ANDERSONVILLE —
Andersonville National Cemetery was established to provide a permanent place of honor for those who died in military service to our country. The initial interments, beginning in February 1864, were those who died in the nearby prisoner of war camp. Today the cemetery contains nearly 20,000 interments. Administered by the National Park Service, Andersonville National Cemetery uses the same eligibility criteria as cemeteries administered by the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). For more information contact the park directly, or visit the park website at http://www.nps.gov/ande/
To honor those in the armed forces who have served our country, we remember the following recent interments in the Andersonville National Cemetery:
Date Decedant Comments
Oct. 1 CW2 George Averitt Finley, US Army
Oct. 9 BM1 Walter Henry, Johnson Jr., US Navy
Oct. 9 Lois Barfield Witczak Spouse of SSGT Alger Alvin Witczak, USAF
Oct. 11 Peggy Jane Martin Spouse of GYSGT Hubert Howard Martin Jr., USMC
Oct. 12 Louise Robinson Preceded in death by CPL Albert Johnson Jr., US Army
Oct. 15 MACH1 Michael Francis Mattingly, US Navy
Oct. 16 Dorothy Betty Price Preceded in death by SFC James Ross Price, US Army
Oct. 19 SGT Richard Colvin, US Army
Oct. 19 COL Ralph Arthur Johnson, USAF
Oct. 19 MSGT Edward Herrod, USMC
Oct. 23 FN Ramon G. Voigt Jr., US Navy
Oct. 26 HM2 David Edward Johnson, US Navy
Oct. 26 CDR Joe Billy McInvale, US Navy
Oct. 29 STM1 Leroy Thomas Overby, USCG
Local News
January 7, 2013
October interments at Andersonville National Cemetery
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