Palisade Cemetery [Block A], Mesa County, Colorado Walked and transcribed by Kathleen Haney . Donated to USGENWEB Tombstone Project June 7, 2001. Directions to Palisade cemetery. From I-70 take the Clifton exit which is I-70 Business Loop. At the first light turn left (Kind of like a U Turn) (Just before the shopping center on I-70 Business District). This road becomes US6 continue on US 6 past the town of Clifton over the Railroad bridge and past the middle school which is on the right. Just past the Middle School there will be a cemetery sign on the right side of the road. The cemetery is a little way past the sign and is also on the right hand side of US 6. The cemetery is located before the town of Palisade. Palisade will be further down on US6. ***************************************************************************** Section 2 Block A Row 1 Mother Mildred Williams Luttes 1886 - 1982 James Hargis 1918 - 1924 Nathan Hargis 1853 - 1922 Sammie Cloyce Son of Cloyce Irvan Stokes 1946 - 1947 Stokes Plot Marker Gertie A. Sept. 25, 1892 Oct. 30, 1977 Samuel Blane July 7, 1891 July 1, 1919 No Stone Yet Our Darling Husband & Daddy Jeffries A. Lockhart 1906 - 1986 Psalms 40 Patten Haily W. Jennie L. 1862 - 1937 1870 - 1935 Jessie Bosley 1891 - 1980 Glen Bosley Aug.1, 1886 Oct. 11, 1960 *Behind: Norman Bosley Sept. 10, 1926 July 13, 1995 Bosley Alonzo 1853 - 1932 Anna 1854 - 1920 Woodman of the world memorial Marker Can't Read Johnson Wilbert M. 1857 - 1924 Laura 1857 - 1931 *Behind: James Edward Johnson June 6 ~ 27, 1930 Granvil Ray Brandenberg Cpl US Army World WAR II Jul. 12, 1914 Sept. 6, 1983 *Bench: McClain Donald F. Sophie Aug. 29, 1932 Feb. 27, 1937 Oct. 20, 1990 Bertha Taylor 1881 - 1921 Snyder Myra D. 1850 - 1925 Hugh L. 1850 - 1935 Nancy Jane Crew 1840 - 1922 Hoffman Emma E. Ceorce 1867 - 1948 1863 - 1948 Spence Robert R. May 5, 1894 Sept. 12, 1975 Lela Feb. 9, 1895 Dec. 23, 1981 Vern O. 1890 - 1921 Songer Bert C. A. Newton Mar. 27, 1868 July 17, 1922 Mother Rena Newton-Liddle Aug. 21, 1884 Mar. 9, 1953 William Liddle Colorado SGT 1 AM TN 1 DMY July 23, 1935 Bekoff Samuel W. Doris C. 1893 - 1975 1910 - 2000 Married Mar. 11, 1928 N. Florence Young 1861 - 1921 Jessie E. Young 1887 - 1928 Mabel J. Stilwell 1882 - 1935 Reed Melinda 1860 - 1923 George E. 1857 - 1939 1875 Mary 1965 Moats Pauline Roy P. 1917 - 1997 1808 - 1972 Married Feb. 24, 1934 Webster J. Stebbins 1869 - 1958 Maia Winghell Stebbins 1874 - 1927 Shirley Evans Nov. 2, 1929 Aug. 12, 1930 Norma S. Evans Feb. 10, 1900 Feb. 2, 1986 Dale W. Evans 1898 - 1953 Tony Kladock May 14, 1879 Oct. 24, 1954 Rose Kladock September 25, 1901 October 1, 1996 McKay William A. 1877 - 1947 Adelaide L. 1884 - 1924 Ross Dean Curtis Dec. 5, 1959 May 14, 1993 *Back: Ross The lord watch between me and thee, When we are absent from one another Gen. 31-49 Joe Blatnik Died Oct. 3, 1924 Aged 47 Years Pottorff Anna M. Harry A. Wife