Rose Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery

Wirt County, West Virginia
Rose Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery

Located at top of Rose Hill.

Latitude 39° 4' 56.6" N / Longitude 81° 26' 47.3" W M

Church

Burials in the Rose Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery

James Milton Bennett, born 8 January 1941, died 8 December 2008, son of Ernest M. Bennett and Hettie J. Dotson. He married Carolyn Kay Smith.

S.G. Bennett, born 1845, died 1 September 1911. T

William E. Brown, born 1875, died 1952. He married Belle N. Gillaspie. T

Madama D. Cline, born 1847, died 26 February 1932, daughter of Van Cline. She married Francis Marion Tuell. TDD

Ruth Ann Cline, born 20 March 1937, died 25 March 2005, daughter of Herldy Harrison Cline Senior and Goldie Ethel Bailey. She married Robert Paul Ellison 24 June 1956. T

Frances Isabelle Copen, born 10 October 1870, died 23 May 1954, daughter of George Washington Copen and Jane E. Guthrie. She married Thomas Wesley Mason 27 November 1892. TD

George W. Copen, born 10 May 1831, died 27 June 1914. T

(--?--) Davis, born 18 July 1899, died 18 July 1899, son of Lonzo Simpson Davis and Cora Cuba West. T

Encil Willie Davis, born 25 May 1905, died 12 May 1979, son of Lonzo Simpson Davis and Cora Cuba West. He married Evelyn (--?--). He married Edith Kemp 9 April 1927. He married Neva Elaine Cain 19 September 1942. T

Lonzo Simpson Davis, born 24 September 1871, died 17 November 1936, son of William Davis and Hannah Scarborough. He married Cora Cuba West 5 October 1892. TDD

Andrew J. Denham, born 5 January 1833, died 6 August 1909. T

Tennessee Dowler, born 3 November 1880, died 3 May 1955, daughter of George W. Dowler and Rebecca J. Archer. She married Eddie Beauford Hayes 9 September 1900.

Emery Ellsworth Ellison, born 18 January 1905, died 7 August 1981, son of Joseph A. Ellison and Martha Matildia Snyder. He married Hazel Virginia Fought 10 April 1930. T

Joseph A. Ellison, born 23 November 1873, died 1 January 1958, son of Joseph Ellison and Anna Petry. He married Retta Mulinax. He married Martha Matildia Snyder 27 December 1900. TDD

Robert Paul Ellison, born 3 February 1931, died 25 January 1996, son of Emery Ellsworth Ellison and Hazel Virginia Fought. He married Ruth Ann Cline 24 June 1956. T

Garland Benson Epling, born 1914, died 23 August 1998, son of Thomas Leonard Epling and Alice (--?--). He married Elizabeth I. Sutton. TT

William Finch.

Hazel Virginia Fought, born 3 January 1912, died 15 January 1985, daughter of Alfred Curtis Fought and Jessie Luvenia Weaver. She married Emery Ellsworth Ellison 10 April 1930. T

Emma Jane Frankel, born 31 March 1929, died 2 July 2005, daughter of Chick Frankel and Bea (--?--). T

Sarah Melissa Giffin, born 24 May 1881, died 3 May 1955, daughter of William Albert Giffen and Missouri Belle Carpenter. She was licensed to marry Robert J. Tuell 23 December 1904.

Charlie Edwin Gilbert, born 15 January 1911, died 30 June 1988, son of John Lanzo Gilbert and Mary Elizabeth Martin. He married Lula V. Henthorn. He married Naomi Gay White 18 March 1963. T

Belle N. Gillaspie, born 25 July 1878, died 17 October 1964, daughter of Wellington Gillaspie and Sevilla Bonar. She married William E. Brown. T

John J. Gillaspie, born 21 September 1842, died 15 February 1902. He married Martha Elizabeth Triggs 1867. T

Lewis Sherman Gillespie, born 28 February 1879, died 5 April 1959, son of John J. Gillaspie and Martha Elizabeth Triggs.

C.P. Hayes, born 15 August 1835, died 21 October 1908. T

Charles P. Hayes, born 19 April 1839, died 21 October 1908, son of Jakemian Hayes and Pheobe (--?--). He married Louisa Frances Ball 16 February 1867.

Eddie Beauford Hayes, born 27 December 1879, died 30 May 1965, son of Charles P. Hayes and Louisa Frances Ball. He married Tennessee Dowler 9 September 1900. D

John Carpenter Jacobs, born 22 November 1813, died 20 March 1888.

James Alfred Lyons (Bill), born 13 May 1892, died 30 December 1958, son of James J. Lyons and Minnie Dodge. He married Opal Inez Meredith 1 March 1914. TD

Martha Leora Lyons, born 27 September 1890, died 9 December 1977, daughter of James J. Lyons and Minnie Dodge. She married Ora D. Dowler.

Donald H. Mason, born 1893, died 1898, son of Thomas Wesley Mason and Frances Isabelle Copen. T

Thomas Wesley Mason, born 9 June 1871, died 7 February 1952, son of Vachel B. Mason and Mary Brown. He married Frances Isabelle Copen 27 November 1892. TDD

John Jackson Mercer, born 19 December 1830, died 26 April 1900. He married Rhonda Archer.

Opal Inez Meredith, born 26 August 1893, died 8 April 1960, daughter of Albert V. Meredith and Lilly Jean Wilson. She married James Alfred Lyons 1 March 1914. TDD

Eveline Mullen, born 9 September 1858, died 27 February 1922, daughter of John Mullen and Elizabeth Congrove. She married (--?--) Bennett. DD

Naomi Marie Murphy, born 25 September 1953, died 15 May 2023, daughter of Monroe Murphy and Ocie Bell Freeland. She married Kelley Lee Lockhart.

Alfred M. Snider, born 1868, died 1951. He married Mary Margaret Swiner. T

Daniel Snider, born 12 April 1831, died 25 June 1915. T

Martha Matildia Snyder (Liddie), born 1 January 1882, died 2 February 1967, daughter of Joseph Snyder and Jane Lyons. She married Joseph A. Ellison 27 December 1900. TD

Elizabeth I. Sutton, born 1917, died 1994. She married Garland Benson Epling. T

Mary Margaret Swiner, born 2 November 1876, died 8 November 1947, daughter of William Swiner and Deliah Bailey. She married Alfred M. Snider. TD

Francis Marion Tuell, born 18 October 1845 (or 12 October 1845 / 1846), died 30 October 1923 (or 20 October 1924), son of Jacob Tuell and Sarah Cooder. He married Madama D. Cline. TD

Cora Cuba West, born 7 January 1871, died 26 February 1950, daughter of Abel West and Elcie (--?--). She married Lonzo Simpson Davis 5 October 1892. TD

Naomi Gay White, born 2 February 1918, died 26 November 2015, daughter of Homer White and Rosa Belle Six. She married C.P. Archer. She married Charlie Edwin Gilbert 18 March 1963. T

Wanda Woodyard, born 1927, died 18 August 2016, daughter of Charles Reynolds and Lolla Dale Woodyard. She married Robert E. Cline 6 July 1944.

This page last modified 27 August 2026.

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