Fruita Elmwood Cemetery, Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado Block 1 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/mesa/cemeteries/fruitbl1.txt Walked and transcribed by Kathleen Haney Donated to Rootsweb April 3, 2002 ************************************************************************ Row 1 George R. 1882 - 1896 (Shook) Frederick 1876 - 1900 (Shook) Forrest LeRoy Barr 1910 - 1944 Row 2 Claudia Beatrice Joy Aug. 16, 1898 Feb. 2, 1903 *Behind: Bush Nellie Cecilia Joy Warren Crawford March 18, 1891 March 14, 1891 August 27, 1973 October 22, 1967 Married May 31, 1917 Our Darling A. R. Beele Griffin Born April 10, 1903 Died Sept. 5, 1904 Bertha Weckel Knox 1871 - 1907 Father Mother George R. Fanny J. 1840 - 1907 1850 - 1916 Shook Gladys M. Herschel E. 1899 - 1939 1892 - 19 Shook Etta Dau of T. F. & N. E. Paynter May 18, 1885 May 9, 1907 Row 3 Father Mother Charles W. 1855 - 1920 (Cain) Carrie Skeels Age 19 Yrs. Grandma Baldwin 1820 - 1910 Charles B. Oct. 1, 1839 Oct. 7, 1921 (Masser) Gertrude A. Mar. 27, 1849 Feb. 5, 1939 Gross (Plot Marker) *Behind (4): Arthur H. Gross Dec. 7, 1887 Dec. 2, 1914 Frank E. Gross Mar. 7, 1886 June 21, 1890 Frank H. Gross June 30, 1860 Dec. 1, 1900 Row 4 Anna E. Wife of S. G. Lane Squire G. Lane 1831 - 1912 Lane (Plot Marker) Cain (Plot Marker) In Loving Remembrance of Bonnie R. Dau. of G. B. & C. A Masser Died July 27, 1888 Aged 19 Yrs. 2 Ms. 4 Ds. G. William 1884 - 1973 (Masser) Lulu M. (Masser) Masser (Plot Marker) Edgar F. Gross Apr. 17, 1894 Oct. 28, 1918 Christin L. Gross Oct. 27,1858 January 4, 1927 Row 5 Walt Henry Amelia 1906 - 1997 1914 - Newberry Mother Father Ruth F. Charles H. 1881 - 1960 1884 - 1953 Swyhart Peter E. Della E. 1872 - 1953 1894 - 1981 Porter Ruth William H. Jan. 5. 1896 Apr. 1, 1895 Apr. 20, 1955 Aug. 22, 1971 *Back: Porter Kirkendall Florence G. 1860 - 1923 Charles 1856 - 1951 Row 6 Sawtell Wayne Crawford Elizabeth Crocker Jan. 20, 1901 Apr. 17, 1903 April 11, 2000 Aug. 25, 1999 Serving the Lord together 77 years *Back: Sawtell Jesus said I am the resurrection the life. Who so ever Liveth and believeth me shall Never die. Believeth thou this? John 11:25-26 Mother Christine D. Erickson 1879 - 1953 Her absence will never darken The light of our love John Matthias Condon Colorado F1 US Navy World War I January 11, 1894 November 14, 1953 James Lou Biershied 1948 - 1953 Ernest Son of C. & E. Hartman Aug. 17, 1888 Mar. 13, 1896 Porter Minnie Francis M. 1860 - 1929 1851 - Charlie Son of M. B. & B. Fisher Aug. 8, 1892 Feb. 28. 