Higginbotham Cemetery Glynn Co., Georgia

Higginbotham
African-American

From Interstate 95, turn west onto Hwy. 17/Hwy. 82 and go .5 miles and turn left (south) at traffic light onto Hwy. 17 South going towards Woodbine. At 1 mile, turn right (west) onto Buck Swamp Road, about 2.7 miles down, the road will turn to dirt, at 3.9 miles you will see the sign for the cemetery on your right. Go through the hunting club gate about .6 miles and cemetery will be on your left, you will not be able to see it from the road, but there is a sign posted there, pictured above.

Cemetery transcribed 20 March 2004 by Amy Hedrick.

1st Row:

#1
HULEN ROOKS SR
SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
FEB 11 1919 APR 11 1991

#2
A LOVING MOTHER
EVELYN ROOKS
MAR. 23, 1926
JULY 15, 1991

2nd Row:

#3 BURNETT WILLIAMS ROOKS JULY 31, 1921 OCT. 2, 1946	#4 FLORENCE TYSON ROOKS DEC. 9, 1891 NOV. 8, 1973
#5 PRINCE ALBERT ROOKS MAR. 12, 1889 DEC. 7, 1975	#6 ALBERT TYSON MAR. 3, 1880 DEC. 5, 1918

3rd Row:

#7 IN LOVING MEMORY DEROTHA TYSON SMITH JAN. 5, 1905--SEPT. 9, 1942 BELOVED MOTHER OF JOHN, HANSEL, AND FRANCIS	#8 MARY E. TYSON OCT. 15, 1897 APRIL 17, 1943	#9 ROBERT R. TYSON NOV. 15, 1889 JULY 7, 1949
#10 CONNIE LIZMORE JUNE 19, 1886 NOV. 18, 1948	#11 ELLEN TYSON APRIL 21, 1922 AUG. 19, 1978 SLEEP IN PEACE	#12 JOHNNIE R. GODWIN US ARMY APR 17 1950 JUL 30 1988
#13 LOVING MOTHER RUTH TYSON CARROLL JAN. 16, OCT. 21, 1921 1993	#14 IN LOVING MEMORY RUBY L. TYSON COPELAND AUG. 15, 1928 FEB. 16, 1996 REST IN PEACE	#15 HERBERT WILLIAMSON PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II MAR 24 1916 JUL 13 1980

4th Row:

#16 BABY ELLIOT S. TYSON DEC. 25, 1940	#17 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ECCIE TYSON WAS BORN FEB. 1852 DIED OCT. 14, 1915 A PRECIOUS ONE FROM US HAS GONE. A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILLED. A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME WHICH NEVER CAN BE FILLED	#18 MILTON TYSON DIED 1919
#19 Marker no writing	#20 IN LOVING MEMORY ROBERT R. TYSON JR. MAR. 17, 1935 MAR. 15, 1990	#21 A LOVING MOTHER ZENNIA B. JOHNSON DEC. 28, 1940 OCT. 8, 1991
#22 Concrete slab	#23 Concrete slab	#24 Concrete slab
#25 Concrete slab	#26 Concrete slab	#27 Concrete slab
#28 Concrete slab	#29 Concrete slab	#30 MRS. MARY AGNES MACK ADDISON BORN JUN 6, 1949 DIED NOV. 12, 1999 AGE 50 [fhm Hall, Jones & Brown]
#31 MR. ROBERT LEE MACK DIED DECEMBER 6, 2001 AGED 71 years [fhm Hall, Jones & Brown]		#32 ESTELLA ALEXANDER MACK BORN 11/09/1934 DIED 03/24/2003 AGE 68 years [fhm Brunswick Funeral Home]

5th Row:

#33 Concrete slab	#34 MRS. HENRIETTA MACK WADLEY BORN OCT. 29, 1945 DIED MARCH 26, 1991 [fhm Hall, Jones & Brown]
#35 Small concrete slab	#36 Concrete slab
#37 FRANCES MACK BUTLER DIED SEPT. 13, 1997 [fhm Brunswick Funeral Home]	#38 Concrete slab
#39 LOVING MOTHER LILLA B. MACK JULY 26, 1917 OCT. 12, 1997	#40 DANIEL MACK 8-22-1916 6-5-1967
#41 ELOISE MACK MAINOR JAN. 25, 1946 AUG. 9, 1999	#42 Concrete post w/ letter V
#43 JOSEPH A. MOBLEY JULY 26, 1964 JULY 26, 1968	#44 Concrete slab
#45 Concrete slab	#46 JAMES EARNEST MACK JR. 1935-1998 [fhm Collins Funeral Home]
#47 DETROTH TYSON, SR. SEPT. 18, 1910 JAN. 31, 1986 I HAVE LOVED THEE WITH AN EVERLASTING LOVE JEREMIAH 31:3 ERNESTINE	#48 IN LOVING MEMORY OF GENEVA TYSON TURNER AUG. 27, 1906 DEC. 29, 1985 SHE GAVE HER GREATEST GIFT LOVE

