Cypress (Old) Cemetery - Vernon Parish Submitted by Jane McManus ******* ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Directions: From the Junction of LA Hwy. 1146 & US Hwy. 171 in Rosepine, go South on Hwy. 171 approximately 1.4 miles. Turn right onto LA Hwy. 3226, and continue West approximately 4.5 miles. Turn right at the Cypress Creek Baptist Church sign, or continue an additional .2 miles and turn right onto unimproved road. Approximately 1.0 miles down this road the cemetery is located on the inside of a large U-shaped bend of the road. The cemetery is quite large, probably as much as ten acres under fence, and is well maintained. Although the burials are much older, the transfer of title from E. F. Keel to Cypress Creek Cemetery was not recorded until 10 October 1935 in Vernon Parish. When this cemetery was originally recorded in 1977, the name was referred to as the Old Cypress Creek Cemetery; however, when incorporated in 1966 it received the name Old Cypress Cemetery, as indicated by a sign near the gate. Some tombstones had weathered over the years and funeral markers had been lost. For these (unreadable or unknown), the original recorded names and dates are used. Important: All information provided in brackets was not actually on the tombstone, and that data should be verified before acceptance. A driveway cuts through the burial ground in a U-shape from South to North. A covered (open) building is near the South Driveway where meetings or services can be held, and a large sign lists persons to contact for burial information. The very large section to the South of the driveway has only a few burials near the front fence, and the remainder is open for future expansion. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded in sections by Jane P. McManus 20 March 1995, and submitted on 12 January 2001. Section 1: [South of South Driveway, next to Front Fence] Glaspie, Virginia - 14 Jun 1920/7 Feb 1994 Mother Keel, John Charles - 5 Jan 1947/27 Sep 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 2: [Inside Curved Driveway, next to Front Fence] Day, Lonnie L. - 16 Nov 1907/1 Jan 1987 Dad Day, Susie W. - 8 Apr 1910/6 Dec 1992 Mom [Double Stone] - Married 22 Oct 1927 Sanders, Reba Widdon - 3 May 1916/4 Nov 1987 Mother [2 unreadable funeral markers, 1 with missing nameplate] Smith, Eugene Leo - 4 Sep 1982/30 Aug 1993 Son of Charles & Ada Smith [concrete vault, no funeral marker or inscription] Moses, Larry - died 23 May 1986 [funeral marker, no nameplate, info from relatives] Moses, Johnnie - 19 Jun 1913/14 Mar 1987, Pfc. US Army WW2 Moses, Comalete K. - 20 Oct 1925/7 May 1980 Richmond, Earsle M.- died 6 May 1995, 72 6rs. [funeral marker] Keel, R. L. - 3 Mar 1916/[no dates] Keel, Faye Bell - 11 Nov 1913/28 Jun 1989 [Double Stone] Keel, E. J. - 14 Mar 1913/[no dates] Keel, Sybil - 16 Aug 1921/[no dates] [Double Stone] Bell, Elbert "Buster" - 30 Aug 1918/8 Jan 1980 Alston, Riley Monroe - 18 Jun 1915/28 Aug 1991 Daddy Alston, Mary Alice - 20 Dec 1923/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 30 Dec 1944 Simpson, Dorothy Elaine- 22 Feb 1927/28 Aug 1991 Smith, James E. - 30 Aug 1906/31 Aug 1977 Smith, Lawrence - 1867/3 Jul 1938 Smith, Susie - 1 Oct 1886/25 Feb 1957 [Identical markers] Keel, Curtis - 14 Jun 1925/19 Dec 1974, MM2 US Navy Keel, Baby - 26 Jun 1964 [almost unreadable funeral marker] Harrod, William - 12 Aug 1940/[no dates] Dad Harrod, Elizabeth - 7 Oct 1945/25 Apr 1990 Mama [Double Stone] - Married 29 Apr 1965 Harrod, Wm. Monroe - 14 Sep 1896/7 Dec 1969 Father Harrod, Janie Smith - 20 Aug 1914/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Whiddon Infant - [2 old concrete markers, no dates] Cooley, Matthew Tyrel - 22 Dec 1977/20 Aug 1991 [wheelchair engraved on stone] Cooley, T. J. - 9 Apr 1928/22 Jan 1994 Cooley, Arlene Thomas - 23 Sep 1931/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 9 Aug 1947 Thomas, James M. - 1892/1960 Keel, Esther A. - 14 Apr 1938/9 May 1946 Keel, Grady L. - 28 Aug 1927/11 May 1946 Son Keel, Rose Leet - 13 Oct 1898/21 Mar 1969 Mama Keel, L. Grover - 8 Nov 1893/31 Dec 1970 Daddy LA Pvt. Co. M 84 Inf. WW1 [Double Stone] - [8 Nov 1892 on military marker] Day, Clifton - 4 Nov 1911/14 Jan 1963 Alston, Georgia M. - 19 Dec 1911/21 Nov 1990 Alston, Roy Lee - 30 Mar 