CEMETERKY RECORDS OF SMITH CO, TX, VOL 1, INFORMATION Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 5 Dec 2000 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** CEMETERY RECORDS OF SMITH COUNTY TEXAS VOLUME I OAKWOOD AND ROSE HILL CEMETERIES Published by The East Texas Genealogical Society P.O.Box 6967 Tyler, Texas 75711 Copyright 1981 by The East Texas Genealogical Society --------------------------------------------------------------------- This book is dedicated to Mrs. J. C. (Mathilda) Underwood of the East Texas Genealogical Society Mathilda is a charter member of the East Texas Genealogical Society, having attending the first meeting. She has refused a number of offices in the Society, preferring to stay in the background and give of her unselfish labors for the benefit of the organization. Mathilda's ready willingness to help whereever she is needed has made it possible for the Society to publish many of our publications. She has spent countless hours doing beautiful typing, collating and alphabetizing. Only the workers know about the tremendous number of hours she has contributed. For all of these things, as well as her loyalty, the East Texas Genealogical Society's officers, directors and members dedicate this book to Mathilda Underwood, a wonderful lady who always stands ready to help with our many projects. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to express our appriciation to the following members of this Society who worked so diligently to publish this book of cemetery inscriptions of Oakwood and Rose Hill Cemeteries. Cemetery Marker Copiers Gene Davenport, Chairman Bettye Frazer Sally Garner, Co-Chairman Shirley Johnson Helen Varnell, Oakwood Coordiantor Rita Kelly B.I.Boyett Nora Ginn Larison Bobby Boyett Ruby Neilson Janice Brown Ann Smith Peevy Jewell Donaldson Carrell Evelyn Sorrels Laura Chandler Kathryn Sword Lorene Conaway Faye William Taylor Ozella Dew Elsie Homrig Wills Indexing and Typing: Klema Perry Mathilda Underwood Printing: Cecil C. Cammack Cemeterian: Robert Crane