Ozark County Missouri, Wasola Cemetery Headstones ==================================================================== 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. ==================================================================== Inscriptions Compiled for Wasola Cemetery The Wasola Cemetery lies along old Highway 5 near the Oak Grove General Baptist Church. A compilation of headstone information from the 87-year old Wasola Cemetery, formerly known as the Shelton Cemetery, has recently been made by J. Vernie Hicks, Springfield, a former resident of this area. The land for the Shelton cemetery, as it was originally named, was donated from land belonging to three families who owned adjoining farms. Two of the families were named Shelton, thus the cemetery was named for them, although only two Sheltons have marked graves in the cemetery, Christopher and Melvina Shelton. Elizabeth Howe was the first person to be buried in the cemetery on May 17, 1886. Among the 211 graves in the cemetery, 31 are marked by rocks. The inscription on the graves are given alphabetically: Baskett, John C., Oct. 16, 1847-Aug. 13, 1934 Baskett, Martha A., May 6, 1852-May 24, 1936 Beason, Theta F., March 19, 1907-Aug. 29, 1948 Belk, Linnie M., Sept. 29, 1888-April 24, 1913 Bennett, Charlie Bradford, Nov. 21, 1913-Dec. 5, 1943 Bennett, Jasper Newton, Nov. 17, 1877-Feb. 4, 1936 Bond, Susan Alice, July 20, 1862-Feb. 17, 1937 Bond, Pearl B., May 31, 1889-Dec, 21, 1971 Bradley, Olive M., April 5, 1873-June 29, 1949 Bradley, John, March 15, 1851-April 7, 1937 Bowdin, Corinne (Bennett), 1898-1946 Cates, June 21, 1885-Nov. 7, 1939 Cates, Ruth, Sept. 14, 1919-Sept. 14, 1919 Clayton, Edmond D., Feb. 3, 1941-Feb. 22, 1941 Coonce, Ocie C., Oct. 20, 1894-March 1, 1962 Coonce, Gary D., July 15, 1969-Oct. 22, 1969 Daniel, Darryl Wayne, Aug. 14, 1963-Dec. 30, 1965 Daniel, James Frances, May 7, 1881-April 3, 1935 Daniel, Laura Belle, Nov. 9, 1888-Nov. 13, 1947 Daniel, Orville, April 5, 1910-Feb. 23, 1967, infantry WWII Daniel, Walter, June 22, 1847-Nov. 27, 1911 Daniel, Emley, May 27, 1843-May 23, 1906 Daniel, Hearsel R., Nov. 3, 1914-Nov. 6, 1914 Daniel, Hazel A., Oct. 1, 1912-Dec. 3, 1918 Daniel, Attie L., Feb. 1, 1877-May 5, 1955 Daniel, Rev. Samuel H., July 14, 1874-June 11, 1956 Davis, Cordella, 1866-1955 Davis, Henry W., Dec. 31, 1862-March 18, 1914 Davis, Henry N., Oct. 2, 1879-Feb. 9, 1961 Davis, Ninnie E., March 11, 1883-Feb. 20, 1969 Denney, Ellet, April 6, 1871-July 24, 1953 Denney, Sadie, Nov. 17, 1880-Jan. 6, 1970 Denney, Audie, Jan. 23, 1897-May 16, 1926 Dunnegan, Elmer K., Dec. 25, 1885-Jan 16, 1966 Dunnegan, Jack, Feb. 10, 1933-July 11, 1970 Dye, Martha A., April 20, 1886-Jan. 19, 1956 Dye, Edgar W., Jan. 6, 1882-Oct. 9, 1950 Epps, Thelma Opal, Jan. 20, 1920-June 21, 1966 Epps, Julia Delores, Aug. 15, 1949-Sept. 30, 1952 Epps, Newton, Feb. 19, 1863-Aug. 29, 1937 Epps, Ana Terry, Nov. 12, 1871-1965 Feemster, Royce, Jan. 17, 1906-Aug. 14, 1967 Fegert, Walter