Cemetery: Harmony Cemetery, Natchitoches Parish, LA Submitted by: Nelda Glass Liles ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ HARMONY CEMETERY Location: Approximately one mile south of Provencal, turn east on Harmony Road; the church and cemetery are about three miles down this road, on the left Harmony Baptist Church, established 1869: sign at the intersection of LA Hwy 117 and Harmony Road about one mile south of Provencal, LA. Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery are located in a lovely wooded area. To the right of the church is a large fenced and grassy section of the cemetery. To the left of the church, is a smaller fenced area, which is referred to as the Brister Family Cemetery. Immediately to the rear of the church are four legible tombstones: 1) an ornate double stone inscribed : Peace, Perfect Peace: In Memory of W.L, son of T.W. and Mary Hawthorn, Born Oct. 4, 1873, Died Nov. 7, 1876; the right side of the stone reads the same, but for T.W., Born 18 Sep 1880, Died 29 Feb 1884, son of T.W. and Mary Hawthorn. 2) a reddish marble flat stone inscribed: Delia Rhodes, wife , inf. son, and daughter of Amos Rhodes, died Oct 1895. 3) a tall stone marking the burial of Mrs. Martha E. Gibbs; 4) a small stone with a sleeping lamb motif, inscribed Hellen Thibodeaux, Aug. 4, 1910/July 24, 1912. In the hillside section of the cemetery, to the right of the church, there is one illegible marked burial adjacent to the gravesite of G.W. Graham. There is also a small grave marked with a wooden cross and flowers near the Poole and Gottman plots, although the placement is not close enough to indicate a relationship to either family. An interesting marker is the plaque placed at the entrance to the hill section of the cemetery inscribed: In Memory His Wife, Algia W. Werntz, by Charles F. Werntz. This memorial is apparently in additon to the double stone marking the grave of Algia Werntz. The spacious grounds of the Harmony Church and Cemeteries are well kept, shady, and peaceful. Although situated in a sparsely settled area, the church has an active membership. Special thanks to Mrs. Mary M. Brister, Sterling Liles, and Sheldon Liles for assistance in compiling the data herein. N. Liles, 1996-1998. ALLEN, Willie D. (24 Mar 1917/24 June 1917) (On same stone with Amie E. Mahaffey; in each case the surname is above, given names below, with dates below that.) ALFORD, Ivey E. (09 Oct 1898/26 Mar 1975) Daddy (Double stone: Myrtie M. Alford) ALFORD, Myrtie M. (13 Nov 1903/30 Jan 1988) Mother (Double stone: Ivey E. Alford) ANDERSON, Joe Huston (05 Mar 1846/18 Jan 1891) BARR, Ben F. (06 Oct 1879/04 July 1961) Daddy (Double stone: Cecilia P. Barr) BARR, Cecilia P. (23 Sep 1886/28 Mar 1986) Mother (Double stone: Ben F.Barr) (According to the dates Ms. Barr lived to be almost 100.) BARR, J. W. (12 Sep 1842/01 July 1931) BARR, Catherine G. (20 Mar 1885/05 Mar 1906) BARR, Mary E. (06 Oct 1856/05 May 1907) BARR, Mittie (18 Mar 1875/18 May 1959) BONDS, Josephine (22 Feb 1879/28 July 1879) BONDS, Mattie (05 Oct 1878/10 Oct 1888) BURKE, Riller Gartman (11 Jan 1900/24 July 1976) BRISCOE, Mary (Born:12 Aug 1870 / ) (A very old and ornate stone with name, wife of C.U. Smith beneath that the word Born with the date underneath eroding soil and grass have covered the death date.) GIBBS, George L. (10 Aug 1890/30 Aug 1912) (Triple stone: Ruby Lee Gibbs, Vira Ethel Gibbs) GIBBS James E. (28 June 1853/26 Mar 1926) GIBBS, Martha E. (Mrs.) (14 Feb 1882/13 Feb 1900) (A tall stone, old and weathered, but legible; at the rear of the church building.) GIBBS, Ruby Lee (25 Sep 1906/15 Dec 1908) (Triple stone: Ruby Lee Gibbs, Vira Ethel Gibbs) GIBBS, Samuel M. (Corp Co. B, 11 BN LA Inf CSA) (no dates) GIBBS, Vira Ethel (08 Jan 1901/19 