The Green Valley Methodist Church Cemetery is located on state route # 614, in the Grapefield Community of Bland County, Virginia. To get to the cemetery, take I-77 north from Wytheville, Virginia, to the Bastian exit. Get off the exit and take a left and go to the stop sign which is US # 52. Turn left and go about one tenth of a mile, and turn right onto state route # 614. Drive approximately 3.5 miles, and the church and cemetery is on your left.
The church was originally called "Hedrick's Church." I do not know when the church and cemetery was started, or when the name was changed - perhaps when the church was rebuilt. There are quite a few graves with no stones, and a few with only a concrete block with the word, "UNKNOWN" written on the block.
The cemetery dates back to at least 1863.
Childress, Taulby B. Jan 15 1901 Aug 02 1973
Fox, Allen P. Jul 10 1858 Feb 14 1907
Fox, Annie C. middle name Charity Jun 16 1838 Jun 23 1906
wife of Mathias A.
*******Annie C. was a daughter of Duncan and Margaret (Fox) Cameron***
Fox, Bertha Kidd wife of Stephen W. 1885 1965
Fox, Earl B. WWII, PFC, USA Jan 21 1907 Jan 26 1980
Fox, Mathais A. son of John Peter Jul 28 1834 May 23 1909
and Mary (Hall) Fox
Fox, Stephen Whitley hus of Bertha 1874 1930
Heileman, Albert S. hus of Etta Mar 14 1879 May 11 1950
Heileman, Etta L. wife of Albert S. Oct 10 1880 Jan 14 1949
Heileman. Fannie wife of Fred W. Feb 21 1887 Jul 06 1944
Heileman, Fred W. hus of Fannie May 15 1876 Jul 14 1961
Heileman, Fred (Ted) hus of Olla Mar 27 1909 Mar 18 1974
Heileman, J. F. Jan 15 1829 Jan 08 1917
Heileman, Maria C. wife of J. F. ?? Mar 02 1849 Jan 29 1921
*******Maria Charity Heileman was a daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Fox)
Cameron. Jacob was a son of Duncan and Margaret (Spangler) Cameron.
Heileman, Olla B. wife of Fred (Ted) Jun 07 1913 Nov 21 1990
they married Dec 31 1930
Heileman, Walter H. bro to Fred Ted ?? Jul 01 1907 Mar 28 1957
Hedrick, W.???Z.C stone almost unreadable. According to Mrs.
Beckner, who lives nearby, this man was her
husband's grandfather, and the first to be
buried in the cemetery.
Horton, A. A. wife of William Mar 17 1911
age 88y 10m 13d
Igo, N. J. 1887 1955
Igo, Patrick Winton Sep 04 1886 Jul 02 1967
Kidd, Ann H. wife of Vernie 1886 1965
Kidd, Clyde W. Dec 01 1916 Apr 28 1994
Kidd, Edna M. Oct 24 1908 Jan 16 1963
Kidd, Hazel J. wife of Melvin 1912 1984
Kidd, Infant Jimmie ? only one date 1924
Kidd, J. Glenn 1909 1984
Kidd,Melvin A. 1904 1985
Kidd, Vernie O. hus of Ann H. 1884 1964
Looney, Robert L. Jul 11 1916 Mar 30 1994
Looney, Opal K. wife of Robert L Aug 6 1914
O'Farrell, Lawrence M. WWII Tech4 WVA Jun 09 1918 Oct 28 1967
Co. B., 633 TD BN
hus, of Pearl
O'Farrell, Pearl K. 1919
Roop, Naoh Abraham ED. Jun 17 1977 Jun 18 1997
Smith, John A. Rev. May 20 1832 Sep 17 1906
Smith, Julia A. wife of John A. Dec 19 1839 Jun 14 1898
Smith, Mary T. same stone as Rev Apr 10 1875 Jan 08 1898
John and wife
Smith, Sarah J. same stone as Rev. Nov 26 1858 Sep 21 1863
John and wife
Stowers, Ed Hicks hus of Texas I. Oct 07 1893 Jan 03 1972
Stowers, Elsie F. 1905 1934
Stowers, Texas I. wife of Ed H. Feb 03 1895 Mar 13 1966
Wolf, Emma Ann May 01 1905 Jul 30 1906
Wolf, Texas M. wife of Whitley ?? Jul 27 1872 Jul 17 1906
Wolfe, Whitley M. Dec 09 1875 Aug 30 1956