ozark county missouri, Ball Cemetery ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm A SURVEY OF OZARK COUNTY CEMETERIES Published by the Ozark County Genealogical and Historical Society, Gainesville, MO 1989 These surveys were done in 1986-1988 and were currant at that time. ______________________________________________________________________________ Prepared by Shirley M. Hassell Henry from the original publication. Used by permission dated 28 Sep 2004. ==================================================================== Bessie Freeman Compiles Ball Cemetery Inscriptions Ball Cemetery lies alongside Highway 181 at the back of the Ball Church of Christ. For the first time in the history of the 83-year old Ball Cemetery at Dora a compilaton of names on headstones has been completed. The work was done by Mrs. Bessie Freeman of Dora, who writes the Crossroads items for the Ozark County Times. The cemetery dates from Jan. 1, 1890, when William and Hannah Moody set aside four acres "to be used for school purposes and a burial ground." They received the sum of one dollar from the county to find the transaction. Later in 1968, Elish Grisham, formerly of Dora, now living in West Plains, donated an additional acre. Grisham is the son of the late Mrs. Hannah Moody who with her husband gave the original land. Mrs. Freeman says that the cemetery and school, where church services were also held, were named for a family of early settlers. Nothing is known of this Ball family though a search of land records is being made to see if the full names of the family may be learned. The schoolhouse, which was near the present church building was torn down in the late 1950's after the Dora R-III consolidated school district was formed. The present church building was constructed in 1950 for the Ball Church of Christ congregation, which had formerly met in the old schoolhouse. The inscriptions on the grave markers compiled by Mrs. Freeman are given alphabetically: Allcorn, Infant, 1925-1925 Allcorn, Linda K., 1956-1956 Bird, Martha, 1875-1907 Blair, Roy James, 1913-1916 Bushong, Math, 1878-1969 Bushong, Sarah, 1881-1968 Click, Charlie, 1867-……. Click, Christena, 1872-1942 Click, Elizabeth, 1874-1942 Click, Georgie, 1891-1919 Click, Mary, 1871-1947 Click, Thomas, 1871-1949 Cobb, Alta, 1897-1969 Cobb, Ambrose, 1880-1945 Cobb, Ben, 1888-1951 Cobb, Cleo, 1880-1965 Cobb, Dan, 1890-1964 Cobb, Homer, 1892-1955 Cobb, Mildred, 1914-1919 Coble, Margrete, 1850-1936 Coble, Mary, 1839-1919 Cole, Minnie, 1881-1907 Collins, Floyd Junior, 1936-1963 Collins, Hetie, no dates given Collins, Michael Dean, 1953-1968 Collins, Victor Wayne, 1946-1963 Dutch, Charlie, no dates Easter, Kreed, no dates Field, Jason, no dates Freeman, Delbert, no dates Freeman, Luvada, 1888-1927 Grisham, Darren Scott, 1969-1969 Grisham, Mattie, 1891-1960 Gunter, Clarence, 1904-1971 Gunter, Dorotha, …….