Panther Creek Cemetery Geneva Co., AL
Inventory done June 6, 1999. There are many unmarked graves and graves with no tombstones. Some stones are very old and worn and unreadable. There are some dates that need to be checked on and I will do so my next trip to Geneva County. Sarah Hughes September 9, 1927 age 107 years Angus D. Peters Alabama Corporal Co. K 10th Infantry WWII January 1, 1914 May 17, 1964 Thomas Grady Peters Alabama PFC Co. K 2nd Infantry Regiment WWII March 7, 1916 March 24, 1945 Troy Peters May 19, 1911 December 27, 1927 Double Marker for next two: Ben A. Peters July 10, 1885 April 1, 1956 Georgia L. Peters October 19, 1889 May 8, 1965 Double Stone for next two: James (Edd) Davis August 25, 1879 September 19, 1964 Sabie H. Davis February 28, 1897 January 22, 1991 Peters Family Plot for graves following: Bernice Wade Peters Oct 19, 1916 April 6, 1984 Sidney M. Peters July 25, 1922 Sept 10 ,1986 Ramsey W. Peters Alabama PFC U.S. Army WWII March 14, 1924 May 26, 1972 Father Earley Peters December 26, 1895 October 25, 1945 Mother Vassie Peters March 29, 1899 May 16, 1987 End of Peters Family Plot Coping with the name - Joe Colley on it. No marked graves within the coping. Waters Family Plot for graves following: Jesse James Waters March 20, 1914 November 24, 1972 C Aron Waters January 11, 1892 December 7, 1918 Willie Mae Waters(wife of C. Aron Waters) September 15, 1891 June 18, 1965 Henry L. Waters May 13, 1918 January 22, 1919 Minnie Bell Waters March 13, 1916 January 27, 1919 Charlie C. Waters Sept 14, 1911 January 31, 1995 PVT U.S. Army WWII J B. Andrews January 17, 1872 March 20, 1914 Carly Eliza Beth Andrews October 5, 1865 (not sure on year) September 29, 1923 or 1925(not sure of year stone worn) End of Waters Family Plot P S. Sasser February 2, 1868 March 12, 1936 Eudell _________(next to P. S. Sasser - stone is unreadable name may not be Eudell) Almer Lonnie Peters Alabama PFC 4510 Base Unit AAF WWII December 10, 1908 April 4, 1956 (There are 2 adult unmarked graves and 1 infant unmarked grave within the coping with Almer's grave.) Leander Hughes April 22, 1910 October 19, 1910 Peters Family Plot: Bertha Peters May 7, 1895 December 22, 1893 William Henry Peters February 15, 1883 January 1, 1936 Infant of W H. and Bertha Peters November 5, 1912 November 6, 1912 Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven Our Darling Lorena Infant Daughter of W H. Peters and wife Born July 8, 1911 Died July 30, 1911 Inscription unreadable Baby Infant of W H. and Bertha Peters August 1, 1919 September 18, 1919 Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven James Clayton Peters February 2, 1932 April 10, 1932 End of Peters Family Plot Sonny Boy Helms March 14, 1911 April 21, 1912 Infant Daughter of Seymour and Maggie Sheffield Infant Daughter of Seymour and Maggie Sheffield B F. Peters April 20, 1859 September 26, 1918 (possibly 1910 - I have 1910 on tape and 1918 in written notes) Unmarked grave next to B. F. Peters Between February 1998 and June 6, 1999 this grave has had a new double marker & coping put in; It now reads: Benjamin F. (Doc) Peters April 20, 1858 September 26, 1918 Together Forever Penelope G. (Penny) Peters March 19, 1863 December 29, 1956 Bessie Schraeder October 3, 1908 September 24, 1909 Lizzie Marie Schraeder April 22, 1918 August 27, 1918 Edward Schraeder August 13, 1862 September 23, 1925 