McCurtain County, OK, BETHEL CEMETERY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by: Lou Ann Lunsford LAPL@worldnet.att.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bethel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma Information on this cemetery obtained from the Clayton Genealogical Research Library, Houston, TX. Library Book Reference: Gen. 976.6 M133 OKLA McCurtain County Cemeteries & Surrounding Areas, Volume II, A Continuing Project by McCurtain County Genealogy Society, P.O.Box 1832, Idabel, OK 74745 Some corrections, revisions, additions,editing from files, notes and the Social Security Death Index records by Lou Ann Phillips Lunsford, September 9, 2002 BORN DIED NOTATIONS Arnold, Charley 5-10-1908 10-?-1909 Arnold, Lowell 12-6-1910 1-3-1959 Arnold, Norma Jean Infant 1-18-1934 only date Arnold, Minnie E. 5-14-1903 3-14-1959 Arnold, R. M. "Alex" 1889 1961 Banks, Dale no dates Age about 40 years Barton, Debora 1968 1968 Barrick, Vadis Campbell 6-11-1932 1-9-1983 Beckmon, J.R. no dates Age about 72 years Birge, Amos A. 8-2-1929 2-17-1986 Birge, Fay 12-19-1933 1-30-1989 Blalock, Joe 1887 1967 Bowen, Calvin Freeman 12-8-1925 9-30-1926 Bowen, Joe W. 1889 1956 Bowen, Leonard E. 8-5-1908 4-27-1985 Bowen, Mary F. 1889 1949 Bowen, Myrtle Delillian 3-3-1903 10-16-1953 Brooks, Alice 1880 1962 Brooks, Billy Ralph no dates Cpl. U.S. Marines Brooks, David C. 1871 1948 Bush, Willie Billie 12-7-1908 March 1976 Dates from SSDI Files Butler, Ollie 4-5-1887 4-26-1929 Butler, Sarah J. 5-18-1891 9-3-1935 Campbell, Brian Keith 1-7-1966 3-6-1988 Campbell, John Pearl 9-22-1891 9-9-1971 Carterby, Ruby Whisenhunt 11-3-1916 December 1988 Dates from SSDI Files Cheek, Bessie Nichols 11-29-1901 2-27-1985 Choate, Elizabeth no date 10-19-1928 Age 11 years Choate, Mary E. Bowen no date 10-?-1956 About 70 years Christian, Allie 8-27-1892 9-9-1962 Christian, Easter 4-12-1914 2-4-1990 Christian, Elmer G. 8-25-1921 11-8-1982 W W II Christian, Evelyn no dates Unmarked grave beside Armilda Howard* Christian, Fred 6-5-1919 12-7-1959 W W II Christian, Jeff Davis 8-22-1915 5-26-1927 Christian, Joe H. 10-30-1882 4-7-1948 Christian, Leonard D. 8-27-1939 11-13-1973 Christian, Lorene 10-23-1927 4-9-1966 Christian, Marie 4-23-1926 5-2-1926 Christian, Soma Scott 2-18-1913 4-23-1975 Christian, William J. 3-5-1911 1-12-1978 W W II Cogburn, Andrew D. 12-7-1932 7-21-1971 U.S. Army, Korea Cogburn, Atwood 4-17-1889 8-27-1984 Cogburn, Callie 4-20-1893 11-3-1978 Cogburn, Joe Dale 1956 1974 Cogburn, Ray (Roy?) 3-6-1914 1-3-1963 Cogburn, William 9-20-1927 1-8-1988 Cook, Tina V. 1884 1941 Cook, William O. 1875 1923 Crawford, Earl G. 6-16-1902 10-18-1967 Crawford, Elizabeth 12-24-1882 12-27-1933 Crawford, Narciss 11-2-1903 9-21-1967 Croy, Albert J. 3-21-1881 7-29-1958 Croy, Buster 1918 1985 W W II Croy, Lum 1-14-1904 12-7-1982 W W II Croy, Matilda J. 3-18-1883 4-3-1923 Davis, Bessie Lorenee 6-24-1931 5-7-1986 Dau./William Lee & Hettie Keiss Phillips. Wife of Wayne G. Davis Davis, Ethel 6-25-1908 3-2-1973 Davis, Jeff 