ROCKY KNOLL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC
A.K.A. Walhalla, SC
Version 1.0, 6-Dec-2002, C169A.TXT, C169
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LOCATION:
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Find intersection of Highways 28 & 183 in downtown Walhalla.
Drive 2.1 miles northwest on Highway 28.
Church is located on the right side of road.
Cemetery is located on the left side of church when facing it from the road.
HISTORY:
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#1
Church was organized in 1902, the idea came out of a brush arbor meeting held in
the Neville Cemetery.
According to the first book of church minutes, the church was constituted 18-
Sep-1904 and was received into the Beaverdam Baptist Association on 7-Aug-1906.
In 1953 land was donated on the Lake Jemiki Road. This would be the site of the
first pastorium.
The church voted on 7-Feb-1954, to begin a new church building. This new
sanctuary was finished in August of the same year. A Sunday School addition was
finished 23-Sep-1962.
A larger sanctuary was needed to accommodate the growth at Rocky Knoll. On 8-
Feb-1987 the third sanctuary to be occupied by members of Rocky Knoll since 1904
was dedicated. This is the present day 14,000 sq ft facility which seats
approximately 770.
The Burklein Family Life Center was completed later in 1987.
The enrollment number as of Sep-2002 is 1227.
#2
Rocky Knoll Baptist Church, Walhalla, was organized in 1902. The idea came out
of a brush arbor meeting held in Neville Community.
In 1903, Mrs. Magdalena Good gave 3/4 acres of land to build a meeting house.
W.T. Abbott was the first pastor, and J.W. Abbott was first clerk.
The first book of known minutes began in 1904. From it came this report: "The
beginning of erecting a Baptist church at or near the old Neville Semitary,
August 20, 1904". According to the same book of minutes, the church was
constituted September 18, 1904.
There have been three different auditoriums. The first in the early 1900s, the
second erected in 1953, and the third started in August 1985, and the first
service being held in it on January 25, 1987.
The pastors who have served are as follows in the order in which they served:
W.T. Abbott, 1906; L.M. Lyda, 1907-1910; W.T. Abbott, 1911-1915; W.T. Land,
1916-1917; W.M. Thompson, 1918-1919; L.M. Lyda, 1920-1924; M.J. Russell, 1925-
1928; J.F. Burriss, 1929-1930; E.A. Harrison, 1931-1932; A.L. Sanders, 1933-
1935; O.F. Owens, 1936-1937; Paul Hayes, 1938-1941; Ralph Hall, 1942-1945; Paul
Hayes, 1946-1952; Carl Rains, 1953-1964; Roy Burgner, 1964-1973; Billy C.
Compton, 1973-1980; James Kirkpatrick, 1981-1993; Walton L. Marsh, November 1993
to present.
Our church has sometimes been referred to as a lighthouse on a hill. It is our
hope that we will always be the reflected light of Christ in our ministry to
those we serve in Oconee County and the surrounding area.
DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2002
Linda Flynn ay (visit above website) in Apr-2002
DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2002
HISTORY WRITE-UP : #1 - Becky at Rocky Knoll Baptist Church in Jan-2002
#2 - Pastor Walton L. Marsh
LOCATION WRITE-UP: Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jan-2002
TRANSCRIPTION .. : Jon Ezell at jg_eze@yahoo.com in Dec-2002
(For His Eagle Scout Service Project)
TRANSCRIPTION NOTES:
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a. = age at death
b. = date-of-birth
d. = date-of-death
h. = husband
m. = married
p. = parents
w. = wife
ADDIS, Adger, b. 26-feb-1890, d. 18-dec-1984, on double headstone with Iola N.,
1895-1976, paper says Iol
ADDIS, Harry M., b. 20-may-1928, d. 27-jan-1985
ALEXANDER, Margree Garner, b. feb-14-1909, d. jul-29-1928
ARMSTRONG, James O., b. jun-15-1841, d. aug-8-1937, on double headstone w/ wife
Mary Robertson Armstrong,
ARMSTRONG, James P., b. dec-8-1881, d. jul-1-1976
ARMSTRONG, M. Ruth, b. jun-12-1913, d. dec-23-1920
ARMSTRONG, Mary Robertson, b. may-22-1845, d. jan-30-1921, on double headstone
w/ James O., 1841-1937
ARMSTRONG, Rena H., b. mar-6-1886, d. apr-27-1969
ARMSTRONG, Turner H., b. 1847, d. 1927
ARMSTRONG, Wade Bruce, a. 77y, d.17-oct-2000, p. wade h. & mattie Bruce
armstrong
ARMSTRONG, Wade Bruce, b.1923c, d.17-oct-2000, p. wade h. & mattie bruce
armstrong
BEASLEY, John D., b. 6-sept-1929, d. 11-sept-1986
BLACK, Charlie Davis, b. 4-nov-1909, d. 5-oct-1995
BLACKWELL, Dorothy Allen, b.16-sept-1924, w. martha jo
BLACKWELL, Jerry P., b.1870, d.1920, double marker with mamie m.
