Glaspie Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston August 2007




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

Location In Kenansville take 903 going toward Magnolia about 1- 2 miles turn Right on Lanefield Road Turn left on Rainbow road which is 2 miles Cemetery is on the left side of road.

African American Cemetery



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.94427 N
    78.04337 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Arnold B. Brinson Feb. 25, 1955 Nov. 11, 1979 Milton D. Brinson July 20, 1957 Oct. 19, 1974 Ernestine M. Kea Dec. 6, 1950 May 25, 1977 Ada N. Faison 1924 1980 Johnnie E. Faison July 23, 1925 Jan. 11, 1980 MM Marker Unreadable Leona Stokes No dates Leroy Whitfield, Sr. Sept. 20, 1929 Oct. 4, 2007 MM Helen Glaspie Sept. 10, 1920 Nov. 21, 2006 James O. Glaspie March 26, 1938 Jan. 2, 2002 Beverly A. Butler May 19, 1965 July 31, 2001 Luvenia G. Kea Feb. 15, 1913 July 22, 1988 Mable L. Butler Oct. 1, 1935 Sept. 27, 1999 James D. Best April 20, 1966 July 9, 1997 Jartavius T. Hodges May 8, 1990 Nov. 11, 1992 Ruby B. Best Sept. 27, 1934 Nov. 22, 1984 Herbert R. Glaspie Oct. 9, 1914 Oct. 4, 1974 MM Marker Unreadable Everett Brinson July 19, 1966 July 19, 2007 Classie Brinson May 13, 1924 April 2, 2007 Martha S. Brinson Dec. 13, 1924 April 2, 2007 Geneva B. Miller June 3, 1934 Feb. 18, 2004 Jessie J. Brinson April 9, 1892 March 16, 1984 Lucy Moore March 5, 1902 Sept. 21, 1990 Charlie Moore June 21, 1900 Feb. 22, 1970 Leroy Bryant, Jr. June 14, 1943 Oct. 13, 1981 SSGT US AIR FORCE VIETNAM Willie D. Bryant May 7, 1920 Jan. 6, 1997 Leroy Bryant April 3, 1921 Feb. 15, 1993 Hannah B. Kornegay June 10, 1903 June 17, 1991 H. B. Kornegay July 8, 1931 March 23, 1997 Lillie Ruth Kornegay Jan. 25, 1942 July 11, 2003 Reynold Hill Oct. 11, 1905 May 16, 1983 Johnnie F. Brinson Feb. 14, 1923 May 8, 1984 Bobby Lee Nickelson Dec. 25, 1937 June 5, 1977 Kate Lee Nickelson Aug. 2, 1935 Oct. 2, 2002 Harvey L. Nickelson June 25, 1935 Dec. 14, 1992 Bobby Nickelson Nov. 20, 1980 Dec. 25, 1984 Homer Nickelson Jan. 1, 1952 Nov. 2, 1983 Lanyia Monique Brice June 20, 2005 June 20, 2005 MM Joan Edwards Oct. 1998 Nod MM Donald Ray Edwards 1961 1980 US MARINE CORPS Michael D. Hodges June 25, 1953 April 20, 2003 Willie L. Edwards 1945 1966 MM James E. Pickett, Jr. June 12, 1966 Sept. 21 1989 James T. Pearsall Jan. 9, 1946 Sept. 22, 2007 Dennis Herring Jan. 28, 1929 Sept. 18, 1986 Mary L. Hodges Sept. 26, 1925 Jan. 16, 1989 Darius Hodges Jan. 31, 1927 July 29, 1978 MM Marker Unreadable Lenora W. Royal 1909 1977 Lonnie W. Glaspie March 3, 1930 March 4, 1988 MM Marker Unreadable Ozell C. Williams April 8, 1906 Jan. 21, 1988 Rosa L. Glaspie March 1, 1904 July 19, 1988 Charlie Glaspie Aug. 8, 1893 Feb. 22, 1981 Curtis W. Glaspie Oct. 10, 1924 Sept. 15, 1962 William F. Glaspie July 11, 1890 March 12, 1974

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