Hodges Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston May 2008




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

Location Highway # 24 South turn left on Sam Miller Road (SR 1105) go about 2-3 miles turn left on Morrisey Family Road which is a Dead end Cemetery is at the end of the road

African American Cemetery



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.97801 N
    78.11183 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Zaledts B. Pearsall March 30, 1924 Dec. 25, 1982 Mrs. Hester Smith Jan. 12, 1911 Jan. 21, 1983 MM Harry L. Miller Nov. 9, 1941 Nov. 9, 1973 SGT US ARMY VIETNAM Mrs. Caroline Hodges Miller Oct. 17, 1914 June 14, 2007 MM Samuel L. Best, Sr. April 12, 1929 Oct. 5, 1995 Ralph Best May 4, 1920 Feb. 23, 1976 Bobby J. Best Dec. 5, 1939 Dec. 20, 1975 Ethel G. Best Sept. 3, 1903 March 29, 1973 Claudie E. Miller July 24, 1909 Jan. 28, 1976 John Boone Oct. 28, 1889 Feb. 21, 1982 Leon Boone May 15, 1915 Jan. 27, 1990 2 MM Markers Unreadable Bertha L. Scott Sept. 13, 1921 Jan. 11, 1986 Richard Artis June 12, 1908 Dec. 3, 1984 Lakeshia S. Newkirk Jan. 18, 1985 April 22, 1986 Robert J. Moore Nov. 27, 1917 Feb. 28, 1986 Arthur Sutton, Jr. July 9, 1952 Nov. 1, 1983 US ARMY VIETNAM Kendauja A.Morrisey Oct, 30, 2007 Oct. 31, 2007 Clarence W. Hodges July 26, 1927 Dec. 6, 2001 Hattie Best 1895 1997 Husband Robert Lee Best Feb. 12, 1902 Oct. 21, 1990 Noah Miller Jan. 3, 1915 Oct. 19, 1974 Eva W. Williams Oct. 2, 1905 Dec. 26, 1979 William M. Williams Dec. 27, 1948 May 10, 1995 US ARMY VIETNAM James E. Robinson April 17, 1916 Oct. 23, 1995 Edna R. Robinson Nov. 11, 1914 April 28, 2004 Johnnie R. Artis, Sr. Jan. 17, 1935 Nov. 5, 1983 SFC US ARMY KOREA--VIETNAM Odell Dixon Aug. 7, 1921 Nov. 22, 1978 SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Hollis S. Faison Feb. 6, 1929 Jan. 18, 1982 2 MM Markers Unreadable Everett J. Cooper Aug. 25, 1903 Dec. 4, 1978 Mrs. Louise Carlton Cooper March 14, 1911 Sept. 8, 2001 MM Nathan Smith June 15, 1926 July 28, 1998 Ina C. Williams July 23, 1923 May 20, 1989 Ernest Lamb Aug. 15, 1916 Sept. 5, 1980 Same stone Zorella A. July 17, 1905 NOD Lela S. Sampson Dec. 29, 1896 Jan. 14, 1974 Leroy Smith Sept. 19, 1919 Nov. 20, 1991 Dancey C. Smith Aug. 17, 1917 Sept. 7, 1996 TEC US ARMY WORLD WAR II Albert Dixon Sept. 19, 1923 July 15, 1970 STM1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II Unmarked Grave William S. Smith May 27, 1940 July 13, 1975 Freddie James Hodges Son of Charles and Grace Hodges Sept. 16, 1933 Dec. 14, 1980 Lela M. Ammons Nov. 20, 1906 Aug. 17, 1984 Theodore Hodges Feb. 17, 1936 Sept. 6, 1970 Gracie Faison Hodges Sept. 3, 1906 July 13, 1982 Charlie Henry Hodges June 14, 1908 April 10, 1989 MM Marker Unreadable Deacon Thomas C. Hodges March 23, 