Balerma Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go southeast on Hwy 15 for 0.3 mile to the fork at the Sparta Baptist Church. Stay right at the fork and continue on Hwy 15 for another 9.5 miles to Balerma Church Rd. Turn right and travel west 1.4 miles to the church. The cemetery is to the south and west of the church, which faces east.

GPS coordinates: 33 10' 54" N 82 53' 30" W
or in degrees only form: 33.18167° N X 82.89167° W
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GMD: 118
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: White

Indexer or Contributor: Tilmon and Anne Chamlee

Number of persons found: 128

 William Berry   Garner
 1884 -  1974
   

 Lot 1  Grave 1 

 Kate  Marshall  Garner
 1885 -  1965
   

 Lot 1  Grave 2 

 Doris  Steed  Smith
 1908 -  1994
   

 Lot 1  Grave 3 

 Wray    Smith
 1897 -  1978
   

 Lot 1  Grave 4 

 Mrs. Oscar E.   Smith
 1867 -  1943
  Addie Archer per family members. 

 Lot 1  Grave 5 

 Mr. Oscar E.   Smith
 1869 -  1942
   

 Lot 1  Grave 6 

 James Harvey   Archer
 1877 -  1969
   

 Lot 1  Grave 7 

 Bessie  Harper  Archer
 1876 -  1954
   
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 Lot 1  Grave 8 

 Lillie  Archer  Chamlee
 1905 -  1981
   

 Lot 1  Grave 9 

 Rev. George Tilmon   Chamlee
 1898 -  1979
   
Military Service: World War I
Cpl U.S. Army

 Lot 1  Grave 10 

 William Berry   Archer
Feb 5, 1904 - Oct 12, 1955
   

 Lot 1  Grave 11 

 J. Mercer   Archer
Mar 17, 1883 - Feb 7, 1951
   

 Lot 1  Grave 12 

 Lula    Hood
Jul 3, 1882 - Jun 1, 1981
   

 Lot 1  Grave 13 

 Jesse Fred   Archer
Sep 8, 1902 - Oct 3, 1962
   

 Lot 1  Grave 14 

 Lucy  Rhodes  Archer
Mar 6, 1867 - Jun 30, 1934
w/o F. J. Archer.   

 Lot 1  Grave 15 

 Flavius J.   Archer
Nov 24, 1869 - Aug 1, 1944
   

 Lot 1  Grave 16 

 Bessie  Rite Hightower Archer
Aug 28, 1866 - May 26, 1907
w/o F. J. Archer.   
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 Lot 1  Grave 17 

 Hartwell D.   Archer
Apr 26, 1898 - Mar 25, 1932
"Beloved husband of Maud Lou Hightower"   

 Lot 1  Grave 18 

 Ruth  Toulson  Cox
Apr 6, 1906 - Jan 8, 1994
   

 Lot 2  Grave 1 

 Martha Inez   Toulson
Apr 16, 1916 - Sep 8, 1926
   

 Lot 2  Grave 2 

 Claudie Lee   Toulson
Aug 11, 1876 - Aug 5, 1936
   

 Lot 2  Grave 3 

 Myrabo N.   Toulson
Dec 6, 1865 - Aug 18, 1937
   

 Lot 2  Grave 4 

 Myrabo M.   Toulson
Jan 6, 1921 - Jun 17, 1979
   
Military Service: World War II
Pvt. U.S. Army

 Lot 2  Grave 5 

 Martha T.   Brown
Jan 22, 1917 - Mar 31, 2000
   

 Lot 3  Grave 1 

 J. Roger   Brown
Oct 18, 1914 - Sep 14, 1990
   

 Lot 3  Grave 2 

 William C.   Brown
 1878 -  1947
   

 Lot 3  Grave 3 

 Emma H.   Brown
 1884 -  1964
   

 Lot 3  Grave 4 

 Effie Virginia   Brown
Mar 1929 - Nov 1929
   

 Lot 3  Grave 5 

 Christine    Brown
Jun 17, 1906 - Mar 6, 1980
   

 Lot 3  Grave 6 

 Herman    Brown
Nov 4, 1900 - Mar 8, 1906
   

 Lot 3  Grave 7 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Lot 3  Grave 8

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Lot 3  Grave 9

 William R. "Bubba"   Brown
Jan 28, 1937 - Oct 21, 2008
   

 Lot 3  Grave 10 

 Carl Jerry   Brown
Apr 16, 1950 - Nov 27, 2014
   

 Lot 3  Grave 11 

 Mamie C. Archer  Brown
Oct 3, 1890 - Dec 4, 1914
w/o G. L. Brown.   

