Hughes County, OK, Buckner Memorial Cemetery ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The land for this cemetery was donated by Guy Buchner from Hughes County. I canvassed this cemetery on May 27, 1998 (The week after Memorial Day.) The cemetery is located north of Holdenville. From the intersection of US 270 and Hwy 48 (Broadway of America), go north for .2 of a mile and turn east for about 1/2 mile. The cemetery is on the south side of the road. MINES Adolphus MINES May 11, 1919 Apr. 29, 1996 In Loving Memory MINES Mother Arrilla MINES Mar. 4, 1887 Apr. 16, 1981 We'll Love Her Always Yellow Flowers indicating grave Pink flowers indicating grave MINES Eddie MINES Jan. 8, 1915 Feb. 18, 1924 At Rest Red flowers indicating grave BR ? (Cement block, nothing lese legible.) FOSTER Kathryn FOSTER 1895-1942 A Mother Is A Mother Still The Holiest Thing On Earth Asleep In Jesus FOSTER George FOSTER footstone George FOSTER May 9, 1892 PVT US Army Sept. 4, 1976 World War I Gone But Not Forgotten 1892 1976 MAYNARD Lucinda MAYNARD Born In Ky June 19, 1866 Died Feb. 6, 1943 She Believed And Sleeps In Jesus SAN ? ? be SAN ? ?-7-1959 At Rest (This stone was badly broken.) PORTER Bertha PORTER MENCE Mary Allie Mae MENCE Oct. 2, 1908 May 22, 1994 Her Memory Is Blessed And Dear To Us MENCE Rev. Samuel Booker MENCE Mar. 22, 1914 Sept. 15, 1989 Servant Of God - Well Done MENCE George Huston MENCE S Sgt US Army World War II Feb. 13, 1918 Feb. 12, 1986 MENCE Alva MENCE Aug. 9, 1917 Aug 23, 1979 Gone But Not Forgotten JEWEL Daughter Jacklin JEWEL Nov. 1, 1925 Nov 2, 1927 SANDERS Monroe Lee SANDERS PFC 334 Labor Bn Qmc World War I Sept. 7, 1891 Oct. 27, 1958 (Myers Funeral Home marker, from Wewoka, Ok. beside headstone.) (This is two seperate stones both set on one long stone with the lower information added.) MENCE Ruth MENCE Deacon Jake MENCE Nov. 15, 1880 June 5, 1886 May 13, 1961 Sept. 11, 1972 God Bless Our Mother God Shall Wipe All Tears Away Amazing Grace Beloved Parents Of Joseph C. Arsula Rosetta Jakie Mae Sammy Booker Eliza Lee George Huston Naomi FLEMING Mary Ruth FLEMING 1927 1933 FLEMING John A. FLEMING 1906 - 1957 Funeral Home Marker (Nothing Legible) PETERS C. L. PETERS Oct. 25, 1880 Aug. 20, 1964 STEPHENSON Helen STEPHENSON May 21, 1992 Oct. 22, 1961 TRAVIS Junner A. TRAVIS Feb. 25, 1893 Nov. 9, 1951 At Rest TRAVIS Myrt Ella TRAVIS 1897 - 1985 Unto Thee O'Lord I Lift My Soul BOHANAN Helen BOHANAN May 7 ? Age 92 Years ? Months ? Days (This is a Myers Mortuary marker from Wewoka, Ok.) AUS ? Darness AUS ? Dec. 29, 19 ? Oct. 26, 1954 (This stone is badly damaged.) CL ? Dorthy CL? Born Aug 5, ? Died Oct. 15, ? (This stone is badly damaged.) PARKER Heard PARKER Texas 165 Depot Brig July 5, 1939 (No other date.) WEBSTER Dandrew WEBSTER Sept. 11, 1925 Nov. 11, 1936 Asleep In Jesus CLAY Bell CLAY Aug. 15, 1843 Feb. 13, 933 Gone To Rest TILLMAN Ada TILLMAN Apr. 8, 1878 Apr. 15, 1963 We Loved Grandma Cement Block (Nothing legible.) ORTAN Dorthy Odessa (Lacy) ORTAN Born 11-09-15 Died 07-24-96 Age 80 (Hudson Funeral Home marker, from Holdenville, Ok.) No name Sept. 22, 1978 She Died As She Lived A Christian Funeral Home Marker (Nothing legible) Doe ? Na H ? (Nothing else legible.) Metal cross with flowers ((Nothing legible) 2 nd Metal cross with flowers (Nothing legible) Funeral Home Marker (Nothing legible) BROWN Adkerson BROWN Family 1850 - PAINE J. E. PAINE (Nothing else legible.) REDD Father James REDD 1867 - 1926 Gone But Not Forgotten REDD Drusilla J. REDD 1869 - 1944 Thy Trials Ended Thy Rest Is Won HUNTER Daughter Minnie