Neal Cemetery (Clifton Community), Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane Parker McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Directions: This cemetery is located in the community of Clifton, just off LA Hwy. 28 from Alexandria to Leesville. Permission from the community center must be obtained before visiting the cemetery. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded by Jane P. McManus and Mary Parker Partain on 18 September 1992. Additional information in brackets was given by Anna Neal & Theresa Clifton-Sarpy, members of the Choctaw Tribe. Row 1: [front to back] Clifton, Henry T. - 25 Oct 1919/23 May 1990, Pfc. US Army WW2 Smith, Carl - 3 Feb 1953/4 Sep 1989 Brother [hand-lettered stone] Clifton, Alma [Smith] - 26 Jun 1922/4 Apr 1984 [hand-lettered stone] Clifton, Albert - 18 Sep 1926/1 Apr 1984 [hand-lettered stone] Clifton, Luther - 15 May 1911/15 Dec 1988 Daddy Clifton, Dennis - 10 Aug 1933/21 Mar 1986 [unreadable funeral marker] Clifton, Rufus - [no dates] [unreadable funeral marker] Row 2: [back to front] Thomas, Paul Jr. - 12 Mar 1898/31 Jul 1990 [funeral marker] Thomas, Dempsey - died 14 Mar 1989, 65 yrs. 3 mos. 22 das. [funeral marker] Thomas, Guistan - 26 Sep 1895/6 May 1957, LA Pvt. Co.K 43rd Inf. WW1 Thomas, Ida Clifton - [no dates] [Double brick vault, one side inscribed only] Clifton, Infant of M&M Rufus Clifton - [no dates] Clifton, Cordia Thomas, wife of Rufus Clifton - 15 Mar 1897/15 Apr 1944 Clifton, Infant son of M&M Luther Clifton - 27 Mar 1939 Clifton, Clabron - 10 Mar 1874/8 Jan 1947 Father Clifton, Josephine Tyler - 24 Dec 1868/2 Aug 1964 Mother [Double Stone] Shackelford, Bessie, wife of Myles Shackelford - 8 Sep 1904/10 Feb 1982 Shackleford, Cinderella Clifton - 20 Feb 1933/6 Feb 1959 Mother Wife of Otis Shackleford Shackleford, Walter - 1 Dec 1889/19 Feb 1955, LA Pvt. Sanit. Corps [Note: last name spelled Shackelford on military stone] Clifton, Sam - 3 Feb 1915/1 Apr 1975 Brother Clifton, Herman Louis - 31 Jul 1960/13 Oct 1960 Clifton, Clint - 31 Oct 1958/12 Dec 1958 Clifton, Beaulah - 3 Aug 1953/26 Sep 1953 Clifton, Florence, wife of Jasper Clifton - 18 Jan 1889/1 Apr 1966 Neal, Mitchell - 17 Mar 1893/7 Dec 1972 Father Row 3: [front to back] Neal, Ezlene [Clifton] - 22 Sep 1904/5 May 1982 Neal, Jim - 7 Mar 1900/28 Apr 1965 Father Tyler, Infant of M&M O.D. Tyler - [no dates] Neal, Catherine Tyler, wife of Tom Neal - 26 May 1859/26 Oct 1935 Mother Neal, Thomas - 14 Aug 1858/29 Mar 1945 Neal, Albert - 30 Apr 1940, LA Pvt. 369th Inf. 95th Div. Tyler, Frances - 1868/3 Feb 1939 Sister Neal, Oscar - 31 Dec 1898/26 Oct 1976 Lavalier, Ruth C.[Cecilia] Neal - 5 Feb 1902/23 Jan 1988 Mother Tyler, Christine - 14 Jan 1966/14 Feb 1966/14 Feb 1966 Infant of M&M Leonard Tyler Thomas, Paul - 20 Jul 1862/16 Apr 1916 Thomas, Virginia - [no dates] Thomas, Emma Neal, wife of Paul Thomas - 12 Oct 1868/10 Apr 1909 Bates, Mary [Batiste] - [no dates] Thomas, Bently - 10 Jan 1903/2 Jun 1985 Father Row 4: [back to front] Shackleford, Infant - 1 Sep 1956/2 Sep 1956 Son of Nelson & Mayanna Shackleford Clifton, Charlie - 9 Jun 1886/29 