The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Maple Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Sampson County, NC.
Location From Timothy crossroads take Easy Street (SR-1636) north for 1.5 mile. Turn right on Maple Grove Church Road (SR-1635). Go for 0.5 mile, the church is on the left.
View photos of the headstones here.
View Google Map here.
GPS Coordinates:
35.242732 N
78.438829 W
The epitaphs are as follows:
Blackman
Bert
May 26 1885
Nov 10 1959
Pearlie A Denning
Sep 1 1883
Apr 10 1949
Kenneth I Hargrove
Dec 31 1946
Dec 16 1979
James G Hargrove
Sep 3 1912
Apr 1 1963
Anna E
Wife of
AH Hargrove
Jan 1 1876
Jun 20 1936
A H Hargrove
Jul 12 1880
Jun 11 1922
Heath Ivey Lee
Jul 27 1911
Jan 11 1956
H I Lee
Dec 6 1878
Nov 9 1932
Lydia
Wife of
HI Lee
Oct 28 1885
Jan 17 1921
Ellen Lucille Denning
Sep 23 1908
May 22 1988
Double Stone
Dalton Hugh Herring
1916-1981
Married
Oct ?? ????
Half of photo missing
Hugh Garrett Herring
Jan 22 1948
Feb 3 1989
Robert Charlie Denning
Jun 14 1946
Apr 15 2007
Double Stone
Denning
Ima Lee
Jan 26 1918
Jul 23 2003
Nathan C
Dec 11 1914
Jun 16 1960
Bert A Jackson
Sep 9 1906
Dec 8 1964
Lula Pearl N Jackson
Apr 25 1915
May 18 1983
Carmie J Denning
Sep 26 1890
Nov 3 1969
Armatha Tart Lee
Aug 18 1912
Jan 4 1975
Eston Lee
North Carolina
Pvt US Army
World War I
Feb 26 1896
Oct 5 1969
Ruth J Lee
Jul 26 1896
Nov 13 1928
James Bucannan Lee
Jan 15 1857
Feb 1 1930
Francis M Lee
Jun 15 1859
Jun 10 1932
Double Stone
Godwin
John B
May 7 1881
Aug 10 1960
Married
Feb 6 1900
Mittie
Sep 25 1884
Jul 28 1965
Double Crypt
Godwin
Alphonzo P Godwin
Nov 6 1911
Jan 27 1989
Lola Dae D Godwin
Sep 10 1912
Nov 12 1987
Double Stone
Smith
William Sias
Oct 28 1911
Oct 28 1987
Lorene A
Sep 30 1921
Jun 3 2005
Christopher William Smith
Feb 21 1980
Mar 10 1989
Double Stone
Jones
Janet Maynard
May 3 1945
Sep 28 2006
Half of photo missing
Double Stone
W A "Pete" Maynard
Nov 20 1931
May 1 2001
Hettie M Godwin
May 12 1913
Jan 13 1996
Double Stone
Godwin
Theodore
Jul 30 1904
Mar 30 1963
Etta Raynor
Jun 16 1903
Jun 28 1957
James Robert Harris
Dec 21 1935
Oct 26 2009
James Robert Harris
1stLt US Marine Corps
Vietnam
Dec 21 1935
Oct 26 2009
Double Stone
West
Raymond Carter
Oct 16 1897
Dec 11 1958
Clarissa Westbrook
May 5 1897
Feb 8 1969
Bessie Jones Maynard
Apr 1 1894
Oct 12 1978
W Ottis Maynard
Mar 28 1890
Jun 6 1949
Double Stone
Denning
Glenn D
Feb 11 1930
Jul 16 2006
Ruth H
Sep 13 1915
Jul 26 1985
FS
Glenn Davis Denning
PFC US Army
Korea
Feb 11 1930
Jul 16 2006
Rufus Almon Herring
Feb 15 1910
Nov 4 1982
Double Stone
Blackman
Lovett Almond
Nov 28 1914
