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Mayfield, LadyTexian@tcainternet.com TX Tombstone Project Manager Submitted by Cheryl Burks cburks@glade.net ************************************************************************ OLD LIBERTY CEMETARY Located on the west side of State Hwy 75 circa 6 miles north of Centerville, Texas 1999 Survey ADKISSON Infant Mar 18, 1885 Apr 7, 1887 dau of Wm & M.A. Adkisson "SLEEP SWEET BABE, AND TAKE THY REST, GOD CALLS AWAY WHEN HE THINKS BEST" ADKISSON, William T. Jan 11, 1879 July 24, 1881 son of William & M.A. Adkisson "GONE HOME, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" BAIN, Katie Jan 23, 1872 Mar 21, 1872 dau of W.W. & Mary A. Bain "SHE HAS GONE TO THAT BRIGHT LAND OF LOVE, WHERE DEATH AND SICKNESS NEVER COME, WHERE ALL IS BLISS WITH THOSE ABOVE, WHO DWELL WITHIN THAT PEACEFUL HOME" (Between the graves of Katie Bain and Clara H. Coleman, there is a pile of rocks with broken head stone pieces: "Oct. Died Aug 1873...man", may be Coleman) BELL, Oral Preston Sr. May 24, 1914 Mar 13, 1988 TSGT US Air Force BLACK, Elizabeth Aug 19, 1827 Aug 21, 1867 Consort of J.M. Black "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART" BLOCKER, H. D. Mar 25, 1873 July 3, 1943 BODDE, Gerald Lee Apr 5, 1947 July 3, 1987 "IN LOVING MEMORY OF SON AND BROTHER" BODDE, Jessie Inez June 5, 1919 June 21, 1990 "ASLEEP IN JESUS" BOLLES, R.D. Dec 12, 1856 Dec 1, 1909 BROWN, Elizabeth E. 1869 1928 BROWN, Nellie Erma Dec 1, 1891 Dec 1, 1895 dau of W.F. & E.E. Brown BROWN, William F. Sept 20, 1867 Oct 23, 1948 BRYANT, Billie J. Aug 28, 1927 May 13, 1980 SP 3 U.S. Army SCAWAF England BUNCH, Deminia C. Parker Dec 25, 1858 Nov 2, 1938 CAPPS, Carl Dwight Nov 11, 1950 Apr 5, 1989 "IN GOD'S CARE" "LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER" "SON-BROTHER-FRIEND" Poem on the opposite side reads: "I'LL LOOK UP INTO THE FACE OF JESUS, FOR THERE MY HEART CAN REST, MY FEARS ARE STILLED, AND THERE IS JOY AND LOVE AND LIGHT FOR DARKNESS, AND PERFECT PEACE, AND EVERY HOPE FULFILLED, IN THE NAME OF JESUS" CAPPS, Maurice 1927 1998 CASTLE, W. M. 1815 1899 CLARDY, Sierra Nicole July 23, 1993 Aug 3, 1993 Infant daughter of Shayne and Stacy Clardy "OUR MIRACLE BABY" COBURN, H. C. July 26, 1850 Dec 24, 1896 COBURN, H. D. Feb 27, 1879 Nov 6, 1943 COBURN, Nancie Carrie Apr 25, 1880 Oct 29, 1972 COBURN, Nannie June 13, 1851 Dec 6, 1902 wife of H.C. Coburn COBURN, Nannie May Apr 21, 1893 Aug 24, 1902 dau of H.C. & N. E. Coburn COBURN, Nellie Fay 1910 1911 COLEMAN, Clara H. Aug 25, 1890 Oct 27, 1890 dau of W.H. & E. R. Coleman "GOD BLESSES IN HER EARLY DEATH AND TAKES UNTO HIMSELF" COLEMAN, Cora Oct 15, 1874 Apr 1, 1903 wife of R.B. Coleman, Jr. COLEMAN, Elizabeth July 2, 1797 Nov 30, 1856 "IN MEMORY OF MY MOTHER" "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD" COLEMAN, Henry