1938 March 13, 2008 Jay Tyrce Moore March 30, 1962 Nov. 7, 1981 Clarence A. Williams May 6, 1908 Sept. 19, 1983 Pauline W. Washington Dec. 5, 1942 Feb. 2, 1987 Mrs. Annie Williams Hunter Feb. 25, 1945 March 17, 2002 MM Johnnie E. Wilson June 30, 1904 March 25, 1991 Lure W. Wilson Sept. 17, 1909 April 6, 1973 Willie Etta Smith June 17, 1913 Aug. 9, 1983 Tybrenea S. Cornelius Aug. 26, 1984 April 11, 1988 Williamson O. Kelley, Jr. Nov. 21, 1975 March 10, 1992 Lottie C. Gooding Feb. 15, 1913 Jan. 12, 1985 Cement Block No Info Tina Sampson 1902 1989 Dixie Louise Hines 1906 1991 James A. Bell May 31, 1943 Sept. 23, 1992 Gwedolyn E. Bell Nov. 29, 1965 July 27, 2005 James F. Swinson Nov. 27, 1968 July 24, 1999 James K. Jones March 25, 1922 June 29, 2004 US ARMY WORLD WAR II Margus Best 1983 2005 MM William Oliver Jones Nov. 22, 1946 Oct. 29, 2005 US ARMY VIETNAM Rev. Bruce Sampson Jan/ 27, 1952 Nov. 28, 2005 Cement Block with WIFE Mrs. Mary L. Swinson March24, 1947 Jan. 17, 2007 MM 2 MM Markers Unreadable Mrs. Vloye C Henderson Jan. 5, 1927 March 9, 2008 MM Karla C. Sherrh April 24, 2008 April 24, 2008 MM BABY Fanny Jimenez Torres June 29, 2007 NOD Robert Hicks Dec. 19, 1932 Oct. 14, 2003 Mrs. Lonnie V. Kornegay Jan. 1, 1918 Dec. 24, 2002 MM Roosvelt Williams Nov. 13, 1933 Aug. 4, 1992 Evelyn W. Moore Aug. 29, 1949 Dec. 5, 1985 Stephen A. Swinson March 8, 1970 Nov. 18, 1991 Jacob D. Perry Aug. 19, 1976 July 30, 1986 4 MM Markers Unreadable Corrine Jones Dec. 18, 1956 Feb. 18, 1994 McCoy Williams April 25, 1899 Aug. 5, 1976 Jessie Smith Jan. 27, 1892 May 14, 1976 Mildred S. Blue Dec. 11, 1913 Nov. 15, 1972 Susan McQuilla Henderson 1890 1972 Jeremiah Stokes Nov. 1, 1931 March 31, 1973 NORTH CAROLINA CPL US ARMY KOREA Essie Mae Williams May 28, 1930 Aug. 17, 1995 Lawrence Livingston Sept. 9, 1902 May 30, 1984 Frances Mae Hill Livingston Aug. 16, 1909 Jan. 23, 1993 Rudolph Kornegay Oct. 21, 1921 June 17, 1985 Cornelia Best Sept. 25, 1912 March 14, 1991 Cleora W. Jones May 6, 1922 May 29, 1993 Abbie Miller April 17, 1919 Dec. 27, 1998 Mary C. Smith May 29, 1906 Oct. 14, 1983 Rev. Jimmy Phillips Aug. 10, 1910 Aug. 13, 1983 Rev. S. V. Wells July 11, 1911 Jan. 29, 1996 Annie J. Allen Wells Aug. 12, 1912 Aug. 14, 1983 Lillie S. Brewington May 9, 1919 Dec. 26, 1993 BABY Teneshia T. Brewington March 20, 1990 April 4, 1990 Dudley J. Phillips Jan. 20, 1944 Jan. 22, 1980 James "Sam" Miller Aug. 20, 1901 March 7, 1984 William Henry Miller Oct. 30, 1938 Jan. 18, 1978 Mamie L. Miller June 11, 1911 March 24, 2000 Katie Miller Hodges Nov. 16, 1930 Feb. 21, 1974 Phyllis E. P. Thomas Oct. 15, 1952 Jan. 13, 1979 Charles Hodges, Jr. Dec. 20, 1929 Jan. 14, 2002 Husband of Katie M. Hodges Father of Macy H. Bell Charles M. Hodges Linda A. Hodges Brenda H. Royal 2 unmarked