Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery, Parachute, Garfield County, Colo Contributed by: Judy L. Crook . Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery Located in Parachute, Colorado. Take the Parachute exit off of I-70. Take the frontage road about 1/2 mile to Watson Ave. This avenue curves left onto Evans Ave. after 1/2 block. Turn right onto Laurel Dr. (Evans and Laurel aren't marked by street signs). Drive to the end of the street, and you've found the cemetery. Transcribed on September 13, 1998. Additions and corrections are welcome. The cemetery is divided into three sections. In the western-most section, the stones face east. I transcribed the cemetery row by row from the west to the east. ROW 1: Nelson Reuben W. Leila M. 1919 Jan. 4, 1929 [living] May 24, 1993 "Married 44 years--together forever." Alber Carl H. Edna M. 1898-1974 1897-1982 Zediker "Husband" Allen Lloyd "Dad" 1919-1968 "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." Back side: 1st Lt. A Lloyd Zediker 36th Cavalry World War II. Behind this is a stone: "Aunt Neva" Geneva Hazel Jones Mar. 13, 1895-Dec. 13, 1979 Looney Larry Lee Looney Colorado Sp 4 Co E1 Bn3 Bct Bde Oct. 26, 1946-April 19, 1967 "Larry" "Hereafter he is a memory." Same style as Looney stone, and right next to it: Mark P. Hurlburt Mar. 30, 1877-Apr. 5, 1970 McKay Stanley David Evelyn Wason "Our children" David Stanley Iris Evalee Michael Wasson Evelyn Grace Stanley David [living] Jan. 3, 1915 May 12, 1979 "Married March 16, 1937" Rose M. Carry 1909-1979 Delmer R. Dyer Pvt. US Army World War II Dec. 17, 1922 Jan. 22, 1994 ROW 2: Thomas D. Kelley U.S. Coast Guard Aug. 6, 1916 Aug. 20, 1986 Metal marker Curtis "Dad" "Mom" Albion Percy Jennie D. 1893-1981 1905-1970 "Married Feb. 1930" Anna Mae Alber Hayward Jan. 16, 1921-Mar. 20, 1989 "Dear Mom, How often we think of your quiet strength and perseverance, your loving acceptance and devotion. The grace, courage, and faith you've shown will give us the spirit to face our times of heart-hurt and crying. Thank you for our legacy of integrity and dignity. We miss you and love you so. Craig and Cristy Her grandchildren Reed and Ryan" Brunson, Archie H. 1914-1968 "Married Dec. 10, 1944" "Jack" John E. Miller 1914-1963 "Husband and Father" "His children" 1940 Neola R. 1945 Leroy E. 1946 Viola M. Herson H. White 1878-1960 Gardner Vern Franklin Winifred Staley 1889-1960 1891-1968 "To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die." Allen "Dad" "Mother" Albert A. Married Gladys E. May 3, 1886 Oct. 11, 1913 Mar. 21, 1895 Jan. 14, 1983 Nov. 20, 1990 George Charles Allen 1937-1958 "Our dearly beloved" ROW 3: Green Robert Ernest Daisy June May 15, 1891 June 25, 1899 Mar. 15, 1968 Dec. 20, 1994 "Married Oct. 6, 1917" George M. Benedetti Sept. 29, 1896 Dec. 20, 1957 Hansen Harry R. M. Thelma 1892-1989 1900-1970 Hansen, Harry R. PFC Co. lt. 2nd Battalion 164th Depot Brigade World War I Mildred A. Mabee 1900-1958 Alfred L. Mabee 1879-1961 Power Glen W. Power Marjorie L. Power Sept. 30, 1909 Jan. 3, 1913 Apr. 14, 1969 Feb. 3, 1975 Allen "Mother" "Daddy" Lola M. John C. 1919-[living] 1918-1973 "Grandpa John" "Married Mar. 19, 1937" ROW 4: Morrow Orin T. Waleta K. Aug. 11, 1883 