Doors to the Past

Templeton Cemetery

TEMPLETON CEMETERY (1)
Cabell County, West Virginia


Templeton Detail List

Latitude: N 38° 31.445
Longitude: W 082° 09.280
Elevation: 954 feet
Accuracy: 13 feet


From Milton take Mill Creek Road for 3.8 miles. Then turn Right onto Dudley Gap Road and go 1.7 miles to the stop sign. Turn Left onto Barker Ridge Road and go 3.2 miles. Turn Right onto the Left Fork of Barker Ridge Road, go 6.4 mile and turn Left onto a Concrete driveway. The cemetery is at the top of the hill. It is fenced and well maintained.
 

The following list was compiled by actual reading of the tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the tombstone.

Submitted by  Barry Huffstutler
Read April 11, 2004
Updated:  November 13, 2007
 


CARROLL  DENZIL  ADKINS  II
OCTOBER  19,  1968
SON  OF
CARROLL  D. and  SARAH  R

Born and Died 10-19-1968
(St. Mary's Hospital)
Buried: 10-20-1968   Age:  8 hours
Parents:  Carroll D. Adkins & Sarah Ruth Dick
BEARD MORTUARY


DUSTY  ADKINS
BORN    DIED
SEP.  11,  1976

Dusty also has a metal marker the gives her middle name as Dawn.
McGHEE FUNERAL HOME


JUNE  11,  1946 FEB.  10,  1989
 
CONNIE  ASHWORTH
PREPARE TO MEET ME IN HEAVEN

HECK FUNERAL HOME


CLOIE  ELLEN  BARNETT
AUG,  18,  1905
JAN.  16,  1907

HERMAN MARY  F.
1877 — 1961 1878 — 1947
 
BARNETT

Footstones:  "H. B." and "M. F. B."


IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DAKOTA  L.  BLACK
JUNE  8,  1968
JUNE  13,  1984
SON  OF  ELLEN  BLACK

ELLEN  BLACK
IN  LOVING  MEMORY
MON  &  GRANDMA
 
NOV.  12  1941 APR.  11  1999

HUSBAND
JAMES  C.  BLACK
AUG.  2,  1937
AUG.  30, 1981
WIFE  ELLEN  BLACK

JAMES  E.
BLACK
 
NOV.  29  1957
NOV.  15  1996

BLAKE
 
EFFIE  I. OKEY  H.
1903 — 1975 1893 — 1976

Effie has a metal marker the gives her middle name as Inez.
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY

Okey also has a metal marker with the title Rev.
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


ELMER
BLAKE
MAY  11,  1932
MAR.  15,  1992

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


GEORGE  BLAKE
1911 ——— 1913

MARTHA
BLAKE
SEPT.  25, 1925
FEB.  2,  1989

Has a metal marker the gives her middle initial as M.
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


GORDON  BRYAN
1869 —— 1940

JOHN  HENRY
BRYAN
1852 —— 1926

MARY  ANN
BRYAN
1852 —— 1922

DONNIE  MAE  CLAGG
FEB.  8,  1934
SEPT.  20,  1934

ELLIS
BELOVED  SON  OF
T. J.  &  L.
CLAGG
BORN
APR.  5,  1907
DIED
MAR.  9,  1910
In Heaven there is
one angel more.

GERALD  CLAGG
DEC.  3,  1930
SEPT.  9,  1931

JULIA  E.  CLAGG
1894 — 1957

Has a metal marker that gives her middle name as "Ethel"
HECK FUNERAL HOME


LIZZIE  CLAGG
1869 —— 1907

Footstone:  (Blank)


LIZZIE  CLAGG
NOV.  24,  1916
MAY  21,  1941

Footstone:  "L. G."


STONEWALL  CLAGG
1862 —— 1962

CLAGG
 
THOMAS  WALTER DELLA  MAE
DEC.  21,  1890 MAY  24,  1898
DEC.  31,  1973 AUG.  24,  1991

Footstone:  "MOTHER"


ELTA  T.  CONRAD
1887 —— 1948

ONA  CONRAD
1885 —— 1955

CHARLES
TEMPLETON
CROWDER
NOV.  15,  1908
SEPT.  2,  1909

JOANN  DAMRON
SEPT.  6,  1934
OCT.  27,  1995

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


ROY  DAMRON
APRIL  29,  1930
OCT.  3,  1994

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


EDMUNDS
 
IDA  MAY EDWARD
JUNE  14,  1883 JUNE  23,  1876
NOV.  2,  1972 AUG.  26,  1958

1871 1903
 
NANNIE  M.  EDMUNDS
 
MOTHER

Footstone:  "N.M.E."


