Old Sandy Cross Church Cemetery

Located in Gates County, between Acorn Hill Road and Joppa Road, heading southeast, about ¼ mile before the Sandy Cross Baptist Church, same side of the road as Church. Information verified and photos taken on July 6, 2000, by Elsie Richardson.

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Graciously contributed by Elsie Richardson

Addition listings to finish cemetery contributed by Chris Perry


WILLIAM STALLINGS
BORN MAR. 27, 1827
DIED JUNE 17, 1894
"FATHER"
(Tall, above-ground stone)

Martha Stallings
Born Apr. 15, 1831
Died Jn. 17, 1907

WM T. STALLINGS
BORN
MAY 28, 1867
DIED
APRIL 24, 1925
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
(Tall, above-ground stone)

MARY S.
WIFE OF
W. T. STALLINGS
BORN
OCT. 1, 1871
DIED
OCT. 22, 1918
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
(Tall, above-ground stone)

STALLINGS

THOMAS JUDSON
JUNE 28, 1897
MAR. 15, 1961

(Also, flat stone for Thomas has cross in circle at center top)
THOMAS J. STALLINGS
NORTH CAROLINA
SGT. HQ CO 116 INF 29 DIV
WORLD WAR I PH
JUNE 28, 1897 MARCH 15, 1961
(Has smaller rectangular stone at top that reads FATHER)

EVA WARD
FEB. 23, 1899
JUNE 9, 1985

INFANT
DAUGHTER OF
EVA W. and
T. J. STALLINGS
JULY 17, 1940
(Above-ground stone)

STALLINGS
CARLTON L.
JULY 14, 1893
NOV. 2, 1970

NANIE V.
AUG. 31, 1896
MAY 3, 1989
(Above-ground stone has flowers at each top corner)

STELLA MAY
DAU. OF
MR & MRS C. L. STALLINGS
FEB. 15, 1917
JAN. 29, 1918
(Small, flat above-ground stone)

MARY DOROTHY
STALLINGS
NOV. 14, 1913
AUG. 14, 1994
(Above-ground stone)

GEORGE W.
1860 - 1937
MARTHA J.
1864 - 1926
NIXON
(Tall, above-ground stone)

MCCOTTER
T. G. MCCOTTER
SEPT. 3, 1863
DEC. 8, 1936
Age 73 Yrs 3 Mo. 5 Days

"May the resurrection find thee
on the bosom of thy God"
(Above-ground stone, has concrete slab in front of stone)

EVALINA
WIFE OF
T. G. MCCOTTER
FEB. 29, 1861
JUNE 29, 1943
"Resting till the resurrection morn"
(Above-ground stone, has concrete slab in front of stone)

MCCOTTER

CHARLIE T.
DEC. 19, 1886
DEC. 5, 1964

AGNES R.
OCT. 21, 1893
AUG. 1, 1937

CHESTER N.
MCCOTTER
DEC. 1, 1915 - MAR 30, 1985
(Above-ground stone)

MARINA C. STALLINGS
1883-1955
(Small, flat, above-ground stone)

RIDDICK
"In Loving Memory"

FORBES MCCOTTER
NOV. 27, 1929
DEC. 27, 1998

BETTY EASON
MAY 26, 1931

RIDDICK
"In Loving Memory"

MESMER FORBES
JUNE 17, 1904
AUG. 13, 1955

MABEL R. GREGORY
NOV. 29, 1910

Wife
Jonnie M. Savage
Feb. 5, 1852
Feb. 3, 1917
Age 64 yrs 11 mos 28 days
"Come unto me"

Willard W. Russell
May 9, 1915
March 28, 1937

Pennie E. Russell
Apr. 28, 1876
Dec. 3, 1942

Son
Ralph M. Russell
Jan. 12, 1907

Father
Walter L. Russell
Dec. 30, 1873
Jan. 20, 1953

Mother
Rosa Lee Allen
Daughter of Pennie & Walter Russell
Aug. 4, 1910
Dec. 27, 1999

Russell

Maggie Sue Riddick
Oct. 27, 1899
May 10, 1946

William Arthur
April 8, 1898
April 15, 1975

Small unmarked slab of child's grave

Wife
Ethel M Kessel
Dec. 27, 1876
Oct. 24, 1918
Age 32 Yr 10 mo 26 da
"She was a kind and affectionate wife,
a fond mother, and a friend to all"

Angela Hope Russell
Sept. 8, 1964
Sept. 15, 1964
Dau. of William and Mary Russell

L. Raymond Blanchard
Aug. 19, 1919
Amy 16, 1958
"May your sleep be as sweet as our memories of you"

Russell

E.D. Russell
Q.T. Russell
Lucinda Russell
Elvy Russell

Alma M.
Wife of
R.E. Cochrane
June 5, 1867
Apr. 13, 1921
Age 53 yr 10 mo 8 da
"Thy God has claimed these as his own.
She has gone to the mansions of rest"

R.E. Cochrane
Jan. 8, 1864
Amr. 31, 1935
"Oh for a touch of the vanished hand.
A sound of the voice that is stilled."

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