HARPERS JOY CEMETERY

Located south of Dothan, from Ross Clark Circle go south on Hodgesville Road 6.4 miles to Harpers Joy Road, then

1.5 miles to the church and cemetery on the left. Cemetery read January 2003 by Lawrence & Helen Downes <ld72539@mybluelight.com>.

 

            Name                           B-Date             D-Date          Condition      Inscription                         Picture

 

1            WELLS

              R.E.                                         Mar 19, 1915           Mar 7, 1980             Good                    none

              Hettie C.                                  May 23, 1917          Jan 27, 1980            Good                    none                                           

 

2            HARPER

              Arthur Mitchell Sr.                   Aug 24, 1895          Apr 19, 1937           Good                   Father, Military stone; Alabama   #000_0021

                                                                                                                                                          Sgt. U.S. Army Apr 19, 1937

              Minnie T.                                  Jul 15, 1899             Mar 30, 1993           Good                   Mother

 

3            Harper, Jack H.                       Apr 25, 1928           Jul 23, 1983             Good                   Father

 

4            Harper, Raymond E.                Oct 26, 1930           --------------             Good                   none

 

5            Harper, Jeannine Carey          Nov 10, 1930           --------------             Good                   none

 

6            Carey, Austin K.                      Apr 17, 1909           Nov 20, 1993           Good                   Father of Jeannine

 

7            AVERETT

              Phillip L.                                   Sept 12, 1951          Apr 9, 1985             Good                   In thee, O Lord I have put my trust               

              ------------                                ----------------           -------------               ---------                -------------

 

8            AVERETT

              Bernell Harper                         Jan 10, 1921           Nov 24, 2000           Good                   none

              James Edward                        Aug 13, 1921          Jan 16, 1997           Good                   PFC US Army World War II

 

9            DICKERSON

              Ernest Bates                           Nov 16, 1936           ---------------            Good                   " PAPA" Married Dec 6, 1956      #000_0022

              Minnie Laura Harper                Aug 4, 1936            Sept 12, 2000          Good                   " GRAGEE"Peace in the valley

 

10          HARPER

              Donald T.                                 Apr 17, 1933           Mar 24, 2001           Good                   on back of stone: Precious in     #000_0023

                                                                                                                                                          the sight of the Lord is the          #000_0024

                                                                                                                                                          death of his saints married

                                                                                                                                                          Sept 16, 1955, Our childern

                                                                                                                                                          Belinda Jean, Donna Ann

 

11          Duncan, Otis                           Jun 23, 1884           May 20, 1964          Good                   none

 

12          Harp, Maebell Allen                 Jun 5, 1914             Dec 8, 1984             Good                   none

 

13          Vernum, Wyatt S.                    Nov 21, 1890           Aug 27, 1966          Good                   rest in peace

 

14          VARNUM

              J. Willie                                    Sept 2, 1888            May 15, 1962          Good                   Married Dec 23, 1906

              Ladie A.                                   Apr 8, 1891             Aug 6, 1962            Good

 

15          VARNUM

              Leonard J.                               Feb 16, 1918           Mar 26, 1991           Good                   Wed Sept 2, 1935

              Eunice D.                                 Mar 20, 1921           ---------------            Good

 

16          -------------                               --------------             --------------             no stone              none

 

17          -------------                               ---------------            --------------             no stone              none

 

18          JONES

              Henry Clayton                         Feb 6, 1910             Mar 27, 1997           Good                   none

              Becky Mae                              Nov 6, 1904             May 26, 1996          Good                   none

 

19          GREATHOUSE

              Gerald J.                                  Dec 14, 1930           ---------------            Good                   none

              Queen E.                                 Oct 2, 1934             ----------------           Good                   none

 

20          DICKERSON

              Ausburn "Caulie"                     Aug 26, 1914          Oct 17, 1993           Good                   Married Jan 3, 1936

                                                                                                                                                          Beloved husband and Father

              Irene Elmore                            Sept 8, 1915            --------------             Good                   Beloved wife and Mother

 

21          BRADSHAW

              Andrew                                   Jan 17, 1877           Sept 26, 1961          Good                   Married Jul 10, 1903

              Alice                                        Jun 15, 1884           May 18, 1970          Good

 

22          VARNUM

              Charlie L.                                 1890                        1960                        Good                   none

              Esther                                      1894                        1965                        Good                   none

 

23          LEWIS

              Willie D.                                    Dec 28, 1927           Aug 14, 1991          Good                   Our father which art in Heven

              --------                                     --------------             ----------------          

 

24          Hallford, Charlene Lewis        Nov 21, 1960           Jan 16, 2001           Good                   Healed at last

