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201    RIVER VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH

Location - on Conley Bumgarner Rd and off Saint Pauls Church Rd.

Coordinates: 35d 45m 07.2s N; 81d 48m 43.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Take I-40 west to exit 100, turn right on Jamestown Rd. and travel cross river to stoplight at Hwy 126, turn left and travel NC 126 to No. Powerhouse Rd. (Lake James Vol. Fire Dept. on right), turn left travel to Saint Pauls Ch. Rd., turn left and go to Conley Bumgarner Rd., turn right and church is on the left.

Survey and photographs provided by Jack Hall in July 2010.

1. Belton, James D.   (b. 13 Mar 1938 - d. 8 Feb 1998)
2. Benfield, Thomas 'Tom' Jr.   (b. 6 Oct 1942 - d. 5 Sep 2011)
Son of Thomas Edward Benfield and Mary Walker Benfield. Husband of Mickie Hembree Benfield. Sossoman Funeral Home
3. Bryant, Clinton C.   (b. 5 Dec 1925 - d. 5 Jan 1989)
Husband of Helen S. Bryant
4. Bryant, Helen S.   (b. 1 Jun 1942 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Clinton C. Bryant
5. Buchanan, Addie Fate   (b. 4 Aug 1920 - d. 20 Feb 1990)
Husband of Pearl V. Buchanan. Married 27 May 1939.
6. Buchanan, Brenda M.   (b. 1983 - d. 1983)
Funeral Home marker
7. Buchanan, Mary C.   (b. 9 Feb 1943 - d. 1 Dec 2002)
Wife of Reuel L. Buchanan. Married 7 May 1960.
8. Buchanan, Pearl V.   (b. 2 Sep 1922 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Addie F. Buchanan. Married 27 May 1939.
9. Buchanan, Reuel L.   (b. 14 Feb 1940 - d. Reserved)
Husband of Mary C. Buchanan. Marrried 7 May 1960.
10. Carpenter, Lester Manard   (b. 2 Mar 1930 - d. 29 May 1992)
PFC US Army Korea
11. Fox, Darrell Bo   (b. 1954 - d. 1995)
12. Fox, Leroy   (b. 12 Apr 1951 - d. 27 May 1985)
An inspiration to all who knew him.
13. Hampton, Betty F.   (b. 11 Feb 1942 - d. 12 May 2002)
Wife of Wheeler E. Hampton
14. Hampton, Wheeler E.   (b. 16 Jul 1942 - d. Reserved)
Husband of Betty F. Hampton
15. Higdon, Cecil C.   (b. 17 Sep 1936 - d. 11 Jul 1991)
Loving husband and father.
16. Higdon, Fred C.   (b. 1915 - d. 1988)
17. Higdon, Lillie Ann   (b. 1919 - d. 1987)
18. Higdon, Sonny McKinley   (b. 8 Dec 1938 - d. 7 Aug 1989)
19. Mayfield, Randy Brian   (b. 5 Sep 1966 - d. 8 Jan 2000)
20. Moore, Melvin Thomas   (b. 1929 - d. 1986)
21. Parker, Christina Michelle   (b. 29 Aug 1983 - d. 27 Nov 1983)
22. Parker, Freddie Theodore   (b. 22 May 1954 - d. 24 Mar 1986)
23. Parker, Jessie Theodore   (b. 8 Jul 1906 - d. 20 Feb 1985)
24. Parker, Madge Inez   (b. 1931 - d. 2002)
Funeral Home marker
25. Stamey, Angel Nicole   (b. 1998 - d. 1998)
Funeral Home marker
26. Stamey, Janice A.   (b. 11 Jun 1952 - d. 29 Nov 2004)
Wife of Robert J. Stamey. Married 22 Aug 1969.
27. Stamey, Robert J.   (b. 22 Jul 1946 - d. Reserved)
Husband of Janice A. Stamey. Married 22 Aug 1946.
28. Vaughn, Irene Morrow   (b. 19 Apr 1948 - d. 4 Aug 2010)
Daughter of Douglas and Mabel McNeely Annas
29. Whisenant, Zula Randolph   (b. 24 Feb 1945 - d. 17 Jul 2012)
Born in McDowell Co., NC Died in Burke Co., NC. Daughter of Tassie Mae Gwynn Poston and Stanley Randolph. Wife of Robert Junior Whisenant
30. Whisnant, James D.   (b. 28 Jan 1965 - d. Jan 2008)
A loving father and grandfather who will be missed.
31. Whisnant, Robert Junior   (b. 2 Apr 1933 - d. 18 Aug 2003)