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Dry Springs Cemetery

The Dry Springs Cemetery was founded in 1876 and is located next to the Dry Springs Holiness Church in Northwest Escambia County near Pineville at 4521 South Pineville Rd. The property was donated for the church and the cemetery by La Floresta Perdido Land Company. This is now a wildlife management area.

Directions: Drive north on US Hwy 29 to Molino, turn left on Hwy 97 to Walnut Hill, turn left on Rd 99A (Arthur Brown Rd) to the end at Pineville, then left on Pineville Rd. The cemetery is located on the right several miles from the intersection of Pineville Rd. and Arthur Brown Rd. The cemetery has perpetual care.

I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Roy Foster for their help in obtaining the information on the cemetery. Contact Mr. Roy Foster at (850) 327-4328 for more information.

The Dry Springs Cemetery was surveyed by members of the West Florida Genealogical Society (WFGS) in the 1980’s and published in Gravestone Registry, Escambia County, Fla. It was transcribed from that publication and contributed to the Escambia County USGenWeb in April 2003 by Don and Bernadette Godwin with permission of the WFGS Board of Directors.

Please send corrections or additions to Evan Strohl, Chairman, WFGS Cemetery Committee, or the Webmaster. All sources will be credited.


NAME BIRTH DEATH INSCRIPTION ABRAM, Arthur Mar 24 1915 Jun 8 1985 Married Sep 22 1934 ABRAMS, Clinie S Mar 3 1915 Jan 8 1995 Wife of Arthur Abrams AINSWORTH, Barbara A Aug 24 1943 Married Aug 7 1981 AINSWORTH, W D "Big A" Oct 11 1941 Jul 14 1993 ALLEN, John A 1845 1937 Father ALLEN, Lonnie 1909 1964 Unk ALLEN, Sarah F 1972 1954 Mother BARLOW, Ada Nov 24 1900 Oct 6 1984 Mother BARLOW, Arthur G Dec 23 1917 May 18 1996 PFC US Army WW II BARLOW, Arthur Lee May 20 1915 BARLOW, Daniel Mar 8 1898 Apr 4 1975 BARLOW, David Sep 1 1900 Dec 16 1962 BARLOW, Elizabeth 1882 1953 BARLOW, Eugene V May 16 1938 Mar 2 1998 BARLOW, Eula Seals Nov 18 1920 Jul 5 2001 BARLOW, Gladys Ola Jun 6 1925 Mar 12 1975 BARLOW, Jack U Jun 21 1908 Mar 26 1988 BARLOW, James A "Bill" Aug 11 1920 Aug 18 1979 BARLOW, Judy 1954 1956 BARLOW, Little Keneth Mar 11 1935 Apr 9 1935 Son of Lydia Barlow BARLOW, Lydia F Dec 31 1912 Mar 12 1990 BARLOW, Mary Lou Mar 27 1910 June 16 1941 BARLOW, Rufus Oct 4 1878 Jan 31 1949 Father and Friend BLAIR, Elizbeth D Dec 31 1972 Dec 31 1972 BOYINGTON, Bertha Jul 8 1898 Mar 16 1949 