Graves in Alphabetical Order

Ridgeway - Yates

Information compiled and submitted by Polly Ann Burkett McGinnis,
Etheree Burkett Chancellor, and Jeanette Pridgen Willingham

Corrections or comments:  ebcmimi@hotmail.com

If you have family or friends buried here, we invite you to contribute to the upkeep of the cemetery.  Please make your checks payable to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and mail to:
                           Jeanette P. Willingham
                            646 State Highway 153
                               Samson, AL 36477

Last Name	First Name Occupation	DoB-DoD Wedding	Spouse	Parents and Siblings	Children	Location in Cemetery
Ridgeway	Sarah Ann	9/4/1954	R. D.			Left
Ridgeway	R. D.	2/24/1929-2/28/2003	Sara Ann			Left
Rivenbark	Michael Douglas	9/12/1957- 10/2/1983		Parents: Virginia Byrd Rivenbark		Center
Rivenbark	Virginia Byrd	2/12/1926 – 4/2/1998		Parents: James Weedon& Bonnie Frazier Byrd Siblings: Roland, Charles, James E. Billy E., Nina Arena	Michael Douglas	Center
Smith	Ernest Farmer	3/19/1898-7/28/1968 Wed. 11/20/1922	Mary B. Wise	Parents:Bud & Julia Smith Siblings:Vonnie,Clyde, Will, Vana Lee (Johnson), Anna (Marsh), Steve, Vera (Cotton), Molly Bradley, Lula Miller, Lonnie Nichols	Ernest, Jr. William, Fred, Terry M. Willard, JoAnn (Atkinson)	Left
Smith	Mary B. Wise	1/20/1907-11/9/1990	Ernest		Ernest, Jr. William, Fred, Terry M. Willard, JoAnn (Atkinson)	Left
Smith	Ola	2/7/1981-6/22/1965	Steve A.
Smith	Steve A.	1-7-1889- DOD Unknown	Ola	Parents:  Bud & Julia Smith Siblings:  Vonnie, Clyde, Will, Vana Lee Johnson, Anna Marsh, Vera Cotton, Molly Bradley, Lula Miller, Lonnie Nichols
Smith	Terry M. U.S. Air Force Vietnam	7/5/1946-6/18/1991		Parents:Ernest & Mary B. Wise Smith Siblings:Ernest, Jr. William, Fred, Willard, JoAnn (Atkinson)		Left
Smith	Willard Employed atFt.Rucker	4/26/1936-6/29/1958		Parents:Ernest & Mary B. Smith Siblings:Ernest, Jr. William, Fred, Terry M., JoAnn (Atkinson)		Left
Spear	Clarence Wayne US Navy WW II Farmer Minister	10/10/1922 – 9/6/1995 Wed. 12/31/1946	Christell Murdock	Parents:Dempsey Claudy & Telitha Pearl Johnson Spear Siblings:Arthur Lee Murray, Eugene Agnes, Voncille (Thomas),Burton Clarence, Gordon Albert, Earl, Neil, Fred	Timothy & Judy Merritt	Left
Spear	Christell Murdock	Wed. 12/31/1946	Clarence Wayne	Parents:Rufus & Ella Mae Murdock Siblings: Jewel M. Strickland, Robert, Ruby M. Marshall, Wilma, Manuel, Horace, Evelyn M. Simmons, Horace,  Sara M. Bowdoin	Timothy & Judy Merritt	Left
Spear	Dempsey Claudy Farmer	10/7/1989 – 11/15/1959	Telitha Pearl Parker	Parents: William M. & Theodosia (Nix) Spear Siblings: Eva Jewel, James Edward, Amaryllis, William Dow, Earl	Arthur Lee Murray, Eugene Agnes, Voncille (Thomas), Burton Clarence, Wayne Dempsey, Gordon Albert, Earl, Neil, Fred	Left
Spear	Telitha Pearl Johnson Homemaker	2/18/1994 – 2/8/1964	Dempsey Claudy	Parents: William Thomas & Anna Elizabeth (Brooks) Johnston Siblings: James L. (Jimmy), Obed Tyson, Ella Arlen, Leamon August, Laura Bell, Eva Dell, Emma Elizabeth, Clara Leola (Parker)	Arthur Lee Murray, Eugene Agnes, Voncille (Thomas), Burton Clarence, Wayne Dempsey, Gordon Albert, Earl, Neil, Fred	Left
