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Tuesday, 11-Sep-2018 03:25:15 MDT
Files CEMETERY
Files Road
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
GPS coordinates: Latitude: 34.45608 Longitude: -93.06873
Directions: Take Highway 7 South (Central Avenue) out of Hot Springs (toward the Hot Springs Mall). You will travel about 4.8 miles from Central and Whittington. Take a right on Files Road (there is a traffic light there); go up the hill, and the cemetery is on the right in the curve.
The cemetery was photographed, read and transcribed by Patti Vance Hays March 30, 2010.
Patti has photographs of most of the markers. A few of them may be found on this page. They may be identified by the underlined names. Click on the underlined name for the tombstone photograph. If you would like a photograph of the marker emailed to you, send the webmaster an email with subject: Files Cemetery Photograph, then copy and paste the entry from this page into the body of the email. We have just begun to add personal photographs within the cemetery transcriptions. If you have a personal photograph of someone who is listed in Files Cemetery, please email it to the webmaster with complete information so that we may include it in the website. You should show in the subject line: personal photograph for Files Cemetery. The message should include the full name of the person whose photograph you are sending and dates shown in the transcription so that we will place it with the correct person. Please send only one photograph per person and only one photograph per email. Photographs may be used for your personal use but may not be published in any medium without permission.
The Melting Pot Genealogical Society has archived most of The Sentinel-Record obituaries for 1996 through 2016, as well as some from other years. You may check our obituary section to see if they are listed. If not, please check back as we may be adding more.
Rouse, Alice Ann 1925-2004 Wife In Loving Memory
Rouse, Arvel M. 1910-1979 Husband In Loving Memory
Rowe, Frances 03/25/1888-11/16/1970 In Loving Memory
Rowe, George F. 07/11/1865-12/10/1949 Father
Rowe, Florence D. 09/19/1865-04/15/1936 Mother
Downer, Elizabeth 02/24/1843-01/17/1927
Powers, Mark 1956-1990
Smart, Richard Paul 12/19/1960-10/04/1990 AB US Air Force
Gentry, Timothy Edward 04/13/1960-04/10/1992 [Funeral Home Marker]
Gentry, Raymond Nolan 09/18/1909-07/31/1991 [Funeral Home Marker]
Brock, Ruby A. 01/28/1905-10/18/1949 Mother Her Memory Is Blessed
Brock, John D. 02/23/1897-03/15/1984 Daddy Forever in Our Hearts
Brock, Ryan David 12/29/1980-09/13/2001 You Will Be Missed And Loved Always Forever In Our Hearts Loving Son of Sheila; Grandson of Ruth and Joseph; Brother of Stevie Ann
Brock, Joseph E. Sr. Lacy, Sheila Ann Brock Brock, Ruth Ann [These have no dates and are lined up behind Ryan David Brock's gravesite. It appears they are preneed markers.]
