Cemeteries

Texas County Cemeteries

Union Center Cemetery
submitted by April Blaser-Neal

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Union Center is located 5 miles East of Adams, OK and 2 miles South. The cemetery was once known as Appleton Cemetery. A plaque was erected in 1989 at the entrance: "Eracted to the memory of Joe Eldridge (July 24, 1865-Novenber 11, 1945) the founder of this cemetery as a free burial ground for his relatives and friends."

Plot 01:  Regehr, Arthur
          d. abt 1921
          (father of Rita Regher Crymes  
          Crymes, Rita Regehr Koehler) 
          May 11,1919 - July 20,1995    
          wife of Walton, daughter of Arthur Regehr
Plot 02:  Lowder, Clarence O. 
          1808-1826
Plot 03:  Chaplin, William Kevin 
          Sept.23,1952 - Nov.15,1968
Plot 04:  Campbell, Amy Carolyn 
          April 30, 1938 - Aug. 16, 1994
PLot 05:  Stebens, Hershel N. PFC US Army WWII 
          August 28,1914 - Sept. 13, 1982 
          Stebens, Vernie A.
          April 28, 1914 - January 13, 1993
Plot 07:  Buxton, Charles Richard
          (son of Charles Hadden and Bertha)
          July 12, 1914 - Sept. 18, 1939
          Buxton, Charles Hadden
          July 10, 1877 - March 21, 1949
          (stone shows 1948)
          (father of Charles Richard 
          brother of Jennie Buxton-Jennings)  
Plot 8:   Price, Ira Elmer 
          1915          
          (son of David and Carrie Price)
          Price, Earlene Augusta
          Feb. 7, 1907 - Jan. 14, 1915
Plot 9:   Calhoun, Linda Mae
          1948-1948
          (daughter of Lucretia and Roy)
          Calhoun, Ton Henry
          1956-1956
          (son of Lucretia and Roy)
          Calhoun, Lucretia 
          1912-1994
Plot 11:  Johnston, David Ray
          Sept. 17, 1899 - Dec. 10, 1993
          (husband of E. Irene)
          Johnston, Emma Irene
          Feb. 22, 1906 - May 15, 1978
          wife of D. Ray, (maiden name)Jennings
          Johnston, Ethel Marie
          June 22, 1929 - June 25, 1929
          (daughter of D. Ray and E. Irene)
Plot 13:  Houseman, (baby)
          Houseman, Laura L.
          April 6, 1882 - Feb. 8, 1921
          (wife of Ben)
          Houseman, Ben F.
          Feb. 10, 1873 - Feb. 6, 1957
          (husband of Laura)
Plot 14:  Houseman, Tom
          1901 - 1979
          (husband of Pansy, married - 6/1/1929)
          Houseman, Pansy
          1911 - 1971
          (wife of Tom)
Plot 16:  Jennings, Jerome
          Dec. 15, 1874 - Jan. 1960
          Jennings, Jennie (maiden name Buxton
          wife of Jerome,
          sister of Charles Hadden Buxton)
          Jan. 15, 1876 - June 4, 1966
Plot 18:  Alsdurf, Thurman A.
          1897 - 1962
          (husband of Hattie)
          Alsdurf, Hattie B.
          March 25, 1890 - Feb. 26, 1959
          (wife of Thurman)
Plot 19:  Bowers, Johnnie J.
          Dec. 1, 1877 - March 31, 1921
          Hhusband of Fannie)
          Bowers, Fannie
          June 12, 1884 - Sept. 14, 1975
          (wife of Johnnie)
          Bowers, Bonnie
          (daughter of Mark and Thelma Houseman-Bowers)
          Bowers, Nancy E.
          August 12, 1916 - Sept. 2, 1918
          (daughter of Johnnie and Fannie)
Plot 20:  Blaser, Jacob Fred
          May 29, 1884 - Dec29, 1969
          (husband of Marie)
          Blaser, Marie "Nettie" Antionette
          Nov. 14, 1886 - Marach 22, 1956
          (wife of Jacob, Maiden name - Reuszer)
Plot 22:  Stebens, Willard
          1912 - 1946
          Stebens, Myrl C.
          1926 - 1947
          Stebens, Levena L.
          1886 - 1948
          Stebens, Jacob W.
          1884 - 1968
          Stebens, Major M.
          1908 - 1976
Plot 23:  Campbell, John H.
          1902 - 1980
          husband of Evalee
          Campbell, Evalee
          1923 - 1998
          (wife of John)
Plot 24:  Page, Dixie L.
          1920 - 1946
Plot 25:  McGowan Curtis (51 Ill. Inf Co. C)
          Gilbert, Maude Emily
          March 27, 1864 - May 25, 1954
          (wife of George, married June 20, 1888)
          Gilbert, George Stott
          April 13, 1858 - April 17, 1930
          (husband of Barbara)
Plot 26:  Bentley, Elda Lee
          1923
          Miller, Vernon Monroe CO CPL #208 Infantry WWI
          Sept, 7, 1889 - June 18, 1957 
