EVERGREEN BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY -- Union Parish Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Mary Anne Williams, 1/2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ====================================================================================== Surveyed January 22, 2005 File prepared and contributed by Mary Anne Williams; file formatted by Karen Mabry Rice. ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== NOTE: This is an update to a file originally submitted by Sherry Gritzbaugh. The original notes and information submitted can be found on the other Evergreen file which is in actual order. ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== EVERGREEN BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY is located seven miles southeast of Bernice on west side of Willie Reeves Road. UPDATES: NEW BURIALS ARE NOTED WITH *** DATES OF DEATH OR OTHER INFO ADDED SINCE LAST TRANSCRIPTION ARE NOTED WITH ## In "MISC INFO" column, "ho" means husband of, and "wo" means wife of; "so" means son of and "do" means daughter of. If there was a veterans marker, it is noted in the MISC INFO with rank and branch of service and where served as shown on the actual marker. "No dod" or "no dob" means there was no date inscribed on the marker for birth or death. ====================================================================================== ========================================================================================================================================= LAST FIRST MID. NAME/INIT BIRTH DEATH MARRIAGE MISC INFO NAME NAME NICKNAME/ DATE DATE DATE MAIDEN NAME ========================================================================================================================================= Funeral Home Marker cannot read; between J T Ray and H R Gaskin Unmarked grave for Taylor or Rea, near Melinda Johnson Rea Unmarked graves 2 marked with bricks close to Viola and William Smith ***Abercrombie Patricia Gates 12-16-1942 3-19-1995 7-24-1964 wo Raymond Lee Abercrombie ***Abercrombie Raymond Lee 6-23-1944 7-31-1999 7-24-1964 ho Patricia Gares Abercrombie Alexander Chester E 4-6-1917 4-1-1976 Anderson Elmer A 4-17-1910 10-1-1940 Anderson Infant 1-10-1897 1-10-1897 infant of Wiley & Mittie Anderson Anderson Lavelle "Red" 5-22-1922 1-24-1984 Anderson Leva 10-17-1895 12-3-1984 ## Anderson Mary 6-16-1902 11-24-1922 Anderson Mary C 11-25-1897 8-29-1988 Anderson Mittie Nancy Rea 12-13-1876 1971 10-8-1893 wo Wiley Anderson Anderson Wiley 2-4-1872 ## 5-25-1944 Austin Agie 9-18-1905 10-4-1967 Austin Brady 6-25-1915 5-26-1990 ho Gordie Hayes Austin; children: James, Faye and Edward Austin David 7-18-1871 10-1-1924 ## Austin David Jr 7-18-1904 4-12-1905 ## Austin Eula Lee Shaw March 1881 2-5-1936 Austin Ezzie 9-23-1909 1933 Austin Gordie Hayes 1-1-1912 10-19-2000 ## wo Brady Austin; children: James, Faye and Edward Austin Hattie Rea 