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079    LEE, ELLIS FAMILY [African-American]

Location - Across the corner at West Ave and Harvey Ct, about 60 yards from the road.


Directions: Go to the corner of West Ave and Harvey Court. The cemetery is about 60 yards from the road.

1. Barnes, Willie Arthur   (b. 9 Feb 1944 - d. 14 Jun 1996)
Age: 52 Y. Parents: Mack Barnes & Rosa Lee Cromwell, Husband of Shirley Gee, Sons: Marcus Barnes, Ernest Barnes, Daus: Shirl Spencer, Sheena Brooks, Angela Jackson, Andrea Barnes, Adreen Barnes, Bros: James Earl Barnes, Freddie Barnes, Arispus Barnes, Sis: Diane Barnes.
2. Bellamy, Odis Leroy   (b. 8 Oct 1935 - d. 14 Jun 1997)
Age: 61 Y. Albemarle Hospital, Parents: Earnest Bellamy & Rosie Lee Vereen, Husband of Surethia Spruill, Step-dau: Elmora Thomas Brown, Bro: Bernie Lee Bellamy, Sammie Lee Bellamy, Sis: Elouise Cason, Ernestine Starks.
3. Blount, Spanana "Rico"   (b. 17 Sep 1982 - d. 30 Jul 1997)
Age: 14 Y. One of the ten killed of PHS Viking Marching Band, Automobile accident. Mother: Barbara Blount, Bro: Milton R. Blount, Kelvin W. Blount, Terri S. Blount, Sherrod C. Blount- Sis: DevettaE. Blount, June A. Blount, Sherri D. Blount, Mat-grandfather: Elder William Cecil Drake.
4. Bratts, Marcus Lopel   (b. 8 Aug 1980 - d. 30 Jun 1997)
Age: 16 Y. One of the ten killed of PHS Vikings Marching Band, Automobile accident. Parents: James Spruill & Bettie Drake Bratts, Bro: Jeno Bratts, Claudius Bratts, Morriss Bratts, William Bratts, James Henry Spruill, James Spruill, Jr., William Spruill, Larry Spruill, Ronnie Spruill, Zebedee Spruill, Sis: Wrenia Bratts, Selenia Bratts, Mary Bratts, Shanika Bratts, Shirley Spruill, Edna Banks, Ernestine Bell, Delores Spruill, Sharon Spruill, Lottie Webb, Charlene Brown, Marilyn Douglas, Betty Griffin, Velma Jessamy, Hattie Cadwell, Latesha Spruill, Mat-grandfather: Elder William Cecil Drake.
5. Cooper, William Henry   (b. 24 Feb 1936 - d. 14 Nov 1996)
Age: 60 Y. Mom: Mary Cooper Nixon, Sis: Diane Jones, Arleara Lamb, Vera Nixon, Bro: Ernest Nixon, James Nixon, Step-sis: Iris Lowndes, Dorothy Reynolds, Step-bro: Russell Nixon, Randolph Nixon, Joseph Nixon.
6. Cooper, William V.   (b. 6 Jun 1888 - d. 11 Apr 1958)
Dad: Turner Cooper.
7. Drake, Lessie Bunch   (b. 6 Oct 1923 - d. 18 May 1997)
Age: 73 Y. Parents: Vandy Andrew Bunch & Addie Overton, Wife of William Cecil Drake, Sons: Cecil Ray Drake, Glennie Lee Drake, Daus: Bettie D. Bratts, Barbara D. Blount, Brenda F. Drake, Bro: James Jerry Bunch.
8. Garrett, Evelyn   (b. 24 Jan 1928 - d. 20 Sep 1981)
Love Son.
9. Garrett, Linard   (b. 6 Apr 1924 - d. 12 Jul 1997)
Age: 73 Y. Parents: John Garrett & Mamie Blount, Husband of Beryl S., Dau: Linarda G. (m) Bruce Tyler.
10. Harper, Ada B.   (b. 15 Dec 1890 - d. 3 Mar 1978)
11. Hyman, Joseph Sylvester   (b. 15 Jun 1908 - d. 2 Jun 1997)
Age: 88 Y. Parents: Freeman Hyman & Annie Johnson, Husband of Martha Lucas, Sons: James Hyman, Joseph Hyman, Jr., Emanuel Hyman, Freeman Hyman Daus: Marjorie H. Moore, Annie H. Norman.
12. Jordan, Emma Lee Boolcer   (b. 1 Nov 1924 - d. 26 Nov 1996)
Age: 75 Y. Parents: Timothy Hooker & Sankatoria Morgan, Wife ofJames Jordan (m) 1948, Sis: Elsie Burrus, Laura Taylor- Bro: Joseph Hooker, Calvin Hooker, Adopted Sis: Agnes Settles. ú