6th Row:

#49	#50
#51 SALLIE TYSON MINOR APR. 15, DEC. 21, 1876 1933 IN MEMORY OF	#53 WILLIAM MASSEY MAY 10, SEPT. 21, 1904 1966 IN MEMORY OF
#54 TOMMIE LEE MINOR SANDERS DEC. 12, SEPT. 12, 1917 1972 IN MEMORY OF	#55 HUSBAND AND CHILDREN IN MEMORY OF VALADA F. HOLCOMB 1933 1988
#56 MICHAEL D. TERRY 1952--1999 [fhm marker]	#57 JACK WATKINS PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II JUL 3 1914 DEC 18 1919

#58
A LOVING SISTER
MABEL M. CARETHERS
MAY 5, 1920
JULY 13, 1997

7th Row:

#59, 60, 61
Unmarked slabs

8th Row:

#62 HENRY BLUE NOV. 13, 1920 JULY 29, 2002	#63 LILLIE MAE BLUE DEC. 13, 1895 JAN. 14, 1996	#64 Concrete slab
#65 MAMIE M. MAXWELL 1915-1967	#66 s/s #67 Only a tombstone base is standing	#67 s/s #66 Only a tombstone base is standing
#68 STAFFORD LAMAR, JR. NOVEMBER 3, 1903 APRIL 7, 1981	#69 RUFUS GOODWIN OCTOBER 18, 1906 APRIL 16, 1978	#70 LEOLA L. GOODWIN NOVEMBER 27, 1905 MARCH 11, 1976
#71 SADIE B. HOLLAND AUGUST 20, 1962	#72 ROSA B. LAMAR JANUARY 12, 1883 SEPTEMBER 26, 1969	#73 PEARL CLINCH MARCH 22, 1894 APRIL 23, 1961
#74 STAFFORD LAMAR, SR. JULY 8, 1953	#75 BABY BOY	#76 LEMIOUS CLINCH SR. SEPT. 7, 1890 JUNE 22, 1942
#77 s/s #78 Only a tombstone base is standing	#78 s/s #77 Only a tombstone base is standing	#79 ASLEEP IN JESUS ZILPHY HOLLAND DEC. 12, 1862 JUNE 17, 1926
	#80 IN LOVING MEMORY SAMUEL RUDOLPH CLINCH, SR. AUGUST 21, 1940 MARCH 13, 1979

9th Row:

#81 s/s #82 MILLS FRANK FRAZOR OCT. 10, 1921 NOV. 7, 1997 PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND	#82 s/s #81 MILLS ORA LEE OCT. 29, 1917 no date PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND	#83 JAMES EDWARD CLINCH PFC US ARMY OCT 1 1923 MAR 14 2000
#84 "L.C." LEMIOUS CLINCH JR. JAN. 2, 1917 JULY 4, 1992	#85 JAQUINN MARSHAN WALLACE FEB. 25, 1991 MAY 8, 1991	#86 JACOUELYN DELORES WALLACE US ARMY PERSIAN GULF MAR 14 1961 DEC 14 1994

10th Row:

