Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryCherry Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
LocationCherry Grove, Rockingham County, Virginia. At the junction of Cherry Grove Road (Route 752) and John Kline Lane (Route 880). From the Courthouse in Harrisonburg, take Route 42 North (High Street, name changes to Virginia Avenue, name changes to Harpine Highway) 7.4 miles to Wengers Mill Road (Route753) and turn left. Go 2.7 miles to Cherry Grove Road (Route 752) and turn right. Following the road signs, go 1.9 miles and the cemetery is on the right side.
NotesIn 1967, J. Robert Swank recorded this cemetery and made a notation on his paper that "there are quite a few unmarked graves." Some of the "Remarks" are from J. Robert Swank and were included when he recorded this cemetery. The rows start at the top of the hill (older section) to the bottom (newer section) and from left to right. The cemetery is well kept.
Survey Date and Recorder27 Jan 2002
Bob & Lois Emswiler

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
001Hottingerch/Oscar; No visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
002ShermanWilliam A.11 Feb 19183 Oct 1953S1USNR WWII VAs/Marvin
002ShultzHerman J.2 Apr 189831 Mar 1954s/Andrew J. & M. M.
002SmithMyrel10 May 191525 Jul 1945s/Jacob & Susan
002SmithHarold3 Mar 190323 Sep 1927s/Mr & Mrs Jacob Smiths/Jacob
002SmithSusie C.16 Mar 187823 Oct 1937Motherw/Jacob
002SmithJacob M.27 Oct 187530 Sep 1953
002BixlerJohns/Morgan J. & Mary C.
002BixlerMolliew/John; nee Shultz
003HillNaomi C.19451947d/W. E. & M. J. Hilld/Willard
003HillWillard E.4 Aug 19177 Sep 1982
003HillMamie J.28 Aug 191521 Jun 2001
003J.M.buried need info
003SmithThomas N.31 Mar 187222 Oct 1946s/Capt John
003ZirkleBillie H.18761920s/Henry
003ZirkleAnnie B.18781943w/Billie H.; d/Capt John Smith
003BushMary S.10 Jun 187223 Dec 1914w/S. I. Bush; Mother
003BeachLottie E.17 Oct 189116 Oct 1918w/F. D. Beach
003HopkinsLeora B.189519521/w Arch L. Hopkins; d/Samuel Bush
003HopkinsArchie L.1898buried here
003AllamanSallie Hester Hause3 Dec 188330 Jan 1920Aged 37y 1m 27d; w/Clarence Allaman
003HollarMrs. Oscarnee Hawse; no marker
003HollarJ. Oscar18771960s/Robert Hollar; McMullen funeral marker only
003S.M. V.footstone InitialsAppears to be burial here
003BondInfant16 Jan 196219 Jan 1962ch/Basil C.; no marker
004ZirkleLuther E.21 Feb 187430 Jun 1953s/Henry
004ZirkleSallie R.28 Mar 187721 Sep 1951w/L. E.
004ZirkleNorman S.17 Sep 190817 Sep 1908ch/L. E. & S. R.
004ZirkleHenry17 Mar 184015 Jul 1914Aged 74y 5m 28d; Our Father
004ZirkleMaggie21 Oct 184121 Jul 1917Aged 75y 9m; w/Henry Zirkle
004HauseJohn A.27 Oct 185014 Jan 1919Aged 68y 2m 18d
004HawseSusan A.25 May 1907Aged 64y 7m 5d; w/J. A. Hawse
004ShermanDaniel W.15 Jun 184014 Jan 1911Aged 70y 7m
004ShermanH. Marvin18841968
004ShermanPearl H.18891982
004ShermanMyrtle Ruth19 May 19205 Jan 1921Aged 7m 17d; d/H. M. & P. V.
004ShermanRaymond S.19151941s/Marvin
004RitchieFoster P.22 Dec 189710 Dec 1983
004RitchieGertrude C.18971919w/F. P.1st/w Foster P.; d/Adam J & Laura B Kesner Hartman
004BerryDavid E.15 Aug 19042 Aug 1994
004BerryHalsie H.8 Dec 19076 May 1994w/David E.
004BerryLeonard L.10 Dec 192711 Dec 1927s/D. E. & H. E. Berry
005ColvillElizabeth Emma Bell28 Dec 187930 Aug 1909w/ Wm. E. Colvill; d/J. W. & Sallie E. Bixler
005ColvillJames William30 Aug 190930 Aug 1909Infant Sons/Elizabeth E. B.
