--photos by Leroy Blair, 2001

The old church and an unusual headstone at Mount Olive Cemetery.

Mount Olive Cemetery

Floyd, Arkansas

This cemetery is located in Section 32, Township 7 North, Range 8 West. The Floyd Homemaker’s Extension Club listed it in 1968. This record was updated by Leroy Blair of the White County Historical Society after he and his wife Ellen visited the cemetery April 4, 2001. Following are his directions: "To reach this cemetery from Floyd, take Highway 305 north about 1 ˝ miles to Peanut Ridge Road. Turn right on Peanut Ridge Road and go about three miles to Mount Olive Road. Turn right on Mount Olive and go about a half-mile to Mount Olive Church Road and turn right. The cemetery is at the end of the road, about a quarter-mile from the old church, which does not appear to be used any more. The cemetery is clean." Blair found 153 graves that were not listed in 1968. He also found 66 graves marked with rocks with no information on them, 16 funeral home markers that were illegible, and eight depressions that he said appeared to be unmarked graves. He was unable to find four graves that were on the 1968 list: Clara Cotton, Henry Radgib, John C. Hollingshead and Emma Morris.

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.

Acorn, Jessie Stephens May 2, 1908 February 8, 1971
Alcorn, Cynthia May 6, 1901 July 3, 1927
Alcorn, P.W. February 14, 1905 October 22, 1962
Allen, Ruby Mae May 25, 1923 August 17, 2014
Armstrong, John H. May 17, 1857 March 2, 1923
Arnold, Willie Bell July 18, 1896 April 28, 1980
Ballentine, Augustus Calvin August 4, 1878 March 14, 1953 son of Vizilia (Smith) and James Allen Ballentine husband of Pricilla Delannie
Ballentine, Birdie Jewell December 18, 1908 May 3, 1912 daughter of Augustus Calvin Ballentine and Pricilla Delannie Ballentine
Ballentine, Forrest M. February 14, 1906 January 20, 1999 son of Augustus Calvin Ballentine and Pricilla Delannie Ballentine
Ballentine, Homer December 16, 1911 November 24, 1912 son of Augustus Calvin Ballentine and Pricilla Delannie Ballentine
Ballentine, Pricilla Delannie May 7, 1879 December 26, 1969
Bell, B. H. March 18, 1905 April 5, 1905
Bell, Emma September 29, 1872 December 17, 1948 wife of H.F. Bell
Bell, Hugh F. no dates died 1932 Co. C. 2nd KY Cav. C.S.A.
Bell, J. H. March 4, 1905 March 20, 1905
Benton, C.B. March 3, 1905 May 23, 1905
Benton, Maggie March 6, 1905 May 30, 1905
Benton, Oris January 29, 1922 March 20, 1922
Boyd, John M. March 3, 1905 April 27, 1905 WW I Veteran
Boyd, Maggie January 10, 1892 June 25, 1983
Bridges, Infant, July 15, 1914 July 15, 1914 son of N.L. & A.O. Bridges
Busbea, A. Raymond October 18, 1922 October 2, 1992 U.S. Coast Guard WWII on double stone with Augustine
Busbea, Albert C. January 26, 1905 April 1, 1905
Busbea, Augustine February 17, 1926 June 15, 2007 wife of Raymond Busbea
Busbea, Betsy Ann January 25, 1905 April 16, 1905 on double stone with Albert C.
Busbea, Infant, March 17, 1905 March 18, 1905 daughter of J.C. & D.O. Busbea
Busbea, Jessie November 7, 1882 November 27, 1927
Busbea, Lillian Wallace December 4, 1904 March 26, 1905
Busbea, Ophelia October 9, 1887 October 9, 1977 on double stone with Jessie
Busbea, Warren W. March 22, 1875 January 25, 1963
Caldwell, Anna Mae June 5, 1940 January 9, 1995
Caldwell, Bennie Myrl Jr. June 12, 1966 June 12, 1966
Caldwell, Bobby D. March 3, 1933 May 13, 1998 on double stone with Anne Mae
Caldwell, Carlene Mildred February 4, 1930 May 19, 2014
Caldwell, Chandler May 11, 1907 September 27, 1984 on double stone with Maude A.
Caldwell, Cora March 2, 1905 May 25, 1905 on double stone with Samuel E.
