Freestone County, Texas Cemeteries Mount Canaan Cemetery (a.k.a. Asia #2) ============================================================ visited and photographed by Nancy Rula posted by Eric Bonner Wood ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING - Mount Canaan cemetery is often confused with Asia-Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery . The confusion is found in the death certificates and obituaries. Status: Active Background: Location - In the Pyburn area, located across from Driver Cemetery. Directions - Turn on County Road 890 then onto County Road 884. Cemetery Description: The cemetery has a iron wrought entry "Mount Canaan". Oldest Grave: Apr 2, 1909 Leola Busby ============================================================ Blakeley, Steve Willie Sr. 01/04/1942-09/29/1997 "US Navy Vietnam" Blakley, Bobbie Joe 12/23/1932-09/03/1981 "US Army Korea" Blakley, Frank Edward Sr. 10/12/1934-05/13/1995 "In the Loving Arms of the Lord" Blakley, Herman Perry 04/19/1938-03/28/1989 "US Navy Vietnam" Blakley, Mary Lou 10/01/1912-08/28/1992 "Mother" Blakley, Wayman [10/01/]1913-[02/22/]1969 *D* Blakley, Wesley Joe 02/05/1936-02/11/1960 "Texas SN US Navy"; *D* Blakley, William L. 04/24/1931-03/22/1973 "Texas SN US Navy Korea"; *D* Brown, Louise Williams 06/23/1936-07/24/1982 "Daughter" Busby, Leola 08/15/1881-04/02/1909 "Gone Home" Busby, Phillip 02/05/188?-? "Father" Carter, Alford Lee Sr. 07/21/1941-03/30/2003 Collins, Lula Mae 03/18/1921-09/09/1984 Harrol, Betty 07/23/1942-12/22/2001 "In Loving Memory of Our Sister", "Psalms 121" Hicks, Daniel Tom Sr. 10/08/1915-10/14/2001 Tec 5 US Army WWII Hollie, Herbie Leroy 12/20/1953-10/03/1981 Huckaby, Bobby Everett 12/06/1962-08/11/1998 "Son" Jackson, Bessie 03/12/1909-05/25/1998 Jackson, Granville Alford 04/11/1923-10/05/1993 "Brother" Jackson, Willie 02/10/1905-06/13/1963 *D* Lewis, Elizabeth [10/03/]1891-[05/??/]1973 *S* Livingston, Camera [01/11/]1900-[06/06/]1979 *D*; "Husband" Means, Lillie J. (Jackson) 11/27/1917-[06/19/1998] *S* Means, William T[hurman] 10/22/1917-[08/26/2002] *S*, *O* Nemons, Donald Nelson Jr. 07/26/1968-08/05/2001 "Son" "In Living Memory" Pelton, Lee E[dward] 09/08/1919-04/02/1986 Pelton, Pauline 07/15/1922-10/15/2000 "In God's Care" Rockwell, Ada M. 03/18/1911-03/18/1995 "Forever in our hearts" Ross, Johnnie Lee 05/15/1913-08/26/1984 Standmire, Carolyn [Rae] (Williams) 06/24/1951-11/20/1989 "Daughter" Thompson, Otis 06/??/1904-11/28/1977 "Brother" Thompson, ??? ?-? Williams, Lucy C[orni] 04/13/1918-05/10/1994 "Mother" Williams, Lula B[ell] 01/18/1915-04/09/1989 "Beloved wife, mother and grandmother" Williams, Mrs. Mae Reather 11/27/1930-10/25/2000 "Beloved mother" 3 unknown graves (one funeral marker, one grave with white cross, one grave with white peg) ============================================================ LEGEND: *D* = death certificate found *S* = Social Security death index found *O* = Obituary found