Lard Cemetery, Livingston, LA submitted by: Belford E. Carver ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Lard Cemetery, Northwest of Holden, Livingston Parish, Louisiana Updated November 15-16, 1999, by Dr. Belford E. Carver. Located next to the St. James Baptist Church, No. 31930 LA Hwy 1036, which is approximately 3.1 miles north of US Hwy 190, Holden, LA. * Still Living Oldest birth date from inscription: S.P. Holden (Row 9, No. 5) Feb. 24, 1824 - Mar. 22, 1909 Oldest burial date from inscription: Noah Ely Lard (Row 10, No. 16 Apr. 6, 1872 - Dec. 30, 1873 Row 1 1. FM: John Gordon Bankston, Aug 31, 1934 - Dec 2, 1990, Age 56 2. Richard Bankston Jan. 29, 1937 - Nov. 20, 1976 3. Scott Bankston Son of Richard and Linda Bankston Aug. 28, 1973 - Aug. 22, 1974 4. Luke Charles Wagner, Jr. Sept. 22, 1972 - Aug. 30, 1973 5. Lige Allen La. Pvt. U.S. Army WWI Aug. 10, 1887 - Dec. 17, 1972 6. James Norred 7. Lizzie Norred 8. Thomas Lee 9. Edna Norred Lee Row 2 1. Sam Bankston (Double headstone: BANKSTON) Mar. 13, 1918 - Feb. 26, 1978 and 2. Nina Estell Bankston, Nov 18, 1921 - blank Mar: Oct 12, 1940 D/o John Revis Finch and Ruth Gertrude Cowan Finch 3. Lydia Bankston Kinchen-Guidroz June 24, 1927 - Oct. 24, 1969 4. Walter G. Bankston 5. Viola Bankston, Apr 8, 1916 - Jan 25, 1984 Oct. 1, 1908 - Aug. 16, 1966 (w/o Walter G. Bankston) 6. Liddy K. Bankston 7. John G. Kinchen, 9/1/54 - 4/1/97, s/o G.M. & Lydia B. Mar. 30, 1884 - Oct. 18, 1970 (Apparently in same grave.) 8. John W. Bankston Sept. 16, 1874 - July 30, 1949 9. Frank J. Ferguson Nov. 2, 1965 - Nov. 5, 1965 10. Alton J. Ferguson, Mar 6, 1944 - Jun 10, 1986 11. Donald Ray Bankston, Sep 18, 1939 - Jul 16, 1965 12. Monelle Kinchen Bankston, Aug 18, 1918 - Apr 22, 1999, Age 80 13. John F. Bankston, Mar 29, 1914 - Apr 27, 1995 14. Clara Bankston Brashears, Feb 2, 1922 - Jun 3, 1997 Row 3 1-2. BANKSTON: Clyde R., Sr., Feb 2, 1922 - Jan 14, 1989 (Mil) Clyde Bankston Sr. MOMM3 US Coast Guard, WW II, Feb 2, 1922 - Jan 14, 1989 Margie E., Mar 26, 1931 - (blank) Mar: Sep 19, 1946 3. Lester P. Bankston, Jul 11, 1953 - Aug 30, 1986 4. FM: Fieldon C. Grantham, 1927 - 1994 5. (Double) F. A. Grantham, Apr 4, 1902 - Dec 3, 1980 6. Idelle B. Grantham, May 31, 1905 - Feb 24, 1988 7. Joseph Grantham Dec. 28, 1900 - Jan. 22, 1973 8. Mrs. M.R. Stafford Grantham Feb. 9, 1883 - June 7, 1949 9. Clarence Grantham Son of M.R. Stafford Grantham Feb. 28, 1907 - June 10, 1947 10. GRANTHAM, Herman Hosea, Feb 24, 1911 - Feb 27, 1980 11. Wilma G., Jan 21, 1916 - (blank) 12. Joyce Catherine Martin, Apr 16, 1928 - Sep 29, 1996 Row 4 1. Leonard C. Allen, Jul 1, 1921 - Dec 23, 1987 2. Robert E. Allen, Sr. Dec. 30, 1892 - June 17, 1959 3. Florence Chambers Allen Sept. 9, 1894 - Jan. 15, 1940 4. Dau of Mary Lou and R.E. Lovett