Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery Address: 5145 Judd Rd. Rawlings 23876 Phone: 434-949-6224 This cemetery measures about 100 ft square. Field stones indicate about 8 to 10 unmarked graves. Latitude: 36º 57' 46.5" N   (36.962927) Longitude: 77º 51' 36.0" W   (-77.859998) GNIS ID: 1469241 Transcribed: 2009   A large family headstone engraved BISHOP with two shrubs is surrounded by the graves of James and Lorena Bishop and four sons and their wives. BISHOP James E. Bishop 22 Feb 1868 — 8 Jun 1949 Lorina T. Bishop 2 Dec 1874 — 27 July 1939 LORENA T. wife of J.E Bishop Asleep in Jesus James Edward Bishop married Lorena S. Taylor, CWS f BCV, pp. 66, 539. BISHOP Robert Hardaway Bishop 29 Oct 1899 — 2 Mar 1957 REST WITH THE LORD Mason insignia Julia Walker Bishop 27 Mar 1902 — 7 Feb 1988 Robert Hardaway Bishop married Julia F. Walker, CWS f BCV, p. 66. BISHOP James Turner Bishop 12 Oct 1895 — 14 Feb 1942 AT REST Mason insignia Nina Settle Bishop 11 Jan 1899 — 23 July 1949 AT REST James Turner Bishop married Nina Frances Settle, CWS f BCV, p. 66. BISHOP David Edward Bishop 14 Feb 1906 — 3 May 1967 Masonic insignia Grace Stone Bishop 16 July 1907 — 23 July 1999 David Edward Bishop married Grace Ester Stone, CWS f BCV, p. 66. BISHOP Samuel Judd Bishop 11 Apr 1909 — 12 Dec 1972 Doris Bacon Bishop 5 Apr 1915 — 8 Mar 2006 Samuel Judd Bishop married Nora Doris Bacon, CWS f BCV, p. 66. Kate Coleman Morris 24 Nov 1930 — 3 Mar 1958 Lelia Cheely Wells 10 Aug 1866 — 20 Jan 1946 Alelia A. Cheely married Peter E. Wells, CWS f BCV, p. 100. Randolph B. Coleman Jr. 15 Mar 1947 — 18 May 1947 Marc C. DeMars 19 May 1965 — 20 May 1965   A large family headstone engraved COLEMAN on one side ant PRITCHETT on the other, surrounded by shrubs. Randolph Southall Coleman 21 Sep 1896 — 21 Jun 1974 See CWS f BCV, p. 100. Ethel Pritchett Coleman 11 Mar 1899 — 26 Apr 1978 Eddria Coleman Fisher 8 Oct 1931 — 28 Nov 1987 William Franklin Pritchett 19 Sep 1871 — 8 Jan 1957 Mary Jane Pritchett 16 Dec 1875 — 7 Jun 1970 Leola Pritchett Cahoon 31 Aug 1901 — 22 Nov 1951 Amy Lee Pritchett 3 Feb 1910 — 19 Dec 1999 Lillian Pritchett Echols 11 Feb 1904 — 1 Jan 1991   INFANT TWINS OF W.E. & O.B. BISHOP BORN & DIED MAY 20, 1932 Lola C. Smith 1921 — 1921 Alvin Smith Jr. 1930 — 1930 Lola C. and Alvin Smith Jr. are presumably infant children of Alvin and Lola Smith who are buried nearby. John Willie Smith 20 Aug 1866 — 28 Jun 1954 Mollie S. Smith 3 Aug 1871 — 9 Dec 1960 John William Smith married Mary Elizabeth Stone, CWS f BCV, p. 510. SMITH Lola W. Smith 1897 — 1962 Alvin Smith 1899 — 1971 Alvin Smith married Lola Claire Wesson, CWS f BCV, p. 510. Leon Okley Jones 30 May 1921 — 9 Dec 2001 IN MEMORY OF V. Leon Jones 18 Jun 1896 — 2 Oct 1980 Maria C. Jones 18 Dec 1898 — 27 July 1972   The following two markers are at the feet of V. Leon & Maria C. Jones.   To live or die, to love or not rich or poor, that's life. Dad, you said you loved us. God loves you. We love you.   They who have loved together have been drawn close; they who have struggled together are forever linked; but they who have suffered together have known the most sacred bond of all. Joseph Earl Jones 11 Sep 1922 — 8 Jun 1923 ASLEEP IN JESUS   INFANT Daughter of James N & Mary E Abernathy DIED 16 Mar 1927 This is possibly James Norborne Abernathy, CWS f BCV, p. 31. Charles R. Jones 11 Jan 1868 — 24 Jun 1951 FATHER Son of James E. Jones and Mary L. Cheely, CWS f BCV, pp. 286, 614. Arrie Wynn 18 Sep 1868 — 27 Dec 1936 MOTHER   (Burns & Campbell) stone missing, base only Charles L. Souders 31 Jan 1865 — 10 July 1929 GONE HOME Charles Lincoln Souders married Willie Dailey Williams, CWS f BCV, p. 616. Chas. Richard Souders 8 Aug 1915 — 20 Oct 1915 Infant son of C.L & W.D Souders Sleep baby sleep.   