EAGLE EYE CEMETERY, AGUILA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA Recorded by Sharon J. Pearson and Virginia L. McMeans in November 1996 by walking the cemetery. mcmeans@primenet.com This cemetery is East of Hwy 60 4 miles out Eagle Eye Road in Aguila, Arizona. It is a charming cemetery in a gorgeous setting of cacti and palo verde and mesquite trees. It lies at the foot of a large rocky hill covered in saguaros and overlooked by a hole through the hill which is beneath what resembles an eagle's head (therefore the name "Eagle Eye"). We were told by an old resident that this cemetery contains the "last hung man in Arizona" but there is no marking to indicate that fact. There are lots of unmarked stakes and mounds which we did not record. Graves are set randomly in amongst the rocks and bushes and grave stones face in all directions, so we did not try to organize the below names, just recorded them as we walked around. The wrought iron entrance gate was created and installed by Leon Powell and Ernest Freeney. Arija Powell designed, and R. Leonard constructed, the arch crowned with an eagle. NAME BIRTH DEATH INSCRIPTION AND/OR [COMMENTS] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELYEA, MORRIS A. 1904 1993 RELYEA, LILLIAN A. 1907 1987 WENHAM, JOHN D. 5 MAR 1922 10 JAN 1972 ILLINOIS PFC HQ BTRY 457 CA BN WWII EYMER, LEWIS R. 19 MAY 1925 23 SEP 1968 NEW YORK PFC 1262 SERVICE COMD WWII MOODY, FLOYD LEROY 25 JAN 1920 5 JUL 1987 CPL US ARMY WWII GLOVER, BETTY W. 27 FEB 1908 23 MAR 1989 ANDERSON, BURT 1884 1937 BELOVED ONE [SURROUNDED BY STURDY OLD RAIL FENCE] ROGERS, DICK 1928 1957 [STAMPED INTO CONCRETE] ROGERS, RICHARD 1928 1957 SON [STONE IS JUST BELOW THAT OF DICK ROGERS] BUELL, GLADYS N. 7 MAR 1916 30 APR 1981 BUELL, ALVA R. 24 JUL 1897 20 AUG 1981 POWELL, ALTON R. 1905 [BLANK] FATHER POWELL, LORENE G. 1904 1962 MOTHER ATKINS, THOMAS B. 1881 1952 FATHER ATKINS, MAGGIE J. 1878 1963 MOTHER MULLEN, JAMES 1893 1981 HUSBAND [NO MARKED WIFE'S GRAVE NEARBY] CLAPP, HARRY L. 2 APR 1915 9 NOV 1991 BANCROFT, WILLIAM [BLANK] [BLANK] WALTERS, PHOEBE [BLANK] [BLANK] HILLIARD, TOM [BLANK] [BLANK] JONES, RETTA [BLANK] [BLANK] BABY UNKNOWEN [SIC] [BLANK] [BLANK] ASHLEY, SARAH 1984 1990 IN MEMORY OF MCPEAK, DORIS EVELYN 27 AUG 1928 3 JUN 1987 BANCROFT, WILLIAM [BLANK] [BLANK] MOORE, JAMES M. 2 APR 1920 3 APR 1995 2ND LT US ARMY WWII [ALSO A FREY FUNERAL HOME TYPED PLAQUE] MCKAY, CHARLES ALAN 1 OCT 1931 8 AUG 1991 "CHUCK" US NAVY KOREA [ENGRAVED PROP AIRPLANE ON STONE WITH "N3189R" ON SIDE] STEELE, ALEX O. SR. 19 JAN 1915 25 AUG 1993 PFC US ARMY WWII STEELE, ZOLA D. 1915 1981 MENDOZA, CYNTHIA 30 OCT 1994 31 OCT 1994 NINA WILSON, CLARE MAY 1906 FEB 1990 WILSON, JAMES F. 1916 1973 BIDGOOD, KATHERINE J. 1917 1972 MARTIN, JAMES 1898 1970 TAYLOR, JOHN H. 24 JUL 1918 MARRIED AUG 28, 1937 [TO ANNA E.] TAYLOR, ANNA E. 6 FEB 1920 3 FEB 1988 MARRIED AEG 28, 1937 [TO JOHN H.] DUNKUS, JOSEPH C. 1902 1974 SWINK, THOMAS M. 1904 1989 ROSS, HAROLD RICK 20 JUL 1918 24 FEB 1995 76 YRS. THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE JIMINEZ, JOSE [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] WINTERS, BILL [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] TRISSELL, GEORGE [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] DUGGER, EDWARD [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] DAVENPOT, HARRY [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] WEBB, JACK [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] ROGERS, DOC [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] RUSSING, EUGENE [NEXT TO 7 MEN - IDENTICAL SQUARE FOOT SLABS & NO DATES] RAY, MILTON WAGR 2ND INF SP AM WAR BRANDT, GEORGE 1881 1954 JENNINGS, AL JOHNSTON, DONALD APR 1909 OCT 1988 BLEEKER, ARTHUR W. 1907 1967 BLEEKER, PRESTON 1882 1938 SMITH, JOHN FREDEUCKSON, JOHNNY C. OCT 1926 SEP 1939 FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS BUGGY, BERNARD SUNDBERG, HAROLD W. 1902 1985 HATFIELD, WALTER 7 SEP 1883 4 JUL 1967 INDIANA PVT US ARMY WWI HATFIELD, BURILL A. 1900 1964 KNABE, NORFLEET T. 16 NOV 1910 4 OCT 1973 ARIZONA SGT ARMY AIR FORCES WWII KNABE, J. HELEN 1930 1963 WIFE HOUSE, LAVERNE V. 1917 1967 POWELL, DEMPSEY B. 1879 1955 UNCLE POWELL, LENA R. 1877 1955 MOTHER POWELL, VENIA A. 1873 1955 FATHER POWELL, STANLEY ALAN 3 FEB 1952 2 AUG 1978 HE IS LOVED POWELL, JULIA M. 'DUDE' 13 AUG 1916 11 NOV 1994 OUR BELOVED SISTER AND AUNT YARNELL, ROBERT H. 5 MAY 1913 26 AUG 1978 OUR BELOVED FRIEND VIOLETTA, GEORGE 13 OCT 1896 22 MAR 1966 MARRIED SEP 19, 1928 [TO CELIA ANN] VIOLETTA, CELIA ANN 24 NOV 1896 15 JAN 1987 MARRIED SEP 19, 1928 [TO GEORGE] VIOLETTA, MATTIE 1885 1964 VIOLETTA, JOHN 1896 1958 MASSE, MARY 22 FEB 1868 4 MAY 1944 VIOLETTA, JOE EDWARD 25 JUL 1931 10 MAY 1945 GALVIN, IVA LEE 1900 1985 TEACHER-FRIEND RUSH, WESLEY 1862 1938 RUSH, SARAH ANN JANE 1861 1926 GREEN, ESTELLE M. 1926 1986 GREEN, ROBERT L. 1950 1986 MOORE, NANCY ELLEN 1874 1931 OUR DEAR MOTHER RUTLEDGE, LEOLA 'OLEY' 1915 1976 MOORE, VIOLA GRACE 7 OCT 1913 2 JAN 1981 WIFE AND MOTHER MOORE, JESSE CLINTON 1911 1993 US ARMY MOORE, JOHN M. 1876 1947 HILLIARD, ANNIE V. 1900 1943 MOORE, HARVEY GALVIN, ORA LEONARD 26 MAY 1903 17 DEC 1968 ARIZONA SF2 US NAVY WWII GALVIN, ETHEL L. 1888 1967 POWELL, ALICE ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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