2-19-1903 3-5-1978 8-13-1919 wo James Austin Austin Infant 1929 no dob; do Agie and Laura Austin Austin James "Jim" 9-17-1900 9-17-1975 Austin James Henry 2-29-1947 3-27-1990 Austin Jimmy Ray 9-5-1948 8-20-1949 Austin Laura D McDaniel 6-6-1904 9-11-1929 ***Austin Nelda F 12-22-1931 no dod; wo Roland L Austin; (5) ***Austin Roland L 7-23-1930 8-16-2000 ho Nelda F Austin; (5) ***Bagwell Cleo 3-2-1925 4-10-1951 no dod; wo Joe Bagwell; (4) Bagwell F D "Buster" 10-31-1931 7-29-1975 ## ***Bagwell Felton 4-25-1925 9-21-2003 "Father, Brother, Friend" inscribed on marker Bagwell Joe 6-25-1922 5-24-1997 4-10-1951 ## so Mr and Mrs L C Bagwell; ho Cleo Bagwell; (4) Bagwell Latress Cleva "L C" ## 10-21-1891 9-1-1986 ho Mattie Lou Anderson Bagwell Bagwell Louceen 12-6-1918 12-27-1925 so Mr and Mrs L C Bagwell Bagwell Mattie Lou Anderson 8-4-1894 1-31-1937 1-17-1915 wo Latress Cleva Bagwell Bagwell Wiley Talmadge "WT" ## 12-28-1917 11-26-1978 TEC 5 US Army WW II Bailey Debra Bonette 11-8-1980 11-8-1980 do Donny & Laurie Bailey-Stillborn 9-8-1980; sisters: Pam, Tara, Dona Barham Clem C 1867 1936 Barham Hal Mrs unmarked grave near Clyde & Florence Simpson Barham Ida Gray 1866 1908 wo W H H Barham Barham Infant unmarked grave for child of John T Barham, near John Richard Rexon Barham Irene Smitherman 6-11-1903 11-11-1954 Barham Lula T 1871 1956 ## Barham W W W no dates; CO B 10th Ga Cav CSA Barham William H "Shorty" 7-31-1898 12-27-1974 Boggs Infant unmarked grave near Mary and Robert Rea Boggs Infant Boggs Latrus (Lott) ## 1-26-1890 6-17-1962 ho Lou Ellen Austin Boggs Boggs Lou Ellen Austin 1-6-1907 12-18-1942 wo Latrus (Lott) Boggs Brooks children 4 unmarked graves next to the church Cofield Buford Edward 2-13-1923 ## 7-10-1983 ho Selma Jinks Cofield Cofield Selma Jinks 6-7-1922 9-23-2002 wo Buford Edward Cofield Cole Milton 10-27-1910 5-29-1913 son of Mr and Mrs Nute Cole ## Cullins Amanda Paige 7-6-1977 7-6-1977 do Bill and Reatha Cullins Dearman Ralph Hansel Jr. "Buddy" 8-22-1956 2-5-1994 Edwards Brandon S 1975 1975 Edwards Brandon 1975 1975 Bailey Mortuary marker only Feazel Ben 1861 1927 so Flora Henderson & Lewis Feazel; brother of M A Gresham ***Flowers Wanda Jean 9-23-1952 9-21-2002 children Rodney, Jessica, Justin Fomby Lump unmarked grave near Laura Jones ***Fuller Gordie 8-4-1908 4-13-1924 Fuller Gradie Austin 8-4-1909 5-13-1924 Fuller Mary Jo 2-5-1924 no dob ***Funderburk Johnathan Reeves 1-24-2002 no other date; beloved son of Jeff and Melissa Funderburk Gaskin Essie Anderson 6-6-1915 2-19-1985 2-25-1932 wo H R Gaskin; son: Edwin L Gaskin Gaskin H R 11-1-1913 1-20-1996 2-25-1932 ho Essie Anderson Gaskin; son: Edwin L Gaskin Gilbert Infant 2-14-1902 2-14-1902 do J W and Ida E Gilbert Gilbert Velmer ## 6-23-1908 7-17-1911 do J W and Ida E Gilbert Gilbert Vera 8-10-1913 9-7-1916 do J W and Ida E Gilbert Glass David Alan 6-10-1956 6-5-1993 Glass George William 2-17-1882 5-26-1958 father of Gladys Glass