In observance of Veterans Day, American flags are placed at the graves of more than 100 veterans buried in the cemetery at Rock Springs Baptist Church
By Karen Brewer, Publisher & Editor
In observance of Veterans Day, and to honor their service and sacrifice, American flags were placed at the graves of military veterans who are buried in the cemetery at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley. (Photos by Karen Brewer, The Pickens County Chronicle)
In observance of Veterans Day, American flags were placed at the graves of more than 100 American veterans buried in the cemetery at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley.
Marion Summey and Gary Murphy, both members of Rock Springs and members of the American Legion Post 52 of Easley, placed the flags in memory of their fellow church members who served in any branch of the United States military. Money to purchase the flags was donated by Summey’s Bible Fellowship (Sunday School) class (the Inspiration class), and additional flags were donated by the funeral home for which Summey works part-time.
“We cataloged each grave that we could identify by using the memorial blocks at the graveside or by family members who told us of folks buried there without any military identification,” Summey told The Pickens County Chronicle. “These flags will be flown each year on July 4 (Independence Day) and on November 11 (Veterans Day).”
Dr. David Gallamore, Pastor of Rock Springs Baptist Church and also a veteran, told The Pickens County Chronicle, “Veterans Day is a time to reflect upon the sacrifices that men and women have made to allow us to experience all the freedoms we have today. It is with a grateful heart and much pride that today we honor our veterans, and may we never forget what they have given us.”
Below is an alphabetical list of military veterans who are buried in the Rock Springs Baptist Church cemetery. The list was provided by Summey to The Pickens County Chronicle.
ADCOX, WELDON M.
ALLEN, JOHN CAISON
BAYNE, EARL
BLACK, J.C.
BLACK, JACOB HAROLD
BRADFORD, ARNOLDEAN (DEAN)
BRYANT, CHARLES EDWARD
BRYANT, JOHN C.
BRYANT, WILLIAM M.
BURNS, HENRY BOLT
COOPER, JOE D.
COUCH, BENJAMIN THOMAS
COUCH, DUFF SLOAN
DALTON, JACK DOUGLAS
DAVENPORT, WALTER DANIEL
DAVIS, DAN STEPHEN
DAY, LAWRENCE O.
DICKARD, CHARLES E., SR.
DICKARD, DAVID EDWARD
DODSON, ERNEST ROBERT
DUNCAN, FRED
FINLEY, OSSIE C.
FRAZIER, R.A.
FULLER, J.O.
GAINES, RALPH EDWARD
GILLESPIE, CLAUDE
GILLESPIE, JESSE, JR.
GILREATH, CHARLES JOSEPH
GILSTRAP, ARTHUR PRESTON
GILSTRAP, CHARLES WILLIAM
HAMILTON, MACK DUFFIE
HARRIS, JACK HOUSTON
HARTMAN, CHARLES
HARTMAN, CHARLES VERONA
HARTMAN, GEORGE EARL
HARTMAN, WALTER M.
HEATH, COURTNEY EARL JR.
HENDRICKS, DELOIS H., SR.
HOWARD, JAMES ELIJAH, JR.
HULL, FRANCIS S.
HUNT, JAMES WESLEY
JAMES, THOMAS KEITH
JAMESON, A.P.
JENNINGS, LEWIS ALFORD
JONES, JOE BARTON
KELLEY, JAMES RANDALL
KINDARD, GEORGE E.
KING, JAMES C. JR.
LESLIE, HAROLD
LESLIE, GUY E.
LESLIE, ROSAMOND
LESLEY, WILLIAM THOMAS
LOLLIS, HENRY GRADY
LONG, ROBERT CLINTON
LOOPER, WAYNE D.
MASSINGALE, KENTWORTH B.
MCCOMBS, JAMES J.
MILLER, CODY MORRIS, II
MOODY, ALBERT WILSON
MOSTELLER, CHARLES A., SR.
MOSTELLER, JAMES MICHAEL, SR.
NALLEY, JOSEPH CARLTON
NEFF, HUGH EMERSON
OLSON, EDWARD STURE, JR.
PEACE, WARREN ROGER
PHILLIPS, WILLIAM JACK
PORTER, LESTER J.
POWELL, CARROLL EDWARD
RAGSDALE, CHARLES CRAWFORD
REDDING, JOHN TILLMAN
RIDLEY, ALBERT S.
SCOTT, THOMAS L.
SHERIFF, CHARLES E.
SHERIFF, THOMAS AUSTIN
SHULL, FRANCIS ADAM “CHIPPER”
SMITH, KERMIT R.
STEGALL, C.W.
STEGALL, COLE HOKE
STEGALL, CULL S.
STEGALL, DONNIE L.
STEGALL, EDWARD WALTER, JR.
STEGALL, JOE BOB
STEGALL, J.D.
STEGALL, J.S.
STEGALL, PHILLIP VIRGIL
STEGALL, RICHARD H.
STEGALL, SPENCER SCORCHER
STEGALL, WALLACE B., SR.
STEGALL, WILLIAM
STEPHENS, CALVIN J.
SUMMEY, LLOYD NEWMAN
SWAYNGNHAM, JEFF DAVIS
SYRACUSE, FLETCHER J.
TANNER, ROY RUFUS
THOMAS, JULIUS
TOMPKINS, DAVID C.
WHITT, FRANCIS DEFOREST
WOODALL, MITCHELL MURRELL, SR.