Gibson Town Cemetery
Reynolds School Rd., Canton, NC
In Canton, at the junction of 19/23 and Hwy 110, turn onto Hwy 110 South. Go 0.4 mile to intersection and go straight onto Holtzclaw Street. Go 0.7 mile, turn right onto Reynolds School Rd. Go 0.1 miles on Reynolds School Rd to dead end. Cemetery is on the left up the hill from the old school.
Surveyed October 21, 2005 by Stephanie Sellers Morrow
Survey begins at top of hill in SW corner.
Military marker
William H. Body
NORTH CAROLINA
PFC US ARMY
Dec. 25, 1932-June 14, 1968
Military Marker
William G. Sharp
NORTH CAROLINA
SGT ARMY AIR FORCES
May 22, 1912-July 30, 1977 or 1972?
�Mother�
Venezela Davis Thomas
Jan. 14, 1916-Dec. 7, 1943
Davidson
(Headstone only reads �Davidson�)
Military Marker footstone
Coleman A. Davidson
NC
CPL 2 CO 156 DEPOT BRIGADE
April 23, 1895-April 6, 1958
Double stone
Davidson
Bessie S. 1886-1958
William R. 1886-1960
Mason
Davidson
Footstone reads:
Rev. William A. Davidson
Departed Oct. 26, 1965
Next row, top of hill
Allison M. Williams
Sept.1, 1942-Aug. 25, 1943
Military marker
Augusta Williams
NC
CPL 801 PIONEER INFANTRY
WORLD WAR I
Feb. 3, 1896-July 24, 1964
Birdie J. Jeter
Apr. 14, 1915-Feb. 6, 2001
Next row, top of hill
�Mother�
Lillie Coleman
Nov. 17, 1892-Aug. 26, 1943
�Father�
Simon P. Coleman
July 8, 1883-June 29, 1948
2 broken metal funeral home markers next to Simon Coleman, no names
Carrie Thomas
Apr. 6, 1909-Sept. 29, 1990
Ella T. Love
Feb. 14, 1906-Aug. 2, 1991
Down hill next to woods:
Military Marker
Henry Glover
NC
S1 US NAVY
WWII
July 7, 1911-Oct. 27, 1947
�Mother�
Hettie Conley
1888-1967
Marilyn F. Richards
1957-1991
Hart Funeral Home marker and small wooden cross, no name
Down the hill: flowers marking a child-size grave, no other marking
Next row, top of hill:
Military marker
Volney B. Sharpe
NC
PVT 1CL 39 QM EN
Nov. 24, 1908-June 1, 1946
Nora J. Sharp
Dec. 25, 1891-July 30, 1951
�Infant�
Shelia Ann Bugg
August 24, 1954
Military Marker
Jeremiah Oates
STM 2 US NAVY
Nov. 16, 1927-Mar. 16, 1990
Thomas M. Oates
Apr. 2, 1912-Jan. 15, 1994
Small wooden marker, no name
Double stone
Parrish
Samuel Isaac Parrish
Sept. 9, 1886-July 25, 1956
Beulah Mallone Parrish Dec. 25, 1892-Feb. 29, 1980
Military marker
Edward Parrish
SGT US ARMY
Dates not readable because the stone has sunk partially underground
Next row, top of hill:
Double stone
Bugg
Footstones read:
Genevieve Payne Bugg
Jan 18, 1912- Nov. 21, 1974
Kelly George Bugg
July 5, 1905-Apr. 23, 1972
Military marker
Charlie Oats
NC
PVT 157 DEPOT BRIG
Dec. 25, 1937
(no other date)
2 cinderblocks
Double stone
Oates
Carrie Sue
June 6, 1907- Sept. 26, 1970
Will
Aug. 5, 1902-Feb. 14, 1985
Double stone
Oates
Lewis E. Sr.
Mar. 8, 1933-Feb. 10, 1994
Military Footstone:
Lewis E. Oates Sr.
