Babe Clark Cemetery, Beauregard Parish, LA. Submitted to the archives by Evelyn Cole. ** ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ BABE CLARK CEMETERY NEAR STARKS Listing Compiled by Roberta B. Doty and Evelyn E. Cole Annotated by La Vaughn H. "LV" Hayes A very pretty cemetery! Towards the back are three huge cedar trees. In the center, almost as though highlighted, are three more cedars that give the impression of bonsai. Other shrubs have been planted, and the whole cemetery is covered over with carpet or centipede grass. We would like to congratulate the groundskeepers for a job well done. Babe Clark is surrounded on three sides by pine forest, and a grassed parking area is on the west side as you turn off Gene Nelson Road, which is graveled. The best way to reach this lovely little cemetery is to turn east from LA 109 onto Smith Road and follow it to the left curve in the road. Then, just a bit farther on, you will find Babe Clark Cemetery on the right or east side of the road. [Most of the funeral home markers in this cemetery are from the Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas.] ================================================================================ ASHWORTH, CARL SR AUG 1 1915 MAR 30 1989 h\o JOSEPHINE C ASHWORTH ["Dock"] ASHWORTH, EGNEY JUL 16 1897 NOV 27 1974 MM-Pvt USARMY WWI [h/o Ida Braneff] ASHWORTH, IDA JAN 1 1905 MAY 8 1954 [d/o Simeon "Sim" and Sina "Siny" (Ashworth) Braneff, w/o Egney Ashworth] ASHWORTH, ISABELL and NAOMA ASHWORTH [together] [Isabell was born 1870, d/o James W. and Catherine (Dykes) Drake, w/o Elias Ashworth] ASHWORTH, JOSEPHINE C JUN 18 1911 ** w\o CARL ASHWORTH,SR [d/o Ziba Sylvester "Ziby" and Alice (Smithart) Clark] ASHWORTH, LAURA BARROW, DEWEL B FEB 15 1903 OCT 24 1977 h\o PEARL C BARROW [MASON] [Dewel Bosby, s/o James Isham and Lula (Moses) Barrow] BARROW, PEARL C APR 6 1902 JUN 19 1979 w\o DEWEL B BARROW [E.STAR] [Pearl Etta, d/o Archibald "Archie" and Elizabeth Ann (Ashworth) Clark] BASS, CHARLIE 1886 1935 h\o EARLICE BASS [Charles "Charlie", born 11 Aug, s/o William Moses and Emily Louise (Wisby) Bass] BASS, EARLICE 1887 1925 w\o CHARLIE BASS [died 30 May, d/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark, also w/o Abner Curtis Reace] BASS, ELMER 1907 1963 [photo] [born 13 Jul 1907, s/o Charles "Charlie" and Earlice (Clark) Bass, h/o Lorain Bazinet] BASS, FRANKIE AUG 22 1937 NOV 24 19-- BASS, VERA MAE "MEME" SEP 28 1929 SEP 20 1990 [MOM] BERWICK, ELTON SR JAN 25 1928 DEC 18 1991 h\o [blank] [photo] MM-Cpl USARMY Korea [dble stone\other side is blank] [s/o George and Ada (Braneff) Berwick] BRANEFF, ANNETTE J JAN 15 1953 OCT 1 1979 BRANEFF, BOBBY RAY MAR 11 1953 DEC 30 1976 [photo] BRANEFF, CHRISTINE H AUG 20 1922 ** m-SIMON BRANEFF JUL 6 1939 [Elma Christine, d/o William Asa "Willie" and Cynthia (Ashworth) Howard