Forest Grove Cemetery - Section # 1 **************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. **************************************************************** Submitted by:GVRichards@aol.com Source Location: Texarkana Public Library, Texarkana, Texas Directions: From Taylor, Arkansas, take highway 160 west for 3 miles, turn right (north) on hwy 53 for 1 miles - Cemetery is on the right, next to Forest Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Section 1, Gate 3 Center - Left Bethany, William - 1860 - 1842 Bethany, Ben - 1898 - 1957 Bethany, Elma - 1901 - Stuart, Robert H. - 19 May 1875 - 26 June 1948 Stuart, Plennie Pillburry - 20 Dec 1881 - 12 Jan 1973 Stuart, W. R. Buster - 6 Dec 1905 - 2 May 1974 - Masonic Emblem Stuart, Elizabeth P. - 15 Oct 1906 - Stuart, G. R. Buddy Jr. - 23 Sep 1960 - 10 Sep 1981 - Beloved Son (His sweet smile and easy manner are sadly missed) Glascow, Emm - 19 Feb 1888 - 13 Apr 1969 Hughes, George H. - 3 Jul 1871 - 10 Sep 1958 Hughes, Elizabeth - 10 Dec 1881 - 5 Feb 1975 Bethany, Lillie M. - 17 May 1901 - 23 Jan 1979 Bethany, Jake - 18 Aug 1895 - 22 Jul 1968 - ** Bethany, Bessie - 6 Mar 1905 - 30 Mar 1948 Brake, James Walter - 13 Feb 1924 - 4 Dec 1949 (Arkansas PVT U. S. Marine Corps, WWII) Stevens, Thomas M. - 29 Mar 1886 - 5 Jan 1959 - ** Stevens, Louella C., 7 Sep 1896 - 15 Nov 1974 French, William Kirk - 28 Jun 1910 - _______ - ** French, Naomi Martin - 22 Jul 1910 - 25 Dec 1981 - Wed on 25 Jun 1938. Colvin, Floyd R. - 19 Nov 1898 - 3 May 1978 - Daddy - ** Colvin, Addie A. - 2 Dec 1902 - 2 Jan 1981 - Mama (Til we shall meet and never part. Thy will be done) Colvin, Infant son of Floyd Colvin - 28 Aug 1945 Colvin, Richard Leon - 11 Jan 1936 - 17 May 1969 - Daddy (I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith) Fish, Phenix J. - 1917 - 1969 - Daddy - ** Fish, Merble B. - 1919 - _____ Fish, Jeff D. - 1904 - 1984 - Daddy - FHM reads: Died 12 May 1984 - Aged 80 yrs. Barnard, Patricia Ann - 2 Mar 1950 - 1 Aug 1972 - Our Angel Colvin, William Howard - 15 Oct 1924 - 11 Nov 1982 - ** Colvin, Marie H. - 4 Jan 1928 - _____ - Married 24 Dec 1947 Colvin, Lonnie E. - 20 March 1891 - 21 Oct 1970 - ** Colvin, Bertie J. - 2 Oct 1893 - 19 Aug 1978 Colvin, Fannie Mae - Concrete upright in the ground, no dates) Colvin, F. M. - Concrete upright in the ground, no dates) Colvin, M. E. - Concrete upright in the ground, no dates) Tyler, Harold - 11 Jun 1929 - 27 Jul 1971 - Daddy (And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.) Smeltzer, Harry F. - 8 Oct 1911 - _____ - ** Smeltzer, Mary E. - 4 Jul 1914 - _____ Roton, Travis C. - 23 Apr 1947 - 6 Aug 1976 - ** Roton, Velma J. - 16 Dec 1953 - ______ - Married 11 Dec 1969 (Together forever) Roton, Elisa C. died 13 May 1984 - aged 67 years Martin, Anthony Quinn - 24 Nov 1970 - 7 Jan 1971 (Our son has gone to be an Angel with Jesus) Smeltzer, Elizabeth - 