Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery

Wirt County, West Virginia
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery

Also known as Ground Hog Cemetery.

Located at the head of Pete’s Run above Creston.

Latitude 38° 55' 59.0" N / Longitude 81° 18' 48.6" W M

Sign Church

Burials in the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery

Jacob Allen, born 1875, died 12 May 1945, son of Simeon Allen and Anna Pettit. He married Sarah Piatt. D

Samy Allen, born 8 May 1905, died 19 September 1972, son of Jacob Allen and Sarah Piatt. TD

Reverend Emzy Ashby, born 15 November 1942, died 2 November 2017, son of John Floyd Ashby and Della Pearl Carpenter. He married Sandra Kay Marks 22 February 1962. T

James A. Blankenship, born 1940, died 5 December 2007, son of Dorr Park Blankenship and Maxine Moore. He married Nancy Lucille Zapf 1967.

James Allen Blankenship, born 1865, died 3 June 1959, son of George P. Blankenship and Abashaba Starcher. He married Mary Savannah Park 8 May 1890. He married Ellen Leota Park 30 July 1899. TDD

William Robert Blankenship, born 20 June 1915, died 8 August 1980, son of James Allen Blankenship and Ellen Leota Park.

Jeremy Bush, born 2004, died 15 March 2017.

Mable Virginia Davis, born 2 November 1900, died 2 December 1998, daughter of Homer Thaw Davis and Louise Caroline Wise. She married William Henry Park 1 February 1920.

David Lee Goff, born 31 March 1971, died 28 February 2025, son of Laurence E. Koon and Pearl (--?--). He married Melissa (--?--). He married Michele (--?--).

Steven Allen Goff, born 13 October 1967, died 1 March 2022, son of Laurence E. Koon and Pearl (--?--).

Janet Marie Hartshorn, born 21 February 1942, died 31 May 1994, daughter of Thomas Hartshorn and Glenna Leone Fogle. She married Donald Eugene Hopkins 15 June 1959. T

Harry H. Hodgen, born 7 August 1876, died 23 March 1940, son of Marle Hodgen and Mary Greathouse. He married Lona Wise. TD

Donald Eugene Hopkins, born 17 March 1934, died 2000, son of Everett Lee Hopkins and Cloie Kerby. He married Janet Marie Hartshorn 15 June 1959. T

Cora L. Jenkins, born 3 August 1931, died 16 January 2021, daughter of Herman Jenkins and Mary Naomi Park. She married Bob Holcomb. She married Gene Hornbeck.

Mary Agnes Jenkins (Agnes), born 11 November 1923, died 8 August 2009, daughter of Herman Jenkins and Mary Naomi Park. She married Charles Burton Marks.

Larry Edwin Koon, born 10 January 1971, died 23 February 2013, son of Laurence E. Koon and Norma Y. Goff. T

Elza Gay Lockhart, born 1893, died 1971, son of Marquis Lafayette Lockhart and Ida Louisa Lott. He married Blanche L. Williams 25 December 1916. T

Evan Lester Lockhart, born 30 January 1922, died 8 March 1924, son of Elza Gay Lockhart and Blanche L. Williams. TD

Jackie Dale Lockhart, born 21 November 1953, died 28 November 1953, son of Vestel Lorentz Lockhart and Juanita Madge Greathouse. TDD

Stephen D. Lockhart, born 5 December 1952, died 14 April 1997. T

Vestel Lorentz Lockhart, born 17 April 1926, died 20 September 1999, son of Elza Gay Lockhart and Blanche L. Williams. He married Juanita Madge Greathouse 29 July 1948. TT

Daniel L. Loucks, born 1947, died 1995, son of Clarence Loucks and Freda May Starcher. T

Randall Russell Lynch, born 24 June 1946, died 26 December 1997, son of Seaward Russell Lynch and Mary Emma Blankenship. He married Barbara Ann Vandale 20 April 1968. T

Rodney C. Lynch, born 30 December 1934, died 9 February 2011, son of Seaward Russell Lynch and Mary Emma Blankenship.

Charles Burton Marks, born 24 August 1923, died 11 November 2017, son of Dennis C. Marks and Ethel Davis. He married Mary Agnes Jenkins.

Greeta L. Marks, born 14 August 1918, died 24 September 1972, daughter of Dennis C. Marks and Ethel Davis. She married William C. Lewis.

Sandra Kay Marks, born 7 June 1945, died 25 January 2011, daughter of Charles Burton Marks and Mary Agnes Jenkins. She married Reverend Emzy Ashby 22 February 1962. T

Shelia Marks, born 1955, died 7 August 2016.

Theresa Lynn Marks, born 24 May 1966, died 14 July 2010, daughter of Marvin Ray Marks and Beverly Ann Coe. She married (--?--) Greathouse.

