New Light Church Cemetery
GPS Location |
S-T-R Location |
Directions |
30°17’43.88” X84°22’32.81” |
W½W½ Sec
19, 2S, 1W |
adj. New Light Church on New Light Church Rd. |
Cemetery conspicuous, well known, maintained
| Name |
Birth |
Death |
Comments |
| Anderson, Bertha Cooper |
13 Mar 1904 |
11 Jun 1978 |
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| Anderson, Winona Colvin |
1923 |
1992 |
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| Barber, James B. |
7 Apr 1893 |
16 Aug 1965 |
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| Barber, Martha J. |
26 Sep 1899 |
30 Sep 1968 |
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| Booker, Debra Eilene |
1950 |
1968 |
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| Brown, Laramie |
|
26 Mar 1961 |
|
| Burdette, Betty |
1935 |
1948 |
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| Burdette, Roy C. |
10 Jul 1933 |
Jul 1937 |
|
| Chester, Mary Jane Eubanks |
19 Nov 1860 |
12 Jun 1930 |
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| Cochran, John B. II |
20 Oct 1970 |
25 Nov 1970 |
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| Colvin, Buford B. |
11 Mar 1915 |
20 Sep 1967 |
Florida Pfc 1318 SVC Comd Unit WWII |
| Colvin, Charles Dennis |
1952 |
1968 |
|
| Colvin, Harley John |
5 May 1954 |
3 Oct 1989 |
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| Colvin, Joe |
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no dates, homemade slab |
| Colvin, Linnie E. |
1915 |
1991 |
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| Colvin, Nopoleon B. |
1910 |
1968 |
|
| Colvin, Onie A. |
7 Sep 1894 |
2 Feb 1985 |
|
| Colvin, Robert E. |
16 Jan 1911 |
7 Sep 1978 |
Pfc US Army WWII |
| Colvin, Troy Wade |
1918 |
1976 |
US Navy WWII |
| Colvin, Vernon W. |
1928 |
1990 |
|
| Cook, Victoria B. |
1939 |
1975 |
|
| Cooper, Evon T. |
22 Dec 1924 |
|
w/o Jefferson Wesley Cooper |
| Cooper, Jefferson Wesley |
18 Dec 1921 |
18 Feb 2000 |
h/o Evon T. Cooper; US Navy |
| Cooper, Minnie Julia |
|
23 Nov 1919 |
|
| Cooper, W.W. |
25 Feb 1857 |
31 Dec 1929 |
|
| Croft, Elbert Weaver |
2 Apr 1903 |
31 Jan 1958 |
Father |
| Crowson, Cecil F. |
17 Apr 1927 |
6 Jul 1999 |
|
| Crowson, Frances E. |
16 Dec 1933 |
8 Feb 1996 |
|
| Davis, Charles H. |
1917 |
1987 |
|
| DuMond, Wayne A. |
28 Mar 1960 |
23 Mar 1982 |
|
| Duncan, Tonya L. |
15 Oct 1964 |
18 Sep 2002 |
|
| Durham, Howard Lock |
|
1 Oct 1972 |
|
| Durham, Angel Lynn |
|
15 Dec 1975 |
Infant girl |
| Eubanks, Robert S. |
10 Jan 1888 |
21 Aug 1914 |
|
| Ford-Alley, Peggy Ann |
25 Oct 1938 |
8 Jul 2003 |
|
| Ford-Alley, Verginia Diane |
25 Mar 1967 |
|
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| Gray, Linda Bianca |
27 Jul 1949 |
23 Jul 1973 |
|
| Green, James Albert |
28 Jan 1923 |
2 Jun 1997 |
|
| Green, Persephone L. |
1900 |
1989 |
|
| Green, Robert A. |
1889 |
1956 |
|
| Greene, Preston |
28 Feb 1916 |
25 Sep 1979 |
Sgt. US Army WWII |
| Gregory, Elizabeth P. |
24 Dec 1841 |
19 Mar 1892 |
Ages 50y. 2m. 24d |
| Gregory, Harbert Chapmon |
6 May 1825 |
2 Aug 1881 |
Pvt Co D 2nd Fla Cav CSA |
| Gunn, Albert Kenneth |
14 Sep 1931 |
|
h/o Thelma L. Gunn; married 11 Jan 1950 |
| Gunn, JoAnn |
1947 |
|
"Big Mama"; w/o Steve W. Gunn;
married 15 Nov 1969 |
| Gunn, Steve W. |
1950 |
2001 |
"Big Papa"; h/o JoAnn Gunn;
