Lyles Cemetery, Allen Parish, Louisiana. Submitted by Harold Harmon. File prepared by Nancy Fruge'. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ The Lyles Cemetery is located on Highway LA 1151 southwest of Oberlin, LA. The cemetery was assigned Row Numbers "1" through "25" for the purpose of grave recording; although no Row Markers are presently in place. A driveway separates the "New" and "Old" sections. The "New" section is on the west end and consists of Rows "1" through "8". The "Old" section covers the rest of the cemetery east of the driveway and contains Rows "9" through "25". All rows run from south to north. Grave recording began on Row "1". Lyles Cemetery was established around 1845. DIRECTIONS TO CEMETERY: From the intersection of Highways US 165 and LA 26 in Oberlin, LA, go west for .3 mile to the Allen Parish Courthouse. Turn left (south) on Highway LA 1151 for 2.4 miles to the Lyles Cemetery. RECORDED November 9, 1997 by Harold W. Harmon and F. L. Orman of Fort Worth, Texas. NEW SECTION Row "1" HENRY, Jimmy Wayne Dec. 31, 1942 - May 4, 1968 PELAS, Betty Henry Aug. 29, 1946 - March 13, 1993 Row "2" Vacant Row "3" COLE, D. Madison Feb. 24, 1908 - Nov. 13, 1970 COLE, Alvin Dec. 11, 1895 - Nov. 1, 1965 SMITH, Mabel C. March 26, 1911 - July 24, 1987 SMITH, G. Almer June 29, 1882 - July 23, 1964 SMITH, Joseph W. Sept. 17, 1917 - Nov. 20, 1988 SMITH, Melva Fontenot Feb. 12, 1916 - Dec. 23, 1994 SMITH, Cornelia C. Nov. 21, 1892 - Jan. 10, 1971 LOFTON, Billy April 25, 1921 - Aug. 10, 1976 VAIL, Ethel Smith Dec. 23, 1911 - Oct. 20, 1985 VAIL, Collins Norman Dec. 12, 1905 - July 23, 1983 Row "4" PERKINS, Odis P. Nov. 8, 1894 - April 7, 1965 PERKINS, Hazel C. July 24, 1901 - Nov. 8, 1980 REEVES, Rosalyn H. Feb. 2, 1910 - Reserved REEVES, Barney B. Aug. 20, 1907 - Jan. 4, 1976 Row "5" LANGLEY, James H. "Red" Aug. 5, 1910 - July 10, 1990 COLE, Artibert Benton "Pete" Dec. 1, 1912 - Jan. 14, 1997 HOLLINGSWORTH, Lessie Shuff Oct. 9, 1913 - Reserved HOLLINGSWORTH, Murphy Sr. June 6, 1907 - March 1, 1969 HOLLINGSWORTH, Marie Landry May 19, 1884 - Nov. 16, 1966 HOLLINGSWORTH, Clint Feb. 11, 1885 - June 25, 1977 HOLLINGSWORTH, Harold H. (WWII Vet) Nov. 20, 1911 - May 21, 1977 TRAHAN, Ronald James July 3, 1959 - June 1, 1996 TRAHAN, Rodney J. Jr. "Butch" July 10, 1954 - May 28, 1993 HOLLLINGSWORTH, Earl May 1, 1914 - May 10, 1977 PAYNE, Clarence E. Nov. 26, 1897 - Nov. 5, 1981 REEVES, Dustin Douglas Oct. 1, 1928 - March 2, 1992 REEVES, Russell H. July 1, 1925 - Feb. 24, 