BOYINGTON, Hebert C Aug 2 1891 Jul 31 1960 Pvt Co B 306 Engineers WW I BURGETT, Joseph D "Joey" Feb 4 1969 Mar 27 1971 BURGETT, Victoria Alviet May 24 1970 CARNLEY, Lena Mack 1996 CLARK, Annie Sep 3 1885 Jan 4 1942 Mother CLARK, Eunice Scales Feb 23 1922 Wife of James T Clark. m.6/19/1943 CLARK, J C May 3 1864 June 7 1956 Father CLARK, James Tyrell Nov 29 1916 Jul 24 1985 CLARK, William Mar 20 1920 COLEMAN, Annie Christine Aug 24 1881 Feb 2 1973 COLEMAN, Gerald Sullivan Dec 12 1915 Feb 10 1916 Son of H T & Annie Coleman COLEMAN, Henry Thomas Jun 10 1886 Jan 19 1965 COLEMAN, Infant Our Baby" COLEMAN, Infant COLEMAN, Infant COLEMAN,S E Mar 18 1854 Jul 23 1930 F/S S.E.C. COLEMAN,T M Jul 13 1847 Sep 18 1918 F/S T.M.C. CREAMER, Gillian CREAMER, Gillian CREASY, Merle S Oct 20 1925 Jun 18 1974 A2C US Air Force CREASY, Rose Marie Spence Jun 4 1927 Jun 19 1990 CREWS, Rosie L HoingsworthJan 26 1918 CUNNINGHAM, Helen Oct 16 1926 Aug 18 1928 CUNNINGHAM, Robertia Dec 21 1890 Sep 8 1928 CUNNINGHAM,Charlie Feb 21 1887 DAGEN 1870 1931 DAGEN, Gladys L May 16 1944 Aug 17 1948 DAGEN, William (Bill) Mar 21 1907 May 11 1970 Daddy" DEMPSEY, Joe "Jody" Dec 2 1947 Apr 14 1999 DEWBERRY, Dorothy L Oct 8 1931 Dec 7 1931 DEWBERRY, Oliver M Feb 20 1937 Mar 20 1991 EDDINS, Mary M Jul 17 1914 Feb 3 1986 EDDINS, Sherlene Mar 7 1956 Mar 27 1956 ENGLISH, Evelyn Jan 12 1921 Nov 9 1991 ENGLISH, William Mar 11 1963 Nov 20 2000 FAIRCLOTH, B G Aug 14 1907 Nov 26 1961 FAIRCLOTH, Clarnce 1965 1951 FAIRCLOTH, Ella Y 1880 1951 A devoted wife and Mother" FAIRCLOTH, Willie S May 20 1905 May 9 1975 FIELDS, Blanche July 29 1892 Sep 17 1968 FIELDS, William E Feb 15 1886 Mar 22 1968 FLOWERS, Annie Oct 9 1878 Aug 31 1959 FLOWERS, Ardillar Feb 11 1873 Feb 7 1962 FLOWERS, Herman E Jan 18 1908 May 17 1955 FLOWERS, Lawerence B May 25 1901 Oct 12 1912 FLOWERS, Lucy Fawcett FLOWERS, Luke FLOWERS, Orvil Mar 31 1861 Mar 13 1933 FLOWERS, Sterling Feb 15 1877 Dec 1 1957 FLOWERS, Urel A Dec 7 1910 Jan 17 1979 FOSTER, Baby Oct 16 1960 FOSTER, Bessie Lee Feb 6 1908 Dec 17 1919 FOSTER, James Allen Feb 22 1885 May 21 1937 Father FOSTER, James Allen Aug 10 1916 Nov 3 1947 FOSTER, Jewel Ethel Jun 7 1924 Aug 29 1932 FOSTER, Lillie Mae Nov 25 1913 Jul 10 1945 Beloved wife of H E Foster FOSTER, Lonnie Lee Jan 23 1914 Sep 10 1981 FOSTER, Luvada Nov 14 1890 May 28 1965 Mother FOSTER, Mildred C Jan 29 1938 May 4 1985 FOSTER, Minnie Lee May 18 1924 FOSTER, Ollie May 10 1867 Apr 24 1927 FOSTER, Ricky