          (husband of Anna)
          Miller, Anna B.
          1907 - 1971
Plot 27:  Stebens, Fred F.
          1886 - 1971
          (husband of Jessie)
          Stebens, Jessie E.
          1894 - 1978
          (wife of Fred)
Plot 28:  McAdams, Eva Mae
          Oct. 14, 1941 - Jan. 1, 1942
          (daughter of Matilda Briles and Benjamin McAdams)
          McAdams, Matilda
          1920 - 1988
          (wife of Benjamin,
          daughter of Lon and Elsie Briles)
Plot 29:  Jacobs, Jessie
          Dec. 12, 1878 - August 27, 1913
          daughter in law of Mary & Charles
          (wife of Selah, maiden name, Wehmeier)
          Jacobs, Mary (Maria E.)
          Nov. 16, 1856 - August 3, 1927
          (wife of Charles Henry, maiden name, Moheng)
          Jacobs, Charles Henry
          June 2, 1858 - Feb 15, 1926
          (husband of Mary)
Plot 30:  Harness, Mamie Frances
          April 20, 1905 - August 21, 1995
          Campbell, Frankie
          Jan. 27, 1914 - March 11, 1915
          Campbell, Minnie
          1874 - 1955
          (wife of Edward)
          Campbell, Edward F.
          1877 - 1953
          (husband of Minnie)
Plot 31:  Atherton
          July 28, 1912
          infant son to Eulah and Norah
          Atherton, Arlene
          August 23, 1916 - Nov. 8, 1919
          (daughter of Eulah and Norah)
          Atherton, Dale
          July 9, 1930 - July 8, 1941
          (son of Eulah and Norah)
          Atherton, Norah Lillian
          April 26, 1892 - Jan. 21, 1969
          (wife of Eulah, maiden name, Schulze)
          Atherton, Eulah H.
          Sept. 27, 1888 - 1982
          (husband of Norah)
Plot 33:  Atherton, Gary Lee
          Oct. 30, 1952 - Nov. 1, 1952
          (son of Raymond, grandson of Eulah and Norah)
Plot 34:  Wilhoit, Oscar E.
          1892 - 1970
          (son of James and Sophia)
          Wilhoit, Sophia Martha
          1864 - 1941
          (wife of James)
          Wilhoit, James S.
          1860-1947
          (husband of Sophia)
Plot 35:  Bridenstine, David A.
          1968-1968
          (son of Larry and Ann,
          grandson of Vernis and Ida)
Plot 37:  Goss, John N.
          1905 - May 1999
Plot 44:  Bridenstine, Ida C.
          1895-1996
          (wife of Vernis)
          Bridenstine, Vernis A.
          1890-1977
          (husband of Ida)
Plot 46:  Grant, Arleta Fern
          Feb. 6, 1925
          Eunice Grant
Plot 48:  Donnell, Carrie Matilda
          Jan. 10, 1883 - Sept. 6, 1976
          (wife of Alva
          (sister of Elizabeth Schulze
          Marie Blaser, Fred and Henry Reuszer, 
          Maiden name-Reuszer)
          Miller, Nellie Christina)
          Aug. 29, 1897 - Aug. 17, 1935
          (daughter of Charles & Elizabeth Schulze)
          Schulze, Charles Edward
          Sept. 25, 1866 - 1951
          (husband of Elizabeth)
          Schulze, Elizabeth "Lizzie"
          March 13, 1869 - Dec. 19, 1960
          (wife of Charles, sister of Carrie Donnell
          maiden name - Reuszer)
Plot 49:  Eldredge, Bertha
          1887 - 1910
          Eldredge, Joseph
          1865 - 1945
          Eldredge, James T.
          1869 - 1955
Plot 50:  Wehmeier, Clarance "Tooter" Henry
          Aug. 12, 1908 - Nov. 26, 1983
          (husband of June, married July 12, 1930
          son of Maude and John)
          Wehmeier, June Audrey
          Dec. 13, 1911 - June 11, 1979
          (wife of Clarance, married July 12, 1930 
          daughter of Charles Hadden Buxton)
Plot 51:  Briles,
          1913
          (infant daughter)
          Briles, Reverend Earl W.
          1882 - 1945
          Briles, Ella S.
          1886 - 1961
Plot 52:  Miller, Amelia M.
          Aug.12, 1850 - March 21, 1902
          (wife of Abraham)
          Miller, Abraham
          March 3, 1852 - Oct. 4, 1913
          (husband of Amelia)
          Briles, Forest Lee PFC US Army WWII
          Feb. 10, 1914 - April 8, 1986
          (4th son of Lon and Elsie)
          Briles, Orville
          May 29, 1910 - Oct. 25, 1910
          (2nd son of Lon and Elsie)
          Briles, Elsie A.
          1892 - 1975
          (wife of Lon)
          Briles, Lon
          1885 - 1972
          (husband of Elsie)
Plot 53:  Turner, Cora May
          March 1, 1889 - Dec. 21, 1983
          (wife of Jesse Lee)