CLEO  FLORA
1941 1997

This grave is marked with a metal marker only.
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Location:  To the Right side of the marker for Cassie Flora.


FLORA
 
HAROLD  A. OPAL  M.
DEC.  3,  1927 JUNE  8, 1930
JULY 10,  1991  

HECK FUNERAL HOME


FLORA
 
S.  AUSTIN CASSIE
MARCH  18,  1935 AUG.  4,  1937
JAN.  28,  1991 JAN.  30,  2004

[ Headstone ]


MYRTLE  BLAKE  GOODWIN
1900 ———— 1925

Footstone:  (Block)


EVA  M.  BARNETT
HILL
1902 — 1931

Footstone:  "MOTHER"


HOLLEY
 
ROBERT  E. STELLA  M.
AUG.  1,  1934 OCT.  2,  1927
MAR.  16,  1986  

WALLACE FUNERAL HOME  (Robert)


INFANT  JENKINS
SON  OF
SAMUEL  AND  EMMA

JENKINS
 
ALMA C. H.
1912 — 1951 1897 — 1976

Alma's Dates: (Born: 02-11-1912 -- Died: 02-21-1951 --
Buried: 02-23-1951)   Age: 39
C. H. name was Clyde Harvey.
Dates: (Born: 10-15-1899 -- Died: 11-18-1976 --
Buried: 11-21-1976)   Age: 77
HECK FUNERAL HOME Records

HECK FUNERAL HOME  (Both)

Footstones:  "A.J." and "H.J."


MOTHER
ALMA  MARY
JENKINS
APRIL  26,  1918
SEPT.  14,  1974
MOTHER  OF  ELLEN  BLACK

Burial Date: (09-16-1974)   Age: 56
HECK FUNERAL HOME


DAD  AND  GRANDPA
BERNARD
JENKINS
JUNE  6,  1934
FEB.  2,  1999

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If Tears Could Build A
Stairway, And Memories
A Lane, I'd Walk Right Up
To Heaven And Bring
You Home Again.

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BERNARD  LEE  JENKINS
A2C  US  AIR  FORCE
KOREA
JUN  6  1934 FEB.  2  1999

Burial Date: (02-06-1999)   Age: 64
HECK FUNERAL HOME


EDWARD  JENKINS

This grave is marked with a metal marker only and has no dates.


JENKINS
 
EMMA  ZETTA SAMUEL  H.
1878 — 1931 1867 — 1919
GONE  BUT  NOT  FORGOTTEN

GEORGE  J  JENKINS  SR
PFC  US  ARMY
DEC  8  1932 APR  27  1995

George middle name was "Jefferson"
Burial Date: (04-30-1995)   Age: 62

HECK FUNERAL HOME


HAROLD  RUDOLPH  JENKINS
PFC  US  ARMY
KOREA
FEB  26  1929 JUN  18  1981

HECK FUNERAL HOME


JENKINS
 
HENRY  A. CLARA  E.
APRIL  27,  1900 APRIL  28,  1901
JULY  10,  1960 MARCH  7,  1988

Henry's middle name was Albert.
HECK FUNERAL HOME


IRVIN  LEE  JENKINS
A2C  US  AIR  FORCE
DEC  28  1937 MAR  31  2002

HECK FUNERAL HOME


FATHER
AND
MOTHER
 
AT  REST
 
J. W.  JENKINS
JULY  2,  1842
MAR.  18,  1909
———
M. M.  JENKINS
JUNE  4,  1838
NOV.  10,  1907
 
JENKINS

Footstone:  "J.W.J." and "M.M.J."


JOHN  W. OPAL  M.
1905 — 1993 1914 — 2003
 
IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS
JENKINS

John's middle name was Wesley.
Opal's middle name was Marie.
HECK FUNERAL HOME


INFANT
KENNETH  A.  JENKINS
DEC.  5,  1946
 
I PRAY THEE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP

Kenneth's middle name was Albert.
Heck Funeral Home states DOD as 1945.


