Before I go forth with this cemetery, I would like to recognize some people that made it all possible. My nephew Michael, Glenda and her son for the picture and documentation. Jim for sending me the information on the graves. This graveyard is the resting place for our family members gone on.
This cemetery is known as the "Duty View Cemetery", "Duty Cemetery", and I have heard others refer to 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. Mr. Jim Powers identified some of those buried there.
1.Melster L. Duty 1929-1990 (Melster Lee Duty SFC US Army Korea 1929-1990
2.Ronnie Dewayne Duty 1977- (Grave marked with Mullins Funeral Home marker)
3.James H. Duty
April 11, 1961
July 14, 1980 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
4.James C. Mullins 1994-1994 (Grave marked with Mullins Funeral Home marker)
5.Nicey Deel Duty
July 11, 1906
Mar. 8, 1958
6.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".
7.PFC Harlie C. Duty
May 6, 1926
Dec 25, 1952 WWII Korea
8.Deborah Lynn Duty
Dec. 5, 1956
Mar. 9, 1957
9.Lowell William Duty
Feb. 27, 1958
Mar. 5, 1958
10.William G. Barton he was a grandson, that was raised by wm "bill" and vicey powers barton. 1920-1976 (Gent Bro's & Bennett Funeral Home marker embedded in the rock) William Grover Barton PVT US Army WWII 1920-1976
11.Hattie Lovett d/o william "bill" and vicey jane powers barton
June 3, 1894
Jan. 24, 1956
12.Arthur Lovett h/o hattie lovett
April 13, 1887
Jan. 13, 1954
13.Fred D. Lovett son of arthur and hattie barton lovett
Jan. 06, 1916
Nov. 27, 1933
14.Gracie Lovett d/o arthur and hattie barton lovett
April 29, 1931
May 27, 1939
15.Lydia Looney
Sept. 22, 1877
Jan. 23, 1959 "Pray for us"
16.Kenneth R. Sutherland, son of roy & imogene suherland bostic, he was adopted by frank sutherland, his grand father, after the death of his mother and father.
Feb. 4, 1946
Oct. 5, 1998
17.Roy Bostic son of charlie and mary barton bostic, h/o imogene sutherland, d/o frank sutherland. Wife Family, all perished in a fire in abbs valley, va.
Died Jan 18, 1957
{this was all that I could read on this stone}
18.Vicy Farmer d/o charlie bradley and mary barton bostic, h/o aaron paul farmer.
Born May 9, 1911
Died Sept. 26, 1945 "At rest"
19.Mary Bostic w/o charles bradley bostic, mary was the d/o william and vicey powers barton and the grandmother of Jim Powers
b. Oct. 8, 1890
d. April 16, 1932
20.William Barton "Bill" h/o vicey jane powers barton, s/o george w. barton and matilda jackson barton
April 1865
Jan. 1936
21.Vicey Jane Powers Barton w/o william "bill" barton, d/o thomas jefferson & mary cook powers
Feb. 1867
Jan. 1955
{The following two were on one stone}
22.Dorce Powers h/o missouri deel powers, s/o thomas jefferson & mary cook powers.
Feb. 20, 1894
Dec. 6, 1967
23.Missouri D. Powers w/o dorce powers, dorce was s/o thomas jefferson powers and mary cook
July 5, 1902
June 13, 1980
24.Janice A. Powers
1938-1999 (metal Haysi Funeral Home marker)
25.Teresa A. Stevens
July 26, 1960
Sept. 14, 1998
26.Fred Stevens PVT US Army Korea
April 13, 1929
June 19, 1990
27.Davey Duty SGT US Marine Corps
1953-1989
28.Gene Garrett Duty (guitar and musical notes on stone)
Feb. 05, 1934
Nov. 22, 1997
"He's playing with the angels now".
29.Father
Hansel "Pete" Barton s/o sam barton and martha farmer barton
July 12, 1945 hansel was the h/o_______ compton
May 8, 1995 "Resting in peace"
30.Clayton M. Barton s/o samuel and martha farmer barton
May 4, 1930
Jan. 7, 1932
Written on rock it says "Son of Mr. & Mrs. Sam Barton".
