Willis Flats/Bethel Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane Parker McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** BETHEL / WILLIS FLATS CEMETERY - RAPIDES PARISH Directions: On LA Hwy. 113 from Glenmora toward Pitkin, turn left (South) onto LA Hwy. 112. Go 3.0 miles, and turn left again on Willis Flat Road, and continue for .8 miles to the Humble Church sign. Turn left at this sign, and cemetery is located .1 miles on a hillside. It is fenced and well maintained. The Humble Church was established in 1947 in memory of Rev. Grover C. Willis, first pastor. Tombstone inscriptions first submitted by Odessa Willis House, 1005 Shady Lane, Oakdale, LA71463 (tombstones recorded in 1974). Updated by Mary Parker Partain in May 1991, and submitted by Jane P. McManus (1999) Johnson, Elzie - 1 Apr 1911 / 14 Apr 1987 Johnson, Katie - 10 Sep 1917 / [no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 7 May 1932 McDaniel, Earl - 13 Dec 1950 / 15 Nov 1986 Daddy McDaniel, Bonnie Inita - 26 Nov 1951 / [no dates] Mama [Double Stone] - Married 28 Apr 1969 McDaniel, William - 3 Mar 1896 / 16 Sep 1982 Daddy McDaniel, Mattie J. - 4 Mar 1903 / 10 Sep 1984 Mama [Double Stone] McDaniel, Curtis - 23 Aug 1920 / 23 Oct 1987, Tec. 3 US Army WW2 McDaniel, Mattie Johnson - 25 Oct 1920 / [no dates] [Double Stone] Johnson, Ella - 2 Aug 1913 / 20 Aug 1989 Stafford, Getry Lynn - 8 May 1980 / 12 Oct 1982 [funeral marker only] Johnson, Shirley McDaniel - 23 Jun 1937 / 7 Jul 1971 Johnson, Pamela - 15 Nov 1959 / 1 Jan 1960 Willis, Vernon - 19 Oct 1927 / [no dates] Willis, Elsie Mae - 7 Feb 1933 / 29 Jan 1979 [Double Stone] Willis, Karen Denise - 27 Sep 1958 [infant burial] Taylor, Edward - 1929 / 1980 Father Taylor, Connie J. - 1945 / [no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Taylor, Mrs. Lucille Elizabeth Shirley - 11 Jan 1922 / 11 Apr 1981 [funeral marker only] Taylor, William H. 2 Oct 1920 / 11 Apr 1971 Johnson, Rodney Lewis - 10 Sep 1959 / 10 Sep 1959 Welch, Beverly Odom - 21 Jun 1937 / 22 Oct 1980 Odom, Minnie D. - 22 Dec 1918 / 12 Aug 1983 Mother Ashworth, Asa - 14 Jan 1887 / 2 Mar 1964 Ashworth, Ezella - 3 Aug 1904 / 25 Jun 1983 [Double Stone] Ashworth, Willie - 4 Mar 1910 / [no dates] Daddy Ashworth, Edna D. - 24 Oct 1914 / 10 Jul 1989 Mama [Double Stone] - Married 16 Jul 1932 Whittington, J. C. - 1 Oct 1928 / 27 Feb 1987, Pfc. US Army WW2 [Double Stone, 2nd side not inscribed] Johnson, Mary W. - 2 Apr 1915 / 29 Jan 1991 Johnson, Melvin - 5 Feb 1905 / 8 Apr 1969 [Double Stone] Peters, Nancy Willis, wife of LeRoy Peters - 25 Feb 1897 / 4 Mar 1940 Orr, Lizer - died 23 Sep 1976, 92 yrs. Farris, Benjamin David, Infant son of M&M W. E. Farris - 1Aug 1929 / 3 Jul 1939 Willis, J. W. - 21 Mar 1916 / 26 Jan 1989 Willis, Myrtle - 12 Mar 1923 / [no dates] [Double Stone] Willis, Nita Ruth - 15 Nov 1954 / 16 Nov 1954 [on slab with above double stone] Harris, Ola Willis, wife of Frank Harris - 12 Sep 1915 / 2 Apr 1937 West, Leo - 6 Jul 1930 / 12 May 1984 West, Mary Jeannette - 4 Oct 1931 / 3 Oct 3, 1964 [photo] [Double Stone] Willis, John - 6 Nov 1881 / 14 July 1969 [photo] Willis, Edna C. - 5 Jan 1901 / 24 Apr ? Willis, Yvonne - 1943 / 1943 Willis, Andrew J. - 8 June 1921 / 25 Jan 1970 Willis, Clyde - 16 Jul 1935 / 4 Apr 1981 Willis, Marjorie - 30 Aug 1937 / 8 Nov 1959 [photo] Willis, Stafford - 8 Nov 1906 / 5 Dec 1964 Johnson, Vernon - 22 Jul 1922 / [no dates] Father Johnson, Edith G. - 24 Aug 1923 / [no dates] Mother [Double Stone] - Married 12 Dec 1941 Johnson, Ronald Wayne - 11 Aug 1948 / 12 Aug 1948 Ashworth, Jesse L. Sr. - 1 Oct 1903 / 24 Sep 1978 Father Ashworth, Ellie - 29 Aug 1907 / 29 Aug 1941 Mother [Above 2 stones are identical] Ashworth, Eddie Jean - 15 Feb 1943 / 23 Mar 1943 [Identical infant burial with no marker] Ashworth, Ardis Leon - 27 Feb 1926 / 5 Apr 1944 Brother Ashworth, Huey - 12 Apr 1932 / 13 Feb 1951, LA Cpl. 9 Inf. 2 Inf. Div. Korea Harrington, Mary V. - 27 May 1927 / 23 Nov 1979 Mother Willis, Roseleon E. - 1886 / 1915 [wife of Joseph Willis] Willis, Nancy - 11 Dec 1881/ 18 Apr 1978 Jareau, D. D. - 6 Oct 1944 / 7 May 1963 [Double Stone] Willis, Robert - 12 Mar 1873 / 11 July 1953 Willis, Ella Ware, wife of Robert Willis - 1 Jan 1884 /-25 Dec 1916 Willis, Vernon, son of Robert & Ella Willis - 6 Sep 1915 / 28 Apr 1916 Willis, Robert, son of M&M Robert Willis - 13 Sept 1909 / 22 Dec 1910 Willis, Nora, daughter.of Robert & Ella Willis - 16 Jan 1914 / 20 Feb 1914 Willis, Jessie - 1 Mar 1911 / 28 Feb 1941 Son Willis, Ceola - died 19 Aug 1963, 25 years Brown, Harry Lynn - 16 Jun 1945 / 5 Jun 1948 Brown, Reese Alvin - 16 Jan 1907 / 4 Aug 1952 McHenry, Jean D. - 17 Mar 1932 / [no dates] Mama McHenry, Louis - 20 Jun 1918 / 30 Dec 1975 Daddy [Double Stone] - Married 23 Dec 1949 Smith, Jimmie Avis, daughter of Oliver & Ola Smith - 19 Jan 1910 / 14 Jun 1911 Doyle, Audie M. - 5 Feb 1935 / [no dates] Doyle, Bobby Gene - 12 Dec 1931 / 24 Apr 1978, Pfc. US Army Korea [Double Stone] Richmond, Tom - 1877 / 1945 Doyle, Lonnie - 20 Oct 1904 / 9 Feb 1960 Doyle, Jos. Arthur, son of M&M L. F. Doyle - 22 Feb 1900 / 1 May 1925 Willis, Drewsillar - 24 Feb 1901 / 30 Oct 1906 Willis, W. M. - 1870 / 1940 Willis, Andrew J. - 10 July 1906 / 20 Jul 1936 Willis, Lucindy C. - 26 Mar 1894 / 19 Jan 1982 Willis, Hardy - 15 Oct 1876 / 3 Oct 1960 Willis, Warren - 6 Mar 1892 / 8 Oct 1967 Willis, Martha - 3 Mar 1896 / 4 Jan 1990 [Double Stone] Lufkin, Missouri - 1887 / 1939 Willis, Infant of M&M Warren Willis - 1 May 1913 / 2 May 1913 Giles, James Otis - 1887 / 1950 Giles, Lucy - 1906 / 1941 [Double Stone] Giles, George - [no dates] Willis, David - [no dates] Willis, Leona - 1869 / 1917 Mother Willis, Liddy - died 23 Sep 1927 Willis, Mathew - 1 Jan 1853 / 26 Jul 1925 Doyle, Lezine F.