Natural Steps Cemetery
Natural Steps, Arkansas
GPS Coords: 34.8596504, -92.4681221
This cemetery is located on Maple Avenue off Highway 300 at Natural Steps, Arkansas. For many years the Methodist Episcopal Church and cemetery were located on this land. The church is no longer there. The cemetery is maintained by the Natural Steps Cemetery Committee.
This inventory was made on June 6, 1998 by Thelma Barden and Martha Halbert. It includes a few entries from a previous inventory made by Olive Moreland and Irma Moreland (these entries are noted as such). The oldest grave found showed a death date in 1861. 191 individuals were identified from headstones. There are believed to be other graves whose headstones have been lost or destroyed.
ssw = shares a stone with
quad = quadrant of cemetery
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes/Inscription | Quad | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Joseph Daniel | 11 Feb 1998 | Aged 75 years | NE | ||
| Baldwin, Blanton A. | 31 Jul 1870 | 13 Jul 1903 | Woodmen of The World | NE |  |
| Barden, Stuart Jergen | 24 Jul 1915 | m. 12-31-1940; ssw Thelma Dowell Barden; Lt. Col. USA WWII, Korea | SE | ||
| Barden, Thelma Dowell | 17 Aug 1922 | m. 12-31-1940; ssw Stuart Jergen Barden | SE | ||
| Barnwell, Elizabeth Lacefield | 12 Jun 1875 | 8 Feb 1895 | Wife of J. N. Barnwell | SW | |
| Boyles, Goldie A. | 25 Jan 1909 | 29 Aug 1978 | ssw Jim Boyles | NE | |
| Boyles, Jim | 21 Feb 1902 | ssw Goldie A. Boyles | NE | ||
| Bushnell, Lester | 1 Sep 1861 | Aged 41 years | NE |  | |
| Bushnell, Mildred | 1 Dec 1864 | Aged 46 years | NE |  | |
| Caston, Mary Hannah | 2 Nov 1853 | 20 Jan 1906 | Wife of Green Caston | SW |  |
| Chaney, Earl F. | 11 Feb 1911 | 14 Sep 1997 | m. 11-11-1933; ssw Mina M. Chaney; Masonic emblem | SE | |
| Chaney, James L. | 4 Nov 1938 | 1 Apr 1993 | m. 6-6-1959; ssw Margaret L. Chaney; Masonic emblem | SE | |
| Chaney, Margaret L. | 29 Mar 1941 | m. 6-6-1959; ssw James L. Chaney | SE | ||
| Chaney, Mina M | 21 Dec 1912 | m. 11-11-1933; ssw Earl F. Chaney | SE | ||
| Christian, Bitha E. | 1897 | 1966 | ssw Hunter R. Christian | SE | |
| Christian, Edward E. | 1923 | 1950 | SE | ||
| Christian, Hunter R. | 1890 | 1953 | ssw Bitha E. Christian | SE | |
| Christian, Ransom | 4 Jan 1921 | 8 Oct 1930 | SE | ||
| Collier, Sarah J. | 1908 | 1983 | NE | ||
| Collier, Thomas J. | 1906 | 1972 | NE | ||
| Copelin, Willie J. | 4 Apr 1866 | 4 May 1889 | NW | ||
