Doors to the Past

Earls Cemetery

EARLS CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia


Earls Detail List

Latitude: N 38° 22.670
Longitude: W 082° 26.782
Elevation: 992 feet
Accuracy: 22 feet


From Interstate 64 in Cabell County, WV take Exit 8 and go to the Park and Ride Lot.  Turn onto Miller Road and go to McCullough Road.  Turn Left onto this road and go to the top of the hill.   At the intersection turn Right onto McCoy Road (8th. Street Hill Rd.).  Go on this road until you come to Skyview Rd.  Turn onto this road and go to the second (2nd.) fire hydrant on your Right.   Turn Right on the road at the fire hydrant and it will take you to the cemetery.  The cemetery is fenced and maintained.

Submitted by Barry Huffstutler
Read June 30, 2004.


ADKINS

No other names or dates with this marker.


ADKINS

No other names or dates with this marker.

Footstone:  (Blank)


ADKINS
  ══╦══  
CLARA  E. GALLIE  E.
1910 — 1974 1904 — 1993

Footstone:  "MOM"


DAINIE
ADKINS

Info from Carrie Eldridge Cemetery's Books for Cabell County
Born:  Feb. 28, 1893 -- Died:  Jan. 27, 1913


NEVADA  ADKINS
FEB.  27,  1902
SEPT.  21,  1980

SHERMAN  ADKINS
 
DEC.  24,  1864
 
NOV.  17,  1935
 
SARAH  L.  ADKINS
 
JUNE  14,  1874

VERLIN  E  ADKINS
PVT  US  ARMY
WORLD  WAR  II
JAN  22  1922 JAN  3  1986

VERLIN  L  ADKINS
US  ARMY
VIETNAM
JUN  30  1951 JUL  2  1981

Footstone: (Blank)


WENDELL  ADKINS
JAN.  13,  1899
MAR.  11,  1969

GARLAND  ARTHUR
1884 —— 1969

IN  MEMORY  OF
OUR  MOTHER
MAE  ARTHUR
1900 —— 1967

MAGGIE  M.  ARTHUR
1889 —— 1938

D.  BAILEY
B.  AUG.  18
D.  AUG.  18

BAILEY
BORN  FEB  1918
DIED  AUG.
3.  1918

On the same stone with Wm. Bailey


1927
 
AM---
BAILEY
BORN.  AUG.  3

AMOS BAILEY
 
SEPT • 2 • 1908
 
JULY • 19 • 1927

Footstone:  (Blank)


EMMA  Z.
BAILEY
1931
INFANT

FRANCIS
BAILEY
1917 1931

Footstone:  (Blank)


In my Fathers house
are many mansion.
 
FRANK
BAILEY
BORN  JULY
3,  1904
DIED  AUG.
20,  1913
———
Gone but not
forgotten.
 
BAILEY

FREDA
DOVETTA
BAILEY
 
SEPT.  11,  1915
MAY  11,  1917

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

The below verse is on the back of the stone.

Budded on earth to bloom
in heaven.

Footstone:  "F. D. B."


TOGETHER  FOREVER
 
BAILEY
 
JOHN ANNA  H.
APR.  6,  1904 DEC.  16,  1920
OCT.  23,  1983 JAN.  18,  1984

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

JOHN  BAILEY
APR.  6,  1904
OCT.  23,  1982

Note:  John Death year is different on both markers.


MAY DIED
16 OCT
1863 30  1941
AGE 78
LB  BAILEY

BAILEY
LEWIS
MAY  6,  1863
OCT.  1,  1941

MIKE  BAILEY
PAW  PAW
APR.  13,  1949
SEPT.  14,  2000

BAILEY
 
SAMPSON SUSAN
1872 1879
1958 1955
 
"HAND IN HAND WITH JESUS"

Footstone:  "S B"

Susan Parents:  Joseph Gilmore


WM  BAILEY
BORN  JUNE 14
DIED  NOV 18
1914

On the same stone with Bailey


BATES
*  1929  †

BATES
*  1927  †

BATES
*  1928  †

BERTHA  BATES
FEB  14 JULY  1
1898 1954

BATES
 
EUGENE GERALDINE
JUL.  20,  1923 NOV.  21,  1922
MAY  3,  1982 DEC.  10,  1981

Note:  Eugene was a "IWO JIMA SURVIVOR" in World War II.