Shaver Glass James S 3-8-1868 7-29-1953 same marker with Leamon F Glass Glass Leamon F 1-5-1873 8-22-1900 same marker with James S Glass Glass Violet Reeves 12-6-1927 9-19-1946 no dod; wo Waymon M Glass Glass Waymon M 1-10-1926 1-8-1979 9-19-1946 ho Violet Reeves Glass Green B R 9-17-1985 aged 6 years Green Eunice Ray 9-13-1910 7-11-1901 # Green James W "Jim" 11-19-1905 3-13-1985 ho Eunice Ray Green Green James D 8-5-1934 11-9-1969 ***Green Stanley M 4-30-1943 1-20-2002 "Gone fishing" inscribed on marker Gresham Ben Allen 3-2-1902 11-1-1977 PVT US Army; Children: Bennie Jean, Royce Gale and Sherry Larue Gresham Cortez 2-25-1907 6-21-1989 ## ho Margaret Reeves Gresham; children: Prentice and Glenda Gresham Marcellous Allen 5-23-1866 1-19-1953 ## ho Rebecca Belmira Feazel Gresham Gresham Margaret Reeves 8-19-1921 9-11-1981 wo Cortez Gresham; children: Prentice and Glenda ***Gresham Prentice E 11-15-1944 1-17-1999 US Army Vietnam Gresham Rebecca Belmira Feazel 1-9-1863 4-22-1935 wo Marcellous Allen Gresham Gresham William Thornton "Bill" 12-14-1914 so Jane Dozier and William Gresham; born in Wilkes Co., GA; no dob Hamm Acie "Asa" unmarked grave of child of Pally Gresham and A C Hamm - behind Brooks children Hamm Elmo unmarked grave of child of Pally Gresham and A C Hamm - behind Brooks children Hamm Lillian unmarked grave of child of Pally Gresham and A C Hamm - behind Brooks children Hamm Stella unmarked grave of child of Pally Gresham and A C Hamm - behind Brooks children Hattiway Infant unmarked grave of infant baby of Jack Hattiway Hicks Millie Ray 12-10-1865 9-6-1942 Hogue Infant unmarked grave for child of Mr & Mrs Willie Hogue near Willie & Lois Reeves ***Howerton Letha Edna 12-5-1916 8-25-2002 (3) Huey Floyd Russell 7-19-1937 11-8-1975 Huey Floyd Russell 7-19-1937 11-8-1975 Huey John 7-3-1902 11-13-1981 ho Zelphia McDaniel Huey ## Huey Zelphia ## McDaniel 2-23-1909 12-18-1989 wo W M Huey ## Jinks Artie Green (Papa) 2-10-1899 8-14-1972 8-12-1917 ho Lonie Pearl Smith Jinks Jinks Lonie Pearl Smith 7-6-1900 1-17-1975 8-12-1917 wo Artie Green Jinks Jones Laura "Lava" 12-14-1913 10-21-1917 Jones William "Bill" unmarked grave near Lillie and Wesley Rea Jordan Mrs unmarked grave of mother of Nadie Ray, next to Nadie A Ray Keene Doris Jinks 1-28-1925 7-20-1940 no dod; wo Ervin Keene; children: Gayle, Judy, Tommy, Linda, Annette Keene Ervin 3-5-1923 5-17-1997 7-20-1940 ho Doris Jinks; children: Gayle, Judy, Tommy, Linda, Annette Martin James Rowland 1915 1915 so Claudie and Manuel Martin ## McDaniel Bessie 7-25-1898 9-5-1969 McDaniel Dee Miss unmarked grave McDaniel Gladys 1-8-1899 2-7-1899 unmarked grave, do Eudella Thomas and Will McDaniel McDaniel Johnnie Franklin 8-28-1902 5-12-1981 McDaniel Liller unmarked grave McDaniel Lona or Lonnie unmarked grave McDaniel Missouri A Hennigan 5-14-1873 8-11-1946 wo Willie H McDaniel McDaniel W P no dates; CO H 29 Ala Inf CSA McDaniel William unmarked grave