Midway Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

                                                                                 







Midway Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions Floyd  Co  GA

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Take  the Adairsville exit off I-75. Exit  toward Adairsville on Hwy  140. Go across Hwy. 41 at a traffic light. Drive quite  a few miles.  You will come to the intersection of Hwy 140 and Hwy 53. Go  straight  across the four lane Hwy 53 at the traffic light. Go approximately  eight miles. This road dead ends on Hwy 27. Turn left, you will  go less that *  mile. The white church is on the right side of  the road. The sign now reads Rome  Midway Primitive Baptist Church.  The cemetery is on the hillside behind the  church.

Information  within ( ) is added by Netha Dunlap from family history or to indicate a shared tombstone.          

The following surnames are recorded here:
ABLES, ALDRIDGE, BENNETT,  BOATFIELD, BRAMBLETT,  BROOM, CALDWELL, CAMP, CARTER, CLARK, CONWAY,  COOK, CREAMER, CRUMLEY, DAVIS, DEWBERRY, DURHAM, ELLIS, FIELDING, FLOYD, GATTY, GREENLEAF, HARBOUR, HEADRICK, HEGWOOD, HOLBERT, HORD, JACOBS, JAMES, JOHNSON, MCDONALD, MOSES, NEW, NICHOLSON, PADGETT, PATTERSON, PLEDGER, REDMOND, REYNOLDS, ROGERS, SEARCY, SHAW, SMITH,  THOMAS, THORNTON, THURSTON, WALLS, WIGINGTON, WEEMS, WILLIS, WILSON,  WIMPEE,  WINSLETT, YARBROUGH, YOUNGBLOOD.

 

Row 1
Open spaces


WILLIS,  Donald     1911   1971

"Gone but not  forgotten"


WILLIS, Emma  D.     1913   1987

WIMPEE, William G.    28 April,  1868 24  Oct., 1942

Their headstone reads "A faithful  father  and a tender mother"


WIMPEE, Addie Floyd    28 Aug,  1874  23  March, 1967

WIMPEE, Clyde G.     7 March,  1901 29  May, 1986

Their headstone gives marriage date  as 21  March, 1967


WIMPEE, Zeo H     3 June, 1910    13 July,  1991


Spaces


FLOYD, Minnie Alice    6 Jan.,  1884  11  Aug., 1977

Headstone reads "Sister"

REDMOND, Edith Annette    31 May,  1916  4  June, 1921

REDMOND, Clyde Floyd    18 May,  1920  21  Aug., 1921

Headstone reads "Budded on Earth to  bloom  in heaven"


FLOYD, Roy P.     30 Nov., 1898  11  Sept., 1976

(Husband of Clara)


FLOYD, Clara M.     1 March,  1904 29  June, 1996

HARBOUR, Winton Tillman   22 Aug.,  1898  11 April, 1934

Headstone reads  "Father"


HARBOUR, Bertice     31 Aug.,  1898  9  July, 1943

Headstone reads  "Mother"


HARBOUR, Lois     1 Feb.,  1934  nd

CONWAY, Winston E.    21 Oct.,  1916  19  Nov., 1978

Their headstone reads "The kiss of  the  sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, one is nearer  God*s heart in a  garden than any where else on Earth"


CONWAY, Wynette     11 April,  1952 7  April, 1970

YARBROUGH, Irene    22 Jan., 1917  17  May, 1984

This grave and the 2 above are enclosed  together.


