Collins Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, LA Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Jan. 2000 for Doris Hoover Johnston Typed by Dr. Belford Carver, January 8, 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ COLLINS CEMETERY, PONCHATOULA, LA First recorded by Doris Hoover Johnston, February 19, 1996; updated December 23, 1999 Typed by Dr. Belford Carver, January 8, 2000 5 unmarked, close together Infant son of Seymore & Lucy Hoover Mary A. Hoover, 1883-1888 Lelia Victoria Hoover 11-3-1882 4-11-1884 1 yr 5mo 8 da Mary Virginia Hoover 4-24-1867 9-15-1882 15 yrs Vergenie Lavigne wife of Eloie Hoover 1-1830 10-18-1896 Eloie Hoover 7-23-1828 7-23-1909 Mary Irma Perkins (no data) Elma Perkins 1905-1916 Ivy Dragg 1916-1916 Mary Dragg 1917 Corinne D. Perkins 1866-1920 Ida Dragg 1916-1921 Lucius R. Perkins 1864-1925 Raymond Perkins 9-27-1895 1-7-1987 Clarence Perkins 6-3-1908 5-6-1987 Henry Theodore Raiford 9-22-1899 12-9-1918 Infant daug of M/M Henry A. Raiford (no data) Double Married 12-6-1930 James Stephen Oliphant, Sr. 11-12-1902 7-8-1959 Myrtle Edwards 1-25-1902 1-27-1999 Duncan R. Edwards 1894-1962 Lillian Violet wife of A. H. Johnson 1907-1937 Double-- John D. Raiford 3-17-1882 7-18-1960 Ella E. Raiford 8-16-1887 11-4-1929 Delphine M. Raiford wife of Louis D. Edwards 1867-1942 Woodman of the World marker-- L. D. Edwards 1860-1924 Geneva Faust 9-17-1910 5-6-1911 Alice G. Edwards wife of Westley Faust 9-25-1885 9-25-1910 Infant daug. Of J. D. & Ella Raiford 9-1-1906 Ellen Morse wife of John Edwards 4-26-1824 5-27-1905 Age 81 yrs 1 mo John Edwards 1-24-1826 3-15-1903 Age 77 yr 1 mo 19 da Charles Raymon Edwards 7-6-1884 9-16-1899 Mr. & Mrs. William Perkins (no data) Double-- James Alonzo Raiford 1845-1907 Mary Eliza Raiford 1846-1899 Delphine Badeaux Denelle erected 1963 John Baptiste Denelle erected 1963 On one stone Jean Battiste Dinelle Benefactor of cemetery Born between 1770-1780 Died 10-1817 Land grand 1805 ne An Canada Mary Elizabeth Ouvre Dinelle Lavigne 1-12-1788 11-13-1858 ne An St. James Parish Noton marker-- Peter Henry Lavigne 12-20-1825 12-27-1898 Mary Elizabeth wife of Henry Lavigne 3-4-1833 12-3-1908 Artamise Ada Lavigne 8-26-1864 6-21-1866 Benjamin Franklin Lavigne Died 10-13-1877 23 years 10 months Olive Laurie Lavigne 2-27-1909 12-3-1911 Leila Eudora daug. Of RW & TL Lavigne 2-10-1899 11-15-1900 Eugene Witt son of RW & TL Lavigne 1-19-1901 8-22-1902 Simri Collins 7-4-1800 7-10-1878 Born in Vermont Iron cross (no name or dates) Woodman of the World memorial-- Edward E. Raiford 1883 - 1935 Albena M. Raiford wife of Edward E. Raiford 