(transcribed by Maggie Ripke from the WPA Effort)
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DIRECTIONS: From the courthouse in Bonifay, go west 1 block, turn right (north) on State Road #39 and go 2 and 3/10 miles. Turn left (west) on the Bonifay-Black AL dirt road, and go 4 miles, turn right (north) on church dirt road and go 1/10 mile to cemetery.
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NAME |
WAR |
RANK |
ORGANIZATION |
BORN |
DIED |
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Curry, George T |
C |
Pvt |
Curry's Co Home Gd |
1848 |
1926 |
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Sauls, William T |
C |
Pvt |
Co F 1st Ala Arty |
1820 |
1925 |
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SMYRNA CEMETERY, aka New Smyrna Church Cemetery, Bonifay, Holmes
County, Florida
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Directions: This cemetery is located North of Highway 90.
In Bonifay, take Highway 79 North to Highway 177 and take a left.
Go about 3.9 miles, take a right at the church sign and go about .6
miles cemetery on left. This is a well cared for cemetery --
a few unmarked infants but only a couple unmarked adults.
These are paved roads.
Surveyed: Dec 7, 2002

ALLEN, Annie Gertrude, b. Aug 12 1899 d. Sep 7 1945, s/s unknown child
ALLEN, William, b. Aug 19 1917 d. Nov 4 1917
ARMSTRONG, Warren, b. May 12 1910 d. Nov 14 1912
BALKCON, E. N., Mrs., b. Aug 18 1887 d. Jul 4 1936, s/s unknown Infant
BARNES, Nina T., b. Mar 26 1903 d. Jun 2 1953, s/s Willie Barnes
BARNES, Ola, Mrs., b. 1875 d. 1963, s/s Willie Barnes
BARNES, Willie, b. 1903 d. 1981, s/s Nina T. Barnes & Ola Barnes
BLANKENSHIP, Mary Sybil, b. Nov 26 1931 d. Jul 19 1932, s/s Shelly Glenn Blankenship
BLANKENSHIP, Shelly Glenn, b. Apr 14 1927 d. Apr 4 1931, s/s Mary Sybil Blankenship
BODIE, Carlis Arvil, b. Dec 14 1955, h/o Willie Pauline Bodie
BODIE, Willie Pauline, b. Nov 24 1946 d. Apr 27 1999, married Oct 21 1992, w/o Carlis Arvil Bodie
BOZARTH, George W., b. 1896 d. 1988, s/s Maggie Bozarth
BOZARTH, Maggie, b. 1900 d. 1990, s/s George W. Bozarth
BRYAN, Caleb Keefer, 1992 (only date), Infant
BRYAN, Scott, b. May 3 1963 d. Jun 12 2000
CURRY, Alice, no dates
CURRY, Bishop J. F., b. Sep 28 1877 d. Apr 18 1943, Ss/w Lula Curry
CURRY, Evea, b. Oct 13 1887 d. Dec 1913, s/s M. L. Curry, same plot w/ Wiot E. Curry
CURRY, George Thomas, b. Apr 16 1848 d. Oct 26 1926, "CSA Curry's Co. Al Home Guard", same plot/w Emma Rentua Curry
CURRY, M. L., b. May 26 1878 d. Oct 1947, s/s Evea Curry
CURRY, Monet, no dates, Infant, s/s Liesie Curry & 2 unknown infants
CURRY, Liesie, no dates, Infant, s/s Monet Curry, Curry Plot
CURRY, Lula, b. Apr 6 1872 d. Nov 22 1950, Ss/w Bishop J. F. Curry
CURRY, Wiot E., b. May 11 1910 d. Nov 21 1910, s/o M. L. & E. L.
