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BONNY REST (Bonnerest)  CEMETERY

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Location: South Main Street, Ridgeville, South Carolina

Established: The oldest tomb is around 1865 when the person died, though some say it was named and established about 1900 by L. H. Dawson and Rosa C. Dawson who named it Bonny or Bonnie Rest (Bonny or Bonnie means handsome or attractive). Miss Marie Muckenfuss

Beautification Committee of Bonny Rest Cemetery: Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Muckenfuss, Mrs. Geneva Ackerman, Mrs. Lula Bell Keels, Miss Marie Muckenfuss, Mrs. Howard Bolen, Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Smoak, Mr. Roylston Chinners.

Copyists: Nathalee S. Wilson, Beatrice B. Hughes, Lillian D. Kizer, Lillian H. Harley.

Date: February 15, 1978.

*Robert Victor Ackerman, MD Son of Georgia Caroline Willis & David Steven Ackerman. Born Dec. 8, 1888 Cottageville, SC. Graduate of Medical   College of SC 1914. Captain Medical Corps World War I. Married Alice Lucile Johnston Jan. 31, 1918. Practiced His Proffession in Ridgeville for 47 years. Married Geneva Vaughan Thrower May 20, 1956. Died Dec. 29, 1961 Ridgeville, SC. Joseph A. All 1887 -  1970 Joseph F. All Mar. 10, 1928 Dec. 1, 1972 Marie W. All Wife of J. A. All Jan. 8, 1899 July 25, 1925 Douglas N. Ahl July 20, 1951 Aug. 2, 1951 John Curtis Alexander Sept. 13, 1904 Jan. 27, 1972 John D. Anderson Nov. 22, 1923 July 27, 1970 Sue Matthews Anderson Feb. 14, 1874 Sept. 7, 1957 Georganna Hallman Armstrong  -  (w. of William L. Armstrong) Nov. 14, 1893 ___________ William Luther Armstrong Feb. 16, 1884 July 10, 1960 Miss Minnie Pauline Baxter d. April 28, 1953 Unmarked Grave Victoria C. Winslow Biel July 16, 1915 Apr. 8, 1976 John Lucas Bivens Oct. 4, 1893 Nov. 28, 1968 Madeline F. Limehouse Bivens Dec. 9, 1895 July 27, 1968 Charles W. Boswell July 1, 1878 Jan. 15, 1930 James W. Cartrett Dec. 15, 1871 Nov. 12, 1951 Arthur H. Chinners Apr. 12, 1917 June 19, 1946 Beulah M. Welch Chinners  -  Wife of John H. Chinners Mar. 14, 1869 July 28, 1930 *Charlie Chinners World War I Dec. 28, 1892 Dec. 8, 1954 George Washington Chinners Nov. 26, 1899 Jan. 3, 1960 Harvey James Chinners Nov. 19, 1879 Dec. 30, 1949 *Hugh Edward Chinners TEC5   US Army 1926  -  1977 John H. Chinners Nov. 24, 1889 April 24, 1925 Ida V. Esterling Chiners Wife of Harvey James Chinners Aug. 21, 1884 Dec. 24, 1911 Beatrice Cook Feb. 12, 1916 Sept. 29, 1917 Effie B. Cook  -  Wife of Joseph P. Cook April 25, 1890 June 2, 1972 Joseph P. Cook Aug. 25, 1882 Aug. 1, 1961 Ameria Ernest Cordes Jan. 18, 1844 May 20, 1926 Dalhia Eliz. Cordes 1852  -  1914 David Victor Craft b. & d. Sept. 5, 1944 Alva G. Cummings 1891  -  1960 Annette Cummings Jan. 28, 1918 Aug. 16, 1918 Fredrick Alonzo Cummings Dec. 25, 1883 Apr. 21, 1931 John H. Cummings, Sr. Sept. 14, 1868 Apr. 28, 1943 Mamie Cummings May 