Bear Creek Cemetery, in St. Helena Rarish, Louisiana Recorded and Submitted by Antoinette Harrell-Miier and ILona Lyttle, DA-Miller@webtv.net ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ This cemetery is located on Hwy 16, in St.Helena Parish. It is an African-American cemetery. The information was provided to me by Mr. Lee Warner. There is two names that this cemetery goes by, Mount Zion Free Will Baptist Church cemetery, named after the church. Also, Bear Creek Cemetery. Mr. Warner said, " that the land was donate by Mr. Leslie Self an Anglo-Saxon man. Mr. Self gave the land to Mr. Caleb Vining. Later after the old man Self, found out the Caleb Vining was not a member of any church he took the land back from him and gave it to. Busco Edwards, Andrew Williams, Freddie Marshall and Wash Warner. This cemetery sit on 3 acres of land. Records can be founded in the St. Helena Courthouse. 1. Iverson Warner b. june 4, 1912 d. dec 6, 1998 2. Stella Warner McKinney b. jan 9, 1938 d. jan 14, 1997 3. Sam Warner No grave marker Information giving by Lee Warner 4. Annie Vining b. mar 17, 1900 d. mar 25, 1965 5. Many Wagner b. aug 1861 d. aug 30, 1921 6. E. D. Williams No grave marker information giving by Lee Warner 7. Viola Payne Williams b. Sept 14, 1905 d. Geb 23, 1991 8. Marshall W. Butler Louisiana P.V. T. U.S. Army World War 1 b. august 26, 1895 d. aug 1, 1961 9. Gave Headspeth d. dec 22, 1938 Deacon of Church 10. Rev Busco Edward husband of Kitte Edward b. 1856 d. jan 9, 1942 11. Diana T. Warner d. july 5, 1973 grandmother of Lee Warner 12. J. W. Warner husband of Diana T Warner b. july 14, 1881 d. mar 25, 1936 grandfather of Lee Warner 13. Benjamin H. Headspeth Louisana P.V.T U. S. Army World War 1 b. dec 1, 1887 d. mar 22, 1962 14. Hill Speath b. 1881 d. 1971 15. Frank Vining No grave marker name giving by Lee Warner 16. Caleb Vining no grave marker name giving by Lee Warner 17. Aley Warner b. Jan 1853 d. may 8, 1950 18. Ellen Holden wife of Myles Holden b. march 6, 1878 d. april 13, 1937 19. Myles Holden husband of Ellen Holden d. ? 20. Miss Willie Mae Green b. dec 21, 1933 d. may 21, 1963 21. Luella R. Deamer b. Sept 29, 1887 d. feb 13, 1965 22. Joseph Deamer b. Sept 29, 1887 d. feb 13, 1965 23. Josephine Coltman b. june 12, 1910 d. may 11, 1952 24. Charlie Martin b. 1918 d. 1999 25. Duncan Turner . b. mar 14, 1896 d. sept 14, 1973 26. Justine Robertson b. sept 4, 1921 d. nov 15, 1993 27. Lester Robertson b. mar 6, 1918 d. nov 12, 1967 28. W.D. Chaney P.F.C U.S. Army b. mar 8, 1929 d. aug 7, 1990 29. Erecey Vining b. may 1, 1926 d. july 15, 1965 30. Mary Wheaton b. Sept 8, 1911 d. April 20, 1968 31. Effie Quillens Williams b. jan 12, 1887 d. april 28, 1981 Loving son 32. Nellie May b. July 1903 d. may 26, 1963 33. P.H. Miller U.S. Army World War II b. dec 1, 1909 d. dec 19, 1994 34. Bill Quellins At rest d. ? 35. Theodore May b. dec 25, 1902 d. april 1982 Gone But Not Forgotten 36. Lucille Page b. jan 15, 1949 d. june 14, 1983 37. Virgil Lee Seals b. july 17, 1924 d. jan 18, 1992 38. Sarah Mae Seals Page Self b. feb 10, 1923 d. aug 27, 1976 39. Theodore May, Jr. b. 1929 d. 1997 40. Monore Tate d. ? 41. Tennessee Johnson Louisiana P.F.C U.S. Arm World War II b. sept 12, 1912 d. dec 26, 1972 42. Jessie Lee b. oct 2, 1908 d. nov 12, 1942 At Rest 43. Howard Lee P.F.C U.S. Army World War II b. june 5, 1910 d. may 29, 1982 44. Pinkie W. Johnson b. sept 15, 1887 d. 1976 45. Lillie Preston d. 1984 age 73 46. Johnny Martin, Sr. d. july 25, 1994 age 70 47. Henry Louis Knox d. ? 