1896 Fisher Morgan Burns Bertha E. 1868 - 1947 1872 - 1950 Row 7 Hans Joseph Erickson 1874 - 1949 Auntie Lyle E. Jerome 1891 - 1962 Alvin C. Charles L. Brashear Walker 1927 - 1998 1906 - Conlep W. Smith 1907 - 1929 Henry D. Baders 1893 - 1954 Dora E. Baders 1896 - 1975 Joy Penny Nanwey RM 3 US Navy Vietnam Mar. 3, 1956 - Aug. 24, 1999 Clarence S. Ashley Died March 8, 1896 Aged 5 Yrs, 11 Mos, 14 Ds. Asleep in Jesus Francis Marian Littleton Oct. 29, 1871 Aug. 12, 1948 Row 8 In Memory of Trumen G. Sept. 18, 1875 Dec. 2, 1895 Lafay Ette L. Jan. 8, 1878 Feb. 23, 1895 Brown William 1832 - 1914 1868 Woodson T. Smith 1938 1880 Jessie C. Smith 1963 Father Baders Dominick 1848 - 1929 Lena 1866 - 1951 *Behind: Mildred Baders Pettey Nov. 16, 1902 Dec. 4, 1987 Mother Karl Evan Hall June 14, 1960 May 19, 2000 Many people come into our lives Make footprints on our hearts And we are never the same In Memory of Lydia Henrietta Wife of Emery Menzo Gibson Born May 5, 1850 Died Feb. 16, 1896 Aged 45 Yrs, 9 Ms & 11 Days We trust our loss will be here again And that with Christ she's going to reign Mounson Mary N.C. 1853 - 1914 1849 - 1936 Row 9 "A Proud Father" Son Ronald B. Kenny Lee Foxall Foxall 29 Oct. 1928 23 Sept. 1972 24 Jan. 2001 Clyde W. McBride PFC US Army World War II Jan. 26, 1923 - Nov. 29, 1999 James A. Johnson 1890 - 1964 Gretta E. Vogley 1894 - 1922 Rock with no Name Row 10 Front: Children of J. W. & M. B. Rose Left side: Harold July 20, 1890 July 20, 1891 Right Side: Susie 1889 Baby Girl Daughter of Jacob & Henerietta Schesswohl *Top: Mother Ida Yessen 1849 - 1919 *Top: Father John H. Yessen 1841 - 1926 Floyd A. Johnson Feb. 25, 1897 - Mar. 27, 1897 Johnson *Back: Ira U. Johnson Sept. 20, 1856 - Sept. 12, 1899 Emma A. Johnson June 30, 1857 - Aug. 12, 1946 Zellahe Johnson July 6, 1889 - Dec. 13, 1893 Little Georgia Dau. Of J. E. & Lula Leake Died Mar. 13, 1896 Aged 5 Mo. 19 Ds Row 11 McGripp Daryl Clyde Joanne Frances December 11, 1934 September 27, 1934 October 30, 1999 Married Sept. 3, 1955 William F. Innes 1884 - 1949 J. H. McWilliams Jan. 8, 1867 - May 10, 1916 Row 12 Leonard B. Innes 1882 - 1907 Laura Dau. Of Jos & Elva Innes Died April 6, 1896 Aged 9 Yrs, 2 Mos, 13Ds Arthur C. Kohls 1901 - 1918 William W. Benson 1865 - 1948 James Edward Land Nov. 10, 1914 June 6, 1916 Row 13 James Harold Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wilhite Feb. 26, 1915 Feb. 20, 1916 Our Beloved Mother and Grandmother Irma Seckman Apr. 12, 1930 Aug. 5, 1996 *Back: Seckman Row 14 At Rest Addie A. Whellon Born Jan. 17, 1848 Died Feb. 13, 1897 John L. Beavers 1878 - 1941 Effie M. Beavers 1885 - 1916 Langford Eulah A. William L. Oct. 11, 1908 Aug. 14, 1902 Jan. 10, 1996 Dec. 15, 1968 Married Feb. 7, 1926 Baby White Lampshire Berniece I. Helen Nov. 12, 1909 Born & Died July 21, 1910 June 16, 1916 Alberta Wife of F. W. Bruner Nov. 12, 1877 - Aug. 6, 1901 Bruner Leo Suazo Mar 20, Dec. 18, 1931 2000 Beloved Uncle & Brother-in-law Myra Wife of F. S. Bruner Nov. 18, 1855 Mar. 22, 1900 Bruner Frederick Mar. 26, 1847 Jan. 12, 1911 Bruner Row 15 In Memory of Albert F. Gordon Husband & Father Sept. 16, 1935- May 8, 1999 *Back: Gordon Beloved Father and Grandfather Barry Elute Svazo Jr. Sept. 23, 1958 