SHERROD VALLEY CEMETERY

Surveyed by Bob Bentley and Orlan K. Irons - 5 Oct 1993

To reach this cemetery from Florence, turn off AL 20 (Savannah Highway) onto Lauderdale 14 (Waterloo Road). Go 8.9 miles to the cemetery. The cemetery is on the right side of the road. It has a chain link fence around it and usually is always clean. This cemetery is shown on  the 1987 Lauderdale County Highway Map and some older maps as the Sherrod Cemetery. The legal description iS NE4 SW4, Sec 19, T2S, R 12W.

NOTE: Updates are added at the bottom of the page.

SURNAME       NAMES                         BORN             DIED COMMENTS
BROWN         Marvin                 22 Dec 1903    no death date
              Lauar E.                4 Jul 1903      10 Jul 1980
BROWN         Melvin Ray             11 Jan 1934      27 Dec 1985 funeral home marker only
BENTLEY       Elmer O.               17 Mar 1911      19 Oct 1971 Veteran of World War II
JOINER        Virginia G.             5 Feb 1940    no death date
              James Glen              8 May 1939      21 Sep 1986
JOINER        Susie R.               16 Sep 1916    no death date
              Homer W.               20 Jul 1914      17 Jul 1988 
  funeral home marker: Mr. Homer Woodrow Joiner, 21 Jul 1914 - 17 Jul 1988
WESSON        Willie E.               8 Oct 1891      21 Aug 1974
              Isabelle B.             4 Oct 1892      29 Oct 1971
WILLCUTT      James E.                1 May 1928    no death date
              James D. (Bubba)        1 Feb 1964      26 Jan 1969
              Patsy L.               11 Apr 1942    no death date
WILLCUTT      William A. (Bobo)      23 Dec 1971      29 Mar 1981
PITTS         Effie M.                3 Dec 1908      29 Aug 1988
              Henry H.               20 Jun 1914      19 Aug 1985
HIGH          George William         17 Jul 1931       8 Dec 1973
              Bobbie Jo              16 Mar 1935    no death date
RICHARDS      Allen R.               10 Apr 1926      28 Sep 1955 Alabama, S2, USNR, WW II
RICHARDS      Donnie Ray              9 Dec 1956       5 Feb 1958
RICHARDS      Margaret Fowler               1933             1967
              James William                 1922             1970
              Gresham Wayne                 1965             1965
FOWLER        Agnes                   1 May 1885      30 Aug 1961
TICER         Brenda L.              24 Jul 1956    no death date married 17 Sep 1971
              Steven L.              30 May 1953      13 May 1988 
  footmarker: Steven Lee Ticer 30 May 1953 - 13 May 1988, US Army, Vietnam
RHODES        Bessie E.                     1901             1964
              Norman J.                     1896             1958
TICER         Raymond C.             10 May 1922      21 Feb 1989 
  footmarker: Raymond C. Ticer 10 May 1922 - 21 Feb 1989, SFC, US Army, World War II, Korea
JOHNSON       Pearl Richards         21 Sep 1888       5 Nov 1955
JOHNSON       Burt L.                26 May 1888      17 Aug 1953
IRIONS        Delores Rose            3 Apr 1973      26 Jun 1976 dau of Lois & Philip Irions
IRIONS        Gregory Smith           4 Aug 1968       5 Aug 1968 son of Lois & Philip Irions
WRIGHT        Percy P. Sr.            5 Oct 1889      17 Apr 1966
WRIGHT        Mrs. P. P.             24 Nov 1892      12 Jul 1946
IRIONS        Lois C.                29 Mar 1946    no death date mother
              Philip J.              24 May 1940      31 Mar 1993 married 4 May 1962; father
HIGH          Ruby Mae               27 Oct 1933      31 Mar 1936 dau of H. V. & Jimmie High
HIGH          Hulet V.               31 Jul 1911      13 Dec 1974
              Jimmie R.               6 Sep 1907       4 Oct 1988
IRIONS        William E.             22 Jan 1907      17 Jul 1933 son of P. J. & Annie Irions
IRIONS        Gladys A.              19 Apr 1902       9 Apr 1979
IRIONS        Annie M.                      1872             1952
              Phillip J.                    1873             1943
DAVIS         Walter C.              14 Mar 1885      11 Nov 1961
FOWLER        Annie J.                6 Sep 1904      27 Oct 1975
RISNER        Ella J.                       1872             1961
              Richard W.                    1890             1944
HIGH          Ella Mae               15 Apr 1883      10 May 1954 wife of George High
HIGH          George P.              21 Jan 1884       4 Oct 1930
WRIGHT        Ruby Mae                  Jul 1928         Feb 1930
JONES         Infant                        1943        only date Inf dau of M/M R. D. Jones
SHERROD       Robert                  6 May 1859      14 Apr 1932
LAWSON        Infants                28 Jan 1941        only date Infs of Oscar & Lena Lawson
HOLLIMAN      Wm. P. (Dutch)         11 Jan 1900      25 Mar 1961
GOLIGHTLY     Elizabeth A.           17 Oct 1875       4 Apr 1949
GOLIGHTLY     James T.               13 Nov 1910      15 May 1990 
     footmarker: James T. Golightly 13 Nov 1910 - 15 May 1990; PFC US Army, World War II
WESSON        Mary Jane               3 Aug 1862      20 Jul 1943
              Campbell               26 Feb 1859      18 Nov 1942
RISNER        Thelma N.               9 Feb 1923      27 Mar 1986
              Grady K.               25 Dec 1921       9 May 1975
RISNER        Roy B.                 27 Jun 1940       6 May 1975
RISNER        Wm. Thomas             13 Feb 1914      30 Apr 1988 married 28 Jan 1938
              Edith P.                6 Mar 1919    no death date
RISNER        Timothy W.             26 Feb 1959      19 Oct 1974
RISNER        Sarah C.                1 Oct 1938       8 Oct 1938 du of M/M W. T. Risner
RISNER        Roxie                         1892             1970
              James L.                      1890             1961
RISNER        Mellanie M.            15 Nov 1969      16 Nov 1969 dau of M/M Charles Risner
ROBBINS       Barney B.              13 May 1915       6 Jun 1984 PFC US Army, WW II
HAMM          Annie M.               25 Aug 1911    no death date mother
              John A.                 7 Mar 1905      23 Jun 1988 daddy
HAMM          William T.             24 Feb 1930      25 Jul 1959
HAMM          Glenda Fay             22 Apr 1952       2 Sep 1953 dau of John & Annie Hamm
HAMM          Mary Francis           16 May 1958      29 May 1958 dau of John & Annie Hamm
HAMM          Dennis Wayne           23 May 1955      23 Jun 1955 son of John & Annie Hamm
HAMM          Robert Earl            15 Feb 1934      23 Feb 1934 son of John & Annie Hamm
HAMM          Mitchell Larry         11 Jun 1972      23 Nov 1988 our son and brother
On the west side of the triple RICHARDS marker are 2 marble markers placed at each of the 
sunken graves of Parker RICHARDS and Ella (IRIONS) RICHARDS.
RICHARDS      Parker                 14 Aug 1891      27 Jan 1967 married 14 Nov 1920
RICHARDS      Ella                       ca 1898          unknown birthdate per 1910 census.

