New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Located on Fairview School Road, Piney Flats, Tennessee.
USGS GNIS ID: 1326494
Latitude 36.488990784, longitude -82.331527710. Elevation 1575, Bluff City quad.
Cemetery photographed and transcribed by Sharon Steele-Smith, May 2012. Transcription below is in alphabetical order. For a transcription in grave order, please click here.
NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | COMMENTS |
Allen, Constance B. | 1 Jan 1922 | 14 Dec 2009 | |
Almaroad, B. Judy | 3 Jun 1928 | 3 Jan 2012 | “Mom and Dad” Bertha Elizabeth “Judy” Lunsford, dau of Ben and Nannie Lunsford. |
Almaroad, Verlin | 12 Jul 1925 | 9 Oct 1997 | Shared headstone w/B. Judy Almaroad |
Baker, James T. | 22 Dec 1955 | 9 May 1980 | |
Bourne, Phillip H. | 15 Jul 1959 | 29 Jul 2004 | “Father” |
Bowers, Charles P. | 11 Sep 1941 | 25 Jun 1992 | |
Bowers, Howard W. | 6 Mar 1936 | 6 Jun 1987 | “Rest in peace” “Beloved husband and father” |
Bowers, Howard W. | 1936 | 1987 | Military headstone: TSGT US Air Force, Korea |
Callahan, Jackie Lynn | 5 Oct 1952 | No date | Shared headstone w/Shirley Mae Callahan |
Callahan, Shirley Mae | 11 Dec 1949 | 4 Jan 2008 | Shared headstone w/Jackie Lynn Callahan “Caught by the Lord” |
Carroll, Rachel O. | 26 Sep 1870 | 6 Feb 1941 | Shared headstone w/William R. & Thomas Carroll |
Carroll, Thomas | 19 Oct 1814 | 6 Feb 1910 | Shared headstone w/Rachel O. & William R. Carroll |
Carroll, William R. | 2 Jun 1909 | 1 Jun 1936 | Shared headstone w/Rachel O. & Thomas Carroll |
Clark, Carrie A. | 19 Sep 1896 | 15 Aug 1987 | |
Clemons, Enna O. | 2 Jul 1880 | 1 Mar 1939 | “Mother” |
Cole, Martha Ellen | 6 Oct 1868 | 24 Dec 1929 | Shared headstone w/Addaline Cross |
Cole, Unknown | 8 May 1827 | 2 Oct 1907 | Stone broken between birth & death dates |
Collins, Catharine T. | 1882 | 1955 | Shared headstone w/Fuller H. Collins |
Collins, Conley | 28 Sep 1921 | 20 Jan 2000 | Military headstone: US Navy, World War II. F= Fuller Collins, M= Texanna Malone, W= Mabel Rupe, dau. Brenda Keith, son Steve Collins, sis. Novella Godsey Miller, bros. W.T. Collins, J.C. Collins |
Collins, Fuller H. | 1876 | 1947 | Shared headstone w/Catharine T. Collins |
Cordle, Dave B. | 1906 | 1977 | |
Cordle, Maggie H. | 15 Mar 1913 | 19 Jan 1986 | |
Cotter, Barbara | 17 Jul 1942? | Stone is worn and barely legible | |
Cotter, Emmett E. | 19 Jul 1872 | 11 Jun 1919 | Shared headstone w/Lizzie Glover Cotter. “At Rest” |
Cotter, Janice Lorraine | 28 May 1949 | 29 May 1949 | |
Cotter, John B. | 31 Oct 1937 | Only one date | “Asleep in Jesus” |
Cotter, Lizzie Glover | 16 Jul 1884 | No date | Shared headstone w/Emmett E. Cotter |
Cotter, Minnie K. | 19 Apr 1924 | 11 Feb 2003 | Shared headstone w/Robert L. Cotter |
Cotter, Robert L. | 3 Sep 1914 | 1 Jul 1982 | Shared headstone w/Minnie K. Cotter. “Together Forever” |
Cotter, Unknown (C.W.?) | Broken | Jan 1907 | Stone is broken across birth date and is very difficult to read. |
Cross, Addaline | 11 Sep 1852 | 10 Feb 1937 | Shared headstone w/Martha Ellen Cole |
