Ripley Oak Park Cemetery - Payne County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Rebecca Bledsoe 19 Nov 2006 Return to Payne County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/payne/payne.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== This is a very old cemetery, and this is just a partial transcription, though it is most of the graves. I traveled there to find my great great grandmother. I may go back, and if I do, will try to add more to this later. Rebecca Bledsoe Claremore, OK Ripley Oak Park Cemetery Ripley, Payne, Oklahoma (unknown), Marjorie (stone unreadable) Adair, George 1860 1941 Adams, Joanne Beightol Dec 15, 1881 Jan 30, 1961 Mother Adams, Roberta Lee Jan 12, 1913 Daughter (stone next to Joanne Beightol Adams) Axtell, Maggie M. 1877 1951 Axtell, Zenas E. 1871 1952 Ballard, baby sister Aug 30, 1905 (with James Marion Ballard) Ballard, Clara G. Jun 6, 1893 Aug 23, 1905 Ballard, Elizabeth Feb 1, 1872 Jul 9, 1960 Ballard, James Marion Aug 30, 1854 Oct 1, 1928 Ballard, John Mar 14, 1858 Aug 18, 1991 Ballard, John H. 1868 1919 (same stone as Ormon Ballard) Ballard, Orman Jun 6, 1893 Aug 23, 1905 Barber, Joyce (Cooper) Dec 27, 1929 (same stone as Russell L. Barber) Barber, Russell L. Mar 03, 1933 Aug 28, 2003 (next to Russell L. Harber plaque in bronze) Harber, Russell L. Mar 03, 1933 Aug 28, 2003 (bronze marker) SP5 US Army Korea Vietnam Beightol, Anna Zoe May 18, 1855 Jun 29, 1932 Mother Beightol, Flossie Zoe Mar 21, 1892 Sep 16, 1978 daughter (next to Anna Zoe Beightol) Biswell, Anna D. Sep 29, 1900 Jul 14, 1981 (same stone as Frank J. Biswell) Biswell, Bill G. Sep 7, 1926 Jun 18, 1985 Biswell, Darlene M. Feb 6, 1929 (same stone as Bill G. Biswell) Biswell, Frank J. Jul 20, 1900 Apr 13, 1967 Boaz, Rachel Josephine Mar 24, 1856 May 29, 1932 (same stone as Thomas Calvin Boaz) Boaz, Thomas Calvin Nov 14, 1853 Apr 12, 1933 Boyd, Abner Perry Mar 4, 1860 Apr 27, 1934 Boyd, Alva Sherman Aug 12, 1892 May 15, 1959 Boyd, Ellen McGee Nov 15, 1900 May 15, 1991 (same stone as Alva Sherman Boyd) Boyd, Margaret G. Dec 23, 1838 Feb 6, 1916 Boyd, Nancy Jan 6, 1861 Feb 11, 1906 wife of A.P. Boyd Boyd, William L. 1866 1947 Boyle, infant daughter Apr 19, 1949 infant daughter of Mr. And Mrs. K.F. Boyle Brake, George W. 1843 1918 Brake, Sarah U. 1854 1946 Bryan, John D. 1915 1928 Caldwell, James B. 1848 1908 father Calwell, Malissa F. 1852 1916 mother (stone next to James B. Caldwell) Canada, Everette T. Nov 24, 1868 Feb 27, 1908 wife of L.M. Canada Canada, Ira L. Sep 11, 1880 Apr 17, 1911 son of L.M. & Everette Canada, Jocie A. Mar 17, 1888 Jan 7, 1905 wife of Jeff Brown Canada, Luther