Clever Creek Unity Cemetery, McMurtry Township, Douglas County, Missouri Also known as Cold Springs Cemetery Located - Douglas County - take C Highway north, turn left on County road 231, keep bearing to the left to the cemetery The Clever Creek Unity Church and Cemetery Association was established 5 April 1928 by Trustees: Elijah Anderson, President; Isaiah P. Hanson, Secretary; James H. Schudy, Treasurer; Harve G Mears and Fleming Gheer Roland and Minnie Gheer transferred the land that the church and cemetery sits on to the Association 16 April, 1928. According to the application for incorporation made by the Association - "It is the object and general nature of this Association to establish a place of worship and in this connection said Association sets out its tenants of faith in the Holy Bible as the word of God. And it is the intention and object that a Church Edifice will hereafter be erected for Worship, not Denominational; but for all Christian people to Worship God in "Unity" And further, to Incorporate a Cemetery Association to provide a burial place of the dead of their neighborhood." The church was torn down in 2000 by the current trustees but the cemetery remains in tact. Several that were interred in family plots were moved to the cemetery after it was established. Several buried in the cemetery were later moved by family members to another cemetery This reading of the cemetery was done 9 June, 2000 by Marian Conradi, Fleming Gheer and Wilburn & Louise Hutchison Transcribed by Judith Hutchison LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE NOTES Allen Michael L. Apr 25, 1963 Mar 24, 1977 Alverson Dean G. Feb. 16, 1895 June 27, 1929 Anderson Ray July 12, 1932 July 12, 1932 Bentley Helen K. Jan 14, 1918 Sept 11, 1975 Bentley William H. Jan 18, 1914 Sep 6, 1982 Government Marker WWII Veteran Bishop Elmer Earnest June 19, 1912 Oct 4, 1956 Moved to Ava Cemetery in 1971 Erickson C.E. Unknown Oct 7, 1945 Grave unmarked Erickson Florence Unknown June 5, 1946 Grave unmarked Gheer Fleming 1841 1931 Co. B. 12 Ill. Vol. Inf. Gheer Hannah C. 1837 1900 Reinterred in 1931 from family plot Gheer Infant Daughter April 5, 1919 April 5, 1919 reinterred in 1931 from family plot of R, and M. Gheer Gheer Minnie July 29, 1891 Mar 30, 1967 Gheer Roldan H. Jul 4, 1871 Sept 1, 1943 Henson Denzel Apr 29, 1910 Mar 29,1934 Moved to Ava Cemetery, 1968 Hicks Edna (Sisco) July 28, 1911 May 16, 2000 Hutchison Clarence H. Sept 11, 1891 Mar 3. 1931 Moved to Ava Cemetery, 1966 by wife. Hutchison Martha L. May 4, 1875 Nov 4, 1939 Hutchison S. B. Sept. 25, 1869May 30, 1939 Samuel Branford Mears J. H. Dec 16, 1882 Aug 25, 1946 John Henry Mears Clara B. Mar.1, 1888 Sept. 5, 1972 stone not engraved with death date, buried in Dobbs cemetery by second husband, J.I. Samuels Mears Doyle Ray Aug 2, 1940 Sep 17, 1999 Small Metal Marker Mears Elbert June 2, 1914 Aug 3, 1948 Mears Harve G. Jan 31, 1895 Feb. 4, 1931 double stone with wife Clara B. Mears Martha ElizabethNov 27, 1883 Mar 10, 1946 Mears Ray L. Sept 15, 1919 Mar 5, 1965 Mears Ronald Eugene 1945 1980 Small Metal Marker Mears William W. Jan 16, 1908 May 17, 1983 Phillips Infant Nov 17, 1948 Nov 17, 1948 Grave unmarked / twins of Fay Phillips Phillips Infant Nov 17, 1948 Nov 17, 1948 Grave unmarked / twins of Fay Phillips Phillips Opal Millie Sept 24, 1903 Mar 19, 1954 Sanders Isaac N. June 16, 1890 April 2, 1957 Government Marker WWI Veteran Sanders Mary Unknown Unknown Grave unmarked Wife of Isaac Sanders Schudy Alvin Nov 22, 1934 Jan 21, 1935 Son of Elmer and Edna Schudy Schudy Clark Summers 1940 1941 Schudy James H. Dec 17, 1869 June 24, 1957 Schudy M. Josephine April 18, 1873Oct 6, 1957 Sisco Andrew H. 1872 1936 Sisco Daisy M. (Mears)Mar 22, 1885 May 12, 1972 Sisco Delbert F. 1906 1931 Sisco Dovie L. 1881 1929 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Judith Hutchison ====================================================================