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Driving directions: From Laneburg, go west by John Henry's store on Hwy. 372 for about one mile. The cemetery will be on your right about 1/4 mile past the old school and will just before you intersect with Hwy. 53. It is visible from the road.
Laneburg Cemetery West (Black)
The official name for this cemetery is Laneburg Cemetery West--African-American. This is not the main Laneburg Cemetery which is located on Hwy. 371 by Laneburg Baptist Church. This one is located on the cut-off road (now Hwy. 372) between Hwy. 371 and Hwy. 53. It is fenced and is maintained, although not as well as some. It is about 1/4 mile west of the old Laneburg High School, which is now closed. The old school buildings are still standing.Driving directions: From Laneburg, go west by John Henry's store on Hwy. 372 for about one mile. The cemetery will be on your right about 1/4 mile past the old school and will just before you intersect with Hwy. 53. It is visible from the road.
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland, William Charles | 5-28-1928 | Double marker with Jewel Edna Hopson Bland;m. 10-25-1968 | |
| Bland, Jewel Edna Hopson | 2-22-1927 | 8-25-2004 | Double marker with William Charles Bland; m. 10-25-1968 |
| Brown, Jim Goldberg | No dates | ||
| Clay, Uvern | 2-7-1944 | 9-28-2006 | A2C |
| Flemons, A. G. | 8-13-1908 | 3-4-1985 | U. S. Army Air Corp-World War II |
| Flemons, Charles S. | 1949 | 1971 | |
| Flemons, Dee N. | 2-6-1929 | 6-15-1993 | Pvt.-U. S. Army-Korea |
| Flemons, Florence | 12-25-1880 | 5-25-1953 | Double marker with Steve Flemons |
| Flemons, Steve | 11-26-1883 | 9-26-1939 | Double marker with Florence Flemons |
| Flemons, James | 1914 | 1995 | No dates on stone; dates from old metal marker |
| Flemons, Homer | 8-25-1968 | No dates on stone; dates from 1970 record | |
| Flemons, Lee | 12-2-1964 | Age 35; no dates on stone; date from 1970 record | |
| Flemons, Roland Don | 2-13-1951 | 10-13-1993 | No dates on stone; dates from 1970 record |
| Flemons, Rufus C., Sr. | 10-24-1924 | 8-23-1994 | Pvt.-U. S. Army-World War II; double marker with Vira L. Flemons; children--Doris, Charles Steve, Roland, Rufus Jr., Jerry, Sheila, Joe, Tony, Hellaineous, Rodney, Charles Steve Jr. |
| Flemons, Vira L. | 3-10-1926 | 7-29-2017 | Double marker with Rufus C. Flemons Sr.; children --Doris, Charles Steve, Roland, Rufus Jr., Jerry, Sheila, Joe, Tony, Hellaineous, Rodney, Charles Steve Jr. |
| Flemons, Willie Lee | 4-12-1919 | 6-11-2002 | |
| Flemons, Orene | 7-17-1921 | 10-5-2007 | |
| Flemons, Robert D. | 4-12-1919 | 6-11-2002 | 5th child of Willie and Orene Flemons |
| Goldberg, M. | 1904 | ||
| Gulley, Mrs. Willie M. | 11-28-1913 | 8-26-2007 | Metal marker |
| Hayes, Agnes | 10-2-1962 | No dates on stone; date from 1970 record | |
| Henry, Bascum | 1887 | 1943 | |
| Henry, Bracy | No dates on stone | ||
| Henry, Jessie | 1918 | 1957 | |
| Henry, Willie | Dates missing | ||
| Hopson, Arlis | 11-28-1912 | 4-4-1987 | |
| Hopson, Birtha Hopkins | 8-8-1906 | 11-18-1981 | Double marker with Frank Hopson |
| Hopson, Frank | 11-13-1894 | 5-5-1971 | Double marker with Birtha Hopson |
| Hopson, Charles Edward | 2-19-1951 | 11-23-1995 | |
| Hopson, Collis | 5-28-1913 | 2-24-1978 | STM1 - U. S. Navy |
| Hopson, Dallas | 12-26-1915 | 12-1-1981 | Tec. 5 - U. S. Army-World War II |
| Hopson, Earnest | 1917 | 1940 | |
| Hopson, Fannie Bell | 9-6-1906 | 8-15-1932 | |
| Hopson, Harvey | 4-17-1917 | 3-4-1964 | Pvt. - U. S. Army - World War II |