-1922 Gunter, Ethel, ……-1926 Gunter, Harley, 1933-1934 Gunter, Mary, 1914-1925 Gunter, Rilda, 1894-1959 Gunter, Ronald, no dates Gunter, Verna Duff, 1939-1968 Gunter, William, no dates Gunter, Willis, 1898-1968 Hale, Bell, 1883-1969 Hale, Franklin, 1908-1909 Hall, Cormer, no dates Hall, Homer, 1905-1914 Hall, John, 1862-1944 Hall, Johnny, no dates Hall, Linda, no dates Hall, Rachel, 1872-1953 Hall, Renith, 1903-1904 Hall, Sara Jane, 1862-1938 Hall, Sherman, 1857-1933 Hall, three infants, no dates Hambelton, infant twin sons, 1970-1970 Harris, Janet, no dates Hammond, Alma, 1895-1935 Hicks, Alice, 1890-1929 Hill, Amos, 1915-1928 Hill, Doin, 1911-1943 Hill, Eva, 1888-1957 Hill, John, 1887-1947 Hill, Larry Dean, 1939-1940 Hill, Lewis, 1847-1899 Hill, Moss, 1907-1965 Hill, Walter, 1875-1930 Hisaw, Henry, 1855-1898 Hisaw, Joseph, no dates Hisaw, Mary, 1851-1922 Hisaw, Robert, no dates Holt, Edna, 1904-1910 Howard, Armenda Jane, 1883-1958 Howard, Avarilla, 1865-1898 Howard, Harmond, 1828-0906 Howard, Henry, 1864-1954 Howard, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Howard, no dates Howard, Iola, 1906-1966 Howard, James, 1897-1971 Howard, Joseph, 1898-1967 Howard, Martha, 1894-1968 Howard, Baby, no dates Howard, Ralph, 1938-1938 Howard, Rebecca, 1969-1971 Howard, W. T., 1867-1938 Hunt, Sarah, 1870-1960 Hunt, Will, 1867-1935 Ingram, Helen, 1919-1921 Lattion, David, 1947-1956 Lewis, James, 1912-1924 Lovan, Clyde, 1911-1969 Luna, Aubra, 1959-1959 Luna, Charles, 1948-1965 Luna, Homer, 1903-1971 Luna, Nadine, 1930-1940 Luna, Nancy, 1886-1971 Luna, Nora, 1890-1967 Luna, Sheldon, 1886-1949 Luna, Tom, 1873-1946 Lynn, Ortha, 1901-1967 Martin, Angeline, 1891-1970 Martin, Everett, 1894-1965 Martin, Infant, no dates Martin, James, 1883-1909 Martin, Jim, 1849-1923 Martin, John W., 1872-1962 Martin, Lucinda, 1853-1935 Martin, Nancy, 1875-1918 Martin, Nerva, no dates McKinley, Daniel, 1897-1971 McKinley, Delbert, 1927-1971 McKinley, Glen, 1936-1936 McKinley, Katy, 1847-1929 McKinley, Mary, 1857-1942 McKinley, Maudie, 1895-1958 McKinley, Peter, 1850-1933 PART II This installment completes the Ball Cemetery inscriptions begun last week. The inscriptions were compiled by Mrs. Bessie Freeman of Dora. In clarification of the history of the cemetery given last week, the four acres set aside by William and Hannah Moody for "school purposes and a burial ground," in September, 1890 were added to in 1968 by Elish Grisham, the step-son of Moody. Grisham donated an additional acre. The name Ball comes from early settlers near the school and cemetery, Isaac and Manerva A. Ball. Church was held in the school-house where Elisha Luna was the first preacher, Mrs. Dorothy Luna of Dora said. The church has always been known as the Ball Church of Christ, she said. After consolidation, the school-house was torn down and the present church, at the front of the cemetery was built in 1950. The conclusion of the inscriptions alphabetically are: McNear, Richard, 1935-1968 Mitchell, Elwood, 1924-1928 Mitchell, Irene, 1921-1921 Moody, Dewey, no dates Moody, Esther, no dates Moody, Two infants, no dates Moody, Hanna, no dates Moody, Pearlie, no dates Morris, Infant, no dates Norris, Bettie, no dates (may be Morris) North, Elias, 1870-1939 North, Freddie, 1937-1939 North, Hester, 1921-1922 North, Joe, 1876-1957 North, Leonard, 1906-1924 North, Sarah, 1870-1959 North, Sidney, 1894-1917 North, Susan, 1883-1970 North, Viola, 1913-1949 Owen, Alvin, 1846-1891 Owen, Alvin, 1854-1935 Owen, Cloa, 1896-1644 Owen, Elvie, 1908-1909 Owens, Infant, 1946 Owen, Harley, 1897-1954 Owen, Jim, 1856-1935 Owen, Laura May, 1873-1917 Owen, Lula, no dates Owen, Margaret, 1920-1971 Owen, Martha, 1844-1916 Owen, Mary, 1873-1966 Owen, Mary, 1888-1947 Owen, Nerva, no dates Owen, Rickey Allen, 1960-1960 Owen, Wiley, 1872-1954 Owen, William Alvin, 1941-1942 Pitcock, Albert, 1902-1969 Pitcock, Mary, 1867-1903 Roley, Walter, 1885-1945 Routh, 1858-1942 Routh, Dorothy, 1925-1938 Routh, Linnie, 1890-1967 Routh, Nathan, 1857-1940 Roy, Ester, 1896-1922 Roy, James, 1865-1942 Roy, Matilda, 1871-…… Russell, Clifford, 1912-1969 Russell, Delpha, infant, no dates Russell, Emeline, 1867-1953 Russell, Frank, 180..