Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryBethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery
LocationMayland, Rockingham County, Virginia. From downtown Harrisonburg take Route 11 North (north Main Street name changes into North Valley Pike). Go 11 miles and turn left on 259 West (Mayland Road). Go 2.3 miles to Route 619 (Phillips Store Road) and turn left. Go 0.2 mile and cemetery is on right side of road.
NotesCemetery rows are from left to right, front to back.
Survey Date and Recorder3 Nov 2001
Bob & Lois Emswiler

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
001SpitzerJames T.12 Mar 192925 Jul 2001
001SpitzerGlenda A.11 Aug 1933
001BarbFranklin A.11 Aug 192910 Sep 2001fatherappears to be grave here
001BarbHelen V.15 Jul 193231 Dec 1986mother
001Spitzer, Sr.Trovilla E.12 Jun 192025 Jan 1996PFC U S Army WWII
001SpitzerHazel V.11 Aug 1935
001SpitzerThomas Eugene3 Jul 19694 Jul 1969s/Trovilla & Hazel
001SpitzerLurtie A.18 Mar 189718 Nov 1974PVT U S Army
001SpitzerGoldie M.30 Oct 191318 May1991
001ShirkeyArabelle18851960
001DormanEffie May18891971Lindsey funeral home marker only
001StrawdermanJames S.4 Jun 188329 Nov 1946
001StrawdermanAmanda J.2 Nov 18938 Nov 1973
001WhitmerWoodrow E.4 Feb 1913appears to be grave here
001WhitmerLucille V.15 Aug 191820 Jan 1998
001LaymanRobert L.21 Jun 188515 Feb 1963father
001LaymanMaude L.21 Jan 189017 Mar 1975motherw/Robert
001WhetzelDonal L.10 Dec 193613 Dec 1936
001Cubbage, Sr.Oscar W.1 Dec 193027 May 1999married 10 Oct 1957
001CubbageShirley A.27 Apr 1941our children: Terry W., Danny W., Teresa A., Oscar W. Jr., Scotty L.
001CriderEdna R.1914w/Eugene P.; appears to be grave here
001CriderEugene P.18861960
001CriderDora Spitzer4 Oct 187515 May 1940
001SpitzerCharles Wesley11 Apr 191310 May 1943
001BreedenErnest Lee19141990Grandle funeral home marker only
001SummersWayland D.19191985
001SummersGeneva M.19251956w/W. D.
001CampbellMae T.22 Mar 192515 Oct 1964
001CampbellJohn F.1 Apr 1958Infant son
001CampbellLinda KayInfant Daughter
001Unknownappears to be grave here
001WoodCharles C.18881953
001WoodLena V.18891974
001SpitzerElmer H.13 Dec 187924 Apr 1946
001SpitzerEthel S.15 Jul 18897 Oct 1941w/Elmer H.
001CriderJohn W.13 Jun 18731 Apr 1942
001CriderCora F.20 Dec 187618 Jan 1963w/John W.
001WhitmerGrattan B.10 Feb 190511 Aug 1962
001KennedyJohn N.11 Jul 185830 Mar 1938
001KennedyMary J.30 Jul 18617 Jan 1946w/John N.
001JonesCarlinda Sue18 Mar 195315 Sep 1998loving wife
001LaymanSamuel D.31 Mar 18703 Aug 1941father
001LaymanEtta F.20 Mar 186913 Dec 1961motherw/Samuel D.
