GOODWATER FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Wicksburg, Houston Co AL

GOODWATER FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY
Hwy 103 North of Wicksburg, Houston County, Alabama.

This is a partial listing compiled in 1998. Mistakes are mine. Corrections/Additions welcome. Highlighted areas are my thoughts. Surveyed by: mailto:[email protected](Thelma Harris) "Cricket"

(Double Headstone)

Ed Raines Eula Raines

March 9, 1892 July 9, 1894

August 6, 1976 January 11, 1996

Father Mother

Together Forever

Ucal Raines
March 30, 1929 - August 14, 1931

R. Marinda Raines (Rachel Marinda Peters wife of Joseph Perry Raines)
1854-1932
In Loving Memory
Scratched on concrete slab - April 20, 1854, June 12, 1932.

Joseph C. Raines
1889 - 1918
In Loving Memory
Scratched on concrete slab - October 10, 1889, November 30 1918

Next to Marinda & Joseph C. Raines
J. P. Raines (husband of R. Marinda Raines - Joseph Perry Raines)
January 5, 1857 - June 5, 1914

Rebecca Raines
name only scratched on concrete slab

Lovince W. Raines
October 31, 1851 - September 2, 1912

Millie Jane wife of L. W. Raines
January 20, 1854 - December 24, 1931

Reed W. Raines
Born February 5, 1891
Died in France October 10, 1918

John William Raines Francis Smith Raines

September 27, 1875 February 4, 1878

May 38, 1944 September 5, 1940

Spurgeon Raines
January 19, 1910 - June 24, 1912

Sallie Raines
October 26, 1885 - March 8, 1950

1st Sergeant Buford Raines
June 5, 1918 - November 30, 1950

Odessa Raines
26 May 1906 - November 12, 1997

Double Stone: Raines

John Thomas Mary Ann

November 10, 1863 April 15, 1874

January 26, 1938 September 10, 1936

Raines

Lillie Mae Cassady Johnson
July 12, 1903 - October 28, 1990

Martha Elizabeth Cassady
August 20, 1874 - May 28, 1953

C. C. Cassady (Christopher Carlyle)
October 20, 1875 - December 28, 1953

Double Stone:

Christopher C. (Lum) Cassady (Christopher Columbus Cassidy) Jennie Smith

May 12, 1910 September 16, 1916

April 30, 1985

Double Stone: Raines

Lannie Lewis Rhilla Adams

August 14, 1902 January 26, 1903

May 19, 1966 May 1, 1991

Double Stone: Adams

Charlie L. ADAMS Nancy E. ADAMS

October 28, 1880 September 26, 1881

November 1, 1956 March 9, 1971

Double Stone: Raines

Jack Clarice

October 14, 1914 September 15, 1915

July 16, 1974 August 13, 1984

Sgt Sam C. Raines son of William and Fannie Raines
October 15, 1909 - December 2, 1952

Double stone:

Judge Mitchell Thomly (son of Thomas & Sarah) Nancy Jane Thomly

March 25, 1877 August 26, 1879

November 11, 1956 August 6, 1963

Walter J. Thomley
November 4, 1900 - June 3, 1955
Father

This stone is an arch and one name is on the left leg and the other name on the right:

Thomley

Lester L. Manda H.

June 30, 1915 January 10, 1915

August 29, 1989

Double stone:

Father Mother

"Tom"

Thomas James Peters Mary Elois Kent

January 9, 1914

married 9 Feb 1934

Randy Lee son of Patsy & Freeland J. Babin
November 24, 1962

Double Stone:

Rudolph Peters Flinnie Morrow

January 27, 1925 May 24, 1927

married July 15, 1944

Imogene Peters
February 2, 1929
September 9, 1985
A Beloved Mother At Rest

Double Stone:

Thomley

Grady R. Adus J.

October 1, 1897 November 3, 1895

May 15, 1979 February 6, 1977

married December 9, 1919

Family Plot

Double Stone:

Thomley

Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Jimmie Lee Alpha H.