Cross, Chlora Mae (Crussell) | 16 Mar 1929 | 17 Sep 2007 | Shared headstone w/Frank Roy Cross. “Married Sept 12, 1947.” Dau of J. Daulton & Jessie Mae Crussell. |
Cross, Elizabeth (Carr) | 7 Jan 1829 | 15 Sep 1902 | (first) “Wife of Rev.R.B.Cross” |
Cross, Ellen B. (Blevins) | 19 Dec 1867 | 15 Oct 1927 | Shared headstone w/Rev. R.B. Cross |
Cross, Ethel K. (Kate) | 27 May 1909 | 18 Jun 1909 | “Daughter of R.B. and Ellen Cross” |
Cross, Frank Roy | 29 Feb 1924 | 27 Jun 1997 | Shared headstone w/Chlora Mae Cross |
Cross, Gladys | 1 May 1931 | 24 Sep 2002 | |
Cross, Glenna A. | 6 Jun 1927 | No date | Shared headstone w/Harry H. Cross |
Cross, Harry H. (Hersal) | 5 Aug 1921 | 4 Jul 2000 | Shared headstone w/Glenna A. Cross. F= Samuel W. Cross; M= Susie Carroll; Son= Hersal; Dau= Dolores DeHart, Sue Cross; Bro. Maxwell Cross; Sis= Helen Fillers |
Cross, Harry Hersal | 5 Aug 1921 | 4 Jul 2000 | Military headstone: US Navy, US Air Force, World War II |
Cross, Iva Lee (Sluder) | 1927 (12 Feb 1926) | (Nov 1993) | Shared headstone w/Reece B. Cross “Married May 30, 1943.” Metal funeral home marker from Tetrick FH gives her birth date as Feb 1926 and death Nov 1993. |
Cross, King Edward | 2 Nov 1903 | 15 Jan 1970 | Son of Rev. Reece B. Cross & Ellen Blevins |
Cross, P. Weldon | 27 Sep 1933 | 8 Jan 1935 | |
Cross, Reece B. | 1917 | 1962 | Shared headstone w/Iva Lee Cross. Son of Samuel William Cross & Susie Gertrude Carroll. |
Cross, Rev. R.B. (Reece Bayless) | 25 Dec 1856* | 3 Dec 1925 | Shared headstone w/Ellen B. Cross *Date is incorrect – should be 28 Dec 1844. |
Cross, Samuel W. (William) | (14 Feb) 1880 | (24 Sep) 1953 | Shared headstone w/Susie G. (Carroll) Cross. Son of William Cross & & Nancy Elizabeth Morris (source: death cert.) |
Cross, Susie G. (Gertrude) (Carroll) | 1895 | 1985 | Shared headstone w/Samuel W. Cross “Married Nov. 9 1941.” |
Cross, Thomas M. | 5 Dec 1951 | 20 Jul 1992 | |
Cross, Wilbert R. | 12 Jul 1939 | 15 Mar 1944 | |
Cross, William “Dub” | 1 Mar 1942 | 22 Mar 2001 | |
Crussell, Arnold Claude | 16 Jan 1913 | 21 Oct 1955 | S/o Henry Martin Crussell & Sally Phillips. |
Crussell, Aubrey H. (Henry Aubrey) | 26 May 1916 | 8 Oct 1972 | Military headstone: Tennessee S SGT HO CO 2 BN 150 INF, World War II. S/o Henry Martin Crussell & Sally Phillips. |
Crussell, Henry M. (Martin) | 16 Jun 1866 | 17 Feb 1933 | Shared headstone w/Sarah E. Crussell |
Crussell, J. (John) Daulton | 25 Jan 1897 | 18 Oct 1983 | Shared headstone w/Jessie Mae Crussell. Metal funeral home marker from Oakley-Cook Funeral Home. Son of Henry M. Crussell & Sally Phillips |
Crussell, Jessie Mae (Cross) | 1899 | 14 Dec 1970 | Shared headstone w/J. Daulton Crussell. Metal funeral home marker from Akard Funeral Home. Dau of Jacob Hoyle Cross & Sally McClelland. |
Crussell, Knicely H. | 1922 | 1933 | “At Rest.” Son of John Daulton Crussell & Jessie Mae Cross. |
Crussell, Sarah E.(Ellen) “Sallie” (Phillips) | 20 May 1872 | 6 Jun 1947 | Shared headstone w/Henry M. Crussell. |
Dingus, Ronnie L. | 1 Nov 1952 | 16 Sep 1989 | |
