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390    BENNETT BAPTIST CHURCH (UPPER) (New) [N56.2]

Location - Town of Bennett. South of Lee Street, one block east of SR 1151, Chatham Street Road

Coordinates: 35d 33m 38.0s N; 79d 32m 30.0s W Click here for Online Maps

On 16 December 1964, Lois Sugg Willett, Guilford Battle Chapter, DAR, page 65, recorded 80 grave markers and reported 5 graves marked with field stones, in both church cemeteries.

In 1989, Wayne Phillips recorded 99 grave markers, including those recorded by Lois Sugg Willett.

Owner: Trustees.
Legal Description: Deed 458-442, 7 Mar 1983, 2.75 acres; Deed 565-318, 12 Oct 1990.
Topo Quadrant: Bennett.
Church owned: Yes. Denomination: Baptist.
Used: Yes.
Number of graves: 99.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Well maintained: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 99.
Last burial: 1989.
First burial: 1951.
Unusual situation: One man requested no stone or marker be erected..
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: On 16 Dec 1964, Lois Sugg Willett, Guilford Battle Chapter, DAR, recorded 80 grave markers and 5 graves marked with field stones in both church cemeteries..
Last canvassed by: Wayne Phillips. Date: 1989.

1. Andrew, George M.   (b. 15 Dec 1875 - d. 9 Jan 1948)
"God has chosen Thee as His own". Location row A.
2. Andrew, Janie Tally   (b. 5 Mar 1878 - d. 3 Nov 1948)
"God has chosen Thee as His own". Location row A.
3. Andrews, Bertis M.   (b. 21 May 1913 - d. 22 Aug 1981)
Location row D.
4. Andrews, Edna Routh   (b. 3 Mar 1916 - d. 27 Mar 1983)
Location row D.
5. Andrews, Kathy Yow   (b. 1956 - d. 14 Sep 2016)
Wife of Glenn D. Andrews. Daughter of Jake Yow and Maxine Harrison Yow.
6. Baxter, Dewey Ray   (b. 25 Dec 1927 - d. 11 Jul 1984)
"Gone but not forgotten". Location row C.
7. Baxter, Gladys Smith   (b. 10 Aug 1898 - d. 30 Dec 1988)
Wife of Huey A. Baxter. Location row C.
8. Baxter, Henry Alex   (b. 22 Oct 1922 - d. 5 Nov 2013)
Age 91. Husband of Colleen Moore Baxter. Son of Huey Alexander Baxter and Gladys Smith Baxter.
9. Baxter, Huey A.   (b. 15 Jun 1890 - d. 6 Apr 1982)
Husband of Gladys Smith Baxter. Location row C.
10. Baxter, Joe Earl   (b. 26 Jun 1926 - d. 2 Jun 1983)
"At Rest" "In loving memory of" "Grandchildren". Location row C.
11. Baxter, Sally Ann   (b. 8 Jun 1978 - d. Unknown)
Infant twin daughter of Donnie and Vpfrickie Baxter. Location row D.
12. Baxter, Sarah Jane   (b. 8 Jun 1978 - d. Unknown)
Infant twin daughter of Donnie and Vickie Baxter. Location row D.
13. Bergstrom, Pete Eric   (b. 3 Nov 1906 - d. 24 Aug 1986)
Location row A.
14. Brady, Caleb Daniel   (b. 27 Mar 2013 - d. 27 Mar 2013)
Infant son of Phillip Brady and Rebecca Miller Brady of Garner. Paternal grand-parents are Mike Brady and Darlene Brady of Bennett.
15. Brady, Camden Michael   (b. 27 Mar 2013 - d. 27 Mar 2013)
Infant son of Phillip Brady and Rebecca Miller Brady of Garner. Paternal grand-parents are Mike Brady and Darlene Brady of Bennett.
16. Brady, Della Scott   (b. 5 Feb 1878 - d. 23 Jul 1966)
Wife of William Walter Brady. Location row B.
