WHITAKER CEMETERY 1992-2001, Beauregard Parish, LA. Submitted by Frann S. Clark ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Updated May 2001 by Diane Morrison, entered by Frann S. Clark Updated May 2001 through December 2001 by Frann S. Clark WHITAKER CEMETERY--Established 1900 Directions: Travel Hwy 171 South from DeRidder. Turn east on LA 26 (Oberlin Hwy). Across the highway from Friendship Baptist Church. (dm--annotated by Diane Morrison & frs annotated by Frann S. Clark May 2001--501 total graves ANDREWS, William Earl February 17 1947 April 23 2000 SGT US Army Vietnam ASHCRAFT, Thelbert M July 4 1923 January 22 1993 PVT US Army World War II AUSTIN, Addie M d--June 20, 1995, age 68 years AUSTIN, Elsie G September 5 2000 76 years 3 months 22 days--Labby Memorial F Home AUSTIN, Harold d--February 2 1996, 73 years AUSTIN, Savoia "Baud" October 4 1925 November 30 1999 m June 15 1968 **Day by Day** NOT DEAD ONLY SLEEPING I AM (dm--h/o Orpah Gertrude Austin) AUSTIN, Van Loyd d-August 10 1993 age 66 h\o Martha Montier Shelton Austin BAILEY, Betty Aann MAMA July 28 1942 February 22 2000 OUR LOVING MOTHER BAILEY, Florence August 21 1930 March 8 1992 MOTHER FOREVER WITH THE LORD BAILEY, Gladys W August 14 1912 December 21 2001 w/o Alfred H Bailey BAKER JR, Michael E October 11 1903 October 4 1996 THY TRIALS ENDED THEY REST IS WON (dm--?son of M. E. Baker, Sr.) BARNHILL, Laura E April 25 1906 November 7 1999 (dm--w/o Clyde L. Barnhill) BARROWS, Gairoid D d-June 24 1992 age 71 BARROWS, Harold Donald March 4 1921 June 24 1992 PFC US Army World War II BJORKLUND, Neal Arlo July 22 1939 June 20 1997 m--May 16 1959 (dm--h/o Donna Lundberg Bjorklund) on back--children, Roxanne, Bradley, Renae BLANCHETTE, Papricia M "Pat" August 27 1933 December 18 1995 (dm--w/o Adam T. "Ted" Blanchette) IN LOVE FOREVER BLISS Dorothy R June 9 1894 November 30 1993 MOTHER (dm--w/o James H. BLISS) BLISS, Lorine Pianalto September 4 1924 May 4 1995 (dm--w/o Sidney James BLISS) BLISS, Sidney James April 15 1921 May 16 1991 m-Lorine April 27 42 [K.of C.] BRISTER, Cecil O August 1 1924 June 20 1994 (dm--h/o Juanita B. BRISTER) BRISTER, Dianne July 7 1949 August 27 2000 IN LOVING MEMORY **on back Husband, Eartis--Children Doris, Sissy, Paula, Tom, Marche, Curtis, Jameie, Bretta, Wayne BRISTER, Juanita B May 10 1921 December 21 1993 (dm--w/o Cecil O. BRISTER) BRISTER, Leroy L May 6 1926 November 5 1991 h\o Helen M BRISTER BRISTER, Morris April 1 1992 age 63 BRISTER, Riley January 14 1924 August 18 1991 h\o Audry W BRISTER BROOKS SR, Teddy Ray D--April 17 2001, 74 years, 7 months, 24 days m December 24 1953 h/o Layla Nae McNeeley US Navy WWII Korea BURGE, Everett W September 26 1912 August 26 1986 h/o Thelma F Burge TEC 5 US Army WWII BURGE, Ervin A January 10 1917 October 12 1994 THE LORD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH h\o Melonee A BURGE TEC5 US Army World War II BURGE, Thelma F March 9 1930 March 2 1998 BYRD, Mertie S August 20 1906 May 8 1996 m--September 10 1934 MOM MEET ME IN HEAVEN (dm--w/o R. J. Byrd) CANTRELL, Robert J February 28 1920 June 6 1980 h/o Thelma Cantrell CANTRELL, Thelma September 12 1921 November 22 2000 CARPENTER, Arthur John November 14 1991 age 73 CARROLL, Laverne May 1 1953 January 15 1994 M April 6 1974 CATES, Claudette L October 6 1935 January 26 1992 w\o Murrell Herman CATES CHADDICK Infant April 29 1992 April 29 1992 (dm--Lesley & Debra Chaddick) CHASE, Anita Luella Studer October 23 1922 IN AKRON, CO December 17 1997 IN DERIDDER, LA NO GREATER GIFT THAN LOVE COOLEY, Barbara Lucille D May 3 2001 51 YEARS 0 MONTHS 2 DAYS COOLEY, Carl E March 19 1911 January 9 1999 GREAT FAITH (dm--h/o Tressie O. Cooley) COOLEY, Corey Jude Cheyenne "Hotman" June 4 1976 January 3 1998 **Champion Bullrider** A CHAMPION IN LIFE, A CHAMPION IN THE ARENA COOLEY, Jimmie Arthur September 9 