New Hope Powelton Baptist Church

Location:
From the Hancock County Court House, go 2.6 miles northeast on Hwy 22/15 to the split and then go right on Hwy 22 for another 10.4 miles to County Road 28, which forks off to the right, next to the Powelton Baptist Church. Follow County Road 28 for 0.2 miles to the New Hope Powelton Baptist Church and cemetery on your right.

GPS coordinates: 33 25' 52" N 82 51' 58" W
or in degrees only form: 33.43111° N X 82.86611° W
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GMD: 106
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black

Burials that have occurred since the cemetery survey are numbered 200 or higher and are based on obituaries.

Indexer or Contributor: Kathy Fuller and Susan Harrington

Number of persons found: 176

 Emerett    Oliver
Jul 20, 1918 - Feb 25, 2002
   
Military Service: World War II
TEC 5 U.S. Army
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 Grave 1 

 Maurice    Wright
Jan 25, 1977 - Aug 20, 1980
   

 Grave 2 

 Lucile    Wright
 1919 -  1972
   

 Grave 3 

 Callie C.   Oliver
Dec 9, 1887 - Feb 29, 1984
"Mother" "Asleep in Jesus"   

 Grave 4 

 Rachel  Battle  Roddy
 1906 -  1997
"My trust is in God"   

 Grave 5 

 William H.   Battle
 1915 -  1986
  On same headstone as Lessie L. Battle. 

 Grave 6 

 Lessie L.   Battle
 1918 -  1993
  On same headstone as William H. Battle. 

 Grave 7 

 Rachel  Battle  Heath
 1942 -  1986
   

 Grave 8 

 Curtis E.   Battle
Jun 17, 1939 - May 23, 2000
"Beloved Husband, Dad, and Granddad"   

 Grave 9 

 Samuel William   Battle
 
 - Jun 3, 2001
  Unmarked slab. All info per Watts Funeral Home tag.

 Grave 10 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Mary R.   Duggan
Nov 6, 1910 - May 26, 1992
Age 81.  All info per funeral home marker. 

 Grave 11 

 Dea. Leonard    Ruff
 1912 -  1989
   

 Grave 12 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 13

Unmarked Adult Slab     
b. Jan 11, 1907 
  Info from funeral home tag.  Rest of info is unreadable.

 Grave 14 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 15

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 16

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 17

 Levi    Sims
Sep 16, 1895 - Dec 3, 1982
   
Military Service: World War I
Pfc. U.S. Army

 Grave 18 

 Steven    McGee
Oct 15, 1900 - Aug 20, 1975
   

 Grave 19 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Mrs. Bridie  Howell  McGee
Jul 12, 1910 - Dec 19, 1996
Age 86.  All info per funeral home marker. 

 Grave 20 

 Mr. Paul M.   Ivey
Jan 13, 1954 - Feb 28, 1970
Gravestone made by Dawson Mortuary   

 Grave 21 

 Christopher    Houston
 
 - Feb 23, 1957
"Master" as in Master Christopher Houston.  Information difficult to piece together. 

 Grave 22 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 23

 Willie L   Birdsong
Dec 2, 1908 - Oct 31, 1981
"I love you"   

 Grave 24 

 Gertrude    McGhee
May 1926 - Jan 1988
"Our Beloved Mother and Grandmother"   

 Grave 25 

 Ossie M.   Berry
May 1, 1912 - Mar 8, 1966
   

 Grave 26 

 Rev. W. J.   Johnson
Aug 9, 1884 - Dec 22, 1962
  In fenced lot with Beah Henry Johnson. 
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 Grave 27 

 Bea  Henry  Johnson
Aug 1887 - Dec 1962
  In fenced lot with Rev. W. J. Johnson. 

 Grave 28 

 Rosa B.   Johnson
Sep 19, 1886 - Jan 25, 1972
   

 Grave 29 

 Verger  Lee  Johnson
Apr 24, 1928 - Oct 14, 1996
   

 Grave 30 

 Mae F. Birdsong  Pittman
May 2, 1918 - May 10, 1996
   

 Grave 31 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 32

 Eddie L.   Williams
 1900 -  1994
   

 Grave 33 

 Lamar    Shivers, Jr.
Jan 5, 1965 - Jul 13, 1994
   
Military Service: 
HN U.S. Navy

 Grave 34 

 James Thomas   Heath
Mar 10, 1928 - Nov 6, 1994
   
Military Service: Korean War
Pvt. U.S. Army

 Grave 35 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
  Has a repeating pattern of "S" stamped all over the slab.

