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Sternenberg zapot54@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shady Grove Cemetery, Pittsburg County Located approximately 10 miles north of McAlester, Oklahoma on highway 113 and one-half mile east on Shady Grove Road Transcribed by: Karla Barlow Taylor For the OKGenWeb Project - Pittsburg County Adkins, Anna Margaret May 2, 1924 September 6, 1926 d/o Bill and Ethel Adkins Allford, Carol October 15, 1937 April 10, 1999 Baker, baby (not located) Baker, Susie S. January 15, 1894 January 18, 1964 w/o John Baker "Beloved Mama and Grandmother" Baker, John W. May 25, 1886 July 1, 1972 h/o Susie Baker "Beloved Daddy and Grandpa" Barlow, Jimmy Dale February 8, 1929 April 30, 1997 h/o Wanda C. Parr Barlow; Married, March 29, 1951 Parents of : Susan Diann, Karen Dale, Karla Jean, Jimmy Don, Charles Lynn M SGT US ARMY WWII, KOREA Bice, Herman Died March 1955 Bice, Sarah Ormann (Stone not located) Bice, Bob (stone not located) Bishop, Etta Marie April 13, 1922 May 18, 1975 "She trusted and believed in Jesus" Bishop, Justin B. October 10, 1915 February 15, 1993 "A quiet man who gave to all" US ARMY WWII Purple Heart Blas, Ed (Stone not found) Boggs, Jim (Not located) Brinkley, Catherine March 4, 1861 June 9, 1932 Brown, Elsie November 20, 1880 May 11, 1952 "Asleep in Jesus" Brown, Nathan P. April 20, 1865 February 17, 1932 "Gone but not Forgotten" Brown, ? ? ? 1865 - 1911 Browning, E.A. December 15, 1885 March 17, 1962 Browning, Edna June 22, 1889 October 11, 1957 Browning, Mildred August 4, 1914 December 13, 1957 Browning, Eugene April 25, 1920 November 19, 1989 US ARMY WWII Bryant, Cleo (Green) 1909 - 1984 "Loving wife and mother" Butler, Hazel Lorraine November 1, 1928 February 17, 1976 Cagle, Walter March 14, 1908 February 9, 1981 (Married: July 18, 1936) Cobb, baby (Not located) Cobb, Steve Douglas November 9, 1886 March 27, 1968 PVT HQ Co 79 INF. WWI Cobb, Wyatt D. 1933 - 1998 PVT US ARMY Cobb, Milford E. June 4, 1935 May 23, 1969 OK SSG Advisory Team 87 VIETNAM SS - BSM PH Cobb, Rose (Not located) Cobb, Thomas Leonard April 7, 1892 January 23, 1958 OK PVT Co B1 Development BN WWI Cobb, Benjamin (Not located) Collins, Sara (Lorene) September 23, 1919 May 12, 1978 w/o John R. Collins "Together Forever" Collins, Linda Lou 1942 - 1985 "Beloved wife, mother, grandmother" Conger, Ed L. May 6, 1919 April 8, 1991 "Loving Memories" S SGT US ARMY WWII Crenshaw, Eli 1874 - 1958 Crenshaw, Frances 1882 - 1930 Davis, Hazel Ruth March 13, 1937 June 21, 1999 Dockstader, Marie Griffith 1917 - 1994 Dunn, Liddie W. 1881 - 1971 w/o Gilbert A. Dunn "Together Forever" Dunn, Gilbert A. 1875 - 1973 h/o Liddie Dunn "Together Forever" Dunn, Clarence May 3, 1905 May 6, 1942 Dunn, Ellis T. February 26, 1907 March 20, 1973 "Our Beloved Husband and Father" Duvall, Sarah E. July 2, 1886 October 30, 1959 w/o Alex Duvall "Not dead, only sleeping" Duvall, Alex June 19, 1884 December 24, 1942 h/o Sarah E. Duvall "Not dead, only sleeping" Edwards, Robert L. August 18, 1923 September 19, 1928 Son of W.A. and Laura Edwards Foster, Lutitia 1883 - 1967 w/o Memorial Foster Foster, Memorial (Doc) 1872 - 1926 h/o Lutitia Foster Free, Etter April 4, 1882 December 14, 1921 w/o J. H. Free "A loving wife, a mother dear, a precious one lies buried here." Free, John H. 1874 - 1968 h/o Etter