Pontotoc CO OK - Cemetery: Box X Cemetery Submitted by Sharon Burns Crawford - okbits@cox.net This material is donated by the Pontotoc Co. Historical & Genealogical Society. who want to help others. Every effort is made to give credit and protect all copyrights. Presentation here does not extend any permissions to the public. This material can not be included in any compilation, publication, collection, or other reproduction for profit without Permission. Articles remain the property of The Pontotoc Co. Historical & Genealogical Society. Box X Cemetery Box X cemetery is located between Oil Center and Beebe, T-5-N, R-4-E, Section 32 and was canvassed October 3, 1968 by Irmal Haunschild and Eula Hasskarl. Transcribed by [1]Sharon Burnett Crawford Also Additions From[2] "In Loving Memory" Cemetery Book Canvas by Brenda Ward Box X is an cemetery and is said that burials began with the deaths and burials of four soldiers from a company of calvary transferring to the canton once located north of Byars. There is a marker just inside the gates of the cemetery reading, "In Memory of All Veterans whose Resting Place is Known to God Alone. To get to Box X Cemetery go Northwest on Hwy 3W to County Rd 348--Turn Right abt. 1 mile Turn right again. Abbott, Margaret E., wife of T. N., Mar. 10, 1876 - Sept. 28, 1904 "As a wife devoted, as a Mother affectionate, as a friend ever kind and true." Abbott, Effie, 10 Jan 1903 - 10 Jan 1905 Adams, Tony Lee, 9 - 27 - 57 to 8 - 7 - 93 Allen, Adline, 1865 - 1946 "Mother At Rest" Allen, Z. D.......nd Armstrong, Arward A. Oct. 29, 1919 - May 26,1989 "Sgt, U S Army Air Corps WWII" Armstrong, Louise Kelly, June 29,1927 - March 29,1993 "Died age 65 yrs" Belew, Willis, "Son of H. C. & J. L." Jan.9,1888 - Dec.15,1905 Boatman, Melisie, June 15,1843 - Dec. 24,1916 "Asleep in Jesus" Bolin, Floyd, Jan.13,1909 - July 13, 1969 "Our Father" Bolin, Georgia, Mar.9,1897 - July 29,1972 "Our Mother Is Gone, but Not Forgotten" Bolin, J. B., Mar.12,1844 - Jan. 15,1941 Bolin, JoAnn, April 27,1927 - June 12,1957 Bolin, John Wesley, June 24,1884 - April 19,1971 "Father In Loving Memory" Bolin, Johnie, Oct. 27,1912 - Oct. 13,1950 Bolin, Lee, Sept.14,1893 - April 20,1960 "Our Daddy Is Gone, but Not Forgotten" Bolin, Linda Ann "Daughter" Bolin, Nora, Mar. 7,1882 - April 11,1969 Bowers, William Edmund, Sept. 19,1933 - Feb. 4,1993 "U.S. Navy Korea" Bray, Delia E., Feb. 29,1860 - Mar. 3,1938 "Mother" " , W. S., Aug. 14,1858 - Mar. 21 1938 "Father" Bray, Infant, July 29,1901 - July 30, 1901 "At Rest" Bray, James Frederick, Mar. 29,1882 - Mar, 3,1959 Bray, John F., July 28,1908 - Feb.6,1970 "In Loving Memory" Bray, Lillie, Nov. 9,1884 - Feb. 17,1918 Bray, Willie Carl, May 25,1905 - July 25,1909 "At Rest" Brooks, ?, July 17,1898 - Sept. 4,1899 Bruster, Montarea, "Dau. of B. H. & A. L." Sept.28,1901 - Jan. 4,1902 Buchanan, A. T., Mar. 7,1850 - April 6,1907 Buchanan, M. E., 1859 - 1937 Buchanan, Thomas E.,"Son of A. T. & M. E." Dec.18,1887 - Mar. 26,1909 Bullard, J. F., Dec. 11,1848 - Apr. 13,1928 "Gone but Not Forgotten" Cape, Alexander, 1877 - 1959 " , Nancy E. 1881 - 1949 "Mother" Cape, Gladys, June 18,1914 - Jan. 9,1962 "Mother Always Remembered" Chambers, James Lloyd, July 18,1930 - April 9,1991 "U.S Army Korea" Claborn, Jimmy Paul, April 5,1960 - Nov. 21,1985 Coker, J. W., d. Oct.7,1919 "Gone but Not Forgotten" Coker, Orville, Sept. 17,1906 - Jan. 29,1910 "Weep Not, He is at Rest" Collier, R. B., 1859 - 1902, age 43 years Cook, Alice Jane, Feb.7,1867 - Mar. 12,1951 "Our Mother" " , Frank R. June 15,1859 - Feb. 9,1938 "Our Father" Cook, Ollie Mae, Nov. 25,1897 - Aug. 15, 1982 Cowart, Virgil, Mar. 12,1866 - Apr. 1,1926 " , Annie, Dec. 22,1875 - Mar. 4,1949 Crow, Clissie Wells, July 2, 1931 - July 6,1983 "Daughter" Crow, Clinnie A., Jan, 16,1913 - ndd "Mother" " , Albert F., Oct. 12,1903 - Mar. 25,983 "Married June 29,1929" Cude, Mary Ruth....ndd Demaris, Irin, Dec, 20, 1858 - Mar. 26,1938 "Mother, At Rest" Dodd, Cecil, Jan. 1, 1929 - May 11,1990 "U.S Army" Duke, Jack, July 21,1914 - Sept. 19, 1919 Duke, Lenard, Sept. 18, 1915 - Feb. 16, 1920 Duncan, "Infant son of J. A. & Veta N." b. & d. Mar. 13, 1945 Eash, Stephen J., 1904 - 1975 "Gone but Not Forgotten" Elmore, Louje J., "Dau. of P. M. & Sarah" Sept. 19, 1889 - Oct. 18, 1897 "Gone but Not Forgotten" Farmer, Bobby, Mar. 22,1935 - Apr.14,1935 Farmer, Wesley M., Feb. 11, 1908 - Apr. 26, 1985 "Beloved Husband and Dad" Finley, Finis, Jan. 16, 1931 - Jan.16,1931 Frunk, C.J., July 19, 1921 - Nov. 17, 1988 "U.S Army" Gardner, William T., "Son of M. J. & S. E." Nov. 20, 1905 - Nov. 29, 1905 Goodson, Joel J., Dec. 26, 1904 - Oct. 11, 1925 "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" Goodson, Wiloma, June 17, 1924 - June 21, 1924 "Darling We Miss Thee" Graves, Berry Daniel, Apr. 1, 1951 - Apr. 12, 1989 "Cpl U S Marines Viet Nam" Hawkins, Hettie May, "Dau. of M. & M. H." Oct. 5, 1904 - Oct. 12, 1905 Hawkins, M. H., d. 1914 Haynes, Miles, 1848 - 1930 "Father, Death but a Path that Must be Trod if Man would Ever Pass To God" " , Ann B., 1857 - 1930 "Her Happy Soul Has Winged Its Way to One Pure Bright Eternal Day" Haynes, Rebecca, Apr. 2, 1869 - Sept. 26, 1936 Harmon, Ida Lucretia, Sept. 8, 1876 - Nov. 7,1928 Harmon, Nose Eperson, Mar. 23, 1871 - May 30, 1955 Hicker, L. M., Nov. 30, 1889 - May 14, 1913 Hightower, Frances Deatherage 1855 - 1916 Hilton, Abbie Elizabeth, Oct. 4, 1923 - Apr. 28, 1969 Hecht, Bernard W., June 4, 1924 - Dec. 11, 1989 "U S Air Force WW II" Holder, T. J., March 2, 1904 Hull, Jack Marion, July 17, 1931 - Mar. 12, 1991 "PFC U S Army Korea" Humphers, Elbert F. July 8, 1857 - July 27, 1942 "Father" Humphers, James W., Mar. 15, 1883 - June 20, 1947 Humphers, Martha A. Feb. 11, 1860 - Feb. 23, 1933 "Mother" Humphers, Myrtle, Apr. 5, 1902 - Jan. 28, 1946 Humphers, Naomi Lavern, "Dau. of D. F. & Sarah" Mar. 12, 1924 - Sept. 28, 1928 "Our Little Woman" Humphers, Sarah B., Jan. 21, 1901 - June 12, 1979 " , David F., Dec. 9, 1891 - Oct. 27, 1934 Humphers, Walter, Aug. 19, 1900 - June 13, 1902 Irvin, Burtie, Jan. 26, 1903 - Dec. 8, 1916 Irwin, Demaris, Dec. 20, 1858 - Mar. 26, 1939 "Mother" Irwin, Myrtle, "Wife of L. A." Oct. 20, 1891 - Mar. 5, 1958 "At Rest" Johnson, Dartha A. "Dau. of H. S. & N." Sept. 14, 1908 - Sept. 24, 1910 "A Little Time on Earth She Spent Till God For Haste Angels Sent" Jorden, Martin, 1845 - 1901 "Pvt. Co. C 48 Mo Inf" Lambert, Curtis, Jan. 21, 1911 - Apr. 26, 1914 Lawrence, Catherine, Jan. 21, 1837 - Apr. 15, 1922 "Mother" Lewis, Baby Lewis, H. L., "Son of J. A. & M. B." Sept. 9, 1893 - May 18, 1912 "Though He Sleeps His Memory Doth Live on Cheering Comfort to His Mother" Lewis, Robert Aubrey, June 21, 1924 - Apr. 4, 1989 "U.S Army WW II" Long, John B., 1889 - 1918 "At Rest" Lynch, D. V., Oct. 8, 1858 - Dec. 23, 1933 " , Josephine, Aug. 15, 1869 - Jan. 22, 1958 Nahan, Lendel, Apr. 25, 1931 - Jan. 4, 1991 Mallory, James H., Oct. 7, 1901 - Oct. 6, 1926 "Gone But Not Forgotten" Mallory, Nauric, "Dau. of E. H. & M. V." May 9, 1923 - Sept. 23, 1923 "At Rest" Marshall, Samuel, d. Apr. 20, 1900 Megee, Kenneth E., Dec. 21, 1926 - Apr. 6, 1968 "Okla. Tec 5 873 Ordnance Ham Co WW II" Napie, "Wife of I. G." 7 - 16 - 1866 - - 7 - 30 - 1907 Nelson, Evaline, Feb. 18, 1846 - Aug. 21, 1938 Nelson, Arthur P., 1880 - 1961 " , Lessie L., 1883 - 1969 Nelson, Maud, May 16, 1935 Nelson, Connie M., June 29, 1914 - ndd " , Joe Gordon, Jan. 16, 1910 - Oct. 11, 1987 "PFC U S Army" Nevels, Ozell, July 8, 1923 - Apr. 9, 1924 Northam, George M., 1860 - 1940 " , Mary E., 1860 - 1937 "At Rest With Jesus" Perez, Eva, Oct. 28, 1896 - Apr. 2, 1987 " , Joe, July 4, 1901 - ndd Palmer, Stettie, "Dau. of E. E. & M. F." Oct. 22, 1894 - Jan. 17, 1902 Pardue, Keith J., Jan. 16, 1960 - Sept. 30, 1990 "Did You Know That You Were My Hero?" Parish, Luther J., Nov. 