McDaniel Willie H 2-8-1867 4-4-1948 ho Missouri A Hennigan McDaniel ***Moore Emite Burke 8-17-1914 12-16-1992 11-26-1946 ho Jewel Reeves Moore; TEC 4 US Army WW II Moore George Washington 3-28-1907 5-8-1971 ho Narrie Barham Moore ***Moore Jewel Reeves 11-3-1918 7-16-1997 11-26-1946 wo Emite Burke Moore Moore Lydia 7-21-1914 5-26-1976 wo Marshall Lee Moore ## Moore Marshall Lee 7-1-1911 2-19-1973 ho Lydia Moore ## ***Moore Marshall Lee "Sonny" Jr. 8-14-1944 3-7-2002 son: Patrick Moore Nannie Barham 7-18-1908 11-11-1981 ## wo George Washington Moore Neel Zachary Earl 7-30-1987 9-17-1998 Porter Clara Barham 2-13-1911 12-30-1994 ## Porter Lee 3-2-1908 6-14-1977 ho Clara Barham Porter ***Pruitt Hazel I 5-22-1935 no dod; wo James F Pruitt ***Pruitt James F 4-6-1936 7-16-1992 ho Hazel I Pruitt; US Army-Korea Pylant Infant Nov 1953 only date on marker; do Merlie "Tea" Anderson and Herbert Pylant Ray Ada V Martin 2-4-1877 11-26-1952 Ray Adolphus Z 1-28-1893 7-19-1878 ## 7-2-1909 ## ho Rosie Ella Ray ## Ray Annie L 1882 1966 Ray Audria 1-6-1912 7-23-1912 Ray Byrdie ## May Martin 1900 1951 Ray Henry 1896 1963 Ray Herman Edward 6-9-1958 10-3-1979 ## Ray Infant Boy so William and Nancy Ray Ray Infant child of William P and Annie Ray Ray Infant son of Am. P and Annie Ray ***Ray J D 12-11-1930 6-28-1999 children: Dean, Jean, Howard, Eddie Ray J T 8-9-1861 11-30-1975 ho Nadie A Ray Ray James Franklin 11-11-1901 3-19-1906 unmarked grave Ray Joe Hennery twin of Roy B Ray; son of Wm. Ray Ray John Andrew 5-2-1888 12-12-1958 ***Ray L M 12-23-1894 11-14-1951 homemade marker ***Ray L J 10-9-1855 6-14-1928 homemade marker Ray Liller U 10-30-1895 6-21-1899 do W T and Ada Ray ***Ray Lonnie Leo 6-19-1922 2-5-1997 US Army WW II Ray May ## Van 3-12-1892 12-1-1977 Ray Minnie Lee 9-13-1915 1-21-2005-new grave, no funeral home marker and no dod on her side Ray Nadie A 5-8-1979 12-12-1936 wo J T Ray ***Ray Nancy 6-16-1859 4-6-1935 Ray Rosie ## Ella 1-2-1892 12-5-1975 7-2-1909 ## wo Adolphus Z Ray Ray Roy B twin of Joe Hennery Ray; son of Wm. Ray Ray Thee unmarked grave for son of Wm and Nanvy Ray ***Ray W M 4-30-1855 3-5-1949 ho Nancy Ray Ray Wess Earl 7-3-1908 7-27-1978 ho Minnie Lee Ray Ray William T 5-3-1873 ## 12-15-1932 Ray William P 1880 1957 Ray William "Bill" 4-4-1855 5-4-1949 Ray William P 1880 1957 son of Bill and Nancy Rea Ray unmarked Ray grave Ray unmarked Ray grave Rea Annie 1882 1966 Rea Baby unmarked grave for baby of Tom Rea at foot of Gresham family members Rea Ella M 10-10-1875 5-4-1951 wo Rezen R Rea Rea H L 3-28-1894 9-18-1894 son of H C and Emma Rea Rea Hattie 2-4-1903 2-9-1907 do Mr and Mrs R L Rea Rea Infant child of Jim and Isabella Rea Jim unmarked grave near Melinda Johnson Rea. Possible child of Jim Rea Rea John Robert 9-21-1853 2-22-1925 homemade marker ## Rea Leslie 9-22-1900 7-9-1903 son of Rezen and Ella Rea Rea Lillie Gresham 10-2-1895 1-23-1947 10-17-1915 wo Wesley Rea Rea Margaret Edwards 