married 15 Nov 1969 |
| Gunn, Thelma L. |
20 May 1932 |
|
w/o Albert Kenneth Gunn; married 11
Jan 1950 |
| Hanna, Jimmy Dewayne |
6 Apr 1973 |
22 Mar 1975 |
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| Harris, Clara J. |
14 Sep 1877 |
13 Aug 1971 |
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| Harrison, Ruby Alice |
17 Aug 1916 |
20 May 2003 |
w/o Willie H. Harrison |
| Harrison, Willie H. |
21 Jun 1909 |
18 Dec 2004 |
h/o Ruby Alice Harrison |
| Hartsfield, Leo M. Sr. |
20 Oct 1900 |
17 Jan 1991 |
h/o Vera Strickland Hartsfield |
| Hartsfield, Leo Madison Jr. |
27 Jun 1926 |
2 Apr 2005 |
h/o Pauline Drexel Hartsfield; married
8 Feb 1943 |
| Hartsfield, Pauline Drexel |
14 Feb 1924 |
12 Apr 2006 |
w/o Leo Madison Hartsfield Jr.; married
8 Feb 1943 |
| Hartsfield, Vera Strickland |
30 Jun 1908 |
16 Aug 1941 |
w/o Leo M. Hartsfield Sr.; twin sister
of Bertha Strickland Merritt |
| Hight, infant sons |
|
31 Jan 1960 |
Infant sons of William M. Hight |
| Hudson, Doye Dean |
13 May 1941 |
|
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| Hudson, Janelle Darlene |
2 Nov 1973 |
|
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| Hudson, Sherry Drew |
22 Dec 1945 |
|
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| Johnson, James H. |
12 Mar 1919 |
9 Mar 1969 |
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| Johnson, Leslie Hawkins |
2 Nov 1915 |
21 Feb 1999 |
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| Laird, Bill C. III |
22 Nov 1968 |
22 Aug 1995 |
"Cleve"; US Navy |
| Laird, Bill Cleaven Sr. |
16 Oct 1916 |
6 Sep 1995 |
h/o Clora Mae Laird |
| Laird, Clora Mae |
15 Jan 1922 |
16 Mar 1994 |
w/o Bill Cleaven Laird Sr. |
| Laird, James B. |
27 Nov 1874 |
11 Jan 1947 |
|
| Laird, Nellie P. |
26 Nov 1882 |
30 Jun 1953 |
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| Larson, Betty S. |
25 Feb 1899 |
17 Nov 1980 |
w/o Oscar F. Larson |
| Larson, Oscar F. |
23 Dec 1886 |
20 Jan 1960 |
h/o Betty S. Larson |
| Layton, Loyd Emory |
15 Sep 1917 |
30 Dec 1969 |
Georgia Pfc Co. B 274 Infantry WWII
PH |
| Layton, Ruby Lee |
11 Jun 1914 |
4 Oct 1977 |
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| Lee, Ernestine Spears |
1941 |
1965 |
"Tina" |
| McCoy, Angel Gail |
29 Mar 1978 |
30 Jul 1999 |
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| Merritt, Bertha Strickland |
30 Jun 1908 |
8 Jul 1942 |
twin sister of Vera Strickland Hartsfield |
| Merritt, George Washington Jr. |
8 Feb 1905 |
18 Oct 1955 |
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| Mitchell, Annie Lois |
22 Apr 1910 |
27 Oct 1979 |
"Nana" |
| Mixson, Phoebe Ann |
29 Jun 1909 |
22 Dec 1983 |
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| Morgan, J. S. |
30 Jan 1923 |
7 Nov 1978 |
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| Morgan, Kevin G. |
27 Feb 1963 |
25 Sep 2000 |
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| Morris, James Arthur Sr. |
7 Apr 1917 |
25 Apr 1989 |
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| Newton, Alton Justice Sr. |
23 Mar 1907 |
22 Nov 1961 |
"Father"; h/o Annie Strickland
Newton |
| Newton, Annie Strickland |
27 Mar 1911 |
4 Dec 1970 |
"Mother"; w/o Alton Justice
Newton Sr. |
| Newton, infants |
|
26 Oct 1930 |
Infants |
| Parker, Janie Charlene |