FOREST  LEE  BATES
NOV.  16,  1943
NOV.  13,  1948

IRA  H  BATES
WEST  VIRGINIA
PVT  19  SPRUCE  SO
WORLD  WAR  I
NOV  26  1895 JULY  20  1950

JACKIE  BATES
APR.  29,  1926
SEPT.  12,  1933
 
OUR  DARLING

Footstone:  "J. B."


MARY • LARGE
 
BATES
 
1880 — 1939

Footstone:  (Blank)


ROB  BATES
SON  OF
JOHN  &  VIRGINIA  BATES
1908

TERRY  ALLEN  BATES
MARCH  8,  1948
MARCH  10,  1948

VIRGINIA  LEE
BATES
1867 — 1923
 
JOHN  L.
BATES
1866 — 1932

Footstones:  "MOTHER and FATHER"


UNCLE
HENRY  BAUGH
1907

This stone is broken in half thru his name.

HENRY  BAUGH
1876        1907

WILLIAM
BAYLOUS

FRED  H.  BEUHRING
1912 — 1936

BEUHRING
 
MYRTLE VICTOR
JULY  23,  1886 OCT.  28,  1884
JAN.  11,  1976 JUNE  20,  1956

WILLIAM  P.
BEUHRING
JAN.  29,  1931
DEC.  27,  1934

MOTHER
JANE  BHEURING
1864 — 1892

R.  BLAIR
1892     1954
AGE  62Y

JULY  4  1879
FEB  5  1959

Top part of stone is missing.
This person was a "Blankenship"
Info from Carrie Eldridge Cemetery's Books for Cabell County


HELEN
BLANKENSHIP
1896 —— 1970

Footstone:  "MOTHER"


MAHLON
BLANKENSHIP
1897 —— 1980

Footstone:  "FATHER"


MAHLON  BLANKENSHIP  JR
WEST  VIRGINIA
PVT  US  ARMY
WORLD  WAR  II
SEPT  12  1924 JAN  16  1974

MOTHER
J. B.  BLEVINS
1857 — 1916

HATTIE
BAILEY • BOOTH
1908 • 1935

Footstone:  (Blank)


G.  A.
CARTER
1904 — 1911
———

ALTA  BELLE
CHATTERTON
1920 —— 1943

OUR  BABY
BETH  ANN
CHATTERTON
JUNE  25,  1971

IN  MEMORY  OF
 
MOTHER
NOLA  B.  CHATTERTON
AUG.  13,  1880
JAN.  17,  1952

CHARLES
DENNISON

GEORGE
DILLON
1893 — 1914

WILLIAM
DILLON
1890 — 1920

BELOVED  FATHER
WILLIAM  FOUNT  DILLON

DOLLIE  M  DINGESS
1922 1946

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
Location:  Abt. 11 feet behind marker for Clara & Gallie Adkins.


ELRA
DINGESS
BORN  FEB
8,  1914
 
DIED  JUNE
9,  1914

1918 1947
JOHN  H  DINGESS

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
Location:  Abt. 11 feet behind marker for Clara & Gallie Adkins.


In my Father's house
are many mansions.
 
LOUISA
DAU.  OF
WM.  &  L. D
DINGESS
1894 — 1915
 
Abide in me.
 
DINGESS

Footstone:  "L. D."


