Montpelier Methodist Churchyard

Location:
From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go east on Hancock St. and follow Highway 22 (Sparta Hwy) east for 4.1 miles. The church and cemetery are on the right at 449 Sparta Hwy.

GPS coordinates: 33 04' 47" N 83 09' 49" W
or in degrees only form: 33.07972° N X 83.16361° W
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GMD: 115
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: White
Some extra info is per Rev. Edward Boyce Nelson, Sr.

Unmarked Grave   - Baby   Wood
 
  s/o of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Wood 

 Grave 1

  Owen Wayne  Smith
Mar 26, 1880 - Apr 17, 1936
   

 Grave 2 

  Evie  Brookins Smith
May 1, 1896 - Dec 7, 1992
Mama   

 Grave 3 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 4

  Lewis Elijah  Smith
Apr 27, 1922 - Aug 21, 1996
   
Military Service: World War II
Pvt US Army

 Grave 5 

  Felton L.  Smallwood
Dec 25, 1910 - Apr 3, 1965
   
Military Service: World War II
Ga, Pvt US Army

 Grave 6 

  Evelyn M.  Jarvis
Sep 8, 1892 - Apr 3, 1957
   
Military Service: World War I
Ga, Pvt Co D 1 Development Bn

 Grave 7 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 8

  Lewis   Brookins
Oct 1, 1910 - Mar 14, 1988
Son   

 Grave 9 

  Carl Rodney  Brookins
Feb 10, 1909 - May 11, 1937
Masonic emblem.  Son   

 Grave 10 

  Fannie  Stubbs Brookins
Aug 31, 1880 - Jun 30, 1970
Mother   

 Grave 11 

  Louis Augustus  Brookins
Apr 17, 1881 - Nov 24, 1933
Masonic emblem.  Father   

 Grave 12 

  Debra Gail  Brookins
May 8, 1958 - May 9, 1958
God must have needed another angel.   

 Grave 13 

  Mancy  Madison Brantley
Jun 20, 1896 - May 30, 1982
Father   

 Grave 14 

  Katie  Butts Brantley
Jan 10, 1908 - Jul 3, 1986
Mother   

 Grave 15 

  Nicholas Edward  Smith
Mar 19, 2010 - Mar 20, 2010
All info per funeral home tag.   

 Grave 16 

  Thomas Jefferson  Hall
 
 
Only T. J. appears on gravestone.  First and middle names per editors.  
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co A Phillips Legion

 Grave 17 

Unmarked Adult Slabs    
 
Graves 18-21 are unmarked.   

 Grave 18

  Lonnie Lee  Simmons, Jr.
 
 - Feb 7, 1965
Our beloved son.   

 Grave 22 

  Marion   Veal
Oct 11, 1918 - May 3, 1996
A man of deeds   

 Grave 23 

  Callie Sue Estes Veal
Dec 10, 1911 - Feb 5, 2002
A woman of faith.   

 Grave 24 

  Helen Jane  Estes
 
 - Sep 28, 1938
   
 Grave 25

  Frances Louise  Gunnells
Feb 24, 1906 - May 28, 1987
   

 Grave 26 

  May  Dunahoo Estes
Apr 6, 1886 - Mar 5, 1959
   

 Grave 27 

  James W.  Estes
Sep 14, 1882 - Jan 3, 1946
   

 Grave 28 

  Sammy J.  Estes
Jan 25, 1935 - Aug 7, 1951
   

 Grave 29 

  Helen G.  Estes
May 18, 1916 - Aug 22, 1992
   

 Grave 30 

  Thad W.  Estes
Dec 15, 1907 - Dec 12, 1957
   

 Grave 31 

  Michael D.  Estes
May 11, 1948 - Nov 17, 1990
   

 Grave 32 

  Van Mark  Estes
Jun 23, 1950 - Jan 27, 2004
   

 Grave 33 

  Robert M.  Franks
Feb 2, 1919 - Jan 10, 1976
Father   
Military Service: World War II
Cpl Army Air Forces

 Grave 34 

  Bessie Lou Brookins Franks
Oct 11, 1920 - Feb 22, 1958
Maiden name not on stone.  Maiden name per editors. Mother 

 Grave 35 

  Lizzie  Sanders Franks
Dec 11, 1904 - Oct 31, 1972
Wife of W. B. Franks.  Grandmother. 

 Grave 36 

  William Baxter  Franks
Jul 28, 1913 - Jan 1, 1993
Granddaddy   
Military Service: 
US Army Air Corps

 Grave 37 

Unmarked Infant Graves  - Twins of Tonya  Weaver
 
  Buried at feet of grandmother, Lizzie Sanders Franks, per editors.

 Grave 38

  Carolyn Elizabeth Franks Bonner
May 19, 1947 - May 17, 1984
Beloved wife of Henry E. Bonner. "My darling Carroll"  

 Grave 39 

  Larry Baxter  Franks
May 19, 1948 - Apr 30, 2008
Beloved Daddy, Son, Brother, PawPaw. Playing cards inscribed on gravestone. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
Military Service: 
SSgt U.S. Army

 Grave 40 

  Bryan Mark  Estes
Nov 14, 1973 - Mar 31, 1997
A separate marker contains a long tribute: "He was not given the gift of speech, but he said so much … " 

 Grave 41 

  Thad W.  Estes, Jr.
Jan 12, 1935 - Dec 31, 2003
 The Lord's Prayer is on a marker between his marker and Irma Giles Estes' marker.

 Grave 42 

  Irma  Giles Estes
Aug 23, 1937 - May 6, 1983
A pink rose decoration appears on her grave marker.  The Lord's Prayer is on a marker between her marker and Thad W. Estes Jr.'s marker.

 Grave 43 

  Cecil L.  Durden
Oct 14, 1919 - Oct 17, 1991
   

 Grave 44 

  Edna  Layfield Durden
Jun 12, 1922 - Dec 24, 2002
Only middle initial appears on gravestone. Maiden name is Layfield, per editors.  

 Grave 45 