Bright Star Methodist Cemetery

This cemetery is located at 3696 Bright Star Road, behind what used to be Bright Star Methodist Church. Confederate research was done by Sandy Whittington.

Surname First Middle Maiden Born Died Other data on tombstone (or comment)
Abercrombie James S. 4/3/1869 7/24/1899
Abercrombie Maggie L. 7/14/1868 12/14/1954
Abercrombie Guy 5/14/1893 3/1/1946 Son (of James S. Abercrombie)
Alford Mae Butler 9/25/1878 9/16/1967
Alford Warren Hamilton 3/12/1880 2/19/1932 Masonic Emblem
Atkinson Roberta 1/7/1865 12/4/1940
Bagwell James Ricky 4/29/1951 3/17/1952
Bagwell Cathy Sue 6/8/1955 6/8/1955 dau of Mr & Mrs Edward Bagwell
Barnes Ellie J. 7/27/1910 11/4/1996
Bearden Larkin A. 0/00/1876 0/00/1909
Bearden Annie C. 0/00/1880 0/00/1968
Bearden Polie Harris 11/20/1898 2/14/1899 son of L.A. & Annie Bearden
Bearden (infant 1) (twin) 3/5/1935 3/5/1935 son of H.H. &Edna Bearden(monument not found)
Bearden (infant 2) (twin) 3/5/1935 3/5/1935 son of H.H. &Edna Bearden(monument not found)
Bearden Raymond E. 11/23/1939 1/17/1981
Beggs Martha V. 4/4/1849 10/24/1904
Boynton Myrta 6/4/1881 3/25/1910 wife of W.S. Boynton
Brown Ida Belle 7/7/1884 12/17/1907
Burnette Oddessa Mrs. 2/25/1868 3/25/1938
Burnette Dewey L. 8/19/1906 7/23/1972
Busbin Paul E. 10/7/1893 1/20/1966
Busbin Francis P. 9/10/1857 11/21/1934
Busbin James M. 10/27/1854 5/20/1923
Busbin Joseph Charles 1/24/1860 1/29/1936
Busbin Emma J. 11/25/1863 9/4/1910 wife of J. C. Busbin
Busbin Lille Clyde 4/1/1885 1/10/1908
Butler M. G. 5/15/1838 8/25/1918 Pvt Co B 35 Ga Infantry CSA, Masonic emblem
Butler L. C. Mrs. 8/9/1840 10/27/1935 Eastern Star emblem
Camp Lone 9/16/1888 10/27/1967 Masonic Emblem
Camp Adella 10/26/1889 7/12/1957
Camp J. T. 0/00/1863 0/00/1918
Camp Huldie E. 0/00/1867 0/00/1902
Camp Earnest 0/00/1899 0/00/1902
Camp Austin 0/00/1902 0/00/1913
Camp Elizabeth J. 7/21/1920 6/19/1984
Camp Infant 2/10/1904 2/10/1904 child of A.A. & M.L. Camp
Coleman Cindy Delane 10/11/1959 11/24/1959
Coleman Verlon E. 12/14/1912 4/27/1980
Coleman Ruby G. 5/13/1913 12/28/1998
Cowan Ruthie 11/24/1894 11/20/1895
Cowan Paul 7/19/1899 6/19/1900
Cowan James B. 3/6/1862 6/26/1920
Cowan Mary J. 11/30/1865 6/13/1928
Cowan Roy Virgil 8/25/1897 4/15/1985 Horseshoer US Army WW1
Cowan Clara J. 9/20/1904 2/19/1925
Cowan Lena M. 5/16/1882 7/7/1915
Cowan Rubie C. 11/24/1894 4/25/1912
Cowan Jesse V. 9/17/1889 12/13/1910
Cowan Mary J. (infant no dates)
Cunningham J. R. 3/00/1852 2/3/1915
