Lee Co., AR - Cemeteries - Hopewell Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jane Hartley Date Transcribed: Nov 10 2005 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Hopewell Cemetery, Lee County, Arkansas Location: This cemetery is located on Lee Road 810. When traveling north on Hwy 121 past Holub’s Crossing, turn east onto 810. The cemetery is about 1 ½ miles down on the south side of 810. Jane Hartley submitted this cemetery on January 19, 2002 and updated it on November 10, 2005. BEARD, Martha E. 2/13/1850 - 2/16/1886 (wife of John) BENNETT, P. B. 2/13/1847 - 7/13/1898 BROOKS, Charlton P. 3/17/1855 - 11/13/1896 BURK, Daniel Clyde Mathew 11/5/1987 - 11/16/1987 (son of Steve & Nancy Mathews Burk) CARROLL, James V. 7/4/1927 - 6/24/1982 (son) CARROLL, Lucy (See St. John) CARROLL, Michael 2/23/1946 - 3/2/1946 (son) CARROLL, R. E. 6/15/1886 - 4/3/1950 (Father There shall be no night there) CARROLL, Virginia Freeland 12/1/1904 - 7/24/1972 (Mother – we will meet again) CHANDLER, Lena – (no marker mother of James Chandler of Forrest City) CHERRY, baby (medal marker with dove – markings rusted off) CLARK, Hazel M. 7/19/1931 - 11/14/2003 [double stone with Obie Sherman] CLARK, Obie Sherman – born Feb 28, 1923 [double stone with Hazel] COTHRAN, Virginia (see Carroll died a Cothran, children by Carroll) COX, Francis M. 6/22/1845 - 9/12/1915 [double stone with Margret] COX, Margret F. 9/11/1856 - 5/19/1924 (wife of Francis) [double stone with Francis] DEES, W.W. 3/1921 - 5/1939 (across road) DIAMOND, Irene (see McClendon) DISNEY, Robert Michael 2/21/1944 - 4/8/2004 (related to Tammy Newton) DOUGLAS, Frank – 1853 – 1898 (double stone with Minerva) DOUGLAS, Ida Louise (Mathews) 9/27/1901 – 11/4/1982 [double stone with Stephen A.] DOUGLAS, John Henry Oct 11, 1892 – 1970 (husband of Maude) DOUGLAS, Johnny (no marker son) DOUGLAS, Maude Elizabeth Wurzburger 1/23/1911 - 4/2/2002 (wife of John Henry; beloved Grandmother) DOUGLAS, Minerva (Augustine) Reid 11/20/1860 - 4/19/1931 (mother) DOUGLAS, Stephen A. 3/25/1894 - 8/18/1961 (Ark PVT MGCO 128 Inftry 32 Div WW1; Husband to Ida Louise, brother to Liller, Johnny, Carrie, Ida Mae) DUKE, Benjamin F died 1/21/1933 (no marker; obit age 95) DUKE, Raymond Calvin 8/10/?-9/? (no marker infant son of Benjamin) FREELAND, Pearl Norman 3/8/1882 - 3/15/1885 (daug of MM & MA Freeland) FREELAND, Virginia (see Carroll) FREELAND, William Robert ?/1884- 8/22/1912 [triple stone with Irene Diamond - 1st husb] (Harvey’s father) GAMBLE, ? (father of Lawrence and Walter) GAMBLE, Lawrence 8/7/1925 - 6/22/1964 (Ark PFC US Army Korea; drowned) GAMBLE, Walter H. 5/12/1902 - 7/8/1986 (PVT US Army WWII; Hus & Fath) GAMBLE, Wanda 8/7/1907 - 7/28/90 (wife & mother) GORHAM, Morris 5/1891 died 1904 GORHAM, Winnie 6/1900 - died 190? (Parents moved to Oklahoma but later had large concrete slab cover childrens graves difficult to read dates) HALL, baby’s (daugh & son of Ben; died in 1928) HALL, Benjamin L. 10/27/1883 - 5/31/1956 (Husband; double stone with Mary Ethel) HALL, Donald L. – July 9, 1932 – May 14, 1990 (Double stone with Eva) HALL, Eva – Aug 20, 1933 - ____________ (Double stone with Donald L.) HALL, Frank E. 7/24/1927 - 6/16/1981 (son PFC US Army WWII; double stone with Neva) HALL, Joseph