Washita County, Oklahoma - Cemeteries: Rainey Cemetery ************************************************************************ 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. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jarrelynn Tarver October 30, 2001 ************************************************************************ Rainey Cemetery This is an abandoned cemetery in Washita county Oklahoma. It is located East of the town of Rocky on 55. Go 6 miles east to a sign that says cemetery (Salem Cemetery is located 2 miles south. The abandoned one is 1 mile south on the west side of the road, you can see it from the road it is located in the south end of a field, and surrounded by an electric fence. At one time it was taken care of as there are lilac bushes, iris plants, and various shrubs, neglected for years. I have recorded as many of the stones that were engraved. There are broken stones, rocks and boggy soil as graves were sunken as were markers. ============================================================================= Famey Ann Hall b.7 20 1852 d3 23 1917 This Smith lot is large rectangular edged in concrete but so overgrown you are unable to see. Willie Smith (Mother) b.1877 d1915 Riley Smith (Father) b.1874 d.1930 Troy Smith (Son) b.1899 d.1901 Donna Smith (Daughter) b.1897 d.1913 Charles Willard Cox b.3 1 1897 d.8 20 1900 B.M. Cox b.6 5 1861 d.5-16-1919 The stone has a engraved chain with F.O.T. engraved inside. Ida Cox Daughter of J.R. and Susie Cox b.5-11-1916 d.5-19-1916 Oceola Marlow Son of G.A. and L.E. b.12-5-1898 d.6-25-1900 Stella McCaskey b.10-15-1886 d.3 2 1908 W.H. Fargierd. d. 8-22-1900 Age 45 years, 1 mo. 16 days Gracie B. Smith Infant daughter of E.B. and L.J. b.8-15-1902 d.9-4-1902 James Smith Son of E.B. and L.J. B ? ? 1907 d.6-17-1907 Vergie Hughen ? hard to read Wife of G.B. Hughen ? b.5-20-1824 d.1 20 1903 This stone has a hand in a circle with the index finger pointing down and an engraved chain intertwined Arthur Heasly b.4-10-1906 d.6-27-1909 Infant Daughter of Mr. And Mrs. R.N. Hughes b.3-2-1894 age 5/8 ? days This plot is fenced Double stone Witcher Ben b.1861 d.1951 Fannie b.1864 d.1961 In same plot and next to this stone is an older, tall stone weathered with the name Mitcher, I double checked the stones to see if I had made the mistake but they are clearly deep engraved as Mitcher and Witcher. Isaac ?W. Mitcher Son of B.M. and S.F. b.5-1-1882 d.8-27-1909 Alpha infant daughter of CW. And M. Smith b.1901 d.1906 A large fenced plot Double stone Ball William M (Father) b.1852 d.1929 Mary E. b.1859 d.1937 Lillie Ball (Sister) b.1877 d.1944 Ruth Ball Daughter of W.M. and M.E. b.7-13-1900 d. 12 years ,6 mo, 4 days Williiam Ball Jr. b.9-11 1890 d.6-21-1901/8 not sure hard to read Dovie Ruth Ball Daughter of J.C. and ? b.11 1 1904 d.2 25 1909 Robert Earl Ball Son of J.C. and D. 9-27-? Velma Marie Ball D/o B.L. and Belle b.5-4-1911 d.4-9- 1914 J. Leslie ? b.1865 d.2 12 1906 William F. Ball S/o J.C. and Dovie Ball b.10-16-1902 d3 13 1904 Daisy Rogers last stone in the fenced plot of the Balls 1895-1962 Thompson Myrtle D/o L.P. and Mary B 10-5- 1902 d.3 13-1908 Thompson Leondias s/o L.P. and Mary b.12-11-1907 d.1-12- 1908 Thompson Johnnie s/o/ L.P. and Mary b.8-5-1905 d.3-17-1908 Ralf Geis b.3-6-1903 d.2-2-1904 ---------------------------------