Cave Springs Cemetery Part 1
Row 1
- BROWNING, Steve
May 27, 1962
BROWNING, Kathy
January 17, 1958 - November 6, 1995
Steve is the son of Duard and Beatrice Riley Browning.
Kathy is the daughter of Robert and Lovetta Coombs Melton.
Steven & Kathy were married May 26, 1994.
Kathy first married John Toll. - MELTON, Robert
March 31, 1925 - May 30, 2011
MELTON, Lovetta
January 30, 1931 - June 2, 2002
Married February 10, 1947
Robert is the son of Henry and Ollie Shepherd Melton.
Lovetta was the daughter of Boone and Dovie Smith Bowling.
She was adopted by her stepfather, Jim Coombs and went by the name Coombs. - RICE, James A.
1899-1966
RICE, Maude M.
1899-1994
Married February 15, 1918
James Arthur Rice was born July 29, 1899; died June 7, 1966, age 66. He was the son of Robert Benjamin and Polina Elizabeth Dukes Rice.
Maude was born January 29, 1899; died January 7, 1994, age 94. She was the daughter of R. Ellis and Nannie Jenkins Wells. - RICE, B.F.
March 2, 1860 - August 23, 1939
RICE, Polly E.
January 25, 1862 - December 31, 1935
Wed November 2, 1881
Robert Benjamin Rice was the son of William Waller and Ida Susan Edwards Rice.
Polly Elizabeth was the daughter of Starling Benton and Zilpha Ann Elizabeth Wells Dukes. - PHILLIPS, Gilbert E.
February 12, 1927 - November 12, 1933
“He was the sunshine of our home”
Gilbert was the son of Erie and Flora Anderson Phillips. - PHILLIPS, Erie
December 1, 1903 - March 3, 1978
PHILLIPS, Flora A.
February 6, 1900 - May 23, 1988
Wed December 23, 1923
Erie was the son of Samuel Oscar and Lucy Luvisa Lile Phillips.
Flora was the daughter of Ed and Mollie Hammonds Anderson. - SHERROD, Wm. Norvel
1910-1938
William Norvel Sherrod died September 5, 1938 at the age of 28. He was the son of Charles K. and Myrtle Dukes Sherrod. - SHERROD, Charles K.
1890-1956
Charles K. Sherrod died June 7, 1956. He was the son of Samuel W. and Mary Ruth Knight Sherrod. Married (1) June 23, 1909 Myrtle Dukes. Married (2) October 10, 1947 Margaret Cornett. The second marriage license gives his name as Charles Kliaus Sherrod. - SHERROD, Myrtle Dukes
1888-1946
Annie Myrtle Dukes was born March 1888; died August 21, 1946. She was the daughter of William Sampson and Permelia Jane Oglesby Dukes and the wife of Charles K. Sherrod. - SHERROD, Paul E.
1915-1964
Paul Elwood Sherrod was born July 1915; died January 19, 1964. He was the son of Charles K. and Myrtle Dukes Sherrod.
Paul married (1) 25 April 1936 to Ruby Jenkins, daughter of Lewis and Lorene Wayne Jenkins. He married (2) 27 February 1948 to Wilma Catherine Sherrod, daughter of C.L. and Ruby Ingleheart Allen. (It was Wilma's second marriage as well.) - DUKES, Floyd
October 3, 1896 - May 13, 1979
DUKES, Pearline
March 11, 1898 - December 31, 1984
Wed March 11, 1917
Benjamin Floyd Dukes was the son of William Sampson and Permelia Jane Oglesby Dukes.
Florence Pearline was born in Hamilton County, Illinois, the daughter of George Parrish and Sarah Eudora Heard Knight.
Row 2
- PETERSON, Anthony “Petie” B.
April 13, 1954 - April 25, 1993
“We will Meet Again”
Anthony Bruce “Petie” was the son of Raymond and Lizzie Phillips Peterson.
Married (1) Sherry Groves. Married (2) May 5, 1989 Joyce Ann Moore. - PETERSON, Raymond L.
