Merryville Community Cemetery, Beauregard Parish Louisiana Submitted by Evelyn Cole Date: August 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ MERRYVILLE COMMUNITY CEMETERY (BLACK) Listing Compiled by Evelyn E. Cole and Roberta B. Doty December 1991 Located just east of Merryville on the north side of US Highway 190, this cemetery is easily reached. There are some trees and shrubs. The cemetery itself is rather large, but only a portion of it is being used at this time (1992). ================================================================================ GORDO ASHWORTH, MARGIE SMITH SEP 28 1934 OCT 13 1963 BANNION, DELIA O 1857 1963 BEATY, CLARENCE,JR MAY 21 1943 APR 12 1976 BOWIE, ELIZA FEB 29 1889 FEB 26 1975 BOWIE, EMMA JUN 10 1930 OCT 11 1951 BOWIE, FRANK 1892 1941 BOWIE, FRANK JR 1925 1986 BROOKS, JOHN DEC 7 1880 SEP 26 1943 BROOKS, TENSI NOV 22 1883 DEC 22 1951 CARRIE, --- 1890 1992 CLARK, WALKER OCT 7 1877 NOV 16 1927 [Queen of West Chamber 3033] COLLINS, CELLIE OCT 24 1874 JUL 27 1958 COMO, --- MARIE OCT 20 1912 FEB 24 1985 CONNER, EARL FEB 17 1902 JAN 19 1988 CORMIER, ANNA,MRS d-JUN 3 1904 age 71 CROSS, N.J. (PROF) MAR 15 1882 JUL 29 1966 [FATHER and HUSBAND] DAVIS, RHASTUS HILL JAN 6 1912 APR 9 1970 MM-TX Pfc USARMY WWII DRISKER, LEONARD RAY d-JAN 5 1954 age 23 DUNNING, MARY DEC 18 1901 DEC 24 1919 age 11 DUNNINGS, DAISY R OCT 7 1889 SEP 24 1985 FLEMONES, ASHLEY TEARA AUG 18 1988 OCT 14 1991 FLEMONES, MELVIN APR 20 1962 OCT 17 1989 FOWLER, JACK MAR 12 1902 OCT 31 1943 MM-La Pvt 2048 QM Truck Co AVN GALLASPIE, --- JUN 20 1889 JUN 23 1959 [M] GILL, ELLIS MAY 3 1885 APR 16 1942 GILL, FLORESTINE JUN 29 1938 APR 23 1947 GILL, HOSEA SEP 16 1912 JAN 2 1989 GILL, MARY PIERCE AUG 30 1919 JAN 17 1993 w\o MATTHEW GILL,SR [M] GILL, MATTHEW SR MAY 26 1914 JUN 30 1983 h\o MARY P.GILL GILL, ODELLA 1923 1963 GILL, RUBY FEB 12 1926 ** GORDON, JOHN APR 9 1887 DEC 28 1964 MM-La Pvt Co D 328 SUC BN QMC WWI GORDON, MAGGIE DEC 25 1889 MAY 16 1973 [M] GRANT, HETTIE SEP 6 1882 AUG 10 1955 GRAVE COVERED WITH CEMENT 2 GRAVES [with flowers] HARVEY, ROBERT T SEP 7 1926 JUL 3 1951 MM-La Pfc Co A 80 Inf WWII HENTON, EMMIT [Date buried] MM-La Pvt USMC Korea HILLS, JOHN NOV 1 1897 DEC 28 1983 HILLS, OLEVIA S SEP 5 1906 JAN 11 1979 [M] HORACE, EARNEST JUN 15 1895 SEP 10 1952 MM-La Pvt 812 Pioneer Inf WWI HARTS, JULIUS d-MAR 23 1942 [TOMBSTONE NOT FOUND] HUDDLESTON, HARLEY FEB 4 1894 JUN 22 1977 HUDDLESTON, JOHNNIE