48. Martha J. Brazil daughter of Peter & Sarah Braziel b. feb 20 1906 d. nov 20, 1925 49. Mother Maggie B. Dedeaux b. july 23, 1903 d. feb 16, 1967 50. Ethel Williams Temple wife of Walter Temple b. march 11, 1919 d. mar 23, 1958 51. Jimmy Williams husband of Stella Warner Williams b. mar 18, 1925 d. mar 7, 1964 52. Jim Williams husband of Emma Vining d. ? 53. Emma Vining Williams wife of Jim Williams information giving by Lee Warner d. 1964 54. John Braziel At Rest 55. Mable Williams b. feb 4, 1926 d. may 29, 1993 56. Les Hughes b. jan 1, 1900 d. nov 18, 1996 our beloved grandfather 57. Dollie B. White b. dec 6, 1913 d. july 17, 1992 our beloved mother 58. Paul Battiest beloved husband of Cannie J. Battiest b. feb 27, 1905 d. April 24, 1985 59. Always in our hearts Enos Battieste b. 1906 d. 1979 60. Arlevia M. N. Hughes b. nov 13, 1883 d. mar 3, 1978 our beloved grandmother 61. Tom Guy b. april 9, 1893 d. jan 24, 1976 In loving memory 62. Annie Guy b. oct 7, 1904 d. aug 7, 1983 63. Mr. Arthur Taylor b. april 20, 1898 d. dec 13, 192 64. Edwiner White b. aug 9, 1933 d. april 23, 1996 Gone But Not Forgetten 65. Orlza George b. oct 20, 1909 d. aug 13, 1967 66. Edward White b. feb 22, 1935 d. sept 24, 1962 At Rest 67. Ed White, Sr. b. dec 12, 1881 d. june 1, 1969 our loved one 68. Alberta White b. Sept 23, 1909 d. Jan 29, 1949 Age 40 69. Jennie B. Holmes b. july 5, 1939 d. oct 7, 1961 Now I lay me down to sleep 70. Choaley Warner b. feb 16, 1919 d. dec 7, 1973 71. John Warner b. april 9, 1939 d. june 21, 1975 72. Pauline V. White b. sept 25, 1925 d. jan 3, 1983 Our beloved one 73. Leon White, Sr. b. 1911 d. 1998 74. Brenda Ann Chapman b. may 6, 1948 d. mar 4, 1967 75. Bennie B. Morris, Jr. P.V.T. US Army World War II b. june 15, 1916 d. nov 14, 1990 76. Luretha Fisher b. 1911 d. 1971 77. Otis Spears b. mar 14, 1906 d. oct 9, 1980 Gone But Not Forgotten 78. Josephine Headspeath Douse b. mar 3, 1886 d. aug 7, 1963 beloved wife and mother 79. Celeste R. Morris b. aug 25, 1925 d. dec 18, 1991 80. Irene Morris b. dec 20, 1946 d. jan 29, 1994 age 47 81. Willis Woolridge b. nov 1, 1927 d. mar 1, 2000 82. Mrs. Maggie Wooridge b. oct 29, 1905 d. nov 30, 1979 At Rest 83. Earl Bennett b. Nov 17, 1940 d. aug 4, 1994 84. Mattie Woolridge b. june 8, 1932 d. may 10, 1987 Rest In Peace 85. Daniel Woolridge b. 1998 d. 1998 86. Harris Hill PVT U.S. Army World War II b. Feb 10, 1894 d. Sept 24, 1981 87. Augustine H. Doughty b. 1936 d. 1997 88. The Lord is My Light Dennis Foster d. Mar 22, 1915 89. Mrs. Barbara Henderson b. july 7, 1946 d. dec 11, 1997 age 51 90. Ben Pitts, Jr. b. feb 1, 1950 d. mar 9, 1985 91. Willie Herbert Vining b. mar 5, 1902 d. aug 10, 1983 Gone But Not Forgotten 92. Joseph H. Russell Louisiana SSMB3 US Coast Guard World War Ii b. mar 11, 1911 d.Sept 13, 1973 93. Josephine H. Branch b. oct 10, 1900 d. feb 22, 1969 The Lord is My Shepard 94. Baby Boy Marroin Rayon Saulsberry b.feb 22, 1999 d. aug 22, 1999 95. Hazel L. Saulsberry b. feb 8, 1925 d. nov 21, 1980 Gone But Not Forgetten 96. Wallace Jones PVT US Army World War I b. oct 5, 1894 d. nov 7, 1985 97. Mrs. Versie Patick b. april 2, 1915 d. feb 1971 98. Amos Pitts b. oct 26, 1947 d. mar 6, 1966 Son of Lusill Lewis & Ben Pitts 99. Kandis Marie Mood b. dec 22, 1977 d. mar 8, 1978 100. Edmund Randolph Louisiana PVT US Army World War I b. mar 10, 1891 d. sept 27, 1961 101. Leonard East b. sept 26, 1901 d. feb 9, 1984 Gone But Not Forgotten 102. Elvira East b. july 20, 1906 d. dec 27, 1985 103. Mary W. Brown b. june 19, 1919 d. may 19, 1988 A loving mother 104. Lee Williams b. feb 1, 1882 d. mar 13, 1976 105. Ora Williams b. mar 20, 1895 d. june 4, 1972 Gone But Not