| Hopson, James Roy | 11-22-1944 | 4-5-1993 | SP4 - U. S. Army-Vietnam |
| Hopson, Joe | 1988 | 1947 | Double marker with Ruthana Hopson |
| Hopson, Ruthana | 1898 | 1932 | |
| Hopson, Lovie | 9-30-1942 | No dates on stone; date from 1970 record | |
| Hopson, Ludie | 1894 | 1952 | |
| Hopson, Robert L. | 8-17-1926 | 8-2-1973 | STM1 - U. S. Coast Guard; Robert Lee Hopson in obituary |
| Hopson, Sam | 9-30-1942 | No dates on stone; date from 1970 record | |
| Hopson, Sammy | 7-14-1904 | 8-3-1943 | |
| Hopson, Sarah Jackson | 3-28-1895 | 9-10-1984 | Double marker with Willie Hopson |
| Hopson, Willie | 7-30-1889 | 5-1-1981 | Double marker with Sarah Jackson Hopson |
| Hopson, Warren | 12-20-1992 | No dates on stone; date from 1970 record | |
| Hopson, Ola | 6-5-1917 | 2-18-2000 | Ola Flemons Hopson in obituary |
| Hopson, Wilson | 2-28-1931 | 6-8-2009 | Pvt. - U. S. Army - Korea |
| Hopson, Charles Henry | 6-17-1924 | 2-5-2005 | S Sgt. - U. S. Marine Corps - World War II; family--Lucy, Charles L., Timothy J., Naomi, Billy R. |
| Hopson, Elnora | 1916 | 6-21-2001 | Full death date from obituary; year only on stone |
| Hopson, Rev. Oscar | 4-15-1915 | 6-16-2003 | U. S. Navy - World War II |
| Hopson, Willie T. | 1-12-1919 | 9-17-2006 | Willie Tilton Hopson on military marker; U. S. Army - World War II; double marker with Ruth Helen Hopson; m. 12-24-2002 |
| Hopson, Ruth Helen | 6-11-1934 | 5-15-2016 | Double marker with Willie T. Hopson; m. 12-24-2002 |
| Hopson, Johnny | 8-18-1934 | 8-3-2003 | No dates on stone; dates from metal marker |
| Hopson, Dr. Charles Lynn | 12-12-1957 | 10-9-2012 | |
| Hopson, Odessa | 4-19-2013 | Information from obituary | |
| Hopson, Napoleon | 10-31-1951 | 2-27-2014 | |
| Hopson, Lucy Spearman | 3-20-1934 | 5-27-2014 | |
| Howell, Betty Sue | 3-19-1941 | 9-10-2007 | Betty Sue Hopson Howell in obituary |
| McGough, Mrs. Hattie | 7-6-1910 | 10-14-1994 | No dates on stone; dates from 1970 record |
| McGough, Mack | 1902 | 1988 | No dates on stone; dates from 1970 record |
| Moreland, Claudie | 3-10-1913 | 9-3-1988 | Double marker with Gracie Moreland; wed 57 years |
| Moreland, Gracie | 4-20-1915 | 4-30-1998 | Double marker with Claudie Moreland; wed 57 years |
| Moreland, Claude Jr. | 5-20-1941 | 9-26-2016 | U. S. Army |
| Morgan, Clide | 1933 | 1934 | |
| Purifoy, Shelia Ann Flemons | 2-2-1958 | 6-10-2005 | Children--Andre' Dewayne, Victor O'neal, Kimberly Diane, Kimisha Nicole |
| Scott, A. G. Jr. | 3-5-1953 | No dates on stone; date from 1970 record | |
| Scott, Lois | Name only on marker | ||
| Spearman, John B. | 1925 | 1968 | Metal marker set in concrete |
| Spearman, Luke "Poor Boy" | 8-23-1931 | 3-28-1997 | |
| Spearman, Terry | 5-18-1955 | 2-3-2022 | Information from obituary Obituary: On May 18, 1955, Mr. & Mrs. Luke Spearman were blessed with a baby boy... |
| Toliver, Rose | 9-22-1954 | 10-3-2007 | Rose Lene Tolivar in obituary; mother of Curtis Neil, Raemon Terez |
- Comments about this cemetery from our web site visitors:
- Posted by Vanessa A Hopson (guyour@yahoo.com) (Grand Blanc) on 2004-05-18
- I am reviewing the grave marking of Bertha Hopson whom is my grandmother; were there any information on my grandfather Frank Hopson whom I thought were listed on the double stone as well?
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Since 1997, Jery and Jeanie McKelvy have conducted a periodic canvas of each cemetery in the county and use additional resources to keep the listings current.