Aug 3 1985
Gladys S
Dec 8 1918
Jun 9 1987
Jerry Dale Blackman Jr
Oct 29 1969
Double Stone
McLamb
Arthur
May 1 1921
Feb 16 1985
Pearl Christibell Blackman
Dec 25 1919
Jun 1 2011
Half of photo
missing for Pearl
Double Stone
Smith
Pete R
Jan 13 1910
Sep 18 1992
Glendon L
Jun 4 1912
Apr 16 2004
Lennie Maylon Tart
Jul 3 1937
Oct 5 1989
FS
Lennie Maylon Tart
A2C US Air Force
Jul 3 1937
Oct 5 1989
Lennie A Tart
Jan 16 1897
Dec 4 1966
Ethel Lockamy
Wife of
LA Tart
Jan 24 1910
Mar 10 1994
Triple Stone
Leon
Aug 9 1916
NOD
Leonidas
Aug 9 1916
Sep 28 1916
Twin
Sons of
RD & Bessie Lockamy
NOI
Double Stone
Lockamy
Robert D
Oct 12 1879
Mar 30 1953
Bessie Lee
Aug 12 1883
Feb 4 1962
Robert W Lockamy
Sep 22 1921
Sep 14 1971
Perry Junior Bass
Pvt US Army
World War II
Sep 7 1925
Jul 24 1990
Dickie Bass
Mar 9 1941
Oct 9 1987
Double Stone
Bass
Perry Almon
Jun 20 1901
Apr 19 1960
Edna Muriel
Jan 19 1907
Jun 14 1988
Quillon Lee Bass
Born & Died
Dec 13 1937
Lydia Muriel Bass
Born & Died
Jul 26 1934
Allen B Smith
May 22 1885
Apr 18 1956
Donie R Smith
Jun 16 1895
NOD
Isham Raynor
North Carolina
Pvt 323 Infantry
World War I
Sep 27 1896
Jan 7 1969
Double Stone
Raynor
Owen
1898-1968
Married
Jun 28 1920
Ada West
1902-1981
Ludie Raynor Tart
Sep 27 1904
Dec 12 1927
Loise Thornton Maynard
Oct 12 1910
Jul 26 1931
Ernest Thornton
Mar 21 1880
Mar 27 1943
Mittie Florence S Thornton
Oct 14 1889
Jan 25 1979
Infant
Daughter of
Ernest & Florence Thornton
Nov 10 1925
Geraldine Thornton
Nov 14 1939
May 24 1940
Mary Lou Parker
Daughter of
Mr & Mrs ME Parker
Nov 9 1929
Sep 16 1930
Infant Parker
Daughter of
Mr & Mrs ME Parker
Dec 30 1930
Jan 2 1931
Infant
Son of
Lela Mae & Raynllle Thornton
Born & Died
Mar 4 1930
Typo on headstone
should be Raynelle
Infant
Girl of
Lela Mae & Raynelle Thornton
Born & Died
Mar 7 1942
Mary Brock Tart
May 15 1925
Dec 9 2004
Dwight Calvin Tart
Nov 23 1956
Sep 9 1958
Henry Sherwood Tart
Jan 5 1952
Jun 28 1952
Double Stone
Denning
Inez Wilkes
Aug 24 1924
Oct 6 1995
Married
Jan 31 1942
Lee Carl "Coon"
Sep 23 1921
Jul 31 1983
Nassie Earl Barefoot
Aug 12 1933
Jun 9 1934
Thomas Stuart Barefoot
Aug 30 1937
Sep 27 1952
Double Stone
Barefoot
Nassie A
Aug 1 1902
Oct 10 1955
Nettie B
Sep 13 1905
Sep 27 1952
Double Stone
Brock
Ralph Curtis
Aug 21 1934
Apr 23 2004
Half of photo missing
Joseph A
Son of
JA & Mamie Brock
Nov 8 1932
Nov 19 1932
Clarence L
Son of
JA & Mamie Brock
Sep 26 1928
Nov 25 1929
Double Stone
Brock
Joseph A Brock
Oct 15 1901
May 27 1968
Mamie R Brock
Oct 14 1906
Feb 28 1988
Annie Brock
Wife of
Josiah S Smith
Jun 2 1889
Dec 26 1955
Double Stone
Brock
Henry M