Caldwell, David V. January 23, 1905 June 12, 1911 age 61 years
Caldwell, Maude A. February 26, 1912 March 17, 2000
Caldwell, Samuel E. February 21, 1905 April 28, 1905
Carter, Deon Benton May 14, 1924 only date
Carter, Patrick Mark May 3, 1956 October 23, 1981
Chaffin, Carl Franklin April 7, 1923 December 26, 1981
Chism, Khimberly no dates homemade metal marker arc welder used to make letters
Coburn, James H. August 6, 1945 blank
Coburn, Rebecca A. Summers July 7, 1942 June 22, 1995 on double stone with James
Corinne no dates on small stone next to Winnie
Cotton, Carrol M. March 1, 1879 December 4, 1961
Cotton, Clara May 26, 1905 May 19, 1907
Cotton, Elizabeth January 30, 1905 March 25, 1905
Cotton, Gracie Mae October 3, 1893 June 27, 1985
Cotton, John R, January 24, 1905 March 19, 1905
Cotton, William Monroe April 2, 1905 April 2, 1905 stone is broken
Cynthia no dates on small granite stone next to Busbea graves
Dashie March 24, 1905 April 19, 1905
Davenport, Everett February 8, 1905 April 15, 1905
Davenport, Ibbie February 16, 1870 July 15, 1947 on double stone with Everett
Davenport, Mallie February 3, 1895 April 17, 1916 son of Everett and Ibbie
Davis, F. Emily April 4, 1907 blank on double stone with Homer N.
Davis, Homer N. March 29, 1902 November 20, 1959
Deck, Fester H. Jr. July 8, 1937 July 3, 1967
Deck, Juanita July 21, 1903 June 10, 1976
Deck, Lester H. Jr. July 8, 1937 July 3, 1967 on triple stone with Juanita and Lester H. Sr.
Deck, Lester H. Sr. June 22, 1900 May 15, 1973 on triple stone with Juanita and Lester H. Jr.
Dennis, Johnny Lee October 2, 1966 October 31, 1979
Dennis, Johnny Ray October 10, 1945 July 22, 2003 husband of Fayrene Latture Dennis
Doris no dates on small stone between Ada and Will Williams
Edward no dates on small stone next to David Caldwell
Edwards, Infant October 21, 1917 daughter of A.F. & Ella Edwards
Evans, Mr. July 1827 June 1, 1902
Evans, W. H. December 31, 1904 March 16, 1905
Finney, Arthur Lee April 20, 1942 January 14, 1985 Pfc. U.S. Army Vietnam
Finney, Lorene April 5, 1905 May 13, 1905
Finney, Samuel Earl March 23, 1908 June 11, 1985 U.S. Navy WWII on double stone with Lorene
Franks, Christene February 5, 1885 July 18, 1957
Franks, Henry P. July 24, 1872 December 2, 1946
Fuller, Blanche February 27, 1895 January 24, 1987
Fuller, Daisy M. August 19, 1908 June 19, 1997 on double stone with Roland C.
Fuller, Estell no dates daughters of S.B. and Dorothy
Fuller, Gearldean no dates on double stone with Estell
Fuller, Hazel T. May 3, 1906 July 2, 1991 on double stone with W. Coy Fuller
Fuller, Herbert S. July 18, 1895 January 19, 1972 on double stone with Blanche
Fuller, Josie A. December 26, 1873 November 20, 1964 on double stone with William N.
Fuller, Roland C. July 19, 1906 July 14, 1981
Fuller, W. Coy September 5, 1904 May 23, 1996
Fuller, William N. December 20, 1870 May 5, 1950
Fullerton, John A. February 5, 1889 February 21, 1958
Fullerton, Mark L. January 13, 1891 March 25, 1920
Garrison, Floyd E. April 10, 1913 March 2, 1974
Garrison, infant April 20, 1923 only date son of Leroy and Dellia Garrison
Garrison, Lester April 28, 1908 August 24, 1921
Gilliam, Byars W. December 15, 1903 September 12, 1970 on double stone with Vegil L.
Gilliam, Dora October 17, 1876 May 14, 1955
Gilliam, Fred A. October 15, 1901 September 20, 1916 son of M.M. and M.E.
Gilliam, M. E. November 28, 1870 October 13, 1926 on double stone with Dora
Gilliam, Naomi March 23, 1935 April 8, 1980 on double stone with Ralph
Gilliam, Ralph September 13, 1927 blank
Gilliam, Vegil L. June 18, 1905 February 15, 2003
Goldman, Etta May 6, 1874 June 8, 1911
Goldman, Horace R. March 13, 1867 April 20, 1951 stone is broken off its base
Graham, Joseph A. January 28, 1918 October 10, 1944 Pvt. U.S. Army WWII – killed in action
Graham, Loy Benton February 24, 1919 April 21, 1997
Greer, Edna J. April 17, 1898 October 18, 1978
Greer, Exie J. September 6, 1898 October 15, 1976 on double stone with Edna
Gunzenhauser, Lewis S. November 21, 1880 October 1, 1964
Gunzenhouser, Lucy E. May 23, 1897 October 26, 1989
Gwin, Sarah December 18, 1879 September 2, 1911 wife of J.W.
