Doors to the Past

Sifford Cemetery

SIFFORD CEMETERY
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia

Sifford Detail List

Latitude: N 38° 21.161
Longitude: W 082° 24.804
Elevation: 977 feet
Accuracy: 16 feet

From Interstate 64 in Cabell County, WV take Exit 11 and go South on State Route 10. Go 1 Mile and turn Right onto Mt. Union Rd.  Go to the top of the mountain (about 2.5 miles). At the top you will come to Mt. Union Cemetery on your Left.  The Plybon Cemetery is about 1.2 miles on past this cemetery.  It is on your Right and is fenced and well maintained. At the upper end of this cemetery is a gravel road that turns Right.  Turn onto this road and it will take you to the cemetery.  The cemetery is fenced and maintained.

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

Submitted by Barry Huffstutler.
Read June 20, 2004.

BOLING
 
MOTHER   FATHER
ADA  C.   RUFUS  C.
JULY  11,  1929 MARRIED APRIL  2,  1927
SEPT.  27,  1989 SEPT.  8, 1947  

Ada has a Metal Marker that has her middle name as "Corinne".
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY

BELOVED  BROTHER
WILLIAM  EUGENE
BOLING
AUG.  26,  1954
SEPT.  11,  1987

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†
WILLIAM  EUGENE  BOLING
PVT  US  ARMY
VIETNAM
AUG  26  1954 SEP  11  1987

Footstone:  "FATHER  SON  BROTHER"

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY

PHILLIP  O.
BOWLING
MAY  17,  1935  ◊◊  NOV  19,  1988

Footstone:  "DAD"

Phillip has a Metal Marker that has his nickname as "Buck".

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY

ELOISE  CHRISTINE  CENDE
MAR.  1,  1930
AUG.  29,  2000

FERRELL MORTUARY

ALBERT  DELA  CRUZ
AUG.  23,  1937
APRIL  16,  1981
MARY  BELL
FERGUSON
MAY  22,  1922
JUNE  19,  1993
LOVING  MOTHER

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY INC.

WILLIAM  J.  FERGUSON
JULY  27,  1917
AUG.  7,  1996

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WILLIAM  JAY  FERGUSON
US  ARMY
WORLD  WAR  II
JUN  27  1917 AUG  7  1996
†

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY INC.

MICHAEL  D.
GABRIELE,  JR.
APRIL  5,  1974
DEC.  4,  1979
A PRECIOUS ANGLE
AND LOVING SON

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IN  LOVING  MEMORY
MICHAEL  D.  GABRIELE,  JR.
APR.  4,  1974
DEC.  4,  1979

Note:  The day of birth is different on both markers.

AN  INSPIRATION
TO  ALL
WHO  KNEW  HIM
 
PASQUALE  D.
GABRIELE
JUNE  11,  1922
JULY  30,  1978

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†
PASQUALE  D  GABRIELE
US  ARMY
WORLD  WAR  II
JUN  11  1922 JUL  30  1978

CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY

NANCY  BELL
BOWLING HUGGINS
1948 2004

This grave is marked with a Metal Marker from:
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY

LONNIE  LUCAS

1907

1938

Footstone:  "HUSBAND"

RONNIE  L  LUCAS
 
1937 2004

This grave is marked with a Metal Marker from:
CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY

ROBERTS
AT  REST
GORDON GERALDINE
APRIL  12,  1901 FEB.  28,  1910
JUNE  17,  1994 JAN.  28,  1998

Footstones:  "FATHER and MOTHER"

FRANK  SHY
1908 — 1968

Footstone:  "FATHER"

ROY  LEE  SHY
FEB.  22,  1944
MARCH  24,  1992

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JOHNSON - NICHOLS
FUNERAL HOME, INC.

VIRGINIA  SHY
1915 —— 1978

Footstone:  "MOTHER"

MRS  PHOEBE
SIFFORD  SHY
1915 1978

The above is a Metal Marker from:
    REGER FUNERAL HOME

ALLEN  ALBERT
SIFFORD
1920 1921

This grave is marked with a Field Stone and a Metal Marker.
JOHNSON - NICHOLS FUNERAL HOME, INC.

CARA  LEE
SIFFORD
19 81

This grave is marked with a Metal Marker only.
CHAPMAN MORTUARY

SIFFORD
 
CORA  B. RUFUS  F.
1887 — 1961 1879 — 1934

Footstones:  "FATHER and MOTHER"

DARIAN  RYAN  SIFFORD
JUNE  18,  1997
DEC.  29,  1997

REGER FUNERAL HOME

LEONARD  HUGHIE
SIFFORD
1927 1927

This grave is marked with stone and a Metal Marker.
JOHNSON - NICHOLS FUNERAL HOME

SIFFORD
 
PAULINE  K.   RUFUS  R.
MAR.  2,  1921   JAN.  26,  1918
MAR.  24,  1998 TOGETHER  FOREVER NOV.  30 1993

Footstones:  "MOTHER and FATHER"

WARREN  HOMER
SIFFORD
1928 1928

This grave is marked with stone and a Metal Marker.
JOHNSON - NICHOLS FUNERAL HOME

RUTH  LUCAS JOHNNIE  L.

        1913 — (blank)

 1915 — 1983
 
STARKS

Footstones:  "WIFE and HUSBAND"

Ruth Death Date was 2005.

CHAPMAN FUNERAL HOME

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