Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery
Geneva County AL

Located on Co Rd 65, abt 1/2 mile north of HWY 52 west of Geneva, Alabama.

Surveyed 5 Jan 2004 by Wilda Murphy

Rows are parallel to road (N-S); survey goes from left(S) to right (N)

Row 1 nearest the road; (only 2 graves)

Benton, Jonathan A 14 Feb 1988 4 Sep 1989
Keith, Billy R 19 Feb 1950 22 Jul 1991 Capt US Air Force;
(son of W H Bill and Christine)

Row 2:

Spear, James E 7 Apr 1879 11 May 1968

Barnes plot:
Doublestone:
Barnes, Porter Buren 12 Jan 1907 28 Mar 1996 married 18 Dec 1924
Barnes, Grace Truman 4 Feb 1905 30 Apr 1985

Barnes, Glenda Faye 19 May 1948 19 May 1949
end Barnes plot

Barnes plot:
Doublestone:
Barnes, Edward Earl 21 Jun 1921 18 Jan 1980 married 28 May 1943
Barnes, Eva Frances 29 Dec 1925 27 Aug 1997
end plot

Long unnamed plot:
Spear, Cona Lee Hammond 15 June 1887 10 Jan 1957
Hammond, Mary H 3 Feb 1853 12 Jun 1901 On back: Mother
Hammond, M W 6 Mar 1849 9 Jun 1901 On back: Father; (Matthew, son of William D)

Doublestone:
Blalock, Edward R 5 Dec 1874 22 Apr 1950
Blalock, Ida R 14 Apr 1874 11 Feb 1901

Doublestone:
Cote, Alvida 7 Jul 1869 3 Jul 1916 born in St Stanislas, D C
Cote, Callie H 28 Feb 1876 11 Sep 1963

Messer, Laura F 2 Aug 1872 18 Nov 1912

Stanley, J T 23 Nov1850 23 Mar 1929
Broken infant stone with J T Stanley

Large plot:
Tombling, Nancy Stephenson 28 July 1849 Jun (no day) 1934
Caraway, James D 30 Dec 1906 8 Nov 1914
Caraway, Marvin E 3 Nov 1912 30 Dec 1914
McCollough, Thomas, Jr 17 Mar 1927 17 Mar 1927
McCollough, Early Mae 13 Apr 1909 31 Mar 1927
Stephenson, Daniel M 11 Dec 1923 27 Dec 1930
Stephenson, Tempy Jane 15 Mar 1883 4 Jun 1950
Stephenson, Louiza Rushton 9 Jul 1849 17 May 1925
Stephenson, D W, Rev 18 Jan 1851 14 Nov 1929 masonic emblem
end plot

Stephenson plot:
Stephenson, J F 12 Feb 1879 29 Apr 1951
Unreadable broken stone
end plot

Crews doublestone:
Heil, Rosanna 11 Nov 1951 23 May 1971 wife of Kevin K Heil; dau of Erskine and Marguerita Crews

Crews, infant 23 Jul 1978 son of William & Darby Crews

Row 3:

Fulford plot:
Fulford, Wilmer O 31 Oct 1915 24 Feb 1984 married 20 Dec 1946
Fulford, Cecil B 20 Oct 1912 no date
end plot

Smith plot: (adjoins Ashley plot on row 4)
Doublestone w/picture of them:
Smith, Sidney Earl, Sr 25 Jul 1925 24 May 2002 US Army Air Forces, WWII
Smith, Louise Ashley 25 Feb 1928 no date married 24 Aug 1956
end plot

Brannon plot:
Doublestone:
Brannon, Ed F 1908 1990 Father
Brannon, Onyx B 1915 1999 Mother; married 22 Jan 1947
end plot

Barnes plot:
Doublestone:
Barnes, Mattie Mar 1881 Oct 1969
end plot

Barnes, Max Edwin 21 Aug 1953 12 Jul 1989 Son

Single stone:
Hammond, George and Becky no dates In memory of Father and Mother
Hammond, infant 8 Oct 1914? son of Mr & Mrs J M Hammond

Barnes, Elbert Apr 1875 Oct 1964

Row 4:

Doublestone:
Spears plot:
Spears, Bryant E 10 D4ec 1920 27 Nov 1993
Spears, Earline 8 May 1934 20 Aug 1992

Spears, Linda L 27 Oct 1963 31 Oct 1984
Spears, infant 20 Aug 1959 son of Mr & Mrs Bryant E Spears
Pippins, Jessie Laura 19 Jun 1927 12 Mar 1950

Doublestone:
Spears, Laura P 24 Apr 1889 25 Oct 1946
Spears, Jessee T 15 Mar 1887 22 May 1970
end plot

