West Washita Cemetery
Montgomery County, Arkansas

The Little Tombstone On The Hill

The lonely tombstone, stood on the hill.
Waiting and watching and standing so still.

A baby buried so long ago.
A little one, we did not know.

He lay there by himself for 91 years.
After we found him, we were in tears.

Glenn had waited for family to come by.
That he could stop them and at least say hi.

He made an impression, the day we met.
We loved him then, and we won't forget.

A forgotten baby of long ago.
Why did they forget him, we don't know.

The little tombstone now stands on the hill .
Waiting for us to come back, He knows that we will.


©Written by: Eunice Chapmond - Kilgore
Sept. 6, 2004

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"In Memory of Glenn Chapmond"
Born - April 11, 1906
Died - May 8 , 1906
West Washita Cemetery
Washita , Montgomery Co. Ark.

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The active cemetery with the oldest marked grave 1875 is located just west of Washita on Hwy 88 heading toward Sims. Take gravel road on the right at stop sign around to top of a wooded hill. Approximately 150 graves with headstones and 59 unmarked graves. Decoration Day is the second Sunday in May.

1. Calhoun, J.C. Aug 6 1860 - Aug 28 1921 broken

2. Drake, Henry M. Dr. May 4 1901 age 45 years

3.  Irons, Mathew J. Jul 25 1986 - Aug 7 1987

4. Qualls, infants (3) of Mr & Mrs John Qualls

7. Qualls, Ellen Walton Nov 1 1893 - Sep 18 1911

8. McLane, Minnie A. Jan 16 1863 - Jul 17 1902 Another link is broken in our household bond but a chain is forming in a better land. Wife of J.G. McLane

