Cox Family Cemetery, Showalter Rd NW (Rt.812, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA.

William Moten Cox farm.

36.91110-80.55557

Updated and photographed in October 2008 by Wanda Simpkins

 

src: Google Maps using coordinates 36.91110-80.55557

src: Wanda Simpkins, Oct 2008)

src: Find A Grave; Cox Family Cemetery photographed by Leo

and Carolyn Shockley, August 2011 & added to FAG by Sammie Wade)

Original Source: Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

Published Materials:

Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve Cochran Starkey 1st  of 109 Cemeteries pg 1-2. Added with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.

Tombstone Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia ~ Compiled by Donna J. Robertson ~ © 1993

Head of the River, Rest Vale, Copper Hill Brethren, Wilson’s ~ Cemeteries in Floyd County ~ Work compiled by Billy & Juanita Grice, Salem, VA 1886-1997

Others submitted to original Floyd County, VA News List 1st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006); compilers will be individually identified.

Find A Grave Name: Cox Cemetery, Indian Valley, VABarbR_FCVAResearch\akers_Riley_2wives.htm

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger BootsWI@gmail.com

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

FAG: Find a Grave

[Death Record n/a] Floyd Co., VA Death Records n/a 1863-1864 & parts of other years seeming to be missing.

[Death Cert n/a] Virginia Death Records, with some exceptions, not available 1899-Jun 14, 1912. src: Virginia Vital Records • FamilySearch

Notes: “There are about fifteen (15) unmarked graves that do not have markers. Some of those known to be buried here are: the Pratt twins buried in the 1st row; Hylton family; Harve Sutphin & Arlene Cox. src: Cemeteries of Floyd (Montgomery) Co., VA Indian Valley District by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips Pg 7-8)

Photo

NAME

Original survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

FAG only, not noted in original survey; marker not found; death cert & obit inconclusive

CANNOT VERIFY BURIAL IN THIS CEMETERY

Believe she is buried with her 1st husband in the Cox Cemetery, Rt 221 Dugspur, Carroll Co., VA (36.83920, -80.58750) although dates on that marker differ from her death cert. Message sent to submitter Oct 15, 2025.

Akers, Mary Jane nee Dalton

NO

02 Feb 1856

21 May 1938

 

nee Mary Jane Dalton, b. Carroll Co., VA, d/o Elias & Anna (Branscome) Dalton. [Death Cert]

1st m. 1875 Carroll, Robert Samuel Dalton, s/o  Wesley Jefferson & Julina (Strange) Dalton.

2nd m. aft 1923 can’t find, William Harvey Akers, s/o Riley & 1st wife Mildred Olive (Reed) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_Riley_2wives] William 1st m. 1872 Floyd, Orpha Jane Duncan, d/o Luke & Nancy (Howell) Duncan. [Duncan_PeterSr_Viola] He m. 2nd 1874 Floyd, Obedience Teressa Howell, d/o David A. & Charlotte (Pratt) Howell. [Howell_DavidA_Charlotte]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, May 24, 1938

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, December 30, 1933

NOT BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY

his marker has been found in the Cox Family Cemetery, Timber Ridge Road NW off of Horse Ridge Rd, Copper Valley, Floyd, VA.

Arnold, John Gilbert “Jack”

NO

11 Aug 1942

27 Sep 1997

 

 

John Gilbert “Jack” Arnold, s/o Samuel C. & Isabella (Simms) Arnold.

m. 1964 NY

Geneva Pearl Cox, b. Feb 20, 1941 Floyd, d/o Ham & Lessie Ellen (Quesenberry) Cox. [Cox_AmbroseN_Jr_2wives]

 

ARNOLD, John Gilbert, (''Jack""), 55 of 101 Holly Harbor Lane, Lexington, S.C., died Saturday, September 27, 1997. Born in Geneva, N.Y., he was a son of Isabella Simms Landis of Modesto, Calif., and the late Samuel C. Arnold. He also was preceded in death by a son, Samuel Seth Arnold. He was employed with Fairmont Tamper and was a Mason and a Navy veteran. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Geneva Cox Arnold of Lexington, S.C.; two sons, John Gabriel Arnold of Columbia, S.C., and Joshua Mark Arnold of Charleston, S.C.; a brother, Fred Arnold of New York, and one granddaughter, Madeline Joy Arnold of Columbia, S.C. Funeral services for John Gilbert (''Jack"") Arnold will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 403 Park Road, Lexington, S.C. Burial will be in the Cox Family Cemetery in Indian Valley, Va. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Lexington Chapel, 503 North Lake Drive, Lexington, S.C. 29072. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, S.C. 29210, or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 6604, Columbia, S.C. 29260.