Leon Jul 24 1967 Jul 24 1967 FOSTER, Thomas Jan 7 1844 Dec 31 1948 FOSTER, Trudie Lee Mar 15 1911 Feb 27 1972 FOSTER, William Glenn Jan 3 1910 Jan 3 1910 FREEMAN FREEMAN, Elaine Sep 21 1920 FREEMAN, G A Sep 15 1966 Nov 19 1974 Daddy - Bird Dogs on H/S FREEMAN, Helen G 1918 FREEMAN, Mosco M 1919 1985 FREEMAN, Rennie 1889 1971 FREEMAN,Jack FREEMAN. Jessie 1887 1970 GARRETT, Ida B Jul 30 1905 Feb 15 1966 GARRETT, Walter M Apr 5 1890 Mar 6 1983 GIBSON, Bernice G Feb 14 1928 GIBSON, John H Feb 7 1927 Feb 20 1953 GIBSON, Lula Belle* Dec 26 1872 Dec 10 1916 *sis/of Occie & Dovie Phillips; d. Walnut Hill, FL married to Jim King; all information added Jul 09 by Martha McCollough, [email protected] GIPSON, Bessie GIPSON, J P May 15 1905 Aug 29 1947 GIPSON, Robert I 1850 1917 GIPSON, Robert L "Pejo" Nov 3 1930 Aug 29 1973 Father GIPSON, Wiley GLASS, Allie Mae Oct 30 1909 GLASS, Elizabeth Adult Slab GLASS, Francis 1855 1949 GLASS, Hattie Ida Oct 20 1893 Oct 22 1984 Mother GLASS, John Feb 2 1865 Apr 6 1942 F/S J.G. GLASS, John Ervin Mar 22 1916 Apr 16 1958 GLASS, Pleasant Harrison Apr 3 1896 Mar 8 1976 GLASS, Tom Feb 6 1896 Oct 15 1966 GOOCH, Roy Clay 1912 1982 MOMM3 US Navy WW II GOODALE, Anna M Dec 13 1922 May 2 1998 GOODALE, George D Feb 28 1915 May 3 1978 Father GOODALE, HORTON, Ethel Aug 28 1922 Oct 9 1981 GOODALE, Martha J Jul 17 1887 Nov 26 1930 Cedar bush at head GOODALE, Robert M Aug 2 1947 Conc H/S No 145 GOODALE, Thomas May 28 1890 Aug 30 1964 GOODALE, Thomas E Mar 21 1911 Jul 28 1987 GOODALE, Union Cleavland Jan 14 1927` May 31 1967 Grave, Foot Stone only HADLEY, Carrie Oct 10 1885 Feb 26 1971 HADLEY, Luvern Jan 1 1929 Mar 12 1930 HALL, Archie Brick Border HALL, Archie J 1915 1965 HALL, Christine Jul 30 1981 HALL, Edison Lee Aug 5 1918 Nov 29 1996 PFC US Army WW II HASTINGS, Charley R Nov 15 1868 Oct 30 1935 HASTINGS, Child Unreadable Head Stone HASTINGS, Cynthia Darlene Nov 29 1966 HASTINGS, Emma F Dec 12 1881 Apr 13 1956 HASTINGS, Infant Oct 4 1947 Oct 4 1947 Infant Dau of MR & Mrs W T Hastings HASTINGS, J H Dec 9 1854 Jan 7 1951 A good father at rest" HASTINGS, John 1829 1916 HASTINGS, Mabel Oct 10 1903 Jul 26 1982 HASTINGS, Morris James Apr 15 1909 Mar 4 1972 Father - With photo HASTINGS, Morris James Jr Jul 20 1942 Jun 20 1970 Son - With photo HASTINGS, William T Feb 18 1919 Aug 30 1947 HEINZE, Debborah R Oct 18 1947 Jan 25 1984 HEINZE, Gerald W Sep 14 1941 Married Nov 18 1967 HOLDINESS, Celia J Dec 25 1891 Jan 2 1894 