8-22-1915 5-26-1927 Davis, Joe Lloyd Jr. 3-2-1962 8-8-1963 Davis, Richard Dale 1956 1971 Davis, Roy H. 1-4-1900 11-30-1972 Davis, Wayne G. 1917 1980 W W II Deadwiley, Alma 1-25-1915 4-28-1921 Deadwiley, Joe no date ca 1940 Age about 75 years Deadwiley, Joseph W. 2-9-1860 10-2-1947 Deramus, Joseph 8-7-?14 11-23-?44 Deramus, Luther 1-28-1900 1-20-1980 Deramus, Mary B. 9-8-1933 11-8-1933 Dau./Luther & Mary B. Deramus Deramus, Susan 3-20-1872 4-25-1950 Deramus, T.J. ca 1870 ca 1940 Age about 70 years Deramus, Virlie Walston 2-22-1906 1-8-1934 Dau./ Kaleb Peyton "Pate" & Flora Walston Dunagan, Mary E. 11-28-1931 8-8-1948 Dunagan, William 7-19-1890 4-14-1942 Eaves, Burke H. 2-15-1900 12-3-1945 Eaves, Ervin Henry 4-24-1921 12-23-1970 Eaves, Infant ca 1910 only date Eaves, Infant ca 1911 only date Eaves, Infant ca 1912 only date Eaves, R.J. "Jack" 12-23-1879 3-15-1934 Evans, Benjamin F. 4-27-1896 no date W W I Evans, Delbert Glen 2-21-1933 10-31-1958 Killed - Korean War Evans, Floyd B. 6-3-1925 7-21-1926 Evans, Helen 11-5-1928 7-11-1930 Evans, Jim D. 9-8-1923 8-31-1944 Killed W W II Evans, Lloyd 3-18-1927 4-7-1967 Evans, Nancy L. 10-21-1898 11-5-1984 Focks, Warren 1882 1973 (SSDI Files: 11-2-1886 to August 1973) Fankersly, Hattie 3-16-1912 6-30-1941 Foshee, Ibby Isabel 1878 1937 Foshee, William Lee 10-29-1877 4-24-1970 Gilbert, Jimmie Ray 12-9-1935 7-14-1937 Gill, James W. no date ca 1955-56 Graham, Ada Florence Phillips 1895 1988 Dau./James Matterson & Rebecca Blackman Phillips. Twin of David Lawrence Phillips. Married Jesse Monroe Graham. Graham, Jesse Monroe no date ca 1955 Son/James Harvey & Tabitha Drake Graham Gray, Mary Jane 7-7-1918 6-1-1926 Green, Amanda Helen 9-2-1897 3-8-1916 Green, George Henry 6-30-1864 10-17-1935 Green, Francis Alice 1-26-1870 10-20-1934 Green, Francis Julia 6-22-1912 11-15-1912 Hale, Maggie B. 10-13-1885 10-10-1936 Hall, Jeremy no date ca 1970 Infant Hamilton, James Guthrie 1902 1986 Hamilton, Dr. James G. 12-4-1869 10-27-1950 Hamilton, Margaret 7-15-1874 5-19-1955 Hamilton, Susie E. 12-23-1928 10-26-1973 Hamilton, Thomas E. 1872 1943 Hamilton, Wanda Sue 8-12-1960 5-12-1978 Heather, Daughter 1 no dates Unmarked grave by Armilda Howard* Heather, Daughter 2 no dates Unmarked grave by Armilda Howard* Highnight, Arizona O. 8-6-1888 11-22-1935 Highnight, Carl H. 3-26-1893 2-28-1985 Highnight, Fannie 12-22-1906 4-4-1976 Highnight, Grover 12-7-1915 12-6-1943 U.S. Army W W II Hill, Tom no dates Age about 80 years Hodge, Mary Ruth 2-8-1941 5-6-1987 Hodge, Robert Owen 7-30-1912 8-28-1971 Holliday, Catherine Arnold 1921 1959 Holt, T.J. 1-20-1858 11-2-1911 Wife of G.A. Holt Howard, ?? no date 196? Howard, Alice 1882 1979 Howard, Dewey 5-6-1918 January 1979 Dates from SSDI Files Howard, Margaret no date 11-18-1965 Age 53 yrs.7mos. Howard, Ranzy 3-5-1909 January 1984 Dates from SSDI Files Howard, Wayne 1878 1949 Howard, William 1922 1989 Hunter, Josie 5-11-1901 1-30-1951 Hunter, Roy 3-15-1895 1-28-1970 Hyde, Mrs. Sam no dates Age about 75 years Isabel, Bill 8-2-1892 4-24-1933 