SISTER
 
ANNA  BELL  EARL
 
1886 1939

CHELSA  L.
EARL
1930

JOHN  S.  EARLE
 
CO. I.
9  W.VA. INF

EARLS
HOBERT  EARLS
1897 — • — 1936

IN  MEMORY  OF
ISAIAH  H.  EARLS
FEB.  5,  1916
APR.  6,  1966

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

ISAIAH  H  EARLS
WEST  VIRGINIA
PFC  QUARTERMASTER  CORPS
WORLD  WAR  II  PH
FEB  5  1916 APRIL  6  1966

1878
W. A.  EUBANKS
AUG.  5,  1955

BROTHER
MELVIN  GABLER
1914 — 1935

RALPH  E  GABLER
PVT  US  ARMY  AIR CORPS
WORLD  WAR  II
FEB  1  1927 MAR  19  1986

MOTHER
ZORA  GABLER
DEC.  13,  1892
JAN.  14,  1960

OUR  MOTHER
BETTY  EARLS
HARRISON
APR.  8,  1899
OCT.  6,  1969

RANDOLPH  HARRISON
AUG.  30, 1898
SEPT.  27,  1982

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RANDOLPH  HARRISON
PVT  US  ARMY
WORLD  WAR  II
AUG  30  1898 SEP  27  1982

AFFIE
KILGORE
B — JUNE — 20
1890
D — SEPT 4
1917

FRED  C  KIMLER
WEST  VIRGINIA
PVT 245  STATION  HOSPITAL
WORLD  WAR  II
JAN  31  1904 FEB  12  1968

ROY  LARGE
1909 — 1943
AT
REST

Footstone:  (Blank)


OUR
BELOVED
SON
EDDIE • P • LEGG.
BORNED
OCT • 13 • 1950
DIED
NOV • 22 • 1950

LOWE
 
W.  "CHECKER" E.  DORIS
NOV.  2,  1919 FEB.  10,  1923
  JULY,  5,  1984

ALFORD
MARTIN

No Dates on this marker -- Infant grave


L • V • B •  MARTIN

No dates or other info on stone.


MARY  MARTIN
1898 — 1960

MARY  E.  MARTIN
1873 — 1969

Footstone:  "M. E. M."


SAMUEL  WYETT
MARTIN
1895 — 1931
Gone but not forgotten

Footstone:  "S. W. M."


WILLIAM  MARTIN
1865 —— 1952
 
DYING
IS BUT GOING HOME

LOSSIE  W.  McGRAW
"RED"
NOV.  1,  1919 MAR.  6,  1993

McGRAW
 
  ROBERT  LEE
  1939 — 2000
LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER
SPECIAL PA PAW

Also has a Medal Marker from  REGER FUNERAL HOME.


MOTHER
ALICE • MAY
MOLLETT
NOV.  3,  1895
MAY  5,  1983
ALIVE  IN
THE  SPIRIT

Back of Stone.

THE  LORD  is
my  light
and  my
salvation

Also has a Medal Marker from  FERRELL MORTUARY INC
The dates on this marker are (1898 -- 1983


†  MOTHER  †
EVELYN
MOLLETT
MAY  18,  1904
JANUARY
6,  1975

Back of the stone.

THE  LORD
IS  MY
SHEPHERD

MOTHER
FLORA  B.
MOLLETT
APRIL  9,  1875
MARCH  22, 
1957

Back of the stone.

As the hart
panteth after the
water brooks, so
panteth my soul
after thee,
O GOD

FATHER
JOHN  R.  MOLLETT
MAY  22,  1902
JAN.  26,  1986

LAURA  B.
MOLLETT
JUNE  25,
1904.
MAY  2,  1979

Back of the stone.

AT
REST
WITH
CHRIST

Also has a Medal Marker from  CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY.


BABY
MAXINE
MOLLETT
9 • 8 • 1922
11 • 8 • 1922

BABY
MELVIN
MOLLETT
11 • 9• 1924
1 • 11 • 1925

NANCY  J.
MOLLETT
DIED  DEC  10
1895

BABY
PAUL  E.
MOLLETT
1 • 17 • 1928
1 • 17 • 1928

RUBY  DALE
MOLLETT
1926 1999

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
FERRELL MORTUARY, INC.

Location:  To the Right of "Laura B. Mollett".


