Johnson Co., TX - Cemeteries: The Venus Memorial Park, Venus, Texas. ******************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: David L. Carlisle November 1, 2002 USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************* The following information is submitted to be used with the file attachments for The Venus Memorial Park, Venus, Texas. (1.) Official Name: Venus Memorial Park, Inc. (2.) Location: Venus, Johnson County, Texas, USA, Lat. 320, 26', 00" N, Long. O970, 06', 08" W (3.) Date: Updated Annually since 1962 (4.) Compilation: Card File, Tombstone Inscriptions and Old Records (5.) Compiled by: Robert Lee Frederick Jr., Nelda Frederick, Bess Waters Carlisle, Randolph R. Carlisle. Database by David L. Carlisle. (6.) Additional Information: a. Street Address: East 5th Street b. Directions: From Dallas, Texas go Southwest on US Highway 67 to Venus, Texas (approx 30 miles). Turn left at Venus on FM Road 157 to 5th street. Turn left on 5th street to the end. c. History: Venus City Cemetery since 1896 d. Ownership: Incorporated in 1962. Perpetual Care e. Contact: Venus Memorial Park, PO Box 125, Venus, TX. 76084. Secretary: Bess Waters Carlisle at 972-775-8487 f. Persons to Contact: Secretary, President or any Board Member g. Condition: Maintained under perpetual care guidelines. David L. Carlisle PO Box 5081 Cottonwood, CA. 96022 530-347-5473 dlc5081@msn.com The Venus Memorial Park, Venus, Texas This is a partial listing. Surnames A-C only ============================================================================================= Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Notes ============================================================================================= Abshire Willie D. 12 Nov 1912 30 Dec 1988 Adkins Isaac 1873 1953 Adkins Josie 1880 1935 Agnew John Reed 25 Aug 1899 28 Aug 1974 Veteran Agnew Pauline 22 Mar 1904 24 Mar 1981 (nee Brown) Alexander George W. 22 Dec 1870 6 Apri 1917 Alexander Martha E. 24 Feb 1848 13 Jun 1911 Alexander William Jackson 15 Jul 1875 21 Jul 1948 Alexander Hattie Mae 27 Feb 1883 25 Aug 1914 Alexander Hazel Mae 2 Dec 1907 20 May 1908 twin d/o M/M W.J. Alexander Alexander William Grady 2 Dec 1907 18 May 1908 twin s/o M/M W.J. Alexander Alexander ?? 18 Aug 1914 infant of Mrs. Jack Alexander Almon Eva Jean 7 Dec 1965 10 Jan 2001 (nee Hughes) Allcorn Susie 21 Dec 1889 10 Mar 1920 Allcorn ?? 1914 infant s/o J.W. and Susie Allcorn Anderson Cay 14 Jan 1917 21 Mar 1918 s/o MM J.W. Anderson Anderson J.W. Jr. 14 Jan 1917 1 Jan 1913 s/o MM J.W. Anderson Anthony Albert Anthony Edith Anthony Allen Joe 14 Jun 1887 12 Jul 1975 Anthony Ollie Bell 16 Dec 1894 23 Mar 1974 Anthony Furnander A. 31 Jan 1897 29 May 1970 Anthony Minnie M. 24 June 1901 14 Aug 1992 (nee Howell) Armstrong Holman 14 Oct 1914 19 Jul 1978 Mason Armstrong Ophelia 16 Oct 1913 11 May 1987 Autrey Katherine