Ozark County Missouri, Smith Chapel 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. ==================================================================== Headstone Information Compiled For Smith Chapel Cemetery PART I By Vergie Pitcock The 100-year-old Smith Chapel Cemetery on Route N, 10 miles northeast of Gainesville, has been surveyed, charted and all unmarked graves have been identified by small markers. Work on charting the cemetery and providing 81 markers for graves without headstones began in 1943 when a survey of the burial grounds surrounding Smith Chapel Church was made by Floyd and Vergie Pitcock. Helping them in the project were Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Pitcock and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Newton. Funds for the 81 markers for unmarked graves, revealed by the survey, were bought by the cemetery committee from funds contributed by interested persons. The members of the committee now are Clyde Young, Cleon Amyx, and Bernice Morrison. Floyd Pitcock is treasurer. Mrs. Vergie Pitcock, who has compiled headstone information for the 271 graves in the cemetery, said that stones have not been placed at several recent burials, but these graves will be marked later by the families of the persons who have died. The first person to be buried in what is now Smith Chapel Cemetery was Preston Amyx on April 1, 1872. The land was owned by his son, Mathew K. Amyx, who deeded one and a-half acres, including the grave of Preston Amyx, as a public cemetery on March 15, 1902. Since then more land has been deeded to the cemetery by Mr. and Mrs. Sigel Amyx and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rose. Here are the inscriptions, in alphabetical order, compiled by Mrs. Pitcock: Allcorn, Amanda, Aug. 24, 1881-Sept. 21, 1929 Allcorn, Jasper, May 3, 1882-Jan. 11, 1948 Allcorn, J. M., Oct. 5, 1874-Oct. 15, 1953 Allcorn, Linda, infant, (no dates) Allcorn, Lucretia, June 4, 1883-Feb. 22, 1916 Amyx, Clarrissa, Aug. 8, 1857-April 23, 1938 Amyx, Edd, April 21, 1942-July 19, 1966 Amyx, Elisia, Dec. 19, 1819-March 19, 1898 Amyx, L. G., Feb. 13, 1881-July 24, 1970 Amyx, L. H., June 18, 1875-Feb. 4, 1904 Amyx, Martha, June 8, 1848-June 1, 1887 Amyx, M. K., Nov. 23, 1842-March 7, 1926 Amyx, Nann, Jan. 20, 1881-Feb. 18, 1962 Amyx, Preston, Feb. 22, 1811-April 1, 1872 Bivins, Noah, 1862-1953 Breeding, Dora, (no dates) Breeding, Henry, (no dates) Breeding, Isaac, Dec. 23, 1860-July 12, 1891 Breeding, Jimmy, (no dates) Breeding, Matha, Oct. 4, 1861-May 21, 1893 Breeding, Pony, (no dates) Britt, Bennie, April 13, 1913-June 8, 1958 Bronson, Lillie, (no dates) Brooks, Wilma (no dates) Brown, Edward, Oct. 8, 1865-Oct. 20, 1950 Brown, Fannie, March 8, 1868-June 4, 1951 Brown, Willie, Jan. 20, 1889-July 14, 1969 Burchell, Edmon, April 4, 1819-April 29, 1886 Burchell, Matilda, July 20, 1823-Feb. 3, 1901 Bushong, China, May 20, 1889-Sept. 10, 1954 Bushong, Clint, Aug. 8, 1871-Oct. 7, 1961 Bushong, Corbett, May 7, 1895-Oct. 12, 1971 Bushong, Davie, Nov. 3, 1855-July 22, 1939 Bushong, Elza, Dec. 27, 1888-Jan. 29, 1961 