Spears, Mary, Mrs 28 Feb 1850 4 Sep 1918 married 9 Dec 1867
Spears, Daniel U 26 Apr 1845 25 Sep 1916
Spears, Annie 21 Feb 1825 May 1913 (no day) wife of Bryant Spears
Spears, W? Bryant 1 Apr 1910 6 Mar 1911 son of O W & Gypsie Spears
Scott, B T, Mr no dates name hand inscribed on slab
Scott, B T, Mrs no dates name hand inscribed on slab
Scott, four infant slabs no dates
Unmarked grave
Scott, Lucy 29 May 1875 11 April 1915 incised on slab
Scott, Wenty 21 Jan 1899 15 Jan 1926 incised on slab
Scott, infant slab no dates

Ashley plot:
Stafford, Annie Maude 19 Nov 1924 3 Oct 1981 Mother
Doublestone:
Ashley, Ellison Lee 20 Aug 1895 14 Mar 1939 Father
Howard, Bessie Ashley 24 Jul 1893 29 Oct 1981 Mother
end plot

Ashley plot:
Doublestone:
Ashley, Edward P 5 Jul 1859 13 Nov 1949
Ashley, Nannie E 24 Feb 1874 4 Feb 1961
Doublestone:
Ashley, Charlie A 8 Feb 1892 21 Apr 1971
Ashley, Tommie O 24 Nov 1895 24 Apr 1993
end plot

Ausley plot: (adjoins Ashley plot)
Doublestone:
Ausley, Mary Edna 20 Mar 1914 10 Aug 1991
Ausley, James Malcolm 28 Jan 1911 6 Mar 1998 married 8 Dec 1933
end plot

Row 5:

Spears plot:
Spears, Oscar W 10 Oct 1883 18 Mar 1967
Spears, Gypsy 23 Dec 1891 22 May 1966
Spears, Edward Eugene 16 Apr 1930 27 Jan 1958 S 3/C
end plot

Bostic plot:
Bostic, Kenny Joe 10 Aug 1946 10 Aug 1946
Bostic, Audry May 4 Jul 1926 24 Dec 1927
Bostic, Ruby 25 Jul 1921 30 Sep 1992
Doublestone:
Bostic, Silas Porter 29 Jul 1895 1 Dec 1978 CPL US Army, WWII
Bostic, Odie Lea 1902 1999

Bostic, Keter Lang 10 Apr 1920 7 Feb 1986 M SGT US Army Air Corps, WWII
end plot

McLean, Edith Mae 17 Sep 1912 17 Apr 1931
Two unmarked adult slabs

Ashley plot:
Doublestone:
Ashley, Clifford C 12 Jun 1897 10 May 1983
Ashley, Vivian I 15 Jan 1903 11 Apr 1986

Ashley, Edward F 20 Apr 1922 19 Sep 1977
end plot

Stanier plot:
Doublestone:
Stanier, Susie M 27 Jun 1919 no date married 26 Feb 1962
Stanier, Henry Kessler 14 Feb 1922 13 Oct 2001
end plot

Unmarked adult grave

Row 6:

Hammond plot:
Doublestone:
Hammond, Luther 8 Nov 1910 31 Jul 1989 Married 11 Oct 1931
Hammond, Louise McDougald 16 Sep 1910 6 Oct 1999
Hammond, Nancy Jane 1842 1919 (wife of William D)
end plot

Newell plot:
Doublestone:
Newell, W J 19 Dec 1887 1 Jun 1967
Newell, Lilly 9 Mar 1887 4 Jul 1978
end plot

At foot of Newell plot:
Hammond, Burnice 13 Sep 1925 25 Mar 1926 son of D B and Nola Hammonds
Hammond, Page no dates son of W T & Charity Hammond

Colvin, T J 20 Aug 1858 2? Apr 189? Stone sunken, date illegible

Spear plot:
Spear, Roland 20 Apr 1923 2 Jul 1924 son of W D Spear
Spear, Theo 13 Dec 1920 16 May 1938 Son
Spear, Epsie E 19 Oct 1889 22 Aug 1973 Mother; (Elizabeth, dau of Daniel Owens & Frances Manettie Hammond)
Spear, William Dow 26 Nov 1883 30 Aug 1959 Father
end plot
end row

Row 7:

Doublestone:
Vaughn, Glyn 6 Dec 1925 13 Nov 1996 US Coast Guard, WWII
Vaughn, Emma Jean 10 Nov 1928 no date married 27 Nov 1948

Doublestone:
Owen, Jodie A 1881 1966 Father; (Joseph Arthur, son of Daniel Owens & Frances Manettie Hammond)
Owen, Lela Mae 1895 1976 Mother; (maiden name Nickles)

