Haw Orchard Cemetery

Located in the foothills of Mount Rogers National Recreation Areaand Grayson Highlands State Park

Haw Orchard Church in Winter

Preaching the Word of God every Sunday

Decorated graves

This is a listing of the burials in Haw Orchard Cemetery. This list was provided by John D. Miles author of the book The Farmer Family. We are unable to identify the source of this document given to John. Any additions or corrections should be sent to us, so we can update the list. The original list is at least 20+ years old and is difficult to read. It is being provided to all, so we may have a more permanent list available to those who are interested.

The name in uppercase letters, any remarks in parenthesis following, and the date are how they appear or appeared on the grave stone. Other comments or notes are in red. There were 209 listing on the original list. Until the list is completed and checked with the original, there could be numerous errors.

The list was provided with numbers and we have kept that original numbering system. Also, we have replicated the dates as listed.

  1. BAXTER C. REEDY - Leanza - April 12, 1887 - September 22, 1948
  2. LULA MAE REEDY - Leanza - January 8, 1889 - February 5, 1942
  3. BOOKER G. REEDY - p. 49A - July 4, 1915 - January 4, 1925
  4. LAURA E. FARMER - 1867 - 1944
  5. BERTIE ANDERSON (wooden, no dates)
  6. Infant daughter of MR. & MRS. CHARLIE PRICE - August 15, 1958
  7. CLEVE B. FARMER - April 20, 1881 - July 27, 1936
  8. L. C. FARMER - April 6, 1924 - September 17, 1948
  9. ROSA CLYDE F. PUGH - 1908 - 1930
  10. IMMA FARMER - 1890 - 1929
  11. WILLIAM D. FARMER - 1887 - 1968
  12. CORA W. FARMER - 1902 - 1944
  13. JOHN F. DAVIS - (CO D 50 REGT VA INF CSA) - January 20, 1920
  14. EARL FRANKLIN DOLINGER - December 29, 1936 - July 31, 1941
  15. INEZ B. DOLINGER (double stone with name below) - April 17, 1898 - January 8, 1968
  16. FRANK J. DOLINGER (with above) - July 12, 1891 - _____
  17. CHARLES E. REEDY - February 1, 1930 - November 19, 1935
  18. LACY REEDY - October 1, 1936 - April 22, 1939
  19. ELMER J. REECY - January 15, 1939 - December 10, 1955
  20. Infant HALL - _____
  21. Infant HALL - _____
  22. JOSEPH F. HALL (double stone with name below) - May 25, 1876 - January 21, 1964
  23. FLORA HALL (with above) - May 11, 1903 - October 16, 1949
  24. GLENN V. REEDY - April 14, 1891 - February 22, 1900
  25. JINCIE REEDY - May 9, 1903 - June 28, 1941
  26. WILMA REEDY - May 10, 1938 (born & died)
  27. BLUEFORD REEDY - August 14, 1915 - December 18, 1919
  28. VERNA REEDY - July 11, 1897 - January 11, 1919
  29. FRED FAIRCLOTH JR. - March 29, 1945 - April 16, 1947
  30. ARNOLD D. FARMER - January 14, 1941 - October 3, 1942
  31. GREEK FARMER - August 8, 1925 - September 5, 1928
  32. RUTH FARMER - August 21, 1924 (born & died)
  33. GRACE FARMER - September 29, 1906 - October 23, 1906
  34. THELBERT A. FARMER - (CO F 3 V A INF SP. AM. WAR)
  35. GERTRUDE C. FARMER - September 25, 1818 - January 29, 1967
  36. IDA ELLEN S. CALDWELL - November 22, 1883 - March 25, 1953
  37. ROBERT LEE WEAVER - June 1, 1891 - February 27, 1968
  38. CICERO F. INGRAM - August 21, 1895 - November 13, 1924
  39. W. H. REEDY - June 29, 1881 - January 6, 1908
  40. WILLIAM RASH - 1871 - 1901
  41. WAIT SHEETS - 1896 - 1927
  42. LESTER C. BLEVINS - December 16, 1921 - April 12, 1922 End of page 1.
  43. BETHEL V. REEDY - march 13, 1909 - June 20, 1909
  44. ROBERT LEE son of MR. & MRS. T.F. SHEETS - September 10-11, 1911
  45. LUCY BELL daughter of MR. & MRS. T.F. SHEETS - February 17 - October 1, 1910
  46. DAVID SHEETS
  47. AUSTIN son of MR. & MRS. DAVE SHEETS - 1894 -1899
  48. MELICIA C. wife of I.A. WEAVER - July 10, 1870 - September 10, 1922
  49. GRACIE LAVADA FOX - 1919 - 1920
  50. CHARLES F. INGRAM - February 14, 1914 - September 9, 1922
