Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston September 2011




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Location: about 0.7 mile from the intersection on Veach's Mill Road and Friendship Church Road on the right on Friendship Church Road. Behind the church.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.05969 N
    78.03607 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Cecil M. Swinson CPL US Army Korea Apr 27 1938 Oct 11 2004 James E. Swinson North Carolina CPL CO G 9 INF 2 INF DIV Korea Purple Heart May 8 1934 Jul 20 1953 William H. Swinson Jr Mar 26 1960 Gladys Guy Creech Dec 10 1905 Dec 13 1999 Joshua Eli Creech Jun 29 1898 May 5 1978 Mary E. Creech 1890-1936 Double Stone Creech Harriette C May 2 1871 Jan 30 1948 Elias D Jan 16 1861 Feb 5 1949 Edgar Ivey Creech Aug 19 1887 Apr 9 1945 MM Joshua E. Creech 1898-1978 Carlton Melton Oct 12 1911 Jan 11 1992 Dock Callaham Nov 3 1910 Sep 14 1974 Levi D. Swinson Dec 9 1893 Jan 12 1969 Carson Marion Merritt Mar 14 1884 Aug 16 1963 Double Stone Nolan John Calvin Nov 10 1912 Mar 21 1961 Octavia Merritt Oct 18 1908 Apr 10 1990 John W. Swinson 1908-1987 MM McDonald Swinson Mar 19 1973 Mar 27 1973 John E. Swinson May 8 1833 Apr 30 1910 Margaret Frances Wife of J. F. Bailey Aug 9 1817 Sep 7 1907 John F. Bailey Jul 10 1835 Sep 25 1910 Samuel Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Bailey Born & Died Sep 3 1904 Ella Brown Daughter of W. B. & Nannie J. Bailey Dec 11 1909 Isaac Stroud Son of J. L. & Sallie Swinson Jan 6 1913 Sep 17 1913 Pearl E. Daughter of J. W. & Pearl Swinson Jul 31 1913 Aug 5 1914 Frances W. Wooten Daughter of J. W. & Pearl Swinson Jun 6 1906 Aug 14 1931 Pearl Bailey Swinson Oct 25 1873 Dec 26 1947 John Wilkes Swinson Sr Jun 18 1867 Jun 7 1941 Harriett Elizabeth Daughter of J. W. & Laura Swinson Apr 13 1931 Oct 6 1931 Sallie Daughter of Jessie L. & Sallie S. Swinson Died Nov 21 1916 age 6 hours Henry Ward Son of J. L. & Sallie Swinson Born & Died Dec 21 1915 Double Stone Veach Samuel J 1845-1919 Susan C 1876-1967 John Wesley Veach Apr 7 1912 Dec 29 1941 Double Stone Swinson Katherine Q 1857-1941 Henry W 1859-1905 MM Unreadable J.Carlyle son of H. W. & Catherine Quinn Swinson Jul 9 1897 Jan 1 1921 Leona Lewis Jones Oct 6 1898 Nov 25 1987 James H. Lewis Aug 26 1891 Jul 6 1940 Edward Burnham 1883-1967 Daisy Burnham 1885-1966 John F. Burnham Jul 3 1835 Jun 9 1921 Fannie Dobson Wife of John F. Burnham Jul 4 1853 Jan 15 1930 H. L. Burnham Oct 17 1876 Oct 27 1927 Wlliam Perry Burnham Feb 8 1875 Jan 20 1941 Selena Bunham Kornegay Sep 20 1888 Jan 27 1941 Jim Brock Sep 22 1878 Apr 17 1936 Winnie Ann Brock Dec 12 1855 Jul 30 1940 Levi Brock Sep 12 1840 Nov 1 1923 Minnie Ezzell 1899-1970 E. "Wash" Ezzell 1875-1941 Pollie Dunn 1920-1968 Double Stone Langston Johnnie G Langston Nov 6 1873 Oct 5 1948 Mollie P Langston Nov 13 1870 Jul 23 1924 Mary K. Sheffield Wife of Henry E. Ezzell Nov 24 1847 Apr 26 1936 Eva B. Brock Wife of Ransom Ezzell Oct 4 1897 Nov 23 1980 Ransom Ezzell May 9 1880 Mar 30 1959 Charlie L. Ezzell North Carolina PFC US Army Nov 27 1911 Jun 30 1967 Elmon Wood Sep 25 1898 Nov 14 1951 Harvey L. Wood Oct 12 1907 Dec 25 1950 In Loving Memory of the Five Infants of Roland & Pearl Beasley Gainus who died at or near birth 1935-1945 Double Stone Beasley Isaac E Dec 9 1860 Aug 27 1937 Olive Caroline Mar 26 1871 May 9 1946 Annie B. Carter Sep 1 1907 Mar 26 1998 Frances Elliott Carter Jan 25 1943 Aug 26 2002 Frank C. Carter Mar 14 1892 May 19 1952 Clyde M. Carter Aug 18 1935 Aug 21 1954

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