Adair Co. OK - Spade Mountain Cemetery ==================================================================== 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: Annajo Limore alimore@mmind.net ==================================================================== Spade Mountain Cemetery, Adair County, Oklahoma The Cemetery is located 7 miles west of Stilwell, on highway 51. Turn right behind the store and go approximately 1/4th mile, on the left. The land for the cemetery was purchased from Wayne and Euphasine Brannon for $10.00. N.A. Brannon, J.C. Brannon and Mack O'Neal purchased 1 1/2 acres and built the first church and established the cemetery in 1921. Ann Kingsland's baby was the first to be put to rest there in 1921. The above information was told to me by Della Mae Deason, a long time resident of the Spade Mountain Community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a complete listing as of May 31, 1999. Transcribed by Annajo Limore. You may contact me at: alimore@mmind.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *denotes what extra information was known about this person. Joseph Ritchie Feb,16.1929/July 21.1995 Leora May Ritchie Watson Oct,28.1956/Dec,21.1982 Garland Ritchie Jan,18.1896/Nov,26.1985 Husband Birdie Ritchie Sept,12.1899/Jan,28.1990 Wife Bryce David Means Born Dec,17.1959 Killed Dec,22.1985 A friend to all who knew him *brothers, shot the same night Tommy Dale Means Born Mar,27.1953 Killed Dec,22.1985 *brothers, shot the same night Gwyn Renae Means Oct,30.1979/Oct,31.1979 *daughter of Tommy Dale Means Mitchell Neal Jayne Apr,6.1962/May 24.1980 T.H. O'Neal Jan,10.1910/May 14.1980 *also known as "Dollie" Edna O'Neal Jan,28.1911/Dec,3.1992 Charles E. Thomas Aug,4.1882/Sept,9.1956 Pearl B. Thomas Oct,20.1891/Nov,1.1981 Barney W. Ellis WWI Feb,11.1899/June 27.1963 Zelma D. Ellis May 19.1903/Aug,8.1972 Ted Lee Mahaney WWII 1921-1985 Arthur M. Row Sept,8.1900/Feb,13.1986 Dona Buckner Aug,17.1905/Apr,9.1985 Cal Buckner June 18.1902/Dec,15.1981 Rosie Brodie unknown David Oscar F. Brodie WWI June,7.1896/May 14.1948 Jim Jackson unknown Josiah Means CO.A 4 MO.S.M.CAV Died Jan,12.1929 Age 84 Rachel L.C. Means Mar,22.1854/Aug,4.1934 NayDeen Means June 5.1929/Nov,17.1930 Laverna Padgett Aug,19.1929/Dec,10.1931 Peter O. Means July 13.1893/May 21.1968 Annie Means Mar,1.1894/Feb,28.1962 Adam Goins unknown Mary Ellen King May 8.1873/June 30.1958 McKinley King unknown Maggie King unknown Carl J. Crawford Sept,22.1911/Sept,24.1987 Edna L. Sheppard Sept,5.1923/Jan,3.1990 Zora Dean Tarver Sept,14.1937/Jan,18.1992 Troy Cleo Sheppard WWII 1926-1987 Lillie May Mills Oct,13.1928/Jan,6.1985 Mrs. Strong unknown John Sheppard unknown Minerva M. Sheppard Oct,17.1905/Mar,7.1943 H.D. Sheppard Sept,28.1900/Oct,13.1958 Baby Padgett unknown Baby Sheppard unknown Baby Sheppard unknown Baby Sheppard unknown Baby Sheppard unknown