Sardis Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane Parker McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Also Alpine Cemetery Directions: This is an old cemetery located just past Tioga on LA Hwy. 71 North about .5 of a mile past Mary Goff School on the left, and just before Alpine First Baptist Church. It is about one acre in size, well maintained, with hurricane fence surrounding the property. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded from the back of the cemetery to the front by Mary Parker Partain in July 1992. Submitted by Jane P. McManus Row 1: Jones, James Lynn - died 20 Mar 1953, 9 das [funeral marker] Graham, Cecil E. - 27 Oct 1912 / 15 Jan 1959 Milligan, Arthur A. - 16 Feb 1884 / 1 Jul 1980 Milligan, Jocie L. - 22 Jan 1885 / 21 Jul 1962 [above 2 burials have a double stone] Vaughn, G. W. - 31 Jul 1902 / 20 Jun 1946 Sizemore, William B. - 7 Oct 1913 / 17 Jan 1955 [unmarked infant burial - no information] Row 2: Davenport, Baby - 27 Jul 1931 [only date] Davenport, Jefferson - 27 Jun 1882 / 27 Dec 1957 Father Davenport, Susie Roshto - 10 Aug 1896 / 24 Oct 1964 Mother [above 2 burials have identical stones side by side] Devore, Bud - 3 Mar 1889 / 10 Jul 1944 Row 3: Davenport, Tempie Edmondson - 27 Jun 1865 / 21 May 1951 Mother Wife of Isaac J. Davenport Davenport, Isaac J. - 22 Oct 1852 / 8 Feb 1928 Father [above 2 burials have identical stones side by side] Roshto, Emma Davenport, wife of Harvey L. Roshto - 16 Nov 1892 / 20 Mar 1936 Mother Johnson, Tewpy Tucker - 12 Apr 1917 / 13 May 1938 Tucker, Annie Belle Davenport, wife of J. L. Tucker - 2 Jan 1888 / 24 Jul 1935 Mother Tucker, John L. - 9 Jul 1887 / 27 Feb 1960 Father [above 2 burials have identical stones side by side] Johnson, Annie Lou, daughter of Leroy & Tempie Johnson - 6 Feb 1937 / 21 Sep 1945 Kilmer, John L. - 1906 / 1965 Dad Kilmer, Amy R. - 21 Sep 1913 / 31 May 1948 [above 2 burials have double stone] Row 4: Morgan, Roxie B. - 25 Apr 1878 / 9 Aug 1939 [Note: old stone at foot reads: Mrs. Roxie Morgan - 1877 / 1939] Morgan, William T. - 30 Jun 1874 / 23 Jun 1919 Morgan, Melvin A. - 5 Apr 1923 / 16 Apr 1923 Morgan, Louis A. - 27 Sep 1896 / 8 Jul 1973, LA Pvt. US Army WW1 Gunn, George B. - 20 Nov 1871 / 30 Mar 1950, Pvt. 6th Inf. Martin, Frank Otto - 29 Aug 1889 / 24 Oct 1950 Laing, Aubrey F., son of Sam & Lorine Laing - b&d 18 Jul 1929 Treadway, Martha Jane Tucker, wife of J. M. Treadway - 10 May 1883 / 16 Mar 1928 Tucker, Lydia - 17 Jul 1839 / 6 Jan 1926 Mother Tucker, F. M. - died 28 May 1909, 74 yrs. Father [above 2 burials have identical stones] Allen, N. R. - died 17 Oct 1920, 54 yrs. Allen, Nancy J. Tucker, wife of N. R. Allen - died 19 Apr 1956, 88 yrs. [above 2 burials have identical stones on common slab] Allen, Ettie Stewart - 29 Nov 1904 / 23 Oct 1989 Allen, Ernest Walter - 26 Jul 1904 / 17 Mar 1967 [above 2 burials have double stone] Knapp, Charlie - 1866 / 1935 