31.Mavis I. Barton d/o sam and martha farmer barton. sam was the s/o william and vicey powers barton
B. Dec. 1, 1934
D. Sept. 22, 1937
Written on rock it says, "Dau of Mr. & Mrs. Sam Barton".
Double stone
32.Caney F. Barton s/o douglas and gracie sutherland barton
1922-1979 "Asleep in Jesus"
33.Emma C.
1911-1982 "Asleep in Jesus"
34.Caney F. Barton PFC US Army WWII
1922-1979
35.Nancy B. Duty
Jan. 23, 1877
Jan. 2, 1965 "A tender mother, a faithful friend"
36.H.M. Duty
Born April 8, 1866
Died June 10, 1935 "Let our Father's will be done"
37.D.A. Duty
April 8, 1866
Jan. 27, 1934
38.Eura Duty Belitsky
Oct. 27, 1915
May 31, 1982
39.R.L. Duty
Mar. 23, 1895
Sept. 2, 1970 "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done"
40.Ethel Duty
1896-1952 "Jesus called and Mother answered"
41.Delphia Duty
Jan. 10. 1917
Dec. 6, 1924 "Sweetly sleeping"
42.Billy Duty
Infant
43.Billy H. Duty
1930-1959 "At rest"
44.Ernest C. Duty
July 21, 1947
Sept. 15, 1964 "The Lord bless thee and keep thee"
45.Mother
Willie B. McCoy
1902-1970
46.Emery C. Duty
1922-1974
47.Guy Mason Duty
1920-1981
48.Harry Richard Tiller "Beloved Son"
Nov. 5, 1951
Aug. 2, 1980 "Absent in body but present in spirit"
Double stone
49.Ellis Tiller
1913-1952
50.Martha
1913-
51.Lemuel Tiller
July 6, 1846
Jan. 16, 1913
"As a husband devoted as a friend ever kind and true"
Mother
52.Susan Harrison Duty
1878 or 1873-1950 "At rest"
wife of Doctor A. Duty and daughter of Clark Harrison
53.Ralph (Top of stone, "The Lord is my Shepherd")
Son of H.B. & Lear Barton
April 11, 1925
Aug. 5, 1927
Bottom of stone, "From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus"
54.Lydia M. Dau of Rev J.?H. & N. Duty
Born Feb. 21, 1885
Died Nov. 2, 1890
55.Martha A. Dau of Rev. J.?H. & N. Duty
Jan. 6, 1888
Nov. 3, 1890
56.Elmer Farrell Barton
1946-1995 (Haysi Funeral Home marker)
57.Tina Barton
1969-2001 (Haysi Funeral Home marker)
58.Martha A. Duty
Dec'd
Nov. 3, 1886
Double stone
Mommy
59.Helen P. Duty
July 5, 1929
Nov. 5, 1996
Daddy
60.Bobby C. Duty {Note on the back side of this stone has the following names of living people) Kenneth C. Duty, Wanda Sue Duty
61.Dallas Dwayne Duty
Husband
Aug. 4, 1954
Nov. 3, 1993 "Jesus called & Dad answered" "We love you Dallas"
62.Daughter
Norma Fay Barton
Sept. 13, 1933
Sept. 22, 1933
Son
63.Leo Barton
May 19, 1930
Oct. 23, 1930
64.Sarah A. Rose
1877-1967
65.Ira Rose
Nov. 10, 1877
Dec. 26, 1953 "The Lord is my God"
66.J. Marion Rose
Sept. 8, 1871
May 16, 1951 "Asleep in Jesus"
67.Rebecca Rose
May 9, 1877
Sept. 19, 1917 "Just when we learned to love her most God called her back to heaven"
68.Eliza Rose
June 14, 1917
Feb. 25, 1922
69.Dorothy Rose
Jan. 27, 1914
Mar. 2, 1929 "Buried on earth to bloom in Heaven"
70.Misty Dawn (Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Duty)
Dec. 27, 1984
Jan. 11, 1985
Double stone Father
71.Barney O'quinn h/o vicey deel o'quinn
July 30, 1892
April 19, 1979
72.Mother Vicey O'quinn w/o barney o'quinn
Nov. 3, 1892
June 28, 1980 "Asleep in Jesus"
73.Wanda Sue O'quinn
Jan. 2, 1960
Oct. 25, 1973 "Darling God only knows how we miss you"
74.Curtis Barton
Nov. 26, 1927
Mar. 26, 1958 "Not my will but thine be done"
75."At rest" Walden Rose
Aug. 11, 1897
July 28, 1947 "Having finished life's duty he now sweetly rest"
76.Bertha R. Barton w/o jessee "jess" barton, jess was s/o bill barton and vicey jane powers barton
April 18, 1904
June 11, 1956 "She was the sunshine of our home"
77.Jess Barton h/o bertha rose barton, jess the son of wm bill and vicey jene powers barton.
