BETHESDA
BAPIST CHURCH,
Geneva Co., AL
Directions: Go west out of Dothan on Hyw 52 toward Hartford. Turn left onto
Co.
Rd. #49 (before getting to Malvern). Go several miles to Co. Rd. #60 (Corinth
Baptist Church will be on the left). Turn right onto a dirt & gravel road,
go to
the first stop (about 2 mi.). Turn right and it's about 1/2 mile to the church
sign on the right; turn there & go about 100 yd. to the church. Cemetery is
in
the back and still in use.
Facing the cemetery -from right to left, front to back: -- Rows are laid out
erratically
Row # 1 -
MORGAN, Tolbert, Father, b. 11/29/1908, d. 6/5/1998
MORGAN, Etta, Mother, b. 6/25/1908, d. 4/29/1995
Two old stones right at the end of the Tolbert Morgan plot:
MORGAN, George, about 81 at death, no dates
MORGAN, Dian, about 69, no
PEEL, Oscar, b. 10/4/1896, d. 10/24/1896
PELHAM, Vester, Father, b. 2/6/1903, d. 12/10/1987
PELHAM, Lala Holley, Mother, b. 11/17/1901, d. 10/26/1986
KNIGHT, Leila Holley, b. 4/17/1899, d. 4/20/1969
JONES, Thomas, J., b. 4/22/1914, d. 2/14/1987
JONES, Hortie Mae, b. 1/23/1919, still living May, 2000
UNMARKED GRAVE - mound with no marker
RUSSELL, James F., b. 7/20/1909, d. 5/15/1981
RUSSELL, Elvey D., b. 4/13/1904, d. 6/11/1970
Row # 2 -
The following are on the same tombstone:
SMITH, Clayton, b. 2/24/1912, d. 10/17/1978
SMITH, Inez K., b. 10/4/1915, d. 9/9/1966
The following are on the same tombstone:
SMITH, Marvin Jasper, Father, b. 2/2/1884, d. 5/14/1958
SMITH, Lena H., Mother, b. 10/25/1888, d. 9/6/1962
UNMARKED GRAVES - 2 with wooden crosses rotted away
MORGAN, June, b. 2/23/1937, d. 2/26/1937
MORGAN, Jill, b. 2/23/1937, d. 2/25/1937
The following are on the same tombstone:
MORGAN, Arthur, b. 10/19/1902, d. 12/17/1987
MORGAN, Gertrude S., b. 1/20/1910, d. 2/20/1996, married 11/8/1926
CREEL, baby marker with no other data
The following are on the same tombstone:
SMITH, Neal, b. 9/22/1883, d. 4/22/1970
SMITH, Maggie Mae, b. 1/28/1888, d. 5/8/1951
The following are on the same tombstone:
SMITH, Raymond H., Father, b. 10/23/1917, d. 6/23/1982
SMITH, Dorothy, Mother, b. 10/10/1929, still living May 2000
PELHAM, small wooden sign, empty plot
ROW # 3 -
JONES, Hershel L., Father, b. 5/21/1886, d. 2/4/1961
JONES, Irene, Mother, b. 11/5/1884, d. 12/13/1951
SMITH, Anne, b. 1/9/1927, still living May 2000
SMITH, Charlie, b. 12/3/1927, d. 4/4/1986
SMITH, John Duane, b. 8/21/1955, d. 7/25/1976
SMITH, Calvin C., b. 1/25/1924, d. 3/12/1972
SMITH, Clarence G., WW II, b. 10/16/1920, d. 1/19/1970
ROW # 4 -
UNMARKED GRAVES - 3 together in a row
JONES, Helin, b. 7/29/1941, d. 1/1/1942
MULKEY, Guy Wood, b. 6/19/1919, still living May 2000
MULKEY, Monette Holloway, b. 3/15/1922, d. 6/1/1961
The following are on the same tombstone:
HOLLOWAY, Bass, Father, b. 9/30/1898, d. 5/28/1951,
HOLLOWAY, Ruby, Mother, b. 8/8/1902, d. 11/19/1991
The following are on the same tombstone:
HOLLOWAY, Albert, Father, b. 9/7/1915, d. 11/24/1957
HOLLOWAY, Flaudie W., Mother, b. 10/14/1916, d. 1/27/1953
The following are on the same tombstone:
HOLLOWAY, Sid, Father, b. 11/3/1892, d. 12/2/1968
HOLLOWAY, Zilphy, Mother, b. 7/3/1893, d. 11/13/1971
WILLIAMS, John Henry, b. 11/29/1912, d. 2/11/1998
WILLIAMS, Velma Hall, b. 9/13/1913, d. 1/28/1989
SMITH, Glen Anthony, b. 10/20/1950, d. 7/16/1996
SMITH, Jerry W., b. 12/19/1948, d. 8/11/1987, SN, US Navy, Vietnam
SMITH, Clyde W., b. 1/12/1914, d. 3/7/1966, Sgt. US Army, WW II
SMITH, Carrie, b. 1/20/1923, still living May 2000
ROW # 5 -
The following are on the same tombstone:
SMITH, John Leamon, b. 1/21/1920, d. 1/25/1982, Pfc. US Army, WW II
SMITH, Helen Vatne, b. 8/14/1924, still living May 2000
HALL, Randul, Father, b. 10/30/1933, d. 5/6/1997, I Tim. 4:7
HALL, Sadie Pelham, Mother, b. 3/11/1934, still living May 2000, married
6/30/1959
Joint Plot - with 4 graves in it:
SMITH, Delma, b. 10/24/1925, d. 1/12/1983
SMITH, Lanette, b. 10/18/1933, still living May 2000, married 9/16/1950
CHERRY, Henry Carlton, b. 6/17/1919, d. 3/9/1996, US Army, WW II
CHERRY, Sallie L., b. 4/21/1920, still living May 2000
WILLIAMS, Ryan Michael, b. 2/16/1993, d. 2/19/1993, Luke 18:16 - "Suffer
the
little children..."
BABY GRAVE - flat concrete marker with no name
The following are on the same tombstone:
DAVIS, Jay M., Beloved Father, b. 5/20/1933, d. 5/6/1998
DAVIS, Syble R., Beloved Mother, b. 10/4/1936, still living May 2000, married
5/18/1966
Joint Plot - with 4 graves in it:
RUSSELL, Wyman D., b. 11/4/1932, d. 8/11/1981
RUSSELL, Delma K., b. 8/15/1934, still living May 2000
KIRKLAND, Clarence E., b. 9/28/1902, d. 1/2/1974
KIRKLAND, Eula K., b. 2/4/1905, d. 9/16/1987, married 8/2/1925
HALL, Willie P., In Loving Memory, b. 6/9/1941, d. 1/11/1999
SMITH, David B., b. 5/11/1959, d. 3/11/1994, Beloved Son & Brother, R.I.P.
SAMON, Lucinda, b. 4/23/1960, d. 2/1/1999, A Loving Daughter, Sister, Mom
&
Grandmother
Total # of individuals, 73
Male 34
Female 28
Unk 11
Oldest Grave (marked) ------- Oscar Peel 1896
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Contributed Martha Smith, <seeme@snowhill.com>
May 2000
Transcribed By: Mildred Pelham Enfinger (-) ; Billie C. Sullivan; Martha S.
Smith