Cunningham Maude Smith 3/23/1890 7/22/1922 wife of J. T. Cunningham
Cunningham Caroline Hunt 4/21/1855 9/28/1923 wife of J. R. Cunningham, born in Spalding County
Daffin Emmie Rivers 4/24/1905 2/22/1992
Daniel Bessie H. 2/11/1891 12/22/1981
Daniel John J. 4/23/1880 3/13/1968
Daniel Alvin S. 5/22/1881 8/26/1934
Daniel Martha K. 5/28/1922 6/15/1922
Daniel Margaret E. 2/1/1911 2/5/1911
Daniel James F. 4/12/1906 4/13/1906
Daniel Infant 5/7/1943 5/7/1943 son of J.A. & Elva Daniel
Daniel Infant 3/23/1941 3/23/1941 dau of J.A. & Elva Daniel
Daniel Infant 4/2/1940 4/2/1940 son of J.A. & Elva Daniel
Davis, Sr. John William "Red" 12/30/1940 2/4/1986 married 9 August 1973, Masonic emblem
Dothard Charles B. ` 11/13/1928 1/7/1993
Duren James Luther 0/00/1854 0/00/1940
Duren Demmer 0/00/1866 0/00/1940
Duren Willie Fae 4/29/1901 9/19/1911 dau of James and Demmer Duren
Ergle John Luther 3/17/1852 9/14/1920
Ergle Mary Elizabeth 4/7/1860 11/4/1917
Evans Robert L. 1/9/1900 8/16/1962
Evans Inez W. 1/5/1909 10/11/1944
Evans Geraldine 11/1/1929 5/15/1945
Evans Luther 4/16/1933 7/20/1995 US Army
Farr Odessa R. 10/4/1893 8/3/1960
Farr Melvin J. 1/8/1898 7/29/1969
Fox Richard "Dick" 10/19/1955 5/30/2003
Gibson Dorothy E. 11/14/1915 7/27/2000
Green Earl E. 3/11/1919 8/13/1934 son of Mr & Mrs C.A. Green
Grizzard Gilbert Wesley 3/11/1938 4/11/1938 son of Mr & Mrs J. H. Grizzard
Haggard Harold W. 12/25/1933 6/29/1966 Tn PFC 9600 Tech Svc+H184 Unit
Hamby M. F. 6/16/1858 7/29/1923
Hamby Mary Louella 2/8/1872 9/16/1902
Hamrick Lewis H. 12/25/1900 6/22/1958
Hamrick Eunice P. 9/13/1903 11/21/1969
Hamrick Roy 1/5/1937 1/5/1937
Hamrick Joy 1/5/1937 1/5/1937 dau of Lewis & Eunice Hamrick (monument not found)
Hartley John R. 3/7/1927 4/7/1987 Tec 4 US Army WWII
Hartley Lucy Mae 0/00/1905 0/00/1976
Hartley Leota Duke 0/00/1903 0/00/1980
Holland Harold Lee 11/29/1913 4/23/1978
Huddleston Eugenia June 10/8/1957 10/8/1957 dau of Mr & Mrs E. E. Huddleston
Hunt J. T. 3/2/1864 1/2/1914
Hunt Annie C. 11/26/1873 12/6/1965
Hunt James Cicero 0/00/1847 0/00/1910
Jeffery Dennis M. 9/13/1950 6/2/1993
Kite Frank 5/4/1914 11/24/2001 married 2/7/1941
Landers Karen Ann 7/16/1971 7/16/1971 dauof Mr & Mrs Gerald Landers
Landers Herman F. 7/7/1910 7/30/1974
Landers Geraldine D. 8/27/1914 12/23/1997
Lowery Edmund Dee 6/17/1902 10/10/1976
Lowery Mary Daniel 2/20/1908 7/13/1980
Lowery Edward Louis 2/27/1930 6/30/1932
Lowery Ed 8/11/1861 3/20/1902
