Wichita County, Texas - Cemeteries - Journey's End Cemetery, Burkburnett, Texas ****************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Diana and Rebecca Lucier Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************** Journey's End Cemetery, Burkburnett, Texas Buried on date and Notes: Journey's End Cemetery is located behind the Providence Baptist Church at 612 Floyd Street in the city of Burkburnett. Journey's End Cemetery was founded in the fall of 1933. It was known as the Citizens of Burkburnett Colored Cemetery. The oldest burial that we have been able to find is James Graham aged 4 months and 17 days who died of a "food infection" in 1936. The cemetery has gone through many names over the years. It has also been known as the "Colored Folks Cemetery," "Community Cemetery," and the "Broadnax-Freeman Cemetery" after the families buried there. In the year 2000, members of the Providence Baptist Church formed a committee to take care of the cemetery and renamed the cemetery "Journey's End." Journey's End Cemetery has had limited care over the years. There is no fence around the approximately two acres the cemetery encompasses. For many years due to segregation, people of color who lived in the Burkburnett area were not allowed to be buried in the Burkburnett Memorial Cemetery. Many of the people who were buried in the cemetery or had family buried in the cemetery had limited schooling and unfortunately the burials were not recorded. Over the years the headstones have been stolen or broken. For our records we have relied on the few remaining headstones, information given orally by Mr. Howard Locklin and Mrs. Pat Bishop, relatives or church members, funeral programs that were collected by Mrs. Helen Locklin, funeral home records from Owen and Brumley, and death certificates. Due to lack of information on some of the names, we have not been able to find any dates or confirmations of burials but we have included these names under the headings of "possibles." We have included where [if possible] our information has come from but if no headstone is listed and no source is given our information came orally. We also have included family information when known as a research aid. One note to researchers is that many times the funeral programs or death certificates stated that the person was buried in Burkburnett cemetery. But it was understood in days of segregation and many years after that this meant the "Colored" cemetery not the "Memorial" cemetery, especially when the funeral services were held at the church. Last Name First Name Buried on Date Notes Ailey Andrew Ailey Emma Ailey Hanna Ailey Otis 18 March 1971 Born Caldwell, TX, Parents Henry Ailey & Texanna Manuel, WWll vet; Per Obit Allen Billy W. Stone dates: 1958-1975; Born Lone Star, TX, died Mexia, TX; Per Obituary An??? Nora Stone broken in half Ayers Aylne Ayers Fannie "??NNIE ??ER?" Broken Stone- "N" & "S" backwards- homemade Ayers Hubert 30 October 1982 Sister is Fannie Ayers Bayne Nellie U.S. Social Security Death Index Bayne Roy Death date from Texas Death Index Bishop Bobby Brother of Lorenzo Porch; Mother Pat Bishop Bishop Donna Bishop Ernest Bishop Ernest Brown 23 January 1974 Born Grandfield, Oklahoma Bridgewater Mary Broadnax Edgar D. 26 August 1983 Born Moody, TX, Died Wichita Falls, TX; Community Cemetery per program Broadnax Edna Broadnax Edna Ann Broadnax Josephine Broadnax Roy L. Texas, S1 USNR, World War ll Broadnax Vivian 12 December 1977 Burkburnett Cemetery Per Obituary Broadnax Waunita Brown John Henry Brown Wanda Faye Butterfield Joy Born Crockett, TX; Father Benjamin Hicks; Mother Sarah; Widow; Death Certificate Butterfield Katherine Born Tyler, TX; Cotton Picker; Buried Broadnax Cemetery; Death Certificate Butterfield Louise Butterfield Sam Carter (Pastor) Cooper Dorish Headstone says ÒHusbandÓ Cooper Ida Mae 2 January 1969 Born Vidor, TX; Married 26 April 1943; Per obituary and oral information Dale Thomas Davis Andrew Owens & Brumley Funeral Home Records Dickerson Elnore Owens & Brumley Funeral Home Records Dickerson Flordia Dickerson Leonard Dickerson Red Dixon A.F. Dixon W.W. English Addie Born Calvert, TX; Father Alex Wilder; Mother born Calvert, TX; Buried