Royal Palm Cemetery

Me and my Grandfather at the grave of my 2nd Great Grandparents (his Grandparents),
Benjamin Hill Sirmons & Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Children: Georgia, John Manice, Hattie, Lilly, Benjamin Franklin "Daddy Frank" (my great grandfather), Cary, Rosa May, Marshall, and Joseph. Benjamin Franklin Sirmons and Georgia Sirmons are buried in this cemetery. I do not know where the other children are buried.

Benjamin Hill Sirmons
Son of Benjamin Sirmans & Nancy Shaw
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Taylor (m. 21 Dec 1879)
b. 25 Jan 1859, d. 10 Jan 1949

Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Daughter of John G. Taylor & Eliza M. Smart
Wife of Benjamin Hill Sirmans (m. 21 Dec 1879)
b. 6 Dec 1859, d. 17 Feb 1934

Both of their parents are buried at the Pleasant Cemetery near Ray City, GA.

Me with my Great Grandparents,
Benjamin Franklin "Daddy Frank" Sirmons & Pearl Estelle Barfield

Benjamin Franklin Sirmons
Son of Benjamin Hill Sirmons & Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Husband of Pearl Estelle Barfield
b. 26 Feb 1890, d. Dec 1974

Pearl Estelle Barfield
Daughter of General Lafayette Barfield & Pharaba Currin Wilson
Wife of Benjamin Franklin Sirmons
b. 26 Jun 1892, d. 25 Dec 1975

The Crypt of Virginia Louise Gorgas (My Grandmother)
Daughter of Chester Arthur Gorgas & Mary Emma Slaven
b. 3 Sep 1917, d. 30 Dec 1993

Georgia Sirmans
Daughter of Benjamin Hill Sirmans & Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Wife of George W. Herring
b. 5 Oct 1880, d. 18 Oct 1973

George W. Herring
Husband of Georgia Sirmans
b. 25 Aug 1880, d. 12 Mar 1954

Charles A. Herring
Son of George W. Herring & Georgia Sirmans
Husband of Nora Lee
b. 1907, d. 1943

Nora Lee
Wife of Charles A. Herring
b. 7 Oct 1911, d. 13 Apr 1975

Quentin Starling
Son of Norman Starling & Maude Barfield
Husband of Dessie _____
b. 1907, d. 1949

Mary Helen Starling
Daughter of Norman Starling & Maude Barfield

Caulie W. Herring
Son of George W. Herring & Georgia Sirmans
b. 1902, d. 1958

Pharaba (Phoebe) Currin Wilson
Daughter of Solomon Wilson & Sarah Reynolds
Wife of General Lafayette Barfield
& Walter S. Hively
b. 13 Feb 1860, d. 9 Nov 1938

Note: Died as Mrs. Phoebe Hively

Eula Hammond
Wife of John Manice Sirmans (m. 30 Nov 1902)

Pauline E. _____

Note: This grave is a puzzlement. The lot is owned by Carl Sirmons, son of John Manice Sirmans (son of Benjamin Hill Sirmans & Mary Elizabeth Taylor) and Eula Hammond. Nobody knows who Carl's wife is, or if he had one, but he was alive and living in Palmetto, FL as of Jan. 1999. The cemetery records show, however, that the two people occupying this lot are "Eula Sirmons" (who is undoubtedly Eula Hammond, wife of John Manice Sirmans, who may have spelled his name Sirmons) and "Pauline E. Sirmons." Nobody knows who Pauline is.Could she be a wife of Carl? It has been guessed that maybe she is a sister of Eula, but if so, she wouldn't be buried under the name of Pauline E. Sirmons.

Phillip Wallace
Son of Benjamin Franklin Sirmons & Pearl Estelle Barfield
b. ca 1934, d. ca 1937 (age about 3 yrs)