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421    TYSONS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH (new) [P53.2]

Location - Bear Creek Township. West side of SR 1006, Siler City--Glendon Road, at SR 2317, Tysons Church Road. Directly across from church at 10891 Siler City-Glendon Road.

Coordinates: 35d 33m 19.3s N; 79d 27m 24.2s W Click here for Online Maps

In May 2001, Rebecca Routh recorded 45 grave markers.

Owner: Tysons Creek Baptist Church.
Topo Quadrant: Bear Creek.
Church owned: Yes. Denomination: Baptist.
Used: Yes.
Number of graves: 95.
Approximate size: 4.78 acres.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Well maintained: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 95.
Last burial: 2016.
First burial: 1971.
Markers damaged: No.
Hazards to cemetery: None.
Listed: Yes. Gravesites of Chatham County.

Last canvassed by: Rebecca Routh recorded 45 grave markers in May 2001. Jane and Alan Mann added some photos in July 2011. Bev Wiggins photographed all markers in Nov 2015 to Jan 2016.

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1. Austin, Charles, Jr. "Chuck"   (b. 9 Jun 1965 - d. 24 Feb 1987)
Row-6. No-6. "He was the angel of my life. Now He is an Angel in Heaven". inscription is on back side of marker. Material Granite. Austin monument.
2. Baker, Conroe Boyd Jr.   (b. 28 Feb 1924 - d. 1 Aug 2012)
Row-11. No-1. Husband of Lucy Waldrop Baker. Son of Conroe Boyd Baker, Sr. and Rachel Hill Baker. Tec 5 US Army Air Forces, SN US Navy, World War II. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup. - Military marker.
3. Baker, Lucy Waldrop   (b. 20 Jul 1930 - d. 25 May 2004)
Wife of Conroe Boyd Baker, Jr.. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
4. Bray, Curtis Craig   (b. 30 Oct 1951 - d. Reserved)
Row-3. No-7. Husband of Wanda Jones Bray. "Until we meet again". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
5. Bray, Wanda Jones   (b. 12 Dec 1951 - d. 12 Apr 2014)
Row-3. No-7. Wife of Curtis Craig Bray. Daughter of Samuel Jones and Elsie Brafford. "Until we meet again". Double headstone. Material Granite. Condition Age 62. Closeup.
6. Bryan, Chase Richard   (b. 13 May 1999 - d. 18 May 1999)
Row-8. No-3. "Mommy & Daddy's Little Angel". Small, flat. Material Granite.
7. Cheafsky, Celia Jane   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Row-4. No-2. infant. Material funeral marker.
8. Cockman, Allen T.   (b. 21 Mar 1929 - d. 15 Mar 2009)
Row-4. No-3. Husband of Betty T. Cockman. US Marine Corps, Korea. Double headstone. Bronze military marker. Material Granite. Closeup. - Military marker.
9. Cockman, Betty T.   (b. 21 May 1932 - d. 7 Aug 1995)
Row-4. No-3. Wife of Allen T. Cockman. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
10. Cockman, Betty Wicker   (b. 19 Jan 1937 - d. Reserved)
Row-4. No-1. Wife of Wm. "Buddy" Cockman. Married Married 14 Jun 1959. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
11. Cockman, Lizzie M.   (b. 10 Dec 1907 - d. 3 Jul 1981)
Row-4. No-4. "Our Father which art in Heaven" "I love you Mama". Single headstone. Material Granite.
12. Cockman, Wm. "Buddy"   (b. 1 Sep 1936 - d. 19 May 2009)
Row-4. No-1. Husband of Betty Wicker Cockman. Married Married 14 Jun 1959. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
13. Connover, Flora   (b. 1 Sep 1906 - d. 23 Apr 1994)
Row-7. No-6. "Mother" "Vaya con Dios". Single headstone. Material Granite.
14. Cox, Arnold Edward   (b. 25 Jan 1936 - d. 8 Mar 2016)
Husband of Maggie Cox. Son of Robert Paul Cox and Lula Virginia Hussey Cox.
15. Cox, Blanche W.   (b. 18 Jan 1910 - d. 3 Jul 2004)
Row-3. No-1. Wife of Leonard F. Cox. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
16. Cox, Larry Monroe   (b. 7 Jan 1939 - d. 3 Oct 2015)
Row-3. No-2. Husband of Patricia Cox. Son of Leonard Cox and Blanche Williamson Cox. Age 76. Material funeral marker.
17. Cox, Leonard F.   (b. 13 Mar 1913 - d. 30 Oct 1994)
Row-3. Husband of Blanche W. Cox. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
18. Crissman, William Samuel   (b. 11 Nov 2013 - d. 11 Nov 2013)
Row-1. No-3. "Our son.". Funeral marker.
