AR GenWeb Project - Garland County - Smith Creek Cemetery

Smith Creek Cemetery

Transcribed May 4, 2002 by Patti Vance Hays pvhwdh@cablelynx.com
Travel Directions : By Smith Creek Missionary Baptist Church on Highway 128 Between Highways 70 and 5 between Benton and Hot Springs. Stephen Garner, who is buried in this cemetery, donated the land for the cemetery. This cemetery is extremely well kept but has numerous unmarked graves. There are stones for people who do not shown dates of death, and I have not included them to protect their privacy. I have tried to transcribe the names and dates correctly, but there could be errors due to some of the stones being very hard to read. I have obituaries for people with a + at the end. If you are interested, please e-mail; and I will forward to you.

Page, 06/1932 - 01/19/1997
[or that is what it looked like]

Taylor, James David
10/05/1951-08/26/1995 +

Collier, Samantha D
1994-1998 [10/27/1994 - 10/3/1998] +

Mills, Margaret L
08/12/1925-10/9/1987

Mills, Vernon E
05/18/1932-10/28/1986

Beason, Stella Rigsby
02/28/1917-10/27/1988

Rigsby, C. C. (Coot)
05/01/1905-01/24/1978

Bailey, Lewis A
10/02/1924-12/18/1995 married 8/24/1941 E Christine

Bailey, E Christine
02/06/1925-05/06/1989

Garner, Samuel W
11/03/1918-01/25/1969 +

Doss, Carl F
01/23/1910-06/08/1986

Doss, Clinton Riley
08/30/1942-02/08/1965;
Ark PFC HQ & HQ Co 3 Engr Bn 24 Infantry Div +

Garner, S Monroe
05/13/1883-01/26/1956 +

Garner, Lura B
08/12/1890-06/21/1987

Rigsby, Rupert Kelly
05/16/1911-07/19/1997

Rigsby, Nellie B
08/03/1915-08/12/1955

Shirley, Nola Marie
04/08/1893-04/10/1981

Shirley, William Sidney
03/13/1893-07/01/1963

Soward, Virgil Willis
08/16/1897-08/16/1965;
Ark Tec 4 US Army WWII +

Soward, Ella Marie
06/13/1908-01/15/1967

Taylor, Carla Michelle
12/08/1975-04/10/1976 +

Taylor, Stephanie Ann
02/23/1972-02/24/1972 +

Taylor, Vera Ann
12/20/1922-10/22/1991
married 08/28/1948 to Edmond +

Taylor, Edmond Calvin
12/24/1923-09/18/1985
US Army WWII Korea +

Chenault, Garry T
12/29/1935-11/07/1984 m
arried 7/24/1955 to Sheila

Chenault, Herbert F Sr
04/23/1910-03/14/1984

Chenault, Nora L
07/24/1884-06/25/1912

Chenault, Arch B
04/07/1879-09/22/1963 +

Chenault, Lena B
02/04/1888-06/20/1944 +

Wyatt, Jesse A
02/23/1915-02/20/1995
married 08/19/1941 Lilly +

Holland, John A
son of T M and Annie Holland
died 03/05/1920; 13 years, 5 days

Green, Rachel L
1890-1923

Little, John L
03/09/1876-02/12/1958

Little, Mary Louisa
"beloved wife of John Littie"
06/26/1878-11/28/1931
daughter of Ridley and Josephine Thomas +

Moore, W J
infant son of Mr and Mrs W I Moore
04/03/1921-04/03/1921

Kelly, E H
07/04/1899-04/12/1925

Butler, Walter E
Ark Pvt 25 Co Coast Arty;
12/10/1940

Hickson, James J
07/10/1910-12/24/1951 +

Green, Roie Gross
Funeral Home Marker couldn't read dates

Edds, Clemmie Ellen
04/08/1889-03/17/1914

Edds, Cynthia Adeline
05/21/1863-02/23/1906

Rigsby, Louisa
03/05/1853-01/07/1934

Edds, Laura
09/10/1900-08/06/1955

Edds, Turner Ellis
09/10/1908-06/22/1973 Ark Pvt US Army WW II married
8/26/1933 Erma +

Edds, Milas Hubert
01/07/1910-03/05/1986 +

Rigsby, Rachel C
12/25/1861-11/08/1931 +

Rigsby, John F
02/23/1861-03/21/1932 +

Huchingson, J Cyrus
02/02/1871-11/27/1938

Huchingson, Cynthia D
05/16/1871-08/10/1910

Williams, Helen T
12/12/1917-06/11/1991

Williams, Vernie Lee
08/28/1909-10/27/1988;
US Army WW II

Williams, William V
1907-1972
(Harrison Funeral Home Marker)

Williams, Tennie Chennault
02/12/1877-01/02/1962

Williams, W P
05/27/1876-06/10/1910

Williams, W P baby infant
[no dates]

