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Bestow Cemetery
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Bestow Cemetery is located in Geff, Wayne County, Illinois.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.44639, Longitude: -88.40436

This cemetery was walked and transcribed by Nancy Jane Sharp Odom and Ira Sharp Dennis (aka Tootie Dennis)
in Spring 2006.
Other data has been added from transcribed head stones by K. Torp.
Items in purple color have been added by miscellaneous researchers.
Please verify all data for yourself.
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NAME ON HEADSTONE |
BIRTH DATE |
DEATH DATE |
INSCRIPTIONS |
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Anderson, Carrie M. |
Aug 2 1886 |
Nov 11 1946 |
[same stone as Oliver] |
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ANDERSON, Oliver A. |
June 6, 1883 |
Jan 7, 1977 |
[same stone as Carrie M.] |
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Baldwin, Georgia |
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Jan 14 1902 |
"wife of E.L. Baldwin" |
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Baldwin, Helen |
Jul 19 1903 |
Jan 25 1916 |
"dau of E.L. & H.A. Baldwin" |
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Baldwin, Julia |
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"dau of E.L. & Hattie Baldwin" |
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Baldwin, Margret J. |
May 23 1842 |
Aug 11 1920 |
"his wife" |
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Baldwin, Uriah |
May 25 1840 |
Jul 1 1917 |
[same stone as Margret J.] |
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Barnard, Clara E. |
Aug. 13, 1890 |
Jun 7, 1980 |
[same stone as Roscoe] |
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Barnard, Roscoe P. |
Nov. 27, 1886 |
May 19, 1979 |
[same stone as Clara] |
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Barrett, Pauline A. Russell |
Jul. 11, 1924 |
May 21, 2006 |
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Bates, Edna M. |
1909 |
2007 |
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Bates, F. Carrell |
1906 |
1974 |
[same stone as Katherine] |
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Bennett, David T. |
Mar. 15, 1941 |
May 22, 1994 |
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Bennett, Katherine J. |
Apr 19 1915 |
--- |
[same stone as Carrell] |
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Bestow, Blanche |
May 28 1896 |
Oct 22 1971 |
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Bestow, Fred |
Jun 24 1844 |
May 16 1901 |
[same stone as Julia] |
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Bestow, Julia |
Apr 27 1852 |
Mar 17 1914 |
[same stone as Fred] |
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Bestow, Lowell J. |
1891 |
1923 |
"at rest" |
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Bestow, Lynn |
1893 |
1967 |
[same stone as Veda] |
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Bestow, Richard Lynn |
1922 |
1970 |
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Bestow, Samantha B. |
Dec 25 1861 |
Mar 21 1941 |
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Bestow, Tommy J. |
1910 |
1967 |
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Bestow, Veda |
1896 |
1987 |
[same stone as Lynn] |
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Bestow, Waterman |
Dec 5 1846 |
Feb 19 1015 |
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Billington, Harley O. |
1912 |
1951 |
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BLACKBURN, Bessie C. MORGAN |
Oct 1, 1886 |
Mar 1, 1968 |
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Blackburn, Carrie |
-- |
-- |
(names only) |
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BLACKBURN, Charles W. |
Apr 3, 1882 |
Jan 11, 1963 |
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Blackburn, Eliza Jane |
Dec. 8, 1850 |
Sep 14, 1926 |
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Blackburn, E.G. |
-- |
-- |
(names only) |
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Blackburn, William Henry |
Nov. 27, 1843 |
Jan 2, 1936 |
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Blessing, Infant Daughter |
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1969 (only date on stone) |
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Branch, James |
Sep 7 1827 |
Jun 10 1877 |
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Branch, Phebe |
? 22, 1806 |
Oct 22 1891 |
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Branch, Samuel |
Apr 2 1801(?) |
Jan 19 1881 |
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Brock, Irl Maxwell |
Apr. 19, 1895 |
Jan 8, 1968 |
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Brock, Jessie Porter |
Jul. 22, 1896 |
Apr 28, 1994 |
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Brock, Richard Porter |
May 30, 1929 |
Jan 6, 1990 |