  51. RAY WEAVER (double stone with name below) - 1905 - 1968
  52. LOCKIE WEAVER (with above) - 1910 - _____
  53. ZILLIE D. FOX - 1877 - 1969
  54. WOODROW H. FOX - January 28, 1916 - October 9, 1940
  55. MATTIE THELMA DAVIS - July 24, 1916 - February 4, 1917
  56. "Bapt. Minister" DENNIS W. DAVIS - March 22, 1911 - _____
  57. JEROME F. DAVIS (double stone with name below) - _____
  58. MATTIE M. DAVIS (with above) - _____
  59. ANGELINE FARMER - March 21, 1883 - March 14, 1948
  60. JESSIE A. FARMER - December 7, 1866 - October 26, 1931
  61. MAZY wife of J.A. FARMER - February 7, 1868 - February 11, 1905
  62. CLIDA FARMER - September 19, 1891 - December 19, 1891
  63. MAGGIE V. WEAVER - November 28, 1911 - February 2, 1912
  64. EMMA MAE HALL - November 15, 1898 - July 13, 1918
  65. LOVIE BLEVINS HARVEY - April 9, 1927 - August 5, 1954
  66. LESLIE F. BLEVINS - May 28, 1938 - February 29, 1960
  67. LACY C. BLEVINS - May 15, 1925 - March 31, 1953
  68. SOPHRONIA OSBORN - September 26, 1872 - February 11, 1951
  69. L. P. OSBORN - May 7, 1864 - March 10, 1948
  70. CATHARINE OSBORN - May 10, 1864 - May 17, 1894
  71. SHAFTER LEE OSBORNE - November 10, 1898 - February 8, 1899
  72. LOVIE B. OSBORNE - July 2, 1912 - June 12, 1913
  73. F. L. OSBORNE (double stone with name below) - February 18, 1836 - May 11, 1921
  74. MALVINA OSBORNE (with above) - March 8, 1837 - December 10, 1907
  75. WADE DALE OSBORNE - May 18, 1912 - January 23, 1913
  76. MALVINA OSBORNE - March 8, 1837 - December 10, 1907 Appears to be a double entry
  77. JOHN A. DOLINGER - January 29, 1884 - December 29 , 1967
  78. LAURA DOLINGER - November 23, 1893 - November 20, 1941
  79. JAMES SMITH DOLINGER - February 1915 - August 1919
  80. WILLIAM EARL DOLINGER - January 1914 - April 1914
  81. DAVID FOX - February 16, 1898 - June 9, 1925
  82. Infant son of F.J. & INEZ DOLINGER - April 11, 1939
  83. LOVIE O. DOLINGER - August 27, 1923 - March 7, 1924
  84. JOHN H. DOLINGER - Age 42
  85. JAMES U. DOLINGER - Age 7 years
  86. CANSADA DOLINGER - 1861- 1906
  87. LEANZA REEDY - January 3, 1866 - December 7, 1904
  88. MATTIE BLEVINS (double stone with name below) - 1895 - _____
  89. CHARLIE BLEVINS (with above) - 1893 - 1970
  90. MARSHALL BLEVINS c - 1853 - 1938
  91. JANE BLEVINS (with above) - 1856 - 1917
  92. W. W. DAVIS (Erected by his daughter LYDIA J. INGRAM) -
  93. DAVID M. BLEVINS - August 13, 1875 - January 14, 1958
  94. BELVIA BLEVINS - December 6, 1888 - April 19, 1937
  95. HULBAH BLEVINS - 1883 - 1906
  96. MONROE DAVIS - February 18, 1889 - December 4, 1924 End of page 2.
  97. MARY LUETISMA - December 26, 1851 - March 7, 1928
  98. NORMAN L. TESTERMAN - July 4, 1854 - August 4, 1965
  99. DORSEY L. TESTERMAN (double stone with name below) - February 16, 1889 - September 1, 1970
  100. WILLIAM F. DAVIS (double stone with name below)- May 25, 1885 -
  101. RILDA DAVIS - August 18, 1890 - February 18, 1933
  102. EARL L. FARMER - March 20, 1902 - March 3, 1965
  103. GRANVILLE M. FARMER - June 27, 1856 - July 18, 1891
  104. NANCY FARMER - March 19, 1859 - March 28, 1929
  105. VICTORIA wife of Robey FARMER - May 27, 1873 - January 17, 1910
  106. FIELDEN LEE FARMER - July 4, 1904 - March 25, 1910
  107. DORA B. FARMER - January 10, 1910 - September 8, 1917
  108. MILDRED E. FARMER - October 22, 1935 - December 3, 1935
  109. JOHNNY LEE OSBORNE (VA SGT CO A 15 QM BN WW II) - June 10, 1910 - July 13, 1964
  110. CLARA BARTON OSBORNE (triple stone with next two) - June 20, 1904 - November 20, 1965
  111. CORDELIA ELZINA OSBORNE - February 13, 1889 - October 10, 1967
  112. HERBERT MOORMAN OSBORNE - November 23, 1907 - March 13, 1968
  113. ROGER LEE son of Carl _ Grace FARMER - June 20-24, 1953
  114. MARYANN SPENCER
  115. JOHN C. INGRAM (double stone with name below)
  116. CHARITYAN INGRAM
