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This file is copyrighted and contributed by: This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Lawrence Downes ===================================================================== April 2003 Barfield Family Cemetery Located on the east side of Ashford behind the new band bulding next to the grade school. Read February 2003 by Lawrence & Helen Downes. Name B-Date D-Date Condition Incription Picture 1 ----------------- ---------- --------- no stone INOR.M.Ree on cap 2 ------------- ----------- ---------- no stone none 3 ------------- ----------- ----------- no stone none 4 ------------- ------------- ----------- no stone none 5 Duncan, Alfred Sr. 1896 1968 Good Father 6 ------------ ----------- ----------- no stone none 7 ------------- ------------ ------------ no stone none 8 Underwood, Joe Mar 5, 1945 Jun 6, 1966 Good Alabama SR UA Navy 9 ------------ ------------- ------------ no stone none 10 ------------ ------------- ----------- no stone none 11 ------------ ------------- ------------- no stone none 12 Smith, Ida Mae 11-12-1927 4-25-1973 Good none 13 -------------- ------------- ------------- no stone none 14 McKENZIE Lula Bell Nov 22, 1911 Oct 7, 1972 Good Mother Rev. Robert Sept 5, 1907 Oct 4, 1994 Good Father 15 -------------- ------------- ------------- no stone none 16 McKenzie, Wm. Oct 18, 1879 Nov 27, 1961 Poor none 17 --------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 18 ----------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 19 --------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 20 -------------- ----------------- -------------- no stone none 21 Brown,---------- Sept 23, 1881 --- ---, 1936 no stone on cap 22 ------------ ------------- ------------- no stone none 23 Porter, Clemmie L. Dec 16, 1918 Nov 19, 1970 Good Military stone; PVT US Army Worol War II 24 ------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 25 Reeve, Archie L. -------------- ------------- no stone on cap 26 Davis, M.C. Dec 31, 1919 Jun 14, 1983 Good Our beloved Dad rest in peace 27 Davis, Charlie Chan Jul 24, 1944 Oct 26, 1991 Good Military stone; SGT US Army Vietnam 28 --------------- ------------- ---------------- no stone none 29 Smith, Jessie L. Jr. Jan 30, 1934 Dec 30, 1987 Good none 30 ------------- ------------- ------------- no stone none 31 -------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 32 ------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 33 ---------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 34 ------------ --------------- ---------------- Poor can't read 35 Underwood, Claud 10-18-1910 7-22-1979 Good none 36 ------------- -------------- ------------- no stone none 37 Flowers, Bernice 5-25-1922 8-8-1984 Good painted yellow 38 ------------- ------------- ------------- no stone painted yellow 39 --------------- ------------- -------------- no stone none 40 --------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 41 B--------,--------- 12-25-1907 11-6-1971 Poor can't read rest 42 --------, John H. 4-10-1892 5.20-1974 Poor can't read rest 43 --------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 44 Johnson, Vonda Kaye Sept 26, 1964 Dec 9, 1988 Good Do not be afraid of tomorrow God is already there 45 ------------ --------------- ------------- no stone none 46 ------------- ------------- ------------- no stone none 47 -------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 48 ------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 49 ------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 50 Mathew, Edd Nov 8, 1893 Feb 27, 1919 Good Son of Masauria Lee He died in the service of his country, Ed Mathews at rest on cap 51 ------------------ ---------------- ------------- no stone none 52 -------------- --------------- -------------- no stone child 53 ----------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 54 --------------- --------------- ---------------- no stone none 55 ------------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 56 Dickens, Willie Sept 6, 1895 Jun 5, 1990 Good Beloved Father 57 Dickens, Girlie Lee Sept 25, 1905 Apr 3, 1973 Good Mother 58 --------------- -------------------- --------------- no stone none 59 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- no stone none 60 -------------- ----------------- ------------------ no stone none 61 -------------- ------------------ ---------------- no stone none 62 Williams, Inez Sept 8, 1895 Nov 22, 1929 Good none 63 Kirkland, Robert Feb 25, 1911 Jun 26, 2001 Good Military stone; US Army World War II 64 Clark, Eva Smith 5-3-1912 11-2-1984 Fair none 65 Smith, Samuel Nov 16, 1919 Dec 17, 1950 Good Military stone; Alabama TEC5 1947 ENGR AVN BN World War II 66 Smith, Florida Gilatte Jan 18, 1899 Oct 1, 1977 Good I know that my redeemer liveth 67 Smith, John Henry -------------- -------------- Good 59 yrs old, The lord is my shepherd 68 Smith, Millie B. Jan 18, 1888 Jun 4, 1917 Good none 69 -------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 70 Simmons, Mattie D. 4-13-1909 8-29-1978 no stone on cap 71 Prime, Lucy M. Smith Apr 15, 1914 Sept 17, 1952 Good Mother 