Slash Christian Church
Burial Record
Updated February 1, 2011
Discrepancies identified between headstone / grave marker inscriptions, church files and available historical records are noted in the Comments section.
Section / Name / Birth / Death / CommentsPLOT 1
Bumpass/Smith/Allen
1 / Parker Bumpass / 1/15/1887 / 3/23/1958
1 / William L. Bumpass / 3/31/1854 / 8/25/1917
1 / Ida Smith Bumpass / 1/9/1863 / 11/1/1929
1 / Charles S. Smith / 6/13/1865 / 1/2/1931 / Father of Mrs. W. H. Smithers; Herald Progress, 1/15/1931
1 / Anna Smith Allen / 6/1/1859 / 5/27/1933 / Widow of James H. Allen; Aunt of Mrs. W. H. Smith; Herald Progress newspaper, 6/1/1933
PLOT 2
Stanley/Hinton
2 / Valton W. Hinton / 11/2/1928 / 9/25/1961 / "NC PVT CO L 13 INF"; Other documentation records "Valton W. Hinton, Sr."
2 / Isabell S. Hinton / 2/26/1926 / 8/19/1993
PLOT 3
Perrin/Jones
3 / James Henry Jones / 1/9/1865 / 12/17/1921 / Herald Progress, 1/6/1922; Father - Leroy Jones, Mother - N. B. Jones.
3 / Mary Lorena Perrin Jones / 12/25/1873 / 12/31/1952
3 / William G. Jones / 6/1/1911 / 5/5/1916
3 / James Alvin Jones / 6/3/1909 / 12/16/1934 / D/M/W Alma Harper Smith [Jones]
3 / Alma Harper Smith / 5/9/1911 / 2/10/1995 / D/M/W James Alvin Jones, "Beloved Wife"
3 / John R. Perrin / 4/19/1876 / 7/28/1963
3 / Hester T. Perrin / 2/17/1883 / 6/14/1951
PLOT 4
Stanley
4 / Frances L. Stanley / 6/30/1931 / 8/8/1937
4 / Claude N. Stanley / 3/16/1928 / 4/30/1953 / "VA SGT 8 CAVALRY REGT"
4 / George Mosco Stanley / 8/12/1893 / 10/21/1959 / D/M/W Ann Jones Stanley
4 / Ann Jones Stanley / 5/25/1900 / 6/21/1969 / D/M/W George Mosco Stanley
4 / Ann Catherine Stanley / 7/30/1921 / 4/27/2009 / Sister ofGeorge Stanley,Ralph Stanley,Hazel Knepper, Etta Dawson and Marie McMillan.Graveside serviceApril 30, 2009 atSlashChristianChurchCemeteryby Nelsen Funeral Home (Reid Chapel), Ashland, VA.
PLOT 5
Traylor/Bew
5 / Joseph Lee Traylor / 3/16/1889 / 11/6/1949
5 / Evely Mae Bew / 11/23/1918 / 2/7/1920
5 / Inez Moland Bew / 8/29/1917 / 2/17/1920
5 / Robert D. Bew / 2/5/1921 / 12/14/1984 / D/M/W Cora T. Bew; "US Navy World War II"
5 / Cora T. Bew / 8/26/1894 / 8/17/1990 / D/M/W Robert D. Bew; "Beloved Mother"
PLOT 6
Kersey/Perrin
6 / Robert C. Perrin / 5/13/1873 / 12/23/1951
PLOT 7
Harris
7 / Laura E. Harris / 4/25/1880 / 7/28/1946 / D/M/W John W. Harris
7 / John W. Harris / 9/26/1871 / 5/19/1926 / D/M/W Laura E. Harris
7 / R. E. Harris / No Date / No Date
7 / S. A. Harris / No Date / 1936 / Herald Progress, 3/12/1936: Samuel A. Harris, deceased 1936.
7 / J. T. Harris / No Date / No Date / Contrary to the headstone, other documentation records "J. L. Harris".
7 / E. L. Harris / No Date / No Date
7 / L. L. Harris / No Date / No Date
7 / J. H. Harris / No Date / No Date
7 / M. E. Harris / No Date / No Date
PLOT 8
Tholen
8 / Alfred J. Tholen / 1900 / 1962 / Other documentation records birth3/23/1900, deceased 8/19/1962.