18, 1891 - Feb. 2, 1975 " , Dora, May 20, 1891 - Oct. 7, 1950 Parish, J. Winford, Mar. 1, 1889 - [d. 4 Sep 1967] Parrish, Sam, Feb. 12, 1882 - Nov. 4, 1963 Parrish, B. F., Nov. 26, 1842 - Dec. 7, 1913 " , E. J., Dec. 1, 1857 - May 25, 1906 "The Lord is My Shepherd" Perrine, A. J. , May 10, 1851 - Apr. 8, 1910 "Weep Not, At Rest" Perrine, W. T. "Tom", 1853 - 1923 "Father" Pinley, Baby, 1927 Pinley, "Infant of G. F." Pinley, Clarence J., June 20, 1887 - Dec. 3, 1953 "Texas Pvt U S Army WW I" Pinley, Margie Oneda, "Dau. of Ira & Louisa" July 24, 1926 - Sept. 23, 1928 Prescott, Casey R., b. & d. June 8, 1992 Rains, Alma, July 12, 1910 - July 3, 1912 Rains, A. B, Mar. 1, 1861 - July 25, 1931 ?? " , Ollie D., Apr. 1, 1868 - June 27, 1958 Rains, Daisey, Sept.3, 1907 - July 1, 1909 Rains, J. W., 1904 - 1912 Rains Lester U., Apr. 4, 1896 - Apr. 20, 1963 "Ark. Wagoner Co G 315 Ammo Tn WW I" Rains, Samuel I., Oct. 9, 1928 - Mar. 4, 1980 Ramer, J. W., 1904 - 1912 Ritter, B. F., Jan. 8, 1815 - Oct. 1, 1904 "Asleep in Heaven" Roberts, Andrew Jackson, Dec. 14, 1893 - Mar. 2, 1964 " , Lessie, 1896 - 1944 "Wife" Roberts, Hobert, 1921 - 1945 "Son" Roberts, Tilty Jane, 1824 - 1907 "Grandmother Gone But Not Forgotten" Roberts, Naude 1887 - 1971 " , Jess 1893 - 1954 Rutledge Dow, Feb. 12, 1872 - Feb. 15, 1952 " , Zadie, Sept. 13, 1882 - Apr. 12, 1941 Rutledge, Mary, Apr. 21, 1839 - Nov. 15, 1930 Sanders, Vaudie L., Jan. 10, 1917 - Aug. 6, 1917 Sanders, W. Floyd, Oct. 16, 1889 - Dec. 3, 1918 Savage, John A., son of J. S. & M. E., Mar. 6, 1902 - Apr. 3, 1916 "Asleep In Jesus" Scaff, Marie, Mar. 30, 1919 - Mar. 28, 1934 See, Blanche See, D. W. See, Mary "Grandmother" Shaw, Billy Joe Shaw, Dennis Keith, Mar.5, 1926 - June 12, 1957 Shaw, Dovie Opal, Dec. 31, 1903 - Aug. 9, 1990 "In God's Care" " , Joseph Edward, May 18, 1898 - Dec. 2, 1986 Shaw, Levi, 1818 - 1872 "Pvt. Co H 32 No Inf" Shaw, Roger G. ,Jan. 7, 1959 - ndd Shaw, Troy Edward, Oct. 7, 1920 - Sept. 9, 1993, age 72 yrs. Shaw, Willie Joe, Mar. 5, 1926 - ndd Smith, Elgin W., Aug. 20, 1913 - Aug. 28, 1989 "Devoted Minister, Husband, and Dad" Smith, Lydia L., Oct. 2, 1920 - Nov. 25, 1944 "Darling Wife and Mother" Smith, Viola R., Oct. 12, 1887 - Dec. 25, 1914 "Mother" Standridge, Bertha M., Feb. 14, 1901 - Oct. 2, 1923 Standridge, Ethel, Nov. 9, 1892 - Feb. 14, 1915 "Peace, Perfect Peace" Stanger, Florence A., April 20, 1900 - Nov. 21,1914 "Our Precious One Asleep in Jesus" Sweeney, Audry Loeva, July 12, 1902 - Sept. 13, 1952 Terry, A. C., died Nov. 24, 1989 Waldby, Bula, dau. of G. N. & M. A., Dec. 10, 1908 - Dec. 26, 1908 Waldby, Dorthy, dau. of