| Cossey, Danny Elmer | 4 Dec 1971 | NE | |||
| Cossey, Jenny | NE | ||||
| Davis, J. A. | 13 Apr 1868? | 3 Aug 1904 | SW | ||
| Dowell, Ethel | 14 Dec 1895 | 5 Mar 1977 | SE | ||
| Duval, Augustus | 5 Sep 1877 | ssw Emma M. Duval. Children of T.M. & D.J. Duval | NE | ||
| Duval, Emma M. | 1 Jun 1880 | 31 Aug 1881 | ssw Augustus Duval. Children of T.M. & D.J. Duval. | NE | |
| Duval, Dr. Thomas M. | 2 May 1848 | 25 Jul 1886 | Born Lincoln Co., Georgia | NE |  |
| Elliott, C. J. | 25 Mar 1819 | 16 Apr 1889 | NE |  | |
| Fennell, John E. | 13 Oct 1885 | 13 Jul 1886 | Son of G. L. & M. E. Fennell | SW | |
| Fitcher, Curtis A. | 21 Apr 1959 | 20 Jun 1997 | NW | ||
| Fletcher, Joseph | 10 Jan 1888 | Aged 60 Years. | SW | ||
| Fletcher, William B. | 7 Jul 1858 | Henry L. & Susan B. Fletcher | NE | ||
| Frierson, Doyle E. | 29 Dec 1930 | ssw Ruth D. Frierson | SE | ||
| Frierson, Ruth D. | 15 Jul 1929 | ssw Doyle E. Frierson | SE | ||
| Gardner, Henrietta | 3 Jan 1855 | 5 Jul 1928 | NE | ||
| Gardner, Henry Louis | 2 Oct 1893 | 17 Jul 1961 | Arkansas AS US Navy WWI | NE | |
| Gardner, Walter | 25 Jun 1856 | 5 Mar 1939 | NE | ||
| Gowdy, Pearl L. | 1 Mar 1898 | 26 Nov 1995 | ssw Richard I. Gowdy | SE | |
| Gowdy, Richard I. | 20 Feb 1897 | 8 Aug 1972 | ssw Pearl L. Gowdy | SE | |
| Graves, Burl L. | 26 Jan 1927 | ssw Roy W. "Sonny" Graves | NE | ||
| Graves, John F. | 10 Jun 1932 | m. 09-04-1953; ssw Shirley Ann Graves | NE | ||
| Graves, Leroy | 28 Mar 1943 | 29 Mar 1943 | NE | ||
| Graves, Nellie | 3 Feb 1896 | 24 Feb 1986 | ssw Roy H. Graves | NE | |
| Graves, Roy H. | 23 Jun 1899 | 23 Nov 1962 | ssw Nellie Graves | NE | |
| Graves, Roy W. "Sonny" | 11 Sep 1923 | 23 Mar 1988 | ssw Burl L. Graves. Masonic emblem. | NE | |
| Graves, Roy Walter | 11 Sep 1923 | 23 Mar 1988 | CPL US Army WWII | NE | |
| Graves, Shirley Ann | 1 Sep 1937 | m. 09-04-1953; ssw John F. Graves | NE | ||
| H????, P. F. | Footstone only. | SE | |||
| Hall, Gladys K. | 1 Apr 1919 | ssw Howard S. Hall | NW | ||
| Hall, Howard S. | 5 Feb 1901 | 11 Oct 1976 | ssw Gladys K. Hall | NW | |
| Henry, Alma M. | 1896 | 1955 | NW | ||
| Holt, Jack Baker | 8 Dec 1923 | 11 Dec 1986 | AVN Cadet US Army Air Corp-World War II | NW | |
| Horsey, Alpha Omega | 24 Aug 1923 | 12 Feb 1971 | ssw Lloyd Ralph Horsey | SE | |
| Horsey, Anna Frances | 20 Apr 1926 | ssw Mack Alvis Horsey | SE | ||
| Horsey, Arlie | 10 Feb 1928 | 12 Feb 1928 | SE | ||
| Horsey, Charlie | 10 Feb 1928 | 11 Feb 1928 | SE | ||