BLACKWELL, Joseph H., b.20-oct-1920, d.24-apr-1968, w. dorothy allen blackwell,
military marker: sc 1
BLACKWELL, Mamie M., b.1882, d.1960, double marker with jerry p.
BLACKWELL, Martha Jo, b.26-may-1947, d.6-aug-1969, p. joseph h. & dorothy a.
blackwell
BLANCHETT, Phoebe O., b. 6-oct-1902, d. 14-jun-1984
BNOING, Julia, b.? , d.11-may-1893, no longer readable, (as on card)
BUTTS, Nancy L, b. 4-may-1892, d. 9-aug-1988, h. james r. butts
CARVER, Lillian G., b. 26-sept-1906, d. 3-jun-1966
CARVER, Lillian G., b. 26-sept-1906, d. 3-jun-1966
CHANDLER, Hannah C., b. jun ???, d. 26-oct-1895; stone is broken
CHANDLER, Hannah C., b. jun ???, d. 26-oct-1895; stone is broken
CHITWOOD, d/o j.w. & s.m., b. 14-dec-1906, d. 11-jun-1908
CHITWOOD, d/o j.w. & s.m., b. 14-dec-1906, d. 11-jun-1908
COX, Effie Martin, b. 28-sept-1879, d. 17-sept-1946, single headstone, buried in
john freeman & margaret stone martin plots
DEAL, John S., b. 29-oct-1912, d. 19-feb-1986; US Navy- CMG1, WWII, Korea
DENDY, Emily C. (Corbin), b. 1906, d. 10-oct-1986, dbl. headstone with john a.
1904/75, h. john allen dendy; d/o christopher d. corbin & ida dendy corbin
alexander
DENDY, John A., b. 1904, d. 1975, dbl. headstone with emily c. 1906/-0-
DOVER, Inez S., b. 26-oct-1919, d. 9-oct-2000
DRIVER, Evelyn C., b. 10-jan-1916, d. 6-mar-1984, h. (1st) frank wilson driver,
h (2nd) clayt
DRIVER, Frank W., b. 22-dec-1907, d. 28-mar-1966, on double headstone with
evelyn c.
DUFFIE, Mamie, b. 26-mar-1890, d. 2-feb-1891, p. rev. r. d. & a. e. duffie
ELLER, Mary R., b. 27-apr-1919, d. no date, on double headstone with willie m.
(1915-76)
ELLER, Willie McCoy, b. 22-oct-1915, d. 15-jul-1976, w. mary r. (1919-0), stone
says "married 11-jul-1936"
FENNELL, J.L., b. 11-oct-1859 d. 26-may-1896
FENNELL, John L., Sr., b. 28-aug-1822 d. 21-sep-1896, beside Mary P., 1837-1912,
has CSA mar
FOSTER, Edmund D., b. 24-may-1844 d. 27-aug-1918, on double headstone w/ Mary S.
Brewer Fost
FOSTER, Elbert Newton, b. 8-jul-1876 d. no date, on double headstone w/ Lillian
Caroline, 18
FOSTER, Fannie E. McDonald, b. 1877 d. 1959, on double headstone w/ Wm. C.,
1867-1916
FOSTER, infant dtr. of W.C. and Fannie E., only date 19-may-1901
FOSTER, infant dtr. of W.C. and Fannie E., only date 28-jul-1900
FOSTER, infant dtr. of W.C. and Fannie E., only date 8-may-1912
FOSTER, infant dtr. of W.C. and Fannie E., only date 9-sep-1913
FOSTER, infant son of E.N. and Lillian L., b. 6-jan-1910, d. 10-jan-1910
FOSTER, Lillian Caroline, b. 26-feb-1871 d. 20-jun-1944, on double headstone w/
Elbert Newto
FOSTER, Mary S. Brewer, b. 15-may-1852 d. 19-jan-1922, on double headstone w/
Edmund D.
