BETHLEHEM CEMETERY North

 

Blue Ridge,  Collin Co. Cemeteries of TX

33.25224 N 96.33376 W

DIRECTIONS:  At the intersection of Hwy 78 and Hwy 380, turn north and travel approximately 10 miles.  Turn right (east) on to CR 618. Drive 2.8 miles, then turn left (north) on to CR 664.  Drive 0.2 mile and turn right (east) on to CR 665. Bethlehem Cemetery is located on the right side of CR 665 next to the Bethlehem Baptist Church.  Some burial locations are marked with bois d‘arc posts, wooden posts, or small footstone size, arched markers.

HISTORICAL MARKER       MAP

HISTORY  (1921 Bethlehem Baptist Church  -  Present-day Bethlehem Baptist Church  -  Original Steeple Bell)       

NORTH SECTION          SOUTH SECTION

Original church pew from 1921 church building The seat of the pew is not as wide as those of later times.  This is due to the fact that people during that era were smaller than people in today.

NORTH SECTION  

NAME

BIRTH DATE

DEATH DATE

COMMENTS

ROW 1

 

 

 

Wilcox, Addie Wynette Hartness

1926

1974

“Mother”

3 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Wingouist, Robert Eugene

Aug 9 1919

Apr 23 1986

Maj. US Air Force WWII & Korea

Wingouist, Doris Madlyn

Mar 31 1928

Jan 3 1990

1st Lt US Army

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Shinn, Kelly Renay

Apr 26 1987

Apr 28 1987

 

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Shinn, Robert Glenn

Oct 9 1937

Aug 2 2007

 

1 vacant space

 

 

 

Shinn, Christopher Lee

-----

May 5 1991

Infant s/o Greg & Lynda Shinn

7 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Meeks, James A.

Oct 23 1916

Jan 31 1997

Married Jan 7 1939

Meeks, Betty Jo

Jan 28 1924

-----

 

NeSmith, Doris Riddle

1941

1989

“Mother”

Riddle, James Phillip

July 18 1944

May 8 2004

US Air Force Vietnam back of stone

ROW 2

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 3

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 4

 

 

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Kirby, Jesse W.

Aug 8 1935

Dec 26 2007

“Father”

Kirby, Julia A.

July 10 1937

-----

“Mother”

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

ROW 5

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 6

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 7

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 8

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 9

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 10

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 11

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 12

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 13

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 14

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 15

 

 

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Riley, David Gerald

Feb 24 1975

Aug 25 2008

 

1 vacant space

 

 

 

ROW 16

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 17

 

 

 

Clark, Raymond J.

1915

1983

 

Clark, Rowena S.

1914

2003

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

ROW 18

 

 

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Smith, Willima Irene

July 2 1910

Jan 24 1998

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

ROW 19

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 20

 

 

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

3 vacant spaces

 

 

Kinamon Plot row 3

ROW 21

 

 

 

3 vacant spaces

 

 

Kinamon Plot row 2

ROW 22

 

 

 

14 vacant spaces

 

 

 

1 vacant space

 

 

Begin Kinamon Plot row 1

Kinamon, Harold W. (Bud) Jr.

Jan 8 1964

Oct 22 2005

MSG US Army Persian Gulf

Kinamon, James Mason

----

Aug 9 2001

 

ROW 23

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 24

 

 

 

Empty

 

 

 

ROW 25

 

 

 

20 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Hoff, Richard Joseph

Mar 28 1958

Apr 1 2003

 

ROW 26

 

 

 

Winchester, William G.

1957

1968

 

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Bassey, Denna Lane

Apr 15 1945

Jan 29 2006

 

10 vacant spaces

 

 

 

ROW 27

 

 

 

9 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Houchins, Lorene Smith

July 7 1928

Dec 2 1969

Begin Smith Plot row 2

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Aug - _ - _

Jan - _ - _

FHM

3 vacant spaces

 

 

End Smith Plot row 2

ROW 28

 

 

 

Rushing, Charlie S.

June 10 1902

May 31 1999

Married Jan 20 1929 photo

Rushing, Mary F. Webb

Aug 2 1906

Dec 12 1999

Children: James Charlie, Royce Edwin, Annie Ruth, Owen Glen

6 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Driskill, Joseph C.

1889

1946

Begin Smith Plot row 1

Smith, Hattie May

1882

1960

 

Smith, Ellis J.

1883

1975

 

2 vacant spaces

 

 

End Smith Plot row 1

Jordan, William Thomas Jr.

Dec 22 1970

Dec 15 1974

 

2 vacant spaces

 

 

 

Davis, Junior Freeman

Nov 23 1923

Dec 31 1977

 

Watson, M.J. (Jake)

Apr 14 1932

Dec 24 1992

Begin Watson Plot

Watson, Ricky C.

Feb 9 1970

Sept 20 1986

photo

Watson, Laura June

1935

2009

FHM

2 vacant spaces

 

 

End Watson Plot