Lick Branch, VA Buchanan County

Follow Rte. 83 East toward the WV state line. Turn left on Rd. 643 toward Hurley.  When 643 turns to the left, stay right toward Knox Creek.  Turn left on Rd. 705 make a sharp right, follow road until it ends on top the mountain.  The road is dirt, rutted and dangerous, suggest a 4x4.  Names are spelled as they are on the headstones.  FS: stands for footstone.

Eliza Blankenship                 Boyd Blankenship                               Albert Perry Matney

3-10-1843                                               4-27-1908                                               2-7-1910

4-14-1937                                               3-26-1938                                               12-17-1967

FS:EB                                                     “In memory of”

                                                                                                                                Dexter Blankenship

King Hiram Blankenship                     Earl Justus                                             8-21-1932

Husband                                                                8-14-1915                                               6-25-1993

9-25-1884                                               12-22-1989                                             “Pa Deck”

6-24-1925                                                                                                               engraving of a coal

                                                                Linnie Justus                                        miner. “In loving Memory”

Rebecca Blankenship                          5-31-1918                                               FS: father

Wife                                                       3-30-1959                                                                                                       5-9-1887                                                                                                         Billy J. Blankenship

10-2-1970                                               Herman Justus                                      3-12-56

                                                                2-8-1951                                 9-1-94

Celia Blankenship                                FS: HJ                                                     “In loving memory”

2-22-1913                                                                                                               engraving of a ship

4-17-1998                                               Wonieth Justus                                    FS:son

This is a beautiful double                   9-13-32

Stone seperated by an                        7-8-34                                                     Harrite Matney

Engraving of a ginseng                                                                                       3-25-1945

Connecting  Celia to her                     Lois Justus

Father                                                     1-1-43                                                     Lizzie Matney

                                                                2-23-49                                                   2-20-1881

Alfred Blankenship                                                                                              11-10-1948

3-17-1889                                               Ecmurnd Justus

2-25-1950                                               birth and death                                     Cloie Matney

FS: father                                               1941                                                        4-16-1920

                                                                                                                                5-1-1993

Walter J. Hurley                                   Siller B. West

6-5-1950                                 3-7-1894                                 Steve West

6-6-1950                                 8-10-1984                                               12-12-59

FS: WJH                                                                                                                9-7-78

                                                                Virgil Matney                                        “Gone but not forgotten”

Charles E. Lester                                  6-10-58                                                   FS: son

2-9-42                                                                                FS: blank

2-12-42                                                                                                                   Justin Kyle West

“another little angel                             Edna Matney                                        12-21-89

in heaven:                                              9-25-56                                                   3-31-90

                                                                12-25-56                                 “Now I lay me down to sleep”

Thelma Justus                                                                                                      FS:  son

11-29-1946                                             Virgie Matney

12-1-1946                                               9-5-50                                                     Amos H. Endicott

                                                                FS: blank                                                2-7-1954

Bill Junior Blankenship                                                                                       FS:  AE

11-13-44                                 Junior Blankenship

7-21-45                                                   4-10-?                                                    

                                                                9-6-44                                                    

Mc Clellan Jones Jr.                             Tanya Denis Mullins                           Blankenship

7-3-43                                                     8-1-72                                                     b. Jully 1, 1926

12-4-72                                                   “Our baby”                                           decese 9-16-1930

“gone but not forgotten”

FS: blank                                                Lee Justice                                            Harrison Blankenship

                                                                6-19-1909                                               3-30-1933

Reserved for                                         10-17-1986                                             5-16-1986

Patricia Hall                                           FS: husband                                          FS: dad

Tiffany A. Perry                                   Dennie Justice                                      Cloyd Rowe

11-10-82                                 11-21-1914                                             11-15-1942

9-8-88                                                     9-27-82                                                   1-11-1998

FS: daughter                                         FS: wife

                                                                                                                                Wanda Rowe

Gervis West                                          Malinda M. Lester                               5-31-1947

5-3-13                                                     9-20-1922                                               living

6-10-35                                                   5-25-1999

FS: father                                               “wife and mother”                                Tammy R. Rowe

                                                                                                                                8-26-1973

Ralph West                                           Marion H. Lester                                  living

11-7-31                                                   5-8-1921

3-10-33                                                   6-26-98                                                   Bradley Rowe

“Our little darling”                               “husband and father”                         1-13-1969

FS: brother                                                                                                            4-13-1995

                                                                Lou Emma Blankenship                       Wedding day for

? Justice                                                 3-10-1891                                               Tammy and Bradley is

? 1943                                                     5-8-1972                                 engraved on double stone

?1944                                                      FS: grandmother                                   6-22-1991

unreadable

                                                                Jurl Blankenship                                   This cemetary has the tradition

Velda Roberts                                       2-21-1930                                               of recycling headstones.  One grave

11-4-1944                                               11-26-1955                                             had a duplicate stone of Dan

2-19-1945                                               FS:  Son                                                 Blankenship 4-16-1876, there

FS: VR                                                                                                                    are also 11 graves marked with a

                                                                Daniel Blankenship                              stone.  In addition there is one

Fasher Roberts                                     4-16-1876                                               grave with a headstone with a

3-12-1948                                               7-6-1942                                 5 pointed star and no name.

3-16-1948                                               FS: father                                               There is also a grave with a

FS: blank                                                                                                               headstone with no name but

                                                                Columbus Blankenship                       some sort of engraving of a

Ruby Roberts                                       7-11-1926                                               circle with a half moon, and

Died 2-20-52                                          9-16-1936                                               three lines connecting in the middle

“At rest”                                                                FS: brother                                            There was also 1 grave marked

                                                                                                                                with a wooden cross.  3 of the

Bobby J. Roberts                                 Jessie Stacy                                          graves marked with a stone are

Died 10-4-1956                                      9-20-1888                                               said to belong to the children of

                                                                2-3-1955                                 Turner and Stella West Sparks.

Thurman W. Roberts

7-4-1917                                 Liddie Stacy

12-4-1970                                               11-13-1872

“dad”                                                     10-9-39

FS: blank

                                                                H. B. Blankenship

Cynthia Roberts                                   3-2-1881

7-11-1920                                               7-16-1916

9-24-1987 “mom”