Jr] BRANEFF, CLAUDIA OCT 3 1931 ** w\o ELIAS A BRANEFF,SR [nee Bass] BRANEFF, ELIAS A SR JUL 23 1909 DEC 18 1982 h\o CLAUDIA BRANEFF [photo] [s/o Simeon "Sim" and Sina "Siny" (Ashworth) Braneff, h/o Velma Spikes and Claudia Bass] BRANEFF, GRACIE MAE MAR 19 1908 APR 27 1989 w\o IRA BRANEFF [photo] [nee Coleman] BRANEFF, INFANT OF SIM BRANEFF, INFANT OF SIM BRANEFF, INFANT OF SIMON BRANEFF, INFANT OF SIMON BRANEFF, INFANT OF SIMON BRANEFF, IRA MAR 19 1906 FEB 19 1991 h\o GRACIE MAE BRANEFF [photo] [s/o Simeon "Sim" and Sina "Siny" (Ashworth) Braneff] BRANEFF, IRIS JAN 22 1913 ** w\o LEVI BRANEFF [d/o William Riley "Bill" and Dora (Clark) Buxton] BRANEFF, LEVI APR 26 1916 MAR 1 1980 h\o IRIS BRANEFF ["Shorty", s/o Simeon "Sim" and Sina "Siny" (Ashworth) Braneff] BRANEFF, PRENTISS H JUL 16 1949 ** h\o ANNETTE J BRANEFF BRANEFF, SHON H JUN 14 1971 OCT 1 1979 BRANEFF, SIM JUN 19 1862 MAY 9 1941 h\o SINA BRANEFF [Simeon "Sim", s/o John Franklin and Ellender (Drake) Braneff] BRANEFF, SIMON NOV 28 1914 SEP 14 1983 h\o CHRISTINE H BRANEFF [s/o Simeon "Sim" and Sina "Siny" (Ashworth) Braneff] BRANEFF, SINA AUG 4 1884 NOV 12 1969 w\o SIM BRANEFF [d/o Elias and Sarah Elizabeth (Clark) Ashworth] BRANEFF, TERRYL SIM "TERRY" OC 6 1971 FB 21 1989 s\o ROBERT\LAVERA BRANEFF BRYANT, JAMES I OCT 15 1912 APR 7 1990 h\o SUSIE B BRYANT [James Isiah] BRYANT, LOUIS E ---1937--- BRYANT, MARGIE ROSE FEB 11 1949 OCT 5 1949 BRYANT, MARVIN W "BUD" OCT 28 1945 OCT 28 1973 BRYANT, SUSIE B JAN 28 1919 ** m-JAMES I BRYANT AUG 8 1936 [d/o Simeon "Sim" and Sina "Siny" (Ashworth) Braneff] CLARK, A.L. JUL 4 1850 OCT 12 1920 h\o SELIA ANN CLARK [Alexander L. "Babe", s/o John Harvey and Rachel (Drake) Clark Sr] CLARK, ALLEN MAY 5 1905 NOV 24 1975 [s/o Andrew Jackson and Georgia (Smith) Clark] CLARK, ALICE MAR 18 1887 SEP 1 1950 [d/o William F. and Rachel (Clark) Smithart, w/o Ziba Sylvester Clark] CLARK, ANDREW J 1872 1947 h\o GEORGIA S CLARK [Andrew Jackson, s/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark] CLARK, BETTIE SUE 1947 1948 CLARK, CARROLL CECIL MAR 27 1940 JUN 17 1992 [wildlife scene] CLARK, DAVID "BIMBO" AUG 8 1953 OCT 7 1957 CLARK, DELBERT RAY SR SEP 14 1921 JAN 24 1990 MM-Pfc USARMY WWII [s/o John Calvin and Della (Bloodsworth) Clark, h/o Inez Johnson] CLARK, ERNEST B\D OCT 20 1931 CLARK, ERNEST FEB 9 1901 MAR 1 1972 h\o RETTIE T CLARK [s/o William Madison and Isabell (Smith) Clark] CLARK, FAIRBA 1888 1958 [died 27 May, d/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark] CLARK, GEORGIA S 1882 1965 w\o ANDREW CLARK [nee Smith, born 27 May, died 18 Nov] CLARK, GILBERT JAN 31 1911 AUG 10 1921 [s/o William Madison and Isabell (Smith) Clark] CLARK, INFANT JUL 11 1921 s\o M\M W.M.CLARK CLARK, INFANT OF BABE CLARK, INFANT OF BABE CLARK, INFANT OF ELI CLARK, INFANT OF ELI CLARK, INFANT OF ELI CLARK, INFANT OF ELI CLARK, INFANT OF EVIE