Bowling Cemetery - Leon County, Texas ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Cheryl Burks USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** Bowling Cemetery This is a White Cemetery Located on CR 428, off FM 1147 ALLEN, Forest Franklin Hus of Rachel (Prather) Allen May 1, 1912 Jan 26, 2001 ALLEN, Rachel (Prather) Wife of Forest Franklin Allen Dau of Ira Nelson & Jewell Currie (Baxter) Prather May 27, 1913 Mar 29, 2005 BARRETT, Elizabeth Anne Wife of Sammy Dalton Barrett Sons: Samuel Edward & Christopher Thomas May 30, 1948 Aug 16, 1995 BARRETT, Sammy Dalton Hus of Elizabeth Anne Barrett Nov 28, 1940 Dec 29, 1991 CLUTE, Lou Ila Neyland Dau of Leonard V. & Minnie Powell Neyland Wife of Millard G. Clute m. Jan 16, 1934 Aus 2, 1913 July 7, 1990 CLUTE, Millard G. Hus of Lou Ila Neyland clute Hus of Annie Dobos Allison Clute Oct 8, 1911 living COOK, Frank T. Hus of Lela M. Cook Jan 29, 1914 Mar 9, 1982 COOK, Lela M. Wife of Frank T. Cook July 29, 1915 living COPELAND, George Son of Lee Copeland no dates no dates COPELAND, Hannah M. Cartwright Dau of John Cartwright Wife of William A. Copeland m. Mar 18, 1841 Lowndes Co. MS Children: Isaac Marion, John Perry, Stephen Warner, Mary F. (Middlecamp, Love), Lewis Lee, Maria Elizabeth (Holsten), Julia Ann (Burleson, Carson), James, Ella Cornelia (Robinson), Lavicia Victoria (Payne).......Graves marked by descendants in 1986 1821 1890 COPELAND, Isaac Marion Son of William A. & Hannah M. Cartwright Copeland CSA Pvt Co C 5th TX Vol. Infantry In Memory of, buried in Virginia during Civil War 1842 1864 COPELAND, Lee 85 years After 1882 COPELAND, Steve Warner Son of William A. & Hannah M. Cartwright Copeland Hus of Sallie Ann Hubbard Copeland Jones Sept 9, 1845 Feb 15, 1882 COPELAND, William A. "Billy" Son of James & Catherine Copeland Hus of Hannah M. Cartwright Copeland 1816 1898 COX, Mrs. no dates no dates CURRIE, J.M. Dec 25, 1817 July 6, 1882 DRAPER, Erie Victoria Price May 19, 1906 Aug 26, 2005 DUNCAN, Alvin Ross Rev Hus of Frances Victoria Payne Duncan Oct 15, 1918 Dec 20, 1970 DUNCAN, Frances Victoria Payne Dau of Claude Thomas & Winnie Ida Neyland Payne Wife of Alvin Ross Duncan m. Apr 27, 1938 Mar 18, 1920 May 1, 1988 DUNCAN, Alvin Ricky Adopted son of Alvin & Frances Payne Duncan Sept 1, 1956 May 16, 1998 EVANS, Brian Coakey Son of Roger Ellis "Chick" & Diane Grimes Evans Aug 24, 1977 May 31, 1995 EVANS, Laura Ann Elizabeth "Lori" Dau of Roger Ellis "Chick" & Diane Grimes Evans Nov 16, 1980 May 31, 1995 EVANS, Randy Wayne Son of Roger Ellis "Chick" & Diane Grimes Evans Hus of Lisa Evans June 14, 1966 July 16, 1993 GRIMES, Ancil Hobson Jr. Son of Ancil Hobson & Leta Era Phillips Grimes Hus of Doris Juanita Payne Grimes WWII US Army July 13, 1921 Mar 12, 1997 GRIMES, Doris Juanita Payne Dau of Ed Walton & Annie Elizabeth Morse Payne Wife of Ancil Hobson Grimes Jr. m. Mar 1, 1946 May 11, 1925 living GRIMES, Gary Dempsey Son of Dempsey & Ruby Bertha Neyland Grimes Vietnam PH L CPL Co F 1 MAR 1 MAR DIV (died in service) July 1, 1947 Apr 22, 