Stephens Cemetery (New Llano) - Vernon Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jane McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** At the stop light in New Llano, turn right (West) onto LA Hwy. 1211, and go approximately .3 miles where the road makes a 90-degree turn South. Continue for approximately 3.9 miles and turn right (North) onto Arthur Frusha Rd. Go .6 miles to fork in road, and take the right fork. This new cemetery is located just down this road on the left. The large fenced area, approximately one acre in size, has a driveway down the center. Burials are scattered; the right (North) side was copied first from the center driveway to the North fence starting at the back fence. The left (South) side was copied second from the front center driveway to the South fence. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded as approached by Jane P. McManus, 1 May 1995. (Submitted 28 September 2000.) RIGHT SECTION: Davis, Hiram - 27 Jun 1907/9 Oct 1985 Father New Llano Chief of Police Badge - 1954/1974 Davis, Lottie - 25 Dec 1914/30 Jun 1992 Mother [Double Stone] - Married 22 Apr 1933 Davis, Tonia Rae - 3 Oct 1975/15 Nov 1975 Sermons, Lee - 28 Jan 1910/2 Nov 1990 Daddy Sermons, Arlee - 23 Dec 1912/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] Siemens, Herbert - 31 Aug 1931/28 May 1986, Sfc. US Army Korea Vietnam [concrete border around burials] Keyser, Ray - 5 Oct 1935/22 Dec 1991 Burns, Dru Evelyn - 7 Aug 1943/20 Jun 1985 Mother Abercrombie, Mabel B. - 6 Apr 1906/1 Jul 1988 Mother [vault against northwest corner] McCrary, Stephen W. - 28 Oct 1935/18 Dec 1989 Father Butler, Harden J. - 19 Dec 1912/24 Dec 1987 [funeral marker] Trull, Lodis Lura - 17 Nov 1914/2 Nov 1994 Mother Trull, John Gipson - 1 Apr 1916/[no dates], Served with honor WW2 Dad [Double Stone] Welch, Herman L. - 29 Oct 1917/15 Apr 1978, Pvt. US Army Welch, LaFerne Reeks - died 6 Aug 1995, 72 yrs 2 mos 2 das [funeral marker] Welch,, Laried E. - died 27 Sep 1995 [3 burials in large plot] Singleton, Velma Lorene - 24 May 1925/[no dates] Singleton, John Demmitt - 14 Nov 1925/2 Mar 1985, SMSgt. USAF WW2 Korea [Double Stone] - Married 28 Jul 1960 Perkins, Erma Rae Smith - 25 Aug 1924/[no dates] Perkins, Irby Leon Sr. - 4 Jan 1923/5 Sep 1992, AS US Navy WW2 PA [Double Stone] - Married 5 Oct 1945 Westmoreland, Clay Hillery - 28 Feb 1921/20 Feb 1981 Daddy Cooper, Neal - 2 Jan 1910/10 Sep 1979 Cooper, Eloise - 3 Jul 1916/28 Aug 1975 [Double Stone] Lewis, Elijah Garrette, infant son of Frank & Thresa Lewis - 13 Aug 1986 [cross-shaped granite marker] Stephens, Viola F. - 1 Oct 1892/[no dates] Stephens, Jessie J. - 21 Feb 1886/22 Sep 1970 [Double Stone] Fletcher, Otto E. - 11 Feb 1901/9 Jan 1963, LA Pvt. 68 Armd. Regt. WW2 Skinner, Alex - 3 Mar 1908/8 Jan 1970, LA Pvt. US