B 1923 1979 MM-USARMY WWII HUDSON, EDWARD O SEP 27 1897 JUN 15 1981 HUDSON, MARY T OCT 3 1912 DEC 1 1987 [M] JINER, LELAR SMITH OCT 14 1910 FEB 19 1978 [M] JOHNSON, ELLA MAE MAY 6 1920 FEB 19 1989 JOHNSON, WASH APR 15 1898 OCT 8 1918 JONES, CHARLES D 1913 1980 MM-Pvt USARMY WWII JONES, SAM 1892 NOV 1 1969 MM-La Wagr Co B 520 Engr WWI JORDON, LUKE JUL 25 1927 DEC 9 1987 [FATHER] KNIGHTON, MINTIE JAN 18 1894 FEB 1 1942 KNIGHTON, THOMAS L MOV 2 1918 SEP 13 1941 KNIGHTON, VERLENE DEC 27 1945 AUG 31 1974 KYLE, OPHELIA d-DEC 1 1988 age 63 LARGE CEMENT CROSS MAY 1911 MARSHALL, DEAN APR 20 1914 APR 19 1992 MARZETTE, ANTONIA VIRGINIA OCT 28 1974 JUN 27 1987 MAXIE, ESTELLA JUL 4 1904 MAR 10 1944 MAXIE, LOUIS AUG 14 1899 SEP 14 1967 McCRAY, LULA SEP 12 1890 NOV 15 1919 [[QUEEN OF THE WEST CHAMBER 303] McFARLAND, ROSA OCT 10 1885 SEP 15 1975 MICKENS, HENRY SEP 27 1889 OCT 2 1975 MICKENS, INA CHARLES FEB 5 1915 DEC 21 1952 MICKENS, LEON MILLITON NOV 2 1911 1928 MICKENS, PRISCILLA DEC 21 1889 SEP 4 1972 [A Military marker which is sinking face down-too heavy to lift and read] MILLER, JOHNNIE DEC 15 1887 MAR 29 1967 [F] MILLER, MARY G APR 7 1890 FEB 14 1962 [M] MOORE, CELIE NOV 5 1857 JAN 6 1940 MOORE, CHARLIE MAR 10 1858 SEP 25 194- PALMER, OSCAR NOV 28 --- NOV 24 1970 MM-La Pfc 678 ORD Ammo Co WWII PERKINS, ELISAH d-NOV 27 1930 POWELL, JAMES SR d-JAN 15 1993 age 70 [veteran of WWII] ROBERSON, PERLEY (MRS) JUL 4 1894 APR 29 1982 ROBERTSON, LIZZIE JUL 14 1890 JUL 13 1987 ROBERTSON, W.M. JUN 18 1888 APR 24 1955 ROBINSON, MYRTLE GILL NOV 1 1910 APR 23 1973 ROSEMON, VIRGINIA DEC 1 1893 JUL -- --- ROWLS, JESSIE M 1911 1945 RUTH ---- ---OCT 1 1909--- SAMUEL, DAISY LEE JUN 5 1932 ** [PHOTO] SAMUEL, SOPHERONIA DEC 3 1890 APR 28 1976 [PHOTO] SCOTT, ABRAHAM NOV 10 1933 MM-La Pvt 1Cl 409 Res Labor BN QMC SMITH, EFFIE JUL 12 1888 NOV 18 1979 SMITH, HENRY DEC 25 1889 DEC 4 1941 SMITH, -- JUN 30 1887 DEC 13 1919 SPIKES STEVENSON, JOHNNY FEB 15 1904 NOV 5 1980 SWEET, JOE DEC 13 1944 SEP 7 1972 [SON] SWEET, ROSETTA LEWIS MAY 12 1920 FEB 26 1990 TOLIVER, MABLE M AUG 29 1919 JUN 29 198- TRAYLOR, DELLAR P MAY 2 1856 AUG 7 1984 3 VAULTS VAULT [Seems to be with PROF.N.J.CROSS] VICKNAIR, BEATRICE AUG 10 1902 JUL 2 1974 WILLIAMS, I.C. 1918 1978 WILLIAMS, IDELLA W JUL 16 1921 MAR 16 1974 WILLIAMS, JESSIE LEE MAR 31 1910 MAR 2 1964 WILLIS, WILSON 1882 JUL 23 1963 ================================================================================