graves Leorns Faison Dec. 10, 1913 Nov. 10, 1984 PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II Inez H. Faison March 10, 1921 Sept. 9, 1991 Lloyd Berry Hodges July 10, 1882 June 10, 1955 Margie Hodges March 9, 1891 Jan. 18, 1980 Charles Edward Hodges, Jr. June 20, 1948 June 12, 2007 Charles Edward Hodges Nov. 22, 1924 Jan. 28, 1986 PVT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II Helen S. Hodges Nov. 14, 1923 Feb. 3, 2005 Avery M. Frederick 1913 1979 PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Julia E. Lowe Oct. 5, 1910 Jan. 15, 1990 Oshemia S. A. Lowe Dec. 16, 1958 March 2, 1981 Carl M. Wiggins July 27, 1957 July 5, 1981 Easter A. Williams Oct. 17, 1889 March 8, 1982 Narcisus Wiggins Aug. 20, 1899 Aug. 7, 1983 Edna D. Lowe 1914 1987 Henry L. Lowe July 15, 1904 Nov. 7, 1992 Rev. Joseph Garfield McCalop, Sr. Feb. 19, 1934 Dec. 10, 2004 Annie Neacy Thompson Feb. 9, 1909 Nov. 30, 1986 Willie James Carroll 1918 1980 MM Marker Unreadable Lonnie Carroll 1896 1978 Lillie B. McCalop May 20, 1906 April 16, 1983 Russell Holden, Sr. Dec. 11, 1916 Jan. 15, 2005 MM 9 MM Marker No information Lucile Brown Dec. 25, 1915 April 2, 1981 Stella M. Faison May 13, 1923 April 1, 1983 Denver L. Newton Feb. 22, 1931 Nov. 27, 1980 Franklin Roosevelt Cooper Aug. 6, 1931 Aug. 24, 1997 MM Bertha Newton Jan. 2, 1938 Nov. 27, 1985 Mildred Inez Newton April 12, 1910 Oct. 16, 1991 Andre D. Wallace Oct. 28, 1951 June 29, 1983 Matthew Stewart Branche 1881 1971 Idelle M. Branche Aug. 22, 1902 Jan. 15, 1978 Dana McDuffie Harvey March 29, 1952 Jan. 13, 2007 Owen Bryant Martin June 24, 1922 March 9, 2004 SI US NAVY WORLD WAR II Pearl Austin Martin Maye Nov. 16, 1920 Sept. 27, 1996 George A. Maye Aug. 5, 1919 July 4, 1978 S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Lena Martin Feb. 18, 1900 Jan. 16, 1970 Henry Martin Sept. 1, 1896 May 4, 1969 PVT CO. H 365 INF 92 DIV WORLD WAR I Henry L. Martin 1950 1978 SP5 US ARMY Henry L, Martin, Jr. May 1, 1925 Sept. 4, 1982 Mildred Charles Hall Feb. 18, 1919 Nov. 2, 1991 Joseph C. Walters 1916 2001 William James Martin Oct. 30, 1890 Dec. 28, 1963 Carrie Mae Martin 1899 2001 James Leonard Martin 1924 1992 Mary Inez Bowden 1908 1985 Annie Bowden 1903 1981 Dorothy L. Martin Dec. 17, 1926 Aug. 3, 1978 Mary Mageline McDuffie Oct. 16, 1926 March 12, 1989 Sidney Mae Beatty Sept. 20, 1905 March 17, 1977 Luther Beatty March 15, 1903 Feb. 5, 1973 Mr. William A. Kornegay Oct. 15, 1882 April 15, 1974 Robert Lee Beatty June 4, 1931 June 3, 2002 US ARMY KOREA Mary C. Kornegay March 13, 1885 Nov. 15, 1959 Mary Louise Bronson June 14, 1926 Sept. 23, 2003 2 MM Markers Unreadable Ruth Mae Smith April 29, 1920 Nov. 3, 1999 MM Raymond Boone Jul 13, 1944 Jan. 3, 1999

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