Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Springfield Cemetery #2

Behind Springfield Church

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, to 7.5 miles on Hwy 22 east to Springfield Church Road. Turn left onto Springfield Church Road. Go 3.4 miles to Springfield Church on the right. To the left of the church is a dirt drive. The cemetery is 0.2 mile up the drive in the woods.

GPS coordinates: 33 24' 51.6" N 82 56' 25.2" W
or in degrees only form: 33.41433° N X 82.94033° W
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GMD: 107
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black

Indexer or Contributor: Jack and LaRue Johnson

Number of persons found: 171

 Mac Arthur   Justice
 1960 -  1993
   

 Grave 1 

 Tylessia Q.   Justice
 1992 -  1993
"Our baby"   

 Grave 2 

 Leila W.   McGhee
Nov 27, 1917 - Jan 13, 1992
"Wife and mother"   

 Grave 3 

 Gettis C.   McGhee, Sr.
Jul 30, 1961 - Jan 9, 1990
   

 Grave 4 

 Hayes D.   Ruff
 1937 -  1988
   

 Grave 5 

 Rosa  Barksdale  Ruff
 1898 -  1992
   

 Grave 6 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  New grave (summer, 2002) with no marker. 

 Grave 7

 Betsy C.   Vandergriff
Jul 20, 1918 - Sep 23, 1953
   

 Grave 8 

 Rilla  Ruff  Andrews
 1899 -  1937
w/o J. B. Andrews.   

 Grave 9 

 Eliza    Ruff
 
 - Jan 11, 1945
  Adult-sized slab. 

 Grave 10 

 Crawford    Ruff, Sr.
 
 - Aug 1950
"Death is another life"  Adult-sized slab. 

 Grave 11 

 Crawford    Ruff, Jr.
 1896 -  1980
   

 Grave 12 

 Ether  Ruff  Leslie
 1919 -  1980
"Death is another life"   

 Grave 13 

 Lamar    Ruff
Nov 12, 1914 - Dec 31, 1981
"We will meet again"   
Military Service: 
1st Sgt

 Grave 14 

 Stephen    McGhee
 
  Adult-sized slab with "Sellers" gravestone. 

 Grave 15

 Johnson    McGhee
 
  Adult-sized slab with "Sellers" gravestone. 
 Click for more info.

 Grave 16

 Jerome F.   McGhee
Jul 28, 1946 - Aug 20, 1963
   

 Grave 17 

 Stephen    McGhee, Sr.
May 13, 1876 - Apr 10, 1960
   

 Grave 18 

 Eliza  Ruff  McGhee
Jul 6, 1883 - Aug 28, 1946
"A loving wife at rest"   

 Grave 19 

 Annie A.   Ruff
Jan 23, 1898 - Jan 9, 1964
"Mother"   

 Grave 20 

 Webb    Ruff
Apr 29, 1881 - Mar 2, 1972
"Father"   

 Grave 21 

 Lucy    Hall
 
 - Mar 21, 1955
Age 64. "Mother"   

 Grave 22 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 23

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 24

 Maria  Walker  Mack
Feb 2, 1884 - Oct 7, 1951
d/o Joe and Emma Walker.   

 Grave 25 

 Edna  Ruff  Mayweather
Feb 9, 1906 - Jun 18, 1998
"We miss you"   

 Grave 26 

 William    Campbell, Jr.
Aug 18, 1954 - May 26, 1996
"We miss you"   

 Grave 27 

 Joseph Brown   Ruff
Nov 29, 1923 - Nov 4, 1983
   
Military Service: 
P.F.C. U.S. Army

 Grave 28 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 29

 Lena  Ruff  Mayweather
Sep 1, 1892 - Apr 15, 1973
   

 Grave 30 

 Roosevelt    Harris
 1905 -  1971
   

 Grave 31 

 George    Castleberry
Oct 6, 1895 - Oct 27, 1969
   
Military Service: World War I
Pvt. U.S. Army

 Grave 32 

 Anna Rosa   Berry
Mar 15, 1865 - Mar 20, 1961
   

 Grave 33 

 Brown    McGhee
Apr 11, 1934 - Jan 23, 2002
   

 Grave 34 

 Edward    Wilson, Jr.
Jul 15, 1940 - Aug 26, 1997
s/o Edward and Maryzena Wilson.   

 Grave 35 

 Edward    Wilson, Sr.
Jan 1, 1912 - Feb 18, 1993
h/o Maryzena McGhee Wilson. Children: Eddie Jr., Mary Alice, Eliza, Walter, Patricia. 

