St Paul Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane Parker McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ST. PAUL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CEMETERY (Cheneyville) - Rapides Parish (African-American Cemetery) Directions: This small African-American cemetery is located in Cheneyville, just around the corner from the St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church on Klock Street. Just past the Catholic Church, turn left on Boyd Street, and cemetery is located at the end of this street. The graveyard is well maintained with most burials in aboveground vaults. There are many depressions that could be lost graves, and over 40 vaults or slabs have no information. Inscriptions were recorded from the back as approached by Mary Parker Partain, April 1993, and submitted by Jane McManus, July 2000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wise, Willie Joe - 23 Dec 1935/20 Mar 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reado, Will - 5 Aug 1916/28 May 1980 Father Reado, Celeste Jones - 25 Dec 1919/8 Jun 1981 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reno, Laura - 1902/1985 [Moody-Harris funeral marker] Harvey, Doretha A. - 16 Aug 1926/16 Mar 1993 [funeral marker] Larry, Ben - 26 Feb 1937 [only date], LA Pvt. 325th Serv. Bn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly, Francis - 1886/1946 [vault] Keys, Charlie - 8 Mar 1891/14 Jun 1966, LA Pvt. US Army WW1 Sheppard, Sam - 1897/1961, LA Pvt. Co. A 540th Syc. Bn. Engr, Corps WW1 Forbish, Henry - 6 Jun 1875/6 Jan 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster, Susie Mae - 1916/24 Jul 1982?, 66 yrs [funeral marker] Foster, ?Miley? - [missing dates, funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown, Columbus - 1895/1976, US Army Brown, Banks - 13 May 1905/23 Oct 1954 Brown, Mary E. - 17 Oct 1873/15 Aug 1954 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee, William - 1873/1951 Jones, Edmond - ?15 Mar 195? [slab, unreadable dates] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- English, Willie M. "Peggy" - 22 May 1912/5 Aug 1992 Mother English, Abraham Sr. - 6 Aug 1900/9 Oct ?1968? [handlettered] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Darrel B. - 1 Sep 1966/15 Jan 1967 Davis, Arthur Lee - 27 Jan 1938/25 Jul 1991 [funeral marker/vault] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas, Bertha - 1902/1988 [funeral marker/vault] ?Jones,? Lillie - [slab, handlettered] Robinson, Doil - 11 Mar 1909/16 Feb 1972 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------