Henry Coy son of W. A. Waters & wife born November 3, 1913 died May 6, 1914 Maude May Waters January 24, 1918 March 7, 1918 Mattie Waters Mother April 2, 1886 August 3, 1950 William A. Waters December 25, 1886 June 13, 1975 Mattie Malene Waters (Dean) January 22, 1923 April 4, 1978 J B. Smith January 20, 1930 September 22, 1992 Our Beloved Father Sgt U.S. Army Korea James R. Smith December 12, 1891 July 9, 1963 Father Minnie B. Smith(on double marker with James R. Smith listed above) August 8, 1899 December 10, 1995 Gertrude Smith October 4, 1911 October 26, 1955 Annie, wife of J. R. Smith November 22, 1891 May 25, 1918 Infant son of J. R. and Annie Smith May 19, 1913 May 19, 1913 Mother Lena Johnson February 22, 1885 July 4, 1930 Marked grave with only readable word - _______ Carroll died September 21, 1910 Lille B. daughter of G.W. & M. E. Watford September 1893 June 18, 18__(unreadable Our Baby Mr. & Mrs. F. C. Carroll Come unto me little children Our Baby Mr. & Mrs. F. C. Carroll The Lord is Our Shepard, We shall not want. Gladys Ethel Carroll James A. Noles October 12, 1910 March 11, 1911 James Alomond Noles (there were 2 markers for this grave) James J. Noles May 13, 1885 Jan 5, 1912 James G. Noles August 19, 1853 September 17, 1899 (year may be wrong - stone was broken) Mathew Thomas July 23, 1862 Feb 14, ______(year unreadable) Neely Posey 1861-1952 M L. Albritton September 15, 1852 May 23, 1901 Sinda Grantham 1860-1929 At rest with the Lord C L. Grantham August 3, 1856 January 11, 1918 Dewitt & Himmel Peters are in coping together Dewitt Peters December 16, 1919 January 20, 1998 Himmel L. Peters October 26, 1922 November 15, 1952 Samuel T. Son of H. M. & F. Peters Born February 22, 1905 Died May 31, 1905 Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest God called him home He thought it best Handy W. son of H.M. and F. Peters October 25, 1897 December 31, 1904 Josephine Daughter of H.M. & F. Peters Born August 25, 1903 Died May 2, 1904 A little bud of love to bloom with God above Benjamin A. Peters Born February 25, 1827 Died September 25, 1866 Safely anchored in the habor of eternal rest. Sophroney (maiden name was Bright - my input) wife of Benjamin A. Peters Born October 13, 1832 Died December 23, 1893 She died as she lived, trusting in God William O. Peters Born December 21, 187_ (stone broken) Died February 9, 188_(stone broken) Elizabeth M. Peters Born December 25, 1882 Died September 30, 1884 E.M. Peters Born October 22, 1848 Died December 17, 1904 H.W. Peters Born October 31, 1851 Died February 10, 1906 Mary Illyria Peters Todd March 16, 1932 November 12, 1986 Ronnie Gay Todd July 19, 1959 March 6, 1976 You are gone, but the memories linger Joseph Larry Peters April 16, 1951 January 1, 1974 The Lord is my Shepard Double Marker: Euell D. Peters November 7, 1908 January 22, 1970 Alabama PVT Army Air Forces World War II Willie (Bill) March 28, 1908 December 1, 1971 Samuel D. Peters (was born April 26, 1926 died May 1988- Social Security Death Index) 1988 Father Samuel D. Peters (wife Katie Inez Register - my input again) December 12, 1899 February 18, 1950 Eva Peters August 18, 1911 January 26, 1973 Dollie Ann Dean August 17, 1884 October 1, 1926 Jim Frank Peters August 4, 1885 March 17, 1926 Edward Peters May 2, 1888 May 15, 1954 Violia Peters February 20, 1895 March 4, 1986 D.W. Peters January 11, 1887 March 29, 1937 