White County, Arkansas

Pioneer Graveyard is May 22 Feature

In recognition of Heritage Month, the hitory of one of White county's oldest pioneer graveyards will be presented to the Historical Society in our reqular monthly meeting Monday, May 22, at Harding Place in Searcy.  The spotlight will be on Weir Cemetery, which was established 165 years ago.  The cemetery is located about 10 miles south of Searcy on Highway 267.  This is the final resting place of Delia (Richards) Price, who died July 6, 1840.  Hers is the oldest marked grave that has been listed in White county.  She was the wife of Fredrick Price, and was only 39 when she died.  The Price and Guthrie families came to white county together from Spartanburg, South Caroline, about the time the county ws formed in 1835.  The families were friends and intermarried, becoming significant figures in the building of our county.  Presenting the program will be Searcy historian-genealogist Mary Beth Waters.  She will show old photographs of the area and give an overview of its history.  Come celebrate our Heritae and enjoy this infomative program.  The meeting will start at 7 p.m.