REDD HUNTER 1901 - 1995 Enter In Good And Faithful Servant (I have an obit for Minnie Hunter amoung other things. She was the daughter of the above REDDS. She was married to Eddie HUNTER, who was buried in the Holdenville Cemetery, Miltery Section at the request of city officials. Eddie was amoung the first black man to be buried in this section of the Holdenville Cemetery. I would be happy to share the other information that I have.) GREENLAW George W. GREENLAW Mar. 20, 1887 June29, 1966 At Rest HALL Viola HALL June 18, 1925 July 31, 1955 At Rest SMITH Sylvester SMITH May 6, 1898 May 19, 1966 At Rest SMITH Clara SMITH Apr. 6, 1906 July 24, 1925 Mother At Rest PERRY Burney L PERRY Oklahoma Sgt US Army World War II March 1, 1912 June 20, 1970 WILSON At Rest Rosa Marie WILSON Apr. 15, 1898 Aug. 20, 1973 ROBERTS Thelma C. ROBERTS June 21, 1914 Jan. 22, 1991 Servant Well Done PERRY PERRY Elios Rev. C. W. Aug 23, 1917 Dec. 13, 1907 July 4, 1986 Married Jan 14, 1945 (Eastern Star symbol) (Masonic Lodge symbol) JOHNSON Mother (Back of stone) Emma Jordan JOHNSON Emma Jordan Mother of JOHNSON Nole Edward Feb. 18, 1895 Mack Apr. 5, 1965 Nevada Rest Is Thine Nevanna Sweet Rememberence Ours Cross Jr. Gladys Edith Cement Block (Nothing legible) Red flowers indicating grave Cement Block (Nothing legible) LEWIS Della LEWIS Died Nov. 5, 1925 Age 62 ys Meet Me In Heaven JOHNSON Baby Nevada JOHNSON Jan. 13, 1923 Apr. 13, 1923 In Heaven PAYNE Lott A Little Time On Earth They Spent Til God For Them His Angels Sent (There are no dates on this stone.) This stone has a symbol on it that I do not know what is. There is a circle with a trigangle pointing down. Inside each cornor is a letter, F , C , and B on the bottom. Inside that is a triangle pointing up. Inside that is a skull and cross bones. If this symbol means something to you, please let me know what it means. JAMES Lauretta JAMES Oct 27, 1910 May 18, 1923 RODDY Samual RODDY Missouri Pvt 1 Cl 806 Pioneer Inf Mar 19, 1926 Charlie ? Ray ? (This is a military stone.) BIRGET Theodoric BIRGET Co A 113 U.S. CLD Inf CHANDLER She Was The Sunshine Of Our Hearts Gladys J CHANDLER Wife Of Lendood Hamel June 21, 1924 Sept 13, 1950 HAMEL JAMES Emma A Lewis W. June 25, 1888 Sept 7, 1878 Jan 1, 1964 Dec.1963 Resting Till The Resurrection Morn WILLIAMS Cornelius W. Thelma Marie Oct 14, 1911 Feb. 194` Dec 15, 1945 At Rest WILLIAMS Blanche E WILLIAMS July 5, 1910 Jan 5, 1983 Her Memory Is Blessed (There is a Richardson Funeral Serrvice marker.) SPARKS Josie SPARKS Feb 12, 1895 May 14 1951 Darling We Miss Thee PERRY Elder D. PERRY Mar 3, 1871 Aug 21, 1963 Asleep In Jesus PERRY Mother Mattie PERRY Dec 25, 1878 Nov 6, 1946 A Mother Is A Mother Still The Holiest Thing On Earth POWELL Lonie POWELL July 3, 1907 June 18, 1943 She Believed And Sleeps With Jesus WHITE Henery WHITE K Of P Born Dec 31, 1879 Mar 18, 1924 Blessed Are The Dead PERRY Julia Jean PERRY July 22, 1930 Jan 25, 1931 Darlingg We Miss Thee EARD Fet? EARD 1967 1884 Rest LOTT James LOTT April 29, 1882 Jan 1, 1926 Broken Stone July 4, 1898 Mar 4, 1922 Broken Stone Nothing legible STROUD Willie STROUD July 7, 1907 Nov 30, 1952 Gone But Not Forgotten WILSON Sarah WILSON Jan 1 1848 July2, 1941 Asleep In Jesus WILSON Viola Willie May 9, 1896 Aug 1, 1890 Mar 19, 1956 Dec 2, 1965 Their Trials Ended Their Rest Is Won MILLER Deborah L. Hershal L. 1952-1956 1951-1956 ?EROLSON Ra?s ?ERLSON Born April 28, 1891 Died ?an 1948 EDWARDS Ethel Washington EDWARDS Feb 26, 1893 May 3, 1972 LACY Jeanette Will Deanna Patrice Sept 16, 1912 July 3, 1895 July 16, 