Neal, Frances C. Knapp, wife of R. F. Neal - 1 Oct 1865 / 24 Oct 1959 Mother Neal, Richard Felder - 29 Feb 1856 / 12 Oct 1921 Foster, Willie Mae, daughter of Travis & Jewell Foster - 21 Feb 1931 / 1 Jul 1939 Bryant, Infant son of M&M Elmer F. Bryant - 2 Nov 1939 [only date] Lemons, Infant of M&M Albert Lemons - 11 Dec 1921 / 11 Jan 1922 Lemons, Tracy - 20 Jul 1918 / 16 May 1921, 2 yrs. Glenn, Mitchell - 26 Jun 1908 / 25 Dec 1971 Crook [sic], Steve Sr. - 17 Aug 1888 / 2 Oct 1966 [Note: this name is normally spelled "Crooks"] Glenn, J. D. - 6 Feb 1920 / 26 Aug 1958, LA Pfc. Co. M 156th Inf. WW2 Glenn, Callie Reeves, wife of Samuel H. Glenn - 2 Oct 1876 / 6 Mar 1949 Mother Glenn, Samuel H. Sr. - 25 Apr 1873 / 1 Jan 1956 [on a common concrete slab] Winstead, Robert L. - 15 Jul 1926 / 19 Jul 1950, LA Cpl. 507th AAA AW BN CAC Winstead, John L. - 8 Jul 1904 / 1 Nov 1961, LA Pvt. 96th Cav. Recon. Trp. WW2 Row 5: Crooks, Steve Jr. - 10 Dec 1928 / 31 May 1948, LA Pfc. 21 Regt. USMC 2nd Div. WW2 [unmarked infant slab - no information] Crooks, Durham, son of M&M Steve Crooks - 12 Dec 1932 / 24 Sep 1942 Glenn, Fannie - 28 Feb 1916 / 15 Jul 1935 Daughter Reeve [sic], V. L. - 31 Jul 1858 / 7 Apr 1934 [unreadable name on funeral marker] - died 8 Jun 1938/9, 85 yrs. 10 mos. [unmarked concrete vault - no information] Reeves, James N., son of V. L. & Ellen Reeves - 16 Jan 1885 / 14 Oct 1911 Lacroix, Emma E. - 19 May 1854 / 8 Feb 1932 Lacroix, Lee Winn - 9 Oct 1874 / 17 Mar 1916 Husband Lacroix, Lowlett - 22 Feb 1879 / 4 Nov 1904 Glenn, Josie - 31 Dec 1901 / 6 Jun 1992, 90 yrs. [funeral marker] Glenn, Samuel - 23 Jul 1902 / 21 Aug 1970 Daddy [2 unmarked infant burials - no information] Rodriguez, David R., son of M&M Juan Rodriguez - b&d 21 Aug 1974 Chitty, Jessey Pearl - 7 May 1899 / Sep 1902 Chitty, Frank - 31 Dec 1905 / 4 Nov 1906 Mills, Judge Mc. - 1879 / 1948 Watson, Johnnie G. - 15 May 1892 / 7 Feb 1977 Watson, Robert A. - 17 Feb 1886 / 8 Dec 1966 [above 2 burials have double stone] Decker, Mary E. - 20 Sep 1899 / 26 Jan 1902 [unmarked adult concrete slab - no information] Long, Mrs. Sallie V. M. - 2 Feb 1898 / 18 May 1952 Bell, Infant baby of M&M J. G. Bell - 13 Dec 1909 [only date] Rogers, Dowden B. - 14 Apr 1885 / 30 Jan 1920 Bowie, Joseph - 1829 / 1918 Brown, Mattie Ana - 8 Aug 1878 / 24 Dec 1926 Brown, Sanford McClendon - 11 Sep 1871 / 27 Dec 1934 [above 2 burials have double stone] Row 6: Reeder, Samuel F. - 2 Jun 1855 / 20 May 1916 Willis, Eddie - 6 Aug 1899 / 16 Jun 1920 Cutlip, Kelsie K. - 15 Jul 1909 / 12 Dec 1957, OH Tec. 5, 1839th SVC Cmd. Unit WW2 Cutlip, Dora Lee - 29 Oct 1910 / 5 Feb 1962 [unreadable tombstone - no information] Love, Winnie Beecher, infant of M&M Tom Love - 26 Aug 1910 / 14 Dec 1910 Yawn, Mollie Louise - 10 Oct 1901 / 21 Jul 1902 Miller, Mary Alice - 22 Dec 1879 / 13 Jun 1901 Sister Kirkland, Mary Fairier, Wife of W. J. Kirkland - 13 Apr 1830 / 8 Mar 1900 [Note: Epitaph reads: "First person buried in this cemetery"] Kirkland, James R. - 28 Oct 1858 / 26 Feb 1901 Morgan, Mollie Kirkland, wife of J. M. Morgan - 6 Mar 1862 / 23 Dec 1948 Mother Morgan, J. M. - 5 Nov 1856 / 12 Dec 1928 Morgan, Miss Ellen G. - 3 Apr 1900 / 26 Jul 1980 Kitchens, V. B. - 24 Feb 1846 / 26 Feb 1904 Row 7: Loden, Mary Kitchen [sic] - 7 Sep 1886 / 8 Feb 1939 Kirkland, Dennis C. - 5 Sep 1896 / 17 Sep 1945 Father Kirkland, W. B., husband of Mary A. Kirkland - 9 Sep 1856 / 12 Jan 1925 Father Kirkland, Mary Ates, wife of W. B. Kirkland - 28 Oct 1856 / 3 Dec 1922 Mother Yawn, Sarah W. - 21 Jul 1860 / 10 May 1919 Teddlie, James Jefferson - 15 Jul 1873 / 17 May 1904 Yawn, James T. - 8 Jan 1862 / 17 Mar 1930 Father Row 8: May, Thomas Martin - 17 May 1884 / 13 Apr 1939 May, Ladoshia M. - 3 Aug 1882 / 26 Dec 1958 [above 2 burials have identical stones on identical slabs] Chandler, Ruby M. - 27 May 1914 / 27 Nov 1969 Chandler, Rev. E. E. - [no dates] Ates, Jurian Barbara - 7 Feb 1856 / 21 Sep 1927 Mother Ates, J. W. - 7 Sep 1853 / 10 Jul 1919 Father Lacroix, Mitchel N. - 5 Sep 1856 / 6 Mar 1934 Lacroix, Howard M. - 8 Aug 1911 / 19 Jun 1913 Lacroix, Mary Ella - 14 Sep 1880 / 5 Aug 1963 Deen, Alma E. - 31 May 1905 / 3 Oct 1931 Deen, Mary Thelma - 18 Nov 1912 / 9 Feb 1914 Deen, Clarence A. - 14 Jun 1889 / 16 Feb 1931 Deen, Dora K. - 14 Aug 1887 / 15 Jul 1967 ?Morgan?, Bill W. - [almost unreadable adult concrete slab] Gollihugh, Jeffery Lynn - 25 Mar 1960 / 30 Mar 1963 Row 9: Lacroix, Wanda Faye - 6 Oct 1939 / 25 Jul 1954 Lacroix, Marvin J. Sr. - 15 Jul 1915 / 6 Apr 1980 Thompson, Claudia Beatrice Robertson - 31 Mar 1904 / 11 May 1988 Mother Thompson, Reginald Lucian - 23 Jan 1911 / 16 Nov 1991 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] Robertson, Sarah J. "Dollie" - 23 Jan 1880 / 18 Jun 1972 Robertson, Claudius T. - 14 Apr 1878 / 16 Jul 1962 Father [above 2 burials have identical stones, side by side] Dean, Gladys B. May, wife of G. A. Dean - 19 Jan 1911 / 9 Jun 1971 Dean, Infant son of M&M G. A. Dean - 5 Dec 1934 [only date] Montgomery, Infants of M&M V. E. Montgomery - [no dates] Crowley, Tommy Jo - 26 Oct 1937 / 14 Dec 1940 Crowley, Charles D. - 28 Jun 1915 / 20 Apr 1969, LA Tec. 5 Btry. B 571th AAA AW BN WW2 Crowley, Helen Robertson - 12 Dec 1912 / 13 Jun 1977 [2 unmarked burials - no information] Robertson, Isalee - 1912 / 1976 Baum, Billy Daniel - 24 Jul 1960 / 26 Jun 1967 Son Bradley, Docia Lea R. - [no dates] Mother Bradley, William B. Sr. - 25 Aug 1914 / 23 Jul 1983 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] Lacroix, Vera M. - 30 Jan 1928 / 11 May 1980 Lacroix, Louis Hayes - 6 Aug 1907 / 3 Jan 1978 Lacroix, Infant son of Louis & Vera Lacroix - 10 Mar 1949 Lacroix, Bertha - 5 Nov 1900 / 16 Jan 1944 Lacroix, Mrs. W. C. - 21 Jul 1881 / 20 May 1945 Mother Lacroix, W. C. - 21 Dec 1876 / 16 Jun 1963 Father [above 2 burials have identical stones side by side]