April 30, 1911 - June 30, 1982
PETERSON, Lizzie P.
October 2, 1917
Wed January 6, 1935
Raymond was the son of Isaac Burns and Vivian Grace Peterson.
Lizzie was the daughter of Samuel Oscar and Lucy Luvisa Lile Phillips. - PHILLIPS, Oscar
November 21, 1871 - December 11, 1965
PHILLIPS, Lucy
January 16, 1876 - May 10, 1949
Wed May 17, 1899
Samuel Oscar was the son of John Oliver and Rebecca Phillips. (John Oliver Phillips was married to two women, both named Rebecca. One was Rebecca Pendley.)
Lucy Luvisa was the daughter of Joseph McDonald Lile and Rachel Ellen Knight Lile.
Lucy married (1) December 22, 1893 to John (or Frank Jamison). - PHILLIPS, Clyde
September 10, 1900 - December 2, 1971
PHILLIPS, Beulah
September 7, 1905 - December 12, 1981
Wed August 13, 1921
Clyde was the son of James Homer and Cynthia Jane Oglesby Phillips.
Beulah Byrd was the daughter of James and Nancy Lou Rowe Wells. - PHILLIPS, Delbert
1906-1969
PHILLIPS, Ethyle L.
1908-1979
Delbert was born September 28, 1906; died March 21, 1969. He was the son of James Homer and Cynthia Jane Oglesby Phillips.
Ethyle was born October 18, 1908; died March 1, 1979. She was the daughter of William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Jameson Dukes. - PHILLIPS, James Homer
1874-1959
PHILLIPS, Cynthia Jane
1876-1930
Wed December 22, 1897
James Homer was born May 28, 1874; died December 25, 1959. He was the son of John Oliver and Rebecca Ann Phillips.
He married (2) Mrs. Lennie Lou West April 16, 1931.
Cynthia Jane was born March 1877; died March 3, 1930. She was the daughter of Newton Jackson and Nancy Louraine Owens Oglesby. Cynthia Jane was the first person buried in the Cave Springs Cemetery. - EVITTS, James Bennett Jr. [unmarked grave]
Infant son of James Bennett Evitts and Gertrude Sherrod
Born and died at Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Greenville, KY, July 27, 1953
Source: obit and death certificate
Note: his mother is buried next to him, also in an unmarked grave - EVITTS, Gertrude [unmarked grave]
Born: 08 August 1921, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Died: 30 May 1980 in St. Louis, MO
Daughter of William Kinch Sherrod and Mary Rinda Phillips
Married James Bennett Evitts - SHERROD, Wm. Kinch
August 25, 1886 - October 7, 1933
SHERROD, Mary Rinda
September 17, 1888 - August 21, 1950
Wed February 5, 1905
William Kinchlow Sherrod was the son of Samuel William and Mary Ruth Knight Sherrod.
Mary Rinda was the daughter of John and Rebecca Pendley Phillips. - SHERROD, Ruby B.
September 16, 1916 - March 20, 1991
Wife of Orbin Sherrod.
Ruby was the daughter of Joe A. and Annie Mercer Williams. - SHERROD, Orbin
1913-1999
Gary's Funeral Home Marker.
Orbin was born April 30, 1913; died September 17, 1999; the son of William Kinchlow and Mary Rinda Phillips Sherrod. He married February 14, 1931 to Ruby Williams. (Marriage license has “Arbin,” the 1920 Census has “Auburn.”) - DUKES, Samp
1865-1944
DUKES, Jane
1864-1952
Wed February 4, 1886
William Sampson Dukes was born January 1865; died November 12, 1944. He was the son of John Young Dukes and Sarah A. (Dukes) Dukes.
Permelia Jane was born March 29, 1864 and died January 16, 1952. She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Cynthia Ann Dukes Oglesby. - DUKES, Wm. Oscar
1890-1984
Oscar Dukes was born April 1890; died March 15, 1984. He was the son of William Sampson Dukes and Permelia Jane Oglesby Dukes. - DUKES, Kenneth
April 14, 1920 - February 07, 2008
DUKES, Verna Mae Dukes
April 23, 1924 - April 27, 2005
Wed December 14, 1945.