Baby Sheppard unknown Baby Sheppard unknown Baby Gaches unknown Edwin Gaches unknown Pertie(?) Gaches unknown Frances Gaches unknown Pearl R. Gaches Apr,15.1912/July 16.1981 Oliver B. Gaches May 17.1909/May 27.1966 Nathan Charles Pike Died Sept,19.1985 Roger Dale Wolf July 13.1954/June 9.1982 Bobbi Lynn Gaches July 28.1972/Dec,1.1988 *died in car accident Darrell Edwin Gaches Oct,14.1958/June 5.1996 Meda Mae Gaches 1911-1991 Reginald C. Gaches 1901-1991 Hugh Harley Anderson Oct,1.1938/Aug,28.1992 Thomas B. Cooksey Apr,12.1845/Feb,5.1928 Maggie Cooksey 87 years Died Dec,4.1947 Johnnie R. Fort Dec,29.1929/June 8.1995 Beloved Father William Ray Charles Died Mar,27.1941 Unknown - Just a sandstone Osie Sheppard unknown Josie Sheppard unknown Stanley King unknown John Sheppard unknown Unknown Born 1855 *Name completely worn away Unknown - just a sandstone standing William R. Robins Born Oct,18.18__/Died Apr,_____ CO.1 29 IND.INF Frank Robbins unknown John B. Small Feb,28.1894/Nov,26.1980 Baby Reed unknown Rosa Masingale Mar,18.1890/Jan,31.1982 Rosa Charles Williams Murphy July 7.1914/May 25.1992 William T. Fort Jan,22.1933/Dec,13.1976 Jim Charles unknown J.W. Charles Dec,5.1849/Nov,11.1951 Married Aug,5.1869 S.E. Hayse (Charles) Feb,10.1851/Apr,5.1925 Married Aug,5.1869 Wes Charles unknown Jennie Charles 1891/Sept,3.1925 age 34 DW Masingale Aug,3.1868/Apr,13.1945 Mary Masingale Nov,3.1871/Nov,5.1943 Minnie Masingale Dec,20.1898/Feb,23.1921 Elda Small Dec,26.1893/Apr,1.1936 Baby Kingsland unknown *first person laid to rest in this cemetery Will Clinton 1893-1956 Hal Fort unknown Baby Fry unknown Baby Cole unknown Jessie Mae Fort Died July 24.1952 Pollia(?) Jane O'Neal Mar,16.1924/Mar,20.1924 Carl O'Neal PVT. Base Hosp.132 Died Feb,19.1943 Farris O'Neal Dec,8.1895/Sept,7.1953 Jesse James O'Neal 1936/1965 Jesse J. O'Neal Jan,23.1898/July 15.1981 I. Victoria O'Neal Oct,24.1903/July 28.1996 *known as "Vic" to all Alfred Johnson Jan,29.1907/July 9.1971 Mahalia Johnson Apr,23.1871/Oct,31.1945 E.R. Johnson May 5.1854/Jan,7.1925 Harvie Johnson July 21.1913/Feb,27.1945 Elvira Rose Dec,4.1905/Aug,6.1930 Fannie Louise Creech Jan,26.1887/Aug,29.1930 William Alfred Creech Dec,25.1882/Dec,29.1941 Mrs. Dee Creech unknown Dee Creech unknown Baby Hensley unknown Gertie O'Neal Jan,24.1898/Nov,24.1927 M.C. O'Neal Mar,23.1850/Jan,31.1952 Baby Walker unknown Neoma Virginia Walker Mar,8.1928/Mar,12.1939 Baby Walker unknown Baby Walker unknown Cecil Deason May 22.1930/July 12.1930 Jerry Deason July 12.1934/Aug,10.1934 Patsy Deason May 12.1940/May 12.1940 Brenda K. Deason Sept,9.1948/Mar,27.1949 Oscar Brannon Dec,22.1893/Aug,30.1932 Arie "Toots" Deason May 7.1925/Oct,15.1996 Leonard "Bruce" Deason Mar,2.1938/Oct,3.1996 Homer L. Deason 1893-1966 Flora E. Deason 1900-1967 Walter Lee Walker PVT 41CO 162 Depot Brigade WWI July 16.1895/Mar,31.1958 Bill Brannon May 