Teresa 2 July 1998 2 Jul 1998 Baird Tracy Lynn 1969 25 Nov 1994 Baker Benny Gene 9 Aug 1930 Baker Paula Jean 23 Oct 1934 29 Apr 1986 Bankston David Truman Sr. 1943 23 Oct 1981 Bankston Cecil Ernest 22 Apr 1919 10 Jan 1997 Veteran WWII Barkley Vick 5 May 1856 28 Oct 1934 Barksdale Nathaniel Veteran, CSA Co. G 8th Louisiana Infantry Barksdale Charles M. 11 Feb 1902 25 Jun 1992 Veteran WWII, Mason Barksdale Nora 8 Feb 1897 19 Aug 1982 (nee Wilcox) Barksdale George F. 20 May 1907 14 Jun 1980 Barksdale Lillian 15 Oct 1910 8 May 1972 (nee Reed) Barksdale Rena 10 Dec 1879 9 Dec 1952 Barksdale Edgar G. 30 Sep 1917 7 Jun 1944 Veteran WWII Barksdale Milton 1903 1948 Barksdale Harry Glen 5 Sep 1899 25 Jun 1975 Veteran, WWII Barksdale Thomas George 4 Dec 1935 3 Jan 1993 Barton Pearl 16 Jul 1895 8 Apr 1929 Bassett John W. 11 Apr 1874 23 Dec 1911 W.O.W Baxter John A. 1860 1938 Baxter Mary Bell 1860 1928 Baxter Timothy F. 6 Apr 1887 3 Jan 1951 Baxter Ben 23 Jul 1899 8 Oct 1967 Baxter Tom 5 Jan 1895 21 Mar 1981 Baxter Phillip M. 1889 1954 Baxter Beaulah P. 1893 1960 Baxter W.G. Bill 25 Nov 1892 25 Mar 1977 Baxter Maggie 31 Mar 1887 20 Aug 1955 Bayless Cecil 8 Apr 1920 17 Oct 1984 Veteran Bayless Elizabeth Polly 10 Sep 1921 30 Jan 1992 (nee Walker) Bayless Decie Walter 15 May 1892 29 Jul 1969 Bayless Ocie Emma 3 Jun 1894 24 Jan 1978 Beene J.B. Jiggs 18 Dec 1920 23 Aug 1989 Veteran Beene Billie John 24 Feb 1929 Nov 1988 (nee Whitaker) Bell Charles M. Jr. 9 Oct 1926 20 Jan 1929 Bell Charles M. Sr. 1887 1980 Bell Edna E. 1893 1977 (nee Truelove) Bell Charles Thomas 26 Jun 1955 26 Jun 1998 Benham C.E. 1900 1984 Benham Frances S. 1905 1975 Benham B.J. 1927 1958 Bennett Johnnie 15 Jan 1903 27 Nov 1960 Bennett Clara Belle 24 Oct 1906 7 Nov 1968 Bethany Kenneth Ray 16 May 1931 15 Jun 1978 Veteran, Korea Beyette Anna Wyatt 12 Dec 1913 28 Jul 1992 Beyette William Baird 10 May 1911 10 Sep 1996 Veteran Black Mary Lee Mollie 3 Feb 1892 30 Aug 1980 (nee Kelton) Booth Robert Charles 13 Oct 1933 1 Oct 1987 Veteran, Korea, Vietnam Booth Mildred 6 Nov 1926 5 Nov 1983 (nee Vail) Borger Gwyn Borger Walton Bowers Lola May 15 May 1916 15 May 1916 d/o Charlie and Eliza Bowers Bowers Eliza Belle 1883 1957 (nee Ray) Bowles Mary E. 29 Mar 1849 4 Mar 1905 w/o J.C. Bowles Bowling William Rankin 19 Dec 1863 31 Mar 1935 Bowling Elnora Buford 6 Mar 1869 29 May 1951 (nee Plumlee) Boyd James R. 1871 1918 Boyd Lizzie Thomas 1875 1955 (nee Grooms) Boyd Johnny W. 30 Nov 1903 12 Oct 1975 Boyd James Louis 12 Jul 1918 11 Jul 1985 Boyd Elizabeth 30 Mar 1990 (nee Heiskell) Boyd Eugene 24 Nov 1895 11 Jan 1955 Veteran, WWI Boyd Benjamin Franklin 25 Nov 1913 10 Feb 1998 Boyd Hildreth 19 Apr 1917 15 Dec 1998 Bradley Don Curtis 22 Jan 1931 6 Apr 2001 Brack ?? four children here Brack ?? four graves here Brack Willis G. 26 Dec 1844 2 Feb 1909 Veteran, Civil War Brack Mary Syrelda 1 Jan 1850 Brandon