Harmony Cemetery, Natchitoches Parish, LA
Harmony Baptist Church, established 1869: sign at the intersection of LA Hwy 117 and Harmony Road about one mile south of Provencal, LA.
Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery are located in a lovely wooded area. To the right of the church is a large fenced and grassy section of the cemetery. To the left of the church, is a smaller fenced area, which is referred to as the Brister Family Cemetery.
Immediately to the rear of the church are four legible tombstones:
1) an ornate double stone inscribed : Peace, Perfect Peace: In Memory of W.L, son of T.W. and Mary Hawthorn, Born Oct. 4, 1873, Died Nov. 7, 1876; the right side of the stone reads the same, but for T.W., Born 18 Sep 1880, Died 29 Feb 1884, son of T.W. and Mary Hawthorn.
2) a reddish marble flat stone inscribed: Delia Rhodes, wife , inf. son, and daughter of Amos Rhodes, died Oct 1895.
3) a tall stone marking the burial of Mrs. Martha E. Gibbs;
4) a small stone with a sleeping lamb motif, inscribed Hellen Thibodeaux, Aug. 4, 1910/July 24, 1912.
In the hillside section of the cemetery, to the right of the church, there is one illegible marked burial adjacent to the gravesite of G.W. Graham.
There is also a small grave marked with a wooden cross and flowers near the Poole and Gottman plots, although the placement is not close enough to indicate a relationship to either family.
An interesting marker is the plaque placed at the entrance to the hill section of the cemetery inscribed: In Memory His Wife, Algia W. Werntz, by Charles F. Werntz. This memorial is apparently in additon to the double stone marking the grave of Algia Werntz.
The spacious grounds of the Harmony Church and Cemeteries are well kept, shady, and peaceful. Although situated in a sparsely settled area, the church has an active membership.
Location: Approximately one mile south of Provencal, turn east on Harmony Road; the church and cemetery are about three miles down this road, on the left.
Special thanks to Mrs. Mary M. Brister, Sterling Liles, and Sheldon Liles
for assistance in compiling the data herein.
N.
Liles, 1996-1998.
(On same stone with Amie E. Mahaffey;
in each case the surname is above, given names below, with dates below that.)
ALFORD, Ivey E. (09 Oct 1898/26 Mar 1975) Daddy
(Double stone: Myrtie M. Alford)
ALFORD, Myrtie M. (13 Nov 1903/30 Jan 1988) Mother
(Double stone: Ivey E. Alford)
ANDERSON, Joe Huston (05 Mar 1846/18 Jan 1891)
BARR, Ben F. (06 Oct 1879/04 July 1961) Daddy
(Double stone: Cecilia P. Barr)
(Double stone: Ben F.Barr)
(According to the dates Ms. Barr lived to be almost 100.)
(A very old and ornate stone with name, wife of C.U. Smith
beneath that the word Born with the date underneath
eroding soil and grass have covered the death date.)
(Triple stone: Ruby Lee Gibbs, Vira Ethel Gibbs)
(A tall stone, old and weathered, but legible;
at the rear of the church building.)
(Triple stone: Ruby Lee Gibbs, Vira Ethel Gibbs)
(Triple stone: Ruby Lee Gibbs, Vira Ethel Gibbs)
d/o Mr. & Mrs. S.W. Gilcrease
A large concrete edged plot, four to six graves,
unidentified,
except for the one marker in the upper left plot corner.
While this plot is in the same area as the Gottman graves, the spelling is different, as indicated.
Pvt. Co. D 43rd Inf. WWI
Pvt. U.S. Army WWII
A handmade stone adjacent to the grave of G.W. Graham
is no longer legible,
although there is indication of handcarved
scripting.)
(s/o T.W. and Mary Hawthorn)
(Double stone: W.L. Hawthorn)
s/o T.W. and Mary Hawthorn
(Double stone: T.W. Hawthorn)
(On same stone with Amie E. Mahaffey;
in each case the surname is above,
given names below, with dates below that.)
(Marker not located, sources indicate burial.)
(Marker not located, sources indicate burial.)
(Double stone: Cicero C. Poole)
US ARMY Korea, Vietnam
(Double stone: Reiko N. Poole)
Pvt U.S. Army WWII
LA Tec 5, Ord Dept WWII
Wife of S.C. Poole
(The stone is circa 1950+, inscribed as noted.)
(Stone immediately adjacent to Thomas T. Sparks.)
(Stone immediately adjacent to Florence W. Sparks.)
Wife of L. W. Stephens
(dates from family Bible: 31 Aug 1861/07 July 1883)
(d/o T.T. Swann and Sarah Jones Swann)
(m/o Wallace Marion Stephens and Clara Stephens Kinney)
(Double stone: Emmett J. Thomasee)
(Large stone inscribed THOMASEE;
smaller stones mark the graves of Della and Emmett;
large plot hedged with evergreens; no other apparent burials.)
(New stone with year dates only; sources indicate dates are 11 Dec 1848/16 Mar 1939.)
(Double stone: John Wagley)
(New stone with year dates only; sources indicate dates are 04 Apr 1846/26 Apr 1937.)
(Double stone: Algia Wagley)
(age 72 years)
this is the most recent burial in Harmony Cemetery.)
***** Rest in Peace *****
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