Husband Together Forever *Behind: Harry A. World War I Veteran Mother Mary A. Snipes Apr. 15, 1837 May 15, 1924 Candace Snipes Feb. 26, 1953 Mother Mrs. M. E. Hiskey 1863 - 1944 Felice Bebber 1880 - 1924 *Back: Picture Father God took you and you look The hearts of all your dears Roberts Jennie L. Howard N. Sept. 15, 1894 Sept. 23, 1903 June 21, 1979 Jul. 13, 1981 Charlie R. May 25, 1868 Feb. 15, 1925 Cougill Family Plot Inga June 10, 1885 Nov. 28, 1927 Son Coleman Orville 1903 - 1925 Coleman Father Mother Floyd E. Bertha 1876 - 1960 1880 - 1964 No Marker Niler E. Pyeatt 1885 - 1952 Francis E. Pyeatt 1848 - 1927 Susie Denman 1866 - 1950 Henry Denman 1858 - 1928 William McGlellan 1867 - 1926 Metal Marker Name Gone *Behind: Metal Marker Name Gone HarryLewis Eberhart Jan.29, 1934 - July 2, 1937 *Behind: Metal Marker Name Gone Our Dear Sister Annie R. Black 1891 - 1937 Metal Marker Marked Unknown Metal Cross Can't Read Row 2 Rodney Lee Beloved Son Schultz And Brother 1947 - 1968 Perry Williams May 15, 1860 Nov. 6, 1919 Can't Read Name is gone Sulzer Bertha P. John W. 1883 - 1975 1881 - 1944 1884 1970 Lo, I am with you always Lula Maud Nail Peck Junetta 1903 - 1943 *Behind: Johnson Florence June Peck Nov. 18, Sept. 13 1929 2000 Loving Wife, Mother and Daughter She is greatly missed and loved Now she is with Jesus or Savior Mother Mary A. Nail Aug. 28, 1881 Feb. 13, 1920 Gertrude L. Younce June 26, 1916 August 9, 2000 Alphonso Younce Sgt US Army Air Corps World War I May 10, 1900 Oct. 4, 1989 Bosley Calvin Gertrude 1880 - 1940 1886 - 1965 Married Sept. 1, 1917 1899 Angiem 1992 Johnson Orand Chester A II July 9, 1922 Oct. 2, 2000 Rosalie October 23, 1927 May 22, 2000 Married July 17, 1943 *Back: Orand Mabel E. Fuller 1878 - 1942 Gladys O. Fuller 1901 - 1922 Baby son of Duane & Ruth Hoffman Apr. 4, 1925 Hoffman Mother Dad Ruth K. Duane J. 1897 - 1993 1893 - 1980 Married June 4, 1922 *Behind: Clymer Frances Hoffman Fred Gardner May 17, 1926 July 13, 1925 Jun. 19, 1996 Oct. 4, 1946 Virgil L. Colvin CPL US Army Air Corps World War II Jan. 24, 1915 Mar. 23, 1989 Robert LeRoy Matthews 1935 - 1964 John H. Shook 1856 - 1931 Mary Ellen Shook 1856 - 1931 Son & Brother Ralph E. Newton Mar. 17, 1949 June 28, 1974 Mother May G. Newton 1915 - 1976 Sawtelle Rose E. Married Feb. 1, 1935 Leonard N. Nov. 18, 1915 May 17, 1905 Sept. 27, 1990 Oct. 22, 1985 Shelly Michael 1874 - 1937 Maude E. 1881 - 1931 Husband & Father Don Shepard *Back: Donald Ernest Shepard MOMM 3 US Navy 1918 - 1977 Glen W. Harris 1911 - 1922 Dorothy Harris 1924 - 1924 John C. Harris 1843 - 1939 Cletis F. Remy Morris July 6, Sept. 16, 1911 1978 Laura M. Loveday Morris Oct .25, May 23, 1873 1962 No Stone Pifer Mildred Adelaide May 30, 1910 - Dec. 3, 1978 Beverly Jean Pifer 1936 - 1941 James A. Rader 1885 - 1923 Staffie Klemenic Feb. 12 ~ 16, 1926 Wife Myrtle G. Gurney Oct. 31, 1911 Feb. 26, 1971 Albert A. Batchelor Feb. 