- 1858 /1929 Doyle, Nancy Perkins, wife of L. F. Doyle - 17 Feb 1865 /21 Apr 1919 Doyle, John Henry, son of M&M L. F. Doyle - 28 Dec 1895 / 14 Dec 1918 Willis, Georgia Christina Doyle, wife of John Willis - 23 Apr 1885 / 15 Dec 1915 McDaniel, Daniel - 15 Dec 1908 / 1915 Son McDaniel, Elizabeth W. - 7 Apr 1875 / 9 Jan 1960 [photo] Mother McDaniel, Peter - 7 Jun 1872 / 10 Dec 1922 Father [Double Stone] Alsobrook, Ruth R. McDaniel, wife of Edward P. Alsobrook - 8 Mar 1924 / 28 Jun 1968 Alsobrook, Edward Paul - 11 Aug 1922 / [no dates] [Double Stone & Double Photograph] - "Mother of Robert P. & Carol Ann" McDaniel, Simon Peter - 13 Nov 1899 / [no dates] McDaniel, Leaty Paul - 27 May 1911 / [no dates] [Double Stone & Double Photograph] Willis, James - 8 Jan 1860 / 3 Feb 1923 Willis, Mary Pelt, wife of James W. Willis - 12 Jun 1868 / 6 Jul 1905 Willis, Martha - 1885 / 1902 Willis, Rody, wife of William Willis - 12 Apr 1814 / 19 Apr 1884 Willis, Wm. - 6 Jan 1804 / 24 Nov 1881 Willis, Anna, wife of Joseph Willis - 23 Sept 1834 / 23 Dec 1880 Willis, Joseph - 5 Apr 1847 / 3 Dec 1912 Willis, Mandy W. - 17 Mar 1880 / 6 Apr 1975 Willis, Pizaro - 1881 / 1938 Willis, L. S. (Lyn) - 15 Feb 1847 / 2 Oct 1918, Married 7 Jan 1867 Willis, Olif, wife of L. S. Willis - 15 Sep 1823 / 25 Mar 1930 Willis, William - 9 Dec 1870 / 26 Aug 1940 Father Willis, Margaret A.- 4 Jul 1881 / 6 Aug 1962 Mother [Double Stone] Strother, H. M. - 1873 / 1955 Strother, Rebecca Ann - 1869 / 1951 [Double Stone & Double Photograph] Strother, Wid - 18 Jul 1909 / 25 Jul 1973 Father Doyle, Ocie - 7 Jul 1911 / 19 Jan 1973 Father Doyle, Hadley - 25 Dec 1888 / 23 Feb 1960 Father Doyle, Catherine - 22 Feb 1887 / 11 Feb 1953 Mother [Double Stone] Doyle, Thomas - 27 May 1858 / 18 Apr 1936 Father Doyle, Martha - 18 Jun 1859 / 22 Jan 1936 Mother [Double Stone] Strother, Patricann - 1941 / 1942 Harris, Mildred - 1933 / 1935 Willis, W. R. - 14 Jun 1868 / 2 May 1906 Willis, A. J. - 1875 / 1946 Father Willis, Candasy Henderson, wife of Jesse Willis - 3 Aug 1854 / 30 Dec 1938 Willis, Jessee - died 20 Feb 1906, 55 yrs. Willis, Olive - 11 Oct 1885 / 20 Nov 1967 Willis, C. M., wife of Art (?) Willis - 14 Jun 1859 / 16 Mar 1890 Henderson, Liz (?) - 14 Jun 1856 / 28 Nov 1901 Doyle, Kevin - 2 Jan 19?? Doyle, Infant son of M&M Hadley Doyle - [no dates] Doyle, Infant of M&M Hadley Doyle - [no dates] Doyle, Infant of M&M Hadley Doyle - [no dates] Strother, Cynthia Johnson - 30 Dec 1890 / 28 May 1965 [photo] Johnson, Peter - 4 Feb 1870 / 29 Apr 1916 Johnson, Eulah, daughter of P. & R. Johnson - 19 Mar 1904 / 30 Aug 1904 Johnson, Rody, wife of P. Johnson - 5 Jul 1887 / 23 Mar 1904 Johnson, Calvin - died 31 Oct 190? Doyle, Glen D. - 26 Nov 1948 / 12 Jul 1975 Brother Doyle, Wavie - 22 Jan 1938 / 21 Oct 1969 Doyle, Wayne - 25 Mar 1940 / 11 Mar 1959 Doyle, Earle E.