31.1916/May 11.1996 Baby Hopkins unknown Amy Thomas unknown Newt Thomas unknown Mary Thomas unknown Baby Thomas unknown Ben Thomas unknown Alvis McCall July 8.1930/Feb,23.1964 Lydia Lacie unknown Earl Crawford unknown Florence Justice Oct,7.1879/July 15.1945 Baby Crawford unknown Baby Crawford unknown Baby Crawford unknown Baby Wilburn unknown Ona Brannon June 22.1899/Jan,11.1976 Clyde Brannon Feb,15.1892/Apr,22.1964 Jim Orman unknown Emanuel Orman Mar,21.1865/Mar,12.1939 Alnora Orman July 2.1867/Dec,4.1934 Fay E. Padgett unknown Jack Jr. Meridith Born Dec, 6.1969 Died Dec, 6.1969 Linda L. Edwards 1956 Baby Mary E. Bolton Mar,6.1878/Dec,28.1945 Alford Bolton Mar,18.1899/July 24.1972 Pawnee Hey Aug,27.1928/Dec,8.1968 Baby Goss Died June 27.1946 Foss M. Brannon Oct,18.1903/Aug,28.1985 Haley Brannon Oct,19.1906/Mar,5.1979 Burney Dee Brannon Feb,24.1934/July 24.1954 Baby Johnson unknown Junior Brannon Oct,17.1943/Dec,17.1944 Ervin A. Johnson June 18.1938/Oct,24.1938 Noah Johnson Sept,22.1882/Jan,24.1939 Bessie L. Johnson Nov,24.1929/Dec,14.1943 Nancy Johnson unknown Baby Johnson unknown Henry Anderson Bottoms Dec,18.1881/June 20.1961 Josie Bottoms Sept,9.188_/June 6.1963 Mace Bottoms unknown Birdie M. Goss Feb,28.1907/Mar,6.1980 Ben A. Goss July 12.1906/Mar,17.1973 William Columbus Wright Jan,24.1870/Sept,19.1947 Arie Miller unknown Patience Miller Apr,21.1875/Mar,14.1956 Harold Ray Thomas PVT US Army May 20.1940/Jan,30.1994 James Calvin Blevins July 9.1895/Jan,2.1981 Jack Norman Meridith S1 US Navy Korea Oct,9.1925/Nov,11.1984 Curtis N. Thomas May 23.1914/Dec,13.1989 Billy Bob Goss Nov,6.1947/Aug,15.1997 Charla Rayann Woodward July 13.1993/Sept,6.1993 Velma M. Bearden 1938-1990 Lucy Ann Goss Feb,19.1907/Dec,24.1992 Charity C. Eubanks July 14.1941/Oct,8.1988 Married March 10.1962 E. Wayne Eubanks Aug,21.1937/May 3.1996 Married March 10.1962 Clifton James Hooper Jr. June 7.1947/Apr,27.1988 Clyde Leroy Chaffin WWII Jan,14.1924/May 3.1989 Roy Eubanks May 30.1926/Nov,30.1998 J.L. "Jim" Eubanks 1930-1988 Albert M. Eubanks 1900-1981 Jimmy Dale Eubanks Apr,8.1947/Aug,4.1991 Married Feb,28.1969 Pauline Douglas unknown Chester A. Swafford Sept,29.1920/May 11.1978 Gladys Swafford Nov,3.1916/May 3.1991 Helen M. Eubanks May 24.1923/Jan,10.1999 Loyd Eubanks Sept,13.1914/June 6.1962 Leonard J. Eubanks July 24.1912/Dec,1.1954 David Ray Eubanks Born/Died Dec,20.1964 D.C. Delia Sasnett Dec,21.1915/Jan,14.1991 J. Warren Sasnett Apr,28.1911/Mar,30.1972 Floyd Eubanks Sept,13.1914/Apr,23.1975 Ellis D. Engle Sept,15.1901/Mar,29.1972 Elvie E. Engle Mar,18.1921/June 12.1995 Maxine (DeLay) McEldowney Feb,23.1922/Jan,8.1978 Dennis B. Eubanks Dec,7.1953/Dec,13.1995 Boyd Eubanks TSGT US Army WWII July 11.1922/Aug,30.1977 Cicero Newman Nov,25.1897/Aug,15.1975 Ader Newman Jan,17.1899/Jan,6.1993 Dewayne Trammell Mar,29.1963/May 15.1982 Hubert Eubanks Dec,30.1889/Jan,28.1966 