Doyle Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jane Parker McManus 

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DOYLE CEMETERY - Rapides Parish

Directions:  Cemetery is located in South Rapides Parish.  West from
Alexandria on LA Hwy 28, turn left at Gardner onto LA Hwy. 121.   Just past
the town of Hineston, turn left onto LA Hwy. 112 (Union Hill Road), and go 4.0
miles to New Hope Baptist Church.  Behind the church, turn onto Padgett Road
(blacktop and gravel road), and continue for 1.0 miles on blacktop surface and
4.0 miles on gravel surface.  Cemetery is located on the left, across the road
from Donald Pace's home.

Doyce Cemetery is about an acre in size and is surrounded by a hurricane
fence.  The property is badly neglected with weeds and grass about 6 feet tall
throughout.  Only two tombstones were visible inside the enclosure.  A sign on
the gate:  "Doyle Cemetery - Old Soldiers."  There is no indication of who the
old soldiers were.  Tombstone inscriptions recorded by Mary Parker Partain,
May 1991, and submitted by Jane Parker McManus 

Doyal, John - 1 Mar 1825 / 14 Feb 1917
Doyle, Nancy, wife of J. D. Doyle - died 8 Mar 1920, 72 yrs
  [The last name spelling is as on the tombstone]