10-31-1887 8-16-1980 Joseph Raiford 1-16-1960 2 iron crosses (no name or dates) Baby Willis Vining 5-15-1955 5-25-1955 Cecil L. Vining 1913-1914 Double-- Richard W. Vining 3-6-1869 4-9-1935 Eleanor Dupont Vining 11-4-1880 6-14-1925 Joseph A. Dupont 7-10-1846 3-6-1929 Martha wife of Joseph A. Dupont 4-19-1854 11-30-1937 Double-- Mabel Dupont Larpenteur 1-11-1890 9-6-1943 Godfrey C. Larpenteur 4-25-1889 6-27-1975 Infant d/o M/M H. D. Dupont 11-17-1943 Van A. Dupont 3-27-1898 12-29-1944 Marie Gitz Dupont 1-28-1897 11-8-1953 Zilphia Raiford Edwards 10-22-1918 8-30-1996 Shelby J. Edwards 7-11-1916 6-19-1977 Double-- Hilton L. Edwards 11-16-1882 7-3-1959 Nora Brayden Edwards 12-22-1882 2-15-1958 Double-- Clarence E. Vining 3-9-1904 6-19-1953 Wed: 9-6-1925 Katie Cooper Vining 9-28-1904 4-14-1984 Large slab, 3 graves, no name or dates Mother Rosalie Cooper 10-4-1921 5-22-1958 Grandmother Stella A. Strain 1-14-1895 1-28-1972 John J. Yankauskis 6-12-1891 12-16-1966 Leona Dupont Yankauskis 1891-1954 Viola Howes Lavigne 1880-1963 Jules P. Lavigne 1869-1940 Benjamin Franklin Lavigne 11-20-1903 2-8-1927 Age 23 Mrs F. Wittie 1-16-1829 7-7-1905 Age 76 yrs Iron cross no name or dates Double-- Carlos Martin Raiford 10-27-1877 7-26-1968 Mar: 1-27-1916 Corinne Edwards Raiford 11-16-1888 10-5-1980 Andrew J. Raiford 1873-1950 I. C. Raiford Pvt US Army Air Corps WW II 10-24-1909 4-12-1985 Dudley Raiford 1903-1962 Clem Raiford 1905-1964 Wooden maker (no data) Grover W. Brewer 5-17-1903 5-13-1967 Zelma P. Brewer 6-20-1899 6-23-1966 Double-- G. W. Brewer 7-22-1934 2-19-1936 David L. Brewer 10-23-1932 9-28-1933 Stephen D. Parker 8-2-1856 7-3-1928 Albena C. Parker 11-2-1860 12-10-1951 Walter H. Parker 3-28-1889 12-1-1916 Leslie W. Parker 11-26-1896 5-5-1924 Elzie Peter Raiford 6-16-1890 12-21-1975 Melissa Raiford 10-26-1895 6-22-1970 Pennington Joseph Raiford 2-18-1898 10-12-1947 Double-- James S. Raiford 1868-1952 Virginia M. Raiford 1858-1948 Austin M. Cooper 12-18-1917 12-29-1982 Double-- Ella Edwards Vining 6-8-1887 9-23-1967 Olen M. Vining 12-15-1878 1-29-1955 Military marker-- Wilfred Elmo Vining Louisiana Pfc Co G 325 Glider Inf WW II 2-11-1910 1-27-1961 Henry J. Schwartz 1912-1948 Milton A. Raiford, Jr. 5-9-1935 6-28-1984 Jacquelyn AnneRaiford 1-16-1932 12-28-1989 Henrietta Raiford 11-4-1914 (no death date) Milton A. Raiford 3-7-1904 3-15-1994 Double-- Gilbert L. Larpenter 3-14 1926 5-20-1995 Aileen Raiford Larpenter 4-28-1938 (no death date) Alfred V. Anderson 11-28-1936 12-4-1965 Robert W. Dupree 1895-1960 Military marker-- John Wesley Hoover Louisiana Pvt 141 Field Arty 39 Div 2-24-1892 