Clark Sept 3, 1902 Oct 14, 1902 son of R.B. & M.J. Coleman COLEMAN in memory of little Mc 11 yrs 1 day sone of R.B. & Mary Coleman (Near this grave is Rock & brick piled under tree) COLEMAN, Maggie J. Oct 30, 1866 Oct 6, 1902 wife of R.B. Coleman COTHRAN, Hazel Mar 13, 1916 Dec 7, 1988 COTHRAN, Woodrow W. Apr 25, 1913 April 2000 CRANFORD, Minnie Dec 14, 1899 Jan 10, 1899 ??? Dau of J.J. & Corrah Cranford "ASLEEP IN CHRIST" CRANFORD, Thomas age about 45 years "DIED IN BRIGHT HOPE & GOOD FAITH, GONE TO REST" CUNDIFF, A.G. Sept 20, 1851 Sept 28, 1892 CUNDIFF, Donnie L Sept 12, 1833 Oct 31, 1901 CUNDIFF, Estell July 2, 1891 Aug 8, 1891 dau of M. & N. A. Cundiff CUNDIFF, Martha C. July 27, 1827 Mar 26, 1891 wife of P.S. Cundiff Sr. CUNDIFF, P.S. May 12, 1861 July 31, 1917 CUNDIFF, P.S. Sr. Oct. 22, 1813 Aug 16, 1890 DILLARD, Ronnie Earl June 3, 1954 Aug 20, 1985 DILLARD, Sara Sue Sept 1, 1951 ___________ DURANT, Amy Aug 13, 1886 Aug 20, 1887 dau of Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Durant "GONE TO BE AN ANGEL" DURANT, Ben F. Apr 4, 1898 Dec 7, 1984 DURANT, Jeff Davis July 10, 1894 Mar 27, 1897 son of Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Durant "DARLING WE MISS THEE" DURANT, William 1858 1907 DURANT, Zelda 1862 1907 DURANT, Clara Lee Nov 18, 1899 Mar 17, 1973 "IN HEAVEN MAY WE MEET" GARDNER, Emma F Jan 9, 1865 Feb 28, 1883 wife of S.D. Gardner "THERE ARE NO PARTINGS IN HEAVEN" GARDNER, Ruby Ethel Nov 2 1882 June 28, 1886 dau of S.D. & E.F. Gardner "MY DARLING LITTLE GIRL SLEEPS SWEETLY HERE" GARLAND, Bert Collins 1927 1929 son of Bert & May Garland GARLAND, J.J. May 18, 1821 Jan 20, 1906 GARLAND, May V. "MAMA" Aug 22, 1898 Dec 26, 1974 "A LOVING MOTHER AND A FAITHFUL FRIEND" GARLAND, Theglar Allene July 4, 1921 July 26, 1922 dau of Mr. & Mrs. B.M. Garland HALE, John J. About 2 yrs Aug 23, 1860 son of J.J. & M.J. Hale HALL, Alfred D. Apr 16, 1929 Oct. 5, 1972 HALL, Callie S. Feb 5, 1895 May 29, 1973 HALL, Carolyn B June 11, 1935 ___________ HALL, Wesley Ferguson 1925 1976 CPL U.S. Army W.W. II HAMMONDS, Mary E. Feb 17, 1819 May 24, 1891 "REST MOTHER REET [rest?] IN QUITE SLEEP, WHILE FRIENDS IN SORROW O'ER THEE WEEP" Gould & Gould, Palestine HESTER, Claud May 23, 1905 __________ foot stone by headstone; living? HESTER, Ellen Oct 16, 1882 Apr 12, 1964 HESTER, J.W. Oct 9, 1848 Mar 25, 1929 HENSLEY, Ida E Apr 29, 1888 Dec 28, 1932 wife of Fant Hinsley "HER END WAS PEACE" HOUSE, Deborah Lynn Nov 29, 1959 Apr 22, 19606 "FOREVER TO BLOOM IN THE MASTERS BOUQUET" HOUSE, Jerry Don 1938 May 13, 1995 PFC US MARINE CORPS bronze marker at foot: Green-Walters F.H. Centerville marker West end of grave. HOUSE, Otis 1886 1894 HOUSE, Tinny "AT REST" 1852 1926 HOUSE, Tony Virgil "PAPA" Apr 24, 1892 Dec 26, 1980 "BEYOND THE SUNSET HE WAITS FOR US" HOUSE, William W. 1882 1950 HOUSE, (Mother) ? 