Bostic-Sandlin Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian & Pearl Houston May 2011




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Bostic-Sandlin Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Location: In Beulaville on Hwy #41 going toward Kenansville turn right on N. Railroad Street. Road turns into South Corn Mill Rd. The cemetery is app. 2.5 miles on the left side of the road.



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.90167 N
    77.80202 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Outside of the fence there is a plague which reads: Land was donated by Stokley S. Bostic Mar. 9 1851 Jul 17 1919 Jere Sandlin Apr. 13 1834 Feb. 23 1910 Dorothy B. Kennedy May 5, 1921 Mar. 15, 1999 Double Stone Bostic Bilbro Mar 18 1894 Nov 27 1986 Ruby S Jun 8 1900 Aug 17 1970 Willie Bilbro Bostic PVT US Army World War I Mar 18 1894 Nov 27 1986 Double Stone HOLLOMAN Floyd May 23 1899 Sep 30 1992 Lessie B. Nov 24 1903 Jun 13 1977 Double Stone BOSTIC Annie R. Sep 21 1908 May 18 1971 C. Miller May 15 1901 Nov 15 1967 Glendoria Bostic Nov 21 1954 Aug 23 1965 Clifton Levon Bostic Jan 1 1940 Jul 20 1963 Doward Bostic North Carolina PFC 27 ARMD FAB BN ARMD DIV WORLD WAR II Mar 5 1925 Nov 11 1945 Brenda Sue Daughter of A. C. & Dolly Bostic Mar 26 1957 Apr 2 1957 Double Stone BOSTIC Dolly Jones Feb 25 1934 May 10 2002 Arthur Calvin Mar 22, 1930 NOD Glenwood Bostic Jul 14 1930 Oct 9 1983 Harold Glenn Bostic PFC US ARMY Sep 30 1937 Aug 23 1986 Cecil A. Bostic Mar 25 1935 Mar 22 1999 Bettie Arthur Bostic Sep 25 1900 Nov 25 1989 Margaret L. Daughter of Macy & Bettie Bostic Aug 20 1932 Sep 22 1933 George Maready Jul 13 1911 Jul 4 1935 Double Stone BOSTIC Vera H. Jan 13 1907 Oct 12 1981 William N. Sr. Dec 21 1908 Mar 2 1971 Janice Bostic Williams Jan 21 1934 Feb 15 1996 James O. Son of J. G. and Annie J. Bostic Dec 23 1917 Feb 28 1918 John G. Jr. Son of J. G. & Annie J. Bostic Oct 8 1914 Feb 3 1916 Double Stone BOSTIC John Gaylor Apr 27 1878 Jan 9 1942 Ann Jane Kennedy Mar 8 1884 Nov 4 1953 Lucille dau of S. P. & L. M. Bostic Nov 20 1926 Apr 3 1929 Double Stone BOSTIC Stokley P. Oct 14 1891 Jan 31 1981 Iris F. Dec 14 1894 Sep 23 1979 Double Stone BOSTIC Virginia Albertson Mar 14 1921 Sep 23 2001 Richard Stokley, Sr. Jun 22 1917 Dec 4 1983 Double Stone BOSTIC Annie M. Apr 10 1923 NOD Larry P. Mar 3 1921 Jul 11 1993 Steven D Bostic US Navy Dec 1 1953 Nov 19 2001 Double Stone BOSTIC Betty Jean Feb 9 1948 NOD Larry Pigford, Jr. Jan 25 1947 Jun 8 2001 Double Stone BOSTIC Mary Elizabeth Lanier Oct 29 1940 Oct 11 2001 Married Feb 17 1957 Numa Dean Oct 11 1937 Aug 5 2003 Larry P. Bostic LTC US ARMY WORLD WAR II–KOREA Mar 3 1921 Jul 11 1993 Ruby Irene Basden Dau of Cy & Lela B. Basden Nov 11 1925 Jun 2 1928 Richard S. Bostic Maj US ARMY WW II—KOREA Jun 22 1917 Dec 4 1983 Double Stone BASDEN William “Cy” Aug 26 1902 Nov 18 1990 Son of Owen & Katie Basden Lula Bostic Nov 23 1906 Sep 6 1995 Dau of E. F. & Lula Bostic Double Stone BOSTIC Eddie F. 1876-1966 Ella 1882-1967 Vivie Dau of E. F. Ella Bostic Nov 5 1899 death date buried Vade Dau of E. F. Ella Bostic Nov 5 1899 death date buried Isaac B Son of S. S. & Mary Bostic Oct 9 1895 Aug 31 1898 Mary Quinn wife of S. S. Bostic Mar 8 1855 Feb 2 1935 Stokley S. Bostic Mar 9 1851 Jul 17 1919 Sara E. Wife of John M. Bostic 1829 Dec 14 1907 John M. Bostic Feb 23 1824 Jul 30 1875 Mary c. wife of B. Moreadith Dec 19 1854 Jul 12 1923 Oscar Bostic May 20 1869 Apr 22 1932 Melisia wife of OB Bostic Sep 4 1870 Nov 18 1956 Burnell son of R. B. & Lucretia Bostic Born & Died Jul 30 1937 Ronald W. Son of Milton & Dorothy Rene Bostic Nov 15 1950 Feb 7 1951 Double Stone SANDLIN Ethel J. Jul 26 1910 