Boone Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston August 2007




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

Location Magnolia Take Nash Johnson Pond Road. Cemetery is 1 miles on right 0.1 mile up a path in the Sign at the side of Road

African American Cemetery



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.84148 N
    78.07673 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Eva M. Raines Aug. 24, 1963 Aug. 30, 2002 Robert Bridges Aug. 8, 1958 June 5, 1977 Sylvia Boone Bridges NOD Died Dec. 22, 1974 Robert Dudley Hooks PVT US ARMY WW II Aug. 8, 1919 Sept. 18, 1985 Mary L Hooks May 24 1924 Jan 17 2009 Nancy L Boone Aug. 16, 1909 Oct. 7, 1987 Bertha M. Cobb May 12, 1912 Oct. 18, 1985 Robert James Boone, Sr. US ARMY WW II March 21, 1918 Jan. 12, 1993 Mary E. Boone Nov. 24, 1921 May 13, 2007 Fitchure A. Chestnutt Feb. 15, 1939 June 19, 1980 Jasper Z. Carlton Nov. 23, 1958 May 5, 2001 Quortez"D J" Carlton Aug. 12, 2004 Jan. 5, 2005 George Frank Carlton April 3, 1917 Aug. 18, 1995 Katie E. Carlton Jan. 26, 1924 April 22, 2004 Larry Davis Boone Mar 9 1957 Jul 22 2009 Henry King Boone May 26, 1937 April 5, 2006 Jitter Lloyd Boone Sr July 8, 1939 Sept. 23, 1990 Exloner Greene Boone Oct. 8, 1944 Oct. 21, 1976 Bertha L. Bryant June 8, 1930 March 16, 1965 William E. Newkirk Aug. 12, 1927 April 15, 1950 Double Stone Rolle Edna M. June 25, 1914 March 18, 1994 Dudley D. Oct. 30, 1909 Sept. 28, 1998 Charlie J. Hardy US ARMY WW II 1924-1990 Willie Frank Hardy Nov. 13, 1927 Nov. 6, 1971 Molcey C. Boone Aug. 12, 1867 July 22, 1937 Smithly B. Hardy Dec. 25, 1906 March 1, 1935 Kenneth C. Hooks March 29, 1940 Sept. 3, 2006 Double Stone Hooks Matthew C. June 5, 1912 Nov. 3, 1966 Wedding date Nov. 1, 1930 Canary J. Sept. 23, 1912 Oct. 5, 1982 Matthew Hooks III PFC US MARINE CORPS Feb. 29, 1961 May 27, 2005 William Graham, Jr. A1C US AIR FORCE VIETNAM May 15, 1946 Aug. 27, 1994 William Graham, Sr. Nov. 15, 1924 Sept. 14, 1951 Bertha M. Graham April 11, 1926 Nov. 7, 2004 Kenneth H. Graham Aug. 14, 1949 June 3, 1999 Smithly (Cleo) Jones Aug. 8, 1944 Jan. 23, 2000 MM Marker Unreadable Mary Louise Wilson April 28, 1915 Nov. 16, 1987 Double Stone Boone Willie George Dec. 19, 1927 NOD Janie M. Merritt Sept. 25, 1928 April 14, 2006 James F. Boone May 4, 1891 Aug. 11, 1971 Alice Boone Wife of James F. Boone Nov. 20, 1897 May 7, 1930 Sophie D. Boone April 9, 1930 Aug. 3, 1931 Doctor D. Boone Jan. 21, 1920 April 12, 1983 Henry G. Boone July 10, 1902 March 10, 1942 Marinda Boone Oct. 22, 1910 Aug. 9, 1971 William Tyrone Boone Feb. 9, 1954 July 7, 1982 Walter Hardy May 2, 1889 April 21, 1970 Sarah B. Jan. 28, 1909 May 13, 1971 Leon O. Collins, Jr. PO2 US NAVY KOREA Sept. 26, 1933 Jan. 9, 2001 Eva B. Rhodes 1900-1931 Mabel C. Raines July 18, 1916 April 1, 1999 Alonza Raines Feb. 14, 1911 Oct. 8, 1959 Franklin H. Chestnutt NORTH CAROLINA PFC 7406 ARMY UNIT Jan. 22, 1934 Dec. 18, 1955 Bertha B. Toney Jan. 6, 1889 Dec. 14, 1934

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