001LaymanLeola F.19 Nov 189313 Mar 1994
001DerrowEsther V.19041942
001DerrowIra L.28 Apr 190316 Aug 1977
001DerrowBessie R.25 Feb 1921
002SecristWaldo F.17 Jul 192517 Apr 1998married 28 Mar 1945
002SecristNellie T.17 Jun 1920
002RitchieRoger Lee9 Oct 194520 Dec 1997brother
002KiracofeGalen J. "Mike"31 Aug 193031 Jul 1994SSGT U S Air Force Korea
002KiracofeShirley A.19 Aug 1936married 13 Jan 1955
002RhinehartVergie Shirkey26 Oct 189820 Aug 1977mother
002RhinehartJohn R.8 Dec 192313 Jul 1997
002FrenchWard M.27 Feb 190716 Jun 1968
002FrenchGeorgia M.14 Jul 191030 Jun 1975
002RitchieDavid F.16 Apr 190110 Aug 1967
002RitchieHenrietta E.5 Jun 19145 Jun 1994
002DoveAndrew "Jack"27 Aug 19037 Feb 1967
002DoveDressa Lena31 Aug 19061 Oct 1989
002DoveDorman G.18 Feb 193225 Dec 1965
002HillyardEarl F.25 Apr 19279 Nov 1962
002HillyardLula Elizabeth Shirkey3 Sep 18891 Oct 1974
002ShirkeyMarion P.28 Dec 189126 Jul 1978
002ShirkeyEthel M.16 Apr 188330 Jun 1970
002CharltonCharles J.25 Oct 188513 May 1957
002CharltonSarah F.8 Mar 189413 Feb 1965w/Charles J.
002SpitzerMarvin L.10 Nov 191615 Jun 1958
002LaymanCarl A.26 Jun 1920
002LaymanLeona W.3 Feb 1930
002LaymanInfant Son19481948son of C. L. & L. W. Layman
002SalyardsJames E.27 Mar 187914 Feb 1939father
002SalyardsMary E.13 Oct 18815 Oct 1957motherw/James E.
002SpitzerHarold J.22 Sep 189925 Jul 1938son of J. W. & D. A.
002SpitzerJohn W.26 Jul 187218 Jul 1950
002SpitzerDelia A.28 May 187513 Apr 1956w/John W.
002SmithFlorence V2001Grandle funeral home marker only
002SpitzerOmega A.19201941
002SpitzerMarion L.4 Feb 188814 Mar 1966dad
002SpitzerAda H.6 Mar 188820 Dec 1981mom
002SalyardsAlbert S.18841951
002LaymonJacob E.22 Mar 186017 Feb 1936
002LaymonSallie J.15 Dec 18702 Jan 1947w/Jacob E.
002LaymonWilliam M.19 Jul 189210 May 1979
002LaymonLeona P.17 Sep 18939 Jun 1953w/Wm. P.
002LaymanClifton E.30 May 192823 Oct 1944
002LaymanErvin E.27 Jun 189725 May 1987
002LaymanMyrtle P.10 Nov 189719 Aug 1970
002LaymanPaul16 Mar 190127 Feb 1982
002LaymanMary26 Jun 190526 Oct 1999
003SteinHazel Fulk16 Nov 191613 Feb 2000
003MoyerEdgar A.15 Nov 1922
003MoyerJean E.3 Mar 192822 May 1987
003RowWilliam Harold, Rev.12 May 191214 Jul 1971
003EllerLeona Zigler Row24 Feb 191030 Jun 1993
003ZiglerIsaac Myers, Dr.28 Nov 191524 Feb 1985
003ZiglerPearl Payne9 Mar 1928
003PetitAlfred Layman "Hoot"11 Sep 192118 Mar 1996PVT U S Army WWIImilitary marker only
003SagerBertha Grace29 Sep 18975 Apr 1994
003LaymanEverette O.28 Sep 1924married 17 Mar 1951
003LaymanIdella I.5 Apr 1932
003MongoldMary B. E.12 Sep 19023 Dec 1977
003StephensAshley Monroe21 Dec 195223 Apr 1980
003FlickLarry Joseph4 Apr 19471 Nov 1969Va. SSGT U S Air Force Vietnam AFCMmilitary marker only
003FlickHoward19281962
003FlickJohn H.10 May 191225 Apr 1970
003FlickHugh F.14 Sep 19063 Apr 1968
003FlickVirginia M.7 Jul 190922 Sep 1973
003FlickDonald E.19371955son of H. F. & V. M.