Gateley, Basil H. -11/22/1936 age 38 years Arkansas Corp 142 Field Arty 39 Division
Rogers, Harry T. 10/24/1877-10/29/1958
Rogers, Ela C. 05/05/1840-10/21/1924 Father
Rogers, Margarett V. 04/29/1840-04/03/1926
McDaniel, Ada F. 10/01/1888-05/22/1976
McDaniel, George F. 02/13/1889-01/17/1961
Smith, Hollis H. 12/24/1929-11/22/1932
Peters, Dalton 08/04/1860-04/23/1959
Peters, Francelia 12/20/1856-03/26/1938
Hooker, Clarence 11/30/1903-03/15/1967
Hooker, Emsley 01/13/1898-05/13/1966
Hooker, Ona Bell 07/26/1879-11/22/1946
Hooker, Nathan Sr. 08/15/1968-06/17/1944
Infant Twins of Nathan and Ona Hooker 11/01/1906-11/01/1906
Hooker, Luther Son of Nathan and Ona Hooker 11/02/1907-07/23/1909
Hooker, Willie Son of Nathan and Ona Hooker 04/13/1914-10/29/1917
Hooker, Howard Jr. 11/27/1924-01/17/1926
Sherlock, Mrs. Clara M. 1858-1918
Sherlock, Vinton 1853-1924
Lawler, William J. In Memory of S/Sgt US Army Served in Europe, Asia, Pacific and Korea Punch Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Porter, Donnie Jane 01/29/1933-10/28/2004
Coker, James Isham 11/18/1900-11/27/1964 Arkansas Sp2 USNR World War I and World War II
Coker, Aline Lawler 04/17/1920-09/08/2000
Ferguson, Mary Jewel 07/22/1886-01/28/1948 At Rest
Smith, Roxie M. 05/05/1894-04/11/1984
Smith, Miles B. 04/10/1888-12/08/1955 Arkansas Pvt Base Hosp III World War I
Mooney, Atha Lena 1883-1953
Mooney, J. C. 1883-1948
Smith, Will -04/12/1940 Arkansas Pvt US Army
Farr, Nellie R. 06/30/1906-04/12/1909 Little Daughter of Thomas and Lou Farr
Farr, Louise 04/11/1915-08/11/1917 Dau of Thomas and Lou Farr
Haney, James Harvell 10/23/1870-04/11/1925
Illegible Funeral Home Marker
Smith, J. H. 01/14/1822-07/23/1895
Farr, James I. 02/12/1873-12/20/1941
Mann, Arie Farr 1877-1961
Hart, Effie Irene 1906-1938 [Gross Funeral Home Marker]
Hart, Mary Jane 1873-1951 [Gross Funeral Home Marker]
Swearingen, Sarah M. 08/11/1833-05/17/1889 Wife of J. W.
Swearingen, Oscar L. 07/18/1895-07/16/1896 Son of C. W. and A. L.
Swearingen, Claud M. 02/28/1893-08/16/1894 son of C. W. and A. L.
Swearingen, Freddie 12/19/1897-04/03/1899 Son of C. W. and A. L.
Johns, Eugenia S. 1890-1947
Swearingen, Charles W. 1859-1943 Papa
Swearingen, Annie L. 1872-1950 Mama
Meux, Joseph Henry 03/15/1885-12/31/1969
Meux, Lela Pearl 10/20/1901-02/20/1988
Burrough, Emma L. 11/01/1875-02/01/1905 Wife of Ed. H. Burrough As a wife, devoted; As a mother, affectionate; As a friend, ever kind and true. In life she exhibted all the graces of a Christian; In death her redeemed spirit returned to God, Who gave it.
Epperly, Eva Mae 1877-1944
Epperly, Lant B. 1862-1937
Files, John H. 07/28/1868-04/19/1946
Farr, Harold W. 12/03/1914-05/09/2000
Farr, Daniel R. (Dick) 12/31/1906-09/16/1954
Ware, Mollie Farr 11/04/1882-11/07/1947
Farr, D. Jack 01/28/1879-05/25/1922
Reader, Sallie Farr 12/22/1849-04/12/1932
Farr, William 11/20/1834-04/06/1892
Gardner, Libby2 08/19/1854-08/05/1893
Gardner, George W. 1849-1898
Gardner, Maggie 1886-1901
Borland, Almeadie Gardner 04/14/1882-02/16/1945 Beloved wife of Deloss Borland
Borland, Deloss 03/17/1880-01/20/1950
Hanson, Sackie Gardner 1878-1899