 

25          MOSS

              William J.                                  Feb 17, 1880           Feb 12, 1968           Good                   none

              Mary E.                                    Sept 4, 1886            Sept 15, 1932          Good                   none

 

26          Moss, Edward                         Feb 10, 1914           |Dec 20, 1976          Good                   at rest

 

27          MOSS

              Earl                                          Aug 1, 1929            Jun 7, 2001             Good                   in loving memory

              Bernice B.                               May 23, 1910          Feb 20, 1985           Good                   none

              Tommie D.                                Jan 30, 1911           Feb 5, 1935             Good                   none

              Marvin B.                                 Nov 16, 1907           Jul 9, 1977               Good                   none

 

28          Duke, John Ervin                     Aug 4, 1879            Sept 26, 1940          Good                   none

 

29          Duke, Penny Bell                     Aug 18, 1900          Jun 14, 1946           Good                   none

 

30          Sizemore, Randy Earl              Jan 26, 1963           -------------               Good                   Child

 

31          Sizemore, James Monroe        Jun 12, 1852           Oct 8, 1940             Good                   An honest man's the noblest      #000_0025

                                                                                                                                                           work of God gone but not

                                                                                                                                                           forgotten

 

32          Clayton, Mary J.                      Sept 16, 1859          Mar 23, 1933           Good                   She was a kind and affectionate

                                                                                                                                                          wife, a fond mother and a

                                                                                                                                                          friend to all. Asleep in Jesus

 

33          Infant                                       Oct 15, 1942           ---------------            Good                   Infant Daug of Quitman &

                                                                                                                                                           Divie Stricklan

 

34          Dovie L. Miller                          Jun 28, 1916           Oct 15, 1942           Good                   Wife of Quitman strickland

 

35          Strickland, Quitmqn                 Apr 8, 1912             Sept 16, 1997          Good                   none

 

36          Clara B. Williams                      Sept 11, 1913          May 30, 2001          Good                   Wife of Quitman Strickland

 

37          Ruby Nell                                 Jamn 12, 1934         Dec 15, 1946           Good                   Daug of Quitman & Dovie Strickland

 

38          ADAMS

              Daniel C.                                  Jan 15, 1908           Jul 16, 1974             Good                   gone but not forgotten

              Lessie L.                                 Mar 8, 1911             Dec 11, 1978           Good                   Mother's not gone she's only sleeping

 

39          DAVIS

              Mary Lou                                 1938                        1977                        Good                   in loving memory

              John Neil                                  1934                        ---------                    Good                  

 

40          DICKERSON

              Grady L.                                  May 30, 1911          Feb 27, 1981           Good                   Father married Jan 4, 1937

              Fleeter                                     Aug 4, 1911            Jan 24, 1987           Good                   Mother

 

41          ---------------                            -----------------         -------------               no stone              none

 

42          -----------------                         ----------------           -------------               no stone              none

 

43          BRADSHAW

              George E.                                Sept 13, 1905          Jan 28, 1989           Good                   none

              Nora V.                                    Oct 23, 1908           May 17, 1999          Good                   none

 

44          SIZEMORE

              Rev. N. Millard                         Sept 24, 1930          --------------             Good                   none                                            #000_0026

              Dorothy Nell                             Apr 22, 1932           Nov 11, 1995           Good                   Sings with the Angels

 

45          SIZEMORE

              Rev. D. Willis                           Dec 20, 1915           Apr 11, 1972           Good                   In his will is our peace

              Cynthia G.                               Jan 27, 1918           Sept 25, 1991          Good

 

46          SIZEMORE

              William B.                                 Jan 21, 1889           Aug 29, 1966          Good                   At rest Miolitary stone; Alabama

                                                                                                                                                          PVT 12 DET Air SVG Air PDN

                                                                                                                                                          World War I

              Nora S.                                    Jul 15, 1897             Feb 18, 1990           Good                   At rest, in loving memory

                                                                                                                                                          married Apr 25, 1913

 

47          Sizemore, Myrtle Lee Hall        Oct 2, 1914             Sept 22, 2002          Good                   Loving wife and Mother

 

48          Strickland, Minnie Lee             Aug 27, 1872          Jun 3, 1943             Good                   Mother

 

49          WELLS

              Hosie Clifton                            Mar 31, 1917           Oct 31, 2000           Good                   Peace I laeve with you, My peace

              Rossie Lee                              Oct 1, 1919             -------------               Good                   I give unto you: Not as the world

                                                                                                                                                          giveth, give unto you, let not your

                                                                                                                                                          heart be troubled, nethet let it be

                                                                                                                                                          afraid  John 14:27

 

