Norris Cemetery, Polk County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Billy and Candy Hickman Date: 29 Jun 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Driving Directions: Starting from the Wal-Mart parking lot in Mena, Polk County, AR you will turn east [left] onto US59 / Hwy 71 North and proceed to the stop light at the junction of Morrow Street North, US 59 and the Junction of 8 East. Note on the south side of the road at the stoplight is a Citgo and a Texaco stations. Continue east to the spur of Hwy 71 and AR88 Note: you are approximately .09 miles from the stoplight and Hwy 71 North bends / curves to the left. Go straight onto AR88. Proceed East 8.9 miles, this will take you through Corinth, Ink, and then Yocana. Note: Just as you enter Yocana there is a sign on the south side of the road [on the right] that reads: "Yocana Baptist Church". This is the Polk County Road 71 junction. Do not turn, continue going straight / east. You are approximately .09 miles west of the cemetery. There is a small green sign on the south / right side of the road the reads "Norris Cemetery". Turn right [south] at the Norris Cemetery sign. Proceed through the cattle guard and gate. Follow the dirt road behind the old chicken house to the second gate and cattle guard crossing. After the second gate you may drive through the pasture approximately 40 - 50 yards to the cemetery. Please be careful of the cattle that may be in the area, and remember to close the gates behind you if they are closed. Please don't litter the private property and cemetery. NAME DOB DOD Norris, William A 1859 1940 BB 6" X 6" marker, no other information BB 6" X 6" marker, no other information Brooks, Minnie Rebecca 1926 1954 Brown, John R 1902 Brown, Claude F 1896 1977 WWI Brown, Rosa 1907 1996 May, Willie A "Pete" 08-27-1915 04-21-1990 Harper, Fanney O 01-06-1901 02-21-1902 Harper, Roy 10-10-196__ 11-30-1963 Harper, Nora 11-29-1872 02-07-1968 Harper, W D 12-05-1877 12-26-1934 Harper, Eugene 1866 1921 Harper, Mary 1869 1939 Wood, James S REG "D" Tenn Inf CSA Wood, Fannie Sparkman 1844 1935 Wood, John Green 1849 1938 Brewer, J M- Jacob M 07-03-1855 05-30-1921 Brewer, Winiford Ellen 05-15-1855 04-24-1920 Southern, Bill W 1911 1921 Starr, Norella Kay 11-02-1950 04-16-1992 Wilcox, Ozella [Frost] 09-14-1924 07-27-2001 Wilcox, Russell Melvin 03-5-1918 11-12-1997 Wilcox, Archie 06-1-1925 05-06-1994 WJW Wilcox, Elba O Watkins, Christopher Perrin 01-31-1925 02-20-1925 Wilcox, David 01-7-1886 10-27-1969 Wilcox, Julie 01-29-1889 10-16-1968 Brewer, Eary 1902 1910 Brewer, May Bell 1905 1910 Brewer, Ola 1894 1944 Watkins, Winnie 1901 1901 Watkins, infant son 1881 Watkins, infant 02-05-1893 02-8-1893 Watkins, Willie 1899 1906 Watkins, James T 02-11-1871 10-27-1872 Watkins, Jennie 1873 1910 Lawrence, Bell 05-10-1857 02-07-1882 Wood, NA 03-21-1853 05-15-1914 Wood, SR 12-09-1844 06-17-1920 Harper, John W 11-12-1842 06-09-1918 Harper, Sarah J H AGE 67 YEARS 04-29-1913 Wood, Beulah 1879 1900 Wood, Inf Wood, George 08-05-1846 03-08-1912 Wood, Wiley A 07-24-1850 06-12-1906 Lunsford, Joda A 04-13-1891 01-18-1893 Lunsford, Josie 04-13-1891 01-18-1893 Wilcox, JK 09-25-1845 12-23-1914 [James