CAMP, Kimberly Mae    31 Dec.,  1965  11  Sept. 1984

"In loving memory"

Space


FLOYD, Raymond G.    6 May, 1916  25  Nov., 1999

"US Army World War  II"


(FLOYD), Donna Sue    Nov. 1,  1939  No  date

md. "May 7, 1994"

Row 2

Spaces


REYNOLDS, Addison F.    4 April,  1866  19  Feb., 1941

 

JOHNSON, Ernest Louis    23 Nov.,  1912 13  May, 1991

Plaque reads "US Army WW II
Purple Heart"


JOHNSON, Ethel Viola Peters   8  July,  1884  18 Sept., 1922

"Wife of Clay P.  Johnson"


SMITH, Alice Salmon    7 Sept.,  1865  12  Feb., 1933


Space


WIMPEE. Howard N.    17 Jan.,  1899  20  Nov., 1922

Headstone reads "Gone but not  forgotten"

Space


BRAMLETT, Mary F. Caldwell   11  April,1880  12 Nov., 1923

"Mother" (Daughter of John Hampton  Caldwell)


FLOYD, Eli P.     22 Nov., 1845  27  Dec.,  1922

T heir headstone reads " Far from  the  world of toil and strife, they are present with the Lord"


FLOYD, Mollie A     3 Nov., 1858  9  Oct.,  1913

FLOYD, Walter P     5 July, 1877  7  Aug.,  1924

FLOYD, Ada Davis     28 July,  1877  15  July, 1960

Headstone reads  "Mother"


FLOYD, Gene Barton    17 March,  1903 24  April, 1948

BENNETT, Chris Floyd    5 June,  1959  14  June, 1959

FLOYD, Alva Mae Hicks    15 Nov.,  1922  21 Nov., 1950

Inscription reads "In loving memory"  "Wife of Raymond G. Floyd"


FLOYD, Infant      24 April,  1943   nd

son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G  Floyd
Headstone reads "Gone to be an  angel"


FLOYD, Helen     16 April, 1928 25  April,  1928

Headstone reads "Gone to be an  angel"


FLOYD, Artie L     12 July, 1881  5  Nov.,  1955

Headstone reads "A faithful father  and  tender mother"

FLOYD, Minnie L    25 March, 1890  30  Sept., 1934

FLOYD, Catherine Lavenia   29 June,  1922   26 Feb., 1995

Inscription reads  "Sister"


FLOYD, Anthony L.     13 July,  1963    1  Oct., 1990

FLOYD, Harold L.     21 April,  1939  25  April, 1987

Inscription reads "Husband" "Dad"  "Gone  but not forgotten"


FLOYD, Ralph H.     17 March,  1911  nd

Inscription reads "Husband"
Their headstone reads "Gone but not  forgotten"


FLOYD, Cora L.    5 Dec., 1911   28  June,  1989

Inscription reads  "Wife"

Row 3


JOHNSON, Edwin E. Jr.    6 Nov.,  1928   26 July, 1948

"Our father"

Rock marker, no name


REYNOLDS, J. Forrest   12 Feb.,  1889   31  Jan.,1937

(Shared headstone with  Bratton)


REYNOLDS, Bratton C   7 Nov., 1889     Nov.,1969

JOHNSON, James  Milton   1856    1945

(Shared headstone with  Cornelia)


JOHNSON, Cornelia  Bradley  1857    1927


Several spaces


CALDWELL, Lula E Clemons   24 June,  1881   29 Oct., 1953

CALDWELL, J. H. (John Hampton) 27  Sept.,  1859  14 April, 1941

Their inscription reads "Father and  Mother" " And when our ? all are o*re then may we p? no more"  (Son of John David  Caldwell)


(CALDWELL)Lucinda, his wife  21  Oct.,  1860   11 Jan., 1921


Space
NEW, Infant of Virgil New
(Child of Virgil and Eula (PINSON)  NEW)


JOHNSON, Russell    28 Dec., 1915   28  Dec., 1915

(Son of George and Minnie  Johnson)


JOHNSON, Hershell    28, Dec.,  1915  7  Jan., 1916

(Son of George and Minnie  Johnson)


JOHNSON, Infant     7 Aug.,  1924   nd

Inscription reads "Infant daughter  of Mr.  and Mrs. G.M. Johnson" these 3 graves enclosed together


JOHNSON, George M   26 Dec., 1884    10  June, 1956

Inscription reads  "Father"


JOHNSON, Minnie E. (Elizabeth)  1  July,  1884   20 Oct., 1984

(Daughter of Elijah F. T.  Caldwell)