1911/9 Oct 1950 Keel, Lonnie Carl - [no dates] Keel, Raymond Dale - [no dates] Keel, Ronnie Lee - [no dates] [Identical granite markers] Keel, Trudie E. - 28 May 1922/25 Nov 1981 Mother Keel, Richard C. - 28 Dec 1919/[no dates] Father [Double Stone] Keel, Travis Jr. - 11 Jun 1972 Lewis, Sandra G. Roach - 15 Dec 1959/6 Mar 1982 Lewis, Daniel - 20 Jan 1982/6 Mar 1982 Lewis, Eric - 14 Apr 1979/6 Mar 1982 [Triple Stone] Keel, Ashley Eugene - 8 Aug 1981/27 Dec 1982 Daughter of Hershel & Vera Keel Keel, Arthur M. - 4 Sep 1922/12 Jan 1981 Keel, W. Jeffie - 13 Sep 1894/4 Jun 1966 Father Keel, Vergie H. - 27 May 1905/22 Mar 1991 Mother [Double Stone] Keel, Bobby Wayne - 27 Feb 1936/10 Sep 1969 Daddy Bell, Charles E. - 20 Aug 1954/8 Nov 1978 Bozeman, Ellis K. - 28 Jul 1896/30 May 1959 TX Cpl. 143 Inf. 36 Div. WW1 Alston, Rufus Willie - 21 Dec 1900/6 Jan 1963 Dad Alston, Nettie - 2 Jan 1907/[no dates] Mom [Double Stone] - Married 2 May 1931 Whiddon, T. W. - b&d 22 Jan 1941 [unreadable concrete marker, info from relatives] Whiddon, J. W. D. - 22 Sep 1941, LA Pvt. 30 Trng. BN CAC Whiddon, James W. - 7 Feb 1892/12 Aug 1955 LA Pfc. 25 Const. WW1 Father Gill, Rose Ella Whiddon - 12 Jul 1906/17 Apr 1963 Cooley, Delores B. - 21 Jul 1934/11 Feb 1984 Mama Cooley, Henry H. - 28 Oct 1932/12 Oct 1990 Daddy [Double Stone] Cooley, William Fred - 22 Sep 1926/12 Dec 1968 LA Cpl. 1 Air Base GP AF WW2 Cooley, Ida Goins - 30 Aug 1894/1 Jan 1976 Mother Cooley, Wm. Napoleon - 7 Dec 1893/9 May 1966 Father LA Pvt. Co. L 84th Inf. WW1 [Double Stone] Strange, Verda Lea C. - 19 Aug 1924/8 Dec 1983 Mother Strange, H. E. Sr. - 22 Mar 1915/1 Jan 1992 Father [Double Stone] Foshee, Jimma Lea C. - 14 Dec 1920/[no dates] Foshee, Woodrow - 30 Nov 1918/[no dates] [Double Stone] Runge, Myrtle R. - 23 Nov 1909/6 Dec 1983 Mama Runge, George A. - 12 Jul 1907/19 Jun 1976 Daddy [Double Stone] Runge, Howard Cozell - 1 Sep 1927/19 Jun 1976 SM Sgt. USAF Korea Vietnam Beaton, Hettie R. - 14 Feb 1932/[no dates] Beaton, Charles J. - 25 Aug 1928/[no dates] [Double Stone] Bailey, Cody Scott, Son of Scott & Denice Bailey - 2 Jul 1987 Cooley, Jackson E. - 16 May 1895/16 Nov 1970 Father LA Pvt. US Army WW1 Cooley, Lola Miller - 22 Jan 1901/6 Mar 1984 Mother [Double Stone] Keel, Marvin - 21 Sep 1937/3 Apr 1989 Collins, James A. - 26 Jan 1925/2 Nov 1988 Pvt. US Army WW2 Collins, Joy K. - 14 Sep 1929/[no dates] [Double Stone] Keel, Sgt. David L. - 30 Dec 1931/16 Oct 1951 Son of Aubrey & Willie M. Keel Keel, Willie Mae - 23 Jun 1910/28 Dec 1985 Mother Keel, Aubrey - 24 Jun 1905/[no dates] Father [Double Stone] Goins, Owen - 11 Apr 1891/6 Apr 1957, Pvt. US Army WW1 Goins, Alma - 20 Nov 1901/20 Jul 1946 [Identical Stones] Jones, Phronie - 15 Feb 1891/10 Dec 1979 Jones, George - 23 Apr 1881/12 Mar 1959 [Double Stone] Midkiff, Doris J. - 3 Sep 1912/8 Dec 1993 Midkiff, Floyd A. - 30 Nov 1909/24 Dec 1961 [Double Stone] Goodeaux, Willis M. - 25 Mar 1903/8 Sep 1979 Daddy [Double Stone - 2nd side not inscribed] Keel, Jamie Lee, Son of Donald & Jody Keel - 16 Mar 1978 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 3: [North of U-shaped Driveway, at Front Fence] Hickman, Kenneth David - 6 Oct 1971/7 Oct 1971 Infant Son of Rachel & Kenneth Hickman Hickman, Eveline - 17 Jan 1932 Infant daughter of Webb & R. V. Hickman Hickman, Rosie V. - 10 Dec 1915/[no dates] Mother Hickman, Webb - 9 Apr 1913/[no dates] Father [Double Stone] Hickman, Brown - 5 Jan 1871/7 Dec 1939 Hickman, Malone [Alston] - 2 Dec 1874/19 Jun 1960 [Double Stone] Hickman, Ocie - 6 Nov 1905/17 Mar 1966 Hickman, Thelma M. - 19 Dec 1918/[no dates] [Double Stone] Hickman, Joseph R. - 25 Dec 1939/25 Dec 1939 Son of Ocie & Thelma Hickman Hickman, Larry D. - 2 Aug 1942/2 Aug 1942 Son of Ocie & Thelma Hickman [2 small stones] Carroll, W. E. - 3 Oct 1912/8 Nov 1973 Daddy TX Pvt. US Army Carroll, Lexie K. - 5 Oct 1921/12 Mar 1976 Mother [Double Stone] Hickman, Clara W. - 26 Sep 1912/7 Apr 1985 Mother Hickman, Garvis W. - 4 Jun 1911/2 Jan 1968 Father [Double Stone] Hickman, Douglas - 24 Jun 1933/22 Mar 1983 Hickman, Infant Sons of Prentice & Donna Hickman - 31 May 1961 Hickman, Lular S.[Slaydon] - 17 Dec 1886/23 Jan 1971 Mama Hickman, Bud W.