Jan. 13, 2001 Edgar L. Swayne May John F. Emily C. 1853 - 1932 1857 - 1911 Walter J. May 1885 - 1922 Jackie Tittle May 18, 1933 May 19, 1933 *Behind: Donna Ray Smith Mar. 27, 1934 Mar. 29, 1935 Rector Jennie Lee Minnie L. Beutel 1873 - 1937 1897 - 1918 Father Ben F. Rector 1866 - 1939 In Loving Memory of Steven J. Perry Nov. 1, 1851 May 24, 1897 Row 16 Dessie M. Miller July 12, 1910 July 12, 1977 Jones William Lee 1875 - 1912 Mother Harriett E. Jones Huffman Mar. 2, 1877 - June 22, 1958 Albert Sidney Twin son of H. W. & B. A. Droegemeier Mar. 18, 1910 Oct. 12, 1910 A little bud of live To bloom with god above Mother Lila Mae Foute June 12, 1904 July 16, 1998 *Back: Foute Wilma Reby Dau. of Reby & Wallace J. Owens July 4, 1905 - Sept. 8, 1905 Owens Reby Pollock Wife of Wallace J. Owens Oct. 14, 1878 July 31, 1905 Mary Ann Pollock 1847 - 1915 Amy B. Pollock 1882 - 1943 W. H. Pollock 1842 - 1898 Samuel H. Pollock 1869 - 1949 Row 17 Joseph Lymen Shawcroft US Navy World War II Sept. 30, 1926 - Oct. 12, 1998 Robert C. Gorman - 1912 William Gorman Born at Kleinberg Ont. 1852 Died at Fruita 1933 Frances Gorman Born at Woodstock Ont. 1870 Died at Durango 1961 Mother Ida Kelly 1870 - 1943 Father Calvin Kelly 1863 - 1930 Row 18 *Top: Wemourn Ida Schauerman Volney Sears 1910 - 1912 Kelly Mother Son Lucy W. J. B. 1904 - 1926 1926 - 1931 Row 19 Ida Wife of M. R. Donovan Died May 3, 1899 Aged 36 Ys. Donovan Capt. A. A. Harrison Co. D 31 Mo Inf. Harriett L. McCloud 1845 - 1911 Georgia S. Pollard Mother 1881 - 1970 Clark Harriett Joel S. 1853 - 1928 1851 - 1928 Hiatt Minnie A. William A. 1873 - 1965 1873 - 1962 Married Sept. 2, 1894 Irvin M. Hiatt 1876 - 1958 James Olaf Burns Mar. 8, 1872 Jan. 9, 1952 No marker US Flag Row 20 Marker in Japanese No English Translation *Top: At Rest George A. French Sept 12, 1846 Dec. 24, 1906 Hazel Winona 1908 - 1909 Virgil Lee 1916 - 1916 Metal Plaque Marking Plot: Black Mary C. Black 1850 - 1935 Floyd S. Bowman 1850 - 1902 It's only the casket That rests neath the soil By faith we behold With God the loved spirit Robert LeRoy Burns Jan. 8, 1878 Dec. 26, 1921 James D. 1838 - 1919 Nancy M. 1851 - 1941 Burns Top: Gone but not forgotten Ellen Wife of John Heidtmann Died May 13, 1902 Aged 33 Y. 1M. 19 D. Harold O. Newith 1987 - 1999 John A. Williams 1877 - 1899 Williams Row 21 Anna Lovisa Wife of O. A. Svanson Born Odesa Hoy Sweden Dec. 28, 1858 Died Dec. 31, 1906 Svanson 1849 Olaf. A. Svanson 1920 Darrell Infant son of Perry and Ada Whiting 1891 Lew B. Mickle Nov. 11, 1906 Nov. 28, 1906 Albright "Hap" "Tot" Howard W. Hazel A. Jan. 18, 1921 Aug. 22, 1927 Mar. 22, 1997 *Back: Albright Married Sept. 18, 1945 Cottlob Kramer 1907 - 1909 Maria Kramer 1898 - 1908 Row 22 Valerie Dau. Of V. & V. Berthod Born in France 1893 - 1907 Paul Lang Born Mar. 27, 1900 Died Mar. 27, 1900 Our darling one hath gone before Greet us on the blissful