Hardy, Margaret no dates wife of W.M. Pannell
Hayslip, Lola Fay May 18, 1925 August 18, 1925
Heggie, Martha Alma April 23, 1885 September 24, 1898
Hollingshead, Donie C. February 5, 1895 January 9, 1960 on double stone with Jessie H.
Hollingshead, Gertrude July 4, 1898 July 6, 1938 mother
Hollingshead, James M. December 19, 1840 September 20, 1901
Hollingshead, Jessie H. October 11, 1882 June 12, 1935
Hollingshead, John C November 22, 1887 November 19, 1961
Hollingshead, Mary J. April 3, 1860 April 30, 1932
Hurst, David M. February 4, 1938 September 5, 1981 U.S. Navy, Vietnam
Hurst, Patricia Ann December 23, 1941 September 15, 1996
J.C. no dates on small granite stone next to Busbea graves
J.C.AS November 1803 January 1890 scratched on a rock
J.D. no dates on small granite stone next to Cynthia and Busbea graves
Johnson, Carrie N. February 1, 1901 March 9, 1976
Johnson, Jane L. August 3, 1871 March 9, 1962
Jones, Elizabeth E. January 29, 1897 January 23, 1967 on double stone with John W. Jones
Jones, John W. March 18, 1890 July 10, 1956
Langford, Connie M. September 17, 1880 August 18, 1903
Langford, James December 7, 1873 April 29, 1954
Langford, Sallie October 15, 1878 only date on triple stone with James and Connie
Langley, Alma "Julia" January 1, 1899 January 9, 1990
Langley, Dalton Due July 7, 1971 July 3, 1991 oldest twin
Langley, J. M. August 18, 1866 March 7, 1908 stone is broken off its base
Langley, James Dee June 9, 1911 January 13, 1973 on double stone with Wilma
Langley, Press Gene November 21, 1913 June 17, 1988
Langley, Preston S. September 8, 1874 January 19, 1939
Langley, Thomas H. July 4, 1896 January 18, 1972 on double stone with Alma
Langley, Wilma October 24, 1916 blank
Langley, Winnie Pannell February 22, 1905 June 4, 1905
Latture, ? September 24, 1900 January 20, 1902 daughter of J.A. and S.A.
Latture, Alice M. January 9, 1894 May 1, 1967
Latture, Infant March 10, 1905 March 10, 1905 son of J.A. & S.A. Latture
Latture, infant November 12, 1938 only date
Latture, J.C. December 11, 1915 May 17, 1979 on double stone with Undine
Latture, James October 28, 1848 November 9, 1931 Co. H, 11th Ind. Cav.
Latture, Julia A. March 4, 1840 May 3, 1905
Latture, LuVeney C. January 18, 1870 May 3, 1884
Latture, Nannie C. 1878 May 4, 1905 on double stone with W.B.
Latture, Norma Chloe April 17, 1944 September 12, 1956
Latture, Paralee December 28, 1850 December 20, 1916 wife of J.L.
Latture, Rachel E. December 2, 1842 November 27, 1882
Latture, Raymond Eugene October 3, 1918 June 12, 1996
Latture, Roy V. October 14, 1903 March 13, 1984 on double stone with Alice
Latture, S.H. October 23, 1840 February 22, 1922
Latture, Undine (McKay) October 13, 1921 July 17, 1999
Latture, W.B. February 14, 1905 May 9, 1905
Leach, Fannie December 2, 1874 March 13, 1949
Lewis, Mary Bell April 28, 1876 March 20, 1962 on double stone with Charlie
Lewis, Mitchell R. September 7, 1876 January 24, 1910 on double stone with Mary B.
