Royal Oak Cemetery

Jones County, NC

Surveyed by Kathleen Judkins-Gerard April 2012




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Royal Oak Cemetery in Jones County, NC.

Location Next to 2161 Richlands Road on Hwy 1003 between Richlands and Comfort.

This cemetery is also called Riley Oak Cemetery.

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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.97216 N
    77.50356 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Janie Mercer Craft Feb 20 1923 Oct 6 2005 Henry Lee Craft SP4 US Army Aug 17 1947 Sep 15 2000 George K Craft Pvt US Army World War II Aug 24 1903 Oct 3 1975 Billy Ray Craft Jan 26 1953 Sep 18 2010 Mary Wife of Jeff Garvey 1883 Nov 15 1923 Jeff Garvey Jan 3 1888 May 11 1957 Mary E Wife of George Garvey Oct 20 1860 Dec 15 1943 Johnnie A Garvey Nov 19 1910 May 15 1962 Bernice T Harrell Aug 30 1917 Nov 22 1994 Leslie Ray Harrell North Carolina OFC 321 Infantry World War II Nov 28 1922 Oct 2 1949 Susan Jarman Wife of W H Harrell Apr 15 1876 Dec 15 1948 Rozetter Daughter of William & Martha Jones Apr 24 1903 Apr 24 1903 Mary Jarman Mar 2 1882 Mar 25 1915 Infant Son of J L & M Jarman Mar 23 1915 Infant Daughter of John L & Mary Jarman Born & Died Oct 15 1908 Thails Son of John L & Mary Jarman Jan 14 1913 Mar 11 1913 Double Stone Philyaw Eddie May 18 1902 Jan 28 1980 Married Oct 7 1922 Cassie D Jul 30 1901 Oct 17 1975 Ira Son of John L & Mary Jarman Jun 1 1910 Mar 26 1930 Frank Craft Apr 23 1896 Feb 20 1934 Lila Craft Smith Mar 11 1894 Aug 25 1974 Jerry Smith Sep 10 1886 Sep 14 1958 Floyd R Craft 3 yrs old Raymond C Craft 1 month old Ernest E Craft 16 months old Darris Craft 1 yr old Katie Irene Daughter of E D & Cassie Philyaw May 30 1927 Mar 19 1928 Goldie May Infant Daughter of E D & Cassie Philyaw Jul 6 1925 Lettie Mae Philyaw Apr 27 1930 Aug 19 1931 Robert Lee Nethercutt Son of Herman & Sarah Nethercutt Feb 16 1930 May 20 1930 W Herman Taylor May 12 1926 Dec 21 1965 Joseph Nethercutt Son of Herman & Sarah Nethercutt Feb 13 1933 Jun 19 1933 Louise Jarman Aug 11 1911 Jul 26 1927 Frank Jarman Oct 15 1888 Dec 9 1934 Mary C Jarman Jul 23 1887 Apr 8 1967 Ruth A Jarman WIfe of H H Holley Sep 17 1924 Oct 14 1963 Homer Hardin Holley MSgt US Marine Corps World War II Korea Aug 9 1914 Nov 16 1980 Margarett L Daughter of Frank & Mary C Jarman Mar 16 1927 May 8 1935 James H Philyaw Pvt Co H NC Cav Confederate states Army Oct 6 1828 Jun 17 1901 Percy Garvey Apr 9 1919 Apr 21 1992 Rillie W Garvey Jun 3 1914 Oct 17 1946 Daris Mae Infant of Charlie & Clara Cottle Jan 3 1933 Jun 9 1933 Jennie March Dec 1 1901 Jul 9 1908 Frank Jones Jan 29 1864 Dec 5 1948 Mollie Jones Jan 1 1874 Dec 18 1958 Double Stone Fisher Jennie P Sep 1 1900 Feb 22 1978 Oscar B Sep 3 1911 Apr 6 1982 Pearl Watkins Philyaw 1924-1942 Infant Son of Mr & Mrs Fisher Born & Died 1941 Double Stone Pearl D Wife of Ham H Marshburn May 9 1887 Aug 28 1908 Infant Son of H H & Pearl D Marshburn Born & Died Aug 28 1908 Fonnie Wife of W H Marshburn Dec 22 1891 Sep 10 1913 Martha M Southerland Feb 20 1840 Nov 28 1904 Infant Son of D W & H Philyaw Sep 8 1889 Sep 15 1889 Infant Daughter of Willia & Ida Philyaw Jun 24 1909 Jun 28 1909 Johnnie Jarman North Carolina Pvt US Army World War II Aug 11 1904 Aug 29 1972 James Philyaw Husband of Genevia Philyaw Mar 2 1882 May 27 1927 Nancy J Daughter of James Philyaw Sep 7 1855 Jul 1 1931 Mary Jarman Wife of James Philyaw Mar 22 1823 Oct 23 1885 Margaret L Philyaw Sep 11 1921 Mar 8 1923 Peany Daughter of J R & Susan Philyaw Mar 28 1892 May 18 1893 Sallie Daughter of J R & Susan Philyaw Born & Died May 18 1904 Nannie P Jarman Sep 8 1879 Mar 4 1951 Rendy Hill Sep 9 1897 Jan 20 1931 Jack Philyaw Feb 27 1896 Apr 10 1967 Susan Ann Jones Wife of J R Philyaw Jan 11 1871 Apr 29 1965 John R Philyaw Oct 4 1852 Nov 4 1944 Jennie Garvey Philyaw Mar 28 1891 Mar 2 1955 James Philyaw Oct 6 1828 Jun 17 1891 Mary Susan "Ms. Susan" Jarman Manning Feb 1 1908 Jan 6 1980 Buried in unmarked grave Roland Edward Manning Jan 3 1902 Dec 10 1968 Buried in unmarked grave No Photos: James Wilbur Coker Sr Mar 5 1910 Aug 9 1929 Jimmy Lee Cottle Jan 3 1933 Jun 16 1933 Alice Lee Craft Dec 7 1902 Mar 10 1922 Ella Lee Craft Dec 31 1887 Apr 5 1920 Leonard Craft Oct 1893 1919 Simmons Lee "Sim" Craft Oct 10 1864 Jan 10 1934 William Charlie Craft Sep 10 1908 Aug 27 1985 Baby Boy Garvey Jun 9 1936 Jun 9 1936 Cora Melton Garvey Dec 9 1907 Jan 18 1992 George Garvey 1854 Jan 1897 Infant Daughter Garvey Jul 15 1922 Jul 15 1922 Thomas Jefferson Garvey Dec 1 1912 Sep 26 1914 William H Harrell Apr 1880 Mar 8 1952 Bettie Philyaw Jarman Oct 6 1889 Feb 9 1976 John Lewis Jarman 1909 Jun 5 1930 Nancy C Jarman Dec 1835 1905 William James "Willie" Jarman May 21 1886 Oct 21 1951 Shelby Jean Lewis Jan 25 1954 May 12 1954 Effie Jarman Philyaw Aug 28 1914 May 27 1941 Penelope "Penny" King Philyaw 1858 Mar 2 1882 Walter Philyaw Feb 24 1882 Dec 24 1958 Antonio Santiago 1920 May 25 1975 Clara Jennie Philyaw Taylor Nov 25 1890 Aug 2 1986 Martha A Jarman Winsette Jun 17 1885 Dec 8 1924

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