Tessie V. Peters 1902-1988 married December 25, 1917 Benjamin F. Peters 1892-1977 Willie Mae Peters October 14, 1910 October 26, 1976 Lonial W. Peters July 4, 1912 April 25, 1948 Lillian Peters April 26, 1936 March 4, 1937 Sofroney Peters March 13, 1870 November 13, 1951 Harvey Peters & Sofroney Hughes were married for 40 years. (written on back of tombstones) Harvey M. Peters February 14, 1864 March 7, 1940 Ilar Peters January 31, 1909 May 26, 1994 Archie B. Peters Bertie Peters August 31, 1901 April 21, 1943 Madison H. Peters November 7, 1890 August 28, 1980 Maggie E. Sheffield April 21, 1888 Jan 2, 1979 Seymour F. Sheffield May 27, 1879 February 25, 1954 Exie Bell Sheffield December 14, 1918 January 2, 1996 William Lacy April 9, 1855 October 28, 1903 Infant son of W. S. & Udell Clark December 19, 1919 Infant of Dalton Moore and wife 1934 At rest Mrs. G. A. Clark born February 5, 1839 died May 23, 1910 Our baby Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Burdashaw Joseph Clark September 13, 1867 March 21, 1941 The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want Mattie M. Clark April 22, 1871 Jul y 3, 1918 Infant of Joe & M. J. Clark July 14, 1890 July 2, 1890 Annie Mae Youngblood September 28, 1838 March 13, 1917 This stone is broke. It is a tall thin stone that tends to be top heavy and break in two pieces. J W. Youngblood March 2, 1825 December 9, 1896 This stone is also broken. It is also a tall thin stone that is top heavy. It is broke in two from age. Coping marked Dail Hughes with no marked graves; also scratched in coping, "Baby Hughes." Double Marker for two following Minnie M. Youngblood December 2, 1880 June 25, 1958 Mother Sidney W. Youngblood June 27, 1880 April 29, 1951 Father George Sellers son of Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Sellers May 15, 1926 April 15, 1935 Ethel Sellers infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Sellers July 15, 1915 Double Marker for next two entries John Byrd Waters May 11, 1888 September 17, 1971 Lucy Elizabeth Waters April 23, 1884 August 23, 1970 6 infant unmarked graves in Waters family plot with John Byrd & Lucy Elizabeth Waters Elijah Marsh March 31, 1881 September 1, 1939 Weep not, he is at rest Lizzie Hughes Wife of Elijah Marsh September 1, 1872 June 8, 1950 Rest mother rest in quiet sleep while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep 2 infant unmarked graves Mattie infant daughter of E. & E. L. Marsh April 2, 1909 April 3, 1909 S D. infant of Elijah and Lizzie Marsh May 15, 1914 September 15, 1914 Our baby J W. Turner & wife Born & Died September 29, 1911 Hattie M. Sasser November 1879 August 1953 H H. Sasser October 1873 November 1927 scratched in top of slab October 3, 1874 November 14, 1927 Our baby Mr. & Mrs. S. W. Youngblood Our baby Mr. & Mrs. S. W. Youngblood Our baby Mr. & Mrs. S. W. Youngblood Father John D. Colson 1848 - 1912 Mother Normanda Gay Colson 1851 - 1912 Bryant family plot with 4 small pieces of marble no engraving Sacred to the memory of James Wilman born March 28, 1880 died November 6, 1880 Sacred to the memory of Cor___ Mc______ Sept 4, 1887 death date unreadable also - stone very worn Family Plot with only one marked grave P E. Long February 22, 1868 August 19, 1851 At rest Birtie M. J. Infant daughter of S. V. & R. Exum born October 13, 1907 died July 16, 1908 Junie Bell Exum June 30, 1911 December 