17. Brady, Fannie Murray   (b. 8 Sep 1894 - d. Unknown)
Location row A.
18. Brady, Lee Roy   (b. 13 Jul 1917 - d. 19 Aug 1986)
Tec 4 U S Army World War II. Location row D.
19. Brady, Make D.   (b. 10 Oct 1884 - d. 11 Feb 1981)
Location row A.
20. Brady, Mary Brewer   (b. 11 Feb 1920 - d. 2 Sep 2015)
Age 95. Wife of James Eulon Brady. Daughter of William Caleb Brewer and Cora Myrtis Presnell Brewer.
21. Brady, Purity   (b. 28 Feb 1893 - d. 30 Nov 1973)
Location row A.
22. Brady, Robert Lee   (b. 10 Oct 1888 - d. 12 Sep 1970)
Location row A.
23. Brady, Rufus Allen   (b. 26 Oct 1944 - d. Unknown)
Husband of Viola Owens Brady. Location row E.
24. Brady, Sadie J. Jones Bergstrom   (b. 1 Jul 1913 - d. Unknown)
Location row A.
25. Brady, Sally Lou Mohr   (b. 26 Jun 1925 - d. Unknown)
Location row D.
26. Brady, Sarah Wilson   (b. 19 Apr 1888 - d. 31 Oct 1963)
Location row A.
27. Brady, Street   (b. 23 Apr 1891 - d. 15 Sep 1976)
Pvt. US Army World War I. Location row A.
28. Brady, Viola Owens   (b. 9 Nov 1946 - d. 22 Jan 1989)
Wife of Rufus Allen Brady. "V.B." in Jugtown ware. Location row E.
29. Brady, William Walter   (b. 19 May 1879 - d. 17 Dec 1959)
Husband of Della Scott Brady. Location row B.
30. Branson, Carl Junior   (b. 27 Jan 1927 - d. 19 Nov 1980)
Husband of Mattie Ruth Garner Branson. Pvt U S Army World War II. Location row B.
31. Branson, Mattie Ruth Garner   (b. 3 Mar 1935 - d. 10 Jul 2015)
Age 80. Wife of Carl Junior Branson. Daughter of Denis R. Garner and Zola Williams Garner. Location row B.
32. Brewer, Cora Myrtis Presnell   (b. 31 May 1891 - d. 24 Apr 1978)
Wife of William Caleb Brewer, Sr. Location row A.
33. Brewer, Edgar Lytle   (b. 1951 - d. 1988)
Funeral marker. Location row B.
34. Brewer, Gary Lynn   (b. 28 Nov 1953 - d. 23 Jun 1961)
Son of Jack M. and Mildred Hussey Brewer. Location row B.
35. Brewer, Max Gardner   (b. 14 Feb 1924 - d. 25 Feb 1984)
Location row A.
36. Brewer, Wade D.   (b. 6 Nov 1921 - d. 5 Aug 1988)
Sgt. US Army Air Corps World War II. Location row D.
37. Brewer, William Caleb, Sr.   (b. 1 Apr 1895 - d. 26 Oct 1965)
Husband of Cora Myrtis Presnell Brewer. Location row A.
38. Burke, Goldie Ezra Brady   (b. 12 Mar 1905 - d. 22 Feb 1987)
Wife of William Richard Burke, Sr. Daughters of American Revolution. Location row B.
39. Burke, William Richard, Sr.   (b. 19 Mar 1902 - d. 9 May 1981)
Husband of Goldie Ezra Brady Burke. Location row B.
40. Burke, William Richard,Jr.,M.D.   (b. 23 Jun 1937 - d. 13 May 1976)
Son of William R., Sr., and Goldie Ezra Brady Burke. Location row B.
41. Couch, Lucille Brady   (b. 2 Jun 1916 - d. 4 May 2015)
Age 98. Wife of Benjamin Couch. Daughter of John Andrew Brady and Annie Jane Scott Brady.
42. Dudley, Kimberly Mae   (b. 20 Aug 1961 - d. 20 Aug 1961)
Daughter of Leonard and Nannie Mae Jones Dudley. Location row C.