CPL US MARINE CORPS
KOREA
Mar. 8, 1933-Feb. 10, 1994
Virginia
Jan. 14, 1939-no date
Concrete basket hidden by large bush with broken funeral home marker, no name
Double stone
Mann
Shelbert H.
Sept. 11, 1899-May 6, 1972
Mamie L.
June 10, 1898-Mar. 12, 1971
Flowers appear to mark a grave just next to and downhill from Mann graves
Next row, top of hill:
Minnie McDowell
Apr. 25, 1885-Dec. 31, 1944
Fred D. McAfee
Jan. 20, 1891-Dec. 17, 1965
Metal funeral home marker under large oak tree, no name
Hez Thompson
July 14, 1890-Mar. 28, 1963
Double stone
Thompson
Rev. Charlie M.
Dec. 7, 1889-Aug. 24, 1967
Bell Hall
Jan. 18, 1890-June 1, 1976
Marie Thompson Friday
Sept. 16, 1917-Oct. 15, 1981
Military marker
Levester Thompson
US ARMY
WWII
No dates visible because stone is sinking
Allen & Assoc. Funeral Home marker
Death date 198?
James Aldon Thompson
Aug. 14, 1908-June 22, 1987
�Sister�
Beulah Thompson Daugherty
Feb. 10, 1912-Mar. 15, 1995
Next row top of hill:
Stella Garry
Feb. 18, 1904-Mar. 23, 1934
Military Marker
Claude Bryson
NC
PVT 1CL
313 LABOR BN
Sept. 20, 1942
No other date
Modesta Bryson
Nov. 28, 1910-Nov. 15, 1964
Military marker
Claude Bryson Jr.
1930-1980
US ARMY
Military marker
Donald Bryson
US ARMY
1934-1985
Military marker
William H. Bryson
CPL US ARMY WWII
1917-1981
Down hill next to woods and old shed:
Double stone
Grant
Willie Lee
Jan. 1, 1927-July 22, 1972
Mildred Mallonee
Aug. 9, 1927-no date
Next row top of hill:
Small white wooden cross and Crawford Ray Funeral Home marker
Pinkey Hall Lenoir
May 17, 1913-Mar. 27, 1993
Age 79
Johnny Burton Lenoir
Sept. 12, 1908-Feb. 10, 1953
�Champion Old Timer�
Next row top of hill:
Double stone
Whitmire
John Henry
July 16, 1914-July 16, 1966
Vallie Mae
Apr. 14, 1914-Mar. 7, 1976
Howard Monroe Sharp
Apr. 23, 1955-Dec. 30, 1978
Cinderblock at sunken grave, no name
Military Marker
Caeeus? Sharp
No dates visible, marker almost completely sunken
Cinderblock at grave, no name
Next row, top of hill:
Military Marker
Charlie Franklin
SOUTH CAROLINA
PVT CO D 810 PIONEER INF
May 2, 1894-Dec. 11, 1967
Military marker
Charles R. Franklin
NORTH CAROLINA
Nothing else visible because stone is sunken
Military marker
Mae Franklin-Casey
Apr. 19, 1921-May 31, 1991
Military marker
Peggy Franklin
Jan. 19, 1936-Oct. 18, 1992
Military marker
Cecil William Conley
US ARMY WORLD WAR II
No dates
Lucille Conley Shelby
Wife of
Arthur Shelby
June 25, 1927-Mar. 5, 1991
Next row top of hill:
Charlie Shepard
1901-1932
Funeral home marker and small rocks marking a grave, no name
Double stone
Howell
Thomas D.
1885-1966
Cordie B.
1896-1977
Military marker
Eugene Moses Howell
NC
PFC 4270 OM SVC CO
WWII
Dec. 9, 1921-Apr. 6, 1968
Thomas D. Howell Jr.