10, 1911 Elizabeth M. Peters December 25, 1882 September 30, 1884 Charlie Patterson May 6, 1883 December 23, 1910 Babe - wife Of L. D. White Willie Y. Durden May 26, 1811 February 18, 1893 (last digit may be something other than 3, stone was worn) Wife of Tom Greer November 1, 1880 January 8, 1898(last digit may not be 8, stone was worn) (I had never seen the preceding two markers before. I think they might have been dug up.) Maggie M. Patterson Our baby born May 6, 1889 died February 8, 1891 Our baby Mr. & Mrs. John Patterson John Patterson March 6, 1847 January 18, 1890 John Henry son of W. H. and M. S. E. Peters March 7, 1895 April 28, 1900 Ruffers son of W. H. & M. S. E. Peters April 2, 1902 August 15, 1902 W J. Ward March 19, 1851 August 16, 1908 Ellen wife of W. J. Ward April 29, 1856 October 4, 1905 Rice Family plot Uncle Johncy Rice 1832-1912 Grandfather Annetie Guy Rice June 25, 1837 July 28, 1902 Grandmother Doctor J. R. Rice August 6, 1856 January 12, 1899 Father End of Rice Family Plot H C. wife of C. W. Yarborough August 15, 1857 October 16, 1908 Greer Family Plot Double Marker: Benjamin F. Greer Oct 29, 1859 Aug 14, 1948 Winne M. Greer December 20, 1859 May 28, 1950 Kinchin O. Elijah Greer born January 2, 1871 died November 18, 1880 Vinnie Greer K C. Greer November 23, 1833 May 6, 1871 R T Greer Born September 16, 1865 Died April 28, 1884 Mrs. Smith C V. daughter of Mr. & Mrs. B. F. Greer October 23, 1888 December 25, 1907 End of Greer Family Plot The following four graves were in a plot together: Murline Greer December 12, 1925 May 1, 1928 Eva Estelle Greer September 21, 1911 October 22, 1912 Baby Greer Baby Greer Double Marker: Penny Greer April 20, 1890 June 6, 1958 Mother Levie Greer August 22, 1885 Feb 19, 1956 Father Jim Moss October 25, 1876 November 18, 1972 Elfaire Moss died 1926 Harvey Moss died 1926 Frances Caroline Grantham February 4, 1849 November 9, 1928 William Andrews Fuquay October 15, 1872 March 15, 1943 Talmadge Dewayne Peters August 11, 1961 July 11, 1992 Leroy Hartzog May 28, 1922 January 10, 1978 married 1 June 1946 Collene Hartzog Sept 4, 1927 no death date At Leroy's feet Leroy Hartzog Sgt U.S. Army WWII Prof. Noah B. Hughes April 22, 1871 August 20, 1949 Barbara Ormes Seay Sept 29, 1955 October 21, 1995 Gary Ricky Seay December 15, 1950 October 28, 1998 Joseph Raymond Seay PFC U.S. Army WWII October 16, 1921 November 10, 1988 James W. Myers May 9, 1913 November 25, 1979 wed July 5, 1943 Rachel V. Myers August 23, 1907 August 30, 1993 Annie Gail Myers January 22, 1953 May 12, 1993 Father General A. J. Myers November 24, 1920 July 16, 1976 Sybil L. Myers Mother October 4, 1925 no death date Robbie Register Godwin May 28, 1936 May 6, 1968 A H. Pat Register June 21, 1905 May 26, 1939 Our Beloved Father Ralph W. Register January 3, 1934 August 1, 1994 Gone But Not Forgotten Emma Margaret Hodges Register Newsom December 31, 1877 April 21, 1929 George Robert Bailey January 5, 1933 April 3, 1933 Jesse Miller Greer April 20, 1900 Dec 6, 1978 married Oct 13, 1923 Alpha Alma Greer January 9, 1901 March 5, 1906 Apparently this death date is not right Lewis Thomas 1867 Jun 18, 1927 Hubert Bryant May 20, 1915 March 7, 1971 Lawson Bryant April 27, 1887 February 13, 1935 Lena Lee Bryant August 21, 1911 August 13, 1936 Marsha Lashley Bryant October 1, 1887 December 3, 1976 Walter Ray Jones September 1, 1924 October 