Doran, Glenna Mae | 28 Jun 1940 | 6 Oct 2006 | “The song is ended but the melody lingers on.” |
Doran, Roy Earl | 3 Mar 1937 | No date | Shared headstone w/Glenna Mae Doran |
Dunkle, Nancy | 14 Apr 1931 | 3 Oct 1989 | Nancy Olean Cross, dau of Samuel Wm Cross & Susie Carroll; wife of Thomas Dunkle |
Eaton, Jessie H. | 31 Aug 1911 | 17 Apr 1993 | Shared headstone w/Lewis D. Eaton |
Eaton, June Ellen | 4 Oct 1947 | 11 Feb 2006 | “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” |
Eaton, Lewis D. | 31 Mar 1912 | 1 Apr 1977 | Shared headstone w/Jessie H. Eaton |
Eaton, M. “Gene” | 31 May 1943 | No date | Shared headstone w/June Ellen Eaton |
Edwards, Verna Lee | 13 Jan 1949 | 17 Jun 1996 | |
Fillers, Charles “Chip” | 1963 | 1985 | |
Fillers, Charles D. | 1926 | 1990 | |
Fillers, Ralph “Buzzy” | 1961 | 1982 | |
Garcia, Angelina Melissa | 19 Dec 1983 | 30 Nov 1999 | |
Glover, Betty M. | 1859 | 1913 | Shared headstone w/Jonathan N. Glover |
Glover, Donnie | 1928 | 1928 | Shared headstone w/Polly Glover |
Glover, Helen Louise | 27 Dec 1930 | 15 Mar 1931 | |
Glover, Henry A. | 1889 | 1964 | Shared headstone w/Mary W. Glover |
Glover, Jonathan N. | 1849 | 1925 | Shared headstone w/Betty M. Glover |
Glover, Mary W. | 1900 | 1962 | Shared headstone w/Henry A. Glover |
Glover, Polly | 1933 | 1935 | Shared headstone w/Donnie Glover |
Goodell, Mary Marie | 13 Mar 1914 | 19 Apr 2001 | H= Lewis Goodell; Son= Joseph Goodell |
Griffin, Shelby Cross | 3 Mar 1939 | 29 Apr 1985 | Dau of Samuel Wm Cross & Susie Carroll |
Harlow, Blannie Jocco (Cross) | 1916 | 1979 | Daughter of Samuel W. Cross & Susie Carroll. |
Harry, John W. | 27 May 1923 | 19 Jan 1994 | Military headstone: CPL, US Marine Corps, World War II |
Harry, Virginia C. | 3 Sep 1917 | 22 Nov 1991 | Shared headstone w/John W. Harry |
Hawk, James R. | 6 Jul 1947 | 18 Feb 2006 | Shared headstone w/Penny C. Hawk |
Hawk, Penny C. | 27 Apr 1949 | No date | Shared headstone w/James R. Hawk “Married 10 May 1968” |
Hoover, George | May 1917 | Only one date | |
Hoover, Wilsie | 27 Jun 1899 | 27 Nov 1935 | “At Rest” |
Jones, Doris J. | 3 Jan 1937 | No date | Shared headstone w/Harmon “Sam” Jones |
Jones, Harmon “Sam” | 29 Jul 1927 | 29 Oct 2000 | Shared headstone w/Doris J. Jones. F= James Brenton Jones M= Nannie Almaroad. W= Doris Smith Daus= Debbie Jones Leonard & Lori Jones Leonard. Sons= Terry Lynn, & Mickey Wayne Jones. Bro= Dana Jones. Preceded in death by brother Kyle Jones |
Jones, James B. | 1888 | 1955 | Shared headstone w/Nannie E. Jones |
Jones, Jennie E. | 1883 | 1965 | Shared headstone w/Robert L. Jones |
Jones, Nancy E. | 1856 | 1931 | |
Jones, Nannie E. | 1896 | 1928 | Shared headstone w/James B. Jones |
Jones, Robert L. | 1885 | 1954 | Shared headstone w/Jennie E. Jones |
King, Edward Oliver | 5 Oct 1858 | 2 May 1945 | Shared headstone w/Nancy Jane King |
King, Nancy Jane | 18 Nov 1866 | 30 Oct 1946 | Shared headstone w/Edward Oliver King |
King, Sarah Effa | 9 Oct 1895 | 26 Aug 1942 | “Rest in His love” |
Leonard, Nancy L. | 1 May 1939 | 23 Oct 2009 | |
Lunsford, Albert J. | 21 Dec 1956 | 26 Dec 1992 | Shared headstone w/Fanny W. Lunsford. “Son and Mother” |