Lowery William J. 11/28/1860 9/19/1925
Lowery Margaret M. 4/10/1866
Maffett Ed M. 0/00/1879 0/00/1963
Maffett Henrietta 0/00/1869 0/00/1949
Martin Bettie Louise 3/30/1937 4/1/1988
Martin Evelyn Virginia 3/26/1940 10/26/1941
Martin Lily Pilgrim 12/9/1943 6/12/2003
Martin Ernest E. 12/29/1910 5/23/1998
McClure Sharon Joy 6/27/1958 7/29/1959 (monument not found)
McClure Farley F. 8/16/1932 9/4/1972 Ala Cpl 47 Om Co Korea (monument not found)
McElroy Carl Daniel "Bone" 2/2/1960 3/22/1986
McLeod Newton C. "Mac" 5/14/1915 10/21/1981
Milam Herman Arthur 9/6/1901 11/26/1911
Milam E. Lucy 9/25/1875 12/20/1908 wife of J.W.A.Milam
Milam J. W. Aurthur 9/23/1870 4/3/1953
Milam Maude 11/2/1892 2/10/1982
Milam Ozella E (Betty) 4/26/1878 7/4/1963
Milam Mollie 6/13/1882 5/12/1962
Milam J. L. (Lem) 8/25/1874 11/12/1950
Milam Epsey C. 9/13/1841 12/2/1929
Milam James W. 3/10/1841 1/5/1910 Corp Co. E 27 Ga Inf CSA, Masonic emblem
Milam Fred C. 0/00/1894 0/00/1953
Milam Hazel M. 0/00/1899 0/00/1995
Milam Wiley 6/00/1898 6/00/1898 son of J.W. & E.L. Milam
Miller N. J. 2/2/1879 4/23/1946
Miller Alice Mrs. 1/00/1835 6/12/1922
Miller James Co C 30 Ga Inf CSA
Miller Wm. Robert 0/00/1874 0/00/1940
Miller Mary Jane 0/00/1865 0/00/1940
Mobley Infant (1) 10/8/1965 10/8/1965 Twin son of Mr & Mrs Franklin M. Mobley
Mobley Infant (2) 10/8/1965 10/8/1965 Twin son of Mr & Mrs Franklin M. Mobley
Morgan Pauline 10/22/1907 11/6/1956
Morris William Maxwell 11/17/1911 11/17/1911 son of Mr & Mrs Ben F. Morris
Morris Irene Mrs. 6/15/1907 6/27/1934
Morrow Emma Ruth 5/13/1937 4/6/1992
Nation Ida Lowery 1/27/1869 10/1/1944 wife of Ed Lowery
Nations Chester A. 9/6/1911 3/14/1966
Nations Ethel C. 1/28/1916 1/27/1985
Nations J. D. 8/27/1859 6/11/1914
Nations M. V. 2/28/1854 11/29/1905 wife of J. D. Nations, Age 51yrs, 9mos, 1day
Pace Donna V. 0/00/1878 0/00/1949
Parker J. F. 3/20/1863 4/13/1932
Parker Sara J. 4/23/1864 3/2/1963
Pilgrim Ottis 3/8/1902 4/18/1971
Pilgrim Iva Dee 12/17/1910 2/10/1975
Pilgrim Curtis 6/21/1906 4/22/1983 married 8/7/1926
Pilgrim Claudia C. 1/8/1910 6/9/2005
Pilgrim Rube Monroe 11/15/1898 11/10/1966
Pilgrim Minnie Rice 9/3/1899 1/20/1978
Pilgrim Henry L. 3/7/1886 5/21/1925
Pilgrim, Jr. Rube 12/19/1925 12/31/1925
Pilrgim William J. 2/5/1879 12/5/1950
Pilrgim Lill M. 2/25/1882 5/21/1969
Pilrgim J. P. 3/6/1925 7/12/1925
Pope Jay Nulen 3/28/1875 5/25/1941
Pope Etta Florence 4/30/1883 12/17/1964
Pope Ezra Elderedge 10/11/1871 7/7/1939