[William] - 10 Jun 1881/5 Feb 1943 Papa [s/o Ace Hickman & Laura Shirley] [Double Stone] Hickman, Glenn E. - 30 Dec 1937/13 Oct 1989 Hickman, Geraldine S. - 10 Aug 1941/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 23 Dec 1956 Hickman, Eva S.[Simpson] - 11 Dec 1893/17 Aug 1964 Mother Hickman, M. Dock - 29 Mar 1886/27 Mar 1967 Father [s/o Ace Hickman & Laura Shirley] [Double Stone] Cooley, Ethel H. - 6 Apr 1922/[no dates] Cooley, Marvin W. - 9 May 1918/10 Apr 1986 Pvt. US Army WW2 [Double Stone] Hickman,Sybilla M. - 11 Oct 1912/25 Apr 1940 Cooley, Infants - b&d 30 May 1940 & 17 Aug 1954 Sons of M&M Marvin W. Cooley Slater, Linzie Ray - 16 Jan 1940/18 Aug 1963 LA Pfc. 9 Missile Grp. 4051 Fld. Arty. Whiddon, Eli A. - 22 Oct 1886/17 Mar 1970 Father Whiddon, Virginia S. - 23 Jul 1891/29 Apr 1956 Mother [Double Stone] Dubose, Aubrey E. - 16 Oct 1917/7 Sep 1985 Pfc. US Army WW2 Dubose, Pinnice V. - 17 Dec 1921/24 Jul 1974 Baker, Thomas Morgan - 13 Dec 1974/31 Jan 1975 Baby Broxson, Ella Mae - 6 May 1911/22 Dec 1951 Wife of Wilburn Broxson Broxson, Milissa J. - 6 Aug 1970/21 Nov 1970 Tweedel, Gladys Earlene Hickman - 24 Jul 1931/11 Sep 1986 Tweedel, Paul Alden - 15 Mar 1925/31 Aug 1971 LA Sgt. Army Air Forces WW2 [Double Stone] Hickman, Lillie W. - 18 Dec 1914/[no dates] Hickman, Newton J. - 22 Dec 1909/8 Jun 1983 Daddy [Double Stone] Miers, Frank Ellis - 6 Jul 1924/31 Mar 1977 Sgt. US Marine Corps WW2 Hickman, George David - 17 May 1944/4 Sep 1961 Hickman, Johnnie - 28 Mar 1912/21 Sep 1980 Daddy Hickman, Ruthell M. - 1 Dec 1919/6 Jan 1981 Mother [Double Stone] Hickman, Gwendolyn Marie - 17 Jul 1940 Infant daughter of Johnnie & Ruthell Hickman Hickman, Lola A. - 17 Feb 1884/15 Dec 1948 Mother Hickman, J. B. (Pete) - 8 Sep 1876/3 Feb 1958 Father [Double Stone] Hickman, Evie - 1905/1940 Simpson, Drew Berry - 28 Nov 1940/28 Nov 1940 [vault/funeral marker, no nameplate] Dubose, Effie Hickman - 6 Jul 1899/25 Nov 1965 Mother Hickman, Steven Dale - 16 Feb 1952/6 Mar 1953 Hickman, Leon C. - 25 Sep 1915/2 Dec 1987 Father Hickman, Pauline Stephenson - 3 Apr 1922/26 Oct 1988 Mother [Identical markers] Higginbotham, Silas A. - 11 Oct 1908/9 Nov 1966 Father Higginbotham, Sarah K. - 14 Jan 1916/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Keel, Thelma - 14 May 1907/12 Jan 1981 Mama Keel, Mid - 15 Feb 1902/20 Aug 1972 Daddy [Double Stone] Keel, Infant - 28 Nov 1946/1 Dec 1946 Son of Mid & Thelma Keel Keel, Lois Dick - 27 Sep 1924/20 Feb 1992 Mother Keel, Crawford - 9 Oct 1913/14 Feb 1995, US Army WW2 Father [Double Stone] Thedford, Tammy Fay - 24 Aug 1971/7 Sep 1971 Keel, Elmer M. - 11 Jan 1958/14 Jan 1958 [unreadable funeral marker, info from 1978 publication]] Cangelosi, Oma R. Dick - 6 May 1913/1 Jun 1992 Mama Dick, James Floyd - 18 Mar 1912/5 Nov 1951 Daddy [Identical stones] Keel, Betty Rose - 17 Nov 1934/30 Apr 1973 Loftin, Wesley A. - 6 Jul 1906/2 Dec 1963 Father: Joe Loftin/Mother: Ellen Keel/StepFather: Frank Keel Broxson, Tom - [concrete slabs & old funeral markers] Broxson, Tressie [Loftin] & Baby - [1908/1946] [concrete slab & 2 old funeral markers] Coody, Garry Dale - 15 Nov 1957/7 Apr 1979 McDougle, Don L. - 15 Jan 1958/2 Dec 1982 [unreadable funeral marker & concrete stone] Doyle, Milbert - 5 Jan 1916/27 Dec 1993, Tec. 4 US Army WW2 Doyle, Lillian Ada - 6 Jan 1928/8 Dec 1982 [old funeral marker] Goins, Nettie H. Morrow - 14 Mar 1891/17 Nov 1968 Mother Whittington, James K. - 31 Aug 1904/23 Sep 1960 Father Keel, Sarah Lizzie - 10 Feb 1879/28 Mar 1921 Mother [old stone on ground next to fence, not at a burial site] Murphy, Terry Arthur - 8 Oct 1946/28 Feb 1968 LA A1C 912 Air Rflg. Sq. AF Murphy, Lovenia - 10 Apr 1921/[no dates] Murphy, Willard Wilson - 26 Jul 1917/12 Jul 1988 Pfc. US Army WW2 [Double Stone] Huckaby, Bob - 4 Oct 1929/4 Mar 1992 [funeral marker] Baggett, Thomas M. - 11 Feb 1884/30 Nov 1974 Baggett, Ada J. - 1 Aug 1904/5 Feb 1973 [Double Stone] Fletcher, Susie Jones - 22 Oct 1883/20 Jan 1958 Jones, Edward W. - 2 Sep 1923/23 Apr 1949, Veteran of WW2 Son of M&M S. Jones Jones, Saburn Gary - 7 Jun 1943/25 Dec 1962 Jones, Lillie - 17 Nov 1908/10 Aug 1993 Mama Jones, Charlie - 30 Oct 1908/25 Sep 1987 Daddy [Double Stone] Section 4: [Outside U-Driveway East, from South Driveway] Rowlett, Glendon S. - 3 May 1924/13 Jul 1993, US Navy WW2 Walley, Arling M. "A. M." - 8 Aug 1903/9 Nov 1986 Daddy Walley, Earnesteen Mayfield - 21 Jun 