BETHEL BERRY CEMETERY
4 Jan 2005

Contributed by David Montgomery

Bethel Berry Cemetery
Lauderdale County, Alabama

NOTE: Updates will be listed at the bottom of the page.

Lat: 34° 58¢ 30² N, Lon: 87° 44¢ 19² W
Total records = 97.

To reach Bethel Berry Cemetery, from Florence, Alabama, travel north on Alabama Hwy. 157 to Cloverdale. Turn right on County Road # 8 and travel about ¾ mile. Turn left onto CO. Rd. 139 and travel about 3 miles. The cemetery is on the right side of the road among trees about .1 of a mile before reaching the church.

Bethel Berry Cemetery is located near the Bethel Berry Church of Christ in north/northwestern Lauderdale County, Alabama. The church was established on June 21, 1868. This cemetery has a large number of unmarked graves compared to its size. It contains about 24 interments with only stones marking them.

This survey is current as of January 4, 2005. All dates and names were taken from headstones or markers and have been diligently checked for accuracy.

-David Leon Montgomery         

Blanton, Nancy C.; b. 21 Aug 1840, d. 07 Mar 1873, wife of R.B. Blanton
Cox, Johnny D.; b. 21 Feb 1883, d. 09 Feb 1919
Cox, Lizzie; no dates
Cox, three graves; no dates, infants of Price & Ida Cox
Cox, two graves; sons of Johnny & Madgie
Crosslin, J. Robert Jr.; b. 16 May 1937
Farrow, Celestia E.; b. 07 Oct 1871, d. 25 Sep 1874
Farrow, Juliet; b. 12 Feb 1862, d. 08 Jun 1897
Farrow, Martha A.; b. 13 Mar 1831, d. 08 Jun 1897, wife of Ruben
Farrow, Mary E.; b. 28 Mar 1850, d. 01 Jul 1907
Farrow, Ruben; b. 29 Sep 1823, d. 27 Jul 1883, husband of Martha A.
Gray, John Erritt; b. 22 Aug 1897, d. 19 Aug 1983, husband of Minnie Lee
Gray, Minnie Lee; b. 12 Oct 1908, d. 12 Feb 1989, wife of John Erritt
Grissom, B.A.; b. 14 May 1858, d. 15 Jul 1937
Grissom, Delmer; b. 07 Nov 1921, d. 09 Sep 1998
Grissom, Elmer T.; b. 02 Dec 1912, d. Dec 1953
Grissom, Mandy C.; b. 16 Nov 1891, d. 31 Dec 1981 (EIG on footstone)
Grissom, Molinda; b. 01 Sep 1855, wife of B.A. Grissom
Grissom, Willie R.; b. 04 Oct 1878, d. 06 Mar 1945
Hall, Linda Carol; b. 21 Feb 1953, d. 05 Nov 2004
Hill, Nancy Spires; b. 03 May 1868, d. 29 Jan 1928, wife of Jim. Hill
Johnson, Arthur T.; b. 10 Apr 1942. D. 31 Jan 1986, husband of Elizabeth F.
Johnson, Coy; b. 24 Feb 1948, d. 03 Sep 1971
Johnson, Elizabeth F.; b. 20 Aug 1945, d. wife of Arthur T.
Johnson, Eugene; b. 27 Oct 1947, d. 03 Dec 2000
Johnson, Jack Henry; b. 28 Mar 1944, d. 15 Jul 1944
Johnson, two graves with inscription of “Beloved Johnson Sisters”
Johnson, W. Turner; b. 22 Jul 1914, d. 19 Jan 1968, husband of Willie Tee
Johnson, Willie Tee; b. 16 Mar 1916, .
Jones, Bessie; b. 24 May 1901, d. 17 Sep 1924
Jones, Clarence; b. 20 Mar 1906, d. 20 Mar 1906, infant son of W.A. & Annie
Jones, Georgia Ella (O’Bryant), (Valentine); b. 19 Mar 1920, d. 22 May 1989
Jones, Hubert E. “Buck”; b. 26 Nov 1918, d. 22 Sep 1987, Tec 4 US Army WWII
Jones, John “Saddler”; no dates
Jones, Mamie V.; b. 08 May 1892, d. 15 Oct 1977, wife of Samuel Houston
Jones, Samuel Houston; 03 Jul 1887, d. 13 Apr 1975, husband of Mamie V.
King, Bobby Clay Sr.; b. 11 May 1937, d. 13 May 2005, husband of Doris (Tank)
Marks, Alice; no dates, daughter of Rufus & Emma
Marks, Cecil J.; b. 20 May 1916, d. 23 Jan 2000, husband of Nettie D.
Marks, Edward; no dates, son of Rufus & Emma
Marks, Emma J.; b. 11 Feb 1893, d. 09 Nov 1972, wife of Rufus
Marks, Mary; no dates, daughter of Rufus & Emma
Marks, Nettie D.; b. 13 Nov 1917, d. 30 Oct 1997, wife of Cecil
Marks, Robert; no dates, son of Rufus & Emma
Marks, Rufus W.; b. 26 Feb 1894, d. 19 Dec 1960, husband of Emma J.
McDonald, J.P.; b. 06 Apr 1863, d. 06 Nov 1865