Dec. 16, 1943 - Dec. 16, 1943 5. Eloise M. Bueche, Jun 2, 1928 - Dec 7, 1994 (above ground) Row 5 1. Prentis M. Mitchell, US Army WW II, Nov 17, 1909 - Dec 30, 1995 2. Robert M. Sullivan, SGT US Air Force Korea, Oct 10, 1930 - Jan 15, 1990 3. Infant, marker not readable 4/5. MITCHELL, Luther V., Jun 6, 1911 - Apr 3, 1979 Margaret J., Jun 13, 1917 - Feb 8, 1996 6. Luther L. Mitchell Feb. 28, 1941 - Mar. 29, 1971 7. Kim Fontenot Kim Lampriez, Oct 29, 1957 - Jul 1, 1958 8. Thad Mitchell Son of L.V. and V. Mitchell June 28, 1948 - June 28, 1948 9. Adline Bayon Babin Sept. 15, 1880 - Oct. 19, 1960 10. Lovell Mitchell July 23, 1907 - Dec. 27, 1976 Wed: 3-19-1929 11. Nina Bankston Mitchell, Jun 9, 1912 - Nov 23, 1990 12. MITCHELL, Eld. Curtis H., Jul 28, 1907 - Oct 23, 1983 13. Celeste, Nov 20, 1912 - Jun 27, 1983 14. Troy "Bubble" Ware, Mar 17, 1929 - Apr 27, 1998 15. Son of Levell and Nina Mitchell Oct. 9, 1960 16. Lovell Mitchell, Jr. Nov. 2, 1939 17. Stella Mae Mitchell Feb. 15, 1939 - Feb. 16, 1939 18. Mitchell Infant of Lovell Mitchell, d/o L. G. & Myrtle Mitchell, 1939 19. Myrtle M. Howze Mitchell Wife of L.C. Mitchell Feb. 8, 1905 - Mar. 19, 1944 20. Leonard C. Mitchell, Jul 17, 1900 - Jan 9, 1983 21. Pansy Mitchell Gentile 1934 - 1967 Row 6 1. Alfred A. Morrough 1882 - 1939 2. Nora McMahon Morrough 1884 - 1947 3. Harold A. Morrough 1904 - 1975 (1977) 4/5. JOHANNSEN, Charles P., Jan 15, 1904 - Nov 5, 1985 Vadia M., Sep 29, 1908 - Jul 10, 1991 6. Ivy Adren Holden La. TEC 5 U.S. Army WWII Feb. 8, 1917 - Aug. 16, 1973 7. Holden Infant Sept. 25, 1925 8. Holden Infant Nov. 27, 1927 9. Laura Egie Holden Mar. 22, 1914 - Dec. 18, 1927 10. Dudley Holden Jan. 23, 1923 - Feb. 19, 1928 11. Dollie Wall Holden Apr. 12, 1893 - Dec. 11, 1966 12. Martery M. Holden La. Pfc. Eng. WWII Nov. 25, 1920 - Mar. 21, 1943 13. Charles Elliot Holden Nov. 15, 1885 - Mar. 27, 1958 14. Ola H. Wall Nov. 9, 1915 - June 20, 1964 15. A. Murray Wall Nov. 15, 1915 - Apr. 28, 1970 Row 7 1. Lillie M. Jones Jan. 4, 1922 - Sept. 12, 1968 2. Whit H. Mizell Aug. 6, 1886 - Apr. 22, 1957 3. Melissa Courtney Mizell Wife of Whit Mizell Dec. 13, 1884 - Apr. 6, 1951 4. Infant son of W.H. and Melissa Mizell 5. Infant son of W.H. and Melissa Mizell 6. Ercilla Mizell Falks Apr. 26, 1913 - May 19, 1975 Mar: Mar 2, 1937 7. Henry G. Falks Oct. 11, 1916 - July 25, 1977 8. Sarah McLin Lott Apr. 6, 1870 - Dec. 28, 1947 9. Jack Lott Husband of Sarah McLin Lott 10. Mil: David A. Lott, Pvt US Army WW I, Sep 18, 1892 - Feb 28, 1966 12. Mary Lott, Dec 25, 1895 - Jul 6, 1968 13/14. MIZELL, Charlie, Jul 1, 1915 - Apr 15, 1981 Mar: May 3, 1947 Julia Elizabeth, Apr 21, 1924 - Dec 19, 1979 15. FM: Earl J. Hutchinson, Apr 1, 1925 - Aug 12, 1998, Age 73 Row 8 1. Bertha W. Holden Jan. 19, 1897 - Dec 18, 1983 