Aug. 24, 1893 Aug. 27, 1960 Mar. 27, 1986 "Married Sept. 25, 1912" Lindauer Karl A. Iva T. July 18, 1909 [living] Dec. 5, 1991 "Married Feb. 23, 1944" The next section to the west (divided by a roadway) has tombstones which face east. ROW 5: John Purdy Crawford T. Sgt. US Army World War II Dec. 19, 1920-Nov. 25, 1973 Scarrow Betty L. George E. May 22, 1936 [living] Aug. 27, 1990 "Married Nov. 14, 1954" "Beloved parents of Gary-1957 Sherry-1959 LuAnn-1961 Shelly-1962" William H. Hattory PR3 US Navy Jun. 18, 1944-May 27, 1995 Holder Claude A. Mary E. 1883-1959 1896-1970 Lindauer Edith "Gram" Felix "Gren" Apr. 6, 1903 [living] Oct. 10, 1991 "Married Oct. 17, 1922" Ogden Wm. H. "Bill" Roberta E. Aug. 26, 1907-Jan. 17, 1978 Sept. 1, 1906-Dec. 28, 1997 "In loving memory" Martin Marvin M. 1902-1975 Della M. 1914-open Melvin M. 1937-1954 "Friendship Memorial" Mable Dickerson May 30, 1892-May 4, 1963 Watson Dickerson Pvt US Army World War I Dec. 8, 1892-Dec. 11, 1973 S. Floyd Bruckner June 5, 1905-April 11, 1977 "Father" Fred W. Bruckner 1903-1973 Arle Bruckner 1903-1959 Walters "Daddy" C. Bruce M. Viola 1901-1958 1906-1980 "Married Dec. 30, 1926" Lester L. Sherwood Colorado Tec 5 Quartermaster Corps World War II July 3, 1910-Feb. 8, 1962 Billy F. Stanton Sept. 22, 1930-Aug. 3, 1951 ROW 6: Gordon G. Son of John & Vesta Crawford Jan. 7, 1949 Jan. 9, 1949 Scarrow "Mother" "Dad" Mary E. Finley M. 1879-1949 1875-1947 Also a separate stone: Sherry Lou Daughter of George and Betty July 6-14, 1959 John W. Hunter 1863-1941 Bertha A. Warren 1871-1968 Bruce E. Jackson 1882-1939 Inez Alma Jackson 1878-1958 Nellie A. Holder 1886-1940 "Pop" Guy M. Stockton 1909-1956 "Mother" Alice Rae Lindauer 1925-1962 Mary M. Lindauer 1926-1942 Funk "Father" "Mother" Carl Funk Bertha Funk 1878-1956 1877-1963 "Married Nov. 19, 1902" Melvin Martin July 19, 1937 June 23, 1954 "Husband" Carl E. Moore 1883-1947 "Wife" Sallie I. Moore Kremer 1892-1981 "Husband" John Kremer 1891-1984 Edsel R. Bruckner Colorado A1C 303 Bomb Wing AF May 11, 1931-Aug. 30, 1969 "Friendship Memorial" Son & Brother John A. Bruckner 1938-1954 "Father" Sam Bruckner 1867-1944 Additional hand-carved marble stone adds "Pa" Martel Sherwood 1903-1965 (has his brand) Sherwood "Father" "Mother" H. Arch Z. Madge 1881-1951 1885-1950 ROW 7: Francis Leroy Ellis Apr. 1, 1952 Oct. 31, 1958 "Husband" Ben H. Anderson 1883-1959 "Wife" Pearl Anderson 1886-1944 Harry A. Gibbons Colorado T. Sgt. 62 Signal Bw. World War II Jan. 17, 1927-May 10, 1962 Riel H. Zediker 1881-1963 Burnside W. Fred Mae Nov. 21, 1884 May 25, 1884 Aug. 17, 1957 Dec. 13, 1978 "Married Nov. 22, 1910" ROW 8: Van Pelt "Father" "Mother" Dick Grace 1866-1954 1874-1942 "Married Apr. 25, 1901 Behind this stone is" Dere "Wife" "Husband" Flora B. Charles June 11, 1903 Apr. 28, 1899 Feb. 5, 1988 Sept. 20, 1969 "Married May 12, 1928" John M. Cox 1889-1937 John Anderson 1862-1936 Alice Anderson 1861-1937 Lindauer Peter Margaret 1859-1948 1878-1914 Betty Lou Daughter of E.G. and Hazel Power July 16, 1932-June 27, 1938 "Mother" Mary Adeline "Addie" Power July 22, 1887-March 7, 1974 "Father" Geo. Edward Power June 26, 1878-June 11, 1940 Gibbons "Dad" Theo A. 1865-1955 "Mom" Carrie G. 1889-19__ Zediker "Mom" "Papa" Alpha