Forest Cemetery, Ringwood, Major County OK --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Copyright © 2000 by Flynn Chivers fchivers@pldi.net This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. --------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Forest Cemetery is located on the North side of County Line Road, 5.5 miles West of the intersection of State Hwy 58 and County Line Road in Ringwood OK. It is located at the 1/2 mile stone, between Secs. 14 & 23 Township 22 Range 11. Land for the cemetery was deeded April 1, 1907 and is on file in the courthouse in Fairview, OK. Half of the land was deeded from Charles J and Lizzie Reed and half from M.H. and Sarah Irwin. The cemetery is well maintained and fenced with chainlink. The name Forrest, with two r`s, is on a metal arch on County Line Road. The deed and records use one r in the spelling. The walk through was done in rows South to North beginning at the Southwest corner. The first part contains only readable or partially readable markers. Source: Forest Cemetery records dated 06/04/1995 and physical walkthrough survey Submitted by Flynn Chivers e-mail fchivers@pldi.net Thanks to Mary Walenta for sharing records and Carla Chivers for help in the walk through survey. Row 1 ELIZA L MORRIS Born Aug 10 1904 Died Nov 18 1981 BULLER JAKE P. ELIZABETH Nov 14 1889 Apr 16 1904 Nov 29 1973 Mar 7 1921 Married Mar 7, 1921 RONALD DEAN HUDSON 1949 1964 MELVIN "Pete" HUDSON 1914 1997 Row 2 DRAPER DRAPER CHARLES M. GEORGE F. Feb 21,1908 Nov 20, 1909 June 14, 1965 July 19, 1966 Our Uncle Beloved Father DAVID A. SHEPPARD 1853 - 1926 CURTIS MOSHER TEC5 U S ARMY WORLD WAR II 1909 -1981 NASH ELIZABETH WILLIAM J. 1854 - 1928 1847 - 1913 They rest from their labors and Their works do follow them Row 3 DRAPER JAME. S July 13, 1871 April 5, 1959 AT REST DON WAYNE POSEY 1940 - 1940 CHLOETTA F. DYER 2 23 1939 3 12 1942 Our Dolly Girl DYER PANSY M. WILLIAM S Dec Aug May June 1905 1982 1902 1962 MOM DAD KELLY SUE NIGHTENGALE July 3, 1981 DYER BARBARA J. DALE A. F/S DALE ARVIN DYER Mar 27, 1942 Aug 13, 1929 U S ARMY July 22, 1992 WORLD WAR II Aug 13, 1929 Jul 22, 1992 ALBERT L. DRISCOLL 1891 - 1973 DAVID RICHARDSON SON OF VERLIN & MONA JUNE 25, 1955 SPENNER PEARL M CARL A. JUNE 22, 1904 MAY 13, 1899 JAN 8, 1991 APR 9, 1977 Tho. Lost To Sight. To Memory Dear. BOLSER FLORA MAUD MORRIS M. Sept 9, 1877 Mar 15, 1878 Aug 13, 1969 Jun 23, 1953 MARRIED MAY 4, 1903 CARROLL BOLSER Born Nov 2, 1908 Died Oct 3, 1924 CLINT M BOLSER 1904 - 1972 In My Father's House Are Many Mansions MATILDA PUTMAN MELSON Born Jan 27, 1851 Died May 28, 1911 MELSON FRANCIS C MELSON Iowa PVT CO H 8 REGT IOWA CAV CIVIL WAR Jul 9, 1844 June 12, 1930 BOLSER PAULINE MOSHER