PLOT 9
Jones
9 / Maggie E. Jones / 12/07/1876 / 10/18/1937
9 / Mrs. V. C. Jones / 1855 / 1930
9 / John Wesley Jones, Sr. / 12/27/1850 / 3/22/1915
9 / Josephine P. Jones / 6/07/1891 / 2/26/1892
9 / Mattie F. Jones / 8/13/1874 / 6/13/1896
PLOT 10
Thacker/Jones
10 / John L. Jones / 8/08/1830 / 11/27/1899
10 / Julia F. Jones / 11/08/1846 / 5/8/1916
10 / Elizabeth M. Thacker / 12/15/1823 / 1/2/1919
PLOT 11
Jones
11 / Lizzie B. Jones / 9/20/1883 / 1/14/1970
11 / Hattie L. Robinson / 03/19/1919 / 10/22/2007 / Daughter of Lizzie B. Jones. Richmond Times Dispatch, 10/24/07.
11 / Benjamin F. Jones / 9/13/1861 / 4/7/1947
11 / Kate Jones / No Date / 1905 / Funeral Home marker
11 / Allen E. Jones / 1893 / 1893 / Funeral Home marker
11 / Laura J. Jones / 1886 / 1888 / Funeral Home marker indicates Laura "V." Jones
11 / Clara S. Jones / 1889 / 1913 / Funeral Home marker
11 / Luella Ford / 1868 / 1897 / Funeral Home marker
11 / Laura Jane Baldwin / No Date / 6/29/1917
11 / Mary A. Jones / 6/03/1837 / 1/28/1918
11 / Harvey F. Jones / 1/12/1827 / 3/27/1894
PLOT 12
Whipple/Pearce
12 / Edward Whipple / 1870 / 1943 / Edward "Lee" Whipple, husband of Ethel Sydnor Whipple, Herald Progress, 12/9/1943
12 / Thad E. Whipple / 1875 / 1947
12 / John William Pearce / 9/17/1881 / 4/14/1954
12 / Joyce Ann Pearce / 7/5/1948 / 6/7/1949
PLOT 13
Harlow
13 / Rebecca J. Harlow / 12/28/1843 / 7/10/1924 / Contrary to the headstone, other documentation records birth as "1848".
13 / Walter G. Harlow / 11/08/1844 / 1/21/1928 / Contrary to the headstone, other documentation records "Walter C. Harlow, born 11/08/1811, died 06/21/1928" (likely incorrect).
PLOT 14
Loving/Vail
14 / Otera Loving Taylor / 1848 / 1911
14 / Julia Etta Loving / 10/17/1870 / 9/7/1952
14 / William Toliva Loving / 2/14/1870 / 9/28/1949 / Headstone incorrectly spells middle name as "Toliver."
14 / Virginia H. Vail / 1922 / 1922 / Funeral Home marker
14 / Reserved / Reserved: Annie Loving Williamson, letter on file dated 8/14/2004.
14 / Reserved / Reserved: Herbert Temple Loving, letter on file dated 8/14/2004.
14 / Reserved / Reserved: Joyce Blair Loving, letter on file dated 8/14/2004.
PLOT 15
Tyler
15 / Leonard Tyler / 3/09/1884 / 8/27/1973 / Husband of Lessie S. Tyler. Contrary to the headstone inscription, the metal grave marker erected by Hanover Funeral Home and still in place indicates William Leonard Tyler, 1889 – 1973.
15 / Lessie S. Tyler / 4/18/1895 / 8/27/1971 / Wife of Wm. Leonard Tyler. Contrary to the headstone inscription, the metal grave marker erected by Hanover Funeral Home and still in place indicates Lessie S. Tyler, 1893 – 1971.
PLOT 16
Perrin
16 / W. Hoye Perrin / 9/29/1888 / 7/14/1958 / D/M/W Alice N. Perrin
16 / Alice N. Perrin / 10/06/1886 / 7/19/1974 / D/M/W W. Hoye Perrin
16 / Kenneth N. Perrin / 5/6/1920 / 7/12/1970
PLOT 17
Brumbles
Note: Plot 17 originally belonged to Clyde and Linda Kersey. When Clyde died, he was buried at ForkChurch in HanoverCounty, following which Linda gave the plot to the Brumbles family.