Isabel, Grady 5-8-1913 4-12-1926 Isabel, Roy 3-15-1917 6-15-1930 Ivey, Matthew 2-6-1888 2-16-1942 Jackson, Alta Stover no date 1918 Age about 30 years James, Infant no date 2-26-1940 Mr. & Mrs. Woodrow James James, Dovie 5-4-1873 7-26-1958 Sister of Vella Wilson These two listings of Marion/Marvin Hamilton are noted with a question mark "?" James, Marion Hamilton 1897 1953 James, Marvin Hamilton 1897 1953 James, Mrs. Woodrow no date ca 1940 Age about 35 years Note: Mrs. Woodrow James may have died in childbirth of Infant James noted above. Johnson, Annie Watson 1-27-1895 9-22-1977 Johnson, Clinton 6-26-1918 2-15-1972 Johnson, Wiley C. 11-15-1898 12-25-1978 Jones, Albert Wade 2-28-1898 3-7-1974 Jones, Randolph no date 7-7-1940 Age 31 years Jones, Roy Jock 5-30-1930 8-27-1933 Keeler, Infant no date 10-29-1933 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Keeler Kelley, Effie B. 4-15-1865 3-3-1945 Kelley, Nathan A. no date 10-3-1941 Age about 70 years Kemp, Arthur Earl 2-23-1899 3-13-1967 Do not know if Death date for Arthur & Stella is incorrect or typing error. Kemp, Stella Izore 2-23-1889 3-13-1967 Kemp, Wanda June 6-21-1930 6-25-1952 Lake, Clyde Edward 3-5-1940 3-5-1940 Lake, Dixie Lee 2-19-1937 10-16-1937 Lake, James Ernest 4-27-1938 4-27-1938 Laster, Larry E. 6-27-1949 6-30-1949 Lawrence, Nancy Walston 5-6-1882 8-1-1977 Lawrence, William F. 12-6-1877 1-19-1961 Laxton, Beulah Deramus 6-3-1902 1-21-1983 Laxton, Jimmy 3-2-1975 12-12-1987 Laxton, Junior Ray 6-7-1969 6-28-1987 Laxton, Junior Ray 4-19-1942 6-11-1966 U.S. Navy Laxton, Willie "Bill" 10-6-1899 4-27-1972 LeForce, B.J. 7-26-1914 3-20-1988 LeForce, Homer Leonard 9-26-1907 October 1985 Dates from SSDI Files Locks, Francis 8-26-1937 3-17-1988 MacMillian, Mary Mae Nichols 5-1-1940 8-4-1990 Markham, Burnice 6-9-1903 3-24-1972 Dates from SSDI Files Markham, Jesse E. 7-26-1909 3-17-1971 Martin, Bonnie Jean 1928 1923 Note on file: could be Copied in error Martin, Dwellie M. 9-25-1897 8-30-1982 Dates from SSDI Files Martin, Flora Bell Burgess 11-7-1907 9-3-1998 Wife of Dwellie M. Martin Martin, Ida Stover no date 1918 Age about 28 years Martin, Solomon Vincent 1848 1921 Married Mary Louise Martin Martin, Willis 3-4-1886 1965 Age 79 years Married Ida Stover McCann, Hurshel 1933 1940 McCann, Taft 3-15-1909 4-11-1976 McKinney, Idell Hilton 2-14-1893 April 1984 SSDI Files Death date May 1983 McKinney, J. Franks 11-4-1891 6-14-1973 Medford, Robert Lee 1-2-1959 7-19-1959 Miller, Eric no dates Do not know if dates are correct for Francis & William Miller or typing errors: Miller, Francis Wright, Finch 1851 1926 Miller, William Henry 1851 1926 Moore, Frank no date 12-26-1936 W W I, 36th Division Moore, Harvey L. 6-7-1948 9-11-1978 Moore, Hettie Keiss Phillips 2-1-1906 11-15-1976 1st husband, William Lee Phillips Moore, Infant 1948 1948 Moore, James Corneluis, Sr. 11-29-1891 4-25-1974 Moore, James Corneluis, Jr. 6-22-1918 4-4-1979 W W II Moore, John David 10-13-1924 8-14-1948 W W II Moore, Marley 1898 1941 Moore, Mary no date 12-24-1959 Age 96 years Moore, Leo Franklin 10-6-1926 6-20-1978 Korean War Moore, Lizzie 1903 1977 Moore, Rena A. 4-14-1891 3-4-1945 Moseley, Infant ca 1940 only date Mr. & Mrs. Carl Moseley's child. Nesmith, Roy McAllen 10-2-1905 7-17-1981 Nichols, Ahvelle (?) 