1907/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] - Married 1 Sep 1923 Cooley, Elmer C. - 28 Feb 1908/25 Jul 1979 Cooley, Carrie Hickman - 1 Feb 1911/15 Jan 1990 [Double Stone] Cooley, Irvin R. - 22 Nov 1884/20 May 1960 Father Cooley, Elizabeth W. - 13 Nov 1889/16 Mar 1970 Mother [Double Stone] Cross, Helen L. - 25 Oct 1915/14 Aug 1964 Gainey, James E. - 5 Jan 1927/13 Jul 1984 Sfc. US Army WW2 Korea Vietnam Gainey, Juanice Cooley - 28 Dec 1923/[no dates] [Double Stone] O'Neal-Gainey, Darcy Raquel - 1 May 1971/18 Oct 1979 Goins, Ronald D. - 2 Apr 1948/2 Dec 1974, Sgt. USAF Goins, Marcella Knapp - 18 Aug 1919/[no dates] Goins, J. D. - 27 Apr 1914/14 Apr 1993, MSgt. US Army WW2 [Double Stone] - Married 28 Feb 1945 Goins, Sarah E. - 14 Jan 1886/25 Jan 1963 Mother Goins, Felix W. - 1 Aug 1879/3 Jun 1968 Father [Masonic Emblem] [Double Stone] Martin, Bernice G. - 9 Apr 1918/22 Jan 1994 Mother Martin, F. A. (Jack) - 18 Jan 1914/[no dates] [Double Stone] Boudreaux, Norman Andrew - 12 Dec 1919/[no dates] Daddy Boudreaux, Edna Hickman - 20 Aug 1918/19 Apr 1993 Mama [Double Stone] Rainwater, Lena M. - 23 Mar 1910/[no dates] Rainwater, Charlie E. - 16 Feb 1917/[no dates] [Double Stone] Cooley, W. Dwayne - 11 Mar 1938/[no dates] Dad Cooley, Lillie Ruth F. - 14 Jul 1939/5 Jun 1987 [Double Stone] Skipper, Willie Joseph - 10 Apr 1906/18 Sep 1979 Skipper, Irene Kelly - 14 Feb 1907/20 Oct 1981 [Identical Stones on common base] Yowell, Eric E. - 1 Jan 1922/[no dates] Father Yowell, Jessie G. - 13 Mar 1922/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Simpson, Amos Sr. - 20 Aug 1913/31 Jan 1992 Simpson, Gladys - 15 Feb 1917/27 Jan 1963 [Identical Stones] Jones, Emmer Geen - 12 Mar 1949/9 Jun 1965 Jones, William - died 12 Aug 1978, 23 yrs 4 mos 11 das [unreadable funeral marker, info from 1978 publication] [vault - no information] Herford, I. D. - 24 Mar 1949/15 Apr 1972 Herford, I. D. - 5 Dec 1894/8 Dec 1973 Daddy LA Pvt. US Army WW1 Herford, Sevella W. - 2 Nov 1908/30 Apr 1990 Mama [Double Stone] Rumby, Joseph - 22 Aug 1902/24 Jan 1986 Daddy Rumby, Lula B. - 23 Jan 1906/26 Jan 1984 Mama [Double Stone] [unreadable funeral marker - no information] Jones, William - 1955/1978 [white cross with lettering] Jones, Billie - 1910/[22 May] 1987 [76 yrs 8 mos 9 das on old funeral marker] Jones, Loria D. - 1917/1994 [white cross with lettering, unreadable funeral marker] Jones, Michael - died 31 Dec 1989 [funeral marker - missing nameplate, info from relatives] Vance, Larry Jr. - 27 Feb 1970/2 Jan 1990 [funeral marker] Jones, Charles E. - 1940/1990, Pvt. US Army Jones, Mitch - died 9 Jan 1973/7 Jan 1990 [funeral marker] Lewis, Inez M. - 9 Apr 1910/8 Sep 1980 Mother Hickman, Lewis - 24 Jun 1913/15 Mar 1989, Pfc. US Army Hickman, Delma - 9 Dec 1923/[no dates] [Double Stone] Railford, John Thurman - 2 Jul 1914/3 Jun 1990, SSgt. US Army WW2 Railford, Gertrude Navarre - 19 May 1918/[no dates] [Double Stone] Allen, Ruby Lee - 11 Nov 1911/4 Mar 1992 Green, Ashley Barrett, Infant Son of M&M Terry C. Green - 26 Jun 1985 Hickman, Michael Wayne - 21 Apr 1953/12 Feb 1972 Hickman, Ruth B. - 14 Jun 1927/14 Oct 1990 Mama Hickman, H. B. - 12 Nov 1921/28 Apr 1991, Ssgt. US Army WW2 Daddy [Double Stone] - Married 22 Jan 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 5: [North of dirt driveway from center to North fence] Herrington, Charles J. - 11 Jun 1877/13 Aug 1967 Father Herrington, Virginia K. - 26 Jul 1882/8 May 1977 Mother [Double Stone] Cooley, Berry S. - 15 Aug 1887/4 Jan 1972 Cooley, Leavie K. - 5 Feb 1908/8 Jul 1995 [Double Stone] Cooley, Webb Lamar - 21 Apr 1921/9 Jan 1968 Cpl. US Army WW2 Cooley, Rosie Ann - 29 Nov 1936/[no dates] [Double Stone] Whaley, John H. - 25 Jul 1914/25 Oct 1987 Whaley, Opal G. - 17 May 1916/[no dates] [Double Stone] Branch, Infant - b&d 23 Sep 1953 [unreadable funeral markers, info from relatives] Branch, Infant of Richard Branch - b&d 1982 [unreadable funeral markers, info from relatives] Branch, Herbert Eugene Sr. - 2 Jan 1950/2 Oct 1981 CN US Navy Vietnam Townsley, Solomon D. - 1929/1987, Cpl. US Army Korea Powell, Harold R. - 14 Jun 1915/26 Jan 1990 US Army/Tsgt. USAF WW2 Korea Alston, Robert - 19 Nov 1903/23 Jan 1926 Alston, Addie H. - 1884/1936 Mother Alston, Gill - 1870/1939 Father [Double Stone replaces old markers