005BixlerJohn W.24 Sep 184528 Oct 1910brother to Morgan
005BixlerSarah E.1 Aug 184124 Dec 1917w/J. M.
005MasonRalph R.21 Nov 190314 Feb 1979
005MasonSallie L. E. Bixler18861956d/J. M. & S. E. Bixler
005DoveKate2 Mar 187923 Oct 1919Aged 40y 7m 21d; w/H. F. Dove1w/Homer F. Dove; nee Reedy
005ReedySallie19 Apr 185312 Jan 1916Aged 62y 8m 13d; Mothermother of Kate
005HillMyrtle A.2 Mar 18809 Jan 1906Aged 25y 10m 7d; w/Jacob B. Hilnee Reedy
005HillInfant31 Jan 190631 Jan 1906s/J. B. & M. A. Hillch/Jacob B. & M. A.
005BixlerThelma V.8 Dec 191112 Dec 1912d/J. E. & S. E.; 1y 7dd/Edward
005BixlerBertie B.4 Sep 190926 Aug 1918Aged 9y 11m 28d; d/J. E. & Sallie E.d/Edward
005BixlerBulah R.31 Oct 189931 Aug 1918Aged 18y 10m; d/J. E. & Sallie E.d/Edward
005PettitCharles D. L.18 Jul 189813 Jan 1959s/Rosie
005PettitRosie G.22 Oct 187314 Sep 1952d/John H. Whetzel
005WhetzelLillie Bell8 Jul 187923 Aug 1944d/J. H. & E. W. Whetzeld/John H. Whetzel
005WhetzelJohn H.25 Dec 183813 Dec 1918Father
005WhetzelElizabeth A.15 Oct 18467 Jun 1919Mother
005WhetzelOllie Suvanna9 Jul 18852 Apr 1960d/J. H. & E. W. Whetzeld/John H.
005WhetzelW. M.6 Sep 18711 Feb 1934Aged 63y 4m 25ds/John H.
005WhetzelLula C.12 Oct 1871
005ShultzWilliam H.15 Nov 18995 Oct 1958s/Andrew J. & M. M.
005ShultzHarriet E.28 Sep 190327 Feb 1994
006BakerMary23 Nov 184524 Jun 1918Aged 72y 7m 1d; w/Davidw/Jacob
006B.M.S.footstone only
006BushSarah10 Jun 183210 Sep 1898Aged 66y 3m; w/Jamesw/James
006BushJames15 May 183210 Jul 1902Aged 70y 1m 25d
006BushPhilander18281912
006DerrowHoward S.3 Sep 189922 Jul 1972
006DerrowMattie F.28 Sep 186315 Apr 1945w/Joseph; mother of Mrs. James Ruebush - Dayton VA
006SmithRuby E.4 Jul 190530 Nov 1967
006SmithEstie S.187719482nd/w John E.; nee Simmons
006SmithJohn E.18661918s/William
006SmithAngeline18711930Auntd/William
006SmithWoodrow W.19 Oct 1914
006SmithEvelyn H.8 Jan 1919
006SmithRalph N.10 Jan 191217 Feb 1985
006SmithCharlotte W.1 Mar 1922
007S.E. J.footstone onlyfootstone only
007LofftusArchibald7 Jun 18325 Sep 1901Aged 69y 2m 28d; Father
007LofftusHannah D. D.21 Feb 18734 Apr 1887Aged 14y 1m 13d; d/Archibald & Mary C.
007MorrisAnnie F.18 Sep 18986 Aug 1899Aged 10m 18d; d/George & Mamie M.
007SmithMinnie V.7 Feb 189819 Mar 1899d/William E. & Ella J.
007SmithEmmer J.8 Feb 190811 Feb 1908s/William E. & Ella J.
007SmithElla J.18771911w/Wm. E.; nee Smith
007SmithWilliam E.18741959s/Capt. John
007SmithLoudon C. T.27 Jul 190019 May 1908Aged 2y 9m 22d; s/G. L. & Addie
007GermanBulah J.17 Feb 1913Aged 20y 9m 10d; To My Beloved Wife
007GermanInfant Son17 Feb 191317 Feb 1913s/Bulah J.
