ARD'S CHAPEL CEMETERY, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Belford Carver, June 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Located about 0.6 of a mile from the intersections of Hwy 16 and 1046, near Ard's Chapel which is at 60336 Hwy 1046, Amite, LA 70422. Coord: 30.73306 90.54944. The cemetery is on the south side of Hwy 1046 just southeast of Conti Road, where the chapel is located. Ward 3. Recorded by Belford Carver on June 29, 2004. Evidence of maintenance across the front. It is about 30 x 15 chain fence links. There is evidence of sink holes here and there with most of the graves in the back one-quarter to one-half of the cemetery. The oldest marked grave appeared to be around the late 1890s. Unless otherwise noted, the graves are above ground vaults. Recorded from east to west, from the approximate center of the graveyard. Row 1 Stine Temple, Dec 5, 1944 - Jul 22, 1996 Stanley Temple, Jr., Sep 19, 1939 - Jun 15, 1989 Shirley Temple Toney, Sep 6, 1935 - Feb 11, 1981 Burnell Temple, Sep 16, 1941 - Mar 19, 1980 Betrand Temple, Sep 16, 1941 - Oct 31, 1970 "Mother", Cora Wheeler Temple, Sep 13, 1916 - Dec 4, 2003 Stanley Temple, Sr., 1907 - Jan 8, 1966 Benard Temple, Sep 16, 1941 - Dec 13, 1962 No ID No ID FM: Mrs. Alvin Temple, Jun 6, 1903 - Jun 26, 1990, Age 87 Augustine Atkins, Dec 12, 1908 - Jun 11, 1976, w/o Lee Atkins, d/o Charles & Lizer Temple No ID Row 2 FM: Unreadable No ID In ground slab: John Temple, Apr 15, 1874 - Jun 15, 1959 Row 3 Mound, no ID No ID No ID FM: C___ Bush, Jul 29, 1929 - May 14, 1994, Age 65 No ID No ID No ID My Darling Wife, Delores Bush McCormick, 1943 - 1975 Victoria Bush Hayes, Jun 14, 1939 - Nov 3, 1967 FM: Unreadable Mil: Charley Bush, LA Pvt USArmy WW I, Jul 8, 1897 - Oct 18, 1964 In ground. Very old stone, difficult to read. Some coping. Oct 1866? - Dec 15, 1897? In ground slab, headstone gone, but base has: "At Rest" No ID Row 4 Father and Brother, Tracy B. Boykins, Jul 8, 1967 - Dec 6, 1999 Amanda Bush Boykins, Apr 26, 1941 - Nov 14, 1993 Mound, no ID Kedra Lamar Burton, Jun 6, 1971 - Jul 6, 1980, s/o Elzy and Juanita Bush Burton Double: WILBON (No vault) Helen Bush, Jul 24, 1926 - (blank) Supt. Willie Lee, Feb 23, 1911 - Apr 24, 1980 No ID Deacon Toney Bush, Jr., Jan 8, 1895 - Dec 5, 1972 No ID Mother Mamie J. Bush, Aug 27, 1903 - Jul 2, 1971 Mil: John Ellis Bush, LA TN USNavy WWII (no dates visible) In ground: Amelia Temple, w/o Rev. Charlie Williams, 1887 - May 27, 1924 Rev. Charles Williams, Jan 25, 1881 - Jul 16, 1960 Mr. Charles Williams, Jr., ?90? - 1982 Row 5 Kenneth C. Bush, Feb 16, 1960 - Oct 1, 2002 Deacon Dennis D. Bush, Nov 27, 1959 - Apr 26, 1994 Double: BUSH Gloria T., Apr 18, 1932 - Jul 17, 1979 Rudolph, Apr 8, 1925 - Jul 24, 1995 Mound, no ID Herman J. Morgan, Sr., Dec 1, 1915 - Oct 30, 1987 2 sink holes In ground: Peter Bush, Oct 2, 1890 - Jul 30, 1965 In ground: J. Granderson, Jul 8, 1900 - Dec 9, 1988 2 mounds, no ID Above ground vault, no ID (There appeared to be a somewhat small old gravel/concete slab toward the southeast corner which could be an unidentified grave.) ­BEC--