Pope Margaret Emmaline 5/10/1875 2/2/1953
Pope Lilly S. 0/00/1886 0/00/1960
Pope Alberta V. 0/00/1880 0/00/1946
Pope John David 11/1/1837 3/10/1916 Serg Co C 44 Ga Infantry CSA, Masonic emblem
Pope Edith Forest 9/22/1848 3/19/1916 wife of J. D. Pope
Pope A. E. (Byrd) 0/00/1880 0/00/1950
Pope W. Clyde 9/4/1916 1/28/1995
Pope M. Eula 0/00/1887 0/00/1968
Pope J. B. 10/3/1905 5/4/1959
Pope Ector F. 9/20/1869 1/30/1946
Pope Carrie C. 11/16/1874 1/12/1942
Pope Mary Bell 10/21/1912 3/24/1913
Pope John H. 6/23/1899 4/22/1977
Pope Flora Gray 2/12/1904 5/26/1930
Pope Nora Nelle 5/17/1930 5/26/1930
Pope Hubert Bruce 11/1/1923 7/22/1962
Price John T. Mrs. 2/1/1874 5/8/1944
Price (old monument, no other marks)
Rainwater John R. 0/00/1888
Rainwater Genie 0/00/1892 0/00/1948
Rainwater Miss Sis 9/03/1899
Rainwater Miss Lilla 10/11/1887 4/17/1962
Rainwater Miss Lela 10/11/1880 3/28/1962
Rainwater Mary 12/18/1894 2/16/1960
Rainwater M. Marion 6/6/1854 12/21/1929
Rainwater Mary Jane 7/04/1859 6/20/1954
Rainwaters Marion 2/14/1889 12/2/1929
Ratliff Rodney E. 4/13/1995 2/11/2001
Reder Keith E. 3/27/1959 9/8/1999 Sp4 US Army
Rice J. G. 7/16/1842 7/12/1906 Pvt Co K 41st Ga Infantry CSA
Rice Sallie J. 12/18/1847 5/1/1935
Rice Jay W. 3/30/1877 6/19/1948
Rice Mary E. 3/8/1882 5/16/1965
Rice Berta S. 5/22/1876 9/17/1899 wife of J. W. Rice
Rice J. T. 3/14/1868 6/18/1932
Rice Margaret L. 8/28/1865 3/17/1908
Rice Thomas J. 4/23/1892 5/11/1970
Rice Emma S. 9/1/1891 6/29/1980
Rice Sallie Mae 11/5/1896 9/8/1939
Rice Grover C. 12/27/1897 10/28/1973
Rice Effie T. 6/27/1906 10/29/1990
Rice James C 5/23/1924 5/23/1924
Rice M. O. Mrs. 7/16/1869 7/12/1943
Rivers Benjamin F. 9/26/1873 6/28/1944
Rivers Mattie C. 4/5/1878 6/15/1962
Robinson C. J. 8/1/1835 5/16/1908
Robinson Martin E. 7/28/1922 12/29/2004 Sgt US Army WWII
Sanders Kateland Colleen 9/11/1992 9/11/1992
Shadix Totsy Jo 00/00/1931 00/00/1936
Sibley Dorothy Mae 5/11/1926 12/13/1926
Sibley Maria Jean 3/20/1960 3/20/1960
Sibley Charles "Mac" 12/6/1928 12/7/1970
Sibley Robert Luther 7/16/1883 6/21/1964
Sibley, Jr. Robert Luther 4/11/1921 4/13/1921 son of Mr & Mrs R. L. Sibley
Simpson William L. 11/24/1916 9/21/1978 Pfc US Army WWII
Simpson Helen J. 1/12/1923 4/2/1985 US Army
Simpson Joseph C. 11/25/1908 8/8/1985
Simpson Elizia S. 2/4/1913 2/4/1979
Simpson Raymond Howell 2/7/1941 7/6/1960 Fn US Navy
Smith Walter Malcolm 4/1/1929 3/13/2002
Smith Eva Ann 1/23/1928 7/8/2004
Syphers Nathan John 10/22/1884 2/21/1966