9. Irons, Evertte Lee Nov 21 1931 - Nov 21 1997 In loving memory Davis Smith FHM

10. Pittman, Joe Johnson Aug 14 1928 - Oct 12 1997 SN US Navy WWII

11. Drain, Ellarado 10 Feb 1890 - 27 Jan 1966 76 years 11 months 17 days

12. Pittman, Roberta Nov 14 1930 - Jan 21 1996 Beloved mother Thornton FHM

13. Cotolow, Affie J. 1855 - 1899 At rest

14. Irons, Thomas P. May 4 1875 - Jan 24 1919 wall

17. James, Aug 4 1898 - Feb 9 1976 wife of Frank James

18. Vanderslice, William Richard Jr. Sep 20 1884 - Jan 3 1962

19. Vanderslice, George 1877 - 1914

20. Vanderslice, Roosevelt Dec 6 1901 - Jan 13 1904

21. Fable, George Oct 16 1816 - Feb 24 1905

22. Bryant, Ruby M. Feb 16 1900 0 months Kelly FHM

25. Blair, Phil Mar 9 1893 - Mar 25 1912 s/o A. A. & E.H. Blair

26. Harris, Samuel J. 1832 - 1892 C & I  9 Ark Inf (CSA emblem on new headstone)

27. Shepard, Nancy J. Oct 27 1863 - Jun 27, 1911

28. Shepard, Minnie L. Mar 1 1892 - May 25 1912 d/o J.W. & N.J.

29. Shepard, John Elmer Aug 22 1897 - Dec 23 1900 Pvt USA WWII

30. Peters, Shell Oct 15 1905 - Apr 24 1983

31. Bradley, Birdie Jun 8 1900 - Jul 3 1987 Billingsley FHM Mena

34. Young, Lee Jushua Aug 10 1922 - Feb 16 1985 PFC USA Caruth FHM

35. Peters, Charles died April 2 1987 age 86 Caruth FHM Hot Springs

36. Phillips, Infant son 1935 the B.A. Phillips

Start row 2

37. Montgomery, E.R. May 5 1881 - Aug 10 1936 age 55 Elder 2 headstones

Start row 3

38. Robbins, Thomas R. Mar 19 1896 - Mar 17 1923 husband of Gracie Robbins

39. Smith, Bulah 1919 - 1920

40. Smith, Jerry J. 1874 - 1925

41. Wilburn, Amanda Smith  1876 - 1963

42. Wilburn, Reuben B. 1873 - 1946

43. Thornton FHM x2

44. FHM blank. In Humphrey plot

45. McLane, J.G. May 6 1861 - Dec 21 1935

46. Humphrey, M.A. 1840 - 1933

47. Humphrey, J.G. 1841 - 1921

48. Corley, Dee 1866 - 1919 In Humphrey plot

49. Corley, Velma 1892 - 1916 In Humphrey plot

50. Corley, Floyd 1904 -1907 In Humphrey plot

51. Lenderman, Rachel E. 1903 - 1976 FHM

52. McLane, Marguerite May 24 1917 - Jun 25 1920 d/o G.C. and  A.C. McLane

53. McLane, Paula Oct 26 1918 - Jul 1 1920 d/o G.C. and A.C. McLane

54. McClane, infant Dec 21 1921

55. Hicks, Nettie May 29 1880 - Apr 14 1913

56. Alexander, Dora Aug 29 1903 - Oct 10 1936

59. Southard, Thelma age 8

62.  Phillips, Sarah, Elizabeth 1867 - 1936

Row 4

65. Woods, Samuel Oct 29 1923 - Oct 12 1980 AN USN WWll

68. Scarlett, Welman Jan 23 1914 - Oct 29 1920

69. Scarlett, Elmer Nov 6 1915 - Dec. 14 1918

70. Scarlett, infant Aug 1 1918

71. Irons, Floyd Oct 11 1931  - Oct 10 2000 age 68 Thornton FHM

72. Mattar, Catharine Star May 25 1919 - Sep 3 1992 Hot Springs FHM

75. Irons, Charlie Nathan Jan 25 1896 - Dec 19 1916 s/o G.T. & L.C. Irons

76. Irons, Willie H. Jun 10 1875 - Jun 3 1886 s/o G.T. & L.C. Irons

77. Irons, Crow

78.  Irons, John

79. Irons, Alford

80. Irons, Ellis

81. Costalow, P.J. 1853 - 1899

82. Costolow, Nan 1877 - 1899

83. Costolow, Mary 1880 - 1880

84. Costolow, Eliza 1873 - 1875

85. Aunt Margaret  by Costolow

86. Wells, Lola Bradley Sep 18 1893 - Mar 31 1980

87. Wells, Carl O. Sep 14 1937 - Jan 14, 1940

90. Tollerson, Eugene Calton M.D. 1871 - 1897 Gross Mortuary FHM

91. Massongill, Jeff May 26 1902 - May 30 1905 s/o T.J. & M.E.

92. Chitwood, Lizzie 1849 - 1915 Eastern Star emblem

93. Chitwood, Edmond P. Rev. Apr 10, 1836 - Jun 25, 1911 Mason emblem

94. Massongill, Edrie 1911 -1911

95. Finch, George W. Mar 1896 - Oct 14, 1918

96. Finch, Roy D. Mar 6 1901 - Feb 28 1915

97. Finch, Martha M. Feb 19 1860 - Mar 3 1914

98. Finch, James R. Feb 11 1860 - Nov 31 1920 Mason emblem

99. White, Hilda Spencer Oct 13 1925 - July 12 1999 Thornton FHM

100. White, Fletcher Glenn Oct 19 1919 - Nov 10 1986 66 years 4 months 21 days US Army Air Corps Thornton FHM

101. White, Glenn E. Jul 3 1946 - Jan 8 1989  Sp US Army Vietnam Thornton FHM

102. Triplett, Eliza May 11 1868 - Oct 17 1938

103. Triplett, M.M. Jan 15 1849 - Mar 22 1913

104. Triplett, Clifford May 20 1900 - Aug 9. 1916

105. Mayberry, Earl R. Sep 12 1911 - Jan 24 1956  Recon SQ AR Cpl 90 Cav MEC2 WWII   PH