13 May 1951 |
13 Jul 1960 |
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| Parker, Joey Frank |
12 Feb 1954 |
22 Aug 1993 |
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| Pfeiffer, Dorothy Rose |
24 Jul 1905 |
18 Aug 1999 |
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| Pyles, Lizzie H. |
22 May 1920 |
13 Dec 1992 |
w/o Raiford Wilton Pyles |
| Pyles, Raiford Wilton Pyles |
2 Apr 1925 |
4 Nov 1994 |
h/o Lizzie H. Pyles; WT3 US Navy WWII |
| Reason, Bessie A. |
2 Apr 1934 |
18 Jun 1980 |
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| Rose, Richard W. |
27 Jul 1942 |
15 Sep 2001 |
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| Ruff, Nora Ella Morris |
17 Apr 1944 |
22 Dec 2001 |
"Peggy" |
| Shiver, Charles E. |
19 Jul 1946 |
|
h/o Sandra B. Shiver |
| Shiver, Sandra B. |
21 Nov 1940 |
1 Nov 2001 |
w/o Charles E. Shiver |
| Silvy, Susie Strickland |
23 Feb 1890 |
21 Jan 1944 |
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| Simpson, Dorothy Loraine |
25 Mar 1921 |
17 Apr 1970 |
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| Simpson, Jack Murray |
14 Dec 1933 |
11 Aug 1993 |
US Air Force Vietnam |
| Simpson, Laurie Nathaniel |
6 Jul 1932 |
5 Aug 1997 |
"Buddy"; US Marine Corps Korea |
| Simpson, Myrtle N. |
19 Nov 1894 |
18 Jan 1970 |
w/o Nathaniel Simpson |
| Simpson, Nathaniel |
20 Jun 1887 |
22 Jun 1981 |
h/o Myrtle N. Simpson |
| Simpson, Pearl Oneeda |
21 Aug 1918 |
1 Sep 1918 |
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| Small, Estela Cristina |
30 Jul 1948 |
21 Sep 2002 |
w/o Garry Hershel Small; married 29
Jun 1996 |
| Small, Garry Hershel |
5 Feb 1954 |
|
h/o Estela Cristina Small; married 29
Jun 1996 |
| Smith, Allen |
6 Apr 1845 |
12 Feb 1906 |
Pvt Co D 2nd Fla Cav CSA |
| Smith, Attie |
17 Sep 1872 |
2 Feb 1906 |
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| Smith, Henry Gee Sr. |
1 Jun 1889 |
21 Aug 1938 |
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| Smith, J. D. |
20 Oct 1897 |
17 Jul 1905 |
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| Smith, Janie Mae |
10 Sep 1894 |
10 Nov 1948 |
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| Smith, Nellie M. |
17 Aug 1911 |
5 Jun 1975 |
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| Spears, Alsey M. |
2 Jan 1910 |
19 Jul 1940 |
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| Spears, Audie Jack Sr. |
10 Sep 1913 |
29 Feb 1992 |
50 Years Service Seaboard Airline/Coastline
Railroad |
| Spears, Cain J. |
11 Mar 1908 |
8 Nov 1988 |
h/o Louise M. Spears |
| Spears, Doris Ruth Peavy |
5 Jun 1924 |
3 Jul 1959 |
w/o Leaston L. Spears |
| Spears, Ernest M. |
26 Mar 1920 |
|
h/o Evelyn R. Harris Spears; married
12 Aug 1940 |
| Spears, Evelena Strickland |
23 May 1886 |
29 Sep 1971 |
w/o William Namon Spears |
| Spears, Evelyn R. Harris Spears |
|
|
w/o Ernest M. Spears; married 12 Aug
1940 |
| Spears, Jessie |
26 Nov 1911 |
11 Apr 1912 |
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| Spears, John W. |
8 Sep 1906 |
6 Nov 1952 |
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| Spears, Leaston L. |
10 Mar 1922 |
12 Jul 1968 |
h/o Doris Ruth Peavy Spears; Florida
Pvt US Army WWII |
| Spears, Louise M. |
25 Dec 1912 |
1 Mar 1989 |
w/o Cain J. Spears |
| Spears, Mabel I. |
10 Oct 1915 |
23 Sep 1990 |
