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208    WESLEY MEMORIAL CHAPEL [H19.2]

Location - Hickory Mountain Township. South side of chapel building at 160 Smoky Hollow Trail. Chapel is on west side of Smoky Hollow Trail, 0.2 mile south of US 64.

Coordinates: 35d 43m 48.4s N; 79d 22m 43.3s W Click here for Online Maps

In December 1999, Will and Audrey Heiser recorded 15 grave markers.
Jun and Beverly Wiggins inventoried and photographed the cemetery in April 2021.
View #2 of the cemetery. - View #3 of the cemetery.
View of the church. View of the cemetery plaque.
There is a separate plaque which reads:

"Established 1964 by the Horton Family in loving memory of Joye Diana Horton whose interment was the first burial in the Cemetery."

Note: There is also a larger cemetery associated with the church. See 209-H19.3.

Owner: Trustees of Wesley Chapel Christian Church.
Legal Description: Parcel 60137. Deed 382-957, 4 June 1974, from Hattie J. Collins. First Tract 0.997 acres. Plat 8-20, Plat 92-173. Deed 382/957, 2000; plat 2000-324.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City.
Church owned: Yes. Denomination: Christian.
Used: Yes.
Number of graves: 20.
Cemetery size: 50' x 50'.
African-American: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Well maintained: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 15.
Last burial: 2005.
First burial: 1963.
Miscellaneous information: Memorial to Joye Diana Horton, first burial.
Last canvassed by: Will and Audrey Heiser. Date: Dec 1999. Jim and Beverly Wiggins inventoried and photographed the cemetery in April 2021.

1. Headen, Claude L.   (b. 4 Jun 1904 - d. 7 Sep 1984)
Row 1. Husband of Lula B. Headen. Double headstone. Close up. -- Close up2.
2. Headen, Lula B.   (b. 17 Aug 1906 - d. 10 Sep 1989)
Row 1. Wife of Claude L. Headen. Double headstone. Close up.
3. Hemphill, Alice Horton   (b. 9 Apr 1907 - d. 4 Nov 1974)
Row 2. "Our Father which art in Heaven".
4. Horton, Alma Crutchfield   (b. 15 Apr 1908 - d. 3 Jun 1991)
Row 2. Vault. Close up.
5. Horton, Billy Thomas   (b. 19 Mar 1927 - d. 30 Jul 1986)
Row 2. US Navy WWII. Flat military marker.
6. Horton, Carolyn M.   (b. 10 Feb 1949 - d. Reserved)
Row 1. Wife of Thomas L. Horton
7. Horton, Coley   (b. 27 Apr 1912 - d. 7 Jun 1987)
Row 1. Husband of Joy R. Horton. Double headstone. Footstone: Father.
8. Horton, George J., Jr.   (b. 20 Sep 1923 - d. 9 Jan 1984)
Row 3. Husband of Leah M. Horton. Double headstone. Close up.
9. Horton, George W.   (b. 6 Feb 1900 - d. 11 Apr 1971)
Row 2. Vault. Close up.
10. Horton, Grady   (b. Aug 1976 - d. Jan 1980)
Row 2. Block.
11. Horton, Joy R.   (b. 30 Apr 1912 - d. 11 May 1999)
Row 1. Wife of Coley Horton. Double headstone.
12. Horton, Joye Diana   (b. 2 Apr 1952 - d. 9 Aug 1963)
Row 3. Daughter of George J., Jr. and Leah M. Horton. Flat. Horton monument.
13. Horton, Leah M.   (b. 30 Dec 1922 - d. 31 Jan 2003)
Row 3. Wife of George J. Horton, Jr. Double headstone. Close up.
14. Horton, Mary J.   (b. Jun 1934 - d. May 1977)
Row 2. Block.
15. Horton, Roger K.   (b. 2 May 1939 - d. 8 Aug 1995)
Row 1. 1st Lt. US Air Force Vietnam. Flat military marker.
16. Horton, Thomas L.   (b. 20 Feb 1948 - d. 29 Jun 2002)
Row 1. Husband of Carolyn M. Horton. Sgt US Air Force Vietnam. Military marker.
17. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Row 4. No inscribed marker.
18. Walden, Faye H.   (b. 7 Nov 1942 - d. 20 Dec 2005)
Row 3. Wife of Robert L. Walden
19. Walden, Infant Son   (b. Unknown - d. 4 Jul 1968)
Row 3. Infant son of Robert and Faye Walden. Flat.
20. Walden, Robert L.   (b. 29 Jun 1936 - d. Reserved)
Row 3. Husband of Faye H. Walden