#87 R. NELL HOLLIS DEC. 25, 1910 JAN. 25, 1999	#88 DEVOTED HUSBAND LOVING FATHER BEAUFORD GRANT SR. APR. 13, 1913 MAY 7, 1992	#89 BEAUFORD GRANT, JR. DEC. 28, 1950 DEC. 7, 1978
#90 Concrete slab	#91 Concrete slab	#92 Marker no writing
#93 STAFFORD JOINER** AGE 47 DIED JUN 28, 1900 MOTHER OF 11 CHILDREN ASLEEP IN JESUS OH HOW [rest illegible] OF BROOKMAN LODGE HOME AT [rest illegible]	#94 MOLLIE RICHARDSON 1898--1958 AT REST	#95 DEACON RICHARD J. RICHARDSON 1893--1949 THE LORD IS MY REFUGE
#96 BESSIE KIGHT RICHARDSON 1895--1997 THE LORD IS MY REFUGE	#97 Grave marked with flowers only	#98 GEORGE W. RICHARDSON APR. 7, NOV. 12, 1921 1980
#99 TANGELA K. RICHARDSON FEB. 14, 1973 APR. 28, 1991 GONE TO BE AN ANGEL	#100 LOUIS R. JOHNSON SEPT. 2, 1955 SEPT. 1, 1988	#101 LOUIS W. JOHNSON CPL US ARMY AIR CORPS WORLD WAR II SEP 5 1923 JAN 5 1996
#102 HENRY L. HUNT MARCH 12, JUNE 13, 1908 1981		#103 REV. RONNIE LEE JUNE 10, 1939 DEC. 4, 2002

11th Row:

#104 JESSE SCOTT MAR. 5, AUG. 31, 1904 1990	#105 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SINCLEAR COLLINS WAS BORN SEPT. 9 1911 DIED DEC. 22 1911 ASLEEP IN JESUS BLESSED SLEEP FROM WHICH NONE EVER WAKE TO WEEP	#106 ALGERTHA L. JOHNSON JULY 29, 1902 FEB. 9, 1974 IN LOVING MEMORY
#107 WALTER JOHNSON APR. 26, 1898 OCT. 2, 1991	#108 CHARLOTTE JOHNSON JERIDO JAN. 12, 1911 SEPT. 18, 1966	#109 OSCAR MASSEY JULY 15, JULY 21, 1867 1969
#110 DEACON ROLAND JOHNSON SEPT. 12, 1900 MAR 25, 1982 AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM	#111 Concrete slab	#112 ROSA BELL GEORGE APRIL 18, 1899 AUGUST 17, 1985
#113 THEODORE CLINCH JUNE 2, 1917 JAN. 24, 1994	#114 ALEXANDER JOHNSON JR. CK2 US NAVY 1924 1979	#115 LAWRENCE E JOHNSON SR S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II 1919 1975

12th Row:

#116 MALCOLM D. BAILEY DEC. 11, NOV. 11, 1905 1987	#117 J.S. BAILEY 1861-1927 GONE TO THE MANSIONS OF REST
#118 SOPHIA M. BAILEY DEC. 3, OCT. 24, 1864 1963	#119 ELMIRA B. TINKER DEC. 7, JAN. 7, 1915 1967
#120 JOHN BAILEY MAR 12 NOV. 23 1885 1932 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN	#121 EMMETT BAILEY OCT. 15, FEB. 24, 1920 1994
#122 LAURA E. BAILEY** FEB. 29, MAR. 12, 1887 1926	#123 SYLVIA E. BAILEY AUG. 22, AUG. 23, 1905 1938
#124 HENRY D. BAILEY DEC. 23, MAY 12, 1880 1958	#125 Concrete slab
#126 ABRAHAM S. SKINNER 1900--1943	#127 LAURA B. SKINNER 1903--2001
#128 Concrete slab	#129 ULYSES JOHNSON OCT. 10, 1925 JUNE 5, 1927
#130 Concrete slab	#131 JUSTEANE J. STILES JAN. 19, 1886 JULY 5, 1925
#132 WILHELMINA WOODARD 1920--1998	#133 JOHNNINE BELL STILES 1925--1998
#134 SACRED TO THE MEMORY ??? ??? BORN FEB. 18, 18?? DIED MAR. 12, 1914 ASLEEP IN JESUS [rest illegible]	#135 Illegible stone
#136 RENI LAVON JOHNSON US ARMY JUN 7 1951 OCT 31 1989	#137 ALEX A. JOHNSON, SR. JAN. 1, DEC. 10, 1894 1970 IN MEMORY OF

13th Row:

#138
WALTER DEMERY
GEORGIA
PFC
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
AUGUST 16, 1923
SEPTEMBER 17, 1969

14th Row:

#139, 140, 141, 142
Unmarked slabs

**#93 Was a long stone lying on the ground in two pieces. The bottom half was hard to read, and I am unsure whether the piece mentioning Brookman goes with this particular stone. It also looks like the top of the stone is missing, therefore the first name may be missing and Stafford is a maiden name, Joiner the married name.

**#122 The original stone was standing against a tree with the following inscription:

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
I SHALL NOT WANT
LAURA E.
BAILEY
FEB. 29, 1887
MAR. 12, 1926

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