Army WW2 Skinner, Daisy - 3 Jan 1898/23 Jul 1991 [Double Stone] LEFT SECTION: Bartlett, Katie O'Banion - 17 Mar 1918/[no dates] Mother Bartlett, Finous T. - 3 Jun 1913/15 Jan 1973 [Masonic Emblem] LA Cpl US Army WW2 [birth date is 10 Jun on military marker] [Double Stone] Graham, Gertrude Rose - 14 Nov 1913/[no dates] Rose, Carvey C. - 25 Sep 1904/24 Dec 1971 [Double Stone] Rose, Irene Stevenson - 24 Oct 1924/3 Mar 1989 Rose, Emite Harvey - 18 Oct 1902/19 May 1979 [Double Stone] - Married 13 Aug 1943 Reich, Mary Lois - 26 May 1928/[no dates] Reich, Darrell Eugene - 4 Apr 1929/6 Jul 1980 [Double Stone] Reich, Phylis R. - 15 Oct 1903/13 Nov 1981 Mother Reich, William Z. - 12 Nov 1901/5 Feb 1973 Father [Double Stone] Wilson, Abbie Lee - 2 Nov 1919/13 Jun 1987 Wilson, John William III - 24 Nov 1949/8 May 1980 Northrop, Hubert A. - 7 Dec 1913/20 Mar 1969 Sgt. 1905th Engr. Avn. Bn. WW2 Northrop, Dycie - 6 Jan 1911/5 Oct 1983 [Double Stone] - Married 13 Sep 1952 Frusha, Thomas C. - 20 Jun 1924/8 Dec 1981 Barrington, Jerry W. - 23 Jan 1907/22 Feb 1986 Husband Barrington, Ora Hall - 9 Jul 1907/17 Dec 1975 Mother [Identical Stones] Jines, Lottie L. - 5 Mar 1908/16 Oct 1969 Perkins, Wilbur Neal - died 16 Jun 1995, 68 yrs 1 mo 29 das [funeral marker] [h/o Althea ?] Perkins, Martha R. - 9 Mar 1889/8 Nov 1967 Mother Perkins, Andrew J. - 14 Feb 1886/22 Jul 1971 Father [Double Stone] Perkins, Dairl D. - 30 Aug 1943/26 Aug 1967 Hall, Rosa Perkins - 28 Aug 1912/2 Mar 1968 Mother Hall, R. Hardin - 10 Feb 1904/23 Jan 1972 Father [Double Stone] [in Southeast Corner]: Finley, Claudine D. - 15 Apr 1930/[no dates] Mother Finley, Clyde Newton - 28 Jan 1917/4 Aug 1980, MSgt. US Army Daddy [Double Stone] - Wed 30 Jun 1951 Reeks, Mason Eugene - 14 Sep 1948/23 Sep 1987 Robertson, Jimmie Thomas - 19 Oct 1935/23 Jan 1984 Sfc. US Army Korea Vietnam [in Southwest Corner]: Beltz, Helen E. Hoyt - 1910/[no dates] Mother Beltz, George Bertrum - 1905/1978 Father [Double Stone & concrete border around burials] Lyons, Johnnie Ile - 17 Jun 1905/?5 Jun ? [unreadable funeral marker] Lyons, Richards Charles - 20 Aug 1891/2 Feb 1965 [Double Stone] Walker, Pat L. - 19 Mar 1930/8 Sep 1985 Mama [concrete border around burial] [against back fence]: Stanton, Lora M. - died 28 Aug 19??, 46 yrs 10 mos 22 das [funeral marker] Trammell, Danny ? - 15 Jul 1985/19 Sep 1985 [funeral marker] Nash, Mildred Trammell - 23 Nov 1936/31 Aug 1982 Mom Youngblood, Ada Trammell - 12 Aug 1897/6 Jun 1977 Mother Trammell, William I. - 29 Mar 1918/7 Nov 1970, LA GM2 US Navy WW2 Tyler, Maria - 9 Dec 1926/3 Sep 1995 [hand lettered stone & funeral marker] Campbell, Myrtle K. - 24 Jan 1921/9 Jun 1979 [concrete border around burial] Burials listed in Leesville Leader after cemetery copied: Olson, Kathryn M.- died 5 Oct 1995, 70 yrs.