1983 REEVES, Blanchard H. March 6, 1909 - Nov. 6, 1990 Row "6" Vacant Row "7" LANE, Horace Copeland Nov. 18, 1896 - Oct. 18, 1974 LANE, Mary Elizabeth Cotton March 7, 1895 - Feb. 3, 1959 GILL, Floyd Munson (WWII Korea Vet) July 16, 1928 - May 28, 1985 (unmarked grave - infant) unmarked grave - infant) "Row 8" PRUDHOMME, Carl C. April 24, 1907 - March 31, 1982 MOORE William J. June 12, 1924 - July 15, 1969 MOORE, Liliah Mae C. Feb. 8, 1901 - Feb. 18, 1980 MOORE, Joseph W. Sept. 23, 1893 - March 22, 1959 MOORE, Richard A. Sept. 7, 1926 - Dec. 25, 1955 COLE, Winnie Fontenot Nov. 29, 1914 - Aug. 11, 1958 COLE, Alton "Al" Dec. 7, 1898 - Nov. 12, 1964 LANIER, Mack (WWII Vet) Jan. 17, 1921 - Dec. 1, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD SECTION Row "9" CARPENTER, James D. (Vietnam Vet) 1948 - 1975 CARPENTER, James A. (WWII Vet) June 14, 1919 - Aug. 3, 1977 WATSON, Guindeline Oct. 19, 1963 - Oct. 20, 1963 Row "10" COLE, Hilda Dec. 19, 1919 - Sept. 2, 1991 LYLES, Wilhelmina Haynes Jan. 1, 1902 - May 26, 1991 LYLES, Albert Haynes Dec. 10, 1927 - Oct. 19, 1980 LYLES, Archie Clegg Sr. Dec. 13, 1902 - May 18, 1977 LYLES, John Richard (WWII Vet) March 6, 1915 - April 24, 1970 COLE, Barney H. (WWII Vet) Jan. 31, 1913 - April 22, 1956 COLE, Erastus A. Jan. 10, 1880 - Feb. 16, 1947 COLE, Kenneth D. July 19, 1918 - March 23, 1952 COLE, Jake L. June 30, 1882 - Nov. 13, 1956 COLE, Mary D. Carpenter Aug. 8, 1891 - March 23, 1954 SONNIER, Dena Cole March 30, 1913 - March 22, 1993 SONNIER, Joe March 18, 1903 - Nov. 8, 1983 AUGUSTINE, Fred March 16, 1915 - April 6, 1955 BROWN, Pearl Gilley Jan. 25, 1898 - Dec. 2, 1985 LAMBERT, Boyd Sr. "Bill" Oct. 29, 1912 - March 4, 1978 LAMBERT, Edith F. July 31, 1893 - Feb. 15, 1976 LAMBERT, Haudy Feb. 15, 1891 - Nov. 30, 1965 FUNCHESS, Barnie S. Nov. 16, 1899 - March 2, 1921 FUNCHESS, J. C. Sept. 26, 1895 - April 16, 1815 FUNCHESS, Della Pitts Feb. 26, 1874 - April 9, 1961 FUNCHESS, John T. April 16, 1862 - March 30, 1942 PITTS, Cicero (CSA Vet) Feb. 18, 1833 - June 30, 1921 COLE, Percy A. Aug. 18, 1922 - Sept. 17, 1975 COLE, W. Clegg (h/o Jacqueline Britt) April 27, 1921 - Jan. 3, 1975 COLE, Mary Elizabeth (w/o Anthony) Aug. 24, 1883 - Dec. 30, 1968 ANDREASSEN, Della Cole March 5, 1908 - Reserved ANDREASSEN, Paul Arthur III March 13, 1934 - April 19, 1942 MUGNER, Sonja Anna Andreassen Aug. 14, 1935 - July 24, 1975 LYLES, John Grant (s/o A.C. & Josie) Nov. 15, 1948 - Aug. 31, 1953 LYLES, James David Dec. 2, 1893 - June 4, 1935 COLE, Louisa S. Lyles (w/o Simeon) Feb. 19, 1881 - Oct. 12, 1936 COLE, Simeon B. Nov. 26, 1875 6 - July 16, 1956 McNABB, Roger Allen (US Army Vet) May 16, 1939 - July 4, 1964 COLE, Allen April 1, 1892 - Jan. 25, 1968 COLE, Flossie Aug. 15, 1892 - May 17, 1951 COLE, Madora (w/o W. I.) Sept. 13, 1876 - June 12, 1954 COLE, W. I. Dec. 4, 1867 - July 29, 1931 GILLEY, William E. Oct. 5, 1882 - June 4, 1939 GILLEY, Ellie Reeves Jan. 27, 1888 - June 12, 1966 GILLEY, Fred Carl Aug. 29, 1900 - Dec. 8, 1935 CORKERN, Essie Eudora April 19, 1915 - Nov. 18, 1915 CORKERN, Alma Gilley (w/o Burl) June 26, 1892 - Aug. 25, 1915 GILLEY, Sophia E. 1860 - 1928 MARLER, Magret Aug. 5, 1879 - Oct. 17, 1918 LAMBERT, Joyce A. 1935 - 1935 Row "12" REED, Lydia Ethel (d/o M/M C.O.) May 22, 1962 - March 6, 1968 REED, Charles Olin Aug. 19, 1937 - April 23, 1967 REED, Virginia Faye (d/o M/M C.O.) May 22, 1962 - Aug. 12, 1966 REED, Olin B. Jan. 24, 1914 - April 28, 1965 REED, Abbie Faye Young April 14, 1916 - April 8, 1971 HEARD, William C. April 4, 1884 - Oct. 22, 1930 HEARD, Maggie J. Lyles Oct. 5, 1887 - June 22, 1930 LYLES, Susie Hewitt (w/o J.D.) Feb. 19, 1897 - Nov. 3, 1915 LYLES, William Albert March 22, 1890 - Dec. 4, 1923 YOUNG, Susie C. Lyles (w/o M.D.) Sept. 10, 1895 - June 12, 1916 LYLES, Susie Turner (w/o J.R.) Sept. 10, 1895 - June 12, 1916 LYLES, John R. Nov. 5, 1857 - April , 1910 LYLES, John Oden (s/o J.R. & Susie) Jan. 16, 1900 - March 24, 1901 COLE, (infant of Jake L.) 1917 - 1917 COLE, Octavia Oct. 10, 1874 - Jan. 29, 1905 COLE, Milton H. Aug. 8, 1851 - March 7, 1936 COLE, Ozite (w/o M.H.) March 9, 1854 - June 25, 1937 COLE, David Manton Oct. 14, 1862 - Jan. 26, 1925 COLE, Mary Florence (w/o D.M.) Feb. 14, 1868 - Dec. 7, 1921 CORKRAN, Wesley Irvin March 6, 1915 - Aug. 28, 1915 FORD, George W. March 1, 1850 - Oct. 30, 1913 FORD, Burissa Havard (w/o George) Feb. 13, 1848 - Sept. 5, 1921 DEVILLE, Bertha (w/o Alex) Oct. 4, 1889 - Feb. 20, 1923 CORKRAN, John A. Feb. 7, 1881 - Aug. 31, 1925 CORKRAN, George W. May 16, 1884 - Feb. 24, 1928 CORKRAN, Georgia Gilley March 5, 1880 - June 4, 1977 CHENIER, Joseph June 2, 1820 - Jan. 22, 1908 (unmarked grave - infant) COLE, Inez Iles (w/o Conrad) March 13, 1895 - Jan. 24, 1924 COLE, Hazel Gertrude Iles June 2, 1893 - March 15, 1934 Row "13" MAYO, Mary Louise Turner (Age 75) 1849 - Nov. 18, 1924 TURNER, Edna Jan. 18, 1900 - Jan. 27, 1927 TURNER, Celia May 26, 1860 - Feb. 3, 1934 TURNER, Stephen L. April 24, 1854 - Dec. 31, 1905 COLE, Sarah Ann Simmons (w/o Abner) Oct. 20, 