Swofford Cemetery, Lewis County, Washington The US GenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Burial list of Swofford Cemetery transcribed and submitted by Lewis County Genealogical Society September 2002. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aka Swofford Valley Cemetery is in Lewis County Cemetery District 2. Follow Mossyrock East Rd to Swofford, follow Swofford to Perkins Road "T", turn left on Green Mtn Road, cemetery is on the hill at the end of Harrington Rd; created in 1892 and has 2 acres. Read on 01 October 2002 by Leslie Parnell and Teresa Curran. Transcribed by Leslie Parnell and submitted on behalf of Lewis County Genealogical Sociey, October 2002. Legend: hs/headstone with NAME BIRTH DIEATH COMMENTS Armstrong, Agnes P. 11 Apr 1912 25 Nov 1993 hs/Alonzo D. Armstrong, Alonzo D. 02 Oct 1910 14 Dec 1987 hs/Agnes P. Ashburn, Anna Lance 1905 2000 Mother Aust, Gilbert R. 1916 No date hs/Lola E. Aust, Lola E. 1921 1991 hs/Gilbert R. Aust, Virginia B. 1968 1968 Mortuary Marker Bartley, Alva J. 06 May 1901 16 Dec 1982 Bartley, Barbara A. 05 Feb 1938 19 Jan 1991 hs/Robert E. Bartley, Betty L. 1944 1994 hs/James A. Bartley, Chester A. 1912 1963 Son Bartley, Dollie 1906 1910 Sister Bartley, Donald R. 22 Oct 1941 No date hs/Sandra Bartley, Ed 02 Jun 1905 27 Jul 1976 hs/Marcia Bartley, Ella V. 10 Jul 1915 22 Jan 1986 Bartley, Evelyn Stinson 1881 1970 hs/George Bartley, George 1874 1924 hs/Evelyn S. Bartley, Ileta A. 20 Nov 1943 No date hs/Larry L. Bartley, James A. 1940 No date hs/Betty L. Bartley, Larry L. 25 Jul 1938 10 May 1970 hs/Ileta Bartley, Marcia E. 24 Jun 1912 14 Jun 1993 hs/Ed Bartley, Robert E. 02 Jan 1934 28 Jan 1991 hs/Barbara A. Bartley, Sandra L. 15 May 1945 No date hs/Donald Bean, Phillip D. 25 Apr 1920 29 Mar 1998 USN WWII Belcher, Effie Jordan 1888 1965 Belcher, George Sherdian 31 Dec 1908 21 Mar 1911 Belcher, Jeremiah 1878 1951 Belcher, Minnie V. 1888 1923 Belcher, Vestula 1906 1924 Bellamy, Robert J. 1931 1993 hs/Sharon L. Bellamy, Sharon L. 1938 No date hs/Robert J. Blank Stone marker Blank Marker Blankenship, Birl H. 11 Jul 1913 19 Sep 1994 USArmy WWII Blankenship, Daphne I. 08 May 1907 23 Jul 1969 Mother Carlson, Charles E. "Ed" 20 Nov 1911 12 Jun 1988 hs/Jean Carlson, James E. 06 Jan 1944 07 Sep 1999 USMC Vietnam Carlson, Jean F. Zylstra 22 May 1919 10 Mar 1997 hs/Charles Chrisman, Annie 1880 1963 Chrisman, Elday L. 1873 1959 Chrisman, Lewis 1910 1911 Chrisman, William Neal 1904 1911 Christensen, Cheryl J. Miller 06 Apr 1958 19 Sep 1995 "Cheri" Davis, Beryl M. 15 Jun 1915 08 Nov 1997 hs/Leonard Davis, Elmer Harold 27 Jul 1920 23 Dec 2000 hs/Tulsa Mae Davis, Florence N. 1911 1988 hs/Lowell Davis, Leonard G. 13 Dec 1911 20 Aug 1978 hs/Beryl M. Davis, Lowell W. 1911 No date hs/Florence Davis, Ronald D. 1937 No Date "Ron" Davis, Tulsa Mae 27 Apr 1915 No date hs/Elmer H. Dunn, Beatrice R. "Bea" 1915 No date