DAVIS, Carlton J., b. Sep 15 1908 d. Jun 2 1983, Ss/w Thelma H. Davis
DAVIS, Curtis, b. Jan 12 1892 d. Mar 8 1923, s/s J. E. Davis
DAVIS, Etta, b. 1885 d. 1973, s/s David Poole
DAVIS, J. E., b. Aug 12 1855 d. Jun 11 1928, s/s Curtis & Mary Ward Davis
DAVIS, Mary Ward, b. Jul 9 1964 d. Dec 2 1946, s/s J. E. Davis
DAVIS, Miriam Roberta, b. Feb 22 1873 d. Jul 12 1959, Ss/w Robert Lee Davis
DAVIS, Robert Lee, b. Apr 15 1869 d. Jun 6 1950, Ss/w Miriam Roberta Davis
DAVIS, Thelma H., b. Sep 2 1909 d. Apr 27 1995, Ss/w Carlton J. Davis
DEESE, Charles, b. Aug 1 1943 d. Aug 2 1943, s/o D. W.
DEESE, Eddie, b. Feb 17 1884 d. Sep 27 1949, s/s Hattie Deese
DEESE, Hattie, b. May 3 1890 d. Mar 27 1955
DERRICKSON, John J., b. May 26 1935 d. Apr 24 1998
DIXON, Roger W., Jr., b. Aug 5 1936 d. Oct 14 1989, "SP 6 US Army"
ELLIOTT, Rex Emory, b. Oct 19 1952 d. Apr 26 1983, "PFC US Army", same plot/w James & Thelma P. Garrett
FINCH, Rayna Clark, b. Oct 31 1967 d. Jul 6 1996
FOREHAND, Barbara, unreadable, s/s Ralph Forehand
FOREHAND, Hezzie, b. Nov 22 1911 d. Jul 17 1993, h/o Myrtle Forehand
FOREHAND, Myrtle, b. Jun 25 1913, married Mar 3 1929, w/o Hezzie Forehand
FOREHAND, Parelee, b. Apr 28 1959 d. Aug 5 1916
FOREHAND, Ralph, unreadable, s/s Barbara Forehand, s/s Marcus Steverson
GAILLARD, Edith Parrish, b. Mar 12 1912 d. Feb 7 1993
GARRETT, James L., b. Aug 31 1928 d. May 23 1992, Ss/w Thelma P. Garrett GARRETT, Thelma P., b. Sep 4 1929, married Jun 19 1960, w/o James L. Garrett
GREENE, Kenneth D., b. 1956 d. 2001
HABBARD, Carrie, b. Feb 19 1903 d. Feb 12 1954, s/s William Curtis Habbard
HABBARD, Myrtice Jeanette Miller, b. Jul 9 1924 d. Apr 25 1960, Same plot/w William Curtis Habbard
HABBARD, William Curtis, b. Sep 6 1929 d. Oct 7 1951, "PFC 5 Cav Inf. I Cav Div Inf., Korea", s/s Carrie Habbard
HABBARD, William Ernest, b. Apr 6 1900 d. Mar 20 1982, "PVT US Army WWI", s/s Carrie Habbard
HALL, Charlotte, b. Jan 23 1943, s/s Franklin Hall
HALL, Franklin, b. May 3 1941 d. Feb 3 2002, s/s Charlotte Hall
HARTLEY, Mary Callie Lewis b. May 11 1949 d. Mar 29 1971, s/s Elijah J. Lewis
HEWETT, Emma Rentua Curry, unreadable, s/s John L. Hewett
HEWETT, John L., b. 1929 d. 1964, "Blksmith CO. D I FL CAV PVT CO. K 6 AL CAV CSA"
HOLLEY, Cleve, b. May 4 1894 d. Nov 9 1962
JOHNSON, Exie M., b. Mar 11 1900 d. May 28 1961
JUDAH, Jonas, b. 1909 d. 1910, s/s Sally Judah
JUDAH, Sally E., b. 1888 d. 1910
KIRKLAND, Abbie G., b. 1878 d. 1925, s/s Abner Kirkland
KIRKLAND, Abner, b. 1869 d. 1901, s/s Abbie G. Kirkland
KIRKLAND, Curtis, b. 1901 d. 1922, s/s Abbie G. Kirkland
LAND, Ann, Dec 29 1941 (only date), d/o Glen Land
LEWIS, Elijah J., b. Jan 7 1914, h/o Lizzie R. Lewis, same plot/w Mary Callie Lewis Hartley
LEWIS, Ethel Parrish, b. Sep 1 1913, Ss/w Perry Monroe Lewis
LEWIS, Lizzie R., b. Apr 10 1918, married Aug 5 1939, w/o Elijah J. Lewis
LEWIS, Perry Monroe, b. Aug 4 1914 d. Feb 24 1999, Ss/w Ethel Parrish Lewis
MAJORS, Jerrel Edsel, b. Jun 15 1925 d. Sep 24 1926, s/o Herbert
MAJORS, Pearl Joan, b. Jun 22 1930 d. Jan 30 1933, d/o Herbert, s/s Jerrel Edsel Majors
MESSER, Callie Leavins, b. Nov 23 1913 d. Nov 9 1998, married Sep 15 1929, w/o Tom Alford Messer
MESSER, Tom Alford, b. Dec 24 1912 d. Oct 10 1990, h/o Callie Leavins Messer
MOORE, Ernestine S., b. Mar 3 1925, married Oct 15 1940, w/o William O. Moore
MOORE, Helen All, b. Oct 10 1945 d. Apr 24 1975, s/s grave with only Moore on it (could be Beatrice d. 1947???
