Arkansas Cemeteries
FRIENDSHIP METHODIST
CHURCH & CEMETERY
Est. 1872
Union County, Arkansas
Updated
June 16, 2009, by Janice
Holzer
Located south of Hwy. 82 West (between El
Dorado & the Western Union County line) The old county road number was 51,
directly across Hwy. 82 from State Hwy. 172. Friendship Cemetery is located
down road 51, about 2 miles. It is well
maintained and surrounded by a chain link fence. I surveyed this cemetery November 17 & 18, 2002. Updated April 21, 2004, using two earlier surveys
done in 1996, by James T. Mullins * another done in January 1999 by Ralph O.
Weldon and William H. Walls; Updated May 2006 from obituaries. Update June 2009.
This cemetery is in
plain view, but sits back off of the road about 300 feet. The old church
building is no longer used but sits outside the fence.
*WOW -
Woodman of the World headstone
* "&" -
indicates a couple or multiple names on headstone
* MM - no
headstone, but Mortuary Marker
* ob -
information from Obituary
* SSDI -
Social Security Death Index
* ARDI – Arkansas
Death Index 1914-1950
GARRETT LESTER ADAMS, JR.
b & d
ELLEN N. BALLARD
J.P. BALLARD
Infant BALLARD
Infant BALLARD
JESSIE BALLARD
LULA BALLARD
M. E. BALLARD
ABNER KIRK
ADDIE WIMBERLY BANKSTON
1864 to
& JOHN S. BANKSTON 1860 to 1911 H/of Addie W.
ALVA P. "BUD" BANKSTON
& BRODA
S. BANKSTON 1904
to
DAISY MAE BANKSTON
3-13-1908 (one date)
Md:1944 G.T.
Bankston (?? Daisy Darden)
& GLEN
T. BANKSTON
EMMILINE BANKSTON * No dates
given, Inscription reads Great Aunt of Phaye B. Smith and Der B. Sessa *Died
GIRTIE DELL BANKSTON
WILMER GRADIE BANKSTON
Addie Bankston (Wilmar)
A. LONZA
BARKSDALE
& M. ANNA
BARKSDALE
*The following BARKSDALE children are all on the same 4 sided obelisk
ANNIE PEARL BARKSDALE
& RUTH B.
BARKSDALE
& THELMA
BARKSDALE
DONNIE B. BARKSDALE
& MARGIE
L. BARKSDALE
ELIZABETH T. BARKSDALE
EVA
& LEE
L. BARKSDALE
J. CARLEEN BARKSDALE
& M.
DEWITT BARKSDALE
M. E. BARKSDALE
WILLIAM A. BARKSDALE
Infant BASHFORTH b
& d
JOHN E. BASHFORTH
& REVA
NELL BASHFORTH
(* Reva & John were
cremated)
HENRY FRANK BAUMAN
& IDA BELLE BAUMAN
MELODY LISA BEHRAVESH
b & d
Behravesh
MARSHALL JASPER BISHOP
ETHEL M. ANN JACKSON BLACK 1900 to 11-12-1938 *ARDI
Mother of T.J. & J.R. Black; Wf/of T. S. Black Md:1926 (Book 6- 595)
ADRENE FREEMAN BREWTON
& ALEX S.
"BLACKIE" BREWTON
ANNIE BLANCH BURNS
ANNIE LEE BURNS (86) 5-24-1922 to 3-28-2009 *OB
D/of Wm. A. Burns & Mollie
Hill Sis/of Earl D. & James “Cotton”
Burns
BURNICE F. BURNS
EMMA LEE BURNS
& WILLIAM
A. BURNS
GERALDINE ROWELL BURNS
& TRAVIS
EARL BURNS
GRACIE
& HUGH
H. BURNS
Infant BURNS (no dates) s/of W. A. & Emma Burns
JAMES ROBERT BURNS
ANNIE ELIZABETH BURNS
WILLIAM A. BURNS
& MOLLIE
HILL BURNS
JOHN THOMAS BURRIS
& LOUISA
NOLLEY BURRIS
*Buried alongside them is
Charles W. Nolley (*Charles widowed by 1930, living with John & Louisa)
Infant BYRD b
& d
ANNIE PEARL CABANISS
& FRANCIS
WALKER CABANISS
& MAUD
ORA CABANISS
* Triple headstone
MARY DOROTHY CABANISS
JO ANN BURNS
CALLOWAY
& ROLAND
GRADY CALLOWAY
BILLY JOE CAMPBELL (74)
S/of Marion Campbell & Verda Smith *ob
& MARGARET
ANN BAILEY CAMPBELL
Daughter: Lisa Ann Campbell Sawyer,
wife of Ross Alan Sawyer;
Grandchildren: Andrew Campbell Sawyer & Barrett Daniel Sawyer
J. MARION
CAMPBELL
& Wife, VERA E. CAMPBELL 1-3-1895 to 4-14-1990
MARION AUZRADEEN
MARION LYNELL CARR
DAVID F. CHILDS
& LUCY
WARREN CHILDS
DAVID
wife, MARY ELLEN
CHILDS
EDAN CHILDS 1778
to 1826 (not found in
1996)
