Alum Ridge Community Church Cemetery, at 442 Berry Hill Rd NW at the intersection of Berry Hill Road NW and Loss Bent Rd NW, Floyd Co., VA.

Graves are located just inside the perimeter fence to the left and rear of the left church building. The church, but not the graves are visible from Google Earth.

AKA Alum Ridge Community Church of God Cemetery  

Last visited by Jim & Lucy Slusher 18 July 2021.

36.96734, -80.47889 (for church)

(src: Google Maps)

Original Source:  Documented by Jim & Lucy Slusher 18 July 2021.

Find A Grave Name: Alum Ridge Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; both photos added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Annotations – added May 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger

Annotations in Red – correction to original text by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

Notes:

PHOTOS

NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANOTATIONS

(src: Find A Grave; all photos added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Akers, Beckwith F.

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Akers, Eleanor T.

19 Aug 1919

 

11 Jun 1922

02 Feb 1970

 

11 Oct 1994

 

aka Beckwith Fuqua Akers, s/o Tazwell Brooks & Lucy Adelia (Hudson) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_JamesA_2wives]

m. 1939 Floyd

Eleanor Louise Tanner, d/o Charles Montague & & Annie Elizabeth (Jenkins) Tanner. [no file]

(src: Find A Grave; all photos added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Duncan, Rangely

+ sister

Duncan, Vertie

Aug 1912

 

11 May 1896

08 Jan 1969

 

08 Jan 1969

 

aka Rangley Harman Duncan, b. Floyd Co., VA, never married s/o Martin Luther & Sarah Catherine (Carroll) Duncan. Deaf/mute. Trapped in a burning home. [Death Cert] [Duncan_Thomas_Patsy]

with sister

Vertie Duncan Stegall, married d/o Martin Luther & Sarah Catherine (Carroll) Duncan. Trapped in a burning home. She is named as Vertie Stegall on DC. [Death Cert]

Vertie Griffith nee Duncan m. Joseph Adam Stegall 1957 Bassett. He 57 yo divorced w/m, b. Henry Co., VA, s/o William Stegall & Anna Stegall. She 61 yo widowed w/f, b. Floyd Co.., VA, d/o Luther Duncan & Katherine Carol.

She’s had 4 previous marriages.

 

(src: Find A Grave; all photos added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Peacemaker, Flora Ethel Keith

18 Apr 1929

14 Sep 2019

 

nee Flora Ethel Keith, d/o George Amos & Dorothy Mae (Harman) Keith. [Keith_JohnCyrus_2wives]

1st m. 1945 Floyd, Harvey J. Harmon, 1923-1952, s/o Stuart/Stuard & Etta C. (Harris) Harmon; buried Topeco. [Harman_Benjamin_Martha]

2nd m. 1953 Floyd & div 1981, John Morgan Sutherland. [no file]

3rd m. 1983 Floyd, Ross Eugene Peacemaker. [no file]

 

Flora Ethel Keith Harmon Sutherland Peacemaker, 90 years old, of Alum Ridge, Va., passed away on September 14, 2019, at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, Va.

She was born to Dorothy Mae Harman Keith and George Amos Keith on April 18, 1929.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Harvey J. Harmon and John M Sutherland; her parents, George and Dorothy Keith; two sisters, Beulah Mae Harman and Virgil Alice Huff; a brother, George Keith Jr; one granddaughter, Susan Lynn Roop; and one daughter-in-law, Linda Duncan Sutherland.

Those left to remember her include her husband of 36 years, Ross Peacemaker of Alum Ridge, Va.; his son, David Ross Peacemaker of Charlotte, N.C., and his daughter, Vonnie Smith (Jimmy) of New Market, Va.; a son, John W. Sutherland of Alum Ridge, Va.; four daughters, Mary Sutherland Underwood (Billy) of Willis, Va., Ruth Ann Harmon Boothe (Shirley) of Copper Valley, Va., Wilma Lee Harmon Simpkins (Bill) of Dublin, Va., and Judy Harmon Roop (Cecil) of Alum Ridge, Va.; two sisters, Lucille Hall (Lloyd) of Christiansburg, Va., and Corine Sowers of Floyd, Va.; one brother, Wayne Keith (Racene) of Floyd, Va.; and two very special friends, Starr Akers of Riner, Va., and Martha Chaney of Riner, Va. Ethel and Ross have a total of 15 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, six great great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held at Gardner Funeral Home in Floyd, Va., from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., the funeral followed at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Burial followed at the Alum Ridge Community Church cemetery in Alum Ridge, Va. The Rev. Clyde Bishop and the Rev. Jason Pratt conducted the service. A meal was provided for the family at the Floyd Church of God in Floyd, Va., after the burial. Online condolences may be made http://gardnerfuneralhomefloyd.com, or on Facebook @gardnerfuneralhomefloyd. Arrangements are being handled by Gardner Funeral Home in Floyd, Va.

