Duty Cemetery
Duty, VA
Some folks know this cemetery as the "Duty Cemetery" and I have heard others refer to it as the "Farmer Cemetery". It is well cared for. It is located just off Route 602 near the Dickenson and Buchanan County lines at Duty, VA. My son Brian and I visited and photographed the cemetery June 18, 2002. There are many graves here that are marked with fieldstones that have no writing on them that I could see. Some are just sunken places without any marker. I have included the epitaphs that were on the stones. Contact me if you have questions. I can't promise that I will always know the answer, but maybe just maybe I will! Glenda
Melster L. Duty
1929-1990
Melster Lee Duty
SFC US Army Korea
1929-1990
Ronnie Dewayne Duty
1977-
(Grave marked with Mullins Funeral Home marker)
James H. Duty
April 11, 1961
July 14, 1980
"Gone But Not Forgotten"
James C. Mullins
1994-1994
(Grave marked with Mullins Funeral Home marker)
Nicey Deel Duty
July 11, 1906
Mar. 8, 1958
Meredith Duty
Born July 1, 1902
Died Mar. 27, 1941
"On wings of love to a heavenly home"
"Thy trials ended, thy rest is won".
PFC Harlie C. Duty
May 6, 1926
Dec 25, 1952
WWII Korea
Deborah Lynn Duty
Dec. 5, 1956
Mar. 9, 1957
Lowell William Duty
Feb. 27, 1958
Mar. 5, 1958
William G. Barton
1920-1976
(Gent Bro's & Bennett Funeral Home marker embedded in the rock)
William Grover Barton
PVT US Army
WWII
1920-1976
Hattie Lovett
June 3, 1894
Jan. 24, 1956
Arthur Lovett
April 13, 1887
Jan. 13, 1954
Fred D. Lovett
Jan. 06, 1916
Nov. 27, 1933
Gracie Lovett
April 29, 1931
May 27, 1939
Lydia Looney
Sept. 22, 1877
Jan. 23, 1959
"Pray for us"
Kenneth R. Sutherland
Feb. 4, 1946
Oct. 5, 1998
Roy Bostic
Wife Family
Died Jan 18, 1957
{this was all that I could read on this stone}
Vicy Farmer
Born May 9, 1911
Died Sept. 26, 1945
"At rest"
Mary Bostic
b. Oct. 8, 1890
d. April 16, 1932
William Barton "Bill"
April 1865
Jan. 1936
Vicey Jane Powers Barton
Feb. 1867
Jan. 1955
{The following two were on one stone}
Dorce Powers
Feb. 20, 1894
Dec. 6, 1967
Missouri D. Powers
July 5, 1902
June 13, 1980
Janice A. Powers
1938-1999
(metal Haysi Funeral Home marker)
Teresa A. Stevens
July 26, 1960
Sept. 14, 1998
Fred Stevens
PVT US Army Korea
April 13, 1929
June 19, 1990
Davey Duty
SGT US Marine Corps
1953-1989
Gene Garrett Duty
(guitar and musical notes on stone)
Feb. 05, 1934
Nov. 22, 1997
"He's playing with the angels now".
Father
Hansel "Pete" Barton
July 12, 1945
May 8, 1995
"Resting in peace"
Clayton M. Barton
May 4, 1930
Jan. 7, 1932
Written on rock it says "Son of Mr. & Mrs. Sam Barton".
Mavis I. Barton
B. Dec. 1, 1934
D. Sept. 22, 1937
Written on rock it says, "Dau of Mr. & Mrs. Sam Barton".
Double stone
Caney F. Barton
1922-1979
"Asleep in Jesus"
Emma C.
1911-1982
"Asleep in Jesus"
Caney F. Barton
PFC US Army WWII
1922-1979
Nancy B. Duty
Jan. 23, 1877
Jan. 2, 1965
"A tender mother, a faithful friend"
H.M. Duty
Born April 8, 1866
Died June 10, 1935
"Let our Father's will be done"
D.A. Duty
April 8, 1866
Jan. 27, 1934
Eura Duty Belitsky
Oct. 27, 1915
May 31, 1982
R.L. Duty
Mar. 23, 1895
Sept. 2, 1970
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done"
Ethel Duty
1896-1952
"Jesus called and Mother answered"
Delphia Duty
Jan. 10. 1917
Dec. 6, 1924
"Sweetly sleeping"
Billy Duty
Infant
Billy H. Duty
1930-1959
"At rest"
Ernest C. Duty
July 21, 1947
Sept. 15, 1964
"The Lord bless thee and keep thee"
Mother
Willie B. McCoy
1902-1970
Emery C. Duty
1922-1974
Guy Mason Duty
1920-1981
Harry Richard Tiller
"Beloved Son"
Nov. 5, 1951
Aug. 2, 1980
"Absent in body but present in spirit"
Double stone
Ellis Tiller
1913-1952
Martha
1913-
Lemuel Tiller
July 6, 1846
Jan. 16, 1913
"As a husband devoted as a friend ever kind and true"
Mother
Susan Duty
1878-1950
"At rest"
Top of stone, "The Lord is my Shepherd"
Ralph
Son of H.B. & Lear Barton
April 11, 1925
Aug. 5, 1927
Bottom of stone, "From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus"
Lydia M.