1880 - 1964 - Dying is but going home. Jester, Thomas Marion - 16 Sep 1912 - 30 Mar 1962 - WWII Martin, H. Troy - 28 Nov 1913 - ______ - Daddy - ** Martin, Lucille S. - 14 Nov 1920 - ______ - Mother Martin, Daisy Dean 1 Aug 1885 - 15 Feb 1966 - Mother - ** Martin, John W. - 3 Aug 1880 - 13 Aug 1959 - Father Pickett, Franklin D. Jr. - ______ - Died 1961 Whitehead, William D. Jr. - 12 Feb 1922 - 29 Oct 1969 - Daddy - ** Whitehead, Dorothy R. - 5 Oct 1924 - ____ - Married 19 March, 1948 Whitehead, Dewey - 5 Dec 1898 - 17 Feb 1963 - ** Whitehead, Bertha - 28 Oct 1896 - 31 Jan 1979 Whitehead, William Dewey - 1898 - 1963 (or 1969) Gone but not forgotten. Pearson, Edgar D. - 1893 - 1977 - ** Pearson, Ella Lee - 1897 - 1971 Stevens, Henry R. - 19 Mar 1892 - 26 May 1980 - Papa - ** Stevens, Julia B. - 5 Nov 1892 - 13 Nov 1976 - Mama Powell, John Lawrence - 17 Feb 1887 - 17 Jan 1961 - Daddy Powell, Bertha Elizabeth - 12 Jan 1897 - 9 Sep 1981 - Mother (The peace of God that passeth all understanding) Sanders, Hugh E. - 6 Aug 1905 - 15 Mar 1962 - WWII - ** Sanders, Anna Mae - 1916 - _____ Sanders, John Paul - 1968 - 1972 Barham, William E. - Died 12 Jun 1972 - aged 62 yrs. Burnett, Walter Montgomery - 4 Sep 1891 - 10 Mar 1960 - WWI Burnett, C. R. - 1885 - 1974 - ** Burnett, Ethel L. - 1893 - 1949 Martin, Sam B. - 1890 - 1973 - ** Martin, Nancy C. - 1888 - 1959 Bethany, William Albert A. - 14 Oct 1958 - Infant Brown, Eulys - 1901 - 1969 Bethany, Albert - 12 Mar 1896 - 5 Mar 1964 - WWI - ** Bethany, Lucy B. - 12 Mar 1905 - 12 Mar 1985 Bethany, Exa B. - 10 Feb 1909 - _____ - Mother - ** Bethany, Lee C. - 17 Jan 1905 - 3 Dec 1978 - Daddy Seward, James carol - 3 Apr 1949 - First Little angel Seward, Geraldine - 22 Jul 1951 - 7 Nov 1951 - Second little Angel Butler, Elmer, Jr. - Born & Died Jun 1952 Formby, Robert Aaron - 19 Aug 1916 - 3 Feb 1970 - Daddy - WWII (Life is changed, not taken away) Perry, Tollie - 17 Jun 1901 - 29 Mar 1972 Seward, Thurman Lee - 12 Sep 1925 - ____ - ** Seward, Lillie Mable - 15 Apr 1931 - 21 June 1981 - Asleep in Jesus' Arms - Married 15 Nov 1945 Jordan, Mary E. - 8 Feb 1872 - 3 Jul 1949 - ** Jordan, Thomas B. - 11 Dec 1870 - 16 Mar 1964 (Rest is thine, sweet remembrance ours) Richardson, Audie - 8 Mar 1914 - _____ - (At Rest) Beene, Archie - 1906 - 1970 - ** Beene, Ruth - 1908 - ____ Higginbotham, R. C. - 3 Dec 1910 - 18 Jul 1974 - US Navy - ** Higginbothom, Tressie B. - no dates - Thy word is my light unto my path) Boyett, William Daniel - 31 Jul 1877 - 24 Apr 1961 - Father - ** Boyett, Mattie Ola - 10 Feb 1884 - 8 Feb 1967 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall we fear) Boyett, Deanna Kay - 25 Feb 1969 - 13 Aug 1972 - Gone to be an Angel Smith, Lewis J. - 7 Jul 1888 - 17 Nov 1957 - Father - WWI - ** Smith, Lola B. - 1899 - 1978 - Mother - Married 19 Dec 1920 Smith, Willis Dale Seaf - 27 Jul 1928 - 18 Oct 1969 