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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View photos of the headstones here.
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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