 


ALDRIDGE, Visie J.    19 June,  1863   13  Feb., 1936


Space


JOHNSON, Clyde Hubert Jr.   15  Feb.,  1926   25 Nov., 1931

Inscription reads "Darling, we miss  you"  (Son of Clyde and Pearl Johnson)


CLARK, Charles, Sr.    6 Nov.,  1907   30  Nov., 1980

"Husband"


CLARK, Martha Ables BREWER  24Dec.  1916   11 Sept., 1993

"We shall meet again"

Several spaces

Row 4


BROOM, W. M. Grady   26 Nov., 1900   10  Feb., 1968

"Married 6/10/1923"


BROOM, Janie L.    31 July, 1885     No  date

CRUMBLEY, Wiley Eugene   11 July  1936   28 Feb., 2001

"Pvt US Army, Pvt US Marine Corp,  Korea"


CRUMLEY,  Clarence   1900    1958

Old footstone "CJ  Crumbley"


CRUMLEY, Nellie  E.   1913    1993

(wife of C J  Crumbley)


CRUMBLEY, Martha Ann   21Oct.,  1941   20  Feb., 1942

CRUMBLEY, Hazel Marie   "Born and  died  1934"

DEWBERRY, Charlie E   13 April,  1875  2  Dec., 1944   

DEWBERRY, Julia A   4 Sept., 1875   7  Aug.,1960   

CAMP, China E.    5 Dec., 1897   28  April,1984  


Spaces

BROOM, Marcus E.    15 Sept, 1902   22  Aug, 1959
(Husband of Birma)

BROOM, Birma B    19 Aug., 1906     8  Sept., 1995
Enclosed with  husband*s

BROOM, Charley I.    9 Feb., 1876   1  April, 1947
(Husband of Ellen)

BROOM, Ellen    13 Oct, 1879   12  April,  1912

Space

CALDWELL, Sarah S (SCOTT)  23 July,  1848   26 Sept. 1917
( First wife of Elijah  Caldwell)

CALDWELL, E. T. (Elijah Thomas Floyd) 13  May, 1855   17 June, 1932
(ordained Elder of this  church)

CALDWELL, Clara E.   15 March,  1855  11  Dec., 1954
( Third Wife of Elijah  Caldwell)

Space

CALDWELL, Lizzie YARBROUGH 20 Nov.,  1880   18 June,1924
(Elizabeth Margaret)
"Mother" "Wife of A. F. Caldwell"  (Daughter of John David Yarbrough)
CALDWELL, Alfred Frank   9 Jan.,  1881   11 Nov., 1977
"Father" (Son of Elijah  Caldwell)

CALDWELL, (Eva) Viola JOHNSON 24  Nov.,  1899   10 Dec. 1984
(Second wife of A. Frank  Caldwell)
These 3 were buried together and share  one headstone "A faithful father and a tender mother"

Space

CALDWELL, Infant    (June 14,  1925)
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F.  Caldwell
(Alfred Freddie, son of Frank and  Viola  Caldwell)

CALDWELL, Henry    8 July,1918   3  Dec.,  1925
"Gone but not forgotten" (son of A.  F.  And Lizzie Caldwell)

 

CALDWELL, Oother    26 July, 1915   9  Sept., 1928
"Gone but not forgotten" (son of A.  F.  And Lizzie Caldwell)

CALDWELL, Gertrude H (HARRIS) (1  Feb.)1908   (3 Feb.)1967
(wife of A.P.  Caldwell)

CALDWELL, Alfred P. (Preston)  (6  March)  1906  (April) 1983
"Married 12/24/1932"

Space

CALDWELL, Mable THORNTON  31 Oct.  1910   14 Dec., 1932
"Mother and infant son, wife of C.M.  Caldwell"

CALDWELL, Clarence M. (Mitchell) 22  Sept.,  1910   15 Sept., 1993
(son of A. F. And Lizzie  Caldwell)

