GARDEN OF MEMORIES CEMETERY Leesville (Vernon Parish) Louisiana This information generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project - African American Archives by: Jane McManus - janemcmanus@cox-internet.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** This large African-American cemetery is located East of LA Hwy 1213 near the junction of US Hwy. 171 in Leesville, across the street from the large Leesville Cemetery. Although there are many above-ground tombs in this cemetery, many of these have no inscriptions or are marked only with funeral markers. There are few inscribed tombstones in reference to the number of actual burials. Most burials are marked only by funeral markers, and others are mounded or represented by a sunken area. From the front entrance, the driveway circles through the property, leaving a large section on a small rise in the center, while other burials are found outside the circle toward the fence in four directions. Even though it is better to list unmarked burials as they are approached, there were far too many to list in this manner. As such, they were counted and placed at the end of each section. Tombstone inscriptions recorded by Jane P. McManus on 27 April & 30 April 1995. (Submitted 14 September 2000.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 1: [Front Outside Circle] Burnette, Joe - 19 Apr 1930, LA Pvt. 801st Pioneer Inf. Holmes, Mr. W. A. - died 1939 [domed tomb] Lindsey, Wayne - 31 Mar 1912/19 Jan 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morris, Prince H. - 28 Jun 1892/18 Feb 1971, LA Pvt. US Army WW1 Morris, Grandma - [no other inscriptions] Morris, Bertha - 1911/1950, 39 yrs Morris, [unreadable] - died 1912 [old stone under tree] Morris, Louberta - 21 Jul 1922/24 Apr 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas, Pinkie - 1884/1943 Spearman, Grace - 3 Dec 1909/18 May 1967 Ford, Ed - died 194? , 69 yrs [almost unreadable funeral marker] Smith, Bor - 27 Jan 1942, 72 yrs [hand lettered stone] Tatum, Mr. John H. - 16 Oct 1938/9 Mar 1971 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Handy, [unreadable] -18 ? 1863/15 Nov 1943 [almost unreadable hand lettered stone] Handy, Owen - 31 Mar 1958, 73 yrs [funeral marker inside broken wire fence under large tree] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keller, Jack - 9 Jun 1882/3 Jul 1950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Ellestine - 1905/1990 Johnson, Robert James - 24 Dec 1945/9 Mar 1992, SSgt. US Army Vietnam Johnson, Alvin R. - 30 Sep 1954/3 Jan 1994 [3 burials in a row] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Robert J. - 13 Mar 1926/24 Dec 1971, Pvt. US Army WW2 Manson, Bessie - 13 Aug 1931/5 Jan 1969 [funeral marker under tree] Johnson, Mr. O. B. - 12 Mar 1903/21 Jan 1976 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [broken wire fence with unmarked burial - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Willis, Silvia - 1882/1947 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goode, R. B. - 9 Aug 1905/24 Feb 1953, 47 yrs Husband [Masonic Emblem] [border around burial, next to front fence] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banks, Willie M. - 20 Jan 1906/3 Mar 1951, 44 yrs Rodgers, Will - 1870/28 Nov 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Beulah H. - 1924/1987 Davis, John H. - 1909/1961 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott, Freddy - 27 Nov 1867/9 Aug 1962 Rathers, Oda - 1881/1961, 80 yrs Father Burks, Grant, Beloved husband of Ethel Burks - 1881/1962 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hodge, Lillie - 29 Dec 1882/28 Dec 1932, 70 yrs Hodge, Primus - 22 Jul 1869/6 Jan 1951, 97 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Madison, Pinkey - died 20 Jul 1949 [stone fallen over] Robertson, Mrs. Viney - 15 Oct 1890/20 May 1959 Love, John - 3 Sep 1869/4 Jan 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowie, Eddie L. - 8 Aug 1924/7 Aug 1990, US Army WW2 (9th Army) Bowie, Mary - [no dates] Bowie, Jack - 16 Mar 1876/23 May 1951 [funeral marker] [large slab with 4 burials, 1 unreadable funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keys, Lawrence Jr. - 11 Nov 1949/19 Jun 1984 Madison, Mr. Charlie - died 20 Sep 1960, 60 yrs [funeral marker] Morris, Maggie - Oct ??