Lunsford Cemetery

LUNSFORD CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia

Lunsford Detail List

Latitude: N 38° 29.961
Longitude: W 082° 05.266
Elevation: 978 feet
Accuracy: 17 feet

From I 64 exchange in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia go North on Johns Creek Road (County Road 13) for 5.3 miles.  Cemetery is on the Right side of the road near the Cabell and Mason county line. This cemetery is actually in Mason County, but it is listed on this site because most of the people buried here lived in Cabell County.

The following list was compiled by actual reading of the tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the tombstone. Annotations are included following the entry for the majority of the stones. Abbreviations are used for the following: d/o - dau of; s/o - son of; c/o - child of; w/o - wife of; and h/o - husband of.

Read 4 July 2002.
Submitted by  Barry Huffstutler.

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Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

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Note: This grave also has a Medal Marker from
"Eisnaugle-Lewis Funeral Home".

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Note: Also a Medal Marker that has
"Tom R Alford" from Heck Funeral Home.

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Note: Initials only. This is possible a "Wallace". 
Marker is beside Berman S. Wallace.

Note: Grave marked with a Medal Marker only.
This grave is behind the marker for James L. Robertson
and beside the Medal Marker for Orlen Lee Stewart.

Footstone:  "LILLIE"

Footstone:  "J.F.B."

Footstone:  "MOTHER"

Note: Stone marker with only "Clagg" on it.

Note: This grave is also marked with a Medal Marker.

Note: T. Eileen Conrad also has a Medal Marker from
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Note: Grave is marked only with a Medal Marker
 HECK FUNERAL HOME
This person is "Ira Davis", s/o
Ira C. & Burnelean Davis.
In same row with Ida E. Gibson and John Rayburn.
 

Note: The stone has a Vase that states
"In Loving Memory".

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Footstones:  "I.E.G." and "J.E.G."

Note: There is a Medal Marker with this grave also
that gives her middle name as "Pearl".
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Note: Alma Daphne, b.17 May 1925,
d/o Henry Glenn & Zella Bias.

Note: Christine Ann, b. 12 Feb 1934,
d/o Henry Glenn & Zella Bias.

Note: Daisy Eloise, b. 15 Aug 1919,
d/o Henry Glenn & Zella Bias.

Note: Hazel Mae, b. 3 May 1928,
d/o Henry Glenn & Zella Bias.

Note: Henry Morris Glenn, 25 May 1892-6 Feb 1956,
 s/o Henry F. Glenn & Mary Ellen Rowsey.

Note: Zella Gaye, 25 May 1899-26 May 1989,
d/o James Andrew Bias & Sarah Elizabeth Burcham.
Married Henry M. Glenn 27 Mar 1916, Catl. Boyd Co., KY.
Twin sister of Ella F. Bias.

Note: Anna dates are (Born July 08, 1914 --
Died Sept. 26, 1993 -- Buried Sept. 30, 1993)
James dates are (Born  May 26, 1911 --
Died  Oct. 12, 1976 -- Buried Oct. 15, 1976)
Anna parents were  OSCAR REYNOLDS & DELLA MAE STATON
James parents were  TOM GROVER & MARY CHAPMAN
HECK FUNERAL HOME RECORDS

Note: This grave is marked with a Medal Marker
and a concrete cross. ( KEPNER FUNERAL HOME )
Location:  In the same row and beside James Russell Grover.

Burial date was  (02-11-1979)   Age: 73
Born in Mason Co., WV and Died in Mt. Vernon, OH.
(Old Mercy Hospital)
Parents:  Tiffany Taylor Hinkle & Anna Bell Staton
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Sylvia middle name was "Agnes"
Burial date was  (03-26-1900)   Age: 78
Born in Frazier Bottom, WV and Died in Hurricane, WV
(Putnam General Hospital)
Parents:  Clarence Gibson & Gracie Florence Mitchell
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

James middle name was "Leo".
Burial date was  (07-22-1953)   Age: 62
Born in West Virginia and Died in Frazier Bottom, WV.
Parents:  Straud Hinkle & Marjorie Mitchell
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Millie middle name was "Mae"
Dates:  (Born:  06-05-1892 -- Died:  11-05-1974 --
 Buried:  11-08-1974)   Age: 82
Born in Hurricane, WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
(St. Mary's Hospital)
Parents:  William Clagg & Ann Gillispie
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Note: This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only.
HECK FUNERAL HOME
Location:  In the same row and beside Millie Hinkle.  (Roadside) 