003SpitzerGlen Alexander11 Sep 19076 Mar 1982
003SpitzerReba Virginia27 Jul 19114 Nov 1989
003SpitzerShirley Rebecca24 Nov 19358 Jul 1968
003SpitzerAnderson P.9 Jan 187815 Apr 1951
003SpitzerSamuel C.18921958
003SpitzerIsabelle W.18841981w/Samuel C.
003FulkJacob H.23 Oct 187813 Feb 1949
003FulkFannie R.30 Jan 187814 Feb 1952w/Jacob H.
003ZiglerSamuel D., Eld.18731954
003ZiglerElizabeth S.18771956w/Eld. Samuel D.d
003ShirkeyErvin H.17 Jan 189728 Mar 1938American Legion marker
003NairCharles E.6 Dec 187327 Nov 1955father
003NairLaura B.9 Sep 18746 Jul 1946motherw/Charles E.
003NairOdessa V.7 Mar 190226 Apr 1984
003CaveyThomas L.14 Jan 191012 May 1974
003CaveyHelen S.2 Jul 1915
003SpitzerFloyd E.19181937son of Edward F. & Edna P.
003SpitzerEdward F.18841967
003SpitzerEdna P.18941965w/Edward F.
003May -Harry T.25 Mar 190611 Jul 1967
003May -Janet L.1935dau of H. T. & E. P.
003FristoeMonroe S.29 Jan 190324 Jul 1974
003FristoeMary F.26 Aug 189919 Apr 1990
003FristoeMary L.16 May 1938dau M. S. & M. F.
003Unknowngrave - unmarked
003NairMary Margaret19402001Lindsey funeral home marker only
003NairArtie L.17 Mar 189829 Mar 1964mother
004LaymanLonnie F.8 Nov 191725 Apr 1999
004LaymanMargaret23 Feb 1931
004HartmanEmory B.31 Aug 190713 May 1990CPL U S Army Air Corps WWII
004HartmanEva C.12 Feb 1915married 20 Oct 1945
004ClineLynwood15 Mar 19084 Aug 1998
004Bare, Jr.John W.28 Sep 192122 Oct 1992
004BareRuth V.8 Aug 19138 Mar 1980
004PenceAlfred S.14 Aug 192219 Jun 1968husband
004PenceRuth A.18 Jun 1928wife
004StevensCharlotte Irene19121972mother
004Crider, Sr.Roy D.1903buried here - no death date
004CriderUna M.19051962w/Roy D.
004SummersJames E.25 Nov 190131 Oct 1990
004SummersDaisy C.2 Oct 190412 Feb 1923w/James E.
004TurnerHarris D.10 Apr 190825 Aug 1963
004TurnerEdith C.15 Jun 19118 Jun 1981
004PhillipsWalter Lee13 Apr 191325 May 1972son
004PhillipsAnnie M.9 Sep 18818 Jun 1928motherw/Charles F.
004PhillipsCharles F.19 Sep 188222 Jul 1947father
004PhillipsTracy V.1 Oct 189020 Sep 1985mother
004LanhamRaymond O.19131999
004LanhamMartha R.19131999
004OrebaughNevin L.19051986
004OrebaughCharlotte R.19071996
004AlexanderJames B.18901941
004AlexanderMina B.18941975
004SalyardsJames E.18561938father
004SalyardsMary F.18601956motherw/James E.
004LaymanJoseph F.20 Jun 187429 Mar 1932
004LaymanFannie M.10 Jun 188315 Dec 1965w/Joseph E.
004DerrowRaleigh A.18791965
004DerrowIda V.18791959w/Raleigh A.