Gardner, James E. 1910-1913
Gardner, Novella M. 05/20/1901-11/23/1947
Gardner, Frank W. 1876-1933
Mestizo, Angel 01/06/1953-06/27/1955 [Hot Springs Funeral Home Marker]
Burton, Lannie O. 11/07/1897-10/11/1978 married 05/15/1921
Burton, Effie M. 07/10/1901-11/23/1995
Simpson, Mollie 04/23/1861-12/26/1950
Langdon, Verney 08/18/1877-01/30/1961
Ross, Bennie D. 08/13/1879-03/28/1968 Mother
Wisener, Clifford L. 07/22/1906-06/13/1972
Rogers, Kenneth B. -07/31/1942 Arkansas Pvt Q.M. Corps
Kellum, J. W. 1853-1922
Poulter, Edna J. 09/09/1921-10/30/1921
Poulter, Edith I. 12/03/1871-09/29/1921
Cooper, Cecil Olevia 08/18/1896-07/01/1985
Baldwin, Ruth M. Cooper 11/29/1923-08/10/1997
Geurin, Infant of Hilbert and Willie 07/21/1918-07/21/1918
Baldwin, Nathan E. 03/17/1922-01/30/1968 Arkansas Sgt US Air Force Res World War II
Hinsley, J. C. "Dick" 04/12/1917-02/18/1994 Dad
Hinsley, Regina Yates 06/05/1928-12/04/1972 Mom
Hinsley, Della M. 04/04/1914-02/20/1977
Hinsley, Edgar L. 10/13/1899-03/19/1971
Hinsley, John L. 02/26/1875-02/20/1920 Father
Hinsley, Sarah F. 05/26/1874-02/22/1920 Mother
Hinsley, F. Beatrice "Bea" 04/22/1906-01/21/1996
Hinsley, Sarah Ann "Annie" 01/02/1909 [SSDI shows she died 10/10/2009]
Hinsley, Gertrude "Gertie" 09/16/1911-09/07/1988
Files, Leola E. 03/13/1921-03/09/2009
Files, Hansel A. 04/08/1915-03/26/1930
Files, Cleo E. 08/03/1913-06/03/1914
Pryor, Ernest V. 12/01/1917-12/17/1979
Pryor, Lelia Mae 08/12/1924-08/30/2005
Files, William H. 02/04/1887-10/22/1970
Files, Vera A. 02/04/1898-12/19/1966
Batterton, Dennis Judy Dannie [no dates - appears to be preneed]
McCorkle, The Reverend C. P. 1867-1941
VanPatter, Pauline Files 08/25/1905-06/13/1987
Files, Eugene C. 10/14/1899-02/03/1958
Dwiggins, Joseph Norton 08/30/1926-01/01/1969
Tucker, Rev. Robert G. 08/16/1925-06/18/1994
Tucker, Mitzi Jean Files 05/11/1926-07/03/2013 [from obituary]
Tucker, Theodosia N. 12/04/1906-07/11/2000
Tucker, Ruth Henley [no date of death shown]
Tucker, James F. 10/22/1927-01/10/2011 [dates from obituary]
Tucker, Mary Evelyn 05/14/1927-03/13/1992
Files, A. E. 03/26/1870-01/31/1911
McCorkle, Mittie Files 05/12/1877-94.19.1869
?, Joe Aaron 03/31/1940-_/04/1986 [this was a funeral home marker that was very faded and may be incorrect]
Norton, Ricky D. 07/20/1961-09/27/1994
Hudson, J. C. 06/19/1858-09/24/1886
Clay, W. W. 03/05/1868-01/05/1894
Files, Abner C. 02/14/1843-12/16/1925
Files, Elizabeth 02/02/1850-09/09/1922
Illegible (166)
Ware, William P. 08/29/1893-02/09/1906
Clay, James Henry 03/27/1876-03/27/1937
Clay, Raphael Lee 07/01/1885-03/01/1965
Smith, Clara Ann 09/04/1887-05/01/1960
Lawler, Albert 04/04/1885-08/07/1967
Lawler, Mary Clay 05/04/1887-01/30/1970
Lawler, Katie Louise "Peggy" 03/26/1918-02/05/2000
Clay, Ann 12/29/1859-12/12/1930 Wife of W. W. Clay
Clifton, Margaret Narcissus Compton Henson 08/04__-10/07/1907
Clifton, Josiah 01/01/1829-10/19/1907
Lawler, Paul Edward 01/07/1926-10/27/1928
Lawler, Lois 01/21/1913-06/20/1915 Dau of Albert and Mary Lawler
Clay, Mary Gardner 06/02/1845-02/04/1924 The Spirit Shall Return Unto God Who Gave It
Clay, W. L. 11/18/1843-04/10/1899 Co F 1 Arkansas Cav C.S.A.