19. Denise, Alfred Forrest, Jr. "Buddy"   (b. 25 Feb 1942 - d. 9 Jun 2018)
Row-14. Husband of Frances P. Denise. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup. Alfred Forrest (Buddy) Denise, Jr. 76, of Pittsboro at Cambridge Hills Assisted Living, Pittsboro, NC. Mr. Denise was born in Harnett County, NC the son of Alfred Forrest Denise, Sr. and Ruby (Harrington) Denise. Buddy was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Ann Forrest Denise, brother, Johnny Denise and his wife, Frances Petty Denise. He was retired from Belk's, having worked in Siler City, Sanford and Durham. Mr. Denise also had been employed with Sears and Kellwood Hosiery. Buddy was a member of Tyson's Creek Baptist Church, and had attended Campbell University. He loved playing golf, traveling, working and was quite a handyman around the house. He is survived by a son: Alfred Forrest Denise, III and his wife, Susan of Fuquay-Varina; grandchildren, Jake and Elizabeth Denise; one sister: Rhett Thomas of Broadway; step-daughter, Kimberly Corder Joyce and husband Shane; step-son, Carlton (Kip) Corder both of Siler City; step-grandchildren, Blake, Savannah and Karlee; niece, Karen Denise; nephews, Steve Thomas, Patrick Thomas, and Jonathan Denise. Arrangements were handled by Pugh Funeral Home along with Smith and Buckner Funeral Home. Celebration of life was held at Tyson's Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
20. Denise, Frances Petty   (b. 27 Jul 1946 - d. 10 Mar 2013)
Row-14. Wife of 1) Unknown Corder and 2) Alfred F. "Buddy" Denice. Daughter of Murphy Linwood Petty and Edith White Petty. "Until we meet again". Double headstone. Material Granite. Condition Age 66. Closeup.
21. Dowd, Robert Edward, Jr. "Bobby"   (b. 15 Feb 1944 - d. 26 Mar 2017)
Husband of Jo Anne Elekes Dowd. Son of Robert Edward Dowd, Sr. and Mary Frances Dowd.
22. Elmore, Kelly Jo Wright   (b. 2 Dec 1962 - d. 26 Feb 2014)
Row-1. No-1. Wife of Robert Elmore. Daughter of Joseph Wright and Nadine Scott Wright. "In God's care". Double headstone Age 51. Material Granite.
23. Elmore, Robert N.   (b. 19 Jan 1961 - d. Reserved)
Row-1. No-1. Husband of Kelly Jo W. Elmore. "In God's care". Double headstone. Material Granite.
24. Gaines, Ethel Dunn   (b. 26 Sep 1920 - d. 7 Jan 2017)
Row-9. No-2. Wife of Robert Eugene Gaines. Daughter of Willis Logan Dunn and Ila Womble Dunn. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
25. Gaines, Robert Eugene   (b. 6 Jan 1917 - d. 10 Aug 1978)
Row-9. No-2. Husband of Ethel Dunn Gaines. PFC US Army WWII. Double headstone. Military footstone. Material Granite. Closeup. - Closeup.
26. Hart, Grace J.   (b. 5 Jul 1913 - d. 27 Nov 2007)
Row-3. No-4. flat. Material Granite.
27. Hart, Grover Wilson   (b. 28 Mar 1915 - d. 28 Sep 1993)
Row-3. No-2. Tec 5 US Army WWII. flat. Military footstone. Material Marble.
28. Hester, Mildred Sizemore   (b. 12 Dec 1919 - d. 21 Oct 2013)
Row-8. No-6. "In loving memory" "Mother". Single headstone. Material Granite.
29. Hicks, Hazel H.   (b. 13 Oct 1911 - d. 31 Dec 1986)
Row-2. No-1. Wife of L. Alfred Hicks. "Precious Lord take my hand". Double headstone. Material Granite.
30. Hicks, L. Alfred   (b. 18 Jun 1904 - d. 2 Dec 1980)
Row-2. No-1. Husband of Hazel H. Hicks. "Precious Lord take my hand". Double headstone. Footstone: father. Material Granite.
31. Hicks, Sammie Ray   (b. 7 Jun 1935 - d. 12 Dec 1971)
Row-2. No-2. "Precious Lord take my hand". Double headstone. Footstone: Father. Material Granite.