Feb 17 1993 Preston L. Jun 9 1908 Jun 7 1967 Cecil Jones Sandlin son of Preston & Ethel Sandlin Jun 6 1932 Jan 13 1946 Double Stone Letitia E. Wife of Lewis W. Sandlin Oct 2 1875 Jan 3 1953 Lewis W. Sandlin Apr 13 1867 Apr 25 1933 Evelyn Gray Sandlin daughter of Preston L. & Ethel Sandlin Jun 14 1927 Mar 7 1929 Double Stone SANDLIN Doris June Hill Sep 29 1939 NOD David Allen Sep 25 1933 Aug 6 2005 FS David Allen Sandlin SP4 US ARMY KOREAN WAR VETERAN Jun 25 1954 Apr 31 1962 Double Stone MAE AND DOCKIE Emma Mae Albertson Sandlin May 7 1911 Jan 24 1970 Dockie David Sandlin Oct 6 1907 Apr 6 1986 Double Stone SANDLIN Jerry M. May 28 1917 Aug 28 1997 Hazel W. Nov 3 1916 Nov 17 1984 Double Stone SANDLIN Jerry B Jan 17 1862 Feb 23 1939 Kate Feb 19 1880 Dec 29 1942 Freddie Miller Sep 15 1898 Sep 26 1934 Mary C. Chandler Aug 30 1884 May 23 1934 Levica J. Wife of J. D. Miller Apr 18 1858 Apr 3 1936 John David Miller Jul 9 1856 Jun 11 1936 Double Stone Miller Ida H. 1901–1998 John R. 1880–1941 David F. Miller Jul 21 1935 Aug 8 1946 Unmarked Stone John J. Miller Nov 26 1923 Jan 30 1980 Gayle Grey Beloved Daughter of Elmore and Dovie Sandlin BACK OF STONE Gayle Gray Sandlin Jun 21 1955 May 31 1970 Timothy Lewis Sandlin Jan 1 1958 Dec 2 2003 FS Timothy Lewis Sandlin EM3 US COAT GUARD Jan 1 1958 Dec 2 2003 Multiple Stone Elmore Lewis Sandlin Jun 19 1928 Back of Stone Preston Lewis Sandlin Jun 9 1908 Jun 7 1967 Ethel Jones Sandlin Jul 17 1910 Apr 25 1933 Lewis W. Sandlin Apr 13 1867 Apr 25 1933 Letitia E. Sandlin Oct 2 1875 Jan 3 1953 Edward Franklin Jones Dec 25 1867 1951 Sara Elizabeth Whaley Jones 1874-1950 Jere Sandlin Jan 13 1834 Feb 23 1910 Age 70 years Susan Sandlin 1828 Oct 20 1898 Double Stone MILLER Annie B. May 10 1907 Nov 14 1985 Ethro L. Jun 10 1901 Jan 2 1994 Double Stone BATTS Mary Lee S. Apr 18 1905 Jan 23 1994 Alonza L. Sep 21 1901 Sep 21 1976 Double Stone BATTS Lena K Dec 4 1918 Feb 21 1986 Everett L. Jan 12 1923 Jan 19 2003 Charles Sandlin SON OF MAE & DOCKIE Apr 3 1935 Mar 6 1999 Double Stone STEVENS Peggy Sandlin Nov 7 1942 NOD David Addison Nov 6 1948 Mar 30 2005 Norman "Pop" V. Sandlin, Jr. Husband of Georgia Ann Smith Apr 28 1928 Dec 9 2009 Georgia Ann Smith wife of Norman V. Sandlin, Jr. Nov 22 1935 Jul 18 1984 Double Stone SANDLIN Henrietta Q. Aug 6 1908 Jan 21 1995 Norman V. Sr. Aug 19 1904 May 18 1983 Eleanor Sandlin Carlin Jun 10 1930 Jun 16 1992 Betty Jean Sandlin Cottle Aug 9 1934 Nov 5 1999 Double Stone SANDLIN Thelma B Mar 13 1928 NOD J. S. Oct 30 1927 Jan 7 1997 Velma Ellis Brinson Jul 29 1931 Dec 3 2003 Eleanor Susan Brinson Apr 15 1927 Jan 20 2005 Double Stone BRINSON Ellis May 1 1903 Feb 17 1947 Jeannette Jan 21 1900 Nov 30 1961 C. R. Crews Apr 29 1898 Feb 14 1923 Willie Everett son of C. R. & Jeanette Crews Aug 22 1921 Jan 2 1922 Susan Sandlin Oct 20 1898 Aged 70 yrs. Jere Sandlin Apr 13 1834 Feb 23 1910 Peanie Jane 1869–1932 Hazel daughter of D. T. & Katie Miller Nov 14 1925 Dec 8 1925 Double Stone MILLER Talmadge Apr 15 1890 May 7 1945 Barbara C. Aug 14 1893 Jul 22 1962 James Emmitt Miller PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Apr 29 1915 Jul 21 1978 Double Stone SUMNER George W. May 15 1903 Dec 27 1985 Lela M. Dec 2 1906 Jul 26 1986 Adell Grace daughter of L. W. & Letilia Sandlin Dec 4 1906 Jul 18 1907 Unmarked Stone Unmarked Stone Unmarked Stone Julius S. Sandlin S. SGT US MARINE CORP WORLD WAR II–KOREA Oct 30 1927 Jan 7 1997 Unmarked Stone Unmarked Stone Unmarked Stone Double Stone Batts Carolyn Whitman Oct 13 1943 NOD Everett Glenn May 30 1945 Oct 21 2003 No Photo of following Stone Ruby S. Wife of W. B. Bostic June 8, 1900 Aug 17, 1970


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