1905 __________ (Next to William W. House, 1882; has a very large natural stone with their headstone.) HOUSE, William W. July 3, 1854 Jan 31, 1902 HOYT, Arthur b. Hancock Co., MS Sept 9, 1876 Dec 15, 1879 son of S.D. & F.E. Hoyt "BUDDED ON EARTH TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN" JOHNSON, Willia Ann "AT REST" Dec 16, 1875 Apr 28, 1944 JONES, Ida Mae b & d Sept 7, 1936 dau of Mr. & Mrs. F. Jones "GONE TO BE AN ANGEL" KAMINSKY, Grace 1914 1971 KENNEDY, N. E. __________ ___________ KENNEDY, M. E. __________ ___________ KENNEDY, William Jan 14, 1870 Dec 1, 1887 son of E.D. & M.E. Kennedy "WEEP NOT FATHER & MOTHER FOR ME, I AM WAITING IN GLORY FOR THEE" LITTLE, BunnieLee Feb 24, 1885 Jan 3, 1967 LONG, Bertha July 3, 1902 Dec 8, 1977 LONG, Fred Feb 7, 1914 Apr 23, 1993 LONG, Hattie R. Sept 19, 1909 __________ LONG, James Riley Nov 13, 1883 Aug 25, 1963 LONG, Jewell Dec 16, 1916 June 11, 1977 LONG, Lorene Mar 23, 1913 July 21, 1914 LONG, Martha Ann Jan 29, 1882 June 17, 1974 LONG, Mildred Mar 24, 1920 Jan 8, 1922 LONG, Rufus Aug 3, 1907 Oct 13, 1908 McGILL, Hattie Pauline Feb 20, 1880 Apr 22, 1906 McGILL, J.R. July 13, 1848 Feb 14, 1901 McGILL, John L. Aug 23, 1886 Mar 5, 1889 McGILL, Nannie Bell June 14, 1884 Mar 1, 1889 McGILL, Sallie J. July 10, 1852 May 7, 1924 wife of J. R. McGill McGLAUN, Bertha Lee Mar 21, 1890 Mar 8, 1891 MITCHELL, B.F. "HOPE" July 7, 1835 Nov 8, 1911 NEELE, Eliza July 3, 1825 Jan 10, 1875 "REMEMBER FRIENDS AS YOU PASS BY, YOU MOST[must?] DIE AS WELL AS I " [May be NEELY instead of NEELE] NEELY, Dela E. Mar 31, 1883 Sept 6, 1904 dau of W.L. & Nennie A Neely NEELY, Johnie Dec 12, 1879 Feb 12, 1879 ??? [dates are as seen on the headstone] NEELY, Stella Mae Oct 4, 1899 Sept 20, 1920 dau of Mr. & Mrs W.L. Neely NEELY, Tommie Nov 9, 1879 June 20, 1883 son of W.C. & L.R. Neely PARISH, Mary C. June 10, 1895 July 13, 1931 wife of J.A. Parish PARKER, Amanda Wells 1832 1909 wife of Jacob Riley Parker PARKER, Carl S. Sept 1, 1903 May 18, 1995 PARKER, Mary Ann Oct. 21, 1942 July 15, 1993 PARKER, Paul Jacob Aug 15, 1894 July 16, 1990 PARKER, Robert E. Oct. 23, 1930 July 18, 1968 PARKER, Robert L. Jan 19, 1853 Mar 7, 1934 PARKER, Sarah F Feb 14, 1867 Apr 1, 1942 PARKER, Sidney Parker Nov 2, 1905 May 4, 1993 PHILLIPS, Amy Aug 14, 1885 Aug 15, 1885 dau of T.A. & M.E. Phillips "OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN" PHILLIPS, Arley Sept 11, 1884 Nov 8, 1902 PHILLIPS, Ben W. July 10, 1851 Jan 13, 1933 PHILLIPS, Charles Jan 1, 1868 Jan 1, 1888 son of R.M. & M.A. Phillips "GONE TO A BETTER LAND" PHILLIPS, Charlie T. Nov 3, 1896 Jan 24, 1966 "AT REST" W.W. I marker PHILLIPS, D. S. May 24, 1853 July 20, 1896 "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" PHILLIPS, D. T. Dec 