Moon Family Cemetery

Rose Bud, Arkansas

Photo by Leroy Blair

This Cemetery is also known as: None known.

Legal description: SW, SE, NE, Sect.7, T8N, R10W

GPS Location: 581733-3911009

Arkansas Archeological Survey site #: 3WH0703

Number of Marked Graves: About 25

Number of Unmarked Graves: Unknown

The last complete survey of this cemetery was: January 4, 2005 By Leroy Blair.

There has been Obituaries that were printed in the newspaper posted since the last survey was made.

Current status of cemetery: Active.

Point of contact for cemetery. No known contact person.



To reach Moon Family Cemetery take Highway 36 west from Rose Bud to Highway 124. Turn right on Highway 124. The cemetery is

approximately one-quarter mile on the left. A chain link fence surrounds the cemetery.

This cemetery was first listed for the White County Historical Society by Cloie Presley of Searcy on July 10, 1962. Mrs. Presley

recorded that W.H. Moon, a grandson of Dr. W. B. Moon, told her that the Moon family came from Alabama in the late 1860s and

bought a homestead west of Rose Bud. The house was directly across the present road from the cemetery. Dr. Moon later

purchased a large tract of land in Cadron Bottoms.

Mrs. Beatrice Carter gave Mrs. Presley and her husband Leister a map and a list of names of persons buried here. She told them

that there are nine unmarked graves and they are members of the families of Henry Ware, Dave Copeland, Billy Powell, A.L. McKay,

Dr. W.B. Moon Jr., George Layne, Sam Pearson and the Walters. The Walters were good friends of the Moon family but they were

not related. All others buried in the cemetery are members of the Moon family.

The cemetery was updated January 8, 2001, and again in late 2002 by Leroy Blair of the White County Historical Society. He

reported the cemetery is clean and nicely maintained. He visited the cemetery again on January 4, 2005, and found four bottoms of

tombstones. The top parts containing information were not found.

If you have corrections or additions to this list or other information on this Cemetery Contact the White County Historical Society,

P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145. Or phone 501- 278- 5010

Following is a list of known burials in this cemetery.

Copeland, Susan C. – June 20, 1854 – March 27, 1888 – Daughter of W.B. & R.C. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Copeland, Willie H. – August 18, 1881 – July 1, 1882 – Son of D.G. & S.G. Copeland - Moon Family Cemetery

Henderson, Gillian Faye Moon – May 28, 1904 – December 11, 1991 - Moon Family Cemetery

Johnson, Ellen M. – 1908 – 2001 – DS with Harvy J. Johnson - Moon Family Cemetery

Johnson, Harvy J. – September 13, 1898 – April 19, 1972– Ark. SF1 USNR –WWII – DS with Ellen M. Johnson - Moon Family Cemetery

Liles, Ellen Johnson Moon – Died February 25, 1993 – Age 84 - (Unmarked grave) - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Alice E. – Originally had (FM) - (Unmarked) - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Allie Darden – October 15, 1856 – January 24, 1935 – Wife of Dr. W.D. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery – (Obit)



Moon, Emma Virginia - July 22, 1889 - February 16, 1933 - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, George B. – May 11, 1886 – December 2, 1887 – Son of R.V. & G.H. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Gillian H. – July 28, 1868 – July 26, 1955 – Wife of Robert Urial Moon - Moon Family Cemetery – (Obit July 27, 1955 paper)

Moon, Helen Redd – August 21, 1914 – October 16, 2001 – PM3 USN - WWII - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Hinton U. Jr. – Born & died May 15, 1924 - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Jacob O. – July 31, 1856 – October 31, 1877 – Son of Dr. W.B. & R.C. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Mary Kate – March 1, 1916 – Only date listed – DS with Silas Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Robbie Lee – January 19, 1874 – August 23, 1875 – Son of W.B. & A.E. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Robert H. – October 12, 1923 – September 7, 2002 – U.S. Navy - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Robert Urial – July 22, 1860 – July 3, 1940 - Moon Family Cemetery - (Obit)

Moon, Rowena C. – December 25, 1828 – June 30, 1897 – Wife of W.B. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Silas Irl – March 23, 1913 – February 14, 1965 – DS with Mary Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Son - August 23, 1875 - Only date listed - Son of Dr. W.D. & A.D. Moon – Stone is badly worn - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, Theodosia E. - May 31, 1866 - October 6, 1873 - Daughter of Dr. W.B. & R.C. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Moon, W.B. (Dr.) - June 20, 1821 - March 25, 1890 - Husband of Allie Darden & Rowena C. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery – (Pioneer

obit)

Pearson, Mary C. – Dates illegible - Consort of S.S. Pearson - Daughter of Dr. W.B. & R.C. Moon - Moon Family Cemetery

Seymour, Balfour Moon – June 27, 1887 – June 14, 1974 - Moon Family Cemetery



Walters, Effie –1861 – May 22, 1899 – age 38 years – Wife of J.J. Walters - Moon Family Cemetery

Walters, Emma – 1867 – 1925 - Moon Family Cemetery

Walters, Joseph J. - August 22, 1852 - December 18, 1908 - Husband of Effie Walters - Moon Family Cemetery

Ware, Frances L. – April 21, 1848 – March 26, 1876 – Consort of H.M. Ware, Daughter of Dr. W.B. & R.C. - Moon Family Cemetery

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Legend: Copyright-Aug.23, 2016-Paul V. Isbell-Webmaster:

Most of the cemetery information listed was collected by Leroy “Lee” Blair Former member of the White

County Historical Society Board of Directors. Now working at the White County Historical Society office on

the square in Searcy. WCHS P. O. Box 537 Searcy, Ark. 72145.

If you have any additions or corrections to the burial listing please contact the Historical Society. Phone 501-

278-5010 or Email me at

lblblair74@gmail.com

or wchs1962@gmail.com

I will be posting more burials later. The Searcy Daily Citizen donated all their Micro Film and Ledgers dating

back to 1953. After reviewing them, if I find a death of a person that we do not have I will to add to the

cemetery listings.

There are some graves listed as unmarked that may have had a tombstone set since the listing was made.

I may have missed some graves when I prepared the listing. Some cemeteries are very hard to get an

accurate listing due to how some graves are scattered



The following Abbreviations are used in the listings

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FM-Funeral home marker DS-Double tombstone TS-Triple tombstone

(Obit)-means that the Historical Society has, or has access to the Obituary for this person.