The epitaphs are as follows:

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James-Summerlin Cemetery

Debbie Paula Tillman
Sept 3 1961
Dec 10 1962

Unidentified Marker
NOI

Double stone
TILLMAN
Travis 
Oct 10 1924
July 31 1983
Myrtle D
Sept 13 1928
NOD

RVG
NOI

GAG
NOI

RHV
NOI

Double stone
HOWELL
Curtis B
Dec 31 1906
Dec 25 1982
Eunice R
June 16 1914
NOD

John B Garris Jr
PFC US ARMY
Feb 15 1921
Apr 21 2009

John Bryant Garris Jr
PFC US ARMY
World War II
Feb 15 1921
Apr 21 2009

John B Garris
North Carolina
PVT 322 INF 81 DIV
Dec 11 1895
Nov 4 1944

Double stone
GARRIS
John B Garris Sr
PVT US ARMY
Dec 11 1895
Nov 4 1944
“DA-DA” Josie Melvin Garris
Nov 15 1905
Feb 23 1989

Double stone
MELVIN
William J Melvin
July 28 1868
Jan 17 1931
His Wife
Lina M Melvin
June 24 1874
Dec 26 1961

Jennings Melvin
Aug 25 1908
July 3 1948

Double stone
JONES
Billy Ray 
Nov 8 1939
Mar 27 1998
Shirley Bennett
Aug 19 1944
June 24 1985
Wed 
July 1 1951

Double stone
BENNETT
Donovan E
Dec 9 1915
Dec 6 1948
Alice Marie Capps
May 11 1921
Nov 18 2007

Alice Jones Capps
May 11 1921
Nov 18 2007

Double stone
JONES
James G Jones
Oct 2 1870
June 2 1956
Mary D Jones
Mar 5 1875
Apr 30 1949

MM
NOI

John Ronald James
July 11 1927
Oc t 13 1944

Carlton James
North Carolina
SGT 74 ORD BASE DEPOT CO
World War II
July 13 1922
Nov 2 1952

Double stone
JAMES
C Frank
Jan 21 1895
Oct 25 1973
Sally J
July 17 1895
Oct 18 1983

MM
NOI

Possible Grave Marker
No Information

Double stone
JAMES
Nancy Elizabeth 
Sept 12 1870
Nov 26 1943
John
Nov 30 1868
Oct 26 1943

Arlie Winford James
Oct 11 1907
Nov 10 1924

Andull Faye James
Born & Died
Dec 18 1935

Norman James
Dec 20 1905
Jan 28 1973

Frank Pickett
North Carolina
PVT 1 CL 117 INF 30 DIV
July 10 1943
NOD

Joe T Tillman
Died May 14 1935
Aged 64 Years

GURLEY FAMILY STONE

Allie Wilton Gurley
Jan 6 1899
Apr 18 1953

Glennie P Gurley
Aug 6 1909
Feb 2 1964

MOTHER
Eleanor Wiggins Tripp
Oct 29 1928
Aug 14 1978

Double stone
JONES
Sollie L
July 2 1914
May 29 1995
Mavis Benton
Mar 8 1921
Sept 21 1998

MEJ
NOI

RMJ
NOI

NMJ
NOI

JRJ
NOI

Mary Jack Phillips
July 22 1907
June 13 1979

Miles Gurney Pope
North Carolina
SC2
USNR
World War II
August 26 1924
December 26 1969

Elton Ray James
July 9 1917
Oct 5 1949

Nathan William Potter
Jan 6 1902
Jan 4 1988

Seany Phillips Potter
July 29 1905
Jan 22 1947

Double stone
POTTER
Baunita
Daughter of 
Mr & Mrs 
N W & S Potter
Aug 5 1939
Jan 1 1940 
Juanita
Daughter of 
Mr & Mrs 
N W & S Potter
Aug 5 1939
Jan 1 1940 

Infant of
Mr & Mrs 
N W & S Potter
Mar 24 1930
NOI

Michael Lloyd Smith
Jan 31 1959
Apr 23 1959

Double stone
ENCERTI
Gertrude P
June 16 1919 
June 7 2003
Dominic (Nick)
Aug 29 1909
June 15 1984
Married
Feb 2 1947

