Independence in Grayson County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Grayson County War Memorial

Grayson County, VA. Honor Roll Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2020

1. Grayson County, VA. Honor Roll Marker

Inscription. Grayson County, VA.
In memory of
those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice
in World Wars I and II

World War I
Lee Adams • John A. Farmer • Estell L. Kiser • Guy Richardson • Warrick Anders • Everett M. Guynn • Posey L. Lamkin • Munsey Rose • Roscoe C. Atkins • Leon E. Hale • Emmett Nichols • Woody Sage • John Barker • Kyle C. Hash • Jas. K. Pennington • Sidney L. Sexton • Daniel F. Bourne • Jones A. Hawkins • Benjamin B. Phipps • Lundy Shumate • Bays F. Boyer • David Henderson • Roscoe C. Poe • Curren F. Stoneman • Coy Cheek • John W. Ingersoll • Edgar Reedy • George H. B. Sutherland • Harvey E. Cornett • Stuart L. Isom • Evverett K. Reedy • Hurley Wheatley • Robert G. Cox • John P. Jones • George E. Rhudy • Mark B. Wiles • Otto M. Daniel • Ralph Williams

World War II
Walter R. Anders • Robert A Cox • Fred C. Hill • Edward B. Reavis • Ralph H. Anderson • Otis L. Crigger • Carl E. Huffman • Dale C. Reedy • William E. Anderson. JR. • Herbert A Davis • Curtis E. Isom • Darrell F. Richardson • Robert L. Ausburne • Curtis D. Delp • Blane Johnson • William T. Roberts • Marshall W. Bailey • William G. Dickens • John D. Joines • Curtis L. Sebastian • James J. Baker • Dan Edwards • Burchell D. Jones • Odell Shepherd • George W. Banks • John O. Emerson • Ray S. Kegley • Charlie W. Shores • Clifford H. Bartlett • Paul E. Evans • Jack S. Lampkin • Odell Shepherd • Jesse L. Barnes • Fred J. Faircloth • Benjamin S. Landreth • Charlie W. Shores • John V. Barton • Edwin E. Funk • Noah D. Lowe • Oscar G. Shupe • James A. Blevins • Roy E. Galyean • Romey E. Lowe • Kasper K. Simms • Otis R. Boyer • Russell J. Gilley • Glen M. Mabe II • Leslie J. Sizemore • Sam J. Boyer • Fred W. Goad • John M. Mauney • Edgar G. Smith • George G. Brewer • Stephen A. Grabovich • Charles P. Mayberry • Arnold E. Stamper • Quinton R. Burcham

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• James W. Graybeal • Harold R. Mickey • Eldon D. Sutherland • Rush H. Burcham • Francis E. Grubb • Arlin Miller • Ellis G. Sutherland • Clyde B. Butcher • Glen B. Halsey • William G. Noblitt • Sherman C. A. Sutphin • Oliver S. Byrd • Kyle J. Halsey • Eugene F. Parsons • William R Sutphin • Dempsey J. Carrico • Rupert L. Hampton • Woodrow W. Pennington • Robert J. Swane • Jr. • John G. Cates • Albert M. Handy • Letcher C. Phipps • Edward C. Thomas • Charles H. Caudell • Charlie H. Hart • James A. Pinion • Joseph B. Vaughan • Boyd Cockerham • Carl H. Hash • Rex W. Powers • Dan J. Weatherman • Olen Cornett • Emmett Hash • Jr. • James R. Price • Edward M. Weaver • Everett C. Cooter • Bert W. Higgins • John D. Pugh • Willie W. Weaver • Roald B. Cox • James C. Webb • Louis E. Winesett • Jr.

Erected by Citizens Of Grayson County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 36° 37.349′ N, 81° 9.113′ W. Memorial is in Independence, Virginia, in Grayson County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 58)

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2020

2. Grayson County, VA. Honor Roll Marker

and North Independence Avenue (U.S. 21), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Independence VA 24348, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Independence (here, next to this marker); Grayson County Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); Grayson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Grayson's First Muster Roll While Part of Montgomery County, VA (within shouting distance of this marker); The G.A.T.E. Center (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Independence (approx. 0.9 miles away); Peyton Guyn Hale (approx. 5.7 miles away); Caty Sage (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.