 Grave 36

 John W.   Heard
Feb 9, 1941 - Dec 15, 1986
   

 Grave 37 

 Syrus S.   Rayford
 1854 - Oct 11, 1916
"Minister of the gospel from 1876-1916. He died as he lived - a Christian."  

 Grave 38 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 39

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
  Recent grave (8/2002) with Askew Memorials' funeral home flags.

 Grave 40

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
  "Mom" in flowers on the grave. Has a very faded Ingram Bros funeral home tag.

 Grave 41

Unmarked Child Grave     
 
 Grave 42

 Anderson    Lester, Jr.
Dec 11, 1946 - Feb 24, 1998
   
Military Service: Vietnam War
A1C U.S. Air Force

 Grave 43 

 Wyman    Alexander
May 19, 1915 - Mar 4, 1998
"Loving children"  On same headstone as Edna Leslie Alexander. 

 Grave 44 

 Edna  Leslie  Alexander
May 3, 1926 - Jun 4, 1996
"Loving children"  On same headstone as Wyman Alexander. 

 Grave 45 

 Charles W.   Hill, Jr.
May 19, 1936 - Dec 14, 1981
"Now cometh eternal rest."   

 Grave 46 

 Hattie    McGee
Jan 13, 1910 - Sep 30, 1990
   

 Grave 47 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Mrs. Daisy H.   Burley
Mar 14, 1912 - Jan 8, 2000
Age 87.  All info from funeral home marker. 

 Grave 48 

 Barbara  Andrews  Harden
Aug 8, 1950 - Oct 5, 1995
   

 Grave 49 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  Possibly 2-3 graves. 

 Grave 50

 Jimmy    Heath
Aug 28, 1950 - Oct 4, 1992
   
Military Service: 
Pvt. U.S. Army

 Grave 51 

 Johnnie B.   Heath, Sr.
May 1, 1915 - Jul 9, 1991
   

 Grave 52 

 Sophia Lynn   Heath
Jul 27, 1967 - Aug 29, 1995
   

 Grave 53 

 Arnold    Howell
May 8, 1812 - Nov 1, 1886
  Woodman of the World gravestone fallen over and unreadable. Footstone has initials A. H.  Full name, dates from gr gr granddaughter.

 Grave 54 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  A large open area with 50 to 100 graves possible.

 Grave 55

 Paul    Hubert
 
 - Jun 5, 1885
  Death year very hard to read. 
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 Grave 56 

 Rose    Alfriend
 1835 - Sep 15, 1905
"We trust our loss will be her gain, And that with Christ she's gone to reign."  

 Grave 57 

 Anthony B.   Heath, Sr.
May 25, 1960 - Mar 18, 2002
   

 Grave 58 

 Sam    Baker
 1912 -  2000
   

 Grave 59 

 Eugene    Baker
Jul 7, 1944 - Mar 18, 1991
   

 Grave 60 

 Ophynell    Shorter
Dec 20, 1942 - Dec 17, 1985
"In God's Care"   

 Grave 61 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 62

 C. B.   Wilson
Aug 1, 1911 - Nov 18, 1979
   

 Grave 63 

 L. E.   Wilson
 
  Piece of a marker. No dates. 

 Grave 64

 Epsie    Wilson
Oct 28, 1887 - Oct 28, 1979
   

 Grave 65 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 66

 James    Wilson
Oct 27, 1920 - Jan 4, 1996
"Chick"   

 Grave 67 

 Geneva F.   Wilson
May 18, 1909 - Jan 20, 1991
   

 Grave 68 

 Perry    Wilson
 1905 -  1977
   

 Grave 69 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 70

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 71

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 72

 Annie M.   Harris
 
 Grave 73

 Annie B.   Harper
Jun 7, 1896 - Jan 9, 1914
   

 Grave 74 

 Eugene    Harper
Mar 15, 1880 - Nov 9, 1968
   

 Grave 75 

 Earley    Harper
 
 - Dec 30, 1968
   
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 Grave 76

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 77

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 78

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 79

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Charlie James   Wilson
Dec 15, 1950 - Jun 22, 2002
Age 51.  All info per funeral home marker. 