17 / Maude Brumbles / 7/6/1902 / 9/10/1995 / D/M/W Preston Brumbles; Other documents record name as "Brumble."
17 / Preston Brumbles / 7/25/1904 / 12/24/1974 / D/M/W Maude Brumbles; "S SGT US Air Force"; Other documents record name as "Brumble."
PLOT 18
Perrin
18 / Bernard C. Perrin / 1902 / 1986
PLOT 19
Chapman
19 / No Burial Marker / Unknown / Unknown / Church records, no stone/marker in place
PLOT 20
Lipscomb
20 / Daniel Edward Lipscomb, Sr. / 4/30/1887 / 2/23/1973
20 / James Ellett Lipscombe / 1847 / 12/11/1933 / Herald Progress, 12/14/1933
20 / Mary Wagner Lipscombe / Unknown / Unknown / No headstone. Wife of James Ellett Lipscombe (per Mae Walton).
20 / Ester Lipscombe / Unknown / Unknown / No headstone. Daughter of James and Mary Lipscombe (per Mae Walton).
20 / Cora Lipscombe / Unknown / Unknown / No headstone. Daughter of James and Mary Lipscombe (per Mae Walton).
PLOT 21
Pierce/Loving
21 / Dolly L. Loving / 1878 / 1956 / Dolly L[oving] Loving; "Mother and Grandmother"
21 / Lucinda Loving Pierce / 9/16/1905 / 6/2/1987
21 / John Maurice Pierce / 2/23/1901 / 5/9/1973
21 / Reserved / Reserved: Dalton Pierce, letter on file dated 6/1/2003.
21 / Reserved / Reserved: Judy Pierce, letter on file dated 6/1/2003.
PLOT 22
Cox
22 / No Burial Marker / Unknown / Unknown / Church records, no stone/marker in place
PLOT 23
Reynolds/Hall
23 / Eliza Ann Harris / No Date / 1/11/1920 / Widow of Rev. W. J. Hall; Herald Progress, 2/11/1921
23 / Rev. W. J. Hall / 11/09/1855 / 3/4/1913 / Husband of Eliza Ann Harris [Hall]
23 / Thomas Reynolds / 2/27/1785 / 8/17/1844 / "60th Year"
PLOT 24
Kersey
24 / James J. Kersey / 9/01/1851 / 5/29/1927 / Herald Progress, 6/8/1927; The headstone reads birth at "9/01/1851" while other documentation indicates 9/11/1851."
PLOT 25
Lawrence
25 / William M. Lawrence / 5/22/1843 / 7/23/1914 / "Our Father"
PLOT 26
Tinsley/Ford
26 / Jerry M. Tinsley / 5/17/1870 / 4/23/1944 / D/M/W Charlotte Tyler Tinsley
26 / Charlotte Tyler Tinsley / 3/22/1877 / 4/16/1950 / D/M/W Jerry M. Tinsley
26 / Bruce N. Ford / 12/29/1875 / 6/15/1939 / D/M/W Mamie T. Ford
26 / Mamie T. Ford / 1/20/1879 / 3/20/1961 / D/M/W Bruce N. Ford
26 / Bruce Garnett Ford / 1909 / 1979 / Husband of Doris P. Ford
26 / Doris P. Ford / No Date / 1/29/2011 / Wife of Bruce Garnett Ford. Interment at Slash Christian Church Cemetery February 2, 2011. Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd., Richmond, VA.
PLOT 27
Kersey/Loving/Blunt
27 / Atwell W. Blunt / 6/22/1892 / 10/9/1950
27 / Robert Kersey / No Date / 11/22/1904
27 / Louise Kersey / No Date / 3/25/1903
27 / Allen Beale Loving / 9/29/1897 / 12/30/1961
27 / Mary Daisy Loving / 5/22/1901 / 3/18/1962
PLOT 28
Knepper
28 / Fredrick W. Knepper / 5/30/1913 / 3/7/1965
PLOT 29
Jones
29 / Virginia F. Jones / 1933 / 1934
29 / Annie M. Jones / 1919 / 1949
29 / Annie L. Jones / 1893 [?] / 1951 / The headstone indicates birth at "1893" while church records indicate "1863."