Ollie Eubanks Dec,9.1890/July 10.1971 James David Baird June 26.1954/July 18.1954 Eugene Baird unknown Alton B. Ritchie Sept,18.1903/Mar,20.1983 Baby Braswell unknown Baby Lemaster unknown CC Ritchie July 5.1873/Mar,13.1944 Burl "Frank" Deason May 6.1927/Sept,8.1998 R.L. Deason Aug,26.1948/Feb,19.1998 George L. Doss Feb,14.1904/May 19.1985 Millie B. Doss Sept,11.1907/Jan,28.1986 William O. Ruth 1902-1961 Pauline M. Ruth 1907-1996 Arlise R. Deason Nov,1.1920/Aug,14.1981 Waco Watkins 1925-1977 Cora T. Means 1904-1993 * the T. stands for Tennessee She was a Deason by birth. Her DOB was Oct,26.1904, and she passed on in January. She was married to Tom Means Thomas J. Means 1902-1991 * the J. stand for Josiah His DOB was Sept,15.1902, and he passed on June 29. He was married to Cora Means. John F. Deason 1906-1965 Edith L. Hopkins 1902-1994 Charlie J. Hopkins 1882-1955 Hannah Cronnover Oct,23.1869/Apr,13.1955 William O. Vaughn Feb,12.1870/Nov,2.1954 Leonard P. Vaughn 1913-1968 Rosie Mae Vaughn 1886-1973 Thomas B. Cooksey 1848-1928 Red Gibson unknown Nannie Deason 1866-1938 Paten Deason 1855-1929 Baby Deason Feb,24.1939 Baby Gipson unknown Ethel Gipson unknown Babe Goins unknown Baby Gipson unknown Juanita Gipson unknown Benton Cooksey 1895-1957 Flloyd Cooksey unknown Mytle Wilson unknown Stacy Gaches 1872-1961 Frank Gaches 1859-1948 Earl Gaches unknown Nip Gaches unknown Lillan C. Johnson 1903-1990 George Johnson 1896-1982 Sherry Ratley June 8.1961 Sena Pitts 1894-1974 Claudia Hill 1927-1993 Alered Watson unknown Virgil Wolf 1965-1990 Ronnie Rhodes 19__-1988 Frank O'Neal 1919-1988 Lee Hammoch 1976-1977 Rosa Pool 1879-1971 J.C. Brannon Apr,7.1___/Jan,4.1941 Baby O'Neal unknown Baby Daugherty unknown Lucy Rickert 1877-1966 Ruby Rickert 1913-1924 Delbert Hutson 1967-1992 Baby Butler unknown Baby Butler unknown Clint Lee 1901-1963 George Morris 1901-1985 Bonnie Rhodes 1944-1982 Harlin Hutchson unknown Jesse Padgett 1895-1980 Joe L. Charles 1910-1979 Willie Padgett 1908-1986 James Padgett 1859-1952 Eliza Padgett 1870-1950 Maria Padgett 1891-1948 Pearl Small 1894-1963 Gloria M. Hutson 1920-1994 Baby Boy Hooper 1941 Baby Eubanks unknown Baby Eubanks unknown Jimmie Padgett 1919-1990 Stella L. Padgett 1908-1985 Sherrl Kossa 1958-1998 Eli Springwater 1889-1971 Nora Fraderick (splg?) 1910-1994 Claude King 1911-1977 Joe Knight 1887-1942 Baby Springwater unknown Virginia Wilson unknown Paul Evans Oct,24.1952/Oct,27.1952 Pollie Evans 1870-1963 Ida M. Hooper 1902-1967 William Hooper 1898-1984 Lavern N. Meyers 1912-1976 Mamie Meyers 1907-1987 Carl Miller 1903-1978 Dimple Newman 1915-1998 Luther Newman 1969-1984 Alleda Blevins 1940-1995 Rema Petree 1932-1988 Erma York 1930-1991 Larry Raines 1959-1972 Sharon Raines 1957-1972 Charlotte O'Neal 1924-1966 Lucinda O'Neal 1890-1976 John O'Neal 1880-1959 Hurshel O'Neal 1921-1981 Sarah E. Ritchie 1878-1946