CALDWELL, Thelma I. WOODS  11 March,  1906  6 June, 1950
"Mother" "wife of C.M.  Caldwell"

CARTER, Betty Caldwell   26 Dec.,  1939   nd
(Daughter of CM and Thelma Caldwell)  These four grave sites are enclosed together

Spaces

CALDWELL, Hermon Leroy  2 April,  1941   8  April, 1941
"Our darling"

Row 5

CALDWELL, Thomas A.   19 Dec.,  1926   15  Jan., 1973

CALDWELL, Loyd C.   10 Oct., 1905   19  Nov., 1985
"At rest"

CALDWELL, Berta S. (Roberta)  11  Feb.,  1909   28 May, 1969
"At rest" (wife of L.  Caldwell)

CAMP, Patrick H.    2 Dec., 1866   21  Jan., 1935

PATTERSON, Jim P.   9 Feb.,  1918   nd
"Husband"

PATTERSON, Mary A.   24 Dec.,  1916   nd

CLARK, Charles "Bo", Jr.   15 March,  1932  7 July, 1981
"How great thou art" Plaque "A2C US  Air  Force Korea"

CLARK, Alice ABLES   20 July 1912   14  April, 1987
"Wife"

ABLES, Buldger J.    14 Mar.,  1893   18  April, 1973
(Husband of Mary Lou)

ABLES, Mary Lou    17 Oct., 1889   17  Feb., 1922
"At last we*re at peace" (This one  and  the five above are enclosed together.)

HORD, W. G.     12 July, 1872   27  Feb.,  1942
Headstone reads "A Christian wife  and  husband"

HORD, Emma    4 Feb., 1874   17  May,  1948

Rock marker, no name

BROOM, Susan A. E.    17 June,  1837   28  Oct., 1912
"Our loved one"

SEARCY, J. P. (Jim)   9 Nov., 1844   28  Dec., 1917
Inscription reads  "Husband"

SEARCY, M. A. (Malissa Angeline)  6  Jan.,  1845   11 May, 1933
Inscription reads "Wife" (Daughter  of  John David Caldwell)

YARBROUGH, Bob (Robert Kintcheon) (7  Jan.)1873   (5 Feb.) 1943
(Son of John David  YARBROUGH)

YARBROUGH, Addie   (17 March) 1879  (13  Jan.)1923
(Daughter of Elijah  CALDWELL)

Space

SHAW,  Polly     1957    1957

SHAW,  Elmas    1932    1932

SHAW, Ellis  J.    1875    1947
(Husband of Hattie)

SHAW, Hattie M.    (15 Jan.)  1907   1984
(Daughter of Robert K.  YARBROUGH)

Space

YARBROUGH, Edward   14 Sept., 1909  9  Feb., 1994
Their headstone reads "In loving memory"  md.  9 Dec., 1931

YARBROUGH, Katie   2 April, 1911   29  Nov., 1983

YARBROUGH, G. Herman    25 Dec.,  1933   No date
(Son of Edward and Katie (CAGLE)  YARBROUGH)

(YARBROUGH), C. Jane   14 Feb.,  1938   July 27, 2002
"In loving memory" md. "June 16, 1957"  (This one and the 3 above are enclosed together)

Spaces

YARBROUGH,  Betty   1942    1984

 

YARBROUGH, O.  C.   1935    1940

YARBROUGH, Eunice Lee   10 Aug.,  1906   3  Dec., 1983
(Wife of Reuben)

YARBROUGH, Reuben Cooper  2 Feb.,  1914   31 Jan., 1986
Their headstone reads md. "2 Sept.  1933"

THOMAS, William H. "Dub"  22 Nov.,  1923  27  June, 1998
THOMAS, Frances C.   5 July,  1934   nd
md. "31 July, 1956"

CREAMER, Carlotte Moynell  7 Aug.,  1940   7 Nov., 1940

CREAMER, Oliver DeForest  30 Dec.,  1942
"Brother",  plaque "PFC US  Army"

