Belcher Cemetery Picture

--photo by Gerald Torrence, 2000

Belcher Cemetery

Griffithville,

"Belcher Graveyard," as it was called by Robert N. Boggan when he prepared the first report July 20, 1970, is located in Section 1, SW corner of the SE1/4 of SW1/4 Township 5 North, Range 6 West. Boggan, a former resident of White County, was director of the Arkansas Veterans Service Office when he prepared a listing of 20 names for publication in the White County Historical Society’s White County Heritage annual history. "This graveyard is not being maintained and hasn’t for many years," he wrote. "It’s difficult to get to but during dry weather I can get there. …Both the White Oak and Belcher grave yards were built in a thriving community and was also close to the Rock Island Railroad that used to run through there."

Belcher Cemetery was updated April 13, 2000, by Gerald Torrence, a member of the White County Historical Society. He found 18 more headstones and a burial as recent as 1997. He reported, "the road that goes back to the cemetery is ok in dry weather -- White County built the road -- but it needs to have gravel put on it for wet weather. The cemetery needs work; some stones or crumbling some holes on graves; it looks like the only mowing it gets is bush hogging. Some of the graves are in good shape."

Historical Society member Leroy Blair visited the cemetery October 19, 2000, and reported "it is now fairly clean." He added, "There are so many unmarked graves it would be very hard to tell how manybut my guess is over 100. The cemetery covers a very large area. Where the graves are located indicates that there are probably a lot more not marked."

If you have corrections or additional information on this cemetery, please contact the White County Historical Society at P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145.

NAME BIRTH DEATH COMMENT
Allen, Herman J.  1899  1929
Allen, Mable A.  1865  19??
Allen, Thomas M.  1854  1916
Allen, Vernon  date not posted
Canfield, Hazel,  January 15, 1910  October 8, 1912  daughter of L.G. and S.E. Canfield
Canfield, Infant  born and died November 9, 1909  daughter of L.G. and S.E. Canfield
Canfield, L.G.  July 19, 1886 February 6, 1919 Leroy Blair reported "there are four pipes driven into the ground by this grave; they may mark graves"
Carr, Van Buren  1862 - 1947
Carr. Eliza A.  January 6, 1877  May 16, 1928. "Sheltered and safe from sorrow."
Cox, ?   tombstones are broken up in this plot-can’t tell who is buried here
Cox, Florence Jeneve  1881  1935
Cox, L.L.  September 13, 1928  September 21, 19??  stone is broken away
Cox, Perr Bomer  April 21, 1925  December 11, 1931  stone broken in small pieces
Cox, William H.  (died) January 31, 1955 at the age of 23 years, 0 months and 15 days.
Cox, William Henry  1872  1955
Faller, William Edward  died February 10, 1977  age 51 years, 8 mos., 4 days  funeral home marker
Hawley, Amanda Catherine (Davis)  September 5, 1846 in Hawkins Co., TN  May 10, 1905 at Griffithville  married Lewis Hawley in 1871  daughter of Louisa (Garner) and Lewis Davis of Hiram
Hawley, Amos  February 17, 1894  January 10, 1913  son of Lewis Pang Hawley
Hawley, infant  December 12, 1929  December 12, 1929  daughter of Arthur and Stella Hawley
Hawley, J.E.    died August 10, 1943 at the age of 5 years.
Hawley, James Oscar  August 5, 1912  March 2, 1996  on double stone with Lula H. Hawley son of John Arthur and Stella L. Hawley
Hawley, John Arthur  April 12, 1885  March 7, 1965  youngest son of Lewis and Amanda Hawley
Hawley, John Ralph,  January 4, 1925  October 14, 1942  son of John A. and Stella L. Hawley  Arkansas PHMC2, U.S. Navy WWII killed in the South Pacific
Hawley, Lewis  March 1850  March 27, 1905  on double stone with Amanda Catherine Lewis
Hawley, Lula Harris  May 11, 1916  October 25, 1980  wife of James Oscar Hawley
Hawley, Selma Agnes  October 15, 1916    died as a child
Hawley, Stella Leona Mulherin  May 23, 1890  March 13, 1965
Hodges, Infant  born and died July 4, 1905 son of W.G. and B.L. Hodges
Lawson, J. Edward  January 1, 1879  March 20, 1912  member of Woodmen of World.
Lee, Minnie (Tice)  1904  1967  former wife of Ellic
Lee, T.R.  March 13  no year  60 years old
Lee, Ted  birth and death unknown
Nichols, Herbert J.  1933  1950  son of L.J. and Lona (Cox) Nichols
Payne, infant  July 27, 1948  July 27, 1948  son of Elmer and Lola Payne
Payne, Infant of W.E. and Leola Payne  not dated
Rogers, Mollie L.  October 1, 1849  February 2, 1920
Tice, Ellic A.  1873  1953
Tice, Joseph Ray  January 27, 1926  April 27, 1997  military marker U.S. Army WWII
Voiles, Elizabeth C.  July 4, 1875  June 3, 1962  on double stone with William Robert Voiles
Voiles, William Robert  March 24, 1870  January 16, 1924  on double stone with Elizabeth C. Voiles