COMPTON AND BURGE CEMETERY
COMPTON, NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS
"Gone But
Not Forgotten"
Originial
transcription done July 29, 2007
Typed up Aug 1, 2007, by Rosa
Cline
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTION
This is a COMPLETE listing of people interred at this
cemetery.
I do have headstone photos of each person listed below, all the
“unknown” have a white metal cross to represent their grave. If anyone knows of
anyone buried at this cemetery please contact me and let me know and I’ll add
it into this cemetery. This cemetery around 2001-2002 was a run down
cemetery out in a field with trees that had fallen over the stones that you
could see over the tall grass. Someone has went in and cleaned it up putting up
a pavilion and fixing the stones that were broken and adding in metal crosses
on the graves marked with rocks. It’s a really nice cemetery now.
I hope this listing helps these people to always be remembered. To
try and help folks to always be remembered when they have gone on before us is
the main reason I do what I do. And helping folks find family or friends in the
process is a good plus as well.
This cemetery is right in the middle of the small town of Compton.
Once you get to Compton you will turn off the highway (doesn’t matter which
direction you are driving) to the opposite side of the road that the Sim’s
Short Stop (the only gas station in town) is in and then follow this dirt road
down until you see the cemetery in the field. You will pass the telephone
company continue on the dirt road behind the telephone company and you will see
the cemetery in the field. You will only drive ¼ of a mile or so. Most anyone
can tell you how to drive to it also there in town.
(cross)
J. T. Burge
Fall 2004
(this is a flat headstone)
*****
(cross)
T.J. Burge
Spring 2003
(this is a flat headstone)
*****
Infant Girl of
Mr & Mrs
J.E. Cecil
BORN
May 13, 1894
DIED
May 13, 1894
(these dates were faded but I’m pretty certain of them)
*****
Infant of
JT & MJ
Buchanan
*****
Infant of
JT & MJ
Buchanan
*****
Unknown broken stone
*****
Infant son
of
JT & MJ
Buchanan
*****
Mary
wife of
Tives Ward
Born June 1,1870
Died Aug 20, 1900
We Will Meet
Again
(She is related to us through our Edwards family)
Mary Burk Ward
She died in Madison County, AR
Married to Tives Ward May 8, 1890
*****
(hands shaking)
Rosalla
wife of
W.D. McMahan
BORN
Sept 22, 18-5
DIED
Nov 29, 1886
Blessed are they that
Died in the Lord.
*****
(engraved lamb)
Infant Daut. of
W.D. & R
McMahan
Born
Nov 15, 1886
died
Nov 16, 1886
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Unknown cross
*****
Eli Jasper
COMPTON
BORN
June 4, 1862
DIED
July 12, 1904
COMPTON
****
Rev J.T. Compton
Minster of the
Missionary Baptist
Church
BORN
Sept 5, 1917
DIED
July 20, 1897
(poem under to faded to read)
*****
(hands shaking)
Nancy E
wife of
J.T. Compton
BORN
Nov 15, 1823
DIED
May 27, 1890
Remember friends as you
pass by -----
(rest of poem unreadable)
*****
This site may be
freely linked, but not duplicated
in any way without consent.
©
2000-08 by Arkansas-Cemeteries Mailing List Homepage
The
copyright (s) on this page must appear on all
copied and/or printed material.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!