Bushong, Herbert, July 17, 1891-June 26, 1957 Bushong, Jessie, Sept. 11, 1853-July 11, 1898 Bushong, Jessie, baby (no dates) Bushong, Joe, March 15, 1891-March 17 1953 Bushong, John, Jan. 8, 1890-June 14 1954 Bushong, Josie, Jan. 24, 1877-Dec. 23, 1971 Bushong, Lida, Aug. 4, 1892-April 30, 1965 Bushong, Lizzie, Oct. 9, 1864-Oct. 30, 1958 Bushong, Marvin, March 10, 1926-Sept. 1, 1970 Bushong, Mary, 1882-1971 Bushong, Melvin, Dec. 12, 1879-Oct. 3, 1953 Bushong, Myrtle, Oct. 13, 1884-Sept. 9, 1962 Bushong, Dr. Prentice, 1878-1948 Bushong, Vick, Feb. 17, 1858-Sept. 6, 1940 Cantrell, Tom, (no dates) Chamberlin, baby, (no dates) Chambers, Gavaughns, Nov. 29, 1959-April 20, 1960 Chineyworth, Joe, (no dates) Chineyworth, Johnny, (no dates) Cockrum, Clay, Aug. 30, 1909-Feb. 24, 1970 Cockrum, Darla Sue, infant, born and died May 21, 1971 Cockrum, Eliza, Jan. 8, 1848-March 2, 1922 Cockrum, Elvis, 1945-1968 Cockrum, Ileta, 1957-1959 Cockrum, J. T., Jan. 10, 1849-Mar. 29, 1927 Cockrum, Leonia, April 28, 1876-March 16, 1960 Cockrum, Ray, Sept. 24, 1923-April 2, 1955 Cockrum, Richard, May 29, 1867-July 4, 1944 Cockrum, Troy, Dec. 29, 1925-Feb. 27, 1965 Collins, Belvia, (no dates) Cook, Louis, (no dates) Copaus, Golda, Nov. 29, 1893-Sept. 11, 1895 Copaus, L. H., Oct. 5, 1868-April 16, 1945 Corf, Alta, April 4, 1894-April 17, 1968 Crecelius, Nola, 1906-1945 Crouch, Newmane, Feb. 26, 1889-Jan. 29, 1958 Conley, Lois, Aug. 30, 1904-Feb. 27, 1972 Dauchy, Lee, 1846-1935 Dauchy, Schuyler, Sept. 15, 1896-Oct. 23, 1965 Dauchy, Sheldon, Nov. 16, 1924-July 18, 1946 Davis, Andrew, no dates Davis, Becky, no dates Davis, Harrison, no dates Davis, Joe, no dates Davis, Necy, no dates Davis, Russie, no dates Davis, Veta, no dates Dodson, Elvert, Nov. 22, 1909-Dec. 13, 1969 Dodson, Elvis, May 19, 1907-Aug. 5, 1970 Dodson, Gaudie, Jan. 25, 1885-May 21, 1960 Dodson, John, Aug. 28, 1885-March 15, 1962 Durham, Edgar, 1893-1893 Durham, Edward, 1893-1893 Durham, Leuanzia, no dates Durham, Tennie, 1902-1953 Durham, Tim, no dates Durham, Thomas, March 2, 1874-June 22, 1902 Ebrite, Faye, Nov. 27, 1905-Nov. 14, 1965 Elliot, James, no dates Endicott, Mary, infant, no dates Freeman, Burdine, Nov. 29, 1893-Jan. 18, 1967 Freeman, Darel, Oct. 9, 1923-March 6, 2+52 Freeman, Della, March 8, 1871-Jan. 10, 1951 Freeman, Elbert, Aug. 29, 1932-Aug. 30, 1932 Freeman, Fred, 1890-1967 Freeman, two George Freeman babies, no dates Freeman, Hosie, 1897-1962 Freeman, William, Jan. 28, 1861-Sept. 27, 1940 Grisham, Sarah, no dates Grisham, baby of Sarah Grisham, no dates Hambelton, I. W., Aug. 31, 1862-April 26, 1926 Hambelton, Margarett, Aug. 14, 1871-Feb. 18, 1919 Harley, Flossie, no dates Harley, baby of J. L. Harley, no dates Harris, Katherine, no dates Harris, Minnie, no dates Hawkins, Tom, no dates Hayes, Elizia, Sept. 28, 1922-Nov. 4, 1950 Henderson, Maggie, July 18, 1879-March 1, 1972 Henderson, Robert, July 21, 1883-Jan. 2, 1967 Henry, Henneretta, Oct. 4, 1950-Oct. 5, 1950 Hicks, Tom, 1893-1964 Hoppy baby, no dates Huffman, J. B., Oct. 23, 1889-Oct. 17, 1969 Hunt, B. E., April 15, 1864-Jan. 22, 1938 