The Boatright Cemetery
near the mouth of Dry Fork

TabTack Description: The Boatright Cemetery near the mouth of Dry Fork is a small family cemetery located off of highway 588, just south of Dry Fork. The cemetery has a chainlink fence around it and the gate faces southward.

TabTack Location: Approximately 37° 07' 04" North Latitude and 82° 52' 29" West Longitude.

TabTack Directions: Take highway 15, just north of Whitesburg, to road 3401. Turn left on road 3401 and travel westward along Dry Fork for about 0.8 miles to highway 588. Turn left on highway 588 and head southward for about 0.25 miles; the cemetery is located on the hill off to the left (not normally visible coming from this direction because of trees and heavy foliage). This cemetery is only a few yards south and down the hill from the Watty Caudill Cemetery. The gate enters the left side of the cemetery.

TabTack Misc. Notes: The cemetery only contains five graves, but is laid out in three rows.


Index of Names Found in this Cemetery

Gladys (Cornett) Boatwright William L. Boatwright Franklin D. Campbell
Lenora Campbell Willie Joe Frazier


FRONT ROW


BOATWRIGHT

William L. Tab Tab Gladys

OCT. 4, 1904 TabTabTab JULY 5, 1921
MAY 5, 1973 TabTabTab MAY 5, 1973

TOGETHER FOREVER BEYOND THE SUNSET

Note (1): An oval shaped picture of Leonard and Gladys is located at the center of the headstone. William "Leonard" Boatwright was the son of Rufus E. and Elizabeth (Adams) Boatright. Gladys (Cornett) Boatwright was the daughter of Henry D. and Doshie (Adams)(Boatright) Cornett. They were both killed in an automobile accident. A bronze foot plaque reads as follows:

WILLIAM L BOATRIGHT
KENTUCKY
TEC 4 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
OCT 4 1904 Tab MAY 5 1973

Note (2): It is ironic that the military plaque spells Leonard's last name without the "W" since it is said that the military inadvertently added the "W" to his last name on all of their documents. So, rather than going to the trouble of getting all of the government documents corrected, he chose to start spelling his last name with the "W".


MIDDLE ROW


Franklin D. Campbell

JULY 12, 1940
OCT. 3, 1940

GONE TO BE
AN ANGEL

Note: Son of Elbert and Cynthia (Boatright) Campbell. Elbert Campbell was the son of Lewis and Rebecca (Fields) Campbell. Cynthia (Boatright) Campbell is the daughter of Henry Clinton and Doshie (Adams) Boatright.


Lenora Campbell

LENORA, DAU. OF
ELBERT & CYNTHIA
CAMPBELL
FEB. 11, 1933
JAN. 30, 1935

From mother's arms
to the arms of Jesus

OUR DARLING

Note: Daughter of Elbert and Cynthia (Boatright) Campbell. Elbert Campbell was the son of Lewis and Rebecca (Fields) Campbell. Cynthia (Boatright) Campbell is the daughter of Henry Clinton and Doshie (Adams) Boatright.


BACK ROW


Willie Joe

SON OF
ENOCH & LIZZIE
FRAZIER
SEPT. 13, 1932
MAR. 13, 1935

From mother's arms to
the arms of Jesus

OUR DARLING

Note: Son of Enoch and Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Boatright) Frazier. Enoch Frazier was the son of Joseph and Nannie (Webb) Frazier. Lizzie is the daughter of Henry Clinton and Doshie (Adams) Boatright.