Cemetery: Bayou Blue Cemetery, Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, LA Compiled by Dottie L. M. Smith and N. Liles, May 1998 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If you are searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. BAYOU BLUE CEMETERY Bayou Blue Cemetery is located off LA Hwy 120, about 4 miles east of Provencal, LA. If approaching from Provencal (traveling east), turn left onto Parish Road 618 ( Bayou Blue Road), travel « mile, turn right, travel about one block and the road ends at the Bayou Blue Cemetery. Ms. Dottie Smith remembers her mother-in-law, Mrs. Ola Smith, saying that there was a Methodist Church and a school at the site of the present Bayou Blue Cemetery (late 1800's / early 1900's). Mrs. Ola Smith related that all cooking for Sunday's meals was done on Saturday, and that the preacher always came to their house for dinner on the Sunday that he preached in the Bayou Blue Methodist Church. (Most rural churches had a part-time pastor; usually services were held only once a month, when the 'circuit' preacher made his appointed rounds.) Members were extremely devout and knowledgeable Bible scholars. Mr. Edmon Smith, in particular, had been known to cease the plowing of fields in order to discuss, debate, and expound upon his interpretation of various Bible verses with visitors. The Bayou Blue Cemetery is situated in a quiet, wooded area. The cemetery is well tended and plans are underway for additional clearing near the cemetery for parking, etc. A new cyclone fence has been erected by the Parsons and Smith families, dedicated to the memory of James T. Parsons and Huey E. Smith. Special thanks are extended to Mrs. Dottie Lou McClory Smith for her guidance and assistance in preparing the Bayou Blue Cemetery listing. *************************************************** A Peaceful Repose *************************************************** BEARDEN, Ader S. ( September 4, 1867 / June 8, 1943 ) Double stone: John B. Bearden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEARDEN, John B. ( March 7, 1877 / October 7, 1927 ) Double stone: Ader S. Bearden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAMPBELL, Ray Earnest ( December 1, 1914 / December 26, 1977 ) S2 US NAVY WW II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREEMAN, Nancy Jane Smith, Mrs. ( November 17, 1856 / March 25, 1925 ) (native of Robeline, LA) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATES, William Thomas ( January 15, 1920 / April 29, 1995 ) (h/o _______ Delasard) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILCREASE, Henry ( May 3, 1894 / June 22,1983) Double stone: Florence B. Gilcrease ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILCREASE, Florence B. ( February 4, 1897 / September 28, 1964) Double stone: Henry Gilcrease ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARSONS, James T., Rev. ( Oct 29, 1891 / January 4, 1943 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARSONS, Mrs. James T. ( June 11, 1898 / October 31, 1932 ) nee Everlee Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARSONS, James Thomas 'J.T.' ( November 29, 1927 / January 17, 1997 ) s/o Rev. James T. Parsons and Everlee Smith Parsons ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARSONS, Vernon ( May 30, 1920 / July 17, 1926 ) s/o Sarah Parsons ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PAUNCEY, Clarence Ara ( August 22, 1880 / January 10, 1963 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Eldred P. ( May 26, 1866 / November 18, 1924 ) h/o Mary Virginia Smith f/o Edmon Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Edmon ( October 23, 1906 / November 6, 1991 ) Double stone: Ola E. Moss Smith f/o Huey Earl Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Ola E. Moss ( October 23, 1910 / ) ( w/o Edmon Smith -- Married April 16, 1926) m/o Huey Earl Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Huey Earl ( July 25, 1941 / September 29, 1996 ) Double stone: Dottie Lou McClory Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Dottie Lou ( May 31, 1945 / ) (w/o Huey Earl Smith -- Married July 11, 1968) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Gilbert Johnnie III ( November 24, 1960 / December 17, 1963 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, James Thomas ( December 4, 1832 / January 4, 1906 ) g/f/o J.C. Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Ellwood ( November 5, 1918 / April 10, 1920 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, Mary Virginia ( March 9, 1876 / October 30, 1945 ) w/o Eldred P. Smith m/o Edmon Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VASCOCU, Edgar Eugene ( August 17, 1881 / February 27, 1969 ) Double stone: Bessie Vascocu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VASCOCU, Bessie ( May 14, 1891 / February 21, 1977 ) Double stone: Edgar Eugene Vascocu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VASCOCU, John Thomas ( January 18, 1914 / December 27, 1950 ) LA S2 USNR WW II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WELDON, Annie ( Born 1859 / Died 1913 ) ( w/o Herman Weldon ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WELDON, Herman ( Born 1888 / Died 1916 ) ( h/o Annie Weldon ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marked unidentified graves: 1. To the left of the James Thomas Smith stone: one grave marked with petrified wood log, approximately five inches in diameter, 12 inches in height. 2. At the foot of the James Thomas Smith grave: one grave marked with a red tile flower holder. 3. Middle of first row, reading right to left: 5 graves marked with large stones (possibly handmade concrete); at foot of one of these graves is a sixth stone, probably too large to be a foot stone, so possibly marking a sixth grave. Mrs. D. Smith indicates that these are graves of Vascocus ( possibly infants); they are adjacent to Vascocu marked graves. ************************************************* *************************************************