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265    WAKE BAPTIST GROVE CHURCH (Garner)

Location - on Hwy. 70, next to Wyatt Quarles Seed Co., close to the intersection of 70 and Vandora Springs Rd. (SR-2711) in Garner, St. Mary's Twp.

Coordinates: 35d 42m 45.2s N; 78d 37m 29.7s W Click here for Online Maps

The cemetery is on the north side of the road. It is partially hidden by a small service station. Drive in and park. There are many unmarked graves and many with funeral home markers, including a long row containing about 70 funeral home markers which merely state "unknown" and note they have been moved from another location.

Wake County land records describe the owner as Grove Church although there is not a church at the 1 acre cemetery property.

About 70 unmarked graves were moved to this cemetery in 1995. There is no information where they came from. The markers are fairly close to each other. Most have numbers and are marked "Unknown". #383 is marked Stellar Hall, #425 Betty Allen.

Surveyed and photographed by Shirley and Gordon Olson on April 19, 2009.

Notes 2009: The original church name was Piney Grove Baptist Church located just north of the intersection of Garner Road & Creech Road. Thomas Haywood bought one acre from Henry Fort.
The church name was changed to Wake Baptist Grove Church; see Deed Book 128, pg 802 dated 21 Dec 1894. (note provided by Mrs. Deborah Scott Spencer).