/ 29 Jun ?? [unreadable hand lettered stone] Parrot, Lula T. - 15 Feb 1894/13 May 1981 Mother Clark, Hazel P. - 9 Jul 1912/5 Dec 1982 Jones, Robert James - 5 Oct 1928/31 Jan 1995, 66 yrs [funeral marker] Broxton, Jesse - 1 Apr 1894/10 May 1953 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Dave - 16 Dec 1941, LA Recruit. Inf. Jones, John - 25 Dec 1894/15 Feb 1963 LA Pfc. Co. A 524th Engr. Svc. Bn. WW1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mitchell, Charlie - 11 Apr 1887/23 Jul 1954 Williams, Deacon Lazarus - died 25 Sep 1927 [Masonic Emblem] Wilson, Joe S. - died 14 Jan 1923, 35 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Mary Lee - 1914/1982 Smith, Joe - 6 Mar 1882/26 Dec 1960 [funeral marker] Smith, Samuel D. - 27 Feb 1888/11 Jan 1967 Smith, Lonnie - 23 Oct 1914/2 Jun 1968, LA Pvt. US Army WW2 Smith, Mrs. Lonnie D. - 4 Jun 1949/17 Jul 1979 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas, Edward Conerly - 1933/1961 [Masonic Emblem] [near the driveway & South curve] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert, Euradell C. - 4 Apr 1917/15 Jul 1972 Conerly, Ella Fox - 9 Mar 1881/31 Dec 1970 Young, Collier - LA Sfc. Retired US Army WW? [stone is buried, unreadable] Clark, Mrs. Hazel - 9 Jul 1922/5 Dec 1982 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobbs, Mitchell - 6 Feb 1915/10 Apr 1972, LA Pvt. US Army WW2 Hobbs, Theresa Ann - 1 Aug 1968, 6 yrs [unreadable hand lettered stone & funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Junior - Jan 1898/Mar 1962 [almost unreadable funeral marker in open area] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan, Bud - 3 Jun 1886, 22 Dec 1955, 70 yrs [near driveway/south curve] Fisher, Ida - 11 Mar 1893/21 Jul 1961 [hand lettered stone] Sims, Agie - 1886/20 Mar 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [8 unmarked vaults/slabs; 7 unreadable funeral markers; 6 unreadable stones; 1 unmarked grave] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 2: [Outside Circle - North of Driveway] James, Willie - 3 Sep 1893/29 Dec 1961 LA Pvt. Co. C 327th Serv. Bn QMC WW1 Rock, Ola Mae - 13 Oct 1909/26 Nov 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manson, Lena - 15 Sep 1882/5 Jul 1975 Manson, Leon W. - 27 Sep 1903/19 Mar 1967 LA Pvt. Co. B 1st Grp. 1st Regt. WW2 [Double brick vault & funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manson, Mr. S. M. - 1876 ?Akedale? /[sunken stone, unreadable] Jones, Charlie - 15 Mar 1905/11 Oct 1977, US Army WW2 Burnett, Redell - 10 Jul 1923/15 Dec 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Sam - 1870/1926 [s/o Balaam & Margaret Jones] Jones, Balaam - 1835/1925 [born FL; father born SC; mother born AL] Jones, Margrett - 1827/1923 [born MS; parents born MS] [Note: In the 1880 Vernon Parish Census, Family #39, Balum Jones was married to Margaret ? Davidson, 6 Jones children in household (Catharine, Charlotta, Nathan, Henry, Samuel, & James; plus 1 stepson Jake Davidson] [3 Identical stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Nathan - 1868/1943 [s/o Balaam & Margaret Jones] Jones, Levi N. - 1908/1936 Jones, Marie, wife of H. M. Jones - 26 Sep 1869/26 Jun 1918 Jones, Henry M. - 5 May 1872/5 Jul 1927 [s/o Balaam & Margaret Jones] M. J. - [unreadable footstone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obonior, Sam - 1902/9 Jul 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drains, Lillie - 12 Jun 1916/20 Dec 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drains, Dole - 1886/19?? [unreadable dates] Drains, ?B. J.? - 1924? [unreadable names dates] [Double Stone] - [on large slab with room for 4 burials] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, C---nda Jean - 4 Aug 1949/8 Feb 1961? [unreadable identical stone] - 3 Feb 1947, 3 yrs Jones, Mr. C. Pin--? - 1 Oct 1977, ?75 yrs 6 mos? [unreadable funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perkins, James W. - 14 Jun 1920/13 Jul 1958 LA Cpl. 2519th Base Unit AAF WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheatham, Mary E. - 30 Oct 1893/19 Oct 1963 Mother Cheatham, Royal D. - 13 Aug 1885/11 Nov 1927 Cheatham, Prescilla - 23 Apr 1863/26 Dec 1929 Mother Cheatham, Thornton - 12 Nov 1860/19 Jul 