29 / W. Ernest Jones / 1894 / 5/16/1905 / The headstone indicates death at "5/16/1905" while otherdocumentation records death at "1963".
29 / Georgie H. Jones / 1907 / 1962
29 / Lena M. Jones / 10/16/1869 / 11/9/1952
29 / John W. Jones / 3/22/1869 / 9/8/1952 / Brother of Charles L. Jones.
29 / Annie Loving Jones / 8/12/1893 / 12/22/1951
29 / Charles Lee Jones / 5/7/1881 / 3/15/1942 / Unmarked. Brother of John W. Jones. Interred next to “J” marker according to discussion with family (9August2010).
PLOT 30
Wyatt
30 / Norman L. Wyatt, Sr. / 9/9/1918 / 11/28/1974 / D/M/W Bessie J. Wyatt. Inscription: "Father". Contrary to the headstone inscription for Norman L. Wyatt, Sr. the metal grave marker erected by Bliley Funeral Home and still in place indicates dates of 1917 – 1974.
30 / Bessie J. Wyatt / 6/7/1921 / 12/15/1966 / D/M/W Norman L. Wyatt, Sr. Inscription: "Mother"
PLOT 30A
Hedgepeth
30A / John S. Hedgepeth / 1900 / 1962 / Funeral Home marker
30A / [Edith Burns ?] / Unknown / Unknown / Edith Burns, widow of John S. Hedgepeth, may be buried here. A letter of 9/6/1985 from Rev. Bob Bohannon to Cemetery Committee Chairman Randy Bruce documents a request by Mrs. Bernice Brumfield for the occupancy of this plot by her mother, Mrs. Burns, whose passing was imminent at the time the request was made. No stone/marker is in place.
PLOT 31
Jenkins
31 / Edward T. Jenkins / 3/24/1859 / 1/21/1916 / D/M/W Malissa P. Jenkins
31 / Malissa P. Jenkins / 6/12/1868 / 3/12/1947 / D/M/W Edward T. Jenkins
PLOT 32
Harlow
32 / Clyde E. Harlow / 6/6/1901 / 4/17/1979 / D/M/W Anna Wall Harlow
32 / Anna Wall Harlow / 9/23/1908 / 4/22/2003 / D/M/W Clyde E. Harlow
PLOT 33
Martin
33 / Louis A. “Doodles” Martin, Jr. / 4/22/1967 / 7/14/1978 / Headstone/grave marker installed 8/17/2009. Identified by Linda Fary (relative).
33 / Gracie Martin / 1920 / 1971 / Funeral Home marker
33 / Betty Mae Brown Martin / 12/24/1929 / Unknown / Headstone/grave marker installed 8/17/2009. Identified by Linda Fary (relative).
PLOT 34
Loving/Blunt/Kersey
34 / Thomas G. Loving / 11/11/1922 / 4/13/1947 / "VA PVT 60 INF WWII"
34 / Allie Thomas Loving / 6/09/1886 / 9/17/1958 / D/M/W Florance [Florence?] Stuart Loving
34 / Florance Stuart Loving / 5/22/1889 / 9/1/1950 / Headstone indicates "Florance" and death at "9/1/1950" while other documentation records spelling as "Florence" and date at death of "07/01/1950." D/M/W Allie Thomas Loving.