Edwards, Lewis
05/10/1884-11/28/1896

Williams, James K P
05/20/1848-02/12/1888

Williams, Cyntha [spelled this way] Warford 07/04/1852-03/15/1931

Williams, Mary Tennessee
02/16/1873-08/15/1938

Williams, Lee
1887-1962

Williams, Nellie
1894-1981

Williams, Myrtis
11/02/1915-02/25/1916

Williams, Preston
02/21/1917-08/19/1919

Williams, James I
1883-1972 [Gross F/H]

Cooke, Chasies Clay
05/12/1902-06/28/1987

Cook, Estella (Wallis)
01/28/1910-10/30/1938

Wallis, William Lee
07/25/1882-03/24/1957

Wallis, Mary Lee
11/09/1883-07/09/1954 +

Wallis, James
11/22/1914-01/18/1918

Wallis, Vernie
11/17/1917-01/01/1918

Wallis, Vera
11/17/1917-01/04/1918

Warford, John F
03/15/1857-06/19/1890

Wallis, Aileen
11/03/1924-06/01/2001;
daughter of William Lee and Mary Lee

Loy, Dale H
06/30/1920-01/10/1992,
US Army WW II +

Wallis, Elizabeth "Lizzie"
09/28/1880-07/04/1963 +

Wallis, Sarah J
10/23/1854-04/05/1887

Eudy, Coy Junior
02/19/1930-11/25/1992,
Pvt US Army Korea
married 9/28/1951 To Lois

Smith, Jessie Edith
died 11/7/2001,
77 yrs 3 mos 6 days [Caruth F/H]

Whitney, Charles
L Co F 1 Neb Inf [no dates]

Whitney, Ida
03/09/1885-06/05/1955 +

Kirk, John H
01/15/1928-11/20/1996
married 7/17/1948 Edith

Rigsby, John H
04/27/1851-03/07/1928

Rigsby, Laura M
02/15/1849-10/14/1898;
wife of J H Rigsby

Lawrence, Eugene M
12/07/1886-05/12/1967;
Colorado SGT Medical Dept WWII

Jones, Charles H
12/16/1941
Illinois Pvt 1CL 68 Engr
[Debra Garner said funeral home marker showed 02/14/1891-12/16/1941]

Shell, Elizabeth
mother [no dates shown] +

Shell, Will
02/21/1886-09/10/1976

Shell, Andrew father
[no dates shown]
*
Leatherman, Bertie Lee Cain
03/15/1888-07/25/1912
wife of A B Leatherman

Cain, Rachel E
07/31/1893-02/02/1897
daughter of W M and M J Cain

Cain, Rev W M
12/21/1856-11/25/1925 +

Cain, Martha J
05/07/1868-07/20/1935 +

Waters, Agnes R
06/08/1888-10/19/1977

Coleman, James Alton
06/26/1926-09/22/1997
SFC US Army WW II Korea
Married 6/7/1947 Margreat +

Burks, James W
02/18/1928-01/17/1998
married 8/19/1946 Royce +

Chennault, Truman A
12/19/1899-10/13/1975 +

Chennault, Bonnie Lee
08/08/1910
[no dod; however, I have her obituary, and
she died 10/28/2001] +

Chennault, Joe M
12/6/1874-03/16/1908

Chennault, William M
1849-1922

Chennault, M E
10/1/1841-10/18/1911

Caton, Virgil Columbus
09/28/1914-09/24/1964 +

Caton, Thelma Paul
11/04/1915-06/05/1965

Ault, Winferd
[spelled that way] E
01/20/1948-12/10/1949

Mills, Amy E
09/09/1910-01/01/1985

Mills, Elmer E
02/21/1910-06/18/1981

Mills, Richard T
05/21/1944-02/13/1969

Mills, Verner
01/04/1881-05/02/1946

Chennault, Cassie Mills
01/22/1882-12/04/1965 +

Rigsby, Jerry Wayne
08/15/1949-09/01/1949

Rigsby, Kathy Janette
06/20/1955-07/08/1955

Rigsby, William A
09/01/1890-02/21/1963

Rigsby, Annie J
05/02/1904-01/27/1994 +

Rigsby, Harold W
01/05/1930-06/27/1982

Garner, Mary Lee
08/27/2001,
80 yrs 11 mos 26 days
[Caruth F/H] +

Garner, Marvin K
03/23/1951-02/15/1998 +

Garner, Stephen
09/07/1820-11/02/1898
[Carole Mayfield says should be 09/07/1828]

Garner, S Monroe
01/18/1884-05/10/1967 +
Garrett, Lillie Kay Garner
11/26/1911-11/23/1982 +

Wyatt, Lona
10/08/1886-03/04/1920

Wyatt, Noah
01/24/1875-09/13/1944

Garner, Abner
11/17/1863-11/15/1907

Garner, Myra
11/17/1863-11/19/1932
[these two did show same dob]

Garner, Hattie
08/19/1892-09/07/1899,
daughter of Samuel and M E Garner

Garner, Samuel R
08/02/1852-11/28/1927
[stone shows 8/2/1852
but should be 8/2/1859 according to Garner researcher]