FLOYD S. CHILDS
Infant CHILDS 8-24-1904 to 9-1-1904 d/of D.E. & Lucy Childs
Infant CHILDS b & d 1-11-1910 s/of D.E. & Lucy Childs
JOHN HENRY CHILDS
MOLLIE LEE
CHILDS
ROBERT O. CHILDS
THURSTON O. CHILDS
CARL POWELL CHISM
DORSEY ALVURNEN CHISM
N. J. Chism
DAISY PRIMM
& JOHN
DAVID
Infant
J. M.
S. T.
WM. LODDIE
& SUSAN ISABELLE CLIFTON 3-1-1874 to 8-6-1961
THOMAS COLBERT 1909 - 1924
JAMES ?IRVIN or JAMES IRVIN COLBERT 1906-1917
M. C. COLEMAN
D. W. COTTRELL
JOHN COTTRELL
KITTIE COTTRELL
VIRGINIA F. COTTRELL
*Two stones-with different
death dates: one gives the date of
W. R. COTTRELL
JAMES E. CULBERSON
ROY CULBERSON
T. C. CULBERSON
ALTO DARDEN
ANDREW W. DARDEN
& SARAH
TOMMIE DARDEN
AUBREY JERROLD DARDEN
b & d
AUBREY L. DARDEN
& LILLIE
HATCH DARDEN
BETTY COGBURN DARDEN
D/of H.L. & Ruby Harvey
Cogburn Md:
& CHARLES
A. DARDEN
BETTY JEAN BURSON
DARDEN
& JIMMY
DAVID DARDEN
CAROLYN ANN DARDEN
COURTNEY C. DARDEN
& FLORINE
ROWELL DARDEN
CYNTHIA DARDEN
L. T. DARDEN
DAISY MAE DARDEN
& DOSSIE LEE
DARDEN
DAVID DARDEN
DOYLE HENRY DARDEN
& wife, EVA
MARIE ANDRES DARDEN
ELMER DARDEN
EZEKIEL I. DARDEN
& PEARL
J. DARDEN
FAYE DARDEN
& RAYE
DARDEN
GEORGE W. DARDEN 2-22-1867 to 3-30-1957 Wife, Lizzie Beth
& LIZZIE
BETH DARDEN
HARVEY LESTER DARDEN
LOLA HENDERSON DARDEN
H. L. DARDEN, JR.
Infant DARDEN b & d 8-15-1883 d/of R.M. & M.E. Darden
JIM TOM DARDEN 6-21-1903 to 6-17-1927 s/of T.T. & Lizzie Darden
LAURA H. HOGG DARDEN
1886 to 1919 *d:
Husb., Wm. Turner Darden
LEM THOMAS DARDEN
& MARY
JETTON DARDEN
LESTER F. DARDEN
LONIE DARDEN
MAG DARDEN
MARVIN FENNELL DARDEN
MARY E. DARDEN
TOM T. DARDEN
OLEN DARDEN
REUBIN W. DARDIN
MRS. M. E.
(PRIMM) DARDEN
Mariah Elizabeth Primm - Wf/of
Reubin W. Darden
R. W. DARDEN
SANDRA LEE DARDEN
b & d
TIM DARDEN
WALKER DARDEN
& DAHLIA
EDWARDS DARDEN
WALLACE GLEN DARDEN
& WINNIE
D. HULSEY DARDEN
W. DARDEN
WILLIAM L. DARDEN
WILLIAM TURNER DARDEN
MARY E. DARDEN
*The following children of W. T. & M. E. Darden are all listed on a four sided obelisk:
*WILLIAM SETH DARDEN
*SURVIRA DARDEN
*ENNIE LEE DARDEN
WILLIE DARDEN
NANIE DARDEN
CLARA F. WARREN DAVIS
J.N.
