Burr Ferry United Pentecostal Cemetery - Vernon Parish Submitted by Jane P. McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Directions: From Leesville, take LA Hwy. 8 west toward Texas. In Burr Ferry, turn north onto LA Hwy. 111 and travel approximately 1.7 miles to the Burr Ferry United Pentecostal Church on the left side of the highway. The church was established in 1946 with Mrs. Oma Smith as first pastor. The large fenced, well-maintained cemetery (several acres) is directly across the highway on the right. All markers are new modern stones as the Church is relatively young. The burials are scattered over the large area and were read in four sections as approached from just inside the front gate. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded by Jane P. McManus, 10 March 1995. Submitted 10 February 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 1: [Along the fence, highway side] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hagan, Juanita - 12 Feb 1939/[no dates] Ma Hagan, Louis "Bud" - 27 Jul 1929/14 Aug 1988 Pa [Above 2 burials have a double stone & border] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jordan, Billie Starks - 23 Nov 1942/[no dates] Mother Jordan, R. D. - 24 Oct 1923/8 May 1994 Daddy [Above 2 burials have a double stone] - Wed 6 Aug 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [funeral marker, missing nameplate - no information] Mullins, Jessie Eugene - 13 Feb 1927/22 Feb 1984, US Army WW2 [wooden border, white rocks around 2 burials] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nash, Rachel Mae Shuff - 31 Jul 1936/17 Dec 1991 Nash, Lynn - 21 Feb 1930/27 May 1988, Cpl. US Army Korea [Above 2 burials have a double stone] - Married 4 Oct 1953 Nash, Odie McAllen - 28 Jun 1902/7 May 1973 Mama Nash, John Wesley - 20 Oct 1895/9 Oct 1972 Daddy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haymon, Bessie Caril Nash - 21 Aug 1917/[no dates] Mother Haymon, Lenzie "Shorty" - 29 Jun 1937/14 Jul 1990 [Above 2 burials have identical stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 2: [center section] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrison, Travis H. - 1913/1976 Father/Daddy Morrison, Artie S. - 1916/[no dates] Mom [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeane, Wilburn - 2 Oct 1898/[no dates] Husband Jeane, Lola Shankle - 22 Jul 1901/18 Aug 1987 Wife [Above 2 burials have a double stone & border] - Married 15 May 1918 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeane, Claud Cecil - 13 Aug 1907/24 Aug 1978, Cpl. US Army Jeane, Nora S. Valentine - 14 Feb 1914/27 Dec 1992 [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliott, Jimmy Carl - 18 Jul 1963/15 May 1966 Elliott, Edith M. - 13 Jul 1939/[no dates] Mom Elliott, Richard W. - 1 Aug 1935/22 Oct 1993 Dad Sfc. US Army Korea Vietnam [Above 2 burials have a double stone] - Married 22 Feb 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Daisy J. - 25 Sep 1916/7 May 1993 Mother Jones, Jimmie B. - 26 Nov 1892/15 Apr 1977 Father [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeane, Vesta Marie - 22 Jul 1932/23 Apr 1968 Jeane, Oscar Allen - 6 May 1903/5 Dec 1975 [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones, Gladys L. - 15 Dec 1909/4 May 1973 Mother Jones, James Thomas - 23 Dec 1907/30 Oct 1981 [Above 2 burials have a border] Jones, Thomas Newton - 7 Jun 1938/31 Jan 1982, US Navy / Daddy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 3: [center of cemetery] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown, Gary Dale - died 21 Jun 1971, 20 yrs. 3 mos. 28 das. [Funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laney, Paul M. - 16 Nov 1937/16 Apr 1994, Pvt. US Army / Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burr, Robert C.[Columbus] - 2 Jun 1895/20 Oct 1964 [s/o Winfred Burr] Burr, Tessie Emma - died 29 Dec 1994, 87 yrs. 10 mos. 28 das. [Funeral marker] Burr, Helen Berryman - 25 Apr 1888/20 Feb 1980 Burr, Asa Bryant - 10 Nov 1891/17 Dec 1964 [s/o Winfred Burr] [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shockley, Lance V. - 20 Aug 1919/2 Nov 1974, Sgt. US Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ennenbach, William Lee - 5 May 1936/2 Aug 1994 Daddy Sfc. US Army Vietnam -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nash, Lola B. - 18 Oct 1902/[no dates] Mother Nash, Wilburn J. - 17 Nov 1900/8 Nov 1979 Daddy [Above 2 burials have a double stone] Nash, Meadie H. - 15 Jul 1902/1 Jun 1981 Mama Nash, Eddie - 12 May 1906/11 Jan 1994 Daddy [Above 2 burials have a double stone & border] - Married 25 Jul 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brinkley, Noveline D. - 1922/1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spell, Danny Lewis, Infant son of James & Betty Spell - 19 Aug 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilley, Edward A. - 9 Jun 1898/16 Jan 1979 Father Tilley, Creola C. - 22 Nov 1915/[no dates] Mother [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pool, Odie Lucious - 10 Mar 1896/14 Dec 1969, Pvt. US Army WW1 / Husband Pool, Clara B. - 26 Aug 1912/[no dates] Wife [Above 2 burials have a double stone & border] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 4: [rear of cemetery] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terherst, Billye Lou - 2 May 1936/[no dates] Terherst, Norman Conward - 29 Jan 1932/11 Jan 1988, SP3 US Army [Above 2 burials have a double stone & border] - Married 24 Dec 1952 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ritter, Robert J. - 25 Sep 1914/[no dates][Masonic Lodge 240] Ritter, Reva Fern Daniels - 25 Apr 1921/17 Jun 1990 Mother [Eastern Star Emblem, Chapter 26] [Above 2 burials have a double stone] - Married 19 Apr 1944 Ritter, Detria LaDonna - 18 Apr 1968/19 Apr 1968 Ritter, Sheila Kathleen - 19 May 1969/20 May 1969 [Above 2 burials have identical stones] Ritter, Carolyn J. - 20 Mar 1946/29 Jun 1985 Ritter, Douglas R. - 30 Oct 1945/[no dates] [Masonic emblem] [Above 2 burials have a double stone] - Married 21 Jun 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards, Vaden "Bill" - 7 Feb 1905/31 Aug 1965 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Addison, Jewel H. - 26 Apr 1920/[no dates] Mother Addison, Jessie I. - 7 Jul 1912/25 Oct 1973 Daddy [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egan, Terry Lynn - 27 Jun 1962/27 Jun 1962 Egan, Paul Rouvel - 12 Nov 1936/8 Jun 1967 Egan, Leo - 24 Feb 1899/26 Nov 1993 Egan, Sylvia Evans - 4 Nov 1903/28 Nov 1994 [Above 2 burials have a double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McGlothin, Darius Waylon - 29 Jun 1978/18 Jul 1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeane, Clifford "Jack" - 21 Nov 1924/14 Jun 1974 Daddy Jeane, Mary E. - 20 Feb 1932/[no dates] Mother [Above 2 burials have a double stone] - Married 3 Feb 1947