CREAMER, Parthena Elizabeth  31  Jan.,  1921   2 Dec., 1997
"Tennie" (Daughter of Robert K.  YARBROUGH)

CREAMER, Oliver Thomas   28 June,  1915   14 April, 1988
"US Army World War II" on plaque (These  four Creamers are enclosed together)  

Row 6
PLEDGER, Thomas F.   19 Feb., 1908   19  Nov., 1978
Headstone gives marriage as 24 Dec.,  1927

PLEDGER, Gretha Smith   10 Dec.,  1908   27 Sept., 1983

PLEDGER, William Bunyan   4 June,  1882   26 Nov., 1965
Their headstone reads "Asleep in  Jesus"

PLEDGER, Saphronia House  29 Oct.,  1884   16 Jan., 1962

PLEDGER, W. B.    5 Oct., 1924   29  May,  1925
(These five Pledger graves are enclosed  together)

ELLIS, John  W.    1872    1946
"Gone but not  forgotten"

ELLIS,  Will         1914
"Father" ( father and daughter buried  together)

DURHAM, Frances  E.(ELLIS)      1921
"Daughter"

ROGERS, Henrietta Marlene   28  Nov.,  1933   8 Nov., 1934
"Our darling one has gone before to  greet  us on the blissful shore"

ROGERS, William  Henry   1907    1972

ROGERS, DeAlva  C.    1907    1977

 

CALDWELL, Thomas L. (Levi)  9 April,  1886   5 March 1970
Their headstone reads "At rest" (Son  of  Elijah CALDWELL)

CALDWELL, Samantha G (ISOM)  10  Dec.,  1882   3 Sept., 1961
(Old footstone for Samantha G.  Caldwell)

WIGINTON, Velma CALDWELL  8 Sept.,  1909   nd
"Our beloved mother"

ROGERS, Stella Edna   20 Oct.,  1925   29  July, 1922
"In God*s care"

CALDWELL, Mabel  Rowles   1916    1938
"Gone but not  forgotten"

Spaces

YARBROUGH, Ricky Walter  28 June,  1956   28 June, 1956
no stone, only funeral home  marker

YARBROUGH, Shirley Mae   19 Oct.,  1940   14 April, 1986
Their headstone gives md " 10 Sept.,  1955"

YARBROUGH, W. Herschel  5 Sept.,  1936   22 Oct., 1996

Spaces

JACOBS, Chastity Renee   2 Aug.  1999   2  Aug., 1999
(No headstone, R. Dudley Barton &Son  Funeral Home, Adairsville, GA)

Row 7

WILSON, George M.    9 April,  1902   21  March, 1966
(Husband of Mattie)

WILSON, Mattie L.    7 June, 1915   23  Sept., 1990

THORNTON, Wyatt  P.   1877    1936
(Husband of Mary)

THORNTON, Mary  V.   1880    1936

Space

 

FIELDING, Aaron R.    2 April,  1883   5  Nov., 1940
Large memorial headstone reads "Woodmen  of the world memorial* He is not dead but sleepeth"

FIELDING, Minnie C.   22 March,1880  7  July, 1955
Inscription reads "Wife of A. R.  FIELDING* "Rest  in peace"

WALLS, W. Elwin "Bill"   10 July,  1930   15 March, 1985
Headstone gives md "23 Dec., *49"  "Daddy"

WALLS, Mildred  E.    1931    nd
"Love endures  forever"

Space

DAVIS, Gilbert H.     6 May, 1901   10  June,1993
Wedding date  "6/24/1923"

DAVIS, Daisy B.    15 May, 1906   15  Nov., 1998

DAVIS, Betty     13 April, 1937  5  May  1938
"Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.H.  Davis"

DAVIS, Ralph    20 Dec.,  1932
"Son of Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Davis" (These  four Davis graves enclosed together)

DAVIS, Francis M.    10 May, 1873   8  Jan., 1958
"Father"

DAVIS, Laura Ella Long    11 May,  1875   14 March, 1950
"Mother"