Dates:  (Born:  07-11-1926 -- Died:  07-10-1990 --
 Buried:  07-12-1990)   Age: 63
Born in Frazier Bottom, WV and Died in Frazier Bottom, WV
Parents:  James Leo Hinkle & Millie Mae Clagg
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstone:  "MOTHER"

Born in Milton, WV and Died in Petaluma, CA
 (Keyser Hospital)   Age: 46
Buried:  (08-08-1978)
Parents:  Kermit Wallace & Evelyn Gibson

Footstone:  "SON"

Born in Huntington, WV and Died in Alderson, WV
Buried:  (03-31-1979)   Age: 22
Parents:  Troy Holstein & June Wallace

Gerald nickname was "Joe"
Burial date was (09-24-2001)   Age: 56
Born in Huntington, WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
 (St. Mary's Hospital)
Parents:  Howard Leroy Ingels & Sarah Ellen McDonough
Wife was "Mildred Conrad"
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstone:  "DAUGHTER"

Stella middle name was "Marie"
Burial date was (06-06-2001)   Age: 78
Born in Cabell Co., WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
(St. Mary's Hospital)
Parents:  Bura Carpenter & Anna Harriet Sovine
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstone:  "MOTHER"

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Napoleon Burial date was (11-29-1994)   Age: 73
Born in Milton, WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
(St. Mary's Hospital)
Parents:  Charles Houston Irwin & Corba Meadows
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Betty middle name was "Jane"
Dates: (Born: 04-03-1924 -- Died: 12-16-1999 --
Buried: 12-18-1999)   Age: 75
Born in Huntington, WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
 (Cabell-Huntington Hospital)
Parents:  Elmer Gallagher Parsons & Julia Miller
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstone:  "O.C.I."

Note: O. Chesterman, s/o David Lewis Irwin & Phyannah Peyton.

Footstones:  (blank)

Note: Maude, d/o John Lewis Lunsford & Isabell Peyton.

A. L. first name was "Alexander"
Dates: (Born: 03-01-1866 -- Died: 06-29-1959 --
Buried: 07-01-1959)   Age: 93
Born in Cabell Co., WV and Died in Huntington, WV
Parents:  (Father) Bill Jenkins -- (Mother) Unknown
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Maude burial date: (06-13-1954)   Age: 77
Born in Cabell Co., WV and Died in Huntington, WV
Parents:  John Lunsford & Isabelle Peyton
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Dates: (Born: 02-08-1915 -- Died: 11-09-1965 --
 Buried: 11-14-1965)   Age: 50
Born in Milton, WV and Died in Harvey, Louisiana
Parents:  A. L. Jenkins & Maude Lunsford
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Minnie middle name was "Nellie"
Dates: (Born: 08-30-1905 -- Died: 11-18-1948 --
Buried: 11-20-1948)   Age: 43
Born in Milton, WV and Died in Miller, OH
Parents:  William B. Hutchinson & Miriam Lykins
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Russell Burial date: (08-25-1977)   Age: 74
Born in Mason Co., WV and Died in Bidwell, Gallia Co., OH
Parents:  Alexander Jenkins & Maude Lunsford
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Edward middle name was "Ernest"
HECK has his dates as: (Born: 03-20-1881 -- Died: 04-24-1962 --
Buried: 04-26-1962)   Age: 81
Born in Huntington, WV and Died in Milton, WV
Parents:  Addison Legg & Lena Chapman
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Virginia Burial Date: (11-20-2000)   Age: 98
Born in Putnam Co., WV and Died in Hurricane, WV 
(Sunbridge Care and Rehab Nursing Home)
Parents:  James Lee Bayless & Nellie Jane Davis
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Note: Believed to be Addison Gattalin Legg.
Addison married a Chapman.

Gladys middle name was "Belle"
Burial Date: (11-01-1979)   Age: 44
Born in Milton, WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
(St. Mary's Hospital)
Husband:  Raymond Virgil Lett
Parents: Ivan Conrad & Mary Jenkins
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Emma middle name was "Letta"
Dates: (Born: 10-08-1882 -- Died: 01-12-1969 --
Buried: 01-14-1969)   Age: 86
Born (Unknown) and Died in Milton, WV
Husband:  William A. Lunsford
Parents:  Joseph Conner & Martha Deal
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

Note: John Lewis, 13 Mar 1852 - 13 Apr 1926,
s/o Joshua A. Lunsford & Sarah A. Wallace.
Isabell, 29 Apr 1858 - 4 Apr 1924,
d/o Alexander Peyton & Paulina A. Rowsey.

Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

Note: Joshua Alford Lunsford & Sarah A. Wallace,
d/o Benjamin H. Wallace & Lettie Wilkes.

Dates: (Born: 08-10-1939 -- Died: 08-11-1939 --
Buried: 08-11-1939)   Age: 10 hours
Born and Died in Milton, WV
Parents:  Claud Lunsford & Agnes Courts
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Also know as "Bill"
Dates: (Born: 01-23-1882 -- Died: 03-08-1964 --
 Buried: 03-11-1964)   Age: 82
Born in Milton, WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
(St. Mary's Hospital)
Wife:  Emma Letta (Meadows) Lunsford
Parents:  John Lunsford & Isabell Peyton
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Daniel middle name was "Kenneth"
Burial Date: (03-20-1996)   Age: 61
Born in Mason Co., and Died in Huntington, WV 
 (St. Mary's Hospital)
Wife:  Edna Roberta (Carpenter) Mayes
Parents:  Emerson Burly Mayes & Clara Mae Adkins
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Willie middle name was "Harold"
Burial Date: (10-02-1971)   Age: 42
Born in Lesage, WV and Died in Milton, WV
Wife:  Mildred Loraine Davis
Parents:  Chancy McComas & Sallie Megor
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstone:  "MOM"

Iva middle name was "Mae"
Burial Date: (03-27-1989)   Age: 71
Born in Mason Co., WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
 (St. Mary's Hospital)
Parents:  Oscar Duffer & Naomi Barrett
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Burial Date: (11-06-1998 -- Cremation)   Age: 51
Born in Cabell Co., WV and Died in Point Pleasant, WV 
(Pleasant Valley Hospital)
Husband:  Archie Ellworth Meadows
Parents:  Charles Edward Reynolds & Isabelle Davis
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Nellie middle name was "Jane"
Burial Date: (07-13-1956)   Age: 74
Born in Milton, WV and Died in Milton, WV
Parents:  George Washington Davis & Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Wallace
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Harrison first name was "William"
Burial Date: (11-13-1968)   Age: 79
Born in Mason Co., WV and Died in Huntington, WV 
(C & O Hospital)
1st. Wife:  Nellie Jane (Davis) Nibert
2nd. Wife:  Mary Alta (Chapman) Nibert
Parents:  Charles Nibert & (Unknown) Pyles
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Date: (01-27-1989)
Born and Died in Huntington, WV 
 (Cabell-Huntington Hospital)
Parents:  Robert William O'Dell & Cynthia Gay Conrad
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Footstone:  "MOTHER"

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Note: On the back of the stone is a list of their children.

Note: James information is on a open Bible
and to his Left is a open Bible without any information.

HECK FUNERAL HOME

Note: Virgil, s/o James Matthew Rowsey & Early Va. Wallace.

Note: This grave is marked with a Medal Marker only. 
(TRACY BRAMMER SERVICE )
Location:  Behind the marker for James L. Robertson
and beside the Medal Marker for
Herbert Bayless.  Both are Medal Markers.

Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

Note: The "1" and "9" are broken off of the stone.

FIELDSTONES ONLY:
1. Fieldstone, head & foot, no data.
2. Fieldstone, no data.
3. Four corner markers each with an initial "N" that are 4 x 6 feet apart. There looks to be a grave inside them.

Unmarked Graves:

1.  McComas,  Billy Joe   (Male)
       Dates: (Born: 12-10-1954 -- Died: 01-22-1955 --
       Buried: 01-24-1955)   Age: 1 month
       Born in Milton, WV and Died in Ona, WV
       Parents:  Willie Harold & Mildred Loraine Davis
                     HECK FUNERAL HONE  (Records)

2.  Nottingham,  Myrtle Ada   (Female)
      Dates: (Born: 04-16-1896 -- Died: 12-11-1978 --
      Buried: 12-14-1978)   Age: 82
      Born in Mason Co., WV and Died in Beckley, WV  (Beckley Hospital)
      Husband:  William Thomas Nottingham  (06-02-1969)
      Parents:  John Grant Bush & Mary Elizabeth Ruggles
                 HECK FUNERAL HOME  (Records)