32. Jones, Kaye Bray   (b. 27 Feb 1947 - d. 31 Oct 2010)
Row-3. No-6. Wife of Rodger Lewis Jones. Married Married 18 Sep 1966. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
33. Jones, Rodger Lewis   (b. 21 Aug 1945 - d. Reserved)
Row-3. No-6. Husband of Kaye Bray Jones. Married Married 18 Sep 1966. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
34. Jordan, Rebecca Teague "Becky"   (b. 1949 - d. 27 Mar 2017)
Daughter of James Spurgeon Teague, Jr. and Frankie Teague Mueller.
35. Josey, Dianna W.   (b. 5 Oct 1960 - d. Reserved)
Row-12. No-2. Wife of Lonnie L. Josey. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
36. Josey, Lonnie Little   (b. 20 Mar 1937 - d. 6 Aug 2006)
Row-12. No-2. Husband of Dianne W. Josey. FT3 US Navy Korea. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup. - Military marker.
37. Josey, Lonnie Lynn   (b. 15 Oct 1966 - d. 21 Jun 1999)
Row-12. No-1. Single headstone. Material Granite.
38. Kirk, John Wesley, Jr.   (b. 10 Apr 1921 - d. 10 Jan 1985)
Row-8. No-2. Husband of Miriam Dark Kirk. Pvt US Army WWII. "Precious Lord take my hand". Double headstone. Military footstone. Material Granite. Military marker.
39. Kirk, Miriam Dark   (b. 26 Sep 1927 - d. 10 May 2005)
Row-8. No-2. Wife of John W. Kirk, Jr.. "Precious Lord take my hand". Double headstone. Material Granite.
40. Lopossay, Mary Ruth C.   (b. 26 Dec 1940 - d. 7 Dec 2002)
Row-6. No-6. Wife of Paul Riley Lopossay. Married Married 9 Sep 1966. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
41. Lopossay, Paul Riley   (b. 16 Jan 1946 - d. Reserved)
Row-6. No-6. Husband of Mary Ruth C. Lopossay. Married Married 9 Sep 1966. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
42. Maness, Jesse Lewis   (b. 8 May 1988 - d. 13 Oct 2012)
Row-6. No-7. Son of Gary Maness and Kathy Phillips Maness. In Peace with God". Single headstone. Marker gives dod 13 Oct; obit gives 19 Oct.. Material Granite.
43. McKee, Barbara Gartley   (b. 13 Aug 1927 - d. 25 Jul 2014)
Row-11. No-3. Wife of Robert Allen McKee. Daughter of Frank Maxwell Gartley and Elsa Bucherer Gartley. Bench with flat marker. Material Granite. Condition Age 86. McKee monument.
44. McKee, Robert Allen   (b. 17 Jul 1920 - d. 15 Feb 2003)
Row-11. No-3. Husband of Barbara Gartley McKee. US Army World War II. Bench with flat marker. Material Granite. McKee monument.
45. McManus, Marjorie F.   (b. 3 Dec 1919 - d. 19 Mar 2011)
Row-9. No-1. Wife of Melvin S. McManus. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
46. McManus, Melvin S.   (b. 5 Oct 1922 - d. Reserved)
Row-9. No-1. Husband of Marjorie F. McManus. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
47. Moeller, David R.   (b. 21 Mar 1918 - d. 22 Feb 1996)
Row-11. No-2. Husband of Dorothy M. Moeller. "To God be the Glory". Double headstone. Footstone: David. Material Granite. Closeup.
48. Moeller, Dorothy M.   (b. 2 Mar 1917 - d. 18 Nov 2007)
Row-11. No-2. Wife of David R. Moeller. "To God be the Glory". Double headstone. Footstone: Dorothy. Material Granite. Closeup.
49. Moody, Sylvia Faye Teague   (b. 14 May 1939 - d. 29 Apr 2014)
Row-5. No-4. Wife of Unknown Moody. Daughter of James Spurgeon Teague, Sr. and Mamie Lee Phillips Teague. "We love you Mom". Single headstone. Material Granite. Condition Age 75.
50. Mueller, Frankie C.   (b. 19 Apr 1932 - d. Reserved)
Row-4. No-5. Wife of Joseph L. Mueller. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
51. Mueller, Joseph Lee   (b. 19 Jul 1924 - d. 4 Oct 2004)
Row-4. No-5. Husband of Frankie C. Mueller. SFC US Army, Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Double headstone. Military footstone. Material Granite. Closeup. - Military marker.
52. Nance, Delphie Esther Bowman   (b. 11 Dec 1922 - d. 1 Jan 2006)
Row-10. No-1. Wife of Milton Dale Nance, Sr.. PHM3 US Navy World War II. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup. - Military marker.