at foot] Day, Ivy Troy - 26 Nov 1938/13 Sep 1948 Day, Baby - 23 Jul 1929/24 Jul 1929 Whiddon, Infant - [old concrete marker - no dates] Whiddon, Bertha & Bertie - 5 Jan 1908/12 Jan 1908 Whiddon, Garnett Ray - 14 Mar 1932/5 Sep 1932 Whiddon, Cora Lily - 24 Feb 1903/27 Apr 1904 Whiddon, Infant - [concrete marker - no dates] Whiddon, James W. - 5 Jan 1862/22 Jun 1933 Whiddon, Susiana - 3 Oct 1864/24 Oct 1945 [Identical Stones] Blankenship, Infant - [old concrete marker, no dates] Ward, R. C. - 1919/1921 [old concrete marker at foot "Ward Infant"] Keel, J. C. & wife Infant - 15 Jul 1910 [old marker] Hinson, H. J. - 3 Mar 1880/14 Oct 1985 [dates from 1977 publication] Son of Ann & S.L. Hinson [almost unreadable, hand lettered] Nichols, Cylistine - 30 Oct 1898/24 Aug 1978 Keel, Frank - 15 Jan 1889/1 Jul 1969 Father [s/o Cole Keel & Zelphia Sophie Hickman] Keel, Ellen - 12 Feb 1890/31 May 1966 Mother [Double Stone] Keel, Eddie - 8 Mar 1914/2 Sep 1916 [new stone replaces old concrete marker] Keel, Oid - 29 Mar 1917/17 Sep 1919 [new stone replaces old concrete marker] Keel, Essie - 31 Jan 1920/22 Nov 1960 Keel, Johnny J. - 23 Oct 1877/3 Oct 1969 Father Keel, Elizabeth H. - 10 Feb 1879/28 Mar 1921 Mother [Double Stone at North Fence] Keel, Cassey - 14 Feb 1904/8 Aug 1904 Daughter of J.J. & Lizzie Keel Keel, Barnie - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, Robert - 21 Jul 1912/15 Nov 1916 [identical stone to Eddie & Oid Keel] Keel, Offey - [almost unreadable old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, Colman [sic] - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, Lois - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, Willie - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, William - 4 Aug 1835/3 Nov 1913 Co. I , Cress. Regt. LA Inf. CSA Keel, Marsh - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel - [unmarked burial - no information] Jones, Callie Keel - 11 Apr 1876/ Aug 1914 [new stone replaces old concrete marker] Hickman, Annie Welborn - 24 Aug 1837/7 Aug 1916 [w/o William Hickman] Hickman, William Asa - 1854/23 Nov 1940 Grandpa [s/o William Hickman & Annie Welborn] Hickman, Laura Shirley - 1854/8 Apr 1924 Grandma [Double Stone] Loftin, W. A. - 12 Oct 1905/11 May 1907 Hickman, Infant - 23 Dec 1910/23 Dec 1910 Daughter of M&M M.D. Hickman Hickman, Infant - 11 May 1937 Son of Lewis & Sybilla Hickman Hickman, Infant son of M. O. Hickman - died 15 Dec 1909 [unreadable funeral marker, info from 1978 publication] Grantham, Denese - 27 Oct 1922/27 Oct 1922 Loftin, Annie H.[Hickman] - 5 Feb 1878/7 Mar 1962 Mother [d/o Ace Hickman & Laura Shirley] Loftin, S. D.[Solomon David] - 15 Aug 1872/2 Aug 1934 [s/o William Loftin & Tabitha Simmons] Loftin, Pershing Louis - 20 Apr 1921/[no dates] Father Townsley, Victoria - 31 Oct 1903/6 Jun 1948 Mother Loftin, Stella Grantham - 14 Jan 1895/20 Aug 1985 Mother Loftin, Rev. Nathan - 3 Mar 1901/21 Feb 1952 [Double Stone] Poole, Rilla Loftin (Grantham) - 5 Jul 1898/8 Jan 1985 Grantham, Willis T. - 21 Jun 1887/2 Dec 1959 [Double Stone] - Married 17 Aug 1913 [unreadable funeral marker & rock - no information] Buckholtz, Elouise Loftin - 19 Aug 1925/18 May 1982 Mother Snapp, David Orville - 23 Nov 1911/5 Oct 1993 Snapp, Cecilia Loftin - 3 Mar 1909/12 Apr 1991 [Double Stone] Loftin, Robert Earl - 23 Jun 1939/[no dates] Paw Paw Loftin, Hazel Marie LeJuhn - 13 May 1947/[no dates] Ganny [Double Stone] - Married 10 Apr 1969 Loftin, Albert O. - 18 Jun 1912/[no dates] Loftin, Lois S. - 4 May 1916/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 21 Dec 1935 Cooley, Nan - 25 Dec 1892/27 Dec 1957 Cooley, Christine - 13 Dec 1882/24 Jul 1971 [Identical Stones] Cooley, Ellen - 25 Sep 1861/14 Nov 1940 Cooley, S. O. - 4 Jul 1858/6 May 1925 [2 obelisks] Cooley, Albert B. - 23 Aug 1896/13 Oct 1918 Cooley, Rosie Keel - 12 Aug 1895/11 Aug 1988 Cooley, Henry Eugene - 14 Jan 1886/9 Jun 1948 [Double Stone] Nichols, Huldial - "born" 12 Dec 1890/"died" 24 May 1812 [Dates are as copied on stone, obviously reversed or death date is in error] Hickman, Paul - 1 Mar 1897/1 Mar 1897 Hickman, Anna Lou Ellen - 2 Dec 1898/18 Nov 1902 [new stone replaces old concrete marker] Cooley, Infant Baby of M&M S. O. Cooley - [no dates] Cooley, Infant Baby of M&M S. O. Cooley - [no dates] [4 Identical