HOWELL-RIMMER CEMETERY
Ona, Cabell County, West Virginia

Latitude: N38° 26.639
Longitude: W 082° 13.248
Elevation: 628
Accuracy: 19

Located off Howell's Mill road in Ona, WV. From Rt. 60 in Ona, take Howell's Mill Road and go 2.1 miles. Turn left on first road after crossing the bridge. From this road, take the second gravel driveway on the right and go up the hill. The cemetery has two fenced sections and is maintained. Some graves are located outside the fenced areas. The first fenced section is the Howell Cemetery, as shown in the above photo on the left. The second fenced section is the Rimmer Cemetery, shown in the right photo. The stones located outside the fence are Lawrence Vaughan and Elizabeth Vaughan.

Submitted by Candie Freeman & Barry Huffstutler.
Read 2 Apr 2003.

HOWELL SECTION

Note: One grave marked only with a fieldstone on left side of Clarence Colbert.
These two graves are located about 80 feet to the north of 1st fenced area

Note: Left side of same stone. D/o John H. Howell & Elizabeth Stewart Hatfield.

Note: Front side of same stone. Armstead Bottome Howell & Frances Bailey Hatfield.

Note: Right side of same stone.

Note: Archibald, s/o Charles Peyton & Judah Moman;
Susan, d/o A. B. Howell & Frances B. Hatfield.

Note: This marker located right side of Emer Steele.

RIMMER SECTION

Ellsworth middle Initial was "E"
Dates: (Born: 12-25-1897 -- Died: 01-17-1969 -- Buried: 01-19-1969)   Age: 71
Born in Milton, WV and Died in Huntington, WV  (St. Mary's Hospital)
Wife:  Ruth (Rimmer) Markin
Parents:  Charles Henry Markin & Elizabeth Jane Stanley
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Note: Also Heck Funeral Home marker stating Nancy Meadows, 1947 1988.

Nancy middle name was "Carolyn"
Burial Date: (08-13-1988)   Age: 40
Born in Barboursville, WV and Died in Huntington, WV  (Cabell-Huntington Hospital)
Husband:  Howard Ray Meadows
Parents:  Ellsworth E. Markin & Ruth Agnes Rimmer
HECK FUNERAL HOME

Note: Callie, maiden name Bowles.

Note: Also Heck Funeral Home marker stating Carl Rimmer, 1908 2001.
Carl E., s/o Fielding Rimmer & Callie Bowles;
Winona, d/o Jones Thomes Turley & Vera Agnes

Note: d. 6 Dec 1930, bur.8 Dec 1930; d/o Fielding & Callie Rimmer.

Note: Loose stone with only Romeo inscribed.

Note: Homemade marker located outside Rimmer fenced area.

Note: Also Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, WV marker stating Lawrence J Vaughan,
1918 1985. Located outside 2nd fenced area for Rimmer. At least 5 sunken
graves in same area with Lawrence & Elizabeth Vaughan.

Note: This is a metal  funeral home marker from Koontz. Located rt. side of Lawrence Vaughan.
Born: 27 Jun 1920 - Died: 17 Sep 2006

Note: There are 9 graves marked only with fieldstones. Also 7 or more sunken graves with no markers.
Others buried here include:

1. Gilpin, Amanda, 7 Feb 1861 - 30 Jul 1941, d/o Robert & Catherine Taylor -Heck Funeral Home.
2. Gilpin, Charles Ambers, 30 Jun 1895 - 13 Jun 1965, bur 15 Jun 1965, s/o Jeff & Amanda Gilpin. -Heck Funeral Home.
3. Gilpin, Jeff Davis, 3 Jul 1860 - 30 Apr 1943, bur.2 May 1943 -Heck Funeral Home. (s/o Uriah Gilpin & Malinda Barnes)
4. Slaves (outside fence) -Cabell County Cemeteries by Carrie Eldridge; Note: Probably outside of Howell fenced section.
4. Switzer (between fences) -Cabell County Cemeteries by Carrie Eldridge
5. Vaughn, husband of Elizabeth -Cabell County Cemeteries by Carrie Eldridge

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Revised: February 22,  2007

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