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Source:  Roll of Honor, Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson. Photo by Devry B. Jones

  • Monument Name

    Roll of Honor, Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson

  • Type

    Marker

  • Subjects

    World War I

    World War II

  • City

    Jackson

  • County

    Northampton

  • Description

    The Roll of Honor listing the members of Jackson Baptist Church that served during World Wars One and Two is a bronze tablet attached to a masonry column. The tablet is two feet wide and four feet high with a round top and blackened background. The round top holds a spread winged eagle with its head turned to the right, symbolizing peace, and olive branches in its talons. The column, of dark brick, stands approximately six feet high and four feet wide with a concrete cap.

  • Inscription

    ROLL OF HONOR / DEDICATED TO THE MEMBERS OF / JACKSON BAPTIST CHRUCH / WHO SERVED IN THE / ARMED FORCES OF OUR COUNTRY /
    ★ WORLD WAR I ★
    [Left column] RAYMOND R. BOYD/ J.WILMER BARNES / L.M. CALVERT / PAUL F. CALVERT / ARCHIE C. GAY /
    [Right column] GEORGE BADGER GAY / HARVEY D. HART / PAUL T. LONG / J.W. MATTHEWS JR. / LINWOOD WARRICK /
    ★ WORLD WAR II ★
    / [Left column] T. GRANT BRITT / WRAY E. BRADLEY / J.D. CARVER/ JAMES B. DAILEY / JOHN DELOATCH, JR. / W.H. FLEETWOOD / REVELLE GAY / BRUCE GAY, JR. / H. WILLARD GRANT / MARY JESSE HOWELL / F.F. HUGGINS / JOHN P LONG /
    [Right column] ARCHIE F. MARTIN / MARGARET MARTIN / GEORGE E. MARTIN /ALVAH H. MARTIN, JR. / ★L.E. MCDANIEL, JR. / MARGARET MCDANIEL / WILLIAM A. MCDANIEL / J. CUTHBERT PRUDEN / JAMES PIERCE / DR. C.B. ROBERTSON / E.N. RIDDLE, JR. / SAMUEL STEPHENSON / THOMAS STEPHENSON / J. CLYDE STEPHENSON, JR. / DR. RALPH SYKES / DR. CHARLES SYKES / ★JIMMIE SHAHEEN /
    [Bottom center] REV. RICHARD LLOYD, PASTOR

  • Custodian

    Jackson Baptist Church

  • Dedication Date

    Circa 1946

  • Decade

    1940s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    36.392310 , -77.421580 View in Geobrowsemap pin

  • Supporting Sources

      “Former N.C. Pastor Dies in Maryland,” The News And Observer (Raleigh, NC), September 18, 1946

      “Roll of Honor,” The Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed January 27, 2023) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Bronze, brick

  • Sponsors

    Jackson Baptist Church

  • Location

    The memorial stands at the right side of the church near a side entrance ramp. The church address is 306 N. Church St. Jackson, NC 27845.

  • Landscape

    The church is surrounded by an open lawn.

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