July 31, 1893 March 4, 1896

February 8, 1979 January 24, 1979

married February 22, 1913

He was a man among She was a kind and

among the few affectionate wife, a

sincere on virtue's a fond mother, and

side friend to all

Grandapa Grandmother

Double Stone:

Auston

Louie Frank Alice

May 9, 1913 December 11, 1914

March 4, 1977

Gone, but not forgotten
Daddy
married November 24, 1934

End of Family Plot

Coping around these two graves:

Sam C. Thomley
Oct 22, 1919 - 31 July 1974

Bernice Ganous Thomley
August 11, 1925 - April 27, 1969
Always in memory

Family Plot

Double Stone

Thomley

Dallas Louis Christine

March 21, 1919 April 29, 1924

October 21, 1994 May 3, 1992

married November 2, 1940

His words were She was a kind
kindness and affectionate wife,
His deeds were a fond mother and
love a friend to all
His spirit humble
He rests above

Double Stone

Thomley

Dallas W. Doris M.

November 22, 1948 May 18, 1950

Father

To Him Little Ones Belong
Dallas Lee July 25, 1978
May 10, 1981
son

End of family plot

Family Plot

Thomley

Mollie (Mary E.) Henry Thomas (Son of Josiah M. & Martha Jane Savage)

September 28, 1873 March 27, 1871

June 3, 1956 August 9, 1945

Milby Jane Adams (mother of Mollie)
June 20, 1855 - October 23, 1935
A Dear Mother at Rest

End of Family Plot

Family Plot

Nadine Thomley
September 28, 1937 - November 24, 1950
She was the Sunshine of Our Home

Double Stone:

Thomley

Annie S. Thomas Ashley

March 29, 1896 November 20, 1886

June 14, 1981 September 12, 1969

They are walking Beloved husband and father

together now through walk slowly down that lonely

eternity road for soon we'll follow you.

End of Family Plot

Double Stone: (Grady is possibly the son of William B. Thomley and Ida maiden name unknown)

In Loving Memory

Thomley

Grady R. Adus J.

October 1, 1897 November 3, 1895

May 15, 1979 February 6, 1977

married December 9, 1919

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Family Plot

Double Markers

Thomley Matthews

Wade William Chester

October 4, 1914 March 12, 1893

Jan 15, 1960 May 1, 1987

Inez M. Mary Shirley Matthews

November 28, 1918 January 29, 1897

June 10, 1975

End of Family Plot

Freeland J. Babin
SFC U.S. Army Korea Vietnam
August 9, 1930 - October 18, 1977

Family Plot - Layout indicated by numbers:

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11

1. William S. Thomley (son of Josiah Michael & Martha Jane Savage)
October 18, 1867 - February 11, 1943
Gone but not forgotten

2. Alice T. Thomley (Eliza Thomas - Maiden name; wife of William S. Thomley married 31 Jan 1889)
November 18, 1867 - April 5, 1961
The hours part us, but they bring us together again

3. Betty Sue Collins
January 27, 1931 - January 13, 1940

4. J. Mitchel Thomley (son of William S. above)
December 17, 1894 - June 29, 1961
Loving hands are now at rest

5. Lloyd White
November 8, 1899 - November 11, 1981

6. Tillis Thomley
December 5, 1902 - April 7, 1978

7. Myra Draughton Thomley
April 18, 1905 - January 14, 1987

8. Wiley R. Livingston
April 28, 1894 - October 25, 1943

9. Cleota T. White (daughter of William S. & Eliza Thomley; wife of Lloyd White?)
January 1, 1900 - September 23, 1988

10. Mack Collins
February 5, 1902 - July 28, 1967

11. Exie T. Collins (daughter of William S. & Eliza Thomley; wife of Mack Collins?)
November 13, 1904 - October 9, 1997

End of Family Plot

Family Plot

Double Stone:

Harris

James F. Martha M.

December 28, 1878 November 5, 1881

April 15, 1969 May 8, 1964

A loving father and mother asleep with Jesus

Thomas Jefferson Harris
Born July 224, 1899 - Died June 3, 1927
Earth has lost a precious jewel. God's own hand was in it.
End of Family Plot

Family Plot

H. T. Thomley
December 10, 1910 - November 10, 1912

Double Stone:

Thomley

Henry T. Delie K.

November 7, 1879 September 10, 1881

October 9, 1946

(Henry T. Thomley is the son of William R. and Elizabeth G. Thomley)

Infant twins of M_________(unreadable) and Mrs. Doughty 1945

End of Family Plot

Family Plot

Double Stone:

Peters

Thomas James Lula Mae

July 4, 1890 Dec 18, 1894

December 16, 1965 February 13, 1965

At last at rest Gone but not forgotten

married February 14, 1909

Thomley

William Robert Elizabeth G. (Wm Robert is brother of Josiah Michael Thomley)

February 8, 1850 October 15, 1858

March 11, 1937 November 13, 1942

Thy life was beauty, Here I lay my burdens down
truth, goodness, and love change the cross into the crown.