Lunsford, Elmer Eugene | 17 Jan 1933 | 21 Sep 2011 | Akard Funeral Home marker |
Lunsford, Fanny W. (Walter) | 9 Mar 1929 | 16 Nov 2001 | Shared headstone w/Albert J. Lunsford. Born in Germany. H= Elmer Eugene Lunsford. Son= Nelson Lunsford. Sis= Hildard Truman. Preceded in death by son Albert James Lunsford. |
Malone, Allie Mae | 1908 | 1955 | |
Malone, Charlie P. | Feb 1875 | May 1953 | |
Malone, F. Kate | Apr 1878 | Aug 1942 | |
Malone, Osa F. | Feb 1899 | Jul 1970 | |
Mink, Thomas David | 24 Jul 1952 | 26 Aug 1952 | Son of James and Willie Mink |
Morelock, Angela Dawn | 25 May 1973 | Only one date | “Daughter” (presumably d/o Larry E & Madonna L. Morelock; headstone next to theirs) |
Morelock, Clyde | 1920 | 1993 | Shared headstone w/ Janie Morelock |
Morelock, Clyde T. | 24 Feb 1920 | 6 Jan 1993 | Military headstone: CPL US Army, World War II |
Morelock, Janie | 1927 | No date | Shared headstone w/Clyde Morelock |
Morelock, Larry E. II | 6 Sep 1972 | 6 Sep 1972 | “Our precious angel” |
Morelock, Larry Edward | 29 Oct 1950 | 9 Oct 2001 | “Love Lives On” “Dad” F=Clyde Thomas Morelock Sr.; M=Janie Ethel Morelock; W=Donna L. Morelock; Son=Jamie Edward Morelock; Dau=Carla Renae Crain; Sis=Linda Morton; Bro=Clyde Thomas & Tim Morelock. Preceded in death by his father & son Larry Edward Morelock II. |
Morelock, Madonna Lee | 20 Feb 1951 | No date | “Love Lives On” “Mom” |
Morelock family | “It is better to have loved and lost than never loved at all. Loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, & good friend to all.” Footstone in front of Larry E. & Madonna L. Morelock headstone. | ||
Neal, Amanda Mae | 28 Oct 1978 | Only one date | “Infant” |
Neal, Danny James | 8 Nov 1956 | 11 Aug 2001 | Shared headstone w/Debra Sue Neal |
Neal, Debra Sue | 23 May 1960 | No date | Shared headstone w/Danny James Neal “Gone from our home but not our hearts.” “July 19, 1975” |
Neal, Diane K. | 8 Feb 1960 | 4 May 1967 | “At Rest Our Darling” |
Neal, James V. | 5 Jul 1929 | 12 May 1979 | “Shimbuck” |
Nelson, Alma R. | 11 Aug 1934 | 25 Feb 1985 | Shared headstone w/Clint L. Nelson |
Nelson, Clint L. | 5 Jul 1928 | No date | Shared headstone w/Alma R. Nelson. Died in Blountville, TN. Parents Don & Mettie Nelson. W= Glenna Slaughter. Daus= Carrie Davis, Penny Wooten & Josephine Whitson. Sons= William, Donald, Ralph, & Robert Nelson. |
Philips, Sudie | 19 Mar 1858 | 5 Feb 1891 | |
Phillips, Cora E. | 1880 | 1958 | Shared headstone w/Will M. Phillips |
Phillips, J.E. (John Elijah) | 27 Aug 1841 | 30 Mar 1928 | Husband of Sarah Catherine Fincher. |
Phillips, Sarah C. (Catherine) (Fincher) | 14 Feb 1845 | 9 May 1918 | “Wife of J.E. Phillips” |
Phillips, Will M. | 15 Jul 1869 | 28 Jun 1953 | Shared headstone w/Cora E. Phillips. Son of John Elijah Phillips & Sarah Catherine Fincher. |
Proffitt, Betty | 19 Mar 1938 | 22 Oct 2007 | “Mother” (headstone next to Billy Proffitt) |
Proffitt, Billy | 31 Aug 1937 | 31 Oct 1983 | “Father” (headstone next to Betty Proffitt) |
Rosen, Elizabeth Rutledge | 1879 | 1972 | |