Hudnall, Robert T. - 1906 - 1966 - Daddy - ** Hudnell, Idella L. 1909 - ____ - Mother - There are no partings n heaven. Hudnell, Betty Jo - 23 Jan 1929 - 27 Jun 1985 Our beloved Daughter - Asleep in Jesus Boyett, Gordie M. - 24 Dec 1914 - _____ - ** Boyett, Vera Mae - 28 May 1922 - _____ Formby, Ollie D. - 7 Nov 1889 - 12 Feb 1959 - ** Formby, amelia N. - 20 Jan 1891 - 3 Apr 1971 - At Rest Formby, Floyce - Died 18 Jul 1980 - aged 52 years Formby, Virgil - Died 14 June 1983 - Aged 64 years. Thompson, James E. (Jim) - 14 Dec - 1930 - 20 Jul 1985 - father - ** Thompson, Paulettea F. - 27 Feb 1944 - ____ - Mother Thompson, Harvey C. - 26 Jul 1908 - ______ - Daddy - ** Thompson, Sue - 15 Dec 1940 - _____ - Mama - Gone but not forgotten Thompson, H. Brice - 26 Nov 1915 - ________ - Daddy - ** Thompson, Idell - 30 Aug 1915 - ______ - Mother - Married 17 Dec 1936 King, Robert L. - 20 Aug 1918 - 25 Dec 1973 - US Army - ** King, Earline, 1918 - ______ - Mama - Married 10 June 1950 Thompson, H. L. - 25 Sep 1903 - 10 April 1965 - Father Thompson, Luther M. - 1879 - 1964 - Papa - ** Thompson, Maud B. - 1886 - 1972 - Mama - Gone but not forgotten Thompson, Bobbie R. - 24 Aug 1931 - Her greatest joy was in making other people happy. Thompson, Horace D. - 21 May 1906 - _______ - ** Thompson, Mytis C. - 29 Jan 1907 - _____ - Our loving parents Hair, Leigh Ann - 29 Oct - 30 Oct 1973 - Forever in our hearts. Nolte, Willie W. - 9 Mar 1896 - 20 Feb 1970 - WWI - ** Nolte, Ada Mae - 20 Nov 1899 - ____ Ryan, Maurice L. - 10 Dec 1919 - ___ - ** Ryan, Ruth N. - 21 Feb 1923 - _____ - Married 18 April 1942 Nolte, Arnold - 14 Nov 1900 - 27 Dec 1967 Absent in body but not in spirit Whitehead, Leslie G. - 13 Apr 1891 - 8 Apr 1960 - ** Whitehead, Pauline Nolte - 19 Nov 1889 - 14 Jun 1963 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Bolton, Sam L. - 10 June 1906 - ______ - Dady - Masonic Emblem Bolton, Orene - 1 Aug 1916 - ____ Mother - Wed 13 July 1935 Farrington, Louie - 1905 - 1984 - ** Farrington, Neoma - 1914 - ____ - Married 8 April 1944 Powell, Coon - 1882 - 1957 - Daddy - ** Powell, Sula Ann - 1888 - 1978 - Mama Colvin, Will J. - 3 June 1901 - 12 Mar 1979 - Daddy - ** Colvin, Ellen Lynn - 9 Jan 1906 - ___ - Mother - Married 4 Feb 1923 Cheatham, J. Sam - 10 Nov 1910 - ______ - Daddy - ** Cheatham, Mildred Whitehead - 2 May 1919 - 25 Mar 1973 - Mama Cheatham, Infant daughter - Born & died 23 Aug 1953 Nance, Eva Joyce Higdon - 1905 - 1954 - Beloved mother of Allen C. Nance Lane, Brown - 1902 - 1071 - Dad - ** Lane, Elsie - 1912 - 1986 - Mama - Married 27 Nov 1932 Death is but a shadow across the path to Heaven. Martin, Ovie - 5 Nov 1907 - _____ - *** Martin, Rosie - 13 Nov 1898 - _____ Woods, T. O. - 1 Oct 1890 - 3 Jan 1962 - Gone but not forgotten. McClure, Eunice B. - 1927 - 1986 (Springhill La. Press and News Journal dated 15 Jan 1986 lists date of death as 11 Jan 