Garner, Mary E
08/12/1854-03/11/1912

Garner, Lowell
08/09/1914-10/18/1918

Garner, Albert B
01/26/1890-04/19/1977 +
Garner, Mildred E
06/16/1895-03/26/1971 +

Rigsby, Donnie E
04/22/1938-10/29/1971

Lucas, Lucille Rigsby
06/13/1941-03/30/1978

Lucas, Craig Edward
12/26/1977-03/30/1978

Rigsby, James Herbert
02/09/1914-01/27/1986

Barnell, Charley
died 12/4/1918 age 27 yrs

Rigsby, Carl
09/11/1919-06/02/1984,
PFC US Army WW II

Smith, Cora Ann
died 12/28/1881 age 19 mo

Manire, Daisy G
09/02/1900-03/31/1983

Manire, Roy Ray
11/16/1891-02/21/1956

Carden, Amos
[no dates]

Smith, Joseph died 1875 [stone said other things as well but could not read]-[Debra Garner said prior to 1990 there was a funeral home marker that
showed 02/21/1875 age 57 years]

Huchingson, Luhamah King
12/23/1842-01/28/1911

Huchingson, John M
01/26/1840-07/06/1890

Huchingson, William Allen
1868-1895

Shell, Henry W
died 09/06/1875
age 59 yr 11 mo 20 days

Cooper, Harvey A
01/19/1908-03/30/1908,
son of O W and R L Cooper

Cooper, Oscar W
04/12/1885-08/30/1944 +

Cooper, Roa L
03/13/1889-05/04/1956 +

Eldridge, J Rich
03/1849-02/1933

Eldridge, Lucinda
11/1861-08/1933

George, Clarence
1905-1974
[Gross F/H]

Waters, Emma Jean Cain
08/10/1924-07/13/1994 Gross F/H
Waters, Clarence Lewis
08/06/1913-10/16/1982,
1st Lt US Army WW II

Cain, Henry W
1898-1998

Cain, Florence V
1906-04/30/1998;
Caruth F/H
92 years, 2 mos, 8 days

Hardin, Emlie Lucinda
01/16/1856-05/29/1930

Huchingson, Samuel E
06/01/1901-02/23/1983 +
Hubanks, Sarah S (Ann)
1853-1935

Nesbitt, Allen Harris
12/26/1856-11/27/1913

Nesbitt, Jane
12/29/1859-05/20/1946

Warford, (Corp) Francis B
1831-1876,
Co E 19 Ar Inf CSA

Warford, Rachel Jane White
1831-1903,
wife of F B Warford,
erected 6/30/2001
By Jane Warford Nesbitt family

Warford, Clinton Isaiah
01/10/1850-03/13/1878
son of Frances Barclay Warford and Rachel White Warford
father of Jason Isaiah Warford and Martha Jane Warford Pryor;
erected by grandchildren Jason and Martha

James, Collison Louis 12/15/1924-07/18/1994,
PFC US Army [Gross F/H] +

Broken stone couldn't read

Huchingson, Eliza
died 10/16/1886 age 62 yrs 5 mos 2 days

Huchingson, William M
stone had been broken and top part was put in ground dates no longer there

Huchingson, Sarah E
05/27/1862 died,
age 3 yrs 11 mo 20 days;
daughter of William G
and Eliza

Evans, Elizabeth F
died 03/28/1875 at 32 yrs 3 mos and 27 days
wife of J H Evans

* There is a funeral home marker here that is probably Albert Leatherman shows
Paul-Healy Funeral Home

Debra Garner transcribed this cemetery prior to 1990, and she found some additional markers at that time that were illegible when I transcribed or were broken:

Smith, Isaac
1863 - 08/04/1868

Smith, William M
03/08/1865
age 18 yr 11 months

Butler, Walter E
Caruth funeral home marker
showed date of death as 12/10/1940

Chenault, Odis 1908-1910

Chenault, Millie Smith
04/21/1912-04/03/1985

Chenault, Tennie
01/25/1877-01/02/1963

Evans, Jonathan died
04/07/1875

Ford, C. C. August ?,
age 43

Ford, John died
5/18/1937 age 86

George, James L
died 9/6/1945 at age 72 years

Haye, Nellie Crossno
06/10/1915-06/10/1942

Langley, B
(slate rock no dates)

Newton, Thurman Ray
1925-1926

Newton, Legretia
11/1/1925-6/28/1926
[both children of J. N. Newton and Harriet

Holland Newton
wooden plaques in 1990

Rigsby, Elmer
10/8/1894-3/13/1962
son of Jim and Mary Edds Rigsby

Whitney, Charles L.
1859-8/14/1928

Hickson, H. D.
04/15/1875-03/27/1933
(double marker with)
Hickson, Roie (Edds)
07/11/1887-01/08/1933

Hardin, William Benjamin
11/16/1854-06/02/1946

Richardson, Marvin A.
died 01/08/1942 age 58 years
(funeral home marker)

Rigsby, Cathy Janette
06/20/1955-07/18/1955