 Grave 80 

 Moses E.   Johnson
Sep 17, 1920 - Aug 26, 1959
Age 38.   
Military Service: World War II
TEC 5 589 Ordnance Ammo Co.

 Grave 81 

 Mr. Charlie    Jones
 
 - Aug 15, 1948
Age 50. "Hanley"   

 Grave 82 

 Mrs. Anna    Johnson
 
 - Mar 17, 1989
  Death year hard to read. 

 Grave 83 

 Alice P.   Jones
 1920 -  1976
   

 Grave 84 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  3 graves. 

 Grave 85

 Laura    Andrews
 1876 - Apr 14, 1914
"Dear Mother". "Honored by J. B. Andrews" is on back of marker.  

 Grave 86 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  13 graves. 

 Grave 87

Unmarked Adult Grave     
 
  Marked by long field stones. 

 Grave 88

 W. B.   Johnson
Dec 25, 1851 - Oct 11, 1913
   

 Grave 89 

Unmarked Adult Grave     
 
  Marked by long field stones. 

 Grave 90

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 91

 John    Darby
May 1, 1882 - Mar 20, 1918
   

 Grave 92 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Possible grave. 

 Grave 93

 Andrew    Jones
Dec 14, 1846 - Nov 1, 1918
   
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 Grave 94 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  Possibly as many as 4 graves. 

 Grave 95

 Bessie  Dixson  Johnson
Sep 6, 1883 - Jan 6, 1919
w/o Sam Johnson.   

 Grave 96 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  Possibly as many as 26 graves. 

 Grave 97

 ___ hel    Winn
b. Jan 1913 
  A broken marker with parts missing. 

 Grave 99 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 100

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Marker with nothing readable under a tree. 

 Grave 101

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 102

 Mr. John    Kemp
Jun 15, 1866 - Mar 30, 1950
   

 Grave 103 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 104

 Mattie M.   Moss
Aug 1, 1896 - Sep 11, 1917
w/o Crawford Moss, Jr. "A good woman"   

 Grave 105 

 Rogers    Tyus
 
 -  1973
   
 Grave 106

 Ida  Lee  Castleberry
Jun 16, 1895 - Aug 28, 1991
   

 Grave 107 

 Henry L.   Castleberry
Mar 28, 1888 - Mar 21, 1973
"In God's Care"   

 Grave 108 

 Samuel L.   Castleberry, Sr.
May 23, 1925 - Jun 15, 1991
   

 Grave 109 

 Homer    Lewis
Oct 25, 1929 - Sep 7, 1991
"Peace be unto you.  Rest Daddy."   

 Grave 110 

 Ida    Kemp
 1870 - Sep 20, 1920
"Death is another life"   

 Grave 111 

 Effie    Kemp
 1871 - Jun 17, 1947
   

 Grave 112 

     Saylar
 
  Broken stone with only "saylar" readable. 

 Grave 113

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Fieldstone headstone and footstone. 

 Grave 114

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 115

 Mattie    Rudisel
Apr 26, 1874 - Nov 27, 1914
   

 Grave 116 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Rozen    Williams
 
 -  1997
  Difficult to read funeral home marker from Dawson Mortuary.

 Grave 117 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 118

 Johnnie    Oliver
Dec 24, 1905 - Jan 15, 1979
"Remember me with a smile"   

 Grave 119 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 120

 Alice    Alexander
Mar 13, 1879 - Jul 15, 1914
w/o Frank Alexander.  "To my wife".  Marker is under a cedar tree. 
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 Grave 121 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Dorie    Kendrick
Jan 20, 1931 - Dec 3, 2001
Age 70.  All info per funeral home marker. 