3, 1876 Nov. 22, 1955 Margaret Josephine Strobel Wife of John H. Cummings May 22, 1883 Aug. 13, 1973 *Norman S. Cummings South Carolina PVT.  53 Infantry World War I Dec. 26, 1896 Oct. 3, 1966 Sarah Elizabeth Cummings May 18, 1872 Oct. 8, 1944 Victoria E. Cummings Wife of W. M. Cummings Mar. 4, 1845 Nov. 20, 1913 Washington M. Cummings, Sr. June 26, 1837 Aug. 16, 1912 Washington M. Cummings, Jr. Nov. 9, 1881 Sept. 2, 1898 L. H. Dawson Nov. 11, 1869 Aug. 7, 1940 Rosa Cummings Dawson Wife of L. H. Dawson Nov. 17, 1866 June 23, 1924 Elese Evelyn Dean Dau of L. A. & Julia Dean Aug. 22, 1913 June 23, 1934 Julia C. Dean  -  Wife of Lawrence A. Dean Dec. 26, 1869 Jan. 18, 1944 Lawrence A. Dean Mar. 6, 1863 Dec. 7, 1937 Lawrence H. Dean May 16, 1905 June 7, 1975 Raymond A Dean Dec. 3, 1909 Nov. 14, 1955 Francis M. Drawdy July 3, 1856 Dec. 26, 1923 Georgia Warren Drawdy (w. of Francis M. Drawdy) Died Mar. 4, 1941 Alexander Esterling Aug. 28, 1828 Sept. 13, 1864 Angeline Sweat Esterling Wife of Jacob Edward Esterling May 26, 1859 Jan. 11, 1951 Beulah Easterling May 24, 1897 Sept. 15, 1916 Ellen Esterling  -  Wife of Alexander Esterling June 16, 1829 July 29, 1909 Jacob Edward Esterling Jan. 5, 1859 Nov. 21, 1942 Jacob Eugene Easterling Aug. 9, 1890 July 6, 1973 Jerry E. Esterling Jan. 5, 1860 Apr. 4, 1926 Lucille Knight Easterling Wife of J. E. Easterling July 28, 1900 Mar. 30, 1959 Unmarked Grave Madison Barnette Ernest, Jr. July 25, 1877 Oct. 11, 1932 James Albert Evans Dec. 26, 1920 Feb. 24, 1924 Sallie Jackson Evans (w. of Rufus A. Evans) Sept. 8, 1888 __________ Rufus A. Evans Oct. 8, 1879 June 19, 1963 *Thomas Carlyle Evans F1   US Navy World War II Nov. 11, 1918 Nov. 5, 1975 Grave marked with bricks *Amon Ewers South Carolina CMM   US Navy World War I Oct. 13, 1890 Aug. 15, 1950 Gladys Pettis Ewers (w. of Amon Ewers) May 24, 1903 Apr. 20, 1957 Sallie Yancey Felkel (w. of Thomas Jacob Felkel) May 14, 1857 Jan. 4, 1951 Thomas Jacob Felkel July 9, 1859 Aug. 9, 1929 Arline Way Fender 1894  -  1932 Laurie R. Fender 1892  -  1977 Laurie R. Fender  -  Son of L. R. & A. Fender June 13, 1918 Apr. 30, 1919 Bobbie Lee Findley Died Apr. 20, 1943 *Benjamin F. Greene 1st Lt.   US Air Force 1917  -  1950 Claudia Owens Hargrove (w. of Patrick H. Hargrove) Mar. 1, 1878 Mar. 19, 1956 *Patrick H. Hargrove PVT   CO G   2 REGT SC INFANTRY Sp AM War Feb. 25, 1877 Dec. 14, 1952 Hargrove   (Baby Stone) May 18, 1902 Oct. 17, 1902 Dora Esterling Herndon Wife of Geo. H. Herndon 1887  -  1970 Geo. H. Herndon 1891  -  1954 Geo. Heber Herndon 1928  -  1954 *Lawrence R. Herndon World War I Sept. 13, 1892 Sept. 16, 1962 Lillie Hilton  -  Dau of M. E. Hilton May 25, 1891 Nov. 7, 1911 Martha E. Hilton Nov. 8, 1856 Oct. 2, 1923 Wesley Hilton Sept. 25, 1887 Oct. 13, 1938 Wesley E. Hilton June 30, 1853 Mar. 10, 1925 Josephine Hughes  Wife of E. G. Hughes Dau of A. E. & Josephine Thrower Sept. 30, 1876 Aug. 10, 1907 Lillian M. Hughs Sept. 2, 1883 Sept. 29, 1964