53. Nance, Milton Dale , Sr. "Milt"   (b. 25 Jun 1924 - d. 1 Jun 2010)
Row-10. No-1. Husband of Delphie Esther Bowman Nance. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
54. Overman, Dean Wesley, Sr.   (b. 31 Oct 1925 - d. 21 Sep 2012)
Row-3. No-5. Husband of Nellie Gray Overman. Son of John Wesley Overman and Myrtle Hackney Overman. "Our Father which art in Heaven". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
55. Overman, Nellie Gray   (b. 10 Mar 1931 - d. Reserved)
Row-3. No-5. Wife of Dean W. Overman, Sr.. "Our Father which are in Heaven". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
56. Pettit, Cheryl P.   (b. 5 Jul 1958 - d. 17 Mar 2001)
Row-7. No-4. Wife of John R. Pettit. Married "Wed 23 Jun 1978". Double headstone. Material Granite.
57. Pettit, John Raymond "Rock"   (b. 5 Sep 1955 - d. 21 May 2016)
Row-7. No-4. Husband of Cheryl Phillips Pettit. Married "Wed 23 Jun 1978". Son of Raymond Pettit and Mae Cameron Pettit. Double headstone. Material Granite.
58. Pettit, Phillip Raymond   (b. 13 Aug 1984 - d. 13 Mar 2006)
Row-7. No-5. Single headstone. Material Granite.
59. Phillips, Arthur D.   (b. 30 May 1912 - d. 25 Nov 1974)
Row-2. No-3. Husband of Lucille W. Phillips. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
60. Phillips, Billy Joe   (b. 5 Aug 1929 - d. 18 Jul 2015)
Husband of Edna Cook Phillips. Son of Burkett P. Phillips and Nannie Grubbs Phillips. "Our life here has been.". Double headstone. Age 85. Material Granite.
61. Phillips, Burkett P.   (b. 24 Feb 1901 - d. 26 Oct 1976)
Row-7. No-3. Husband of Nannie G. Phillips. Double headstone. Material Granite.
62. Phillips, Burkett Russell, Sr.   (b. 9 Oct 1925 - d. 11 Feb 1999)
Row-7. No-7. Husband of Olga L. Connover Phillips. CPL US Army Air Force WWII. Double headstone. Military footstone. Material White brick. Closeup. - Military marker.
63. Phillips, Donald "Bub"   (b. 15 Mar 1952 - d. 8 Jul 2001)
Row-7. No-4. "He lives with us in memory still and will forevermore". Single headstone. Material Granite.
64. Phillips, Edna C.   (b. 29 Dec 1930 - d. 10 Dec 2012)
Row-7. No-3. Wife of Billy J. Phillips. "Our life here has been.". Double headstone. Material Granite. Condition Age 81.
65. Phillips, Ina Jane   (b. 1 Jun 1942 - d. 15 Dec 2008)
Row-7. No-2. "Always in our hearts". Single headstone. Material Granite.
66. Phillips, Lucille W.   (b. 3 May 1914 - d. 13 Apr 1998)
Row-2. No-3. Wife of Arthur D. Phillips. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
67. Phillips, Nannie G.   (b. 6 Mar 1905 - d. 31 May 2002)
Row-7. No-1. Wife of Burkett P. Phillips. Double headstone. Material Granite.
68. Phillips, Olga L. Connover   (b. 2 May 1937 - d. Reserved)
Row-7. No-7. Wife of Burkett Russell Phillips, Sr.. Double headstone. Material White brick. Closeup.
69. Phillips, Russell Dale   (b. 28 Jun 1948 - d. 5 Jan 1993)
Row-7. No-8. Single headstone. Material Granite.
70. Scott, Clyde E.   (b. 2 Sep 1918 - d. 10 Jan 1987)
Row-8. No-4. Husband of Mae Wilson Scott. "When we all get to Heaven". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
71. Scott, George Emzley   (b. 5 Nov 1946 - d. 13 Jun 2008)
Row-8. No-5. flat. Material Granite. Funeral marker.
72. Scott, Mae Wilson   (b. 14 Aug 1921 - d. 28 Feb 1992)
Row-8. No-4. Wife of Clyde E. Scott. "When we all get to Heaven". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
73. Shaw, Bailey Neve   (b. 4 Oct 2016 - d. 3 Jan 2017)
[Cremation]. Daughter of Spencer Shaw and Rachel Shaw.
74. Sheriff, Rebecca Liner   (b. 25 Sep 1947 - d. 12 Dec 2007)
"Always in our hearts". Single headstone. Material Granite.