1833 - July 17, 1899 COLE, Abner June 27, 1927 - Oct. 31, 1900 COLE, Frances LeBlanc Feb. 4, 1868 - April 9, 1947 COLE, Joseph V. Oct. 3, 1855 - Dec. 9, 1893 DEVILLE, (infant s/o Alex & Bertha) Dec. 31, 1912 - Dec. 31, 1912 CORKRAN, John J. Jan. 1, 1862 - Feb. 4, 1900 CORKRAN, Mary D. LeBlanc Nov. 21, 1862 - Feb. 8, 1908 CHENIER, Alia B. June 28, 1891 - Aug. 25, 1891 CHENIER, Amy B. March 12, 1896 - June 25, 1896 Row "14" GILL, Van 1916 - 1938 GILL, J. W. (md. Nov 28, 1882) GILL, M. O. Brown (w/o J.W.) July 25, 1865 - April 12, 1916 GILL, Henry Dec. 19, 1890 - July 1, 1950 GILL, Catherine Nov. 19, 1895 - Oct. 15, 1957 RICHARDSON, Lucy C. Cole (w/o J.B.) Nov. 18, 1858 - Jan. 27, 1885 SIMMONS, Lucy (Age 17) - May 23, 1880 COLE, Alfred S. Jan. 6, 1870 - Feb. 26, 1871 COLE, Sarah L. (d/o A.B. & Mary O.) Aug. 3, 1876 - Sept. 10, 1880 COLE, Abner V. (s/o A.B. & Mary O.) Dec. 13, 1893 - Oct. 1, 1895 COLE, Audibert B. Sept. 13, 1853 - Feb. 5, 1908 COLE, Mary Opheilia (w/o A.B.) Feb. 2, 1857 - July 11, 1942 COLE, Esther Nov. 5, 1884 - Jan. 2, 1942 COLE, Thomas Benton 1882- 1947 COLE, Edith C. June 12, 1889 - Feb. 9, 1976 CLEMENTS, (infant of E.J. & Annie) Sept. 4, 1895 - Sept. 4, 1895 O'CONNELL, Martha Enloe Sept 15, 1864 - May 24, 1928 Row "15" GILL, A. Stone GILL, M. E.. GILL, Catherine Nickleson Feb. 6, 1823 - April 6, 1924 LANIER, Walter R. (WWII Vet) Jan. 24, 1914 - Jan. 12, 1988 (unmarked grave) Row "16" LASHA, Verney Feb. 5, 1911 - May 24, 1912 GILL, Elmer April 11, 1909 - Jan. 3, 1910 GILL, Elvia April 11, 1909 - Dec. 20, 1909 GILL, Robert Nov. 4, 1864 - March 27, 1909 GILL, Elener Pearl (d/o Robert & Elenor) Dec. 26, 1899 - Nov. 6, 1902 GARLAND, Benjamin (s/o A.S. & M.E.) Jan. 2, 1891 - Nov. 2, 1891 Row "17" GILL, A. Elizabeth Nov. 16, 1913 - June 29, 1981 GILL, Ethel G. Feb. 1, 1889 - Aug. 17, 1972 GILL, Thomas M. Sept. 12, 1882 - Sept. 4, 1960 GILL, Arbalouellan Dec. 29, 1923 - March 4, 1924 GILL, Harold G. Nov. 13, 1907 - Sept. 15, 1911 GILL, Dora (d/o Daniel & Mary) GILL, Babe (d/o Daniel & Mary) GILL, Daniel E. (h/o Mary E.) GILL, Mary E. 1860 - 1940 GILL, James. D. Jan. 28, 1890 - June 28, 1938 GILL, Estelle Strother (w/o James D.) Sept. 10. 