12, Nov. 27, 1897 1971 "Jim" James M. Snipes Aug. 7, 1866 Aug. 18, 1931 Jess Snipes 1866 - 1941 Charlie W. Snipes July 2, 1878 Sept. 13, 1945 Walter F. Chase 1896 - 1969 "Jimmy" James Carl Chase Aug. 4, 1947 June 23, 1958 Woodrow W. Coleman Colorado SSGT 331 Base Unit AAF World War II March 19, 1915 Oct. 23, 1968 Letha "Derean" Coleman June 24, 1908 June 25, 1998 Charles Edward Coleman Nov. 20, 1897 May 26, 1965 No Marker Wife & Mother Ora Bell Pyeatt July 23, 1901 March 10, 1992 *Behind: McMahon William E. D. Eloise Mar. 11, 1922 Dec. 6, 1922 July 20, 1990 Aug. 27, 1942 No Marker *Behind: Pyeatt Sam E. Virginia L. July 17, 1918 Dec. 14, 1918 Dec. 10, 1999 Feb. 8, 1943 S. Park Reed 1853 - 1927 Sarah E. Reed 1855 - 1943 Clyde S. Reed 1885 - 1962 Clarence L. Lamb 1889 - 1950 Our Beloved Son Jack W. Lamp Feb. 9, 1912 Oct. 29, 1937 Aug. 21 Sept 7, 1937 1937 Thy will be done Paul Arthur Gibson George B. McMillin 1917 - 1928 Fred Tompkins 1860 - 1928 George Ginther 1850 - 1926 Row 3 Dorothy M. Williams Sept. 28, Feb. 8, 1900 1984 Behind: Harold Lencoln Williams S1 US Navy World War II May 2, 1921 Mar. 26, 1994 Raleigh Williams Beloved Husband Feb. 8, 1898 Father, Grandfather Mar. 11, 1995 John Mary Jenkins 1882 - 1926 1885 - 1926 1916 Esther Ann 1920 Husband & Dad Clifford W. Small Feb. 4, 1911 June 7, 1995 Isabel Shepherd Dec. 25, 1915 Jan. 24, 1993 Lucy Rogers Agee 1893 - 1980 Father John M. Rogers 1883 - 1934 Lee Anderson Agee Texas S2 US Navy World War I Oct. 10, 1895 Apr. 10, 1959 Anabell Rogers Fry 1917 Ruth Jones 1912 - 1923 Dec. 4, 1934 Raymond Dean Jones Jan. 7, 1935 Nyla W. Jones 1940 - 1940 Verner 1901 - 1922 McWilliams Marie Fogle 1908 - 1973 Harlie Foster Fogle 1905 - 1974 Newton 1856 - 1923 Margaret 1863 - 1949 Ireland *Behind: 2 foot stones Father Mother Mother Hattie McCune 1873 - 1923 Jess Earl McCune US Army World War I Apr. 26, 1897 Nov. 27, 1986 No Marker John Edgar Bell 1869 - 1922 Mary Belle Riegel 1877 - 1956 Anna Eliza Harper 1843 - 1935 S Marking Scott Plot Sister Eva Scott Nordby 1905 - 1934 S Scott Plot Marker *Behind: Wilfred Earl Scott Jerry 1900 - 1925 Robert T. 1871 - 1923 S Marking Scott Plot Mildred Bell Page Mar. 4, 1904 Jan. 16, 1958 Creed Page Jan. 17, 1903 May 16, 1980 Edith M. Lees 1885 - 1972 Luther Page November 22, 1861 January 6, 1931 LuVernia Page Oct. 17, 1868 Dec. 10, 1939 Our Baby Leslie Eugene Page June 12, 1925 - Jan. 9, 1926 *Behind: Stanley Weimer Aug. 56 ~ Aug 56 Arthur 1887 - 1924 Richmond William C. Dille 1886 - 1959 Blanche L. Horahan 1895 - 1941 Seamount A. Carolyn Alfred L. 1898 - 1989 1889 - 1975 Henrietta Wallace 1848 - 1928 Top: Dixon In memory of My beloved Husband Wilfred H. 1877 - 1924 His wife Rosa 1878 - 1954 Top: Dixon Edgar W. Dixon 1910 - 1924 In memory of My darling boy Henry W. Grundei Nov. 6, 1903 Apr. 10, 1967 Genevieve I. Poyner 1917 - 1968 Tom Herman Died Nov. 14, 1924 Aged 55 Years S. N. P. J. No. 