| Horsey, Delia B. | 23 Aug 1857 | 25 Feb 1928 | Grandmother | SE | |
| Horsey, Delmer Gene | 1 Jul 1925 | ssw Ina Louise Horsey | SE | ||
| Horsey, Edna A. | 1895 | 1942 | ssw James J. Horsey | SE | |
| Horsey, Ina Louise | 25 Nov 1927 | ssw Delmer Gene Horsey | SE | ||
| Horsey, James J. | 1894 | 1947 | ssw Edna A. Horsey | SE | |
| Horsey, Jeffory Scott | 23 May 1969 | SE | |||
| Horsey, Lloyd Ralph | 31 Jan 1920 | 22 Jan 1995 | US Army WWII. ssw Alpha Omega Horsey | SE | |
| Horsey, Mack Alvis | 30 May 1922 | ssw Anna Frances Horsey | SE | ||
| Inman, Benton F. | 20 Aug 1906 | 3 Aug 1975 | ssw Ione W. Inman | NE | |
| Inman, Charles E. | 4 Aug 1872 | 6 Jan 1922 | ssw Clara B. Inman | NE | |
| Inman, Clara B. | 22 Nov 1882 | 1 Oct 1963 | ssw Charles E. Inman | NE | |
| Inman, Ione W. | 4 May 1902 | 18 Mar 1986 | ssw Benton F. Inman | NE | |
| Inmone, N.E. | 3 May 1846 | 11 Jan 1875 | Leaving one son C E Inmone aged 2Y 5M 10D | NE | |
| Johnson, Rose M | 1903 | 1993 | ssw William E. Johnson | NE | |
| Johnson, Thomas M. | 5 Mar 1867 | 27 Mar 1904 | Woodmen of the World | NE | |
| Johnson, William E. | 1898 | 1957 | ssw Rose M. Johnson | NE | |
| Jones, James J. | 16 Jul 1879 | Aged 65Y 2M 26D | NE | ||
| Jones, William | 10 Nov 1862 | Aged 23Y 4M 7D | NE | ||
| Kennerly, Belle | 8 Jul 1868 | 23 Aug 1872 | Dau. of William C. & Penelope C. Kennerly | NE |  |
| Kennerly, Bertie | 27 Jul 1881 | 11 Dec 1882 | Dau of W. C. & N. C. Kennerly | NE |  |
| Kennerly, Gillie | 6 Nov 1866 | 19 Jul 1869 | Infant son of William C. & Penelope C. Kennerly | NE |  |
| Kennerly, Horance E. | 8 Aug 1876 | 26 Nov 1899 | SE |  | |
| Kennerly, Ida A. | 26 Nov 1872 | 22 Aug 1886 | NE |  | |
| Kennerly, M.J. | 1866 | 15 Yrs. Old. Listed on previous inventory, not found on this inventory | |||
| Kennerly, Mary Ida | 7 Feb 1885 | 30 Jan 1908 | SE |  | |
| Kennerly, W. C. | 22 Jul 1838 | 5 Jan 1883 | Masonic emblem | NE |  |
| Kennerly, Walter | 5 Jun 1870 | 20 Sep 1873 | Infant son of W. C. & Penelope C. Kennerly | NE |  |
| Kinkead, A. B. | 19 Mar 1875 | 5 Apr 1899 | NE |  | |
| Kinkead, Berta Williford | 6 Jun 1882 | 28 Apr 1976 | SE | ||
| Kinkead, Ewing Lanier | 18 Jun 1891 | 12 Jan 1968 | SE | ||
| Kinkead, Ewing Williford | 25 Oct 1915 | 6 May 1996 | SE | ||
| Kinkead, Ida M. | 6 Jul 1868 | 4 Apr 1905 | SE |  | |
| Kinkead, Jennie | 9 Jan 1860 | 5 Dec 1892 | NE |  | |
| Kinkead, Lois Hanna | 4 Nov 1912 | 16 Jul 1989 | SE | ||