1894-1968
Beatrice W
1895-1974
Gideon Brock
1856-1929
Double Stone
Brock
Noah R
Jan 27 1859
Aug 8 1939
Nancy B
Jul 19 1869
Sep 14 1955
Double Stone
Raynor
Moses F
Oct 22 1859
Jun 23 1933
Susan W
Jul 14 1870
Dec 6 1941
Baby Raynor
1923-1924
George Franklin
Son of
Milton & Thelma Raynor
Born & Died
Nov 12 1937
Thelma T Raynor
Apr 10 1906
Apr 8 2001
Milton Raynor
Jul 22 1890
Aug 2 1955
Pearl Moore
Wife of
Milton Raynor
Feb 22 1896
Apr 25 1935
Marvin Lloyd "Buck" Raynor
Nov 19 1915
Jul 9 1979
Arnold
Son of
AE & Mattie Bass
Sep 13 1920
May 9 1922
Bass Family Stone
Amzie E Bass
Sep 2 1879
May 28 1954
Mattie R Bass
Nov 5 1890
Feb 27 1975
Double Stone
Bass
Parlie Bill
Jul 15 1917
May 26 1964
Half of photo missing
Mamie Bass Herring
Sep 5 1915
Jul 2 1997
Sarrah Isabella Smith
Mar 16 1857
Mar 1 1937
Double Stone
Smith
George A
Oct 7 1891
Apr 30 1977
Hettie F
Jul 9 1893
May 23 1965
FS
George A Smith
PFC US Army
World War I
1891-1977
Double Stone
Smith
George C "G.C."
Dec 22 1928
Sep 18 2006
Half of photo missing
FS
George Chevis Smith
US Army
Korea
Dec 22 1928
Sep 18 2006
Double Stone
Raynor
M Fulton
Jul 6 1908
Sep 7 1991
Lila D
Nov 23 1906
Dec 8 1991
Ludie F Raynor
Dec 24 1933
Jun 5 1934
Double Stone
J Walter Jones
Jun 13 1866
Jul 22 1927
Sarah E
Sep 18 1866
Jul 23 1944
E.T.
NOI
Isaac A Coats
Pvt US Army
World War II
May 19 1921
Jun 10 1981
Luther H Coats
Oct 18 1906
Jan 27 1953
Samuel Joshua Coats
North Carolina
TEC5 Co D 175 Engr GS Regt
World War II
Jan 28 1912
May 10 1963
Harvey G Coats
Nov 30 1897
May 16 1967
Susan Coats
Aug 7 1901
Nov 11 2002
Hattie M Coats
Oct 15 1874
Jan 2 1940
Rosco C Coats
Apr 15 1874
May 29 1936
Double Stone
Denning
Thomas I
1900-1963
Married
Jan 21 1934
Lena N
1911-1988
Double Stone
Denning
Lula B
Aug 5 1871
May 27 1929
Nathan
Mar 4 1874
Jul 24 1936
Infant
Son of
EN & Viola Dudley
Jul 3 1944
Double Stone
Jones
Alice Denning
Aug 14 1910
Aug 16 1969
Luther Henry
Dec 21 1906
Nov 3 1954
Luther Shelton "Tom" Jones
Jan 21 1941
Sep 10 2002
Craven Earl Denning
US Marine Corps
Dec 28 1928
Nov 6 1985
Atlas Miller Register
Nov 23 1925
Feb 5 1985
FS
Atlas M Register
US Navy
World War II
Nov 23 1925
Feb 5 1985
Double Stone
Register
Ira B
Nov 3 1874
Jul 4 1944
Annie C
Apr 9 1905
Aug 19 1931
Gene Herring
NOI
Carl Wayne Williams
May 3 1936
Jan 21 1983
Double Stone
Thornton
Lela Mae
Aug 10 1915
Jan 19 1988
James Raynell
Jan 4 1904
Dec 25 1961
James I Britt
Dec 23 1913
Jul 12 1990
FS
James Ingram Britt
PFC US Army
World War II
Dec 23 1913
Jul 12 1990
Brenda Thornton Jones
Aug 8 1950
Aug 28 1976
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