The State Columbia, South Carolina Sunday · September 28 1997

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Cox, Burman Clyde

yes

30 Mar 1900

22 Jan 1901

 

Burman Clyde Cox, s/o Burman Clinton “Bertie” & 1st wife Nancy Flora (Cox) Cox. [1901 VA Death Certs not available] [obit not found] [Cox_ArisR_Irenia]

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Cox, Charles Ernest

yes

05 Jun 1990

30 Mar 1939

 

Charles Ernest Cox, s/o Wade Ferdinand & 1st wife Lucy Odesa (Phillips) Cox. [Death Cert] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

m. 1912 Floyd

nee Mattie Laura Phillips, 1895-1974, d/o Fleming Reed & Mary Isabell (Phillips) Phillips. [Death Cert] [Phillips_Phebia_Jehu]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Sunday, April 02, 1939

RECENT BURIAL

Cox, Douglas Wayne

NO

10 Jan 1944

15 Dec 2020

 

Douglas Wayne Cox, s/o Blanche Ethelene Cox. Blanche a d/o Charles Ernest & Mattie Laura (Phillips) Cox . She’ll m. 1950 Henrico,  Charles Lawrence Hanky. [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, December 18, 2020

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Cox Infant

yes

1900

1900

Infant of Wade F. & Lucy O.

Infant of Wade Ferdinand & 1st wife Lucy Odesa (Phillips) Cox. [1900 VA Death Certs not available] [obit not found] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

Marker not found but was noted in original survey

Cox, Infant

yes

no date

no date

Infant of Andrew

can’t id

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Sammie Wade Oct 2012

Cox, Dora

yes

28 Aug 1876

18 Dec 1945

 

nee Lucy Aldora “Dora” Phillips, d/o Tobias L. Phillips, 1932-1895, & his liaison with Sarah Cox, 1845-1926. [Death Cert not found] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

m. 1894 Floyd

Merit Maston Cox, 1875-1900, s/o William & Martha A. (Gallimore) Cox. [Death Cert not found] [Cox_Braxton_Nancy]

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Sammie Wade Oct 2012

Cox, Lucy O.

yes

09 Feb 1872

16 May 1902

Wife of Wade F. Cox

nee Lucy O’Dessie Phillips, d/o Tobias C. “Little Tobe” & Mary Elizabeth (Quesenberry) Phillips. [1902 VA Death Certs not available] [obit not found] [Phillips_RobertWSr_2wives]

m. 1888 Floyd as 1st wife of

Wade Ferdinand Cox, 1866, 1936, s/o probably David Hall & his liaison with Sarah Cox, 1845-1926. [Death Cert] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives] He’ll m. 2nd abt 1909 can't find, Ollie Elizabeth Gallimore, d/o John Henry & 1st wife Luanna Frances (Harris) Gallimore. [Death Cert] John Henry Gallimore s/o Nancy Gallimore [no file] born before her marriage to George B. Y. Montgomery. [Montgomery_fcva]

Badly weathered.

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Sammie Wade Oct 2012

Cox, Mattie Laura

yes

26 Jan 1895

02 Feb 1974

 

nee Mattie Laura Phillips, d/o Fleming Reed & Mary Isabell (Phillips) Phillips. [Death Cert] [Phillips_Phebia_Jehu]

m. 1912 Floyd

Charles Ernest Cox, 1890-1939, s/o Wade Ferdinand & 1st wife Lucy O’Dessie (Phillips) Cox. [Death Cert] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Sunday, February 03, 1974

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Sammie Wade Oct 2012

Cox, Merit Maston

& cousin

Cox, Preston C.

yes

 

yes

1875

 

1874

1900

 

1900

 

Merit Maston Cox, s/o William & Martha A. (Gallimore) Cox. [1900 VA or WVA Death Certs not available] [obit not found] [Cox_Braxton_Nancy]

m. 1894 Floyd

Lucy Aldora “Dora” Phillips, d/o Tobias L. Phillips, 1932-1895, & his liaison with Sarah Cox, 1845-1926. Dora married using the Phillips surname. [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

