Ollieville Cemetery - Vernon Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Ollieville Cemetery "Ollie's Garden" - Vernon Parish Directions: From Leesville, take US Hwy. 171 South to New Llano. Turn right (West) at stop light onto LA Hwy. 1211 and go approximately 12.0 to Ollieville Cemetery. This road is paved for a few miles past the Craft Cemetery (mileage point 7.5), and then becomes gravel for a short distance, then paved again. Approximately 1.5 miles past the Craft Cemetery, the road divides with the left fork leading to the Lillie Church. Take the left fork and pass the Lillie Church. The road comes to a dead end in a short distance, turn right and the Ollieville Cemetery is located on top of the hill on the right beside the Ollieville Baptist Church. It is a small burial ground, fenced with only a few burials. A sign on the front gate reads "Ollie's Garden." Inscriptions were read as approached from the front gate by Jane P. McManus, 1 May 1995. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Ollie M. - [Jun] 1872/1938 [s/o Isaac & Delista Midkiff] Midkiff, Martha M. [Fletcher] - 1874/19-- [obvious burial, no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] [Married 11 July 1893 Vernon Parish, LA] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Albert B. "Ab" - 5 May 1896/9 Nov 1976 [s/o Ollie M. Midkiff & Martha M. Fletcher] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Ruffle - 16 May 1903/17 May 1972 Father [Masonic Emblem] [s/o Ollie M. Midkiff & Martha M. Fletcher] Midkiff, Gertie - 14 Apr 1905/20 Mar 1978 Mother [Eastern Star Emblem] [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Infant daughter of M&M Ruffle Midkiff - b&d 9 Dec 1935 Midkiff, Ollie Lee - 2 Oct 1937/5 Oct 1937 "At rest" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Louis - 5 Feb 1894/7 Oct 1941 Father Midkiff, Nora - 13 Nov 1898/6 Feb 1946 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, M. A. (Void) - 16 Oct 1894/30 May 1963 Father [s/o Ollie M. Midkiff & Martha M. Fletcher] Midkiff, Lena Jarrell - 20 Jan 1909/1 Aug 1970 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Marvin Avoid - died 3 Feb 1995, 68 yrs [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Tansy - 25 Nov 1921/4 Apr 1988 Dad Davis, Idell Midkiff - 27 Mar 1923/[no dates] Mom [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midkiff, Tomie J. - 16 Mar 1901/7 Jan 1970 Father Midkiff, Roxie P. - 7 Nov 1903/27 Jul 1966 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [unmarked burial with concrete border & white rocks - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunt, John H. - 28 Feb 1899/8 Sep 1989 Father Hunt, Lydia M. - 14 Jun 1905/4 Jun 1967 Mother [above 2 burials have double stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [unmarked burial with flowers - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Aubrey L. - 25 Aug 1917/13 Jun 1985, Pvt. US Army WW2 Father Smith, Ida Belle - 17 Apr 1921/[no dates] [above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 24 Dec 1938 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------