Buncombe County, NC Other names are: Stony Fork Cemetery |
DIRECTIONS: From Candler, NC take Pisgah Highway South (Rt 151) about 7.5 until it enters Federal property (The park signs about camping are the giveaway). Within .2 miles a sign will indicate a left to Stony Fork Church. This will be Ballard Cove Road (not always marked). Take this about a half mile to Stony Fork Missionary Baptist Church on the left. |
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE: 352734N 0824341W (Per USGS) |
FIELD NOTES: 9/23/98: The cemetery is laid out on a NW – SE axis and the headstones are all facing NW and the survey began in the southern corner. The grounds are part of the Church and are well-maintained. |
SURNAME LIST; BUGG, GIBSON, MULWEE, O’KELLEY, PALMER, SHARP, WARREN, WILLIS. CEMETARY LISTING: (For an explanation of the format, scroll to the bottom) |
CECIL VAN Nov 26 1923 May 19, 1987 married Sept. 19, 1941 GRACE BROCK Apr 17, 1922 Jan 24 1996 [Footstone to Cecil’s marked:] CECIL VAN WARREN SR. US Army, WW II [Footstone to Grace marked:] Mother |
VAN W. Jan 1 1940 BETTY L. Oct 23, 1938 July 16, 1987 “Rest In Peace” [Footstones Father and Mother] |
Baby MARTHA KAY SHARPE Nov 9, 1963 [Note name as indicated with the final ‘e’] |
RALPH W. SHARP May 23, 1958 Dec 22, 1960 |
TERRIE WARREN Mar 5, 1892 June 15, 1976 |
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ROXIE O’KELLEY Oct 22, 1902 May 25, 1957 |
MARTHA FOSTER Wife of PINK O’KELLEY 1855 – 1948 [Footstone: M.F.O.] |
NINA O’KELLEY May 10, 1877 June 10, 1946 |
ELIZA ANN O’KELLEY 1827 Jan 1929 |
BILL O’KELLEY 1854 Mar 14 1929 [Native rock footstone, or possibly original headstone] |
RALPH L. Aug 29, 1904 July 15, 1994 ORA O. Nov 9, 1907 Jan 26, 1986 |
VINSON B SHARP North Carolina PFC US Marine Corps Korea Dec 11 1933 Jan 5 1964 [Veteran stone marked with cross] |
MILLARD O’KELLEY Born: Au / g. 15 183 DC Au. 15 [This is a native stone well-selected and very well worked. It is partly unreadable and the known portions are transcribed. The designs and workmanship are excellent, even though the lines are broken up mid-word and weathering has taken its payment.] |
[Unmarked or overly-worn local stone] |
[Unmarked or overly-worn local stone laid flat with footstone of quartz] |
B. N. H WAS Born Apr 26 1838 . DC March 1840 [Native footstone] |
U. G. H. WAS Born Apr 26 / 1838 DC March Twins . 1840 [Markers #17 & this one seem to be of the same mold as #14, very well-worked native stone with designs on the top. |
[Uncut marble stone. The back even shows the drill holes. No markings found anywhere] |
NOVELLA ISAM WILLIS Jan 11, 1916 Jan 11, 1938 |
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JOHN WILLIS JR. Dec 27, 1936 Dec 27, 1936 |
MARY O’KELLEY WILLIS 1882 – 1933 |
PINK O’KELLEY 1882 – 1933 |
MARY PALMER Wife of PINK O’KELLEY [No dates. Also, since this marker seems to have been part of the grouping of official “O’Kelleys” the other ‘wife of Pink O’Kelley’ may not have been the one that bore his children.] |
BENJAMIN O’KELLEY 1879 – 1912 |
EARL O’KELLEY 1881 – 1913 |
RALPH F. WILLIS Sept 2, 1910 June 1, 1987 [Footstone: R.W.} |
LEONA PAYNE WILLIS Oct 18, 1921 Dec 19, 1997 [Footstone: L.P.W.] |
WILLIS [This marker is a large headstone indicating that this is the WILLIS section of the cemetery.] |
The Family of / PINK O’KELLEY [This stone is the generalized headstone to markers #21 – #27, which are actually footstones.] |
ELLA W. Nov 11, 1905 Apr 30, 1988 [ Footstone: Granny] EDD M. June 10, 1891 Sept 16, 1985 |
JAMES T. GIBSON Dec 24, 1941 Apr. 11, 1965 |
very private and personal.] |
BESSIE M. May 9 1891 [no date] OSCAR T. Mar 9, 1881 May 31, 1962 |
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CARL EUGENE WILSON Died June 30, 196(5?) Aged 0 Yrs 0 Mo 0 Day 6 hours [Slightly worked native stone with just the name crudely scratched. The information is from the original funeral home metal plaque.] |
RESEARCHER’S ADDENDUM : Down the road I located and spoke to Harry and Emma O’Kelley who were in their late ‘80s and very pleasant but didn’t have a mind for remembering such things. I did ascertain that NINA is Harry’s Mother’s Sister; that his grandfather was a FOSTER; that Roxy was ‘slow’ or mildly retarded; and that they were going to be buried at the Mt. Pigsah Church Cemetary which they both referred to as ‘the O’KELLEY/FOSTER cemetery’ up the road. I got directions, thanked them and headed for there. |
FORMAT An attempt is copy down the grave marker’s information in the order and using the same punctuation in which it appears. Names always appear IN UPPER CASE. Every stone is numbered. If more than one name is underneath the numbering, then all those names appeared on one stone. If there is wording before the name, it appears on the same line as the number. Also, if the last name spans the stone above the individuals, it also appears on the numbered line. |