Fines Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery
FINES CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY
Survey August 2001 by Rebecca Howell
From I-40 in Haywood County, take exit 15 (Fines Creek Exit). Take Fines
Creek Road east for 2 miles. The small white church is on
the right. The cemetery is on the left on top a hill with a spectacular view of the church and the surrounding community.
This cemetery is beautifully maintained and is still in use.
Triple Headstone
& Infant Marker
Rathbone
H. Dewey Rathbone
June 26, 1899
May 27, 1983
Lorania H. Rathbone
December 19, 1907
March 19, 1957
Josephine Rathbone
September 16, 1926
May 22, 1927
Double Headstone
Rathbone
James Melvin Rathbone
1873 - 1938
Fannie McElrath Rathbone
1876 - 1959
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Oscar Rathbone
February 14, 1882
January 6, 1944
Florence Price Rathbone
December 17, 1890
March 29, 1978
David L. Russell
son of
Henry and Archie Russell
April 20, 1883
April 16, 1910
Alvina M. Rathbone
1914 - 1973
Archie Russell
wife of
Henry Russell
April 10, 1863
May 11, 1909
Broken Marker
Nancy M. Brown
August 28, 18??
December 27, 1899
John Brown
???? 26, 1813
February 7, 1859
Double Headstone
Green
Carl W. Green
1903 - 1974
Georgia L. Green
1912 - 1998
married July 29, 1929
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Tommy V. Rathbone
April 6, 1932
November 30, 1988
Flora I. Rathbone
January 13, 1933
no death date
Rixie Clark Beasley
March 12, 1878
December 11, 1920
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Raymond Rathbone
November 17, 1906
March 19, 1984
Archie M. Russell Rathbone
June 17, 1910
no death date
Infant Marker
Weaver H. Rathbone
son of
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Rathbone
December 20, 1930
December 23, 1930
Infant Marker
Helen M. Rathbone
daughter of
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Rathbone
January 2, 1930
January 5, 1930
Infant Marker
???? Williamson
October 13, 1898
March 3, 1899
Virgie Rathbone Clark
August 3, 1904
September 24, 1975
Martha J. Rathbone
April 11, 1870
April 3, 1963
Charles O. Williamson
unreadable
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Gaither Rathbone
March 4, 1925
October 15, 1994
Edna Mae Rathbone
July 27, 1931
no death date
John Rathbone
May 21, 1928
August 20, 1992
Sharon Michelle Rathbone
June 14, 1970
April 25, 1996
Double Headstone
Lowe
Bill Lowe
June 11, 1918
July 29, 1997
Mary Lou Lowe
January 18, 1920
no death date
Harriett Clark Suttles
March 14, 1872
August 6, 1956
Silas Avery Clark
March 13, 1870
June 2, 1954
Altha Clark Rathbone
April 20, 1908
August 15, 1989
David Grover Rathbone
September 21, 1906
January 14, 1978
Military Marker
David S. Rathbone
CPL US Army
April 21, 1934
June 15, 1990
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Issac P. Rathbone
September 28, 1881
November 22, 1955
Dora Rathbone
February 18, 1875
February 25, 1931
Sarah Avaline Rathbone
September 17, 1843
January 9, 1927
Infant Marker
Dora E. McElroy
March 17, 1931
March 22, 1931
Double Headstone
Brown
Henry Lee Brown
December 12, 1869
July 12, 1947
Mary Owen Brown
May 12, 1868
July 4, 1914
Triple Headstone
Williamson
George W. Williamson
April 5, 1850
August 4, 1926
Amanda E. Williamson
November 30, 1856
April 8, 1939
John T. Williamson
February 22, 1878
September 6, 1901
Ella Myrtle Russell
wife of
Weaver Russell
February 24, 1895
March 19, 1917
Double Headstone
Russell
Charles Weaver Russell
November 11, 1886
June 1, 1980
Beulah E. Messer Russell
September 22, 1905
July 16, 1982
married Jan. 26, 1925
Laura Russell
wife of
J. S. Russell
August 28, 1858
April 29, 1938
J.S. Russell
March 2, 1857
April 25, 1924
Frances S. Williamson
wife of
Jeff Williamson
November 1, 1863
August 17, 1891
Infant Marker