Aug 1908) (Triple stone: Ruby Lee Gibbs, Vira Ethel Gibbs) GILCREASE, Alpha Beatrice (04 July 1907/09 Oct 1915) d/o Mr. & Mrs. S.W. Gilcrease GARTMAN, O. H. and Family A large concrete edged plot, four to six graves, unidentified, except for the one marker in the upper left plot corner. While this plot is in the same area as the Gottman graves, the spelling is different, as indicated. GOTTMAN, Charles Ike (19 June 1896/25 July 1962) Pvt. Co. D 43rd Inf. WWI GOTMAN, James C. (08 Mar 1906/ 03 Mar 1957) Pvt. U.S. Army WWII GOTTMAN, Mary Frances (22 Jun 1871/22 Jan 1935) Mother GOTTMAN, Perry C. (16 Feb 1870/18 June 1937) GRAHAM, G. W. (22 July 1846/29 Oct 1897) A handmade stone adjacent to the grave of G.W. Graham is no longer legible, although there is indication of handcarved scripting.) HAWTHORN, T.W. (18 Sep 1880/29 Feb 1884) (s/o T.W. and Mary Hawthorn) (Double stone: W.L. Hawthorn) HAWTHORN, W. L. (04 Oct 1873/07 Nov 1876) s/o T.W. and Mary Hawthorn (Double stone: T.W. Hawthorn) LONGINO, Alice Wagley (26 Feb 1891/07 Nov 1923) LONGINO, Lloyd (01 Mar 1921/15 Mar 1921) LONGINO, Velma Ruth (01 Feb 1913/11 Mar 1913) MAHAFFEY, Andrew T. (09 Nov 1867/14 Nov 1928) MAHAFFEY, Amie E. (19 Feb 1889/19 Apr 1917) (On same stone with Amie E. Mahaffey; in each case the surname is above, given names below, with dates below that.) MAHAFFEY, Elmer C. (06 Mar 1897/19 Apr 1919) MAHAFFEY, Ruby May (09 Jan 1926/23 Mar 1929) PARKER, Patsy Ruth 23 Mar 1933/16 Aug 1937) PARKER, Willie Lee (08 July 1917/24 Aug 1932) PARKER, Sally * (1880/18 Apr 1940) (Marker not located, sources indicate burial.) PHARRIS, H. * (28 Sep 1829/13 July 1891) (Marker not located, sources indicate burial.) POOLE, Alto Roy (20 July 1889/22 July 1971) Mama (Double stone: Cicero C. Poole) POOLE, Arthur D. (25 July 1929/02 Nov 1980) US ARMY Korea, Vietnam (Double stone: Reiko N. Poole) POOLE, Cicero C. (20 Nov 1884/20 Jun 1949) Daddy POOLE, Cicero C. (09 July 1921/21 Jan 1978) Pvt U.S. Army WWII POOLE, James Thomas (07 Sep 1918/11 Oct 1971) Father LA Tec 5, Ord Dept WWII POOLE, Frances Jane (21 Apr 1856/03 Feb 1936) Wife of S.C. Poole POOLE, Reiko N. (22 Jan 1934/20 Jan 1986) POOLE, S. C. (20 Nov 1887/20 Jan 1949) RHODES, Delia (Wife, inf. son, and daughter of Amos Rhodes; died Oct 1895) (The stone is circa 1950+, inscribed as noted.) SMITH, Caroline (11 Nov 1904/23 Feb 1987) SMITH, Minden H. (11 Feb 1899/28 Aug 1972) SPARKS, Florence Wagley (22 July 1887/26 Mar 1926) (Stone immediately adjacent to Thomas T. Sparks.) SPARKS, Thomas T. (03 Aug 1885/17 Dec 1953) (Stone immediately adjacent to Florence W. Sparks.) SPARKS, Truitt (15 Dec 1921/30 July 1922) STEPHENS, Mollie (Mary F.) (01 July 1861/08 July 1883) Wife of L. W. Stephens (dates from family Bible: 31 Aug 1861/07 July 1883) (d/o T.T. Swann and Sarah Jones Swann) (m/o Wallace Marion Stephens and Clara Stephens Kinney) THIBODEAUX, Hellen (04 Aug 1910/24 July 1912) THOMASEE, Della Elaine (22 Mar 1914/12 Nov 1967) (Double stone: Emmett J. Thomasee) THOMASEE, Emmett J. (14 Jan 1916/04 May 1978) (Large stone inscribed THOMASEE; smaller stones mark the graves of Della and Emmett; large plot hedged with evergreens; no other apparent burials.) WAGLEY, Algia (1848-1939) (New stone with year dates only; sources indicate dates are 11 Dec 1848/16 Mar 1939.) (Double stone: John Wagley) WAGLEY, Henson Kelley (19 Dec 1869/10 Feb 1927) WAGLEY, John (04 Apr 1846/26 Apr 1937) (New stone with year dates only; sources indicate dates are 04 Apr 1846/26 Apr 1937.) (Double stone: Algia Wagley) WAGLEY, Willie Hall (25 July 1882/07 Dec 1902) WELLING, William Riley (17 June 1917/14 Sep 1994) (age 72 years) this is the most recent burial in Harmony Cemetery.) WERNTZ, Algia (1881/1961) (Double stone: Charles Werntz) WERNTZ, Charles (1879/1964)