shore Alice Franklin Benjamin Nov. 20, 1880 Jan. 27, 1852 Dec. 29, 1945 Nov. 19, 1932 Lang *Back: Baby Lang Robert Wayne Long Jan. 1905 Jan. 1941 Halbert Leinweber 1929 - 2000 George S. Harran Rest in Peace 1822 - 1900 Wava F. Robb Harris Jan. 25, 1914 - Mar. 3, 1969 Wife of Billard Harris Sergt. Elijah C. Robb Co. I 8 IA Inf. Row 23 Garnet H. Davidson November 16, 1906 Oct. 5, 1999 In Loving memory of Mother Dee C. Bingman Colorado Pvt 16 Engrs. April 1, 1934 Dad Mother Arthur J. Augusta B. 1882 - 1941 1882 - 1970 Son 1907 *Back: Wesner Little Mark Curtis Lamb Died Nov. 26, 1901 1 yr. 8 Ms. 25 Ds The little crib is now empty The little clothe laid by A mother's hope a father's joy In death cold arm doth us Beloved wife, Mother And Grandmother Viola Jeanette Archuleta June 11, 1945 April 25, 1995 Cora May Wilrey 1909 - 1909 *Top: Ness Hattie Rosella And Baby Nov. 15, 1883 June 26, 1909 J. Brenda Downs 1952 - 2001 Nannie Thomas 1882 - 1961 Row 24 Henrietta Bingman 1876 - 1927 Carrel Son of C. E. & Etta Bingman Died Apr. 24, 1907 Aged 5 Y's 11 M's 24 D's A precious one from us has gone A voice we loved is still A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled *Top: Ness Edgar C. Jun. 24 1876 Dec. 2. 1909 *Top at rest Mary E. Weld Born Sept. 17, 1884 Died July 15, 1907 Mar. 20, Nov. 28 1923 Lucille 1944 Reed (FSC) Mother Ruth Reed Apr. 4, 1899 Jan. 29, 1984 *Back: Reed Row 25 Eliza Jeston Chinn Wife of Wm. H. Chinn 1876 - 1922 Robert Son of John & Ann Klein 1919 - 1920 Deacon Modine J. Walter Lee June 12, 1916 Sept. 9, 1909 Dec. 8, 1995 Mar. 5, 1968 Married Jan. 24, 1958 Our wish was to live in a house by the Side of the road and be a friend to man Son W. R. Barker 1902 - 1916 Father W. R. Barker 1902 - 1916 Father B. S. Barker 1859 - 1913 Mother Sarah J. Barker 1867 - 1947 No visible Marker Belva C. Cash October 24, 1930 July 29, 1999 Loving Mother & Grandmother *Back: Belva C. Cash Samuel Clark Kelly 1837 - 1914 Archie A. Reed Colorado Pvt Satg Agricultural College September 15, 1935 Carie 1862 - 1915 (Terrill) Row 26 Rufus D. Smith Co. H. 20 Ill Inf. Florence Daughter of T. B. & Mollie Arbuckle July 23, 1909 Thomas G. Arbuckle Oct. 22, 1837 Oct. 4, 1921 Leonard Colson Age 2 yrs 2 mos. King Florence W. Alfred "Cass" F. Edith 1874 - 1938 1874 - 1941 1907 - 1915 Hoffman Mom Dad Della M. E. Ross Feb. 4, 1891 Feb. 24, 1881 Jan. 12, 1969 Jan. 29, 1959 Married July 12, 1910 *Back: Hoffman Beloved Mother Grandmother & Great Grandmother Mayme O. Hancock Jan. 22, 1907 Feb. 6, 1995 *Back: Hancock Mother Father Harriet M. Ephram W. 1841 - 1934 1837 - 1916 Terrill ***************************************************************************** Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) Archives and by the COGenWeb Tombstone Project. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. 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