FOSTER, William C., b. 1867 d. 1916, on double headstone w/ Fannie e. McDonald
Foster, 1877-
FOX, John T., b. 4-nov-1897, d. 3-jun-1983
GARNER, Bertie Mae M., b.9-sept-1896, d.11-nov-1967, beside howard g., sr.
GARNER, Howard G., Sr., b.5-june-1901, d.7-dec-1976, beside bertie mae m.
GARNER, Lula Henry, b.22-oct-1882, d.2-june-1942, h. thomas f. garner
GARNER, Thomas f., b.27-jan-1856, d.25-mar-1922, w. lula henry garner
GARRISON, Julia P., b. 24-dec-1911, d. 2-nov-1988, h. marvin l. garrison
GIBSON, Steven Allen, b.14-jan-1957, d.26-feb-1972, says "son"
HOLLAND, Jeannette E., b. 26-sep-1830, d. 23-mar-1896, single headstone says h.
dr. w.t. holla
ISBELL, Uleah, b.13-oct-1890, d.31-dec-1891, p. m.h. & m.e. isbell
KELLEY, Harold, b. 1922, d. 1981
KELLEY, Mary Morton, b. 10-nov-1933, d. 26-jun-1982
LUSK, Delia M, b. 7-dec-1915, d. 24-nov-1990
LUSK, Joel, b. 1953, d. 1992
MARTIN, Champ E., b.18-dec-1893, d.12-jan-1967, military marker: sc pfc sup c
MARTIN, Emma H., b.17-oct-1861, d.20-july-1902, h. j.r.
MARTIN, John Freeman, b.27-may-1855, d.22-oct-1934, w. margaret stone martin
MARTIN, Margaret Stone, b.oct-1855, d.5-apr-1930, h. john freeman martin
MARTIN, Neill B., b.29-june-1882, d.1-aug-1896, p. john freeman & margaret st
MARTIN, Oliver, b.29-dec-1817 (charleston,sc), d.1-feb-1901, beside elizabeth
McDONALD, Addie Burgess, b.11-july-1881, d.16-apr-1960, double marker with
robert duffie mcdonald
McDONALD, Annie Sanders, b.2-july-1845, d.16-june-1929, beside m. thomas
mcdonald
McDONALD, Charles R., b.5-july-1914, d.22-jan-1975
McDONALD, Harriett, b.3-june-1871, d.31-mar-1917, beside m. thomas mcdonald
McDONALD, James robert, b.2-july-1923, d.25-feb-1932
McDONALD, Jennie M., b.24-sept-1917, 3-way marker with charles r. & mary
McDONALD, M. Thomas, b.15-feb-1846, d.23-oct-1914, beside annie sanders mcdonald
McDONALD, Martha A., b.21-aug-1840, d.31-may-1918
McDONALD, Martha Jane Isbell, b.9-june-1849, d.23-may-1925, h. nelson carr
mcdonald
McDONALD, Mary, b.10-aug-1934, d.10-aug-1934, 3-way marker with jennie m. &
charles r.
McDONALD, Nellie F., b.5-feb-1913, d.15-sept-1914, p. mr. & mrs. g.z. mcdonald
McDONALD, Nelson carr, b.24-july-1850, d.13-nov-1892, double marker with martha
jane isbell mcdonal
McDONALD, Robert Duffie, b.3-apr-1879, d.10-mar-1936, double marker with addie
burgess mcdonald
McDONALD, Sallie, b.7-may-1856, d.30-may-1911
McDONALD, Susahna E., b.27-apr-1844, d.1-june-1914, (susahna as on stone)
McGILL, A. Melissa Singleton, b.10-mar-1852, d.29-auf-1930, h. james t.
singleton
McKEY, Harwell Paul, Jr., b.26-july-1916, d.10-nov-1917, p. h.t. & m.f.
MEARES, Arthur N., b.21-mar-1890, d.24-june-1924, beside james adger meares
MEARES, Clarence A., b.13-aug-1901, d.26-feb-1902
MEARES, Claude M., b.28-mar-1907, d.14-feb-1908, p. g.f. & addie meares
MEARES, George F., b.28-mar-1866, d.25-jan-1918, double marker with laura ad
MEARES, James Adger, b.20-nov-1904, d.23-sept-1933, beside arthur n.