new markers] Loftin, M. D. - 20 Apr 1916/20 Apr 1916 Loftin, D. W. - 13 Sep 1907/30 Jan 1921 Seaman, Robert T. C. - 5 Oct 1906/3 Nov 1908 Alston, Infant - [old concrete marker, no dates] Cooley, Malona - 14 Oct 1885/30 Jul 1899 Daughter of B.L. & C.L. Cooley Cooley, Bender - 10 Mar 1899/12 Mar 1899 Son of B.L. & C.L. Cooley Hickman, Theophilus - [1836]/10 Jun 1895 [s/o William Hickman & Catherine?, married 31 Jul 1852 to Annie Welborn, b. 24 Aug 1836] Hickman, Offey - [old concrete marker, no dates] Miers, A.? - [old concrete marker, no dates] [Infant burial - unreadable old concrete marker, no dates] [concrete marker, buried under grass - unreadable] Cooley, Infant - [old concrete marker, no dates] Hickman, Mary - [old concrete marker, no dates] Hickman, Applonia - 18 Nov 1870/10 Dec 1915 Hickman, E. - [old concrete marker, no dates] Hickman, Joe Ab - 7 Jun 1889/18 Nov 1943 LA Pfc. Gen. Hosp. 41 WW1 Stamps, Infant - [old concrete marker, no dates] Nichols, Ike - [unreadable old concrete marker, no dates] Jones, Charles Edward - 25 Apr 1947/2 May 1947 Jones, Jerry Don - 14 Dec 1944/28 Jan 1945 Jones, Ida - 28 Mar 1919/12 Aug 1920 Infant Daughter of M&M S. Jones [old marker at foot] [3 identical markers] Keel, Myrtle - 26 Jun 1906/24 Feb 1957 Mom Keel, James Arden - 25 Jul 1897/5 Oct 1990 Dad Pvt. US Army WW1 [Double Stone] Keel, Lise B. - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, L. N. - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, Sarah - [old concrete marker, no dates] Fletcher, Mary Hinson, Mother of John C. Fletcher - age unknown [2 funeral markers with flowers, no nameplates - no information] Keel, Infant - [old concrete marker, no dates] Keel, Somantha - 26 Aug 1898/5 May 1956 Mother [new stone replaces old concrete stone at foot] Keel, Isaac N. - 14 Aug 1886/27 Aug 1968 Father [Double Stone] Keel, Nancy - 1850/1930 [old concrete marker, dates from old publication] Keel, John M. - 8 Sep 1840/1 Jun 1920 [replaces old marker] Co. K 6th Regt. LA Div. Cav. CSA Keel, Cole - [1868/1908] [concrete marker, dates from family] [married Zelphia Sophie Hickman, born 1856, d/o Ace Hickman & Laura Shirley] Keel, William - [4 Aug 1835/3 Nov 1913] [unreadable concrete stone, info from descendant] Gillam, Jerry Dale - 5 Nov 1949/18 Sep 1976 Jones, Child - [old concrete marker, no dates] Boyett, Harvie - 23 May 1917/13 Jan 1919 Boyett, Infant - [old concrete marker, no dates] Broxson, Belle Stamps - 31 Mar 1860/1 Apr 1948 Mother [old concrete vault, no information] [2 old unreadable concrete markers, no dates] Lewis, William Otis - 28 Oct 1911/30 Dec 1911 Goins, Liddie - 1 Jun 1889/29 Jun 1892 [Identical markers, broken & propped against base] Goins, Allen - 11 Apr 1891/17 Apr 1912 Simpson, Rebecca Ann - Oct 1863/9 Dec 1907 Mother Nichols, William D. - 13 Oct 1895/10 Dec 1918 Nichols, W. T. - 16 Jun 1918/16 Jun 1918 Son of W.D. & Cylistine Nichols Nichols, Tobe - [unreadable old concrete marker, no dates] Loftin, Margaret Slaydon - 30 Jul 1921/[no dates] Mom Loftin, Herbert Solomon - 29 Mar 1914/[no dates] Dad [Double Stone] - Married 20 Nov 1937 Ernst, Nettie S. - 14 Jun 1902/[no dates] Mother Ernst, Fred W. - 25 Dec 1878/16 Oct 1969 Father [Double Stone] Shepard, Alicia Nicole - 17 Dec 1982/10 Oct 1984 Hickman, Larry Gene - 9 Jun 1958/13 Feb 1986 Father Hickman, Karin Kay - 4 May 1959/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Tabler, James A. - 27 Dec 1906/23 May 1981 Tabler, Mattie O. - 11 Mar 1904/23 Jul 1983 [Identical hand lettered Stones] Hickman, Roy Nathan - 16 May 1910/18 Sep 1978 Daddy Hickman, Dorothy Miers - 4 Feb 1918/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Casson, Charley Wilson - 24 Aug 1920/7 Jan 1988 Pfc. US Army WW2 Runge, Maureen Keel - 17 Aug 1936/26 Apr 1973 Mother Hickman, Alice Christine - 24 Mar 1908/27 Jun 1976 Hickman, Theophy - 14 Feb 1870/12 Jan 1952 Father Hickman, Cylistine [Cooley] - 1 Sep 1880/7 Jun 1968 Mother [Double Stone] Harvey, Kenneth Leroy - 22 Jul 1913/16 Oct 1980 Pfc. US Army Hickman, Bert Eugene - 1900/1982, US Army WW2 Hickman, Infant daughter of M&M T. Hickman - 18 Dec 1925 Elliott, Beatrice - 3 Nov 1914/[no dates] Elliott, Noel E. - 13 Sep 1908/5 May 1985 [Double Stone] Murphy, Ella T. - 7 Jan 1886/15 Feb 1967 Murphy, W. Arthur - 16 Feb 1884/16 Jan 1919 [Double Stone] Murphy, Saphronia A. - 7 Oct 1849/10 Oct 1924 Grandmother Keel, Nancy Louisa - 1871/1948 Mother Keel, Jason Coleman - 1871/1961 [Double Stone] Goins, Rovenia - 31 Jan 1906/26 Apr 1936 Davis, Ella Goins - 15 Jun 1896/16 Oct 1919 Wife of A.J. Davis Goins, Albertie - 24 Feb 1906/25 Nov 1919 Daughter of J.R. & Emmie Goins Goins, Emma H. - 14 Feb 1873/2 Aug 1926 Goins, James R. - 2 Dec 1871/4 Apr 1957 [Double Stone] Jones, - [3 unreadable concrete markers, no information] Jones, Charlie - [concrete marker, no dates] Jones, Infant of M&M ?Jones - 26 Mar 1965/26 mar 1965 [almost unreadable funeral marker] Hickman, Emma W. - 24 Mar 1897/30 Jul 1932 Mother Hickman, Wm. Harold - 13 Aug 1896/14 Nov 1975 Daddy [Double Stone] [unreadable concrete stone & funeral marker at one burial] Whiddon, Infant - [old concrete marker, no dates] Broxson, Infant - b&d 9 May 1938 [funeral marker, no nameplate] Broxson, Hazel E. - 1914/1938 Plumer [sic], Cassander - 18 Oct 1887/4 Jan 1919 Daughter of B. & Sarah Plumer Plummer, Sarah - 1854/28 Aug 1913 Plummer, Berry - 1853/1929 Plummer, Tom - 15 Apr 1884/15 Jan 1960 Keel, Infant - [4 old concrete markers, no dates] Keel, Ellen H. - 1859/12 Jan 1919 Mother Keel, Jasper N. - 14 Feb 1855/22 May 1936 Father [Double Stone] Martin, Docia Dukes - 7 May 1885/14 Apr 1964 Mother Duke, Rufus - 31 Mar 1871/25 Dec 1920 Goins, Ruby E. - 14 Apr 1915/20 Jan 1977 Tyler, Maudie Goins - 26 Nov 1905/19 Sep 1929 Goins, Elmira - 28 Apr 1880/28 May 1944 Wife of C. W. Goins Goins, Charles W. - 5 Jul 1877/16 Dec 1955 Hartwell, Lola Mae - 17 Jul 1919/7 Jul 1920 Gill, Huey P. - 7 Jul 1928/24 May 1983 A1C USAF WW2 Korea Gill, Mary E. - 5 Jun 1950/6 Jun 1950 Sterling, Eddie - 23 Jul 1935, LA Seaman USNRF Stirling, Claudia Hall - 18 May 1873/31 Dec 1935 Mother Stirling, John Thomas - 18 Apr 1869/22 Jan 1937 [Identical Stones] Gill, Shelby D. - b&d 25 Jan 1992 [funeral marker] Goins, J. W. R. - 12 Jul 1849/6 Mar 1933 [Masonic Emblem] Goins, Sarrah F. - 4 Oct 1849/14 Dec 1922 Mother Goins, V. B. - 28 Aug 1875/5 Jul 1944 Keel, Infant - [old concrete marker, no information] Keel, Mary - [old concrete marker, no information] Keel, Ephran F. - 31 Mar 1882/30 Aug 1961 Father Keel, Isabelle N. - 21 Mar 1895/13 Dec 1964 Mother [Double Stone] Gipson, Annie - 2 Nov 1912/30 Apr 1968 Broxson, Jack - 7 May 1905/30 Dec 1991 Daddy Harmon, Billye Broxson - 21 Nov 1941/6 Feb 1992 Hickman, Infant - [unreadable concrete marker] Hickman, Infant - [unreadable concrete marker] Hickman, John - 24 Jul 1938, Pvt. 15 Field Arty 2 Div. Moses, ? - [concrete cross with one name only] Keel, Candis C. - 30 Oct 1889/16 Jan 1971 Keel, F. Newton - 9 Aug 1885/3 Jan 1942 [Double Stone] Keel, Viola, infant daughter of M&M Newton Keel - [no dates] Goins, Irvin Monroe - 4 Apr 1898/2 Sep 1966 Goins, Una Francis Grant - 20 Sep 1902/17 Jun 1949 [Almost Identical Stones] Goins, Infant Son of Irvin & Una Goins - 24 Feb 1931/26 Feb 1931 Stoker, Riley M. - 27 Oct 1895/19 Jan 1942 LA Pvt. 9 Inf. 2 Div. Ph [h/o Lottie Foshee] [s/o Charlie Stoker & Mary Martin] Stoker, Mildred May - 16 Apr 1923/23 Jul 1923 Oliver, Robert Charles - 13 Jul 1841/20 Aug 1921 Simpson, William Henry - 25 Feb 1891/3 Apr 1924 [Unreadable concrete marker, info from 1978 publication] Fletcher, Mary Poly - 20 Aug 1874/28 Jul 1858 [metal marker] Whittington, Infant - [2 old concrete markers] Keel, Gib - 5 Feb 1894/30 Aug 1965 Father Keel, Dru Siller Cooley - 22 Nov 1895/14 Jan 1975 Mother Trinkle, Mavery Keel - 1 Sep 1925/30 Apr 1976 Cooley, B. L. - 1863/1927 Cooley, Christine - 1864/1943 [Identical Stones] Cooley, James - 15 Mar 1934/10 Sep 1947 Cooley, Lavicey - 30 Jul 1904/5 Mar 1962 Mother Cooley, Jimmie Lawrence A. Sr. - 28 Jul 1903/11 Feb 1967 [3 Identical Stones] Roberts, Jim Ellis - died 7 Nov 1963, 11 mos 25 das [unreadable funeral marker, info from previous publication] Foraker, Grace May - 5 Dec 1898/23 Dec 1945 Foraker, James Luther - 16 Oct 1904/4 Dec 1978 Foraker, Elsie Pearl - 5 Aug 1938/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Cooley, Mary Ann Missouri - 26 Jul 1892/28 May 1927 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIALS Section 6: [separate fenced section - extreme northwest Corner] [NOTE: There are many sunken graves in this area with no markings or stones. Several