Burkburnett; A.E. Nelson Funeral Home; Death Certificate English Buddy Joe English Evil Jones Evil Cleveland Born Celeste, TX; Died Wichita Falls; Burkburnett per program Evil Gertrude Born Emory, TX; Father Tom Abernathy; Mother Ada Hooker; Death Certificate Evil Joe Bailey 20 May 1986 Born Celeste, TX; Son of Stewart Evil & Addie Rainey; Burkburnett per program Evil Marie Evil Mose 16 June 1981 Born Celeste, TX; Died Dallas, TX; Burkburnett per program Floyd Olevia 15 April 1987 Born Rockdale, TX, died Wichita Falls, TX; Broadnax-Freeman per program Freeman Authur 8 August 1967 Burkburnett Cemetery per obituary Freeman Cheryl Freeman Leonard Born Burleson County, TX; Died Burkburnett; Wife Anna; Father Elmer or Elmo Freeman; Mother Ceila Fisher; Father born Burleson Co., TX; Mother born Kentucky; Information from Death Freeman Leonard Jr. Freeman Lula Mae Freeman Willie Graham Ada Father Nitus Jackson, Mother Ella Morris; Owens & Brumley Funeral Home Graham Charlie Graham Emmie Born Culdwell, TX; Father Henry Ailey, Mother Lula Brown; Owens & Brumley Funeral Home Records Graham James Father Frank Graham, Mother Edna Lee Manuel; Owens & Brumley Funeral Home Graham Lula Mae 5 April 1969 Born Crockett, TX; Burkburnett Cemetery per obituary Graham Perlener Texas Death Index Hamilton Arthur 7 February 1969 Burkburnett Cemetery per obituary Hamilton Bennie 16 September 1977 Hamilton Henry Hamilton Tom Texas Death Index- Tom Hamilton died Wichita Co. on 19 December 1957 Heliton Roland Hicks A.C. Hicks Carrie 13 February 1972 Born Mumford, TX; Died Wichita Falls, TX; Burkburnett per program Hicks Charles Raymond Hicks Floyd, Rev. Hicks R.D. Ivery Lucille Ivory Nettie Lee Jackson Lillie Johnson Bernice 7 April 1977 Born Teague, TX; Burkburnett Cemetery per obituary Johnson Lucille 23 September 1988 Born Wilson, North Carolina; Burkburnett per program Jones Herman Lee Mary Alice 3 July 1984 Born Celeste, TX; Broadnax per program Lewis Annie Belle Father Joe Lewis; Born Louisiana; Divorced; Information from Death Certificate Locklin John Hildred Texas, CPL 7 CAV (INF) 1 CAV DIV (INF), Korea Manuel Corine 1 July 1986 Born Clarksville, TX, Died Wichita Falls, TX; Broadnax-Freeman per program Morrison Lizzie Murray Charlene Other possible burials in JourneyÕs End Cemetery. These are names of past church members and family but with no dates: Porch Lorenzo Brother of Bobby Bishop; Mother Pat Bishop Prince David Prince David L. Born Gonzeles County; Father Green Prince; Mother Jane; A. Nelson Funeral Home; Death Certificate Raney Addie 27 October 1986 Born Calwell, TX Ray Ruthie Reed Bertha 7 March 1991 Born Frestone County, TX; Burkburnett per program Robert William Sanders Mary Jane, Mrs. Father Andrew Dickson, Mother Mandy; Born Palestine, TX; widow; A.E. Nelson Funeral Home; Information from Death Certificate Scott Minnie Born Calvert, TX; Father Will Simon; Informant Willie Scott; Death Certificate Scott R. Lee Scott Will Smith Herman Lee Smith Jim Smith William 30 June 1984 Born Anderson, SC; Died Wichita Falls, TX; Burkburnett per program Stokes Luvenia Toines Claude Toines Evie Warren Fred Warren Reba Whaley Odell Williams Alyne Marie Born Calvert, TX; Died Wichita Falls, TX; Burkburnett per program Williams Helen Doris Father S. M. Williams; Mother Lela Mae Patterson; Owens & Brumley Funeral Home Records Williams James 29 November 1990 Born Limestone County, TX; Father John Williams; Buried by O Nelson Ainsworth Funeral Home in Wichita Falls, TX; Information from Death Certificate Williams Marylyn Williams Sarah Williams Sarah Lee Father Alfred Wade; Mother Nannie Carter; daughter Deborah Gassaway; died in a nursing home; Information from Death Certificate Williams Sophia Williams William "Little Will10 May 1989 Born Fedville, TX; Died Burkburnett, TX; Broadnax per program Willis Alexander (Buttcutt) Willis Ceburn Willis Cecil Father Cebron Willis; Mother Minnie Ruth Ailey; Owens & Brumley Funeral Home Records Willis Mineola Willis Oliver W., Rev. 22 June 1985 Born Fairfield, TX; Died Dallas, TX; Broadnax per program; There was found a metal marker with no name but the date 190? - 1985 that could be his. Willis Ruby Texas Death Index Willis Minnie Ruth Certificate