5-11-1944 Henry R. Hoover 12-24-1892 3-17-1975 Paul Andrew Dragg 1951-1990 Military marker-- Ambrose D. Hoover Louisiana Pvt 8 Service Command WW II 7-24-1902 3-23-1966 Henry C. Hoover 5-19-1864 3-5-1949 84 yr 9 mo 16 da H. Wayne Hoover 7-24-1946 7-19-1964 Funeral marker-- Hilton C. Hoover 9-25-1904 - 1984 Masonic emblem-- Joseph Hassing husband of Clara 3-1-1876 10-16-1964 Clara H. Hassing wife of Joseph 8-2-1887 2-22-1957 Odealia Hoover 2-8-1885 5-2-1976 Adline E. Hoover 9-3-1906 6-1-1948 Double-- Seymore O. Hoover 2-18-1859 1-18-1945 Lucy E. Hoover 11-17-1861 4-29-1946 Seymore Elie Hoover 3-12-1894 7-15-1926 Age 32 yrs 4 mo 3 da Ada P. Hoover 2-11-1897 10-10-1969 Victor E. Hoover 9-11-1887 8-3-1963 Frank Lucius Hoover 6-19-1922 2-9-1924 Michael L. Fletcher 8-3-1963 8-3-1991 Military marker-- Lloyd Fletcher Louisiana Cpl 25 Liaison Sq AAF WW II 11-3-1926 11-12-1966 Grave, no marker Lovelace Fletcher 1-1-1900 6-7-1964 Military marker-- Donald R. Lavigne S Sgt US Army WW II 7-23-1923 12-12-1976 Donald N. Lavigne 1944-1945 Enos Eugene Hoover 5-12-1909 11-1-1973 Vyrean Cutrer Caraway 12-26-1903 6-20-1935 Ella Raiford Cutrer 3-19-1876 3-15-1934 Daniel Edward Poche 12-13-1898 12-2-1957 Pipe (no name or date) Double-- Mary Elizabeth Maines Durbin "Aunt Lizzy" 12-20-1846 1-18-1933 son-Willard Hebert Durbin 10-4-1876 10-1-1932 Philip Raiford 1-30-1876 8-9-1944 Mabel B. Raiford (Doll) 4-13-1923 3-17-1970 Edna D. Raiford 12-22-1880 6-14-1968 Double-- Melvin S. Raiford (no dates) Betty Demare Raiford (no dates) Irene H. Dupont 1885-1959 Tomb Lillian Genieve Threeton Hoover 9-5-1900 8-14-1958 Military marker-- Tomb-Bazile Hoover Louisiana Pvt Co A 39 Infantry Bn WW I 12-24-1889 10-28-1958 Adiline Hoover 9-27-1853 12-9-1930 Frank Hoover 1854-1921 Woodman of the World-- Champ B. Cooper 4-28-1879 11-3-1931 Katie Dupont Cooper 6-15-1882 5-20-1966 Virgil D. Anderson 9-10-1912 3-17-1991 Irene V. Anderson 9-13-1913 3-29-1986 Charlote Ester Lafuria Vining 8-20-1937 12-13-1998 Leo Clyde Denny, Jr. 7-22-1912 10-7-1963 Leo Clyde Denny, Sr. 3-21-1882 7-27-1973 Pauline Perkins Denny 6-18-1902 10-7-1996 Tyrus G. Bazelle 12-10-1914 5-10-1967 Nellie Vining Bazelle 4-27-1919 4-14-1982 Hannah M. Byers 11-23-1991 11-23-1991 Ida H. Hansen 1881-1968 Iron Rod (funeral marker) Iron Rod (no name) Emma Edith Hoover 10-21-1901 11-7-1902 Unmarked grave Mother Mena Eisenberg 6-26-1869 2-1-1940 Double-- Elwoe A. Hoover 3-2-1895 11-29-1972 Military marker Elwoe A. Hoover Arkansas Pvt US Army WW I March 2, 1895 Nov 29-1972 Vella M. Hoover 3-11-1905 10-7-1990 Military marker Ben Hoover Co D 9 Bn La Inf CSA 1835-1915 John Ben