JENKINS
 
KERNEL  W. BERTHA  S.
1910 — 1986 1903 — 1988
TOGETHER  FOREVER

Kernel's middle name was Welzie.
Dates: (Born: 04-01-1908 -- Died: 03-21-1986 --
Buried: 03-24-1986)   Age: 77
Bertha's middle name was Susan.
Dates: (Born: 11-12-1903 -- Died: 04-15-1988 --
Buried: 04-17-1988)   Age: 84
HECK FUNERAL HOME


JENKINS
 
MARTHA  A. IN  LOVING HENRY  R.
1893 — 1974 MEMORY 1883 — 1970

Martha's middle name was Ann.
HECK FUNERAL HOME
Henry's middle name was Ruben.
HECK FUNERAL HOME


MATTIE  JENKINS
1908 1926

This grave is marked with a metal marker only.
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Location:  To the left of the marker for Thomas & Martin Jenkins.

Footstone:  (Block)


JENKINS
 
MELVA  W. SARAH  F.
1904 — 1983 1905 — 2001

Melva's middle name was Winson.
Sarah's middle name was Frances.
HECK FUNERAL HOME


OUR  DARLING
 
MILDRED
IRENE
JENKINS
DEC.  23,  1943
 
BABY

Footstone:  "M.I.J."

HECK FUNERAL HOME


IN  LOVING  MEMORY
 
JENKINS
 
MILFORD MARGUERITE
NOV.  25, 1918 JUNE  26,  1919
JULY  24,  1997 JAN.  25, 2003
 
MARRIED  NOV.  22,  1941

Marguerite's middle name was Eloise.
HECK FUNERAL HOME


JENKINS
 
SAMUEL  R. GLADYS
MAY  31,  1940 AUG.  13,  1944
  APRIL  5,  1999

WALLACE FUNERAL HOME  (Gladys)


SARAH  M.
JENKINS
1907 — 1911

JENKINS
 
WILLIE  W. AMANDA  E.
1916 — 1994 1912 — 1996

Willie's middle name was William.
Dates: (Born: 09-18-1916 -- Died: 10-24-1994 --
Buried: 10-27-1994)   Age: 78
Amanda's middle name was Ellen.
Dates: (Born: 04-26-1912 -- Died: 03-22-1996 --
Buried: 03-25-1996)   Age: 83
HECK FUNERAL HOME Records


JENKINS
 
WILLIE  R. INFANT ZEDA
1912 — 1987 CHARLES 1938 — 1955

BABY
PAUL  F.  JOHNSON
* MARCH 23  1942 †

JOHNSON
 
SHELBY VESTA
1884 — 1949

   1903


JANET  SUE  JORDAN
SEPT.  11,  1941

KEARNS
 
NELLIE RAY
1910 — 1994 1907 — 2000

Nellie has a metal marker that gives her middle Initial as I.
PHILLIPS FUNERAL HOME, INC


KEARNS
 
ROBERT  RAY WONETTA MAE
1935 — 1935 1932 — 1933

KINGERY
 
ARMSTER NETTIE  M.
1882 — 1963 1883 — 1946
 
ASLEEP  IN  JESUS

Footstones:  "A.K." and "N.M.K."


OUR  DARLING
 
ETHEL  P.  KINGERY
FEB.  27,  1908
AUG.  23,  1909
———
Suffer little children
to come unto me.

Footstone:  "E.P.K."


KINGERY
 
HELEN  G. THOMAS  M.
JUNE  24,  1922 NOV.  7,  1921
OCT.  25.  2007  

Helen Geraldine Kingery

Buried:  10-27-2007   Age:  85
Born in Cabell Co., WV and Died in Huntington, WV
Parents:  Emory Rutherford & Ida Arthur
HECK FUNERAL HOME

[ Headstone ]


OUR  DARLING
 
HERMA  MAE
KINGERY
DEC.  28,  1926
JULY  21,  1933
———
we will meet again

Footstone:  "H.M.K."


LAURA  KNAPP

No dates with this marker.


