West Augusta Cemetery Part 2
Off of hwy 250 to route 716
West Augusta, Virginia
West Augusta Cemetery Records were sent to Glenda Lambert-Gibson
By, Larry F. Hamilton
The caretaker of West Augusta Cemetery Feb. 2002
If you have any question please email LiLmel459@aol.com
Old Part of Cemetery
Row 1
Wilburn H. Hamilton
b. Jan. 10, 1883
d. April 17, 1956
Margaret F. wife of W.H. Hamilton
b. Feb. 9, 1885
d. Dec. 27, 1920
Janet C. daughter of W.H. and M. F. Hamilton
b. Feb. 14, 1909
d. Aug. 3, 1909
Mary E. Bowman
b. Oct. 31, 1854
d. Dec. 21, 1922 *Broken Stone
Albert R. Bowman
b. Nov. 15, 1847
d. Mar. 22, 1905
Sarah F. wife of J.M. Kincaid
b. Mar. 4, 1861
d. May 9, 1891
Milton F. Son of A.R. and M.E. Bowman
b. Sept. 26, 1875
d. Sept. 4, 1891
Peyton Leonard, son of J.W. and R.J. Hamilton
Nov. 11, 1893
Aged 20 years and 4 days
Rebecca J. wife of J.W. Hamilton
b. Mar. 10, 1851 (J=Jane)
d. Aug. 6, 1917
J.W. Hamilton
b. Mar. 4, 1851
d. Nov. 8, 1918
Jonas Bowman
b. Dec. 15, 1877
d. May 23, 1955
James H., Ella R. and G. Warren Hamilton
1849-1931 1854-1935 1872-1941
Father-Henry A. Mother-Mamie L. Armstrong
Bertie V. Bauserman
b. June 15, 1879
d. Feb. 22, 1967
Aged- 87 yrs. 8 months, 7 Days
Sarah E. Reynolds Miles J. Reynolds
b. July 5, 1854 b. April 28, 1854
d. Dec. 31, 1930 d. April 8, 1947
Row 3
Cline H. Kershner (Brother)
b. April 12, 1892
d. Sept. 30, 1910
Olive B. Kershner
June 10, 1891
Aged- 5 years., 11 months & 2 days
Myrtle daughter of E. and E.R. Vint
April 20, 1882
Aged-15 days
Sarah H. Kershner
b. Sept 17, 1818
d. Feb. 18, 1889
Michael G. Kershner
b. Dec. 13, 1806
d. Feb. 10, 1873
David G. Kershner
b. Mar. 5, 1853
d. Apr. 21, 1871
Mary Catharine, second daughter of Michael and Sarah Kershner
b. Oct. 29, 1845
d. Jan. 17, 1848
Aged- 2 years, 2 months & 10 days
James Leonard, son of A.R. and M.E. Bowman
b. Jan. 1, 1873
d. Nov. 27, 1873
Aged-10 months, 27 days
Infant daughter of A.R.and M.E. Bowman
No Dates
John B. Hamilton Nancy A. Hamilton
1860-1880
1893 (river rock under shrub)
C.L H’man (river rock under shrub)
Ellen G. Rexroad
b. Jan. 16, 1862
d. Mar. 1, 1855
River rock under shrub, unable to read name.
Laura M. Bright
1863-1909
Edna Bright
1904-1909
J.A. Bright
1853-1911
Virgie L. Houghton
1889-1914
Vernon A., son of Carrie McManamay
b. April 15, 1912
d. Aug. 20, 1914
Charles E. Smith
Virginia Quarter Master Corp. World War 1
b. May 21, 1891
d. Sept. 4, 1921. Husband of Carrie B. Smith
Mary E. Stoutamyer
1834-1918
Elizabeth C. daughter of J.W. and E.C. Hodge
b. Jan. 26, 1918
d. Oct. 27, 1918
Footstone in front
E.L.H.
