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Whitby-Huff Family Cemetery
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| Located approx. 0.3 miles north of Oak Grove Rd., (Route 667) down a wooded path, and approx. 0.5 miles east of Spraggins Rd. (Route 742). At least 7 other graves are here as evidenced by concrete uprights or slabs with no inscriptions. |
| Latitude: | 36º 33' 37.6" N (36.560444) |
| Longitude: | 77º 54' 59.5" W (-77.916528) |
| Transcribed: | 2008 |
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| Dr. William Huff | 21 Jul 1845 — | 21 Nov 1908 | |
In1850 William Huff, age 5, was living in the household of James Huff and Louisa B. Heartwell, Family 999. They married in Brunswick County 9 October 1844, BCVM, p. 66.
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| J.S. Whitby | 15 Jun 1886 — | 27 Dec 1918 | Died in France
Nobly he fell while fighting for liberty
WHITBY
“I cannot say, and I will not say,
That he is dead - he is just away.
With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand,
he has wandered into an unknown land.
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be, since he lingers there.
Mild and gentle, as he was brave,
when the sweetest love of his life he gave.
Think of him as the same, I say;
He is not dead - he is just away.” |
This stone/monument is approx. 10 ft. tall, and quite elaborate. The text in quotation marks are inscribed on the back and side of the monument.
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| Pattie E. Whitby | — | 8 Sep 1934 | |
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| Sally H. Whitby | — | 7 Apr 1950 | |
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© Copyright John W. Pritchett
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