Courtland in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Veterans Interred in Helping Hand Cemetery

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

1. Veterans Interred in Helping Hand Cemetery Marker

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Veterans Interred in Helping Hand Cemetery. . Veterans Interred in Helping Hand Cemetery. Last Name, First, DOB - DOD, Age, Service Artist, Herman, 1913-1985, 71, PVT US Army . Brown, Lee, 1918-1981, 63, PVT US Army . Brown, Samuel, 1916-1982, 66, US Army . Brown, Willie Raymond, 1940-1995, 55, PFC US Army . Bailey, John L., 1936-2016, 80, US Navy . Bailey, William T., 1910-1978, 67, PFC US Army . Blow, Andrew, 1919-1958, 38, VA Co C . Blow Jr., John Eddie, 1942-2011, 68, SM3 US Navy . Brown, Ernest, 1910-1986, 75, TEC5 US Army . Bryant, Edward Taylor, 1915-1969, 54, US Army . Bryant, Robert Lee, 1914-1971, 57, PVT . Bryant, Ryland Hood, 1919-1972, 53, US Army . Chambliss, James E., 1932-1986, 54, CPL US Army . Commings, John, 1892-1931, , VA Corp55 Eng. Service . Darden, Bernard George, 1926-1998, 72, STM3 US Navy . Darden, Horace Dubois, 1919-1980, 62 PVT US Army . Darden, John Henry, 1917-1984, 67, ST3 US Navy . Darden, Shelton, 1947-2009, 61, SP4 US Army . Darden, William T., 1908-1992, 84, PFC US Army . Darden, Wallace, 1911-1976, 64, PFC US Army . Eley, Elsie, 1896-1941, 45, VA PVT COB 506 Svc Bn Engr. Corps . Evans, Charles, 1931-2013, 82, CPL US Army . Faltz, Stewart, 1927-Unk, , VA PVT 447 Res. Labor Bn . Faulcon, Kinnie Lee, 1915-1968, 53, VA CPL 253 Base Unit AAF . Faulcon, Rufus, 1920-1961, 41, PFC Co A 750 Signal Bm . Gray, Robert Lee, 1930-1964, 33, PFC 849 QM Petrl Sup Co . Gray, Vernon, 1925-1970, 45, VA S1 US Navy . Harding, Frank, 1906-1962, 56, VA PVT US Army . Harding, James R., 1891-1930, 39, VA PVT US Army . Hargrove, Johnnie, 1898-1920, 22, VA Co C, Harris, Cornelius, 1918-1978, 60, SGT US Army . Harris, Sr., Joseph, 1930-1995, 64, PFC US Army . Harrison, Harvey, 1893-1977, 84, PVT US Army . Hines, Leon, 1921-1963, 41, VA PVT US Army . Hines, J.S.T., 1909-1937, 28, US Army . Jones, Raymond Parker, 1948-1969, 21, LCPL Co A 1 Mar Div . Joyner, Charlie Everett, 1916-1948, 32, NJ CPL Ord Dept. . Key, Otis Joseph, 1918-1964, 45, VA PVT . Moore, Jethro M., 1922-1970, 47, NC Tec 4-255 QM Laundry Co. . Mason, Emmitt, 1891-1968, 76, VA PFC US Army . Parker, Henry, 1920-1994, 73, US Navy . Parker, Wilbert, 1924-1979, 55, BM2 US Navy . Peterson, James L., 1909-1966, 57, NJ TEC5 313 Engineers . Peterson, Leroy, 1923-1973, 50, US Navy . Peterson, Thurman, 1950-2005, 54, US Marine Corps . Reid, Lawrence, 1924-1954, 30, VA TEC5 313 Engineers . Scott Sr., James Robert, 1914-2021, 107, US Navy . Scott, Millard, 1892-1959, 67, US Army . Scott, Ollie, 1893-1953, 59, VA CPL COD 338SVCBN QMC . Scott, William Kelly, 1927-1960, 33, VA A2C 4228 STR AT WG AF . Smith, Mack Theodore, 1920-1974, 54, TEC 4 US Army . Sykes, Joe Thomas, 1891-1963, 72, VA PVT US Army . Stevens, Solomon, 1837-1933, 95, Co B 2nd Reg US Colored Infantry . Turner, Lawrence Owens, 1920-1982, 62, US Army . Harris, John Edward, 1944-2001, 57, US Army