End of Family Plot

Double Stone:

Ford Thomley Myrtie V. Sigers

1904-1992 1909

Double Stone:

Thomley

Mary L. Robert B.

September 26, 1898 February 26, 1901

October 7, 1947 September 16, 1969

Era J. Thomley wife of Grady R. Thomley
December 26, 1893 - December 25, 1918

Family Plot

Ewell D Thomley
September 19, 1917 - March 2, 1946
Brother

J. J. Thomley Lavada Thomley

October 5, 1877 November 18, 1878

October 15, 1948 March 14, 1945

Father Mother

One unmarked grave

End of Family Plot

Double Stone:

Thomley

Jesse Thomley Maggie C.

February 14, 1870 September 25, 1869

March 20, 1950 April 1, 1947

Family Plot (This is my husband's great great grandparents)

Minnie daughter of J. M. Thomley
Born April 8, 1888 - Died August 30, 1890

J. M. Thomley (Josiah Michael )
Born July 23, 1846 - Died December 20, 1892
Farewell my wife and children, all from you a father Christ doth call (had to rub stone, worn to point couldn't be read)

Martha J. (Martha Jane Savage) wife of M. J. Thomley
born April 5, 1847 - died July 2, 1907
Asleep in Jesus

End of Family Plot

Infant of Mr. & Mrs. William S. Thomley

Double Stone:

Thomley

Sallie Lue Allen Oliver

August 27, 1895 December 27, 1888

November 15, 1953 May 14, 1965

Double Stone:

Thomley

Father Mother

Dolphus Bobbie

April 4, 1928 March 13, 1939

April 22, 1983

Scratched in concrete slab to the right of Froney Thomley's grave: Julie Thomley

Froney Thomley daughter of W. R. & Mattie Thomley
born October 15, 1897 - died May 22, 1902

Scratched in concrete slab on left of Froney Thomley's grave:

William Thomley Jr.
born July 4, 1875 - died August 2, 1927

The following three children are children of Franklin Monroe Peters & Mary Thomley:

1. Tressie Peters (died of yellow jaundice - per Bobby Fred Harris, Sr.)
July 21, 1898 - September 11, 1913

2. Arkatie Peters (died of yellow jaundice - per Bobby Fred Harris, Sr.)
November 19, 1904 - September 10, 1913

3. Wibbie Peters
July 5, 1900 - January 5, 1901

Son Jim Thomley
November 6, 1909 - April 18, 1934
This lovely flower has faded

Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Will Thomley

Family Plot

Mother Father

Mary A. Miller James Thomley (son of William & Elizabeth J. Thomley)

wife of August 18, 1860

James Thomley June 18, 1892

January 22, 1853 An honest man is the noblest work of God

May 1, 1931

A tender mother & faithful friend

Abbie Ozella Thomley
October 24, 1887 - February 4, 1966
Asleep in Jesus

End of Family Plot

Elizabeth J. Thomley wife of William Thomley
July 24, 1827 - May 31, 1905
Sleep on dear one and take thy rest. In Jesus arms forever blest.

William Thomley Sr.
Born September 17, 1817 - Died September 22, 1905
He shall gather the lambs with his arms and carry them in his bosom.

William Fletcher Thomley
September 11, 1884 - September 24, 1975
Gone but not forgotten

Family Plot

Roof Thomley
September 16, 1902 - February 8, 1931
To forget is vain endeavor loves remembrance lasts forever

Double Stone:

Thomley

Joseph E. Clemmie C.

1879-1960 1883-1957

John Martin Box
December 29, 1931 - April 12, 1957
Alabama PFC Artillery

Fannie D. Box (daughter of Joseph E. & Clemmie C. Thomley name is Frances)
September 3, 1899 - February 1, 1985

End of Family Plot

Sarah E. Williams wife of Thomas Thomley
September 9, 1853 - October 23, 1927
A tender mother & faithful friend

Thomas Thomley
March 16, 1854 - November 11, 1924
An honest man is the noblest work of God

James Thomley son of Thomas & S. E. Thomley
Born March 2, 1885 - Died December 15, 1903

Web page by: Betty James Smith 29 May 1999