O. William G. 1889-1963 1887-1954 Willie Fred "Bill" Burnside Mar. 21, 1918-Jan. 23, 1996 "Dad" Behind this grave is another tombstone: Willie F. Burnside S. Sgt. US Army World War I Mar. 21, 1918-Jan. 23, 1996 "Purple Heart" Elizabeth A. Burnside July 10, 1916-Oct. 13, 1969 James R. Bumgardner Colorado PFC 19 INF 24 INF DIV World War II March 25, 1914 October 21, 1944 Bumgardner Cora Robert 1889-1980 1891-1979 Calvin 1923-1940 Rachel 1941 James 1913-1944 ROW 9: Nora K. Van Horn 1885-1931 M.T. Van Horn Kate Van Horn Nov. 17, 1852 Feb. 1, 1861 Jan. 12, 1932 Dec. 29, 1944 "Gone but not forgotten" "At rest" W.J. Wes Van Horn 1882-1960 Fay Wayne Stanton Cpl US Army World War II Feb. 11, 1912-June 20, 1972 Clyde Warren Stanton 1898-1932 Behind this stone is: 1864-1935 Henry F. Stanton 1868-1939 Viola B. Stanton Armstrong John F. Agnes M. March 9, 1872 Dec. 16, 1880 Feb. 15, 1934 [no death date] Robert Woodrow Armstrong 1917-1954 Paul Latham Armstrong 1901-1963 The following stone is located near the flagpole: "Dedicated to all Veterans Through Peace and War" Martin Billeter Martin A. DeWitt R.S. Wheeler James R. Bumgardner William O. Stilwell Robert W. Armstrong John Wilkinson Norman M. Baughman I.N. Cornell John G. Crawford Jasper N. Hunter George M. Benedetti McKay Russey Harry A. Gibbons S.W. Neel Lester L. Sherwood Charles E. Pratt Larry L. Looney Sidney G. Bailey A. Lloyd Zediker Guy T. Bainter Edsel R. Bruckner William A. DeWitt Glen W. Power Edward C. DeWitt John H. Cline Fay W. Stanton John P. Crawford Watson Dickerson Marvin H. Wambolt John Kremer Thomas D. Kelley Harry Hansen Delmer Dyer Karl Lindauer William F. Burnside William H. Hattory The next section, divided by a road from the previous section, is the largest. Stones mostly face east, but are mixed. ROW 10: John O'Connell June 20, 1859 May 18, 1911 John Wilkinson Born Dec. 1, 1840 Died Jan. 30, 1903 Orvil Wilkinson Born Feb. 28, 1885 Died Oct. 12, 1890 [this one is really hard to read] Stilwell W.O. Stilwell Born Dec. 22, 1830 Died Oct. 20, 1903 Baby Freeland Jan. 9, 1908 Freeland "Father" "Mother" Dee Edna 1877-1958 1880-1956 "Married 52 Golden Years, June 18, 1904" Zediker Lucretia Thomas J. 1862-1928 1859-1943 John Wm. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ulrey Born Dec. 28, 1890 Died May 20, 1915 "Asleep in Jesus" Ulrey "Mother" "Father" Anna B. William I. 1869-1956 1865-1961 Baughman Clarence C. Mary L. Dave K. 1890-1913 1864-1933 1854-1939 Baughman Jonathan Jessie 1887-1929 1892-1977 Russell Lee Lindauer Apr. 17, 1947-Apr. 19, 1947 Sandstrom, Elmer Eugene 1907-1924 "A precious one from us has gone A Voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant in our house Which never can be filled." Sandstrom Ernest Blanche 1881-1950 1884-1958 Benson "Sweet by thy sleep" Arcadeous Bertha July 5, 1863 Apr. 27, 1876 May 24, 1943 July 17, 1944 Philip Patrick Haptonstall October 27, 1977-September 11, 1993 "Your time with us was but a whisper on the wind" "Phil" "#74" "Our darling" David C. Bonis 1912-1925 Maribelle Bonis 1880-1925 ROW 11: Clyde Helm Born Died [the rest of this stone is illegible, having been carved in sandstone] "Mom" Rose Amy Clarke Dec. 15, 1905-Oct. 27, 1983 II Corinthians 5:8 Clarke, Lyle James 1932-1933 Lincoln A. Shriver 1860[?]