hs/Merlyn E. Dunn, Merlyn E. "Dick" 1920 1999 hs/Beatrice Epperson, Sarah J. 04 May 1824 04 Jul 1892 Forsman, Barbara L. 1924 1980 Wife,Mother,Friend Frederick, Mark 04 Feb 1960 22 Aug 1988 In Loving Memory Glenn, Scott E. 21 Dec 1944 16 Sep 1971 USArmy Vietnam Goodrich, Donald 19 Oct 1928 No date hs/Lillian C. Goodrich, Lillian C. 25 May 1935 03 Feb 1997 hs/Donald Gustafson, Lula Elizabeth 16 Dec 1909 24 Mar 1986 hs/Richard F. Gustafson, Richard F. 09 Mar 1900 08 Apr 1992 hs/Lula E. Hagen, George O. 18 Aug 1918 06 Dec 1969 Beloved Father Hagen, Gerhard 27 Aug 1911 13 Aug 1932 Hagen, Maurice 24 Aug 1884 23 Jan 1961 Our Father Hagen, Milan M. 15 Oct 1916 24 Mar 1991 USArmy WWII Hagen, Milton C. 22 Apr 1915 17 Jun 1989 USArmy WWII Hagen, Minnie 1884 1962 Our Mother Hayes, Marilyn J. 20 Feb 1937 28 Dec 1993 Herrington, Jane Knight 1858 1935 Herrington, L. No dates Old Stone Hipp, Dora Caroline 06 Oct 1880 24 Apr 1903 Hipp, M. Caroline 31 Mar 1843 30 Oct 1930 Hipp, William M. 13 Apr 1841 27 Feb 1920 Housden, Colleen S. Dunn 19 Aug 1942 28 Jul 1993 Wife, Mother Huffman, Margaret 1844 1920 In Memory of Mother Hunt, Moses 11 Jan 1885 27 Jun 1912 J., S Only initials Jordan, Chas. N. 14 Feb 1860 05 Jan 1916 Jordan, Mabel 19 Apr 1867 23 Mar 1941 Jordan, Thomas C. 1863 1913 Kiser, Andrew 05 Aug 1841 29 Nov 1938 hs/Melissa Kiser, Harmon Dan 1885 1973 b. Virginia Kiser, James S. 1873 1945 Husband,Father Kiser, Joseph W. 1875 1957 Uncle Kiser, Mary Jane 1878 1946 hs/Wm. Sherman Kiser, Melissa H. 07 Nov 1840 09 Apr 1936 hs/Andrew Kiser, Pearl S. 1885 1962 Mother Kiser, Samuel J. 18 Jan 1878 09 Sep 1941 Kiser, Willie J. 1905 1924 Brother Kiser, Wm. Sherman 1869 1951 hs/Mary Jane Knight, Peter 1840 1903 Koher, Ray 01 Oct 1914 01 Oct 1914 Kraft, Karl Edwin 1924 1984 Loving Father Lance, Karen 1941 No date hs/Merle L. Lance, Merle L. 1933 No date hs/Karen Landes, Emma T. 1899 1988 hs/Ted E. Landes, Ted E. 1898 1982 hs/Emma T. Lessard, Keith Alan 20 May 1988 21 May 1988 Lester, Paula V. 1902 1925 Sister McGowen, Orville Vincent 28 Sep ???? 25 Jun 2002 75yr McGowen, Wanda L. 1932 1997 Wife, Mother McMahan, Agnes Margaret 1920 1964 hs/Benjamin McMahan, Benjamin Frank 1909 1959 hs/Agnes McMahan, Donald Lee 05 May 1933 26 Jun 1997 USN Korea,Vietnam McMahan, Elizabeth A. 1881 1930 hs/Frank B. McMahan, Frank B. 1873 1936 hs/Elizabeth McMahan, Hattie E. 1912 1929 hs/Myrtle McMahan, Jim 1906 1985 Father McMahan, John William 1899 1933 Mortuary Marker McMahan, Myrtle Belle 1910 1911 hs/Hattie E. McMurry, J. 08 Feb 1821 23 Jan 1899 McMurry, Josie No date 18 Jun 1907 65y1mo22days Miller, Duane Allan 19 Nov 1929 One date Miller, Jodena K. Woods 1964 1989 Daughter,Wife,Mother Moomau, Eugene E. 1909 No date hs/Roberta Moomau, Roberta G. 1914 No date hs/Eugene Murphy, Barney 03 Jan ???? 