2. Bickom R. Holden Aug. 6, 1896 - May 26, 1970 3. Simon H. Holden Son of W.H. and J.P. Holden Oct. 26, 1941 56 yrs. 4 mos. 12 dys. 4. W.H. Holden Mar. 10, 1857 - June 24, 1933 5. J. Porter Ross Holden Wife of W.H. Holden Feb. 1, 1860 - Sept. 20, 1942 82 yrs. 7 mos. 19 dys. 6. Rita Holden Dau of W.H. and J.P. Holden Oct. 24, 1898 - Aug. 30, 1952 7. Louise Tice Aug. 13, 1887 - May 13, 1970 8. Elliot C. Whitehead Feb. 17, 1900 - Mar. 6, 1965 9. Mother: Abie F. Whitehead. 4/2/1904 - 12/3/1991 10. Infant Dau of Mr. And Mrs. Elliot Whitehead Mar. 24, 1925 11. Edgar Whitehead Apr. 24, 1922 - Mar. 14, 1924 12. Son of Joseph and Amelia Hutchinson Whitehead April 1924 13. Malindia Mizell Whitehead Wife of C.W. Whitehead June 27, 1878 - June 8, 1917 14. Chariot Mizell Apr. 28, 1854 - Sept. 1905 15. Charley E. Mizell June 13, 1855 - Feb. 12, 1927 16. Casandrea Mizell Barber Died 1874 17. William S. Barber Son of Casandrea Mizell Barber 1872 - 1956 18/19. BRADY, Rev. Roy W., Oct 5, 1924 - May 1, 1983 Roy W. Brady, S1 US Navy WW II, Oct 5, 1924 - May 1, 1983 Ollie O., Jul 15, 1930 - (blank) 20. Krystal Gail Grantham, Aug 1, 1979 - Aug 27, 1994 21. Jim Stanley Grantham, Dec 15, 1983 - Dec 16, 1983 Row 9 1. Amanda Dawne Bankston Barber, Jun 2, 1947 - May 31, 1999, Age 51 2. Rev. Earl K. Addison, May 13, 1947 - Aug 14, 1980 3/4. Eunice Iona Bankston, Apr 27, 1929 - Apr 29, 1984 James "Penny" Bankston, Jun 16, 1922 - May 18, 1989 5. FM: John Sanders, Jun 6, 1928 - May 16, 1999, Age 70 6. Helen B. Sanders, Oct 29, 1931 - Jan 9, 1990 7. Leland R. Bankston Mar. 3, 1925 - May 5, 1969 8. Marion F. Bankston Aug. 19, 1887 - Nov. 12, 1956 9. Mittie Mitchell Bankston Wife of Marion Bankston Mar. 12, 1893 - Mar. 10, 1976 10. Marion Holmes Higginbotham, Aug 12, 1916 - Jan 19, 1997 11. Carl Eugene Higginbotham, Nov 6, 1915 - Sep 12, 1981 Mil: Carl Higginbotham, Sr., Lt Col. US Army Air Corps WW II, Nov 6, 1915 - Sep 12, 1981 12. Gladys Higginbotham Smith, 1910 - 1991 13. Ralph Robert Smith, 1910 - 1979 14. Malinda A. Holden Wife of S.P. Holden Oct. 1833 - Mar. 11, 1912 15. S.P. Holden Feb. 24, 1824 - Mar. 22, 1909 16. Samuel H. Holden Son of W.H. and J.P. Holden June 10, 1885 - Mar. 16, 1903 17. Edna E. Holden Dau of W.H. and J.P. Holden 1894 - 1896 18. Infant son of J.M. and Emma Holden Sept. 19, 1881 - Sept. 3, 1883 19. John M. Holden Son of W.H. and J.P. Holden 1878 - 1882 20. Ella A. Holden Dau of J.M. and Emma Holden Dec. 3, 1875 - Aug. 11, 1878 21. Infant dau of S.P. and Malinda Holden 22. Infant dau of S.P. and Malinda Holden Row 10 1. Joseph Donald Dugas, 2/24/89 - 2/24/89 2. Larry Donald Herring, AC2 US Air Force, Korea, Sep 27, 1934 - Dec 13, 1980 (above gnd) 3. Carl Edward Sullivan, Jr. July 28, 1974 - July 29, 1974 4. Robert Wilson Sullivan July 28, 1974 5. Cynthia