50          Carolyn Marie                          May 18, 1951          --------------             Good                   Daughter of Ben & Marie Harden

 

51          POWELL

              Joe R.                                      May 10, 1895          Nov 22, 1988           Good                   In loving memory

              Julia E.                                     Mar 20, 1905           Aug 6, 1998            Good

 

52          EXUM

              Hubert                                     Aug 28, 1926          Jan 31, 2001           Good                   Military stone; US Navy World War II

              Carolyn                                    Oct 27, 19290         ---------------            Good                   Redeemed on earth to be togather

                                                                                                                                                          in Heaven

 

53          DIXON

              ------------                                ---------------            ---------------            Good                   none

              Sybil                                        Oct 6, 1936             --------------             Good                   none

 

54          BRADSHAW

              George E. Jr.                           Dec 27, 1929           --------------             Good                   none

              Frances J.                               Jun 14, 1932           --------------             Good                   none

 

55          GREATHOUSE

              Harvey J.                                 Feb 19, 1901           Oct 12, 1975           Good                   none

              Birdie V.                                  Oct 25, 1906           Sept 26, 1995          Good                   none

 

56          -------------                               -------------               --------------             no stone              child

 

57          Armstrong, Joseph D.             May 21, 1888          Dec 16, 1952           no stone              engraved on cap

 

58          -------------                               --------------             ---------------            no stone              none

 

59          Hollon, Mary E.                        May 11, 1880          Dec 8, 1933             Good                   Blessed is the pure in heart

 

60          BEARRY

              A.D.                                         Jun 6, 1884             Mar 18, 1950           Good                   Father

              Marthua E.                               May 5, 1886            Sept 5, 1956            Good                   Mother

 

61          Berry, William Chester             Apr 18, 1913           Jan 17, 1972           Good                   Military stone; Alabama S1 US

                                                                                                                                                          Navy World War II

 

62          Berry, Mary Lee                      May 7, 1922            Apr 21, 1986           Good                   none

 

63          GODWIN

              Kermit                                      May 15, 1914          Feb 26, 1996           Good                   Father

              Willie Pearl                               Apr 7, 1912             Jan 7, 1976             Good                   Mother

 

64          FRITH

              Henry A. Jr.                             Aug 25, 1921          -------------               Good                   Married May 4, 1943

              Doris H,                                   Nov 26, 1925           Apr 15, 1989           Good                  

 

65          KIMBLE

              Erastus                                    Sept 17, 1916          Feb 10, 1991           Good                   Father

              Perla B.                                    May 26, 1914          Jun 6, 1990             Good                   Mother in Gods hands

 

66          Felch, Marfay K.                      May 24, 1937          Jun 4, 1991             Good                   none

 

67          LEWIS

              Willie H.                                    Oct 7, 1895             Jan 31, 1977           Good                   Military stone; PVT US Army

                                                                                                                                                          World War I

              Annie Florence                        Jan 4, 1906             Sept 20, 1969          Good                   Gone but not forgotten

 

68          POWELL

              Harold                                      Oct 16, 1927           Mar 5, 1972             Good                   Married Jan 23, 1948

              Mary evelyn                            Mar 3, 1928             ------------                Good

 

69          Powell, James Thomas           Feb 2, 1923             Mar 21, 1936           Good                   A little time on earth he spent

                                                                                                                                                          till God for him his Angel sent

 

70          POWELL

              George W.                               Oct 20, 1900           Jun 24, 1966           Good                   Married Sept 19, 1920

              Effie Mae                                 Mar 20, 1896           Mar 13, 1980           Good

 

71          ANDERSON

              Daniel Paul                               Nov 3, 1922             Apr 26, 1969           Good                   Of such is the kingdom of heaven

              Georgia Beatrice                     Oct 5, 1926             ---------------            Good                  

 

72          ANDERSON

              Daniel M.                                  Apr 12, 1898           Mar 28, 1975           Good                   none

              Eula Mae                                  Apr 11, 1902           May 7, 1977            Good                   none

 

73          LASSETER

              Wesley Crawford                   Oct 17, 1908           Dec 12, 1970           Good                   none

              Mary Bennie                            Feb 27, 1910           Dec 3, 1972             Good                   none

 

74          Whitten, Lettie M.                     Aug 6, 1926            Mar 15, 1981           Good                   none

 

75          HUGHES

              Calvin                                      Sept 18, 1905          Nov 9, 1971             Good                   none

              Lillie Bee                                  Apr 14, 1911           -------------               Good                   none

 