Hunt, Florence, Jan. 5, 1869-Dec. 19, 1951 Hunt, Hester, Feb. 1, 1884-_____ Hunt, Hulda, Jan. 23, 1879-Feb. 23, 1943 Hunt, Minnie, Dec. 23, 1886-Sept. 4, 1887 PART II Smith Chapel Church of Christ, located at the Smith Chapel Cemetery, was built in 1922. Church was first held in the old Smith Chapel schoolhouse once located across Pine Creek near the present church house. When the school district was divided in 1922 three schools were formed from the Smith Chapel school. They were the Caney, Nebraska and 88 districts. The first name of Smith for whom the early school district was named has not been recorded. In 1943 an addition was built onto Smith Chapel making it a two-room building with a folding wall-curtain between the rooms. Church services are held each Sunday morning at 10:30 and there is Bible study or singing each Sunday night. Presently there are 271 graves in the cemetery and all but two are marked. The dates of Lois Conley were not correct in last week's listing. They should be Aug. 30, 1904-Feb. 27, 1972. (now corrected.) Here are the headstone inscriptions continued from last week: Hunt, M. L., Dec. 16, 1876-March 14, 1957 Hunt, Robert, Aug. 21, 1880-Feb. 5, 1948 Hutchison, baby of A. Hutchison, no dates Hutchison, Alice, 1885-1912 Hutchison, Joseph, Oct. 7, 1869-Feb. 28, 1949 Hutchison, Martha, Jan. 13, 1874-June 14, 1935 Jack, D. B., Aug. 30, 1866-Aug. 30, 1930 Jack, Winton, no dates Landers, Matelda, 1854-1916 Landers, baby of Mel Landers, no dates Landers, Opal, 1906-1906 Landers, Russel, no dates Livingston, Hester, Feb. 26, 1892-Aug. 19, 1960 Loftis, baby of Archie Loftis, no dates Loftis, Arthur, Aug. 27, 1891-May 29, 1969 Loftis, George, Jan. 27, 1884-Oct. 30, 1958 Loftis, J. M., Nov. 28, 1843-May 3, 1930 Loftis, Malinda, Jan. 16, 1881-June 22, 1946 Loftis, Mary, Sept. 16, 1885-Nov. 14, 1961 Loftis, Mynerva, Jan. 5, 1844-Jan. 11, 1913 Loftis, Rebecca, April 13, 1876-April 1, 1897 Loftis, W. E., June 17, 1871-Feb. 18, 1950 Loftis, Y. E., March 19, 1892-May 3, 1953 Loveall, J. N., no dates Loveall, Rachel, no dates Luna, Auddie, Oct. 14, 1917-Maych 20, 1945 Luna, Cecy, June 19, 1889-Sept. 1, 1900 Luna, Cleo, March 21, 1889-Nov. 24, 1961 Luna, Curt, 1888-1949 Luna, Etter, May 13, 1887-Dec. 5, 1966 Luna, Genevieve, 1922-1966 Luna, Kerry, no dates Luna, Lester, Aug. 8, 1908-May 16, 1962 Luna, Maggie, Jan. 1, 1883-May 7, 1962 Luna, Martha, July 7, 1849-April 19, 1932 Luna, Mearle, Feb. 24, 1914-May 25, 1968 Luna, Nancy, Feb. 19, 1879-April 5, 1948 Luna, Ross, infant son of Curt Luna, 1917 Luna, Wess, Nov. 26, 1882-Feb. 9, 1970 Luna, 4 infants of Mr. and Mrs. Wess Luna, no dates Luna, Zack, Nov. 3, 1876-Dec. 27, 1967 McClery, baby, Mahan, Philip, July 17, 1946-Feb. 10, 1951 Mallow, Launa Rea, infant, no dates Mangram, Elizabeth, no dates Mangram, Kata, no dates Mayberry, George, 1895-1897 Mayberry, Nancy, Jan. 1, 1835-Jan. 24, 1910 Mayberry, W. J., Feb. 23, 1859-May 6, 1897 Mefford, Edgar, June 2, 1897-May 16, 1961 Mefford, F. M., Jan. 27, 1846-Dec. 12, 1920 Miller, Russel, 1932-1947 Miller, Tommy, Nov. 2, 1939-July 30, 1940 Morrison, 2 infants of