Anne Jones July 27, 1966 - July 30, 1966 6. Mary Lard Higginbotham Jan. 16, 1889 - Oct. 6, 1964 7. Eugene Higginbotham Oct. 18, 1885 - Jan. 28, 1963 8. Leroy Lard Dec. 10, 1913 - Oct. 4, 1926 9. Madeline Lard Feb. 16, 1922 - May 17, 1923 10. Edith Lard Mar. 12, 1917 - June 24, 1918 11. Arthur Higginbotham Feb. 1, 1918 - Feb 5, 1918 12. Allen Lard Feb. 29, 1912 - Aug. 10, 1913 13. Ophellia Ott Lard June 30, 1853 - Nov. 23, 1940 14. Augustus James Lard Apr. 15, 1840 - Jan. 12, 1911 15. Augustus Higginbotham Son of Eugene and Mary Higginbotham Oct. 30, 1908 - Feb. 23, 1909 16. Gussie Lard Nov. 3, 1888 - Sept. 23, 1908 17. Euel Lott, Nov 24, 1902 - Infant son of Minnie L. and Simon Lott 18. Emma Alice Lard July 5, 1874 - Oct. 12, 1876 19. Noah Ely Lard Apr. 6, 1872 - Dec. 30, 1873 20. Noah Lard, 1813 - 1865 21. Elizabeth Ware Lard, 1815 - 1875 22. Carrie Hightower, Sister of Elizabeth Lard, (no dates) 23. Melinda Lard Wills, w/o John Wills, Born 1856 (no date of death) 24. Roberts Infant 1970 25/26. John Lyle Roberts Sr., Sep 26, 1951 - Jul 5, 1983 John Lyle Roberts, Jr., May 10, 1976 - May 10, 1976 27. Catherine Agnes Grantham Feb. 15, 1952 - Feb. 16, 1952 Row 11 1. Bobbye S. Wallace Aug. 25, 1947 - Aug. 4, 1971 2. Vertis M. Herring Jan. 10, 1975 - Jan 10, 1975 72 yrs. 9 mos. 11 dys. 3. Simpson P. Herring May 12, 1899 - June 22, 1956 4. Nelda N. Whitehead Wife of Calvin Whitehead Sept. 17, 1914 - May 21, 1956 5. Levi Whitehead Son of Calvin and Nelda Whitehead Mar. 10, 1904 - Sept. 7, 1952 6. James Herring Sept. 21, 1936 - Apr. 4, 1937 7. Mary J. Mitchell May 21, 1872 - Mar. 3, 1956 8. J.W. Mitchell Mar. 20, 1869 - Mar. 30, 1936 9. Gracie L. Mitchell Aug. 26, 1917 Age 6 years 10. Loren Crow Jan. 4, 1924 - Jan. 23, 1924 11. Alline Crow Dau of Henry and Olive Crow Jan. 31, 1927 - Jan. 1, 1929 12. Sallie A.Crow Sept. 3, 1917 - Feb. 9, 1930 13. William Oliver Norred, Jul 14, 1940 - Jun 23, 1998, Age 57 14/15. NORRED, Oliver S., May 16, 1909 - Jan 4, 1966 Oliver S. Norred, LA, Pvt USArmy WW II, May 16, 1909 - Jan 4, 1966 Irma Sullivan, Apr 12, 1911 - Jul 23, 1994 Row 12 1. Luise Schenk Wife of J.A. Schenk Sept. 28, 1832 - Oct. 5, 1904 2. J.A. Schenk Nov. 24, 1831 - Apr. 14, 1904 3. Louise Schenk Apr. 15, 1866 - Sept. 24, 1875 4. Charles Hood, Pvt US Army WW II, Sep 16, 1909 - Nov 4, 1992 5. Shirley M. Hood Oct. 12, 1929 - Apr. 25, 1930 6. Maggie Hood July 24, 1918 - Oct. 6, 1918 7. Hilda Hood Nov. 2, 1907 - July 31, 1916 8. Georgia L. Hood 1882 - 1941 9. Lee H. Hood 1880 - 1953 10. Irene V. Gill, 12/12/1909 - 3/15/1993 11. Charlie T. Gill Oct. 23, 1898 - May 30, 1970 12. Ruth S. Hood Apr. 26, 1919 - Mar. 11, 1968 13. Randolph C. Holden Jan. 10, 1913 - June 28, 1968 Row 13 1. Mary B. Hughes Oct. 14, 1927 - Dec. 19, 1977 2. Hollis L. Hughes Oct. 31, 