004DerrowMartha R.19141972daughter
004HarpineJohn Ray13 Apr 195714 Apr 1957
005CombsLonnie A.18 Mar 192822 Dec 1989husband
005CombsLelia H.9 Apr 1926wife
005BareKeith W.19561985SP4 U S Army Vietnammilitary marker only
005KerlinHoward R.27 Aug 19049 Jan 1981
005KerlinSara J.29 Jan 192812 Aug 1988
005Roadcap, Sr.Robert D.18 Mar 19296 Feb 1987father; married 21 Jun 1947
005RoadcapCharlotte E.20 Nov 192724 Dec 2000mother
005FulkWinfred A.15 Jun 1922father
005FulkPauline V.5 May 1913mother
005FulkJoyce May10 May 19359 Apr 1997
005SprinkleC. Susan18921977mother
005SprinkleEvelyn B.19181977daughter
005FulkQuinton "Doug"11 Nov 191325 Sep 1985
005FulkStella V.27 Mar 191924 Jul 1999
005LaymanErnest "White"12 Feb 19027 Apr 1990
005LaymanRuth Fulk9 Jul 19035 Nov 1993
005SpitzerClarence Clinton "Nick"3 Dec 190727 Aug 1958
005DerrowLincoln J.18 Sep 18888 Aug 1986
005DerrowNettie Lee20 Mar 18908 Jun 1985
005HillyardCarroll M.19011957
005HillyardGrace K.19001996w/Carroll M.
005SpitzerCarl A.19121950son
005SpitzerWarren Albert29 May 191018 Apr 1998SGT U. S. Army WWIImilitary marker only
005SpitzerWalter A.18911976father
005SpitzerMary Alice18891947mother
005WhitmerDavid W.18671950
005WhitmerLizzie A.18731959w/David W.
005WhitmerMary V.18791942
005WhitmerAnnie B.18741958
005SummersWelty S.8 Nov 191223 Mar 1993
005SummersChristine C.11 Mar 191311 May 1964
005HarpineCarroll R.19 Aug 1922
005HarpineNeola L.21 Aug 1927
005HarpineWayne Carroll19461946our son
006Shirkey, Jr.Williard Lee23 Jan 1928married 25 Jun 1945see headstone for more family data
006ShirkeyRuth Mae Warren28 Oct 19267 Jun 1977
006ShirkeyKimberly Ruth18 Apr 196810 Aug 1994Fiancee of Mark D. Reese
006KellerStanley Franklin3 Jun 194824 Mar 2000wed 10 Apr 1971see headstone for more family data
006KellerJanice Shirkey13 Feb 1949
006ArmentroutTracie Shirkey10 Nov 190011 Mar 1986mother
006HarpineKeith Allen26 May 195216 Apr 1972husband - father
006SecristRonald E.6 Feb 19541 Dec 1971loving son & brother
006KeplingerDebra Ann19541956d/M. F. & A. H.
006KiplingerAlice L.19161979
006KiplingerMelvin F.19101974
006TurnerJ. Granville31 Mar 189926 Mar 1973
006TurnerVessie V.20 Mar 19004 Apr 1966w/J. Granville
006TurnerCarl D.30 May 1926
006TurnerL. Grace16 Oct 1927
006PenceFrank L.18891966
006PenceMyrtle V.19001955w/Frank L.
006LohrLawrence K.18 Mar 191924 Dec 1949
006LohrMildred V.26 Nov 1921
006LohrJacob M.18771953father
006LohrVergie M.18811944motherw/Jacob M.
006WhitmerClaude F.2 Oct 189514 Nov 1975
006WhitmerPearl G.15 Sep 189710 Apr 1974
006WhitmerJean A.4 Mar 19309 Apr 1932
006WhitmerBruce F.20 Mar 192617 Nov 1981
006WhitmerHelen K.15 Mar 1927
006WamplerConnie Lee31 Dec 194817 Feb 1953our darling
006WamplerLeo Herman1 Jan 19064 Nov 1986our darling
006LaymanNaomi Wampler28 Oct 190720 May 1963
007SantmyerThomas Henry "Uncle Tom"25 Nov 192528 Nov 1990s/Carter L & Minnie I Day Santmyers
007SmithAda Viola Wittig16 Oct 191610 May 1996
007WittigUna Vilus29 Dec 192017 Oct 1993
007SwitzerBonnie Jean Peery19 Feb 194515 Oct 1992w/Leroy Switzer; mother of David Switzer MD
007Santmyer, Sr.Elmer Llewellyn "Bob"13 Dec 19273 Jun 1976mar.1 Jun 1949; CPL Army Air Forces WWII; s/Carter L & Minnie I Day Santmyers
007SantmyerFledia Marie Shirkey19 Jul 193220 Mar 1988d/Williard L & Annie M Roadcap Shirkey
007ShirkeyAnnie Mae Roadcap3 Mar 190928 Oct 1983d/John H & Annie M Shifflett Roadcap; married 29 Jan 1927
007Shirkey, Sr.Willard Lee4 Sep 19052 Aug 1956s/Wm Newton C & Mildred A Weaver Shirkeysee headstone for more family data
007TrohanovMildred M. Shirkey20 Apr 193617 Dec 1999mar. 19 Aug 1952; our children Lori Lee, Yvonne M., Orville III, Dessie M., Devera D., Carol E., Tanya D. Joni K.