1967 GRIMES, Ruby Bertha Dau of Erma DeWitt & Reba Faison Neyland Wife of Dempsey Grimes Feb 24, 1929 Apr 22, 1977 HARPER, Zelda Prather Feb 9, 1900 Feb 2, 1968 JONES, Roger S. Son of Alva & Lacy Winn Jones May 12, 1908 Oct 1, 1908 JONES, Sallie Ann Hubbard Copeland Dau of Isaac Bolivar & Mary Ann Pirtie Hubbard Wife of Steve Warner Copeland m. Nov 16, 1871 Wife of Willie Edward Jones m. Aug 1883 Oct 24, 1854 Feb 21, 1950 JONES, Willard (Twin) Son of William Edward & Sallie Ann Hubbard Jones Mar 10, 1890 Feb 25, 1897 JONES, William Edward "Willie" Son of Hamilton Hamp & Elizabeth Stevens Jones Hus of Sallie Ann Hubbard Copeland Jones May 30, 1860 Mar 2, 1936 NEYLAND, Curtis Culver Son of James L. & Fannie E. Winn Neyland Oct 26, 1901 Oct 29, 1902 NEYLAND, Curtis Ray Son of Erma DeWitt & Reba Faison Neyland Hus of Thelma Lee Herren Neyland Children: Curt, Carla, Christie Mar 27, 1938 Sept 13, 1991 NEYLAND, Erma DeWitt Son of James L. & Fannie E. Winn Neyland Hus of Reba Faison Neyland Tex Pvt 41 Balloon Co. Air Service, WWI Oct 21, 1893 Apr 29, 1956 NEYLAND, Frances Eldora Winn "Fannie" Dau of Whited Wilkes & Margaret Brown Winn Wife of James L. Neyland Aug 30, 1864 Feb 1, 1949 NEYLAND, Gladys Vivian Dau of Leonard V. & Minnie Powell Neyland July 11, 1917 Sept 26, 1918 NEYLAND, James Louis Son of James Smiley & Lucinda Brashears Neyland Hus of Fannie E. Neyland May 10, 1859 Jan 19, 1948 NEYLAND, James Robin Son of James Louis & Louise Neyland Hus of Nancy Herren m. Dec 7, 1979 May 4, 1960 Jan 19, 1980 NEYLAND, Leonard Vivian Son of James Louis & Fannie E. Winn Neyland Hus of Minnie Powell Neyland Feb 1, 1889 July 1, 1970 NEYLAND, Minnie Powell Wife fo Leonard V. Neyland Mar 16, 1894 Sept 13, 1979 NEYLAND, Nancy Herren Wife of James Robin Neyland Sept 3, 1959 living NEYLAND, Reba Faison Wife of Erma DeWitt Neyland June 28, 1902 Aug 13, 1989 NEYLAND, Thelma Lee Herren Wife of Curtis Ray Neyland m. June 16, 1961 Oct 21, 1942 living PAYNE, Annie Elizabeth Morse Dau of William Wilburn & Sallie Kate Fryer Morse Wife of Ed Walton Payne Sept 9, 1901 Jan 31, 1958 PAYNE, Cecil Ray Hus of Barbara Payne Son of Walton & Annie Elizabeth (Morse) Payne Apr 15, 1928 June 2006 PAYNE, Claude Thomas Son of J. Thomas & Lavicia Victoria Copeland Payne Hus of Winnie Ida Neyland Payne Mar 5, 1893 Apr 19, 1954 PAYNE, Ed Walton Son of J. Thomas & Lavicia Victoria Copeland Payne Hus of Annie Elizabeth Morse Payne Apr 15, 1895 Aug 12, 1962 PAYNE, Herbert Lee Son of J. Thomas & Lavicia Victoria Copeland Payne Hus of Willie Mae Morse Payne WWI US Army July 24, 1891 Nov 17, 1982 PAYNE, James Thomas Hus of Lavicia Victoria Copeland Payne June 1, 1861 Feb 7, 1901 PAYNE, Jason Son of Sept 22, 1977 Apr 22, 1994 PAYNE, Lavicia Victoria Copeland Dau of William A. & Hannah M. Cartwright Copeland Wife of James Thomas Payne, m. Oct 29, 1890 Mar 13, 1867 July 19, 1936 PAYNE, Mildred Ann Grimes Dau of Eli & Lula Ancil Phillips Grimes Wife of Wood Ancil Payne m. Feb 24, 1927 Apr 7, 1906 Nov 27, 1995 PAYNE, Roger Horn Son of Wood Ancil & Mildred