GIRDIE MAY DARDEN
J. S. DAVISON
N. E. DAVISON
EDNA CHILDS DEASON
& JOHN
D. DEASON
MINNIE H. DEASON
B. M. DUMAS
GERTRUDE MAUREEN DUMAS
HUDIE DALE DUMAS
LOIS MASON DUMAS
G. W. C. DUMAS
J. D. DUMAS
MAXIONA C. DUMAS
MIDDLETON T. DUMAS
ALICE WARREN DUNCAN
ANITA OLA EDWARDS
CAROLYN EDWARDS
CYNTHIA C. EDWARDS
EBENEZER HOLMES EDWARDS 1861 to 1-10-1941 *ARDI
& ROSIE HINES EDWARDS 1868 - 1960
JACK EDWARDS
& GLADYS EDWARDS
W. O. EMERSON 5-5-1842 to 2-22-1911
FLARRA E. EVINS
LLOYD GEORGE EVINS
& MILDRED
McCULLAR EVINS
"Freeman" (age 77)
D/of Benj. Franklin McCullar
& Bessie Mae Price McCullar; Wife of the
1st
Lloyd G. Evins (2nd) husband, Harry
McCall Freeman *Obit for Mildred Evins Freeman *ob
LIZZIE PRIMM FENNELL
1890 to 1942 *ARDI gives
death date
AUDREY DAVID FUTRELL
IMOGENE H. GINGER
WILEY EDWARD GINGER
(54) d:
FLOY GLOVINA GOODWIN
b & d
& ROY
RICHARD GOODWIN b
& d
KATIE L. BANKSTON
MORGAN GREENLEE
ALLEN A. MORGAN
LOUIS F. GREENLEE
*All three are listed
together on the same headstone.
REYNOLD
HAMMONTREE
MATTIE JANE HAMMONTREE 1891 - 1920 "Mom"
AMANDA OWEN HARRIS
B. W. HARRIS
HARPER HARRIS
JESSIE HARRIS
& WILLIAM T. HARRIS 11-19-1876 to 10-6-1917
NANCY JANE HARRIS
R. E. HARRIS
ARLTON FELON HATCH 9-12-1908 to 8-2-1986 wife, Mary Lou
MARY LOU GERNETH HATCH
CHARLES A. HATCH
CHARLEY R. HATCH
MOLLIE MAE HATCH
EDITH CHLORENE HATCH
& IRA
HATCH
MARGIE NELL
LOUGH HATCH
EUNICE ROWELL HAYNIE
& GEORGE
ALLEN HAYNIE
*Children: George &
John
ARTEMUS HILL
JOHN H. HILL
FANNIE LEE HILL
DELINDA LEE HOGAN
RUSSELL DONEL
ALLEN JACKSON
ARCHIE P.
BARNABAS
B. J.
& SARAH
JACKSON
BIRDIE LEE JACKSON
& OSCAR
A.
BURTA L.
C. RUDOLPH
JACKSON
& RUBY
MARIE JACKSON
CURTIS W.
IDA G.
Infant
JOHN BARNEY JACKSON
THULA M.
&
WALKER C.
WILLA M.
WM. EDWARD JACKSON
& SUSAN
FRANCIS JACKSON
ABRAM JETTON
MARY PEACH JETTON
BAMMER JETTON
**All on the same stone Abram, Mary, & Grover
Children of W. G. & Bama
(?Johnny Harper Jetton)
W.G. JETTON
BRUCE JETTON
GROVER A. JETTON
HARICE EDWARD JETTON
& JUNIE ALLENE NIPPER
JETTON
D/of Walter & Ethel Smith Nipper.
JOHNNY HARPER JETTON
ROBERT SAMUEL JETTON
& ZONNIE
SMITH JETTON
WM. G. or C. JETTON
SANDRA NOLEEN KINLEY
(51)
GEORGE A. LOONEY
& ROSIE
HATCH LOONEY
ALMA J. LOUGH
& ORVILLE
A. LOUGH
BEN L. MASON
& NELLIE
J. BISHOP MASON
MRS. HARRIET MASON
JIM FRANK MASON
BEN F. McCULLAR
& BESSIE
PRICE McCULLAR
CORBINE L. McCULLAR
GEORGE W. McCULLAR
& HENRIETTA E.
JOHN THOMAS McCULLAR
& LUCY
PRIMM McCULLAR
WM. WALTER McCULLAR
CALLIE AMELIA CHILDS
McDANIEL
FANNIE DAVIS TIPTON
McDONALD
ESPY McMAN infant of Guy & Genie McMan
GENIE McMAN
GEORGE F. McMAN
MARY J. McMAN
PLES ELVIE McWILLIAMS
ROSIE EVELYN McWILLIAMS
BILLY C. MITCHELL
& LAURA
J. MITCHELL
FLOYD A. MITCHELL 1905 - 1951
J. WILMER MITCHELL 1907 to
LOUIE W. MITCHELL
& NANNIE
MITCHELL
JANIE MOOTY
A. C. MORGAN 1-21-1869 to 2-28-1886 s/of A.R. & Mary E. Morgan
ALLEN A. MORGAN
ASA H. MORGAN d:11-18-1872 Age 43 yrs-9 mos-8 dys
ELENDER E. MORGAN
EZEKIEL H. MORGAN
Infant MORGAN b
& d
ISABELLA A. MORGAN
& SEEBORN
C. MORGAN
MARGARET OZELLA MORGAN
MARTHA E. MORGAN 1-2-1865 to 7-3-1939
& WM. A. MORGAN 10-4-1863 to 2-8-1934
OLIVE JUSTISS MORGAN
& WM.