Syphers Fannie Lou Woods 5/3/1899 1/28/1973
Thomas Carrie V. Butler 9/3/1877 2/19/1904
Thompson William E. Co F 1st Ga Reserves CSA
Thompson Dicy Lou 2/24/1848 6/11/1930
Thrift William M. 3/5/1922 10/12/2003 Tec 4 US Army WWII
VanSant Howard J. 0/00/1908 0/00/1948
VanSant William A. 0/00/1870 0/00/1948
VanSant Mattie T. 0/00/1870 0/00/1955
Vansant J. D. 1/13/1873 7/31/1901 aged 28yrs, 6mos, 18ds
Vansant John 3/18/1847 5/12/1932 Co A 56th Ga Infantry CSA, Masonic emblem
Vansant Lou Mrs. 6/27/1848 10/12/1928
Vansant Raymath C. 6/16/1898 12/31/1968
Vansant James Roy 8/12/1899 2/19/1976
Vansant Daniel T. 10/9/1873 1/7/1951
Vansant Rosa Bell 9/18/1875 5/18/1950
Vansant Wayne E. 3/11/1923 9/21/1960 Georgia PFC Co C 406 Infantry WWII BSM
Vansant John W. 2/21/1878 3/2/1940
Vansant Minnie L. 4/16/1887 12/19/1966
Wilson Hoyt Woodrow 12/5/1912 7/31/1962
Wilson Christine Wright 6/12/1914 5/29/1976
Wilson Larry 7/5/1948 7/6/1948
Woods Ed 5/19/1874 11/8/1963
Woods Carrie Orella 9/16/1874 2/5/1953
Wright John F. 11/25/1869 1/11/1948
Wright Mary Elizabeth 7/3/1876 10/7/1920 wife of J. F. Wright
Wright W. F. 3/7/1847 3/20/1918 Serg Capt Milledge's Co Ga Light Artillery CSA
Wright Josephine 12/5/1919 Date of Birth Unknown, wife of W.F. Wright
Wright W. A. 9/12/1871 10/10/1940
Wright W. A. Mrs. 5/22/1877 3/8/1962
Wright John R. 0/00/1909 0/00/1979 Pfc US Army WWII
Wright Henry T. 0/00/1876 0/00/1949
Wright Lucy N. 0/00/1884 0/00/1957
Wright Luther P. 1/25/1913 7/21/1927
Wright Charley Lester 5/15/1907 6/17/1908 son of H.T. & L.T. Wright
Wright Homer P. 8/26/1879 2/13/1932
Wright Infant 12/20/1900 12/20/1900 child of J.F & M.E. Wright
Yancey Guy H. 5/14/1894 11/18/1950
Yancey Claude C. 10/31/1887 8/13/1959
Yancey Francis M. 0/00/1827 0/00/1912 Co A 21st Ga Infantry CSA
Yancey Mary J. 0/00/1834 0/00/1906 wife of F. M. Yancey
Yancey Wade H. 0/00/1875 0/00/1902
Yancey Mary C. "Mollie" 5/15/1861 2/4/1921
Yancey, Jr. Francis M."Buddy" 6/16/1860 1/18/1924
Yancy Guy H. 5/14/1894 11/18/1950
Yancy Claude C. 10/31/1887 8/13/1959
York Joseph 3/17/1853 7/13/1931
York Cedecy M. 1/1/1849 1/10/1918
York Homer L. 10/1/1885 4/1/1942
York Bessie 11/16/1889 5/21/1970
Location: 3696 Bright Star Road (Old Bright Star Meth. Ch.)
Active Cemetery: 272 inscribed tombstones
Approx 26 unmarked stones
4 tombstones from previous survey of 1994 not found
Surveyed 6/09/2005 by: B. Roger Smith for DCGenSoc

File contributed by Sandy Whittington