Canaan Cemetery - Vernon Parish, LA Submitted by Jane P. McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** In Leesville, take LA Hwy. 8 West toward Burr Ferry. Canaan Church is located on the right side of this highway, and the fenced cemetery is to its left. Although the burial ground is quite large, the graves are sparse and scattered within the rows. A sign on the walkway just inside the front gate: "The Canaan Cemetery was dedicated 16 February 1963 Rev. John C. Heard, Pastor" Tombstone inscriptions were recorded by rows, from the Southeast corner just inside the front gate by Jane P. McManus, 17 January 1995. Row 1: Kay, Jack - 21 Feb 1928 / 21 Mar 1971 James, Edmond V. - 19 Jun 1880 / 16 Feb 1963 Father James, Amanda C. - 7 Aug 1883 / 9 Jan 1975 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] Kay, Judy Lynn - 16 Nov 1954 / 30 Jun 1975 Fowler, Sheila Gail - 6 Dec 1950 / 4 Sep 1992 Holland, Mary M. - 13 Feb 1881 / 10 Nov 1967 Holland, Rev. A. M. - 29 Apr 1884 / 24 Nov 1969 [above 2 burials have double stone] Hardin, Sybil Jones - 19 Mar 1911 Sabine Parish, LA / 14 Dec 1994 Mother Hardin, Alvin A. - 29 Mar 1906 / 11 Dec 1991 Father [born] Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Indian Territory [above 2 burials have double stone] Phillips, Russell Albert - 12 Nov 1969 / 13 Nov 1969 Comer, Everett Ray Sr. - 1929 / 1980, US Army Korea Pauley, Nelda Self - 28 Jun 1934 / 2 May 1980 Miller, Ricky Dale - 26 Jul 1967 / 27 Dec 1967 Collins, James - 20 Mar 1895 / 26 Dec 1969, LA Pvt. US Army WW1 Jeane, Emma C. - 25 Jun 1902 / 27 Aug 1965 Jeane, Garrett E. - 20 Jan 1897 / 17 Nov 1978 [above 2 burials have double stone] Row 2: Jeane, Garrett E. Jr. - 30 Nov 1928 / 28 Jul 1973, Cpl US Army Korea Gibson, Alton R. - 7 Aug 1914 / 4 Mar 1989, MSgt. US Army Ret. Husband, Father, Grandfather & Great-Grandfather Russell, Thelma Heard - 11 Mar 1907 / 24 Feb 1984 Russell, Leonard M. - 26 Feb 1904 / 29 Apr 1970 Marz, Beverly Russell - 7 May 1927 / 30 Jan 1977 Mother Sisson, Foy - 11 Nov 1902 / [no dates] Sisson, Hattie Mae - 6 Apr 1894 / 20 Oct 1967 [above 2 burials have double stone] Billingsley, Mitchell Neal - 26 Jun 1892 / 5 Aug 1974 Kay, Moss C. - 8 Mar 1895 / 26 Dec 1971 Kay, Mattie B. - 12 Jul 1898 / 7 Jun 1994 [above 2 burials have double stone] Row 3: Kay, Lavon Nichols - 10 Apr 1927 / [no dates] Kay, Monford Clinton - 2 Dec 1923 / 25 Mar 1984, Pfc US Army WW2 [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 30 Mar 1947 Eaves, Lovie B. - 26 Oct 1915 / [no dates] Mother Eaves, William N. - 29 May 1907 / 3 Aug 1976 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] Eaves, David L. - 18 Jul 1949 / 4 May 1976 Eaves, Ida Newman - 31 Jan 1909 / 24 Jan 1975 Eaves, Bland Henry - 4 Dec 1904 / 19 Apr 1974 Eaves, Arthur J. - 4 May 1902 / 16 Oct 1967, PS Pvt. 376 Base HQ & AB Sq AAF WW2 McAlpin, Agnes Mary Frater - 5 Sep 1905 / 27 Jan 1993 [Eastern Star] McAlpin, Lawrence L. - 19 Mar 1897 / 28 Mar 1990, Pfc. US Marine Corps WW1 McAlpin, Lawrence L. II - 28 Jan 1934 / 30 Oct 1990 McAlpin, Lewis Lee - 6 Feb 1938 / 11 Dec 1971 Jeane, Willie C. Sr. - 21 Feb 1921 / 24 Jun 1992, Pfc. US Army WW2 Pruitt, Lloyd - 28 Mar 1919 / 6 Oct 1991, Pvt. US Army WW2 Korea Pruitt, Robert L. - 1923 / 1983, US Marine Corps WW2 Row 4: Moore, Billie S. Eaves - 16 Nov 1926 / [no dates] Moore, E. W. - 1 Jul 1918 / 1 May 1989, Bronze Star / Silver Star "Cong. Med. of France" [above 2 burials have double stone] Roberts, Jeffery - 22 Jul 1956 / 27 Feb 1978 Son Roberts, Claude R. - 10 Jan 