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091    GRANDVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH

Location - on Hwy 126 about 0.6 mile from Independence Blvd.

Coordinates: 35d 46m 19.5s N; 81d 47m 17.6s W Click here for Online Maps

From the old courthouse in Morganton, take Hwy. 181 N. for 1.6 miles to Independence Blvd. Turn left and go 0.6 mile to Hwy 126. Turn right on Hwy 126. Go for about 5 miles to Grandview Baptist Chruch. The cemetery is on the right inside a block fence just before the church.

View of the church.

Survey and photographs provided by Jack Hall in July 2010.

1. Allman, Bertha L.   (b. 22 Jul 1932 - d. 10 Sep 1942)
2. Allman, Effie Ann   (b. 1884 - d. 6 Jul 1981)
3. Allman, Merinda Christine   (b. 1936 - d. 8 Apr 1987)
Wife of William Fred Allman
4. Allman, William Fred   (b. 1919 - d. 1999)
Husband of Merinda Christine Allman
5. Baker, Annie Wilma   (b. 29 May 1894 - d. 4 May 1968)
Wife of Walter Ernest Baker
6. Baker, Christy "Robin"   (b. 8 May 1955 - d. 7 Jul 2012)
Daughter of Bobby Vernon McGhinnis and Frances Pauline Orders McGhinnis. Wife of Rev. Kenny Baker. Sossoman Funeral Home
7. Baker, E. Roscoe   (b. 13 Sep 1946 - d. 27 May 1949)
Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven.
8. Baker, Ernest A.   (b. 14 Oct 1921 - d. 29 ??? 1995)
Husband of Rachel W. Baker
9. Baker, Rachel W.   (b. 15 Mar 1927 - d. 12 May 2000)
Wife of Ernest A. Baker
10. Baker, Walter Ernest   (b. Mar 06 1891 - d. May 14 1960)
Husband of Annie Wilma Baker
11. Benge, Lillie B.   (b. 1917 - d. 1968)
Wife of Samuel Benge
12. Benge, Samuel   (b. 1906 - d. 1968)
Husband of Lillie B. Benge
13. Benge, Samuel Keith   (b. 2 Sep 1936 - d. 29 Apr 1996)
14. Carswell, James E.   (b. 1909 - d. 1982)
15. Carswell, June A.   (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
Funeral home marker
16. Carswell, Rosa Lee   (b. 9 Apr 1919 - d. 14 May 1976)
17. Causby, Alan Ray   (b. 4 Jan 1966 - d. 22 Jan 1994)
Husband of Jennifer E. Causby
18. Causby, Celia B.   (b. 15 Apr 1913 - d. 28 Dec 2002)
Wife of Raymond D. Causby
19. Causby, Davis Larry   (b. 24 Jul 1935 - d. Reserved)
20. Causby, Harry Lee   (b. 18 Mar 1941 - d. Reserved)
on same marker with Jerry Dean Causby
21. Causby, Jennifer E.   (b. 4 Aug 1981 - d. 28 Dec 2004)
Wife of Alan Ray Causby
22. Causby, Jerry Dean   (b. 1 Dec 1937 - d. Reserved)
on same marker with Harry Lee Causby
23. Causby, Raymond D.   (b. 30 Jul 1914 - d. 24 Feb 1972)
Husband of Celia B. Causby
24. Clark, Dollie S.   (b. 6 Jul 1909 - d. 2 Nov 2009)
Wife of Frank R. Clark
25. Clark, Frank R.   (b. 21 Sep 1903 - d. 4 Sep 1978)
Husband of Dollie S. Clark
26. Clark, Melvin Carroll   (b. 2 Jun 1944 - d. 16 Aug 1961)
Wife of T. R. Clark
27. Clark, Ruth Smith   (b. 15 Nov 1925 - d. 21 Jul 2014)
Died in Burke County NC. Born in Lincoln County NC. Daughter of Ervin Oscar Bollinger and Minnie Cook Bollinger. Wife of Joe Smith (deceased) & Julius Monroe Clark. of Sossoman Funeral Home Morganton.