Mother |
| Spears, Namon Laston |
1955 |
1982 |
Sn. US Navy Viet Nam |
| Spears, Nettie M. |
|
25 Aug 1926 |
Angel in Heaven |
| Spears, Sidney Doyle |
29 May 1928 |
14 Nov 1963 |
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| Spears, William Namon |
24 Aug 1884 |
11 Jul 1967 |
h/o Evelena Strickland Spears |
| Spivey, Deborah Deloris |
12 Aug 1972 |
24 Aug 1972 |
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| Stephens, Donald E. |
12 May 1937 |
12 Apr 2005 |
h/o Linda J. Spears Stephens; married
11 Aug 1961 |
| Stephens, Linda J. Spears |
|
|
w/o Donald E. Stephens; married 11 Aug
1961 |
| Strickland, Alice Gertrude |
16 Nov 1878 |
6 Nov 1891 |
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| Strickland, Allijane |
27 Feb 1946 |
28 Feb 1946 |
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| Strickland, Alzada |
18 Sep 1861 |
4 May 1890 |
"Mother" |
| Strickland, Austin T. |
7 May 1884 |
18 Sep 1957 |
h/o Lenora Strickland |
| Strickland, Bill G. |
7 Jun 1917 |
30 Apr 1965 |
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| Strickland, Claud |
30 Apr 1911 |
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| Strickland, Florrie Aleen |
20 Feb 1890 |
10 Apr 1892 |
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| Strickland, Guy R. |
19 Aug 1919 |
12 Jul 1944 |
Pvt. 137 Inf. Fl WWII |
| Strickland, infant |
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| Strickland, infant |
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| Strickland, infant |
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| Strickland, John Jr. |
1913 |
1983 |
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| Strickland, John Sr. |
4 May 1882 |
9 Mar 1967 |
h/o Maggie E. Strickland |
| Strickland, Lenora |
18 Sep 1885 |
26 Feb 1963 |
Mother; w/o Austin T. Strickland |
| Strickland, Lovie Alzada |
15 Mar 1988 |
8 Sep 1894 |
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| Strickland, M. Jeanette |
26 Dec 1930 |
|
w/o Robert Ford Strickland; married
24 Jan 1950 |
| Strickland, Mabel Fay |
25 Feb 1909 |
10 Dec 1956 |
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| Strickland, Maggie E. |
14 Feb 1888 |
30 May 1972 |
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| Strickland, Margaret H. |
28 Jan 1920 |
25 May 1978 |
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| Strickland, Oather A. |
20 Sep 1918 |
28 Sep 1982 |
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| Strickland, Robert Ford |
20 Aug 1922 |
8 Aug 1999 |
h/o M. Jeanette Smith Strickland; married
24 Jan 1950 |
| Thompson, Pamela Kaye |
23 Jan 1963 |
13 Dec 1963 |
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| Tyson, Shirley Spears |
18 Nov 1939 |
17 Jun 2004 |
w/o Watson J. Tyson |
| Tyson, Watson J. |
22 Apr 1935 |
|
h/o Shirley Spears Tyson |
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unmarked grave |
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unmarked grave |
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unmarked grave |
| Wilson, Joe W. |
8 Feb 1893 |
16 Apr 1962 |
"Jack" |
| Zimmer, Mary Ann |
18 Jun 1937 |
24 Jun 1988 |
"Nanny" |
Surveyed by members of the WCHS, July 2006
Some information taken from Register of Deceased Veterans 1940-41
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