WITTMANN CEMETERY, WITTMANN, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA Recorded by Sharon J. Pearson and Virginia L. McMeans in November 1996 by walking the cemetery. This cemetery is East of Hwy 60 about half way (25 miles) beween Wickenburg and Phoenix. Turn East onto Center Street, right onto Dove Valley Road, left onto 211th, left onto a gravel road. Wittmann cemetery has lots of empty or unlabeled grave sites so we have not recorded those spaces. Some headstones are stamped "Unknown" and we have recorded those locations. The entrance gate is on the East side of the cemetery. We walked to the far right-hand (NW) corner and began recording the rows. The cemetery is maintained by the Saguaro Janes group of volunteers. NAME BIRTH DEATH INSCRIPTION AND/OR [COMMENTS] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROW 1: COPPER PENNY 6 AUG 1987 [A PET?] UNKNOWN UNKNOWN ROW 2: BERRY, BURT 1891 1941 BERRY, JOHN D. 1881 1965 BERRY, JAMES B. 24 OCT 1941; ARIZONA PVT 135 ENGRS. UNKNOWN WEBB, L. B. 1879 1984 ROW 3: JONES, SAMUEL C. 1899 1967 RIBBONS, MARY R. 1902 1983 WIFE - MOTHER UNKNOWN ROW 4: LUCAS, ETHEL 1906 1981 VEENSTRA, THELMA E. 1898 1979 RIBBONS, RALPH B. 1904 1977 HUSBAND FATHER DUNAVANT, OPAL 1929 1958 BAGLEY, WILLIAM 1899 1958 WILLIAM BAGLEY BORN 3-18-1890 DIED 6-14-1958 [THIS INSCRIPTION W/DIFFERENT BIRTH DATE IS HAND PAINTED IN PASTEL COLORS ON RED SLAB] UNKNOWN UNKNOWN ROW 5: HAMMONS, KENNETH H. 6 MAR 1927 29 OCT 1991 BORN HOEHNE COLORADO DIED WITTMANN ARIZONA, LOVED BY ALL THOSE WHO KNEW HIM; GOODBY KENNY [BLACK PAINT ON RED SLAB] SNELL, SHARLA M. 1947 1991 HUTSON, ROSILLA M. A. 11 JAN 1940 12 APR 1990 WILLIAMS, BERT W. 22 FEB 1913 20 MAY 1990 BILLUPS, JEFFREY WADE JAN 1963 JAN 1984 BELOVED SON & BROTHER MOM [FLOWERS ON FRESH GRAVE SITE] MAURER, LARRY E. 24 JAN 1960 7 SEP 1992 TO YOU OLD FRIEND. PROTECTED BY SMITH & WESSON [METAL PLAQUE, NO WRITING] MEAD, GLEN H. 31 OCT 1914 23 MAY 1979 A LOVING DAD & GRANDPA STALNAKER, JAMES [?]RN[?] D. 8 DEC 1903 5 APR 1917 AGE 13 [MARKER IS DIRT-ENGRAINED MARYVALE CHAPEL OF CHIMES TYPED PLAQUE] BENTLEY, NOLLIE H. 3 OCT 1909 24 JAN 1976 PVT US ARMY WWII JONES, SAMUEL C. 20 MAR 1899 28 FEB 1967 MYERS, JOE B. 15 JAN 1937 10 JUL 1937 UNKNOWN WRIGHT, CARRIE 1875 1933 ROW 6: MALONE, THOMAS W. 18 MAY 1900 9 JAN 1989 BREEDSTELL, MARGARET 27 NOV 1988, MOTHER, CHAMPION [DISINTEGRATING HAND PAINTING ON CEMENT FORM, HAS PAINTED BLUE & WHITE CAT] BUCHANAN, AUDREY E. 13 SEP 1901 23 DEC 1986 SPECIAL LADY [METAL PLAQUE, NO WRITING] HOOD, KEVIN FEB 1988 [BROKEN HAND PAINTED CROSS] ALBRECHT, HUBERT C. 10 SEP 1925 10 OCT 1987 US NAVY WWII KING, ETHEL M. 18 JAN 1908 13 MAY 1986 BELOVED MOTHER & GRANNY LEINEN, HAROLD K. 11 DEC 1926 18 DEC 1986 [CARVED INTO WOODEN CROSS THAT HAS A SPLIT BELOW NAME] STIBBENS, GRACE E. 1981 1982 IN MEMORY OF OUR BABY [METAL PLAQUE, NO WRITING] [METAL PLAQUE, NO WRITING] CORLEY, VERGIL H. 1912 1980 VERGIL H. CORLEY 1912-1-8 TO 7-21-1980 [IS PUNCHED INTO A TIN PLAQUE] CORLEY, THOMAS B. [BLACK PAINT ON WOODEN CROSS AT FOOT OF VERGIL] RILEY, JAMES E. 21 MAY 1906 26 JUN 1977 "ADIOS" WAYNE, CHAPPO 7 APR 1910 27 JUN 1968 SO LONG PARDNER [METAL PLAQUE, NO WRITING] GAUTIER, PETER J. 1882 1964 PHILLIPS, POLA 1906 1962 MYERS, ROSCOE 1880 1935 HERR, EARTHEL H. 1892 1962 BELOVED MOTHER HERR, BILLY 1935 1937 UNKNOWN ROW 7: MCKINNEY, DON ALLEN 9 NOV 1966 16 JUL 