May 1, 1924-Oct. 20, 1989
Crawford Ray Funeral home marker
Otelia Howell Brooks Jenkins
10-20-1918�2-10-2002
Age 83
Crawford Ray Funeral Home marker
Calvin Kenneth �Ken� Hall
9-8-1952�4-8-2004
Age 51
Two orange survey flags possibly marking a grave?
One orange survey flag next to that
Next row top of hill:
Double stone
�Mother�
Hattie Gibson
July 16, 1874-Sept. 27, 1930
�Father�
Rant Gibson
June 27, 1855-Aug. 21, 1933
Double stone with Mason symbol
Bob Williams
Dec. 31, 1884-Dec. 19, 1965
�His wife�
Josephine Williams
Feb. 22, 1900-Jan. 5, 1953
James Elizabeth Gibson
July 2, 1902-Oct. 1, 1972
Far down hill next to driveway
Talena Latresa Tucker
June 22, 1978-May 29, 1981
Next row top of hill:
Military marker
Earnest Howell
NC
PFC 317 ENGINEERS
WWI
June 21, 1891-Jan. 3, 1952
Lottie Howell
Dec. 5, 1901-Mar. 12, 1942
Dolores A. Howell
Mar. 20, 1949-Mar. 7, 1950
James W. Howell
Jan. 23, 1946-June 24, 1967
Next row top of hill near fence:
Double stone
Conley
Rev. W.T.
Feb. 24, 1865-Apr. 10, 1941
Mary G.
Dec. 29, 1869-May 13, 1955
Military marker
Thomas Lee Conley
NC
PFC CO D 25 INFANTRY
WWI
Feb. 6, 1898-June 21, 1967
Two groups of flowers probably marking heads of graves
Elizabeth Ann Rooters
Dec. 15, 1937-June 15, 1965
�My beloved wife and mother of my children�
Military marker
George Simpson Jr.
US ARMY WWII
Apr.2, 1912-Apr. 24, 1981
Military marker footstone
Lloyd Daniel Tucker Jr.
US NAVY
Sept. 29, 1937-Aug. 30, 2004
�June Bug�
Dale Harrison Tucker
Oct. 21, 1948-Mar. 9, 2003
Footstone:
�PoPo�
Douglas Conley Tucker
July 12, 1927-Apr. 12, 1988
�Veteran US Navy�
Double stone
Tucker
Toy Daniel Sr.
Dec. 18, 1906-Feb. 9, 1991
Edith Conley
Mar. 19, 1910-Dec. 27, 1981
William McKinley Gentry
Aug. 25, 1897-July 30, 1978
�Champion Old Timer�
Lottie Tucker Gentry
Apr. 4, 1897-Feb. 5, 1966
Military marker
Lloyd Daniel Tucker Sr.
S2 US NAVY
WWII
1912-1989
Next row starts halfway down the hill:
Double stone
Conley
Rev. James C. Dec. 12, 1900-Aug. 21, 1973
�Champion Old Timer�
Military footstone marker:
James Calvin Conley
NC
PVT US ARMY
WWI
Nannie Bell
July 4, 1910-no date
**Wed March 27, 1926
Double stone
Conley
Tommy
May 14, 1929-Jan. 21, 1994
Nora A.
Mar. 10, 1929-no date
Double stone
Conley
Paul
June 3, 1936-Aug. 21, 2002
Mary Forney
Feb. 29, 1936-no date
Timothy Mack Bobbitt
Feb. 12, 1958-Feb. 29, 2004
�Brother�
Flat stone base, appears broken off but has Wells Funeral Home marker:
Marion Conley Bobbitt
Feb. 23, 1928-Aug. 3, 2004
Double stone
Thompson
Edward L.
June 22, 1919-no date
Lonnie Sue
Apr. 18, 1920-Feb. 11, 2004
Married Oct. 24, 1939
(Edward L. Thompson�s death date was March 26, 2005 according to obituary)
Next row starts half way down the hill:
Double stone
Gibson
Jay Z.
June 7, 1931-July 28, 1990
Military footstone
June Z. Gibson
PVT US ARMY
KOREA
1931-1990
Mary H.