- 7 Jul 1953 / 19 Jun 1971 Strother, David - 1877 / 1945 Parker, Lizzie Susie - 2 Jul 1896 / 24 Apr 1986 Strother, Ruby - 15 Jan 1919 / 17 Aug 1925 Willis, Marvin - 3 Sept 1914 / 2 Nov 1966, LA SP2 US Army (Ret) WW2 Johnson, Infant son of Memphis & Callie Johnson - 1 Dec 1921 Johnson, Memphis - 8 Dec 1896 / 29 May 1923 Perkins, Luther - 10 Feb 1880 / 13 Dec 1975 Pappy Johnson, William - 15 Oct 1879 / 24 May 1933 Johnson, Rozittie - 11 Oct 1884 / 3 Feb 1931 Johnson, Ethel - 1920 / 1925 Johnson, McKinley - 1925 / 1926 Johnson, Claborn - 1909 / 1910 Willis, Romelzy - 25 Aug 1874 / 24 Feb 1929 Willis, Emily Thompson, wife of R. Z. Willis - 31 July 1876 / 2 Feb 1914 Willis, Baby of R. Z. & Emily Willis - 10 Jul 1897 / 23 Aug 1897 Willis, McKinley - 28 Feb 1901 / 4 Jan 1920 Willis, Meley C. - 17 May 1901 / 12 Oct 1985 Willis, William - 14 Feb 1889 / 27 Oct 1964 [Double Stone] Willis, L. E. - 1914 / 1914 [on common slab with above double stone] Coker, Wilbern, son of John & Arisile Coker - 7 Mar 1892 / 13 Sep1895 Coker, Arcilly [Arishley] - 15 Sept 1868 / 8 Sept 1942 Coker, John - 2 Sept 1863 / 12 Oct 1943 Coker, Sidney - 14 Dec 1855 / ? Mar 1932 Doyle, Wade - 6 Mar 1965 / 7 Dec 1987 Son/Brother Coker, Evie - 18 Dec 1900 / 19 Jan 1982 Mother Coker, Romelzy - 20 Dec 1898 / [no dates] Father [Double Stone] - Married 17 Jan 1922 Coker, Bryant - 12 Dec 1922 / 7 Apr 7, 1945 [photo] Willis, Earnest - 1936 / 1937 Welch, Ezzie W. - 19 Dec 1918 / 5 Nov 1975 Mother McDaniel, Wm. - 8 Jan 1870 / 21 Dec 1936 McDaniel, Israel Sr. - 15 Oct 1905 / 29 Aug 1978 [Funeral Marker only] McDaniel, Gladis, daughter of William & Mattie McDaniel - 1922 / 1931 McDaniel, Infant son of William & Mattie McDaniel - 1932 / 1933 McDaniel, Lena, daughter of William & Mattie McDaniel - 1931 / 1934 [old tombstone had Leona] McDaniel, Infant of William & Mattie McDaniel - 1939 / 1939 McDaniel, Jesse - 1924 / 1926 Willis, George W. - 19 Dec 1872 / 18 May 18, 1951 Willis, Sarah Ann - 19 Oct 1880 / 11 Jan 1973 [Double Stone] Perkins, John W. - 23 Aug 1923 / 10 Jul 1945, LA Pfc. 36 Armd. Inf. 3 Armd. Div. WW2 Perkins, J. E. - 31 Jul 1921 Perkins, Kathleen B. - 14 Dec 1925 / 17 Dec 1976 Mother Perkins, John - 29 Jun 1871 / 4 Mar 1937 Perkins, Annie - 26 May 1898 / 24 Apr 1930 [Double Stone] Perkins, Infant of John Perkins - 1928 Perkins, Infant son of John Perkins - [no dates] Jordan, Lucille - died 14 May 1963, 27 yrs. Strother, Loudella, daughter of A. C. & E. Strother - 17 Sep 1912 / 14 Mar 1914 Willis, Alex - 18 Dec 1869 / 10 Feb 1924 Father Willis, Henry C. - 30 Nov 1880 / 19 Apr 1919 [son of Alex Willis] Willis, Ellis - 22 July 1902 / 29 Sep 1924 [son of Joseph & Rosallina Willis] Willis, J. Y. Clyde - 24 Sept 1914 / 24 Oct 1940 [son of Joseph & Rosalina Willis] Willis, Joseph - 15 Jan 1885 / 22 Jun 1975 Boxwell, Walter R. - died 10 Aug 1872, 84 yrs.