MEARES, Laura Addie Lowe, b.13-mar-1869, d.6-sept-1961, double marker with g
MEREDITH, Kate A., Mrs., b.23-dec-1848, d.8-aug-1900
MILLER, Thomas Lee, b.1919C, d.4-feb-1986, p. thomas uraha miller, w. lizzie
MOORE, Ben Perry, b.1902, d.1961, double marker with lonor
MOORE, Lonor, b.1909, double marker with ben perry moore, (lonor as on stone
MORTON, Margie T., 10-feb-1898, d. 9-oct-1984, h. jess b. morton
MORTON, Pearl S., b. 2-nov-1900, d. 7-feb-1988
MOSS, Eugenia A., b. 24-jan-1919, d. 26-sept-1980, h. ira c. moss
MOSS, Joseph W., b. 16-apr-1909, d. 12-jul-1984, w. lorena h. moss
MOSS, Lorena H., b. 28-apr-1908, d. 18-apr-2000, h. joseph w. moss
NALLEY, Ervin, b.1-nov-1865, d.6-nov-1930, double marker with eula norris nalley
NALLEY, Eula Norris, b.17-sept-1877, d.7-apr-1961, double marker with ervin
NALLEY, G. Kenneth, b.29-nov-1932, d.26-nov-1971, beside george f.
NALLEY, George F., b.16-jan-1902, d.23-may-1976
NALLEY, J. Walter, b.2-apr-1900, d.18-june-1961
NALLEY, John C., b.2-june-1905, d.30-oct-1955, military marker: sc shc us navy
WWII
NALLEY, Sam, b.2-feb-1898, d.13-sept-1900, p. ervin & eula norris nalley
NEWSOME, Vestie Garner, b.1915C, d.1-apr-1988, p. tom & Lula bell henry garner,
h. elex m. newso
O'LEARY, Evelyn Combs Driver, b.1916C, d.6-mar-1984, p. clark edward & estelle
erp combs, h. clayton floyd o'leary
OWENS, Mary Ramey Eller, b.1919C, d.3-oct-1992, p.joe & lillie wilbanks ramey,
1st.h. willie m. eller, 2nd h. alvin owens
PETREE, Hugh F., b.21-apr-1889, d.22-june-1891
PIKE, Florence L., b.14-june-1858, d.25-july-1907, h. w.c. pike
PIKE, Phillip John, b.23-jan-1892, d.24-nov-1933
PIKE, William C., b.8-sept-1858, d.10-july-1923, w. florence l. pike
SANDERS, Edith E., b.3-dec-1917, d.30-jan-1919, dtr. of a.c. sanders
STEVENSON, Fred, b.8-nov-1908, d.25-june-1909, p. r.r. & f.v. stevenson
STONE, Andrew C., b.12-jan-1860, d.26-nov-1907
STONE, Arthur, B., b.1898, d.1962, double marker with ollie p. stone
STONE, E.E., b. 5-may-1820, d.18-oct-1898, beside w.c. stone
STONE, Ollie P., b.1917, d.1967, double marker with arthur b. stone
STONE, W.C., b. 15-apr-1825, d.4-july-1900
STOTT, Mary, b.1845, d.18-apr-1898, a. 53y, p. mr. & mrs. m.j. stott
SWAFFORD, Mattie Bell Sanders, b.1915C, d.17-oct-1997, p. clifton benjamin &
leila s. sanders, h. hershel frank swafford
TANNERY, Manard Ernest, b.1902C, d.29-sept-1989, p. ashmore p. & nannie d
TANNERY, Minnie Ellen McCrary, b.1916C, d.7-feb-1990, p. jon & anna kay s
THOMPSON, Carolyn Frances, 8-oct-1931, only date, p. mr. & mrs. d.d. thom
THOMPSON, Frances Blackwell, b.23-dec-1908, d.17-jan-1970, h. d.d thompso
THOMPSON, Henry L., Sr., b. 1903, d. 1989
WAKEFIELD, Emma M., b. 17-mar-1905, d. 30-june-1908, p. r.l. & millie wakefield
WATSON, David R., b. 11-apr-1906, d. 8-nov-1998, w. elean v. watson
WATSON, Elean V., b. 31-jul-1916, h. david r. watson
WHITAKER, Lucy Martin, b. 13-apr-1884, d. 22-oct-1887, p. m.t. & m.a. whitaker
WHITE, Sherry W. Burrell, b. 16-aug-1966, d. 4-oct-1985, h. james e. white
WHITTEN, Annie Mae Towe, b. 4-may-1925, d. 13-sept-1999
WINCHESTER, Delia H., b. 7-feb-1889, d. 23-sept-1983, h. jonas s. winchester
WINCHESTER, Zona B., b. 1898, d. 1988, h. judson k. winchester