1986 at Morre, Oklahoma.) Bishop, William H. - 1893 - 1982 - Bud - ** Bishop, Hazel O. - 1906 - 1984 Bishop, Jim - 26 Nov 1904 - 21 Apr 1980 - husband of Beatrice O'Neal Jester, Nellie M. - 12 Sep 1928 - 1 May 1958 - At Rest O'Glee, William Harrison - 9 Jan 1904 - 8 Oct 1978 - Masonic Emblem - ** O'Glee, Jessie Myrtis Tyler - 25 Sep 1905 - ___ Eastern Star Emblem Harper, Eugene Burnett - 26 Jan 1921 - ___They are together again - ** Harper, Irma Mae - 22 Sep 1918 - 17 Dec 1979 - She is singing in Heaven. Nations, Furlow H. - 1890 - ____ - ** Nations, Julia M. - 1907 - _____ - Wed on 9 Dec 1923 (1 grave marked by concrete block) King, Thomas D. Buddy - 4 Sep 1937 - 19 Jan 1982 - son of Earline Thompson Lunn King, Phillip D. - Nov 1913 - 28 Jun 1963 Lynn, Anna - 18 Oct 1870 - 11 Dec 1957 King, Paralee - 7 July 1897 - 28 Jun 1963 Higdon, Guy - 29 May 1902 - 26 Nov 197 - ** Higdon, Lucy - 19 Mar 1907 - ____ - Married 7 Sep 1924 Caswell, M. Louella - 27 Jan 1891 - 10 Jul 1959 - Mother (To live in hearts one leaves behind is not to die) 1 grave - Marked only by a wooden cross. Lane, Marion V. - 1908 - 1962 - ** Lane, Charlene E. - 1914 - _____ - Married 25 Oct 1935 Goodwin, Robert C. - 1 Apr 1958 - 23 Aug 1975 - Son Gaw, Harry C. - 1909 - 1969 - Father 1 Funeral home marker not readable. Adams, Foy Jr. - 29 Jan 1937 - 16 Dec 1969 (In loving memory) Davis, C. E. - 20 Nov 1895 - 17 Jul 1981 May, Floyd - 1944 - 1971 - ** May, Linda S. - 1945 - ____ - Mother Hamous, Lee - 24 Jan 1896 - 21 Jul 1962 - ** Hamous, Emma Keith - 23 Jan 1894 - 29 Mar 1970 - Mother Taylor, Charles D. Sr. - 5 Sep 1917 - ____ - Mason - ** Taylor, Robylee Keith - 30 Jul 1915 - ____ - Married 29 Oct 1935 Taylor, Jesse - 2 Dec 1897 - 3 May 1985 - *** Taylor, Zelma - 15 Aug 1910 - 20 Aug 1985 Taylor, Jessie Webster - 17 Feb 1885 - 1 Dec 1968 Seward, Robert C. - 1907 - 1976 - ** Seward, Velma L. - 1906 - ___ Lane, Marvin Ray - 3 Oct 1958 - 19 Apr 1982 - A lovely flower has faded. Kieth, E. Napoleon - 1900 - 1960 - Father - ** Keith, Bessie E. - 1910 - ____ - Gone but not forgotten. Simpson, Claran - 27 Aug 1905 - 4 Oct 1957 - ** Simpson, henry Lee - 27 Jan 1903 - ____ Fish, Roy L - 1 May 1902 - 20 Sep 1979 - ** Fish , Alice C. Simpson - 15 Jan 1902 - _____ Simpson, H. Lee - 1870 - 1955 - ** Simpson - Carrie C. - 1883 - 1970 - Dying is but going home. Simpson, Willie Lee - 12 Jan 1934 - 16 Aug 1976 - ** Simpson, Ida Nell - 26 Mar 1942 - _____ - Married 24 May 1957 Simpson, Abner O. (Rev.) - 26 Dec 1908 - 9 Dec 1976 - ** Simpson, Stellar M. - 6 Mar 1914 - 15 Dec 1980 Fish, Charlie A. - 1909 - 1961 - Gone from our home but not from our hearts. Phillips, William H. - 1883 - 1967 - ** Phillips, Inie - 1904 - ______ Phillips, Pat - 28 Feb 1925 - 6 Jul 1965 - Gone but not forgotten. Davis, Infant - Born & Died 4 Sep 1961 - Texarkana ________, Pearl Vivian - 1887 - ______ - Springhill Service FHM