C., April 7, 1888-Dec. 30, 1945 Fish, Sherry C., Sept. 13, 1949-Sept. 14, 1949 Fish, Terry K, Jan. 8, 1853-Jan. 8, 1953 Frazier, S. D., June 7, 1885-Feb. 18, 1957 Frazier, Mary M., March 31, 1888-June 28, 1944 Frazier, Louis, Oct. 25, 1912-July18, 1971 Frazier, Alta, 1888 Frazier, Agnes, 1888 Fry, Margarett D., Oct. 25, 1899-Dec. 9, 1972 Fry, Louin, Aug. 27, 1889-Aug. 4, 1959 Fulk, Rebecca, April 1, 1827-June 9, 1923 Fulk, Horace A., May 25, 1868-Oct. 28, 1940 Fulk, Sarah J., May 14, 1875-July 16, 1952 Goodwyn, Robert C., June 28, 1872-Jan. 30, 1940 Goodwyn, Ellen M., Dec. 23, 1888-March 11, 1970 Gower, Mary V., Nov. 11, 1893-April 16, 1894 Gower, Earle F., Feb. 15, 1895-Feb. 27, 1895 Grote, G. H., Oct. 16, 1849-Jan. 5, 1927 Grote. Sarahe, July 11, 1853-June18, 1919 Grote, William F., 1872-1952 Grote, C. Eyness, Aug. 13, 1880-May 16, 1950 Grote, John H., March 14, 1891-July 5, 1892 Grote, _____, daughter of C. H. and Sarahe), Jan. 4, 1896-Aug. 7, 1897 Henley, Jake M., June 19, 1874-Dec. 15, 1961 Henley, Rose M., March 26, 1878-Feb. 3, 1963 Henley, George, March 26, 1881-Nov. 29, 1955 Henley, Lillie D., Feb. 6, 1883-Aug. 8, 1969 Hicks, Thomas Robert, Oct. 16, 1866-April 11, 1961 Hicks, Laura Louisa, Dec. 18, 1872-Feb. 18, 1961 Hicks, Clyde H., Oct. 9, 1894-Feb. 10, 1955 Hicks, Clarence E., Jan. 28, 1896-Aug. 28, 1969 Hicks, Fred B., Jan. 5, 1901-Aug. 2, 1947 Hicks, Leeman G., Sept. 4, 1906-May 14, 1938 Hitchcock, Gertie (Davis), July 21, 1905-May 20, 1962 Howe, Elizabeth, Jan. 27, 1828-May 17, 1886 Huff, Mark Lance, March 31, 1967-April 2, 1967 Hutchison, Elder M. H., Dec. 14, 1854-Sept. 4, 1932 Hutchison, Nancy, Oct. 17, 1855-Oct. 7, 1945 Ingram, Iva, Jan. 1911-July 1929 Ingram, Josephine, Nov. 25, 1882-April 2, 1947 Ingram, Marion W., Feb. 17, 1877-Oct. 4, 1958 Ingram Maggie, July, 1905-Dec. 1934 Ingram, Troy Lee, Oct. 17, 1926-Oct. 24, 1928 Isham, Burnice, Aug. 22, 1917-Aug. 5, 1938 Isham, Herbert Dale, Dec. 14, 1933Jan. 11, 1934 Isham, Perry Walter, Nov. 18, 1937-Nov. 24, 1937 James, May, April 5, 1893-March 6, 1968 Jones, Cheryl Lynn, Oct. 14, 1972- Kastning, Chloe, 1885-1957 Laurent, Paralee, 1893-1953 Lindblad, Arthur M., June 6, 1909-July 16, 1963 Luman, Sarah, 1889-March 11, 1972 McDaniel, George W., Aug. 19, 1890-Aug. 4, 1932 Miller, Alex, 1884-1968 Miller, Ada, 1886-1942 Miller, Hermie A., July 6, 1894-July 12, 1963 Miller _______, infant daughter of Alex and Ada Miller, Aug. 8, 1908-Aug. 31, 1909 Naugle, Carl W., July 11, 1943-July 24, 1948 Naugle, Donald Gene, March 2, 1945-July 24, 1948 Nichols, John C., 1867-1949 Nichols, Sarah E., 1867-1955 Norris, Jack, Nov. 2, 1906-Aug. 21, 1964 North, A. D., Nov. 15, 1926-April 11, 1936 Palmer, W. M., 1870-1945 Phillips, Charles E., 1893-1970, Infantry WWI Piland, James I., June 23, 1879-July 30, 1947 Piland, Una B., March 12, 1879-Nov. 4, 1967 Piland, W. Houston, Nov. 28, 1881-Dec. 26, 1966 Piland, Mary E., Nov. 15, 1883-March 15, 1962 Pinckney, Anna C., 1869-1935 Pinckney, Austin W., March 