& his cousin

aka Preston “Press” Cox, s/o Lawyer Braxton “Brack” & Frances (Gallimore) Cox. [1900 VA or WVA Death Certs not available] [obit not found] [Cox_Braxton_Nancy]

m. 1895 Floyd

Sarah Jane Rigney, d/o Isaac Lewis & Adeline (Weaver) Rigney. [Rigney_Greenville_Elizabeth]

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Cox, Nancy F.

yes

03 Apr 1882

04 Sep 1918

Wife of B. C. Cox.

nee Nancy Flora Phillips, d/o Tobias L. Phillips, 1932-1895, & his liaison with Sarah Cox, 1845-1926. [Death Cert] [obit not found] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

m. 1898 Floyd as 1st wife

Burman Clinton “Bertie” Cox Sr, 1877-1962, s/o Winfield Scott & Mary Elizabeth (Mitchell) Cox. [Death Cert] [Cox_ArisR_Irenia] Bertie m. 2nd 1920 Floyd, Nannie J. Hopkins, d/o James Osborn & Vinesia Ellen (Turner) Hopkins of Patrick Co., VA. [no file]

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Cox, Nannie F.

yes

03 Apr 1894

20 Jul 1895

Daughter of Wade F. Cox

1 Yr 3 Mo 17 Da

Nancy F. Cox, d/o Wade Ferdinand & 1st wife Lucy O’Dessie (Phillips) Cox. [1895 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [obit not found] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

src: Find A Grave; photo b. Carolyn Shockley & added by Mary Hylton Johnson Aug 2011

Cox, Perry F.

yes

28 Sep 1898

11 Nov 1992

 

Perry Foster Cox, s/o Wade Ferdinand & 1st wife Lucy O’Dessie (Phillips) Cox. [Death Cert] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

m. abt 1921 can’t find

Ollie Mae Semones, 1901-1988, d/o Isaac Lawson & Liona Isabel (Rigney) Semones. [Death Cert] [Semones_Isaac_Mary]. She is buried with her brother Charles Howard Semones in the Sunset Cemetery, Chrisitansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Thursday, November 12, 1992

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, April 30, 1988

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Sammie Wade Oct 2012

Cox, Roger E. “Mickey”

yes

24 Aug 1938

23 Dec 1969

 

Roger Eugene “Mickey” Cox, never married s/o William Moten & Virgie (Reed) Cox. [Death Cert]  [Cox_ArisR_Irenia]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, December 24, 1969

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins Oct 2008 & added to FAG by Sammie Wade Oct 2012

Cox, Roy

yes

01 Mar 1911

11 Apr 1911

Son of

B. C. & N. F. Cox

Roy Cox, s/o Burman Clinton “Bertie” Sr & 1st wife Nancy Flora (Cox) Cox. [1911 VA Death Certs n/a] [obit not found] [Cox_ArisR_Irenia]

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Brushbeater Aug 2018)

Cox, Sarah “Sally”

yes

18 Sep 1845

18 Oct 1926

 

Sarah “Sally” Cox, never married d/o Ambrose N. & Dicy Elizabeth (Phillips) Cox. [Death Cert] [obit not found] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

Liason with

Tobias L. Phillips Jr, 1832-1895, s/o Tobias L. Sr & Lucinda V. (Cox) Phillips. [Phillips_TobiasSr_Lucy]

Liason with

David Hall

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Cox, Verna A.

yes

29 May 1919

10 Jun 1921

 

Verna Agnes Cox, d/o Wade Ferdinand & 2nd wife Ollie Elizabeth (Gallimore) Cox. [Death Cert] [obit not found] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins – Oct 2008 – added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Cox, Wade Ferdinand

yes

09 Apr 1866

13 Feb 1936

 

Wade Ferdinand Cox, 1866, 1936, s/o David Hall & his liaison with Sarah Cox, 1845-1926. [Death Cert] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

1st m. 1888 Floyd, nee Lucy O’Dessie Phillips, 1872-1902, d/o Tobias C. “Little Tobe” & Mary Elizabeth (Quesenberry) Phillips. []

2nd m. abt 1909 can't find, Ollie Elizabeth Gallimore, d/o John Henry & 1st wife Luanna Frances (Harris) Gallimore. [Death Cert] John Henry Gallimore s/o Nancy Gallimore [no file] born before her marriage to George B. Y. Montgomery. [Montgomery_fcva]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Sunday, February 16, 1936

src: photo by Carolyn Shockley & added to FAG by Mary Hylton Johnson Oct 2012

Cox, William Moten

+

Cox, Virgie Reed

yes

 

yes

02 Sep 1905

 