E(mmett) 10/11/1885 - 11/14/1967 (The Lord is my shepherd) HALL, Mary Ethel 8/21/1891 -5/25/1979 (wife; double stone with Ben) HALL, Neva (Jones) Hall Mitchell 7/5/1932 – Mar 13, 2005 (wife; Married June 18, 1948) HARRISS, Charles (no marker George's uncle) HARRISS, Horace (no marker George's uncle) HARRISS, Oscar (no marker George's uncle) HARRISS, unknown (George’s aunt) HARRISS, West 6/2/1836 - 10/11/1899 (Brother to George McClendon's mother) HILL, unknown – June 15, 1852 – Jan 1, 1887 (marker broken in area of McClendons 2005) HOLWELL, Fannie P(atton) 4/25/1884 - 10/8/1907 (wife of W. A.) HUSKEY - ? (farm hand died in late 30's or 40's no one claimed body) HUSKEY, James A. 1875-1935 HUSKEY, Martha J. 1874-1932 HUSKEY, Tom 1866 - 11/19/? JAMES, B.E. – Nov 15, 1857 – Apr 3, 1893 JAMES, Frank (no marker - hearsay) JAMES, Jesse (no marker - hearsay) JOHNSON, Mary J. – died Nov 24, 1870 (Wife of JH; 31 yrs 9 mos 16 days; stone broken) KEY, Clara V. 1894-1931 KEY, Ira A. 1914-1919 KEY, J. I. 1885-1929 KING, Archie 5/8/1910 - 11/27/1923 (Liller Douglas's son - gored by a bull. LANE-MATHEWS, Patsy Jean – Oct 8, 1943 – July 16, 2000 (w/love Shelia, Billy, Danielle) LONG, Addie E. – May 13, 1915 – Sept 22, 1988 (2nd wife of A Otis) LONG, Arthur Otis 1/8/1897 - 5/31/1980 (husband of Maggie & Addie; son of John) LONG, Clifton 1895 - 1896 (related to Buck Long of Moro) LONG, Gurvis no marker 1914 - 10/8/1939 LONG, John Lafayette 5/1/1867 - 2/11/1948 (no marker) LONG, Josephine McClendon (no marker wife of R O) LONG, Lillie O. 8/13/1876 - 4/12/1893 (daugh of C. L. & S. W.) LONG, Lonnie 1909 – 1910 (no marker) LONG, Maggie Jones (no marker Otis 1st wife) LONG, Neely 1892-1893 (son of John; no marker) LONG, R. O. (no marker; John's brother- buried with McClendons) LONG, Sealy (no marker) LOONEY, Katie L. – Jan 6, 1870 – Sept 17, 1870 (8 mos 11 days) MARTIN, E. M. 5/16/1890(?) - 2/6/1886 MARTIN, William Franklin 1/3/1877 - 10/11/1896 (son of S. G. & Ida) MATHEWS, Ada Dunne 4/4/1893 – 1/18/1994 [double stone with George Vasser Mathews] MATHEWS, Charley Armond -9/26/1907 - 12/2/1997 (double stone with Viola Wilson Mathews) MATHEWS, Charles “Ray” Rayford – Jan 13, 1925 - __________ [double stone with Louise; mar. Oct 30, 1948] MATHEWS, George Vasser 9/4/1893 - 12/19/1979 [double stone with Ada Dunne Mathews] MATHEWS, K. G. 8/1/1866 - 11/23/1900 (father of Memphis woman; WOW) MATHEWS, Louise Jones – Sept 16, 1931 [double stone with Ray] MATHEWS, Lydia 11/9/1827 - 11/17/1896 (wife of C. J.) MATHEWS, Sammy 5/6/57-5/6/1957 (inft son of Sam & Eula Mae) MATHEWS, Viola Wilson – Feb 28 (Still living) MCCLENDON, Billy Gene 3/13/1939 - 1/12/2000 (a loving father, husband, and friend who gave it all) MCCLENDON, Della Long (no marker Robert's mother) MCCLENDON, Draper Mae – May 25, 1927 – Oct 12, 1988 (Nanny) MCCLENDON, George Rufus 10/11/1872 - 8/10/1951 (triple stone with/2nd hus of Irene & Jake's father) MCCLENDON, Irene Diamond (Freeland) 1/2/1883 - 3/30/1969 (triple stone with George & William R Freeland)) MCCLENDON, J. H. 7/1/1860 - 9/11/1897 (stone broken 2005) MCCLENDON, Johnnie Alvin 4/28/1928 - 10/22/2004 (AGT US ARMY Korean War; M. 5/5/1950; double stone with Sybil F.) MCCLENDON, Kenneth "Jake" E. 2/10/1924 - 7/16/1981 (PFC