Roby P Douglas
August 8 1903
January 24 1967

Gertrude Phillips
July 10 1884
June 5 1937



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Johnnie J Phillips
Oct 11 1868
May 7 1930

Miles
Son of
J J & Gertrude Phillips
Born July 6 1912
Died Sept 12 1915

Infant son of
J J & Gertrude Phillips
June 15 1916
NOI

PHILLIPS
Aaron F Phillips
Oct 20 1928
Jan 1 1929

Grady Phillips
July 6 1901
Nov 24 1958

Johnny Jackson Phillips
SFC
U S Army
Korea
January 22 1932
November 29 1971

Grady Lee Phillips
June 10 1961
Aug 22 1978

Double stone
JONES
Mellie Jones
Oct 21 1870
June 9 1948
J W Jones
Apr 29 1860
Apr 2 1932

Baby Tilmon
NOI

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Bessie James
Aug 25 1894
Jan 8 1972

Kizzie Tillman
Died June 14 1912
Age 40 years

Charity James
Feb 27 1918
Age 52 years

Ira James
Dec 10 1959
Noc 22 1932

Pashey Williams
1849 – 1911

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Victoria Seymour
July 13 1882
Dec 28 1949

Christine Daniels Clark
February 23 1932
December 18 2002

Double stone
DANIELS
J Willoughby
Feb 6 1899
July 11 1973 
Chellie S
Nov 6 1902
Jan 4 1987

PVT John J James
CO C
51 NC Inf
CSA
1836
1864

OUR MOTHER
Chellie James
Born
Oct 30 1932
Died
Feb 6 1910

Chester Jones
Dec 19 1919
Dec 25 1933

P L Summerlin
Born
Apr 7 1846
Died
Feb 26 1920

MOTHER
Seaney Summerlin
Born Mar 1861
Died June 1933

OUR SON
Aaron
Son of 
P L & Seany Summerlin
Born Sept 14 1890
Died Aug 18 1916

Dau of 
Sir Thomas & Reaby Tillman
1925

Gaynell Tillman
Dec 28 1918
Aug 25 1944

Cleveland Thomas Tillman
May 20 1930
Oct 31 1972

Double stone
TILLMAN
Sir Thomas 
Jan 3 1896
Oct 31 1985
Reaby J
Nov 10 1900
July 9 1982
Wed
Oct 26 1917

Double stone
TILLMAN
Bessie Altrue
Apr 7 1917
NOD
Joseph Paul
Oct 17 1920
Jan 12 2002

MM
NOI

Double stone
GRANT – THOMPSON
James “Tommy” Grant
Sept 26 1940
June 19 2003
Beatrice I Thompson
June 22 1922
Nov 27 1973

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Unidentified grave

Jacob Williams
April 5 1834
Jan 22 1916

George W Tillman
Died Feb 7 1916
Age 65 years

Julia F 
Dau of
J H & Clyde Jones
Born June 7 1916
Died May 27 1917

Willie D 
Son of
John H Jones
Born
Feb 14 1911
Died
Feb 18 1919

John H Jones
Born
Mar 16 1880
Died
Nov 14 1920

Clyde S Jones
Jan 2 1893
Sept 29 1961

James H Jones
Sept 25 1909
Feb 27 1940



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ADAMS FAMILY STONE

Baby Adams
June 30 1943
NOD

J D Summerlin
Nov 5 1898
Nov 5 1932

Double stone
ADAMS
William H
July 21 1889
May 26 1966
Sallie S
Aug 10 1895
Feb 27 1988
Married
December 3 1916

Sadie Jean Adams
June 5 1920
NOD
Daughter of 
Sally S & William H Adams

“Bill”
Will Ivey Adams
Oct 13 1917
Sept 15 1993
Sheriff of Wayne County
1962 – 1982
USN   CSK   WWII
1942 – 1946

Ruby Jean Jones Register
Sept 26 1912
Oct 22 1952





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