 Grave 36 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 37

 Eleanor    Latimore
 1907 -  1987
   

 Grave 38 

 Charles Edd   Springer
 1933 -  1987
   
Military Service: 
S.Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps.

 Grave 39 

 Lillian W.   Heath
Apr 15, 1898 - Oct 3, 1955
   

 Grave 40 

 Isiah    Warren
 
  Adult-sized slab. 

 Grave 41

 Mary    Heath
 
  Adult-sized slab. 

 Grave 42

 Uius(?)    Heath
 
  Adult-sized slab. 

 Grave 43

 Ella  Heath  Smith
Dec 14, 1915 - Dec 10, 1995
"We miss you"   

 Grave 44 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 45

 Robert    Skrine
Aug 29, 1911 - Jul 5, 1979
   

 Grave 46 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 47

 Annie  Lee  Skrine
 1893 -  1940
"Mother"   

 Grave 48 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 49

 Lucius    Skrine
Mar 26, 1896 - May 21, 1953
   
Military Service: World War I
Georgia AT COC 370 Inf 93 Div.

 Grave 50 

 Thomas    Skrine, Jr.
Apr 5, 1922 - Jul 5, 1977
   
Military Service: World War II
Pvt. U.S. Army

 Grave 51 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 52

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 53

 Thomas    Skrine, Sr.
Oct 29, 1889 - May 11, 1960
   

 Grave 54 

 Essie  Ruff  Skrine
May 10, 1893 - Aug 31, 1992
   

 Grave 55 

 Antoinette    Skrine
Nov 19, 1975 - Nov 23, 1975
"Our beloved baby"   

 Grave 56 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 57

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 58

 Emma  Skrine  Byrd
May 8, 1920 - Dec 24, 1979
   

 Grave 59 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 60

 Willie B.   Skrine, Jr.
Sep 30, 1945 - Mar 26, 1967
   
Military Service: Vietnam War
Cpl. U.S. Marine Corps. PH (Purple
Heart).

 Grave 61 

 Lori D.   Skrine
Jun 23, 1965 - Aug 21, 1970
"Our baby"   

 Grave 62 

 Arthur    Skrine
Feb 13, 1924 - Aug 21, 1970
   
Military Service: 
Georgia PFC U.S. Army

 Grave 63 

 Henry    Crawford, Sr.
Aug 10, 1931 - Apr 13, 1997
"Loving Husband and Father"   

 Grave 64 

 Mary Elizabeth   Hall
b. Jun 5, 1931 
"Loving Wife and Mother"  No death date as of summer, 2002. 

 Grave 65 

 Christine  Skrine  Morris
Feb 13, 1918 - Nov 10, 1997
"Loving Wife, Sister and Aunt"   

 Grave 66 

Unmarked Slabs     
 
  6 graves. 

 Grave 67

 Louisana    Evans
Jun 16, 1910 - Apr 15, 1967
   

 Grave 73 

 Dillie C.   Barnhart
 
 - Nov 16, 1988
Age 77.   

 Grave 74 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 75

 Lottie M.   Sims
 
 - Nov 17, 1980
Age 73.   

 Grave 76 

 Rose L.   West
Sep 14, 1911 - Dec 5, 1991
   

 Grave 77 

 Anne M.   Hill
Nov 2, 1907 - Oct 14, 1988
   

 Grave 78 

 Tommie Clara Hall  Alexander
Jul 22, 1922 - Dec 29, 1991
   

 Grave 79 

 Horace    Moss
May 1, 1910 - Sep 27, 1987
   
Military Service: World War II
U.S. Army

 Grave 80 

 Willie    West
 
 - Nov 22, 1994
Age 88.   

 Grave 81 

 Lessie M.   Moss
Jul 15, 1894 - Jun 17, 1989
   

 Grave 82 

 Irene    Lee
May 2, 1916 - Dec 8, 1994
   

 Grave 83 

Unmarked Slabs     
 
  4 graves. 

 Grave 84

 Panisse L.   Moss
Apr 26, 1979 - Nov 21, 1979
   

 Grave 88 

 Robert    Moss
 1883 -  1958
   

 Grave 89 

 Cleveland B.   Mapp, Sr.
Dec 31, 1937 - Jul 4, 1987
   

 Grave 90 

 Clarence    Mays
b. Mar 4, 1941 
  No death date as of summer 2002.  On same headstone as Carolyn J. Mays.

 Grave 91 

 Carolyn J.   Mays
May 24, 1940 - Nov 15, 1992
  On same headstone as Clarence Mays. 