 Grave 122 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 123

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 124

 D. C.   Hubert
May 4, 1921 - Apr 24, 1977
   

 Grave 125 

 Nina  Lee  Hubert
May 6, 1918 - May 26, 1983
   

 Grave 126 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 127

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Surrounded by brick. 

 Grave 128

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 129

 Martha B.   Baker
 1836 - Apr 9, 1926
Age 90 yrs.   

 Grave 130 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 131

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 132

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 133

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 134

 Rosa    Castleberry
 
 - May 11, 1949
   
 Grave 135

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Marked by a field stone. 

 Grave 136

 Rev. Robert    Castelberry
Aug 22, 1914 - Jan 23, 1935
"Gone to be an angel"  Name is spelled as above, although others in this cemetery spell it "Castleberry".

 Grave 137 

 Sid    Castleberry
 1864 - Nov 9, 1945
   

 Grave 138 

 Fannie    Johnson
Mar 12, 1875 - Jun 22, 1945
"Our Mother"   

 Grave 139 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  As many as 12 graves. 

 Grave 140

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 141

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Patrick B.   Shorter
 
 - Aug 28, 1988
  Info per Watts Funeral Home marker. 

 Grave 142 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Lisa Ann   Shorter
Sep 3, 1966 - Jul 20, 1995
Age 28.  Ingram Funeral Home marker - very hard to read.

 Grave 143 

 Mrs. Addie    Castleberry
 1872 - Apr 14, 1942
  Stone is broken just above death date. 

 Grave 144 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  marked by a field stone. 

 Grave 145

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Mounded grave marked by a field stone. 

 Grave 146

 Mattie    Battle
 1887 -  1956
  On same headstone as Charlie Battle. 

 Grave 147 

 Charlie    Battle
 1881 -  1954
  On same headstone as Mattie Battle. 

 Grave 148 

Unmarked Adult Slabs     
 
  4 graves. 

 Grave 149

 Arthur    Taylor, Sr.
Aug 15, 1881 - May 24, 1969
   

 Grave 153 

 Roman C.   Battle
Jul 24, 1911 - Jan 15, 1989
   

 Grave 154 

 Leola F.   Battle
Feb 23, 1919 - Sep 26, 1984
   

 Grave 155 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 156

 Arthur    Taylor, Jr.
Feb 20, 1906 - Jun 19, 1983
   

 Grave 157 

 Sarah    Williams
May 12, 1892 - Jul 26, 1990
   

 Grave 158 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 159

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 160

 Sara      Ruff
 
 - Jun 22, 2003
Age 90.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 200 

 Samuel Bill   Heath
 
 - Mar 8, 2004
Age 52.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 201 

 William T.   Alexander, Sr.
 
 - Sep 19, 2004
Age 51.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 202 

 Trail    Flourney
 
 - Oct 11, 2004
Age 73.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 203 

 Tionna "Miracle"   Paschal
 
 - Feb 2, 2005
Age 7 months.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 204 

 Margaret    Brookins
 
 - Mar 4, 2006
Age 71.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 205 

 Eddie "Ed"   Battle
 
 - May 4, 2006
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 206 

 Lucy     Harper
 
 - Apr 12, 2007
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 207 

 Willie C.   Walker, Sr.
 
 - Mar 25, 2008
Age 71.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 208 

 Shella  M.  Johnson
 
 - Jun 10, 2009
Age 84.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 209 

 Joanne  Battle  Hubert
 
 - Aug 1, 2009
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 210 

 Nathaniel    Battle, Jr.
 
 - Mar 11, 2010
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 211 

 Mertline  W.  Hunt
 
 - Apr 7, 2010
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 212 

 George L. "Rudy"   Sims
 
 - Mar 8, 2012
Age 81.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 213 

 Sallie    Heath
 
 - Dec 28, 2012
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 214 

 Mamie Love   Wilson
 
 - May 7, 2013
Age 89.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 215 

 Johnnie B.   Heath, Jr.
 
 - Oct 21, 2013
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 216 

 Ossie    Battle
 
 - Nov 16, 2013
Age 89.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 217 

 James    Shorter
 
 - Mar 28, 2016
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 218 

 Mamie B.   Warren
 
 - Jun 7, 2016
Age 35.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 219 