 Lot 4  Grave 1 

 Thomas A.   Archer
 1870 -  1955
   

 Lot 4  Grave 2 

 Mrs. Thomas A.   Archer
 1873 -  1959
   

 Lot 4  Grave 3 

 Robert Fulton   Archer
 1908 -  1987
   

 Lot 4  Grave 4 

 Evny Holmes   Heringdine
Aug 3, 1890 - Feb 26, 1920
   

 Lot 5  Grave 1 

 John D.   Heringdine
Sep 17, 1847 - Dec 12, 1925
   
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 Lot 5  Grave 2 

 Martha A.   Heringdine
Apr 12, 1859 - Jan 27, 1939
   

 Lot 5  Grave 3 

 Robert    Bridges
 
 Lot 6  Grave 1

 Berta    Bridges
 
 Lot 6  Grave 2

 William Burton "Bert"   Bridges
 1849 -  1910
   

 Lot 6  Grave 3 

 Harriet    Johnson
 
 Lot 6  Grave 4

 Baby boy    Johnson
 
 Lot 6  Grave 5

 Ike    Johnson
 
 Lot 6  Grave 6

 Oscar Lee   Garner
 1882 -  1921
   

 Lot 7  Grave 1 

 James Thomas   Garner
 1848 -  1926
   

 Lot 7  Grave 2 

 Frances  Gheesling  Garner
 1858 -  1926
   

 Lot 7  Grave 3 

 Mary G.   Johnson
Dec 15, 1891 - Oct 1, 1916
   

 Lot 7  Grave 4 

 Maud V.   Garner
 1885 -  1958
   

 Lot 7  Grave 5 

 Infant son of Mr/Mrs. John Q.   Swint
May 6, 1926 - May 8, 1926
   

 Lot 8  Grave 1 

 Ila Mae S.   Burgamy
Aug 31, 1914 - Aug 19, 1933
   

 Lot 8  Grave 2 

 Alfred E.   Burgamy
Feb 16, 1913 - Nov 9, 1960
   

 Lot 8  Grave 3 

 John Q.   Swint
Nov 30, 1878 - Jan 1, 1949
   

 Lot 8  Grave 4 

 Daisy F.   Swint
Mar 23, 1879 - May 25, 1957
   

 Lot 8  Grave 5 

 John Willie   Sparks
 1888 -  1961
Masonic emblem.   

 Lot 9  Grave 1 

 Frankie  Fair  Sparks
 1893 -  1964
   

 Lot 9  Grave 2 

 Infants of    Youngblood
 
  3 infant graves. 

 Lot 9  Grave 3

 Infants of    Sparks
 
  3 infant graves. 

 Lot 9  Grave 6

 William Thomas   Sparks, Sr.
Feb 19, 1920 - Jan 21, 2009
   
Military Service: World War II
Medical Corps.
Was in the Battle of the Bulge,
per his obituary.

 Lot 9  Grave 9 

 H. B.   Sparks
 1858 -  1931
   

 Lot 10  Grave 1 

 Ivey I.   Sparks
Jan 22, 1910 - Jun 21, 1945
"A loving husband and devoted father"   

