Optimus Cemetery








by Mike Lancaster


Optimus Cemetery

 

 

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The Optimus Cemetery is located just off the Optimus River Road near the Mt. Joy Church. Photo and records submitted by Sue Foster.

 
NAME     BIRTH DEATH REMARKS

Benbrook

Charles

Henry

1/25/1896

4/10/1943

 

Benbrook

Charles

Elbert

3/10/1844

11/27/1913

"Dr. Charlie", M.D.

Benbrook

William

Albert

5/4/1877

8/2/1953

 

Brewer

Ruby

Irene

10/27/1922

5/9/1979

 

Cartwright

Eunice

 

4/25/1915

4/12/1982

S Sgt US Air Force WWII

Cartwright

C.

T.

8/10/1855

12/21/1914

 

Cartwright

Hulbert

 

10/29/1880

10/1/1972

 

Cartwright

Ada

 

4/9/1890

12/22/1938

 

Cartwright

Duane

 

11/1/1936

2/3/1949

son of Bryan & Allie

Cartwright

Henry

 

11/30/1889

3/24/1951

 

Cartwright

Florence

 

12/20/1898

3/4/1988

 

Cartwright

Thurl

L.

1/16/1917

 

VFW 26th Inf. Div. E.T.O.

Cartwright

Eather

 

6/3/1900

8/22/1972

 

Cartwright

Bryan

 

3/11/1898

5/23/1976

 

Cartwright

Allie Lorene

Stevens

3/30/1904

10/27/1994

wife of Bryan

Chism

Earl

Marvin

8/14/1985

3/5/1966

 

Chism

Mae

Dell

5/14/1904

8/15/1987

 

DeShazo

J.

A.

2/27/1884

5/9/1936

 

Duggins

Walter

C.

6/15/1916

 

 

Duggins

Velma I.

Fitzhugh

7/31/1917

3/8/1998

married 5/16/1940

Edens/Chism

Bobby

V.

10/13/1969

3/31/1991

 

Fitzhugh

Morning

Franks

unknown 1864

unknown 1923

 

Flemming

Dr. Robert

L.

9/3/1869

12/23/1934

 

Franks

Stearling

William

5/22/1899

5/19/1979

 

Franks

Mollie

L.

unknown 1875

unknown 1936

mother

Franks

Charlie

 

unknown 1871

unknown 1908

father

Freeman

Opal L.

Chism

12/3/1927

6/3/1999

 

Freeman

Rebecca

May

3/21/1948

11/3/1970

 

Freeman

Judy

Ann

11/10/1950

3/31/1991

 

Green

Wiles

L.

8/20/1843

3/16/1921

conf. Soldier, metal marker, in low concrete wall

Harris

Lucretia

Jeffery

9/21/1827

unknown 1892

 

Hart

Fredrick

M.

1/8/1908

3/14/1975

Spring Hill, La.

Hayden

Audley

M.

unknown 1908

unknown 1995

 

Hayden

Marie

L.

7/24/1909

1/6/1990

 

Lamb

Jossie

 

1865

unknown 1955

 

Lester

Ruthie

Lorene

1/29/1925

7/29/1944

 

Martin

Joe

 

7/27/1866

1/21/1941

 

Martin

Luella

 

9/10/1884

4/1/1965

 

Mason

Ida

Sullivan

2/16/1887

10/19/1920

 

McClain

Nancy

A.

12/7/1853

7/4/1933

 

McClain

Jackson

 

3/1/1842

11/17/1928

31 MO. Inf. Co. C

McClain

Ira

Jackson

1/24/1887

11/25/1917

 

Post

Mary Lark

Tunnicliff

10/25/1971

5/29/1995

mother of Tiffany & Curtis

Robertson

Myrtle

E.

8/14/1897

8/24/1899

dau. Of R.A. & Nora

Sexton

Alvin

Robert

9/11/1933

10/17/1994

 

Sexton

Ralph

 

6/28/1919

9/11/1982

 

Sexton

Cleo

2/20/1924

 

 

 

Sexton

Dorthy

Lee

unknown1938

unknown 1939

 

Sneathern

Darlis

Lee

2/3/1941

10/22/1969

 

Sneathern

Harace

M.

unknown 1943

unknown 1996

 

Sneathern

Linda

K.

11/25/1947

5/2/1998

 

Sneathern

Charlie

 

5/16/1914

2/27/1969

 

Sullivan

George

W.

unknown 1852

unknown 1933

 

Sullivan

Lucinda

M.

unknown 1853

unknown 1897

 

Sutterfield

Opal L.

 

8/2/1911

7/27/1963

 

Sutterfield

Ulis

 

8/2/1906

8/3/1960

 

Talburt

Kathleen

 

7/31/1917

4/27/1919

 

Talburt

Raymond

Franklin

5/22/1916

 

son of B.E. & V.B. Talburt

Talburt

Marie(Mary)

Peacock

11/15/1859

unknown 1907

 

Talburt

Noah

Baker

4/2/1850

7/30/1925

 

Talburt

Noah

Simpson

unknown 1895

unknown 1919

Sgt. US Army WWI

Talburt

Martha

Ann

1/15/1852

3/13/1908

wife of J.R. Talburt

Talburt

Joe

R.

12/21/1846

unknown 1930

 

Talburt

Georgia

 

4/7/1875

12/14/1978

 

Talburt

Paul

 

10/27/1917

6/18/1997

US Army WW2

Talburt

Lula

 

1/1/1882

1/23/1958

 

Talburt

Noah

Jr.

10/10/1877

9/11/1934

 

Talburt

Sidney

J.

8-18-1872

3/16/1923

First five graves have mussell

Tunnicliff

Joe

 

12/28/1899

3/14/1985

shells scattered on them

Tunnicliff

Joseph

B.

11/1/1922

8/17/1946

N.J. Tec. 3 Engineers WWII

Tunnicliff

June

 

1871

unknown 1944

 

Tunicliff

Lillian

Lee

11/16/1902

6/4/1992

Father

Tunnicliff

William

Ben

1896

unknown 1954

 

Vannatter

Buck

E.

9/16/1912

9/28/1986

 

Vannatter

Ader

E.

3/17/1918

9/25/1996

 

Wallace

Ray

P.

8/28/1910

11/13/1971

 

Wallace

Palwell

 

unknown 1937

unknown 1937

wife of Revel Benbrook

Wallace

Attie

M.

5/14/1904

6/21/1942

 

Ward

Annie

L.

10/16/1872

5/30/1949

 

Ward

Joseph

S.

3/8/1862

12/3/1945

 

Ward

Hazel

 

1/3/1913

7/1/1915

son of Joe & Inez

Ward

Infant

 

 

12/28/1932

son of W.A. & M.L.

Ward

Jewell

 

9/22/1913

11/22/1913

 

Ward

Mary Lue

Cartwright

unknown 1899

unknown 1934

 

Ward

Edna

Lorene

9/14/1924

3/31/1986

 

Ward

Francis

E.

11/4/1899

4/20/1931

concrete homemade marker

Ward

Joe

 

 

 

concrete homemade marker

Ward

Edith

 

 

 

 

White/Hart

Alma Inez

Benbrook

4/7/1915

12/13/1997

 

Whitecotton

Sallie

Morse

10/22/1877

8/25/1944

 

Whitecotton

John

Linley

2/8/1872

5/28/1949

 

Woody

Pearl L.

Benbrook

3/3/1909

12/23/1940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106 field stone markers

 

 


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