Speed	C. D.	1906 – 1976	Grace T	Siblings: Leila Avant		Center
Speed	Grace T	1892 – 1973	C. D.			Center
Stokes Retired U. S. Army Korea, Vietnam	Charles Emmett “Tunkin”	4/29/1931 – 5/27/2009	Laura Jeanette	Parents: Albert & Clyde Cook Stokes Siblings: B.B., Edwin, Candy S. Crews, Dorothy Walter Pittman, Betty Reynolds	Vicki Stokes Smith
Stokes	Laura Jeanette	3/11/1936 – 7/15/1998	Charles Emmett “Tunkin”		Vicki Stokes Smith
Tharpe	Albert L US Navy WWII Carpenter	7/9/1912 – 4/26/1982	Shirley MargarttePridgen		Hilda, Hilma, James Albert, Dwayne Howard, Celesta Carroll, Daniel Lamar, Edward Spence, Enoc Vinson	Right
Tharpe	Dwayne Howard Florida AMS3US Navy	1/23/1941 – 7/24/1961		Parents:Albert L. & Shirley M. Pridgen Tharpe Siblings:Hilda, Hilma, James Albert,Celesta Carroll, Daniel Lamar, Edward Spence, Enoc Vinson		Right
Tharpe	Shirley Margartte Pridgen	9/5/1913 – 8/29/2002	Albert L.	Parents:Enoch Jessie & Willie Celista Whittle Pridgen Siblings: Y. J., Cremonia, Alva	Hilda, Hilma, James Albert, Dwayne Howard, Celesta Carroll, Daniel Lamar, Edward Spence, Enoc Vinson	Right
Thorne	Jesse F.	12/19/1892 – 3/23/1977	Lizzie Adams (Yates)		Step daughters:Nancy Lee Yates( Paul), Jewell (Yates)Hattaway	Center
Thorne	Lizzie Adams (Yates)	10/11/1897 - 4/18/1975	(John Henry Yates) Jesse F. Thorne		Nancy Lee Yates (Paul) (Mrs. Owen W.), Jewell Yates (Hattaway)	Center
Vann	Bell Burkett	4/6/1880 – ll/4/1976	Green		Bennie Van Herald	Center
Vann	Green	1/29/1880 – 2/21/1962	Bell Burkett		Bennie Van Herald	Center
Ward Hudson	Annette Maloy	5/26/1942 - Wed. 7/15/_____	James R. Ward	Parents:Will & Ester Maloy Siblings:Sam & Opal (twins), Max, Edward, Thelma	Dwight	Center
Ward,	James R SFCUS Army Vietnam	11/17/1937 – 6/27/1998 (Discretion in headstone & veteran marker as to DOB)	Annette Maloy		Dwight	Center
Wise	Lela Waters	9/20/1898 – 12/17/1984	Richard	Mother:  Lavenia Waters Siblings: Wallace Waters		Right
Wise	Richard	4/15/1894 – 12/5/1959	Lela Waters	Siblings:Mary Alice (Pridgen), Palmer,Preston, Annie Mae, Ila Mae, Ida Dovie		Right
Weeks	Donald W.	8/13/1935	Terrell Jennings			Left
Weeks	Terrell Jennings	6/18/1937-9/15/1997	Donald W.			Left
Williams	Anna Floyd	9/8/1920 – 4/22/1991		Parents:John E. & Edith R. Floyd		Center
Wise	Doney	Unknown- 12/27/1959	Alfonzo		Mack  Roland, Grady Lee, Odell Wise Bishop	Left
Wise	Grady Lee	1916 - 12/27/1959	Lorine	Parents:  Phonso & Donie Wise  Siblings:  Mack Roland, Odell Wise Bishop	Jeanette, Hazel	Left
Wise	Lorine Jennings	1920 – 1959	Grady Lee		Jeanette, Hazel	Left
Wise	Mack Roland TEC4USArmy WWII	4/14/1919-12/27/1959	Carolyn	Parents:  Phonsa & Donie Wise  Siblings: Grady Lee,  Odell Wise Bishop	Betty Wise Harrison, Odessa Wise Sparks	Left
Wise	Alfonzo	1885 - 1965	Doney	Parent:  Riley Wise	Mack  Roland, Grady Lee, Odell Wise Bishop
Yates	Aubrey	11/19/1917 – 6/21/2000 Wed. 2/9/1936	Lillie C.			Center
Yates	Lillie C.	9/13/1914 – 10/19/2000 Wed. 2/9/1936	Aubrey			Center