Holloway Methodist/Slay Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane Parker McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Directions: From Pineville on LA Hwy. 28 east go three miles past Esler Field Road (LA Hwy. 116), to an intersection. At this crossing, Parish Road 1207 leads off to the right while the left becomes hickory Grove Road. Turn left and continue approximately .3 miles, and turn left onto Slay Cemetery Road. The burial ground is at the end of this road, perhaps .2 miles. The church on the property was once a Methodist Church, but the parishioners moved membership away and the building is now used for special meetings and homecoming services. The cemetery is fenced and well maintained. Several large trees are inside the churchyard. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded left to right in rows as much as possible by Mary Parker Partain, May 1992. Row 1: [first group inside the fence] Lee, Kenneth E. - 22 Apr 1928/23 Aug 1976 Pop Lee, Barbara W. - 13 Nov 1934/[no dates] Mom [Double Stone] Carter, Arthur - 8 Jun 1899/6 Nov 1937 Daddy Carter, Mary Lou Ida - 16 Jan 1897/26 Jan 1936 Mother [Identical stones] Jenkins, Infant of M&M Hugh Jenkins - [no dates] Jenkins, Clem - 1913/1917 Jenkins, Lou L. - 1 Nov 1876/19 Oct 1965 Mother Jenkins, Hugh - 30 Judn 1866/29 May 1938 Father Jenkins, Jimmie A. - 16 Apr 1921/22 Nov 1981 Row 2: [from the right] Tam, Aline Hewlett - 26 Mar 1928/[no dates] Tam, Silas Moecia - 12 Jan 1920/19 Sep 1988, US Army Air Corp WW2 [Double Stone] - Married 8 Jun 1946 Burns, James B. - 17 Jul 1922/[no dates] Dad Son of Daniel W. Burns & Alice L. Carroll Burns, Betty June - 5 Feb 1924/9 Feb 1983 Mom Daughter of Rudolph C. Miller & Callie Hullett [Double Stone] Atwood, Baby - [hand-lettered stone, no dates] Atwood, L? - [hand-lettered stone, no dates] Atwood, Byron James - 10 Oct 1899/1 Apr 1900 Barron, Willie, son of R.E. & Althea M. Barron - 21 Dec 1891/11 Sep 1900 Gunter, David Clydell - 2 Nov 1927/18 Aug 1980 Gunter, Melba F. Ryder - 15 Jan 1931/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 17 Dec 1949 Gunter, David Keith - 23 Nov 1954/15 Jul 1981 Son Gunter, Michael Avard - 22 May 1961/11 Jun 1985 Son [Double Stone] Deville, Clarence Miles, son of J.M. & N.M. Deville - 1902/4 Mar 1903 [this stone has been broken & repaired] Deville, Alva Litton, son of J.M. & N.M. Deville - b&d 13 Sep 1907 Row 3: [left to right] Jenkins, D. Ellis - 24 Oct 1906/21 Nov 1924, 18 yrs. 27 das. Son of M&M H. Jenkins Gibbons, Emma Jenkins - 16 Dec 1903/13 Nov 1922 Haynes, Minerva Jenkins, wife of Herman A. Haynes - 17 Jan 1903/11 Mar 1941 Smith, Jewell Dupham, son of W.M. & R.M. Smith - 22 Jun 1902/14 Jun 1903 Blount, John P. - 30 Apr 1881/5 Mar 1922 Blount, Guy M. - 4 Oct 1891/19 Nov 1917 Son of Dr. & Mrs. R.M. Blount Blount, John P. - 30 Apr 1881/5 Mar 1922 Blount, Guy M. - 4 Oct 1891/19 Nov 1917 Son of