Knox Polk Wilcox] J. K. Wilcox, Co. B 10 Ark CAV C. S. A. Wilcox, F C 01-08-1850 09-30-1895 [Frances C. Thomas] [1ST] wife of JK Wilcox Wilcox, Ben G 1861 1897 With the Lord Wilcox, Mary Ann 1870 09-26-1898 With the Lord Wilcox, John P 10-02-1847 02-13-1897 Wilcox, Margaret E 04-12-1845 05-24-1926 Wilcox, William B 01-22-1836 06-26-1911 Wilcox, Jessie - son of ZS [Mar1892] [This grave had been an unmarked grave, it now has a headstone marking a spot.] Wilcox, ZS [Zenas Smith] 1858 [July 1858] 1924 [04-30-1924] [This grave had been an unmarked grave, our first two trips to the cemetery there was not an headstone, on 05 April 2002 there was a new headstone marking a the grave spot.] Wilcox, Ben Jones, Nona May Wilcox 1912 1962 Wilcox, Benny 07-14-1953 08-31-1971 May, Charlie L Mar 1888 1946 May, Ova J 1893 1918 May, Dora E 1910 1924 Spears, MF 12-18-1852 04-23-1888 Spears, Luke AGE 20 YEARS 08-30-1930 Spears, Thomas Pleasant 03-30-1847 04-14-1929 Southern, Franklin P 07-10-1883 09-15-1887 Southern, Martha A 12-29-1860 11-01-1897 Risenhoover, Jane 1827 04-09-1912 Risenhoover, Jos 06-26-1826 07-23-1877 Wilcox, Gertrude Wilcox, Hassle May [Argrove] 11-23-1889 Wilcox, Thomas J 12-12-1880 03-25-1955 May, Oscar D 09-06-1885 06-4-1952 [01-09-1952] May, Edna [Martin] 09-15-1891 05-20-1993 Brown, CM 08-29-1891 02-25-1894 Brown, James H 1875 1957 Brown, Rebecca 1877 1962 Brown, Mary 02-22-1858 04-30-1925 Brown, RG 05-20-1846 11-02-1929 Brown, T 04-01-1881 02-02-1897 Brown, WH 02-19-1881 03-16-1881 Brown, Eulerdene 06-19-1907 04-26-1910 Watkins, Elizabeth C 02-26-1846 12-12-1926 Watkins, Warren J 12-28-1843 09-28-1923 Spears, Mary 1907 1929 Gambol, JD 11-15-1873 02-10-1904 Gambol, MM 01-14-1904 02-06-1904 Nault, Courtney Gail 06-18-1991 09-25-1991 Wilcox, Roy Lee 05-12-1925 08-21-1993 Wilcox, Martha E 05-13-1854 09-21-1882 Worden, Amanda Dawn 10-29-82 09-07-86 Brown, Fred Brown, George Brown, HT 02-20-1894 02-11-1896 Brown, Nancy 08-26-1821 01-02-1903 Brown, Artie 09-10-1896 09-07-1897 Brown, Ervin G 04-12-1879 01-16-1944 Brown, Irena 02-10-1861 07-17-1909 Brown, James 09-02-1811 09-09-1865 Brown, Odes Brown, W E 12-18-1876 11-01-1897 Brown, J C 01-8-1854 07-04-1931 McRae, J E 01-26-1822 10-27-1897 McRae, Lusinda E 06-10-1823 02-09-1893 Nault, Anita 12-20-1967 Nault, Edward F 11-07-1957 01-06-1996 Morris, Irene 1892 1904 Lewis, Albert 06-25-1904 07-11-1956 Lewis, Sarah Ellen 01-01-1903 01-04-1950 Orr, John 08-15-1825 10-03-1882 Phillips, Twins Rabjohn, B 05-10-1842 10-09-1900 Rabjohn, Louisa 04-02-1856 01-21-1905 McClain, Jesse 01-02-1794 10-14-1870 McCoy, Ervin 10-26-1893 06-16-1960 Wilcox, Mary June 08-09-1944 08-09-1944 Templeton, Tennie 01-20-1876 11-06-1958 Hooper, Elvajene 11-16-1928 08-02-1930 Bates, Thelma 07-29-1902 MAR 1988 Bates, Arthur T 02-16-1906 10-01-1950 Bates, Elizabeth 12-08-1869 01-29-1918 Bates, Joseph L 03-14-1879 08-31-1950 Bates, Lonnie 05-02-1908 10-19-1909 Hillar, Infant Hiller, Anabell 08-22-1881 Jan 1883 Hillar, Fanney 07-05-1884 08-10-1899 Hillar, William [WM] 1856 04-17-1891 Martin, Cynthia M 1872 1910 Lunsford, Sarah 11-18-1871 02-08-1899 Norris, MM 03-05-1858 10-12-1881 Norris, Dora 1870 1968 Norris, Dr, JA 12-12-1830 