Cemetery -- Interesting Facts

Peter and Christy were given some information about the cemetery on Oak STreet. Copied and pasted below.

24 + 25 appear to be in the same space. Something about strange bedfellows comes to mind.
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INTERESTING TOUR OF SUNSET HILL CEMETERY

Begin at the Mary Street Entrance

1. Hobart Baird Edwards, Sr., 1897—1959, Personal history on mausoleum, “World War I, Pres. Pro-tern of Georgia Senate, Mayor of Valdosta, Judge Recorders Court.
   Sec B108 Blk F-2 Lot 038
2. Nick Hyder, 1935-1996, Valdosta High School Football Coach.

Sec B205 Blk L-3 Lot 015

3. Hyta Plowden Mederer, 1912-1997, Valdosta clubwoman and local benifactress. When people want to see Hyta’s (Hyder’s grave, we have to ask, which
   one? They are buried near each other.
   Sec B203 Blk L-2 Lot 195
4. West Mausoleum, Col. William S. West (family), 1849—1914. Col. West built The Crescent and was United States Senator.
   Sec B204 Blk L-2 Lot 243

5. William Evan Thomas 1869-1944 going north, Superior Court Judge, was Solicitor in Raw1ings-Carte Murder Trial 1905—06.
Sec B205 Blk L-3 Lot 25

6. James Freeman Holmes, J north across main street, 1918- 1950, Coca-Cola Family, near Ann Street entry has Coke bottle embossed on headstone.
   Sec C202 Blk 005 Lot 076
7. Nearby is the Barfield lot with two graves, Eula Newton Barfield, Nov. 20, 1881 - Apr. 8, 1967 and Robert S. Barfield, Mar. 6, 1878 — June 5, 1949. On a cement bench, there is this inscription: “’neath this seat lie five infant Barfie1ds.” Thought to have been quintuplets born in 1906.
   Sec 203 Blk 075 Lot 009
8. Henry Sims Morgan, 1874-1898, going south same section, Morgan, in 1897, was first West Point graduate from Lowndes County, a six foot—four inch man, “a splendid specimen.” He drowned the next year trying to rescue Italian sailors of the ship, Noe, off Tybee Island, Georgia. His remains were not found for eight years. They were brought back to Valdosta for burial in. 1906.
   Sec C203 Blk 054 Lot 007
9. Lyn Davis McIntosh, Major, 1946—1980, further south beside main street USAF, killed May 23, 1980, in the attempt to rescue the American hostages in Iran.
   Sec C105 Blk 005 Lot 291
10. Alice Jane (McKey) Holliday, 1829-1866, a few yards in front of the cemetery office door, mother of John Henry “Doc” Holliday.
    Sec C307 Blk 007 Lot 015
11. Four bricked up graves, Charles Ogden Force and wife, Mary Ann, son Richard Sheffield “Dick” Force and daughter, Mary. Katherine “Kitty” Force) died 1865, Mr. Force gave the beginning property (30 acres) for cemetery, not called Sunset Hill Cemetery until 1918. Son Dick Force was killed; in a fight during Reconstruction Days in Valdosta.
    Sec C301 Blk 002 Lot 010. Charles 1823-1892,
12. Samuel McWhir Varnedoe, Veteran CSA, started first school in Valdosta after the War Between the States. The Valdosta Institute was originally on the corner of Varnedoe and River streets. Grave is near Force lot,
    Sec C303 Blk 003 Lot 001
13. James 0. Varnedoe, 1842-1927, nearby, was Mayor of Valdosta 1877-1878, and a Spanish American War Veteran.
    Sec C303 Blk 003 Lot 001
14. South corner of office - Philip Coleman Pendleton, 1812—1869, founder of The Valdosta Times. Major in the Confederate Army.
    Sec C305 Blk 005 Lot 002
15. William V Prewitte, 1919-1944, Memorial plaque attached to head stone, lost in action in World War II.
    Sec C305 Blk 005 Lot 009
16. Nearby north, Dr. T. W, Ellis, 1804-1861, thought to be the first person buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
    Sec C305 31k 005 Lot 004
17. Reuben Thompson, Roberds, 1834-1863, north on Collins lot, Memorial, Valdosta’s first mayor, 1860-61 died in the War Between the States.
    Sec 0306 Blk 006 Lot 007, Buried in Kentucky.
18. North between Martin and Strickland lots, Major Henry B. Holliday was mayor of Valdosta more than once. He was father of John Henry “Doc” Holliday. His second wife failed to mark his grave. It is possibly on or near the Stephen Martin lot, marked with memorial plaque about 1993.
    Sec 0307 Blk 007 Lot 015. (1819—1893)
19. Just north in prominent view is statue of B. F, Strickland on the family lot, 1854-1915. While most monuments face the East, he faces the west, they say, to the Cotton Mill he founded.
    Sec C313 Blk 013 Lot 004
20. Slave Section, see big monument nearby, roped off, no marked graves.
21. Hebrew Cemetery, nearby, see overhead entrance and columns, all market graves. Separate locations.
22. Next is south, old small obelisk for elephant trainer, James’ Rourke, who was killed by his female elephant. Gypsy, in November 1902. Gypsy was chased over downtown Valdosta streets out to Cherry Creek where was killed and buried.
    Sec C402 Blk 005 Lot 012
23. South again, near main street, Emory P. Bass Sr., 1891—1971, Mayor of Valdosta 1956-58, Veteran of World War I and World W II,
    Sec D101 Blk 005 Lot 004
24. John Taylor Roberts 1850—1920, east from Bass lot. Much progress made in Valdosta during his five terms as Mayor of Valdosta, 1906—1916. On large lot in
    Sec E11O Blk 007 Lot 001
25. Lt. Col. W. L. Redles, 1894-1.932, information on grave of wife, Leone Roberts Redles, 1895—1955. Lt. Col, Retired USMC, Interred in Arlington National Cemetery
    Sec E110 Blk 007 Lot 001
26. Spanish American War Veterans, many buried here, south from Roberts lot,
    Sec E106 Blk 032 Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6,
27. Graves of interest in the former Black section 3. L. and Fanny Lomax, Thomas Hudson, Chauncey Hudson, Eli Powell, the Melvin Nelson lot, Guy Bryant, Fessor and Easter Hampton, M- Section, Lamond Wilson’s mother is buried in G - Section. Lamond was in “Sanford and Son” now evangelist.
28. Joan Cranford Landsberg, l933 – 1997, and Paul (Paulovitch) not deceased, the “Russian Monument.” A family from Florida, Joan was a native Valdostan.
    Sec F208 Blk 093 Lot 001
29. Langdale Mausoleum, Judge Harley Langdale, northeast section of cemetery