Light, Charlie June 23, 1879 September 26, 1955
Light, Edd April 17, 1882 November 30, 1966
Light, Erskin Readus March 2, 1928 June 13, 1972 Pvt. U.S. Army Korea
Light, Francis dates illegible on a cement marker
Light, Larkin November 15, 1900 April 16, 1971 on double stone with Pauline
Light, Mary Bell February 15, 1892 November 4, 1921
Light, Millie August 29, 1890 August 29, 1976 on double stone with Edd Light
Light, Pauline March 20, 1912 January 13, 1993
Light, Roy March 24, 1905 March 24, 1905
Light, W.M. dates illegible cement marker
Light, Wilburn March 27, 1905 March 28, 1905
Light, Will February 15, 1905 April 4, 1905
Magness, Sarah February 6, 1905 May 3, 1905
Magness, William January 27, 1905 April 18, 1905 on double stone with Sarah
McEuen, Albert February 18, 1878 May 26, 1922
McEuen, Alva L. September 25, 1913 January 28, 1918 son of Albert and Nada Rose
McEuen, Archibald "Arch" February 9, 1905 April 20, 1905 father of 18 children
McEuen, Blanche November 17, 1908 blank
McEuen, James Wayne March 22, 1963 only date
McEuen, Milton July 6, 1909 June 1, 1990 on double stone with Blanche
McEuen, Narcissa "Narssie" February 13, 1905 April 15, 1905 on double stone with husband Arch
McIntosh, Mrs. A.B. August 15, 1845 November 24, 1926
McKay, Clay J March 22, 1905 April 14, 1905
McKay, Samuel July 14, 1881 July 24, 1933
McKay, William Porter March 29, 1912 March 27, 1951
McLendon, Ella M. Ballentine November 10, 1903 May 26, 1995
Merritt, Edward A. December 30, 1909 May 30, 1989 on double stone with Letta
Merritt, Hattie L. February 26, 1905 May 25, 1905 on double stone with James E.
Merritt, Helen Mae July 1, 1920 April 17, 1988
Merritt, Irene March 3, 1903 July 2, 1985
Merritt, J.L. "Buck" February 17, 1904 July 30, 1972 on double stone with Irene
Merritt, James E. February 16, 1905 May 9, 1905
Merritt, James E. February 16, 1905 May 9, 1905
Merritt, Letta August 2, 1916 blank
Merritt, Milton Preston April 2, 1920 August 23, 1990
Merritt, Parham L. March 31, 1905 June 3, 1905 Sgt. USAF WWII, Korea
Mertens, Dolores E. June 21, 1929 blank
Mertens, John J. December 2, 1922 blank on double stone with Dolores
Mitchell, Cora Odean July 9, 1911 April 8, 1977
Morgan, D.F. October 8, 1844 June 26, 1921
Morgan, Martha Susan April 19, 1858 September 5, 1936
Morris, ? March 4, 1905 March 12, 1904 scratched on a rock
Morris, Annie March 16, 1905 only date on triple stone with Ben and Francis
Morris, Ben March 2, 1905 May 16, 1905
Morris, Emma January 29, 1905 April 13, 1905
Morris, Francis March 7, 1905 April 28, 1905
Morris, J. S. November 25, 1858 February 1, 1922
Morris, Lucy September 7, 1887 November 18, 1976 wife of William M. Morris
Morris, Othell August 10, 1975 age 61 worn funeral home marker
Morris, William March 7, 1885 April 5, 1960
Pannell, William D. March 20, 1844 February 7, 1896
Pinegar, Marion no dates on same type small stone as Roy and Wilburn Light
Radgib, Henry December 16, 1819 March 12, 1904
Ragsdale, Henry T. February 23, 1905 March 18, 1905
Ragsdale, Josephine February 7, 1905 April 29, 1905
Rainey, C.A. February 10, 1905 April 3, 1905 mother
Rainey, Hezzie September 16, 1892 October 4, 1921
Reynolds, A. J. February 12, 1857 May 8, 1908
Reynolds, Isabelle Lewis February 2, 1905 April 19, 1905
Reynolds, Lee Andrew April 8, 1890 December 14, 1921 Pvt. CAS Co. 62
Reynolds, Maggie October 27, 1893 August 8, 1904
Richards, Donald R. January 14, 1937 only date
Richards, Jeanette January 4, 1938 only date on double stone with Donald R.
