Balls C.M.E.Church Cemetery
aka King Cemetery
Named after the man who donated the land for the cemetery.  This cemetery serves as the current burying ground for Balls Church, which is on Balls Church Rd nearly at the county line with Twiggs County.  It is 0.7 mile west of the intersection of Balls Church Rd (Cty Rd 83) and Long Bridge Rd (Cty Rd 85). Map
 Map: 32° 44' 54"N, 83° 18' 00"W  or in alternate form: 32.7483°N, 83.2999°W
African-American  151 graves  Active

01. George W. Hollingsworth     1/20/1914 - 12/7/1984   PFC US ARMY / WWII 
02. Charlie Hollingsworth, Jr.    11/15/1923 - 7/5/1989
03. Cournelia Wilder    1903 - 1972
04. Irvin Anderson, Jr.    10/26/1923 - 2/11/1987
05. Lois J. Anderson Gethers    11/3/1951 - 4/28/1990
06. Kenneth Jones    3/25/1963 - 2/13/1988
07. Betty Whitaker    8/1/1924 - 9/20/1989
08. Richard Whitaker     8/8/1917 - 6/15/1987
09. Yancey Yank Reynolds, Sr.    3/1/1922 - 11/30/1991
10. Rosa Mae Height Reynolds    2/28/1931 - 8/11/1983
11. Joe Height, Sr.    12/22/1918 - 12/16/1968
12. Tamiko L. Jones    7/5/1975 - 10/10/1976
13. Ida Bell Crockett    5/12/1911 - 12/28/1967
14. Aaron Crockett 3/12/1899 - 10/8/1994
15. Henry H. Dixon    Died 1/31/1912 - 49 yrs.
16. Herman Hollingsworth, Jr.    8/24/1892 - 2/3/1990
17. Kelly Hollingsworth    8/29/1981 - 9/24/1981
18. J.B. Ford    6/10/1908 - 10/16/1952    Georgia / S1 /USNR WWII 
19. Charlie Hollingsworth    6/5/1889 - 12/12/1966
20. McKinley Hollingsworth    6/26/1918 - 2/25/1987 Rec 5 U.S. Army / WWII 
21. Eill Frank Hollingsworth    3/7/1931 - 8/4/1985
22. Tug Hollingsworth, Jr.    2/28/1917 - 2/9/1962
23. Dida Bell Ryal    7/7/1914 - 2/26/1945
24. Clemon Ford     2/15/1963
25. Lennie Butler - 7/2/1916 - 9/21/1990
26. Lenora Ford Stevens    4/7/1922 - 7/2/1992
27. Washington King    11/21/1865 - 8/12/1917
28. Deacon Brown    12/25/1875 - 9/9/1951
29. Willie Brown    8/12/1895 - 12/16/1967    Ga. Pvt. Trans Corps WWI 
30. Corine B. Torrey 8/9/1932 - 8/27/1992
31. Tom Dixon    70 yrs 10/17
32. Harrett Dixon    80 yrs 8/1910
33. Junious Hollingsworth    1891 - 1/1/1974
34. Sara Hollingsworth    2/9/1893 - 11/15/1973
35. Walter Hollingsworth “Cheese”    4/28/1923 - 5/14/1997
36. Sallie Wilson Ford Wiley    1/7/1927 - 5/19/1997
37. Jimmie L. Wilson    12/29/1946 - 9/25/1973 GA. Sgt. US Air Force Vietnam 
38. Hollie Mae Smith    1/7/1916 - 2/10/1998
39. James Smith    6/15/1941 - 10/29/1993
40. Taylor Smith    3/10/1910 - 6/10/1985
41. Gertrude T. Harris    12/23/194 - 4/27/1990
42. Archie Tharpe     4/28/1937    Ga. Pvt. 157 Depot Brig. 
43. Rillan Tharpe    1900 - 2/1/1958
44. C.W. Tharpe    11/25/1952
45. Hurge Wilson    3/20/1887 - 2/5/1966
46. Lillie M. Wilson    5/4/1896 - 12/1/1976
47. Johnnie B. Anderson, Jr.    8/17/1951 - 10/27/1977
48. Johnnie Anderson    5/10/1922 - 4/18/1980 Cpl. U.S. Army WWII 
49. Rufus Cobb    12/13/1913 - 7/26/1973
50. Wille Ford, Sr.    11/25/1907 - 9/23/1991
51. Walter R. Williams    8/3/1937 - 9/10/1991
52. Elaine F. Martin    3/23/1955 - 12/7/1986
53. Willie Ford, Jr.    10/28/1950 - 9/7/1970
54. Champ Ford. Jr.    2/6/1924 - 12/3/1950    Ga/ Tec 5 549 QM Laundry Co. WWII 
55. Amos Ford    8/3/1920 - 12/18/1963 - Pvt. U.S. Army WWII 
56. Emma Ford Anderson    11/27/1901 - 3/24/1985
additions:
57. Mary "Janice" Anderson, 47, died June 2001
58. Napoleon "Red" Anderson Sr. 79, died Wednesday, March 10, 1999.
59. Ada Bell Cobb  August 19, 1914 - January 31, 2005
60. Jeffery Willie Cobb died December 11, 2003
61. Rev. Aaron Sampson Crockett died Nov. 14, 2005
62. Harriette Durham, 52, died October 18, 2004
63. Jestine Hand  64, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999
64. Angelique Hill-McClaurin, age 30, died Monday, May 6, 2002
65. Ethel Jones, 82, died November 16, 2004.
66. Annette Philpot  46, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998.
67. Kizzie Rouse, 24, died July 21, 2004
68. Ricardo James Rouse  23, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999.
69. Bernice Stephens died Tuesday, January 29, 2002
70. Hurge "Bud" Wilson, Jr., age 71, died September 26, 2004.
 

surveyed by Larry D. McAdams and Robbie Mixon 1999
Directions  by Susan Harrington and Warren Layfield 2006
 

 Eileen Babb McAdams Copyright 2006