007Trohanov, Jr.Orville Wm.27 Oct 1933s/Orville Wm. Sr. & Vera F. Gilmore Trohanov
007SmithLorenzo Lee "Doc"9 Jul 190023 Jun 1973
007WhetzelNina Dove11 Nov 1924wed 16 Mar 1946
007WhetzelLloyd Alton28 Dec 192229 Nov 1969VA PFC Co C 540 Prcht Inf WWII
007TusingElwood L.19181992
007TusingLaura M.19151995
007HulveyLeonard G.11 Nov 18999 Jan 1966
007HulveyAlice T.28 Feb 190226 Apr 1984w/Leonard G.
007AlexanderByron1918
007AlexanderLouise1922appears to be grave here
007TurnerDavid Ray6 Feb 19597 Feb 1959son of E. R. & M. L.
007StoverThomas F.26 Jul 191114 Feb 1988
007StoverVirginia M.26 Jul 1912
007SpitzerEdna W.24 Sep 190025 Sep 1980Trovilla E., b. 12 Jun 1920 was on headstone here per Swank in 1967. Stone has been sandblasted out & Edna W. put in this place.
007SpitzerDelia E.20 May 192518 Jan 1956
007LohrDonald W.1942son of W. H. & C. R.
007LohrWarren H.19211976
007LohrCarleene R.1925
007LohrLester A.16 Aug 19143 Dec 1994
007LohrMary E.14 May 19166 Jan 1997
007FulkEarl H.19091962
007FulkAudrey P.19141985
007PhillipsElla L.23 Jan 188715 Jun 1987
007PhillipsEllis F.7 Jun 19151 Feb 1975husband; married 12 Apr 1969
007PhillipsGladys P.13 Apr 1917wifeappears to be grave here
007CriderJ. Russell20 Feb 18943 Dec 1979
007CriderVernon Lee29 Feb 189626 Aug 1969
007CriderNellie Nair23 Apr 18992 Apr 1972
007MathiasSelly R.14 Jun 18946 Dec 1987
007MathiasEdna C.2 Nov 18965 Mar 1976
007TurnerMargaret E.29 Mar 1920mother of Marcella, Marilyn, Gregory, Marsha
007LaymanClinton E.10 Jun 191030 May 1968father; married 24 Aug 1940
007LaymanGeneva C.25 May 191721 Apr 1996mother
008SharpesBeth Ann21 Aug 1987still born
008CroxtonEdna Kline1 May 190422 Nov 1978
008SwartzBoyd F.4 Feb 19257 Nov 1986
008SwartzCatherine M.31 Aug 1919
008FulkBurlin Charles6 Oct 192028 May 1971VA SF3 USNR WWIIonly marker is military
008FulkElton W.16 Apr 1921
008WhitmerCharles C.15 May 190212 Jun 1991
008WhitmerEva N.30 Jan 190829 Mar 1972
008CriderWilbert L.8 Sep 189617 May 1986Wilbert Lee Crider; PVT U S Army WWI
008CriderAmanda W.6 Dec 18997 Jan 1990
008WhitmerWilson F.4 Feb 1913beloved father
008WhitmerEdith L.29 Jan 19169 Jun 1985
008SouderGrover F.18871950
008SouderGertie A.18901954w/Grover F.
