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Sam Black Church, West Virginia: Grave of the Greenbrier Ghost

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Soule Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery

Address:
Soule Chapel Lane, Sam Black Church, WV
Directions:
Soule Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. I-64 exit 156. Turn north onto US-60, then make a quick first left at the gas stations onto WV-25/Smoot Rd. Drive one mile. Turn right (no stoplight) on WV-60/32. Drive three miles. Turn left (no stoplight) onto WV-26/Farmdale Rd. Drive a quarter-mile. You'll see the church on the left; the small cemetery is behind it. The tombstone, engraved "SHUE," is larger than most of the others and is roughly in middle of the cemetery, in front of an evergreen tree.
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Grave of the Greenbrier Ghost

Zona Heaster-Shue came back as a ghost to accuse her husband of her murder -- and he was convicted and sent to prison. Her tombstone identifies her as the Greenbrier Ghost.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [11/22/2022]

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Grave of the Greenbrier Ghost

The tombstone is larger than most. It is approximately in middle of a small cemetery in front of the evergreen tree. One side says Shue and the side facing the evergreen fence has her full name and Greenbrier Ghost designation.

[Christine Lillesand, 11/22/2022]

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