Dec. 10, 1899
April 10, 1990 "Daddy we love and miss you so much"
78.Bradford Arellis Farmer
B. July 13, 1930
D. July 14, 1938 "Jesus never fails"
79.Eligah Taylor
1857-1943 "age 86"
80.Kenneth Lawn Tiller
Nov. 13, 1925
Feb. 20, 1930 "Christ loved him and took him home"
81.Daughter Jessica Rae Tiller
1971-1971
82.Maggie Powers Tiller w/o henry tiller.
Feb. 27, 1904
July 15, 1946 "At rest"
83.Henry W. Tiller h/o maggie powers tiller
1897-1959 "At rest"
84."At rest" Troy O'quin
April 10, 1918
Feb. 14, 1947 "Beloved one farewell"
85."Our Baby" Shirley D. Stevens
1948-1949
86.Jonathan L. Tiller
Nov. 5, 1974
Mar. 5, 1975 "Gone but not forgotten"
Double stone Deel
87.Lee Roy
Oct. 21, 1916
Mar. 17, 1995 "Asleep in Jesus"
88.Ida M.
Aug. 21, 1914
89.James A. Taylor
Oct. 1, 1914
Dec. 9, 1975
90.Sidney K. Hess SG2 US Marine Corps Vietnam
Mar. 17, 1944
Feb. 25, 1993
91.Stanley Jr.(baby) Son of Ira & Loraine Farmer
Sept. 15, 1954 "A little bit of love"
Double stone
92.Walter P. Farmer h/o rebecca j stevens
June 6, 1880
Sept. 9, 1935
93.Rebecca J.Stevens w/o walter p farmer
June 8, 1886
May 16, 1951
94 J. Waldron Farmer s/o walter p. and rebecca stevens farmer
b. June 11, 1904
d. June 4, 1942 "At rest"
95.Mother Sarah Taylor
{birth date is missing}
d. 1950 (Gent Bro's and Bennett Funeral Home marker)
96.Ernest Blevins "Gone to rest but missed by all"
Feb. 24, 1926
June 5, 1952
97.Emory R. Taylor
Sept. 13, 1923
Aug. 30, 1957 "Sleep on darling"
98.Nannie G. Hess
1915-1974 (Gent Bro's & Bennett Funeral Home marker)
99.Everett Tiller Virginia PVT Co G. 106 Infantry WWII
Oct. 9, 1917
Mar. 23. 1970 PH {purple heart}
100.Mary F. Stevens
1912-1993 " An inspiration to all who knew her"
101.Rev. Roy D. Stevens
1905-1985 "An inspiration to all who knew him"
102.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
103.Ira R.
1884-1978
104.Dora B.
