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504    TRUE VINE BAPTIST CHURCH

Location - 2231 N Andy Griffith Parkway, Mount Airy.

Coordinates: 36d 32m 58.5s N; 80d 39m 04.6s W Click here for Online Maps

Directions: Take Hwy 52 going North from the intersection of US 52 and Hwy 601 in Mount Airy, NC. After about 5 miles the church will be visible on the left side of the highway. It will be necessary to make a U turn and return from the next cross over point. The cemetery is behind and to the right of the church at the end of a separate driveway. The church is located about 0.5 mile from the Virginia line.

View of the church. View of the church sign.

Parcel ID: 5012-00-42-9934.
Township: Pipers Gap.
Public or private: Private property.
GPS Accuracy (Ft.) 16.
Elevation: 1260 feet.
Condition: well maintained and has a beautiful view of the Blue Ridge mountains.

Surveyed by David Hawkins in April 2021. Photos by David Hawkins in April 2021.

1. Bennett, Vena Kathleen Johnson   (b. 16 Jan 1922 - d. 25 Feb 1996)
Wife of Willie James Bennett. Married 2 Mar 1940. Daughter of Uless and Callie Venable Johnson. Cameo picture. - Bennett monument.
2. Bennett, Willie James   (b. 12 Sep 1918 - d. 5 Nov 2005)
Husband of Vena Kathleen Johnson Bennett. Married 2 Mar 1940. Son of Peter Bennett and Cora Bennett. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints Psalm 116:15". Cameo picture. - Bennett monument.
3. Collins, Marcia Ann Hensley   (b. 25 Apr 1950 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Roger Lee Collins. Daughter of Luther F. Hensley and Mary M. Sutphin Hensley.
4. Collins, Roger Lee   (b. 31 May 1949 - d. 30 May 2011)
Husband of Marcia Ann Hensley Collins. Son of Lester Odell and Phoebe Collins. SA US Navy, Vietnam. Military marker.
5. Crotts, Gillie Ada Marshall   (b. 13 May 1912 - d. 20 Jul 2009)
Wife of Clovest Columbus Crotts. Daughter of Homer Banner Marshall and Lucinda Hiatt Marshall.
6. Hawks, Melvin Burley   (b. 16 Oct 1950 - d. Reserved)
Husband of Sandra Kaye Samuel Hawks. Married 28 Dec 1968.
7. Hawks, Sandra Kaye Samuel   (b. 7 Jun 1949 - d. 18 Mar 1998)
Wife of Melvin B. Hawks. Married 28 Dec 1968. Daughter of Floyd R. Samuel and Iris L. Willard Samuel.
8. Haynes, David Brian, Jr. "DJ"   (b. 22 Dec 1992 - d. 8 Jul 1994)
"Loving son - precious brother - Earth's loss is heaven's gain"
9. Nixon, Phillip Dwayne   (b. 30 Aug 1969 - d. 5 Jun 1991)
Husband of Veronica Key Nixon. Son of Phil Nixon and Mary Kathryn Nixon. "A wonderful son, loving husband, caring father & trusting friend, loved by all & sent from God, we love you Verona & John - Earth's loss is Heaven's gain". PV2 US Army. Military marker.
10. Secrest, Lorraine Tolbert Phillips   (b. 6 Feb 1946 - d. 12 Mar 2014)
Wife of 1) Dale Richard Brooks, married 14 May 1966, 2) Robert Lonnie Secrest, married 12 Apr 1990. Daughter of Walter Jackson Phillips and Thelma Mae Tolbert Phillips. "An Angel is Buried here". Foot marker.
11. Secrest, Robert Lonnie   (b. 31 Jan 1909 - d. 28 Sep 1990)
Husband of 1) Ann Easter Secrest, 2) Violet Louise Burcham Secrest, 3) Lorraine Tolbert Phillips Brooks Secrest, married 12 Apr 1990. Son of Robert Thomas Secrest and Mary Jane Mathis Secrest. Footmarker.
12. Worrell, Hattie Loraine Hawks "Tinnie"   (b. 13 Nov 1936 - d. 20 Dec 2015)
Wife of Rev. Thomas Ray Worrell. Daughter of Elliot Robert Hawks and Fannie Aline Underwood Hawks.
13. Worrell, Terry Ray, Sr.   (b. 13 Nov 1955 - d. 18 Nov 2018)
Husband of Jane Key Worrell. Son of Rev. Thomas Ray Worrell and Hattie Hawks Worrell.
14. Worrell, Thomas Ray "Tommy" (Rev.)   (b. 26 Aug 1934 - d. 26 Aug 1990)
Husband of Hattie Lorain Hawks Worrell, married 22 Dec 1952. Son of Glenn William Worrell and Lena Maude Griffith Worrell. "Pastored True Vine Baptist Ch 1979-1990 - Rom 8:28"