CLARK, INFANT OF EVIE CLARK, INFANT OF LEO CLARK, INFANT OF LEO CLARK, INFANT OF ZIBA CLARK, INFANT s\o S. HUNT B\D MAY 18 1951 CLARK, ISABELL S MAR 11 1884 SEP 26 1934 w\o Wm M CLARK [d/o John R. and Nancy (Pollard) Smith, w/o William Madison Clark] CLARK, JAMES EUGENE APR 8 1956 JUL 14 1973 [BROTHER] CLARK, JAMES W, "DIMP" OCT 29 1913 OCT 30 1981 MM-Sgt USARMY WWII [dble stone\blank on other side] [s/o Ziba Sylvester "Ziby" and Alice (Smithart) Clark, h/o Annette Boudreaux] CLARK, JOSEPH M SEP 21 1922 APR 20 1924 [s/o William Madison and Isabell (Smith) Clark] CLARK, LAURA FEB 28 1913 ** w\o WILLIS CLARK [d/o Simeon "Sim" and Sina "Siny" (Ashworth) Braneff] CLARK, LOUIS AUG 20 1919 JUL 4 1930 [s/o Andrew Jackson and Georgia (Smith) Clark] CLARK, MARY [d/o Eli and Kizzar Andeline (Poole) Clark] CLARK, MAYO 1890 1956 [died 5 Nov, s/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark, h/o Virgie Lee Fountain] CLARK, NELON 1889 1922 [s/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark, h/o Lula Moses] CLARK, PRENTISS W JUL 27 1942 AUG 28 1942 CLARK, R.S."REGGIE" AUG 7 1939 MAR 16 1950 CLARK, RETTIE T DEC 2 1903 ** w\o ERNEST CLARK [nee Tyler] CLARK, RIXANNE MAY 5 1909 JAN 21 1959 CLARK, SELIA ANN d-JAN 16 1911 age 62 w\o A.L.CLARK [Celia Ann, d/o Andrew Jackson and Anna Missouri (Burgess) Clark Sr, w/o Alexander L. "Babe" Clark] CLARK, TANNER d-JAN 17 1993 age 13 months s\o ERICA\TERRY CLARK CLARK, TIS CLARK, VICTOR JR SEP 17 1944 MAR 20 1987 [poker hand\tractor pictures] [1987 BCHS 4th place pole bending Rodeo buckle] [s/o Victor Preston and Bernadine (Blankenship) Clark Sr] CLARK, VICTOR PRESTON NOV 10 1916 MAY 26 1964 MM-La Pvt 69 Coast Arty (AA) [s/o William Madison and Isabell (Smith) Clark, h/o Bernadine Blankenship] CLARK, W.P."RED" SR JAN 2 1915 MAR 14 1963 [William Prentiss, s/o William Madison and Isabell (Smith) Clark, h/o Caggie Honeycutt] CLARK, WALTER JUL 5 1900 JAN 31 1982 [s/o Andrew Jackson and Georgia (Smith) Clark] CLARK, WILLIAM L MAY 8 1908 SEP 17 1988 MM-Pfc USARMY WWII CLARK, WILLIAM M FEB 18 1878 MAR 6 1955 h\o ISABELL S CLARK [F] [s/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark, h/o Isabell Smith] CLARK, WILLIS MAY 6 1907 MAY 20 1990 h\o LAURA CLARK [s/o Ziba Sylvester "Ziby" and Alice (Smithart) Clark, h/o Laura Braneff] CLARK, ZIBA OCT 3 1875 SEP 1932 [Ziba Sylvester "Ziby", s/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark, h/o Alice Smithart] CULVER, MAUDE M MAY 4 1909 MAR 13 1983 w\o ROBERT D CULVER [d/o Charles "Charlie" and Earlice (Clark) Bass] CULVER, ROBERT D SEP 11 1907 MAR 22 1989 h\o MAUDE M CULVER FOSTER, SHARON CLARK JUN 17 1952 MAY 14 1978 GRAY, ALBERT FEB 28 1900 JUL 28 1917 GULLET, INFANT OF THOMAS GULLET, INFANT OF THOMAS HATCHEL, INFANT OF CURTIS HOWARD, WILFRED R JL 24 1935 FB 6 1985 [photo] [boxing gloves\coffee cup [Wilfred Roscoe, s/o