MOORE, William O., b. Apr 9 1916 d. Oct 4 1987, h/o Ernestine S. Moore
NAGEL, Albert, b. 1885 d. 1962, s/s unreadable adult
PARISH, Fern L., b. Jan 25 1867 d. Sep 7 1943, Ss/w Miriam Curry Parish
PARISH, Geo., b. May 8 1899 d. Sep 1 1900, s/o F. L. & N. M.
PARISH, Leon Curry, b. Jul 8 1910, s/s Maurice P. Parish
PARISH, Maurice P., b. Apr 24, 1916 d. Apr 20 1940, s/s Leon Curry Parish
PARISH, Miriam Curry, b. Dec 29 1879 d. Feb 8 1931, Ss/w Fern L. Parish
PARRISH, Clayton, b. Feb 14 1871 d. Nov 26 1944, Ss/w Susie Parrish
PARRISH, Clyde S., b. Dec 18 1916 d. Oct 16 1918, s/s Mable Parrish
PARRISH, M. A., b. May 5, 1845 d. Apr 6 1919, s/s Clayton Parrish
PARRISH, Mable, b. May 12 1914 d. Jul 26 1914, s/s Clyde S. Parrish
PARRISH, Susie, b. Apr 12 1879 d. Nov 10 1949, Ss/w Clayton Parrish
PATE, Alex, b. 1893 d. 1972, Ss/w Camella Pate
PATE, Archie, b. Oct 19 1898 d. Jan 13 1972, Ss/w Lelia B. Pate
PATE, Camella, b. 1893 d. 1985, Ss/w Alex Pate
PATE, Lelia B., b. Jan 22 1901 d. Dec 1 1982, Ss/w Archie Pate
POOLE, David, b. 1885 d. 1973
POWELL, Henry Lawson, b. 1881 d. 1969
PRICE, Alor Lee, b. Aug 26 1890 d. Feb 26 1974, s/s Henry Lee Price
PRICE, Henry Lee, b. Mar 7 1885 d. Aug 26 1974, s/s Alor Lee Price
PRICE, H. L., Jr., b. Jul 20 1913 d. May 31 2000, h/o Lovie M. Price
PRICE, Lloyd, b. 1907 d. 1973
PRICE, Lovie M., b. Oct 21 1915, married Oct 22 1932, w/o H. L. Price, Jr.