28. Davis, Annie Mae Harris   (b. 23 May 1919 - d. 26 Mar 1963)
Wife of Victor Columbus Davis. Daughter of William L. Harris and Lila Powell
29. Davis, Charles Ned   (b. 16 May 1946 - d. 31 Mar 2008)
PFC US Army, Vietnam. Bronze Star Medal. Purple Heart with Oak leaf Cluster.
30. Davis, Paul "Ed" Sr.   (b. 16 May 1946 - d. 25 Mar 2012)
Son of Victor "Vic" and Annie Mae Harris Davis. Heritage Funeral Service
31. Davis, Victor Columbus   (b. 4 Apr 1913 - d. 22 Oct 1988)
Husband of Annie Mae Harris Davis. Son of Ed Davis and Ezzel Cox
32. Denton, Arty W.   (b. 13 Apr 1890 - d. 12 Feb 1977)
33. Denton, Dewey R.   (b. 12 Jul 1917 - d. 26 Mar 1979)
34. Denton, Jackie Elaine   (b. 7 Dec 1961 - d. 20 Oct 2000)
We love you
35. Denton, John Jr.   (b. 6 May 1931 - d. 17 Jul 1984)
A2C US Air Force
36. Franklin, Charlotte Marie Hampton   (b. 1 May 1938 - d. 7 Aug 2007)
Loved by all who knew her
37. Hampton, Mary B.   (b. 15 Aug 1915 - d. 12 Sep 1999)
Out in the field with God
38. Harris, Baby   (b. 4 Jul 1944 - d. 4 Jul 1944)
Our little one.
39. Harris, Mary Jo Crump   (b. 21 May 1923 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Rev. Robert Lee Harris
40. Harris, Robert Lee (Rev.)   (b. 10 May 1917 - d. 29 Jun 1996)
Husband of Mary Jo Crump Harris. Servants to God, family and fellow man. Pastor, Grandview Baptist Church, Oct 1958 - Oct 1995.
41. Harris, Shelba L.   (b. 20 May 1942 - d. 20 Sep 2009)
Wife of William "Bill" Harris
42. Harris, Sudie M.   (b. 27 Mar 1911 - d. 14 Mar 1994)
Wife of W. Alonzo Harris. Married 14 Sep 1935.
43. Harris, W. Alonzo   (b. 17 Jan 1886 - d. 13 Oct 1971)
Husband of Sudie M. Harris. Married 14 Sep 1935.
44. Harris, Wanda   (b. 31 Oct 1949 - d. 8 Nov 1949)
Our little one.
45. Harris, William "Bill"   (b. 18 May 1945 - d. Reserved)
Husband of Shelba L. Harris
46. Harris, William W. "Bill"   (b. 18 May 1945 - d. 5 Jul 2011)
Son of William Corral and Katie Harris Moody. Husband of Shelba Jean Ledford Harris. U S Army Vietnam. Heritage Funeral Service
47. Harwood, Flora Mae Clark   (b. 16 Jan 1937 - d. 23 Jul 2010)
Daughter of Frank and Dollie Singleton Clark. Funeral home marker.
48. Holder, Horace H.   (b. 1904 - d. 1978)
Husband of Vida Belle Holder
49. Holder, L. Augusta   (b. 12 Jul 1877 - d. 3 Jul 1962)
50. Holder, Phifer E.   (b. 3 Aug 1911 - d. 15 Feb 1969)
North Carolina, S1 US Naval Reserves, WW-II
51. Holder, Vida Belle   (b. 1908 - d. 1976)
Wife of Horace H. Holder
52. Huffman, Annie Mae B.   (b. 2 Sep 1917 - d. 23 Aug 1999)
Wife of Marcus Wilson Huffman, Sr.