1. Allen, Anglea   (b. 1966 - d. 2007)
funeral home marker
2. Allen, Dillie   (b. 15 Jan 1862 - d. 24 Jun 1922)
age 60 years
3. Allen, Joe   (b. - d. 22 Jul 1933)
NC PVT 1CL 330 SERV BN QMC
4. Allen, Lillie M.   (b. 1926 - d. 1946)
5. Alston, Dock L.   (b. 5 Feb 1896 - d. 7 Aug 1978)
6. Alston, John T.   (b. 27 May 1940 - d. 12 Feb 1983)
7. Ashburg, Eloise   (b. 16 Apr 1921 - d. 30 Aug 1998)
8. Avery, Alfred Partin   (b. 24 Jan 1920 - d. 26 Sep 1996)
Husband of Grace Bumpers Avery. married 5 Dec 1946
9. Avery, Alice W.   (b. 7 Jul 1917 - d. 26 Oct 1977)
10. Avery, Allen Davis   (b. 29 Sep 1951 - d. 3 Aug 1992)
Attorney at Law
11. Avery, Anie   (b. - d. )
12. Avery, Cleveland L.   (b. 14 Oct 1914 - d. 2 Oct 1968)
13. Avery, Edna Kearney   (b. 12 May 1927 - d. 21 Jan 2000)
Wife of Lenard Avery. married 9 Feb 1948
14. Avery, Ethel Rogers   (b. 1902 - d. 1997)
15. Avery, Eulious G.   (b. 18 Aug 1915 - d. 10 Jul 1974)
16. Avery, Grace Bumpers   (b. 25 Jan 1929 - d. reserved)
Wife of Alfred Partin Avery. married 5 Dec 1946
17. Avery, Hattie S.   (b. 1891 - d. 1963)
At Rest
18. Avery, James A., Rev.   (b. 21 Jul 1917 - d. 27 Oct 1968)
19. Avery, LaKeshia R.   (b. 20 Jul 1978 - d. 20 Jul 1978)
20. Avery, Lenard   (b. 8 Feb 1924 - d. 3 Nov 1986)
Husband of Edna Avery, married 9 Feb 1948
21. Avery, Lilora R.   (b. 10 Jun 1897 - d. 11 Aug 1984)
beside Wesley C. Avery. View of plot.
22. Avery, Loletta W.   (b. 1924 - d. 1999)
funeral home marker
23. Avery, Minard L.   (b. 1888 - d. 1942)
24. Avery, Nancy L.   (b. - d. 5 Mar 1944)
Wife of Charlie Avery
25. Avery, Wesley C.   (b. 3 Apr 1890 - d. 8 Sep 1957)
beside Lilora R. Avery. View of plot.
26. Baker, Annie Smith   (b. 1906 - d. 1988)
27. Baker, Charlotte Ann J.   (b. 10 May 1899 - d. 6 Nov 1965)
28. Baker, Lottie L.   (b. 14 Feb 1925 - d. 25 Aug 1993)
29. Beard, Delores   (b. 1948 - d. 2006)
funeral home marker
30. Blaylark, Lillian P.   (b. 1906 - d. 1997)
funeral home marker
31. Blaylock, Berry   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker; dates missing.
32. Blaylock, Willie Kimble, Sr.   (b. 16 Feb 1919 - d. 5 Jun 1997)
PFC US ARMY WW-II
33. Blue, Ernest W.   (b. 7 Aug 1890 - d. 27 Apr 1952)
NC PVT 107 RES LABOR BN QMC WW-I
34. Bradley, Ester   (b. 1919 - d. 2001)
funeral home marker
35. Burroughs, John   (b. 17 Sep 1885 - d. 2 Sep 1931)
36. Cofield, Daisy   (b. 20 Jul 1893 - d. 24 May 1974)
beside Ernest Cofield
37. Cofield, Emmett   (b. 1932 - d. 1987)
38. Cofield, Ernest   (b. 1892 - d. 1985)
beside Daisy Cofield
39. Cofield, Mable   (b. 1910 - d. 1973)
40. Cofield, Mattie R.   (b. 28 Nov 1914 - d. 14 Mar 2003)
41. Cofield, Rufus   (b. 1908 - d. 1973)
42. Cooke, C.   (b. - d. )
43. Cooke, Charles G.   (b. 1902 - d. 1992)
funeral home marker
44. Cooke, F.   (b. - d. )
45. Cooke, Susie   (b. 15 Dec 1911 - d. 1 Dec 1996)
46. Cotton, Leroy   (b. - d. )
age 8
47. Dancy, Ellen Harrington   (b. 1889 - d. 1956)
Mother
48. Dorman, Avery   (b. 2 Apr 1894 - d. 11 May 1966)
NC PVT CO C 304 SVC BN QMC WW-I
49. Dunston, Marjorie   (b. 3 Nov 1944 - d. 3 Jan 2002)
50. Edwards, Mylie R.   (b. 1871 - d. 1955)
Mother
51. Faison, Christine T.   (b. 8 Oct 1913 - d. 6 Feb 1992)
52. Faison, James Otha   (b. 12 Oct 1902 - d. 30 Jul 1982)
53. Gambrell, Blangee   (b. 4 Jul 1925 - d. 26 Aug 1967)
54. Hall, Charlotte   (b. 28 Nov 1928 - d. 23 Feb 2001)
55. Hall, Lee Edward   (b. 1946 - d. 1966)
son
56. Hall, Stella R.   (b. abt 1876 - d. 30 May 1928)
age 52. . Mother .
57. Harrison, Sadie T.   (b. 3 May 1923 - d. 25 Mar 1977)
58. Hayes, Eunice W.   (b. Jan 1925 - d. Dec 1958)
59. Haywood, Beatrice   (b. 1917 - d. 1945)
60. Haywood, Lela S.   (b. 1886 - d. 1954)
61. Heard, Odell M.   (b. 2 Nov 1917 - d. 11 Nov 1969)
62. Hicks, Catherine Glenn   (b. 13 Dec 1918 - d. 18 Sep 1996)
Her children arise up, and call her blessed.
63. Hinton, Pattie B.   (b. - d. 11 Jun 1936)