11-6-1919 ?1-29-1929 Transcriber's notes marked "?" Nichols, Clarence 5-5-1917 8-1-1918 Son of Lige B. Nichols Nichols, G.F. Jr. 3-12-1921 10-4-1922 Nichols, John J. 5-6-1907 5-23-1975 Nichols, Lige B. 6-4-1877 4-24-1952 Nichols, Mary Ellen 12-22-1878 3-24-1920 Norwood, Billy Duane no dates Age 5 months Norwood, Henry B. 2-12-1882 6-9-1949 Norwood, Lou M. 10-20-1884 2-19-1977 Norwood, Kenneth D. no dates Age 10 months Palmer, Luther 10-10-1898 4-24-1981 Phillips, Daniel Lawson 10-4-1890 11-4-1982 Son of James Matterson & Rebecca Blackman Phillips. Married Velva Crystal Ragsdale. Phillips, David Lawrence "Bud" 8-21-1895 11-22-1982 Son of James Matterson & Rebecca Blackman Phillips. Married Minda A. Crain. Twin of Ada Florence Phillips. Phillips, Mary F. Martin 4-3-1892 10-16-1937 Dau. Of Solomon & Mary Louise Martin. Wife of Ody Matterson Phillips Phillips, Minda Adeline Crain 4-24-1910 12-6-1990 Wife of David Lawrence Phillips Phillips, Ody Matterson 12-24-1887 1-18-1938 Son of James Matterson & Rebecca Blackman Phillips. Married Mary F. Martin. Phillips, William Lee 7-23-1901 6-25-1945 Son of James Matterson & Rebecca Blackman Phillips. Married Hettie Keiss. Pruett, Annie 8-22-1886 11-16-1918 Rector, Annie B. 4-19-1886 9-11-1970 Rector, Johnnie M. 2-22-1918 6-24-1982 Do not know if this is typing error for James M. Reed: Reed, James M. 2-25-1896 10-14-1966 Reed, James M. 2-25-1896 9-8-1952 W W II, 38th Division Rhoden, Kenneth C. 6-6-1912 12-11-1989 Riddlin, Elizabeth 1850 1934 Romine, Fremon 7-23-1930 9-20-1973 Romine, Linda Kilgore 2-8-1893 3-29-1944 Romine, Robert Newton "Newt" 12-19-1870 4-18-1961 Sanders, Irvin "Pete" no dates Age about 34 years Sanders, Orba L. no dates Age about 36 years Sanders, Malessa F. 4-25-1871 7-8-1955 Sanders, Quincey no dates Age about 26 years Sanders, Walter no dates Age about 19 years Scott, Lena 1916 1990 Sears, Jane 3-29-1836 3-29-1922 Sheffield, Lee 1896 1989 Sheffield, Lula 9-3-1903 9-1-1940 Simpson, Jesse N. 9-20-1902 9-4-1977 Smith, Gertrude 6-7-1902 6-21-1966 Smith, Haskell Ray 3-7-1922 10-9-1969 Smith, Herman 2-28-1927 4-30-1962 Smith, John P. 8-18-1897 7-27-1968 Smith, Ruth Marie 9-11-1924 9-14-1924 Smith, Shady Hays 3-16-1904 10-29-1964 Smith, Wilburn 3-9-1930 8-11-1952 Stovall, Baby Boy 4-7-1931 only date Stovall, Baby Boy 3-19-1930 only date Stovall, Eunice 9-30-1897 12-14-1986 Stovall, Lavern 3-26-1926 10-26-1927 Stovall, Lee 1-2-1883 9-27-1963 Stovall, Mentee Tucker 3-27-1888 1-6-1975 Stoval, Robert 11-4-1894 8-29-1984 W W I Stover, Dovie no date 1918 Age about 20 years Striplin, James Kingard 1878 1955 Striplin, Sabra 1882 1944 Striplin, Wallie E. 5-18-1926 6-19-1944 W W II, PFC 11th 300 Eng. Bat Tankersley, Hattie 3-16-1912 6-30-1941 Tate, Eulah 3-4-1906 January 1978 SSDI Files Tate, Everett no