HOLDINESS, Ed Nov 2 1878 Mar 1 1953/8 HOWELL, Lawrence "Larry" Apr 16 1934 Mar 20 2002 HUBBARD, Agusta HUBBIRD, Charlie M Oct 23 1889 Feb 2 1974 HUBBIRD, Earl A Dec 23 1898 Sep 25 1960 Pvt 1751 WW II JACOBS, Lecy L Nov 21 1912 Jun 4 1965 JACOBS, Sherrel Nov 1 1913 JARMAN, Alma Apr 14 1908 Sep 10 1981 F/S "Alma" JARMAN, Alvin Sep 23 1916 Mar 27 1983 F/S "Alvin" JARMAN, Edward Oct 11 1917 Feb 23 1997 PVT US Army WW II JARMAN, Erma May 16 1923 JARMAN, Harvey F Oct 1 1920 Apr 16 1972 JARMAN, Linda Jul 22 1953 JARMAN, Luther Jul 16 1923 Oct 31 1982 JARMAN, Marie Jul 25 1942 Conc H/S JERNIGAN, Arthur A Mar 24 1915 Jun 8 1985 JERNIGAN, Infant Apr 4 1918 Infant son of Mr & Mrs W G Jernigan JERNIGAN,Infant Apr 4 1918 Apr 4 1918 Infant son of Mr & Mrs W J Jernigan JOHNSON, Ethel P Mother JOHNSON, Rodick D 1939 1974 Father JOINER, Albert Melvin Nov 21 1916 Oct 21 1987 JOINER, Infant Dec 25 1939 Infant Daughter of Albert M Joiner JOINER, Andrew Leon Feb 3 1945 Oct 15 2001 Deer on headstone JOINER, Arthur Abram Mar 24 1915 Jun 8 1985 JOINER, Baby Sep 2 1948 Sep 2 1948 JOINER, Clinie S Mar 3 1915 Jan 8 1995 Wife of Arthur Joiner. m 9/22/1934 JOINER, David Henry May 22 1943 Feb 15 1964 Gun, Rod and Reel on H/S JOINER, Dewey R 1935 1954 JOINER, Ed 1954 1954 JOINER, Ellen 1889 May 29 1964 Dearest Mother JOINER,Euel B 1920 Mar 7 2003 JOINER, Grady L 1928 1964 JOINER, Henry Ander Mar 3 1882 Oct 6 1943 JOINER, Infant Infant son of Mr & Mrs Henry Jpiner JOINER, Infant Infant son of Mr & Mrs Henry Joiner JOINER, Infant Infant son of Mr & Mrs Henry Joiner JOINER, Infant Dec 25 1939 Infantr son of Mr & Mrs Albert M Joiner JOINER, J W Rev May 5 1852 Feb 27 1931 JOINER, Jackie 1940 Some date numbers missing JOINER, James A May 8 1887 Nov 19 1960 Solomon 5:16 JOINER, Johnie E Nov 6 1891 Jun 25 1964 JOINER, Minnie Forster Oct 6 1922 Oct 2 1987 JOINER, Oscar Allen Feb 22 1917 Mar 7 2002 JOINER, Rachel JOINER Apr 2 1895 Jun 17 1958 Proverbs 31:10-31 JOINER, Sarah May 7 1853 Mar 1 1927 JOINER, Susie Jan 20 1905 Jul 18 1948 JORDAN Child Aug 5 1976 Dau of Thomas & Betty Jordan KENNEDY, Glennie KENNEDY, Oscar KENNEDY, Wallace KIMMONS, Edward Cecil May 11 1931 Nov 27 1999 SFC US Army KIRBY, James A 1925 1984 PFC US Army WWII KIRBY, Mary Francis Apr 25 1951 Jul 4 1952 LEVINS, Lisie Mrs Nov 14 1846 May 23 1913 Aged 64 by her Daughter LOCKE, Albert Jul 29 1907 Jun 23 1937 On Slab - Albert Lock LOCKE, Effie Nov 3 1875 Nov 18 1937 On Slab - Effie Lock LOCKE, George