Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Sandy Run AME Church Cemetery

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, take Hwy 22 southwest for 7.2 miles to Devereux. Turn right (at backwards fork) onto Main Street. Go 0.2 mile to the dead end and turn left onto Jones Chapel / Devereux Rd. Go approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Powell Grove Road and go 0.6 mile. The cemetery is behind Sandy Run AME Church on the left side of the road.

GPS coordinates: 33 13' 24" N 83 07' 12" W
or in degrees only form: 33.22333° N X 83.12° W
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GMD: 101
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black


Indexer or Contributor: Mona L. and F. Dean Williams

Number of persons found: 49
Willie Latimore, II
Jan 1, 1904 - Nov 24, 1988
"Father"
Grave 1
Geneva Latimore
Feb 14, 1911 - Nov 3, 1979
"Mother"
Grave 2
Johnny Latimore
Oct 27, 1946 - Nov 18, 1982
"Son"
Grave 3


Room for 6 graves.
Grave 4
Lilla L. Fraley
Aug 3, 1886 - Jan 16, 1985

Grave 10


Room for one grave.
Grave 11
Dorothy Harper Ward
Jul 15, 1938 - Sep 15, 1988
"Sister"
Grave 12
Viola Harper
Mar 5, 1907 - Jan 10, 1994
"Wife" "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Grave 13
Solomon Harper
Jan 12, 1905 - Jun 9, 1995
"Daddy"
Grave 14


Room for 4 graves.
Grave 15
Lizie Ingram
Sep 12, 1912 - Mar 30, 1983

Grave 19


Room for 8 graves.
Grave 20
Ronnilray & Ronikr Davis

Twins buried in same grave, per neighbor. No dates given.
Grave 28
Tommy Edward Johnson
1951 - 1985

Military Service:
H N U.S. Navy
Grave 29
Ethel Lee Johnson
Aug 15, 1926 - Dec 9, 1988

Grave 30
Tommie A. Horton
Oct 10, 1924 - Feb 15, 1991

Grave 31
Annie Horton
Jul 1, 1901 - Mar 2, 2000
Upright headstone with cross inscribed "In Loving Memory".
Grave 32


Room for 3 graves.
Grave 33
Bessie B. Harper
Dec 12, 1898 - Sep 14, 1990

Grave 34


Room for 3 graves.
Grave 35
Joseph Grable
May 14, 1905 - Oct 19, 1990

Grave 36


Room for many graves.
Grave 37
Roderickus Cummings
Feb 17, 1978 - Apr 14, 1997

Grave 38
Grady Watkins
Apr 29, 1937 - May 17, 2002

Grave 39


Room for many graves.
Grave 40
Bernardo Tucker
Dec 30, 1997 - Dec 30, 1997

Grave 41
Nisalle Davis
Jul 28, 2000 - Mar 23, 2001

Grave 42
Lawyer Johnson, III
Aug 9, 1949 - Jul 25, 1999

Grave 43
Aaron Richardson
Jul 29, 1992 - Jan 18, 1998

Grave 44
Tommie Horton
Jun 10, 1922 - Aug 31, 2003
Age 81.
Grave 50
Johnnie Smith
Jun 7, 1912 - Dec 19, 2004
Age 86. Birth date per Social Security Death Index. Does not match with reported age at death.
Grave 51
George Latimore
Feb 7, 1942 - Aug 15, 2007
Age 65.
Grave 52
Ruth Butts
Mar 30, 1920 - Oct 15, 2007
Age 77.
Grave 53
Emanuel Smith
Mar 27, 1918 - Feb 3, 2008
Age 90.
Grave 54
Mary Teemer
Sep 9, 1943 - May 9, 2008
Age 64.
Grave 55
Rosa Smith
Sep 25, 1918 - Dec 22, 2008

Grave 56
Wilson Hawkins, Jr.
Nov 4, 1947 - Jul 25, 2009

Grave 57
Magnolia Watkins
Aug 15, 1946 - Jul 30, 2009

Grave 58
David Johnson
Jul 1, 1962 - Aug 6, 2009

Grave 59
Viola Grable
Jun 29, 1911 - Aug 15, 2009

Grave 60
Louis Davis, Jr.

- Nov 21, 2009

Grave 61
Daisy Harper Reese
Dec 22, 1934 - Jan 18, 2010
Age 75.
Grave 62
Johnnie Hawkins
Apr 7, 1926 - Jan 28, 2011

Grave 63
Olivia Bundrage
Mar 20, 1958 - Mar 27, 2011

Grave 64
Georgia Roberson
Oct 2, 1936 - Apr 24, 2011
Age 74.
Grave 65
Annie Campbell

- Aug 24, 2012
Age 82.
Grave 66
Jessie Latimore

- Aug 23, 2012
Age 69.
Grave 67
Henry Ingram

- Mar 10, 2015

Grave 69
Elzena Bundrage
Jan 1, 1925 - Dec 21, 2015

Grave 70