22, 1882 Feb 4, 1937 PHILLIPS, Ellie J. May 12, 1888 Feb 25, 1950 sone of Mr. & Mrs. H.J.Phillips PHILLIPS, Eula Blair Aug 14, 1900 Aug 11, 1902 dau of B.W. & S. E. Phillips PHILLIPS, H. J. "AT REST" Mar 11, 1861 Sept 28, 1946 PHILLIPS, Hiram "AT REST" Sept 7, 1893 Dec 9, 1924 PHILLIPS, James M Dec 1, 1846 Oct 4, 1865 son of R.M. & M.A. Phillips "HE IS AT REST" PHILLIPS, Lizzie June 6, 1860 Nov 26, 1943 PHILLIPS, M.A. Sept 14, 1825 Jan 26, 1889 wife of R. M. Phillips "GONE TO REST" PHILLIPS, R. B. May 22, 1845 Nov 7, 1893 "HE'S NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPING PHILLIPS, R. M. Mar 2, 1816 July 20, 1900 "THOU ART GONE DEAR FATHER BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" PHILLIPS, Susan A. Feb 3, 1848 Sept 1, 1856 dau of R.M. & M.A. Phillips "LORD SHE WAS THINE AND NOT MY OWN" Said to be the oldest burial PHILLIPS, Susan C "MOTHER" Mar 12, 1863 Jan 16, 1950 PHILLIPS, Wiley H. Nov 26, 1888 July 8, 1950 PVT 59 Infantry 4th Div. W.W. I PHILLIPS, William b & d Dec 28, 1870 son of R.M. & M.A. Phillips "BUDDED ON EARTH TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN" PHILLIPS, Yolanda Aug 24, 157 [1857?] Oct 1, 1869 dau of R.M. & M.A. Phillips "SHE IS NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH" PICKENS, Donnie "MOTHER" Mar 26, 1860 Sept. 27, 1942 PICKENS, Herby L. Oct 23, 1877 Dec 31, 1903 son of J.R. & Donnie Pickens PICKENS, J.R. "FATHER" Nov 1, 1854 Mar 28, 1939 PICKENS, Tetie Lee May 24, 1880 Aug 14, 1883 PILLEY, I. L. 1880 1963 Ham Bros. Funeral Home, Teague, Texas PILLEY, J.I Mar 9, 1851 Jan 13, 1912 QUICK, W.Z.D. Feb 12, 1874 Nov 22, 1880 "TO GOOD FOR EARTH, GOD CALLED HIM HOME" ROBERTS, Ruth E 1930 1986 ROSE, Ellen E. 29 YRS Oct 31, 1887 wife of A.G. Rose "SLUMBER SWEETLY, GOD KNEW BEST WHEN CALL THEE TO REST" ROSE, James Mar 8, 1833 Dec 18, 1879 "WE HOPE TO MEET BEYOND THE RIVER" ROSE, James A. Sept 16, 1880 1888 son of A.G. & E.E. Rose "SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME" ROSE, Johnie J. Sept 30, 1878 June r 1881 son of A.G. & E.E. Rose "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ROSE, W. J. July 18, 1887 Nov 17, 1887 son of A.G. & E.E. Rose "ASLEEP IN CHRIST" SEALES, Emeline Oct 20, 1839 Dec 20, 1889 wife of Louis Seales "ASLEEP IN JESUS" SHAW, Amanda Oct 3, 1893 Feb 26, 1972 SHAW, James Ray Jan 13, 1921 Feb 21, 1988 SHAW, Thelma L May 6, 1912 Apr 26, 1993 SHAW, Lee Jan 16, 1891 Feb 27, 1973 SMITH, Caroline Aug 2, 1838 Dec 25, 1920 wife of G.W. Smith SMITH, Dorothy Alma Mar 18, 1909 Jan 6, 1931 "OUR DARLING SLEEPS SWEETLY HERE" SMITH, E.B. Mar 19, 1876 Jan 21, 1932 "FATHER LET THY GRACE BE GIVEN THAT WE MAY MEET IN HEAVEN" SMITH, E. Irene "MAMA" 1876 1957 SMITH, George Nov 2, 1838 May 22, 1906 SMITH, George Albert Nov 29, 1908 Oct 17, 1983 SMITH, Hiram 