PRICE, Verlie K., b. May 16 1896 d. Feb 3 1970, s/s William E. Price
PRICE, William E., b. May 14 1884 d. Mar 11 1977, s/s Verlie K. Price
RUSS, Barton H., b. 1863 d. 1944
SANDUSKY, Annie Lee, b. 1899 d. 1990
SAULS, William T., b. 1820 d. 1929, "PVT 1 Al Arty CSA Co. F"
SCARVEY, Mattie Lou Lewis, b. Jan 27 1943, married May 21 1965, w/o Stanley Clark Scarvey
SCARVEY, Stanley Clark, b. Jan 26 1935 d. Mar 16 1980, "US Air Force Korea", h/o Mattie Lou Lewis Scarvey
SEGERS, Infant Girl, 1984 (only date)
SEGERS, I. M., b. 1963 d. Oct 19, 1918
SEGERS, Julius, unreadable
SEGERS, Manuel, b. Jul 10 1923 d. Sep 25 1955, Ss/w Ovelia Segers
SEGERS, Ovelia, b. Nov 23 1923 d. May 3 1966, Ss/w Manuel Segers
SHIELDS, Gladys, b. 1910 d. 1984, Ss/w Grady M. Shields, s/s J. C. Shields
SHIELDS, Grady M., b. 1909 d. 1982, Ss/w Gladys Shields
SHIELDS, J. C., b. Feb 11 1936 d. Jun 7 1971
SHIELDS, Melvin J., b. Jun 29 1930 d. Mar 29 1984, h/o Virginia L. Shields
SHIELDS, Virginia L., b. Jun 23 1932, married Oct 7 1972, w/o Melvin J. Shields
SIKES, Bonnie, b. Nov 12 1913, married Oct 31 1953, w/o Joe D. Sikes
SIKES, Charlton, b. Feb 14 1888 d. Oct 15 1949, s/s Clidie Mae Sikes
SIKES, Clidie Mae, b. Jan 28 1905 d. Jan 16 1972, s/s Charlton Sikes
SIKES, Joe D., b. Oct 9 1912 d. May 20 1972, h/o Bonnie Sikes
SMITH, Esther, b. Dec 27 1908 d. Aug 20 1993, married Aug 11 1926, w/o Walter A. Smith
SMITH, Howard N., b. 1911 d. 1962, h/o Ruth O. Smith
SMITH, Ruth O., b. 1913 d. 1985, married Apr 15 1933, w/o Howard N. Smith
SMITH, Walter A., b. Feb 13 1904 d. Jul 23 1993, h/o Esther Smith
SOLOMON, Johnny, no dates, s/s Myrtle Solomon
SOLOMON, Myrtle, b. Aug 13 1901 d. Jan 4 1988, s/s Johnny Solomon, Holland Plot
STEVERSON, Ethel, b. Jan 30 1907, Ss/w Marcus Steverson
STEVERSON, Marcus, b. Sep 16 1907 d. Jul 20 1987, Ss/w Ethel Steverson
SWEARINGEN, Daisy L., b. Aug 23 1940, married Dec 23 1963, w/o Miller Boyd Swearingen
SWEARINGEN, Miller Boyd, b. Jun 30 1937 d. Nov 2 1984, "TSGT US AIR FORCE VIETNAM"
WARD, Freddie W., b. Apr 10 1903 d. Mar 25 1958
WEEKS, Kent, b. Apr 1 1895 d. Jul 25 1966, "PVT WWI", s/s Vicie Weeks
WEEKS, Vicie, b. Apr 7 1912 d. Jan 23 2000
WHITAKER, Adolph, b. May 7 1916 d. Feb 23 1986, h/o Annie B. Whitaker
WHITAKER, Annie B., b. Jan 23 1920, married Jul 25 1937, w/o Adolph Whitaker
WHITAKER, Hinson, b. Jan 21 1949 d. Dec 5 2001, h/o Joyce Whitaker
WHITAKER, Joyce, b. Sep 1 1946, married Dec 31 1966, w/o Hinson Whitaker
WHITEHEAD, Peggy J., b. Nov 1 1956 d. Mar 30 1977
WILLIAMS, Effie, b. Apr 23 1898 d. Aug 13 1975, Ss/w Elton Williams
WILLIAMS, Elton, b. Jan 9 1888 d. Jan 10 1970, Ss/w Effie Williams
WILLIAMS, Mary D., b. Jun 25 1935 d. Jul 6 1997, Ss/w Thomas E. Williams
WILLIAMS, Thomas E., b. Feb 13 1931, Ss/w Mary D. Williams

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