-1965 Russell, James, 1847-1922 Russell, James P., 1882-1963 Russell, Nellie, 1878-1960 Russell, Rilda, 1881-1964 Russell, Thomas, 1877-1967 Sanders, Alice, 1907-1922 Sanders, James, 1878-1955 Sanders, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sanders, 1900 Sanders, Kenneth, 1935-1935 Sanders, Oneta, 1936-1936 Sanders, Roxie, 1878-1948 Sanders, Yencil, 1940-1940 Sevall, Roy, 1908-1911 Shipley, Alfonso, 1883-1950 Shipley, Almeda, 1860-1919 Shipley, Alpha, no dates Shipley, Aneca, no dates Shipley, Annil, 1891-1962 Shipley, Bell, no dates Shipley, Bertha, no dates Shipley, Caroline, 1876-1909 Shipley, Columbus, 1891-1967 Shipley, Douglas, 1969-1970 Shipley, George, 1869-1949 Shipley, Helen, 1926-1926 Shipley, Henry Dwayne, no dates Shipley, Henry, no dates Shipley, J. H., 1855-1899 Shipley, John T., 1864-1943 Shipley, Kenneth, 1853-1971 Shipley, Lizzie, 1899-1967 Shipley, Mary, 1867-1903 Shipley, Orvil, 1900-1929 Shipley, Robert, ……-1924 Shipley, Rosie, 1881-1934 Shipley, Tide, 46th Mo. Infant, no dates Shipley, Truman, 1895-1966 Shipley, Wanda, 1947-1971 Shipley, Wendell, 1912-1912 Smith, Almond, 1908-1924 Smith, Basel, 1947-1947 Smith, Bruce Wayne, 1853-1965 Smith, Cordelia, 1869-1937 Smith, Caroline, 1872-1951 Smith, Cora, 1892-1931 Smith, Doin, no dates, Smith, Doyle, no dates Smith, Henry, 1880-1958 Smith, Hervil, 1895-1968 Smith, Lydia, 1898-1968 Smith, Nancy, 1853-1923 Smith, Orlin, 1935-1965 Smith, Roy, 1918-1966 Smith, Tesley, 1888-1972 Smith, Virgil, 1899-1967 Smith, William, 1855-1949 Southard,…….., 1848-1914 Southard, Infant, no dates Southard, Girl, no dates Southard, Charlie, no dates Southard, Luther, 1883-1958 Southard, Sam, no dates Tabor, James, 1858-1931 Tabor, Ray, 1899-1929 Tanner, William H., 1872-1887 Teer, Karen, 11960-1960 Tetrick, Everett, 1891-1896 Thompson, James, 1847-1908 Thompson, Virgil, 1901-1968 Thornton, Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Joy Thornton, 1935-1935 Thornton, Roberta, 1938-1942 Tripp, Charlie, 1912-1969 Warden, Etta, 1911-1945 Warden, Judson, 1936-1941 Warren, Arthur, 1887-1970 Warren, Charlie, 1892-1969 Warren, Elija, 1881-…… Warren, Elish, 1878-…… Warren, Eugene, 1907-1967 Warren, Frank, 1884-1943 Warren, Goldie, 1903-1905 Warren, Homer, 1883-…… Warren, Huby, infant, no dates Warren, Huey, 1898-1900 Warren, John, 1874-1967 Warren, Linnie, 1880-1962 Warren, Lorena, 1917-1920 Warren, Lula May, 1890-1918 Warren, Malinda, 1850-1900 Warren, Mary, 1878-1969 Warren, Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Ocie Warren, no dates Warren, Pinkney, 1850-1936 Warren, Serena, 1884-1971 Warren, William, no dates Warren, Windel, no dates Watkins, Harley, 1894-1966 Wheat, Mary, 1897-1954 Wolff, John, 1890-1966 Wolff, Kathern, 1891-1973 Yates, Nancy Jane, 1844-…… Yates, James Walter, 1877-1942 Yates, Jay, 1924-1944 And 5 unknowns