STOKE MORGAN
SUSAN MORGAN
& Dr.
THOMAS M. MORGAN
RUBY DARDEN SMITH MOSLEY 3-7-1915 to 2-22-2005 d/of Lynn Thomas & Mary Jetton Darden ; 1st husb.Walter J. Smith (Mt. Holly Cemetery) & 2nd husband Robert Mosley. *ob
MINNIE OLA MUCKELRATH
& ROSCOE
MUCKELRATH
ELDRED ELSON "E.E."
FRED WALTER NIPPER
A. NOLLEY
& M. J.
NOLLEY
CHARLES W. NOLLEY
G. A. NOLLEY 8-25-1856 to 11-23-1924
& SUSANNA
NOLLEY
GEORGE COLUMBUS NOLLEY
JAMES W. NOLLEY
MARY E. PARNELL
wf/of TOM
TOM PARNELL
THOMAS KEMPER PARNELL
ELIZA J. PATE
HUBERT ROSCO PATE
& STELLA PARR
PATE
Infant PATE b
& d
JESSIE WELCH PATE
& WILEY
A. PATE
L. T. PATE
M. W. PATE
PERRY B. PATE
RUFUS PERRY PATE 1863 - 1892
WILEY A. FLOYD
PATE
BLANCHE EVANS PITTS
& W. H.
PITTS
GRADY F. PONDER
& NADINE
M. PONDER
JOHN B. POPE
& GRACIE
LANE POPE
CHARLIE C. PORTER
& HATTIE
L. PORTER
FRED PORTER 1905 - 1908
PYE PURIFOY PORTER
ALVIN PRIMM
ANN V. PRIMM
& E. D.
PRIMM
ARTHUR HOMER PRIMM
& GLADYS
WILLIAMS PRIMM
CARL A. PRIMM
& GENNIE
DARDEN PRIMM
DAISY ESTELLE PRIMM
EDDIE MORGAN PRIMM
*Killed by lightning
ERNEST V. PRIMM
& SADIE
E. (Ragsdale) PRIMM
FRANK C. PRIMM
& SANKIE
EDWARDS PRIMM
*On same obelisk:
GEORGE F. PRIMM
MARY E. PRIMM
SARAH E. PRIMM
** Some of the above Primm's
had more than one marker; old one & newer one
GEORGE V. PRIMM
GLINVER PRIMM
& OTIS
H. PRIMM
HAMP SMEAD PRIMM 1895
to
Infant PRIMM
Infant PRIMM b
& d
Infant PRIMM b
& d
JACOB ELI PRIMM
& MARY
ANN PRIMM
JAMES
& JAMES E.
PRIMM
J. C. PRIMM
& GLADYS
MARIE ROGERS PRIMM
JAMES E. PRIMM
MARTHA V. PRIMM
JOHN H. PRIMM
ELIZZIE M.
DAVIDSON PRIMM
MATTIE DAVIDSON PRIMM
JOHN K. PRIMM
J. T. PRIMM
EMMA L. GOODWIN PRIMM
LOUCINDA PRIMM
LUCY PRIMM
OLIVE DUMAS PRIMM
& THOMAS
S. PRIMM
ROY A. PRIMM
SARAH BETTIE PRIMM 1852 - 1904
THOMAS EDWARD PRIMM
WINFORD BOOTS PRIMM
HATTIE E. RAGSDALE
W. F. RAGSDALE
J. A. RAGSDALE
MARY E. RAGSDALE
JAMES A. RAGSDALE
W. F. RAGSDALE
ERNESTINE RAY 1933 to 1934 d/of E.W. & Ola Mae Ray
*FRED LINDSEY RAY
*FLORZELLA
* WILLIE B. RAY
1917 - 1923 *ARDI d:
*All three on same headstone
IDA PATE RAY
& JOHN
STEVE RAY
JOHN HOWARD RAY
ROY RICHARD
ANN E. PRIMM RODGERS
& COMMODORE
J. RODGERS
ANNIE A. RODGERS
EDD (Edward) J. RODGERS
& EMMA
CAMERON RODGERS
HENRY J. RODGERS
HERMAN M. RODGERS
IVY J. RODGERS
JAMES T. RODGERS
S/of Commodore J. & Ann E. Rodgers
ALICE CATES RODGERS
Md:
JOHN W. RODGERS
R. A. RODGERS 1877 to 1920 (not found in 1996)
VIOLA RODGERS
& MARY
LEE RODGERS
WALLACE M. RODGERS
BIRDIE EMERSON
COMMODORE C.