Smith, Louisiana Clay 10/20/1845-05/06/1922
Batterton, James W. "Billy" 06/02/1919-08/15/2009
Batterton, Clyde L. 09/26/1920-11/30/1980
Ford, Mary B. 09/19/1913-11/20/1985
Ford, Clinton W. 05/07/1907-06/24/1977
Foster, Anna Mae 10/09/1909-01/22/1968
Files, Thomas L. 12/02/1879-11/14/1937
Files, Lonia M. 05/06/1887-01/12/1951
Files, Ruby L. 07/31/1904-05/03/1922
Berry, Genevieve Files 1907-2005
Arnold, Eugenia Mae 05/05/1884-08/28/1947 Wife of Elder C. D. Arnold
Olive, Roy Richard 12/01/1932-04/03/2003
Flowers, Billy T. 08/06/1942-09/12/1942
Olive, John William 02/28/1899-07/31/1947
Olive, Nellie G. 09/24/1897-04/14/1986
Turbyfill, Floy Mae 02/05/1922-12/05/1990
Flowers, Thomas C. 09/08/1919-06/06/1996
Flowers, Annette 08/12/1920-10/30/1994
Connelly, Eva Green 12/10/1875-09/17/1951
Connelly, W. B. "Pat" 1906-1985 [Gross Funeral Home Marker]
Kindred, Joseph D. 05/30/1902-09/07/1940 [old concrete marker]
Kindred, Adolphine Rebecca 05/07/1910-06/23/2000
Kindred, Joe Daniel 05/30/1902-09/07/1940
Middleton, Howard Julian 12/06/1908-03/14/1982 US Coast Guard World War II
Jackson, Julia D. 07/30/1894-10/14/1992
Ritter, Mary Jane 10/17/1853-01/30/1923
Ray, Ada 06/18/1877-03/01/1968
Frantz, Jessie Roper 07/30/1894-08/16/1995
Avery, W. H. 01/06/1844-02/23/1914
Atnip, Maudie Viola1 1886-1924
Beckham, Gwineth age 82-07/30/1996 3 4
Collier, Rosa Lee2 died 09/16/1954 age 26 yrs 5 mos 18 days [Caruth Funeral Home Marker]
Farr, Infant2 Son of J. L. and M. E. 08/20/1897-10/28/1897
Carnes, Isa Leota2 -10/02/1895 age 8 mos 20 days Daughter of W. L. and K. E. Carnes
Hart, Mark I.1 1911-1912 [Gross Funeral Home Marker]
Hinsley, Allen Curl2 03/21/1940-06/27/1961
Hooker, Jesse1 09/22/1918-09/26/1991 SSgt US Army Air Corps World War II
Kissellburg, G. W.1 died 10/14/1921 aged 77 years
McDaniel, Thomas1 1909-1961
McDaniel, William C.1 1857-1925
Smith, Infant2 Son of R. P. and N. E. 11/02/1896-01/25/1897
rotenberry, Allissa Grace "Allie" age 1-04/10/2011 [from obituary] 4
Rotenberry, Michael "Lee" age 36-04/10/2011 [from obituary] 4
Rotenberry, Sheena Reene Batterton age 29-04/10/2011 [from obituary] 4
1 Patti did not see this marker; obtained the information from findagrave.com
2 Patti did not see this marker; obtained the information from Garland County, Arkansas Tombstone Inscriptions Eastern Volume I compiled by Inez E. Cline and Bobbie Jones McLane in 1969. Files Cemetery was read April 26, 1967, by Pat Brown and Inez Cline for that publication.
3 Patti did not see a marker; information about burial from an obituary in The Sentinel-Record.
4 The Melting Pot Genealogical Society has the obituary archived. You may go here to find out how to request an obituary. After reading the instructions on requesting, please be sure to find the obituary in the listings so that you may copy and paste the entire line in your e-mail.