L.E. Babe 11 Aug 1881 23 Oct 1970 Brandon Alta 9 Dec 1893 19 Aug 1988 (nee Jones) Brewer Barry 19 Nov 1936 17 Apr 1984 Mason Brewer Bonard T. 1907 1960 Brewer Ruth 1911 11 Oct 1998 (nee Kidd) Brewer Lana Noreen 2 Jan 1941 16 Feb 1941 Brewer Vernon L. 1936 1936 Brewer Clarence V. 11 Mar 1909 24 Feb 1984 Brewer Lillie Mae Marshall 18 Jul 1913 Brewer J.W. Jim 16 Oct 1877 6 Dec 1939 Mason Brewer Elizabeth 21 Jul 1878 9 May 1962 Brewer Commodore 20 Feb 1901 24 Aug 1902 s/o J.W. and L.R. Brewer Brewer W.J. 9 Feb 1899 15 Aug 1942 Brewer Langford T. Pappy 11 Apr 1914 29 Apr 2000 Brewer Alyne Overa Mimi 10 Sep 1917 1 Feb 1990 (nee Holley) Brewer Pershing T. 1918 1954 Veteran Brewer Willie Nell 1921 1952 (nee Flatt) Brewer James Gary 1948 1950 Brewer Ruth 1911 11 Oct 1998 (nee Kidd) Bright Neva Neal 17 Nov 1913 14 Jan 1998 Brooks Ruth 14 Aug 1904 15 Aug 1904 twin d/o of Henry and Mary Ida Brooks Brooks Ruby 14 Aug 1904 9 Dec 1908 twin d/o of Henry and Mary Ida Brooks Brooks Roy 1 May 1893 28 Jan 1909 s/o of Henry and Mary Ida Brooks Brooks Vera Gladys 11 Aug 1907 23 Feb 1924 Brooks Henry F. 23 July 1864 18 Jun 1925 Brooks Mary Ida 20 Jul 1868 15 Nov 1945 Brown Arthur Jewel 1901 21 Apr 1972 Brown Violet Brown Carmon S. 18 Nov 1897 8 Mar 1969 Veteran, WWI Brown Eula 9 Jan 1904 25 Apr 1986 (nee Gidley) Brown Charles R. 1 Jun 1921 28 Apr 1976 Veteran, WWII Brown George 26 Jan 1867 11 Nov 1940 Brown Mattie 12 Dec 1874 21 Dec 1942 Brown Madden Leta 15 Nov 1902 2 Oct 1978 Brown James Thomas 13 Oct 1876 30 Apr 1950 Brown Cora 5 May 1884 31 Jan 1970 Brown Glen C. Curly 26 Mar 1909 3 Mar 1998 Brown James Thomas Jr. 19 Oct 1911 23 Jul 1984 Brown Joe E.R. 1861 1941 Brown Lucy A. 1872 1939 Brown Michael D. 23 Aug 1979 16 Sep 1995 Brown Olin Willie 11 Nov 1902 30 Apr 1975 Veteran Brown Junita Jane 26 Jun 1898 9 May 1987 (nee Gidley) Brown Woodie D. 17 Dec 1903 18 Oct 1970 Veteran Brown Helen 20 Mar 1920 (nee Anthony) Broxton Charles Wesley 26 Mar 1919 12 Apr 1919 s/o C.W. and Dora Broxton Brumley William S. 24 Aug 1889 2 Mar 1960 Lula Lee 20 Jan 1893 24 Jul 1982 (nee Blanton) Bryan ?? 19 May 1921 19 May 1921 s/o C.W. Bryan Bryant Mable 1902 29 Oct 1979 (nee Mahaney) Bryant William G. 13 Sep 1915 30 Oct 1994 Veteran, WWII Burgess Dalton Fain 14 Dec 1914 10 Mar 1984 Mason Burgess Annette E. (nee Thompson) Burgess Glenn W. 10 Sep 1920 7 Jan 1994 Veteran, Mason Burgess Dorothy Helen 20 Apr 1929 8 Mar 1984 (nee McKinnon) Burgess James Lee Sr. 2 Jul 1918 6 Sep 1974 Burgess Willis Edward Bill 31 Dec 1925 30 Aug 1988 Burgess Dorothy Marie Dar 9 May 1927 22 Sep 1995 (nee Flatt) Burgin Kirk Lee Whitaker 23 July 1926 8 Feb 2000 Burleson Elizabeth 31 Dec 1884 24 Sep 1930 Burt Monty A. Jack 10 Mar 1923 9 Jan 1985 Burt June L. 26 Jun 1925 12 Mar 1995 (nee Cuniff) Caffey George E. 20 Aug 1902 20 Feb 1963 Caffey Alma Peavler Farrow 12 Mar 1912 12 Nov 1987 (nee Kidd) Cain