Dau of
Rev J.?H. & N. Duty
Born Feb. 21, 1885
Died Nov. 2, 1890
Martha A.
Dau of
Rev. J.?H. & N. Duty
Jan. 6, 1888
Nov. 3, 1890
Elmer Farrell Barton
1946-1995
(Haysi Funeral Home marker)
Tina Barton
1969-2001
(Haysi Funeral Home marker)
Martha A. Duty
Dec'd
Nov. 3, 1886
Double stone
Mommy
Helen P. Duty
July 5, 1929
Nov. 5, 1996
Daddy
Bobby C. Duty
{Note on the back side of this stone has the following names of living people)
Kenneth C. Duty
Wanda Sue Duty
Dallas Dwayne Duty
Husband
Aug. 4, 1954
Nov. 3, 1993
"Jesus called & Dad answered"
"We love you Dallas"
Daughter
Norma Fay Barton
Sept. 13, 1933
Sept. 22, 1933
Son
Leo Barton
May 19, 1930
Oct. 23, 1930
Sarah A. Rose
1877-1967
Ira Rose
Nov. 10, 1877
Dec. 26, 1953
"The Lord is my God"
J. Marion Rose
Sept. 8, 1871
May 16, 1951
"Asleep in Jesus"
Rebecca Rose
May 9, 1877
Sept. 19, 1917
"Just when we learned to love her most God called her back to heaven"
Eliza Rose
June 14, 1917
Feb. 25, 1922
Dorothy Rose
Jan. 27, 1914
Mar. 2, 1929
"Buried on earth to bloom in Heaven"
Misty Dawn
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Duty
Dec. 27, 1984
Jan. 11, 1985
Double stone
Father
Barney O'quinn
July 30, 1892
April 19, 1979
Mother
Vicey O'quinn
Nov. 3, 1892
June 28, 1980
"Asleep in Jesus"
Wanda Sue O'quinn
Jan. 2, 1960
Oct. 25, 1973
"Darling God only knows how we miss you"
Curtis Barton
Nov. 26, 1927
Mar. 26, 1958
"Not my will but thine be done"
"At rest"
Walden Rose
Aug. 11, 1897
July 28, 1947
"Having finished life's duty he now sweetly rest"
Bertha R. Barton
April 18, 1904
June 11, 1956
"She was the sunshine of our home"
Jess Barton
Dec. 10, 1899
April 10, 1990
"Daddy we love and miss you so much"
Bradford Arellis Farmer
B. July 13, 1930
D. July 14, 1938
"Jesus never fails"
Eligah Taylor
1857-1943
"age 86"
Kenneth Lawn Tiller
Nov. 13, 1925
Feb. 20, 1930
"Christ loved him and took him home"
Daughter
Jessica Rae Tiller
1971-1971
Maggie Powers Tiller
Feb. 27, 1904
July 15, 1946
"At rest"
Henry W. Tiller
1897-1959
"At rest"
"At rest"
Troy O'quin
April 10, 1918
Feb. 14, 1947
"Beloved one farewell"
"Our Baby"
Shirley D. Stevens
1948-1949
Jonathan L. Tiller
Nov. 5, 1974
Mar. 5, 1975
"Gone but not forgotten"
Double stone
Deel
Lee Roy
Oct. 21, 1916
Mar. 17, 1995
"Asleep in Jesus"
Ida M.
Aug. 21, 1914
James A. Taylor
Oct. 1, 1914
Dec. 9, 1975
Sidney K. Hess
SG2 US Marine Corps
Vietnam
Mar. 17, 1944
Feb. 25, 1993
Baby
Stanley Jr.
Son of Ira & Loraine Farmer
Sept. 15, 1954
"A little bit of love"
Double stone
Walter P. Farmer
June 6, 1880
Sept. 9, 1935
Rebecca J.
