Peniel Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane Parker McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** PENIEL CEMETERY - Rapides Parish Directions: From Alexandria West on LA Hwy. 28, turn left at blinking light in Gardner and go 10.0 miles to Hineston. Turn left on Parish Rd. 461, and continue for 2.8 miles to the intersection with Elmer Road. Go straight (East River Rd.) for 3.0 miles and turn left on Peniel Loop Rd. Cemetery is .3 miles down this road behind Peniel Church which was established in 1944, according to sign. An alternate route is just past Davis Crossing Baptist Church & Cemetery between Glenmora and Pitkin on LA Hwy. 113. Turn right and go 5.2 miles on East River Road. Turn right on Peniel Loop Road and go .3 miles to cemetery. Cemetery has a hurricane fence on three sides and short fence on front side behind Church. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded from the front gate, right to left in rows which are parallel with the front fence by Mary Parker Partain, November 1992, and submitted by Jane McManus, July 2000. Row 1: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, Elisha L. - 24 Sep 1881/13 Oct 1946 Father Wright, Louvenia G. (Nettie) - 13 May 1882/30 Apr 1968 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, Howard S. - 1 Jan 1903/15 May 1974 Wright, Mertie W. - 16 Oct 1912/[no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, Elmer J. - 28 Sep 1917/22 Sep 1972 Wright, Milford - 11 Feb 1920/5 Oct 1986, Tec. 4th US Army WW2 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stokes, Benjamin Seaborn - 31 Jan 1901/20 Mar 1982 [Masonic Emblem] Stokes, Elvie Whittington - 3 Oct 1912/2 Dec 1987 [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whittington, Memphis B. - 21 Sep 1907/24 Oct 1962 [concrete cross, no inscription - possibly infant's grave] Whittington, Elisha W. - 12 Mar 1882/22 Dec 1947 Father Husband of Louiza Welch Whittington, Louiza Welch - 1 Feb 1884/16 Apr 1964 Mother Wife of Elisha W. Whittington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perrotti, Joseph - 4 Jan 1931/31 Jul 1961 Walters, Travis - 10 Jan 1963/28 Nov 1981 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glass, Berta H. - 4 Jan 1909/13 May 1987 Momma Glass, Eugene W. - 2 Jan 1899/10 May 1986 Daddy [above 2 burials have double stone] - [married] 60 years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walters, Floyd - 4 Apr 1928/10 Dec 1979, US Army Daddy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glass, Mandy Elisha, daughter of Blake & Sandra Glass - 16 Feb 1972/17 Feb 1972 Glass, Matthew Douglas, son of Eugene & Jeanne Glass - 5 Nov 1964 [only date] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thompson, Alva M. - 1917/1982, Pvt. US Army WW2 Leggett, Donald W. - 4 Dec 1971/5 Dec 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stokes, Mary Wright - 22 Jan 1878/25 Feb 1957 Stokes, Elam Monroe - 13 Dec 1874/14 Jul 1964 [above 2 burials have identical stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 3: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thacker, David M. - 11 Sep 1911/17 Oct 1981 Father Thacker, Maggie Lee - 1 Oct 1920/[no dates] Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] - [married] 45 years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chamberlain, Tony D. - 28 Oct 1944/23 Apr 1968 Hargrove, Cassie Chamberlain - 27 Dec 1916/26 Feb 1990 Mama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thacker, William E. - 9 Jun 1888/20 Jan 1983 Father Thacker, Cordie W. - 11 Dec 1893/29 Apr 1964 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayo, Little Diann, daughter of M&M J. C. Mayo - 6 Dec 1946/21 Aug 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayo, Delia M. - 5 Sep 1888/5 Feb 1978 Mayo, W. A. - 4 Sep 1880/6 Nov 1964 [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandell, Grady Lynn - 20 Jun 1960/17 Sep 1988 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 4: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welch, Dera Carruth - 6 Nov 1915/[no dates] Mother Welch, Leonard Jack - 16 Sep 1914/12 Jan 1980 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welch, Margaret M. - 2 Oct 1896/22 Feb 1973 Welch, James M. - 5 Nov 1889/5 Dec 1961 [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walters, Lee - 7 Feb 1887/15 Nov 1968 Walters, Adella Gillespie - 21 Sep 1893/17 Nov 1971 [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walters, Robert - 1915/1986, Pvt. US Army WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thacker, Jesse M. - 2 Nov 1946/8 Sep 1957 Son Thacker, James N. - 17 Feb 1914/26 