RIVERBEND CHURCH OF CHRIST CEMETERY

Contributed by
David Montgomery

River Bend Cemetery
Lauderdale County, Alabama
5 Jan 2005

Lat: 34° 47˘ 12˛ N, Lon: 87° 48˘ 50˛ W
Total records = 59

To reach this cemetery, travel Alabama Hwy. 20 west from Florence, Alabama for 2.1 miles. Turn left (west) off Hwy 20 onto county Road 2 (Gunwaleford Road) and go about 6.2 miles. The cemetery is on the right side of the road..

The River Bend Cemetery is in western Lauderdale County, Alabama, is owned and maintained by the River Bend Church of Christ. The grounds are in very good condition with plenty of room for expansion. The oldest person buried here was born in 1863. The first burial here was in 1949.

All dates and names were recorded from headstones and/or footstones and have been checked for accuracy. This survey is current as of January 5, 2005.

-David Leon Montgomery         

Adams, Johnie M.; b. 30 Jun 1908, d. 20 Mar 1994, husband of Myrtle Louise
Adams, Myrtle Louise; b. 14 Jan 1914, d. 09 Jan 2002, wife of Johnie M.
Fraley, Dillion Ezekiel; b. 17 Apr 1997, d. 17 Apr 1997
Hale, Dude; b. 1910, d. 1965
Hale, Eva; b. 1913, d. 1974
Hamilton, Johnathan N.; b. 25 Jun 1983, no other date
Handley, James Garfield; b. 28 Mar 1893, d. 11 Jun 1972
Handley, Myrtle Lee; b. 29 Nov 1919, no other date
Irons, Arthur; b. 14 Mar 1912, d. 07 Mar 1981, husband of Bertha
Irons, Bertha; b. 01 Jan 1921, no other date, wife of Arthur
Irons, George Terry; b. 23 Dec 1946, d. 04 Mar 1967
Irons, James Arthur; b. 14 May 1943, d. 17 Jun 1972
Irons, James Michael; b. 08 Nov 1963, d. 22 Aug 1987
Irons, Nelson Eugene; b. 19 Dec 1951, d. 17 Mar 1973
Kilburn, Bessie L.; b. 11 Oct 1908, d. 19 Sep 1975
Kilburn, John R.; b. 04 Jan 1899, d. 08 Dec 1982
Liles, Donna Sue; b. 15 May 1954, wife of Robert Gary
Liles, Homer Edward; b. 02 Aug 1917, d. 24 Jul 2003
Liles, Robert Gary; b. 15 Jun 1946, d. 06 Mar 1989, husband of Donna Sue
Lucy, Nellie J.; b. 23 Sep 1919, d. 04 Jul 1949
Martin, Linda Denise; b. 11 Aug 1972, d. 11 Aug 1972
Melton, James Lendon; b. 03 Aug 1927, d. 08 Apr 1991, husband of Margie,
          Tec 5 US Army
Melton, Kenneth E.; b. 10 Mar 1950, d. 09 Feb 1954, son of J L & Lorene
Melton, Margie Lorene; b. 25 Sep 1926, d. 08 May 2002, wife of James Lendon
Parrish, Ellie; b. 10 Apr 1918, d. 27 Jun 1970
Peden, Arthur Logan; b. 13 May 1938, d. 22 May 1992, HN US Navy Vietnam
Peden, Grace; b. 15 Jul 1918, d. 04 Jul 1999, wife of James Cleveland
Peden, James Cleveland; b. 08 Oct 1912, d. 07 Dec 1992, husband of Grace
Peden, Michael Cory; b. 02 Mar 1988, d. 09 Apr 1988
Rogers, Sheila Ann; b. 31 Jul 1971, d. 01 Aug 1971
Smith, Andrew J.; b. 07 Jan 1863, d. 22 Jul 1955,
          ARTIF 1 Regt. AL Inf. Spanish American War
Smith, David Waylon; b. 15 Nov 1970, d. 16 Nov 1970
Smith, Edward; b. 27 Feb 1911, d. 1983
Smith, Ethel; b. 02 Sep 1911, d. 16 Sep 1975
Smith, Mary Lee; b. 29 Nov 1919, no other date
Smith, Minnie; b. 05 Dec 1878, d. 18 Nov 1965
Smith, Roy Lee; b. 15 Jan 1930, d. 02 Jan 1976
Sparks, Dawn Denise; b. 20 Mar 1962, d. 13 Jun 1982
Stutts, Berthie; b. 1886, d. 1963
Stutts, Houston; b. 1876, d. 1965
Terrell, Clyde; b. 22 Apr 1903, d. 31 Aug 1980, husband of Mazzie M.
Terrell, Clyde N. “Buddy”; b. 28 Jun 1935, d. 06 Nov 1988
Terrell, Lizzie Dee; b. 09 Jul 1882, d. 16 Mar 1969
Terrell, Mazzie M.; b. 01 Jul 1908, d. 11 Apr 2002
Terrell, Roxie B.; b. 26 Aug 1907, d. 04 Oct 1995
Thompson, Joseph C.; b. 1886, d. 1963
Thompson, Virgie E.; b. 1903, d. 1975
Wallace, Josh Edward; b. 20 Aug 1910, d. 26 Dec 1977,
          husband of Virgie Louise
Wallace, Lawrence “Chuck”; b. 04 Dec 1937, d. 21 Jan 2004,
          son of John Edward & Virgie Louise
Wallace, Mattie B.; b. 18 Nov 1879, d. 01 Apr 1969
Wallace, Roxie L.; b. 05 Feb 1905, d. 12 Mar 2001, wife of Will B.
Wallace, Virgie Louise; b. 28 Oct 1915, d. 19 Jan 2004, wife of Josh Edward
Wallace, Will B.; b. 03 Dec 1897, d. 17 May 1980, husband of Roxie L.
White, Ethel M.; b. 25 Feb 1915, no other date
White, George B.; b. 17 Feb 1912, d. 10 Mar 1978
Whitten, Jessie S.; b. 1915, d. 1968
Whitten, Ora Nell; b. 24 Dec 1940, d. 04 Dec 2004, wife of James
Whitten, Zelma; b. 05 Jun 1915, d. 09 Dec 2002
Wright, Mary Virginia; b. 03 Dec 1930, d. 29 Mar 2004

Updated by David Montgomery

Updated 14 Mar 2006
White, Ethel M.; b. 25 Feb 1915, d. 24 Nov 2005, wife of George B. [death date and
      spouse added.]

Updated 13 Oct 2006
Lucy, Dink; b. 10 Mar 1920, d. 15 Jul 2006, husband of Nellie Jean & Katherine

Updated Dec 2007
Liles, Linnie; b. 25 Oct 1922, d. 09 Jun 2007, wife of Homer Edward Sr.

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