Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
submitted by Pam Thomas-Cantrell and Louise Thomas-Miller

Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery White County, Georgia Established 1901

 Surnames and Maiden Names for this cemetery are: ABERNATHY, ADAMS, ADDIS, ALLISON, BANKS, BENFIELD, CANTRELL, CATHEY, CHASTAIN, DAVIS, HARRIS, HULLENDER, JARRIEL, KASTNER, MCCLURE, MCDOUGALD, PAGE, PERRY, SOSEBEE, SPEARS, WESTMORELAND.

1. Leemon A. Cantrell, b. 8-9-1905 ~ d. 2-24-1981
2. Maudie Ree Cantrell, b. 4-18-1929 ~ d. no date wife of # 1.
3. Orville E. Cantrell, b. 9-25-1907 ~ d. 4-12-1982 Forever In Our Hearts 4. Novice A. Cantrell, b. 6-10-1916 ~ d. 6-7-1999 wife of # 3.
5. Samuel Claude Cantrell, b. 7-29-1914 ~ d. 5-5-1983
6. Blanche W. Cantrell, b. 1-27-1916 ~ d. 3-7-2001
7. Roy R. (Bud) Cathey, b. 1-7-1909 ~ d. 10-14-1986 Father In Loving Memory
8. Maude Carolyn Cathey b. 5-26-1912 - d. 10-14-1995 Motherwife of # 7.
9. Christopher R. Addis, b. 9-30-1985 ~ d. 12-2-2002 A Loving Son, Brother and Friend *picture
10. Richard Leon Cantrell, b. 8-9-1956 ~ d. 5-9-1998 To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind Is Not To Die
11. Lisa K. Perry Cantrell, b. 3-30-1962 ~ d. no date wife of # 10.
12. Claude Allison, b. 12-27-1927 ~ d. 10-16-1996 Our Father Which Art In Heaven
13. Louise R. Allison, b. 6-12-1929 ~ d. 11-23-1996 wife of # 12.
14. Robert Kenneth Jarriel (Doc), b. 1-7-1943 ~ d. 1-26-1994
15. Hoyt Bunyon Sosebee, b. 5-22-1914 ~ d. 6-22-2000
16. Annie Lee Cantrell Sosebee, b. 3-30-1918 ~ d. no date wife of # 15 married: 8-27-1938
17. D. Preston Page, b. 11-2-1903 ~ d. 6-2-1981 Father
18. Christine M. Page, b. 11-20-1904 ~ d. 1-9-2003 Mother wife of # 17. 19. Richard Vernon Banks, b. 1-10-1913 ~ d. 5-16-1981 R.V. Banks - MR3 US Navy Korea
20. Mrs. Eddie Spears Davis, b. 4-24-1919 ~ d. 6-28-1998 Funeral Marker - proped against stone of # 19
21. Frank C. Sosebee, b. 12-8-1900 ~ d. 5-2-1989 Father Together Forever 22. Fannie C. Sosebee, b. 7-9-1913 ~ d. 1-29-2000 Mother wife of # 21. 23. C. Nelson Sosebee, b. 1-12-1936 ~ d. no date
24. Ruth McDougald Sosebee, b. 5-12-1937 ~ d. 8-29-1975 Mother wife of # 23
25. Emma Belle McClure Harris, b. 8-16-1908 ~ d. 11-13-1989
26. Tammy Denese Westmoreland, b. 3-6-1971 ~ d. 4-13-1971 "Our Darling" d/o Jack & Carol Westmoreland.
27. Walter W. Sosebee, b. 12-23-1905 ~ d. 1-29-1983 Father
28. Kate C. Sosebee, b. 11-8-1914 ~ d. 3-11-2002 Mother wife of # 27. 29. Ashley Dawn Benfield, b. 5-31-1985 ~ d. no date "Our Little Angel" 30. James Buford Benfield, b. 9-29-1930 ~ d. 5-6-1995 Daddy Meet You By The River
31. Mary Belle Cantrell Benfield, b. 2-11-1929 ~ d. no date wife of # 30. 32. Elijah Cantrell, b. 3-8-1892 ~ d. 10-7-1980 Father
33. Sarah Frances Cantrell, b. 11-9-1892 ~ d. 8-1-1975 Mother wife of # 32.
34. Infant Cantrell, b. 7-16-1932 ~ d. no date d/o Mr. & Mrs. E.L. Cantrell Gone But Not Forgotten
35. Francis Dolores Kastner, b. 10-2-1939 ~ d. 3-7-1941 d/o Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Kastner (Our Darling)
36. Della Frances C. Abernathy, b. 6-9-1922 ~ d. 3-10-1963 Mother Rest In Peace
37. Howard C. Hullender, b. 8-7-1906 ~ d. 2-14-1985
38. Edna L. Hullender, b. 10-1-1916 ~ d. 8-28-1986 wife of # 37. married: 2-14-1971
39. Daniel E. Cantrell, b. 10-18-1915 ~ d. 7-13-1973 Father
40. Jennie B. Cantrell, b. 10-7-1928 ~ d. no date wife of # 39.
41. A. Marlin Chastain, b. 1-4-1910 ~ d. 12-29-1994 Gone But Not Forgotten
42. Eva Mae Chastain, b. 5-11-1914 ~ d. 8-16-1970 wife of # 41.
43. Charlie C. Cantrell, b. 5-20-1888 ~ d. 10-3-1969 We Will Meet Again In Heaven
44. Pearl Adams Cantrell, b. 1-1-1889 ~ d. 11-1-1959 wife of # 43. Her Toils Are Past, Her Work Is Done. She Fought The Fight, The Victory Won. 45. Earl Lee Cantrell, b. 4-17-1955 ~ d. no date s/o Mr. & Mrs. Fred Cantrell
46. Pappa Fred Cantrell, b. 5-17-1917 ~ d. 4-5-2003 Father
47. Granny Claudine Cantrell, b. 9-6-1920 ~ d. 9-22-1998 Mother wife of # 46.
48. John H. Chastain, b. 7-30-1883 ~ d. 8-1-1973 Father In His Will Is Our Peace
49. Maggie C. Chastain, b. 3-19-1886 ~ d. 8-20-1969 Mother wife of # 48. 50. Little Richard Cantrell, b. 12-26-1947 ~ d. 12-26-1947 s/o Mr. & Mrs. Esco Cantrell "Our Darling"
51. Esco G. Cantrell, b. 1-21-1915 ~ d. 3-28-1993 Dad
52. Virginia L. Cantrell, b. 6-8-1922 ~ d. 9-9-1995 Mother "Best Friends" wife of # 51. married: 11-27-1938
53. Marion -- footstone only
54. Rachel -- footstone only

This is a complete survey of Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, taken on November 13, 2004 by Louise Thomas-Miller and Pam Thomas-Cantrell. All names are spelled as they were written on the tombstones.