23 Apr 1912

01 Jun 1988

 

16 Feb 1997

 

William Moten Cox, s/o Burman Clinton “Bertie” & 1st wife Nancy Flora (Cox) Cox. [Death Cert] [Cox_ArisR_Irenia]

m. 1934 Floyd

nee Virgie Reed, d/o Elisha & 2nd wife Angeline (Phillips) Reed. [Reed_William_Sarah]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, June 03, 1988


The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Monday, February 17, 1997

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Mary Hylton Johnson Aug 2011

Hylton, George Washington

+

Hylton,  Lucy J. Cox

& children:

Hylton, Hattie Florence

Hylton,  George Admiral

Hylton, Infant

Hylton, Grover Lee

 

yes

 

yes

 

yes

yes

yes

yes

01 Dec 1868

 

10 Mar 1868

 

27 Aug 1891

25 May 1898

04 Jun 1900

12 Nov 1904

04 Jul 1908

 

13 May 1908

 

21 Jun 1908

14 Jun 1900

04 Jun 1900

17 Dec 1904

 

George Washington Hylton, s/o Rosabell Hylton. [Hylton_Tabitha]

m. 1887 Floyd

nee Lucy J. Cox, d/o William & Martha A. (Gallimore) Cox. [Cox_Braxton_Nancy]

and their children

 

src: FAG

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Brushbeater Aug 2018)

Perkins, Harry Wilton “Electro” Jr

NO

05 Sep 1947

19 Nov 2017

 

aka Harry Wilton Perkins Jr, s/o Harry Wilton Sr & Hazel Mettie (Reese) Perkins. [no file]

 

Harry Wilton Perkins Jr., age 70, of 611 Ivey Day Road, Roxboro, died Sunday morning, Nov. 19, 2017 at Duke Regional Hospital.
Mr. Perkins was born Sept. 5, 1947 in Lenoir County, son of the late Harry Wilton and Hazel Mettie Reese Perkins.
He was a musician and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Surviving are a half-sister, Ann Tom and husband, Keith of McLean, Virginia; and close friend, Donny Harris and wife, Carlene of Timberlake.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Perkins is preceded in death by a half-sister, Carolyn Messinger.
A celebration of life will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in the Strickland and Jones Funeral Services Chapel with the Rev. Barry Chambers officiating.
Arrangements are by Strickland and Jones Memorial Funeral Services, 1810 Durham Road, Roxboro, NC 27573. Online condolences may be made at stricklandandjonesfs.com.

Courier-Times, The (Roxboro, NC) - Wednesday, December 6, 2017

 

The word around Tate Street is that Electro has died.
Electro — blues guitarist, Air Force veteran, Tate Street denizen, hippie, a "dose of wildness" —was born Harry Wilton Perkins Jr. in 1947. He died a week ago Sunday at a Durham hospital. He was 70.
In between was a life well lived.
My time on Tate Street — the commercial strip that runs alongside UNCG — was very brief and very casual and way back in the mid 1990s when I moved to town. I didn't know Electro, but I knew of Electro. Everybody did. He had been around Tate Street a long, long time by that point.
I don't have an Electro story, but lots of others do.
Here's one from 1993 by former N&R columnist Bill Morris on the Great Mural Controversy. (I remember the mural, which was on Walker Avenue opposite of New York Pizza. But someone painted over it long ago, and I can't find a picture of it.)
The late Jim Clark of UNCG called Electro "Tate Street's last hippie." He mentions Electro (and the mural) in this 2016 story for O. Henry Magazine on the Tate Street music scene:
"Ah yes, Electro, the Tate Street bluesman who twenty-three years ago was literally supposed to be the face of Tate Street music and as a result has become the center of one of Greensboro's longest running urban legends."
Jordan Green at Triad City Beat wrote the definitive profile of Electro a year ago:
"For at least 30 years, Electro was perhaps Tate Street's most ubiquitous presence. If his history … seems murky, it's probably because by his and others' accounts, he was always coming and going, hopping trains in and out of Greensboro, camping by the tracks or crashing on friends' couches. Electro's tenure is so long that it's difficult to fix him in a particular period, and his many acquaintances retain different pieces of his story."
Green also went to Electro's wake on Sunday at College Hill Sundries. Here's his report.
Electro's obituary is here. Services will be Dec. 9 in Roxboro, where he had been living for the past several years.
Don't miss a post from The Syllabus! Like me on Facebook, and follow me on Twitter.
Have something to say about something you just read? Email me at john.newsom@greensboro.com.