04-04-1916 Norris, Mrs. AE 02-16-1835 10-21-1897 Fish, John 01-24-1821 05-22-1891 Grove, Elizabeth Fish 07-23-1852 06-10-1907 Wear, Jimmie Fish 1876 1964 Wear, Robert Franklin 1870 1945 Wimberly, E N 05-07-1880 04-19-1943 Wimberly, John Almon 1850 1884 Bronson, Gwendoline 1907 1989 Brewer, Thomas L 07-08-1872 11-21-1936 Brewer, Sarah R 12-14-1878 10-06-1962 Brewer, Lewis AGE 16 Brewer, Harrison 1883 1936 Brewer, Ethel 1886 1964 Brewer, Dewey L 1898 1968 Brewer, Baby Simpson, Edward N 1910 1954 Simpson, Esther R 1908 Rowe, J W 12-25-1866 07-04-1898 Guinn, Martha J 03-24-1876 01-10-1910 Guinn, Sarah A 04-08-1906 04-08-1906 Guinn, Susan Martha 03-22-1938 Harper, Fannie 01-06-1901 02-21-1902 Argo, Wm Thomas 12-15-1869 11-01-1890 Lott, Elizabeth - wife of V. Lott Jr 04-14-1854 01-18-1896 Weep not for me dear children for I am in Heaven a waiting for you. Lott, Vincent SR 09-19-1828 02-08-1889 A sleep in Jesus, Peaceful Rest is Supremely Blest Lott MJ 03-27-1883 04-04-1886 Harrison, William C 09-13-1875 01-20-1901 Martin, Laura Lott Wilcox 08-20-1878 10-20-1931 [2nd wife of James K. P. Wilcox] At Rest Lott, Vinseit [Vincent Jr.] 08-08-1844 10-03-1924 [The headstone is hard to read:] In Memory Vincent Lott II Aug 08 1844 Oct 03 1924 A Sleep in Jesus, Blessed Sleep, From my love one, Never wake to weep, Vinsent Lott. [note the headstone is now broken in 3 pieces.] Cating, Lee 1857 1937 Cating, Georgia Welter Wimberly AGE 80 Years 05-31-1932 Craig, Elizabeth [Wright] 10-24-1837 12-15-1884 Craig, Dollie E 09-01-1875 05-24-1946 Craig, George W 06-19-1870 08-15-1947 Willis, Gussie Lunsford 09-14-1921 02-22-1950 Warren, Elizabeth C Lunsford M. Belle Cox 10-21-1887 12-21-1958 Lunsford, Ada Brown 11-05-1886 03-25-1918 Lunsford, James Taylor 03-20-1886 09-11-1972 Lunsford, Fannie B 03-20-1892 04-07-1948 Lunsford, Archie F 07-23-1896 04-13-1926 Lunsford, Pearl Ann 05-25-1892 02-04-1975 Lunsford, Alma Bate 1904 1999 Lunsford, Noble 11-17-1910 12-26-1994 Lunsford, Gilbert A 01-25-1918 12-19-1986 Lunsford, Emma Lorine Stanley 07-28-1920 Lunsford, Lon Clayton 11-05-1915 12-03-1985 MARRIED 09-28-1940 to Emma Lorine Stanley Lunsford Lott, Charity Catherine 08-30-1903 01-09-1997 Lott, Ralph 10-04-1921 12-18-1945 Military headstone, 1st two lines are very hard to read Lott, Leslie P 09-14-1910 10-06-1948 Dying is but going Home Lott, Frank 11-28-1907 07-05-1972 Michigan, PVT 495 MP, Escort GD CO, World War II Lott, Henry Monroe 1873 1945 Husband of Nancy Lott, Father let Thy Grace be Given That We may Meet in Heaven. Lott, Nancy Lucendie 1888 1973 Father let Thy Grace be Given That We may Meet in Heaven. Lott, Nancy A 01-20-1844 10-18-1924 Alvis, Charles M 02-15-1927 12-11-1991 SPS US Army WWII Korea Lunsford, Marion G 01-04-1862 06-01-1940 Lunsford, Alice B [Wilcox] 09-15-1867 03-06-1961 Lunsford, Rector 02-20-1894 July 1985 Lunsford, Wintus D 08-14-1925 06-14-1999 Note: The following are suppose to be buried in an unmarked graves / no confirmations. Nancy Harris Wilcox Oct 1858 04-30-1924 Nathan Adam Wilcox abt 1825 Dec 1903 Several unmarked graves and some head stones are now broken. Several of the headstones are hard to read. Notes in the brackets [ ] are my notes.