Fauncine 2 Sep 1935 25 Apr 1937 Cain Golden G. 28 Jan 1881 1 Jan 1956 Cain Fannie E. 22 Jul 1886 30 Nov 1967 Cain William Golden Dub 3 Mar 1921 3 Oct 1987 Caldwell Oscar A. 1891 1940 Call Lula Sep 1882 5 Jan 1919 (nee Richardson) Call Marvin 2 Dec 1915 2 Feb 1965 Veteran, WWII Call Alvin 6 Sep 1916 29 Oct 1979 Veteran, WWII Call John Thomas 14 Oct 1918 2 Dec 1940 Camp Erskine William 23 Sep 1901 19 Apr 1969 Camp Nina Mae 9 Nov 1906 3 Apr 1986 (nee Woodard) Campsey Carolyn 26 Mar 1933 4 Mar 1999 Carlisle Lawrence Shytles 7 Jun 1910 19 Mar 1911 s/o John Byron Carlisle, Sr. and Maude Alma Flatt Carlisle ?? 31 Dec 1937 31 Dec 1937 s/o John Byron Carlisle, Jr. and Velma Love Adams Carroll Daisy(nee Cain) 1907 1983 Caudill James Derrell 26 Dec 1987 5 weeks old Chambers James Edward 1863 1928 Chambers Clemye 1872 1919 Chambers Zula 25 Jan 1893 18 Sep 1912 d/o J.E. and Clemye Chambers Bob 1 Jun 1908 2 Aug 1964 Chapman Bertha 13 Apr188 7 Aug 1954 (nee Baxter) Childress Margaret 1831 1925 Childress Lissie Florence 11 Mar 1880 9 Aug 1915 w/o David P. Childress Childress ?? 8 Aug 1915 9 Aug 1915 infant son probably buried with his mother Lissie Christian S.R. 1 May 1846 1 Nov 1908 (nee Meadows) Cloud James A. 7 Jun 1880 29 May 1904 WOW Cohagen Thomas Newton 21 Feb 1860 12 Feb 1938 Cohagen Annie Belle Turpin 10 Feb 1870 4 Dec 1947 Cohagen Thomas Earl 22 Jul 1907 29 Jun 1937 Cohagen Clyde Vernon 21 Feb 1900 11 Jan 1970 Veteran, WWI and WWII, Mason Cohagen Orville Turpin 1913 11 Mar 1993 Veteran Collings Lorena 11 Mar 1911 14 Aug 1918 Conway Jess C. 1913 1913 Conway Janie E. 1852 1935 Conway David Z. 5 Aug 1907 4 Sep 1997 Conway Imogene S. Polly 28 Dec 1908 14Jun 1995 Conway ?? 5 infants of Marion and Mary A. Conway, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1925, 1929 Conway ?? 29 Aug 1938 9 Mar 1949 d/o C.W. Conway and Mary Kidd Cook W.R. 6 Dec 1859 23 Nov 1926 Cook Mack E. 14 Feb 1869 4 May 1945 Cook ?? 31 Jan 1899 31 Jan 1899 s/o J.H. and E.L. Cook Cooper James Gerald 18 Aug 1923 12 Feb 1976 Veteran, WWII Coston Hugh Merle 11 Apr 1934 11 Jul 1998 Craighead Susie 12 Apr 1864 19 Oct 1905 Craighead ?? 14 Oct 1905 14 Oct 1905 s/o R.J. and V.S. Craighead Craighead ?? 18 Feb 1901 18 Feb 1901 d/o R.J. and V.S. Craighead Crain Archer D. Jr. 18 Jan 1915 27 Nov 1974 Mason Crain Mozelle 14 May 1919 (nee Griffin) Crouch Lennie Vivetia Speaks Isham 13 Oct 1906 30 Apr 1967 Crow Edgar Lee 15 Nov 1887 15 Oct 1960 Crow Elizabeth 6 Sep 1886 24 Apr 1960 (nee Mahanay) Cuevas Santos Jr. Poppy 3 Feb 1938 19 Feb1984 Veteran Cuevas Barbara Ann 1942 24 Oct 1987 Cuevas Santos Sr. 12 July 1905 3 June 2001 Cuevas Cleotlide L. 10 Aug 1910 23 Aug 1981 Currington Luella 17 Jul 1878 11 Jan 1913 Curry James F. 14 Sep 1870 18 Oct 1948 Curry Nancy Harriet 7 Mar 1875 21 Oct 1952 (nee Wallace) Curry William Earl 28 Dec 1897 26 Feb 1942 Custer John W. 2 Nov 1820 26 Feb 1902