Potleg
Haywood County, NC
Surveyed August 26, 2000, by Rebecca Howell,Ruby Howell Sutton, and Mr. Hunter Lewis,
with the valuable assistance of directions from Marty Clint Sutton.
This cemetery is located in the Hemphill section of Haywood County, NC.
To reach this cemetery, take Hwy. 276 down Jonathan's Creek toward I-40 and Tennessee. Take Hemphill Road on the left. From Hemphill Road, take Potleg Road on the left and then Cemetery Road on the right. The cemetery is at the end of Cemetery Road.
This cemetery is beautifully maintained and is surrounded by a fence of mountain laurel. It can be entered by a gate at the back of the cemetery. All visitors should be careful to fasten the gate securely.
This cemetery contains 55 identifiable and readable graves.
Double Headstone
Wood
Edith Messer Wood
August 7, 1943
April 20, 1997
Frank Lee Wood
July 27, 1942
no death date
Nelma East Wood
October 10, 1919
March 29, 1982
Double Headstone
Wood
Earnest B. Wood
August 30, 1913
no death date
Aletha C. Wood
September 13, 1914
December 28, 1970
Charles Amos Wood
March 24, 1936
July 27, 1990
**This marker is a wooden cross set into a handlaid rock monument. The top of the cross is engraved with the letters AMO, the name and dates are engraved on the crosspiece of the cross, and on the shaft of the cross is a beautifully handpainted four-pronged genseng plant complete with cluster of red berries.**
Double Headstone
Wood
George B. Wood, Sr.
August 4, 1934
September 2, 1999
Bonnie M. Wood
May 8, 1934
no death date
Double Headstone
Moody
Carl A. Moody
December 27, 1933
September 16, 1981
Rosie M. Moody
March 30, 1944
no death date
Double Headstone
Moody
Hayes A. Moody
January 15, 1926
February 19, 1990
Glenna E. Moody
September 13, 1917
no death date
Double Headstone
Moody
Ronnie Allen Moody
April 21, 1953
July 18, 1990
no other name or dates on stone
Double Headstone
Moody
Carroll W. Moody
July 30, 1939
January 10, 1975
Donna E. Moody
December 9, 1954
August 10, 1987
Double Headstone
Moody
J. Amos Moody, Sr.
August 10, 1882
March 21, 1974
Augusta C. Moody
July 29, 1895
July 30, 1984
Double Headstone
Moody
Thad D. Moody
October 19, 1919
July 5, 1980
Doris T. Moody
December 19, 1925
no death date
James M. Moody
March 8, 1906
October 14, 1973
Military Marker
James Marion Moody
North Carolina
Pvt. US Army WWII
March 8, 1906
October 14, 1973
Kathryn Moody Allison
daughter of
Amos J.& Augusta C. Moody
January 2, 1932
April 11, 1981
Funeral Home Marker
Amos Anderson Moody
died: December 24, 1997
age: 81 years
Bobby Ray Campbell
October 6, 1977
August 9, 1982
Double Bronze Marker
& Military Marker
Caldwell
Clifton Dean Caldwell
Major US Marine Corp.
Vietnam
Persian Gulf
September 28, 1949
March 3, 1992
Purple Heart
Aurora F. Caldwell
January 29, 1950
no death date
married May 3, 1969
Double Headstone
Caldwell
Mitchell Caldwell
June 22, 1911
February 3, 1982
Viola Caldwell
July 15, 1909
November 4, 1984
**Hand made & hand painted marker**
James Caldwell
April 11. 1870
January 6, 1956
Double Headstone
Cagle
Arthur P. Cagle
1883-1967
Minnie L. Cagle
1891-1944
Mariah
wife of
James Caldwell
April 3, 1861
June 17, 1925
Wiley
son of
James & Mariah Caldwell
March 16, 1900
March 5, 1916
Cleveland Caldwell
October 19, 1885
May 16, 1941
Joseph D. Caldwell
1884-1927
Mary A. Rathbone
wife of
Joseph Caldwell
March 2, 1844
September 22, 1918
Ralph Cagle
July 29, 1920
February 14. 1999
Raleigh Cleveland Ledford
January 3, 1893
May 1, 1980
**Legend on marker reads: "A good man"**
Double Headstone
Cagle
Charlie Oscar Cagle
February 25, 1886
May 3, 1953
Evalee Caldwell Cagle
June 7, 1887
September 14, 1982
Caroline C.
wife of
William Cagle
1876-1944
Infant Marker
Marvin R.
son of
D.H. & Ivie Caldwell
October 2, 1908
December 21, 1908
Infant Marker
Infant daughter of
David & Ivie Parton Caldwell
November 29, 1923
November 29, 1923
Infant Marker
Thelma Caldwell
May 18, 1928
May 18, 1928
Infant Marker
Infant of
Huston & Maggie Cagle
July 10, 1919
July 10, 1919
Double Headstone
Cagle
Maggie M. Cagle
February 2, 1897
October 17, 1968
Lee Huston Cagle
September 21, 1897
November 22, 1978
J.D. Caldwell
December 19, 1893
February 28, 1862
Infant Marker
Caldwell
infant girl of
J.D. & A.S. Caldwell
July 7, 1915
July 7, 1915
Annie S. Moody
wife of
J.D. Caldwell
May 2, 1894
October 28, 1918
Noah Caldwell
October 7, 1892
March 17, 1976
Double Headstone
Caldwell
Blanche P. Caldwell
July 18, 1918
no death date
Clarence Caldwell
May 19, 1915
November 1, 1983
In Loving Memory of
Jeffery Stafford Wood
July 17, 1986
June 19, 1999
Lawrence W. ''Larry'' Smith
September 01, 1957
October 12, 2002
Music playing is "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" sequenced by a talented Haywood County donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
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