Arkansas Cemeteries

WESLEY CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Est. 1853 Union Co.,AR

Transcribed & Copyright October 7, 2001

Edited & added new burials June 18, 2002

Updated 08/25/02 & 02/07/2003, by Janice Holzer

Photos May 7, 2005, by Janice Holzer

Located about 5 miles east of El Dorado, about 250 feet off of the North side of Hwy 63 (aka East Main, old hwy.15); My first visit to this cemetery found it so overgrown that I had to crawl thru the bushes, grass, weeds. My 2^nd visit found the cemetery cleaned and many of the tombstones uprighted.

Many infant & children's graves, I did not inventory, but did do all other graves that were visible or readable. October 7, 2001 Janice Holzer [email protected] Updated & made corrections, December 2007; included various burials that were listed on old surveys (prior to mine in 2001), which in most cases the tombstones are now either unreadable or have disappeared completely. Please read at the bottom of the page, if you are interested in helping to maintain this cemetery.

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*ADI~~~~~ Arkansas Death Index 1914-1950

*SSDI~~~~~ Social Security Death Index

*XXX~~~~~ Tombstone or Mortuary Marker gone / no longer there.

*MM ~~~~~ Mortuary Marker

*WOW~~~~ Woodman of the World headstone

THOMAS CLARK AMASON 1880-1944 *XXX

wf, ANNIE WEST AMASON Oct 17, 1886 to Feb 9, 1935

ANNIE T. ARNOLD 1883-1884 D/of Lucious & Alice Turner Arnold

JOHN ARNOLD (Mason) Apr 30,1818 to Sep 18,1886

NANNIE ARNOLD d/o LUCIOUS & ALICE TURNER 1883-1884

S. ANN ARNOLD, d/o JOHN & EMILY ARNOLD , wf/o J. H. THOMPSON,

Nov 20, 1851 to Sept 17, 1878

T. L. ARNOLD died Dec 11, 1944. *XXX

GRADY BRADFORD BELL Feb 22, 1896 to Jun 18, 1986 (*Father of 6)

Wenzel, Peggy, Maxine, Iva Jean, Bradford, & daug, Robbie Bell.

JAMES DENNIS BELL Oct 26, 1990 to Feb 10, 1991 *XXX *MM (3 mos-14 dys)

COLUMBUS A. BETTS Nov 6, 1855 to Jan 19, 1860 S/of W.A. & E.W. Betts

*Birth date computed/ only death date given on stone. (4 yrs-2 mo-13 dys)

ELIZABETH W. BETTS Mar 9, 1819 to Aug 6, 1900

WM. A. BETTS Apr 11,1822 to July 27, 1901

THADEOUS H. BETTS Nov 23, 1858 to Jan 17, 1860

*Birth date computed / only death date given on stone. (1 yr-1 mo-25 dys)

JOHN D. BODENHAMER June 28, 1896 to Aug 26, 1966

RUBY MADELINE SMITH BODENHAMER Jun 19, 1904 to July 25, 1985

Infant CARTER d: Sept 8, 1926 S/of C.D. & Summer R. Carter

LEE CHURCH 1886 to 1903 S/of Paschal C. & Mary Booth Church

MARY BOOTH CHURCH 1856 to 1902

PASCHAL C. CHURCH 1850 to 1903

VIOLA CHURCH Feb 9, 1874 to May 1, 1888 D/of Paschal C. & Mary Booth Church

JOSEPH COLEMAN B & D 1885 Child of Joe & Mollie Coleman *XXX

GEORGE LAY CRUTCHER 1881 to Apr 4, 1948 *ADI death month/ day

HERBERT DELONE 1885/86 to Jan 21, 1942 *ADI *XXX

SAMUEL J.T. DeLONE Nov 7, 1876 to Jan 4, 1896 S/of Henry Taylor DeLone &

Syntha L. Thompson

SYNTHA L. DeLONE d/o H.T. & M.A. Thompson Nov18,1856 to Nov 26, 1885

*stone was broken *XXX

CHESTER F. FORD "SHORTY" 1889 - 1934 (American Legion)

*Speculation: *ADI F.P. Ford d: Jun 21, 1934 Lonoke Co., AR

ANNIE O.GREEN Feb 20, 1865 to Dec 26, 1944

FANNIE I. GREEN June 22, 1873 to June 15, 1954

ROBERT MILTON EARL GREEN s/o A.C. & ANNIE O. died Aug 20 at 9 p.m.,

(11 months & 3 days). No year is given anywhere on the stone.