1945 Dad -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riggs, Freddie - 28 Mar 1941/2 Feb 1978 [funeral marker] Thomas, Grace J. - 12 May 1881/31 Dec 1957 King, Rev. T. H. - 15 Feb 1882/17 Nov 1945 Jones, Busie - 1869/1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shade, Julia Margaret Mills - 25 Mar 1907/26 Sep 1991 [Eastern Star Emblem] Shade, James Hamilton Sr. - 26 Mar 1897/18 Feb 1976 [Masonic Emblem] [Double Stone] - Married 30 Jul 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson, Veronica Jean - 17 Jul 1952/11 Nov 1952 Daughter of Calvin & Cora Wilson Woodside, Tom - 12 Nov 1885/13 Oct 1916 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riggs, Willie - 3 Apr 1938/3 Jun 1973 [funeral marker] Riggs, J. H. Sr. - 4 Jul 1861/27 Apr 1923 Riggs, Eliza - 10 May 1866/20 Apr 1952 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frazier, Willie I. - 22 Mar 1901/Jun 1945 Smith, Bernell - 6 Dec 1951/8 Dec 1986, 35 yrs Richardson, Willie - 1905/1982 Dixon, Addie C. - 9 May 1918/11 Oct 1970 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferguson, Lillie - 19 Jun 1878/22 Jan 1972 Jackson, Sister Stella - 26 Sep 1909/7 Dec 1983 Mullen, Mrs. Ella - 26 Sep 1909/8 Dec 1984? [Triple brick vault & 3 funeral markers] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tinsley, Sylvester - 6 Jul 1946/12 Aug 1994 Tinsley, Willie J. - 29 Sep 1929/22 Dec 1981, Pfc. US Army Korea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meeks, Katie L. Tinsley - 8 Mar 1925/25 Oct 1976 Woodards, Kattie - [almost unreadable child slab] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green,[sic] Francis - 1883/1957 Greer, [sic] Havert - 1910/1956, Son-in-law of Jennie Maxie Greer, Tyler - 7 Apr 1902/25 Dec 1951 Sister -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holmes, Sam - 1 Jan 1900/18 Sep 1962 LA Pvt. Co. C 25th Inf. WW1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holmes, James, Dolly, & Roosevelt - [no dates] Holmes, Mary, Sam, & Willie - [no dates] [Double Stone with 6 names] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ames, Mrs. Dolly H. - 29 Jan 1963, 87 yrs [funeral marker] Pate, Camille - 1867/1967 Mother Thompson, Charley - 3 Jun 1893/27 Dec 1977, Pvt. US Army WW1 Johnson, Ruth - 1920/1978 [white wooden cross] Word, Early Lee & Freddy Lee, children of Fred Word - died 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miller, Annis & Howell, Leola A. & George - [slab with 3 names, no dates] Wilson, Joseph - 1910/1978 Green, Mrs. Azella - 3 Sep 1910/4 Apr 1983 [funeral marker] Blood, Mrs. Selma Young - 11 Feb 1923/13 Feb 1978 [funeral marker] Wilson, Martha M. - 17 Aug 1914/3 Mar 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Lum - 1869/1945, 79 yrs Father Jones, Mack - 3 Sep 1921/15 Feb 1958, Pvt. US Army WW2 Jones, Matthew - 3 Sep 1921/26 Sep 1954 LA Pfc. Co. B 313th Engr. WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joiner, Deliah - died 7 May 1949, 75 yrs Joiner, Edward - died 10 Jul 1946, 80 yrs [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James, Ozella Davis, Mrs. Sidney James - died 7 Oct 1950, 48 yrs Rhodes-Gilbert, Marzelle - 29 Oct 1914 Leesville /9 Mar 1979 Houston Granddaughter of Delilah Joiner Preston, Sally - 29 Mar 1917/2 Feb 19?0 [funeral marker on ground] Simpson, Isom - 1882/1959 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Marie - 9 Sep 1923/3 Dec 1989 Jones, Robert Thomas - 19 Jan 1919/25 Oct 1986, 7? yrs [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mitchell, Mrs. Barbara - 16 Feb 1913/20 Nov 1982 [funeral marker] Jones, Mr. Willie Huey - 24 Aug 1928/6 Nov 1975 [funeral marker] Dayton, Liddie - 11 Feb 1882/[unreadable stone] Jones, Martin - 12 Feb 1926/11 Oct 1963 LA Pfc. 3122nd Engr. F / Fgt. Plat WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perry, T. E. - 29 May 1884/16 Sep 1903 [inside old wire fence] Born Hemp Hill Creek, Rapides Parish LA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Camble, Tom - 2 Jan 1890/23 Jan 1974, LA Pvt. US Army WW1 [burial is toward back fence at north Curve] Wafer, Ulma Stonewall - 8 Oct 1912/1 Sep 1990 Kelley, ?