162 Frank Mautz Apr. 14, 1896 July 26, 1923 David Jenkins 1871 - 1925 Billy Phillips Dec. 18, 1917 Jan. 25, 1934 Elizabeth Ann Gilford 1876 - 1954 *Behind: Footstone: We loved her, yes No tunge can tell How much we loved her And how well. God loved, her too He thought it best To take her home with him to rest. Victor John Vernon Colorado MM3 US NR World War II Sept. 4, 1926 June 10, 1960 Henry Miller 1904 - 1980 Ralph R. McMillan 1872 - 1943 Ellen Jane Lutz 1883 Mother 1967 Cleo McBride James Crow October 23, 1904 April 4, 1999 Father George W. Johnson Apr. 13, 1889 Jan. 29, 1967 Mother Opal N. Johnson Oct. 12, 1899 July 22, 1964 Victor Earl Johnson Colorado PFC 707 Tank BN World War II Nov. 11, 1911 Feb. 6, 1957 No Marker George Ecker 1884 - 1956 Gertha May Hodge 1894 - 1937 Can't read Marker Thomas B. Smith Nov. 9, 1912 May 31, 1925 Row 4 Grandma & Friend Mildred R. Kuhn 1921 - 1999 William LeRoy Boydstrun CPL US Army World War II Nov. 26, 1929 Nov. 26, 1976 No Stone Stokes Leonard C. Lita E. 1905 - 1988 1916 - Married 1938 Lela Mae Rhyme July 4, 1896 March 18, 1990 Forever in our hearts *Back: Lela Mae Rhyme Wife of William E. Rhyme Sarah Ann Mathias 1882 - 1964 Terry Lizzie J. Henry F. 1944 - 1944 1879 - Effie Goodwin 1868 - 1968 Cline Mother Father Laura Ira B. Sept. 23, 1894 June 9, 1886 Dec. 5, 1966 May 4, 1967 *Back: Cline *Behind: Ray L. Cline US Navy World War II & Korea Mar. 9,1924 Jan. 13, 1987 Clyde C. Hall 1905 - 1975 Hall Father Mother Roy Leon Sharon Kay 1935 - 1964 1938 - We will always love you God alone understands Hotz Vernon L. Judy P. May 25, 1923 Feb. 25, 1929 - Dec. 5, 1984 *Back: Hotz Dad Mom Pappa Grandma Married July 4, 1947 LeRoy E. McMillen 1874 - 1931 Walter Scott 1898 - 1965 Mother Henrieta Scott 1874 - 1957 Ralph B. Stoolfire 1895 - 1926 Lora Pearl Patmon 1896 - 1983 Earl Wayne Hopkins 1921 - 1926 Edwin Centennial Musgrave July 4, 1876 July 20, 1924 Moon B. Bettina E. Allen 1892 - 1975 1895 - 1989 Jos Dewey Co. I 123 Ind Inf Mahala C. Dewey Feb. 23, 1846 Feb. 10, 1925 Mother Thou art gone But not forgotten Dixon Dad Mom Clifford Margaret E. Oct. 4, 1906 Jan. 1, 1907 Sept. 18, 1978 July 12, 2000 Husband Lotan R. Gurney Dec. 23, 1905 Feb. 4, 1968 Our loving son & Brother Eddie Kay Jones June 29, June 29, 1955 1969 Only God Understands *Back: Eddie Jones "Sissy" Tiffany Marie Dismant May 21, 1988 Nov. 12, 1988 God from our Arms but not From our hearts *Behind: David Emmett Jenkins January 1939 David O. Jenkins 1906 - 1969 John Henry Gullford Colorado Pvt Co F. 314 Engineers World War I PH Nov. 10, 1888 Par. 11, 1957 Anna M. Mitchell Nov. 17, 1897 Feb. 19, 1987 Jesse M. Mitchell US Army World War I Apr. 29, 1895 Mar. 5, 1979 Robert McMillan 1924 - 1962 Mother Bessie McMillan 1872 - 1928 Bardell John B. Christine E. 1864 - 1925 1864 - 1943 Floyd E. Callatin 1909 - 1957 Row 5 Annie S. Christensen Mar. 28 July 31, 1891 1980 Jacob J. Christensen