43. Dudley, Nannie Mae Jones   (b. 7 Apr 1924 - d. 21 Jun 1972)
Wife of Leonard Dudley. Location row D.
44. Fox, George E.   (b. 18 May 1920 - d. 21 Nov 1985)
Pvt U S Army World War II. Row B.
45. Gardner, Benjamin H.   (b. 6 May 1889 - d. 22 Jan 1964)
Row A.
46. Gardner, Fleta Scott   (b. 12 Jan 1896 - d. 29 Jun 1975)
Row A.
47. Hill, Hilda Moon   (b. 2 Jul 1934 - d. 29 Jan 2015)
Age 80. Wife of 1) Unknown Moon and 2) Walter Hill. Daughter of William R. Jones and Vallie Phillips Jones.
48. Honeycutt, Estelle Jones   (b. 2 Nov 1911 - d. 7 Jan 1984)
Row A.
49. Honeycutt, Floyd Jethro   (b. 20 Aug 1909 - d. 1 Oct 1989)
Row A.
50. Honeycutt, James R. "Jimmie"   (b. 13 Dec 1936 - d. 28 Nov 1951)
Row A.
51. Jones, Clina Henry   (b. 9 Feb 1903 - d. 18 Nov 1973)
Row D.
52. Jones, Duffie G.   (b. 12 Oct 1906 - d. 23 Sep 1987)
"Our Father which art in Heaven". Row B.
53. Jones, Hassie Routh   (b. 19 Jul 1906 - d. Unknown)
"Our Father which art in Heaven". Row B.
54. Jones, John Emerson   (b. 1873 - d. 1961)
Row A.
55. Jones, Lawrence Franklin   (b. 14 Nov 1908 - d. 23 Sep 1964)
Row C.
56. Jones, Leona Phillips   (b. 24 Feb 1909 - d. 20 Feb 1983)
Row D.
57. Jones, Linda Hayes   (b. 25 Jun 1914 - d. 31 Dec 1972)
"Precious Lord take my hand". Row A.
58. Jones, Mary Elizabeth Powers   (b. 1875 - d. 1949)
Row A.
59. Jones, Mary Tally   (b. 25 Aug 1874 - d. 8 Mar 1946)
"Gone but not forgotten". Row A.
60. Jones, Monnie Saunders   (b. 3 Feb 1915 - d. Unknown)
"Precious Lord take my hand".
61. Jones, Steven Lee   (b. 10 Oct 1954 - d. 23 Jul 1980)
Row F.
62. Jones, Vallie Phillips   (b. 19 Mar 1891 - d. 27 Sep 1974)
Row A.
63. Jones, Wilbert   (b. 25 Feb 1919 - d. 10 Jan 2014)
Age 94. Husband of Mildred Maness Jones. Son of John Madison Jones and Lydia Ann Powers Jones.
64. Jones, Will R.   (b. 6 Oct 1890 - d. 15 Apr 1952)
Row A.
65. Kidd, John C., Rev.   (b. 9 Dec 1890 - d. 19 Oct 1977)
"I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7". Row C.
66. Kidd, Lula Caviness   (b. 6 Apr 1893 - d. 7 Aug 1966)
"I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7". Row C.
67. Lambert, Arvil H.   (b. 10 Jul 1910 - d. Unknown)
Row C.
68. Lambert, Kate Baxter   (b. 21 Jan 1917 - d. 5 Jan 1989)
Row C.
69. Linnens, Berta Mae Gardner   (b. 24 Feb 1918 - d. 11 May 2012)
Age 94 years. Wife of Roland Linnens.
70. Maness, Earlie C.   (b. 22 May 1918 - d. 3 Jan 1956)
Row A.
71. Maness, Infant   (b. 24 Jun 1964 - d. 24 Jun 1964)
Son of Clifton and Connie Welch Maness. Row B.
72. Maness, Lacy J.   (b. 28 Dec 1936 - d. 31 Mar 1974)
Row A.