Frank McClung, born 31 July 1900, died 25 March 1973, son of Joseph McClung and Maggie Allen. He married Zona Wise. D

Benjamin Franklin Merrill, born 5 October 1906, died 30 March 1973, son of Henry Alvin Merrill and Ada Sink. T

Henry Alvin Merrill, born 6 June 1877, died 3 November 1923, son of James Merrill and Almira Hodgson. He married Ada Sink 7 February 1904. TDD

Samuel L. Mooney, born December 1841, died 29 October 1912. He married Catharine (--?--) 18 December 1898. He married Annie M. Troy. TD

Charles L. Park, born 17 May 1916, died 25 April 2003, son of William Henry Park and Mable Virginia Davis. He married Gladys Bernice Harwell. He married Judy Akers. TT

Ellen Leota Park (Ella), born 7 September 1877, died 16 March 1950, daughter of Marlin Park and Mary Naomi Houchin. She married James Allen Blankenship 30 July 1899. TD

Homer Marlin Park, born 24 October 1924, died 13 February 2004, son of William Henry Park and Mable Virginia Davis. He married Violet Gay McFee. He married Emogene Hope Arthur 8 October 1948. He married Geraldine I. Hall 3 September 1959. TT

James D. Park, born 22 December 1920, died 22 February 1995, son of William Henry Park and Mable Virginia Davis. He married Ilene Mitchell. TT

William Henry Park, born 4 December 1875, died 10 December 1934, son of Marlin Park and Mary Naomi Houchin. He married Mable Virginia Davis 1 February 1920.

Judy A. Peggs, is living.

Denny Lee Rhodes, born 26 October 1970, died 31 March 2015, son of Toney Leon Rhodes and Marie Pearldene Mitchell. He married Jacqueline R. (--?--).

Ada Sink (Edith Williams), born 5 May 1888, died 26 August 1966, daughter of William Sink and Virginia W. Williams. She married Henry Alvin Merrill 7 February 1904. TDD

William Sink, is living.

Jerrett C. Snyder, born 6 April 1941, died 22 October 2017, son of Lindsay Snyder and Geraldine Hodgen. TT

Virgle Cleo Snyder, born 1 September 1927, died 17 January 2015, son of John E. Snyder and Mary Rebecca Woodring. He married Hallie Marie Green 20 October 1956. TT

Freda May Starcher, born 9 January 1927, died 29 October 2010, daughter of George Dare Starcher and Ada B. Tanner. She married (--?--) Love. She married Clarence Loucks 6 May 1946. She married Joseph Upton Lamb 4 June 1966. T

George Dare Starcher, born 27 December 1899, died 7 December 1934, son of Jacob Adam Starcher and Sarah Jane Marks. He married Ada B. Tanner. TD

Orlando Paige Starcher, born 21 November 1928, died 27 August 2019, son of George Dare Starcher and Ada B. Tanner. T

Ada B. Tanner, born 1897, died 1955. She married George Dare Starcher. T

Jim Vandale, born 16 November 1948, died 26 April 2016, son of William Vandale and Opal Wise. He married ? (--?--).

Pearl Vandale (Vandal), born 28 March 1924, died 7 April 1924, daughter of John Vandale and Ola May Henthorn. D

Tyler Noah Villers, born 12 June 2011, died 12 June 2011, son of Justin Villers and Jami Black.

Blanche L. Williams, born 1897, died 1991, daughter of George M. Williams and Annie E. Wyatt. She married Elza Gay Lockhart 25 December 1916. T

George M. Williams, born 15 February 1863, died 20 October 1951, son of Abraham Williams and Sarah Dobson. He married Annie E. Wyatt. TDD

Virginia W. Williams, born 5 April 1865, died 22 April 1948, daughter of Abraham Williams and Sarah Dobson. She married William Sink 8 September 1889.

David C. Wise, born 13 April 1959, died 19 January 2015, son of Sherman Wise and Sarah Jane Lockhart. He was engaged to Judy A. Peggs. T

Lona Wise, born 16 September 1887, died 14 July 1963, daughter of John Wise and Minerva Pride. She married Harry H. Hodgen. TDD

Opal Wise, born 8 October 1921, died 29 January 2007, daughter of Robert H. Wise and Lummie Hodgin. She married William Vandale.

Annie E. Wyatt, born 27 July 1872, died 13 January 1923, daughter of James Wyatt and Elizabeth White. She married George M. Williams. TDD

Nancy Lucille Zapf, born 14 August 1945, died 2 July 2026, daughter of Frank Zapf and Lucille Busse. She married James A. Blankenship 1967.

This page last modified 27 August 2026.

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