Doublestone:
Owens, William Victor 1914 1971
Owens, Cecil Wade 11 Feb 1911 9 Jun 1978

Shanks plot (behind Hammond plot):
Shanks, Marion A 28 Feb 1890 28 Aug 1970 PVT 9 Machine Gun BN, WWI
Shanks, Martha A 30 Aug 1892 22 Dec 1960 (dau of Daniel Owens & Frances Manettie Hammond)
end plot

A rough, weathered stone that may be a marker.
Owens, Daniel J 29 Jan 1902 17 Jul 1905 son of J R & M E Owens (John Richard & Mary Etta Gray)
Owens, infant dau 9 Feb 1905 14 Feb 1905 dau of J R & M E Owens
Two unmarked adult slabs. (Possibly John Richard & Ang Owens, sons of Dan & Nettie)

Owens, Laura F 14 Nov 1880 5 Feb 1900 dau of D & F M Owens; (apparently empty gravesite, but actually is Laura Owens. Stone is broken and lying in Newell plot behind Owens.)
Owens plot:
Doublestone:
Owens, Daniel E 20 Sep 1849 18 Oct 1930 Father
Owens, Frances Manettie 19 Oct 1854 15 Feb 1938 Mother; (maiden name Hammond)
end plot

Hammond, Hattie Pass 8 Oct 1900 6 Dec 1967
Hammond, H B, Jr 16 Aug 1921 22 Jan 1955
Hammond, Hugo 29 Jun 1928 2 Nov 1950 Alabama, PFC CO G 3 BN, 1 Marine Div, Korea SS - BSM - PH
Hammond, Chairty (sic) 1877 1951 wife of W T Hammond; Mother
Hammond, William Taylor 1873 1956 Father; (son of William D & Nancy Jane)

Doublestone:
Hammond, Harvey B 10 Apr 1900 18 Apr 1977
Hammond, Winnie B 20 Nov 1898 10 Dec 1980

Doublestone:
Hammond, Daniel B 8 Sep 1903 19 Jan 1979
Hammond, Nola W 20 Mar 1905 9 Dec 1992

Ausley plot:
Doublestone:
Ausley, Clarence J 11 Oct 1904 2 Jan 1994
Ausley, Mildred B 13 May 1908 22 Jan 1996

Bowdoin plot:
Bowdoin, John Curtis 5 Oct 1884 7 Nov 1967
Bowdoin, Ida Bell 25 Feb 1880 20 Sep 1968
end plot

Ausley plot:
Ausley, Larry Jack 17 Feb 1945 25 Feb 1998
Ausley, Annie Ruth 14 Jun 1944 no date

Row 8:

Wilson, Donald Ray 6 Nov 1945 5 May 2003 US Army Vietnam
Clifton, Jesse Arthur 25 Jan 1945 24 Nov 2001 A loving father and loving friend

Newell Plot:
Newell, Sadie Chicora 5 Aug 1904 4 Mar 1913
Newell, William Malone 3 Aug 1856 19 May 1932
Newell, Mamie W 25 Sep 1865 20 Feb 1950
end plot

McDougald plot:
Doublestone:
McDougald, Cecil L 1909 1954
McDougald, Tiny Mae 1911 1965

Purvis, Nancy Odessa 20 Oct 1889 1 Jun 1966
McDougald, Carol Jean 27 Jan 1934 29 May 1934 inf of Mr & Mrs McDougald
end plot

Fulford plot:
Doublestone:
Fulford, Otis 24 Aug 1884 22 Aug 1946
Fulford, Molly Iva 3 Oct 1893 9 Jul 1990
Powell, Edna Magdelene 24 Apr 1919 13 Aug 1998 A great mother
Powell, Malcolm Angus 15 Mar 1912 21 Sep 1999 US Army, WWII
Fulford, Bryant 9 Dec 1923 12 Mar 1955 Alabama AM3 USNR WWII
Same plot, but on next row:
Smith, S H 20 Mar 1855 11 May 1932
Smith, N M 3 Aug 1861 31 Jul 1941
Doublestone:
Smith, Stephen Council 8 Aug 1896 8 Sep 1945 Father
Smith, Mattie Bell 1 Jan 1900 14 May 1985 Mother
end plot

Ausley plot:
Doublestone:
Ausley, Rurel Ruben, Sr 22 Sep 1913 no date married 24 Apr 1943
Ausley, Myrtle J 26 Oct 1917 27 Jan 2000
end plot

Lawson plot with no markers.