Aug 10 1868 Oct 30 1925 On Slab - George Lock LOCKE, Jim Son of Mr & Mrs George Locke LOCKE, Leather Dau of Mr & Mrs George Locke MACKS, Robert W Dec 3 1914 Dec 4 1960 US Army WW II McCLELLAN, Minnie Sep 10 1922 Jul 25 1943 Photo on H/S McCULLOUGH, John W Mar 24 1938 Dec 16 1969 Deer head and gun on headstone McCULLOUGH, Linda Sue Jul 19 1922 Apr 22 1974 McCURDY, Ethel L Feb 20 1889 Jan 13 1992 McCURDY, Jesse E Jul 3 1884 Sep 18 1949 Our Father McCURDY, Thomas Everett May 23 1931 Jun 9 1938 NELLUMS, Ernest Jul 24 1901 Mar 30 1964 Brick Border NELLUMS, Jeff Jan 12 1895 Feb 2 1956 Grave No 249 NELLUMS, Mattie R Hall Mar 6 1896 Dec 26 1972 Mother ODOM, Eilzabeth J Jan 19 1893 Jan 29 1985 PARKER, Benie Arnette Mar 16 1900 Sep 16 1919 PARKER, Charlie 1876 1939 PARKER, Elisha Apr 17 1911 Feb 6 1937 PARKER, Elizabeth 1879 1941 Wife of Charlie PARKER, G G Feb 10 1834 Jan 27 1918 USA Com D 1861 - 1865 PARKER, Ida L Sep 1 1900 Aug 22 1970 Dau of Charlie Parker PARKER, John David 1887 1923 PARKER, Josephine Jan 27 1852 Age 64 By Her Daughter PARKER, Mossie S 1891 1921 PARKER, Pleasant R Oct 16 1893 Jan 12 1987 PARKER, Ronald E Feb 26 1957 Grave outlined in bricks, pebbles & shells PERRY, Aubrey C Jan 19 1914 Dec 28 1974 PERRY, Edward A Dec 8 1947 PERRY, Gladys B May 3 1915 Sep 28 1977 PHILLIPS, Donald Jr Nov 20 1938 Nov 1944 PHILLIPS, Dovie B Nov 6 1903 Feb 7 1984 PHILLIPS, Gracie Williams Dec 28 1914 Aug 27 1997 PHILLIPS, Jo Ann Jul 24 1933 May 22 1989 PHILLIPS, Lillie M Mar 27 1904 Jun 28 1971 PHILLIPS, O C Jun 13 1898 Oct 24 1988 PHILLIPS, Sadie L Jul 8 1899 May 16 1971 PHILLIPS, W V Dec 29 1926 Nov 23 1945 PRELEY, Alford Nov 23 1931 May 31 1947 Uncle George Capers made this" PRESLEY, Glennie Nay 15 1951 Jul 24 1947 Daughter PRESLEY, I E Jun 3 1898 Jan 9 1973 PRESLEY, Vera S Feb 25 1898 Mar 30 1967 PRINGLE, Addie B Jan 31 1901 Dec 9 1980 PRINGLE, Infant Aug 28 1920 Infant of T H & Addie Pringle PRINGLE, Robert A Jan 23 1937 May 7 1959 PRINGLE, Thomas H Mar 1 1900 Dec 19 1942 RHOADES, Dawsey A Jan 5 1888 Jan 29 1973 Our Father RHOADES, Elberta Oct 31 1911 Mar 30 1930 RHOADES, Jesse Dec 24 1909 Mar 9 1928 RHOADES, Mary Etta Jun 28 1893 Jan 19 1969 Our Mother RHODES, Millard 1917 1977 RHODES, Vermell 1922 1979 RICHARDSON, Hailey Marie Sep 10 1994 ROBERTS, Susie M Jul 17 1908 Feb 17 1982 ROBERTS, William J Aug 12 1905 June 6 1981 ROLAND, James Elvin Jun 14 1942 Nov 4 1942 SEALES, Laura Sena Mar 9 1884 Nov 5 1954 Dau of Sarah & John Joiner