13. Joyner, Supannia   (b. 6 Jan 1900 - d. 13 Mar 1954)
14. Pettiford, Basha   (b. Unknown - d. Aug 1877)
At rest. Our mother. Footstone: B.P.
15. Pettiford, Reuben   (b. Unknown - d. 27 Jul 1916)
Ch: Died July 28, -Age: 79 Y, Not lost, Blest thought, but gone before, Where we shall meet to part no more, Parents: Reuben Pettiford & Julia Artist.
16. Purnell, Robert   (b. 9 Jan 1912 - d. 19 May 1980)
17. Simmons, Henry Louis, Jr. "Lonnie"   (b. 20 Feb 1926 - d. 8 Aug 1996)
Age: 70 Y. Parents: Henry Louis Simmons, Sr. & Lucy Garrett, Husband of Bertha Bell, Sons: Ronald Anthony S., Rodney Shane S., Kenneth Bentley, Daus: Ronda Williams, Rosalind Olds, Roma Hall, Romona Cheek, Roselle Williams, Step-son: Charlie O. Barnes, Step-dau: Gail Barnes, Valerie Barnes, Von Beulah Graay, Sonja Mcintosh.
18. Simpson, Daisy Lee   (b. 4 Jan 1947 - d. 13 Nov 1996)
Age: 49 Y. Parents: Roy H. Simpson & Evangelist, Lula Mae Burnett, Bro: Willie Warren Simpson, Leroy Simpson, Roy H. Simpson, II, David Simpson, Josephus Simpson, Joseph Simpson, Sis: Dorothy Mae Bullock, Linda Simpson, Harriet Savage, Phyllis Lee Simpson, Isabella Simpson, Sally Moore.
19. Smith, Ethel Estelle S.   (b. 25 Nov 1890 - d. 23 Dec 1932)
Headstone/same-Footstone. Double headstone, Parents: William Cooper & County Moore.
20. Smith, George   (b. 15 Oct 1886 - d. 4 Jan 1982)
Double headstone-Footstone, Parents: Weldon Smith & May Liza Pettiford.
21. Smith, King D.   (b. 1898 - d. 1968)
22. Smith, Shirley Patterson   (b. 23 Feb 1930 - d. 29 Aug 1996)
Age: 66 Y. Parents: John Patterson & Rosa Spruill, Hush: Berlin L. Smith, Sr., Sons: Berlin L. Smith, Jr. , Andre Gerald Smith, Dau: Justa Smith Wooten, Bro: Dr. Bishop M. Patterson, Clinton Edward Patterson, Sis: Amelia P. Simmons.
23. Smith, Wydell Williams   (b. 25 Sep 1943 - d. 31 Oct 1997)
Age: 54 Y. Parents: Lattimore Williams & Ella Mae Moore, Wife of Cornelius Smith, Daus: Cornelia Wilder, Cecelia Smith, Sis: Tina Marie Williams, Elizabeth Williams.
24. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Sunken grave. Footstone. no info.
25. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Cement. no info.
26. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Stone blank. Footstone: no info.
27. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Cement slab. no info.
28. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Sunken grave. Funeral marker. no info.
29. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Funeral Marker. no info.
30. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Broken stone. no info.
31. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Footstone. no info.
32. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Steel Stake. no info.
33. Wilson, Norman Harrison, Jr.   (b. 3 Jul 1982 - d. 30 Jul 1997)
Age: 15 Y. Parents: Norman Harrison Wilson, Sr. & Laura Garrett, One of the ten killed with PHS Vikings Marching Band, Automobile Accident, Sis: Kelly Lynn Wilson, Ashley Garrett Wilson, Lindsey Michelle Wilson, Mat-grandparents: Joe E. Garrett & Ruby, Pat-grandparents: Willie J. Wilson & Alice C.
34. Wynn, Mary Bell   (b. 25 Jan 1909 - d. 26 May 1997)
Age: 88 Y. Parents: James Harmon Bell & Della Sutton, Sons: Erskine Spruill, Willie Lee Spruill, Daus: Minnie S. Brooks, Iris J. Spnrill, Evelyn S. White, Bro: Jerry Mack Bell, Sis: Mary J. Bell.