burials have wooden crosses with no information. Burials were read as approached from the back gate toward the front fence near the road. JPM] George, Essie Denmond - 5 Dec 1911/11 Apr 1987 Rhone, Elijah - 17 Oct 1891/9 Feb 1964, LA Pvt. US Army WW1 Denmond, Emmaline Rhone - died 14 Jul 1974, 86 yrs. Denmond, John - died 13 Mar 194?, 56 yrs. Denmond, Mrs. Marthe - died 16 Oct 1977, 62 yrs 1 mo. [3 funeral markers, no nameplates, info from previous publication] [vault - no inscription] [2 unmarked burials - no information] Stewart, Arthur Sr. - 5 Dec 1918/16 Feb 1987 Father Johnson, Mrs. Florence - 4 Dec 1907/2 Sep 1968 Carter, NePollear - 29 Aug 1923/10 Jul 1978, 55 yrs. [funeral marker] [no nameplate, info from previous publication] Williams, James David - 5 Nov 1926/12 Apr 1966 Daddy Groves, Milton - 25 Sep 1921/20 Oct 1970, MS Tec. 5 US Army WW2 Crawford, Render Kay - 15 Mar 1952/22 Nov 1979 SP5 US Army Vietnam Crawford, Dora - 29 Mar 1888/28 Jan 1974 Mother Crawford, Frank Sr. - 2 Mar 1881/4 Dec 1967 Father [Identical Stones] Crawford, Detroit - 1922/1982, US Army WW2 [sunken burial - no information] Toms, Elmo - 27 Apr 1894/3 May 1969, TX Pvt. US Army WW1 Denmond, James A. - 3 Oct 1902/15 Jul 1926 White, Baby Boy Mark & Baby Girl Mary Tera - 21 Dec 1986/21 Dec 1986 Infants of Billy & Emma White / Twens[sic] [funeral marker against fence, no obvious burial] Denmond, Andrew J. - 29 Apr 1858/5 Jan 1927 Williams, Jerry E. - 19 Oct 1938/21 Oct 1938 [concrete marker, dates from 1978 publication] Stewart, Edward - 13 Aug 1883/1 Jul 1957 Father Stewart, Ada - 2 Dec 1899/7 Jun 1937 Mother [Single Vault & Stone] Scott, Mary S. - 1 Jan 1884/28 Feb 1972 Scott, Author - 10 Oct 1880/7 Feb 1948 Scott, George - 1 Sep 1926, 72 yrs [granite marker - no inscription] Denmond, Theo - 22 Nov 1928/6 Dec 1951 LA Pfc. 509 Tank Bn. [unmarked vault next to front fence - no information] Scott, Rosie Lee - 22 Apr 1913/25 Sep 1970 Mother [slab] Smith, Kenneth L. - 1 Feb 1952/17 Dec 1982 Son Scott, Homer - 6 Mar 1907/3 May 1990 Brother [slab] Levias, Tella - 22 Sep 1918/5 Jun 1990 Sister Scott, Central - 1 Jul 1909/19 Apr 1969 LA Pvt. 1324 Engrs. WW2 Scott, Maranda L. - 2 Sep 1911/12 Aug 1980 Mother [Identical Stones] [unmarked vault - no inscription] Scott, Charley - 9 Oct 1882/19 Jul 1971 Father Scott, Carrie - 2 Dec 1884/10 Mar 1975 Mother Scott, Stella Mae - 6 Apr 1915/5 Apr 1984 Mother Scott, Doshie Thomas - 6 Feb 1907/9 Dec 1978 Mother Scott, Toscar (Sonner) - 6 Nov 1904/27 Sep 1994 Scott, David - 1947/1991, SP4 US Army [7 vaults in a row] Veland, Rev. Verlin - 5 Jun 1901/28 May 1979?, 78 yrs [funeral marker] Williams,? - 4 May 1889/20 Jun 1980, 91 yrs [almost unreadable funeral marker] Veland, Jas. A. - 28 Mar 190?10 Aug 1983 [almost unreadable funeral marker] Scott, Bro. George - 7 Feb 1907/2 Jan 1994 Daddy Johnson, Ernest - 15 Jun 1915/5 Oct 1967 Johnson, Sylvester - 18 Jun 1886/3 Jul 1959 Father Johnson, Finis Jr. - 28 Aug 1956/17 Jul 1965 Denmond, Lillian - 2 Dec 1923/6 Sep 1962 Mother Johnson, Sarah S. - 2 Mar 1894/14 Mar 1972 Mother [unmarked brick vault - no inscription] [unmarked burial - no information] Brown, Mollie - 26 Oct 1879/15 Apr 1959 Brown, Robert - 5 Mar 1892/13 Aug 1956 LA Pvt. Co. C Hq. Casual Det. WW1 [unmarked burial with wooden cross - no information] Floyd, George Richard - 11 Mar 1879/24 Jul 1960 [3 wooden crosses at unmarked burials - no information] Turner, Frank J. - 1920/1991, Pfc. US Army WW2 Johnson, Mack B. - 22 Jul 1925/8 Jun 1991, Pvt. US Army WW2 [2 identical vaults - no inscriptions] Tarrant, W. M. - 1882/1950 [wooden cross at unmarked burial - no information] [NOTE: In 1978 when this section of the cemetery was originally copied, there were 42 unmarked burials noted. In 1995 when the burials were verified, only 16 unmarked burials were noted. There did appear to be many sunken areas that are probably lost graves, but with overgrown brush it was difficult to determine the exact number. The following five burials were copied & published in 1978, but the markers were not located in 1995. JPM] Crawford, Kemp G. - 11 Jun 1970/4 Jul 1970 Crawford, Kathy - died 21 Jun 1967 Gassaway, Thomas H. - 4 Feb 1883/18 Dec 1962 Denmond, ? Gertrude - 17 Sep 1885/17 Jun 1965 Kaplan, Kappy - [metal marker on ground outside fence]