20, 1932 James William Jones July 17, 1931 August 20, 1931 Chester E. Forehand July 8, 1910 January 30, 1965 Eunice L. Forehand June 13, 1915 Bessie Lucille Sellers Mother May 10, 1918 November 4 , 1984 married October 19, 1941 Father Thomas Jackson Sellers October 6, 1914 November 8, 1978 Susanna E. Carroll February 7, 1873 July 24, 1935 Wife of Green Shira Emeline Shira 1861-1954 Lunie D. Shira March 28, 1933 April 9, 1956 Mary M. Lockhart January 7, 1898 February 7, 1938 Sybil C. Waters October 20, 1919 December 21, 1996 J B Cap'n Waters Jr. September 23, 1918 May 30, 1967 John W. Waters July 25, 1940 Another Angel Claudie Dell & W.S. & Lessie Clark September 16, 1931 April 7, 1935 Howard Frank Lee June 13, 1907 May 2, 1943 "Poppa" Lurie McNeil August 12, 1928 July 7, 1996 Nannie Gearldine McNeil Oct 1, 1935 Foy B. Gilley January 2, 1918 July 9, 1980 Lloyd Gilley November 15, 1936 Bessie Gilley January 13, 1917 Ralph Zebie Clark October 30, 1891 January 22, 1967 Pearlie Clark April 9, 1896 April 9, 1990 Alton Bernard Lewis August 25, 1913 December 12, 1995 Euna Bell Lewis October 21, 1916 May 11, 1987 Charlie Lockhart 1929-1929 July 28, 1938 She was the sunshine of our homes (this was at the head of a concrete slab with the following scratched in the top Richard Clark 2-2-1907 Loriene Clark 8-11-1926 Ralph Clark 12-10-1927 Earl Clark 10-25-1940 Donnie Mae Clark 9-18-1932 Gladys Clark 8-7-1935 Warner Vann August 2, 1903 June 19, 1969 Billy Lewis September 29, 1919 B P. Lewis May 8, 1918 February 17, 1977 William P. Patterson Oct 3, 1842 Feb 25, 1936 Tenie May wife of Franklin Hayes October 10, 1911 July 2, 1936 James R. Blount 1922 Father Marie Blount 1923 Mother Robert Eugene Blount 1951 J Tilman Youngblood March 4, 1901 August 15, 1975 Odie T. Youngblood July 19, 1903 July 25, 1997 J O. Elmore October 21, 1910 January 21, 1992 Married September 28, 1930 Robbie C. Elmore December 20, 1914 August 11, 1987 Gus Skinner October 5, 1898 Married August 3, 1922 Hettie P. Skinner August 31, 1901 May 31, 1986 J A. "Jim" Seay June 12, 1898 June 6, 1971 Lovie E. Seay December 8, 1899 November 5, 1985 Joe E. Greer November 30, 1928 February 27, 1980 Veteran WWII Ernest E. Greer U.S. Army WWII February 19, 1910 October 19, 1978 John S. Deal April 22, 1894 June 5, 1981 at his feet: John Slocum Deal U.S. Army WWI Mellie G. Deal June 3, 1896 December 3, 1980 Gerald Paul Deal BM3 USN Korea March 17, 1926 September 21, 1987 Houston Price Mulkey November 12, 1940 November 14, 1940 O.R. Sasser September 9, 1903 November 29, 1937 Husband and father Donnie son of Mr. & Mrs. O.R. Sasser April 6, 1938 (I can't swear it is an 8. The stone is worn.) January 26, 1940 Inventoried by Thelma A. Harris. Corrections and additions are welcome. Panther Creek Cemetery, Geneva Co: J. W. Youngblood b. 2 March 1825 d. 9 December 1898 Wife: Annie May Walding Prim Youngblood b. 28 September 1838 d. 13 March 1917 Their son and his wife: Sidney Wyatt Youngblood b. 27 June 1880 d. 29 April 1951 Minnie W. Youngblood b. 2 December 1880 d. 25 June 1958 If anyone is researching this family line, would love to hear from you. Mary Barrett bdbarrett@juno.com Some of the info contained here came from the Archives see their notice below. ******************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. File Manager - Lygia D. 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