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Brooks, Clark H |
1877 |
1953 |
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Brooks, Ethel P. |
1880 |
1966 |
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Brooks, Mary Katherine |
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"dau of C.H. & E.P. Brooks" |
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Brown, Delbert A. |
Apr. 5, 1917 |
Apr 25, 1980 |
EC4 US Army WW2 |
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Brown, Edythe N. |
Jan. 31, 1895 |
Feb 4, 1983 |
[same stone as Ross] |
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Brown, Grace L. |
1871 |
1955 |
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Brown, Julius C. |
1864 |
1934 |
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Brown, Lorene |
1912 |
1960 |
[same stone as Wayne] |
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Brown, Mary Lou |
Mar. 17, 1927 |
Feb 9, 1928 |
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Brown, Ross E |
Jan. 27, 1892 |
May 25, 1966 |
"married Dec 22 1915" |
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Brown, Wayne |
1912 |
1985 |
[same stone as Lorene] |
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Bunnell, Howard |
1873 |
1953 |
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Bunnell, Mertie |
1875 |
1947 |
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Cisne, Hugh A. |
1910 |
1978 |
[same stone as Norma] |
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Cisne, Norma E. |
1916 |
-- |
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Connerley, H. Maxine |
Mar 6 1935 |
--- |
[same stone as Robert] |
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Connerley, Robert L |
Jan. 3, 1925 |
May 2, 1998 |
[same stone as H. Maxine] |
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COPELAND, William R. |
Dec 5, 1897 |
May 13, 1964 |
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Courtright, Guy F. |
Dec. 20, 1910 |
Mar 6, 1996 |
[same stone as Mildred C.] |
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Courtright, Lewis |
Dec 22 1944 |
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[same stone as Sandra T.] |
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Courtright, Mildred C. |
Dec. 12, 1912 |
Mar 11, 1986 |
[same stone as Guy] |
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Courtright, Mildred E. |
1909 |
1993 |
[same stone as Vern] |
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Courtright, Sandra T. |
Oct. 27, 1955 |
May 14, 1998 |
[same stone as Lewis] |
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Courtright, Stokley Rude |
1881 |
1965 |
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Courtright, Vern I. |
1910 |
1997 |
[same stone as Mildred E.] |
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Dallas, Barbara E. |
1845 |
1910 |
"His wife" |
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Dallas, James M. |
1837 |
1912 |
[same stone as Barbara] |
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Dickey, Emory Sphere |
1881 |
1963 |
[same stone as Myrtle & Mathilda] |
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Dickey, Harriet A. |
1848 |
1934 |
[same stone as J. Bruce] |
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Dickey, J. Bruce |
1842 |
1926 |
[same stone as Harriet] |
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Dickey, Mathilda |
1883 |
Apr 14, 1946 |
[same stone as Emory and Myrtle] |
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Dickey, Myrtle E |
1892 |
1956 |
[same stone as Mathilda and Emory] |
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Dunwell, William H. |
Jul. 22, 1923 |
Sep 29, 1994 |
[same stone as Winifred] |
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Dunwell, Winifred M. |
Sep. 30, 1925 |
Mar 25, 2000 |
[same stone as William] |
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FANSLER, Villa |
Sept 18, 1888 |
Dec 20, 1975 |
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FITCH, Joseph A. |
Feb 28, 1900 |
Sept 27, 1971 |
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Frodge, Aaron M. |
1973 |
1973 |
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Ganong, Clara P. |
1876 |
1951 |
[same stone as J. Fred] |
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Ganong, J. Fred |
1880 |
unknown |
[same stone as Clara] |
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Golden, Jennie |
1866 |
1939 |
[same stone as Joseph] |
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Golden, Joseph E. |
1855 |
1942 |
[same stone as Jennie] |
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GREEN, James Arthur |
Feb 12, 1913 [MO] |
Aug 22,1983 [Evansville, IND.] |
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GROVE, Carl |
Mar 21, 1887 |
July 30, 1971 |
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GROVE, Carl Albert |
June 27, 1918 |