007CorcoranInfant Daughter28 Sep 190828 Sep 1908d/Chas. M. & M. E.
007CorcoranInfant Son27 Jul 19121 Sep 1912s/C. M. & M. E.
007CorcoranCharles M.18 Feb 1913Aged 28y 5m 12d; To My Beloved Husbandh/M. E. Smith Corcoran
007SmithC. L.21 Oct 186818 Dec 1918Aged 50 yearss/Wm. Smith
007SmithAddie L.9 Mar 186714 Sep 1927Motherw/Charles L.
007SmithIrvin V.10 Oct 18954 Nov 1948s/C. L. & A. L.
008HawseMarion D.18851970
008HawseOrtie T.18841963w/M. D.
008HawseCutie Mae23 Apr 192418 May 1927d/M. D. & H. M
008HawseHelen Constance4 Sep 191729 Apr 1922d/M. D. & H. M.
008MyersInfant Son18 Dec 1901Aged 1 day; s/Samuel D. & Norma L.
009SpitzerEmmer W.6 Jul 191013 Jul 1995Married 21 Oct 1933
009SpitzerVirginia K.22 Apr 1913w/Emmer W.
009ElyardGeorgeNo visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
009Elyard?sister of George; no visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
009Elyard?mother of George; no visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
009AshenfelterHomer B.27 Nov 190411 Oct 1979Married 3 Apr 1926
009AshenfelterCleo R.12 Aug 190810 May 1994w/Homer B.
009H.J. A.
009AshenfelterJohn W. T.3 Apr 190629 May 1961s/Wm. B. & Jennie C.
009AshenfelterClarence L.23 Aug 190223 Jul 1921Aged 18y 11m; s/W. B. & J. C.s/Wm. B. & Jennie C.
009AshenfelterJeannette C.5 May 18689 Feb 1951w/Wm. B.
009AshenfelterWilliam G.13 Aug 186022 Mar 1925s/George & Sarah Shultz Ashenfelter
009AshenfelterDavid H.25 Dec 185924 Dec 1932Aged 73y 11m 29ds/George & Sarah Shultz Ashenfelter
009AshenfelterSarah C.21 Apr 183923 Jul 1898Aged 59y 3m 2d; w/Georgew/Wm. B.; nee Shultz
009AshenfelterHenry182611 Nov 1899brother George
009ShultzRebecca J.183926 Mar 1912Aged 73 yrs
009ShultzAndrew J.23 May 18641 Mar 1942Fathers/Rebecca
009ShultzMinnie M.15 Nov 186422 Apr 1929Motherw/Andrew J.; nee Derrow
009ShultzNettie S. R.27 Feb 1898Aged 4y 4m 26dd/A. J. & M. M.
010RubushDavid C.21 Nov 190127 Jun 1960PFC 42 Air Depot GP AAF WWII VirginiaMilitary marker only
010RubushAda B.3 Aug 19016 Oct 2000w/David C.; nee Ashenfelter
010WhetzelJesse N.26 Jul 184621 Apr 1917Aged 70y 8m 25d
010WhetzelSusan B.14 Dec 18469 Nov 1934w/Jesse M.; parents of Fred
010SpitzerRobert D.30 Jul 19521 Feb 1981SP4 U S Army VietnamMilitary marker shows name as Robert Dale
011HawseWilliam E.10 Jun 18917 Feb1979Served in France 1918
011HawseNiza B.27 Jul 189424 Jan 1901
011HawseDavid4 Sep 185311 Feb 1916Aged 62y 5m 7d; Father
011HawseSarah C.8 Apr 185513 Nov 1940Aged 85y 7m 5d; Mother
011BerryRollen H.6 Jun 188025 Sep 1955s/D. H. & Sallie Hollar Berry
011BerryNellie L.15 Jan 187819 Oct 1956w/R. H.; d/David Hawse
011BerryRay E.17 Jan 190823 Aug 1985Brotheron same stone with sister Jacie
011MalinJacie P.26 Sep 190625 Mar 1959Sisterw/P. M.; d/R. H. & N. L. Berry
011MalinPercy M.5 Jun 1901No visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
011ShowalterDorothy Berry1 May 191121 Mar 1999Mother
011LamFannie V.17 May 188628 Jan 1898Aged 11y 8m 11d; d/N. W. & M. A. Lam
011LamHerbert A.11 May 189827 Dec 1901Aged 3y 7m 13d; s/W. T. & C. T.