Kenneth was the son of Benjamin Floyd Dukes and Florence Pearline Knight Dukes.
Verna Mae was the daughter of Carl Edward and Hazel Marie Crick Allen.
Row 3
- LEAR, Dennis E.
1970-1970
LEAR, Elgan F.
1971-1971
Dennis Earl and Elgan Franklin were the sons of Elgan Earl and Regina Banks Lear. - LEAR, Elgan
June 12, 1918 - February 11, 1981
LEAR, Lucille C.
September 14, 1920 - March 10, 2008
Wed May 8, 1937
Elgan was the son of Joe and Pearl Groves Lear.
Lucille was the daughter of John and Mabel Dukes Crick. - BAKER, Louis Willie
January 8, 1901 - July 5, 1940
BAKER, Emma A.
February 16, 1896 - November 14, 1987
Married December 11, 1924
Louis Willie Baker was the son of Lewis Wade and Sarah Ann Coleman Baker.
Emma A. was the daughter of Joe and Jennie Hammonds Anderson. - CROWELL, Lonnie J.
January 10, 1926 - April 19, 1979
Lonnie J. (known as Billy) was the son of Lonnie and Ina Corrine Knight Crowell. Married to Carrie. (Obit had Doris.) - CROWELL, Ina K.
August 14, 1901 - April 19, 1997
Married (1) Lonnie Crowell; married (2) Tom Gilmore
Ina Corrine was born in Hamilton Co., Illinois, the daughter of George Parrish and Sarah Eudora Heard Knight. She died in Evansville, Indiana. - CROWELL, Louise
1920-1934
Anna Louise was born September 1, 1920; died February 4, 1934. She was the daughter of Lonnie and Ina Corrine Knight Crowell. - PHILLIPS, Bert
April 8, 1886 - January 5, 1939
PHILLIPS, Alice B.
February 20, 1886 - May 30, 1964
Married December 25, 1907
(His name is “Brit” in marriage book.)
Bert was the son of John Oliver and Rebecca Pendley Phillips.
Alice was the daughter of Bryant Fidellar “Dellar” H. and Lucy Dukes Cary. - SHERROD, William Samuel
November 16, 1878 - May 30, 1949
SHERROD, Mary Opal
June 28, 1906 - December 23, 1985
William Samuel was the son of ______ and Mary Sherrod (death certificate #12746). He was first married to Josie Scott.
Mary Opal was the daughter of James Oliver and Ivy Luro Lile Jamison. She married (1) William Samuel Sherrod; (2) Frank Dillender; (3) Ophus Miller, May 1978.
Row 4
- KNIGHT, William Herbert
1886-1947
KNIGHT, Blanch
1892-1980
Wed August 27, 1909
William Herbert Knight was born May 16, 1886 in Hamilton Co., Illinois, the son of George Parrish and Sarah Eudora Heard Knight. Died September 23, 1947.
Blanch was born July 26, 1892; died April 4, 1980. She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Nannie Roma Pace Lile. Blanch married (1) September 2, 1907 to Marshall Hall. - KNIGHT, Aden
February 13, 1911 - November 12, 1997
Military Marker:
SGT U.S. Army
World War II
Aden was the son of William Herbert and Blanch Lile Knight. He drove a Muhlenberg County School Bus for many years. There is a picture of a school bus on the back of his stone. - SHERROD, Otis
November 23, 1891 - October 12, 1946
SHERROD, Belle
June 18, 1892 - May 9, 1963
Wed November 15, 1911
Otis was the son of Francis Marion and Elviria Lathie Dukes Sherrod.
Belle was the daughter of John Oliver and Rebecca Pendley Phillips. - COTTON, Otha
May 15, 1899 - November 8, 1939
COTTON, Delia
March 27, 1905 - October 21, 1994
Otha was the son of Starlin and Ellen Stewart Cotton.
Delia was the daughter of Francis Marion and Elviria Lathie Dukes Sherrod.