          Turner, Jesse Lee
          Oct. 23, 1887 - Feb. 3, 1966
          (husband of Cora)
          Turner, Harold B.  EM3 US Navy WWII Korea
          Oct. 16, 1925 - June 17, 1989
          Turner, Jesse Floyd
          Jan. 17, 1917 - Feb, 16, 1918
Plot 54:  Turner, George T.
          Jan. 21, 1852 - Jan 31, 1916
          (husband of Florida, father of Horace,
          Ruby, Ross and Nellie, Lela Reuszer)
          Turner, Florida J.
          July 26, 1863 - Dec. 28, 1941
          (wife of George, Mother of Horace, Ruby, 
          Ross Nellie and Lela Reuszer)
          Turner, Horace E.
          April 3, 1886 - Oct. 15, 1956
          husband of Irena, son of George and Florida)
          Turner, Ruby L.
          1901 - 1918
          (daughter of George and Florida)
Plot 55:  Williams, John P.
Plot 56:  Schulze, Alva
Plot 57:  Reuszer, Henry christian
          Aug. 17, 1889 - Jan. 18, 1980
          (husband of Nellie)
          Reuszer, Nellie Grace
          Feb. 26, 1898 - Nov. 6, 1983
          (wife of Henry, sister of Lela Reuszer,
          Ruby, Ross and Horace Turner, daughter of
          Florida Turner)
Plot 75:  Dorman, Charles F.
          1910 - 1976
          (husband of Dorothy, son of Miles and Ina)
          Dorman, Dorothy D.
          1913 - 1988
          (wife of Charles)
          Dorman, Miles E.
          Dec. 26, 1938
          (husband of Ina)
          DeHart, Ina Mae
          1881 - 19975
          (wife of Miles, daughter of Asa and Mina DeHart)
          DeHart, Asa Clarence
          1859-1949
          (husband of Mina)
          DeHart, Mina Belle
          1858 - 1935
          (daughter of Asa and Mina DeHart)
          DeHart, Mina Belle
          1858 - 1935
          (daughter of Asa)
Plot 77:  Miller, Georgia "Gerrie" G.
          Oct. 7, 1918 - May 17, 1978
          (grand daughter of G. Ross and Ruth)
          Turner, G. Ross
          June 5, 1893 - Feb. 20, 1973
          (husband of Ruth, married May 20, 1920)
          Turner, Ruth
          May 22, 1893 - Dec. 21. 1991
          (wife of Ross, married May 20, 1920)
          Fisher, Erlene (twin to Fred)
          Fisher, Fred (twin to Erlene)
          Reuszer, Frederick "Fred" Bernhardt
          April 12, 1884 - April 22, 1969
          (husband of Lela, brother of Henry Reuszer,
          Carrie Schulze and Marie Blaser)
          Reuszer, Lela Agnes
          Aug. 14, 1899 - May 7, 1986
          (wife of Fred, sister of Nellie Reuszer, Ruby,
          Ross and Horace Turner, daughter of George
          and Florida Turner)
Plot 78:  Apple, (baby)
Plot 79:  Humphreys, Jr.
          Humphreys, (baby, abt. 1900 or earlier, 
          first to be buried in this cemetery)
          Thompson,
Plot 80:  Tanner, Leslie
Plot 81,  Briles, Lauva E.
          April 3, 1918 - Sept. 5, 1997
          (wife of Clyde)
          Clyde E.
          Feb. 3, 1912 - Dec. 12, 1993
          (husband of Lauva)
Plot 82:  Wilkins, Bonnie K.
          1920 - 1973
          (wife of Chester)
          Wilkins, chester William
          1902 - 1073
          (husband of Bonnie)
Plot 84:  Kammerzell, Harry L. PFC US Army WWII
          1906 - 1987
          Kammerzell, Rosie
          1887 - 1964
          Kammerzell, Charley
          1914 - 1934
          Kammerzell, Otto
          (baby, 1920's)
          Kammerzell, J.F.
          1912 - 1997
Plot 86:  Gorden, Bonnie L.
          1936 - 1988
          (wife of Randy, daughter of Fred and Venice)
          Gorden, Randy Gene
          1961 - 1996
          Kammerzell, Venice M.
          1910 - 1979
          (wife of Fred)
          Kammerzell, Fred L.
          1909 - 1980
          (husband of Venice)
          Kammerzell, Royal E. 
          TX PFC HQ & HQ BTRY, 49 Armd Div Arty
Plot 87:  Clancy, Thomas 
          1924 - 1990
Plot 102: Beal, Houston
          Feb. 14, 1836 - Jan 31, 1909
Plot 103: Logston (baby)
Plot 104: Wehmeier, Lida May
          1906
          (daughter of Maud & John)
          Weihmeier,(our darling boy,
          1907)
          (son of Maud & John)
          Wehmeier, Maud
          1878 - 1928
          (wife of John, mother of Clarance)
          Wehmeier, John H.
          1876 - 1939
          (husband of Maud, father of Clarance) 

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