Carrie B. Smith MaManaway
b. Aug. 25, 1888
d. Nov. 24, 1979 Wife of Charles E. Smith
Samuel P. McManaway Mary C. McManaway
b. Mar. 5, 1914 daughter of John A. Luch E. Claytor
d. April 18, 1986
Edward L. Claytor
b. Jan. 13, 1906
d. July 4, 1932
Lula H. Claytor
1909-1972
Estelle Claytor Elick
Feb. 18, 1989
Myers Fertig Wagner
CO. K 2 VA. Inf. Sp. A.M. War
S.D. Fertig Mada B. Fertig
b. Nov. 16, 1866 b. July 18, 1872
d. Jan 16, 1953 d. Mar. 17, 1946
Benjamin A. Armstrong Cora Whistleman Armstrong
b. Mar. 21, 1891 b. Feb. 9, 1895
d. June 28, 1972 d. May 13, 1987
No dates listed on these graves
A-1 Catherine Leach and Doug Nance
A-2 Doug Nance
A-3 Doug Nance
Row 4
Joseph W. Long
b. Aug. 14, 1797
d. July 25, 1886
Margaret, wife of John W. Rodgers
Oct. 30, 1879
Aged- 55 years, 8 months & 10 days
J.W. Rodgers
b. Mar. 9, 1823
d. Mar.30, 1892
Mary E. Rodgers, wife of J.W. Rodgers
b. Nov. 29, 1836
d. April 19, 1915
Thos. T. Anthony
b. Oct. 31, 1816
d. Mar. 9, 1896
Martha A., wife of Thos. T. Anthony
Dec. 5, 1876
Aged-61 years & 2 months
I.B.
July 16, 1879
Hettie, wife of William Madison
b. 1839
d. Dec. 21, 1876
William H. Bauserman
May 7, 1909
Aged- 80 years
Savanah, wife of William Bauserman
Died-Dec. 24, 1910
Aged-77 years, 1 month & 10 days
Blank Stone
Blank Stone
“Mother”- Susan C. “Father”-W.S. Argenbright
b. April 2, 1853 b. Oct. 18, 1851
d. Oct. 29, 1911 d. Jan. 9, 1921
“Father”- John A. “Mother”- Lucy E. Clayton
b. Nov. 24, 1874 b. Aug. 19, 1880
d. Jan. 8, 1966 d. May 11, 1929
Nannie J. – wife of Theodore B. Anthony
b. July 15, 1855 b. Nov. 13, 1851
d. Oct. 15, 1935 d. May 13, 1928
“Father”- John J. “Mother”- Martha J. Fertig
May 16, 1856 b. Feb. 12, 1856
d. Feb. 3, 1923
John W. Anthony
March 30, 1929
“Our Brother”
Herbert M. Anthony
b. Aug. 18, 1905
d. Jan. 26, 1965
Calvin B. Anthony son of Marvin and Elsie (Propes) Anthony
b. July 6, 1923
d. May 25, 1985
P.F.C. Everette Wayne Lyle
b. Feb. 7, 1925 Killed on duty in Ft. Bliss, Texas
d. Mar. 7, 1950
Lula A. Lyle Weldon O. Lyle
b. Nov. 14, 1889 b. Mar. 12, 1892
d. Dec. 18, 1972 d. Oct. 29, 1962
Warren Clinton Lyle (Jim)
b. Feb. 23, 1921
d. June 24, 1971
Footstone beside it
Row 5
Jacob S. Long
Died Jan. 28, 1899
Aged- 79 years, 1 month & 6 days
Leuisa Ann Long
Died May 5, 1894
Aged- 77 years, 11 months & 5 days
Fannie Long
b. May 15, 1795
d. Nov. 15, 1877 (Shakey)
Artilda W. Long
Jan. 29, 1896
Aged- 29 years, 8 months & 15 days
James Hunter
b. Nov. 22, 1776
d. July 21, 1818 (broken stone)
Jane Diddle Hunter
Died- Aug. 27, 1866
Aged- 84 years, 11 months & 19 days
W.H. I. (river rock)
John B. Carrol Elizabeth C. Carrol
Died- Jan. 21, 1896 b. April 5, 1845
Aged- 61 years & 1 month d. June 10, 1907
Isabel Stoutamyer
b. Mar. 17, 1860
d. Oct. 28, 1907
Morgan J. Stoutamyer
b. Jan. 12, 1855
d. May 20, 1916
Margaret A. Johns Morgan M. Johns
b. Jan. 11, 1844 b. Feb. 16, 1849