Veterans Interred in Helping Hand Cemetery
Last Name, First, DOB - DOD, Age, Service
Artist, Herman, 1913-1985, 71, PVT US Army • Brown, Lee, 1918-1981, 63, PVT US Army • Brown, Samuel, 1916-1982, 66, US Army • Brown, Willie Raymond, 1940-1995, 55, PFC US Army • Bailey, John L., 1936-2016, 80, US Navy • Bailey, William T., 1910-1978, 67, PFC US Army • Blow, Andrew, 1919-1958, 38, VA Co C • Blow Jr., John Eddie, 1942-2011, 68, SM3 US Navy • Brown, Ernest, 1910-1986, 75, TEC5 US Army • Bryant, Edward Taylor, 1915-1969, 54, US Army • Bryant, Robert Lee, 1914-1971, 57, PVT • Bryant, Ryland Hood, 1919-1972, 53, US Army • Chambliss, James E., 1932-1986, 54, CPL US Army • Commings, John, 1892-1931, , VA Corp55 Eng. Service • Darden, Bernard George, 1926-1998, 72, STM3 US Navy • Darden, Horace Dubois, 1919-1980, 62 PVT US Army • Darden, John Henry, 1917-1984, 67, ST3 US Navy • Darden, Shelton, 1947-2009, 61, SP4 US Army • Darden, William T., 1908-1992, 84, PFC US Army • Darden, Wallace, 1911-1976, 64, PFC US Army • Eley, Elsie, 1896-1941, 45, VA PVT COB 506 Svc Bn Engr. Corps • Evans,

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Charles, 1931-2013, 82, CPL US Army • Faltz, Stewart, 1927-Unk, , VA PVT 447 Res. Labor Bn • Faulcon, Kinnie Lee, 1915-1968, 53, VA CPL 253 Base Unit AAF • Faulcon, Rufus, 1920-1961, 41, PFC Co A 750 Signal Bm • Gray, Robert Lee, 1930-1964, 33, PFC 849 QM Petrl Sup Co • Gray, Vernon, 1925-1970, 45, VA S1 US Navy • Harding, Frank, 1906-1962, 56, VA PVT US Army • Harding, James R., 1891-1930, 39, VA PVT US Army • Hargrove, Johnnie, 1898-1920, 22, VA Co C

Harris, Cornelius, 1918-1978, 60, SGT US Army • Harris, Sr., Joseph, 1930-1995, 64, PFC US Army • Harrison, Harvey, 1893-1977, 84, PVT US Army • Hines, Leon, 1921-1963, 41, VA PVT US Army • Hines, J.S.T., 1909-1937, 28, US Army • Jones, Raymond Parker, 1948-1969, 21, LCPL Co A 1 Mar Div • Joyner, Charlie Everett, 1916-1948, 32, NJ CPL Ord Dept. • Key, Otis Joseph, 1918-1964, 45, VA PVT • Moore, Jethro M., 1922-1970, 47, NC Tec 4-255 QM Laundry Co. • Mason, Emmitt, 1891-1968, 76, VA PFC US Army • Parker, Henry, 1920-1994, 73, US Navy • Parker, Wilbert, 1924-1979, 55, BM2 US Navy • Peterson, James L., 1909-1966, 57, NJ TEC5 313 Engineers • Peterson,

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

2. Veterans Interred in Helping Hand Cemetery Marker

Leroy, 1923-1973, 50, US Navy • Peterson, Thurman, 1950-2005, 54, US Marine Corps • Reid, Lawrence, 1924-1954, 30, VA TEC5 313 Engineers • Scott Sr., James Robert, 1914-2021, 107, US Navy • Scott, Millard, 1892-1959, 67, US Army • Scott, Ollie, 1893-1953, 59, VA CPL COD 338SVCBN QMC • Scott, William Kelly, 1927-1960, 33, VA A2C 4228 STR AT WG AF • Smith, Mack Theodore, 1920-1974, 54, TEC 4 US Army • Sykes, Joe Thomas, 1891-1963, 72, VA PVT US Army • Stevens, Solomon, 1837-1933, 95, Co B 2nd Reg US Colored Infantry • Turner, Lawrence Owens, 1920-1982, 62, US Army • Harris, John Edward, 1944-2001, 57, US Army

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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military.

Location. 36° 43.499′ N, 77° 4.298′ W. Memorial is in Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. It is on Main Street (Virginia Route 35) north of Oak Trail when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 21436 Main St, Courtland VA 23837, United States of America.

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Regionally, this memorial is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 walking distance of this marker: The Helping Hand Cemetery Trustees of 1897 (here, next to this marker); Edna Wilson Darden (a few steps from this marker); Wallace Darden (a few steps from this marker); Helping Hand Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Percy S. Easter (a few steps from this marker); Annie Williams Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Rosa Williams Peterson (within shouting distance of this marker); Joe Bryant (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Courtland.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.