Directions:
At the Cave Springs Church turn right. One half mile from the church you cross a creek and turn left. Follow this road 2.6 miles. At this point there are 4 mail boxes on the right side of the road and a drive that turns to the right. The cemetery is approximately 1/2 city block on the right side of the drive. It is about 200 yards from the drive. This was the old Champion home place.
It is a fenced area about 70 by 90 ft. and is badly overgrown. In some places weeds were over my shoulders. The stones are badly broken and for the most part unreadable.
La Jean Duncan Upshaw
December, 1986
Hubert Bender's note - June, 1998 - Seems to be active again
2 March 1996. The road described has been cut by Darco Mining. Now, you must stay on Hy 43 past the Darco Mining Office, turn right on Darco Road, about 2.5 miles, see intersection with Old Cave Springs Road, 4 mailboxes on right. Cemetery is about 100 yards off the road.
Bostic, William, 2-21-1887 - 5-29-1888(?), Broken stone of Infant
Champion, Elisha Mac, 8-26-1895 - 9-21-1977, Funeral Home Marker
Champion, Martha Lee, 8-4-1928(?) - 3-9(?)-1982, Funeral Home Marker
Champion, Delie(?) V, 10-18-1825 - 2-?-1867, Small stone almost unreadable
Champion, E. G., Born ? 1816 (?) - Died 11-12-1867
Champion, Henry, 1-7-1926 - 4-3-1926
Coleman, James Robert, 8-16-1885 - 1-10-1952, Funeral Home Marker
Foresythe. Charlie Jack, 1-14-1883 - No death date
Foresythe, Tempie, 5-25-1888 - 11-10-1961
Sharp, John, Died Oct. 2 (?) 1897, Small stone., possibly a child
Williams, Marvin Elijah. 5-26-1914 - 10-26-1915
Williams, Mrs. Julia J., 1-10-1892 - 6-10-1984, Funeral Home Marker
Funeral Home Marker - Not readable
Badly Broken Stone - No legible name, Oct. _____1876 - ____1884
Hand Carved Red Sand Stone - Born 1826 - Died 1898 (?), (Letters died not make sense,
Could have been a Williams)
Broken headstone - Nannie, Last name starts with an F or E - Could have been a Foresythe ?
2-22-1878 - 8-28-1898 (?)