M. 1861 1938 Carden, Lawrence G. Jun 27, 1895 Aug 17, 1969 Okla PVT US Army WWI Cardin, Lee Oma 1873 1956 Cardin, Robert A. 1867 1936 (same stone as Lee Oma Cardin) Chambers, Bessie J. 1902 1929 Chambers, George C. 1877 1937 Chambers, Jack 1914 1918 Chambers, Joe 1912 1913 Chambers, Jos. H. 11 Ind Cav Chambers, Marietta Jul 29, 1872 Aug 19, 1949 Chambers, Mary L. 1851 1931 Chambers, Wm. (this new stone is placed among old unreadable stones) inscribed: "his wife, Laura J. Herrod & children" Clary, Clarence C. 1907 1909 Cobb, Mamie 1884 1958 Colclasure, Rachel May 4, 1833 Mar 5, 1911 Connely, Sarah 1908 Cook, Clarence 1904 1977 Cook, Elizabeth 1860 1960 (same stone as William E. Cook) Cook, James A. 1865 1943 (same stone as Nancy J. Cook) Cook, Nancy J. 1867 1947 Cook, William E. 1860 1938 Cooper, Delores M. Nov 9, 1934 Aug 28, 1938 (same stone as Gwendlin E. Cooper) Cooper, Gwendlin E. Mar 9, 1943 Jul 26, 1943 Corley, Calvin G. Jan 22, 1932 son of Ira and Irene Corley Cox, Albert Feb 22, 1876 Dec 28, 1942 Cox, Ephraim Dec 22, 1844 no date Cox, Malinda Dec 5, 1848 Jan 22, 1915 (same stone as Ephraim Cox) Cox, Nola Apr 3, 1880 Apr 6, 1930 (same stone as Albert Cox) Cox, Orvil Feb 4, 1903 Aug 19, 1920 Cox, Walter Aug 21, 1821 Jun 27, 1921 (this stone is badly cracked and won't last) Crain, Addie Jul 18, 1861 Jan 24, 1953 (same stone as Charles Crain) Crain, Charles Jun 12, 1856 Nov 16, 1938 Crain, Mardalene J. Nov 22, 1919 Dec 03, 1921 dau of Ida L. Crain Maranville Crain, Pearl M. Mar 2, 1885 Nov 21, 1895 dau (same stone as Charles Crain) Crain, Wiley O. Mar 29, 1892 Sep 17, 1934 Crain, Winton C. Dec 22, 1923 Mar 06, 1925 son of Ida L. Crain Maranville Cross, Hullo Nov 26, 1897 Oct 15, 1966 Cross, Samuel W. 1865 1928 Cross, Vina J. 1870 1957 (same stone as Samuel W. Cross) Desert, Mary E. wife o Jun 14, 1857 Oct 21, 1921 (stone is very cracked and won't last long) Dillman, Cora E. Apr 8, 1871 Apr 26, 1947 (same stone as W.H. Dillman) Dillman, W.H. Oct 18, 1861 Dec 10, 1939 Dillman, Walter H. Jan 11, 1887 Jan 11, 1960 Dobbins, Andrew Jackso 1859 1945 Dobbins, Lucy E. Jul 5, 1869 Jan 30, 1929 Douglas, Mrs. E.J. 1862 1939 Eaton, Frank B. 1843 1925 Father Eaton, Rachel E. 1840 1915 Mother (stone next to Frank E. Eaton) Eisenhouer, William P. 1869 1937 Elkins, Goldie 1901 1902 (same stone as Teddy Elkins) Elkins, Teddy 1911 1922 Elmore, Carrie 1884 1958 (same stone as James R. Elmore) Elmore, James R. 1854 1949 Ferris, Caroline Mar 28, 1836 Jul 17, 1914 his wife (same stone as Samuel Ferris) Ferris, Ester Apr 5, 1903 Apr 6, 1903 dau of Wm and Nettie Ferris Ferris, Nettie Forbs May 1884 Sep 1917 