Feb 2, 2005 |
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Grove, Delbert E. |
1914 |
1977 |
[same stone as Mildred] |
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Grove, Mildred |
1914 |
1975 |
[same stone as Delbert] |
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GRUBB, Albert M. |
July 20, 1893 |
Apr 24, 1964 |
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GRUBB, Carrie M. MOSTELLER |
Feb 26, 1878 |
Nov 19, 1968 |
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Grubb, Flora Ann |
Sep. 12, 1871 |
Oct 10, 1951 |
[same stone as George] |
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Grubb, George M. |
Aug. 19, 1867 |
Aug 12, 1944 |
[same stone as Flora] |
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GRUBB, James E. |
Aug 21, 1873 |
Mar 13, 1965 |
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Hakenjos, Kenneth L. |
Mar. 14, 1905 |
Mar 18, 1998 |
"married Nov 23, 1947" |
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Hakenjos, Margaret E |
Jul. 4, 1924 |
Nov 7, 1998 |
"married Nov 23, 1947" |
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Haught, Florence |
1910 |
1989 |
[same stone as Lowell] |
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Haught, Lowell E. |
1905 |
1954 |
[same stone as Florence] |
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HAWK, Flora E. |
Oct 8, 1880 |
Sept 8, 1965 |
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Haynes, Gladys Billington |
Nov. 27, 1916 |
Oct 1, 1982 |
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Hoskins, Faye |
May 6, 1890 |
Aug 15, 1971 |
"married Sep 28, 1910" |
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Hoskins, Guy R. |
Nov. 21, 1888 |
Jul 9, 1978 |
"married Sep 28, 1910" |
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HOSSELTON, Eugene “Gene” |
Dec 29, 1936 |
Mar 16, 1998 |
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HOSSELTON, William Harold |
Mar 22, 1914 |
Nov 14, 1997 |
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HOSSELTON, Maurine MOLT |
Mar 6, 1911 |
Nov 14, 1997 |
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JAMISON, Albert M. |
Feb 3, 1886 |
Jan 9, 1967 |
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Jelley, Dallas Ray |
Apr. 9, 1947 |
Jul 8, 2005 |
"PFC US Army Vietnam" |
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Jelley, Della Marie |
Nov. 29, 1925 |
Apr 1, 1984 |
[same stone as William Ray] |
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Jelley, James Ray |
1973 |
1973 |
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Jelley, Jefferson |
1892 |
1973 |
[same stone as Nellie] |
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Jelley, Nellie |
1893 |
1984 |
[same stone as Jefferson] |
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Jelley, William Ray |
Jan. 19, 1923 |
Jul 14, 2008 |
[same stone as Della Marie] |
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Kelley, Donald C. |
Dec. 4, 1908 |
Jun 18, 1993 |
[same stone as Vera] |
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Kelley, Vera V. |
May 15, 1907 |
Mar 22, 2002 |
[same stone as Donald] |
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KING, Maye KEYSER |
Jan 8, 1902 |
Mar 8, 1974 |
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KINNEY, Marie MORGAN |
Aug 31, 1908 [Geff] |
Jan 1, 2005 [Effingham] |
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Kirkpatrick, George C. |
1904 |
1974 |
[same stone as ?ora] |
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Kirkpatrick, ?ora B. |
? |
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[same stone as George] |
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Lambert, Jennie G. |
Fe 12, 1920 |
Dec 2, 1981 |
[same stone as Roy] |
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Lambert, Roy F. |
Dec. 28, 1914 |
Feb 10, 1997 |
[same stone as Jennie] |
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LAMBRICH, Bob N. |
Aug 20, 1923 |
Jan 6, 1973 |
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LANE, Loretta M. TUBBS |
July 2, 1949 [Geff] |
Sept 5, 2005 [Evansville IN] |
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Lemons, James R. |
Feb 21, 1909 |
Nov 4, 1966 |
[same stone as Mary] |
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Lemons, Mary A. |
Feb 19, 1915 |
Aug 3, 1979 |
[same stone as James] |
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Mattox, Jessie L. |
1893 |
1981 |
[same stone as Joseph] |
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Mattox, Joseph |
1893 |
1986 |
[same stone as Jessie] |
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MCDANNEL, Thomas Michael |
Aug 10, 1946 |
May 30, 1972 |
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McNEELY, William Pierce |
Sept 24, 1896 |
July 21, 1985 |
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McNely, George E. |
1884 |
1953 |
[same stone as Lizzie] |