dates Age about 65 years Tate, Noah 1899 1976 W W II Tate, Tulsa 7-3-1908 1-3-1977 SSDI Files Tate, William "Bill" 2-21-1904 3-14-1974 SSDI Files Thomas, Annie Bell 3-12-1889 11-22-1963 Thomas, George A. 3-10-1884 11-20-1968 Thomas, Mike M. 1-28-1908 1-28-1975 Tucker, Alice Janie 4-9-1886 10-3-1964 Tucker, Claud D. 12-18-1887 7-22-1979 Tucker, Walter H. 10-14-1883 10-28-1931 Vaught, Charley 10-7-1896 8-17-1980 Vaught, Jerry D. 1-10-1939 2-15-1939 Vaught, Nettie B. 4-9-1904 7-23-1980 Vaught, Tina B. 8-20-1952 8-21-1952 Infant Walker, Annie Willie 12-25-1895 11-24-1968 Walker, John no date ca 1939 About 70 years Walker, Mary F. 1876 1946 Walker, William Oscar 4-8-1890 4-25-1973 Wallace, Elmer L. 4-29-1883 3-2-1947 Wallace, Sallie Alston 1-29-1883 11-4-1957 Wife of Elmer L. Wallace Walston, Flora 2-10-1875 8-8-1972 Wife of Kaleb Peyton Walston Walston, Ida Effie Phillips 11-3-1898 June 1996 Dau. of James Matterson & Rebecca Blackman Phillips. Wife of Joseph Dewey Walston. Walston, Joseph Dewey 4-2-1908 10-17-1985 W W II. Son of Kaleb Peyton & Flora Walston Walston, Kaleb Peyton "Pate" 9-24-1870 4-29-1950 Walston, Louis J. 11-5-1901 8-8-1972 Son of Kaleb Peyton & Flora Walston Ward, Mildred 1-28-1953 8-8-1953 Whatley, Bessie 8-28-1891 12-22-1985 Whatley, Hardy Oneal, Jr. 1928 1946 Whatley, Hardy Oneal, Sr. 12-28-1891 7-18-1967 White, Charles U. 12-19-1897 9-5-1966 W W I. US Marines White, Delbert J. 10-12-1922 3-26-1972 White, Ida Lee 3-22-1900 3-18-1945 White, Newton Lee 1887 1987 Transcription notes say this name was turned in with separate dates: Whisenhunt, Pearl 3-16-1884 6-18-1959 Whisenhunt, Pearl 12-19-1870 4-18-1961 Whisenhunt, Ruben 9-19-1914 6-20-1977 Williams, Doyle 3-18-1920 11-24-1944 W W II Williams, Eliza A. 4-5-1869 10-4-1948 Williams, Herbert 1896 1943 Williams, Lillie Mae 1895 1982 Wilson, Charles R. 1-12-1863 9-4-1951 Father of E.G. Wilson Wilson, Infant boy 1907 1907 Son/Charles & Vella Wilson Wilson, Infant boy 1908 1908 Son/Charles & Vella Wilson Wilson, Mary A. March 1832 November 1920 Wife of Rev. W. Lee Wilson Wilson, Rev. W. Lee 4-28-1833 12-2-1918 Father of Charles R. Wilson Wilson, Vella James 6-7-1868 3-11-1948 Mother of E.G. Wilson/Wife of Charles R. Wilson Wood, Francis Ruth 2-21-1948 11-30-1950 Yates, Joseph 3-12-1887 1-9-1969 Yates, Verdie Lee 3-3-1900 12-7-1934 NOTES: * Unmarked grave by Armilda Howard is noted several times by the original transcriber in this listing. However, there is no Armilda Howard listed in this cemetery transcription. Maybe an oversight, but I think that quite a bit of the information on this cemetery was done by submissions in writing and no information on Armilda Howard was given. * Many of the grave listings in this transcription need to be verified and missing dates corrected. * I am quite sure most of the information that was transcribed for this cemetery was contributed information and I am sure there are many more that are not listed that are actually buried in this cemetery. However, this is all that is available at this time.