Free "At rest with Jesus" Free, Johnnie February 19, 1921 August 29, 1921 s/o J.H. and Etter Free "In God we trust" Free, John December 5, 1845 December 15, 1933 Co. K 13 Kansas Infantry Free, Gladys F. May 26, 1912 June 15, 1979 w/o Orval Free Free, Col. Orval June 10, 1910 January 14, 1991 h/o Gladys F. Free Free, Maryetta August 13, 1932 September 15, 1944 (d/o Mr. and Mrs. Orval Free) "Closed her eyes and gone to sleep" Fuller, Arlan Jr. August 5, 1926 October 29, 1991 h/o Oleta June James Fuller "PaPa" BM 2 US NAVY WWII, KOREA Gragg, Roy C., Jr. November 30, 1929 October 1, 1938 "Asleep in Jesus, blessed thought" Green, Cecil R. 1918 - 1967 "Beloved" h/o Alma Green Green, Alma B. 1916 - 1974 "Auntie" w/o Cecil Green Griffith, Alma (not located) Griffith, Ethel Marie September 7, 1900 July 19, 1979 "Rev. 22-14" AT REST "Mother" Griffith, Belzie Lee July 12, 1892 November 23, 1967 "Awaiting the Resurrection Morn" Hall, John August 4, 1892 March 8, 1970 ARKANSAS PVT CO. M 4th INFANTRY WWI Heady, Minnie M. January 1, 1895 March 5, 1975 "In Memory Of" Heady, Wesley January 15, 1924 August 9, 1998 Heady, Sarah E. March 11, 1868 May 12, 1962 w/o Abe Heady "Our Beloved" Heady, Evert February 2, 1894 February 24, 1955 "Gone But Not Forgotten" Heady, Abe L. May 7, 1867 February 7, 1944 h/o Sarah E. Heady "Our Beloved" Heady, Lula H. January 16, 1899 August 8, 1923 w/o Joseph A. Heady "Our Beloved" Heady, Joseph A. January 26, 1898 October 17, 1923 h/o Lula Heady "Our Beloved" Higgins, Etta 1905 - 1926 w/o D.C. Higgins "At Rest" Higgins, Etta Clyde 1923 - 1925 d/o Etta and D.C. Higgins "At Rest" Hill, Carl E. December 21, 1910 May 18, 1991 h/o Stella Free Hill Hill, Stella M. May 6, 1912 December 17, 1993 w/o Carl Hill House, Flora (Double stone with Elmo) No information given House, Elmo H. February 22, 1910 December 4, 1989 "Precious Father" Sing Unto Him a New Song h/o Flora House House, Belle Pheobe August 26, 1878 April 21, 1961 w/o William S. House "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" Rev. 14:13 House, William S. November 23, 1863 June 12, 1942 h/o Belle House "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" Rev. 14:13 House, Mildred Oleta November 8, 1925 December 24, 1928 James, Auldy R. October 9, 1895 November 28, 1972 h/o Gracie James "Together Forever" US VETERAN James, A. Argusta January 4, 1907 December 15, 1985 w/o William James "Memaw" "At Rest" James, William "Check" March 15, 1908 October 25, 1993 h/o A. Argusta "Guster" James "Grandad" "At Rest" James, John Auldy February 17, 1940 February 17, 1940 s/o Auldy and Gracie James James, Gracie E. May 8, 1904 June 2, 1989 w/o Auldy R. James "Together Forever" Janes, Dorothy A. August 10, 1923 December 13, 1986 w/o William C. "At Peace" Janes, William C. (Bill) May 12, 1923 November 22, 1990 h/o Dorothy Janes "Loving Husband and Father" US ARMY WWII Janway, Jessie W., Sr. July 10, 1919 September 4, 1992 h/o Belva E. Janway Married: March 17, 1945 "Grandpa" US ARMY AIR CORPS WWII Janway, Belva E. March 31, 1922 July 22, 1995 w/o Jessie W. Janway Married: March 17, 1945 "Grandma" Jernigen, Eva December 1903 July 1935 w/o Charlie Jernigen "At Rest" Jernigen, Charlie Lee May 19, 1900 January 30, 1953 h/o Eva Jernigen "At Rest" Johnson, Helen K. July 2, 1920 September 12, 1921 d/o Goldie and Alta Johnson "In God we