Rudy, Bette J. Minnick | 1910 | 1982 | |
Rutledge, J.W. | 1853 | 1935 | |
Shaver, Amanda Ruth (Carter) | 31 Dec 1914 | 7 Sep 2000 | Shared headstone w/John Edward Shaver |
Shaver, John Edward | 21 Jun 1916 | 12 Jan 2001 | Shared headstone w/ Amanda Ruth Shaver Died in Blountville, TN. F= Reece B. Shaver. M= Valna H. King. W= Amanda Ruth Carter. Son= Michael Shaver. Preceded in death by his wife, and a son Thomas Reese Shaver, and a brother Rex Shaver |
Smith, Bill Evans | 25 Jul 1926 | 31 Jul 1995 | Military headstone: US Navy, World War II |
Smith, Billie E. | 25 Jul 1926 | 31 Jul 1995 | Shared headstone w/Ruby L. Smith |
Smith, Bob A. | 3 May 1928 | 21 Sep 2009 | Shared headstone w/Cora Lee Smith “Pop” “Papaw” |
Smith, Bobby (Allen) | 4 May 1954 | 27 Jun 1971 | |
Smith, Brenda Lee | 3 Dec 1952 | 3 Jan 1957 | Shared headstone w/Randy Wayne Smith |
Smith, Cora Lee | 26 Jun 1937 | 6 May 2010 | Shared headstone w/Bob A. Smith “Mamaw” “Co” “Married 10 Nov 1951” |
Smith, David E. | 19 Mar 1930 | 22 Aug 1989 | Shared headstone w/Della M. Smith |
Smith, David H. | 8 Dec 1903 | 14 Jun 1976 | |
Smith, Della M. | 28 Feb 1935 | 13 Jul 1984 | Shared headstone w/David E. Smith |
Smith, Evans A. | 24 Sep 1907 | 9 Jan 1971 | Shared headstone w/Valarine K. Smith |
Smith, Ida B. | 1877 | 1944 | Shared headstone w/John Smith |
Smith, James A. | 1873 | 1940 | Shared headstone w/Margaret E. Smith |
Smith, John | 1874 | 1946 | Shared headstone w/Ida B. Smith |
Smith, Larry Paul | 1 Oct 1944 | 9 Oct 1944 | |
Smith, Margaret E. | 1879 | 1958 | Shared headstone w/James A. Smith “At Rest” |
Smith, Mark Kevin | 28 Feb 1963 | Only one date | “Infant.” Next to Billie & Ruby Smith. |
Smith, Nora M. | 1878 | 1935 | Shared headstone w/William D. Smith |
Smith, Randy Wayne | 22 May 1956 | 3 Jan 1957 | Shared headstone w/Brenda Lee Smith |
Smith, Roy Herbert | 14 Feb 1921 | Only one date | “Infant” |
Smith, Ruby L. | 19 Nov 1925 | No date | Shared headstone w/Billie E. Smith |
Smith, Timmy “Bubba” | 26 Dec 1959 | 29 Apr 2010 | |
Smith, Valarine K. (Crussell) | 11 Feb 1906 | 1 Sep 1980 | Shared headstone w/Evans A. Smith. |
Smith, William D. | 1871 | 1950 | Shared headstone w/ Nora M. Smith |
Stike, Darrell Lindy | 18 Aug 1937 | 22 Apr 1999 | Military headstone: A2C US Air Force. Also metal Weaver FH marker. |
Stike, Diana May | 1940 | 2011 | Weaver Funeral Home marker |
Teague, Brenda J. | 27 Dec 1950 | No date | Shared headstone w/Donald L. Teague |
Teague, Donald L. | 21 Aug 1946 | 1 Dec 2002 | Shared headstone w/Brenda J. Teague |
Tester, Ruby S. | 1911 | 1957 | Shared headstone w/Ulysses E. Tester |
Tester, Ulysses E. | 1908 | 2001 | Shared headstone w/Ruby S. Tester. F= Millard Tester. M= Minnie Harmon. W= 1st Ruby Smith; 2nd Molly Denton. |
Unknown | 22 Jan 1880 | 15 May 1890 | Stone broken in half. “Oh Jennie we miss you every hour. If it were not for Jesus…” (stone has sunk into the ground and remainder of the inscription is not visible) |
Witt, Fannie J. | 4 Jun 1907 | 24 Mar 1964 | Shared headstone w/Thomas L. Witt |
Witt, Flora Cross | 1878 | 1915 | |