Dr. & Mrs. R.M. Blount Blount, Mary A. Grigsby - 23 Nov 1854/29 Mar 1940 Wife of Reubin M. Blount Blount, Dr. Reubin Manly - 10 Jan 1858 Jasper Co. TX/19 Feb 1898 Blount, Alda Pearl - 21 Jun 1894/6 Jul 1894 Infant daughter of Dr. & M.A. Blount Blount, Frances M. - 21 Jun 1818/2 Jan 1898 Barron, Mrs. Malinda - 7 Jun 1816/7 Sep 1896 Barron, Linnie Ray - 13 Jan 1907/18 Jul 1907 Infant daughter of T.A. & Leola Barron Barron, James H. - 25 Dec 1871/5 Dec 1899 Tam, Freddie A. - b&d 30 Jan 1922 Infant son of Silas & Moiecia Tam Tam, Moiecia Emrick - 17 Jul 1902/11 May 1980 Tam, Silas Hulit - 25 Feb 1891/16 Nov 1973 [Double Stone] Tam, Charles E. - 28 Mar 1943/2 Dec 1976 Tam, Lela H. - 9 Mar 1928/[no dates] Mother/Maw-Maw Tam, Lonnie O. - 10 Dec 1927/10 Nov 1987 Daddy/Paw-Paw [Double Stone] Barron, Alphus Daniel - 7 Nov 1899/18 Apr 1904 Barron, Frankie Valera, daughter of M&M C.W. Barron - 25 Mar 1906/1 Oct 1906 Barron, Samuel Mathew, son of M&M C.W. Barron - 14 Oct 1915/11 Dec 1917 Speir, Ella B. - 24 Oct 1897/19 Sep 1973 [Eastern Star Emblem] Speir, Earl S. - 11 Oct 1888/2 Apr 1952 [Masonic Emblem] [Double Stone] Speir, Jesse Hilton, son of M&M Earl S. Speir - 31 Aug 1919/21 Apr 1935 Speir, Billye, son of M&M Earl S. Speir - 15 Oct 1928/7 Jul 1929 Speir, Infant daughter of M&M Earl S. Speir - 4 Apr 1917/5 Apr 1917 Barron, C.W. - 10 Aug 1886/8 Jul 1895 Barron, R.B. - 23 Mar 1832/15 Nov 1901 Barron, Mary E. Lard - 3 Aug 1863/29 Jul 1936 Mother Wife of Richard B. Barron Barron, Ben B. - 31 Jan 1891/14 Mar 1965 Barron, Mattie R. - 4 Aug 1893/30 Dec 1987 [Double Stone] Barron, William M. - 24 Apr 1903/3 Oct 1904 Barron, Florence E. - 25 Jun 1905/25 Jun 1906 Barron, Mary B. - 11 Sep 1879/15 Dec 1935 Mama Barron, Richard W. - 1 Mar 1865/21 Aug 1954 Papa [Double Stone] East, Millinda, wife of Joe East - 2 Oct 1900/25 Dec 1948 Skinner, Daniel H. III - 13 Jun 1946/4 Jan 1981 Son Skinner, Daniel H. II - 13 Oct 1920/11 Dec 1983 Daddy Skinner, Raye Sullivan - 5 Jun 1923/28 Feb 1984 Mother [Double Stone] Jenkins, Doris Muriel - 4 Oct 1924/30 Mar 1926 Jenkins, Horace Earl - 4 Oct 1924/2 Jan 1925 [Double Stone] Row 4: Crose, Baby - [no dates] Wilson, Lester Joseph - 25 Jan 1924/[no dates] Wilson, Alice Sasser - 21 Mar 1899/29 Jan 1981 [Double Stone] Barron, Dennis Monroe - 25 Oct 1896/5 Nov 1974 Barron, Alice Sasser - 21 Mar 1899/29 Jan 1981 [Double Stone] Barron, Walter W. - 23 Mar 1868/16 Dec 1927 Father Barron, Victoria A. - 8 Jul 1870/21 Nov 1943 Mother [Double Stone] Barron, Walter G. - 31 Jul 1894/? Jul 1895 Barron, Baby - died 11 Sep 1895 [2 unreadable old concrete stones - no information] Speir, T.J. Sr. - 11 Jul 1926/11 Oct 1991 Father Speir, Townsend M. - 22 Jan 1928/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 27 Feb 1943 Daniel, Barron, son of M&M J.W. Daniel - 14 Aug 1910/4 Nov 1910 Daniel, John Wynn - 15 Feb 1903/29 Jul 1903 Daniel, Thomas Bond - 27 Aug 1901/26 Feb 1902 