JOHN M. 1852 - 1923 1844 - 1910 Row 4 HENRY B STRICKLIN HELENA STRICKLIN July 15, 1889 Mar 31, 1892 July 4, 1965 Oct 28, 1979 STRICKLAND HANNAH REBECCA THOMAS JEFFERSON Sept 23, 1867 April 27, 1863 April 9, 1935 July 18, 1932 AT REST CROWTHER SARETTA M. JOSIAH D. 1845 - 1933 1837 - 1933 LUCY A SANBORN 1850 - 1933 ANNIE H LEWIS H 1868 - 1962 1860 - 1933 AT REST DRISCOLL MARY A SNEDIKER Mar 15, 1846 Nov 5, 1939 NELLIE ANNA SPENNER Wife of EARL D WEBB Nov 22, 1898 - Nov 30, 1936 SPENNER BELLE ARNOLD Apr 17,1880 Mar 22, 1871 Mar 2, 1956 Feb 16, 1947 ARTHUR C. WALKER June 27, 1872 Dec 13, 1948 NELLIE E. WALKER Dec 6, 1876 Dec 20, 1973 E. NEWTON Apr 30, 1904 Feb 19, 1905 SON OF C R & B E DIXON JOSEPH MELSON June 1824 - Aug 1903 GOD GAVE - HE TOOK HE WILL RESTORE HE DOETH ALL THING WELL MOTHER BERA MAY BYMASTER Nov 15, 1902 Feb 25, 1973 FORREST E BYMASTER FATHER June 17, 1895 - Sept 10, 1983 BYMASTER LAWRENCE I. MARGARET G. Aug 20, 1907 Sept 10, 1914 Aug 1, 1989 PROUD PARENTS OF LARRY, DEAN, MARYELLA Row 5 DRAPER MARTHA 12 28 1848 13 3 27 1908 FRANKLIN DRAPER CO C 12 MO CAV DRAPER, LOUIS M. 8 3 1875 2 22 1918 SYNTHA L DRAPER AT REST Sept 28, 1835-Feb 7, 1907 DRAPER JOHN W AT REST 4 23 1872 7 17 1941 DRAPER OSCAR A. 8 18 1879 12 12 1956 MITCHELL ELMER E. IDA G. D. JULY 17, 1919 Feb 2, 1879 Oct 28, 1890 JESSE JO July 21, 1936 Dec 7, 1975 B. Aug 17, 1918 KEPFORD FLOYD E. 1894 - 1959 KEPFORD CARRIE A WILLIAM H 1865 - 1931 1863 - 1933 LOVING MEMORY KEPFORD HELEN PHILLIPS CLAUDE WILLIAM Jan 5, 1914 Mar 20, 1906 Sept 2, 1981 June 30, 1989 INF DAU. OF G W AND CE VANBUREN July 25, 1899 - Aug 2, 1899 Beautiful, Lovely she was But Given A Fair Bud To Earth To Bloom In Heaven RAY RUTZ 1901 CANTON 1902 WILLIAM RUTZ 1897 CANTON 1901 ELNORA RUTZ 1895 CANTON 1904 FREDDIE RUTZ 1893 CANTON 1899 CLARENCE RUTZ 1898 CANTON 1898 ELSBIT RUTZ MAGEDLANA ANN SPEARMAN Nov 1, 1830 Feb 18, 1900 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN EDGAR IVAN MONGOLD BABY Mar 1, 1923 Mar 1, 1923 MOTHER IVA BYMASTER MONGOLD Aug 5, 1898 June 19, 1956 FATHER EDGAR W. MONGOLD Jan 20, 1897 Dec 9, 1970 FATHER DIMMICK L. BYMASTER Sept 1, 1903 Oct 4, 1942 SISTER MABEL D BYMASTER Dec31, 1892 Jan 26, 1963 Row 6 BONNIK BONNIKSEN Aug 13, 1864 July 10, 1902 BONNIKSEN DAUGHTER MOTHER FATHER LUCY ANDREA BONNIK 1898 - 1929 1863 - 1951 1864 - 1902 TARRANT GUY E H. CLAUDETTE Sept 11, 1932 Apr 5, 1937 Feb 16, 1999 Dec 10, 1997 CLAUDE LEE Son of CM & SO VAUGHN Died May 12, 1897 Aged 29 days God needed one more angel child amidst His shining band ANNA SPENNER Wife of ALOIS SPENNER SERGT. CHAS. SPENNER CO F 6 KANS. CA. WILSON RUSSEL 10:00 - 10:01 INFANT 1905 SONS OF INO & LULA FATHER DIMMICK W BYMASTER Apr 27, 1856 Mar 31, 1914 MOTHER