Small H/S Unreadable SMITH, Max May 22 1938 Little Angel SMITH, Randy T May 24 1956 Dec 17 1977 SPENCE, Dora Elizabeth GriJan 29 1886 Sep 20 1971 SPENCE, E T Rev Sep 5 1905 SPENCE, Issac Ashley Apr 11 1853 Jan 5 1928 SPENCE, Jart 1810 1930 SPENCE, Jart Mrs SPENCE, Lillie I Sep 26 1903 Apr 20 1971 SPENCE, Ranson C May 24 1912 Mar 23 1996 STARKIE, Calvin C Jan 11 1926 May 22 1974 MM2 US Navy STARKIE, Catherine Aug 24 1921 STARKIE, Curtis O Mar 15 1942 Oct 19 1971 Pvt US Army - Vietnam STARKIE, Earline P Apr 18 1932 STARKIE, Emma Dec 14 1905 Nov 8 1984 Mother STARKIE, George A Sep 24 1931 May 12 1985 Father STEWARD, A R Dec 23 1892 Apr 22 1933 STEWARD, Bernice Aug 15 1917 Oct 11 1938 STEWARD, Infant Feb 23 1927 Infant dau of Martin & Lois Steward STEWARD, J I Jun 19 1901 Mar 20 1902 STEWARD, Lillian M Jun 13 1894 Nov 10 1940 STEWART, Allen Oct 28 1956 Infant Slab STEWART, Alma Lois Feb 22 1909 STEWART, Amiela Apr 6 1919 STEWART, Anthony Mar 17 1960 Infant Slab STEWART, Curtis 1928 1938 STEWART, Edward Jun 1 1926 STEWART, Ella Feb 10 1903 MAR 8 1928 STEWART, Gwendolyn Jan 12 1958 Infant Slab STEWART, James Feb 15 1869 Oct 13 1935 STEWART, Joseph May 15 1961 Infant Slab STEWART, Martin Edward Feb 28 1903 Dec 4 1978 STEWART, Mary Oct 10 1870 Aug 10 1956 STEWART, Robert Oct 1930 STRENGHT, Alice TARNOK, Lucille H May 22 1902 Nov 15 1992 TARNOK, Walter S Jul 15 1912 THOMLEY, Annie Elizabeth 1858 1917 WEEKLEY, Floyd A Apr 24 1903 Jul 28 1981 WILLIAMS, Ammie 1893 May 4 1958 WILLIAMS, B P Apr 18 1855 Jan 28 1954 F/S B.P.W. WILLIAMS, Catherine Jan 1 1878 Oct 12 1950 WILLIAMS, Christian C 1898 1965 WILLIAMS, Cordia V Feb 9 1898 May 6 1969 WILLIAMS, Daniel Jul 8 1855 Oct 31 1902 F/S D. W WILLIAMS, Henry D 1896 1977 WILLIAMS, Henry E Sep 22 1891 Feb 9 1961 WILLIAMS, Ida 1874 1943 F/S I.W. WILLIAMS, Jane Miss Nov 11 1847 Jul3 1922 F/S J.W. WILLIAMS, Jennie May 26 1923 Nov 13 1993 WILLIAMS, Leon Dec 25 1926 Jun 3 1979 WILLIAMS, P M Aug 26 1826 Apr 3 1910 F/S P.H.W WILLIAMS, R J 1860 1932 F/S R.J.W. WILLIAMS, Ruby May 27 1928 Mar 2 1991 WILLIAMS, Susan J Apr 8 1856 Jul 2 1927 Wife of B P Williams WILSON, Charles Pritt Jun 20 1897 Jun 20 1897 Son of O A & Susan Wilson WILSON, Georgia 1962 1937 Mother WILSON, Gracy Laure Feb 15 1892 Feb 15 1892 Dau of O A & Susan Wilson WILSON, H H Dec 25 1830 Jan 31 1908 Age 77 years 1 mo 6 days WILSON, Mary E Jan 11 1837 Aug 5 1897 Age 60 years 6 mo 25 days

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