News & Record: Blogs (Greensboro, NC) - Monday, November 27, 2017

 

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Brushbeater Aug 2018)

Perkins, Hazel Reece

NO

1917

2013

 

nee Hazel Mettie Reece, d/o Early Elbert & Almeda [Phillips) Reece. [no file]

m.

Harry Wilton Perkins Sr, 1913-1976, s/o unknown. [no file]

 

Hazel Reece Perkins, 96, of 611 Ivey Day Rd., died Saturday, May 18, 2013. Born in Carroll, Va., Mrs. Perkins was daughter of the late Earley and Almeda Phillips Reece and wife of the late Harry Wilton Perkins Sr.

Courier-Times, The (Roxboro, NC) - Monday, May 20, 2013

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins – Oct 2008 – added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Phillips, Basil

yes

05 Apr 1923

05 Apr 1923

 

aka Otho Basil Phillips, s/o Walter & Mary (Montgomery) Phillips. [Death Cert] [obit not found]

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Brushbeater Aug 2018

Phillips, Nancy Juliane Phillips

NO

08 Jul 1878

29 Mar 1921

 

nee Nancy Juliane Phillips, d/o Tobias C. “Little Tobe” & Mary Elizabeth (Quesenberry) Phillips. [Death Cert] [obit not found] [Phillips_RobertWSr_2wives]

m. 1905 Floyd

Walter Phillips, s/o Ambrose Cireo Peter “Peter” & Miranda (Moore) Phillips of Carroll Co., VA. [no file]

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Brushbeater Aug 2018)

Phillips, Nanie

yes

 

Mar 1920

 

can’t id

I used image manipulation on my photo ...

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Brushbeater Aug 2018)

Phillips, Tobias L. Jr

yes

19 Feb 1832

19 Dec 1895

 

Tobias L. Phillips Jr, 1832-1895, s/o Tobias L. Sr & Lucinda V. (Cox) Phillips. [death not reported in Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [obit not found] [Phillips_TobiasSr_Lucy]

 

Tobias never married but had children with several women including but not limited to:

Rachel Montgomery

Nancy Eleanor “Nantie” Phillips, widow of James Phillips. [Phillips_WilliamR_2wives]

Sarah (Sally) Cox, buried in this cemetery.

Marker not found but was noted in orginal survey as Pratt Twins.

Pratt, Infant Twins

yes

no date

no date

 

 

src: Find A Grave; by Carolyn Shockley Aug 2011 & added to FAG by Mary Hylton Johnson)

Pratt, Mabel F. Reece

yes

27 Apr 1909

16 Mar 2000

 

nee Mabel Florence “Flossie” Reece, d/o Early Elbert & Almeda [Phillips) Reece. [no file]

m. 1932 Riner, div 1951 Florida

George Otis Pratt, s/o Henry Becott & India (Pratt) Pratt. [Pratt_John_Nancy] George m. 2nd 1952 Bedford, div 1952, nee Annie Mae Wright, d/o Samuel Jackson & Bertha (Kersey) Wright.

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Monday, March 27, 2000

src: Find A Grave; photo added by Mary Hylton Johnson Aug 2011

Pratt, William Otis

+

Pratt, Phyllis June Anderson

yes

 

no

26 Jun 1934

 

11 Jul 1943

26 Aug 2013

 

24 Dec 2006

 

William Otis Pratt, s/o George Otis & Mabel Florence “Flossie” (Reece) Pratt. [Pratt_John_Nancy]

m. 1969 Roanoke City

nee Phyllis June Alderman nee Anderson, d/o James Edward & Annie Carrie (Holland) Anderson. [no file] Phyllis 1st m. 1963 NC, Dura Jackson Alderman, 1941-1968, s/o Dura & Vestie Lee (Horton) Alderman. [no file]

 

 