MARY ELLA BYMASTER Jan 19, 1865 Apr 23, 1911 GRANDMOTHER MARIA WILSON BYMASTER Apr 30, 1837 Jan 1, 1919 MOTHER CORA BYMASTER INGHAM Sept 16, 1868 1921 CHARLES H INGHAM Oct 10, 1870 Jan 30, 1950 LELA INGHAM WALLACE 1905 - 1945 Row 7 JOSEPH WILDER Born Mar 11, 1852 Died Dec 7, 1902 He is not dead But sleepeth PHILIP C Son of CLYDE & ADA WILDER May 9, 1908 July 2, 1909 INF DAU OF CLYDE & ADA WILDER BORN & DIED SEPT 10, 1905 ADA M. CLYDE J. WILDER WILDER May 20, 1888 Mar 20, 1884 May 12, 1922 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN MOTHER FATHER IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS CHAFFEE B. Husband of IDA J. SMITH Aug 7, 1841 Feb 16, 1901 RICHARD WRIGHT 1884 - 1900 TIS A LITTLE GRAVE, BUT O HAVE CARE FOR WORLD WIDE HOPES ARE BURIED THERE. HOW MUCH OF LIGHT, HOW MUCH OF JOY IS BURIED WITH MAMA'S BOY GROVER COMBS Son of S G & ELLA RADER Born Jan 1, 1884 Died July 21, 1895 Aged 11 yrs 6 mos 21 days Our Loved Ones FATHER DAUGHTER S C RADER FRATIE C RADER Sept 22, 1886 Jan 7, 1897 June 23, 1923 Mar 29, 1904 Blessed are They Suffer little children to That die in the Lord come unto me RADER BROWN AUDREY M wife of H A BROWN 1899 - 1924 EMILY E KIGHTLINGER Nov 22, 1846 Jan 4, 1896 Gone But Not Forgotten W. FRANK NEWMAN 1871 - 1899 WILSON STEVEN D LYCENA PRA??? 3 4 1846 8 6 1854 3 23 1910 12 23 1924 WILSON GOLDIE M HERBERT O 1887 - 1976 1891 - 1971 UNCLE JIM JAMES M RISLEY 1867 - 1943 AT REST Row 8 ARNIE SPENNER Jan 24, 1905 Dec 26, 1911 LAWRENCE SPENNER Sept 28, 1912 Oct 1, 1912 EMMA JEAN HIATT Oct 5, 1929 Oct 8, 1929 BARBARA LEA HIATT Feb 14, 1933 Oct 5, 1933 DREW SWISHER Sept 16, 1899 Nov 17, 1900 MARY JANE HUNTER Sept 5, 1831 June 10, 1900 RUBY (RADER) DEWEY MCNUTT May 12, 1934 ELLA RADER Jan 30, 1859 May 28, 1933 RADER HARRIET L B F Oct 10, 1829 Aug 18, 1829 Mar 10, 1907 Behold ye passers by as you Are now so once was I as I Am now so you may be prepare For death and follow me MOTHER IDA BYMASTER INGHAM Oct 30, 1865 Apr 4, 1921 Row 9 VEACH JOSEPH A BEULAH L f/s JOSEPH A VEACH f/s MOTHER OF Nov 26, 1896 July 22, 1901 PFC US ARMY James I Massey Nov 19, 1980 Dec 13, 1982 WORLD WAR I Emmalee Eck Redway Married Sept 24, 1935 Nov 26, 1896 Nov 19,1980 Patsy David Miller M. Margaret Walenta VEACH JOSEPHINE THOMAS Sept 18, 1859 June 20, 1853 Aug 14, 1942 Oct 23, 1923 W. FRANK VEACH June 26, 1880 Dec 4, 1957 CLARA F Wife of Louis A Mar 25, 1891 Mar 18, 1916 My Loved One FULLER ROCK OF AGES HUGH A EWING Born Mar 8, 1875 Died Feb 29, 1908 Safely anchored in the harbor Of eternal rest EWING JOHNIE Son of H A and L A EWING Feb 14, 1900 Feb 14, 1900 A little time on earth he spent Til God for him his angels sent J B EWING CO A 42 MO INF Born 1849 Died May 1899 HAYNES