A. B. Morrison, no dates Morrison, Alpha, 1886-1953 Morrison, baby of A. P. Morrison, 1919 Morrison, A. P., 1880-1969 Morrison, Durnell, baby of L. M. Morrison Morrison, Eliza, Oct. 7, 1871-Feb. 1, 1952 Morrison, Faye, Jan. 16, 1918-Jan. 1, 1919 Morrison, Jeanne, baby of Verd Morrison, 1945 Morrison, Olive J., 1845-1902 Morrison, Rada, Sept. 12, 1879-May 6, 1940 Morrison, Theron, Dec. 23, 1899-July 27, 1922 Morrison, U. H., Jan. 13, 1872-Nov. 6, 1964 Morrison, baby of U. H. Morrison, Sept. 26, 1895 Morrison, Vonina, infant of L. M. Morrison Morrison, William C., 1842-1920 Morrison, W. J., May 20, 1875-Aug. 16, 1942 Newton, Bobbie, July 18, 1929-July 19, 1929 Newton, B. T., no dates Newton, Jane, no dates Newton, John, Nov. 17, 1872-Jan. 7, 1957 Newton, Nancy, Dec. 24, 1879-Dec. 15, 1957 Newton, William E., Oct. 25, 1876-Nov. 30, 1959 Nielsen babies, no dates Obernauer, Ruby, 1910-1971 Pendergrass baby, no dates Pirchford, James, Oct. 15, 1890-pril 7, 1960 Pitcock, Edwin, 1870-1945 Pitcock, Lockey, 1878-1947 Price baby, no dates Price, Bertha, no dates Price, Hettie, Feb. 26, 1876-Sept. 1906 Primas, Frank, Mar. 7, 1895-April 27, 1970 Ramsey, Elzina, Aug. 17, 1879-May 22, 1919 Ramsey, J. D., Jan. 25, 1874-Feb. 17, 1956 Ratliff, O. D. A., no dates Rice, George, no dates Roberts, Martha, no dates Robertson, infant of T. E. and H. F. Robertson, no dates Rogers, baby of G. W. Rogers, no dates Rogers, Rosemarie, no dates Sanders, Barbara, no dates Sanders, Charles, Nov. 17, 1920-Dec. 9, 1949 Sanders, Fred, Sept. 23, 1893-Nov. 19, 1957 Sanders, Samuel, April 24, 1922-April 24, 1956 Scribner, Nettie, 1895-1964 Scribner, William, 1874-1960 Simpson, baby of G. Simpson, no dates Simpson, Mary, no dates Simpson, Ruthie, no dates Smith, Alice, no dates Smith, Deberal, March 19, 1945, born and died Smith, Kenneth, March 9, 1960-March 11, 1960 Smith, Leonidas, March 30, 1894-May 9, 1967 Smith, Mark, Oct. 22, 1952-Oct. 23, 1952 Smith, Michall, Aug. 28, 1948-Nov. 21, 1951 Smith, Ronald, no dates Snelson, Lusinda, Oct. 25, 1823, died _____, age 95 Thompson, Tressie, no dates Towers, Amy, no dates Upton, baby of Ben Upton, no dates Upton, Joe, March 24, 1866-April 13, 1955 Upton, Linnie, Nov. 24, 1840-Jan. 20, 1934 Upton, Ocie, March 19, 1889-July 24, 1961 Upton, Ollie, Sept. 6, 1870-Aug. 12, 1952 Watson, Coleman, Jan. 25, 1903-May 21, 1971 Womack, Alma, April 9, 1882-Dec. 22, 1959 Womack, Charles, Feb. 23, 1888-Aug. 11, 1961 Womack, C. N., July 17, 1856- _______ Womack, Francis, March 14, 1858-April 25, 1931 Womack, Freda, no dates Womack, Golda, no dates Womack, Lee, no dates Womack, Preston, June 24, 1892-Jan. 8, 1953 Young, Betty, no dates Young, baby of Clyde Young, no dates Young, Edith, May 13, 1903-Sept. 16, 1927 Young, Effie, June 27, 1884-April 22, 1954 Young, J. L., no dates Young, J. M., Jan. 19, 1876-Oct. 31, 1948 Young, Junior, Aug. 8, 1924-March 14, 1945 Young, Vera, Mar. 27, 1914-Nov. 25, 1916 Young, Vilas, baby, no dates Young, W. J., Jan. 23, 1878-Feb. 8, 1965 Young, Zoria, Oct. 13, 1886-Jan. 16, 1923 =====================================================