Ferris, Samuel Jan 14, 1836 Nov 28, 1902 Fitzgerald, Henry C. Sep 11, 1888 Apr 22, 1953 Fitzwater, Sarah M. Oct 11, 1847 Feb 19, 1916 Mother Fitzwater, Tomas A. Oct 13, 1844 Dec 25, 1937 (w/Sarah M.)Union soldier served under Sheriden Fowler, Thelma Dec 14, 1915 Apr 3, 2004 Freeman, Ella 1888 1924 mother Freeman, Ruth 1903 1916 daughter (same stone as Ella Freeman) Gregory, Albert (Bob) 1910 1983 Gregory, Alta Leigh 1907 1993 (same stone Albert Gregory)"married Dec 8, 1931" Gripe, Claude C. Jul 29, 1901 aged 9 mo 4 das., son of C.A. & A.A. Harding, David D. 1848 1934 Harding, James R. Aug 31, 1873 Apr 17, 1917 Harding, Salley A. 1842 1906 (same stone as David D. Harding) Helton, J. Taylor 1861 1933 Helton, Maria S. 1865 1936 (same stone as J. Taylor Helton) Hilton, Bettie A. Apr 6, 1859 Dec 29, 1923 Hilton, J. Taylor 1861 1933 Hilton, Leroy Dec 12, 1891 Dec 6, 1945 Hilton, Maria S. 1865 1936 (same stone as J. Taylor Hilton) Hilton, Pink Ann Mar 17, 1893 Dec 31, 1916 wife of J.A. Hilton Hilton, Sylvia May Oct 23, 1896 Apr 13, 1966 (same stone as Leroy Hilton) Hilyard, Joseph 1856 1926 Hilyard, Loretta 1917 1927 Hollen, Marie 1871 1921 mother, (same stone as William Hollen) Hollen, William 1864 1942 Holley, Clifford W. Apr 7, 1913 Jun 30, 1981 Hopkins, Armina E. 1881 1919 (same stone as George B. Hopkins) Hopkins, George B. 1879 1941 Hopper, Esther M. 1903 1964 mother of Chester & Harold Dunkin Ingersol, Charles F. Jan 01, 1935 Feb 03, 1978 Ser. US Navy Korea 1935-1978 Isaacs, Rosa E. 1879 1933 Isaacs, William H. 1864 1956 (same stone as Rosa E.) Jarvis, Donald Loyde Aug 23, 1934 Nov 30, 1934 son of Elmer and Dessie Jarvis Kelly, John M. 1842 1935 Kelly, Martha A. 1844 1927 (same stone as John M. Kelly) Kemper, Mildred M. Ram Dec 1, 1914 (same stone as William Kemper) Kemper, William Oct 16, 1903 Apr 2, 1995 Kidder, Georgia Pearl Mar 14, 1901 Sep 7, 1922 Knight, Josephine 1879 1922 (same stone as Wellington Knight) Knight, Wellington 1869 1924 Leamon, Letitia Feb 5, 1864 Jan 12, 1937 (same stone as Oscar Leamon) Leamon, Oscar Mar 11, 1862 Aug 14, 1911 Lee, Creed Rufus Oct 15, 1901 Nov 23, 1956 PVT CMP World War II Lee, Grandma 1836 1929 At Rest (this is Jane D. Wendell Axtell Lee, PA) Lewis, Arva M. Feb 24, 1882 Apr 24, 1923 Lewis, David H. Mar 19, 1876 Apr 15, 1945 Light, Lettie Feb 7, 1848 Jul 20, 1932 Liston, Lee Ona Apr1, 1922 ( this is an infant) Lockard, Dorthy Jean Jan 3, 1943 Lockard, Wesley E. Nov 25, 1922 Nov 29, 1944 Oklahoma Sgt Infantry WW II Luce, Nora Sharum 1878 1908 (with George M. and Marie A. Sharum) Luther, Emma E. Mar 24, 1853 Dec 7, 1940 (same stone as J.C. Luther) Luther, Harry