SIMMONS CEMETERY Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sue Troxel < troxelgs@thetroxels.com > *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given the USGenWeb Archives permission to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** Located approximately 4 miles southeast of Creal Springs, Williamson County, Illinois, at the intersections of (State) Route 166, Bost Orchard Road, and Pleasant Valley Road. Compiled by Sue Troxel Alexander, Anna, d. Aug 23, 1911, Age 28 yrs, Dau of James A. & M. J. Nicholson Alexander, James E., d. Nov 2, 1906, 6 M 10 D, son of Clark & Anna Alexander Anderson Blanchard, b. Feb 17, 1892, died Jul 26, 1970 Melvina, b. Apr 1, 1902, d. Nov 20, 1979 Boyd, James F., b. Mar 1, 1877, d. Mar 21, 1859 Myrtle, b. Feb 22, 1900, d. July 14, 1962 Boyd, Sara Wall, b. Mar 7 1917, Only one date listed. Buried to the left of James F. & Myrtle Boyd Boyd, Carl, b. 1906, d.1914, 8 yr 7 ms, Buried to the left of James F. & Myrtle Boyd Boyd, Charley, b. 1913, d.1924, 11 Yr 14 D, Buried to the left of James F. & Myrtle Boyd Boyd, Ralph, b. 1909, d. 1914, 5 yr 3 ms, Buried to the left of James F. & Myrtle Boyd Brush, Ivan, b. Apr 9, 1904, d. Sept 19, 1994 Inez, b. July 3, 1915, d. May 1, 1986 Brush, “Tink” D. T. , b. Aug 17, 1912, d. Feb 19, 1988, Footstone: Theodore Brush, PFC US ARMY AIR CORPS, WORLD WAR II Brush, D.A. “Buck”, b. Apr 19, 1908, d. Mar 8, 1998 Blanche N. , b. May 6, 1920, d. Dec 30, 1995 Buckner, Louie, b. Mar 12, 1911, d. Oct 2, 1995 Thelma, b. Jan 2, 1913, d. Jan 19, 1989, Married Aug 24, 1931 Buckner, Deon, b. Nov 11, 1937, d. Oct 4, 1995 Bundren, Robbie Verlaine, b. 1964, d. 1964 Burnett, Nettie, b. Apr 3, 1894, d. Aug 26, 1933, Buried to the left of Fancis Marion & Eldina Wright Burnette, Earl, d. Apr 6, 1943, Military Stone—Illinois PVT 68 Coast ARTY, Buried to the left of Fancis Marion & Eldina Wright Burns, Amos, b. Feb 13, 1844, d. Mar 12, 1930 Rebecca, b. Jan 21, 1854, d. May 18, 1952 Burns, Infant, Burns, Infant, Burns, Infant, Burns, Liza, b. 1887, d. 1916 Burns, Lizzie, b. 1887, d. 1936 Burns, Milo, b. Sept 27, 1875, d. July 20, 1942, Husband Burns, Egbert, b. May 30, 1905, d. Jun 2, 1994, SGT US ARMY, WW II Caldwell, R.W. , b. Jan 30, 1850, d. Aug 11, 1937, Father A.C., b. Feb 12, 1855, d. Feb 29, 1912, Mother Camden,. Clyde J, b. Dec 25, 1895, d. Oct. 22, 1976 Stella A., b. Sept 14, 1897, d. Dec 17, 1983 Camden, Kenneth Neal, b. Aug 5, 1920, d. Aug 17, 1990 Pauline, b. Oct 23, 1925, d. , Married Jun 14, 1941 Chamness, Elmer E., b. 1883, d. 1963 Libbie, b. 1894, d. 1968 Chamness, Elmer Wayne, b. Dec 22, 1915, d. Jul 3, 1992, Military Stone: PFC US ARMY AIR CORPS W. W. II Chamness, Ernest Hal, b. Sept 4, 1920, d. Aug 8, 1997, Military Stone: SSMB3, US NAVY, W.W. II Sybil, b. Mar 9, 1924, d. Chamness, Ralph b. Apr 22, 1913, d. May 2, 1985 Helen b. Oct 10, 1920, d. , Married Dec 15, 1947 Chamness, (twins) , b. Mar 30, 1906, d. Mar 30, 1906, Our babies, S.S. & Nettie Chamness Conley, Etta, b. 1894, d. 1918 Deaton, Herbert L. , b. 1923, d. 1968 Frances C. , b. 1923, d. Deaton, Vernell, b. Oct 9, 1921, d. Oct 8, 1986 Wilma M. , b. Jul 31, 1926, d. , Married Apr 14, 1943 Finley, Robert Hosea, b. Nov 6, 1878, d. Jan 30, 1962 Edith, b. Dec 