1900 / 18 Mar 1974 Roberts, Mertice H. - 3 Dec 1907 / 26 Nov 1989 [above 2 burials have double stone] Shell, Pinkney B. - 10 Jan 1905 / 10 Mar 1989 Father Shell, Velma E. - 28 Jun 1908 / 27 Apr 1979 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] Wederski, James [marker only - no dates] Bain, Zella [marker only - no dates] Farris, Aubin Worth - 2 Sep 1902 / 9 Feb 1977 Farris, Zula Eaves - 11 Jan 1905 / 27 Jul 1989 [above 2 burials have double stone] Bellows, Essie Eaves - 12 Feb 1918 / [no dates] Wife Bellows, Wm. H. "Charles" - 4 May 1904 / 16 Mar 1977 Husband [above 2 burials have double stone] Duhon, Infant twins - 19 Feb 1973 [at foot of Bellows grave] Brister, Louie L. - 19 Nov 1932 / 14 Jan 1964 Brister, Flaudie Nash - 3 Mar 1918 / 21 Nov 1992 Brister, Louis - 1 Apr 1912 / 7 Feb 1993 [above 2 burials have double stone]- Married 18 Feb 1932 Thompson, Daniel Audine - 14 Sep 1914 / 1 May 1987 Thompson, Nellie Jane Fox - 4 Feb 1930 / [no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] Row 5: Belton, Gwendolyn Nichols - 1 Oct 1922 / 5 Aug 1989 Mother Belton, George Akers - 17 Feb 1921 / [no dates] Father [above 2 burials have double stone] Nein, Mary H. - 22 Dec 1913 / [no dates] Nein, August E.[Eugene] - 26 Oct 1918 / 28 Sep 1994, [Pvt. US Army (ex-POW)] [above 2 burials have double stone] Brown, Annie Elizabeth McCullough - 1 Mar 1898 / 20 Jun 1991 [handlettered marker] Brown, Boss - 6 Jul 1890 / 18 Sep 1966 [photo] Hennigan, James Wesley - 11 Feb 1926 / 21 May 1987, S2 US Navy, WW2 Father Hennigan, Callie R. Farris - 11 Sep 1930 / 30 Apr 1977 Mother Farris, Gladys Irene - 10 Sep 1914 / 9 Nov 1991 Farris, Glynn Reeks - 6 Jun 1908 / 22 Dec 1991 [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 12 Jun 1932 Carson, Diannia Marie - 31 Mar 1965 / 3 Jul 1985 "Lady Marie" [photo] Self, James H. - 25 Mar 1952 / 14 Jul 1983 Grimes, Glenn Ray - 15 Jun 1947 / 28 Jul 1993, SP4 US Army Vietnam Michaels, Arthur U. - 13 Apr 1874 / 11 Nov 1963 Row 6: Chrisner, Geraldine - 11 Oct 1917 / 27 Mar 1972 Hahn, Elmer W. - 10 Jul 1911 / 7 Jun 1972 [abaoave 2 burials have Identical markers] Alton, Lee Roy - 3 Dec 1931 / 7 Apr 1989, SSG. US Army Korea Vietnam Vincent, Kathryn - 17 Jul 1920 / 19 Jan 1987 Simmons, Edna Ercell - 25 Feb 1914 / [no dates] Simmons, Brady N. - 27 Jan 1911 / 1 Jan 1988 [above 2 burials have double stone] Smith, Charlie W. "Nuppie" - 8 Feb 1958 / 9 Jun 1973 Smith, Charlie - 8 Jan 1913 / 8 Jul 1990, Cpl. US Army WW2 Smith, Juanita C. - 9 Aug 1928 / 8 Oct 1990 [above 2 burials have double stone] Smith, Donald Edward - 25 Aug 1941 / 9 Jun 1973, LA SSgt. US Army Vietnam Carter, Rosie Nell - 15 May 1915 / 29 Apr 1973 Horger, William Luther - 15 May 1890 / 22 Jan 1971 Row 7: May, Florence W. - 7 Jul 1871 / 16 Dec 1897 Mother May, Zenithan S. - 26 Dec 1866 / 11 Mar 1936 Father May, Jane W. - 7 Oct 1873 / 14 Jul 1938 Mother May, Clemmie C. - 16 Feb 1900 / 21 Nov 1921 [Large Family Marker] - Family of Z. S. May Scoggins, Mamie Cole - 3 Sep 1904 / [no dates] Mother Scoggins, Lawrence Hillery - 5 Jan 1895 / 1 Apr 1975, SC3 US Navy Daddy [above 2 burials have double stone] Scoggins, Larry Hillery - 20 Dec 1940 / 31 Jul 1977, Pvt. US Army Son Tipper, Carlie Vee - 24 Aug 1924 / 3 Oct 1974 Smith, Golie I. - 1909 / 1984 Smith, Joe W. - 1911 / 1984 [above 2 burials have double stone] Welch, Betty Rose [Word] - 18 Sep 1925 / [no dates] Welch, Maurice Evans "Bob" - 9 May 1923 / 6 Dec 1989, TSgt US Army [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 24 Dec 1946 Welch, Maurice