Friendship Cemetery

The first view of Friendship Cemetery

Friendship Cemetery is also known as Friendship Missionary Baptist Cemetery, Whaley Cemetery and also Brier Cemetery. As you walk to the cemetery, you pass the old foundation and stove pipe of the Friendship Church that was moved when the park took over the land. 

Cora Elizabeth Mayes Whaley

Edna Ethel Bohanan, infant, born and died December 29, 1920

Lynn Whaley, aged 2 years

Sophia Whaley, 1874 - 1925
"At Rest"

Furd Whaley, aged 9 months

Warren G. Proffitt, son of I.H. Proffitt, aged 1 year and 2 months
"Asleep in Jesus"

Oscar Proffitt, son of I.H. Proffitt,  aged 13 years and 9 months"Asleep in Jesus"

Larue Whaleu, aged 2 days

James A. Whaley, 1860 - 1917

Adolphus Deavers, 1897 - 1922
"Gone Home"

The wooden marker of Nora Ramsey

Ulysess Hansel Ownby, aged 1 year and 2 months
"He was a kind loving son and affectionate brother"

W.B. Whaley

Marge Parton, aged 1 year and 7 months

Herbert Whaley, aged 6 years

Ross Whaley, aged 2 years and 8 months

Murrel Whaley, aged 6 years

Birgie Whaley, born and died September 2, 1915

                                                                    

Coordinates: N 35 42.479 W 83 23.026
Accessibility: Trail/Off-trail
                                                                    

 The Friendship Cemetery is located just off the Grapeyard Ridge Trail. From the trailhead on Greenbrier Road, it is about a half mile round trip. The side trail to the cemetery is the first unmarked trail to the right.

Who's here?

    