Sentell Russell
January 13, 1895
February 11, 1896
Double Headstone
Clark
A.S. Clark
April 9, 1831
May 6, 1915
Jane Clark
February 15, 1836
February 11, 1910
D.T. Clark
son of
A. S. and L. J. Clark
February 8, 1873
November 23, 1897
Double Headstone
Noland
David Reeves Noland
May 22, 1894
June 6, 1966
Lucille Ferguson Noland
May 30, 1904
no death date
Infant Marker
James Hardy Noland
son of
Reeves and Lucile Noland
November 30, 1926
March 15, 1927
Infant Marker
Dorothy Noland
daughter of
Reeves and Lucile Noland
February 9, 1924
February 9, 1924
Infant Marker
Jessie McArthur Graham
May 25, 1887
Nov. 25, 1891
Willie C. Rogers
March 12, 1879
November 28, 1894
Double Headstone
Graham
Annie Laura Noland Graham
December 10, 1858
January 22, 1923
Dr. William A. Graham
March 20, 1855
November 27, 1932
Herman Zachary Duckett
July 27, 1909
November 22, 1965
Wilma Rogers Ferguson Duckett
April 17, 1911
May 4, 1941
Triple Headstone
&Infant Marker
Springs
William Arthur Springs
January 7, 1883
June 19, 1962
Thomas Eugene Springs
July 21, 1919
August 21, 1919
Effie Jarrett Springs
August 24, 1885
August 22, 1919
Nancy Jane Jarrett
1860 - 1945
Dora E. Grooms
February 9, 1918
May 14, 1934
Military Marker
Lewis J. Rathbone
US Navy
1925 - 1979
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Harrison Rathbone
1885 - 1942
Florence Rathbone
1896--no death date
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Joseph Fredrick Rathbone
November 21, 1914
June 13, 1987
Arbie Jenkins Rathbone
July 21, 1915
no death date
married Dec. 24, 1936
Military Marker
Dowell B. Rathbone
SP2 US Army
Korea
June 22, 1933
May 22, 1989
Military Marker
William B. Rathbone
BTCM US Navy
August 10, 1936
June 11, 1988
Mildred Lee Rathbone
January 1, 1937
no death date
Wilburn Grooms
March 3, 1907
December 21, 1977
Mary Hill Rathbone
February 2, 1887
May 3, 1952
C.H. Rathbone
December 10, 1873
July 18, 1931
Richard Dee Clark
January 31, 1886
November 18, 1935
James Hardy Rogers
March 12, 1879
April 17, 1952
Grace Ann Rogers Wright
August 17, 1897
September 21, 1962
Daniel Lee Wright
February 14, 1886
November 3, 1964
Double Headstone
Rhea
Thomas Wilburn Rhea
February 6, 1863
May 23, 1933
Georgia Ann Rhea
February 18, 1866
April 19, 1919
Double Headstone
Rogers
Joseph H. Rogers
June 16, 1852
June 22, 1924
Lou E. Rogers
July 28, 1857
Jan. 14, 1938
Double Headstone
Noland
David Russell Noland
February 11, 1866
June 25, 1928
Etta Angie Reeves Noland
March 1, 1871
April 13, 1936
Double Headstone
Noland
J. Hardy Noland
December 1, 1832
January 20, 1921
Sarah E. Noland
July 23, 1836
December 31, 1896
Adolphus W.G. Bennett
February 9, 1877
May 20, 1915
Ruth E. Bennett
wife of
W. G. Bennett
September 22, 1842
July 15, 1901
Double Headstone
Noland
James Madison Noland
June 21, 1872
August 4, 1912
Lela Ferguson Noland
September 14, 1876
January 22, 1971
Double Headstone
Noland
Neil D. Noland
1913 - 1988
Viola M. Noland
1908 - 1984
Robert D. Noland
son of
R. L. & A. P. Noland
June, 26, 1900
May 4, 1913
William Powell Queen
October 11, 1889
October 13, 1971
Gaither Ferguson
October 30, 1880
November 24, 1941
Dollie Jarrett Ferguson
June 29, 1884
December 20, 1952
Infant Marker
Omer J. Kirk
March 9, 1919
June 10, 1920
Maggie E. Queen
wife of
W. P. Queen
May 4, 1889
September 9, 1912
Maude Brown
August 29, 1893
May 22, 1918
Maggie M. Messer
wife of
Chas. Messer
February 5, 1886
January 8, 1906
Arthur E. Williams
November 5, 1882
September 27, 1903
J.H. Williams
September 4, 1855
June 16, 1905
Frances J. Williams
1856 - 1936
Isaac H. Fish
February 1, 1876
January 9, 1943
Aletha Lee Fish
October 13, 1907
November 5, 1940
Double Headstone
Green
John H. Green
June 28, 1855
June 20, 1923
Lavonia Green
July 24, 1855
December 5, 1935
Infant Marker
Julius Green
September 25, 190?