1996 GRAY, DOREME S. 18 APR 1959 1 NOV 1986 [HANDPAINTED FLOWERS ON STONE] MCKINNEY, JAMES W. 28 JAN 1964 1 NOV 1986 [HANDPAINTED MOUNTAINS ON STONE] STEDMAN, MARY K. 3 OCT 1960 7 JUN 1986 [HANDPAINTED HORSE WITH MTNS. ON STONE] WE LOVE YOU PEACE ON EARTH [NO NAME] ROW 8: WILSON, PAMELA K. 8 SEP 1958 9 JUL 1987 FAN #1 [GUITAR CARVED OUT OF WOOD] MCGONIGLE, THOMAS CHARLES 23 DEC 1987 23 DEC 1987 ROW 9: ERIC [THE "R" IS MISSING FROM THE CROSS] DYER, PAUL J. 1916 1993 GONE FISHIN' DYER, VIRGINIA M. 1921 GONE FISHIN' [NO STONE BUT HAS PLASTIC FLOWERS] [NO HEADSTONE BUT A STAKE AS IF ONE IS MISSING] OHLERKING, GENE 30 JAN 1933 10 NOV 1991 [NO HEADSTONE BUT A STAKE AS IF ONE IS MISSING] [WHITE ROCKS LINED WITH RED BRICKS] SANNER, HELMER E. 1904 1991 SCHUTTE, JOHN MERRILL 17 MAY 1925 28 SEP 1990 CPL US ARMY A2C US AIR FORCE WWII KOREA BARRICK, TRAVIS JOHN 1983 1983 MY LITTLE PRINCE [EMPTY WOOD STAKE] STEPP, ROY 1920 1984 HENSE, OLLIE FAYE 16 MAY 1938 13 OCT 1987 LOVING MOTHER CRAIGHEAD, WINSTON P. 1918 1992 JUST RESTIN' CRAIGHEAD, MOZELLA E. 1925 CRAIGHEAD, RICHARD P. 23 JUL 1941 4 AUG 1994 A1C US AIR FORCE VIETNAM BAYS, HOWARD V. 1 APR 1912 9 DEC 1993 AGE 81 BAYS, CLARIBEL 1918 IORIO, MARILYN 1943 IORIO, PAUL 1974 ROW 10: LEA, RAMONA C. 14 APR 1918 19 MAY 1993 [EMPTY WOODEN CROSS] OGLESBY, VANCE E. 1919 1990 BROTHER [NO HEADSTONES-A STAKE AS IF ONE IS MISSING] HOWELL, ERNEST C. 1908 1989 [COLORED BROKEN GLASS PRESSED INTO THE HEADSTONE] HOWELL, M. PAULINE 1914 19 [THE LAST 2 NUMBERS ON THE DEATH DATE ARE CHIPPED OUT OF HER HEADSTONE] CUTRIGHT, BABY 1983 1983 HOOPER, CECIL C. 7 AUG 1909 29 MAY 1986 IN LOVING MEMORY HOOPER, RUBY J. 27 JUL 1918 IN LOVING MEMORY KAISER, ARTHUR R. SR. 21 FEB 1921 19 JUL 1995 BELOVED HUSBAND "LEFTY" [A CARD WAS STUCK BY THE HEADSTONE SIGNED BY JUDY AND JOHN AND FAMILY. SHOVEL & TWO GOLD PANS INLAID WITH HEADSTONE] [EMPTY WOOD CROSS] [PILE OF RED AND WHITE ROCKS] PRUETT, JOHN PAUL 1935 1996 LOVED AND MISSED TELLER, JOESOPH MARK III 16 JAN 1994 21 MAR 1994 ROW 11: ROBERSON A. 1912 1984 ANDERSON, JAMES R. 3 MAR 1912 3 APR 1987 US ARMY WWII COLE, JOE 1923 1983 [4 1 1/2" AMBER GLASS BALLS SITTING AT THE 4 CORNERS OF HIS HEADSTONE] MCLAUGHLIN, VIDA V. 1906 MCLAUGHLIN, ARDIS A. 1895 1985 [NO HEADSTONE BUT A STAKE AS IF ONE IS MISSING] STEWART, LARRY RICHARD 5 OCT 1940 5 JAN 1995 54 YRS. ECHARD, IMOGENE 1 SEP 1932 6 MAR 1994 56 YRS. RANEY, NANCY I. 26 JUL 1933 1 AUG 1992 MOM [SPELLED OUT IN RED PLASTIC FLOWERS] MOOREFIELD, DANIEL L. 17 JUN 1983 7 NOV 1989 WE LOVE YOY CABLE, LEON W. "LONNIE" 28 DEC 1962 18 OCT 1986 HE'S JUST SLEEPING BELOVED SON AND BROTHER [EMPTY CONCRETE STONE] SMITH, BILLY E. 24 DEC 1933 3 JUL 1975 PRECIOUS MEMORIES [EMPTY CONCRETE STONE] [NO HEADSTONE BUT A STAKE AS IF ONE IS MISSING] [2 EMPTY CONCRETE BRICKS] GEORGE, BOBBY CHARLES 24 DEC 1938 20 JUL 1985 SOMEONE SPECIAL [EMPTY ROCK] [NO HEADSTONE BUT A STAKE AS IF ONE IS MISSING] ROSE, COLIE E.L. 31 MAY 1917 19 NOV 1984 OUR POP [MOUND WITH NO STONE] SMITH, N. 1984 1984 [SCRATCHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK] BERISFORD, HAROLD A. 11 JUL 1912 19 AUG 1984 PFC US ARMY WWII CHICHESTER, ARTHUR 1927 1984 [2 NO HEADSTONES-A STAKE AS IF ONE IS MISSING] ==================================================================== 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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