73. Maness, Michael Eric   (b. 16 Oct 1966 - d. 25 Feb 1968)
Son of Waylon and Linda R. Maness. Row C.
74. Maness, Vermont Brady   (b. 1 Dec 1920 - d. 29 Sep 2016)
Wife of Clinton Early Maness. Daughter of Clark Brady and Hattie Deaton Brady. Row A.
75. May, Claudia Jones "Renee"   (b. 7 Jul 1957 - d. 28 Apr 2012)
Wife of 1) Unknown May and 2) Unknown Wallace. Daughter of Charles Eldon Jones and Lena Craven Jones.
76. McDaniel, Lafayette A.   (b. 3 Dec 1898 - d. 20 Feb 1968)
Husband of Swanna Jones McDaniel. Cpl NC Co C 370 Ammo Train World War I. Row C.
77. McDaniel, Swanna Jones   (b. 10 Oct 1906 - d. 2 Nov 1981)
Wife of Lafayette A. McDaniel. Row C.
78. Minton, Agnes Lorene Jordan   (b. 5 Nov 1929 - d. 3 Oct 2015)
Age 85. Wife of Vernon Minton. Daughter f George Jordan and Beatrice Jordan.
79. Modery, Mitchell Ray   (b. 1995 - d. 2 Dec 2014)
Age 19. Son of Asa Thomas Modery and August Raye Brinkley Modery.
80. Moon, Nathaniel F.   (b. 29 Jul 1930 - d. 2 Mar 1961)
Sgt. U S Army Korea. Row B.
81. Murray, James Madison   (b. 1892 - d. 24 Jun 1976)
Pvt. US Army World War I. Row D.
82. Murray, Mary Jane Phillips   (b. 12 Aug 1903 - d. 30 Nov 1971)
Row D.
83. Ormont, Edgar S.   (b. 23 Jul 1900 - d. 3 Nov 1966)
Husband of Thyrza Claire Brady Ormont. Born New York City. Row B.
84. Ormont, Thyrza Claire Brady   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Wife of Edgar S. Ormont. Row B.
85. Peace, Hattie Brewer   (b. 8 Aug 1888 - d. 13 Oct 1978)
Row B.
86. Peace, James R.   (b. 8 Jan 1883 - d. 3 Mar 1963)
Row B.
87. Phillips, Alexander Bradley   (b. 26 Jun 1885 - d. 8 Sep 1952)
Husband of Flossie Gordon Phillips. Row A.
88. Phillips, Blanche Scott   (b. 18 Apr 1900 - d. 31 Jan 1986)
Row B.
89. Phillips, Daniel Noah   (b. 16 Feb 1927 - d. 27 Aug 2013)
Age 86. Son of George Mangum Phillips and Ella Jane Tally Phillips.
90. Phillips, Ella Jane Tally   (b. 1 Oct 1886 - d. 24 Feb 1968)
Row C.
91. Phillips, Emily E.   (b. 5 Aug 1910 - d. 1 Aug 1982)
Row C.
92. Phillips, Flossie Gordon   (b. 17 May 1885 - d. 19 Jul 1960)
Wife of Alexander Bradley Phillips. Row A.
93. Phillips, George H. "Tuck"   (b. 8 May 1919 - d. 29 Sep 1961)
George H. Phillips Cpl US Army World War II. Row C.
94. Phillips, George Mangrum   (b. 20 Jun 1875 - d. 24 May 1941)
Row C.
95. Phillips, Joe   (b. 14 Jan 1892 - d. 15 Mar 1958)
Row B.
96. Poe, Vonnie Stokes Wilson   (b. 15 May 1913 - d. 7 Mar 1985)
Row B.
97. Powers, Herbert Wilton   (b. 5 Aug 1928 - d. 7 Dec 2015)
Husband of Annie Sheffield Powers. Son of Charles Herbert Powers and Sarah Purvis Powers.