d. May 2, 1921 d. Nov. 3, 1921
Marion A. Johns Georgia A. Johns (Georgia Buck)
b. Jan. 10, 1876 b. Jan. 12, 1876
d. Dec. 13, 1949 d. Dec. 11, 1950
Cleveland Tucker Vanfossen Georgie Anthony
b. Dec. 10, 1884 b. June 18, 1872
d. Sept. 18, 1970 d. June 28, 1907
Nellie May Vanfossen
b. Dec. 24, 1924
d. Jan. 24, 1925
Ralph Henry Vanfossen
b. Nov. 23. 1937
d. June 30, 1938
Alma Elaine Brooks
b. March 10, 1913
d. Jan. 4, 1941
Gloria Jean Vanfossen
b. Jan. 15, 1943
d. July 15, 1943
Janet Vanfossen
1941-1952
Barry Vanfossen
1951-1951
No first names of dates listed
Lyle
Lyle (needs repair)
Jerimiah Cross
b. Oct. 15, 1820
d. Dec. 19, 1854
Elila H. Cross
Died- Jan. 7, 1887
Aged- 77 years, 1 month & 24 days
Jerimiah Cross, Sr.
b. March 24, 1779
d. Aug. 13, 1858
Elizebeth, wife of Jerimiah Cross
b. March 31, 1774
d. June 29, 1862
Thos. Cross
Died- March 31, 1876
Aged- 68 years, 4 months
Charles Cross
Died- May 14, 1885
Aged- 80 years
Row 6
Paul Edwin Vanfossen
b. Oct. 25, 1929
d. Sept. 25, 1971
Westley N. Anthony
b. Jan. 17, 1933
d. Sept. 23 1933
J. Walter Hodge Elizabeth C. Hodge
b. Mar. 17, 1889 b. May 27, 1893
d. Nov. 6, 1951 d. June 28, 1963
Charles E. Hodge
b. July 17, 1926
d. Feb. 28, 1967
Donna Elizabeth Price
b. June 20, 1948
d. June 21, 1948
Infant
Sept. 3, 1946
Walter Edward Ralston
b. Oct. 27, 1950
d. June 5, 1971 (Chipper)
Baby Ralston
1946-1946
Amanda J., wife of Thomas Cross
b. June 29, 1820
d. Jan. 8, 1899
Catharine Hunter
b. June 11, 1820
d. Sept. 2, 1836
M.C.H. at bottom of stone
Row 7
Capt. Phillip B. Rodgers
May 21, 1887
Aged- 90 years, 7 months & 10 days
Mary Rodgers, wife of Capt. P.B. Rodgers
Died Nov. 1, 1884
Aged- 81 years 29 days
(Broken stone)
John W.B. Greiner
Died March 24, 1886
Aged- 35 years, 9 months & 4 days
Ritchie R., son of T.O & A. V. Greiner
Died- Jan. 27 1889
Aged- 6 months & 24 days
Taswell O. Greiner
Died- Oct. 22, 1896
Aged- 39 years, 4 months & 19 days
Sallie Cross Fauver
b. March 7, 1854
d. Jan. 10 1936
A. Briscoe Fauver
b. June 13, 1857
d. Feb.25, 1909
Estaline Fauver
April 12, 1899
Sarah E., wife of Wm. J. Bright
b. Aug. 8, 1858
d. Feb. 25, 1910
Everline Bright
b. Jan. 29, 1830
d. Mar. 14, 1908
Margaret Riley
April 29, 1890
Aged- 83 years
Effie, wife of J.H. Whistleman
May 29, 1909
Aged- 41 years, 20 days
James H. Whistleman
b. July 17, 1860
d. Feb. 1, 1936
Margaret Louise Fisher
b. Dec. 10, 1928
d. Dec 25, 1928
Glades M., daughter of A.S. and M.T. Leach
b. Jan. 7, 1938
d. Mar. 18, 1938
Katie Whistleman, wife of Lonnie W. Armstrong
b. April 20, 1904
d. Mar. 11, 1955
Lonnie William Armstrong
1906-1973
“Mother” Martha Jane Leach
b. April 13, 1872
d. May 29, 1944
Auburn S. Leach Margaret W. Leach
b. Nov. 2, 1896 b. June 30, 1899
d. Feb. 19, 1960 d. Feb. 9 1989
H. Burton Fisher
b. Jan. 17, 1921
d. June 11, 1973
Hugh Summers (Bill) Leach
b. Sept. 8, 1923
d. Feb. 29, 1976
No dates on these names.