-1901 Florence Shriver 1899-1901 Lucia E. Wheatley 1899-1917 Elmer E. Wheatley 1867-1937 Sidney Greene Bailey Kentucky Electrician 3CL(R) US Navy July 6, 1930 William Pratt 1870-1927 Norman M. Baughman May 11, 1914-Dec. 3, 1954 "Daddy" Julius Lindauer 1913-1955 Letson Shirley Ann 1934-1935 Harry Lee 1936-1937 Nollett "Mother" Married "Father" Sadie W. Sept. 3 Al F. 1896-1960 1947 1891-19__ "Mother" Lula May DeWitt Dec. 30, 1895-Mar. 17, 1940 "Ever in our hearts" William A. DeWitt Colorado Sgt. 504 ABN Inf 82 ABN Div World War II April 21, 1915-Dec. 15, 1943 Martin A. DeWitt Colorado Sgt. 38 Inf. 2 Inf. Div. Sept. 17, 1918-June 12, 1944 "Daddy" James T. DeWitt Mar. 27, 1887-Mar. 21, 1955 "Sweet rest be thine" Edward C. DeWitt Colorado Cpl US Marine Corps Korea Oct. 16, 1930-Oct. 22, 1971 ROW 12: Henry J. Christensen 1894-1932 Winifred S. Christenson 1896-1976 Martha A. Hurlburt 1852-1940 M. Billeter Co. H 15 IA Inf. "Baby" Infant child of J.S. & M.H. Clark John B. Hulburt 1839-1923 Shehorn Lottie B. Joseph E. 1886-1920 1889-1920 Anna B. 1918-1920 Margrete A. Hurlburt 1890-1890 Maud C. Dau. of E.F. & H. Yeoman Died Mar. 10, 1899 Aged 17 Ys 19 Ds. Clifford Yeoman 1890-1964 John Henry Cline Pvt. Co. D 1 Bn Infantry World War I June 20, 1891-June 5, 1972 Jasper N. Hunter Born Oct. 4, 1836. Died Nov. 10, 1904. Elizabeth A. Hunter 1836-1924 Eva F. Wasson 1874-1962 Samuel B. Wasson 1865-1931 Charles W. Warren 1881-1932 "Dad" Coda C. Cline Oct. 8, 1888 Mar. 11, 1960 Cline Wilber Lee Jan. 7, 1912-Jan. 29, 1912 Vera Pauline Jan. 8, 1913-Apr. 18, 1913 Minnie H. Clarke 1879-1961 "Our Dad" James "Jim" C. Clarke Apr. 4, 1904 Jan. 14, 1987 "Jim" "I have loved the stars too long to be fearful of the night." ROW 13: Ernest E. Wayne Died Dec. 4, 1898 Aged 1 yr 6 ms 13 ds Clarence E. Wayne Died Oct. 28, 1897 Aged 2 ys 8 ms 22 ds Rebecca Ellithorpe "We loved her" "Mother" "Gone where the sun never sets and the leaves never fade." 1832-1903 Anna Shehorn Holton Jan. 13, 1868-Apr. 7, 1931 George W. Shehorn Feb. 10, 1865-Oct. 11, 1920 Marble marker "Father" "Mother" John H. Sill Mary L. Sill 1851-1921 1855-1947 "In memory of our baby" James Harold Booth Oct. 11, 1910-Aug. 6, 1912 ROW 14: Kartharina Dere Born Aug. 27, 1895 Died Oct. 21, 1910 "Dum Tacet Clamat" Adolph Wheeler Son of James F. & Mary L. Wheeler Born Dec. 3, 1879 Died Oct. 30, 1900. Aged 20 yrs. 10 mos. 27 Dys. "Gone but not forgotten." "Here rests a woodman of the world." "Dum Tacet Clamat" "Here lies a Woodman of the World." William C. Wheeler Sep. 3, 1876. Feb. 6, 1901. Aged 24 Ys. 5 Ms. 3 Ds. "Gone but not forgotten." James F. Wheeler 1851-1941 Mary L. Wife of J.F. Wheeler Died Feb. 5, 1916 Aged 59 Ys 10 ms. 4 ds. R.S. Wheeler Co. G 21 IA Inf. Robert Wheeler 1883-1942 Cline John W. Sarah E. 1841-1906 1851-1930 Charles Haley Born 1880 Died 1951 Lindauer "Mother" "Dad" Bessie E. Paul R. Born Centerville, Kan. Born Grand Valley, Colo. Feb. 27, 1902 June 30, 1900 Apr. 11, 1994 June 18, 1977 "Married Dec. 20, 1924" Displays their brand, which looks like a diamond over an oval. "In memory of our baby" Iola Lindauer Nov. 7-10, 1929 Iola has a separate hand-carved marble stone which is barely