Denman Irwin Native of Indiana Son of Hardin & Hettie Irwin of Kentucky Nov. 20, 1844 Jan. 28, 1930 Carrie Claire  -  Dau of Dr. G. A. T. & C. O. Johnston June 5, 1904 Jan. 1, 1910 Carrie Owens Johnston July 26, 1876 Aug. 13, 1944 Dr. G. A. T. Johnston, MD Nov. 7, 1872 July 4, 1928 INFANT Son of Dr. G. A. T. & Carrie Johnston June 15, 1907 Aug. 20, 1907 INFANT Daughter of Dr. & Mrs. G. A. T. Johnston (no dates) George Reuben Johnston Jan. 15, 1899 Jan. 3, 1942 *Horace Jones South Carolina CPL Field Artillery World War I Aug. 15, 1895 Feb. 21, 1950 Jessie Mizell Jones Apr. 20, 1903 Jan. 25, 1968 Virginia Carolina Jones 1923  -  1939 Delma W. Keels June 16, 1895 Apr. 8, 1921 Carrie Kingman 1870  -  1940 Clement S. Kingman Jan. 12, 1861 July 9, 1925 Abana Cummings Lofton (w. of Samuel Joseph Lofton) June 11, 1879 July 10, 1963 Samuel Joseph Lofton Sept. 4, 1879 Oct. 23, 1960 John William Matthews. Sr. Feb. 29, 1872 Apr. 13, 1944 John William Matthews, Jr. May 18, 1919 Mar. 22, 1965 Norine Cummings Matthews July 8, 1892 Oct. 11, 1968 Clarence A. McArn 1935  -  1956 J. C. McArn 1940  -  1946 Mildred N. McArn  (w. of Paul Clinton McArn) Mar. 23, 1920 July 23, 1971 *Paul Clinton McArn South Carolina SI  US N R World War II Apr. 7, 1906 Apr. 9, 1964 Edward H. Mizell Mar. 31, 1946 June 11, 1946 Exie Infinger Mizell Feb. 8, 1881 Nov. 9, 1943 Faye B. Mizell (w. of Gideon Mizell) Sept. 14, 1919 ___________ Gideon Mizell Nov. 18, 1914 May 19, 1976 Hattie H. Mizell (w. of William B. Mizell) Jan. 8, 1898 _________ Juanita Matilda Mizell (w. of Sidney Wilton Mizell) 1916  -  _____ Jerry Meyer Mizell July 17, 1926 Mar. 28, 1938 Jerry W. Mizell Jan. 2, 1882 Jan. 4, 1920 Ida Jane Mizell Oct. 16, 1919 June 24, 1970 Sidney Wilton Mizell 1912  -  1942 Thomas A. Mizell, Sr. Sept. 26, 1914 Dec. 17, 1966 Walter N Mizell Jan. 9, 1909 Mar. 10, 1949 William B. Mizell Apr. 17, 1888 Nov. 4, 1953 INFANT Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Mizell July 19, 1915 *Leroy Edward Morris South Carolina M SGT.   US Air Force World War II    Korea Apr. 25, 1903 Jan. 9, 1972 Norman Mosely Apr. 20, 1852 Oct. 18, 1919 Beaureguard W. Muckenfuss Apr. 1, 1861 Feb. 15, 1916 Emma Browning Muckenfuss Oct. 4, 1871 Feb. 27, 1946 Frances B. Muckenfuss 1904  -  1906 George L. Muckenfuss Sept. 16, 1901 Sept. 11, 1935 K. Beauregard Muckenfuss 1974  -  1974 Lula E. Muckenfuss Feb. 6, 1857 Nov. 3, 1909 Mary H. Muckenfuss Mar. 24, 1881 June 30, 1912 Pritchard Shuler Muckenfuss July 13, 1891 Sept. 16, 1977 St. Clair Muckenfuss Aug. 21, 1878 Jan 2, 1950 William R. Muckenfuss 1909  -  1910 Benjamine Nix 1876  -  1966 Alice Cummings Owens July 27, 1855 Jan. 27, 1938 Amos Owens Apr. 13, 1856 Oct. 6, 1919 John Clarence Owens Mar. 26, 1906 Oct. 29, 1960 Irene H. Owens Wife of John H. Owens Nov. 20, 1875 Jan. 31, 1947 John A. Owens Oct. 6, 1874 Jan. 12, 1950 Maxine Owens  -  Dau of J. C. & Margie Owens Mar. 15, 1937 Feb. 8, 1938 Reuben Owens May 5, 1842 May 5, 1911 William Bass Owens Dec. 18, 1857 Jan. 20, 1934 Edward C. Pfaehler Apr. 8, 1913 __________ Kathryn B. Pfaehler  Wife of Edward C. Pfaehler Dec. 13, 1917 July 12, 1974 Clara Ann Ray 1915  -  1968 *Herman Robins Pvt.    