1952 June 22, 1965 Aug 18, 1982 Gone But Not Forgotten (This is all on one stone.) COLEMAN Della COLEMAN Apr 23, 19?5 Jan 16, 1991 Gone But Not Forgotten JAMES Lewis JAMES Jr. Sept 8, 1914 Aug 22, 1970 Our Loved One HAZLEY Beyond The Sunset Lenora James HAZLEY July 31, 1906 August 17, 1986 In Loving Memory From All Who Loved You WATERS Jimmie Alma Apr 2, 1910 Jan 27, 1910 Feb. 2, 1972 HARRIS Benjamine HARRIS PVT US Army WW I Feb. 2, 1888 (There is more but it isn't legible.) BENNETT Virgie B BENNETT Age 87 Years ? (Myers Mortuary, Wewoka, Ok.) WATSON Lorene Doris WATSON US Air Force June 16, 1934 Oct 12, 1990 (Military stone) WESTBROOK Husband ? WESTBROOK Oct 12, 1901 (Footstone) Nov 30, 1968 Father WILLIAMS Markitta L. WILLIAMS June 30, 1959 June 21, 1960 Our Darling PERRY Clovis W. PERRY Oct 19, 1936 Sept 26, 1960 We Miss You Son PERRY Gosley PERRY Mar 4, 1900 Dec 31, 1959 We Miss You Brother Funeral Home Marker (Nothing Legible.) WILLIAMS ? a L. WILLIAMS ? - 1960 Richardson Funeral Service Rocks Indicating Grave Metal Stake Indicating Grave Keller Funeral Home Marker Nothing Legible (Keller is in Wewoka, Ok. ) Grave Marked Only By Flowers ZOLICOFFER Paul James ZOLICOFFER 1949 1962 At Rest GRANT Ivory GRANT 1904 - 1964 GRANT Horace GRANT 1898 - 1978 Red Flowers Indicating Grave BROWN Emma BROWN 1879 - 1965 GRANT Frenchie GRANT 1909 -1966 COLLINS Jessie COLLINS (Nothing else legible) SEWELL Pinkney J. SEWELL 1903 -1970 BROWN Christine M BROWN Feb 17, 1931 Aug 30, 1980 Gone But Not Forgotten WILSON Mayetta WILSON 1920 1991 (Temple & Son Funeral Home marker) TRAVIS Quinten K TRAVIS Feb 12, 1970 Oct 28, 1992 His Life Was Beauty, Goodness & Love SEWELL Faye SEWELL June 28, 1911 July 24, 1993 Life's Duty Finished She Sweetly Rests Funeral Home Marker Nothing legible (Rocks around it.) ISSAC Sam Jemmie July 4, 1897 Jan 10, 1899 Mar 9, 1987 Aug 24, 1996 Sleep On (Hudson Funeral Home markers Holdenville, Ok. by this stone.) Funeral Home Marker Nothing legible. Funeral Home Marker Nothing legible. BROWN Willie BROWN PVT US Army WW II 1919 1978 Rabbits on the cornors. THOMPSON Bell Young Payne Dec 5, 1912 Jan 8, 1890 Feb 5, 1995 May 30, 1970 (Foot stone) Payne THOMPSON Arkansas PVT 821 Co Trans Corps WW I Jan 8, 1890 May 31, 1970 LEE Lola LEE BROWN Vassie BROWN Mar 18 Dec 1 1898 1992 We Watched You Softly Slip Away We Tried So Hard To Make You Stay But God Was Watching From Above And Called You Home To Share His Love We Love You Mother THOMPSON Emma Lelia THOMPSON Feb 11, 1942 Oct 17, 1996 (Hudson Funeral Home marker Holdenville, Ok. here also.) OLDEN Patrich John OLDEN June 26 ? Dec 7, 1993 Age 21 (Hudson Funeral Home marker, Holdenville, Ok.) SMITH Chester A SMITH July 27, 1918 Dec 2, 1993 Love & Memory >From Marjorie-Angela-Tayler (Hudson Funeral Home marker, Holdenville, Ok. here also.) Funeral Home Marker Nothing legible TILLMAN Henry Steve TILLMAN July 12, 1900 Apr 7, 1980 He Was Always Fine And Dandy OLDEN Iola M OLDEN Sept 23, 1923 May 4, 1992 We Charish Your Menory COLLINS Mittie Porter COLLINS June 1, 1902 Jan 24, 1987 Our Precious Mother (Rolfe Service marker) ZOLLICOFFER Albert A ZOLLICOFFER (Foot stone) Albert ZOLICOFFER (Not spelling change) PVT US Army Oct 27, 1940 Vietnam Apr 3, 1980 (The rest is buried) Gone But Not Forgotten KING Charlie KING Jan 24, 1887 July 16, 1979 Devoted Husband & Father LAND Willie McKinley LAND Sept 30, 1897 July 16, 1978 We Loved You But God Loved You Best WALKER (Nothing elsl on stone.) SMITH Dillard SMITH (Nothing else on stone.) Funeral Home Marker and Long Stone Nothing legible