Looking south.
Looking south.
The Barber Cemetery is an active and well maintained cemetery just north of Sims on the left heading towards the Sims Loop Road. Easy to find. It is fenced and is maintained by the Lone Valley - Barber Cemetery Association. Has a covered shelter about 32 feet by 16 feet with pews. There are a few unnamed graves marked with moss covered field stones. Photos taken on a chilly afternoon November 29 2008 by O.W. I walked the rows starting taking photos from the left front, No. 187, going back and forth until the last headstone at 328. Images, 141, are in numerical order but reverse order on web pages and the pages numbers don't necessarily match the rows. In 1987 there were 88 graves marked, mostly with cement blocks, but with no names. The south end has six to eight graves that are not even visible, but were there in the 1940s. Barber's Oller
Lewis Miller Barber was born 6 Jan 1856 in South Fork Twp, Montgomery Co. AR. His parents were Ransom Barber and Cynthia McConnell. Lewis Barber died 6 Feb. 1948 in Marianna, Lee Co., AR. He married Dollie Ann Summitt 13 Jan. 1877 in Montgomery Co., AR. She was the daughter of John Francis Summitt and Emaline Shaffer. They sold the land known as the Bill Carter place and homesteaded a big tract of land north of Sims, near the foot of the Chalybeat Mountain which was near his wife's family. Louis sold it off down to one hundred seventy acres and donated one acre for a cemetery, which is known as the Barber Cemetery. Louis built a big one room house out of logs that they cut themselves, then as his family increased, they added to the log house. He then married Florence Eurilla Regue Ollar 22 Aug. 1907 in Sims, Montgomery Co, AR. daughter of William Ollar and Matilda Jones. Find a Grave 152 interments listed as of Nov. 2010.
images 250 - 225 This page! 1 images 226 - 187 Front of cemetery 2 images 275 - 251 Page no. do not match row 3 images 300 - 276 4 images 315 - 301 5 images 328 - 316 Back of cemetery
250 Cross, Dorothy Jean B: 02-01-1933 D: 12-11-2007 Age: 73 Roller - Chenal FH, Drummond FH, LR, AR
249 Summit, John Francis B: 1826 D: 1892 Stone erected 1992 by his great grandchildren
247 Summit, Elder J.H. B: Jun 21, 1858 D: Dec. 8, 1915
246 Condary, Julia M. B: 1856 D: 1939 Wife of J.H. Summit, “At Rest”
245 McCullah, James Edward B: Jan 25 1886 D: Aug 11 1922
244 McCullah, Frances B: 1875 D: 1961
243 Whisenhunt, Doyle Sept 19, 1919 Married June 11, 1938
Ellen Gibbs May 24, 1922
242 Shipman, Billy Jack B: May 17 1933 D: Dec 28 1988 PNC, US Navy Korea Vietnam
241 Stacey, George Cliff B: Sept. 18 1925 D: Dec. 17 1984 Hasta Siempre Amor
Inez Shipman B: June 29 1926
240 Murphy, Clayton Slim B: 1935 D: 1997 Precious Memories
Brenda Garner B: 1945
239 Stacey, George Clifton B: 1925 D: 1984 PVT US Army World War II
238 Summitt, John F. B: July 6 1917 D: Jan. 10 1996
237 Summitt, Alice Bates B: Apr. 19 1916 D: June 23 1991
236 Summitt, I. N. B: 1885 D: 1967 In Loving Memory
235 Summitt, Josie L. B: Nov. 1 1889 D: Jan. 7 1983 In Loving Memory
234 Whisenhunt, Devra Ann June 17, 1948 Infant Daughter of Doyle and Ellen Whisenhunt
233 Whisenhunt, William Jeffery B: Nov. 10 1971 D: Apr. 13 1991 Beloved Son and Brother
232 McKinney, Francis Apr 3, 1892
231 Not legible (rock)