1948 - 1948 Infant Daughter Saunders Jesse A. Saunders 18 July 1920 — 23 Nov 1967 Catherine C. Saunders 21 May 1920 — 17 July 1996 Jesse Apperson Saunders married Catherine Cheely, CWS f BCV, p. 355.   A large headstone for the family plot is inscribed FAMILY OF N. H. COLEMAN SR. COLEMAN Newton Hobbs Coleman 13 Jan 1907 — 2 Oct 1964 Nellie Heartwell Coleman 8 Aug 1901 — 19 Feb 1983 Newton Hobbs Coleman Sr., CWS f BCV, p. 100. Dolly Carter Coleman 12 Dec 1908 — 29 Apr 1936   Infant Daughter of Newtton & Nellie Coleman Newton Hobbs Coleman Jr. 20 Dec 1927 — 18 May 1970 Rose Marie Coleman 1938 — 1939   May 1893 Infant of Charlie & Sallie Howerton Child of Charles W. Howerton who married Sarah J. Bishop, CWS f BCV, p. 66. WILLIAMS James R. Williams 3 Apr 1858 — 26 May 1908 LEAD KINDLY LIGHT In Memory of Husband & Father Husband of Emma L Williams He has gone out of sight Our joy and delight but O! hark to the story He is resting in glory Emma C. Williams 22 Jan 1860 — 16 Nov 1930 WIFE OF JAMES R. WILLIAMS Emma E. Cheely married James Richard Williams, CWS f BCV, pp. 100, 616.   Three consecutive stones read “Infant of James R. & Emma Williams” with no dates. One is said to be Sarah Elizabeth Williams who died July 1888 at 6 months of age, CWS f BCV, p. 616. Werner J. Williams 28 Sep 1899 — 28 July 1972 REST IN PEACE Mattie Lee Williams 14 Dec 1904 — 5 Jan 1997 REST IN PEACE Werner Jefferson Williams Sr. married Mattie Lee Coleman, CWS f BCV, p. 616. Ida Wilson 1862 — 29 Apr 1882 Willie E. Cheely 20 Aug 1854 — 1939 William Cheely, CWS f BCV, p. 100. Catherine Barrow Biggs 1824 — 1894 Mourning Catherine Barrow married Pvt. William R. Biggs, who is buried nearby, CWS f BCV, p. 63. William Irvin Renn Jr. 3 Jan 1934 — 17 Jan 1934 Josephine C. Cheely 17 July 1871 — 17 Oct 1947 Robert Harper Cheely 25 Oct 1891 — 24 Oct 1965 Gracelle Smith Cheely 15 Dec 1897 — 17 Aug 1983 Gracelle Smith married Robert Harper Cheely, CWS f BCV, pp. 100, 510. PULLEY William David Pulley 7 July 1877 — 14 Jan 1931 In memory of my DEAR HUSBAND Gone, but not forgotten. Mary H. Pulley 25 Nov 1879 — 1 Dec 1932 A second newer headstone is engraved with the same information. Mary E. House married William David Pulley, CWS f BCV, p. 263. HOUSE Lucie A. House 10 July 1855 — 6 Sep 1948 THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT THERE George W. House 24 Oct 1845 — 22 Dec 1926 FATHER Pvt. George Washington House married Lucie Ann Cheely, CWS f BCV, p. 263. Ernest M. House 31 July 1877 — 23 Feb 1961 Ernest Merritt House, CWS f BCV, p. 263. Effie H. Goodrich 25 Aug 1882 — 21 Sep 1959 Effie Lynwood House married Hiram D. Goodrich, CWS f BCV, p. 263. William R. Biggs 1822 — 1883 CO B 5 BN VA INF C S A 4 This is a government-issued military headstone. Pvt. William Richard Biggs married Mourning Catherine Barrow who is buried nearby, CWS f BCV, p. 63.   IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF MY DEAR FATHER, MOTHER & SISTER J. E. HOUSE MARY E. BISHOP AUGUSTA H. BISHOP BY THEIR DAUGHTER BETTIE E. JOLLY IN THE YEAR 1934 Bettie E. (House) Jolly is buried in Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery. This large stone is in memory of Pvt. John E. House and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Quarles. Although she is here, he was possibly buried elsewhere, CWS f BCV, p. 264. Mary E. House 1819 — 7 Aug 1882 Lucy Ann House 22 Mar 1825 — 27 May 1888 Augusta H. Bishop 1854 — 12 Sep 1894 Augusta P. House married Pvt. Robert Thomas Bishop who is in the Snead Family Cemetery near Lebanon Methodist Church, CWS f BCV, p. 66. Missouri B. Bishop 10 Oct 1879 — 8 July 1880 See CWS f BCV, p. 66. Mary Johnson  — 1894 Winfree House 20 Feb 1881 — 19 Aug 1896 Winfree T. House 1850 — Julia C. House 26 Nov 1851 — 23 Sep 1926 Julie Maria Cheely married Winfree T. House, CWS f BCV, pp. 101, 264. John B. House 1857 — 9 Feb 1927 In memory of Our Uncle May he rest in peace See CWS f BCV, p. 264. Robert M. House 20 May 1886 — 17 Jun 1887   Infant Daughter of Norman & Fannie Lewis 1935 Mary F. Williams 1847 — 1915 Wife of John Williams Jack Foster 1866 — 1936 Nannie W. Foster 1869 — 1941 John Foster married Nannie E. Williams, CWS f BCV, p. 208. Robert A. Foster 1900 — 1915 James Samuel Foster 16 Sep 1904 — 19 Mar 1989 US ARMY This is a government-issued military marker Waverly Lee Foster 22 Aug 1929 — 13 Mar 2009 IN LOVING MEMORY J.S. Jones 1861 — 1928 Asleep in Jesus A family plot surrounded with about 10 ft by 14 ft stone border includes a stone engraved JONES. Emma Annonette Jones 12 Jan 1869 — 15 Nov 1937 Asleep in Jesus Edward J. Jones 1 Dec 1894 — 24 Dec 1894 Gone to be an angel Claude S. Jones 25 Jan 1907 — 26 Dec 1918 A little love on earth he spread Till God for him His Angel sent Donald Lee Brewster 4 Jun 1937 — 8 May 1991 ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS Gindi Louise Brewster 11 Mar 1962 — 20 Jun 1980 WE LOVE YOU Walter W. Coleman 3 Feb 1901 — 19 Jan 1959 VIRGINIA TEC 5 ENGINEERS WORLD WAR II He has a government-issued military marker and a newer headstone with an American Legion medallion. See CWS f BCV, p. 100. Mattie R. Cheely 10 Sep 1871 — 24 Dec 1949 See CWS f BCV, p. 100. COLEMAN Henry S. Coleman 1869 — 1952 FATHER Julia C. Coleman 1872 — 1943 MOTHER Julia H. Cheely married Henry S. Coleman, CWS f BCV, pp. 100-01. Ethel C. Coleman 13 Jan 1902 — 11 Feb 2006 Robert H. Coleman 31 Oct 1894 — 8 Mar 1954 See CWS f BCV, pp. 100-01. James Willis Carter 20 Jan 1880 — 4 Oct 1943 Mattie Walters Carter 29 Aug 1881 — 12 Dec 1983 Mrs. Nannie Fletcher 2 Jun 1867 — 30 Aug 1923 MOTHER WE WILL MEET AGAIN   1930 Infant daughter of Harvey & Mary Thacker   1934 Infant daughter of Harvey & Mary Thacker Thurman L. Eastwood 23 Oct 1946 — 8 Jan 2007 “TURK” Thurman Eastwood 18 July 1918 — 30 Jan 1968 NORTH CAROLINA PVT CO K 23 INFANTRY WORLD WAR II This is a government-issued military marker. Rocky L. Eastwood 1968 — 1968 Sheila M. Eastwood 1969 — 1969 Carolyn Ann Anderson 9 Sep 1945 — 24 Mar 1949 Patricia Ann Stout 8 Aug 1943 — Nov 1943 Warner G. Woody 9 Sep 1864 — 7 Aug 1934   According to Civil War Soldiers from Brunswick County, Virginia, the following individuals are reported to be buried here. Pvt. John J. Williams, CWS f BCV, p. 611. Georgianna “Anna” Cheely, the widow of Pvt. James Alexander Bishop, CWS f BCV, p. 66. 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