ADKISON CEMETERY read summer 2000 Located about three miles outside Cowen on the Erbacon Road, very near the two gas stations that sit within sight of each other. Dirt road on left going up a very steep hill can be carefully negotiated by car in dry weather if you are adventurous. Cemetery is mowed but many stones have either fallen or leaning badly, at least two stones have crumbled into illegibility. Caretaker is Sherry Holcomb 48 Erbacon Road, Cowen WV. ROW 1 left side starting at bottom Darell Tyrone Deel 1947 1985 Military Marker James Eugene Deel PVT US ARMY US NAVY Viet Nam Nov 8 1945 Feb 2 1994 Danny C. Deel Nov 18 1949 March 24 2000 Double Stone WEESE Clyde A. Feb 17 1908 Aug 7 1988 Yvonne A. June 15 1913 Feb 13 1998 (photo on marker) Military Marker Clyde A. Weese PVT US Army WWII Feb 17 1908 Aug 7 1988 Double Stone DEEL Mavadelle I. Sept 2 1928 (no death date) Arley A. June 29 1921 Aug 10 1993 Military Marker Argel A. Deel PFC US ARMY WWII 1919 1986 Double Stone HENLINE Mack June 9 1922 March 1 1994 Zanna S. March 19 1922 Aug 6 1998 Military Marker Hoy Mack Henline PFC US ARMY WWII June 9 1922 March 1 1994 ROW 2 Double Stone DEEL Elizabeth G. 1907 1972 Edward W. 1904 1956 Infant William C Deel Infant Ramona Deel Infant Abigail Deel Infant Elizabeth Deel (Row Dog legs to left and splits into two rows this is the left row, see row 4 for the right leg) Baby Brother Deel infant son of Willis and Viola Deel (grave is unmarked) James Harvey Deel (grave is unmarked) Susan Dawson Deel James Watson Deel (grave is unmarked) (I have been unable to discover the death date of James Harvey Deel and wanted to have that date to put on the marker, James Watson Deel was killed in WWI and a military marker was ordered last fall but it has to be returned because of a mistake reading WWII instead of WWI) Hensley Deel 1881 1950 Double Stone DEEL Viola P. 1889 1956 Willis M. 1878 1949 Lonnie Deel teenage son of Bill Jones and Eva Deel (grave is unmarked) Eva L. Brady 1886 1953 Matt Brady 1875 1951 Ralph E. (Bud) Tyler born Arcola WV Apr 1 1918 died Elkins WV June 17 1956 Ollie F. Wife of A. R. Tyler March 15 1895 Dec 31 1920 Double Stone M.F. McElwain Sept 7 1857 (no death date) G.S. McElwain Jan 12 1854 May 12 1922 Three graves marked by fieldstone H.H. Johnson Sept 14 1868 Jan 27 1939 ROW 3 (Row starts in middle of cemetery near graves of Willis and Viola Deel) Thomas Mathess born Jan 14 1888 Died June 18 1912 Fredrick C. Mathes Dec 28 1909 Nov 8 1918 Tressa Woodring wife of James H Woodring Sr. At least three graves marked by fieldstone with room for several more graves ROW 4 (this row splits off from row 1 and is the right leg) Unmarked Grave Grave marked by fieldstone Grave marked by giant flower Unmarked grave Three graves marked by fieldstone Double stone Delilah A. Hardway 1877 1916 Carry A. Hardway 1876 1929 James R. Mathes 1924 1987 Lenora Genevieve Evans Sept 17 1928 Aug 2 1990 ROW 5 Allen N Adkison 1902 1964 (Metal marker is bent) Two unmarked graves Two graves marked by giant flowers (room for about five more graves, no evidence of existing graves) Cora Bell Crosby 1884 1960 Badly damaged stone (broken piece still contains photo) Jacob Stover Crosby 1870 1953 Base stone with top of stone missing Stone which has fallen over and is leaning against base Walter B. Crosby March 8 1905 Jan 20 1943 Badly damaged stone Forrest Crosby Double Stone Alma 1903 1904 Charles 1909 1910 children of I.S. ?? C.B. Crosby Our baby Dorthy Elizabeth Crosby 1929 1929 Ina E. Roberts Oct 2 1893 May 16 1927 (marker leaning) Gerald Crosby Jun 13 1927 Nov 21 1947 (marker leaning) Hardy O. Crosby Jun 5 1900 Jan 10 1995 Grave marked by a rock Ezra Dorr Hardway July 23 1906 Apr 6 1950 Harry David Martin 1937 1954 Unreadable (thought to be Reuben Mathes husband of Ida Bell Mathes listed below) Ida Bell Mathes 1901 1952 Martha M. 1920 1955 Row 6 Unmarked Grave E.J. Adkison Born Apr 18 1829 Died Feb 25 1905 Two unmarked graves (space for about ten more graves, no evidence of existing graves) Three graves marked by fieldstone Unmarked grave Gilbert Mathes 1893 1915 (Marker leaning) Two unmarked graves (space for several more graves, no evidence of existing graves) Grave marked by fieldstone (room for about ten more graves, no evidence of existing graves) ROW 7 Military Marker Wilber J. Stalnaker S Sgt US ARMY WWII Korea 1908 1988 Gerald A. Stalnaker June 28 1906 June 10 1984 Double Stone STALNAKER Mary O. Stalnaker Apr 12 1883 Mar 33 1968 Asa F. Nov 26 