53. Huffman, Marcus Wilson Sr.   (b. 14 Sep 1895 - d. 11 Dec 1979)
Husband of Annie Mae B. Huffman. Pvt US Army WW-I Military marker.
54. Huffman, Rosie Benfield   (b. 17 Oct 1914 - d. 29 May 2001)
55. Hurt, Alice J.   (b. 27 Jun 1897 - d. 18 Apr 1973)
An inspiration to all who knew her
56. Hurt, Johnnie Abner   (b. 15 Apr 1895 - d. 27 Oct 1984)
57. Jordan, Bulah Eula Berry   (b. 31 Aug 1937 - d. 30 May 1995)
Wife of Russell E. Jordan, Sr.
58. Jordan, Joseph William   (b. 8 Dec 1887 - d. 14 Dec 1943)
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Jordan
59. Jordan, Mary Elizabeth   (b. 13 Apr 1897 - d. 16 Jun 1987)
Wife of Joseph William Jordan
60. Jordan, Russell E. Sr.   (b. 15 Mar 1930 - d. 16 Jul 1974)
Husband of Bulah Eula Berry Jordan
61. Jordan, Ruth D.   (b. 29 Apr 1916 - d. 9 Jan 1993)
Wife of Walter William Jordon. Married 24 Dec 1947.
62. Jordan, Walter William   (b. 22 Feb 1921 - d. 14 Sep 1978)
Husband of Ruth D. Jordan. Married 24 Dec 1947. Pvt US Army WW-II Military marker.
63. Jordon, Etta Mae   (b. 19 Aug 1893 - d. 5 Apr 1983)
64. Keaton, Grace Irene   (b. 7 May 1909 - d. 28 Nov 1976)
65. Keaton, Heneritta   (b. 5 Mar 1882 - d. 12 Dec 1962)
In loving memory.
66. Knight, Karen C.   (b. 24 Nov 1939 - d. 21 Nov 1994)
Wife of William R. Knight
67. Knight, William R.   (b. 29 May 1939 - d. Reserved)
Husband of Karen C. Knight
68. Mayfield, John Nelson   (b. 31 Mar 1904 - d. 7 Apr 1978)
Husband of Mary Louise Mayfield. Married 16 Jul 1938
69. Mayfield, Mary Louise   (b. 16 Jun 1919 - d. 20 Dec 1977)
Wife of John Nelson Mayfield. Married 16 Jul 1938
70. McClure, Russell Eugene   (b. 18 Dec 1938 - d. 2 Jul 2012)
Born in Swain Co., NC. Son of Roby McClure and Mitilda Jane Woodard. Husband of Elizabeth Ann Sanders McClure. Sossoman Funeral Home
71. Mode, Andrew Jackson   (b. 12 Feb 1934 - d. 15 Aug 1995)
Husband of Ruby Mae Davis Mode. Son of George E. and Otie Bridges Mode. A3C US Air Force Military marker.
72. Mode, George Andrew   (b. 11 Apr 1955 - d. 30 May 1973)
73. Mode, Ruby Davis   (b. 24 Jun 1937 - d. 17 Dec 2005)
Wife of Andrew Jackson Mode. Daughter of Victor Columbus Davis and Annie Mae Harris Davis
74. Mode, Thomas Victor   (b. 6 Apr 1958 - d. 6 Aug 1976)
75. Moody, Katie A. Harris   (b. 22 Jan 1925 - d. 15 Mar 1996)
Beloved mother, sister and friend.
76. Pittman, Elsie Smith   (b. 25 Nov 1932 - d. 31 Aug 2014)
Died in Burke County NC. Born in Rutherford County NC. Wife of George H. Smith and Rickey Pittmann. Kirksey Funeral Service Morganton.
77. Powell, Effie E.   (b. 31 May 1904 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Jimmie L. Powell
78. Powell, Jimmie L.   (b. 3 Apr 1900 - d. 13 Feb 1970)
Husband of Effie E. Powell
79. Powell, John Bennett, Sr.   (b. 28 May 1929 - d. 14 Mar 2009)
Husband of Nora E. Powell. Pvt US Army Military marker.