26 Feb 1995 USArmy WWII Nicholson, Helen M. 1920 1984 Nicholson, Lillian Kay 21 Feb 1953 10 Jul 2001 48yr Nicholson, Robert B. 20 Jun 1918 30 Sep 1978 USA Korea,Vietnam Overstreet, Adossa Starr 16 Dec 1876 01 Feb 1957 hs/Elisha David Overstreet, Elisha David Sr. 26 Aug 1873 07 Jan 1950 hs/Adossa Starr Palmer, Leslie G. 1912 1992 hs/blank Perkins, Ayers 04 May 1892 10 Jan 1984 hs/Tempie Perkins, Dennis L. 1945 1999 Mortuary Marker Perkins, Ione 11 Dec 1921 15 Jul 1999 hs/Verne Perkins, Leone "Billie" 20 Jul 1924 03 Nov 1996 hs/Theodore Perkins, Tempie 03 Jun 1895 21 Oct 1954 hs/Ayers Perkins, Theodore R. 25 Oct 1918 No date hs/Leone Billie Perkins, Verne 30 Aug 1920 26 Mar 1982 hs/Ione Phillips, Celesta I. 09 Dec 1869 27 Apr 1906 Quinn, Alice A. 09 Feb 1936 No date hs/John H. Quinn, Dennis Robert 29 Jan 1954 08 May 1967 Quinn, John H. 06 May 1931 29 Dec 2001 hs/Alice A. Son of Thomas and Marion Quinn, Kathleen Marie 26 May 1960 27 May 1960 God Bless Our Baby daughter of John and Alice Quinn, Marion H. 1889 1986 Wife of Thomas F. Quinn, Robert C. 1922 1982 USArmy WWII Son of Thomas and Marion Quinn, Thomas F. Sr. 1899 1966 Dad Rettke, Stevie Ann One date 18 Mar 1995 Papa's Angel Rowan, Clifford 1911 1947 Mortuary Marker Rowan, James C. 1945 1946 Mortuary Marker Rowan, Robert C. 1875 1949 Mortuary Marker Schoonover, Ellen G. 25 Aug 1900 16 Nov 1900 Our Baby Schoonover, Peter T. 22 Dec 1811 08 Nov 1898 Old,hard to read Seitz, John 1861 1946 hs/Nolia Seitz, Nolia 1878 19?? hs/John Selfe, Bert M. 1907 1963 Our Dad Selfe, Charles R. 1917 2000 Mortuary Marker Selfe, Eula 1900 1991 Our Mom Selfe, Stanley L. 1937 1984 USAF Simons, Janice Marie 07 Oct 1942 27 May 1990 Spencer, Baby 1909 1909 Spencer, Baby 1920 1920 Spencer, Gorden B. 1868 1939 Spencer, Hobart 1898 1973 Our Dad Spencer, Rebeca J. 1876 1920 Spencer, Remus 1914 1915 Spencer, Ross O. 1895 1914 Spencer, Ruth C. Barnes 17 Jun 1919 16 Jun 1992 Our Mom Thomas, Alvin 28 Feb 1900 03 Nov 1982 hs/Doris Thomas, Dale Norman 19 Sep 1961 06 Mar 1990 Son, Brother Thomas, Doris 06 Nov 1910 06 Apr 1982 hs/Alvin Thomas, Doris Irene 19 Oct 1964 06 Feb 1973 Our Angel Thompson, Howard W. 1902 1942 Father, USMC Waltraud, "Wally" 1933 1997 Warnke, Donna Jean 29 Mar 1933 26 May 1984 Nee Armstrong Warren, Ava Grace 1889 1957 hs/Clarence Warren, Clarence G. 1887 1971 hs/Ava Grace Warren, Clarence R. "Bud" 1911 1993 hs/Norma E. Warren, Norma E. 1920 No date hs/Clarence Watson, Terry D. 25 Jun 1935 26 Nov 1993 Husband,Dad,Papa Weigant, George T. 1916 2002 Mortuary Marker Welch, Jack Edward Jr. 18 Jun 1929 01 Nov 1997 USArmy Korea Wood, Bettie Aug 1825 Aug 1901 hs/Thomas,Mary Wood, Mary F. 22 Dec 1839 05 Feb 1921 hs/Thomas,Bettie Wood, Thomas M. Oct 1835 Dec 1913 hs/Bettie,Mary Wood, W. H. 22 Oct 1858 17 Jan 1895 Woods, Belle Jane Huffman 20 Aug 1884 11 Mar 1976 Loved Wife, Mother Woods, Emeary L. 1910 1928 In Memory of Son Woods, Frank 22 Jun 1882 18 Jul 1966 Spanish Amer War Woods, John William 10 Mar 1918 18 Apr 1971 WA USN WWII