U.S. Data Repository -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright statement on this page: Priestley/Pate Cemetery October 2004 by Lisa L. Luther (charleywest@hotmail.com) Transcriber’s Note: The inscriptions listed here are abbreviated versions of the actual text on the headstones. All military markers will be noted with ( beside the name. This cemetery was once known as the “Pate Cemetery” but is now known as the “Priestley Cemetery”, probably due to the number of the Priestley family interred here. Directions: From the Alum Creek/Yawkey/Hamlin exit on Corridor G (119 South), turn right. Take the very first left, which should be Priestley Ridge. On Priestley Ridge take the 5th road on the left. There aren’t any signs indicating a cemetery. Park as soon as you get off the Priestley Ridge road and walk up the hill. It is a very short walk and the cemetery is small. ============================================================================================================= NAME BIRTH DEATH INSCRIPTION ============================================================================================================= Biermesser, Audrey 12/15/1914 10/30/2000 “Beloved Mother And Grandmother, Farewell” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtiss, (Glen R. 03/19/1918 10/15/1978 CPL US ARMY, WORLD WAR II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dolin, Ernest 05/01/1896 09/12/1977 . Dolin, (Clyde 09/02/1920 05/22/1984 PFC US ARMY, WORLD WAR II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fry, (Levi Jr. 11/13/1926 01/13/1995 SSG US ARMY, WORLD WAR II, KOREA Fry, (Thelmore Daniel 01/14/1930 05/05/1986 SGT US ARMY, KOREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gillispie, Alma R. 06/26/1915 04/12/1976 . Gillispie, Elvy 10/21/1910 05/01/1993 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hickey, (William Lee 1917 1985 SGT US ARMY, WORLD WAR II, KOREA Holstein, Cleo E. 09/12/1920 08/04/1980 “Gone To Be With Jesus” TEC 5 US ARMY, WORLD WAR II Holstein, Elmer L. 1899 1978 “In My Father’s House Are Many Mansions” Holstein, (Homer Lendel 1924 1977 PFC US ARMY, WORLD WAR II Holstein, Mary Jane 1902 1981 “In My Father’s House Are Many Mansions” Holstein, Nellie 11/27/1923 10/10/1982 “Gone To Be With Jesus” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kidd, Billy Ray 1949 1964 . Kidd, Marion Edward 11/26/1876 07/22/1966 . Kidd, Woody 08/22/1914 08/24/2001 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Myers, June 1932 1993 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owen, Benny F. 10/15/1930 07/14/1989 “The Hours Part Us, But They Bring Us Together Again” “Together Forever” Owen, Della L. 02/28/1912 09/01/1976 “The Hours Part Us But They Bring Us Together Again” Owen, Joseph M. 1933 1971 “Gone But Not Forgotten” Owen, (Joseph Truman 12/13/1918 12/01/1995 PFC US ARMY, WORLD WAR II Owen, O. Frank 03/25/1910 04/14/1987 “The Hours Part Us But They Bring Us Together Again ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Pate, Bernard L. 05/07/1934 03/02/1944 . *Pate, Billy R. 10/12/1931 02/24/1972 . *Pate, Hicks C. 08/20/1903 10/09/1988 . *Pate, Johnson 04/01/1865 10/13/1932 “Father” *Pate, Laura 05/14/1883 03/24/1950 “Mother” Priestley, Anna L. 10/10/1906 03/08/1992 . Priestley, (Bradie Carl 10/30/1911 11/21/2002 “At Home With The Lord” GM3 US NAVY, WORLD WAR II Priestley, (Carl L. 06/03/1928 09/04/1993 PFC US MARINE CORPS Priestley, Donald “Boots” 02/04/1918 12/22/1990 “Rest In Peace” Priestley, Eva 1901 1971 “Mother” Priestley, Flora E. Dolin 12/18/1898 01/12/1979 . Priestley, (Gary Lendel 05/02/1949 06/12/1992 US AIR FORCE, VIETNAM Priestley, Len F. 01/03/1972 03/16/1972 “Our Baby” “Safe In The Arms Of Jesus” Priestley, (Lenvil 09/14/1936 10/17/2002 “In Loving Memory” PFC US MARINE CORPS, KOREA Priestley, Lou Venie McClure 02/12/1881 07/15/1964 . Priestley, Marshall 10/16/1884 10/06/1959 . Priestley, Mary Kathryn 12/03/1921 04/01/1998 “At Home With The Lord” Priestley, Raymond F. 1908 1957 “Son” Priestley, Tunsil E. 07/12/1878 11/30/1959 . Priestley, Virgie Lee 05/08/1891 02/24/1980 . Priestley, Zack 01/13/1927 03/23/1995 . Priestley, Zack Edward 09/19/1974 02/25/1991 “He Will Always Be Remembered In Our Hearts And Minds” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhodes, (Oral B. 05/18/1928 10/03/1994 “When We All Get To Heaven” US ARMY US NAVY, WORLD WAR II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stapleton, ? (flat stone only – no names or dates) ============================================================================================================= Priestley/Pate Cemetery Notes: ============================================================================================================= Pate, Johnson -- This is the oldest legible headstone in the Priestley Cemetery. All members of the Pate family buried here are said to be relatives of Reverend Jerry Fallwell. =============================================================================================================