 Lot 10  Grave 2 

 Thomas R.   Sparks
Sep 26, 1860 - Sep 23, 1949
   

 Lot 10  Grave 3 

 Katie F.   Sparks
 1892 -  1920
   

 Lot 10  Grave 4 

 I. T.   Sparks
 1889 -  1955
   

 Lot 10  Grave 5 

 Joseph C.   Sparks
May 22, 1895 - May 22, 1975
   

 Lot 10  Grave 6 

 Venice A.   Sparks
Feb 28, 1898 - Dec 13, 1991
   

 Lot 10  Grave 7 

 Mrs. J. E.   Sparks
 1860 -  1927
   

 Lot 10  Grave 8 

 J. E.   Sparks
 1855 -  1938
   

 Lot 10  Grave 9 

 M. M.   Sparks
 1887 -  1946
   

 Lot 10  Grave 10 

 Infant son of Mike and Martha   Hinton
Dec 16, 1938 - Dec 18, 1938
   

 Lot 11  Grave 1 

 "Mike" Silas   Hinton
Oct 15, 1915 - Apr 20, 2001
"Beloved husband, father, brother, and friend"  

 Lot 11  Grave 2 

 Martha F.   Hinton
Apr 16, 1920 - Jul 28, 1997
"A devoted wife and a loving mother at rest"  

 Lot 11  Grave 3 

 Marston Jackson   Marshall
Jul 7, 1892 - Jul 30, 1955
   
Military Service: World War I
Georgia Cpl 495 Aero Sq

 Lot 12  Grave 1 

 George    Powers
 
  No dates. 

 Lot 13  Grave 1

 J. G.   Harrison
Oct 2, 1832 - Apr 4, 1907
   
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 Lot 14  Grave 1 

 Eliza    Harrison
 1833 -  1915
  Dates provided by outside source. 

 Lot 14  Grave 2 

 Edward W.   Franks
Sep 19, 1911 - Feb 6, 1979
   
Military Service: World War II
SC1, U.S. Navy

 Lot 15  Grave 1 

 George Gordon   Franks
Jan 2, 1914 - Jul 5, 1974
   

 Lot 15  Grave 2 

 Infant son of Mr/Mrs. Albert   Franks
 
  No dates. 

 Lot 15  Grave 3

 Mrs. Lizzie  Murphy  Franks
Feb 2, 1887 - Sep 14, 1918
   

 Lot 15  Grave 4 

 Lillie Mae M.   Wilson
Jan 4, 1892 - Apr 22, 1951
w/o A. C. Wilson   

 Lot 15  Grave 5 

 Eloise  Franks  Fearon
Dec 4, 1908 - Jul 2, 1991
   

 Lot 15  Grave 6 

 Gertrude A.   Franks
Sep 24, 1906 - Dec 4, 1988
   

 Lot 15  Grave 7 

 Lewis Homer   Swint
Oct 9, 1907 - Jul 26, 1908
   

 Lot 15  Grave 8 

 Effie  Murphy  Swint
Jul 28, 1883 - Aug 26, 1912
   

 Lot 15  Grave 9 

 Mrs. Lue Ella   Murphy
Nov 27, 1861 - Feb 15, 1915
w/o E. M. Murphy. "Heaven now retains our treasure, Earth the lonely casket keeps, And the sunbeams long to linger, Where our sainted Mother sleeps."
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 Lot 15  Grave 10 

 Edward M.   Murphy
Apr 21, 1861 - Oct 10, 1934
   

 Lot 15  Grave 11 

 Walter J.   Johnson
Oct 22, 1866 - Nov 16, 1938
   

 Lot 16  Grave 1 

 Emma J.   Johnson
Jan 16, 1875 - Aug 20, 1966
   

 Lot 16  Grave 2 

 Willis Barnett   Johnson
Sep 7, 1915 - Apr 24, 1950
   
Military Service: World War II
Georgia S1 USNR

 Lot 16  Grave 3 

 Oscar Ramon   Walker
Nov 8, 1935 - Nov 11, 1935
s/o Wilson and Evelyn Carr Walker.   