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McNely, Harold |
Jan. 21, 1918 |
Dec 7, 1987 |
"brother" |
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McNely, Lizzie Hyde |
1886 |
1956 |
[same stone as George] |
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MCNELY, Wayne |
June 5, 1907 |
May 1, 1968 |
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MILLER, Alberta MOSSEBURGER |
May 18, 1908 |
Jan 21, 1964 |
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MILLER, Clarence E. |
Dec 16, 1895 |
Feb 18, 1974 |
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Miller, Dwight E |
1917 |
1947 |
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MILLER, Mabel S. |
Apr 24, 1899 |
Mar 29, 1973 |
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Molt, Charles Leo |
Apr. 25, 1907 |
Mar 31, 1986 |
[same stone as Mary] |
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Molt, Mary Alice |
Dec. 24, 1908 |
Jan 10, 1997 |
[same stone as Charles] |
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MURPHY, Russell Dane |
Mar 31, 1913 |
Oct 10, 2005 |
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Noble, Louisa |
1912 |
1975 |
[same stone as Wesley] |
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Noble, Wesley |
1912 |
1985 |
[same stone as Louisa] |
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Pilcher, Gregory Pierce |
1989 |
Sep 30, 1989 |
"Our beloved son in our hearts forever" |
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Porter, Ada B. |
1892 |
1967 |
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Porter, Carl O. |
1891 |
1959 |
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Porter, Loren B. |
1915 |
1922 |
"son" |
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Porter, Mildred M. |
1909 |
1987 |
[same stone as Paul] |
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Porter, Paul D. |
1907 |
1982 |
[same stone as Mildred] |
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POWELL, Johnie O. |
Sept 12, 1903 |
Dec 30, 1976 |
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REEVES, Flossie M. WALLER |
Jan 8, 1896 |
Feb 9, 1973 |
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Richards, Sylvia M. |
Nov. 14, 1912 |
-- |
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Richards, Thomas L. |
Jul 24 1906 |
Aug 27 1982 |
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Riley, William Arthur |
Apr. 30, 1923 |
Feb 19, 2005 |
"S2 US Navy WW2" |
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Rinard, Charles B. |
1921 |
1993 |
[same stone as Wilma] |
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Rinard, Wilma L. |
1927 |
1991 |
[same stone as Charles] |
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ROCHELLE, Bessie M. |
Oct 18, 1887 |
Jan 1, 1966 |
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RUSSELL, Bertha BASEHORE |
Sept 13, 1889 |
June 9, 1964 |
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RUSSELL, Charles A. |
Jan 9, 1889 |
Feb 9, 1966 |
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Sarks, Paul C. |
1903 |
1974 |
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Sarks, Vera J |
1921 |
1989 |
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SHINE, James M. |
Sept 5, 1909 |
June 16, 1974 |
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SMITH, Johnie Hester (Male) |
Jeffersonville Il. |
Aug 6, 1909 |
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SMITH, Earl |
May 8 1912 |
June 20, 1912 |
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Spriggs, B. Helen Hanson |
Fe 27, 1921 |
Dec 2, 2007 |
[same stone as Helen] |
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Spriggs, Frederick Warren |
May 2, 1919 |
Dec 8, 2008 |
[same stone as Frederick] |
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Taylor, Clyde C. |
1919 |
1944 |
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Taylor, Della N. |
1898 |
2002 |
[same stone as Della] |
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Taylor, Fred C. |
1896 |
1971 |
[same stone as Fred] |
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TUBBS, Fred A. |
Sept 10, 1893 |
Aug 2, 1968 |
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TUBBS, Laura A. SPAULDING |
June 26, 1897 |
Jan 1, 1976 |
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Wolfe, Julia R. |
1911 |
1995 |
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Wolfe, Leroy Allen |
1946 |
2005 |
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Wolfe, Theron C. |
1909 |
1988 |
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Young, Kristine |
no dates |
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"Our daughter" |
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Young, Pauline |
Jan. 19, 1917 |
Sep 16, 2003 |
[same stone as W. Floyd] |
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Young, W. Floyd |
Oct. 22, 1910 |
Mar 19, 1999 |
[same stone as Pauline] |