Oct 4, 1888 Jan 17, 1906 son of J.C. and E.E. Luther Luther, J.C. Aug 26, 1847 Jun 10, 1917 Malloy, Rosa E. My 5, 1872 Feb 22, 1928 (same stone as William L. Malloy) Malloy, William L. Oct 4, 1864 Nov 14, 1944 Maranville, Ida L. Cra Dec 31, 1896 Sep 27, 1985 McGee, Christopher Kin Sep 7, 1914 Jan 3, 1929 McGee, Claud Dec 27, 1890 Sep 19, 1908 McGee, George D. Aug 16, 1898 Jul 29, 1973 McGee, Henry Feb 9, 1838 Aug 1919 McGee, Miranda E. 1888 1970 McGee, Thomas K. 1870 1947 (same stone as Miranda E. McGee) McKee, Archie Thomas Oct 12, 1924 Jan 22, 1993 US Marine Corps McKee, Ben Frank 1885 1956 Father McKee, Claude E. 1914 1940 Son (same stone as Ben Frank McKee) McKee, Edwin Jack Nov 5, 1938 McKee, Lora Ellen May 30, 1930 Oct 15, 1930 McKnight, Martha 1871 1943 McKnight, Rebecca 1825 1901 First burial in this Cemetery Moler, Marcus 1863 1949 Moore, Jesse L. 1882 1961 (same stone as Porter C. Moore) Moore, Porter C. 1860 1933 Moore, Ulysses E. 1892 1964 Morton, Norman Lee Dec 1, 1925 Aug 11, 1993 PFC US Army WW II Mullins, Ed Sep 13, 1878 Jul 25, 1909 son of W. and S.J. (Mullins) Myers, Elsie Axtell Jan 31, 1897 Nov 14, 1917 wife of James A. Myers (dau of Zenas Axtell) Nelson, Allie Baker Nov 23, 1903 Apr 7, 1991 Mom Nichols, Dr. Thomas D. 1844 1904 Norton, Charles H. 1878 1958 Oliver, Gary David Aug 24, 1946 Dec 22, 1946 Pace, B.F. 1850 1928 Pace, Maranda L. 1856 1936 (same stone as B. F. Pace) Payne, Crestus H. Mar 7, 1888 Dec 16, 1925 Payne, Grace Lynn Long Nov 11, 1887 Feb 27, 1981 Perreault, George Edwa Oct 08, 1914 Oct 04, 1997 Phenis, Flora J. Jun 8, 1855 Apr 12, 1929 (with William R. Phenis) Phenis, William R. Apr 14, 1852 May 26, 1909 Phillips, George Natha Oct 6, 1896 Nov 11, 1934 Phillips, Hazel Lula Mar 23, 1900 Jan 19, 1936 (same stone as George Nathan Phillips) Phillips, Mary Marie Apr 28, 1930 May 7, 1930 (same stone as George Nathan Phillips) Pierce Mar 27, 1936 (this is the stone of an infant) Price, Tempie V. Mar 17, 1862 Apr 8, 1958 Price, Zeb Vance Feb 13, 1862 Nov 23, 1945 Pruitt, Pearl Clara Ra Jan 2, 1902 Jul 7, 1982 gdau of Wm Thomas & Janet (Ramsey) Quimby, Bazil Mar 16, 1854 Feb 20, 1919 Father Quimby, Frankie Jun 16, 1865 Jun 24, 1933 Mother (same stone as Bazil Quimby) Ramsey, Janet Webb Apr 16, 1853 Feb 4, 1916 (same stone as William T.) Ramsey, Ralph Feb 02, 1918 Oct 29, 1921 son of L.C. and Mrs. Ramsey Ramsey, Sally Ann Sep 27, 1936 Aug 6, 2001 dau of Homer Ramsey Ramsey, William T. Oct 16, 1842 May 31, 1913 Ramsey, William Thomas Oct 16, 1842 May 31, 1913 Corp Co. G. 26 VA INF Confederate States Army Reed, Almedia Gertrude Jul 13, 1906 Nov 16, 1932 Reed, Orange 1838 