Colorado Sgt. Engineers World War I July 21, 1887 March 4, 1965 Jens J. Christensen June 13, Nov. 3 1931 1944 Mom Jane M. Jan.18, 1936 - Sept. 19, 1991 Opsal Merri E. May 20, 1980 - Aug. 1, 1995 Daughter *Top: Creishton Milton C. 1846 - 1920 Darnall Grace Eva Married Hal H. Sept. 19, 1883 Jan. 1, 1906 Feb. 1, 1878 Nov. 4, 1955 Dec. 28, 1962 Zimmerman Peter W. Nancy Anna 1861 - 1925 1862 - 1944 Gertude V. Van Horn 1882 - 1945 Fred A. Bennett PFC Btry. F 13 Fld Atry World War I December 13, 1894 July 3, 1955 PH Voytilla Hilda John Nov. 23, 1900 Oct. 21, 1895 Dec. 5, 1986 May 8, 1991 Young Emma D. Married Arthur N. 1879 - 1958 July 27, 1877 - 1963 1919 Jenson Jean K. Leroy M. 1937 - 2000 1928 - In Loving Memory Vernon Blake Allee July 29, 1940 - Dec 1, 1977 Evelyn I. Allee Nov. 8, 1942 - Apr.25, 1992 Loving Mother and Sister Reba C. Klassen Aug. 19, 1915 May 26, 1976 Bates Lenora C. Young D. Feb. 20, 1884 Nov. 8, 1881 Aug. 21, 1963 June 21, 1963 Married Nov. 8, 1903 *Back: Bates Judith Ann William K. Oct. 12, 1946 Apr. 17, 1943 July 23, 1958 Mar. 10, 1949 Son & Daughter of Ernest & Gladys Hall Lue Etta Hall Frepe Jan. 26, 1892 - July 15, 1947 Rest in Peace Norma M. Henry W. 1874 - 1954 1861 - 1937 Hall John Theodore Matteson WT 2 US Navy World War II 1906 - 1976 Mary M. Lamme Jan. 31, 1904 - Aug. 22, 1972 *Top: Pitt Joseph John Jan. 16, 1959 Nov. 24, 1922 May 6, Apr. 19, 1911 1972 Helen M. Mattieson Mother Myrtle M. Scott 1905 - 1981 Glen Dale Libby 1906 - 1923 Mother Carrie Elsie Libby 1881 - 1951 Charles Harlian Libby 1883 - 1969 William Avard Libby 1904 - 1969 Beloved Wife & Mother Elsie Nigh 1901 - 1980 Husband Fuller Nigh 1905 - 1968 Murford Henrietta James Ellis May 26, 1879 Sept. 14, 1869 July 2, 1967 Jan. 15, 1954 Murford Floyd Henry June 12, 1905 Oct. 7, 1970 Hoke Daughter Sherry Gail Hoke Mar. 6, 1947 Oct. 31, 1971 Loved by all Hoke Mom Norma Jean Hoke Mar. 31, 1919 Aug. 6, 1971 Loved by all Fleet Beanland Nov. 28, 1897 June23, 1985 *Back: Beanland Nettie M. Beanland Jan. 15, 1909 Mar. 24, 1966 Myrtle F. Wolfe Our Mom 1920 & Grandma 1982 Dorothy Lois Arthur John July 25, 1896 Jan. 27, 1884 May 24, 1969 Feb. 12, 1952 Mother Father McKay Picture Louis W. 1905 - 1922 Our Son Lessar Picture Frances S. Lessar 1870 - 1948 Picture Dear Rest Husband Louis Lessar June 1869 - Sept. 18, 1944 Laibach Austria King Ida Lipnold Married John W. July 5, Mother July 2 Dec. 25, 1917 Mar. 31, Dad July 15, 1899 1973 1899 1980 Mother Joanah Lash Apr. 9, 1860 Aug. 9, 1923 Lillie May Drake Oct. 30, 1883 Apr. 26, 1928 Oscar Darius Drake Feb. 8, 1878 Nov. 29, 1929 Bertha Gunn Bardell September 24, 1901 January 26, 1986 Sherman Walter Bardell Colorado CPL US Marine Corps World War I December 19, 1895 February 24, 1970 Mother Eva M. 1901 - 1924 Bradell Phil P. M. Gallatin 1881 - 1952 Mabel A. Gallatin 1885 - 1969 Jacob E. Griffith 1851 - 1927 Flora M. Griffith 1886 - 1965 Leona Mae