Robins, ? age 6 on funeral home marker next to Walter Robins
Robins, Walter E. May 1884 July 22, 1964
Rose, Nada McEuen April 23, 1895 December 26, 1976
Sandidge, Mary E. January 22, 1905 September 11, 1915 wife of D.V. Caldwell
Scott, Leo February 8, 1905 April 24, 1905 stone is broken
Sessums, Bene January 25, 1905 March 29, 1905 on double stone with Mag Sessums
Sessums, Mag January 29, 1905 April 2, 1905 scratched on a cement marker
Shannon Sallie May 9, 1855 April 19, 1941
Shannon, Harvey January 23, 1905 April 2, 1905
Simpson, Alex December 16, 1895 September 18, 1977
Simpson, Bessie M. May 8, 1902 September 7, 1986
Simpson, Carrie March 22, 1905 May 7, 1905 2nd wife of A.B. Simpson
Simpson, Frances April 10, 1905 only date
Simpson, infant April 1, 1905 only date
Simpson, infants April 12, 1905 only date
Simpson, Opal March 16, 1905 April 1, 1905 1st wife of A.B. Simpson
Simpson, Robert Arvil November 22, 1922 October 22, 1982 U.S. Navy WWII
Simpson, Robert L. December 8, 1897 June 30, 1985 on double stone with Bessie
Slaten, James W. January 31, 1905 April 8, 1905
Slaten, Jennie (Bone) February 3, 1905 April 10, 1905 on double stone with James W. Slaten
Slaten, Marion March 8, 1905 April 24, 1905
Slaten, William M. September 7, 1890 February 22, 1956 Pvt. U.S. Army WWII
Smith, George R. April 14, 1902 only date
Smith, George W. September 15, 1865 January 1, 1930 on double stone with Rose Etta
Smith, Robert Paul April 11, 1930 January 8, 1995 U.S. Navy, Korea
Smith, Rose Etta December 3, 1871 September 4, 1938
Strickland, Allie N. February 14, 1905 May 9, 1905
Strickland, James E. February 16, 1905 May 18, 1905 on double stone with Allie N.
Swindle, James Harlan July 3, 1937 March 21, 2003
Taylor, Geneva Buckley May 13, 1851 September 15, 1891
Taylor, William Haskel October 2, 1848 July 21, 1902 on double stone with Geneva
Thompson, Janice Jane May 11, 1955 March 26, 2014
Tilley Hal L. March 15, 1889 October 27, 1967 Cpl. U.S. Army WWI
Tilley, Ferne C. December 7, 1998 only date
Tilley, Gayla Marie December 3, 1971 January 19, 1975
Underwood, K. Pauline November 23, 1908 September 17, 1992 on triple stone with Robert E. and Robert P.
Underwood, Robert E. January 8, 1952 blank on triple stone with Robert P. and K. Pauline
Underwood, Robert P. November 23, 1912 February 6, 1988 on triple stone with Robert E. and K. Pauline
Vaughn, Viven September 18, 1914 March 22, 1928
Vickers, Brenda no dates on same type marker as Khimberly Chism
Vickers, Don H. no dates on same type marker as Khimberly Chism
Vickers, J.O. "Bud" January 18, 1913 October 17, 1994 on double stone with Wallis Vickers
Vickers, Wallis October 12, 1912 blank
Walker, ? no other information scratched on large flat rock
Ward, Minervy May 22, 1889 December 16, 1895 daughter of A.C.
Weatherman, Nolan G. March 10, 1900 February 13, 1961
Weatherman, Thelma P. May 24, 1910 November 28, 1996
Webb, Be1ma L. March 1, 1905 April 26, 1905 on double stone with Walter D.
Webb, Iva N. March 23, 1905 April 13, 1905
Webb, Walter D. February 19, 1905 April 19, 1905
Wheeler, John E. February 11, 1905 May 3, 1905
Wildmon, Robert Keith "Bobby" January 17, 1980 July 17, 1993
Williams Burl C. February 24, 1905 May 21, 1905
Williams, Ada February 18, 1880 March 26, 1919
Williams, Cora February 24, 1890 August 7, 1917
Williams, Elizah Lofton "Lige" October 8, 1858 March 22, 1886
Williams, German J. January 22, 1886 January 5, 1968
Williams, Iris Myrell October 15, 1910 December 9, 1991
Williams, L.C. January 14, 1905 March 27, 1905
Williams, Lona January 12, 1871 March 21, 1961
Williams, Lula J. February 4, 1886 January 21, 1971 on double stone with Burl C.
Williams, Mabel A. November 26, 1914 March 1, 2000
Williams, Ola Mae August 20, 1917 April 16, 1993
Williams, R. Leonard September 9, 1914 July 2, 1983 on double stone with Ola Mae
Williams, T. R. January 6, 1905 March 30, 1905 on double stone with L.C.
Williams, Virgil R. January 13, 1911 June 1, 1978 on double stone with Mabel
Williams, Will S. November 8, 1881 July 7, 1970
Williams, William November 22, 1865 December 5, 1937 on double stone with Lona Williams,
Winnie no dates on small stone next to Edward Yancey,
Winnie A March 16, 1905 March 18, 1905
Yancey, David "Buck" August 10, 1912 March 24, 1996 on double stone with Doshie
Yancey, Doshie February 12, 1898 July 21, 1975
Yancey, Lula February 22, 1905 May 2, 1905 mother