1913 Reed, Sarah J. 1847 1933 (same stone as Orange Reed) Richardson, Emil C. Aug 13, 1900 Mar 23, 1927 Sales, Edward Leroy Apr 8, 1949 (stone indicates this is an infant) Scrivner, Clifford A. Jan 8, 1879 Dec 29, 1932 Scrivner, Viola L. Jun 10, 1912 Oct 19, 1918 wife of Bert Ammini Scrivner Sessions, Eugene R. Dec 27, 1925 Aug 16, 1957 Sessions, Omar W. Jan 21, 1892 Mar 9, 1945 Pvt 11 Co. Coast Arty. Sharum, George M. 1842 1918 Sharum, Marie A. 1853 1928 (with George M. Sharum) Sherrill, baby Oct 28, 1926 Nov 7, 1926 son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sherill Shoup, Ethel E. Apr 25, 1881 Feb 5, 1969 Shoup, Frank At this site on Sep 22, 1891 Frank Shoup staked his claim for homestead rights to SE20-18N4E IM in the opening of the of the SAC and Fox Lands Shoup, Frank A. Jul 12, 1868 Dec 1, 1958 Shoup, Herbert Milton, Apr 1, 1941 Apr 21, 1993 Smith, Abbie V. 1877 1956 Smith, Frank A. Jan 16, 1854 Feb 16, 1929 Smith, Raymond Cook Oct 13, 1906 Dec 28, 1922 (Rebecca,Frank A.,& Raymond Cook Smith,same stone) Smith, Rebecca Jul 2, 1855 Jul 2, 1933 Smith, Willard A. 1873 1963 (same stone as Abbie V. Smith) Smyrl, Clara F. 1877 1972 (same stone as Robert J. Smyrl) Smyrl, Robert J. 1860 1932 Snelson, Nancy M. 1861 1943 Stephens, Louisa 1873 1955 Stephens, M.E. Mar 9, 1874 Dec 3, 1939 (with Louisa Stephens) Stephenson, Velma 1909 1940 Thomas, Elmira 1843 1931 wife of John C. Thomas Thomas, John C. Jun 26, 1843 Feb 21, 1907 At Rest Tipton, Ben 1876 1962 Tipton, Lida Luella 1888 1954 Topper, Mary M. Dec 6, 1865 Jan 28, 1961 Topper, William Aug 12, 1859 Feb 14, 1939 (same stone as Mary M. Topper) Torrence, John W. 1836 1912 Torrence, Sina B. 1861 1949 (same stone as John W. Torrence) Turner, Dolly M. Sep 5, 1891 Jan 4, 1958 Turner, I. Willis Aug 19, 1885 Feb 10, 1911 Turner, John J. Sep 17, 1861 Jul 31, 1940 Vanfelt, C.N. 1851 1921 Vanfelt, Marie Mitchel 1881 1928 (same stone as C.N. Vanfelt) Vanpelt, C.N. 1851 1929 Vanpelt, Marie Mitchel 1881 1928 (same stone as C.N. Vanpelt) Walker, F. Wesley Sep 18, 1880 Jan 2, 1967 Walker, Martha Ann Mar 3, 1861 Mar 27, 1934 Wantland, Zona B. 1896 1967 Watts, Virginia Faye May 13, 1936 May 15, 1936 dau of Leslie and Nadine Wilkins, Christopher 96 Ohio Inf. (dates unreadable) Wilkins, M.C. Jun 6, 1839 Feb 16, 1922 Williamson, Fannie L. 1863 1943 Williamson, Joseph Dec 15, 1858 Aug 30, 1918 Witt, Cooper Oct 1888 Jan 1910 Son (next to Joseph Witt) Witt, Georgia Pearl Mar 14, 1901 Sep 7, 1922 Witt, Joseph Nov 1859 Jan 1910 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Payne County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/payne/payne.html