William O. Pratt William O. Pratt, 79, of Charlottesville, Virginia, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013. He leaves behind daughter, Angela Durand of Charlottesville; daughter, Deborah Chappell of Fredericksburg; son, Theodore Pratt of Caroline; grandchildren, Jessica, Zachery, Jordon, Brandon, and Cody. He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Pratt; his mom, Mabel; and dad, George Pratt. William graduated from Virginia Tech. He was an Army veteran, served in the Korean War and retired from the Pentagon where he worked as a Nuclear Safety Engineer. William designed nuclear missiles put on naval ships and briefed the President on numerous occasions. He also worked at Dahlgren for many years. He was heavy into politics and ran for Senator. He enjoyed camping, coaching soccer and loved his family and friends very much. William had a zest for life, optimistic attitude and a gentle loving spirit. He will be missed greatly! Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, September 15, 2013, at the family cemetery in Indian Valley, Virginia. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com.

 

Phyllis June Anderson Pratt, 63, of Bedford, Va., passed away suddenly on Sunday morning, December 24, 2006. Phyllis not only was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, but was a friend that will greatly be missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Anderson; and her sister, Jean Topasna. Surviving are her beloved husband of 37 years, William (Bill) O. Pratt; her devoted children, Angela Lynn Pratt, of Charlottesville, Va., Deborah Ann Chappell, and her husband, David, of Fredericksburg, Va., SGT Theodore William Pratt, and his wife, Michelle, of Fredericksburg; her grandchildren, Jessica, Zachary, Brandon, Cody and Jordan; her mother, Annie Anderson, of Roanoke, Va.; brother, Kenneth Anderson, of Salem, Va.; sisters, Brenda Bowling, of Thaxton, Va., and Diane Everette of Roanoke; several nieces, nephews, many friends; and her beloved dog, Panda, who will miss her deeply. A time of visitation will be held at Oakey's South Chapel on Thursday, December 28, 2006 from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Red Cross or the Salvation Army in her memory. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel and Crematory, 540-989-3131.

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, December 27, 2006

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins – Oct 2008 – added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Quesenberry, Glen Monroe

yes

17 Feb 1914

01 Sep 1916

 

Glen Monroe Quesenberry, s/o Pierce Johnson & Lillie Demaris (Cox) Quesenberry. [Death Cert] [obit not found] [Quesenberry_GeorgeWSr_2wives]

FAG only; this compiler believes he is buried in the Cox Cemetery, rt 221, Dugspur, Carroll Co., VA with his wife. Shared marker with husband already placed. Coordinates for that cemetery 36.83920, -80.58750.

Quesenberry, Ledlie Velma Huff

NO

12 May 1929

04 Jul 2019

 

nee Ledlie Velma Huff, d/o John Daniel & Lillie Versie (Phillips) Huff of Carroll. [no file]

m. 1949 Floyd

Foster Freelin Quesenberry, s/o Albert Early & Ocie Arebelie (Quesenberry) Quesenberry. [Quesenberry_William_2wives]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, July 06, 2019

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins – Oct 2008 – added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Reece, Almeda Phillips

yes

Jul 1888

28 Jan 1938

Wife of

E. E. Reece

 

nee Almeda Phillips, d/o Ambrose Cireo Peter “Peter” & Miranda (Moore) Phillips of Carroll Co., VA. [Death Cert] [obit not found] [no file]

m. 1908 Floyd

Early Elbert Reece, s/o John McNeely & Virginia Frances (Phillips) Reece. [Death Cert] [no file]

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins – Oct 2008 – added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Reece, Early Elbert

yes

23 Apr 1883

25 Nov 1955

 

Early Elbert Reece, s/o John McNeely & Virginia Frances (Phillips) Reece. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1908 Floyd

nee Almeda Phillips, d/o Ambrose Cireo Peter “Peter” & Miranda (Moore) Phillips of Carroll Co., VA. [obit not found] [Death Cert] [no file]

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, November 26, 1955

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Sunday, November 27, 1955

src: photo by Wanda Simpkins – Oct 2008 – added to FAG by Carolyn Shockley Oct 2012

Sumpter, Lula P. Cox

yes

28 Jun 1886

11 Jan 1911

Wife of

M. D. Sumpter

nee Lula P. Cox, d/o Tobias L. Phillips, 1932-1895, & his liaison with Sarah Cox, 1845-1926. [19911 VA Death Records not available] [obit [obit not found]] [Cox_AmbroseNJr_2wives]

m. can’t find

Mason Davis Sumpter, 1881-1960, s/o Jacob & Mary Mollie (Hambrick) Sumpter. [Death Cert]  [Sumpter_Edmunds2] Mason m. 2nd 1913 Floyd, Daisy Alice Phillips, 1886-1914, d/o Preston K. & Martha Permelia (Cox) Phillips. [Phillips_TobiasSr_Lucy] And 3rd 1922 Henry, Woody Bertha Phillips, 1885-(1963?), another d/o Preston K. & Martha Permelia (Cox) Phillips. [Phillips_TobiasSr_Lucy]  

 

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Thursday, May 05, 1960

Info provided by Mary Anne Sutphin.