William Asa "Willie" and Cynthia (Ashworth) Howard Jr, w/o Sybil Hatchell and Betty Barlow] LATHAN, EGBERT LATHAN, MARY 1876 1922 [nee Perkins] MAINS, LILLIE S MAY 17 1894 JUN 9 1966 [dbl stone\blank on other side] [d/o Joel and Susaner (Hoosier) Perkins, w/o (1) Richard "Dick" Clark and (2) ? Mains] MORRIS, ORA 1881 1948 [nee Perkins] MYERS, ORA 1873 1949 [nee Perkins] NELSON, ELAINE B SEP 25 1924 ** [E.STAR] [Elaine Barrow, who was still alive as of Jun 24, 1997] NELSON, EUGENE COLEMAN AUG 18 1922 DEC 13 1987 h\o ELAINE B NELSON MM-AS US NAVY WWII [MASON] [s/o James and Cora (Portlock) Nelson, w/o Elaine Barrow] PAULK, MELVIN E APR 2 1922 APR 10 1982 h\o N. MAXINE PAULK PAULK, N. MAXINE JAN 26 1926 NOV 20 1978 w\o MELVIN E PAULK PERKINS, ALENE 1919 1920 PERKINS, EDNA PERKINS, IRA 1874 1915 [F] [born Aug, s/o Oliver and Sarah (Varner) Perkins, h/o Alice Clark] PERKINS, JAMES "JIM" MAY 23 1889 JUN 9 1910 PERKINS, JOEL b-DEC 26 1841 d-APR 2- --- [broken off] [s/o John and Sarah "Sally" (?) Perkins, h/o Susaner Hoosier] PERKINS, JOYCE DEC 15 1890 MAY 18 1949 [M] [nee Perkins] PERKINS, LEE PERKINS, SARA 1874 1936 PERKINS, SUSANER JUN 27 1853 DEC 30 1943 [d/o Randolph and Susanne (Slaydon) Hoosier, w/o Joel Perkins] PERKINS, SUSANNA RIDGWAY, ADDIE 1884 1936 [M] [died 23 May, d/o Alexander L. "Babe" and Celia Ann (Ashworth) Clark, w/o William Oliver Ridgeway] SINGLETARY-SCHIESLER, BETTY JUN 2 1942 JUN 1 1992 STARKS, INFANT OF EUGENE [c/o Eugene and Matta (Jordan) Starks] THOMPSON, INFANT OF JIM [c/o Jim and Mary (Stains) Thompson] WILLET, PENNEY E APR 21 1967 AUG 13 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other persons known to be buried in the cemetery, but not cited on the listing: ASHWORTH, FRANKIE AUG 22 1937 24 NOV 1962 [son of Egney Ashworth] CLARK CHILD [c/o Ernest and Rettie (Tyler) Clark] CLARK, CLARENCE [born 1901, died 1918, s/o Eli and Kizzar Andeline (Poole) Clark] CLARK INFANT [c/o Andrew Jackson and Georgia (Smith) Clark] CLARK INFANT [c/o Andrew Jackson and Georgia (Smith) Clark] CLARK, KIZZAR ANDELION POOLE [d/o George W. and Missouri (Bass) Poole, w/o Eli Clark] DOYLE, ROXY ANN CLARK b. 1907 [born Mar, d/o Ziba Sylvester and Alice (Smithart) Clark, w/o Bertie Doyle] PERKINS, ADRIAN OCT 9 1888 DEC 20 1969 SMITH, ANTHIVELA [born 1903, d/o Henry and Matilda (Ashworth) Smith] SMITHART INFANT [c/o Clyde and Lenora (Gore) Smithart] ================================================================================ Historical note: Babe Clark Cemetery is named after Alexander L. "Babe" Clark, son of John Harvey and Rachel (Drake) Clark Sr who started the community known as Clark Settlement in Calcasieu (now Beauregard) Parish northeast of Starks, LA a few years after the Civil War. It is one of three Clark cemeteries in this community, the others being the Archie Clark and Dick Clark cemeteries.