HORACE A. HARRISON Aug 11,1899 to Apr 1980 *SSDI (his burial here unproven)

M. (MARGARET) ESTALENE HARRISON 1900 - Feb 14, 1946 *ADI *XXX

MARGARET "PEGGY" SMITH HENDRIX Oct 19, 1931 to Dec 30, 1986

Age 55 yrs *MM Rumph-Owers Mortuary marker.

Infant HUGGINS 1848 S/of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Huggins

MARY LOUISE HUGGINS May 24, 1924 to Dec 5, 1928

WILLIAM O. HUGGINS Aug 23, 1946 to Aug 25, 1946

HAYS HUNT Oct 10, 1865 to Oct 15, 1926

Rev. JOSEPH C. JOHNSON Feb 22, 1876 to June 28, 1935 (Mason) *XXX

wf, EMMA R./B. JOHNSON Mar 22, 1878 to July 2, 1960 *XXX

CATHERINE KING Jan 7, 1778 to Mar 14, 1851 / 1854

G. H. K. KING Apr 30, 1858 S/of J. C. & Mary A. King

HAYS KING Dec 2, 1866 to Dec 30, 1969

JAMES ADDISON KING Mar 31, 1897 to July 25, 1970

JIM KING April 7, 1872 to Mar 6, 1963

MARY M. KING wf/o JOHN C. KING Apr 2, 1831 to Aug 23, 1864

MATTIE KING d: July 12, 1960 Age 68 *XXX

O./D. K. KING b: Sept 1900 d: Sept 1922 * stone broken unable to read rest *XXX

*Speculation: David S. King died Oct 3, 1922 Union Co.,AR *ADI

WM. AUGUSTUS KING Mar 1, 1818 SC to June 28, 1858 Union Co. AR

wife, SARAH

CASREL LAMBERT June 30, 1825 to Mar 14, 1879

DAN LANGFORD d: Mar 2, 1953 Age 68 yrs *XXX

MARTHA L. WITHERINGTON LANGFORD Apr 15, 1836 to July 1, 1882

wife of Judge Wm. Christie Langford of Union County; D/of James Witherington &

Mary King.

WATT LARK d: June 30, 1937 (Complete death date from *ADI) *XXX

M.K. LOVETT, 2^nd d/o T.E. & M.J. LOVETT 10-14-1848 to 8-17-1854

THOMAS CUYLER LOVETT Nov 16, 1795 Scriven Co.,GA to Feb 17, 1850

W.C. LOVETT, JR. Jan 19, 1862 to Sept 8, 1862 S/of W.C. & E.A. Lovett, Jr.

(7 mos-20 dys)

I. ELLEN MARTIN Aug 11, 1856 to Dec 16,1888 wf/of B.M. MARTIN *Stone broken

JAMES WILBUR McGOUGH 1875 - 1924 H/of Dovie

DOVIE DeLONE McGOUGH 1878 - 1927

ETHEL McOUGH Sep 26, 1906 to July 20, 1914 D/of J. W. & Dovie *Stone broken

Infant McGOUGH Jan 25, 1905 to Jan 28, 1905 S/of J. W. & Dovie

JOHN H. McGOUGH Jul 21, 1909 to Sep 30, 1910 S/of of J.W. & Dovie

ZELMA McGOUGH GRACE STEPHENS 1900 to May 6, 1955

*Zelma McGough Md: 1^st B. L. Grace in 1919 / 2^nd husband, Al J. Stephens in 1928.

M. A. POWELL Jan 28, 1884 to Jul 10, 1884 child of George Powell *XXX

MARY SILER POWELL Jan 10, 1874 to Sep 25, 1874 D/of Jane Powell *XXX

JAMES M. RAMSEY July 9, 1837 to Apr 5, 1886 (M. JAMES)(48 yrs-8 mo-26 dys)

wf, MARY J. RAMSEY Nov 28, 1843 to Nov 20, 1905

JULIA RICH Jan 22, 1875 to Feb 25, 1914

EULA O. RIPLEY Feb 3, 1914 to June 30, 1944

D/of Lucius Augustus & Eula Summers Ripley

EULA SUMMERS RIPLEY Dec 25, 1881 to Oct 8, 1962 Wf/of Lucius A.