"Harve" Sutphin burial. Yes, Harve is buried there. This was confirmed by a daughter. Harvey Walker Sutphin, born October 1878, died ca. 1920. His first wife was Orlena Phillips, born 28 Nov. 1880, died 14 June 1917. It is assumed Orlena is buried here also, one of the reasons Harvey was taken to Indian Valley from Montgomery County for burial.

Harvey was the son of James and Juretta Reynolds Sutphin of Carroll County, The family was living in Floyd County in 1904/5 when Juretta Sutphin died. I suspect Juretta Reynolds Sutphin is another of the unmarked graves in this cemetery.

src: Wanda Simpkins via Mary Anne Sutphin)

Sutphin, Harvey Walker

yes

30 Sep 1878

28 Mar 1920

 

Harvey Walker Sutphin, s/o James & 3rd wife Juritta (Reynolds) Sutphin.  [Death Cert] [obit not found] [Sutphin_Hendrick_2wives]

m. 1898 Floyd

aka Arlena, Erlena  or Orlena D. Phillips, d. 1917 at 36 yo, d/o Nancy Eleanor “Nantie” Cox & Tobias L. Phillips, not married. [Death Cert] [Phillips_James_Nancy]

marker not found but WAS NOTED IN ORIGINAL SURVEY AS ARLENE HUFF

Sutphin, Orlena D.

yes

28 Nov 1880

14 Jun 1917

 

aka Arlena, Erlena  or Orlena D. Phillips, d. 1917 at 36 yo, d/o & Tobias L. Phillips, 1832-1895, & his liason with Nancy Eleanor “Nantie” Cox. [Death Cert] [Phillips_James_Nancy]

m. 1898 Floyd

Harvey Walker Sutphin, 1878-1920, s/o James & 3rd wife Juretta A. (Reynolds) Sutphin. [Death Cert] [Sutphin_Hendrick_2wives]

 

This compiler has not found evidence of a marriage to a Huff  as some sources indicate including original survey.

 

The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia · Friday, June 15, 1917

 

Original Survey:

Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

 

Cox Family Cemetery, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA

Pg 7-8

(about 15 unmarked graves)

 

Pratt twins (reportedly)

 

Sutphin, Harve (reportedly)

 

Cox, Arlene (reportedly)

 

Hylton family (reportedly)

 

Reece, Early Albert

b. 4-23-1883, d. 11-25-1955

+

Reece, Almeda Phillips

b. 1888, d. 1-28-1938

 

Phillips, Basil

b. & d. 4-5-1923

 

Phillips, Nannie

b. & d. 3-1920

 

Cox, Charlie Earnest

b. 6-5-1914, d. 9-1-1918

+

Cox, Mattie Laura (nee Phillips)

b. 1-28-1895, d. 2-2-1974

 

Quesenberry, Glen M.

b. 2-17-1914, d. 9-1-1918

 

Cox, Sarah

b. 9-18-1845, d. 10-13-1926

 

Phillips, Tobias Sr

b. 2-19-1832, d. 12-19-1895

 

Cox, Wade F.

b. 4-9-1866, d. 2-13-1936

+

Cox, Lucy O. (nee Phillips)

b. 2-6-1872, d. 5-16-1902

 

Cox, Nannie F.

b. 4-3-1894, d. 7-20-1895

Dau of Wade F. Cox

 

Cox, Infant of Wade F. & Lucy O.

b. & d. about 1900

 

Cox, Verna A.

b. 5-22-1919, d. 6-10-1902

 

Sumpter, Lula P. (nee Cox)

b. 6-28-1886, d. 1-11-1911

Wife of M. D. Sumpter

 

Cox, B. C. (Berman Clyde)

b. 3-30-1900, d. 1-23-1901

 

Cox, Nancy F. (nee Cox)

b. 4-3-1882, d. 9-4-1918

Wife of B. C. (Bertie)

 

Cox, Roy

b. 3-1-1911, d. 4-11-1911

Son of B. C. & N. F.