Forgotten 106. Samuel East b. sept 16, 1964 d. may 8, 1996 age 31 107. Mr. Curtis East b. sept 13, 1935 d. aug 1, 1996 108. Joe East, Sr. b. sept 13, 1915 d. sept 15, 1935 109. Sis Bessie M. East Saulsberry b. aug 15, 1924 d. nov 26, 1994 Gone But Not Forgotten your daughter and grandchildren 110. Joe Nelson East, II Louisiana P.F.C World War I b. july 24, 1890 d. aug 17, 1973 111. April Jackson East b. april 14, 1903 d. june 28, 1972 112. James East Louisiana PVT US Army b. may 18, 1937 d. mar 28, 1962 113. Mr. Tim Hunter b. sept 31, 1880 d. may 31, 1948 114. Mrs. Ardeen Preston Hunter b. aug 1878 d. mar 1915 115. George Preston Louisiana PVT C.M. Corps d. aug 25, 1932 116. Johnnie Williams CPL US ARMY b. may 16, 1910 d. april 3, 1994 117. Lillie Edwards wife of John Edwards b. jan 16, 1888 d. apr 8, 1964 118. Helen Edwards d. jan 26, 1921 119. Ikes Saulsbury d. april 17, 1941 At rest age 58 120. Mott Saulsbury d. 1958 121. Lawrence Saulsbury b. oct 13, 1911 d. nov 28, 2000 122. Mason Vining b. june 4, 1904 d. mar 16, 2001 123. Candy Bell Rosa Belle Vining b. dec 24, 1915 d. may 3, 1980 124. Mrs. Willie Bidard d. feb 27, 1981 125. Mr. A Quinn b. oct 11, 1951 d. jan 21, 1968 126. E. Quinn b. 1946 d. jan 21, 1958 127. Mrs. Creolia Anderson b. 1917 d. 1982 128. Walter Anderson, Sr. b. dec 21, 1920 d. jan 19, 1987 Rest in peace 129. Our Son Anthony Snaperd Parker b. jan 25, 1974 d. may 27, 1989 130. George (Pokie) Williams b. feb 5, 1911 d. july 13, 1984 131. Georgia Mae Vining Williams b. feb 8, 1907 d. june 23, 1988 132. Dorothy Mae " Dot" Williams b. 1931 d. 1957 daughter of Jim and Emma Vining Williams 133. Authur "Bud" Williams b. 1927 d. 1964 son of Jim Williams and Emma Vining Williams 134. Prentis Dixon b. 1921 d. 1985 135. Mrs. Florence James b. june 1895 d. april 19, 1971 136. Hardy Pitts b. 1923 d. 1981 137. Lubertha Robertson b. 1901 d. 1987 138. Mr. Curtis Brant b. dec 23, 1915 d. mar 14, 1977 At Rest 139. Climon Ricard, Sr. b. july 30, 1915 d. nov 15, 1992 140. Sis. Ellen Williams Vining b. feb 12, 1884 d. jan 6, 1974 141. Irene Woolridge Lee b. jan 9, 1928 d. july 17, 1990 142. Edward Ernest Lee b. april 4, 1926 d. June 11, 1959 Louisiana TEC5 CO B 870 ENGR AVN BN World War II 143. Micheal Pikes b. 1960 d. 1982 144. Mr. H. R Wilson b. may 22, 1910 d. july 10, 1990 145. Rosa L. Wilson Rankin-Hall b. july 3, 1928 d. mar 8, 1999 The Lord is My Shephard 146. At Rest Cora I. D. Wilson b. 1889 d. oct 2, 1965 147. Rev E. Wilson b. may 30, 1891 d. aug 8, 1980 148. Rev. Leroy Thomas b. may 1, 1911 d. sept 4, 1982 149. Alex Pikes, Sr, b. aug 25, 1903 d. aug 18, 1990 We love you but god loves you best 150. Nelson East b. nov 19, 1879 d. july 26, 1964 husband of Estella Louie East 151. Estella East wife of Nelson east b. july 11, 1870 d. aug 18, 1935 152. Albertha Wheeler wife of Clarence East b. may 7, 1907 d. may 1, 1947 153. Caroline C. East b. july 9, 1913 d. aug 18, 1979 A loving wife and mother 154. Clarence East b. nov 26, 1907 d. feb 3, 1978 Gone But Not Forgotten 155. Leon East Jr. son of Leon & Caroline east b. july 19, 1940 d. june 16, 1948 156. Carolyn East b. july 10, 1956 d. july 26, 1958 Gone But Not Forgotten 157. T. Ann East Washington b. Mar 25, 1943 d. june 19, 1975 In Loving Memory 158. Scleaner M. Woolridge b. april 7, 1907 d. nov 14, 1992 In Loving Memory 159. Rev. Lee Woolridge b. june 11, 1887 d. aug 24, 1976 In Loving Memory Copyrights c Antoinette Harrell-Miller May 25, 2001 All Rights Reserved ************************************************ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/sthelena/cemeteries/bearcrk.txt