OUR  DARLING
S. W.  MOLLETT
MAY  3,  1867
APR.  9,  1917
FATHER

BROTHER
SOLOMON
J.
MOLLETT
SEPT.  26,  1908
JAN.  8,  1951
The LORD is
my rock and
my -------
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W. F.
MORROW
1873 — 1948
AR  REST

Footstone:  "UNCLE BILLY"


OUR  DARLING
DONNA  LOIS
NORRIS
JUNE  8,  1937
AUG.  19,  1948

Footstone:  "D. L. N."


RICHARD  NORRIS,  JR.
DEC.  12,  1926
JULY  30,  1940
Safe in the arms of Jesus.

Footstone:  "BROTHER"


NORRIS
 
C.  RICHARD ELRA  I.
1891 — 1955 1895 — 19

This grave also has a Medal Marker that has her middle name as:  "Iona".
REGER FUNERAL HOME

Footstones:  "FATHER and MOTHER"


BELOVED  MOTHER
SARAH  ELIZABETH BAILEY
ANGLES  DILLON  OWENS
1866 1916

PERRY
 
EDGAR BERTHA  RUTH
JULY  20,  1924 SEPT.  3,  1928
JULY  28,  1997  

Footstones:  "DAD and MOM"


C.  KAGER
PINKERMAN
1889 — 1905

PINKERMAN
 
IRA  H.
1853 —— 1935
VICTORIA
1859 —— 1948

JUDY  TOMLIN
PORTER
SEPT.  13,  1942
APRIL  15,  1980

AMY
DAUGHTER  OF
CLARENCE  &  STELLA  ROBERTS
1922

BOBBY  J.  ROBERTS
*  JULY  8,  1947  †

ANNA  MAE  THOMPSON
ROSE
 
APR.  16,  1932 JULY 3,  1997
 
YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE AND MEMORIES WE WILL CHERISH FOREVER

Footstone:  "MOTHER"


ELVINA  E
ROSS
1  17  37

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.

Location:  Between the markers for Inez Rood and L.V.B.  Martin.


VIRGIL  WM
ROSS
11  5  37

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.

Location:  Between the markers for Inez Rood and L.V.B.  Martin.
Virgil is on the right hand side of Elvina.


JANE  MARTIN  SARTIN
 
1899 1954

GEORGIA  SIMMONS
JULY  18,  1884
OCT.  23,  1956
AT  REST

SIMMONS
 
INEZ  ROOD
MAR.  21,  1914 — NOV.  10,  1935

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INEZ  ROOD
BORN — MAR.
21,  —  1913
DIED — NOV.
10  —  1935

Footstone:  "I. R."


JULIA  SIMMONS
1888 —— 1962

OLLIE  SIMMONS
JAN.  28,  1872
AUG.  7,  1954
AT  REST

PEARLIE
SIMMONS
1901 — 1944

PERRY  J.  SIMMONS
JAN.  6,  1905
DEC.  1,  1969

SIMMONS
 
ROBERT LAURA
1870 — 1944 1884 — 1962

Footstones:  "R. S. and L. S."


BABY  SMITH
*  1946  †

BABY  SMITH
*  1942  †

GARY  M.  STAFFORD
MAY  16,  1938
JAN.  15,  1983

MARSHALL  B.  STAFFORD
AUG.  6,  1910
MAR.  29,  1958

WOODMEN  OF  THE WORLD
MEMORIAL
 
REV.  U. G.
STAFFORD
1871 — 1922
—————

LEO  F.
SULLIVAN
1915 — 1918

FATHER
CHARLES  B.
TAYLOR
FEB.  1,  1910
JAN.  28,  1983

T
 
TAYLOR
 
ELIZA  A. H. P.
1866 — 1956 1861 — 1953

Footstones:  "E. A. T. and H. P. T."