legible. Joseph Bellis Jessye Bellis 1872-1936 1893-1987 Nellie M. Bainter May 23, 1890 Feb. 27, 1985 Guy Theron Bainter Colorado Pvt. 1 Cl. 126 Field Arty. 34 Div. July 6, 1940 ROW 15: Illegible sandstone marker. Ella Kerlee "Life" "Love" "Truth" "Friendship's offering to the memory of" Ella Kerlee Died April 9, 1902, Age 20 years "Kerlee" Robert A. Wallace 1860-1933 Benson "Dad" "Mom" Charles E. L. Ruth 1905-1990 1909-1988 Marvin H. Wambolt Sgt. US Air Force World War II Nov. 7, 1928-Nov. 20, 1982 Virginia Dau. of W.H. & J.O. Pritchard Dec. 6, 1910 Jan. 25, 1911 "Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven" Pritchard "Father" Married "Mother" Walter H. May 29 Jessie O. Aug. 8, 1876 1907 July 1, 1887 Nov. 18, 1945 Jan. 4, 1968 ROW 16: Charles Pratt 1889-1927 Baby Pratt 1894-1894 Agnes Pratt 1867-1894 America Pratt 1843-1919 Ruth Pratt 1898-1906 LeRoy Pratt 1900-1901 John Gordon Crawford Colorado Pvt. Co. E 35 Inf. 18 Div. World War I Feb. 26, 1894-Feb. 6, 1955 Titus Brown Crawford 1858-1925 James Gordon 1875-1898 Owen R. Son of Purdy & Lena Crawford. Died. Feb. 1, 1901. Aged 9 Ys 9 Ms 15 Ds "Our darling." Crawford Gabriel Purdy Lena Mar. 1, 1857 Jan. 31, 1869 Apr. 23, 1932 Jan. 19, 1950 "Settled on Parachute Creek in 1888" Browne Francis Franklin 1867-1949 1862-1935 "Mother" "Father" I.N. Cornell Co. F 9 Kan. Inf. Zediker, T. Alvin 1907-1932 Harriet H. Hansen 1923-1925 Wm. Irvin Gardner 1878-1925 Roseltha L. Cone Feb. 2, 1840 Mar. 10, 1923 Glen Elvin Bainter Dec. 31, 1894 Aug. 15, 1909 ROW 17: Mother Neel S.W. Neel 1835-1908 Mary E. Neel 1850-1919 Behind other Neel stone: Sergt. G.W. Neal [sic] Co. K. 20 Ind. Inf. "Baby" Frederick H. Son of R.W. & P.N. Ostrom Elizabeth Russey Died May 28, 1892. Aged 77 Ys. Russey, McKay Oct. 25, 1845 Apr. 10, 1915 Also, behind this stone is a Civil War marker: McKay Russey Co. I 130 Ind. Inf. Henry C. Dec. 17, 1843 Oct. 22, 1915 Sarah Wife of D.J. Hoffman Died July 8, 1904. Aged 63 Ys. In Gated Area: Louis Barthell 1838-1889 3 other individual stones, 2 unmarked, one says "R.B." Merrill Tracy 1922 March 4. March 7. Dickerson Frank W. Jennie M. 1870-1960 1870-1951 Jennie joined Ionic Chapter No. 20 O.E.S. Franklin, NH Oct. 9, 1905. Frank joined Kearsarge Lodge, F&AM No. 81 East Andover, NH June 23, 1894 F. Fern Granlee Born Mar. 24, 1895. Died Feb. 7, 1897. "Weep not Father and Mother for me, For I am waiting in glory for thee." Cox "We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." Sig Alice 1863-1942 1863-1964 "Pioneers of Colorado 1895" Nellie Cox 1889-1920 "Gone but not forgotten" Mary Ann Williams Gardner Cox [death date open] [born 1901] Mother of Nancy Ann James Henry Sarah E. Francis Boggs John Morgan Gardner Cox Francis Gifford Leora Jackie 1913-[no date listed] 1916-[no date listed] Sara E. Wall Wife of M.K. Wall Nov. 22, 1853 Oct. 18, 1902 Cox Eugene Erwin Ward Eldon 1921 1919 Cox Ada Pearl Albert Wife of Son of James H. Cox James H. & Died Ada Pearl Cox Jan. 12, 1905 Died Aged June 17, 1904 20 Ys. 11 Ms. 5 Ds. Aged 9 Ms. 2 Ds. Marie Elizabeth Barreith 1913-1930 Emma Wife of F.J. Lenhart 1861-1907 F.J. Lenhart 1859-1944 Elizabeth Lenhart 1833-1927 End of transcription. 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