DOYLE EUGENE ROGERS
1925 to
JAMES IRVIN
THOMAS COLBERT
ARTHUR L. ROWELL
& ZETHA ROWELL
* These three on the same
tombstone
JOHN ELLIS ROWELL
& SUSIE
& EVIE
PRIMM ROWELL
MARTHA E. BISHOP SCARBROUGH
JOHN H. SCARBROUGH
ALBERT WESLEY SELMON
LEWIS M. SELMON
"Red"
& FAYE
DELL WELCH SELMON
Welch & Callie Donia Darden Welch *ob
A. B. SESSOMS
RUTH McMANN SESSOMS
CAREY P. SIMMONS
& MARY
SALLY PYLE SIMMONS
LAURA BELL SIMMONS
ELLEN DARDEN SLAUGHTER
H. C. SLAUGHTER
IDELLER
SLAUGHTER
LUCY MASON SLAUGHTER
1872 - 1949 (Luc Lov Slaughter 1872- 9-1-1949 Logan Co., AR??)
RAVA LEE BAUMAN SLAUGHTER
J. H. SMITH
ALVIN M. SMITH
& LUCY
M. SMITH
ARTHUR GENE SMITH
& PATSY
ANN VOSS SMITH
AUDREY A. SMITH
JOSIE DARDEN SMITH
“Jessie”
C. A. SMITH
CYRUS L. SMITH 1832 - 1902 Md:
& FRANCIS J. SMITH 1834 - 1894
FRED AUBRY SMITH
GARLAN P. SMITH
GEORGE H. SMITH
J. C. SMITH
KATIE L. TIPTON SMITH
LESLIE BANKSTON SMITH
& RUBY
N. BARKSDALE SMITH
MARY A. SMITH
WALTER J. SMITH
& RUBY
E. DARDEN SMITH
Walter J. Smith S/of James C. & Katie L. Tipton Smith
PEARL McCULLAR SPRINGER
LOU
ELCY H. TIPTON
FANNIE DAVIS TIPTON
Mc DONALD
OTIS CLEVELAND TIPTON
DONA TOMPKINS
M. E. TEDDY WALLACE
JOHN LEE WARD
AUGUSTA C.
& T.
S.
DAISY Z.
EDWARD WARREN
ELLA P. WARREN
& ROBERT
B.
Infant
JOHN H.
& LILLIE
A.
*Otis A. & John W. Warren,
sons of above.
MARGARET ANN
WARREN
OSCAR WARREN
& VIOLA
MAE WARREN
THOMAS C.
& MATTIE
A.
W. A. WARREN 1884 to 1919 (not found in 1996)
WM.
& MARY
E. McGRAW
HAZIE MAY WATSON
LEONARD H. WATSON
ALBERT DALTON WELCH
"Dick"
& FLOYE
ESCHAL WALLER WELCH
ALBERT L. WELCH
CALLIE DONIA WELCH
JESSIE WELCH
JOHN WELCH
& JANE DAVISON
WELCH
MARY A. ANDREWS
WELCH
PAMELA KAY WELCH
RUTHIE NELL WELCH
LILLIE M. WILKERSON
& NEWT
C. WILKERSON
*These three on
the same tombstone.
*
& R. S. WILLIAMS
Infant of
REBECCA O.
JAMES G.
*stone is broken, birth or death ?date unreadable in 2002, died at age 65 yrs-7 mos-6 dys
*Note: For those of you not familiar with the Arkansas Death Index
1914-1950 (4 Volumes), here is some
information that you might find useful.
These books give the person’s name, date of death, county where they
died, & sometimes gender or race. Arkansas began keeping birth / death
records in 1914. Unfortunately, it was
not enforced until ca 1940’s. If a doctor, the family, or the mortuary did not
turn in the information / name of a deceased person, then he/she was never
registered. I mention this, because even
if you know the exact date, etc. of someone who died, but find them not listed
in the books, then you will not be able to obtain a death certificate. Keep this in mind when you question why
someone’s name does not appear in the books.
Most libraries and genealogical societies in Arkansas carry these books.
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