May 1945 Father/Husband Clifton, Creasy Tyler - 26 Jan 1888/19 Feb 1941 Mother/Wife [Double Stone] Tyler, Lula Clifton, wife of Eugene Tyler - 19 Apr 1913/4 Jan 1942 Mother Neal, Anderson - 11 Nov 1914/17 Mar 1975 Neal, Webb - Mar 1910/Nov 1950 Neal, Rose Clifton - 1883/1955 Neal, Samantha - 2 Dec 1917/13 Jul 1977 Clifton, Jessie, husband of Frances Smith - 26 Dec 1911/30 May 1981 Clifton, Frances Smith, wife of Jessie Clifton - 25 Aug 1919/16 Nov 1960 Clifton, Infant of M&M Jessie Clifton - [no dates] [concrete stone, no inscription] - "Sweetly sleeping" Smith, Infant of M&M George Smith - [no dates] Smith, Frances Neal, wife of George Smith - 16 Feb 1891/7 May 1921 Mother Smith, George - 5 Jan 1893/13 Jun 1930 Father Smith, Gilbert - 3 Jun 1942/4 Jul 1942 Smith, Allen - 9 Jun 1914/27 Oct 1964 LA Pfc. Hq. Co. 12th Inf. WW2, BSM & OLC-PH Smith, Ollie C. - 9 Nov 1912/5 Mar 1973 Mother Smith, Nettie H. - 1 Jul 1882/1 May 1970 Row 5: [front to back] [concrete cross - no inscription] Neal, Tom - [no dates, between large cypress trees] Neal, Alfred - [no dates] Neal, Thomas - 1858/1945 Father [concrete cross - no inscription] Clifton, Janie, wife of Rufus Clifton - 28 Aug 1909/20 Sep 1964 Row 6: [back to front] [3 concrete crosses - no inscriptions] - "At rest" Neal, Racheal - [no dates, under large cypress trees] Neal, Joel, son of Tom & Catherine Neal - 3 Mar 1905/1 Jan 1906 Neal, Infant of Ben & Vinnie Neal - 15 Dec 1921 Neal, Infant of Ben & Vinnie Neal - 5 Sep 1924 Neal, Infant of Ben & Vinnie Neal - 5 Jan 1930 Neal, Infant of Ben & Vinnie Neal - 6 Oct 1932 Neal, Vinie - 6 Dec 1898/26 May 1956 Mother Neal, Ben - 18 Oct 1895/26 May 1964, LA Pvt. Co.B 48th Mg. BN WW1 Father [birth is 11 Oct 1895 on military marker] Row 7: [front to back] Shackleford, Elwood, husband of Doreatha Shackleford - 15 Sep 1932/19 Aug 1981 Shackleford, Infant son of Elwood & Doreatha Shackleford - 17 Jul 1980 Smith, David - 4 Aug 1924/5 Feb 1976 Tyler, Edmonia [Clifton] - 14 Jul 1932/31 Jul 1955 [concrete cross - no inscription] Clifton, R.V. - [no dates] Tyler, Rodrik - 15 May 1928/23 Aug 1981 [hand-lettered stone] Tyler, Cecilia Neal - [1852]/5 Apr 1936, 84 yrs. Beloved wife of James Tyler Tyler, James - [1853]/20 Jan 1944, 91 yrs. Beloved husband of Cecilia Neal Tyler, Nathaniel - died 1945 [almost unreadable funeral marker] Clifton, Waver - 10 Jun 1921/24 Jan 1977 Brother Row 8: [back to front] Tyler, Infant of M&M Ernest Tyler - [no dates] Neal, Infant - [no dates] Row 9: [front to back] Dean, Bob F. - 31 Jul 1927/28 Jan 1974, LA Pfc. US Army WW2 Paugh, JoNell - 13 Mar 1934/18 Apr 1974 Tyler, Roberta - 24 Mar 1917/6 Mar 1953 Tyler, Ernest - 9 Sep 1922/21 Aug 1971 Father Tyler, Virginia [Smith] - 23 Jan 1926/3 Mar 1988 Mother Smith, Mrs. Irene - 15 May 1904/13 Sep 1954 Mother Smith, Wilbur - 1937/1951 Smith, Joe Clayborn - 16 May 1943, LA Pvt. US Army [only one date] Smith, J.K. - 1940/1941 Smith, son of Alma Smith - [no dates] Row 10: [back to front] Clifton, son of Maggie Clifton - [no dates] Row 11: [front to back] Tyler, George - died 12 Jun 1989, 55 yrs. 6 mos. 3 das. [funeral marker]