Updates by David Montgomery

Update 4 Nov 2004
Dupree, James L.; b. 20 Jun 1944, d. 25 Aug 2000
Dupree, Mary E.; b. 16 Oct 1943, d. 06 Jun 2000
Fowler, Julia M.; b. 27 May 1911, d. 16 Feb 1998
Hamm, Bobby Joe; b. 25 Sep 1943, d. 25 Jan 1997, husband of Brenda G.
Hamm, Brenda G.; b. 10 Jun 1955, only date, wife of Bobby Joe, m: 20 Jun 1975
Hamm, Candice Rea "Candi"; b. 16 Jul 1984, d. 14 Jun 2000
Hamm, Glenda (Hill); b. 14 Dec 1948, only date, wife of Larry M.
Hamm, J.B.; b. 31 Oct 1941, d. 23 May 2004, husband of Diana (Weber)
Hamm, Larry M.; b. 02 Dec 1945, d. 23 Nov 1999
Irons, J. Roland; b. 24 Jul 1903, d. 18 Mar 1936
Johnson, Arnold W.; b. 12 Mar 1917, d. 22 Nov 2000, husband of Jewell F.
Johnson, Jewell F.; b. 17 Jan 1918, only date, wife of Arnold W.
Lawson, Tommy; no dates
Rhodes, Carl David; b. 12 Dec 1939, d. 08 Mar 1941
Risner, Charles T. Sr.; b. 31 Jan 1943, d. 14 Jun 2001
Risner, Hollis R.; b. 12 Dec 1943, d. 06 Nov 1995
Risner, William Larry; b. 11 Nov 1945, d. 04 Sep 1995
Ticer, Steven Lee; b. 30 May 1955, d. 13 May 1988, US Army Vietnam
Wesson, Annie Mae; b. 20 Jul 1919, d. 08 Jul 1996
Wesson, Floyd Thomas; b. 30 Aug 1919, d. 21 Mar 1998