trust" Johnson, Junior December 6, 1933 January 25, 1940 s/o Goldie and Alta Johnson Johnson, Alta July 24, 1902 September 14, 1983 h/o Goldie Johnson "Holy Bible" Johnson, Goldie April 26, 1900 January 7, 1976 w/o Alta Johnson Kashwer, Marla Dawn August 3, 1970 July 8, 1975 (Sister of Mark Kashwer) "Beloved" Kashwer, Mark Brandon November 1, 1967 November 29, 1995 (Brother of Marla Kashwer) "Beloved" Lashbrook, Ellen ________ - 1947 Lashbrook, Lela (Stone marker, no info.) Lashbrook, Bud Died August 3, 1944 Lashbrook, George (Unreadable) Lashbrook, Jimmy June 1935 September 1937 Lashbrook, G.D. Died 1934 Lashbrook, Frank Died April 3, 1944 Lavarnway, Leslie 1895 - 1936 Lavarnway, Henry Alford December 6, 1910 October 6, 1982 Lavarnway, Samuel W. August 22, 1907 March 9, 1977 "Beloved Father" Lavarnway, Oma November 2, 1882 September 27, 1962 Lavarnway, Goldie May 23, 1912 May 29, 1995 "Beloved Mother of 10" Leatch, Roxie (Free) August 7, 1884 February 23, 1965 "Peace" Lee, Maggie Parkerson 1870 - 1928 "At rest" Lester, Carl 1881 - 1941 "There is rest in Heaven." Lester, Ed 1907 - 1969 Lewis, Agnes (Mays) March 3, 1897 March 4, 1990 (Sister of Charles P. Mays) Lewis,Florance September 3, 1903 April 14, 1936 (Daughter of W.S. and Belle House) "Weep not she is not dead but sleepeth" Logan, Anna Lou (James) September 12, 1936 September 20, 1991 "A Loving Mother/Grannynanny" Marshall, Wanda May 21, 1929 June 13, 1929 Martin, Roxie L. January 22, 1890 March 14, 1965 "Mother" Maynard, J.D. December 1929 Mays, Charles P. March 24, 1879 September 26, 1969 h/o Ora Rucker Mays Mays, Ora L. April 4, 1887 July 3, 1968 w/o Charles P. Mays McClure, Blanche 1925 - 1932 McNatt, Everett A. May 8, 1927 July 21, 1987 h/o Marjorie "In Loving Memory" S1 US NAVY WWII Meltabarger, Winnie March 29, 1888 June 20, 1951 w/o Ernest Meltabarger Meltabarger, Ernest July 20, 1884 June 5, 1960 h/o Winnie Meltabarger Meltabarger, Archie B. (Dutch) March 31, 1912 December 18, 1989 h/o Imadeen CPL US ARMY WWII Minyard, Onnie J. February 26, 1928 November 30, 1992 h/o Bernice Minyard Married: June 11, 1945 US ARMY WWII Mitchell, Ethel Ruth May 4, 1887 November 26, 1973 Mitchell, Lee W. 1892 - 1927 Mullins, Lula March 6, 1901 September 13, 1996 w/o Celdon Mullins "We will meet again" Parents of Floy, Dow, Lucy, Louvene Mullins, Bee B. January 4, 1889 February 15, 1968 OK PVT Co Q 1 Development BN WWI Mullins, Lucy March 22, 1862 June 23, 1926 "In Loving Memory" Mullins, Clendon R. February 27, 1893 August 31, 1968 h/o Lula Mullins "We will meet again" Parents of Floy, Dow, Lucy, Louvene Mullins, Ruth K. October 27, 1925 August 9, 1994 "A chapter completed, a page turned, a life well lived, a rest well earned" Nelson, Billy Andrew March 2, 1927 March 9, 1999 PFC US ARMY WWII Nelson, Clarence L. December 20, 1897 November 18, 1948 (footstone "Daddy") Nelson, Ethel November 16, 1906 March 21, 1998 (footstone "Mama") Wed: August 23, 1924 Nelson, Charles H. 1945 - 1998 (No stone) Pewter garden plaque states "Looking back...I can clearly see that the perfect friend- ship was you and me." Pewter engraved with "Bud" "Our Little Brother" and "Love you" Nelson, Joe Evert October 14, 1939 September 24, 1940 "At Rest" Panel, baby (Not located) Parkerson, Fred (not located) Parr, Charlie June 20, 1911 June 27, 1981 h/o Fern Meltabarger Parr Perkins, Sarah Died