MOTHER
ERA  A.  TAYLOR
AUG.  11 JAN.  20
1893 1987

TAYLOR
 
NOLA  B. ROY  P.
JULY  30,  1903 APR.  17,  1900
AUG.  27,  2000 NOV.  13  1993

Footstones:  "MOTHER and FATHER"


SARAH  J.  TAYLOR
APRIL  24,  1914
SEPT.  10,  1951

IN  LOVING  MEMORY
 
TAYLOR
 
SHANNON  M. BELVA  I.
MAY  5,  1916 AUG.  9,  1918
DEC.  3,  1998 MAR.  31,  2001

SHANNON  M.
TAYLOR
FEB.  24,  1944
APR.  11,  1944

SHANNON  M.
TAYLOR
BORN
JUNE  10,  1891
DIED
JAN.  2,  1923
Gone but not
forgotten
 
TAYLOR

On the back of the stone.

MEMBER  OF
L. O. O. M.
HUNTINGTON
LODGE
NO.  347
AND
FORESTERS
NO.  4119

VIOLET
VIVIAN
TAYLOR
1922 — 1936

WILLIAM  HOY  TAYLOR
MAR.  13,  1908
SEPT.  18,  2000

DAINIE  MAE  THOMPSON
 
MAY  5  1927 OCT  25  1996

Footstone:  "MOM"


DIANA  L.
THOMPSON
*  1952  †

POSIE  J  THOMPSON
PFC  US  ARMY
WORLD  WAR  II
DEC  13  1923 JUL  4 1980

Footstone:  "FATHER"


FRED  TOMLIN
1917 1998

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
CEREDO MORTUARY
Tom  Ferrell, Director

Location:  Second grave to the Right of the marker for Judy Tomlin Porter.


HELEN
TOMLIN
1925 2000

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
CEREDO MORTUARY
Location:  First grave to the Right of the marker for Judy Tomlin Porter.


MANDY  WALLACE
 
DEC 4 — 1871
 
JAN 27 — 1937

INFANT
WARREN
1935 1935

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
REGER FUNERAL HOME
Location:  At the foot of the grave for Gary M. Stafford is the marker for May Warren.
To May Right is the marker for the Infant Warren.


MRS  MAY  BOWEN
WARREN
1913 1935

This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
REGER FUNERAL HOME
Location:  At the foot of the grave for Gary M. Stafford.


JIMMIE  ALLEN
SON  OF
DANIEL  &  LILLIE
YATES
FEB.  11 — 13,  1956

Note:

There are several footstones with Initials only on them.

1.  S. B.
2.  S. B.
3.  D. A.
4.  H. E. B.
5.  O. B.
6.  J. B.

There is also a Medal Marker without any names or dates on it. This could possible be the marker for "Mary E. Dingess".  See number 5 below.

There a few stones markers without any names or dates on them.

There are several graves marked with only field stones.

There are many unmarked graves (skunked places) in this cemetery.  To many to try to count.

Unmarked Graves:

Gilmore, Joseph  (M)
                           Born: 09-23-1849 in Ohio
                           Died: 01-10-1932 in Harveytown Annex
                           Age:  82 years - 3 mo. - 17 days
                           s/o Matthew & Margaret (Coffee) Gilmore
                           Source:  Mary A. Sutphin

Other Possible Burials in the Cemetery:     (Information From Carrie Eldridge Cemetery's Books of Cabell County, WV)

1.  Adkins,  Sarah E.          (Jan. 28, 1935 -- Age: 82ys.)
2.  Bailey,  Walter              (Sep.15, 1931 -- Age: 51ys.)
3.  Bailey,  Alvin                 (Jun. 12, 1934 -- Age: 66y - 1m - 11ds.)
4.  Collins,  Delton Edward          (Inf. 1959)
5.  Dingess,  Mary E.          (Nov. 1, 1933) 
6.  Earls,  J. S.
7.  Hedgeco,  Mary Ella
8.  Martin,  Ina
9.  Taylor,  William B.          (Sep. 25, 1936)
10.  Walkins,  Earl               (Aug. 1933)
11.  Warren,  Esta May       (05-20-1935  Age: 21ys - 7ms - 9ds)

 

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