34 / Otis W. Blunt / 12/10/1893 / 4/14/1976 / D/M/W Lena E. Blunt
34 / Lena E. Blunt / 2/24/1910 / 10/26/1995 / D/M/W Otis W. Blunt
34 / Margaret Ellen Blunt / 8/14/1865 / 1/15/1933
34 / Charles W. Blunt / 7/16/1847 / 3/17/1916
PLOT 35
Loving
35 / Percy Franklin Loving / 1/5/1901 / 2/25/1951 / D/M/W Frances Toler Loving
35 / Frances Toler Loving / 2/14/1905 / 2/9/1982 / D/M/W Percy Franklin Loving
PLOT 36
Chapman
36 / Ollie R. Chapman / 2/28/1881 / 5/12/1970 / D/M/W Blanch K. Chapman
36 / Blanche K. Chapman / 8/24/1889 / 7/23/1939 / D/M/W Ollie R. Chapman
PLOT 37
Kersey
37 / E. N. Kersey / 12/18/1823 / 4/9/1907
37 / Jeremiah Kersey / 5/07/1840 / 3/22/1924
37 / Salina Priddy Kersey / 6/05/1869 / 9/25/1939 / Wife of Samuel N. Kersey; Herald Progress, 9/29/1939
37 / Samuel N. Kersey / 4/04/1867 / 3/22/1945 / Husband of Salina Priddy Kersey
37 / Samuel Edward Kersey / 7/16/1903 / 9/26/1980
37 / Flossie Eugenia Kersey / 5/16/1893 / 8/1/1984
PLOT 38
Noblin
38 / Walter T. Noblin / 5/2/1922 / 12/18/1984
PLOT 39
Poore/Loving
39 / Sandra Lee Poore / 8/10/1955 / 8/13/1955
39 / Ruth Jennings Loving / 12/8/1926 / 1/15/1998 / Verification via church records
PLOT 40
Thurston/Long
40 / William F. Thurston / 1862 / 1940 / D/M/W Amanda S. Thurston, Herald Progress 3/21/1940
40 / Amanda S. Thurston / 1857 / 1918 / D/M/W William F. Thurston
40 / Molly C. Long / 1864 / 1925 / Contrary to headstone, other documentation records name as "Molly G. Long."
40 / Nellie H. Thurston / 9/27/1898 / 2/21/1926
40 / Evelyn Myrtle Thurston / 11/20/1923 / 12/3/1923
40 / Willie Russell Thurston / 7/08/1889 / 9/19/1979 / PVT US ARMY WWI; Contrary to headstone, other documentation records birth as 1899.
40 / Luther F. Thurston / 6/24/1891 / 11/27/1968 / Luther Franklin Thurston, D/M/W Mary E. Thurston
40 / Mary E. Thurston / 12/10/1905 / 5/31/1972 / D/M/W Luther F. Thurston
40 / Levy R. Thurston / 2/16/1887 / 7/25/1955 / "Father"
40 / James Franklin Thurston / 1912 / 1942
40 / Gladys Inez Thurston / 1918 / 1919
UNCONFIRMED AND/OR BURIAL PLOT LOCATION UNKNOWN
Unknown / Robert W. Jones / Unknown / 1955 / Letter on file from granddaughter, Mrs. Ollie Clarke indicates interment at Slash Christian Church, plot unknown.
Unknown / Cinderella Jones / Unknown / 1937 / Letter on file from granddaughter, Mr. Ollie Clarke indicates interment at Slash Christian Church, plot unknown.
Unknown / Eliza Jones / 1840 / 6/21/1925 / Herald Progress, 7/2/1925
Unknown / Benjamin F. Kersey / 1841 / 1938 / Husband of Lucy Arnold Kersey; Herald Progress, 4/28/1938.
Unknown / Lucy Arnold Kersey / Unknown / 1938 / Wife of Benjamin F. Kersey; Herald Progress, 2/24/1938
Unknown / Olive Kersey / Unknown / 12/9/1933 / Copy of obituary provided by Philip Kersey on 4/23/2000 indicating name, date of deceased and interment at Slash Christian Church.
Unknown / John L. Lawrence / Unknown / 1937 / Herald Progress, 12/30/1937
References:
1)SlashChristianChurchCemetery File.
2)Document titled “Those Buried in Slash Christian Church Cemetery According to Markers as of August 8, 1997” prepared by Mr. Ernest Goodman.
3)Compilation of tombstone inscriptions, prepared 4/20/2004 and printed 7/01/2004, by Mr. Eugene Atkinson, 7997 Arnoka Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia23111, cellular phone number 757-676-5207, email .
4)Herald Progress newspaper.
Slash Christian Church Interment Record
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