Barnes, John
Mar. 4, 1860 - Jul., 1932


Bohanan, Beola
Dec. 6, 1918 - 1930


Bohanan, Edna Ethel
Dec. 29, 1920 - Dec. 29, 1920


Cantrell, W.A.
Nov. 8, 1890 - Oct. 18, 1915


Cantrell, William Arthur
Nov. 8, 1890 - Oct. 18, 1915


Cantrell Stinnett, Minnie Whaley
Jan. 24, 1895 - Jan. 20, 1929


Deavers, Adolphus
1897 - 1922


King, Carl
Jan. 16, 1920 - Jan. 20, 1920


King, Mores Pearl
unknown - unknown


King, Ray P.
unknown - unknown

King, Samuel T.
Feb. 28, 1911 - Sep. 15, 1923


King, Willard
Jun. 19, 1914 - Sep. 30, 1916


Lakin, N.D.
unknown-unknown


Lakin (or possibly Lakne), John
 unknown-unknown

Ownby, John Nelson "Injun John"
Mar. 26, 1848 - Aug. 12, 1922


Ownby, Ulysess Hansel
Jun. 14, 1915 - Aug. 2, 1916


Parton, Marge
Apr. 16, 1925 - Nov. 2, 1926


Parton, Margie
Apr. 15, 1926 - Nov. 2, 1926


Plemons, H.T.
unknown - unknown

Plemons, Pearl
unknown - unknown

Plemons, Roy
unknown - unknown

Proffitt, Dan
unknown-unknown

Proffitt, Oscar
Jul. 11, 1913 - Apr. 17, 1927


Proffitt, Palestine Whaley
Jan. 10, 1875 - Sep. 7, 1925


Proffitt, Warren G.
Mar. 21, 1921 - Jan. 12, 1923


Ramsey, Carl
Jul. 17, 1903 - May 25, 1923


Ramsey, Nora
unknown - unknown

Ramsey, Nora Whaley
Aug., 1889 - Feb. 21, 1926


Ramsey, Thelma
1906 - Mar. 29, 1924


Rayfield, Earsey
Mar. 30, 1926 - Jul. 18, 1926


Rayfield, Elzora
Feb. 5, 1912 - Mar. 14, 1912


Rayfield, Parley
Aug. 6, 1904 - Mar. 10, 1911


Smith, Olivia Louise Cantrell
1912 - 1935


Stinnett, Dan
Jan. 16, 1929 - Sep. 15, 1929


Stinnett, Minnie Malissa Whaley Cantrell
Jan. 24, 1895 - Jan. 27, 1928


Whaley, Arvin
May 9, 1921 - Jul. 29, 1922


Whaley, Auston
Nov. 11, 1921 - Jun. 25, 1923


Whaley, Birgie
Sep. 2, 1915 - Sep. 2, 1915


Whaley, Bon
unknown - unknown

Whaley, Burney Thomas "Bernie"
Oct. 21, 1899 - Feb. 13, 1921


Whaley, Carl Gene
Jun. 10, 1932 - Jun. 10, 1932


Whaley, Carl O.
Aug. 24, 1912 - Dec. 9, 1912


Whaley, Carlos
Aug. 14, 1912 - Dec. 12, 1912


Whaley, Clon
unknown - unknown

Whaley, Cora Elizabth Mayes
Feb. 16, 1883 - Apr. 25, 1914


Whaley, Ernest
Oct. 7, 1921 - Nov. 15, 1924


Whaley, Frank
Aug. 7, 1923 - Jan. 2, 1924


Whaley, Furd
Jan. 17, 1925 - Oct. 15, 1925


Whaley, Herbert
Dec. 3, 1922 - Dec. 18, 1928


Whaley, James Aaron "Bunt"
Oct. 12, 1860 - Jul. 1, 1917


Whaley, James B "Jim"
Jun., 1864 - Feb. 27, 1928


Whaley, James W.
1845 - Feb. 27, 1928


Whaley, James Westley "West"
Jul. 25, 1868 - Aug. 16, 1932


Whaley, Jemima H "Jumima" Whaley
Mar. 1, 1869 - Apr. 14, 1932


Whaley, Jethro
Jan. 11, 1896 - Dec. 6, 1924


Whaley, John B "Perry"
Mar., 1850 - Nov. 28, 1928


Whaley, John
1850 - 1928


Whaley, John Dudley
May 9, 1847 - May 8, 1924


Whaley, Jumima H.
1870 - 1932


Whaley, Larue
Apr. 27, 1931 - Apr. 29, 1931


Whaley, Lillian
Jun. 13, 1912 - Aug. 23, 1913


Whaley, Lizza
Mar. 30, 1918 - Apr. 2, 1918


Whaley, Lola
1908 - Oct. 2, 1918


Whaley, Lynn
Nov. 2, 1926 - 1928


Whaley, Matilda N. Myers
Oct., 1880 - Sep. 12, 1926


Whaley, Maude
Feb. 15, 1921 - Oct. 21, 1926


Whaley, Murrel
1909 - 1915


Whaley, Naltace
Sep. 11 - Sep. 11, 1916


Whaley, Niace
unknown - unknown

Whaley, Olive T.
unknown - unknown

Whaley, Olive Theodocia Bradley
Apr. 10, 1860 - Aug. 1, 1933


Whaley, Orabell
Nov. 2, 1925 - Dec., 1926


Whaley, Osten
unknown - unknown

Whaley, P.W.
Jan. 6, 1851 - Nov. 2, 1922


Whaley, Pleasant DeWitt
Jan. 6, 1854 - Nov. 2, 1922


Whaley, Ross
Jul. 22, 1915 - Mar. 15, 1916


Whaley, Sarah Elizabeth Whaley
Jun. 6, 1854 - Oct. 16, 1926


Whaley, Silva Grethel
May 10, 1918 - Jul. 18, 1919


Whaley, Sophia King
Jun. 10, 1874 - Feb. 9, 1925


Whaley, Viola
Jun. 22, 1911 - Aug. 15, 1927


Whaley, W.
Aug. 12, 1872 - Feb. 11, 1919


Whaley, West
Jul. 25, 1868 - Aug. 16, 1932


Whaley, William Bradford "Whitehead Bill"
Aug. 12, 1872 - Feb. 11, 1919

Any others unknown.

Visited January 31, 2015

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