| Langley, Lloyd L. Jr. | 19 Mar 1944 | 10 Jul 1969 | NE | ||
| Langley, Lou Etta | 19 Oct 1884 | 21 Aug 1965 | NE | ||
| Langley, Loyd | NE | ||||
| Laughlin ? | 11 Feb 1869 | 19 Oct 1871 | Name broken off stone | SW | |
| Laughlin, Wm. H. | 11 Feb 1847 | 7 Dec 1872 | SW |  | |
| Lockert, Aaron S. | 1876 | 1950 | ssw Minnie C. Lockert | SE | |
| Lockert, H. E. | 1 Sep 1905 | 29 Sep 1994 | SE | ||
| Lockert, Minnie C. | 1874 | 1954 | ssw Aaron S. Lockert | SE | |
| Lynch, James W. | 16 Nov 1893 | 21 May 1962 | Daddy Lynch. ssw Mary A. Lynch | SE | |
| Lynch, Mary A. | 26 Mar 1899 | 20 Feb 1983 | Mama Lynch. ssw James W. Lynch | SE | |
| M????, L. H. | Footstone only. May be a Mitchell. | SW | |||
| Mahar, Aorl W. | 16 Jun 1918 | 4 Jul 1985 | m. 09-19-1937; ssw Muriel M. Mahar | NW | |
| Mahar, Muriel M. | 16 May 1923 | m. 09-19-1937; ssw Aorl W. Marhar | NW | ||
| Mahar, Roy M. "Tib" | 3 Apr 1998 | Aged 68Y | NW | ||
| Mainard, Burton | 24 Nov 1865 | 29 Aug 1895 | NE |  | |
| Mainard, Cleo Lineer | 8 May 1901 | 11 May 1901 | Son of Edward E. & Lula C. Mainard | NE |  |
| Mainard, E. L. | 18 Feb 1831 | 21 Dec 1879 | Masonic Emblem | NE |  |
| Mainard, Edward E. | 26 Jan 1874 | Son of Edward H. & Eliza A. Mainard. Aged 11(?)Y 2(?)M | NE |  | |
| Mainard, Edward H. | 9 Dec 1869 | Aged 40Y 9M 11 D. Masonic emblem | NE |  | |
| Mainard, Eliza A. | 25 Jul 1875 | Wife of Edward H. Mainard. 44(?)Y 7(?)M 25D | NE |  | |
| Mainard, Fredrick Lanier | 31 Jul 1903 | 20 Oct 1903 | Son of J. L. & Pearl Mainard | NE |  |
| Mainard, Joshua E. | 16 Jan 1877 | 26Y 5M Erected by E. L. Mainard | NE |  | |
| Mainard, Lula | 1879 | 1907 | Wife of Ed E. Mainard | SE |  |
| Mainard, Marshall | 3 Jun 1889 | 3 Dec 1954 | Arkansas- Sea U S Navy | SE |  |
| Marsh, J. H. C. | 9 Apr 1847 | 10 May 1922 | He was a Confederate Soldier | NE | |
| McIntire, Hannah Taylor | 1 Nov 1906 | 26 Nov 1995 | m. 09-19-1929; ssw James Orval McIntire | NW | |
| McIntire, James Orval | 11 Aug 1899 | 12 May 1992 | m. 09-19-1929; ssw Hannah Taylor McIntire | NW | |
| McIntire, Violet Neomia | 7 Sep 1930 | 16 Sep 1930 | Infant | NW | |
| Mitchell, Maggie Lee | SW | ||||
| Moreland, Bartley L. | Sep 1820 | May 1884 | ssw Martha Moreland | SW | |
| Moreland, Bartley L. Sr. | 7 Nov 1899 | 13 Mar 1997 | ssw Lena H. Moreland | NW | |
| Moreland, Bartley L., Jr. | 28 Dec 1921 | ssw Verna Lee 'Billie' Moreland | SE | ||
| Moreland, Blanch H. | 17 Sep 1884 | Dau of L. B. & N E Moreland, Aged 1mo. 24d | SW |  | |