75. Sizemore, Florence B.   (b. 23 Oct 1907 - d. 3 Jan 1999)
Row-5. No-1. Wife of W. Floyd Sizemore. Married "Married Nov 14, 1923". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
76. Sizemore, W. Floyd   (b. 24 Oct 1907 - d. 27 Apr 1991)
Row-5. No-1. Husband of Florence B. Sizemore. Married "Married Nov 14, 1923". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
77. Smith, John A.   (b. 27 May 1914 - d. 30 Sep 2006)
Row-3. No-5. Husband of Wilma K. Smith. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
78. Smith, Wilma K.   (b. 15 Jul 1917 - d. 29 Jun 1986)
Row-3. No-5. Wife of John A. Smith. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
79. Stumpf, Ethelda Phillips   (b. 23 Jul 1931 - d. 11 Jul 2013)
Row-6. No-2. Daughter of Edward Wallace and Lucy Shields Wallace. Wife of James Merle Stumpf. Double headstone. Age 81. Material Granite.
80. Stumpf, James Merle   (b. 27 May 1926 - d. 6 Oct 1984)
Row-6. No-2. CH GUN US Navy WWII Korea Vietnam. Double headstone. Military footstone. Material Granite. Military marker.
81. Teague, Beatrice O.   (b. 27 Dec 1931 - d. 20 Aug 2009)
Row-5. No-5. Wife of Walter T. Teague. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
82. Teague, James Spurgeon   (b. 15 Apr 1907 - d. 14 Jul 1983)
Row-5. No-2. Husband of Mamie L. Phillips Teague. "Precious Lord take my hand". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
83. Teague, James Spurgeon, Jr.   (b. 5 Jul 1928 - d. 23 Apr 1985)
Row-5. No-3. Son of James Spurgeon & Mamie L. Phillips Teague. Single headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
84. Teague, Jerry Thomas   (b. 25 Oct 1951 - d. 1 Dec 2016)
Son of Walter Thomas Teague and Maggie Beatrice Overman Teague.
85. Teague, Mamie L. Phillips   (b. 14 Nov 1906 - d. 27 Nov 1978)
Row-5. No-2. Wife of James Spurgeon Teague. "Precious Lord take my hand". Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
86. Teague, Walter Thomas   (b. 3 Oct 1925 - d. 25 Jun 1998)
Row-5. No-5. Husband of Beatrice O. Teague. Tec 5 US Army WWII. Double headstone. Military footstone. Material Granite. Closeup. - Military marker.
87. Testerman, Johnnie D.   (b. 20 Mar 1950 - d. 19 Dec 2014)
Row-13. No-1. Husband of Kathryn H. Testerman. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
88. Testerman, Kathryn H.   (b. 10 Sep 1952 - d. Reserved)
Row-13. No-1. Wife of Johnnie D. Testerman. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
89. Threadgill, Anna B.   (b. 31 Jul 1921 - d. 11 Nov 2004)
Row-6. No-5. Wife of Ray B. Threadgill. "Death is only a shadow across the path to Heaven". Double headstone. Material Granite.
90. Threadgill, Ray B.   (b. 31 Oct 1917 - d. 24 May 1978)
Row-6. No-5. Husband of Anna B. Threadgill. "Death is only a shadow across the path to Heaven". Double headstone. Material Granite.
91. Walston, F. Elmo   (b. 11 Mar 1909 - d. 21 Dec 1994)
Row-10. No-2. Husband of Nell Hardin Walston. Double headstone. inscription on footstone. Material Granite. Walston monument.
92. Walston, Nell Hardin   (b. 6 Apr 1908 - d. 29 Mar 1991)
Row-10. No-2. Wife of F. Elmo Walston. Double headstone. inscription on footstone. Material Granite. Walston monument.
93. Walters, Mattie D.   (b. 13 Aug 1900 - d. 7 Aug 1994)
Row-8. No-1. Wife of Sam W. Walters. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
94. Walters, Sam W.   (b. 31 Dec 1902 - d. 13 Jul 1998)
Row-8. No-1. Husband of Mattie D. Walters. Double headstone. Material Granite. Closeup.
95. Watts, Allena Phillips   (b. 23 Jul 1927 - d. 16 Jul 1990)
Row-6. No-3. Wife of Robert Lee Watts. Double headstone. Material Granite.
96. Watts, Robert Lee   (b. 30 Aug 1934 - d. 6 May 2009)
Husband of Allene Phillips Watts. US Navy Korea. Double headstone. Military footstone. Material Granite. Military marker.
97. Wright, Elizabeth Nadine Scott   (b. 23 Feb 1943 - d. Reserved)
Row-1. No-2. Material Granite.