Sep 1968 Father LA Pfc. Qm. Salv. Rep. Co. WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 5: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White, Linda Barnell - 24 Jun 1948 [only date] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White, Amalea E. - 30 Jul 1917/25 Sep 1973 White, Wintle Pete - 13 Mar 1916/28 Sep 1992, 76 yrs [funeral marker] [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melder, Albert Evander - 13 Jul 1895/19 Mar 1966 Melder, Lillie Whittington - 28 Feb 1903/1 Nov 1990 [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, [not engraved] - 11 Nov 1911/8 Dec 1980 Mom Wright, Curtis J. - 9 Dec 1907/5 Apr 1963 Dad [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, Ruby M. - 26 Jan 1909/[no dates] Mother Wright, Hosea E. - 4 Aug 1901/5 Jun 1980 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Thurman Eugene - 21 Feb 1925/2 Jan 1981 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Horace R. - 3 Mar 1900/26 Apr 1973 Father Davis, Alma Welch - 6 Feb 1902/29 Jan 1984 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Aldridge Ruffis - 18 Oct 1930/29 Jul 1978, Cpl. US Army Korea Davis, Brian Glen - 13 Dec 1962/21 Dec 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 6: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welch, Ulis M. - 17 Dec 1902/20 Nov 1972 Welch, Ruthie H. - 13 Aug 1906/[no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 20 Dec 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bass, Kimberly Sue, daughter of Freddie & Patsy Bass - 26 Jul 1978/8 Apr 1979 Bass, Clifton Wayne, infant son of Freddie & Patsy Bass - 10 Sep 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, Murphy N. - 1905/1969 Wright, Dolis S. - 1919/[no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright, Harold - 27 May 1943/26 Oct 1991 [funeral marker] Wright, Bart Lee - 3 Jan 1968/18 May 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 7: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thacker, Wilbur Riley Jr. - 27 Aug 1942/[no dates] Thacker, Carol Spears - 4 Feb 1944/14 Dec 1990 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 27 Years 26 Nov 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kemp, Helen C. - 31 Jan 1928/14 Feb 1979 Kemp, William Martin - 11 Jan 1914/22 Aug 1978, SSgt. US Army WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlin, Ethel Rebecca - 14 Feb 1912/16 Apr 1985 Mother Carlin, Wm. "Bill" - 15 Sep 1905/25 Apr 1980 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wiggins, Lila Ann - 23 Dec 1900/25 Oct 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 8: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walters, Lonnie L. - 24 Feb 1924/19 Jan 1980 Father Walters, Ruby S. - 14 Aug 1928/[no dates] Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard, Robert W. - 20 Jan 1891/27 Aug 1974 Howard, Mertie - 8 Apr 1896/31 Mar 1987 [above 2 burials have identical stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Landry, Lee Alton "Capt. Dan"- 6 Oct 1928/29 Aug 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Carl (Buster) E. - 9 Mar 1925/16 Feb 1976, Pfc. US Marine Corps WW2 Smith, Rachel M. - 30 Oct 1929/[no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards, Alice W. [Walters] - 16 Feb 1896/23 Feb 1991 Mother [daughter of Floyd Walters & Mariah Lewis] Edwards, Clarence J. - 31 Jul 1896/14 Jan 1977 Father [son of Edmund Tobe Edwards & Josephine Richey] [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards, Simon David - 9 Jan 1899/5 May 1981 [son of Edmund Tobe Edwards & Josephine Richey] Edwards, Mary [Doshie] C.[Corley] - 21 Apr 1913/21 Mar 1987 [daughter of John Corley & Ella Evans] [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Burials grouped together, not in a row]: Brady, Tabatha Michelle - 4 May 1976/5 May 1976 Infant daughter of Randy & Jeanette Brady -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cloud, Bobby Gene - 9 Mar 1929/1 Nov 1983, US Navy WW2 Korea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laird, Olivia Pat - 13 Sep 1925/11 Apr 1984 Mother Laird, Johnnie H. Sr. - 8 May 1915/[no dates] Father [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 4 Mar 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stokes, Charles Roland - 15 Mar 1936/[no dates] [Masonic Emblem] Stokes, Bonnie Rose Walker - 30 Nov 1941/27 Oct 1989 [Eastern Star Emblem] [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 4 Jun 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carraway, Joseph C. Jr. - 21 Sep 1952/26 Sep 1992 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NesSmith, LeRoy Harold - 8 Jul 1941/29 Sep 1988