011MartzDeryl B.13 Feb 1954d/Conrad: Lindsey funeral home marker only
011BillerBoyd Kay19361991McMullen funeral marker only
011DerrowRobert19 Feb 187215 Apr 1898Aged 26y 1m 27d
011SmithJohn Isaac16 Sep 19099 Aug 1961
011SmithEsther Neff14 Feb 190712 Oct 1987
011UnknownInfantNo visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
011UnknownInfantNo visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
012HottingerDanny Lynn6 Aug 19656 Nov 1965SonInfant
012HottingerBerlin E. "Gene"12 Sep 192431 May 2000
012HottingerFrances K.29 Dec 1924
012StewartMyrtle Smith25 Oct 18878 June 1972
012SmithW. B.28 Aug 18892 Oct 1970
012SmithTracy E.25 Jun 190124 Aug 1979
012SmithRaymond Blair20 Mar 190610 May 1984PVT U S ArmyMilitary marker only
012Sherman, Sr.Dowl F.24 Mar 1928
012ShermanViolet M.17 Mar 1937
012TaylorCarol Willard7 Feb 19313 Nov 1975
012TaylorRuth Diehl3 Mar 1935
012LaurentRuth A.1 Sep 1917
012LaurentCarl R.8 Jan 191413 Feb 1972
012FloryLeon T.2 Mar 1940
012FloryEverett W.22 Oct 191311 Aug 1982
012FloryVirginia A.14 Nov 191916 Dec 1967
012KlineLawrence E.30 Sep 192611 Sep 1966
012KlineZada M.12 Jan 192827 Mar 2000
012TaylorMcKinley H.26 Sep 18964 Jan 1964
012TaylorBertha S.6 Oct 189720 Feb 1964
013ReubushMinor H.13 May 19072 May 1981
013ReubushMildred H.19 Dec 191326 Feb 1984
013LivelyCarl B.19081977
013LivelyGenevieve W.19081999
013SmithGilmer A.8 Sep 190216 May 1980married 30 Jun 1922
013SmithL. May29 Dec 190317 Feb 1989Our Children/Leota A, June B., Carey R., Gretchen F.
013FulkWeldon Adam19081991U S Army WWIIMilitary marker only
013CriderHazel R.19071973
013CriderJohn H.19061982
013ReedyPaul E.22 Dec 19397 Dec 1972
013FulkRalph R.19 Apr 191123 Mar 1988married 5 Oct 1937
013FulkBeatrice M.19 Sep1921
014ReubushCharles A.23 May 194016 Apr 1999
014ReubushBarbara E.21 Jan 1945
014AllmanBrenda Charlton21 Jan 19567 Oct 2000
014ShoemakerBillie R.6 Jan 19317 Dec 1997SGT US Air Force Korea
014ShoemakerEunice T.29 Mar 1929
014FulkPaul "Pos"15 Feb 19188 Aug 1993
014FulkShirley D.7 Nov 19179 May 2000
014TrumboFrances E.16 May 193319 Dec 1998
014TaylorClarence Wilson20 Sep 192613 Jun 1995PFC US Army; S2 US Navy; WWII; Korea
015LaymanRichard "Dick"1 Oct 193818 Dec 1996PFC U S Army KoreaMilitary marker shows name as Richard leon
015LaymanMarie Bodkin3 Nov 1939married 24 Jul 1959; dau Jackie; Grandchildren Megan - Cody
015HottingerMatthew A.19852002Grandle funeral home marker
015CriderCarroll L.10 Dec 19272 Aug 1999married 15 Aug 1947
015CriderIva Lee8 May 193030 Jan 1998w/Carroll L.; nee Dean
015CriderCarroll "Fuzz"19481999Lindsey funeral marker only
016SmithNelson16 May 191822 Dec 1960
016SmithMabel M.18 Jul 191930 Jul 1991Mother
017CarrRobert S. "Sonny"27 Mar 19426 Aug 1998CS3 US Navy; wed 15 Sep 1974
017CarrPeggy A.4 Nov 1944dau Michelle; his step-children Duane, John, Sharon, Karen; her step-children Robin, Gregory
018SeeMary E. Towne28 Dec 19527 Sep 1998Betsy We Love You