Hoover 1-13-1835 11-15-1915 Martha Lindsey Hoover 10-10-1857 5-18-1920 Myre O. Hoover 1923-1924 Unmarked infant 4 unmarked graves Mary Lucy Hoover 8-19-1903 12-7-1915 Age 12 yr 3 mo 18 da Ozeal V. Lavigne 9-13-1900 6-20-1998 Cecil J. Lavigne 2-25-1897 11-7-1962 Double-- Tessa Tucker Lavigne 4-5-1874 8-7-1967 Rasmond Witt Livigne 2-4-1867 5-29-1926 Mary L. Lavigne Wells 12-29-1849 12-28-1916 Military marker-- Thomas A. Raiford Louisiana Pvt US Army WW I 3-11-1893 7-3-1973 Oscar Thurman Raiford 10-6-1888 12-9-1915 Joseph Allen Raiford 4-2-1928 1-9-1929 Woodman of the World-- Henry Alonzo Raiford 11-5-1874 7-29-1936 Rosalie Paichoux Raiford 5-25-1887 3-21-1964 Military marker Henry Edward Raiford Louisiana C1 US Coast Guard Res WW II 5-5-1922 9-25-1959 Alice R. Edwards 1874-1951 Husband of Alice Raiford Louis H. Edwards 1879-1965 Double-- John D. Edwards 1853-1933 Martiele Edwards 1856-1913 Sophie Merle McPhaul 10-23-1930 11-8-1931 Double-- Eastern Star Sophie Edwards McPhaul 4-3-1894 3-31-1982 Mason Duffie Franklin McPhaul 12-27-1881 1-31-1969 Military marker-- Ernest I. McPhau Louisiana Pvt US Army WW I 6-27-1897 11-6-1955 Double-- Viola Cecelia Hoover 7-5-1877 1-31-1960 Alphonse Richard Hoover 5-1-1873 2-18-1960 Double-- Rev. James E. Galender 10-10-1917 3-19-1988 Ellen T. Galender 6-9-1920 3-19-1988 Funeral marker-- Michael V. Dragg 1958-1992 Military marker-- Joseph V. Corneille S2 USN 3-10-1911 6-30-1975 Maude F. Corneille 1912-(no date of death) Double-- Alcess M. Dragg 1860-1944 Ethel R. Dragg 1885-1949 Jean L. Herenski 4-25-1918 11-26-1974 Unmarked grave Military marker-- Andrew L. Dragg Louisiana Pfc US Army WW II Korea Vietnam 12-18-1908 8-29-1973 John O. Robertson 7-6-1898 3-12-1960 Double-- Sammie W. Sheridan 12-2-1948 2-8-1949 Karen A. Sheridan 11-19-1953 3-15-1954 Eleinor Lavigne Robertson 9-2-1898 12-25-1990 Tom Larpenteur (Baby) (No dates) Charles E. Larpenter 8-15-1852 1-27-1955 Fedelia Fanguy Larpenter Wife of Charles E. Larpenter 8-1-1850 1-2-1929 Double-- Harold Alonzo Edwards, Sr. 10-12-1892 7-31-1961 Ruby Hughes Edwards 4-2-1892 6-8-1962 Norman Oliver Edwards 12-15-1916 9-19-1918 Infant son of Harold & Ruby Edwards (no dates) Lawson L. Edwards 9-8-1947 5-17-1968 Double-- Ruth Weimer Edwards "NA" 9-22-1919 3-26-1993 Robert L. Edwards "Bobby" 1-6-1920 4-30-1981 Double-- Richard Marion Raiford 8-16-1934 8-27-1934 Kenneth Arden Raiford 2-7-1936 2-18-1936 Double-- P. Richard Raiford 9-25-1910 (no date of death) Mar: 1-11-1933 Juanita C. Raiford 3-29-1909 4-8-1995 Double-- Grover S. Raiford 3-14-1911 4-6-1978 Mar: 12-29-1944 Bertha R. Raiford 1-4-1916 8-15-1973 (End)