1812 1896 SMITH, Infant one day Apr 7, 1913 (Note: named in previous survey but was not able to locate for this 1999 survey) SMITH, J. Hiram "PAPA" 1870 1956 SMITH, Linnie B. Sept 4, 1883 May 7, 1977 "A LOVING MOTHER AND FAITHFUL FRIEND" SMITH, Loraine H. Nov 14, 1920 __________ SMITH, Lou "MAMA" Mar 25, 1878 Sept 11, 1969 SMITH, Martha Apr 28, 1815 Aug 12, 1893 SMITH, Minnie L. Jan 14, 1875 Oct 27, 1892 dau of N.B. & V.A. Smith "ASLEEP IN CHRIST" SMITH, Nora "MOTHER" 1876 1955 SMITH, Perry I Feb 22, 1872 Dec 27, 1929 SMITH, Robert H. Feb 18, 1905 Aug 30, 1979 SMITH, W.H. "FATHER" 1865 1942 "GONE FROM OUR HOMES BUT NOT OUR HEARTS" TETOR, Charlie Nov 17, 1865 Nov 11, 1881 son of H.F. & M.A. Tetor (Between Tommie Neely and Charlie Tetor is a stone marked "GS") THORNTON, Clarence [triple headstone:Dessie;Oma] May 30, 1894 Jan 4, 1968 THORNTON, Dessie Dec 10, 18[9]5 _________ THORNTON, Iola Burleson 1890 1964 THORNTON, J.R. June 1, 1860 July 26, 1928 THORNTON, Joe __________ __________ THORNTON, Mollie Dec 26, 1864 Aug 4, 1939 THORNTON, Oma Nov 26, 1897 __________ TILLIS, Lethel Apr 10, 1900 Oct 4, 1915 UTSEY, Lillian Beatrice Dora (Long) Mar 18, 1810 May 8, 1997 WATSON, Everett Nelson Oct 19, 1900 Sept 20, 1903 son of S.H. & W.A. Watson WATSON, Herman R. Feb 24, 1908 Sept 10, 1911 son of Mr. & Mrs W.G. Watson, "CHRIST LOVED HIM AND TOOK HIM HOME" WATSON, Howard T. Aug 16, 1902 Jan 17, 1981 WATSON, Ida M. June 3, 1875 Feb 17, 1930 "IN LOVE THEY LIVED, IN PEACE THEY DIED" WATSON, Katie Arvilla Sept 29, 1898 Oct 20, 1902 dau of S.H. & W.A. Watson WATSON, Maggie Feb 9, 1899 June 25, 1987 WATSON, Oreda June 22, 1908 Aug 30, 1932 wife of H.T. Watson WATSON, Our Twin Baby b & d Aug 27, 1871 dau of H & M.F. Watson "THE JEWELS DEATH HAS ROBBED US OF, WE WILL FIND ON THE OTHER SIDE" WATSON, Robert Frederick May 26, 1882 Nov 9, 1949 (Found in Green Funeral Home records but not in Cemetary) WATSON, S.H. Mar 28, 1876 Sept 7, 1906 "FATHER LET THY GRACE BE SUCH THAT WE MAY MEET IN HEAVEN" WATSON, Sam Wood Nov 1912 Nov 22, 1974 WATSON, Terrel David Dec 6, 1905 Feb 18, 1914 son of S.H. & W.A. Watson WATSON, Thomas Grady Sept 10, 1905 Nov 28, 1984 WATSON, Tom T. Nov 8, 1869 Sept 22, 1967 WATSON, Will Van Jan 23, 1908 Dec 10, 1936 "GONE FROM OUR HOME, BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS" WEATHERS, Beulah Feb 4, 1892 Nov 28, 1892 dau of W.B. & M.A. Weathers "BLOOMING IN HEAVEN: WHITE, Caroline E. "HOPE" Dec 18, 1819 Mar 22, 1905 WHITELY, Emma Lee Nov 4, 1881 Nov 5, 1914 WOOD, Fannie Apr 1, 1864 Sept 21, 1889 wife of J.P. Wood "GOD GIVETH AND HE ALONE TAKETH" WOOD, Nancy A. Sept 4, 1832 Jan 22, 1901 "FAITHFUL TO HER TRUST EVEN UNTO DEATH" YOUNG, Everlena Apr 11, 1922 Aug 15, 1989 Also has a Green-Walters F.H. marker The oldest burial was of Susan A. Phillips, Sept 1, 1856