2001 77 years 2 months 10 days Labby Memorial F Home COOLEY, Kelby Clyde March 6 1930 January 11 1997 m August 25 1955 FOREVER WITH THE LORD PVT US Army (dm--h/o Shelby Bailey Cooley) COOLEY, Barbara Lucille March 1 1950 March 3 2001 COOLEY, Tressie O November 6 1913 May 28 1998 MOTHER SHE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, SHE FINISHED THE COURSE, SHE KEPT THE FAITH (dm--h/o Carl E Cooley) CUMMINGS, Clarence "Toots" E March 12 1925 October 17 1993 US Navy World War II (dm--h/o Ora Lee Cummings) CUMMINGS, Clarence W July 3 1888 June 21 1973 CUMMINGS, Ora Lee February 26 1928 April 18 1993 age 65 w\o Clarence E CUMMINGS [F] CUMMINGS, Ralph Dale October 23 2001 73 years 11 months 7 days Labby Memorial F Home DAVIS, Dorothy Marie Sanders November 7 1932 March 26 1999 OUR LOVING MOTHER DAVIS MRS, Marceline Freddie April 2 1940 July 30 1991 EDWARDS, James V 1920 May 15 1992 h\o Bernice EDWARDS [ARMY Vet] [F] EDWARDS, Mary C August 17 1927 March 7 1992 MOTHER **shared headstone** (dm--m/o L. Ozzie Edwards) BUDDED ON EARTH TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN EMBREY, Dorothy F February 26 1922 June 30 1992 w\o E.W.EMBREY EMBREY, Dorothy Thomas February 26 1922 June 30 1992 w\o Etchwood "Bill" EMBREY MEET ME IN HEAVEN MOM EMBREY, Etchwood W."Bill October 13 1909 June 18 1993 h\o Dorothy F EMBREY HE DIED AS HE LIVED, A CHRISTIAN CPL US Army World War II ELLIOTT, Clint Thomas March 6 1979 March 31 2001 FARRIS, Archie Turner June 11 1917 September 5 1998 (dm--h/o Lela E. Self) FREGIA, James H August 8 1916 December 4 1993 PFC US Army World War II (dm--h/o Ardell W. FREGIA) FRUSHA, Jimmy Lee May 10 1944 March 25 1994 QUIET LIKE SOME STILL DAY, GOING HOME BUT NOT AWAY FULLER, Dan Ritchie died--February 21 2001 63 YRS 2 MOS 29 DAYS--Beauregard-Vernon F H GARBER, Jimmy Alvin d-May 20 1992 s\o Margie Katherine Garber MORGAN GATEWOOD, Wayne Franklin "Eveready" June 16 1947 March 11 1994 MUCH LOVED FATHER AND BEST FRIEND GIDNEY, C.D. June 25 1991 age 65 GORDUR, Jimmy Alvin 1946 May 20 1992 GRAY, Dewey Wayne September 3 1971 March 5 1996 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR SON, DAD AND BROTHER GRAY, E L December 28 1918 February 18 1996 US Navy World War II GRAY, Ethel E May 4 1920 May 19 1993 w\o Leon GRAY PREPARE TO MEET ME IN HEAVEN GRAY, Martha E October 3 1906 August 20 1995 m--February 18 1926 (dm--w/o William J. Gray) TOGETHER FOREVER GREEN, Edna Funderburk January 4 1919 March 12 1996 w\o Sam Houston GREEN GRIFFIN, Charles W March 13 1924 October 16 1997 DADDY h\o Pearl W GRIFFIN ON OUR MINDS YOU STAY, IN OUR HEARTS YOU ARE, WE LOVE YOU **on back, My Children, Wayne, Robert, Rickey, Wilton, Keith, Barbara, January, Sue HAMILTON, Arron E died---October 15 1992 HANSEN, Charles Allen D--March 15 2000 21 YRS 4 MOS 14 DAYS HAVARD, Donald Robert July 3 1966 April 5 1995 IN LOVING MEMORY **on back, Daddy, we love and miss you, Lindsay and Holly Donald, You're always in my heart, I love you, Linda HENSON, Helen M MOM May 19 1915 September 21 1996 IN LOVING MEMORY (dm--w/o A. J. "Jimmy" Henson) HERMANN, Betty Williams July 28 1920 June 10 2000 w\o Kenneth F HERMANN m--October 5 1944 HIGHTOWER, Boyd B 1922 D 1994 S SGT US Army World War II HOWARD, Beth JO September 2 1947 September 23 1992 NO REGRETS (dm--d/o Andrew & Bobbie Howard) ILES, Murl d-April 17 1993 age 62 [F] ILES, Ray December 28 1918 May 12 1994 PFC US Army World War II JARRY, Armand Roland B 1922 D 1994 PFC US Army World War II JONES, John Henry January 8 1942 April 18 1999 (dm--w/o Janis Louise Jones) GONE FROM HOME BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS, WE LOVE YOU JONES, William B September 24 1909 January 10 1996 h\o Hermine M JONES KIRKPATRICK, Harry S RED THE WELDER August 19 1923 August 9 1996 LAMBERT, Daniel W --- MM-Tx Pfc Co 1 360 Inf WWI LEEDOM, Victoria Nicole