June 8, 1886
May 16, 1951
J. Waldron Farmer
b. June 11, 1904
d. June 4, 1942
"At rest"
Mother
Sarah Taylor
{birth date is missing}
d. 1950
(Gent Bro's and Bennett Funeral Home marker)
Ernest Blevins
"Gone to rest but missed by all"
Feb. 24, 1926
June 5, 1952
Emory R. Taylor
Sept. 13, 1923
Aug. 30, 1957
"Sleep on darling"
Nannie G. Hess
1915-1974
(Gent Bro's & Bennett Funeral Home marker)
Everett Tiller
Virginia
PVT Co G. 106 Infantry WWII
Oct. 9, 1917
Mar. 23. 1970
PH {purple heart}
Mary F. Stevens
1912-1993
" An inspiration to all who knew her"
Rev. Roy D. Stevens
1905-1985
"An inspiration to all who knew him"
Ruby A. Stevens
July 25, 1940
April 4, 1946
"Sleep on Ruby & take your rest. God called you first as he knew best"
Double stone
Stevens
Ira R.
1884-1978
Dora B.
1886-1977
James A. Stevens
Virginia
PFC 339 INF WWII
Dec. 8, 1920
Oct. 3, 1944
"In God's care"
George F. Taylor
Nov. 3, 1910
April 29, 1974
"The Lord is my Shepherd"
Ivan E. Barton
Mar. 12 1926
Dec. 9, 1972
Lee Douglas Barton
Mar. 22, 1901
Nov. 1, 1968
"Gone but not forgotten"
Gracie Barton
May 4, 1889
Feb. 12, 1997
"She was the sunshine of our home a tender mother & a faithful friend"
H.T. Barton
b. 3-22-1920
d. June 19, 1967
Infant
Michael F. Counts
1989-1989
(Miller Funeral Home, Clintwood, VA marker)
Jessie F. O'quinn
1913-1986
Double stone
S. Howard Barton
1930-1968
Julia G. Barton
1935
Double stone
Barton
Willard
Aug. 30, 1924
May 8, 1972
Faye
July 6, 1928
Married June 22, 1946
"Gone but not forgotten"
Willard Ray Barton
Virginia
CM3 US Navy
WWII
Aug. 30, 1924
May 08, 1972
Anna Bell Lambert
1892-1966
Danny O'quinn
1951-1998
(Clintwood Funeral Home marker)
Russell Duty
1937-1964
Ben H. Duty
1888-1950
Tilda Duty
1903
1962
Jessie C. Duty
Nov. 29, 1923
Nov. 24, 1963
Ora G. Duty
May 14, 1933
Mar. 23, 1991
"In loving memory"
Roy Lee Bostic
Sept. 03, 1956
May 19, 1996
(Westside Chapel on metal marker)
William McKinley Johnson
Jan. 17, 1969
Jan. 17, 1969
Charlie Albert Taylor
Oct. 14, 1880
Sept. 23, 1961
" A little time on earth he spent till God for us his Angels sent.
Etta Mae Taylor
1892-1964
Mother
Age 76
(Gent Bro's 7 Bennett Funeral home marker)
Hazel Lee Thomas
1918-1965
Mother
Age 47
Bobbie Joe Thomas
May 26, 1945
Mar. 17, 1970
"Gone but not forgotten"
Zella Hargis
Dec. 25, 1942
Jan. 21, 1991
Samuel Barton
Mar. 9, 1903
June 8, 1972
"Sleep on Darling & take your rest. God called you first for he knew best".
Martha Barton
Mar 12, 1906
Nov. 21, 1983
"Sleep on Mom"
Double stone
Phyllistean Owens
Oct. 6, 1940
Feb. 21, 1988
Danny Owens
July 4, 1941
Faye Rasnake
Mar 21, 1934
April 3, 2000
"Have faith in God"
Jerry Rasnake
Aug. 18, 1930
April 3, 1995
"Have faith in God"
Double stone
Rasnake
Pierce
Oct. 4, 1911
Dec. 10, 1985
Married
September 15, 1942
Carrie E.
Feb. 5, 1911
Dec. 11, 1979
(Gent Bro's and Bennett Funeral Home marker)
Albert Boyd
Feb. 27, 1897
Dec. 22, 1969
"Resting"
Ezra M. Boyd
June 09, 1900
Sept. 20, 1976
"Daddy waits for us in heaven"
Andrew C. Browning
S1 US Navy WWII
1905-1985
Kathern Yvonne Barton
1961-1963
"our darling little girl"
Lonnie Ray Barton
Aug. 29, 1955
Jan. 4, 1956
{footstone says "Son"
Brenda K. Taylor
{no other info listed}
Emmett Barton
Dec. 11, 1906
Aug. 2, 1983
"Gone but not forgotten"
Gracie B. Barton
Sept. 9, 1907
Dec. 31, 1982
"Gone but not forgotten"
Everett Berk Barton
Feb. 15, 1934
July 30, 1993
"An inspiration to all who knew him"
(Honaker Funeral Home marker)
Willard Johnson
Aug. 17, 1921
Dec. 2, 1995
Married May 4, 1957
Mayrene Johnson
Oct. 15, 1930
July 25, 2001
Willard Johnson
PVT US Army WWII
Aug. 17, 1921
Dec. 2, 1995