E. "Bud" - died 8 Jun 1994, 38 yrs [son of Maurice E. Welch & Betty Rose Word] Horger, Archie Van - 24 Dec 1944 / 25 Oct 1993, L.Cpl. US Marine Corp Vietnam [Dad] Horger, Archie Alonzo - 1920 / 1986, Pfc. US Army WW2 Daddy Row 8: Phillips, Robert Kay - 5 Sep 1920 / 10 Oct 1987, Pvt US Army WW2 Phillips, Eddie Mae - 2 Apr 1930 / [no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 10 Aug 1945 Horger, Arthur W. - 15 Feb 1917 / 10 Feb 1986 [funeral marker] Cole, C. J. "Carsey" - 3 Aug 1994, 78 yrs 11 mos 20 das [funeral marker] May, Epsy - 28 Mar 1902 / 25 Aug 1989 White, Erva M. - 29 Jan 1897 / 18 Jul 1983 [above 2 burials have Identical markers near fence] Jones, Elmer A. - 17 Nov 1913 / 24 May 1992, Pfc. US Army WW2 Daddy Jones, Odessa R. - 24 Mar 1934 / [no dates] Mama [above 2 burials have double stone]- Married 13 Sep 1952 Row 9: Creswell, Sallie A. - 19 Nov 1913 / 23 Sep 1993 Creswell, James D. - 7 Oct 1910 / 7 Jul 1993 [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 29 Jul 1933 Brown, Ihleene - 6 Jan 1916 / [no dates] Brown, Lewis - 9 Apr 1912 / 6 Feb 1991 [above 2 burials have double stone] Ford, Infant son of M&M A. H. Ford - 3 Mar 1970 [only date] Hayes, Louise P. - 13 Dec 1912 / 19 Dec 1981 Mother Hayes, V. Jimmy - 11 Nov 1894 / 20 Mar 1973 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] Whaley, Bettie Andress - 19 Nov 1910 / 16 Mar 1983 Whaley, James A. - 1 Feb 1907 / 29 Jun 1984 Whaley, Jimmie Joe - 4 Oct 1948 [only date] Daughter Dowden, Dorothy T. - 10 Sep 1921 / 2 Jan 1980 Mom Dowden, Willis Foster Jr. - 24 Sep 1919 / 30 Dec 1985, SSgt. US Army WW2 Dad [above 2 burials have double stone] Row 10: Harris, Robert L. - 15 Jul 1926 / 20 Apr 1987 [In corner at left side fence] Ford, Doris W. - 29 Jun 1918 / [no dates] Mother Ford, George B. - 2 Dec 1917 / 5 Feb 1976 Father [above 2 burials have double stone] - [near fence at right side] Row 11: James, Daniel E. - 5 Dec 1907 / 16 Jul 1986, Pvt. US Army WW2 [death date on mil. marker - 17 Jul, not 16 Jul] James, Thelma P. - 17 Aug 1904 / 11 Apr 1987 [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 3 Feb 1934 Martin, Infant son of Doyle & Gwen Martin - 6 Jul 1963 [near fence at right side] Row 12: Haritos, Catherine L. - 9 Mar 1958 / 26 Dec 1982 Odom, Frank Perry - 16 May 1942 / 31 Oct 1982 Daddy Odom, Jimmie Lou Shankle - 8 Dec 1943 / 31 Oct 1982 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 8 Jun 1962 Odom, Kimberly Ann "Kim" - 5 Aug 1968 / 31 Oct 1982 Shankle, James Woodrow "Jim" - 24 Aug 1918 / [no dates] Father Shankle, Josie Evilee Locke - 4 Jan 1922 / 23 Jan 1990 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 11 Mar 1938 Smith, Cleon - 12 Nov 1907 / 6 Oct 1991 Father Smith, Sydney Jane (Davis) - 10 Mar 1903 / 17 Mar 1982 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] Row 13: Shankle, Ruby Smith - 11 May 1913 / 13 Feb 1995 Shankle, Alex - 13 Sep 1907 / 6 Oct 1987 [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 18 May 1929 Odom, John C. Jr. - 22 Mar 1913 / 29 Apr 1983, MM2 US Navy WW2 Row 14: Burke, Gerald - 8 Sep 1937 / [no dates] Father Burke, Ellen - 4 Mar 1929 / 26 Sep 1985 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] - Wed 2 Jul 1960 Morris, John Thomas - 5 Dec 1940 / 19 Aug 1994, SP4 US Army Morris, Bonnie J. - 10 Jul 1949 / [no dates] Wife / Mom [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 14 Nov 1965 Phillips, Lora Dale - 21 Mar 1939 / 10 May 1986 DesJardins, Daniel James "DJ" - 7 Jul 1975 / 28 Dec 1980 Canaan Cemetery (Continued)