23 September 1988
Polly daughter of Daniel W & Tlunia Lee Ammons 1931 - 1933
Tlunia Lee Ammons 1909 - 1967
Daniel Webster Ammons 1902 - March 1987
D W Ammons 1929 - 1972
Mother Sarah E Wright 2/2/1893 -
Father Charlie V Wright 1/9/1882 - 1/12/1935
Cathrine & Carol Wright 7/17/1933
Infant of Mr & Mrs C V Wright Wilbert H 5/19/1917
Infant of Mr & Mrs C V Wright Artrue 2/2/1923
Jesse M son of L H & M A Wright 5/9/1897 - 6/10/1910
Marenda M daughter of L H & M S Wright 9/11/1882 - 12/19/1905
Jennie B daughter of L H & M A Wright 8/19/1886 - 1/15/1900
L H Wright (no dates)
M A Wright (no dates)
G W Wright (no dates)
Lillian Viola daughter of Austin & Catherine Wright 4/1/1937 - 5/21/1937
Shelton LaRue Wright 4/11/1914 - 8/29/1978
Bruce Wright NC TEC 4 1st Co ASF Trng Ctr WWII 6/24/1917 - 8/3/1958
Brice Napoleon son of F P & S E Wright 1926 - 1927
Infant of MA & L L Wright b/d 3/17/1899
Lillon Wright 11/26/1877 - 11/14/1973
M A Wright 7/10/1870 - 12/15/1947
James Robert son of L A & Marjorie Walton 11/22/1934 - 12/2/1934
Charlie L Walton 1/2/1929 - 9/23/1945
Marjorie McK Walton 1/17/1901 - 9/15/1966
Liston A Walton 2/2/1886 - 1/12/1946
Vernon Norris 7/30/1930 - 1/8/1931
William Norris 3/28/1929 - Sons of S G & V L Norris
Elijah Junior Norris 5/25/1908 - 8/19/1982
Brother Wilson M Wright 3/22/1915 - 12/30/1940
Elijah W Norris 5/25/1908 - 8/19/1982
Eula L Norris
Father Robbie D Gore 10/13/1908 - 10/4/1968
Mother Alma S 12/24/1908 - February 1986
Rebecca Fay daughter of Mr & Mrs R D Gore 2/2/1938 - 7/25/1943
Earl Wright 1/3/1906 - 4/8/1974
Thelma Wright 4/12/1911 - 4/10/1967
Lucille daughter of Earl & Thelma Wright 10/2/1930 - 9/22/1936
Bobby Levon son of Donald Lee & Otie Lanier 8/24/1943 - 8/27/1943
Donald L Lanier NC Pvt 8 Chemical Bn WW II 5/14/1921 - 4/18/1963
Maude Lanier 5/9/1893 - 9/25/1973
D L Lanier 10/30/1889 - 10/21/1982
Levi W Russ 7/22/1904 - 2/4/1981
Georgia M Russ 11/6/1914 - 15 May 2003
Cindy Russ born & died 12/15/1967
Dale Lee Simmons 1955 - 1973
Infant (no dates)