These persons are also not listed in the Augusta County Death Register 1853-1896
Dorothy S. Leach
David Hugh Leach
Cecil Chester Leach
Roy F. Lambert
b. June 20, 1928
d. Feb. 17, 1974
Allen R. Lambert
b. Feb. 27, 1923
d. June 14, 1969
Ruby S. Rhodes
b. Nov. 9, 1924
d. Oct. 8, 1968
Gernie B. Lambert
b. May 5, 1899
d. Sept. 21, 1960
Jared A. Price Martha J. Price
1883-1946 1884-19??
Clayburn A. Armstrong
b. Nov. 14, 1895
d. Nov. 5, 1973
Alfred Keith Armstrong
1946-1949
Jared M. Armstrong, son of Clayburn A and Mae Price Armstrong
b. March 12, 1938
d. Jan. 12, 1985
Row 8
Jacob Henry Rine
Died- Dec. 23, 1848
Aged- 6 months & 18 days
Infant, son of N & C. Rine
No date listed
John Harvey Rine
Died- Feb. 19, 1833
Aged 10 months & 9 days
Elizabeth Burns
Died- May 18, 1850
Aged- 36 years, 9 months & 28 days
Martha Rine , wife of John Rine
b. June 3, 1788
d. March 19, 1835
John Rine
b. 1776
d. Jan. 18, 1853
Lotitia A. Rhyan
Died- Sept. 21, 1861
Aged- 15 years, 3 months & 11 days
Mary A.E. Huffman Martha A.D. Huffman
Wife of J.M. Huffman Infant of J.M. & Mary Huffman
Died- July 24, 1870 Died- July 24, 1870
Aged- 32 years, 9 mo.& 12 days Aged- 9 months
Christena Rhyan
Died May 24, 1885
Aged 73 years, 3 months & 14 days
Nicholas Ryan
Died- Jan. 25, 1891
Aged- 82 years, 2 months & 11 days
Margaret Huggart Ryan
b. Jan. 24, 1844
d. Sept. 29, 1920
Hannah M. Argenbright
b. April 16, 1850
d. Oct. 1, 1919
Annie E. Long, wife of L.J. Long
b. Dec. 1, 1867
d. April 21, 1901
Annie Long, daughter of L.J. Long
b. April 17, 1901
d. July 18, 1901
Jeremiah J. Long
Died- Feb. 4, 1913
Aged- 60 years, 2 months & 25 days
Margaret V. Long
b. Mar. 1, 1849
d. Mar. 7 1932
Daniel W. Long
Died- June 18, 1913
Aged- 86 years, 10 months & 6 days
Charles W. Long, son of J.W. & L.A. Long
b. Sept. 5, 1883
d. Aug. 16, 1910
Charles R. Argenbright
b. Aug. 9, 1808
d. Sept. 16, 1911
Charles A. Argenbright Cora Argenbright
b. Dec. 6, 1868 b. Mar. 2, 1879
d. Mar. 4, 1959 d. Feb. 12, 1964
There are 6 Argenbright’s listed with no first names and no dates
Calvin Lee Argenbright, son of Charles A. & Cora (Long) Argenbright
b. May 15, 1924
d. Feb. 4, 1981
It also says next to Calvin Lee “ Wife of V. Maxine (McCray)”
James D. Echard Barbara E. Echard
b. June 1866 b. April 22, 1870
d. May 22, 1940 d. Oct. 9, 194?