G. N. & N. A., April 15, 1910 - April 27, 1910 Walden, Elmer, Dec. 21, 1871 - June 28, 1951 " , Cordie, Mar. 5, 1881 - April 1, 1971 Walden, Newt, Mar. 19, 1908 - Mar. 21, 1928 " Gone But Not Forgotten" Wells, George W. 30 Apr 1866 - 10 Dec 1930 " , Hanna K, Jan. 9, 1872 - July 4, 1957 Wilburn, Inf. of C. S. & L. B., age 2 mos., 4 days "A Little But Sleeps of Love to Bloom with God Above" Willis, Sarah Wilson, Aubrey C., May 1901 - Oct. 23, 1927 Wilson, Win. Fred, April 22, 1905 - Oct. 20, 1983 Winton, Susan, wife of W. A., Jan. 19, 1876 - Mar. 24, 1900 Wood, Cintea D., wife of C. L., died Oct. 25, 1900, age 30 yrs., 4 D. W. "This is a small stone, with initials only" These are burials also reported to have been made in the Box X Cemetery, although no formal stones or markers exist today. Some are marked by bricks or small stones, with or without inscriptions. The following is taken from family members, public records, newspaper notices, and other sources. Information From "In Loving Memory" Adams, Irene Lee, dau. of J. E., 2 Sep 1921 - 15 Jan 1929 Adams, Phillip d. 4 Jun 1912, age 77 yrs. Bolin, Inf. of W. B., b. & d. 5 Mar 1930 Bray, Delcinin, died 1st week of March 1933, age 78 yrs. Burlson, Lela, dau. of E. N. & Emma, d. 13 Feb 1916, age 17 yrs. Cowger, Pauline 31 Jul 1912 - 23 Aug 1912 Farris, Inf. son of Claud & Ollie "Cook" Farris, 10 May 1921 - 2 Jun 1921 Graham, Hulda Mae, wife of Berry, l Dec 1846 - 22 Sep 1932 (Mother of Cordelia Susan Graham Walden) Grant, Nora d. 9 Jul 1914, age 22 yrs. Hyser, Mattie, died 31 May 1911, age 63 yrs. " , Claud d. 31 Mar 1912, age 12 yrs., 8 mos., 24 days Hayes, Jones, Inf. of Elva & Bess, b. & d. 9 Mar 1930 McDaniels, McKinley H., son of G. W. & Mary B. "Hays" McDaniels, 22 Feb 1898 - 14 Nov 1918 Mayfield, Maggie Lahunta, dau. of E. A. & ? "Crow" Mayfield, died 25 Feb 1930 Parish, Coy, son of W. W. & Gertie "Sutton" Parrish, 20 Sep 1914 - 24 Oct 1919 Parish, Gus, died 8 Jun 1909, age 9 mos. Pumice, Jack, died 8 Apr 1908, age 62 yrs. Roddy, Inf. of Jim & Myrtle "Maxwell" Roddy, 20 Mar 1921 - 16 Mar 1921 Sanders, W. Floyd, son of Jentry & Lizzie "Rigsby" Sanders Tarkington, John J. died 13 Jan 1909, age 22 years Walden, Rita Fae, dau. of J. J. & Gertie "Downs" Walden, 23 Oct 1930 - 8 Nov 1930 Walls, George, Dec. 9, 1913, age 65 yrs. Wilburn, Infant, of C.S. & L.B., died Jan. 28, 1915, age 2 mos., 4 das. Yarbrough, Mr., d. Sept. 11, 1912, age 56 yrs. ==================================================================== 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. 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