008Unknownappears to be grave here
008Crider, Jr.Roy David19282001Grandle funeral home marker only
008HarpineStanley S.4 Oct 1924
008HarpineEvelyn M.24 Oct 1927
008HarpineMervin R.24 May 189623 Sep 1935
008HarpineMabel V.19 Jul 19002 Mar 2001w/Marvin R.
008PenceAlbert S.20 Aug 188611 Apr 1962
008PenceTreva R.19 Jul 190022 May 2001w/Albert S.
008PenceDarse L.17 Feb 192623 May 1998
008PenceDonnie1 Jun 19324 May 1940
008SummersOtice W.17 Feb 18778 Apr 1939father
008SummersMary S.19 Jul 187822 Jan 1956motherw/Otice W.
008SummersJohn D.15 Nov 18972 Apr 1978
008SummersOllie C.9 Mar 18959 Jul 1981
009KlineRobert Miller23 Mar 193517 Nov 1997dad
009KlineNancy Kay3 Dec 1941mom
009WhitmerBeverly W.19392001Grandle funeral home marker only
009SimmersJames E.5 Oct 1945dad; married 17 Sep 1965
009SimmersBetty Jean1 Jan 1950mom
009ThompsonB. Harrison23 Jun 191625 Nov 1983
009ThompsonRosalie1 Dec 1931
009ConleyHelbert Quinton26 Jun 19473 Oct 1991
009LaymanBaby Girl__ Aug 1981Grandle funeral home marker only
009ShermanWade2 Jun 19129 Feb 1997
009ShermanLula F.19 Aug 191429 Nov 1998
009ShermanJohnie W.18 Aug 1952
009DoveCover N.14 May 192015 Feb 1978father
009DoveWilma E.28 Jan 1923mother
009FlickRobert19341976
009SimmersNelson S.5 Jul 192519 Jun 1965
009SimmersVesta C.24 Aug 19265 Sep 1995w/Nelson S.
009WhitmerJess B.16 Sep 19071 Aug 1994
009WhitmerOra Y.25 Sep 1912
009PhillipsHarold R.2 Feb 191015 Dec 1985
009PhillipsWillie F.7 Jul 19031 Jul 1973
009ShoemakerWeaver J. "Pete"21 Sep 19006 Nov 1989
009ShoemakerThelma V.19 Jan 19136 Jul 1973
009LaymanEvelyn14 Apr 190928 Aug 1973mom
009LaymanCecil L.20 Apr 191510 Jun 1973dad
009HuffmanDavid W.28 Oct 19058 Oct 1988
009HuffmanEva F.21 Feb 190417 Jul 1981
009LaymanNile E.22 Aug 192024 Apr 1975
009LaymanIrene K.28 Dec 1923
010GriffithLe Roy R.6 Feb 191511 Nov 1993married 5 Feb 1943
010GriffithKate R.19 Feb 191829 Nov 1994
010SimmersLawrence R.20 Sep 1923
010SimmersMary Belle13 Oct 1924
010Ritchie, Jr.Raymond O.1 Mar 1942married 23 Oct 1963
010RitchieEsther Jean21 Aug 19432 Sep 1991
010HolsingerJahue E.1 Nov 189813 Mar 1992father; married 16 Feb 1940
010HolsingerGladys E.2 Feb 191817 Oct 2000mother
010Flick, Jr.Hugh F.17 Nov 19319 Jul 1979
010SummersLois V.7 Jun 193917 Feb 1976
010HarrisonJulian Z.19 Jul 192412 Jun 1977married 10 May 1951
010HarrisonAlva P.29 Apr 1933our children: Charles, Susan, Ronald, Kenneth, Karen, Kimberly
010SirkArnold D. "Bud"24 Mar 191015 Jan 1994
010SirkCatherine M.8 Jun 190928 Feb 1994
010KennedyHoward L.21 Jul 191327 May 1979
010KennedyVelma S.6 Mar 191630 Jul 1988
010MinnickWilbert David18 Jul 191316 Jun 1986
010MinnickMary Lee Fern7 Oct 191417 Nov 1999
011RigglemanClara Ellen "Maw"4 Nov 192727 Jan 2000mother