STEWART CHAPEL CEMETERY, Webster, Sumter County, Florida

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Stewart Chapel Cemetery is under the auspices of the Webster Cemetery Association.
It contains many homemade stones and slabs.  It is neatly mowed and well 
maintained.  It is fenced on 3 sides with the front open.  It is reported that
a parcel on the back was traded for a parcel on the front in order to have 
access.  There may be some unmarked graves in that old back section which is
now in pasture.  Location: On U. S. Highway South 471 (known as Market Blvd. 
in town) about 2 miles from Webster, Sumter County, FL.

There are several graves marked only by Funeral Home markers, some of which 
are not readable.  There are signs of unmarked graves, and unreadable stones.

The most prominent stone in the cemetery is the 15 foot long pink marble stone,
which is about 3 feet tall, for Sir Harold E. Crane and Lady Dolores E. Crane.
His obituary states that Admiral Crane was decorated Knight by King Peter of 
Yugoslavia of the Royal Order of St. John, Sovereign Military Order Temple of 
Jerusalem and Knights of Malta.  He served with the USNR in World War II.

Among other notables buried here are: George W. Collins, who is thought to be
the grandfather of Florida’s Governor Collins and Rev. N. L. Brown, who developed
the Parson Brown orange.

Some dates shown were obtained from Purcell’s Funeral Home, Bushnell.

*Data on veterans listed on the WPA list was added.


AIKENS, Preston, b. Apr 26 1826, d. Oct 6 1881, (Note spelling)
AKIN, Preston*, b. 1826, d. 1881, Pvt, Served in Indian War, Grave 8, no stone
AKINS, Catherine Jane, b. Oct 4 1818, d. Oct 25 1895, wife of Preston
AKINS, E. C.?, b. Dec 1848, d. Dec 1877, daughter of Preston & Jane
AKINS, Eliza, b. May 5 1825, d. Sep 11 1907, wife of James
AKINS, George C., b. Mar 28 1808, d. Dec 12 1890
AKINS, Infant daugher, b. Jun 5 1884, d. Jun 7 1884, daughter of N.W. & H.J.
AKINS, James*, d. 1812, USA, Indian War, Grave 10, no stone
AKINS, No name, b. Mar 22 1862, d. Aug 6 1937, Mother; rounded slab,dbl with Wm. W.
AKINS, unnamed infant, parents: Preston & J.C.
Akins, William Preston, b. Mar 1 1886, d. Aug 17 1966
AKINS, Wm. W., b. Mar 12 1854, d. Dec 13 1910, Father, rounded slab, dbl with unnamed wife; b 5/12/1854?
AYALA, Canuto, b. Jan 19 1937, double headstone with Janie
AYALA, Janie, b. Jul 12 1940, d. Jan 3 1993, double headstone with Canuto

BENAVIDES, Alejandro S., b. 1921, dbl headstone with Eduarda; M 12/20/1940
BENAVIDES, Eduarda, b. 1924, d. 1989, dbl headstone with Alejandro S.
BENAVIDEZ, Isaias Bege, Jr., b. 1969, d. 1996, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
BENAVIDEZ, Maria V., b. Mar 31 1990, d. Apr 10 1990, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
Bourquardez, Blanch, b. Jul 26 1885, d. Jul 9 1889, name almost obliberated
BROWN, James M. C., d. Jan 7 1867, age 22 y 7 m 7 d (Mem. marker with 4 names)
BROWN, N. L., Rev., d. Sep 7 1887, age 80 y 11 m 7 d (Mem. marker with 4 names)
BROWN, Nathan L.*, b. 1806, d. 1877, Pvt, Capt Johnston's Co., Indian War, no stone

CARTER, Alice May, b. Feb 6 1880, d. Aug 28 1884, daughter of I. H. & Henrietta
COLLINS, George W.*, b. 1836, d. 1895, 2 Lt, Co F 7th FL Inf, CSA, grave 9, no stone
COLLINS, George W., b. Oct 13 1836, d. Jan 5 1895, 2nd Lt Co F 7 FL Inf, CSA (Footstone give birth year 1835)
CRANE, Lady Dolores E., b. Aug 2 1931, d. Jan 8 1992, Huge dbl pink headstone with Harold E.; SMOTJ*
CRANE, Sir Harold E., b. Mar 8 1916, d. Feb 11 1993, Huge dbl pink headstone with Dolores E.; Adm. SMOTJ*

DAVIES, Emma Kate, b. Apr 29 1878, d. Aug 20 1881, daughter of Rev. Wm. & Kate
DAVIES, Kate Wightman, b. Jun 28 1837, d. Apr 28 1915
DAVIES, Philip Wightman, b. Apr 14 1868, d. Jul 1 1895, In memory of my beloved son
DAVIES, William, Rev.*, b. Apr 24 1825, d. Apr 22 1885, GAR, Union Army
DURRANCE, Francis W.*, b. May 17 1811, d. Oct 35 1873, broken stone; Pvt Mtd Vol Cav, Indian War

FUSSELL, Amada A., b. Sep 29 1848, d. Dec 17 1886, wife of Bryant
FUSSELL, Anna Della, b. Sep 18 1876, d. Oct 29 1884
FUSSELL, Mary A., b. Jun 22 1838, d. May 10 1883, wife of B.A.
FUSSELL, Owen*, b. 1844, d. 1876, Pvt Co G 9th FL Inf, CSA, grave 5, no stone

