Thankful Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go east on Hwy 16 (the Augusta Rd) for 11.3 miles to Road No. 357 (dirt) on the right. Turn right and follow the road for 0.3 mile to the church.

GPS coordinates: 33 17' 33.1" N 82 47' 54.5" W
or in degrees only form: 33.29253° N X 82.79847° W
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GMD: 112
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black

Church established 1890.

Graves numbered 100 and above have been added since the original survey and are based on obituaries. The graves are believed to be somewhere within the cemetery.

Indexer or Contributor: Trudie Lewis

Number of persons found: 75

 Virginia    Rhodes
Feb 8, 1924 - Aug 1941
"Daughter - at rest"   

 Grave 1 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 2

 Clarence    Battle
Sep 30, 1936 - Mar 26, 2002
   

 Grave 3 

 Mrs. Cora P. Kemp  Brooks
 
 - Feb 19, 1956
"HaugaBrooks" across top of gravestone.   

 Grave 4 

 Marvin    Hill
May 14, 1951 - Feb 21, 2001
"Dad"   

 Grave 5 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 6

     
  Cross with name not readable. 

 Grave 7

 Ophelia C.   Bell
Nov 28, 1886 - Dec 20, 1984
"A Loving Mother" "When we all get to Heaven"  

 Grave 8 

 Jerry    Bell
May 24, 1884 - Jul 2, 1977
"A Devoted Father"   

 Grave 9 

 Horace    Hill
 1903 -  1967
   

 Grave 10 

 Florence    Hill
 1905 -  1960
   

 Grave 11 

 Agnes    Hill
 1930 -  1962
   

 Grave 12 

Unmarked Slab     
 
  Funeral home marker - no longer readable. 

 Grave 13

 Hattie    Hill
 
 Grave 14

 Mable    Hill
 
 - Jan 31, 1937
   
 Grave 15

 Robert    Johnson
Sep 1, 1940 - May 27, 1982
"My Beloved Son"   

 Grave 16 

 Rev. Leroy    Johnson
 
 - Oct 29, 1949
"Went to Rest"   

 Grave 17 

 Mamie  Broomfield  Johnson
 
 - Oct 29, 1949
   
 Grave 18

 Benjamin F.   Johnson
Oct 22, 1942 - Oct 29, 1949
"Son"   

 Grave 19 

 Franklin P.   Johnson
Dec 21, 1914 - Nov 24, 1994
"Father"   

 Grave 20 

 Milton    Kemp
Mar 15, 1915 - Oct 29, 1992
   

 Grave 21 

 Lizzie Mae   Kemp
Apr 20, 1927 - Apr 1, 2001
"Mother"   

 Grave 22 

 Emma    McCormick
Jan 28, 1932 - Jan 15, 1973
   

 Grave 23 

 Bobby    Jones
Jan 12, 1936 - Jan 16, 1955
   

 Grave 24 

 Willie B.   Kemp
Jul 10, 1920 - Jan 26, 1975
   

 Grave 25 

 Ethel M.   Kemp
 1901 - Dec 10, 1944
   

 Grave 26 

 Eliza    Jones
 
 - Mar 2, 1953
   
 Grave 27

 A. J.   Jones
Apr 16, 1902 - May 9, 1982
   

 Grave 28 

 Jessie W.   Jones
Jan 1, 1902 - Sep 30, 1985
   

 Grave 29 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Field stones at head and foot. 

 Grave 30

 Jessie    Eagle
Feb 29, 1890 - Feb 18, 1953
"Our Father"   

 Grave 31 

 Rosa    Eagle
Oct 9, 1895 - Sep 26, 1961
   

 Grave 32 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Funeral home marker - not readable. 

 Grave 33

Unmarked Slab     
 
  Funeral home marker - not readable. 

 Grave 34

 Edward    Brooks
Jan 2, 1945 - Aug 27, 1952
   

 Grave 35 

 Wyman ?   Moss
Jan 22, 1904 - Sep 28, 1946
  Name on slab barely readable, especially first name, which may not be Wyman.

 Grave 36 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A funeral home marker marks the grave. 

 Grave 37

 John H.   Moss
Dec 22, 1932 - Feb 15, 1985
"Son -- at rest"   

 Grave 38 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 39

 Pearl B.   Moss
Apr 15, 1883 - Aug 23, 1963
"Beyond the sunset"   

 Grave 40 

 Horace    Moss
Sep 1, 1882 - May 5, 1962
   

 Grave 41 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Funeral home marker - not readable. 

 Grave 42

 James    Hudgeon
Oct 19, 1923 - Jan 12, 1990
   
Military Service: World War II
MM3 - U.S. Navy

 Grave 43 

 Ed    Hudgeon
Dec 19, 1901 - Jan 5, 1994
   

 Grave 44 

 Lizzie Mae   Hudgeon
Jun 11, 1904 - Feb 20, 1987
"At rest"   

 Grave 45 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 46

 Johnnie C.   Dawson
Dec 26, 1925 - Jun 20, 1971
   

 Grave 47 

Unmarked Child Slab     
 
 Grave 48

 Stanford    Kitchens
Dec 3, 1962 - Feb 8, 1993
   

 Grave 49 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 50

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 51

 Bazzel    Culver
 1888 - Jul 4, 1970
   

 Grave 52 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Has a field stone and funeral home marker. 

 Grave 53

 Katie Lou   Jones
 
 - Aug 8, 1965
Age 76 years.   

 Grave 54 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Field stone and funeral home marker on grave 

 Grave 55

 Tom    Culver
 1855 -  1927
"Our Dear Father, We loved you but Jesus loved thee best. Sleep on and take your rest"  Eagle engraved on stone. 

 Grave 56 

 Mariah    Culver
 
 - Nov 1915
Age 70.   

 Grave 57 

 John    Watson
Apr 15, 1868 - Oct 26, 1950
   

 Grave 58 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 59

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 60

 Genellen    Jones
Jan 7, 1942 - Jun 29, 1993
"Loving wife"   

 Grave 61 

 Dorothy F.   Shivers
 1943 -  1995
"Mother"   

 Grave 62 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
  Funeral home marker. 

 Grave 63

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
  Funeral home marker. 

 Grave 64

 Willie Albert   Ficklin
Aug 19, 1954 - Aug 26, 1985
   

 Grave 65 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
  Funeral home marker. 

 Grave 66

Unmarked Child Slab     
 
 Grave 67

 Lucilius S.   Scott
 1886 -  1966
"Not my will but Thine be done."   

 Grave 68 

 Nancy E.   Scott
 1895 -  1975
   

 Grave 69 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
  Funeral home marker. 

 Grave 70

 Billy W.   Kemp
Jul 4, 1937 - Oct 26, 1974
   

 Grave 71 

 George H.   Kemp
Apr 21, 1881 - Jul 6, 1973
   

 Grave 72 

 Frank    Kemp
Jul 8, 1918 - Oct 15, 1972
   

 Grave 73 

 Elaine  Thomas  Davis
Sep 23, 1958 - Sep 19, 2005
   

 Grave 100 

 Albert    Kemp
  
 - Jul 25, 2012
Age 64.   

 Grave 101 