Kansas Died March 26, 1932 *John H. Robins South Carolina Died 1922 Donald M.  - Infant Son of Lisle M. & Dell J. Rogers June 23, 1945 June 29, 1945 Mary Thrower Rowell May 9, 1898 Mar. 28, 1962 Alma Tucker Salvo Wife of P. A. Salvo May 30, 1889 ___________ Peter A. Salvo May 23, 1872 May 7, 1967 Jessie Mae Myers Sandlin Mar. 31, 1896 Nov. 14, 1966 Annie Esterling Shell June 11, 1882 Feb. 29, 1976 Algernon T. Smoak Sept. 24, 1909 Jan. 24, 1958 Dana O. Smoak, Sr. Apr. 2, 1868 Apr. 16, 1933 Henrietta B. Smoak (w. of Dana O. Smoak, Sr.) June 4, 1883 Sept. 4, 1959 Inez A. Smoak (w. of Jessie M. Smoak) Dec. 8, 1912 __________ Jesse McDanial Smoak June 10, 1871 Oct. 11, 1941 *Jessie M. Smoak South Carolina TEC 3    US Army World War II Sept. 15, 1912 July 28, 1973 Metta T. Smoak  -  (w. of Jesse McDanial Smoak) Dec. 24, 1875 July 8, 1969 INFANT Son of Anna & George Smith Sept. 4, 1961 Mary C. Smith Jan. 2, 1945 Jan. 5, 1945 Robert Edward Smith b. & d. Dec. 24, 1952 Caroline W. Strobel Aug. 13, 1854 Jan. 6, 1935 Charles C. Strobel Mar. 26, 1889 Jan. 25, 1966 Dr. John E. Strobel Aug. 26, 1838 Feb. 28, 1906 Leola E. Strobel Apr. 14, 1863 July 17, 1909 Vallie Carter Strobel Aug. 7, 1891 Apr. 28, 1968 *Christopher Swartz Maryland Pvt   US Marine Corps Feb. 11, 1944 Beatrice E. Thompson (w. of Ervin S. Thompson) Oct. 10, 1913 ___________ Ervin S. Thompson Aug. 29, 1921 July 4, 1970 Archie E. Thrower Sept. 14, 1879 June 23, 1929 Augustine E.Thrower Sept. 3rd 1821 Jan. 4th 1891 *Augustine M. Thrower South Carolina Pvt   US Marine Corps World War I Jan. 13, 1898 Mar. 1, 1951 Dahlia  -  Wife of Archie Thrower Jany 14, 1884 Feby 29, 1923 Eugene Hughes Thrower July 23, 1906 Aug. 26, 1865 Geneva V. Thrower Wife of A. M. Thrower June 3, 1902 __________ Hyman A. Thrower Oct. 3, 1902 July 21, 1925 Irvin Lawrence Thrower (Bucker) Sept. 17, 1947 June 21, 1964 James E. Thrower W O W 1870  -  1947 Jeanette  -  Dau of A. F. & D. M. Thrower Mar. 17, 1911 June 16, 1913

Jean I.  -  Wife of J. E. Thrower 1873  -  1947 Josephine  -  Wife of A. E. Thrower Sept. 25, 1837 Mar. 27, 1924 INFANT of J. E. & Luna E.Thrower (no dates) Lois Roma Thrower Dec. 19, 1904 July 14, 1905 Lula Elizabeth Thrower Wife of J. E. Thrower July 14, 1880 Aug. 15, 1918 Patricia Anne Thrower Dec. 31, 1944 Jan. 11, 1945 Arthur S. Tucker Aug. 15, 1884 Jan. 22, 1958 Doris R. Tucker 1925  -  1977 Louise L. Tucker (w. of Arthur S. Tucker) Jan. 13, 1885 Oct. 29, 1949 Madeline Way tucker Feb. 11, 1851 June 28, 1931 Ruby Mae Tucker Wife of F. L. Tucker Jan. 21, 1887 Oct. 14, 1918 Frances S. Vaughan (w. of J. Elkins Vaughan) Oct. 5, 1909 __________ Gertrude Vaughan  -  Dau of S. D. & Jeffie Vaughan 1925  -  1927 J. Elkins Vaughan Mar. 29, 1911 Dec. 14, 1965 Jeffie Keels Vaughan Oct. 8, 1899 Apr. 2, 1929 Lola H.  -  Wife of W. M. Vaughan Aug. 31, 1872 Jan. 1, 1935 William M. Vaughan 1877  -  1947 Hazel E. Walker Mar. 30, 1878 Apr. 17, 1954 Thomas Walker 1905  -  1976 J. Henry Way Nov. 10, 1851 June 7, 1923 Mary Ernest Way  -  Wife of William Benjamin Way, MD Feb. 18, 1870 Mar. 11, 1925 William Benjamin Way, MD Sept. 9, 1853 Dec. 29, 1929 C. William Welch Apr. 19, 1910 Feb. 4, 1931 Edward Welch Apr. 3, 1907 May 13, 1907 George E. Welch Feb. 11, 1880 May 30, 1961 John Crutch Welch, Jr. Sept. 11, 1903 Sept. 7, 1933 May O. Welch  -  Wife of George E. Welch Oct. 10, 1883 Apr. 5, 1961 Ocedla R. Welch Sept. 28, 1877 Dec. 28, 1911 Ralph D. Welch May 26, 1907 June 10, 1947 Willis Keith Weston Jan. 13, 1879 Jan. 14, 1946 Doyle Monroe Whitson May 10, 1911 June 12, 1962 Ellen S. Winfield  Wife of T. L. Winfield Oct. 27, 1813 July 1, 1911 William Ball S. Winslow Sept. 10, 1905 Jan. 24, 1949 Alice Lucile Johnston  -  Dau of Carrie Owens Johnston & Dr. George A. T. Johnston. b. Jan. 25, 1897. Married Dr. Robert Victor Ackerman Jan. 31, 1918. d. Aug. 6, 1955. Clarence All Nov. 6, 1907 Aug. 25, 1935 Lily Thrower Boswell Sept. 9, 1879 Dec. 19, 1927 William Boswell Mar. 20, 1904 Nov. 6, 1928 Adam Lee Bozardt April 18, 1896 Dec. 28, 1974 Etta Chinners Bozardt Feb. 8, 1891 Aug. 4, 1974 Martin David Bozardt Jan. 4, 1885 Jan. 9, 1969 Agnes M. Baxter Brown (w. of John Hampton Brown) Nov. 3, 1871 Sept. 22, 1930 John Hampton Brown July 17, 1876 May 7, 1941 Florence Drummond Browning (2nd w. of Walker Bowman Browning, Sr.) Mar. 13, 1892 Apr. 4, 1960 Gene Irvin Browning Oct. 8, 1927 Feb. 20, 1928 Jessie M. Browning (w. of Walker Bowman Browning, Sr.) Sept. 22, 1864 May 30, 1914 Susan Mood Browning June 8, 1834 Aug. 13, 1916 Walker Bowman Browning, Sr. March 8, 1874 Nov. 16, 1951 Walker Bowman Browning, Jr. Son of Florence Drummond & Walker Bowman Browning, Sr. Aug. 28, 1921 Oct. 21, 1976 Eva Ann B. All Wife of John C. All Apr. 1, 1860 Nov. 20, 1945 Hattie W. All (w. of Joseph A. All) 1904  -  1967 John C. All Mar. 14, 1860 Mar. 14, 1949 Mahaler Mizell Caron Jan. 1, 1902 Jun. 26, 1969 Ellen M. Carrere 1921  -  1921 Mabel Muckenfuss  - Wife of William H. Carrere June 23, 1891 Feb. 18, 1959 Arthur Owen Carter May 4, 1895 Apr. 29, 1915 Annie Bell Rebecca All Carter Dec. 30, 1892 July 15, 1919 Bernard Hunter Carter, Sr. 1897  -  1960 Bernard Hunter Carter, Jr. Sept. 15, 1927 May 9, 1934 Bernard M. Carter Nov. 14, 1947 Sept. 21, 1974 Bertie Bell Carter  - Infant Dau of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Carter Oct. 17, 1940 Dec. 31, 1940 Caroline Burbage Carter Wife of Owen M. Carter Aug. 27, 1873 Nov. 27, 1946 Geo. Gilbert Carter Sept. 20, 1929 Oct. 15, 1941 Owen M. Carter Apr. 29, 1849 Oct. 20, 1924 *Segt. Owen McDonald Carter May 23, 1932 July 8, 1952