 Lot 17  Grave 1 

 Frances  Carr  Hood
Mar 4, 1912 - Feb 5, 1997
   

 Lot 17  Grave 2 

 Zeno    Hood
Jul 14, 1910 - Jan 29, 1985
   
Military Service: World War II
PFC U.S. Army

 Lot 17  Grave 3 

 Evelyn  Carr  Walker
Jun 21, 1916 - Jan 24, 1970
   

 Lot 17  Grave 4 

 Woodrow Wilson   Walker
Sep 28, 1912 - Mar 10, 1969
   

 Lot 17  Grave 5 

 James Mansfield   Brown
Sep 16, 1895 - May 16, 1981
   

 Lot 18  Grave 1 

 Mattie Lee McCoy  Brown
Jan 27, 1898 - Sep 3, 1982
   

 Lot 18  Grave 2 

 Cecil Bernard   Brown
May 31, 1919 - Mar 31, 1997
   
Military Service: World War II
U.S. Army

 Lot 18  Grave 3 

 William M.   Brown
Jan 19, 1917 - May 19, 1953
   

 Lot 18  Grave 4 

 Josie  Porter  Brown
 
 - Jul 11, 2003
Age 88.  Maiden name, death date per obituary.

 Lot 18  Grave 5 

 Alma E.   Brown
 1921 - Jul 2006
   

 Lot 18  Grave 6 

 Dorothy  Walker  Brown
 
 - May 22, 2008
Age 87. "Dot". W/O Cecil Bernard Brown, per obituary.

 Lot 18  Grave 7 

 Morris L.   Yates, Jr.
Sep 23, 1919 - Nov 25, 1971
   
Military Service: World War II
PFC 236 Ordnance Ammo Co.

 Lot 19  Grave 1 

 Effie  Cummings  Yates
Apr 6, 1929 - Oct 28, 1989
   

 Lot 19  Grave 2 

 Joe B.   Cummings
May 25, 1905 - Mar 1, 1981
   

 Lot 19  Grave 3 

 Ruby  Swint  Cummings
Sep 12, 1909 - Jan 12, 2005
Age 95.  Wife of Joe B. Cummings, per obituary.  Maiden name per obituary. 

 Lot 19  Grave 4 

 Thena  Cummings  Garner
 
 - Aug 20, 2013
Age 80.   

 Lot 19  Grave 5 

 Harper Jefferson   Garner
 
 - Jun 18, 2017
Age 88.   

 Lot 19  Grave 6 

 Robert E.   Morgan
Oct 30, 1879 - Mar 31, 1956
   

 Lot 20  Grave 1 

 Mary Elizabeth   Morgan
Dec 30, 1879 - Apr 4, 1956
   

 Lot 20  Grave 2 

 Homer Adel   Morgan
Mar 6, 1908 - Oct 30, 1978
   

 Lot 20  Grave 3 

 Thomas Marshall   Frazier
Jul 26, 1902 - Nov 3, 1961
   

 Lot 21  Grave 1 

 Francis  Veal  Frazier
Sep 9, 1908 - Feb 3, 2002
   

 Lot 21  Grave 2 

 Infant of W. A. and A.   Scott
 
  Handwritten in concrete slab. No dates. 

 Lot 22  Grave 1

 M. V.   Youngblood
Aug 31, 1827 - Jun 8, 1907
   

 Lot 22  Grave 2 

 Mrs. Sarah E.   Brookins
Feb 1833 - May 1911
   

 Lot 22  Grave 3 

 Henry L.   Archer
Aug 10, 1892 - Jan 15, 1944
   

 Lot 23  Grave 1 

 Ruby Emma Johnson  Archer
Jun 23, 1907 - Nov 23, 1994
   

 Lot 23  Grave 2 

 Julian    Archer
 1867 -  1948
   

 Lot 23  Grave 3 

 Mollie    Archer
 1867 -  1953
   

 Lot 23  Grave 4 

 Joe Thomas   Pearce
 
 - Aug 1, 1955
   
 Lot 24  Grave 1

 Willard G.   Jackson
Mar 31, 1913 - Aug 22, 1947
   

 Lot 24  Grave 2 

 Lorene  Jackson  Pearce
Jul 31, 1935 - Nov 8, 1980
   

 Lot 24  Grave 3 

 Thomas T.   Pearce
Apr 6, 1927 - Feb 14, 1988
   

 Lot 24  Grave 4 

 Ronnie H.   May
Nov 16, 1956 - May 13, 2007
   

 Lot 25  Grave 1 