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10. New Hope UMC (Weyers Cave; 1850)

New Hope UMC is located at
55 Round Hill School Road, New Hope,
VA 24469. The 2015-16 pastor is E.
Thomas “Tom” Murphy, Jr. (wife,
Dreanna), a retired elder in his 2nd year at
New Hope UMC: 1191 S. Dogwood Drive,
Harrisonburg, VA 22801-1504;
TomMurphy@vaumc.org; H: (540)
442-9121; C: (540) 271-4560.

Directions: Take I-81
south to Verona Exit 227; turn
left onto Rt. 612; go
approximately 5 mi; turn left onto Rt. 608 (Battlefield Road) and go approximately 1 mi; turn right on
Round Hill School Road (Rt. 617); and the church is visible.

Cemetery. The cemetery at New Hope UMC is called Oak Lawn Cemetery, for which there are
416 legible gravestones as follows (Find-a-Grave; pictures by Marlin Diehl and “Mike”):

 Allison, Emma Lee Weller (b. Jun. 12, 1861; d. Nov. 28, 1926)
 Anthony, Annie C. (b. 1863; d. 1932)
 Anthony, Clarence W. (b. unknown; d. Jun. 1, 1954)
 Anthony, Henry C. (b. 1859; d. 1936)
 Arndt, Cora Pecedia Herman (b. Aug. 28, 1913; d. Dec. 18, 1977)
 Arndt, Daniel Herman (b. Jun. 15, 1942; d. Jan. 28, 2013)
 Arndt, Daniel Marcus (b. Aug. 12, 1909; d. Apr. 18, 2002)
 Arndt, Lillie Thompson (b. Jan. 11, 1914; d. Jan. 27, 2005)
 Baber, Edna Elizabeth May (b. Apr. 2, 1908; d. Nov. 5, 1991)
 Baber, James Edward (b. Feb. 25, 1929; d. Aug. 11, 1997)
 Baber, James Michael (b. Mar. 5, 1958; d. Jul. 5, 2008)
 Baber, Murrial Elizabeth Fauber (b. Feb. 13, 1930; d. Apr. 11, 1968)
 Baber, Newton A. (b. Dec. 13, 1879; d. Apr. 26, 1958)
 Baber, William Edward (b. Nov. 5, 1907; d. Apr. 7, 1974)
 Barnhart, Frances Ann “Fannie” Gentry (b. Dec. 27, 1859; d. 1917)
 Barnhart, Henry George (b. May 26, 1860; d. Nov. 5, 1915)
 Barnhart, Katherine “Katie” Rea (b. Nov. 12, 1894; d. Jan. 28, 1981)
 Barnhart, Laura Ruth (b. Jul. 6, 1888; d. Apr. 9, 1968)
 Barnhart, Rev. Nathaniel Gideon (b. Oct. 8, 1894; d. Jan. 2, 1975)
 Barnhart, Ruth Hanson (b. Jul. 7, 1891; d. Jul. 9, 1974)
 Barnhart, Walter Wilson (b. Jun. 5, 1883; d. Sep. 4, 1934)
 Batis, Charles (b. 1794; d. Oct. 13, 1875)
 Batis, Sallie “Sarah” Nutty (b. 1797; d. Mar. 14, 1862)
 Beard, A. Dewey (b. Apr. 27, 1896; d. Oct. 25, 1958)
 Beard, Arthur S. (b. 1902; d. May 3, 2024)
 Beard, Charles Batis Artimes (b. May 30, 1844; d. Aug. 12, 1850)
 Beard, Fonteine E. Broyles (b. 1910; d. Jun. 20, 1998)
 Beard, George G. (b. Mar. 9, 1928; d. Mar. 12, 1928)
 Beard, Gleaves Crockett, Jr. (b. Jul. 5, 1903; d. Apr. 22, 1955)
 Beard, John Edmund (b. Jun. 26, 1934; d. Apr. 7, 1967)
 Beard, John Samuel (b. Jul. 30, 1853; d. Sep. 19, 1854)
 Beard, Lois Menita Landes (b. Jul. 26, 1906; d. Dec. 9, 1969)

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