Row 5
- LEE, Guy
September 21, 1922 - January 6, 2006
LEE, Margie
June 14, 1934 - January 15, 2011, Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Wed July 10, 1952
Guy was the son of John and Alice Hardison Lee. Guy was a veteran of the Korean War.
Margie was the daughter of Vernie and Hazel Lile Browning. - LEE, Richard Wayne “Ricky”
December 10, 1953 - June 08, 2009
Son of Guy Lee and Margie Browning
Married Tammy Jean Flake - KNIGHT, Arthur L.
August 16, 1923 - January 11, 1990
Military Marker:
TEC 5 U.S. Army World War II
KNIGHT, Dorothy B.
October 24, 1927
Wed November 12, 1947
Arthur Lee Knight was the son of William Herbert and Blanch Lile Knight.
Dorothy Bell was the daughter of Jesse C. and Birdie Bell Hammonds James. - KNIGHT, James William
August 7, 1948 - January 11, 1952
“Gone Home An Angel”
Son of Arthur Lee and Dorothy Bell James Knight. - PHILLIPS, Verna Maxine
February 25, 1930 - January 1, 1987
Maxine was the daughter of Erix and Opal Arms Phillips. - PHILLIPS, Erix
June 9, 1901 - November 4, 1969
PHILLIPS, Opal
June 22, 1907 - October 30, 1995
Wed February 26, 1923
Erix was the son of Samuel Oscar and Lucy Luvisa Lile Phillips.
Opal was the daughter of John Grant and Minnie B. Glassrock Arms. She died at Womack Army Hospital, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. - RICHEY, Lillian Phillips
Born: July 07, 1924
Died: October 29, 2009, Macomb Co., Michigan
Daughter of Erix & Opal Phillips
Married: Aubrey Richey 9 December 1942
Note: Lillian was cremated and her ashes buried with her parents. - PHILLIPS, Carlyen
1948-1951
“Asleep in Jesus”
Carlyen was born January 18, 1948; died March 21, 1951 at the age of three of leukemia. She was the daughter of Erix & Opal Arms Phillips. - PHILLIPS, James Stephen
May 22, 1957 - May 22, 1957
James Stephen was the son of James Leeman and Charlene A. Mosby Phillips. - PHILLIPS, James L.
June 7, 1932 - January 15, 2002
Military Marker:
PVT U.S. Army Korea
PHILLIPS, Charlene A.
May 22, 1940 - October 17, 2009, Calhoun, McLean Co., Kentucky
Wed March 25, 1956
James Leeman was the son of Erix and Opal Arms Phillips.
Charlene is the daughter of Charles E. and Emma Case Mosby. - HALL, Willie C. Jr.
May 5, 1917 - January 3, 1996
Willie Clarence Hall Jr. was son of Willie Clarence Sr. and Tee Anna Atkinson Hall. He married February 7, 1939 to Lucille Phillips, the daughter of Uriah F. and Avis Vanover Phillips. - DUKES, C.W.
February 13, 1928 - June 8, 2004
DUKES, Adelle
February 13, 1930
Wed October 12, 1949
Carroll William Dukes was the son of Leslie and Christine Knight Dukes.
Rachel Adelle is the daughter of Henry and Thelma Phillips Browning. - GREER, Thomas Ray “Pap”
August 3, 1946 - February 7, 1999
GREER, Patricia Kaye
February 25, 1952
Patricia Kaye is the daughter of Clarence and Eula Browning Mason. - BLAKE infant [unmarked grave]
Child of Delbert Blake and Verna Nell Bryant
Row 6
- BROWN, James Grant
April 22, 1939
BROWN, Joetta Coombs
April 18, 1943
Wed November 21, 1959
James is the son of Rufus and Kate Steele Brown. James was in the United States Army with tours in Germany, Korea and Vietnam.
Joetta is the daughter of Reginald Eugene and Artie Mae Lile Coombs. - ROARK, Ira C.
January 7, 1936 - June 4, 1982
ROARK, Joy Coombs
December 6, 1939
Wed September 5, 1959
Military Marker:
PFC U.S. Army
Ira Cemus Roark was the son of Jewell Ray and Goldie Mae Stewart Roark.
