Lewis / New Cypress Cemetery - Vernon Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jane McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From the Junction of LA Hwy. 1146 & US Hwy. 171 in Rosepine, go South approximately 1.4 miles and turn right onto LA Hwy. 3226 toward Beaumont. Continue West approximately 3.3 miles. Turn right onto Henry Bass Road (unimproved) and go approximately 1.0 miles. A large fenced area, approximately 2-3 acres is located on the right (East) side of the road. A driveway runs from front to back and divides the cemetery. The few burials begin in the center of the property, and tombstone inscriptions were recorded in two sections on 20 March 1995 by Jane P. McManus. (Submitted on 20 September 2000.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 1: Smith, "Val" E. - 13 Apr 1924/1 Feb 1989 Father Smith, Lillian D. - 21 Nov 1924/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Henry J. - 12 Dec 1883/2 Nov 1968 Father Davis, Beulah G. - 22 Apr 1896/31 Mar 1980 Mother [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Norris - 20 Jun 1911/20 Oct 1958 Father Midkiff, Beatrice - 7 May 1916/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Midkiff, Melvin Loyd - 25 Mar 1936/23 Dec 1993 Midkiff, Elizabeth McDade - 19 Aug 1937/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 12 Aug 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waddle, Infant son of T. C. Waddle - [no dates] Waddle, Cora L. - 18 Nov 1908/26 Dec 1986 Mother Waddle, Irene - 28 Oct 1933/4 Dec 1963 Sister [3 burials next to center north fence] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McCaig, Mann 'Bo' - 1912/1959 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Arthur D. - 1 Jun 1900/23 Apr 1960 Davis, Victory L. - 11 Mar 1907/9 Dec 1994 [Double Stone] Davis, General Lee - 26 Feb 1893/5 Dec 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 2: Goins, Emmette - 8 Sep 1929/8 Dec 1939 Goins, Luther Joshua - 18 Dec 1901/23 Jul 1966 Father Goins, Vergie Lewis - 1 May 1908/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis, J. R. "Bud" - 22 Jul 1921/29 Dec 1960 Lewis, Norah S. - 31 Aug 1886/14 Apr 1959 Mother Lewis, Reece D. - 3 May 1883/29 Dec 1960 Father [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goins, Jettie L. - 21 Mar 1910/4 Jan 1981 Mother Goins, Rufus - 5 Apr 1909/16 Jan 1969 Father [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis, Bobby Fred - 8 Dec 1941/2 Oct 1967 [Double Stone - 2nd side not inscribed] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 3: Lewis, Herman - 6 Oct 1905/1 Jan 1990 Daddy Lewis, A. B. - 18 Oct 1936/31 Jul 1953 Lewis, Roy Duggan - 11 Mar 1931/3 Nov 1966, LA Pvt. US Army Lewis, Wallis Vonallen - 1 Mar 1965/18 Aug 1976 Son -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis, J. Wallis - 22 Sep 1914/29 Dec 1960 Lewis, Katie M. - 9 Jul 1917/29 Dec 1960 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis, Sheila J. - b&d 21 Apr 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis, Bruney Verna Lee - 16 Feb 1924/2 Sep 1947, Married 8 Feb 1941 Wife Lewis, Guthra - 2 Dec 1918/[no dates] Husband Lewis, Glory F. Lacy - 2 May 1931/[no dates], Married 24 Dec 1948 Wife [Triple Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 4: Goins, Auntee B. - 9 Nov 1911/14 Jul 1969 Mother Goins, K. C. - 9 Dec 1911/10 Apr 1982 Father [Identical Markers] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bass, William Henry - 10 Apr 1905/16 Sep 1991 Bass, Nancy Ellie - 16 Jan 1905/11 Jul 1980 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phelps, Elaine B. - 1 Nov 1942/[no dates] Phelps, Enoch A. - 15 Mar 1933/20 Oct 1980, SSgt. US Marine Corps Korea [Double Stone] - Married 1 Jun 1960