1911 - July 8, 1970 3. Catherine Hughes Dau of Hollis and Mary Hughes Aug. 29, 1958 4. Eula Bourn, 10/21/1925 - (no date of death) 5. Edna Bankston Hernandez 1/7/1907 - 6/20/1977 6. Clarence Bourn, Nov. 3, 1907 - June 11, 1929 7. Dau of Clarencie L. Bourn 1930 - 1931 8. Carrie Bankston Bourn July 11, 1910 - Mar 12, 1997 9. David Arthur Bankston Sept. 8, 1903 - Mar. 10, 1969 10/11. Infant daughters of Arthur and Carrie Bankston, Jul 6, 1925 - Jul 28, 1926 12. Simmie Cockerham 1858 - 1923 13. Addie Cockerham 1863 - 1917 14. Zaney Cockerham Wife of D.A. Hubbs Apr. 8, 1888 - Nov. 8, 1914 15. Infant dau of Mr. And Mrs. D.A. Hubbs Nov. 8, 1914 16. Lawson Hubbs Jan. 22, 1908 - Dec. 11, 1921 17. L.S. 18. Unmarked grave 19. Milton Stafford, 1933 - 1935 20. John Stafford, 1939 21/22. STAFFORD, Ollie L., Dec 14, 1915 - Jan 27, 1995 Hannie P., Sep 7, 1905 - Aug 16, 1989 Mar: Jul 5, 1930 Row 14 1. Arthur D. Lard La. Capt. Co. A 156 Inf. Rect. WWII Apr. 8, 1919 - Jan. 1, 1966 2. Ercilla A. Holden Lard Wife of A.J. Lard Sept. 16, 1883 - Sept. 28, 1946 3. Arthur J. Lard 1877 - 1938 4. Dau Ethel Lard 1908 - 1925 5. Infant of Mr. And Mrs. A.J. Lard Oct. 24, 1924 6. Amos L.P. Lard 1913 - 1914 7. Emma Eliza Holden Wife of J.M. Holden Mar. 10, 1848 - Dec. 21, 1913 8. J.M. Holden Apr. 14, 1855 - July 30, 1920 Beginning a new row and number system for the graves that are more or less on the left side of the cemetery (as one faces the cemetery) and next to the church property line to about the middle section of the cemetery. A "lane" sort of divides it into 2 sections. Left front row 1 1. Ida C. Bankston, May 12, 1914 - Apr 23, 1990 2. Byron S. Bankston, Oct 13, 1919 - Jan 29, 1994 3. "Son" James Byron Sullivan, Dec 8, 1967 - May 29, 1982 Row 2 1. Shirley June Hock, Jun 20, 1933 - Jun 1, 1997 2. Mil: Elmer N. Hock, Pfc US Army Air Corps WW II, Aug 5, 1929 - Apr 20, 1990 3. Unmarked 4. Eddie F. Reese, Jan 22, 1913 - May 15, 1980 5/6. BAILEY, Jesse, Jan 23, 1908 - Jul 8, 1984 Nell Ruth McHaney, Nov 8, 1911 - Apr 7, 1988 Row 3 1. Wilson M. Knight III, Apr 8, 1996 - May 15, 1997 2. S. Humble (small stone, no further information) 3. D. Humble (small stone, no further information) 4. FM: Gene Mercer, Nov 21, 1923 - Aug 25, 1997, Age 74 Row 4 (back fence) 1. Mil: Robert Halley Weber, Sgt US Army Korea, Nov 1, 1928 - Oct 24, 1996 2. Myrtis Blackwell Brown, Dec 2, 1911 - Dec 12, 1996 3. FM: Infant, Reba Michelle Norred, Jul 2, 1994 - Jul 2, 1994 4. Dawn M. Powell, Dec 13, 1990 - May 11, 1994 5. James W.. Quave, Jr., Jul 20, 1991 - Jul 20, 1991 6. Unmarked infant 7. FM: Eula Mae Brock Mitchell, May 13, 1924 - Dec 5, 1990, Age 66 8. Sidney Greene Brock, May 23, 1900 - Dec 29, 1985 9. Dorothy Maness, Jan 31, 1930 - Feb 27, 1989 10. Yvonne C. Blount, Oct 2, 1923 - Dec 12, 1989 BEC--