West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association:Carney-Fisher Cemetery Cemetery, Jackson Co.

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Cemetery Name:	Carney-Fisher Cemetery	Click on image above to enlarge
County:	Jackson
USGS Quad:	Sissonville Map
Coordinates:	38.568501ºN -81.634504ºW
Maintained by:	unknown
Land owner	unknown
Date last visited	June 2012
Condition of cemetery**:	Good
Accessibility:	Difficult Access. From Ripley, take I-77 south and exit 116. Turn left on Haines Branch Rd and go under freeway. Take first left onto Old US 21 and proceed north 1.7 files. On the right side is a dirt road. At intersection of dirt road with 21, path goes up steep hill to cemeteries. The Carney-Fisher cemetery is separated from the Horn Cemetery by a common fence running North-South between them. An alternate route approaching the cemetery from the west is likely to be available. Stop and ask local residents. The hike up the hill is strenuous to say the least.
Condition of cemetery as observed on the given date - may not be representative of care at other times of the year Scale: Excellent - Good - Fair - Poor - Abandoned**

Last Name:	First Name:	Born:	Died:	Inscription:	Photo:	Source:
Boggess	Thomas R	10 May 1926	9 April 1996	"LOVING DAD" "WED OCT 28, 1944"
Boggess	Tempest G	25 September 1923	14 January 1994	"DEVOTED MOM" "TERRY, SHERRY, MELANIE"
Campbell	Ethel E	1891	1926
Carney	Griselda T	1866	October 1891	"Age 25 Y 1 M 25 D" "Wife of _ V Carney"
Carney	Sigel
Carney	Victor
Carney	Zoe	1884	1962
Fisher	Elva E	1895	1978
Fisher	Hobson D	1898	1964	"BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD - REV 14:13"
Fisher	Myrtle J	1898	1947	"BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD - REV 14:13"
Fisher	Hollace H		18 December 1891	"Son of J B and M V Fisher"
Fisher	James B	1857	1935	"THEIR MEMORY IS BLESSED"
Fisher	Mary V Carney	1861	1907	"HIS WIFE"
Fisher	Josephine	5 January 1932	5 January 1932
Fisher	Mabel G	4 August 1888	19 November 1963	"DAUGHTER OF J B and M V FISHER"
Fisher	Warren Y	1896	1975	"THE END AND REWARD OF TOIL IS REST"
Fisher	Grace M	1908	1967
Fisher	Bessie A	1907	1942
Unreadable				[fallen stone - unreadable]

Comments:

Data in Red is not inscribed on the tombstone and has either been calculated based on death date or as a result of research on the individual.

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Difficult Access. From Ripley, take I-77 south and exit 116. Turn left on Haines Branch Rd and go under freeway. Take first left onto Old US 21 and proceed north 1.7 files. On the right side is a dirt road. At intersection of dirt road with 21, path goes up steep hill to cemeteries. The Carney-Fisher cemetery is separated from the Horn Cemetery by a common fence running North-South between them. An alternate route approaching the cemetery from the west is likely to be available. Stop and ask local residents. The hike up the hill is strenuous to say the least. The picture of the large turkey buzzard was taken at the intersection with 21. The bird had an enormous wingspan (> 6ft).

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Updated: 19 April 2013