Ozark County Missouri, Cemeteries in Ozark County, Otter Creek Cemetery A SURVEY OF OZARK COUNTY CEMETERIES NINETY-ONE BURIAL SITES INVENTORIED 1986 – 1988 By: Connie Lyons With Cemetery Histories by Various Contributors And A Miscellaneous of information This Volume includes a Reprint Of Twenty-Four Cemetery Inventories Published in 1985 Published by the Ozark County Genealogical and Historical Society Gainesville, Missouri 1989 -------------- Prepared by Willa-Beth Olson and Shirley Henry from the original publication. Used by permission dated 28 Sep 2004. ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by: © Willa-Beth Olson © Compiled by: Ozark Co. Gen. & Historical Society ==================================================================== Otter Creek Cemetery T24, R16, S21 Highway JJ to 922, about 4 miles on right The spot first selected for the Otter Creek Cemetery was on a gentle slopeing tract near the school. Within a short time, five children had been buried there, victims of what was then called the summer ague. The first was a Bascomb baby; number two, a Herndon; three and four were Decker children; and number five was a Brown. It was soon discovered that the spring which furnished water for the school had become polluted. Believing that the graves had been placed above the source of water for the spring, the community abandoned that burial site. It was important to save the spring. The cemetery was moved to its present site west of the church. This land drains from a different direction. This plot was deeded for a public burial ground by William and Eliza Jane Duckworth on 20 November 1914, and filed on 20 Feb 1915. The Oldest tombstone, dated 1900, is that of Pleasant T. Duckworth, son of William and Eliza Jane. However, there were twenty graves marked by fieldstones in the plot before he was buried there. The first in the new plot was also a Bascomb. This well kept cemetery and church can be found on the old Duckworth homestead on Otter Creek in Western Ozark County. DUCKWORTH, Claud Edward, 16 Jan 1939-30 Dec 1940 DUCKWORTH, Mary Jane, 7 Jun 1879-26 Mar 1956 DUCKWORTH, William A., 11 Oct 1878-3 Apr 1962 DUCKWORTH, Jessie J., 16 Nov 1906-25 Mar 1929 DUCKWORTH, Okla L., 3 Jun 1915-1 Jun 1938 DUCKWORTH, Orville, 25 Mar 1925-27 Mar 1925 DUCKWORTH, Jewell, infant daughter of Gus and Annie, no dates DUCKWORTH, B. H., 14 Mar 1888-1 Apr 1935 DUCKWORTH, Pleasant T., son of W. G. and Liza Jane, 30 Jan 1886-10 Jan 1900 DUCKWORTH, James A., Co. B USG, 21 Jul 1891-18 Oct 1918 DUCKWORTH, Liza J., 7 May 1859-4 Feb 1949 DUCKWORTH, W. G., husband of Liza , 30 Aug 1849-29 Jan 1929 ELY, Martha A., wife of W. A., 25 Nov 1834-23 Mar 1916 ELY, W. A., 3 Oct 1835-1 Mar 1916 ELY, Jane nee McCullough, wife of Mansfield Duckworth, wife of W. B. Ely, 5 Jan 1828-22 May 1909 FARNSWORTH, Lavosier, 11 Feb 1840-1 Jan 1925 FLETCHER, Marvin, died 16 Dec 1938, 1 yr., 7 mo., 8da. FRIEND, V. E., 1846-1941 KEEN, Evelyn P., died 13 Jan 1972, age 49 yr., 1 mo., 15 da. KEEN, Arminda, 14 Sep 1880-21 Jan 1941 KEEN, Charlie Lewis, 9 Mar 1870-18 Apr 1946 KEEN. Vinus, 18 Mar 1902-19 Feb 1932 KEEN, Lawrence, 21 Sep 1919-18 Aug 1932 KRIDER, Frances C., 4 Jul 1874-25 May 1958 KRIDER, Levi, 13 Apr 1871-3 Jun 1948 KRIDER, Thomas E., 31 Jan 1901-24 Feb 1920 KRIDER, Cleo F., 22 Oct 1914-21 Aug 1917 KRIDER, infant, no dates MAHAN, Orba Rance, son of G. B. and Cora, 17 Jan 1910-8 Mar 1912