25, 1882, d. Oct 14, 1969 Finley, Loyd, b. 1886, d. 1968 Ora Lee, b. 1902, d. 1992 Glenn, Lisa K. , b. Aug 26, 1965, d. Oct 24, 1986 Heck, Raymond A., b. June 18, 1894, d. Jul 13, 1975 Bertie, b. Mar 3, 1892, d. Mar 26, 1981 Hinchcliff, Bessie, b. 1910, d. 1914, Buried to the left of Ernest & Lavenia Hinchcliff Hinchcliff, Ernest, b. 1873, d. 1938 Lavenia, b. 1878, d. 1954 Hinchcliff, Olen E., b. Jan 25, 1915, d. Jan 21, 1986, Father Hinchcliff, Rolla, b. Aug 25, 1901, d. Nov 4, 1993 Maggie, b. Sept 30, 1907, d. Jan 15, 1999 Horn, Louis D., b. April 19, 1908, d. Ethel M., b. Apr 22, 1912, d. Jul 17, 1989 Johns, Vernie L., b. Aug 3, 1924, d. June 8, 1993, Betty M., b. Aug 1, 1927, d. Married Nov 29, 1945 Johnson, Edward “Ed”, b. Dec. 31, 1926, d. May 20, 1995, Military Stone: Edward Paul Johnson, PFC US ARMY, W.W. II Virginia, b. Apr 3, 1932, d. Married Aug 3, 1948 Jourdan, William Alva, b. Oct 20, 1920, d. Feb 22, 1995, CPL US ARMY AIR CORPS W.W. II Klein, Herman, b. Jan 25, 1907, d. Feb 12, 1907 James A., b. Dec 27, 1907, d. Mar 22, 1908 (These brothers(?) are buried to the right of the other five brothers.) Klein, Johnnie, b. 1917, d. 1918 Gustav A., b. Jul 19, 1882, d. Nov 27, 1918 Adolph, b. 1915, d. 1918 Henry, b. 1910, d. 1918 Harry, b. 1913, d. 1917 There is one monument for all 5 boys. Each has a footstone with his name on it. Listed in order from left to right. Lambert, Raymond E., b. Mar 26, 1932, d. Feb 15, 1997 Loretta E., b. May 7, 1934, d. Laney, Elvis G., b. Mar 14, 1887, d. Jan 24, 1989 Martha C. , b. Sept 16, 1891, d. Apr 8, 1966 Laney, Harold S. , b. 1910, d. 1973 Latha Mae, b. 1914, d. 1991 Lind, Henry, b. May 8, 1903, d. Feb 7, 1956 Grace, b. Apr 3, 1911, d. Mar 21, 1995 Manick, Pete, b. 1891, d. 1965 Laura E., b. 1893, d. 1963 McDaniel, (A)illie G, d. Feb 3, 1903, Aged 23 yrs 10 ms, Wife of W H McDaniel Moore, James C., b. Jun 10, 1915, d. Dec 14, 1984 Delphia, b. Dec 17, 1903, d. Jun 13, 1995 Morray, Robert, d. July 29, 1903, Aged 15 yrs 3 ms, Son of R J & Mary J Morray Mosely, John H., b. 1832, d. 1906 Margaret E., b. 1836, d. 1865 Nicholson, Ernie T., b. Oct 3, 1901, d. June 7, 1934 Nicholson, Kenneth, b. May 21, 1925, d. Dec 28, 1996, Military Stone: RM2 US NAVY WW II Frances J., b. July 26, 1929, d. Nicholson, Dempsey A., b. 1888, d. 1949 Ada, b. 1893, d. 1984 Nicholson, Frank, b. Sept 15, 1875, d. May 18, 1952 Susie, b. Feb 18, 1878, d. June 3, 1954 Nicholson, Audie, b. Dec 17, 1898, d. Oct 5, 1905, Son Carrie, b. Sept 15, 1897, d. Dec 22, 1897, Daughter(ghter) Nicholson, James A., b. Nov 23, 1848, d. Dec 29, 1936 Margaret J., b. July 11, 1849, d. Mar 2, 1919, His wife Nicholson, Hal, b. Aug 2, 1913, d. Bernice, b. Oct 15, 1912, d. June 7, 1985, Married Feb 1, 1957 Nicholson, Omer F., b. Oct 7, 1911, d. E. Lorene, b. Jun 4, 1914, d. Feb 4, 1999 Palmer, Harold D., b. July 20, 1938, d. Oct 31, 1996, Sue, Married Feb 1, 1957 Parker, William H., b. Mar 5, 1867, d. Sept 17, 1922 Parker, Eva, b. 1891, d. 1981, Mother, (Buried to the left of William H. Parker) Parker, Hobert, b. 1920, d. 1921, Our baby, (Buried to the right of William H. Parker) Parker, James, b. 1824, d. 1878, PVT CO A 65 REGT IND VOLS CIVIL WAR Pierce, Bennie Lynn, b. Jun 30, 1939, d. Oct 14, 1978 