| Moreland, Carolyn S. Chaney | 16 Feb 1935 | 21 Jan 1996 | ssw David Howard Moreland | NW | |
| Moreland, David Howard | 1 Jul 1931 | ssw Carolyn S. Chaney Moreland | NW | ||
| Moreland, Dorothy Ann | 8 Nov 1930 | 11 Aug 1947 | NW | ||
| Moreland, Eliza J. | 26 Jul 1879 | 8 Jul 1885 | Dau of J E & N A Moreland | SW | |
| Moreland, George | 11 Nov 1932 | ssw Janis Kay Moreland | SE | ||
| Moreland, Infant Daughter | 28 Oct 1885 | Child of L B & N E Moreland. ssw infant son. | SW |  | |
| Moreland, Infant Son | 23 Oct 1885 | Child of L B & N E Moreland. ssw infant daughter. | SW | | |
| Moreland, Infant Son | 26 Jan 1885 | Infant son of J E & N A Moreland. ssw Nancy A. Moreland. | SW |  | |
| Moreland, Irl Hicks | 30 Dec 1903 | 18 Jul 1974 | NW | ||
| Moreland, Irma V. Shock | 13 Mar 1908 | 19 Nov 1987 | NW | ||
| Moreland, Janis Kay | 13 Apr 1942 | ssw George Moreland | SE | ||
| Moreland, John Edward | 10 Apr 1842 | 31 Mar 1907 | Husb of Mrs. Laura Moreland | NW | |
| Moreland, Kenneth M. | 30 Sep 1923 | ssw Susie Pauline Moreland | SE | ||
| Moreland, L. B., Dr. | 18 Nov 1862 | 11 Mar 1927 | NW | ||
| Moreland, Laura F. | 27 Aug 1864 | 20 Jan 1956 | NW | ||
| Moreland, Lena H. | 1 Sep 1899 | 12 May 1986 | ssw Bartley L. Moreland, Sr. | NW | |
| Moreland, Mark Gaylon | 5 Oct 1960 | 14 Jun 1991 | ssw Susan Harris Moreland | SE | |
| Moreland, Martha | Dec 1820 | Apr 1891 | ssw Bartley L. Moreland | SW | |
| Moreland, Mary A. | 5 Oct 1882 | 10 Jul 1885 | Dau of J E & N A Moreland | SW |  |
| Moreland, Mary Antoinette | 31 Oct 1886 | 17 Mar 1906 | Dau of L. B. & Lizzie Moreland | NW | |
| Moreland, Mary Ethel | 30 Dec 1891 | 9 Dec 1904 | Dau of J E & Laura Moreland | NW | |
| Moreland, Muriel Irene | 17 Sep 1896 | 22 Nov 1904 | Dau of L B & Olive Moreland | NW | |
| Moreland, Nancy A. | 26 Jan 1885 | Wife of J. E. Moreland. Age 27. ssw infant son | SW | | |
| Moreland, Olive Beryl | 18 Nov 1911 | NW | |||
| Moreland, Olive Wallace | 18 Mar 1873 | 30 Dec 1949 | NW | ||
| Moreland, Perry Austin | 11 Jan 1920 | 10 Jun 1921 | Son of B. L. & L. H. Moreland | NW | |
| Moreland, Susan Harris | 16 Sep 1958 | ssw Mark Gaylon Moreland | SE | ||
| Moreland, Susie Pauline | 7 Jul 1926 | ssw Kenneth M. Moreland | SE | ||
| Moreland, Thomas Wallace | 23 Jul 1907 | 10 Feb 1973 | Shriners emblem | NW | |
| Moreland, Verna Lee "Billie" | 25 Oct 1925 | ssw Bartley L. Moreland, Jr. | SE | ||
| Moreland, Zetta Fox | 18 Dec 1910 | 6 Dec 1994 | NW | ||