SAMUEL  KNAPP

No dates with this marker.


VERTUNA  KNAPP

No dates with this marker.


C. H.  LANE
BORN
JULY  13,  1841
DIED
MAR.  27,  1911
Weep not hers at rest

Footstone:  "C.H.L."


OSCAR  LANE
FEB.  24,  1917
NOV.  20  1984

INFANT  LAYNE

No dates with this marker.


DENVER  LAYNE
1915 —— 1997

HECK FUNERAL HOME


ELZA  LAYNE
1921 —— 1979

FAUNIE CHARLES
1908 — 1993 1913 — 1997
 
LAYNE


HECK FUNERAL HOME  (Both)

Footstone:  "MOM"


JOHN  LAYNE

No dates with this marker.


JOSEPH
LAYNE

No dates with this marker.


RUBY  LAYNE

Ruby has a metal marker that has her dates (1893 - 1960)
HECK FUNERAL HOME


ETTA  M.  MARTIN
1880 —— 1932

IVA  MARTIN
1904 — 1923

LONNIE  MARTIN
1921 — 1978

This grave is marked with a metal marker only:
SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME


ORDELL  MARTIN
1874 —— 1941

SCIRLDA  MARTIN
1880 1970

This grave is marked with a metal marker only:
SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME

Location:  In front of the marker for Mildred I. Jenkins.


SERILDA  MARTIN
1885 1970

This grave is marked with a metal marker only:
SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME

Location:  In front of the marker for Mildred I. Jenkins.


THOMAS  E.  MARTIN
1880 1972

This grave is marked with a metal marker only:
SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME

Location:  In front of the marker for Mildred I. Jenkins.


THOMAS  E.  MARTIN,  JR.
JUNE  18,  1923
MAR.  5,  1947

BERTHA  PEARL
MASTERSON
1895 —— 1916

ROSALIE  BRYAN
MASTERSON
1872 —— 1943

THOMAS  ERIC
MCCOMAS
SEPT.  3,  1974
OCT.  8,  1994
HE FILLED OUR HEARTS AND LIVES WITH LOVE

HECK FUNERAL HOME


GEORGE  ANDERSON
MEADOWS

This grave is marked with a metal marker only:
Dates: (1874 - 03-09-1946)
HECK FUNERAL HOME Records.

Location:  To the right of the marker for Hazel Venoy.


HAROLD  W.
MEADOWS
1890 —— 1904

HENRY  MEADOWS
1863 1940

This grave is marked with a metal marker only:
Dates: (01-23-1863 -- 11-01-1940)
Henry's middle name was Jackson.
HECK FUNERAL HOME Records

Note:  See note below.

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HENRY  J.  MEADOWS
1862 — 1940

Note:  Possibly the same person as above.


HENRY  W.
MEADOWS
1899 —— 1915

JENNIE  F.
MEADOWS
1869 —— 1959

L. H.
MEADOWS
1871 —— 1956

LUCINDA  MARGARET
MEADOWS
1854 —— 1933

MABEL  H.
MEADOWS
1892 —— 1913

NEVA  C. ODIS
JULY  17,  1917 SEPT.  23,  1919
SEPT.  25,  1996 JUNE  17,  1990
 
MEADOWS

Odis also has a metal marker that has his name as Otis.
HECK FUNERAL HOME


NIDA
 
RALEIGH  R. BESSIE
1897 — 1970 1900 — 1993

CHAPMAN MORTUARY  (Both)


IN  LOVING MEMORY
JOSEPH  ANDREW
PORTER
SEPT.  2,  1971
SEPT.  26,  1998

BABY  RAUB

No dates with this marker.


ETHEL  RAUB
1937
NELLIE  MAE  RAUB
1937
MARY  LOUSIE  RAUB
1937

RAUB
 
GEORGE  F. OPHIA  L.
1903 — 1972

     1904

Ophia also has a metal marker that gives her death date as 1994.
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


JOHN  JOSEPH  RAUB
PVT  US  ARMY
WORLD  WAR  II
JUN  10  1927 JUN  20  1989

John nickname was Tick and he has a metal marker from:
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


ED  SHOEMAKER
BORN  1893
DEC  SEP  12  1960

GRANVILLE  SHOEMAKER
PVT  US  ARMY
APR  8  1921 JAN  10  1979

CHAPMAN FUNERAL HOME


OPEL  B  SHOEMAKER
BORN DIED
1928 1992

REBECCA  L.
SHOEMAKER
BORN  &  DIED
JUNE  19,  1963

SARA  E  SHOEMAKER
BORN DIED
1904 1978

This grave also has a metal marker that states her name as:
Sarah Ellen Shoemaker
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY


WINIFRED BORN & DIED
LEE JUNE  21
SHOEMAKER 1964

LEANDER  SMITH

No dates with this marker.