64. Hodge, Samuel Delany   (b. 30 Oct 1919 - d. 3 Dec 1960)
NC PFC 210 PORT CO TC WW-II
65. James, L. W.   (b. 26 Jul 1931 - d. 17 Oct 1954)
PVT 6003 AREA SVC UNIT
66. James, Willie   (b. - d. )
stone has sunk, dates unreadable
67. Jiles, Norman H.   (b. 1928 - d. 1970)
68. Jiles, Rosa N.   (b. 11 May 1890 - d. 6 Jan 1968)
Mother
69. Johnson, Lottie C.   (b. 4 Apr 1916 - d. 15 Oct 1992)
Wife of Willie Johnson, Jr.
70. Johnson, Willie, Jr.   (b. 12 Apr 1914 - d. 2 Aug 1992)
Husband of Lottie Johnson
71. Jones, Axum   (b. 15 Jun 1901 - d. 22 Mar 1980)
72. Jones, Minnie   (b. - d. 5 Nov 1900)
73. Jones, Queen E.   (b. 9 Sep 1902 - d. 7 Dec 1991)
74. Jones, Velvin   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker; no dates
75. Jones, Verlena   (b. 29 Feb 1908 - d. 12 Dec 1980)
76. Lassiter, Rosa Bell   (b. 1910 - d. 2001)
funeral home marker
77. Lassiter, Roy D.   (b. 1915 - d. 1990)
78. Laws, Claude L.   (b. 21 Nov 1888 - d. 1 Jan 1959)
79. Laws, Pearl A.   (b. 1885 - d. 1947)
80. Mayo, Joseph   (b. 1959 - d. 2001)
funeral home marker
81. McClain, Connie M.   (b. 23 Jan 1894 - d. 17 Dec 1966)
82. Newkirk, Lurue   (b. 1923 - d. 2005)
19TW3-TW005 (evidently the 2 was missing in the metal dies)
83. Palmer, Eluel W.   (b. 17 Jun 1896 - d. 18 May 1948)
NC MECH CO B 424 LABOR BN QMC WW-I
84. Palmer, Senie   (b. 1871 - d. 1938)
85. Palmer, Willie   (b. 4 Aug 1895 - d. 27 Sep 1921)
NC PVT 371 INF 93 DIV WW-I
86. Partin, Laney   (b. 7 Aug 1921 - d. 24 Dec 1994)
STM1 USN WW-II
87. Penny, Corina   (b. 8 May 1898 - d. 11 Nov 1976)
88. Penny, Wyomia   (b. 14 May 1918 - d. 26 Jan 1998)
89. Phillips, Alfred   (b. 1920 - d. 1993)
funeral home marker
90. Phillips, Bettie J.   (b. 18 Aug 1887 - d. 17 Jun 1989)
91. Phillips, Efferd L.   (b. 11 Aug 1919 - d. 2 Apr 1965)
NC CPL CO C 1314 ENG WW-II
92. Phillips, Floyd Lee   (b. 12 Nov 1914 - d. 15 Apr 1976)
93. Phillips, Mary E.   (b. 1902 - d. 1992)
94. Phillips, Rosa B.   (b. 1904 - d. 1995)
funeral home marker
95. Phillips, Vernon   (b. 14 Jun 1921 - d. 30 Oct 1980)
CPL US ARMY WW-II
96. Pope, Elizabeth   (b. 10 Apr 1855 - d. 18 Jan 1925)
Wife of Anthony Pope
97. Primous, Josilyn F.   (b. 1957 - d. 1998)
funeral home marker
98. Primous, Mary F.   (b. 1924 - d. 1997)
funeral home marker
99. Pryor, Leo   (b. 4 Jul 1909 - d. 30 Sep 1977)
100. Ray, Flonnie Cooke   (b. 10 May 1924 - d. 28 Sep 1995)
Beloved Mother
101. Rogers, Herman   (b. 31 Oct 1922 - d. 31 Dec 1967)
NC PVT 3254 QM SVC CO WW-II
102. Rogers, Julia Pryor   (b. 10 May 1870 - d. 28 Apr 1964)
103. Rogers, Mable   (b. 31 Aug 1907 - d. 8 Oct 1966)
104. Rogers, Maggie B.   (b. 1913 - d. 1988)
105. Rogers, S. Primrose   (b. 3 Apr 1910 - d. 18 Jul 1971)
106. Rogers, Stewart P.   (b. 1873 - d. 1939)
107. Sanders, Burnice   (b. 8 Oct 1911 - d. 19 Aug 1970)
concrete over grave with hole
108. Smith, Frank, Jr.   (b. 1947 - d. 1992)
funeral home marker
109. Smith, Frank, Sr.   (b. 1919 - d. 2001)
Husband of Margaret W. Smith. funeral home marker.
110. Smith, Joseph S.   (b. 14 Mar 1940 - d. 12 Jun 1996)
111. Smith, Margaret W.   (b. 1923 - d. 1976)
Wife of Frank Smith, Sr.
112. Taylor, Avalon C.   (b. 19 Oct 1944 - d. reserved)
Wife of James L. Taylor
113. Taylor, James L.   (b. 3 May 1943 - d. 9 Apr 2003)
Husband of Avalon C. Taylor
114. Taylor, Nellie, Mrs.   (b. - d. )
Mother
115. Taylor, Van Hazel   (b. 10 Dec 1901 - d. 17 Nov 1987)
116. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
117. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
uninscribed stone
118. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
headstone base and footstone
119. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
120. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
chain around burial plot
121. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
122. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
123. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker #12
124. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
125. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
cement block marker
126. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
127. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
cement cross flat in ground
128. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
Long row containing about 70 funeral home markers which merely state "unknown" and note they have been moved from another location. Another view of markers.
129. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker #11
130. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
131. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker embeded in cement block
132. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
133. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
two small markers
134. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
two small markers
135. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
136. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
137. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker and another stone marker
138. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
marker not readable
139. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
small marker
140. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. 196?)
funeral home marker; most letters missing
141. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
142. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
two funeral home markers embeded in cement block
143. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker
144. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
small marker
145. Unknown, ??   (b. 1909 - d. 1935)
next to Flonnie Cooke Ray. funeral home marker.
146. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
small headstone marker
147. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
funeral home marker embeded in concrete
148. Unknown, ??   (b. - d. )
beside Beatrice Haywood
149. Unknown, ?? Mrs.   (b. - d. 25 Mar 19??)
Age 7?
150. Walton, Helen   (b. 1920 - d. 1939)
funeral home marker
151. Walton, Lee   (b. 10 Jun 1910 - d. 2 Jul 1953)
152. Walton, Lonnie Worth, Sr.   (b. 7 May 1916 - d. 25 May 2001)
US ARMY WW-II
153. Walton, Sadie J.   (b. 1925 - d. 1992)
funeral home marker
154. Walton, Sallie   (b. - d. )
155. Walton, Sallie C.   (b. 1900 - d. 1952)
156. Washington, Lucy   (b. 1894 - d. 1956)
Faithful Friend of the Weston Family
157. Whitaker, Bertha Phillips   (b. 22 Feb 1912 - d. 27 May 1991)
Wife of Sayree Owen Whitaker
158. Whitaker, Larenda Jones   (b. 2 Jan 1852 - d. 8 Nov 1957)
Grandmother .
159. Whitaker, Sayree Owen   (b. 2 Nov 1913 - d. 6 Nov 1978)
Husband of Bertha Phillips Whitaker
160. White, Linda Darnell   (b. 23 Dec 1948 - d. 13 Aug 1989)
Loving Mother
161. White, Moses   (b. 17 Nov 1894 - d. 31 Oct 1962)
PVT 29 CONST CO SIGC WW-I
162. Wilder, Irene W.   (b. 17 Apr 1893 - d. 27 Nov 1959)
Mother
163. Wilkinson, George H.   (b. 1930 - d. 2001)
funeral home marker
164. Williams, Eloise L.   (b. 23 Nov 1952 - d. 20 Jul 2005)
165. Williams, Ned, Mr.   (b. 21 Nov 1852 - d. 2 Mar 1930)
Husband of Vinnie Williams
166. Williams, Phillip   (b. 1918 - d. 1987)
funeral home marker
167. Williams, Vinnie   (b. abt 1865 - d. May 1928)
age 63, Wife of Ned E. Williams
168. Williams, Vivian "Rena"   (b. Nov 1897 - d. Jun 1960)
169. Winston, Octavia Cofield   (b. abt 1893 - d. 17 Aug 1963)
age 70
170. Winters, Frank Mac   (b. 1914 - d. 1962)
Husband of Julia A. Hinton Winters
171. Winters, Julia Hinton   (b. 1913 - d. 1971)
Wife of Frank Mac Winters
172. Wood, Leslie   (b. 12 Aug 1898 - d. 3 Aug 1943)
173. Woods, Willie   (b. 1878 - d. 1955)
The late daughter of Nat and Edna Adams
174. Wright, Sharon B.   (b. 1961 - d. 1999)
funeral home marker embeded in cement