Arbanna Armstrong (Smith) wife of Lester Armstrong, daughter of Levi & Lula (McCray) Smith
b. Dec. 29, 1919
d. Oct. 3, 1983
Betty Jean Armstrong,( Adams) wife of Kenneth Lilburn Armstrong
b. July 12, 1926
d. April 10, 1988
Kenneth Lilburn Armstrong, husband of Betty Jean
Died- April 8, 1981
John H. Smith Esther J. Smith
b. Aug. 1883 b. Oct. 22, 1892
d. Apr. 21, 1953 d. Sept. 7, 1974
Thema Ivy Armstrong, daughter of L.L. & A. Armstrong
b. Dec. 4, 1942
d. April 4, 1944
Guy Price
b. Aug. 10 1901
d. May 16, 1950
Charles E. Price
b. Feb. 19, 1943
d. June 24, 1967
Virgil Dayton Varner, husband of Margaret (Armstrong, Price)
b. July 15, 1925
d. July 27, 1987
Row 9
Clara V., daughter of R.G. & D.D. Michael
b. July 31, 1899
d. Aug. 9, 1902
Nannie E., daughter of R.G. & D.D. Michael
Died- April 15, 1901
Aged- 6 years
Dora D., wife of R.G. Michael
Died June 6, 1901
Aged- 36 years
Robert G. Michael
1871-1936
Ruth Jane Michael, wife of R.G.Michael, daughter of Robert A. & Margaret (Finley) Armstrong
b. July 25, 1885
d. Jan. 1, 1981
Carl L. McManaway
1929-1937
Earnest Peyton “Pete” McMannaway, son of Samuel P. & Mary Bauserman McMannaway
Husband of Viola Michael McMannaway
b. July 13, 1897
d. Jan. 11, 1988
John H. Bauserman
b. June 4, 1858
d. July 7, 1929
Metal Tag- No Name
Harvey L. Kershner Margaret A. (Bauserman) Kershner
b. Nov. 22, 1850 b. Nov. 27, 1851
d. June 27, 1929 d. July 26, 1940
Stone is broken from bone
Harry W. Argenbright
1902-1971
Metal Tag- Bear Funeral Home
Graeem Campbell Clarence Campbell
b. Sept 6, 1886 b. May 27, 1895
d. June 18, 1974 d. Sept. 1, 1962
Foot stone-
Clarence G. Campbell
Virgina
Pvt.323 Field Hosp.
World War 1
May 27, 1895-Sept. 1, 1962
Robert Ashby Campbell Margaret Frances Campbell
b. Oct. 25, 1865 b. Oct. 11, 1867
d. Dec. 8, 1947 d. Mar. 29, 1948
Wallace A. Bright
Virginia
Pvt. 328 Inf.
82nd Div.
Oct. 10, 1940
William Lee Campbell Drucy Bright Campbell
1865-1934 1892-1934
Mary Madison Dalton
b. April 17, 1853
d. Feb. 15, 1936
Pauline Brigman “Mother”
1918- 1967
Infant son of Gene & Pauline Brigman
May 13, 1948
Carol Yvonne, daughter of R.M. & B.J. Botkin
b. Oct. 23, 1961
d. July 19, 1962
J.L. Armstrong
No dates listed
There are 3 Armstrong’s listed. No first names no dates.