US Army WWII; double stone with Draper) MCCLENDON, Lee "Bud" (no marker Robert's father also some brothers no markers) MCCLENDON, Maggie Louise (see St. Aubin) MCCLENDON, Margie Lee – Sept 25, 1927 – Nov 23, 2000 MCCLENDON, Mary B. 12/24/1873 - 2/26/1874 (infant) MCCLENDON, Mary Louise Johnston 6/17/1919 - 2/24/1986 (Rube’ s wife; Beloved Mother) MCCLENDON, Mary Magdalene Mathews Williams 9/23/1899 – (wife of Robert; 2nd husband; Mannon Williams 1st) MCCLENDON, Minerva 2/13/1835 - 1/20/1907 (wife of William) MCCLENDON, Reuben Marion 7/28/1916 - 1/1/2001 (age 84) MCCLENDON, Robbie Jean 3/29/1957 - 5/4/1957 (Robert & Mary M. grand-daughter infant of Charlie) MCCLENDON, Robert A. 9/20/1900 - 2/7/1981 (double stone with Mary M.) MCCLENDON, Sybil F. 1/22/1932 - _________ (M. 5/5/1950) [double stone with Johnnie Alvin] MCCLENDON, Thomas Eugene 8/11/1918 - 5/21/1969 (suicide) (Son Thomas L. buried in Marianna) MCCLENDON, William Arthur 6/19/1914 - 9/29/1977 MCCLURG, Dorothy Mathews 3/8/1934- MCCLURG, Joe 8/1/1931 - 11/17/1995 (mar.6/21/52 to Dorothy) MOYE, George C. 10/18/1912 - ?/?/1957 (Age 45 years) MOYE, M. A. P. (not clear mother & wife; 47 yrs 4 mos 29 days; wife of WF) MOYE, Sallie H. 4/7/1861 - 7/15/1897 (wife of JCF) MOYE, William A. died 8/31/186? (Age 10 years; son of WF & MAP Moye) MOYE, William F. 5/31/1826 - 7/?/1886 (husband & father) NICHOLS, Carrie Douglas 7/18/1895 - 9/1/1983 (wife of William) NICHOLS, William 3/22/1874 - 7/26/1961 (hus. Kentucky PVT CO Regt. Infrty Span-Am) PARKER, Alvada Victoria Wilson 11/11/1908 - 10/5/1982 (double stone with Ernest E.)) PARKER, Ernest Edward 8/5/1908 - 6/5/1965 (double stone with Alvada) PARKER, Walter Warren 1/5/1885 - 10/10/1885 (son of BW & SW) REED, Hugh M (Squire) 1831 - 1860 (father of Minevera Douglas no marker) REED, Minevera Derossett 2/13/1835 - 1/20/1907 (no marker) SLIGH, Alice A. 6/29/188? - 9/10/1884 (daug of Wm & Loella; no marker 2005) SLIGH, Leon ? (son of Wm & Loella; no marker 2005) SPEER, Kate L. 9/18/1879 - 1/4/1900 (wife of WN; stone broken 2005) ST. AUBIN, Maggie Louise McClendon Billingsley 3/14/1933 - 5/3/1981 (Roberts daug) ST. JOHN, Lucy Carroll 11/27/1929 - 11/13/1979 (dau. RE Carroll) TROTTER, Doctor UNDERWOOD, O. J. (no marker) WALL, Green. 5/29/1886 - 7/25/1886 (son of W. A. & M. E; stone broken 2005) WARR, Clifford 4/10/1912 - 2/12/1917 WArr, John H. 1870 - 6/7/1935 (car accident) WARR, Stanley Aug 1, 191 – Feb 17, 1917 (no marker) WARR, Leon 1895-1931 (John's son; suicide) WILLIAMS, Mannon (no marker (Mary M. Mathews 1st husband) from Humbolt, Tn.) WILSON, Fred G. 10/10/1877 - 7/31/1964 (Viola Mathews and Victoria Parker's father WOOD, Georgia Anna 4/22/1838 - 4/30/1901 (wife of J. J.) WOOD, J. J. 12/23/1826 - 9/7/1911 YARBROUGH, Ida Mae Douglas 1887 - 1968 (Husband Henry Scott Yarbrough buried in old cemetery in Marianna) Note: Charlie Stemeck lost an arm in Gill gin-buried it in Hopewell and put a marker there - it is grown into a tree. Note: Mary Magadalene McClendon, Ida Louise Douglas, Charlie A. Mathews, Annie Huckaba, Minnie Cothran (she and her 2nd husband Dick are buried in Marianna), Vasser Mathews, & Marvin Mathews were children of Oscar Rayford (buried in Miss.) & Leona Dunn Mathews who is buried in Mars Hill Cemetery.