Ann Grimes Payne A1C US Air Force Aug 28, 1931 May 18, 1965 PAYNE, Tiffany Helen Dau of Bill & Terry Payne Nov 8, 1990 Nov 8, 1990 PAYNE, Willie Mae Morse Dau of William Wilburn & Sallie Kate Fryer Morse Wife of Herbert Lee Payne m. Feb 14, 1931 Sept 10, 1905 May 19, 1993 PAYNE, Winnie Ida Neyland Dau of James Louis & Frances E. Winn Neyland Wife of Claude Thomas Payne m. Mar 14, 1917 Mar 3, 1896 Feb 21, 1981 PAYNE, Wood Ancil Son of James Thomas & Lavicia V. Copeland Payne Hus of Mildred Ann Grimes Payne Aug 14, 1897 Jan 11, 1970 PRATHER, Charles Rodgers (Charlie) Son of William & Martha Eliza Rodgers Prather Hus of Minnie G. Prather July 11, 1851 Feb 16, 1925 PRATHER, Frank A. Aug 9, 1900 May 28, 1928 PRATHER, Ira Nelson Son of William Black & Rachel Black Prather Hus of Jewell Curry Baxter Prather Aug 29, 1886 Dec 30, 1964 PRATHER, Jewell Curry Baxter Wife of Ira Nelson Prather m. Dec 19, 1908 Apr 20, 1893 Dec 29, 1984 PRATHER, John Edward Son of William Black & Rachel Black Prather Aug 31, 1881 Sept 24, 1902 PRATHER, Minnie C. Zutes Wife of Charles Rodgers Prather June 18, 1872 Feb 8, 1915 PRATHER, Rachel June Black Wife of William Black Prather m. Aug 25, 1880 Apr 6, 1859 Dec 15, 1937 PRATHER, Richard Black Son of William Black & Rachel Black Prather PRC US Army WWI Sept 6, 1893 July 10, 1965 PRATHER, William Black Son of William & Martha Eliza Rodgers Prather Hus of Rachel June Black Prather CSA Co. C 34th TX Cavalry Sept 9, 1847 Jan 12, 1929 PRATHER, William Henry Son of William Black & Rachel Black Prather Dec 18, 1883 June 28, 1885 PRICE, Era Draper Wife of Joe L. Price m. July 2, 1928 May 19, 1906 PRICE, Joe L. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ambrose Price Hus of Era Draper Price WWI TX Pvt 47 Co 165 Depot Brigade Sept 7, 1894 Dec 18, 1965 SMITH, Donald Keith "Bubba" Son of Alan Keith & Pam Walker Smith "The greatest gift God ever gave or ever took away" Sept 22, 1975 Mar 5, 1988 STEVENS, Jennie Dau of R.W. & M.E. Stevens Aug 3, 1870 Sept 24, 1880 WAGGONER, Una May Dau of A.G. & E.M. Waggoner Jan 6, 1903 Sept 24, 1903 WINN, Hermon Son of Whited Edward & Dee Ann Sanson Winn Feb 4, 1901 May 2, 1914 WINN, Quinton Son of Whited Edward & Dee Ann Sanson Winn Aug 18, 1895 June 4, 1908 WINN, Willie May Son of Whited Edward & Dee Ann Sanson Winn June 3, 1907 Sept 18, 1907 WINSTEAD, Elsie Merle Payne Dau of Herbert Lee & Willie Mae Morse Payne Wife of George Lee Winstead, Sr. m. Sept 21, 1950 Apr 2, 1933 Jan 14, 1986 WINSTEAD, George Lee, Sr. Hus of Elsie Merle Payne Winstead Nov 15, 1933 Apr 18, 1976 WHITACRE, Georgia C. Wife of James J. Whitacre Feb 22, 1919 living WHITACRE, James J. "Whit" Hus of Georgia G. Whitacre WWII S Sgt US Army Feb 25, 1918 Oct 11, 1989 Original survey by Billie Douthitt and Elizabeth Douthitt in 1965 and they note - the land for the cemetery was donated by Billy and Hannah Copeland. There are 26 unmarked graves, twelve of which are said to be Indians. Eight stones against a tree have probably marked some graves. Three small graves, names unknown, or lost."