Daniel, Nicy Corbitt, wife of T.B. Daniel - 3 Oct 1849/21 Jul 1909 Zerkowsky, Ferol Ilene Slay - 25 Jan 1910/8 Jun 1988 Ludvik, Delpha S. - 25 Oct 1906/8 Jun 1990 Mother/Granny Row 5: [from the right fence] Cole, Henry - 22 Jan 1837/1 Jun 1901, Co.C 3rd Regt. LA Inf. CSA Southern Civil War Veteran Price, Infant child of Isaac C. & Willie A. Price - b&d 12 Jun 1906 Slay, Thomas B. - 19 Oct 1898/15 Apr 1956 Slay, Lillie Barron - 26 Nov 1869/7 Oct 1943 Slay, Richmond O. - 9 Oct 1865/17 Apr 1933 [Identical stones] Slay, Eulah Jenivee - 26 Dec 1902/4 Dec 1918 Daughter of M&M R.O. Slay Slay, Infant daughter of M&M R.O. Slay - b&d 10 Sep 1897 [memorial stone] Buried in Newell Cemetery Slay, Infant son of M&M R.O. Slay - 13 Aug 1913 Slay, Infant son of M&M R.O. Slay - b&d 19 Jan 1892 [memorial stone] Buried in Newell Cemetery Smith, Ola Slay - 3 Jul 1900/[no dates] Smith, John Levi - 24 Jun 1896/10 Dec 1954 [Double Stone] Beaseman, Annie J. - 21 Nov 1890/10 Sep 1900 Daughter of J.O. & S.E. Beaseman Barron, James R. - 2 Oct 1895/29 Nov 1979 Barron, Jesse T. "Truitt" - 11 Apr 1917/20 Dec 1991 [Identical stones] Barron, Martha C. - 1874/1967 Mother Barron, George C. - 1870/1962 Father [Double Stone] - Married 1 Feb 1893 McElory, S.T. - 12 Jul 1886/12 Oct 1895 Reynolds, James D. - 4 Apr 1844/23 Aug 1932 Barron, William Frank - 23 Jan 1906/13 Mar 1907 Son of G.C. & M.C. Barron Barron, A. Carl - 3 Jan 1902/8 Aug 1952 Row 6: [left to right] [unmarked infant concrete slab - no inscription] Ryder, Garland Hanlin Jr. - 28 Sep 1928/11 Oct 1928 Barron, Isabell H. - 3 Jul 1881/28 Nov 1968 Mother Barron, Eugene R. - 1 Nov 1878/23 Jan 1962 Father [Double Stone] - Married 5 Sep 1900 Barron, Harriet Elizabeth - 3 Mar 1918 [only date] Barron, Rosie Jane - 11 Feb 1905/17 Mar 1907 Talor, C.W. - 23 Aug 1895/7 Sep 1896 [broken stone, no name] - died in peace 7 Sep 1896 Mother Anders, Leo A., son of M&M J.F. Anders - 14 Feb 1919 Slay, Goldie Vera - 29 Jul 1925/30 Mar 1938 Slay, Charles O. - 3 Nov 1894/10 Sep 1967 Father Slay, Louella S. - 22 Sep 1899/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Row 7: [right to left] Bailey, Julia E. - 22 Oct 1847/28 Nov 1908 Mother Bailey, Rece Franklin - 6 Apr 1840/17 May 1909 Father [Large marble pedestals with draping & two books on top] Kees, Emma Dolar Tarver, wife of E. Kees - 18 Oct 1895/30 Mar 1913 Perryman, L.D. - 24 Mar 1866/11 Feb 1896 Brother Daniel, Salina O. - died 27 Aug 1898, 53 yrs. Mother Daniel, Sarah A. Ryder, wife of Dr. A.A. Daniel - 14 Apr 1880/15 Sep 1901 Tomme, Bessie - 19 Mar 1903/21 May 1908 Sister Tomme, Lounis - b&d 1910, 3 das. Brother Tomme, Viola, wife of J.W. Tomme - 13 Jul 1870/9 Feb 1911 Mother Edwards, Infant daughter of M&M Charlie Edwards - 30 Mary 1928 Edwards, Charlie Eugene - 13 Jun 1907/14 Jun 1982 Father Edwards, Josie Paulk - 27 Feb 1910/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] - Married 7 Oct 1927