72 ------------ --------------- -------------- no stone none 73 ------------ --------------- ------------- no stone none 74 -------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 75 ------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 76 McClain, Ed. Jan 6, 1906 Apr 15, 1983 Good Son of Westley & Ludie McClain 77 McClain, Mary T. Smith Dec 2, 1911 May 17, 1998 Good none 78 ------------ -------------- --------------- no stone none 79 Grubbs, Gary B. Jul 31, 1963 Jan 30, 1999 Good none 80 Smith, Mary Lee Nov 2, 1920 Jul 30, 1980 Good none 81 Smith, Lonnie Sept 22, 1927 Jan 19, 1974 Good none 82 Smith, P.F.C. James Allen Aug 17, 1929 Mar 22, 1979 Good none 83 Howard, Odessa May 31, 1951 Apr 8, 1985 Good Beloved wife and mother 84 Baskin, Tonya 6-19-84 4-8-85 Good painted on stone 85 Jackson, Rose Apr 10, 1909 May 15, 1995 Good Sister gone but not forgotten 86 Davis, Pearlie Feb 20, 1912 --------------- Good Wife 87 Davis, Clayton Mar 18, 1916 Jun 30, 1991 Good Husband gone but not forgotten 88 Loman, Rev. Louis C. Nov 14, 1900 Dec 3, 1991 Good Rest in peace 89 Loman, Arlena G. Jun 13, 1894 Jun 14, 1989 Good Honey gone but not forgotten 90 Kirkland, James I. Jr. 2-9-1939 2-6-2000 Good none 91 King, Wilson Sr. Mar 9, 1919 Sept 12, 1988 Good Mil;itary stone; US Navy world War II 92 Strekter, Richmond 7-29-1939 5-9-1987 Fair none 93 ---------, Eva Nyla 8-11-1937 7-4-1985 Poor can't read last name 94 McIntyre, James Apr 15, 1948 Jun 11, 1983 Good none 95 Dunn, Dora L. Jan 16, 1934 Sept 27, 1975 Good Mother 96 Flowers, Willford Apr 25, 1928 Mar 16, 1991 Good Military stone; SGT US Army World War II Purple Heart 97 ----------------- ----------------- --------------- no stone none 98 --------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 99 ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- no stone none 100 -------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 101 -------------- --------------- ---------------- no stone none 102 Johnson, Ruth Barfield Sept 12, 1899 Mar 20, 1969 Good none 103 --------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 104 --------------- --------------- -------------- Poor can't read 105 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- no stone none 106 -------------- ----------------- ------------------ no stone none 107 McClain, Herbert "Tinnie" Nov 27, 1947 Oct 4, 1988 Good none 108 Smith, Steve Allen Oct 25, 1956 Dec 19, 1999 Good We will love you forever 109 SMITH Martha S. Cilvin Jun 5, 1916 ------------- Good Beloved twin sisters #000_0094 Mary S. Trawick Jun 5, 1916 Jan 11, 1997 Good 110 Howard, Mary Anne Davis Nov 8, 1924 Sept 29, 1995 Good in loving memory #000_0095 111 Underwood, Zulla A. Dec 25, 1905 Mar 30, 1996 Good John 14:1 112 ASHLEY Henry C. "Punk" Aug 20, 1930 ------------- Good Married Aug 12, 1956 Mary L. Long Apr 24, 1938 Sept 27, 2002 Good 113 ---------------- ---------------- -------------- no stone none 114 --------------- ----------------- --------------- no stone none 115 McIntyre, Minnie Mae Aug 17, 1923 Oct 14, 1986 Good none 116 Smith, Joe Jack Mar 25, 1944 Feb 8, 1976 Good Military stone; PFC US Army 117 --------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 118 Smith, Calvin Nov 4, 1920 Aug 31, 1972 no stone on cap 119 ----------------- ---------------- -------------- no stone child 120 -------------- ----------------- -------------- no stone child 121 Mayes, Joe Dec 31, 1929 Apr 19, 1989 Good none 122 Jenkins, Ethel Mae 8-21-1915 8-1-1985 Fair none 123 Mays, Ella Apr 9, 1909 Apr 14, 1983 Good none 124 --------------- ------------------ ---------------- no stone none 125 --------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 126 McCoy, William Le 4-29-1905 10-24-1970 Dark none 127 -------------- ------------------ ---------------- no stone none 128 -------------- ---------------- ---------------- no stone none 129 ------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 130 -------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 131 -------------- ---------------- ------------- no stone none 132 -------------- ---------------- ---------------- no stone none 133 ---------------- ------------------- --------------- no stone none 134 ---------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 135 -------------- ---------------- -------------- no stone none 136 --------------- ----------------- -------------- no stone none 137 -------------- ----------------- -------------- no stone none 138 McCoy, Eula Mae Aug 28, 1909 Feb 16, 1993 Good in loving memory 139 ------------- -------------- ---------------- no stone child 140 Long, Annie Mae 5-24-1904 3-5-1981 Good none 141 Long, Rev. Robert B. 3-1-1898 5-2-1076 Good none 142 --------------- -------------- ----------- no stone none 143 ------------ ------------- -------------- no stone none 144 -------------- ---------------- -------------- no stone none 145 -------------- --------------- ---------------- no stone none 146 ------------- ---------------- ----------------- no stone none 147 -------------- -------------- --------------- no stone none 148 White, Richard A. Feb 28, 1920 Aug 10, 1963 Good Military stone; New