Mar. 29, 1951-no date
Wells Funeral Home marker
Mary Elizabeth Gibson �Muv� Thompson
Apr. 4, 1925-Nov. 15, 2004
Rant Gibson Jr
June 27, 1906-July 30, 1978
Odell H. Gibson
Oct. 16, 1899-Dec. 10, 1976
�Champion Old Timer�
Margaret R. Gibson
Jan. 18, 1904-May 22, 1996
Odell Gibson Jr.
�Our Son�
Apr. 23, 1926-Jan. 15, 1989
Military marker
Paul Conley
BT1 US NAVY
KOREA VIETNAM
June 3, 1936-Aug. 21, 2002
Double stone
Gibson
Wade
June 27, 1904-Feb. 16, 1986
�Champion Old Timer�
Pearl G.
Dec. 27, 1909-no date
Next row top of hill near fence:
Military marker
Theodore Murry
NC
PVT CO I 25 INFANTRY
WWI
(Birth date not visible due to sunken stone)-Dec. 10, 1965
�Champion Old Timer�
Floyd William Murray
Dec. 25, 1928-Apr. 27, 1961
JoAnn M. Conley
Apr. 7, 1931-Sept. 13, 1980
Gwynne Murray Tucker Feb. 24, 1960-Mar. 16, 1991
Next row top of hill:
Military marker
John L. Kennly
NC
PFC CO D 364 INFANTRY
WWII
Mar. 2, 1920-Nov. 19, 1962
Double stone
Mills
Lelia M.
Feb. 24, 1912-Oct. 8, 1979
Gus V.
Mar. 13, 1910-Jan. 19, 1987
Broken green metal funeral home marker:
Herman Washington Holley
1913-1999
Age 85
green metal funeral home marker:
Willie Mae Holley
1911-1999
Age 87
silver metal funeral home marker, no name
Next row top of hill:
Double stone
McDowell
Lee
1884-no date
Mary W.
1884-1975
Henry L. McDowell
Sept. 13, 1914-June 4, 1984
Ray & Allen Funeral Service (Asheville) metal marker
Wayne Anthony McDowell
d. July 12, 2005
Double stone
Coleman
Margaret M.
Nov. 3, 1924-no date
Clarence F.
July 8, 1916-Feb. 26, 1991
Birdie A. Coleman
1896-1991
�Thank you Mother�
Russell E. Coleman
1934-2000
Eleanor Gladys Coleman Engle
1920-2003
damaged metal funeral home marker:
Anthony Maurice Oldham
Nov. 29, 1946-Dec. 3, 2002
Age 56
Next row top of hill at fence:
�Infant�
June Carylon Thomspon
May 6, 1942 (only date)
Lea Rudedda
Dec. 18, 1968
Rudy
Dec. 18, 1968
William Briscoe Hamilton
Aug. 8, 1915-July 12, 1963
Lorretta Sumpter Hamilton
May 8, 1914-Apr. 18, 1980
Next row top of hill:
white fence around grave with flowers and white angel, no name
Double stone
Fretwell
John Jr.
Nov. 21, 1923-Feb. 1, 1979
�Champion Old Timer�
Military footstone:
John J. Fretwell
TEC 4 US ARMY WWII
Nov. 21, 1923-Feb. 1, 1979
Elizabeth A. Dec. 21, 1925-no date
Wed Feb. 16, 1946
Double stone
Fretwell
Elvina M.
Oct. 15, 1915-May 28, 1986
Clarence H.
July 15, 1916-Mar. 23, 1989
Evangeline F. Bradshaw
Feb. 13, 1921-Oct. 23, 1989
Top of hill in SE corner near old house:
Military marker
Richard H. Lowery
NC
PFC CO C 370 INFANTRY
WWII
Mar. 29, 1918-Mar. 4, 1971
END OF SURVEY
Music playing is "Amazing Grace" sequenced by a talented
Haywood County donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
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Stephanie Sellers Morrow