----a - 1869/1910 [broken stone near back fence] Zeno, Willie Lester - 10 Sep 1969/20 Aug 1971 [funeral marker laying on ground] Self, Oscar P. - 3 May 1905/10 Oct 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker, Demetria Y. - 2 Nov 1967/21 Nov 1968 [funeral marker on ground] Walker, Lyndon J. - 4 Oct 1965/26 Nov 1968 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Butler, Vera Louise - 31 Jul 1926/2 Nov 1968 ?, Charles C. - [unreadable military stone sunken in ground] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Ford - 1895/1966, 71 yrs Husband of Carrie Johnson Whitker, Classie Mae - 18 Oct 1918/17 Jul 1965 Daughter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell, Tom Jr. - 13 Oct 1923/12 Nov 1980, Tec. 5 US Army WW2 [2 burials side by side, one with military marker above, and one with funeral marker, but with same name & dates as above] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fisher, Willie May - 13 Dec 1922/30 May 1976 Fisher, Mrs. Ida M. - 27 Aug 1903/19 Mar 1975, 72 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hall, Rev. C. B. - 8 Jun 1870/27 Jun 1927 [handmade broken cross] Taylor, George - 15 Mar 1935, TX Pvt. 165th Depot Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [infant burial with border - unreadable funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conerly, Margaret - 1879/1959 Conerly, Henry - 1873/1953 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howell, Henry - 1871/1929 Brown, Florence H. - 1899/1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell, Lucille - 31 Mar 1897/29 Sep 1966, 69 yrs Wife of A. B. Russell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominique - [wooden cross near driveway, unreadable funeral marker] Gill, Ike - 11 May 1892/16 May 1962, LA Pvt. 161st Depot Brigade WW1 Barnes, Robert - 19 May 1929/17 Mar 1986, Pfc. US Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Ethel - 1871/1934 Davis, James W. - 10 Jun 1882/10 Feb 1965 [Masonic & Eastern Star Emblems on single stone] Johnson, Clarence Jack - 1912/1977, S2 US Navy WW2 Johnson, Murdis - 1912/1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [15 unmarked vaults/slabs; 10 unreadable funeral markers; 5 unreadable stones; 14 unmarked graves] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 3: [Outside Circle - Along Back Fence] Gill, John A. - [no dates] Gill, Emma - [no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvin, Pearl - 6 May 1894/24 Nov 1966 Mother Calvin, Jack - 11 May 1897/23 May 1956 Father [Identical Stones] Calvin, Hoy - departed Apr 1972 [adult burial] Calvin, Lonzo - departed 13 Oct 1987 [adult burial] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small, Eliga Richard - [sunken military stone] Jorden, Ever Leaner - 25 Oct 1886/11 Oct 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hickman, Jimmy - 17 Apr 1924/19 Nov 1989 Hickman, Jim - 9 Oct 1892/10 Feb 1973 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurst, Myria, beloved mother of Fannie Hurst - 1887/1966, 79 yrs. Gill, Emma L. - 19 Mar 1951 Mother Wilson, Edna Mae - 27 Dec 1921/[unreadable stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hickman, Ophelia - 4 Jul 1895/23 Jan 1950, 55 yrs Hickman, R. C. - 1912/1940 Hickman, Francis M. - 1940 [only date] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coach, Maria - 27 Aug 1888/8 Sep 1932 [hand lettered stone] Richardson, Isreal - 26 Feb ?1889?/3 Aug 1933, US Soldier -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson, Mr. Earl W. Sr. - 13 Jan 1922?/10 Oct 1988 [funeral marker] Wilson, Florence J. - 2 Sep 1898/21 Jan 1983 Mother [slab] Wilson, Emmett - 4 Sep 1895/24 Jan 1953 Father [slab] [Identical Stones] Wilson, Mary Helen - 14 Oct 1934/25 Oct 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Nettie - 30 Mar 1869/12 Sep 1934 Thomas, Emma - 6 Jul 1880/21 Oct 1974 Jones, Amos C. - 27 Dec 1900/9 Feb 1980 Dad -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson, Geneva - 19-0?