McDonald, W.S.; b. 26 Jul 1865, d. 16 Dec 1926
McFall, Fannie; b. 1876, d. 1954
McFall, Lige; d. 18 Oct 1931
McFall, Martha; b. 1867, d. 1955
McFall, T. Will; b. 1873, d. 1953
Miles, Hazel (Wooten); b. 23 Mar 1929, wife of John Dalton
Miles, John Dalton; b. 29 Aug 1928, d. 30 Mar 1999, husband of Hazel
Montgomery, infant son of Floyd & Flora
Olive, Elizabeth S.; b. 09 Feb 1889, d. 15 Apr 1973
Olive, George W.; b. 17 Jan 1881, d. 08 Jan 1947
Olive, James C.; b. 29 Sep 1929, d. 28 Dec 1934
Olive, John R.; b. 17 Jan 1877, d. 19 Feb 1905, son of Nathan & Sarah Olive
Olive, Vera A.; b. 07 Jun 1911, d. 05 Mar 1921
Polk, Charlie; b. 23 Feb 1900, d. 15 Mar 1900
Raines, Frances Lucenda (Phillips); b. 01 Aug 1847, d. 01 Dec 1915,
          wife of John Wesley
Raines, John Wesley; b. 28 Jun 1853, d. 31 Oct 1932,
          husband of Frances & was a Baptist Preacher
Retherford, Rose Marie; b. 05 Dec 1952, d. 23 Dec 2000
Spires, infant; b. 17 Oct 1916, d. 18 Oct 1916
Spires, James A.; b. 30 Sep 1828, d. 23 Nov 1912, husband of Nancy L.,
          m: 21 Apr 1882
Spires, Nancy L. (Raines); b. 06 Jan 1853, d. 05 Mar 1934, wife of James A.
Spires, William Ellis; b. 01 Dec 1920, d. 18 Dec 1920
Valentine, Jason Mark; b. 19 Feb 1983, d. 20 Feb 1983
Valentine, Jesse; b. 21 Mar 1921, d. 08 Dec 1997, husband of Wylodean
Valentine, Stacey Dawn; b. 28 Jan 1978, d. 10 Sep 1995
Valentine, Wylodean M; b. 05 Jan 1918, d. 11 Apr 2004 wife of Jesse M.
Wesson, Lora R.(Jones); b. 14 Apr 1921, d. 07 Sep 2004, wife of Sam P.
Wesson, Sam P.; b. 26 Aug 1916, d. 04 Jan 1981, Pfc. US Army WWII,
          husband of Lora R.
Whitten, Bertha Mae; b. 28 May 1934, d. 15 Dec 1935
Whitten, J. Harper; b. 15 Jun 1889, d. 16 Nov 1965, husband of Virginia N.
Whitten, Virginia N.; b. 08 Apr 1900, d. 03 Mar 1936, wife of J. Harper
Williams, Ella Lee; b. 18 Feb 1885, d. 28 Feb 1971
Williams, Mytrle Evon; b. 14 Oct 1943, d. 14 Oct 1943
Williams, Willie W.; b. 16 Jun 1875, d. 11 Aug 1931
Williford, Mary Jane (Mollie); b. 18 Jun 1868, d. 27 Apr 1932, wife of William
Williford, William H. “Bill”; b. 17 Oct 1865, d. 24 Apr 1912, husband of Mary Jane
Wilkes, Emmett; b. 18 Jul 1894, d. 05 Apr 1959, AL Pvt. US Army WWI
Wilkes, William Henry; b. 19 Dec 1815, d. 08 Nov 1875, CO G 27 AL Inf. CSA
Wilks, L.O.; b. 24 Nov 1847, d. 11 Oct 1919, husband of Mary
Wilks, Mary E.; b. 10 May 1857, d. 22 Nov 1935, wife of L.O. Wilks
Wooten, Carl D.; b. 20 Jul 1938, d. 20 Feb 1939, son of Jim. & Effie Wooten
Wooten, Delphia Mae; b. 24 May 1908, d. 13 Feb 1975, wife of Emmett Lee
Wooten, Effie Ann; b. 18 Dec 1913, d. 24 Apr 2004, wife of Jimmie
Wooten, Emmet Lee; b. 27 Aug 1891, d. 03 Dec 1977, husband of Delphia
Wooten, infants; sons of Emmet & Delphia, no dates
Wooten, infant,;b. 06 Jul 1935, d. 06 Jul 1935, son of Mr. & Mrs. H.V. Wooten
Wooten, Jimmie; b. 25 Feb 1898, d. 17 Sep 1985, husband of Effie Ann
Wooten, John; b. 29 May 1890, d. 22 Aug 1974
Wooten, M.E.; b. 01 Mar 1832, d. 24 Jun 1923
Wooten, Tommy; b. 13 Apr 1903, d. 18 Mar 1968
Young, Frances, b. 10 Feb 1816, d. 10 Sep 1881, wife of T.W. Young

Two stones with letters V E P.  Names unknown.

Updates by David Montgomery

Update 17 May 2006
Barnes, Matthew; b. 17 Dec 1985, d. 05 Mar 2006, son of Lloyd

Update 8 Jun 2006
Hayes, Jerry L.; b. 08 Feb 1960, only date
Hayes, Wilma Jean; b. 28 Mar 1961, d. 27 Apr 2006, wife of Jerry, m: 24 Dec 2003

Update 13 Oct 2006
Jones, Robert Houston; b. 12 Oct 1916, d. 26 Jul 2006, husband of Hazel Inez

Update: Dec 2007
Wooten, James Roy; b. 25 Feb 1931, d. 22 Aug 2007, husband of Betty (Bullion)

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