  117. CESSINGTON SPENCER
  118. ZELLA WAVE wife of Wint SPENCER
  119. GEORGE W. BLEVINS (CO F 3 VA INF SP. AM. WAR)
  120. WILLIE G. PARSONS
  121. LEONARD M. OSBORNE (double stone with name below)
  122. BERTIE OSBORNE
  123. CLARE SPENCER LAMBERT
  124. JERALD D. + SHELBY J. twin daughters of Mr. + Mrs. W. A. Lambert born and died November 20, 1936
  125. VICTOR F. SPENCER
  126. ALICE SPENCER ("Mother")
  127. WILLIAM T. SPENCER ("Father")
  128. ROALD B. COX (310 INF 94 DIV Nennig, Germany)
  129. ELLA MAY OSBORNE CAMPBELL
  130. B. C. OSBORNE (etched into a stone, nothing further)
  131. EMALINE OSBORNE wife of J. M. REEDY
  132. MAUDA L. daughter of F. L. + Malvina
  133. ESTER C. BLEVINS
  134. CARL son of Emoline M. Reedy
  135. CALVIN SHEETS
  136. MARY wife of Galven SHEETS
  137. JANE C. SHEETS
  138. CHARLES E. SPENCER (double stone with name below)
  139. MYRTLE W. SPENCER
  140. LINDA DIANA SPENCER
  141. OSCAR BLEVINS
  142. JOE C. COX (double stone with name below)
  143. >LEFT BLANK<
  144. DENTON SPENCER (plaque)
  145. LAURA F. MAHAFFEY
  146. THOMAS LEE MAHAFFEY JR.
  147. ISAAC GREELEY SPENCER (double stone with name below)
  148. MAGGIE M. SPENCER
  149. ROBY FARMER
  150. CORDELLA A. FARMER
  151. SILAS McCUFFY OSBORNE (double stone with name below)
  152. IDA JANE OSBORNE
  153. BLAIR LEE OSBORNE
  154. TIMOTHY H. WYATT
  155. LINDA E. FARMER
  156. J. ESTEL STURGILL
  157. Infant son STURGILL
  158. ELLA. N. STURGILL
  159. ERNEST T. STURGILL
  160. JOHN F. STURGILL (for this man and the four Sturgills above, there is one large monument bearing the name STURGILL)
  161. FLORA A. RICHARDSON
  162. LEE RICHARDSON
  163. DARRELL F. RICHARDSON (399 INF REG 100 DIV)
  164. JAMES A. RICHARDSON
  165. FLOY B. RICHARDSON
  166. SUSIE A. RICHARDSON
  167. REGGIE M. RICHARDSON
  168. RICHARD STANLEY SHARPE
  169. THOMAS. F. REEDY
  170. MARTHA C. LONG
  171. INA M. WIDENER
  172. WILL LEWIS BLEVINS
  173. TISHIE BALL
  174. EDISON C. BALL
  175. BASIL E. LOVELACE - December 24, 1890 - August 10, 1955
  176. ZURIA G. LOVELACE - February 9, 1897 - June 16, 1971
  177. ISOM STURGILL (double stone with name below) - March 9, 1887 -
  178. LANTIE STURGILL
  179. RICHARD D. DUVALL
  180. GUY C. DUVALL (double stone with name below)
  181. IDELLA S. DUVALL
  182. RICHARD LEE CORNETT
  183. WAYNE FARMER
  184. ARTHUR G. OWEN (double stone with name below)
  185. NANCY O. OWEN
  186. WALTER FARMET (double stone with name below)
  187. LUE VADA FARMER
  188. JACK FARMER (W. Va. CPL CO C 11 INF REGT Korea)
  189. PERRY EDWARD son of Charles + Carol Adams - 1961
  190. W. MARVIN SPENCER (double stone with name below)
  191. LANTA M. SPENCER
  192. H. DARRYL FARMER
  193. HIRAM G. WILES (double stone with name below)
  194. GLADYS J. WILES (their tombstone bears their marriage date: November 11, 1922)
  195. JOHN QUINCY POWERS
  196. BELZONA OSBORNE (double stone with name below)
  197. BRACK McKEE OSBORNE (Va. PVT HQ CO 363 INF WW I)
  198. LORI ANNE BLEVINS
  199. LAVERTA OSBORNE HALL
  200. OLGA DAVIE
  201. EDGAR RAY son of Mr. + Mrs. Sam D. BRADY - April 4, 1948 - February 6, 1956
  202. DONZIE W. BLEVINS
  203. ARCHIE R. POWERS
  204. WILLARD E. JONES
  205. FRED MONROE JONES
  206. CONLEY HAMPTON BLEVINS (double stone with name below) (SGT HQ + HQ CO 6 ARMD DIV WW II BSM-PH) - March 21, 1914 - January 27, 1959
  207. BLANCHE PUGH BLEVINS - January 28, 1921
  208. JOE VAY BLEVINS (VA PFC 20 Provisional Regt. WW I) - September 6, 1895 - February 12, 1967(double stone with name below)
  209. CORA E. BLEVINS - March 18, 1911

A special thanks to Marilyn Snyder for making corrections to the grave stone list.

Located on Haw Orchard Lane (Road 747), just a half mile west of the entrance to Grayson Highlands State Park on U.S. Route 58

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