& LUCIUS AUGUSTUS RIPLEY Sep 8, 1876 to Dec 19, 1943

F. L. RIPLEY 7-24-1833 to Mar 27, 1898

HUDIA RIPLEY Dec 7, 1897 to Feb 13, 1899 D/of S.H. & Nettie Ripley

IRMA CULBERSON RIPLEY 1894 to Apr 30, 1938 *ADI

IRMA CULBERSON RIPLEY 1894 - 1938

KARL VINCENT RIPLEY 1895 - 1965

JAMES LUTHER RIPLEY, s/o S. H. & NETTIE Sept 12, 1896 to Feb 24, 1920

JEWELL RIPLEY Mar 14, 1889 to Nov 6, 1891 child of John L. & Rebecca Ripley

*XXX

JOHN L. RIPLEY Aug 19, 1854 to May 27, 1904 (*star on headstone) *XXX

REBECCA M. RIPLEY, wf/o J.L. RIPLEY Sept 8, 1857 to July 31, 1900 *XXX

KARL VINCENT RIPLEY 1895 to 1965

Little GEORGE RIPLEY Sep 26, 1911 to Dec 30, 1924 S/of L. A. & EULA

LUCIUS AUGUSTUS RIPLEY Sept 8, 1876 to Dec 19, 1943

wf, EULA SUMNERS RIPLEY Dec 25, 1881 to Oct 8, 1962

EULA O. RIPLEY Feb 3, 1914 to June 30, 1944

LUCY RIPLEY MOODY Jan 21, 1892 to Nov 15, 1967

LURA LOIS RIPLEY May 17, 1917 to Mar 8, 1919

P. L. RIPLEY July 24, 1833 to Mar 27, 1899 Md: Oct 18, 1853

MARY A. RIPLEY wf/o P.L. RIPLEY June 10, 1831 to Dec 9, 1903

RICHARD B. RIPLEY Oct 6, 1868 to Dec 20, 1950

wf, LIZZIE S. RIPLEY Sept 29, 1869 to Nov 9, 1932

SIDNEY H. RIPLEY May 10, 1860 to May 21, 1939

NETTIE WEBB RIPLEY April 7, 1869 to July 16, 1953

ANNIE C. RUSSELL Aug 26, 1859 to Sep 13, 1926 wf/of SAMUEL

& SAMUEL G. RUSSELL Dec 25, 1855 to Jan 31, 1892

ALMER N. SMITH Feb 14, 1900 to Feb 1, 1961

DENNIS SMITH June 21, 1942 to May 30, 1959

LEA OTTO SMITH Aug 16, 1881 to Mar 25, 1955, wf/o THOMAS

THOMAS L. SMITH Oct 14, 1873 to Dec 17, 1926 *WOW

MARY ELIZABETH SMITH, wf/o T.J. SMITH Oct 1, 1848 to Sep 13,1905

Thomas J. & Mary's headstones broken.

T. (THOMAS) J. SMITH Aug 30, 1838 to Feb 9, 1893 (Mason)

ROBERT E. SMITH, s/o M.E. & T.J.SMITH Mar 1, 1866 to Jul 31,1874 *XXX

(8 yrs-5 mos)

NANNIE E. SMITH, wf/o D. C. SMITH Aug 3, 1856 to Oct 7, 1884

THOMAS HANKINS SMITH "HANK" May 24, 1908 to Apr 25, 1955

md: Jan 29, 1930

MAURINE WILLIAMS SMITH June 18, 1910 to July 22, 1970

THOMAS HANKINS SMITH, JR. Nov 6, 1941 to June 4, 1981

MINOR WALLACE SMITH "OX" Nov 1902 to Sept 1948

AYLMER NEWTON SMITH Feb 14, 1900 to Feb 1, 1961

RUDELLE SMITH STALEY Sept 3, 1918 to April 23, 1990

GUS STEELE Feb 25, 1960 (23 yrs-3 mo-6 dys)

ZELMA McGOUGH GRACE STEPHENS 1900- 1955

ELVIE MARIE TAYLOR May 9, 1914 to Jun 22, 1839/69 *XXX

*Birth date calculated from these >(37 yrs-11 mos-14 dys)

H.T. THOMPSON Feb 16, 1824 to Nov 18, 1902 H/of Martha K.

wf, MARTHA A. THOMPSON Feb 14, 1824 to Aug 13, 1906

ISABELLA M. THOMPSON d/o H.T. & M.A. Thompson Apr 12, 1852 to

Mar 28, 1886 (Stone broken)

Dr. J.B. THOMPSON S/o H.T. & Martha 6-17-1848 to 4-7-1884 (Stone broken)

ANNIE LOU REYNOLDS Jun 27, 1851 to Jun 22, 1869 wf/of J. B. THOMPSON

(17 yr-11 mo-7 day)

JOHNIE THOMPSON Oct 31, 1872 (7 days) D/of J. B. & S. A.