1836 7-2-1901 do John Edwards; wo Theophilus Rea Rea Mary Martin 8-21-1871 7-15-1949 wo Robert L Rea Rea Melinda Johnson 2nd wife of T H Rea, buried at his feet; died after 1901 and before 1914 Rea Nancy McDaniel 6-16-1850 4-6-1935 Rea Rezen R 4-3-1875 9-27-1965 ho Ella M Rea Rea Robert Parker 11-8-1901 11-15-1901 son of R L Rea Rea Robert L 11-28-1870 2-26-1963 ho Mary Martin Rea Rea Theophilus ## H 4-7-1827 10-14-1914 ho Margaret Edwards Rea; CO C 18th Ala Inf CSA Rea Wesley 10-28-1896 4-27-1932 10-17-1915 ho Lillie Gresham Rea Reeves Andrew Phillip 9-18-1990 8-31-1991 so Ken and Angie Reeves ***Reeves Beatrice W 2-24-1934 12-7-2002 2-22-1987 funeral home marker only (on 1-21-2005) Reeves Bessie J Barham 4-11-1898 11-30-1972 Reeves E Ross 10-19-1894 10-11-1978 ## Reeves Eldon Morris 3-4-1942 4-2-2001 9-16-1961 ho Jean Brown Reeves; children Jennifer, William "Bill" Reeves Erin Elizabeth 10-23-1999 no other date; do Bill and Holly Reeves Homer Curtis 12-15-1957 9-18-1985 Reeves James William "Red" 10-21-1915 5-26-1988 ## 2-22-1987 ho Beatrice W Reeves Reeves Jean Brown 10-4-1943 9-16-1961 no dod; wo Eldon Morris Reeves; children Jennifer, William "Bill" Reeves Lois Lee 3-3-1897 3-8-1967 10-4-1914 wo Willie Reeves ***Reeves Madalin T Kneipp 2-8-1923 11-1-1993 Reeves Melton Carey 1-13-1917 1-31-1985 PVT US Army ***Reeves Patricia O'Niell 9-19-1914 4-16-1994 ***Reeves Prentice L 4-28-1917 12-25-1992 SSGT US Army WW II ***Reeves Roger Dale 1-3-1944 11-23-2002 Reeves Ryan ## Derek ## 5-8-1973 5-18-1973 so Dennis and Teresa Reeves Reeves Webster Hubert 11-1-1924 7-25-1983 9-5-1947 ho Yvonne Anderson Reeves; Sons: Mike, Dennis, and Ken ***Reeves William Herbert 3-3-1946 8-11-1947 Reeves Willie 7-14-1897 6-9-1977 10-4-1914 ho Lois Lee Reeves Reeves Yvonne Anderson 8-4-1929 9-5-1947 no dod; wo Webster H Reeves; Sons: Mike, Dennis, and Ken Rexon John Richard 12-18-1946 1-4-1963 ***Rexon William "Bill" 8-27-1941 3-6-1993 Rogers Mason Gregory 3-16-1996 no other date Sharp Eugene 9-6-1916 5-12-1977 10-11-1938 ho Loreana Ray ## Sharp Loreana ## Ray 9-15-1919 10-12-1993 ## Shaver Clyde Glass 5-14-1893 3-24-1967 wo George William Shaver Shaver Estelle unmarked grave of child of Will and Clyde Shaver; near Elmer Anderson Shaver George William 2-17-1883 5-28-1958 ho Clyde Glass Shaver Shaver Gladys Glass 5-14-1983 3-14-1967 Simpson Aubrey 5-29-1909 8-21-1922 1-1-1938 ho Ina Inez Austin Simpson Simpson Clyde Donald 6-27-1941 10-21-1964 LA PFC 567 ENG DET ## Simpson Earl T 4-10-1912 11-22-1986 11-26-1932 ## ho Lois Simpson ## Simpson Florence P 6-6-1920 no dod; children: Jimmy, Don and Bunny ***Simpson James E "Tip" 8-2-1923 6-4-2003 ho Larene B Simpson; (1) ***Simpson Larene B "Jo" 9-20-1931 no dod; wo James E Simpson; (1) Simpson Lois 4-14-1914 11-15-1997 ## 11-26-1932 ## wo Earl T Simpson ## Simpson Robert Earl 10-13-1880 3-7-1959 12-15-1907 ho Bertha Thomas Simpson Simpson Russell Arlis 4-16-1927 4-26-1977 ***Simpson Willie 10-28-1913 3-24-1994 ***Smith Betty J 7-17-1940 12-25-2001 wo Rev. Francis W Smith Smith Brucie H 11-27-1901 9-16-1986 12-22-1916 wo J Henry Smith ***Smith David Carey 7-9-1925 5-25-2003 ho Ruth B Smith Smith Dorothy Golden 2-10-1921 no dod; wo Marvin Edgar Smith; Children: Tonie E and Wanda ***Smith Eula Margarette Austin 1929 1965 wo Kenneth Ray Smith ***Smith Francis W., Rev. 7-21-1936 no dod; ho Betty J Smith Smith Infant unmarked grave for child of Dewey Smith near May Van Ray Smith Infant unmarked grave near John Richard Rexon Smith J Henry 11-20-1897 10-6-1977 12-22-1916 ho Brucie H Smith Smith Kenneth Ray 1931 no dod; ho Eula Margarette Austin Smith Smith Marvin Edgar 12-5-1919 no dod; ho Dorothy Golden Smith; Children: Tonie E and Wanda ***Smith Ruth B 3-18-1912 10-11-2000 wo David C Smith Smith Viola Wiltcher 1-8-1879 7-11-1939 wo William L Smith Smith William L 1-7-1877 5-7-1937 ho Viola Wiltcher Smith Smith unmarked grave for mother of William L Smith Spencer George Elmer 10-11-1903 8-12-1981 ho Uva Elliott Spencer; (2) Spencer Uva Elliott 12-13-1912 4-27-1985 wo George Elmer Spencer: (2) Swanner Daisy Reeves 7-21-1932 6-20-1953 no dod; wo Robert D Swanner; daughter Rhonda Swanner Robert Dean 9-2-1929 4-2-2004 6-20-1953 ho Daisy Reeves; daughter-Rhonda Taylor Twins unmarked graves near Daughter of Tea and Herbert Pylant Tipton Betsy R 10-6-1930 6-28-1996 ## wo Harry W Tipton ## Tipton Harry W 4-10-1927 5-11-1980 ho Betsy R Tipton ***Tipton Steve 4-4-1956 8-17-1998 ***Usrey George W "Pete" 5-21-1936 1-2-1957 no dod; ho Iva J Usrey; children: Dan, Tonya; Gr. Children: Rain, Bailey ***Usrey Iva Jean Russell 12-24-1935 4-13-1998 1-2-1957 wo George W Usrey; children: Dan, Tonya; Gr. Children: Rain, Bailey Wilson Annie Ray unmarked grave Wilson Gentry unmarked grave Wilson Infant unmarked grave for child of Annie Ray Wilson and Gentry Wilson Wiltcher Infant 11-1-1930 11-1-1930 son of Sam and Dottie Wiltcher Wortham John Vaughn 1-13-1907 7-8-1971 9-10-1938 ## ho Sedral R Wortham ## Wortham Sedral ## R 3-20-1916 1-25-2001 ## 9-10-1938 ## wo John Vaughn Wortham ## Worthy John Vaughn 1-13-1907 7-8-1971 =================================================================================================================================== NOTES: (1) Children: Rean, Dean, Eddie; Grandchildren: Shelby, Lindsey, Jolea (2) Children: Yvonne, Tea and Mary Anderson; Mayer and Eldridge Spencer; Compiler's note: George Spencer 1st married Alice Gresham and they were the parents of Mayer and Eldridge. Uva Elliott first married Elmer Anderson and the three girls were born of that union. (3) on back: My Beloved Sons: William Ray Rexon, John Richard Rexon, Donald Howard Rexon (4) Children: Pamela, Mary, Chris, Rodney (5) Children: Hilda, David, Becky; grandchildren: Malcolm, Eric, Danny, Amber, Joseph, Kaci #######################################################################################