4, 1892-March 26, 1965 Pinckney, Minnie G., Dec. 7, 1891-March 5, 1957 Pinckney, John L., 1855-1936 Price, Jessie D., Feb. 17, 1902-Sept. 4, 1958 Price, Mattie L., March 23, 1902-Sept. 24, 1972 Prock, Diane, 1937-1938 Prock, Jason Paul, June 3, 1926-Dec. 12, 1944 Ray, Clarence E., Dec. 8, 1903-March 13, 1972 Ray, John Edward, June 17, 1932-May 13, 1969, American Div. Vietnam Bsm arcon Rennaker, Belva Myrtle, Oct. 1, 1907-Feb. 9, 1972 Rennaker, Doyle Howard, Feb. 27, 1945-Feb. 26, 1967, Sp 4, U.S. Army Roberts, Michael Leon, Aug. 28, 1967-Aug. 28, 1967 Scheck, Fred W., Feb. 7, 1905-Oct. 17, 1972 Scott, Walter, Nov. 6, 1880-Sept. 30, 1945 Scott, Elizabeth, April 16, 1886-Dec. 4, 1970 Shanks, Eld. Simeon S., 1851-1933 Shaull, Luther, Aug. 31, 1880-Dec. 22, 1959 Shaull, Ada E., May 8, 1891-Marach 6, 1960 Shelton, Melvina, May 2, 1846-Dec. 10, 1912 Shindler, Enoch, July 3, 1876-July 4, 1957 Shindler, Haattie, Jan. 11, 1883-April 28, 1972 Shindler, Kenneth D., May 14, 1953-Oct. 15, 1953 Sievert, Cora, Nov. 30, 1893-Jan. 8, 1971 Sievert, Melvis, Dec. 24, 1894-Jan. 30, 1964, field arty. WWI Smedley, Alvie, Jan. 3, 1872-Sept. 7, 1951 Smedley, Robert V., April 22, 1880-April 17, 1962 Smedley, Margaret, Dec. 14, 1849-Dec. 23, 1925 Smith, Charles, Dec. 20, 1940-Dec. 27, 1940 Smith, Eula E., Jan. 12, 1911-April 4, 1934 Smith, Eda A., May 13, 1888-Aug. 11, 1880 (? - should be 1980?) Smith, Lester E., Jan. 20, 1898-March 2, 1962 Snelson, John T., 1873-1957 Snelson, Eliza, 1874-1955 Stewart, Grace D., Sept. 9, 1898-Nov. 5, 1971 Stewart, Leroy, Feb. 15, 1927-May 13, 1954, PFC Quartermaster Corps Stewart, Lloyd Dwayne, Nov. 11, 1966-Nov. 11, 1966 Stewart, Paul B., April 28, 1892-May 7, 1934 Stewart, Voyne Kevin, Nov. 28, 1967-July 19, 1972 Stone, Chester B., Oct. 2, 1893-March 14, 1965 Stone, S. E., March 14, 1868-Dec. 25, 1937 Stone, W. J. April 29, 1862-Oct. 20, 1943 Stone, Nola, Sept. 30, 1901-Aug. 24, 1952 Thomas, Franklin Luther, April 18, 1896-May 7, 1965, infantry WWI Thompson, Homer, July 11, 1877-Nov. 7, 1961 Thompson, Nancy, May 6, 1873-Jan. 2, 1962 Twitty, Ellen, April 7, 1860-Jan. 21, 1934 Twitty, Russell, Oct. 23, 1854-March 5, 1945 Twitty, Jenice Marie, Oct. 2, 1853-Oct. 2, 1953 Twitty, Oliver S., Sept. 25, 1895-April 12, 1970 Twitty, G. H., May 11, 1869-March 24, 1914 Twitty, Sophia (Daniel), Sept. 3, 1895-Feb. 22, 1913 Twitty, Rosa B., March 18, 1869-Jan. 1, 1953 Walls, Dessie, Sept. 29, 1885-Oct. 10, 1937 Walls, Ira J. Jr., Feb. 16, 1919-Aug. 5, 1949 Walls, Glenda, April 16, 1923-Jan. 15, 1940 Warrick, _____, June 18, 1935, infant son of Basil and Wanda Warrick Watson, Hiram E., Jan 4, 1942-Jan. 5, 1942 Watson, Maggie Lou, Jan. 16, 1941-June 20, 1943 Watson, Alice Lou, Jan. 26, 1936-Jan. 26, 1936 Weeks, Thomas G., March 8, 1855-June 15, 1932 Weeks, Sarah E., Jan. 22, 1866-June 7, 1944 Worthy, James A., 1861-1938 Worthy, Mary, 1879-1970 Worthy, Lillie, Nov. 14, 1907-July 8, 1954 Worthy, Harrell J., June 27, 1929-Oct. 28, 1961, U.S. Marine Corps