HANGHEY, Susan, d. 1890, age 86 y
HAYS, Little Willie, b. Jan 6 1894, d. Apr 27 1894, baby son of R.S & S.A.
HITCHCOCK, Franklin Dale, b. Jul 30 1964, d. Sep 10 1985
HUG, Frederick, P., b. 1915, d. 1990, double headstone with Lois Agnes
HUG, Lois Agnes, b. 1921, d. 1984, double headstone with Frederick P.
HUNT, Sanford Matthew, b. Oct 22 1906, d. Apr 7 1975, BM2 USNavy WW II

ILEY, John Murry & Nancy Fussell, in memory
ILEY, Richard Sims, b. 1817, d. 1897, Co G 1 FL Inf, CSA

KINARD, Amy M., b. Oct 16 1980, d. Oct 17 1980, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
KINARD, Ronald L., Jr., b. May 28 1982, d. Oct 27 1982, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
KLOETZER, Freda P., b. 1909, d. 1996, double pink headstone with H. Irvin
KLOETZER, H. Irvin, b. 1905, d. 1976, double pink headstone with Freda P.

LEE, Annie Jane, b. Jan 20 1890, d. Aug 19 1893
LEGETTE, Armand Clinton, Rev., b. Dec 16 1847, d. Jun 7 1886, B Marion SC; M Mary Adelaide Wayne in 1870; age 38 y;6m.

MALMBER, Elmer E., b. 1904, d. 1971, double headstone with Anna L.
MALMBERG, Anna L., b. 1910, d. 1970, double headstone with Elmer E.
MCCOOK, S A*, b. 1817, d. 1875, Pvt Co D 2nd FL Cav, CSA, grave 6, no stone
MCDANIEL, Louie Wesley, b. Apr 28 1915, d. Jul 22 1979, Purcell Funeral Home marker only

NEGRETE, Sylvia H., b. Dec 15 1994, d. Dec 18 1994

ODOM, Cecil R., b. 1930, d. 1975

PICKEL Lula Akins, b. Jul 2 1899, d. Jan 16 1972
PICKEL, Ossie, b. Nov 28 1900, d. Aug 10 1949, poured rounded slab
PITTS, Ed Van, b. May 1 1881, d. Dec 16 1971, slab
PITTS, James Van Buren*, b. May 2 1842, d. Jan 7 1882, Pvt Co G 1 FL Inf, CSA
PITTS, Thomas C. "Tom", b. 1878, d. 1904
PRESCOTT, Catherine J., b. Aug 22 1883, d. Aug 13 1911

RAY, Laura Pearl Reese, b. Oct 23 1890, d. Oct 20 1977
ROBINSON, Mary A., b. Dec 23 1859, d. Apr 18 1887
ROGERS, Martha J., b. Nov 11 1852, d. Jan 15 1878, daughter of Preston & Jane Akins

SELECKY, Frank E., Sr., b. Dec 20 1911, d. Apr 4 1982, black marker
SHAMIS, Ola J., b. 1907, d. 1989, double headstone with Walter A.
SHAMIS, Walter A., b. 1894, d. 1980, double headstone with Ola J.
SLONE, Alexander L.*, b. 1839, d. 1880, 2 Lt, Co A 61st GA Inf, CSA, garve 1, no stone
SLONE, Bertha, b. Apr 3 1881, d. Nov 5 1885, daughter of Wm & Belison
SLONE, Ida, b. Mar 29 1883, d. Jan 6 1884, daughter of Wm & Belison
SLONE, Lautie, b. Nov 10 1875, d. Oct 18 1884, son of A A & N T
SMELSER, Richard L., b. May 28 1912, d. Feb 27 1980, Pfc USArmy, WW II
SOLOMON, Mary Ann, b. Apr 16 1850, d. Nov 18 1878, wife of Wm.

TURNAGE, Infant son, sone of W.J. & M.J.
TURNAGE, John W., b. Oct 12 1879, d. Jul 20 1886, may be spelled Jhon?
TURNAGE, Luther J., b. Feb 17 1884, d. Jul 22 1886, unreadable; data taken from older listing; may be Luthern
TURNAGE, Mary J., b. Apr 1 1852, d. Feb 12 1885, wife of W.J.

WILLIAMS, B. C., d. Jun 1861, age 78 y (Memorial marker with 4 names)
WILLIAMS, Mary, d. Nov 1861, age 77 y (Memorial marker with 4 names)
WILSON, Otto, b. Mar 12 1915, d. Mar 24 1985, double headstone with Shirley J.; PLSgt USMarines, WW II
WILSON, Raymond Lee, b. Feb 9 1955, d. Jul 8 1984, Sp 5 USArmy
WILSON, Shirley J., b. Apr 20 1924, d. 1997, dbl marker with Otto; md. Apr 10 1943
WRIGHT, Buddy L., b. Jun 18 1934
WRIGHT, Dale Clara, b. Mar 13 1938, d. May 15 1998, double headstone with Buddy L.
WRIGHT, Jesse Lynn, b. Nov 1 1995, d. Dec 9 1995, triple stone w/Rickey Lynn and Shawn Wallace
WRIGHT, Rickey Lynn, b. Dec 3 1954, d. Dec 8 1995, triple stone w/Shawn Wallace & Jesse Lynn; md. Jun 30 1994
WRIGHT, Shawn Wallace, b. Jul 1 1958, triple stone w/Rickey Lynn and Jesse Lynn Wallace

YAUN, Lewis Elvin, b. Oct 8 1904, d. Nov 25 1976, statue and vase on concrete