FRED B Aug 23, 1879 June 7, 1938 AT REST Grandma NANCY M CAYWOOD Oct 12, 1850 July 9, 1942 Dad ALVA P GRAVES Jan 10, 1880 Jan 30, 1943 Mom LEORA GRAVES Apr 2, 1875 Jan 1, 1948 Row 10 BROBST GERALDINE 1928 - 1929 MERLIN 1917 LUCY 1915 - 1916 BROBST HARVEY S MATILDA Jan 11, 1890 July 16, 1896 Aug 26, 1968 Dec 23, 1958 EDNA RADER Apr 1, 1921 Mar 8, 1935 GEORGE RADER Jan 7, 1926 Apr 20, 1933 CASSIE E MOATS 1898 - 1987 WALTER G MOATS 1900 - 1988 MOATS BABY May 9, 1931 HEADRICK Father Mother J. CLAIR ROXIE G 1884 - 1964 1886 - 1972 KENNETH HEADRICK 1909 - 1959 HEADRICK SILAS M. 5 19 1898 2 24 1901 Son & Brother ORREN L. FULLER Dec 14, 1901 Aged 31 yrs 11 ms & 8 ds Daughter of ??? Son RODNEY GRAVES Aug 31, 1913 Jan 8, 1914 Daughter SILVIA GRAVES Oct 18, 1909 Nov 4, 1922 Daughter LELA LEE GRAVES July 10, 1904 July 6, 1923 LEOTA DEVERLE GRAVES Dau of E E and FLORENCE June 13, 1931 Row 11 Mother MELVA L MARTIN 1871 - 1916 Father JOSEPH A MARTIN Sept 5, 1868 June 29, 1947 Son S. MYNOR MARTIN Sept 3, 1907 Feb 25, 1925 LEONARD RILEY MARTIN Sept 25, 1896 Oct 29, 1960 Oklahoma PVT U S Army World War I VERA VIVIAN MARTIN 1898 - 1926 JESSIE MAY MORRIS Aug 31, 1903 Dec 4, 1980 In loving memory Our Mother E. ADELINE BREWER Sept 4, 1901 Dec 28, 1983 In loving memory Our Mother Concrete base, no stone Concrete base, small stone, no inscription CHRIS FOWLEY ?? RADER EFFIE WALLACE FORRSET A. Oct 13, 1900 Jan 30, 1971 Aug 8, 1891 July 18, 1959 Metal marker, unreadable Metal marker, small stone, unreadable MAUDE SUGGS KEESE July 5, 1899 Mar 6, 1974 Metal marker, unreadable MULLIN Father Mother DAVID T. MARY E. 1848 - 1924 1851 19?? MULLIN GEORGE G. July 30, 1884 July 12, 1907 Son of D T & Mary E. Mullin Rock of Ages Gone But Not Frogotten ????? DANIEL R NEWELL Oct 17, 1847 Mar 19, 1906 Ag 58 yrs 5 m 2 d Weep not he is at rest RUCKER W. HOLMES INEZ V 1864 - 1964 1867 - 1948 GEORGE W. RUCKER 1902 - 1974 WINETEER BABY DAUGHTER WINETEER CORA P. (ROACH) AARON 1879 - 1961 1873 - 1961 Parents of Edith Glee-Royce John-Baby DOROTHY E. WINETEER 1922 Row 12 Our Darling OPAL MAY MARTIN May 18,1920 July 6,1923 HAZEL IRENE MARTIN June 12, 1915 - Feb 8, 1916 MARTIN JESSIE MAY CLAIRE O. Oct 15, 1895 July 19, 1893 Jan 7, 1960 Nov 3, 1971 CLARA LEONA INGHAM BONNEKSON Oct 1895 May 1968 BLANK STONE BLANK STONE BLANK STONE SHURTS EARL W 1924 - 1932 JAMES JR SMITH 1908 - 1934 MARY M SMITH 1908 - 1938 EDITH GLEE (WINETEER) CONE 1899 - 1985 ROYCE JOHN WINETEER PFC U S ARMY WORLD WAR II Sep 15, 1904 Sep 18, 1984 Father ELMER ELWOOD GRAVES Oct 16, 1902 July 5, 1956 Wife FLORENCE M GRAVES 1908 - 1949 Row 13 MARY JANE GOOD Apr 23, 1934 July 31, 2000 WILLIAM H GOOD S Sgt U S Army World War II Jul 2, 1920 Feb 8, 1998 Cowboy BOBBY