/1981 Wilson, Emmett Jr. - 15 Jul 1924/21 Mar 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coleman, Dock - 1940 [only date] McNeal, Willie - 23 Aug 1904/11 Aug 1961 [collapsed tombstone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sullivan, Zerline Wilson - 5 ?Dec? 1917/5 May 1985 [white cross] Sullivan, Clifton McDuffy - 1901/1982, CK 2 US Navy WW2 Dais, Annie R. - 23 Apr 1923/2 Jan 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards, Eddie - [no dates] [name painted on white cross] Edwards, Lillian - 20 Jan 1909/23 Jun 1980 [name on white cross, dates off funeral marker] Edwards, George - 19 Jun 1897/2 Dec 1978 name on white cross, dates off funeral marker] Edwards, Earl C. - [no dates] [name on white cross] Edwards, George Jr. - 1928/1946, 18 yrs Martin, A. (BayBay) - [no dates] [name on white cross] Edwards, Ned - [no dates] [name on white cross] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Polly C. - 15 Sep 1900/11 Jun 1955 Jones, Mr. Charles - died 8 Feb 1960, 75 yrs Jones, Hattie - died 14 Mar 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxie, Mr. Herman - 22 Aug 1921/25 Dec 1988 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milligan, Charlie - 1 Sep 1885/29 Mar 1951 Williams, Phebie - 14 Feb 1874/17 Dec 1941 Williams, King - 1867/1943 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [southeast corner of outer circle] Smith, Sarah - 1889/1963, 78 yrs Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little, Arcasie Williams - died 1 Feb 1993, 83 yrs 1 mos 6 das [funeral marker] Little, Oscar - 1892/? 1953 or 1963? Husband -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gasaway, Dock - 1895/1957 ?, - 1872/1935 [unreadable marker, moss on the stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Little, Lud--? - [dates unreadable] Williams, Obie - 11 Mar 1890/13 Dec 1950, LA Pfc. 508th Engrs. WW1 Briscoe, Jim - 12 Aug 1898/17 Oct 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [unreadable], Ozie - ?1910 or 1912? /1993 Brother [unreadable funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Adlee - 1910/1980 Coleman, Rhoda Anna - 24 Apr 1913/20 Oct 1957 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard, Donald R. - 21 Apr 1957/13 Feb 1978, 20 yrs old [funeral marker] Howard, Wilmer - 12 Oct 1914/11 Jun 1968? [funeral marker] Ferguson,? Bill - 4 Aug 1947? [funeral marker] Wilmore, Ed - 25 Dec 1870/5 May 1949 [next to fence] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [10 unmarked vaults/slabs; 1 unmarked burial; 3 unreadable funeral markers; 1 unreadable marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 4: [Outside Circle - South of Driveway to Fence] Wooten, Paul - 15 Oct 1893/7 Apr 1964 Pvt. 419th Res. Labor Bn. OMC WW1 [next to fence] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas, John F. - 1908/1952, 59 yrs Father McDonald, Mary L. - 29 Jul 1942/29 Dec 1987 Mosley, Carrie, beloved wife of Jesse Mosley - 1900/1957, 57 yrs Arline, Isom - 17 Mar 1890/16 May 1937 "Soldier rest, thy work is done ..." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Loretta - 20 Dec 197? /21 Sep 1974 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott, Della Mae - 19 Apr 1915/21 Jan 1955 Abbott, Elder A. D. - 4 Aug 1876/23 Apr 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert, Derrick W. - 8 Nov 1965/29 Mar 1966 La----, Elizebeth - 4 Dec 1913/17 May 1937 Mother [stone broken across last name] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown, Janie Marie, daughter of Missouri Watson - 1923/1961, 38 yrs Coleman, John Kay, infant son of Dorothy Coleman - [no dates] Owens, Larry W. - 1980 [sunken concrete slab] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gassaway, Evelyn Marie - 27 Nov 1984/27 Nov 1984 [funeral marker] [?], Edward - 2 Oct 1927/10 Jul 1994, SSgt. US Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkston, Mr. George - 24 Jul 1942/3 May 1982 [funeral marker] Moore, Fred - 7 May 1895/10 Nov 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Henretta - 10 Jan 1880/9 Jan 1927 [Evening Star Chamber 4415, Leesville LA] Smith, Ben - [sunken stone, dates unreadable], TX Pfc. 509th Engrs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hauson, Matte L. - 16 Feb 1913/4 Sep 1971 Thomas, Nettie - 1904/1954 [brick ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [dates written on below stone, for example: 11/20/07-5/12/63] Bursh, Joshua - 20 Nov 1907/12 May 1963, LA Pfc. QM Corps WW2 Bursh, Jenny - ?12 Feb 1951?