Row 10
Issac M. Anthony
b. Dec. 3, 1853
d. Aug. 19, 1934
Maggie L., wife of Issac M. Anthony
b. Sept. 6, 1868
d. July 30, 1915
“Mother” Eliza Anthony
Died- Aug. 4, 1892
Aged- 59 years
Mary A., daughter of M. & J. A. Propst
b. June 4, 1879
d. April 17, 1895
Morgan Propes Julia A. Propes
b. Dec. 29, 1841 b. June 17, 1832
d. Mar. 7, 1923 d. Jan. 10, 1929
Maggie Propes
Age 70 years
Mary A. Ailor
b. Sept. 15, 1819
d. Sept. 25, 1906
Karaaha B., daughter of J.D. & B.I. Bright
b. July 30, 1906
d. Dec. 1, 1906
Roy Vanfossen
No dates
Newton L. Vanfossen Setlla J. Vanfossen
b. July 27, 1882 Aug. 17, 1889
d. Jan. 18, 1964
Unmarked Grave
Unmarked Grave
Unmarked Grave
Clinton W. Graves
1917-1960
Richard Lee Lucas Edith Sandonia Lucas
b. Nov. 23, 1903 b. Sept. 17, 1904
d. June 21, 1969 d. Jan. 18, 1970
Joseph Nathan Vanfossen
b. Feb. 1, 1954
d. May 7, 1965
Margaret & Eugene Devore
Infant children of R.C. and M.C. Devore
No dates
Carrie C. Coyner
b. Nov. 22, 1872
d. Oct. 5, 1938
Connell Norman Vanfossen, son of Ira & Louise (Armstrong) Vanfossen
b. Nov. 9, 1948
d. Feb. 16, 1987
William N. Vanfossen, son of Ira & Louise Vanfossen
b. 1940
d. Oct. 13, 1983
Louie P. Argenbright
b. Dec. 20 1912
d. Aug. 12, 1991
Pearl N. Argenbright
b. Jan. 29, 1918
d. Mar. 17, 1989
Virgel Hedrick
No dates listed
Nancy Hedrick
No dates listed
No dates listed on these names. Both names are listed twice.
Dale Harman A-1
Dale Harman A-2
Warren Paxton
Warren Paxton
Row 11
Flower Urn with no name
Ernest “Bud” Hamilton, husband of Feloma “ Tena”
b. Mar. 12, 1885
d. July 3, 1943
Rufus S. Hamilton, husband of Bertie (Johnson) Hamilton, son of Ernest Clyde & Feloma (Smith) Hamilton
b. Dec. 5, 1919
d. April 24, 1982
Feloma C. Hamilton “Mother”
1893-1932
Cleta Mae, daughter of M.J. Hamilton
b. Jan. 4, 1928
d. Oct. 18, 1941
Row 12
1. A-1 Blank Stone with apparent foot stone
2. A-1 Blank Stone with apparent foot stone
3. A-1 Blank Stone with apparent foot stone
Joseph F. Hugues, husband of Elizabeth Hugues, father of Marie Powers
b. Mar. 1847
d. Dec. 1912
W.M. Henry Eckard
1880-1962
Lester Eckard
April 22, 1916
Annie C. Eckard Emma D. Eckard
b. June 10, 1914 b. Jan. 10, 1906
d. Feb. 23, 1923 d. Mar. 4, 1923
Sarah C. Waggoner
b. Dec. 23, 1848
d. Nov. 13 1920
Lucy M. Bishop
b. Oct. 28, 1880
d. Jan. 25, 1930
William Harry Eckard
b. Nov. 17, 1926
d. Oct. 18, 1941
William H. Eckard
b. Mar. 9, 1880
d. Sept. 22, 1963
Sarah E. Eckard
b. Oct. 14, 1870
d. Feb. 17, 1950
Robert Eckard, son of William Henry & Sarah (Hoover) Eckard
b. Oct. 2, 1901
d. Nov. 5, 1982
Row 13
Raymond Lee, son of R.L. & A.M. Hoover
b. Aug. 27, 1926
d. Oct. 19, 1941
Rosa Lee, daughter of W.R. & M.L. Hoover
b. Sept. 28, 1940
d. Oct. 19, 1941