1875 Mar 28 1939 Annie daughter of A.F. and M.O. Stalnaker Born Jan 22 1901 Died March 1 1901 Grace E. dau of W.M. and M.N. Ruckman born July 4 1893 died July 7 1903 Grave marked by fieldstone Double Stone GADD Geannetta M. 1864 1898 Miles B. 1860 1940 James Gadd 1808 1888 Geo S. son of M.B. and Virginia B. Gadd June 1884 Apr 1889 Virginia B. wife of Miles B. Gadd Born Oct 9 1859 died May 9 1887 Lee D. Gadd 1880 1965 (Metal marker bent) M.V. wife of W.H. Paugh June 7 1863 June 23 1905 aged 42 yrs 16days (This is the last marked grave in this row, ends halfway up hill with no obvious graves any higher) ROW 8 Double Stone RUCKMAN W.M. 1855 19(blank) Mary M. 1859 1928 Wright erected by J.L. Collins to the memory of his mother Nancy A. Wright May 30 1871 May 18 1930 Unmarked Grave Henry E. Wright 1902 1948 Grave marked by fieldstone (no obvious graves until near top of hill) Double Stone BEAM Ada M. May 7 1902 Sept 6 1944 Burl C. Feb 17 1900 June 28 1948 Double Stone Adam G. Green Jan 19 1870 Dec 27 1943 Naomi Green 1870 19(Blank) Double Stone GREEN Ida Pearl 1902 19(blank) Christopher C. 1895 1951 ROW 9 Eight graves marked by fieldstone (Open area no obvious graves) Herbert Bragg 1971 2000 Gathel Y. Bragg Feb 3 1933 Dec 31 1986 Vada G. Dillon 1908 1983 Three (maybe four) unmarked graves Ronald D. Cogar 1934 1998 ROW 10 Two graves marked by fieldstone Wm. F. Reynolds Mar 13 1848 Oct 9 1891 Aged 46 yrs 6 mths 26 days Two unmarked graves (open area) ROW 11 Three graves marked with fieldstone Unmarked grave Grave marked with fieldstone Double Stone DAVIS Newton F. 1862 1933 Christine 1872 1939 Grave marked by giant flower Double Stone ADKISON Mother Macel 1898 1934 Daughter Olive Marie 1918 1918 Two unmarked graves Andrew Coakley 1894 1966 Nellie Coakley wife of Andrew Coakley (grave unmarked) Unmarked grave Isaac E. Coakley 1888 1965 Susan Coakley wife of Isaac E. (Ed) Coakley (grave unmarked) Nola Myrtle Burns 1884 1960 Bonnie J. Taylor 1938 1962 Nola June Cogar 1915 1975 ROW 12 Estel & Esker inf sons of C.B. and R.M. Case born adn died Nov 29 1901 Ezra C. Case Oct 14 1878 Apr 24 1935 Clora M. Case Dec 17 1891 Aug 28 1982 (This stone confused me) top of stone reads 'MOTHER' then S.E. Case Jack 1847 1930, (obviously the surname is Case and Jack appears to be a nickname) Three unmarked graves (Open area to top of hill, no obvious graves) ROW 13 William McGary Case Dec 21 1872 Sep 21 1944 (stone has fallen over) G.M. son of WM and LI Case Born Oct 9 1911 Died Oct 19 1911 (grave enclosed within small antique wrought iron fence) Alda wife of L.A. Smith Dec 12 1900 Feb 15 1928 Two unmarked graves Clarence Mathes 1901 1948 Two unmarked (open area no obvious graves) Billy J. Messer 1953 1953 Ercell Jack Burns Feb 29 1908 June 19 1979 Kenneth Lee Burns 1949 1988 According to county death records and personal interviews the following persons may also be buried in the Adkison Cemetery Frank Bailey died 2-15-1911 son of William Bailey Nova Henline 11-30-1911 son of Wm. Henline M.E. Moffatt Oct 28 1910 Jan 4 1928 child of L.V. Mofatt Jas H. Smith died Oct 30 1911 aged 62 yrs 5 mts 9 days Nannie Adkison 11-17-1886 1-10-1929 Oliver Coakley 5-7-1858 3-19-1939 Christie Davis 4-18-1872 1-22-1939 Betty Lee Deel born and died 6-26-1946 Virginia Ellen Hall May 29 1920 Oct 29 1955 Virginia Johns 3-25-1862 4-22-1936 David Hall Johns 11-10-1857 3-26-1937 Virgie Johnson Morrison 1-10-1899 2-24-1921 Abe Mathes 1-1-1878 6-17-1922 Charles Junior Mathes born and died Nov 30 1932 child of Junior Mathes and Esta Miller David Otis Martin 9-30 1905 7-3-1972 Buster Arlan Mathes 5-11-1940 5-14-1941 son of Albert Mathes and Bell Smith Arnold Jefferson Mathes 10-31-1927 5-11-1973 Delores Moffitt 7-1-1936 8-1-1936 daughter of Grafton and Lela Hamrick Moffitt Elizabeth Belle Moffat 8-26-1872 1-12-1946 Solomon McElwain 1-12-1854 5-12-1922 Hilma Nichols 2-8-1929 3-3-1929 daughter of Martha Nichols Rebecca Philips died 12-16-1925 aged 80 yrs Irene May Stout 9-9-1917 11-16-1918 daughter of Lena Stout Rosie Belle Demoss Sparks May 29-1882 Apr 29-1924 Henry Ervin Wright 8-10-1910 1-17-1948 Christina Keener Stoute Deel (wife of Frank Deel) 1882-1923 Buster Deel (Frank Deel and Mae Bates son) Fred Brady died 9-10-1916 (Hattie Deel Brady and Sherman Brady's son) G.H. Beam died Apr 291914 aged 66yrs 8 mths 7 days Infant Burns born and died 2-28-1920 child of Wm. J. and Nola Coakley Burns Orland Beam 9-5-1922 10-15-1922 _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.