Anderson 1923 - 1928 Another Little angel before the heavenly throne *Behind: 2 little white stones Blank Lena Beloved Mother Anna Katherine Baumgart Gesellman January 17, 1896 June 30,1987 Row 6 *Top: Martin Henry C. 1839 - 1919 Clara M. Jameson Jan. 31, 1894 July 7, 1982 Copeland Tillie Oscar July 28, 1902 May 5, 1926 Sept. 20, 1983 Married April 17, 1974 *Back: Copeland Bridges Plot Marker *Behind: 3 Stones Adam Milton Jan. 19, 1952 Jan. 15, 1920 Sarah Ruth Oct. 14, 1850 Mar. 11, 1922 Lela B. Costello Apr. 26, 1874 Sept. 5, 1922 Rumona L. Engel Oct. 22, 1966 Aug. 28, 1999 Beloved Mother of Heather and Amber *Back: Engel Henry Calasso Sept. 18, 1945 Apr. 24, 1985 French Mother Father Addie James 1876 - 1920 1858 - 1927 Eleanore Hosman 1880 - 1925 Oscar LeRoy Hosman 1916 - 1921 Burger Oliver T. Katie C. Oct. 28, 1897 Aug. 5, 1907 June 7, 1987 Picture *Back: Burger Oliver and Kate Married Feb. 28, 1936 Our Children Louise, Margaret, Frank, Neil Mary, Katha Curtright Gertrude Stout Oct.31, 1903 Dec. 22, 1962 Gladys Hall Wife of Earnest A. Hall October 4, 1902 July 27, 1977 Earnest Andrew Hall Colorado Wagoner US Army World War I March 30, 1895 June 22, 1967 Clifford ASR Hall 1904 - 1963 William Henry Hall Kansas Pvt 16 Depot Brig May 12, 1930 Walter Roy Hall Jan. 16, 1899 Jan. 24, 1922 Sullie May Hall Jan. 16, 1899 June 1, 1952 Alpha Melugin Gilmore 1882 Mother 1970 Robert L. Gilmore 1897 Father 1968 W. Earl Gilmore 1902- 1930 David Lewis Gilmore 1923 - 1948 Spence Sadie E. Homer R. 1896 - 1972 1890 - 1981 *Back: Spence Morford Marion Arthur 1910 - 1923 Grant Glenn Jr. 1942 John W. Hoke 1859 - 1943 Mary A. Hoke 1858 - 1930 Leta Hoke Moffet 1897 - 1923 Wilson Father Mother Walter L. Mae O. 1903- 1955 1905 - 1990 Married Oct.16, 1924 Hess James Bell Margaret 1854 - 1927 1858 - 1923 James William McKay July 29, 1935 Lloyd Wesley Son of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. McKay Feb. 15, ~ Mar. 19, 1923 Joseph H. Underwood Colorado Sgt. 56 Artillery Cac. World War I November 15, 1888 August 1, 1951 Allie M. July 28, 1890 Underwood Mar. 31, 1969 Lantz Picture John S. Lessar Aug. 20, 1898 March 27, 1946 Picture Frances E. Debelock Nov. 7, 1896 Sept. 9, 1989 Born in Montana Picture Matt Debelock Apr.21, 1889 Dec.25, 1951 Born Yugoslavia Our beloved Daughter & sister Marsha Lynn Auckland Jan. 8, 1955 May 24, 1976 McMillin Agnes H. George 1886 - 1967 1881 - 1968 Thomas Milton B. 1903 - 1925 Russell Maude M. Horace S. Mar. 16, 1884 Oct. 26, 1883 Mar. 12, 1965 Jan. 6, 1965 Matthew E. Somerville 1876 - 1935 Carl Edwin Ecker US Army World War II Jan. 28, 1915 Jan. 17, 1986 Elizabeth Ecker 1844 - 1972 Baby May Gimbel Born 19 Feb. 1929 ***************************************************************************** Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) Archives and by the COGenWeb Tombstone Project. 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