York PVT USMA DET World War II 149 ----------- ----------------- -------------- no stone none 150 ------------- -------------- --------------- no stone none 151 -------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 152 -------------- --------------- ----------------- no stone none 153 Long, John Louis Aug 11, 1935 Apr 30, 1997 Good Military stone; SGT US Marine Gorps Vietnam 154 ---------------- ----------------- --------------- no stone none 155 Fleming, Ben F. Aug 8, 1882 Mar 28, 1953 Good none 156 Flemming, Emma L. Mar 28, 1911 Nov 20, 1986 Good none 157 Sanders, Haley W. 1911 1988 Good none 158 Smith, Claudia Aug 11, 1891 Dec 8, 1974 Good none 159 --------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 160 --------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 161 ----------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 162 Nelson, D.A. Jul 28, 1891 Dec 9, 1918 Broken He died in the service of the US. The son of Louie Nelson 163 ------------- --------------- ------------- no stone none 164 Johnson, Savannah Nov 14, 1907 Mar 13, 1971 Good none 165 --------------- -------------- -------------- no stone none 166 Crochran, Alonzo Dec 27, 1933 Aug 16, 1959 Good Military stone; Alabama CPL US Marine Corps Korea 167 ------------------- ---------------- -------------- Poor Just an unreadable stone 168 SMITH John Bunyan Jan 28, 1907 Dec 20, 2000 Good Our Father which art in Ruby Lee Phillips Feb 26, 1910 --------------- Good Heaven 169 ------------ --------------- ------------ no stone none 170 ------------- --------------- ------------ no stone child 171 ------------- -------------- -------------- no stone child 172 ------------- --------------- ---------------- no stone child 173 -------------- ---------------- ---------------- no stone none 174 ------------- ------------------ -------------- no stone none 175 Drunson, Charlie --------------- ------------- Poor can't read rest 176 --------------- ---------------- ---------------- no stone none 177 -------------- --------------- --------------- no stone none 178 --------------- ----------------- -------------- no stone none 179 Cook, Quincy Mar 17, 1918 Jun 17, 1983 Good Military stone; S1 US Navy World War II 180 --------------- --------------- ------------- no stone none 181 Cook, Webb Junior 1927 1980 Good Military stone; CPL US Army Korea 182 Cook, Shelley Jan 7, 1924 Dec 12, 1979 Good Military stone; CPL US Army Korea 183 -------------- ------------- -------------- no stone none 184 Cook, George Feb 10, 1896 Jan 15, 1973 Good Military stone; PVT US Army World War II 185 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- no stone none 186 -------------- ----------------- --------------- no stone none 187 Farrier, Jossie Oct 28, 1922 Jan 13, 1997 Good none 188 ------------ -------------------- --------------- no stone none 189 --------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 190 ------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone child 191 --------------- ----------------- --------------- no stone none 192 --------------- ------------------ ---------------- no stone none 193 -------------- ------------------- --------------- no stone none 194 Weeks, Pearl Mae ---------------- -------------- no stone Wooden cross with we love you 195 Dyson, Lillie --------------- ------------- no stone Wooden cross with we love you 196 Hayes, Shirl Mar 15, 1956 -------------- no stone written on cap, child 197 ------------ ---------------- -------------- no stone none 198 ------------- ----------------- ------------ no stone none 199 Hicks, Georgia Lee Dec 26, 1913 Mar 24, 1990 Good none 200 -------------- --------------- ------------- no stone none 201 Allen, Georgia Mae Apr 15, 1937 Jul 23, 1987 Good none 202 Weeks, Bernell R. Jr. Oct 28, 1952 Sept 6, 1985 Good none 203 --------, Mattie Mae ----------- ------------- Poor can't read 204 Smith, Willie B. Jun 21, 1923 Mar 29, 1972 Poor none 205 Smith, Russell ---. Aug 13, 1902 Mar 2, 1976 Poor none 206 -------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 207 ------------ ---------------- --------------- no stone none 208 Jackson, Rosa Bell Aug 15, 1917 Mar 3, 1986 Good none 209 --------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 210 -------------- ---------------- ---------------- no stone none 211 -------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 212 Wilson, J.T. Oct 13, 1871 Mar 9, 1948 No stone Father, all on cap 213 Thomas, Adelle M. Jan 17, 1914 Dec 25, 1997 Good none 214 ------------- -------------- ------------ no stone none 215 ------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 216 Smith, Joseph Lee Nov 4, 1924 Feb 11, 1986 Good Military stone; S1 US Navy World War II 217 -------------- --------------- -------------- no stone none 218 ------------- ---------------- --------------- no stone none 219 Ellis, Homer Mar 22, 1894 Dec 28, 1971 Good none 220 ------------ --------------- ---------------- no stone none 221 ------------ --------------- ------------- no stomne none 222 -------------- --------------- ------------- no stone child Pictures #000_0096 is of the cemetery and #000_0097 is of the sign