/12 May 1962 [unreadable dates, white paint over letters] [2 Identical white brick vaults] [unreadable], Cassard - [white paint over letters, unreadable information] Warren, John I. - 12 Aug 1882/21 Feb 1951 Pop Warren, Lucy J. - 20 May 1902/21 Nov 1983 Mom [Double Stone] Burton, Minnie Y. - 8 Oct 1885/1 Jan 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fox, Teresor - 29 Aug 1907/10 May 1994 Martin, Mary Etta - 3 Sep 1923/2 Apr 1989 [funeral marker] Martin, Charles G. - [sunken stone, dates unreadable] Pfc. US Marine Corps WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin, Silvester - 11 Apr 1948/4 Jul 1957, 8 yrs Martin, Ray - 3 Feb 1948/4 Jul 1957, 9 yrs [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Addison, Louise - 12 Mar 1942/4 Jul 1957, 15 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gallaspie, Frank - 6 Nov 1884/6 Oct 1918 [broken stone on ground] Glaspie, Frank, son of Josephine Blackwell - 1911/1963, 52 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackwell, Josephine - born Newton TX 1883/dies 26 Jul 1971 [hand lettered stone] Wallace, Margaret - 17 Jan 1932/14 Mar 1991 Mother ["Marget Jean Jackson Wallace" on funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenebrew, Inez - 10 Jan 1930/17 Sep 1984 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patterson, Victoria E. - 23 Feb 1894 Donaldsonville LA/12 Mar 1978 Patterson, Joseph - 5 Sep 1892 Charleston WV/20 Feb 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, James - 1891/1953, 62 yrs Johnson, Mary, wife of James Johnson - died 27 Dec 1958, 67 yrs [slab with 2 stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 5: [South Inside Oval] Hale, Alfred - died Sep 1950, 79 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown, John Leslie - 12 Jan 1935/25 Dec 1993 Bell, Mary Payton - 13 Sep 1919/10 Oct 1990 Bell, Frank - died 10 Dec 1973 [3 identical vaults in a row] Bell, Mary - 10 Jan 1878/22 Jan 1952 [hand lettered stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fisher, Fannie - [no dates] Fisher, Viola H. - 29 Aug 1919/4 Dec 1987 Mother Fisher, Willie - 28 Mar 1919/15 Feb 1985, S1 US Navy WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fisher, Albert - 20 Mar 1884/23 Dec 1958 Fisher, John - [no dates] Hopper, Sarah - [no dates] Fisher, Earlean - [no dates] Hopper, Fred - [no dates] Fisher, Ellard - [no dates] Fisher, Fred - [no dates] Fisher, ?Julia? - 22 Jul 1882/15? Mar 1936 Fisher, Albert A. - [no dates] [large slab with 9 stones on top] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foster, Jessie - 28 Jul 1917/13 Jun 1975 Sowell, Etta Pearl Fisher - 25 Jan 1898/16 Feb 1971 Mother Fisher, Raymond - [no dates] Stewart, Bessie - [no dates] Fisher, Albert Jr. - 18 Mar 1915/2 Apr 1969 Fisher, Lou - [no dates] Fisher, Steve - 3 Dec 1900/26 Apr 1969 [dates off old funeral marker] [slab with 7 stones on top] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sowell, J. B. - 2 May 1923/24 Jul 1947, LA SSgt. Ord. Depot WW2 [under tree] Jackson, Daniel - 1882/1947 Fisher, Joe - [no dates] Evans, Bobbie - [concrete cross] Pencil, Leola - 11 Apr 1928/23 Mar 1963 [dates on funeral marker for Mrs. Leola Penson] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreman, Alma - 22 Jan 1913/28 Aug 1980 Foreman, Joe - 16 Nov 1897/4 Jul 1978, Pfc. US Army WW1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wash, Malochil Jr. - 27 May 1936/5 Feb 1970 Wash, Gilbert - 8 Apr 1918/29 Apr 1964 Wash, Rev. Malachi L. - 22 Apr 1882/7 Jun 1980 Wash, Ruby - 25 Dec 1892/13 Apr 1961 Mother [Double Stone] Wash, Willie May - 6 Oct 1907/6 Feb 1980 Massey, Ruby Wash - 18 Feb 1923/22 Feb 1988 [slab with 6 stone on top] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wash, Louie Mae - 9 Nov 1928/15 Jan 1932 Turner, Lena - 1897/1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turner, Clarence - 15 Sep 1893/30 May 1967, LA Pfc. US Army WW1 Turner, Elijah - 31 Mar 1905/26 Jul 1962 Chester, John - 22 Aug 1874/[no date inscribed] [slab with 3 stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas, Leroy - 9 May 1894/13 Jan 1975 Thomas, ?Mr. Timothy? - 4 Feb 19??/3 ? 