230 Cox, Infant son of Joseph and Georgia Cox no date on stone
229 Cox, Infant son of Joseph and Georgia Cox no date on stone
228 Cox, Infant Daughter of Joseph and Georgia Cox no date on stone
227 Cox, Infant Son of Joseph and Georgia Cox no date on stone
226 Cox, Joseph B: Sept. 11 1844 D: July 19 1907 Farewell my wife
and children all
………you a
………Christ doth call
225 Foster, Nellie Berry B: May 28 1866 D: June 21 1892 Wife of W.N. Foster
224 Foster, W.N. Borned Nov 29, 1857 Died App 20, 1919
223 Foster, Sally Borned Aug 11, 1875 Died Apr 7, 1918
222 Illegible
221 Summit, Monroe E. Nov 17, 1926 Dec 22, 1926 From mother’s arms to the Arms of Jesus
220 Summitt, Geo Oliver 1898 1951 Not dead, only sleeping
S. Allie 1900 1993
219 Summitt, Thomas Grover Aug 20, 1928 Feb 10 2000 Father July 4, 1951 (married)
Summitt, Ruby Inez Mar 1, 1932 Mother In loving memory
218 Summit, Delmar 1914 1915
217 Wilson, Etta B. 1908- 1982
216 Barber, T.L. “Tom” Feb 13, 1919 Jan 29, 1995 Aug 12, 1993 (married)
Barber, Dessie Rankin Oct 12, 1928
215 Barber, Thomas L. Feb 13, 1919 Jan 29, 1995 PVT US Army World War II
214 Barber, John L Dec 23, 1904 Jan 12, 1982 US Army World War II FHM
213 Barber, Thelma 1908 1941 At rest
212 Barber, Mattie May 23, 1884 Aug 23, 1922 (married) Jan 4, 1901
Barber, James R. July 28, 1882 Feb 26, 1925
211 Barber, John L Dec 23, 1904 Jan 12, 1982 US Army World War II
(stone under this one: Barber, John L 1929 – 1993)
210 Rankin, Dollie Lee Oct 21, 1901 - Oct 13, 1918 “…..one from us be gone,
A voice forever stilled,
A place is…..from our home
Which never can be filled”
209 Summitt, Michael Gale Aug 14, 1946 Dec 24, 2004 SP5 US Army Vietnam
208 Summitt, Doris I Nov 6, 1920 Feb 27, 1993 In loving memory
207 Summit, Alma 1897 1975 In loving memory
206 Summit, Rev. Frank 1890 1961 In loving memory
205 Summit, “Little Jewell” 1937 1938 Dau of Mr-Mrs Frank Summitt
204 Summitt, Eugene Daniel Apr. 14, 1932
203 Summitt, Daniel L. 1902 - 1969 At rest in Jesus
202 Summitt, P.F.C. Radford R. May 7, 1923 - Jan 17, 1945 Co. B, 158th Inf Reg photo
Greater love hath no man than he…
201 Summitt, Ellis W. Dec 23, 1927 - Feb 17, 1945 He is not dead, but sleepeth in Jesus
200 Qualls, Lavadie Summitt 1905 - 1970 In loving memory
199 Plum, Omer Loyd Aug 3, 1909 Jan 12, 1913 s/o C.D. and Nelliee
198 Plum, Infant Daughter Sept 14, 1913 Daughter of C.D. and Nellie Plum
197 Summitt, Edward L. Jan 8, 1943 (married) Mar 15, 1969
Patricia J. Mar 4, 1946
196 Summitt, Leo Sept 8, 1922 - June 28, 1943 I will meet you in the morning. Flag
195 Summitt Walking the Hills of Glory
194 Summitt, Mattie F. 1913 1989 loving memory
193 Summitt, Joseph N. 1911 - 1952 At rest
192 Summitt, John F. Jul 6, 1917 Jan 10, 1996 Tec 5 US Army World War II
191 McKinney, Virgle Oct 3, 1900 July 9, 1989 Wed Aug 17, 1919
Zetta Nov 15, 1903 Feb 26, 1994 Sleeping
190 McKinney, Lillie L. “Dink” Feb 2, 1929 Aug 12, 2006
Elbert V. Oct 21, 1920 Oct 15, 2000
189 McKinney, Elbert V. Oct 21, 1920 - Oct 15, 2000 PFC US Army World War II
Purple Heart
188 Barber, Larry Burton Apr 22, 1958 May 18, 2008 Greatly Missed
187 Barber, John T. Jan 16, 1917 Nov 30, 2007 (married) Mar 6, 1937
Thelma L. Jun 27, 1919 Jun 13, 1986
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