| Morgan, Irene I. | 2 Jun 1908 | 10 Jun 1996 | ssw William A. Morgan | NE | |
| Morgan, William A. | 12 Nov 1904 | 8 Mar 1980 | ssw Irene I. Morgan | NE | |
| Newsome, John W. | 11 May 1814 | 9 Dec 1882 | SE | ||
| Oglesby, Mary E. | 17 Dec 1881 | Aged 41Y | NE |  | |
| Sanders, Gustavus A. | 29 Mar 1859 | 25 Oct 1880 | SW |  | |
| Stagg, Webster | 1967 | Aged 68Y. Marine WWI. Listed on previous inventory, not found on this inventory | SW | ||
| Tate, Charlie W. | 1860 | 1927 | Father. ssw Emma Tate. | NW | |
| Tate, Emma | 1915 | 1921 | Daughter. ssw Charlie W. Tate. | NW | |
| Taylor, Joseph Luna | 10 Jun 1881 | 6 Mar 1935 | ssw Mary Neoma Taylor | NW | |
| Taylor, Louis | 1 Jun 1904 | 28 Feb 1996 | NW | ||
| Taylor, Mary Neoma | 20 Dec 1878 | 8 Jul 1979 | ssw Joseph Luna Taylor | NW | |
| Tingle, Margaret | 27 Oct 1857 | 16 Dec 1881 | Wife of S. Tingle, 24Y 1M 20D | NW | |
| Unmarked Stone | SW | ||||
| Unmarked Stone | SW | ||||
| Vann, Fred Leon | 17 Jan 1933 | 15 Dec 1970 | NW | ||
| Vann, Mary Ellen | 21 Jun 1908 | 29 Dec 1934 | NW | ||
| Wallace, Mary C. | 4 Mar 1849 | 27 Mar 1897 | NE |  | |
| Wallace, Perry | 8 Mar 1846 | 5 Nov 1885 | NE |  | |
| Wallace, Perry A. | 14 Jan 1878 | 24 Jul 1901 | NE | ||
| Watson, Nannie H. | 25 Jan 1901 | 23 Nov 1933 | SE | ||
| Watson, Wm. Edgar | 19 Oct 1895 | 22 Apr 1962 | SE | ||
| Webber, George Clay | 13 Feb 1905 | 3 Sep 1905 | Son of Jas. G. & G E Webber | NE | |
| Webber, Georgie E. | 26 Sep 1862 | 13 Mar 1905 | Wife of Jas. G. Webber | NE | |
| Webber, Hellen Olivier | 25 Mar 1903 | 7 Oct 1905 | Dau of Jas. G. & G. E. Webber | NE | |
| Webber, Mamie I. | 13 Sep 1896 | 18 Aug 1902 | Dau of J. G. & G. E. Webber | NE | |
| Willtrout, Geo. A. | 28 Aug 1875 | 17 Dec 1886 | son of J. N. & Rosa Willtrout | SW | |
| Winkler, Erma Nell | 25 Nov 1920 | 21 Nov 1992 | SE | ||
| Winkler, Lois Elizabeth | 10 Dec 1916 | 26 Sep 1973 | SE | ||
| Woodall, Albert | 16 May 1878 | 21 Apr 1949 | ssw Narcessis Woodall | NW | |
| Woodall, David Ralph | 2 Jun 1917 | 30 Jul 1957 | Arkansas S1 USNR WWII | NW | |
| Woodall, Jasper J. | 26 Feb 1894 | 10 Jan 1971 | NW | ||
| Woodall, John Ruben | 21 Aug 1914 | 30 Jul 1983 | US Navy WWII | NW | |
| Woodall, Mary Louanna | 28 Jun 1894 | 14 May 1972 | NW | ||
| Woodall, Minnie Fay | 27 ??? 1930 | 17 Jul 1934 | Name Illegible | NW | |
| Woodall, Narcessis | 25 Jul 1882 | 15 Sep 1948 | ssw Albert Woodall | NW | |
| York, Harold Adam | 28 Jul 1926 | 29 Jun 1928 | NW |