1979 [unreadable funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuels, Earl Jr. - 12 Dec 1890/1 Sep 1912 [collapsed stone] Hubbard, Evans - [no dates], LA Pvt. Co. B 1962 Depot Brig. WW1 Hall, William - 4 May 1896/21 Jul 1962, TX Pvt. Co. B 507th Engrs. WW1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holmes, Fletcher - 8 Mar 1897/12 Nov 1911 Son Johnson, Eley - 4 Apr 1896/22 Aug 1936 [2 markers near road at southwest curve in driveway] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Warren Charlie (Bubba) Sr. - 25 Apr 1926/24 Apr 1978 Smith, Mattie P. - 15 Aug 1903/5 Jun 1972 Smith, Junior - [no dates] Smith, Irish Ann - 14 May 1953/31 Oct 1953 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan, Ruth S. - 21 Dec 1924/27 Nov 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payton, Stephen L.- 24 Nov 1959/18 Jul 1986, Spec. 4 US Army Payton, E. D. - 25 Oct 1892/5 May 1985 Payton, Viola Pines - 6 Jan 1901/25 Mar 1975 [3 Identical stones & vaults] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods, Francis - 24 Nov 1882/16 Nov 1952 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pine, Charley - 14 Oct 1864/13 Jul 1933 Father Pine, Robert - 1894/1961 [metal marker] Pines, Milton - 22 Oct 1894/21 Dec 1957 LA Pvt. 419th Res. Labor QMC WW1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payton, Rhodes W. C. - 19 Dec 1952/21 Sep 1985 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miller, Sallie - 15 Feb 1900/12 Jul 1993 Milligan, Robert, husband of Irene Milligan - 1895/1970, 75 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milligan, Pearl - 27 Aug 1891/5 Jun 1953 Keys, Annaree Milligan - 14 May 1921/23 Jun 1941 Milligan, Zetta Mae - 10 Jun 1919/18 Dec 1926 [3 identical stones on slab] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens, Adrian - 15 Mar 1892/11 Apr 1963 LA Pvt. Co. B 162nd Depot Brigade WW1 Puckett, Hurbert - 1880/1955, 75 yrs Glaspy, Agnes Jones - 20 Jun 1892/25 Oct 1929 [collapsed stone] Travis, O. B. - 14 Jan 1906/14 Jan 1970 Mother Smith, ? - [unreadable funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McCray, Rhoda Jane - 16 Apr 1897/24 Apr 1979 Mother McCray, ? -guy - 30 Jun 1880/21 Feb 1949 [letters peeling on slab] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green, Mimey Nelson - 6 May 1875/11 Aug 1961 Mother Dillon, Needham - 10 May 1924/18 May 1982 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstead, Lizzie H. - 6 Sep 1894/13 Jul 1987 Armstead, John - 15 Jul 1891/9 Aug 1980 Armstead, Elbert A. - 10 Oct 1929/9 Mar 1974 [3 vaults near west driveway] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Countee, John Henry - [sunken stone], AR Pvt. US Army WW2 Powell, Dora C. - 16 Aug 1877/17 Feb 1975 Mother Ginn, Rev. Clifton - 1899/1956 Anderson, Rosie Ginn - 15 Feb 1900/27 Sep 1975 Sister -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miller, Johnnie - 26 Dec 1938, LA Pvt. 319 Labor Bn. [near driveway] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?Deamnan, Andre'? Baby Boy - 20 Feb 1985/21 Feb 1985 [unreadable funeral marker] Gaston, Lekesheia Nichole, infant of Bobby & Yenetta Gaston - 7 Jul 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes, Allen - 7 Mar 1860/5 Apr 1955 Dad Gaddis, Mrs. Dora - died 20 Feb 1977, ? yrs 7 mos [funeral marker] Richards, Mrs. Evelyn L. - 24 Feb 1938/3 Jun 1960 Mother Campbell, ? - 8 Jun 1965/10 Jun 1965 [almost unreadable stone] Seastrunk, Robert E. - 1940/1966 Son -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [5 unmarked vaults/slabs; 2 unreadable funeral markers; 2 unreadable stones; 5 unmarked graves] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 6: [Center Oval Section - west driveway to east driveway] [iron fence for 2 burials - no marked graves, no stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young, Eddie Ruth - 1931/1937 Young, Naomi - 1928/1937 Young, Thelma - 1911/1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Amanda - 1 Mar 1865/3 Jul 1929 Smith, Mose - 1850/1946 Smith, Oliver - 5 Nov 1889/29 Jan 1915 [wire fence around burial] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong, Dennis - 1875/1907 [metal fence] Jones, Alfred - 18 Mar 1897/9 Sep 1964 Lucius, Mary - 6 Oct 1916/15 Aug 1965 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [collapsed military stone - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Eugene - 11 Sep 1886/7 Jun 1966, 79 yrs [near to east driveway] Jones, Creighton - 1 May 1895/18 Dec 1960 LA Pvt. Co B Dev. Bn WW1 [near driveway] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Gertrude