Joy Fay is the daughter of Reginald Eugene and Artie Mae Lile Coombs. Joy married (2) January 20, 1989 to Floyd Daniel Ragland. - WEBSTER, Angelica
November 3, 1995 - November 3, 1995
“Asleep in Jesus”
Angelica was born and died in Nashville, Tennessee. Angelica was the daughter of Eric Todd and Sandy Dee Thomason Webster. - COOMBS, Reginald E.
October 2, 1907 - March 1, 1975
COOMBS, Artie M.
May 20, 1913 - November 14, 1970
Wed April 10, 1935
Reginald Eugene Coombs was born in Hopkins Co., Kentucky. He was the son of Samuel Christopher and Hettie Rosetta Oglesby Coombs.
Artie Mae died in Jefferson Co., Kentucky. She was the daughter of James Slaton and Amanda Birdie Knight Lile. - WELLS, Imogene
May 16, 1937
Marylin Imogene is the daughter of Reginald Eugene and Artie Mae Lile Coombs. She married August 27, 1955 to William Chester Wells (1937-1989). - LILE, William T.
May 10, 1886 - April 22, 1952
LILE, Shady Ann
November 7, 1890 - October 23, 1976
Wed March 27, 1910
William Thomas Lile was the son of Thomas Jefferson and Nannie Roma Pace Lile.
Shady Ann was the daughter of J. William and Frances Barbara Morgan Putty. - STEVENS, Eula B.
July 4, 1926 - August 7, 1985
Eula was the daughter of Henry and Thelma Phillips Browning. Eula married (1) Clarence Mason; (2) James Wilson; (3) Gus Stevens. - BROWNING, Henry
1906-1991
BROWNING, Thelma
1907-1972
Wed September 22, 1925.
Henry was born February 18, 1906; died June 10, 1991, age 85. He was the son of Marion F. and Dora Crick Browning.
Thelma was born October 1, 1907; died August 22, 1972, age 64. She was the daughter of Cornelius “Neal” and Priscilla Brothers Phillips. - BROWNING, James Leonard
September 28, 1957 - September 29, 1957
James Leonard was the son of William Howard and Wanda Belle Vincent Browning. - BROWNING, William H.
July 22, 1928 - May 22, 2001
BROWNING, Wanda V.
November 21, 1932
Wed December 6, 1952.
William Howard was the son of Henry and Thelma Phillips Browning.
Wanda Belle is the daughter of Jim and Dovie Evitts Vincent. - BROWNING, Glen Curtis
August 16, 1934 - October 4, 1978
BROWNING, Mary Louise
December 1, 1938
Wed March 6, 1952
Glen Curtis was the son of Henry and Thelma Phillips Browning.
Mary Louise is the daughter of Arthur and Annie Bell Carneal McGeehee. Louise married (2) Thomas Carver. - BROWNING, Marion “M.C.”
December 9, 1936 - November 25, 1985
Military Marker:
CW 2 U.S. Army Vietnam
BROWNING, Linda “Lynn”
December 19, 1941
Wed February 18, 1977
Marion Cornelius was the son of Henry and Thelma Phillips Browning.
Linda is the daughter of Willie C. Jr. and Lucille Phillips Hall. - PHILLIPS, Lyman W.
January 8, 1926 - November 9, 1985
PHILLIPS, Alma R.
October 21, 1931 - March 10, 1990
Lyman W. was the son of Uriah and Avis Vanover Phillips.
Alma Ruth was the daughter of Henry and Thelma Phillips Browning. She married (1) Wilson Ray. - MASON, Terry Dwayne
September 14, 1956 - October 26, 1996
“Forever in Our Hearts”
Terry Dwayne was the son of Clarence and Eula Browning Mason. - JONES, Jerry W.
December 9, 1942
JONES, Carolyn Mason
June 24, 1944 - December 6, 1998
Wed December 3, 1964
“Precious Lord take my hand”
Carolyn was the daughter of Clarence and Eula Browning Mason.