 Grave 92 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 93

 Sernea    Thomas
 
 - Jan 3, 1977
   
 Grave 94

 Tom    Ingram
Jan 7, 1909 - Jun 16, 1977
   

 Grave 95 

 Willie Mae   Banks
Dec 31, 1925 - Feb 15, 1978
   

 Grave 96 

 Anna P.   Thomas
Jul 2, 1904 - Jun 12, 1983
   

 Grave 97 

 Mamie Marie   Walker
 1906 -  1994
   

 Grave 98 

 Marie I.   Castleberry
Sep 7, 1907 - Nov 19, 1994
"Our loving mother"   

 Grave 99 

Unmarked Adult Slabs     
 
  4 graves. 

 Grave 100

 Birda    Ingram
Nov 1, 1876 - Feb 25, 1973
   

 Grave 104 

 Tommie    Ingram, III
Mar 10, 1965 - Jun 22, 1994
   

 Grave 105 

 Mrs. Excell    Ivey
Sep 6, 1897 - Sep 9, 1978
   

 Grave 106 

 Laura    Ivey
 1894 -  1980
"Love, Daughters - Lucille, Recsla, Bessie and Lizzie"  

 Grave 107 

 Lula L.   Mapp
 
 - Nov 30, 1961
   
 Grave 108

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Olissie    Kendrick
Dec 25, 1919 - Nov 23, 2001
  All info per funeral marker. 

 Grave 109 

Unmarked Slab     
 
  New grave as of summer 2002. 

 Grave 110

 Lena    Hargrove
Sep 29, 1900 - Apr 16, 1975
   

 Grave 111 

 Tommie    Hargrove
Jul 12, 1898 - Jan 7, 1991
   

 Grave 112 

 James    Hargrove
May 10, 1920 - Aug 4, 1991
   

 Grave 113 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 114

 Ruth Ester Lewis  Jackson
Jun 14, 1915 - Jan 23, 1971
   

 Grave 115 

 Ella  Ree  Lewis
Feb 12, 1944 - Mar 18, 1973
   

 Grave 116 

 Cleventeen  Lewis  Jackson
Mar 31, 1913 - Jan 3, 1981
   

 Grave 117 

 Milton G.   Lewis
 1949 -  1991
   

 Grave 118 

 Willie Bell   Flournoy
 1934 -  1991
   

 Grave 119 

 Nathaniel    Lewis
Jul 12, 1947 - Jun 6, 1994
   

 Grave 120 

 Frank    Lewis
Oct 27, 1915 - Jun 18, 1994
   

 Grave 121 

 Asia    Jackson
Feb 16, 1909 - Apr 5, 1997
"Father"   

 Grave 122 

 Charles    Cook
Jun 27, 1928 - Jun 7, 1992
   
Military Service: Korean War
U.S. Marine Corps.

 Grave 123 

 Murdin    Butts, Jr.
 1932 -  1991
"Loving father and brother"   

 Grave 124 

 Ervin    Butts, Sr.
Jul 30, 1918 - Apr 17, 1991
"In memory of a loving husband and father"   

 Grave 125 

 Eliz L.   Butts
 1910 -  1993
   

 Grave 126 

 Albert J.   Butts
Sep 17, 1944 - Sep 19, 1976
   

 Grave 127 

 G. W.   Warren
 1920 -  1966
   
Military Service: World War II
Cpl.

 Grave 128 

 Minnie    Warren
 1860 -  1953
"Grandmother"   

 Grave 129 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Funeral home marker is unreadable. 

 Grave 130

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 131

 Mariah    Alexander
Mar 30, 1914 - Jun 8, 1951
   

 Grave 132 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 133

 Mary Ann   Butts
Feb 18, 1880 - Nov 4, 1964
   

 Grave 134 

 Murdine    Butts, Sr.
Jul 15, 1911 - Jul 4, 1984
   

 Grave 135 

 Benjamin    Brundage
Apr 15, 1925 - Sep 23, 1986
   

 Grave 136 

 David    Brundage
Aug 1893 - Apr 22, 1959
   

 Grave 137 

 Arnent    Brundage
Sep 18, 1897 - Dec 18, 1982
   

 Grave 138 

Unmarked Slabs     
 
  3 graves, one with an older slab. 

 Grave 139

 Isiah    Warren
 1892 -  1946
   

 Grave 142 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 143

 Anna    Simlton
Feb 1876Feb 
  Last name and dates difficult to read. 

 Grave 144 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Dixon Funeral Home marker not readable. 