Row 8

Spaces

McDONALD, Herman A.    28 Dec.,  1926   30  Sept., 1928

NICHOLSON, Julius A.   22 July,  1881   6  July, 1938
Their headstone reads "Gone but not  forgotten"

NICHOLSON, Minnie Lee O.  12 April,  1891  16 Sept., 1969

YOUNGBLOOD, Ralph   21 Aug., 1938   12  May, 1939

YOUNGBLOOD, R. Plennie   7 March,  1889  12 May, 1939
YOUNGBLOOD, Bunnie B.   2 Sept.,  1903   20 July, 1987

WINSLETT, C. Wayne   12 Jan.,  1946   nd
Footstone reads "C.  W."

WINSLETT, Leola Y.   21 June,  1941   nd
Footstone reads "Lolo" (This grave  and  the above four are enclosed together)

YOUNGBLOOD, Robert P.   22 Aug.,  1927   3  Oct., 1997
Inscribed "PawPaw" Plaque reads "CPL.  US  Army WW II"   

YOUNGBLOOD, Willene H   16 Aug.,  1930   nd
"Mom"

Space

DAVIS, James E.    31 Jan., 1929   No  date
"Married 3/17/1950"

DAVIS, Jessie Lee     5 June,  1927   No  date
On front of stone "Precious  memories"

DAVIS, Ronald Christopher   27  July  1972   30 July 1972
"Son of Ronald and Collette  Davis"

Row 9

THURSTON, Tommy R.   30 June, 1900   16  April, 1963
"Father" "Married 23 March, 1924 in  Albany KY"

THURSTON, Sallie A. NEAL  29 Oct.,  1903   16 May, 1980
"Mother"

Unmarked grave

HOLBERT, Wiley F.    7 Aug.,  1946

HOLBERT, Bessie Mae  J   1905    1967
"She lives on in our  memory"

HOLBERT, Claude C.   6 Oct, 1902   2  Nov., 1971
"Rest in peace"

GATTY, Kathryn V.    7 Sept.,  1926   13  Aug., 1985
"Gone but not forgotten"
GATTY, Ronnie Lee    "Born and  died 29  April, 1957"

HEADRICK, William  Henry   1923    1976
"PFC US Army World War  II"

HEADRICK, Myrtle N.   20 June,  1915   29  Aug., 1974
Footstone contains  information

Spaces

COOK, James F.     8 Sept., 1950   7  Jan., 1989
"perfect peace"

COOK, Sherry Kay    17 Jan.,  1952   nd
"Together forever" Wedding date  "2/29/1988

Row 10

BOATFIELD, Minnie Lou   8 May,  1936   16  Sept., 1994

Spaces

WEEMS, Michael Henry   3 April,  1948   3  Oct., 1994
No stone

Spaces

ROGERS, John D.    4 May, 1918   15  May,  1972
"Father" Their headstone reads " God  needed us in a better place"

ROGERS, Anna Mae    29 April,  1909  21  July, 1998
"Mother"

Spaces

JAMES, Steven W.    25 Nov., 1994   25  Nov., 1994
"Our little angel gone but not  forgotten"

GREENLEAF, Scott Xavier   21 Aug.,  1996   21 Aug., 1996
"Always and forever"

SMITH, Sabrina Nicole   21 June,  1988   27 Nov., 1988
"Our little angel, you*re with us  always  Love, mama, daddy, and sister"

 

Row 11

MOSES, Paul Kenneth   3 Feb.,  1952   nd

(MOSES),Rebecca Jane   5 March,  1955  23  Oct., 1999
"Precious Lord take my hand" md. "July  5,  1975

 

The following are listings from an older  survey  that I missed when I did the survey to put the graves in rows instead  of  alphabetized.

 

HEGWOOD, Mattie A    16 Nov., 1882   15  Aug., 1973

PADGETT, Thelma R.   7 Sept., 1903   13  April, 1979

SHAW,  Sarah     1928    1928

THURSTON, G. E.    Dec. 7, 1930   Aug.  12, 1948

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