1886-1977
105.James A. Stevens
Virginia PFC 339 INF WWII
Dec. 8, 1920
Oct. 3, 1944
106."In God's care" George F. Taylor
Nov. 3, 1910
April 29, 1974 "The Lord is my Shepherd"
107.Ivan E. Barton
Mar. 12 1926
Dec. 9, 1972
108.Lee Douglas Barton h/o gracie sutherland barton, s/o william bill and vicey jane powers barton
Mar. 22, 1901
Nov. 1, 1968 "Gone but not forgotten"
109.Gracie Barton w/o lee douglas barton. d/o squire and anna music barton
May 4, 1889
Feb. 12, 1997 "She was the sunshine of our home a tender mother & a faithful friend"
110.H.T. Barton
b. 3-22-1920
d. June 19, 1967
111.Infant Michael F. Counts
1989-1989 (Miller Funeral Home, Clintwood, VA marker)
112.Jessie F. O'quinn
1913-1986
Double stone
113.S. Howard Barton
1930-1968
114.Julia G. Barton
1935
Double stone
Barton
115.Willard
Aug. 30, 1924
May 8, 1972
116.Faye
July 6, 1928
Married June 22, 1946 "Gone but not forgotten"
117.Willard Ray Barton
Virginia CM3 US Navy WWII
Aug. 30, 1924
May 08, 1972
118.Anna Bell Lambert
1892-1966
119.Danny O'quinn
1951-1998 (Clintwood Funeral Home marker)
120.Russell Duty
1937-1964
121.Ben H. Duty
1888-1950
122.Tilda Duty
1903 - 1962
123.Jessie C. Duty
Nov. 29, 1923
Nov. 24, 1963
124.Ora G. Duty
May 14, 1933
Mar. 23, 1991 "In loving memory"
125.Roy Lee Bostic
Sept. 03, 1956
May 19, 1996 (Westside Chapel on metal marker)
126.William McKinley Johnson
Jan. 17, 1969
Jan. 17, 1969
127.Charlie Albert Taylor
Oct. 14, 1880
Sept. 23, 1961 " A little time on earth he spent till God for us his Angels sent.
128.Etta Mae Taylor
1892-1964
Mother Age 76 (Gent Bro's 7 Bennett Funeral home marker)
129.Hazel Lee Thomas
1918-1965
Mother Age 47
130.Bobbie Joe Thomas
May 26, 1945
Mar. 17, 1970 "Gone but not forgotten"
131.Zella Hargis
Dec. 25, 1942
Jan. 21, 1991
132.Samuel Barton w/o martha farmer barton, s/o william bill barton and vicey jane powers barton
Mar. 9, 1903
June 8, 1972 "Sleep on Darling & take your rest. God called you first for he knew best".
133.Martha Barton w/o samuel barton, d/owalter p and rebecca j stevens farmer
Mar 12, 1906
Nov. 21, 1983 "Sleep on Mom"
Double stone
134.Phyllistean Owens w/o danny e owens, d o sam and martha farmer barton
Oct. 6, 1940
Feb. 21, 1988
135.Danny Owens h/o phyllistean "teen" barton owens, 2nd h/o corine powers owens July 4, 1941
136.Faye Rasnake w/o jerry rasnake
Mar 21, 1934
April 3, 2000 "Have faith in God"
137.Jerry Rasnake h/o faye rasnake, s/o pierce and cordie sutherland rasnake
Aug. 18, 1930
April 3, 1995 "Have faith in God"
Double stone
138.Pierce Rasnake h/o 1.cordie sutherland, 2. Carrie E. Barton 3-wanda woods perrigan
Pierce
Oct. 4, 1911
Dec. 10, 1985
139.Carrie E. Rasnake 2nd w/o pierce rasnake, s/o wm bill and vicey j powers barton
Feb. 5, 1911
Dec. 11, 1979 (Gent Bro's and Bennett Funeral Home marker)
140.Albert Boyd
Feb. 27, 1897
Dec. 22, 1969 "Resting"
141.Ezra M. Boyd
June 09, 1900
Sept. 20, 1976 "Daddy waits for us in heaven"
142.Andrew C. Browning S1 US Navy WWII
1905-1985
143.Kathern Yvonne Barton
1961-1963 "our darling little girl"
144.Lonnie Ray Barton
Aug. 29, 1955
Jan. 4, 1956 {footstone says "Son"
145.Brenda K. Taylor {no other info listed}
146.Emmett Barton h/o gracie ball barton, s/o wm bill and vicey j powers barton
Dec. 11, 1906
Aug. 2, 1983 "Gone but not forgotten"
147.Gracie B. Barton w/o emmett barton d/o roshashia seymour and alola ann duty ball
Sept. 9, 1907
Dec. 31, 1982 "Gone but not forgotten"
148.Everett Berk Barton s/o emmett and gracie ball barton
Feb. 15, 1934
July 30, 1993
"An inspiration to all who knew him" (Honaker Funeral Home marker)
149.Willard Johnson
Aug. 17, 1921
Dec. 2, 1995
Married May 4, 1957
150.Mayrene Johnson
Oct. 15, 1930
July 25, 2001
(Willard Johnson PVT US Army WWII
Aug. 17, 1921 Dec. 2, 1995, same dates as 149)