1893 - Oct. 23, 1974 GILL, Troy Shelton Aug. 25, 1915 - July 20, 1946 REEEVS, Louise Cole Jan. 8, 1832 - April 28, 1919 REEVES, Issac (age 40 yrs 10 mos 2 days) 1823 - Dec. 14, 1863 LANIER, Gay 1885 - 1946 (unmarked grave - child) LANIER Adele Jan. 13, 1894 - Feb. 28, 1974 WATSON, Mabel L. Sept. 15, 1918 - Aug. 31, 1985 Row "18" KELLEY, Paul Jan. 30, 1912 - May 25, 1912 REEVES, Joseph L. Dec. 9, 1862 - March 1, 1910 HARMON, Eliza A. (w/o David B.) April 22, 1851 - March 9, 1889 GARLAND, Hattie (d/o A.S. & M.E.) Jan. 7, 1885 - May 14, 1891 (unmarked grave) PARISH, James R Feb. 20, 1857 - April 3, 1858 GARLAND, Chesley I. (WWII Vet) June 13, 1915 - July 1, 1965 GARLAND, Chester (s/o M/M James W.) Oct. 11, 1920 - Oct. 11, 1920 GARLAND, Jaems W. "Wes" Jan. 29, 1891 - Jan. 17, 1951 GARLAND, Flora D. Oct. 13, 1892 - April 10, 1972 LEE, Arthur V. March 20, 1911 - Nov. 1, 1931 Row "19" STRAHAN, Minnie HENDERSON, Emma E. July 6, 1898 - June 28, 1953 HENDERSON, Edmon M. Feb. 16, 1904 - June 21, 1979 REEVES, Lula (d/o Hardy) Feb. 1, 1924 - March 28, 1924 REEVES, Sarah Simmons March 14, 1853 - Sept. 6, 1890 REEVES, Franklin Sept. 29, 1854 - Feb. 25, 1923 Row "20" STRAHAN, Alice H. April 18, 1884 - Dec. 6, 1972 STRAHAN, Oliver F. Dec. 28, 1877 - Sept. 24, 1934 REEVES, (infant d/o Ike & Lonia) 1911 - 1911 REEVES, (infant s/o Ike & Lonia ) 1910 - 1910 STRAHAN, Voice April 26, 1908 - Aug. 26, 1908 (unmarked grave) (unmarked grave - S.S.R. initials on small stone) RICHARDSON, James B. June 8, 1857 - Jan. 18, 1943 RICHARDSON, William E. Jan. 1, 1859 - Oct. 9, 1935 RICHARDSON, Marranda L. (d/o W.E. & Delia) July 8, 1884 - Aug. 10, 1890 MORRIS, Henry J. (49 yrs 8mos 2 days) May 8, 1814 - March 10, 1864 (unmarked grave - foot marker only) (unmarked grave - iron post) (unmarked grave - iron post) PAYNE, Robert M. (age 72 yrs) - Dec. 25, 1936 GILLEY, Beulah DODD, Anita 1862 - 1947 DODD, J. DODD, George 1885 - 1950 DODD, Sam (WWI Vet) Dec. 26, 1887 - June 2, 1954 Row "21" HENRY, Daniel "Ves" Jan. 27, 1881 - Aug. 7, 1970 HENRY, Bell Strother Dec. 24, 1889 - March 15, 1960 HENRY, Issac Isaiah (s/o M/M D.S.H) Oct. 3, 1921 - Sept. 18, 1923 HENRY, Daniel C. (s/o D.S. & D.B.) Nov. 13, 1912 - Nov. 16, 1914 HENRY, Zadiel Jan. 2, 1895 - Oct. 16, 1911 HENRY, Elisa E. Jan. 26, 1857 - Jan. 23, 1926 HENRY, Ike I. May 15, 1856 - Feb. 26, 1926 WOOD, Marguerite J. Johnson March 4, 1840 - July 19, 1918 WOOD, Oliver Sept. 24, 1838 - Feb. 18, 1923 COLE, A.V.S. (age 72 yrs 10 mos) - Aug. 22, 1859 KEMP, Hannah Nichols Matthis July 26, 1874 - Nov. 10, 1955 NICHOLS, Harold B. Oct. 21, 1943 - Sept. 26, 1944 NICHOLS, J. Warren Dec. 25, 1936 - Sept. 7, 1946 NICHOLS, Daniel W. April 4, 1900 - Dec. 7, 1966 NICHOLS, Sina Lucille Hamilton Nov. 8, 1905 - April 14, 1992 DUELL, James G. Sept 30, 1840 - May 22, 1912 GILLEY, Samuel F. April 1, 1883 - Oct. 20, 