last in row

106.  Mayberry, Lera Apr 29 1914 - May 2 1916

107.  Mayberry, J.F. Sep 4 1862 - Jul 16 1925

108. Mayberry, Lula 1880 - 1941

109. Scrimshire, Lon Wesley Nov 4 1917 - Jul 16 1920

110. Giffin, George W. Feb 22 1847 - Nov 30, 1917 Co. I  81 IND Inf

111. Giffin, Mary Z. King 1845 - 1927

112. Drain, Ellarado 10 Feb 1890 - 27 Jan 1966 76 years 11 months 17 days

113. Drain Robert E. Lee Mar 24 1877 - Apr 12 1965 Kelly FHM

114. Drain,  Infant 1906 son

115. Singleton, Jacob Mar 20 1889 - Feb 11 1907

116. Singleton, Danny Sep 6 1891 - Jun 11 1907

119.  Danley, Oren E. 1905 - 1906

122. Murray, Sadie Aug 11 1972 age 72 years, 3 months, 13 days Caruth FHM

123. Murray, Thomas L. Jun, 24 1892 - Jul 23 1962 Pvt USA

124. Gill, Birda Oct 16 1893 - Mar 3 1907

125. Hayes, Fannie Finch Mar 11 1879 - Oct 30 1921

126. Hayes, A.Y. Feb 1, 1841 - Apr 25 1911 4th AR Inf

127. Little Rosevet ?b. Dec. 1903 - d. Jan 28 1904 s/o W.B.

128. Fulton, Guilford W. Mar 7 1904 - Jun 2 1904 s/o J.G. & D.B.

129. Fulton, Roy E. 2 May 1890 - Jul 11 1977 Thornton FHM

130. Fulton, Robert Dec 13, 1908 - Apr 20 1911 s/o J.G. & Dorabell

131. Fulton, Vander 1884 - 1948

132. Cummings, Lucie B. Mar 24 1875 - Jan 17 1902

133. Chapmond, Glenn Apr 11 1906 - May 8 1906 s/o P.A. & DM

134. Taylor, Jewell 1901 - 1938

135. Taylor, Bettie Mar 6 1863 - Jan 6 1937

Row 9

136. Baker, Dalmar Tuck Dec. 18 1913 - Jun 11 1981 by Ronald Baker

141. Kenon, Floyd Oct 14 1906 - Aug 12 1987 Thornton FHM

142. Kenon, Rosie 1910 - 15 Mar 1995 85 yrs 0 months 9 days Davis Smith FHM

143. Irons, Lloyd 1912 - 1953

144. Irons R.F. (Russ) Feb 2 1937 - Oct 6 1999 With Jesus Davis FHM

Montgomery Co. ARGenWeb Project
Transcribed Nov. 2000 by myself, Olwyn, starting with the first row to the right of the small gate. 

"A Forgotten Baby"
Glenn Chapmond was a baby born April 11, 1906. He was the son of Porter Garland Chapmond and Dora May Shephard.  Little Glenn died May 8, 1906 and was buried at the West Washita Cemetery, Washita, Montgomery Co. Ark. He lay there for 91 years before he was found by Eunice Chapmond and Lois O. Chapmond. It was if God had guided us there. We entered the cemetery and were scared to death of snakes. We were talking about watching for snakes around each others feet. All of a sudden we had the most peaceful feeling, and forgot about snakes, or any other unusual things you encounter in a cemetery. Lois threw up her hands, and said show us, and she walked straight to the headstone of baby Glenn. She screamed at me, and I thought to myself, isn't she going to give me time to look at the headstones over here.  But when I looked up in the direction that she had gone.  I saw the strangest sight.  A small headstone all alone on a hill in the cemetery.  And Lois standing there, I could see the light behind them, shinning real bright through the tall, thick pine trees. The little headstone on top of the hill all alone read.....

Glenn
Son of P.G. & D.M. Chapmond
April 11, 1906
May 8, 1906
Weep not Father and Mother for me.
For I am in Glory waiting for Thee.


The very next year we took Mary Lillian Chapmond and her two daughters to visit the half brother, she never knew existed. She had always known about Lois Chapmond, her half sister born in 1908. But she was 79 years old before she knew about Glenn. Why her Father never spoke of Glenn, we will never know. Why did he die? What was wrong with him? We may never know the answer to these questions. But I am sure there was no reason to forget him. I am sure in the one month he lived he made an impression on his parents. He made an impression on me in one day....... And he was dead....... But it was enough to last me a lifetime........

Glenn.... You will never be forgotten again.....
I Promise....... REST IN PEACE BABY !!!

written by... Eunice Chapmond- Kilgore
for Chapmond Family Reunion
July 1, 2000

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©Poem and text courtesy of  Eunice Chapmond - Kilgore
Posted August 2005