March 1930 Pillows, John B. December 19, 1881 April 28, 1965 Pillows, Elizabeth April 10, 1887 October 4, 1923 "Wife of J.B. Pillows" "Here is one who is sleeping in faith and love. With hope that is treasured in Heaven above." Pillows, Della September 7, 1889 August 10, 1946 "Mother" In after time we'll meet her Pinkerton, J. Died 1931 Pope, Elsie May 9, 1908 October 5, 1937 Porter, Hester (No info.) Believed to be wife of elder Jessie Porter, Jessie Alexander July 2, 1936 April 1, 1998 US Air Force Porter, Matilda 1876 1956 Porter, Rebecca Ann 1938 1969 Porter,Jessie 1904 1979 Porter,Robert (No info.) Puckett, Oliver (Not located) Pulliam, Sylvester Hughes June 20, 1916 January 31, 1933 Randy, Frank March 29, 1914 December 9, 1996 h/o Dortha Randy SGT US ARMY WWII Rice, Bob (Stone not located) Riley, Ruby J. November 14, 1914 August 26, 1998 w/o Clayton Riley "Beloved Mother" Riley, Roy July 23, 1914 June 28, 1986 h/o Ineta Browning Riley US ARMY WWII Riley, Clayton January 6, 1913 January 11, 1971 h/o Ruby J. Riley "Beloved Father" Roe, Dennis Dale August 4, 1961 December 20, 1980 Sandr, Mary (Very difficult to read; old, carved rock headstone) Shelton, Jake C. April 2, 1883 September 16, 1964 Shelton, Willie February 5, 1885 December 16, 1946 "A loving wife, a mother dear, a precious one is lying here" Simmons, Nettie (Stone not located) Simmons, John C. February 15, 1861 August 25, 1926 Simmons, Barbara ____ 18, 1862 June 24, 1924 Suominen, Lucy M. February 2, 1925 September 15, 1993 w/o John Suominen parents of Richard D. Suominen, John U. July 26, 1912 November 21, 1989 h/o Lucy Suominen parents of Richard D. US VETERAN Sutton, Ada December 19, 1879 January 10, 1974 Sutton, Addie W. June 13, 1904 No death date Sutton, Noel D. July 13, 1922 April 23, 1960 OK S SGT 26 Station Hospital WWII Swarer, Raymond Preston (Wingo) May 21, 1980 May 16, 1997 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Phil. 4-13 Thomas, Sarah 1876 - 1948 w/o Howard Thomas Thomas, James Ira February 15, 1878 April 16, 1943 "At Rest" US VETERAN Thomas, Howard 1881 - 1944 h/o Sarah Thomas PVT CO "C" 5 INF VOLS SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Thomas, Ben F. May 29, 1909 January 3, 1979 h/o OraLee Thomas "In Loving Memory" Thomas, Richard R. December 29, 1911 December 11, 1957 "Unto you is Paradise opened" Tompkins, Charlie (Not located) Walker, Beulah M. November 14, 1916 January 4, 1990 "Mother" Wingo, baby November 25, 1927 Wingo, James R. February 6, 1908 May 17, 1979 h/o Pearlie Wingo Wingo, Capt. Charles J. April 9, 1936 November 14, 1990 "In memory of our Loving Dad" US AIR FORCE Wingo, Mattie 1883 - 1931 w/o James A. Wingo "Together Forever" Wingo, James G. September 27, 1930 July 18, 1993 h/o Bonnie Wingo "Eternal Rest" PFC US ARMY KOREA Wingo, B.P. May 22, 1909 November 25, 1978 h/o Neoma M. Wingo "Together Forever" Wingo, Thelma A. August 19, 1921 June 15, 1991 w/o Jack Wingo Wingo, A.C. April 10, 1911 November 4, 1987 h/o Iva Wingo Married: June 20, 1929 Wingo, James A. 1880 - 1962 h/o Mattie Wingo "Together Forever" Wingo, Jack F. August 28, 1920 June 13, 1992 h/o Thelma Wingo Wingo, Jackie L. November 14, 1948 May 30, 1950 s/o Jack F. and Thelma Wingo Wingo, Neoma M. November 23, 1909 August 15, 1993 w/o B.P. Wingo "Together Forever" Other Submitter's: L. Thomas MAYS surname, info above.