August 23, 1910
Infant Marker
Boone Green
son of
Waldo and Mila Green
March 5, 1933
January 21, 1936
Double Headstone
McElroy
Henry Frank McElroy
April 5, 1892
May 5, 1954
Ethel Rogers McElroy
July 6, 1892
October 1, 1967
Military Marker
Frank McElroy
F2 US Navy
World War II
1923 - 1979
John Glenn Franklin
October 13, 1961
April 10, 1972
William C. Ledford
February 2, 1959
October 19, 1992
Double Headstone
Rathbone
Robert G. Rathbone
October 11, 1866
no death date
Arbie McElroy Rathbone
Nov. 26, 1885
no death date
married 1921
Double Headstone
& Military Marker
McElroy
Billy McElroy
US Army
World War II
November 14, 1916
October 19, 1994
Faye Rathbone McElroy
March 17, 1928
no death date
Double Headstone
Green
Arther Green
December 24, 1905
July 23, 1988
Rachel L. Green
July 27, 1924
no death date
married Feb. 23, 1944
Funeral Home Marker
James Elmer Aiken, Sr.
June 22, 1946
March 6, 1999
Funeral Home Marker
Retha Stamey-Pressley
April 2, 1950
August 24, 1998
J. H. Rathbone
February 3, 1855
January 21, 1921
Double Headstone
Sutton
Robert H. Sutton
November 14, 1891
February 9, 1969
Finey Haynes Sutton
June 3, 1900
March 30, 1967
Military Marker
Robert Lewis Sutton
PFC US Army
Korea
March 26, 1934
August 13, 1985
Double Headstone
Rathbone
John Dee Rathbone
October 20, 1915
no death date
Ollie S. Rathbone
June 3, 1923
July 17, 1994
Jack Lowe
1928-1970
Billy Eugene Lowe
November 20, 1931
February 4, 1984
Double Headstone
Lowe
Robert L. Lowe
1866 - 1952
Susie Rector Lowe
1880 - 1946
Military Marker
Max C. Rector
PVT CO B
11th Infantry
Spanish-American War
August 10, 1877
February 22, 1928
Pink Lowe
1870 - 1897
Lucinda Sutton
March 10, 1882
June 18, 1928
Boss Sutton
November 14, 1858
February 10, 1920
Infant Marker
Joe Henry Sutton
son of
R. H. Sutton
September 17, 1919
October 12, 1919
Infant Marker
Betty Lou McElrath
January 25, 1914
April 11, 1914
Infant Marker
John A. McElrath
September 23, 1910
January 8, 1911
John Parham Rathbone
March 15, 1861
December 3, 1917
Broken Marker
Margaret Louellen ???
no readable dates
Broken Marker
Rathbone, ???
no readable dates
Music playing is "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" sequenced by
a talented Haywood County donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
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