98. Pugh, Lucy Phillips   (b. 14 Sep 1922 - d. 10 Mar 2014)
Age 91. Wife of Willard Pugh. Daughter of George Mangrum Phillips and Ella Jane Tally Phillips.
99. Purvis, Ella Scott   (b. 7 Oct 1876 - d. 25 Jun 1960)
Row A.
100. Purvis, John A.   (b. 17 Oct 1874 - d. 21 Mar 1966)
Row A.
101. Routh, Bernard Moffitt "Frog"   (b. 23 Jul 1932 - d. 30 Oct 2015)
Age 83. Husband of Peggy Headen Routh. Son of Hal. C. Routh and Nonnie Moffitt Routh.
102. Routh, Sue Phillips   (b. 15 Oct 1917 - d. Unknown)
Row D.
103. Routh, Wayne E.   (b. 5 May 1913 - d. 28 Feb 1988)
Row D.
104. Scott, Cornelia Rigsbee   (b. 22 Feb 1881 - d. 15 May 1963)
Wife of J. Heuston Scott. Row A.
105. Scott, J. Heuston   (b. 3 Jan 1880 - d. 17 Jan 1962)
Husband of Cornelia Rigsbee Scott. Row A.
106. Shields, Faye Tillman   (b. 25 Sep 1915 - d. 15 Nov 1982)
Row G.
107. Shields, William Edgar   (b. 24 Jul 1920 - d. Unknown)
Row G.
108. Smith, Ada Brewer   (b. 1886 - d. 29 Nov 1974)
Row D.
109. Smith, Virginia Cox   (b. 11 Sep 1928 - d. 3 Jun 2013)
Age 84. Wife of Clyde Jennings Smith, Sr.
110. Stone, Wilma Gardner   (b. 30 Oct 1915 - d. 15 Aug 2015)
Age 99. Wife of Paul Stone. Daughter of Benjamin Harrison Gardner and Fleta Scott Gardner.
111. Tally, James Allen   (b. 23 Feb 1881 - d. 20 May 1968)
Husband of Leota Phillips Tally. Row A.
112. Tally, Leota Phillips   (b. 15 Jun 1882 - d. 11 Mar 1950)
Wife of James Allen Tally. Row A.
113. Tillman, Sue May   (b. 8 Dec 1929 - d. Unknown)
Row F.
114. Tillman, Walter Ike   (b. 18 Sep 1927 - d. 29 Mar 1989)
Row F.
115. Welch, Berle Walker   (b. 28 Aug 1908 - d. Unknown)
Row D.
116. Welch, Henry Arvil   (b. 11 Aug 1915 - d. 24 Jun 2012)
Husband of Mildred Maness Welch. Son of Joe A. Welch and Ada Scott Welch.
117. Welch, Joseph Theodore "Ted"   (b. 19 Mar 1927 - d. 20 Dec 2014)
Age 87. Husband of Maxine Chilton Welch. Son of Joe A. Welch and Ada Scott Welch.
118. Welch, Leon V.   (b. 22 Jul 1907 - d. 18 Jan 1986)
Row D.
119. Welch, Nuby Cecil   (b. 1 Mar 1924 - d. 23 Nov 2015)
Age 91. Husband of Velma Lee Brown Welch. Son of Joe A. Welch and Ada Scott Welch.
120. Welch, Velma Lee Brown   (b. 20 Mar 1929 - d. 14 Dec 2015)
Wife of Nuby Cecil Welch. Daughter of Albert Stacey Brown and Ethel Mae Cox Brown.
121. Wilson, Flora Mozelle   (b. 26 Dec 1937 - d. 24 Dec 2014)
Age 76. Wife of William D. Wilson, Jr. Daughter of William Taft Wilson and Vonnie Stokes Wilson.
122. Wilson, Taft   (b. 9 Dec 1908 - d. 8 Apr 1964)
Row B.
123. Wilson, William Howard   (b. 22 Aug 1944 - d. 29 Mar 2017)
Son of William Howard Taft Wilson and Vonnie Mae Stokes Wilson.