Herring-Sullivan-Waters Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston June 2007




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Herring-Sullivan-Waters Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Location on SR 1522 (Washboard Ave), 0.2 mile west from SR 1502 (Bennett Bridge Rd) on the south side. (This appears to be 3 separate cemeteries, adjacent to each other)



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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.14184 N
    77.90376 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    HERRING SECTION James Gufford July 13, 1923 Sept. 17, 1955 Sam Herring Aug. 23, 1890 Nov. 5, 1955 Glennie Herring June 24, 1895 April 6, 1928 Bryant Herring 1857 May 13, 1921 Nancy Herring July 24, 1869 Dec. 31, 1934 Nannie Herring July 7, 1897 Feb. 5, 1957 Sannie Herring Wife of E. D. Summerlin July 13, 1895 Aug. 25, 1964 Emmery D. Summerlin Dec. 2, 1881 June 17, 1938 Infant Son of E. D. & Sannie Summerlin July 8, 1934 no other dates Infant Son of E. D. & Sannie Summerlin Oct. 17, 1928 Oct. 17, 1928 Infant of E. D.& Sannie Summerlin May 6, 1919 May 6, 1919 Don Summerlin May 15, 1922 Sept. 19, 1998 Seth Thomas Gufford 1874 Feb. 5, 1938 Dozzie Taylor Gufford April 4, 1896 Nov. 8, 1927 Irene Gufford July 13, 1918 May 27, 1943 Pinkney Arthur Taylor July 5, 1925 April 17, 2001 Bert Taylor Feb. 28, 1885 Oct. 11, 1981 SIMON Walter Jackson Taylor March 12, 1907 Oct. 28, 1974 Fannie Lee Daughter of L. C. & Meta Jones Oct. 10, 1915 Jan. 10, 1916 Elcy Taylor April 12, 1857 April 18, 1949 Infant Son of Jennie & Frank Taylor Aug. 30, 1920 no other dates Thurman J. Son of G. F. & Jennie Taylor Nov. 19, 1912 June 19, 1918 Infant Son of G. F. & Jennie Taylor May 6, 1915 May 23, 1915 Justin Donnell Taylor Feb. 20, 1990 Feb. 20, 1990 G. Frank Taylor Sept. 9, 1892 Feb. 11, 1965 same stone Jennie T. July 4, 1888 April 16, 1980 Ricky Leon Kornegay June 23, 1960 Dec. 7, 1997 SULLIVAN SECTION Ben G. Turner Unknown Aug. 28, 1957 Lida M. Turner Unknown Oct. 30, 1959 Cross Marker no info 2 wooden Marker Ann Lynn Jaco Nov. 10, 1902 July 2, 2006 B. H. Sullivan Sept. 9, 1839 Sept. 13, 1909 Julia C. Wife of B. H. Sullivan March 1, 1836 Feb. 12, 1900 L. L. Sullivan Jan. 20, 1842 Jan. 1, 1920 C. C. Sullivan March 8, 1842 Feb. 23, 1900 Mary J. Wife of C. C. Sullivan Feb. 21, 1850 Dec. 18, 1951 MM Marker unreadable John C. Sullivan, Sr. Feb. 22, 1888 Feb. 4, 1975 same stone Cora Turner March 24, 1906 April 11, 1983 Charles Julian Coker Oct. 25, 1931 July 2, 1995 PVT US ARMY KOREA Everett Elwood Blizzard Aug. 21, 1922 Feb. 23, 1956 Thomas Nelson Futch 1935 2004 MM Maritha Mae Coker Oct. 17, 1957 Nov. 23, 1957 Charles Julian Coker Dec. 10, 1961 Feb. 1, 1962 WATERS SECTION Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Kornegay Borne & Died April 26, 1953 Gary Lynn Waters April 19, 1959 no other dates same stone Lori Ann Shaw Oct. 8, 1961 June 18, 1994 E. Leslie Waters April 8, 1905 Dec. 7, 1961 same stone Donnie Grady April 24, 1911 Sept. 6, 1946 Ernest John Waters July 30, 1932 March 2, 1991 US ARMY sames stone Dorothy Holmes March 8, 1936 no other dates Julia Evelyn Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Southerland May 24, 1934 Oct. 5, 1934 Vault Above Ground Elvia Waters Hill Wife of John Hill March 28, 1917 Dec. 27, 2000 Mary A. Daughter of R. A. & Polly Waters Nov. 20, 1928 Nov. 27, 1938 Henry Stephen Son of John W. & Ada E. Waters March 20, 1923 May 6, 1923 Lina Belle Daughter of Ada E. & J. W. Waters July 17, 1919 Aug. 1, 1928 John W. Waters Aug. 18, 1873 July 6, 1963 same stone Ada E. Oct. 16, 1876 Dec. 19, 1958 Janie W. Scott March 12, 1915 Dec. 6, 1994 Geo N. Waters Feb. 3, 1882 Jan. 5, 1902 Sarah Jane Wife of R. N. Waters March 2, 1854 Aug. 23, 1900 Robert N. Waters June 12, 1852 May 22, 1924 Infant Son of Robert G. & Beulah Waters Born & Died Sept. 25, 1939 Robert Glenn Waters March 4, 1898 Feb. 28, 1968 same stone Beulah Pickett Dec. 31, 1901 July 8, 1970 Marriage date June 29, 1921 Henry O. Waters Aug. 16, 1930 Dec. 15, 1971 same stone Ruth J. June 30, 1939 May 25, 2004 Marriage date Sept. 26, 1957

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