HOWELL May 30, 1938 Nov 4, 1997 Mother AMANDA E PEAIRS LOOMIS Oct 10, 1873 July 25, 1955 Father CHARLES F LOOMIS Feb 27, 1837 Apr 17, 1918 NE CEDE MALIS LOOMIS Gathered Together CHARLES FRANKLIN LOOMIS 1837 - 1918 AMANDA EVALINE PEAIRS His Wife 1873 - 1955 Their Children FRANKIE B. - CHARLES L AND MARY E. What will we do with these stones in the morning All material things will pass away Love and truth only last forever 1960 A D Row 14 Mother GLADYS E LOOMIS Feb 6, 1896 Oct 15, 1932 Charles L Loomis Apr 23, 1891 ROBERT G LOOMIS Capt U S Air Force World War II Jan 4, 1921 Feb 8, 1995 Row 15 MARK LOOMIS Feb 21, 1954 Sept 19, 1992 Husband of Debbie Father of Melissa & Shawn Son of Robert & Ruby ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burials from cemetery records for which no readable markers were found. BONNIKSEN, CHRISTOPHER ??/??/???? 05/19/1955 BULLER, THELMA (Twin to Velma) ??/??/1930 ??/??/1930 BULLER, VELMA (Twin to Thelma) ??/??/1930 ??/??/1930 FINLEY, CHRISTOPHER WAYNE 08/11/1952 08/11/1952 FINLEY, DOROTHY (BONNIKSEN) ??/??/1931 ??/??/1960 GRAVES, LEORA (KAYWOOD) 04/01/1875 01/01/1948 GWYN. ?? ??/??/???? ??/??/???? HAYNES, EDITH MAURINE ??/??/???? ??/??/1908 HAYNES, NELLIE MAY (STUART) ??/??/???? ??/??/1923 HOLLOWAY, JOHNNY ??/??/???? ??/??/???? HUNTER, INFANT ??/??/???? ??/??/???? HUNTER, MARY JANE 09/05/1831 06/10/1900 INGHAM, DORA ELIZABETH 11/17/1893 ??/??/1896 INGHAM, INFANT TWINS ??/??/19?? ??/??/19?? IRWIN, DAUGHTER ??/??/???? ??/??/???? JOPLIN, SARAH (DRAPER) ??/??/???? ??/??/???? KAYWOOD, NANCY (VEATCH) ??/??/???? ??/??/???? KEPFORD, ELVIN RAY 12/18/1938 12/18/1938 MCDOUGAL, MINNIE MAE (SUGGS) 07/05/1899 ??/??/1931 MITCHELL, CHARLEY HENRY 11/08/1846 01/21/1914 MITCHELL, ELSIE MAY (MCFADDEN) 11/12/1888 05/28/1914 MOSHER, HOWARD ELMER 01/??/1874 09/11/1911 MULLIN, SILAS M. 05/19/1898 02/24/1901 PITTS, PEARL ELLONA (MULLIN) 07/30/1919 08/25/1937 RHODES, VERA VIVIAN (MARTIN) ??/??/1898 ??/??/1926 ROBERTS, EVERETT ??/??/???? ??/??/???? ROBERTS, JOE ??/??/???? ??/??/???? ROBERTS, MAY ??/??/???? ??/??/???? ROBERTS, NILUS ??/??/???? ??/??/???? RUTZ, ELVA (IRWIN) ??/??/???? ??/??/???? SHARP, (ROCK, NO NAME) ??/??/???? ??/??/???? SHARP, (ROCK, NO NAME) ??/??/???? ??/??/???? SHURTS, CORA ??/??/???? ??/??/???? SHURTS, VERNIE ??/??/???? ??/??/???? SUGGS, COLUMBIA G. 01/11/???? ??/??/1929 SWISHER, SAMMY ??/??/???? ??/??/???? UNKNOWN ??/??/???? ??/??/???? UNKNOWN (ROCK) ??/??/???? ??/??/???? UNKNOWN (ROCK) ??/??/???? ??/??/???? WEBB, NELLIE (SPENNER) 11/22/1898 12/30/1936 WILDER, PHILLIP C. 05/09/1908 07/02/1909 WILSON, RICHARD LEE 07/15/1905 09/24/1905 WILSON, RUSSEL OTTO 11/17/1900 10/05/1901 WRIGHT, JESSIE ??/??/???? ??/??/???? WRIGHT, THOMAS 03/09/1846 03/29/1939