West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association: Anderson Cemetery, Jackson Co.

Cemetery Reading

Cemetery Name:	Parsons - a.k.a. Stone Lick
County:	Jackson
USGS Quad:	Kenna Map
Coordinates:	38.69092ºN -81.64153ºW
Maintained by:	Randolph family
Land owner:	Parsons
Date added to WVCPA register:	April 2014
Condition of cemetery**:	Good (July 2016)
Accessibility:	This cemetery is located on the hill just above southbound I-77 south of Fairplain, and about 1.5 miles north of Kenna on the west side of the road. Our contact with the Miller family indicated that the most common access for the cemetery was to park off the freeway near the site and scramble up the hillside. Not easily accessible.
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:
Carpenter	Shannon James	13 March 1990	9 August 2007	"In Loving Memory Of..." "Loaned to us on..." "Given back to GOD on..." "Now you can really fly, son!"
Dennison	Dale K. "Dinky"	2 September 1945	24 June 2009	"Our Devoted Love Will Never End" "Married Nov. 8, 1966" [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Dennison	Mary L	22 August 1947
Dennison	Roger Dale	13 November 1966	27 October 1993	"Have Faith In God"
Garnes	Malissa B.	29 January 1901	8 January 1911	"Dau. of R.H. & I.D. Garnes"
Garnes	Webster O.	21 January 1904	4 January 1918	"Son of R.H. & I.D. Garnes"
Gibson	Jesse J.	26 March 1889	2 March 1906	"Son of Alexander & Jane Gibson"
Merical	Dollie Parsons	1884	1909
Miller	Eli Otmer	1886	1965	[Husband of Mary Odell Miller - married Sept. 10, 1907 in Jackson Co., WV] [Dau. of George A. and Phebia Ann Randolph, wife of Eli Otmer Miller]
Miller	Mary Odell	3 June 1890	6 January 1963
Miller	Mary Ellen	7 January 1932	23 April 1932	[Dau. of Okey and Rosa Miller, granddaughter of Eli Otmer and Mary Odell Miller]
Miller	Ottmer	27 May 1912	9 July 1917	"Son of E.O. & M.O. Miller"
Miller	Ovel	4 March 1918	6 March 1918	"Son of E.O. & M.O. Miller" "Darling we miss thee"
Parsons	Adam Greenberry	August 1860	22 September 1918	[Presumed buried here in unmarked grave near the tree in the center of the cemetery]
Parsons	Amanda E.	1 January 1857	2 February 1930	"Mother"
Parsons	C. Thurman	1890	1947	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "At Rest"
Parsons	Alice	1890	19__	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "At Rest"
Parsons	Cora B.	1879	1955
Parsons	Dale C.	1927	1931
Parsons	Daniel W.	12 October 1888	11 October 1951	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Parsons	Nettie F.	6 May 1895	15 January 1978	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Parsons	Greenberry	1906	1923	[Sons of Archibald Ashbury "Arch" and Cora Bell Gibson Parsons - shared stone]
Parsons	Donald Leon	1918	1918
Parsons	Alpha	1904	1904
Parsons	Iva E.	1912	1969
Parsons	Leona Jane	11 October 1931	29 June 2009	"Forever Loved"
Parsons	Lizza Ann	1883	1903	"Mother"
Parsons	Martha Mae	1886	1908	"Sister"
Parsons	Rhondus E.	17 January 1923	6 April 1936
Payne	Noble	27 June 1956	25 July 2012	[Unconfirmed that he is buried at this Parsons Cemetery - per his obituary and findagrave.com, though, he is buried here]
Peck	Zane D.	13 March 2009	13 March 2009	[Brothers - shared stone]
Peck	Zadin G.	13 March 2009	13 March 2009	[Brothers - shared stone]
Randolph	George	3 June 1897	24 May 1981	"Wed Jan. 25, 1916" [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Randolph	Nancy	25 June 1895	31 October 1957	"Wed Jan. 25, 1916" [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Randolph	George A., Sr.	1854	11 January 1930	[Husband of Phebia Ann - married Oct. 20, 1873 in Jackson Co., WV] [Dau. of Charles & Lucy Parsons - wife of George A. Randolph]
Randolph	Phiebe Ann	1854	4 October 1936
Randolph	Herman	21 November 1919	3 November 1946
Randolph	Vester (Eli Sylvester)	21 November 1916	28 May 1938
Slate	Clyde Jr.	14 November 1922	7 August 1966	"US ARMY WORLD WAR II" "Married Oct. 5, 1947" [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Slate	Virgie P.	19 November 1924
Slate	Gary Keith	28 November 1963	28 November 1963

Comments:

Dates in Red are not inscribed on the tombstone and have either been calculated based on death date or are as a result of research on the individual.
There are a number of unmarked graves in this cemetery - if you know of names that should be listed on this page, please contact WVCPA with the details.

On examination of aerial photos in GoogleEarth, it looks like there may be dirt road access from Rt. 21 up and over Shinn Ridge through the woods. Our contributor, Ron Miller and his brother recently attempted that route, and report that they were able to get within about a mile of the cemetery (4 wheel drive would have made it all the way, he says) and had to hike the rest of the way. The access road, according to him, is known as Bonny Knob Lane. He says that when a burial is planned, mourners generally park along the interstate and the deceased is transported by 4 wheel drive along the road. Either way, it is clear that this cemetery is not easily accessible. The Randolph family and the land owner, Mr. Parsons (who also grants access to the cemetery), try to maintain the road, but it is an understandably difficult task.

Updated: 25 October 2016