Location:  Below the marker for Hazel Venoy.


PARTHENON
STOWERS

No dates with this marker.


ADDISON  HARVEY
TEMPLETON
1856 —— 1887

ARDITH
DAU.  OF
J. E.  &  B. G.
TEMPLETON
JAN.  20,  1916
NOV.  17,  1916
 
Suffer little children to come

              unto me.

Footstone:  "A.T."


TEMPLETON
 
BELVA  G. JUBAL  E.
1887 — 1984 1887 — 1958

AT  REST
 
CHARLES  F.  TEMPLETON
AUG.  6,  1876
MAR.  26,  1907
God's finger touched him and he slept.
 
TEMPLETON

Footstone:  "C.F.T."


CHARLES  H.
TEMPLETON
BORN
MAY  16,  1858
DIED
MAY  18,  1891
AGED  33 Y.  2D.
———
 
TEMPLETON

Footstone:  "C.H.T."


CHARLES  W.
TEMPLETON
1893 —— 1908

FRANKLIN
TEMPLETON
* 1890 †

GARLAND  H.
TEMPLETON
1896 — 1897

HARVEY  TEMPLETON
1819 —— 1896

HARVEY  WHITTEN
TEMPLETON
1895 — 1946

ISAAC  MADISON
TEMPLETON
1845 — 1920

JOHN  LEWIS
TEMPLETON
1841 — 1918

LOUISA  BRYAN
TEMPLETON
1863 — 1914

AT  REST
 
MARY  A.
TEMPLETON
FEB.  16,  1848
AUG.  29,  1918

MARY  ANN  WHITTEN
TEMPLETON
1819 —— 1900

MARY  VENORA
TEMPLETON
1900 — 1953

MISSOURI  JAMES
TEMPLETON
1860 — 1920

OSCAR  JEFFERSON
TEMPLETON
1879 — 1903

R. M.  TEMPLETON
SEPT.  4,  1843
OCT.  26,  1912
 
AT  REST

ROY  A.
SON  OF
J. E.  &  B. G.
TEMPLETON
OCT.  8,  1917
NOV.  9,  1918
Gone but not forgotten

Footstone:  "R.A.T."


TEMPLETON
 
THOMAS  H. ELIZA  J.
1884 — 1929 1889 — 1962

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THOMAS  H.  TEMPLETON
BORN
SEPT  30  1884
DIED
AUG  22  1929

VIRGINIA  TEMPLETON
1868 —— 1948

WALTER
TEMPLETON
1885 — 1897

WILLIAM  MONROE
TEMPLETON
1848 —— 1918

MRS.  HELEN  THACKER
NOV.  7,  1924 NOV.  29,  1998

This grave is marked with a metal marker only:
BEARD MORTUARY


VENOY
 
HAZEL  M. HENRY  D.
MAY  28,  1912 DEC.  26,  1911
MARCH  31  2000 AUG.  1,  1992

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HENRY  D  VENOY
S1  US  NAVY
WORLD  WAR  II
DEC  26  1911 AUG  1  1992

Footstone:  "WIFE"


EMMA  TEMPLETON
WEISFLOCK
1882 — 1952

Note:   There are several unmarked graves in this cemetery and at least
            nine (9) graves marked with either field stones or blocks.

POSSIBLE UNMARKED GRAVES
     (CABELL CEMETERIES BOOKS by "Carrie Eldridge"

1.  Clagg,  Jarrell  --  09-09-1930 --  9m - 7d
2.  Clagg,  Inf.  --  1937
3.  Jenkins,  Charles Wesley  --  02-28-1946
4.  Toney,  Inf.  --  07-16-1942

 

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