 Grave 145

 Happ    Butts
Mar 5, 1925 - May 24, 1966
   

 Grave 146 

 Vera A.   Butts
Oct 13, 1927 - Apr 18, 1972
   

 Grave 147 

 Tommy J.   Lewis
Nov 14, 1919 - Sep 5, 1964
   
Military Service: World War II
Georgia Pfc U.S. Army

 Grave 148 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 149

 Samuel W.   Jones
Sep 16, 1929 - Sep 9, 1953
   
Military Service: Korean War
Georgia Pvt Med Co 187 A.B.N. RCT

 Grave 150 

 Willie James   Jones
Dec 8, 1934 - Jul 4, 1937
   

 Grave 151 

 Myriah    Thomas
Jun 8, 1896 - Jan 21, 1959
   

 Grave 152 

 Mr. Mack    Reed
Mar 21, 1903 - May 3, 1968
   

 Grave 153 

Unmarked Slabs     
 
  3 graves at the end of the woods. 

 Grave 154

 Eddie    Lewis
 
 - May 4, 1943
   
 Grave 157

 Fannie    Lewis
 
 -  1941
   
 Grave 158

 Mrs. Carrie    Cummings
Aug 28, 1871 - Feb 14, 1944
   

 Grave 159 

 Raymond C. "Preacher Man"   McGhee, Sr.
Apr 11, 1915 - Mar 19, 2004
Age 88.   

 Grave 200 

 Lula Mae   Ingram
  
 - Nov 8, 2004
Age 90.   

 Grave 201 

 Homer    Henderson
Oct 17, 1912 - Nov 20, 2004
Age 91.   

 Grave 202 

 Earnestine  Heath  Kenion
  
 - Jan 14, 2005
Age 45.   

 Grave 203 

 Irvin    Butts, Jr.
Mar 13, 1943 - Jan 19, 2005
Age 61.   
Military Service: Vietnam War
SP5 U.S. Army

 Grave 204 

 Rosa    Heath
May 13, 1927 - Mar 5, 2005
Age 77.   

 Grave 205 

 Louise Elizabeth   Davis  Edwards
  
 - Jul 3, 2005
Age 87.   

 Grave 206 

 Rosemarie    Bundrage
  
 - Dec 20, 2005
Age 86.   

 Grave 207 

 Malvin    Ruff, Sr.
  
 - Feb 8, 2006
  d. Bayshore, NY 

 Grave 208 

 Billy    Alexander
Jun 17, 1959 - Jun 30, 2006
   

 Grave 209 

 Wilhelmina B.    Hunt
  
 - Dec 15, 2006
Age 58.   

 Grave 210 

 Tommie    Ingram, Jr.
Nov 17, 1938 - Oct 31, 2007
Age 69.   

 Grave 211 

 Willie Cleveland   Alexander
Dec 22, 1933 - Sep 30, 2008
Age 74.   

 Grave 212 

 Ruth    Ruff
Jan 21, 1921 - Jan 21, 2009
Age 87.   

 Grave 213 

 Etta Jane   Dillard
May 6, 1964 - Oct 28, 2009
Age 45.   

 Grave 214 

 William "Hank"   Alexander
  
 - Sep 16, 2009
Age 37.   

 Grave 215 

 Clinton    Brown
Sep 22, 1936 - Sep 13, 2010
Age 73.   

 Grave 216 

 James    Heath
  
 - Dec 13, 2010
Age 80.   

 Grave 217 

 Sharon    Skrine
  
 - Jan 3, 2011
  of Jamaica, N.Y. per obituary. 

 Grave 218 

 James H.   Dixon, Jr.
Nov 21, 1928 - Jan 23, 2011
  of Augusta per obituary. 

 Grave 219 

 Ronnie    Grier
Mar 30, 1949 - May 29, 2011
Age 62.   

 Grave 220 

 Leo Frank   Jackson
Feb 16, 1941 - Jul 11, 2012
Age 71.  of Atlanta per obituary. 

 Grave 221 

 Otis C. "Preacher Man"   Swain, Jr.
Jan 4, 1944 - Sep 14, 2012
Age 68.   

 Grave 222 

 Larry    Jones
  
 - Oct 8, 2012
   
 Grave 223

 Tammi L.   Justice
Feb 26, 1969 - Dec 2, 2012
Age 43.   

 Grave 224 

 TeKeyah Shanice   Mapp
Oct 22, 1993 - Jan 8, 2013
Age 19.   

 Grave 225 

 Mariana    Butt
  
 - Oct 5, 2016
   
 Grave 226