April 4 1995 April 4 1995 (dm--d/o Brian & Kayla Leedom) LESTER, Jacqueline Debby Meeks October 10 1956 June 27 1997 I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME, Phil. 4:13 MCCONATHY, Ursula I Fischer January 17 1939 November 13 1996 m October 15 1972 w/o Seth J McCONATHY MCGEHEE, Emory October 29 1907 November 17 1998 DADDY GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN m--December 29 1945 TEC 5 US Army World War II (dm--h/o Myrtle Henley McGehee) MCMILLIN SR, Claude M December 5 1925 March 6 1994 IN LOVING MEMORY US Navy World War II MADDOX, Douglas Leo d-October 6 1992 age 49* w\o SUE ANN MADDOX MARTIN, Clarence Elray July 18 1926 October 19 1997 T SGT US Army World War II MILLS, Bessie Labby Memorial Funeral Home MILLS, Lowell Labby Memorial Funeral Home MIERS, Van Franklin August 9 1933 January 25 1998 DADDY HE LOVE US TO DEATH m--June 1 1995 (dm--h/o Rachel Cooley Miers) MOSES, Arnold Eugene October 16 1916 March 12 1999 MOORE, Arthur Vincent d-July 12 1993 age 81 h\o Mary Elizabeth "Lili" MULIG, Marvin E July 24 1914 April 20 1993 m-Dollie M MULIG September 26 1932 DADDY an honest man's the noblest work of god ORTON, William T March 2 1923 November 30 2000 PFC US Army World War II PHILLIPS, Melina September 4 1932 December 3 1991 PIERCE, Sandra Kay September 21 1926 September 22 1993 IN LOVING MEMORY POTENPAN, Bertha W March 29 1931 December 3 1996 IN LOVING MEMORY w\o Frank J POTENPAN PRUITT SR, Harold J July 28 1926 January 25 1993 H\O Joyce Rogers Pruitt BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE I COR. 13:13 HUSBAND AND DADDY SANDERS, Darrell Dewayne July 3 1983 October 16 2000 SCALLION, Jeanett Hanne July 1 1895 July 19 1992 SELF, Lela E December 23 1919 March 13 1999 m March 10 1942 (dm--w/o Archie Self) SIMMONS, Emmett V April 11 1909 September 20 1995 IN MY FATHERS HOUSE ARE MANY MANSION SIMMONS, Forrest W July 17 1925 January 15 1992 h\o Mary P SIMMONS SIMMONS, Willie Edward November 4 1991 age 80 SMITH, Kenneth D March 14 1932 January 19 1998 SH3 US Navy SNAPP JR, Claude Anthony October 26 1952 November 1 2000 m--June 27 1975 (dm--h/o Carol Ann Snapp) A NEVER ENDING LOVE FOR GOD AND ONE ANOTHER **on back, a beautiful creek running through a piece of land, with a log cabbin, deer, a tractor, a squirrel, and clouds, right in the middle is says Claude Carol Snapper SOSA, Antonio ALEJANDRO December 20 1996 June 26 2000 RESURRECTED Matt 24:29 TESTON, Mamie C May 14 1931 September 4 1995 MOTHER IN LOVING MEMORY (dm--w/o Thelton M Teston) TESTON, T B July 29 1915 July 29 1999 REST IN PEACE TESTON, Thelton M September 17 1917 September 24 1998 DAD IN LOVING MEMORY (dm--h/o Mamie C. Teston) TEC 5 US Army World War II VINCENT SR, Issac Toby February 14 1935 July 4 1995 LOVING HUBAND AND FATHER (dm--h/o Betty Phillips Vincent) VINCENT, Shirley MOTHER November 20 1937 January 9 1998 WHITAKER, Blanche Cooper May 5 1992 age 60 WHITAKER, Melina Faye February 10 1972 February 9 1993 WILKS, A TSAI "Jeannie" June 22 1932 April 11 2000 A LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER, FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS (dm--w/o Oscar C. Wilks, Jr.) WILLIAMS, Walter C November 1 1938 February 1 1998 A BROTHER LOVED (bull cowboy) WILSON, Rose O d-March 13 1993 age 85 WOODARD, Douglas Lonnie D April 17 2001 74 YRS 7 MOS 24 DAYS WOOLDRIDGE, Thomas A March 31 1928 May 9 1995 BUG2 US Navy World War II WYATT, Obee Will May 13 1918 June 27 1995 m- Mary Louise WILSON WYATT August 20 1948 TEC 5 US Army World War II YOUNG, Abrey January 26 1915 September 3 1999 LOVE GONES ON FOREVER (dm--h/o Lois C. Young) YOUNG, Bennett F December 1 1919 November 9 1992 h\o Ila YOUNG [F]* FOR HIS MERCIFUL KINDNESS IS GREAT TOWARD US YOUNG, Ila NEWTON January 3 1919 February 15 1996 (dm--w/o Bennett F. Young FOR HIS MERCIFUL KINDNESS IS GREAT TOWARD US