LUCY EVANS THOMPSON Jul 4,1787 to Apr 13,1879 wf/of HEZEKIAH T. THOMPSON, SR. (Stone broken into several pieces- unreadable)

Miss MATTIE THOMPSON Mar 19,1860 to Jan 28, 1939

OSCAR THOMPSON 1873 - 1908

PAUL E. THOMPSON Jan 16,1858 to Dec 17,1880 s/of H. T. & Martha A.

(stone broken in several pieces)

ROBERT FRANKLIN THOMPSON, M.D. Aug 2,1830 to Mar 18,1902 *XXX

WILLIAM L. THOMPSON Feb 1, 1876 to Feb 29, 1876 (28 dys)

S/of J.B. & S.A. Thompson

ALTON GERRARD "BUD" WEST 1918 to 1974 *MM *XXX

ANDREW CARROLL WEST July 19, 1893 - July 1965 *SSDI

MINNIE RIPLEY WEST Wf/o A. C. WEST 1894 - Apr 23, 1938

ANNIE WEST Oct 17, 1886 to Feb 9, 1935 Wf/of T.C. WEST

AUGUSTA A. WEST Feb 11, 1848 to Dec 27,1912 H/of Louanna

LOUANNA WEST Aug 28, 1860 to Sep 1, 1930 Wf/of A. A. WEST

CALVIN C. WEST 1896 to 1944 H/of RUTH WARD WEST *XXX

His grave moved/ relocated to Woodlawn Cemetery in El Dorado.

RUTH WARD WEST 1897 to 1944 Wf/of CALVIN C. WEST *XXX

(Moved to Woodlawn Cemetery, El Dorado)

EDWARD D. WEST July 17, 1898 to Apr 18, 1924 (25 yrs-9 mos)

HENRY G. WEST Nov 4, 1888 to Jan 1968 *SSDI

JEWELL L. WEST Dec 10, 1891 to Feb 1976 *SSDI

Infant WEST May 27, 1921 to July 4, 1921 Child of Calvin C. & Ruth West

JERI LIND WEST 1946 to 1950 *XXX

Little OLLIE WEST Jan 11, 1895 to July 30, 1898 D/of A. A. & Louanna

LOIS VIVIAN WEST Jan 30, 1916 to July 19, 1935 D/of HENRY G. &

JEWELL LYON WEST

LUDA OVENA WEST, d/o A.A. & Louanna West Sep 1, 1883 to Sep 27, 1901

DICK S. WITHERINGTON Jan 23, 1852 to Sep 18, 1857

MARTHA K. BETTS WITHERINGTON Oct 30, 1827 to Oct 30, 1857

D/of W. A. & E. W. BETTS (Stone broken)

*The following info was sent to me January 14, 2003, by Bill King of Houston, TX.

[email protected]

*This information is contained above, but this will help sort out the relationship of these folks.

MARTHA K. ( LOVETT) WITHERINGTON 10-30-1827 to 10-30-1857

1^st wife of AUGUSTUS LEVAN WITHERINGTON.

Daughter of THOMAS CUYLER LOVETT, who is also buried at Wesley Methodist

Cemetery.

DICK S. WITHERINGTON 1-23-1852 to 9-18-1857 son of AUGUSTUS LEVAN & MARTHA K.

MARTHA L. WITHERINGTON LANGFORD 4-15-1836 to 7-1-1882

wife of JUDGE WM. CHRISTIE LANGFORD of Union County and the daughter

of JAMES WITHERINGTON & MARY KING.

*JONATHAN WEST - HANNAH KLYDY Apr 1, 1832 Union Co.,AR

*A.L. WETHERINGTON – Miss M. E. FINCH Jan 13, 1859 Union Co.,AR

2^nd marriage of Augustus Levan Witherington

*Added June 12, 2006

Contact for donations to help maintain the old historical Wesley Chapel Methodist Cemetery and or questions about burials:

Vona & Tommy Ray Smith

1915 Lacari Street

Magnolia, AR 71753-2113

Home: 870-234-1385

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Arkansas Cemeteries

WESLEY CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Est. 1853 Union Co.,AR

Edited & added new burials June 18, 2002

Located about 5 miles east of El Dorado, about 250 feet off of the North side of Hwy 63 (aka East Main, old hwy.15); My first visit to this cemetery found it so overgrown that I had to crawl thru the bushes, grass, weeds. My 2nd visit found the cemetery cleaned and many of the tombstones uprighted.