80. Powell, Loretta Sue   (b. 2 Apr 1964 - d. 14 Jul 1986)
81. Powell, Nora   (b. 9 Apr 1934 - d. 5 Sep 1987)
Wife of John Bennett Powell, Sr.
82. Powell, Phifer   (b. 15 Jul 1909 - d. 27 Aug 1984)
83. Pritchard, John C.   (b. 12 Oct 1879 - d. 25 Nov 1945)
Husband of Mary Lee Pritchard
84. Pritchard, Mary Lee   (b. 18 Apr 1872 - d. 28 Nov 1934)
Wife of John C. Pritchard
85. Ray, Sallie L.   (b. 8 Feb 1879 - d. 4 Oct 1966)
Mother
86. Sanders, James L.   (b. 17 Jun 1936 - d. 13 Apr 2001)
SP3 US Army
87. Sanders, Lucille Jean   (b. 12 Nov 1929 - d. 26 Aug 2009)
88. Smith, George Hardin   (b. 3 Aug 1919 - d. 27 Feb 1998)
PFC US Army, WW-II
89. Smith, Theodore Wesley   (b. 18 Mar 1930 - d. 4 Oct 1991)
Cpl US Army, Korea
90. Stockton, Maphury Jane   (b. 29 Nov 1925 - d. 11 Nov 1998)
Singing with angels
91. Thomas, R. Jean   (b. 26 Jan 1941 - d. Reserved)
Wife of William B. Thomas
92. Thomas, Rachel Jean Garland   (b. 26 Jan 1941 - d. 7 May 2012)
Born in Mitchell County, NC. Daughter of Ross Garland and Bertha Hardin Garland. Wife of Baxter Thomas. Sossoman Funeral Home
93. Thomas, William B.   (b. 4 Feb 1938 - d. 1 May 2004)
Husband of R. Jean Thomas
94. Unknown, Luther "Luke"   (b. 16 Mar 1934 - d. 15 Dec 2001)
Husband of Mary Ann Unknown. Married 6 Jul 1952.
95. Unknown, Mary Ann   (b. 10 Jul 1937 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Luther Unknown. Married 6 Jul 1952.
96. Watson, Laura C. Powell   (b. 27 Aug 1867 - d. 14 Jul 1958)
Dear Friends the time is drawing near, for us to say farewell; but may we meet in glory land, and with the angels dwell, farewell dear friends and loved ones, farewell to one and all; farewell vain world I'm going home, I hear my savior's call.
97. Watson, Panzy Etta   (b. 27 Jul 1902 - d. 11 Oct 1917)
Daughter of R. L. and Laura Watson
98. Watson, Robert   (b. Abt 1860 - d. 8 Aug 1927)
Age 67 yrs
99. Watson, Robert A.   (b. 16 Nov 1905 - d. 24 May 1953)
At Rest
100. Whisnant, Faye H.   (b. 1 May 1940 - d. 28 Dec 2011)
Born in Union, S.C. Daughter of Virgil B. Hildebrand and Ruby Mae Franklin Hildebrand. Wife of Max Gardner Whisnant. Sossoman Funeral Service
101. Whisnant, Jeanne Kelly   (b. 29 Jan 1966 - d. 20 Feb 1966)
102. Whisnant, John L. Sr.   (b. 27 Apr 1930 - d. 23 Dec 2013)
Died in Mecklenburg County NC. Born in Burke County NC. Son of Daniel Roscoe Whisnant and Minnie Whisnant Whisnant. Husband of Betty Jo Harris Whisnant. US Air Force Korea. Sossoman Funeral Service Morganton..
103. Whisnant, Max G.   (b. 1927 - d. 2009)
Funeral home marker
104. Whisnant, Rama Harris   (b. 20 Sep 1942 - d. 2 Feb 2006)
105. Woodard, Maztilda Jane   (b. 25 Apr 1915 - d. 19 May 2003)