1966 GILLEY, Matilda Dec. 16, 1888 - July 22, 1979 GILLEY, Luther Albert (WWII Vet) July 8, 1907 - Nov 10, 1963 PAYNE, Lillie G. Sept. 4, 1909 - July 27, 1993 PAYNE, John E. April 27, 1913 - Reserved GALLUP, Zadoc June 18, 1823 - March 31, 1893 (unmarked grave - child) (unmarked grave - child) Row "22" HEWITT, Thomas Jackson Oct. 21, 1889 - June 6, 1931 HEWITT, Allie Hollingsworth April 21, 1888 - Jan. 6, 1925 BAGGETT, J. H Nov. 11, 1872 - Oct. 15, 1910 BAGGETT, (infant s/o./ J.H. & Edna) Nov. 18, 1904 - Dec. 20, 1904 BAGGETT, Elsie Edna (d/o J.H. & Edna) May 31, 1903 - June 19, 1904 COLE, (infant s/o M/M W.M.Cole) Dec. 17, 1914 - Dec. 20, 1914 COLE, Katherine Oct. 1, 1912 - Sept. 20, 1915 PERKINS, Gladys (d/o T.E. & Addie) Sept. 11, 1901 - Sept. 7, 1911 DRAYO, Gordon O. (s/o J.W.) June 17, 1897 - Oct. 20, 1908 BUHLER, Augusta - June 2, 1897 THOMAS, Grace A. Oct. 18, 1914 - April 15, 1997 THOMAS, Robert L. Sr. Nov. 30, 1916 - Reserved POOLE, W. H. Aug. 25, 1822 - Jan. 11, 1892 THIELE, Marie L. March 20, 1850 - Aug. 7, 1908 (2 unmarked graves) GARLAND, J. I. Sept. 23, 1849 - June 9, 1927 GARLAND, Amanda Jane 1867 - 1948 GARLAND, William E. (WWI Vet) April 2, 1895 - March 21, 1963 CARPENTER, Sarah M. 1898 - 1934 Row "23" COLE, Mary Hollingsworth March 21, 1875 - June 1, 1928 HOLLINGSWORTH, Gladys July 2, 1909 - Aug. 2, 1919 HOLLINGSWORTH, D. C. (CSA Vet) Nov. 13, 1847 - Aug. 22, 1934 HOLLINGSWORTH, Virginia A. Hodges Oct. 3, 1855 - Oct. 6, 1936 REEVES, LeRoy 1900 - 1945 REEVES, Jemima S. Jan. 30, 1865 - March 9, 1939 REEVES, James Feb. 11, 1855 - Nov.2 , 1932 REEVES, Fred F. June 18, 1919 - Oct. 26, 1946 REEVES, W L. "Chunk" Sept. 9, 1883 - June 17, 1948 REEVES, (infant s/o M/M Barney) April 13, 1950 - April 13, 1950 HAGAN, Emmett G. (WWI Vet) Dec. 11, 1893 - April 6, 1948 HAGAN, Mattie Reeves April 29, 1904 - Aug. 31, 1983 HAGAN, Adalar James (WWII Vet) July 8, 1924 - Oct. 3, 1993 GARLAND, Joseph "Hamp" Jan. 27, 1893 - Aug. 13, 1956 GARLAND, Avie R. Jan. 4, 1897 - March 3, 1981 Row "24" REEVES, Robert H. June 17, 1882 - Dec. 3, 1968 REEVES, Mary Odea April 2, 1902 - May 15, 1993 REEVES, James Felix (Korea Vet0 May 21, 1928 - March 7, 1996 REEVES, Issac "Ike" Nov. 15, 1887 - Nov. 9, 1954 REEVES, Lonia Gilley Dec. 2, 1887 - July 17, 1957 REEVES, Walter H. May 26, 1912 - Nov. 15, 1957 Row "25" FUSELIER, Lois Reeves Feb. 27, 1917 - July 30, 1976 THOMPSON, Henry Ralph Sept. 15, 1912 - Nov. 14, 1971 THOMPSON, Bertha Reeves Sept. 14, 1914 - Sept. 11, 1991 - End of LYLES CEMETERY -