E. Brenda, b. Jan 9, 1942, d. Married Sept 19, 1959 Piquard, Ray E., b. 1915, d. 1988 Berness I., b. 1918, d. Powell, Floyd E., b. Sept 22, 1902, d. Sept 5, 1977, Marjorie, b. Jan 17, 1905, d. , Married Dec 11, 1937 Powell, Anna G., b. Mar 23, 1873, d. Oct 20, 1979 Powell, Robert Cecil, b. Sept 12, 1905, d. May 27, 1961 Jenibel, b. Dec 30, 1908, d. Powell, Lyman E., b. Dec 14, 1938, d. Nov 3, 1990 Judy R. Vaughn, b. May 5, 1943, d. Radford, J. W., b. 1854, d. 1936 Ida, b. 1880, d. 1955 Robertson, Earl, b. Feb 28, 1900, d. May 14, 1972 Marie, b. Sept 1, 1903, d. Nov 30, 1979 Russell, Louis J., b. 1925, d. 1930 Russell, Von H., b. 1920, d. 1920 Russell, Louie B., b. 1908, d. 1909 Russell, Ida M., b. 1882, d. 1914, A 2nd monument is to the right of George, Ida, & Norah T. Russell, George, b. Jan 16, 1880, d. Jan 23, 1958 Ida, b. Feb 11, 1882, d. Jan 13, 1914 Norah T., b. July 15, 1886, d. Apr 15, 1930 Russell, Nora, b. 1886, d. 1930, A 2nd monument is to the left of George, Ida, & Norah T. Russell, Joseph A., CO H 48 ILL. INF. Russell, Joseph A., b. 1843 Christena, , b. 1839, d. 1919, His wife Russell, L. J., , b. 1853, d. 1933 Segers, Laurel, b. Aug 24, 1907, d. Dec 13, 1974 Katie, b. Sept 26, 1907, d. June 19, 1999 Segers, Bert W., b. Dec 2, 1881, d. May 20, 1969 Etta J., b. May 20, 1884, d. Nov 6, 1954 Segers, Ed, , b. May 28, 1904, d. Sept 12, 1961 Freda, , b. June 24, 1910, d. Simmons, John(?),, b. July 22, 1816, d. Feb 8, 189(4) Simmons, Ammy, , b. Mar 10, 1810, d. Aug 17, 1891, Wife of J. Simmons Simmons, Sarah E., Sept 26, 1888, Aged 43 Y 11 M 12 D, Wife of L. H. Simmons Simmons, Daniel Ward, , b. 1923, d. 1971 Essie Delene, , b. 1928, d. South, Orville, , b. 1902, d. 1981 Grace L., , b. 1908, d. 1997 Sullivan, Gail S., , b. Jun 19, 1942, d. Jan 10, 1983, Mother of Ginger Tanner, Johnnie Deon, , b. Oct 7, 1941, d. Apr 1, 1991 Martha Kathryn, , b. Aug 11, 1946, d. Tanner, Joseph A., b. Jul 13, 1907, d. Dec 5, 1972 Mamie M., b. May 20, 1915, d. Oct 14, 1998 Turnage, Harry H., b. June 19,1892, d. Aug 23, 1972 Ida M., b. June 25, 1899, d. Sept 2, 1984 Wall, Lindsay, b. July 13, 1874, d. June 22, 1954 Rosa, b. Dec 16, 1879, d. July 16, 1949 Watson, Thomas A., b. Apr 16, 1933, d. Feb 8, 1979, PFC US ARMY--KOREA Dorothy M., b. July 3, 1932, d. , Married Nov 17, 1952 Wells, Daniel R., b. June 17, 1934, d. May 1, 1963 Kathryn, b. Aug 4, 1930, d. Jan 4, 1984 Wells, Daniel, b. , Son of Daniel & Kathryn Wells Whitacre, Harmon, b. 1824, d. 1907, Footstone: HFW Mary Ann, b. 1824, d. 1908, Footstone: MAW Williams, Nancy M., b. Mar 10, 1842, d. Nov 18, 1866 Wilson, Enos, b. Feb 22, 1871, d. Dec 5, 1950 Wright, Rosa E., b. Jan 26, 1891, d. Sept 11, 1892, Buried to the left of Fancis Marion & Eldina Wright Wright, Ivo Lou, b. Dec 26, 1899, d. Mar 18, 1975, Buried to the left of Fancis Marion & Eldina Wright Wright, Francis Marion, b. Oct 26, 1857, d. June 28, 1939 Eldina, b. Mar 21, 1859, d. July 9, 1945 Wright, Charles Alvin, b Oct 9, 1885, d. Sept 8, 1964, Buried to the right of Fancis Marion & Eldina Wright Wright, Edwin, b. Mar 21, 1889, d. Nov 23, 1965 Ada B., b. Nov 6, 1881, d. Oct 11, 1956 Wright, Elizabeth, b. d. Jan 13, 1892, Wife of James Wright Yoder, Barbara South Oct 6, 1958, d. May 4, 1992