Brannon plot:
Doublestone:
Brannon, George 4 Oct 1920 no date
Brannon, Christine 1 Jan 1925 no date married 9 Apr 1949
end plot
end row

Row 9:

Unmarked adult slab
Five unmarked infants' slabs
McDougald plot:
Doublestone:
McDougald, Alva 11 Sep 1878 24 Mar 1976
McDougald, Lucille 16 Dec 1890 19 Dec 1954

Doublestone:
McDougald, Alva, Jr 6 Jan 1926 30 Sep 1992
McDougald, Bettie Jean 22 Apr 1930 no date
end plot

(Smith graves documented in plot on row 8 extending to row 9.)

Danley plot:
Doublestone:
Danley, Chottaw 8 Jul 1907 12 Dec 1996 masonic emblem
Danley, Nancy E 8 Feb 1907 13 Feb 2000
end plot

Doublestone:
Danley, Roger W 10 Mar 1935 no date masonic emblem
Danley, Merlene S 8 Oct 1940 no date

Hobbs plot:
Hobbs, Wm Drafton 25 Jul 1919 no date
Hobbs, Laura 28 Dec 1919 9 Nov 1996
end plot

Row 10:

Ausley plot:
Doublestone:
Ausley, Joseph A 11 Feb 1875 10 Jul 1956 Picture of him
Ausley, Lizzie W 22 Jan 1884 20 Feb 1977 Picture of her
Ausley, Billie Rutan 24 Nov 1910 11 Dec 1981 Father; picture
Ausley, Ella Eliza 20 Mar 1910 12 Sep 1985 Mother; picture
Boothe, Betty Joe 2 Feb 1935 16 Jan 2001 Daughter; picture
Boothe, Emmett O'Neal 21 Jan 1930 no date Son-in-law; picture
end plot

Baxley plot, double stone:
Baxley, Lennie Lee 1 Nov 1905 30 Apr 1986
Baxley, Myrtie Ausley 1 Jun 1908 22 Apr 2002
end plot
end row

Row 11:

Gray plot, double stone:
Gray, Willis Jackson “Jack” 21 Apr 1930 no date
Duff, Carolyn Jean 25 Jul 1935 no date married 25 Dec 1953
end plot

Double stone:
McCollough, Leavy S 3 Sep 1902 15 Jan 1993
McCollough, Delma 12 Aug 1907 8 Feb 1991 married 21 Sep 1924

Thomas plot, double stone:
Thomas, Dorothy L 21 Sep 1938 no date
Thomas, Edward E 16 Feb 1927 7 May 1988

Farris, Bobby 1 Feb 1961 1 Feb 1961 or Thomas, Bobby Farris?
end plot

Parramore plot:
Parramore, Cora Lee 28 Jun 1912 25 Aug 1918
Parramore, Ruby L 3 Sep 1923 2 Jul 1929
Parramore, Zealy A 9 Mar 1890 20 May 1932
Parramore, Marion F 13 May 1884 2 Apr 1958
end plot

Plot adjoining and behind Alva & Lucille McDougald on Row 10:
McDougald, Ronnie 1955 1957
end plot

Plot:
Beam, Ruth Messer 27 Oct 1921 9 Apr 1992
Messer, Collie Smith 18 Jan 1896 16 Nov 1982
end plot

Fulford plot, double stone:
Fulford, Victor C 16 Nov 1921 31 May 2001
Fulford, Juanita D 23 Apr 1930 no date
end plot

Lolley plot, double stone:
Lolley, James Macon 20 Feb 1937 no date
Lolley, Valinda E 19 Sep 1940 no date
end plot

Row 12:

Guy plot:
Guy, Hurley D 1924 1991
Guy, Dorothy S 1925 2003
end plot

McLeod, Ollie 8 May 1873 10 Oct 1908 wife of J A McLeod

Johnston plot:
Johnston, Louie Edward 20 Nov 1924 no date
Johnston, Reba Marie 19 Jan 1929 8 Jun 1989 married 25 Jun 1949
end plot

Powell plot:
Powell, Ronald David 27 Jan 1963 18 Dec 1992 TM1 US Navy Persian Gulf;
(military stone has 17 Dec 1992 as death date)
Powell, M J 6 Aug 1930 8 Jan 1988 US Army Korea
end plot

Powell plot:
Double stone:
Powell, Ofey Oscar, Sr 15 Jun 1896 26 Jan 1965 Alabama PFC 35 CO MTC WWI
Powell, Phoebe T 1 Mar 1890 22 Nov 1968

Powell, R C, Col 1 Jun 1929 15 Aug 1994 US Army Res Korea; masonic emblem

Double stone:
Powell, Walter W, Sr 18 Jan 1927 25 Nov 1995 MM3 US Navy WWII; masonic emblem
Powell, Billie Sue 29 May 1927 no date married 30 May 1947
end plot

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