Poole Cemetery

Strong, Union County, Arkansas
Submitted by Cemetery view The Poole cemetery is located on the left (north) side of the road in a clump of trees. It is marked with Cemetery sign a new sign that should be visible from the road. There are at least 20 visible graves in this cemetery. Most graves are marked with wooden crosses with no names. The other graves are as follows (* are my own comments, Imogene Parker)

 
Ada Glass Parker Ada C. Glass Parker Born June 1, 1873 Died: March 14, 1900 Wife of J.J. Parker
* This is my grandmother. A new stone replaced the original broken stone. The new stone was placed in May 2001 in front of the broken one that was left standing. The old stone had the inscription, "Sleeping In Jesus". Ada's husband was a brother to the other Parkers buried in the Poole Cemetery (Thomas, Wesley, and Brisco). J.J. (John Jefferson) Parker's parents were Jessie Henry Parker and Susan Asenith Lambert.

Other Parker graves
Thomas Parker Thomas Parker Born: 1875 Died: Young (Marker made from cement)

Wesley Parker Wesley Parker Born: 1894 Died: December 31, 1915 (Marker made from cement)

Brisco Parker Brisco Parker Born: 1880 Died: Young (Marker made from cement)

Emma Hughes Emma Hughes Born and Died: 1900 Daughter of M.D. and W.H. Hughes (Marker made from cement)
* Emma's mother was Mary Drucella Parker, sister to Thomas, Wesley and Brisco. Emma's father was William Henry Hughes.

Other graves in the cemetery with stones were:
Robert D. Son of RT and BA Carter (?- appears to be Carter - hard to read, could be Garter) Born Feb. 8, 1893 Died: Aug. 28, 1897 "Gone but not forgotten"

Grave beside the one of Robert D. has a broken stone that could not be read. The stone at the foot of the grave has the initials WWC.

Funeral Home Marker at one grave -- hard to read Appears to be: OL (could be Ollie) Massey? 71 years ---- not readable 19----not readable Barton Funeral Home, Eldorado, Arkansas

There are several other graves in the cemetery that are marked with wooden crosses but no names.