76          Johnson,Michael Lee              Sept 18, 1979          Sept 18, 1979          Good                   Our son, our little Angel

                                                                                                                                                          Little ones to him belong

 

77          ANDREWS

              L.W.                                         Jul 27, 1904             Oct 3, 1988             Good                   Wed Dec 7, 1924                        #000_0027

              Perla M.                                   Jul 27, 1905             Sept 18, 1987          Good

 

78          ------------                                --------------             -------------               No stone              child

 

79          BARFIELD

              Cora Lee                                 Jan 31, 1907           Sept 17, 1949          Good                   none

              Sanford Lee                            Aug 5, 1906            Sept 8, 1984            Good                   none

 

80          Hill, James Gray                      Apr 6, 1950             Apr 6, 1950             Good                   Infant son of Robert & Corine Hill

 

81          Hill, Kenneth Lamarr                Mar 10, 1955           Mar 12, 1955           Good                   Infant son of Robert & Corine Hill

 

82          BROOKS

              Clem S.                                    Nov 23, 1890           Oct 7, 19732           Good                   Married Aug 18, 1918                 #000_0028

              Beulah K.                                 Aug 22, 1898          Sept 4, 1971            Good

 

83          Brooks, Samuel Harold (Doc)  Feb 20, 1935           Oct 16, 2001           Good                   None

 

84          Butler, Billy W.                         3-22-1968               --------------             no stone              inset in cap

 

85          Sauls, Christopher Edward     Aug 27, 1971          Feb 25, 1979           Good                   Our little boy, he touched more

                                                                                                                                                          lives in seven years than most

                                                                                                                                                          can touch in a lifetime

 

86          BROOKS

              William Carl                              Nov 2, 1927             -------------               Good                   I am the reessurection and

              Imogene Adams                      Dec 28, 1933           --------------             Good                   the life

 

87          --------------                             -------------------       ----------------           no stone              none

 

88          -------------                               ----------------           ---------------            no stone              none

 

89          Barfield, Randy Lee                Sept 19, 1965          Dec 29, 1994           Good                   gone but not forgotten

 

90          Brooks, Charles Earl               Jan 6, 1932             Jul 26, 1988             Good                   military stone; PFC US Army Korea

 

91          ADAMS

              James Curtis                           Jan 30, 1892           Nov 9, 1967             Good                   Together forever

              Verna                                      Jun 7, 1894             Jan 27, 1970           Good

 

92          ADAMS

              Rev. Alton Curtis                     Apr 25, 1908           Nov 4, 1984             Good                   Togather forever

              Eve Pearl                                 Nov 23, 1910           Nov 18, 1989           Good

 

93          FENNELL

              Rev. Joseph G.                       May 9, 1898            Mar 9, 1977             Good                   Rest in peace

              Luevene M.                             Jun 8, 1905             Jun 14, 1983           Good                  

 

94          -----------                                 ---------------            ----------------           no stone              none

 

95          Hatcher, Lois                           Mar 14, 1924           Jul 27, 1999             Good                   She was a great mother             #000_0029

                                                                                                                                                           that will be missed she's

                                                                                                                                                          now resting with Jesus

 

96          Skipper, Oscar                        Dec 8, 1904             Jul 14, 1982             Good                   none

 

97          Skipper, Goldie Mae                May 23, 1906          Sept 19, 1994          Good                   none

 

98          Skipper, Bernice Rex              May 22, 1939          Feb 12, 1988           Good                   none

 

99          SIZEMORE

              Rev. Ruben E.                         Sept 18, 1932          Jan 5, 1998             Good                   wedding rings with May 11, 1851

              Evelene H.                               May 21, 1932          ---------------            Good                   in center, Sweethearts forever

 

100        Hughes, Betty Merle                Jun 8, 1937             Apr 25, 1982           Good                   Gone but not gorgotten

 

101        Hughes, Payford Lester          Aug 11, 1927          Mar 31, 1999           Good                   Military stone; US Army Korea

 

102        Peters, George W.                  Feb 22, 1925           Sept 27, 2002          Good                   A devoted father and Papa

 

103        Carruth, Charles H.                 Feb 20, 1894           Sept 11, 1971          Good                   Military stone; Alabama PVT

                                                                                                                                                          US Army World War I

 

104        -------------                               ----------------           ---------------            no stone              none

 

105        Tice, K.L.                                 ----------------           ---------------            no stone              New

 

106        SIZEMORE

              William Paul "Shorty"               Nov 30, 1934           Nov 21, 2000           Good                   Paul & Ruby married Jun 2, 1856

              Ruby Nell Brooks                     May 20, 1939          --------------             Good