Floyd Press, The (VA) - Thursday, September 19, 2019

(src: Find A Grave; all photos added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Smallwood, James C.

02 Jan 1964

23 Aug 1991

 

aka James Clifton Smallwood, b. Maryland, s/o Johnny Gray & Loretta (Budinski) Smallwood. [Death Cert] COD: gunshot wound to head – suicide. [no file]

m. 1989 Floyd

Tonya Renee Akers, d/o Beckwith Fuqua Jr & Mary Sue (Simpkins) Akers. [Akers_JamesA_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; all photos added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Sutherland, John Morgan Jr

30 Apr 1919

27 Jul 2007

 

John Morgan Sutherland Jr, b. TN, s/o John Morgan Sr & Eva (Cook) Sutherland. [no file]

1st m. & divorced unknown.

2nd m. 1953 Floyd & div 1981, Flora Ethel Harman, nee Keith, d/o George Amos & Dorothy Mae (Harman) Keith. Flora was 1st married 1965 Floyd, to Harvey J. Harman and she’ll m. 3rd Ross Eugene Peacemaker. [Keith_JohnCyrus_2wives]

 

John Morgan Sutherland, Jr., better known as (The Strawberry Man), 88, of Riner, passed away Friday, July 27, 2007. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Susan Roop. Survivors are son and daughter-in-law, John W., III and Linda Sutherland of Riner; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Billy Underwood of Willis, Ruth and Shirley Boothe of Radford, Wilma Lee and Bill Simpkins of Dublin, Judy and Cecil Roop of Floyd; grandchildren, John R. Sutherland, IV, David L. Altizer, Eva Harding, Lori Reed, Frank Boothe, Scott Boothe, Nancy Harman, Terry Osborne, Carla Vaden, Amy Shay, Kenny Roop; 24 great-grandchildren; two great great-grandchildren; special friend, Gene Dixon. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday July 31, 2007 at Alum Ridge Community Church, with the Rev. Eli Yoder officiating. Interment will follow at Alum Ridge Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Arrangements by Maberry Funeral Home, Floyd.

Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Monday, July 30, 2007

(src: Find A Grave; all photos added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Sutherland, William

+

Sutherland, Linda Sue

20 May 1954

 

23 Jun 1953

 

 

30 Dec 2014

 

aka John William Sutherland, s/o John Morgan Jr & 2nd wife Flora Ethel (Keith) Sutherland [no file]

m. 1982 Floyd

nee Linda Sue Duncan, d/o Edgar David & Betty Sue (Altizer) Duncan. Edgar David Duncan, s/o Enoch Jefferson & Leona Ellen (Alley) Duncan. [Duncan_Blanch_Jr_2wives] Betty Sue Altizer, d/o Vada Autley & Annie Mae (Sowers) Altizer. [Alley_Anderson_Rachel]

 

Linda D. Sutherland FLOYD, Va. Linda D. Sutherland, 61, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 30, 2014.

She was a Born again Christian and had retired from Volvo. She also worked as bookkeeper for the family business. She was a devoted family nurse to her children, grandchildren, parents and siblings.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Betty Duncan.

She is survived by her husband, John Sutherland; son, John Randolph, IV (Mary Beth) and daughter, Lori (Nick) Charles; grandchildren, Dakota, Tanner, MaKenna, and Brayden Reed, Jade and Sophie Sutherland; brother, Eugene (Robin) Duncan; sister, Judy Ann Lester; nieces, Melissa (David) Mathis, Angie (Anthony) Hixon, Jenny (Robbie) Bain, Kayla Duncan, Summer Duncan, and Breanna Sowers; nephews David (Frances) Brown, Shannon Ratcliffe, and Wesley Duncan; aunts, Ester Griffith, Rosie (Gene) Altizer, Bernice (Russell) Akers, Ruth (James) Moran; uncles, Marlie (Thelma) Duncan, Edward Altizer, Teddy Altizer, Tazewell Altizer, Lawrence (Marti) Altizer, Phillip (Norma) Altizer, Tommy Altizer; mother-in-law Ethel (Ross) Peacemaker; sisters-in-laws, Mary (Billy) Underwood, Ruth Ann (Shirley) Boothe, Wilma Lee (Bill) Simpkins, Judy(Cecil) Roop; and her walking companion, Slide.

A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Alum Ridge Community Church. Interment followed in the Alum Ridge Community Church Cemetery. The family received friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, January 1, 2015 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alum Ridge Community Church Cemetery Fund c/o John Sutherland 442 Berry Hill Rd, NW Riner, VA 24149.

Floyd Press, The (VA) - Thursday, January 8, 2015

 

Original Survey:

Documented by Jim & Lucy Slusher 18 July 2021.