Witt, Otis Riley | 21 May 1939 | 21 Sep 1966 | |
Witt, Thomas L. | 4 Mar 1901 | 9 Mar 1958 | Shared headstone w/Fannie J. Witt |
Witt, William M. | 1898 | 1965 |
Additional Information:
Samuel William Cross was born 14 Feb 1880 and died 24 Sep 1953. Parents were William Cross and Nancy Elizabeth Morris. Informant is Susie Cross (no maiden name is given, but this is Susie Gertrude Carroll.) This information comes from Samuel’s death certificate. It also states that he was buried at New Hope. Their marriage date of 9 November 1914 is inscribed on their headstone.
Children of Samuel Cross and Susie Carroll listed on the 1940 census are:
Reece B Cross 22
Harold G Cross 20
Hersel H Cross 18 (Harry Hersal, m. Glenna A.)
Samuel D (Delain or Delano?) Cross 14
Helen L Cross 11 (married ? Fillers)
Nancy O Cross 8 (married Thomas Dunkle)
Maxwell T Cross 7
Shelby J Cross 1 (married ? Griffin)
Howard W Cross 4
Samuel’s & Susie’s son Reece B. Cross (1917-1962), married Iva Lee Sluder (12 Feb 1926 – Nov 1993). On their shared headstone, their marriage date is 30 May 1943. Iva Lee’s birth year is incorrectly inscribed as 1927. The metal funeral home marker has her birth date as 2/26.
Reverend Reece Bayless Cross and Ellen Cross are also buried at New Hope. His death record confirms that he was born 28 Dec 1844 and died 3 Dec 1925. Parents’ names on the certificate are Samuel Cross and Susan Colbaugh. However, someone made an egregious error in inscribing the headstone. Reece’s birth date is “25 Dec 1856.” There is too much reliable evidence to believe that this 1856 date is anything but one big mistake. His wife’s name is not stated on the death certificate, but we can probably assume that this is Ellen Blevins. Children on the 1920 census are King E. (Edward) Cross and W.B. (William) Cross. Reece’s and Ellen’s son King Edward and infant daughter Ethel Kate Cross (1909) are also buried at New Hope.
Reece was married first to Elizabeth (assumed to be Elizabeth Carr), 7 Jan 1829 – 15 Sep 1902. Inscription reads “Wife of Rev.R.B.Cross.” While there is no solid proof for her maiden name, the marriage is proven with Elizabeth’s headstone and the 1900 census.
Nancy Olean Cross Dunkle is buried here, but there is no headstone for her husband Thomas Dunkle.
With at least six men named Reece B. Cross from Sullivan County, it is not always easy to tell them apart!
The information in the comment section for Angela Dawn Morelock is not correct. She was the infant daughter of Linda Jane Morelock Morton and Ronnie Lee Morton. Born and died on May 25, 1973. She was the NIECE of Larry Edward Morelock and Madonna Morelock (not their daughter).
Im Reece and Iva’s Grandaughter. Its so cool to know more about my family. if anyone knows anymore. please let me know.
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Husband of Nancy Olean Cross Dunkle is buried in North Tonawanda, N.Y. Shelby J. Cross is her younger sister.
What about pearl and gorge Conley from North Carolina relatives of Clint Nelson there down by the tree I don’t think there a marker