K. - 9 May 1897/17 May 1986 Jordan, Rufus H. - 15 Dec 1868/29 Mar 1915 [iron fence around 2 burials] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jefferson, Sam - 2 Apr 1898/27 Apr 1971 Daddy James, ?Natham? - 28 Jan 1971/31 Jan 1971 [funeral marker] Jefferson, Ruth Ella - 1945/1964, 18 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moore, Elijah - 26 Mar 1913/6 Apr 1987 Moore, Milton - 31 Mar 1910/17 Nov 1969, Pfc. Us Army WW2 [slab] Moore, Lucy - 13 Aug 1880 Monroe Co. AL/9 Aug 1958 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hampton, Margaret - 1880/1954, 74 yrs Mother Hunt, Manuel - 7 Jun 1903/14 Nov 1973 Shackelford, Creacy - 1 Oct 1871/19 Mar 1960 Anderson, Lizzie - 13 Jan 1904/30 Dec 1980? [funeral marker] Banks, Hester - 19 Nov 1895/6 May 1955, 59 yrs Quiney, Lillie Bell - 11 Dec 1909/23 Jun 1990 Russell, A. B. - 27 May 1892/24 Mar 1974 Johnson, Hettie - 30 Sep 1883/14 Jul 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [7 unmarked vaults/slabs; 5 unmarked stones; 1 unmarked burial] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 7: [Front west curve of driveway] Edison, Roosevelt - 1904/1986 Ellison, Lanzy - 1 Feb 1921/19 May 1981, US Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prince, Clifton Sr. - 5 May 1905/13 Dec 1964 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson, Mary - 1925/1959, 34 yrs Mother Robinson, Julious - 1926/1990, Sgt. US Army WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finley, Mrs. Emmer - 15 Dec 1897/13 Jun 1987 [funeral marker] Weaver, Mary E. - 18 Feb 1875/14 Sep 1950, 75 yrs 6 mos 26 das Robinson, Andrew J. Jr. - 23 Jul 1977/22 Jul 1995 Davis, Rosa, wife of Walter Davis - 29 Mar 1884/22 Jul 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson, Addie Lee - 25 Jul 1924/18 Dec 1947 Robinson, Sallie Rose - 2 Dec 1903/3 Jul 1947 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wells, Stillborn Infant - 4 Sep 1988 [funeral marker] Williams, Sy?enia - 28 Oct 1890/29 Sep 1971 [almost unreadable vault] [unreadable funeral marker] - Baby Boys Wells, Mrs. Mattie B. - 4 Apr 1904/17 Jul 1978, 74 yrs 3 mos 13 das [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson, Mary - 1885/1960 [Eastern Star Emblem] Morgan, Aldie - 1873/1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, Anthony - 13 Sep 1862/30 Mar 1937 Williams, Louisa - 1870/1952, 82 yrs [under cedar tree in front] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [near corner of north & west Driveway] Brown, Lillie Scott - May 1885/27 Oct 1955, 68 yrs Jackson, Jones - died 1929 [broken stone] Ross, Polly - 16 Jun 1876/25 Jul 1953, 80 yrs Butler, Lewis - 10 May 1876/30 Nov 1923 Evening Star Chamber 4415 Leesville LA Scircy, Louise - died 6 Jun 1945 [hand lettered stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, John - 18 Apr 1875/2 Apr 1956, 80 yrs Williams, Sarah Ann - died 12 Jan 1971 [hand lettered stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [sunken military marker - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Emmer Hall - 26 Apr 1904/16 Aug 1986 Mother Johnson, Rev. John - 1897/1969, 71 yrs Father [border around burial] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clement, Adline - 14 Jan 1922/5 Jun ?1950? [cross, hard to read] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Berry, Mack - 2 Jun 1905/18 Jan 1968 Berry, Frank - 4 July 1865/11 Dec 1913 [broken stone] Berry, Johnnie - 3 Dec 1939, LA Pvt. 1C OM Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price, Gustavia - 1 Sep 1892/17 Jul 1916 Hightower, Alice O., wife of E. D. Hightower - 10 Jun 1881/16 Jan 1917 Thomas, Missieleian - 27 Oct 1910/4 Oct 1919 Hightower, E. D. - Feb 1872/13 May 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purpose, George - 1879/1956 Father Nabors, John H. - 11 Nov 1935, LA Pvt. 25th Inf. Goode, R. B. Jr. - Aug 88/Oct 38 [Aug 1888/Oct 1938] Rhodes, Mr. Lonnie - 18 Feb 1889/12 Nov 1954, 66 yrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [6 unmarked vaults/slabs; 5 unreadable funeral markers; 5 unreadable s tones; 6 unmarked graves] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burials listed in Leesville Leader after cemetery copied: Jones, Nathaniel - died 19 Sep 1995, 47 yrs., US Army veteran