 

Cox, William Moten

b. 9-2-1905, d. 6-1-1988

+

Cox, Vergie Lee (nee Reed)

b. 4-23-1912, d. 2-16-1997

 

Cox, Roger E. "Mickey"

b. 8-24-1938, d. 12-23-1969

 

Cox, Preston C.

b. 1874, d. 1900

+

Cox, Merit Maston

b. 1875, d. 1900

(cousins killed in a train tunnel & bodies mixed up

in shipping from W.V. so buried together)

 

Cox, Dora (nee Phillips)

b. 1876, d. (can't read)

 

Cox, Infant of Andrew

 

Updated and Photo documented by Wanda Simpkins – October 2008 & I believe submitted to original Floyd Co., VA News List Rootsweb page 1st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006).

 

Cox Cemetery, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA..

 

Pratt twins (reportedly)

Pratt, William Otis 1934 - ____ & Phyllis Jane Anderson 1949 - 2006

Pratt, Mabel F. Reece 1909 - 2000

Sutphin, Harve (reportedly) (see note below)

Cox, Arlene

Hylton family

Hylton, George W. 1868 - 1908 & Hattie Florence 1891 - 1908

Hylton, Infant b/d 1900 & George admiral 1898 - 1900

Hylton, Lucy J. Cox 1868 - 1908 & Grover Lee 1904 - 1904

Reece, Early Albert b. 4-23-1883, d. 11-25-1955 + Reece, Almeda Phillips b. 1888, d. 1-28-1938

Phillips, Basil b. & d. 4-5-1923

Phillips, Nannie b. & d. 3-1920

Cox, Charlie Earnest b. 6-5-1914, d. 9-1-1918 + Cox, Mattie Laura (nee Phillips) b. 1-28-1895, d. 2-2-1974

Quesenberry, Glen M. b. 2-17-1914, d. 9-1-1918

Cox, Sarah b. 9-18-1845, d. 10-13-1926

Phillips, Tobias, Sr. (no readable marker) b. 2-19-1832, d. 12-19-1895

Cox, Wade F. b. 4-9-1866, d. 2-13-1936 + Cox, Lucy O. (nee Phillips) b. 2-6-1872, d. 5-16-1902

Cox, Perry F. 1898 - 1992

Cox, Nannie F. b. 4-3-1894, d. 7-20-1895 Dau of Wade F. Cox

Cox, Infant of Wade F. & Lucy O. b. & d. about 1900

Cox, Verna A. b. 5-22-1919, d. 6-10-1902

Sumpter, Lula P. (nee Cox) b. 6-28-1886, d. 1-11-1911 Wife of M. D. Sumpter

Cox, B. C. (Berman Clyde) b. 3-30-1900, d. 1-23-1901

Cox, Nancy F. (nee Cox) b. 4-3-1882, d. 9-4-1918 Wife of B. C. (Bertie)

Cox, Roy b. 3-1-1911, d. 4-11-1911 Son of B. C. & N. F.

Cox, William Moten b. 9-2-1905, d. 6-1-1988 + Cox, Vergie Lee (nee Reed) b. 4-23-1912, d. 2-16-1997

Cox, William Moten 1905 - 1988

Cox, Roger E. "Mickey" b. 8-24-1938, d. 12-23-1969

Cox, Preston C. b. 1874, d. 1900 + Cox, Merit Maston b. 1875, d. 1900 Cousins

Cox, Dora (nee Phillips) b. 1876, d. (can't read)

Cox, Infant of Andrew

About 15 unmarked graves

Info provided by Mary Anne Sutphin.

"Harve" Sutphin burial. Yes, Harve is buried there. This was confirmed by a daughter. Harvey Walker Sutphin, born October 1878, died ca. 1920. His first wife was Orlena Phillips, born 28 Nov. 1880, died 14 June 1917. It is assumed Orlena is buried here also, one of the reasons Harvey was taken to Indian Valley from Montgomery County for burial.

Harvey was the son of James and Juretta Reynolds Sutphin of Carroll County, The family was living in Floyd County in 1904/5 when Juretta Sutphin died. I suspect Juretta Reynolds Sutphin is another of the unmarked graves in this cemetery.