(Extinct)
Earle,
This cemetery is no longer in
existence. It was located north of
Norvell,
off
The site was destroyed to make way for
farming operations.
Compiled by Pat Isabel Brown
There
were never any stones erected in this cemetery which was located northwest of
the house. It was about due east of the
barn, I think. When I was a child it had
a fence around it.
After
my grandmother, Mary Glover, died, it was plowed over. The land bought by Mary’s grandfather, Joseph
A. Lyles in 1855. He could have been the
first buried there in 1860.
The
following list is a probable one of the people buried there. Some I know are there, the others are
children and grandchildren of Joseph A. Lyles and Julia Richards Lyles that I
believe are there, but there is no one living who can actually remember.
Descendants
of Jonas B. LYLES and Lavinia MULLINS of NC, TN & AR
CAMPBELL, Nancy Serena, Born 1888, Died
before 1900
Daughter
of Albert Hiram & Bettie May
COMBS, Charles A., Born
Son
of Richard S. & Julia F. Lyles Combs
COMBS, Richard Stephen, Born
Second
husband of Julia Florence Lyles
LYLES, Joseph A., Born 1818, Died 1860
LYLES, Julia Richards, Born 1820, Died
Wife
of Joseph A. Lyles
MERRIMAN, George M., Born 1848, Died
before 1903
Son
of George M. & Julia Richards Merriman
MERRIMAN, M. J., Born 1857, Died before
1900
Wife
of George M. Merriman
MERRIMAN, William, Born 1875, Died
before 1900
Son
of George M. & M. J. Merriman
MERRIMAN, Oliver P., Born 1877, Died
Son
of George M. & M. J. Merriman
MERRIMAN, Samuel, Born September 1879,
Died before 1900
Son
of George M. & M. J. Merriman
MERRIMAN, Kate, Born October 1889, Died
1905
PASCHALL, Ella Maude, Born
Daughter
of Rev. Wm. H. & Nancy Serena Merriman Paschall
WHITE, Adolphus John “Bob”, Born
WHITE, Adolphus John Jr. “Adolph”, Born
Son
of Bob & Julia F. Lyles White
WHITE, James Louis, Born
Son
of Adolph & Bessie
WHITE, Julia
Daughter
of Joseph A. & Julia Richards Lyles
WHITE, Susie May, Born
Daughter
of Adolphus J. & Julia F. Lyles White
UNKNOWN, “Aunt Tennie”
(Name given to me by Louise White
Pittman who said she was probably buried there before 1923, and before Louise
Pittman was born. Can anyone identify
her? She lived near the family but not
with them.)
Julia Richards was married three
times: First to George M. Merriman,
second to Hiram Campbell, and third to Joseph A. Lyles.
Julia Florence Lyles was also married
three times: First to James J. Cloar,
second to Richard Stephen Combs, and third to Adolphus John White. She and Stephen Combs were the parents of
Mary Lyles Combs Glover.
Of all of the above children, seven were
grandchildren of Julia Richards Lyles.
I’m not sure if Nancy Serena Campbell is buried here. I’m not sure if her father, Albert Hiram
Campbell, is buried here. He was born in
1852 and died before 1900.
Aunt Tootsie Humphries said that Adolph
was the last person buried here and the only one she can actually remember
except for Grandpa White who died in 1927.
She can remember the coffin setting across the living room.
Pat Isabel Brown
(Note: The following obituary appeared in the Wynne
newspaper:)
“Adolph J. White, died Nov 28,
1955, age 62, buried Home Cemetery, Earle, father of Mrs. Frank Cudd”
(The following
letter, written by Adolph White to his daughter, Louise White, was written in
the back of a ledger book containing the minutes from Hall Crescent Lodge #86,
1906 through 1907)
Earle, Ark.
Feb 6, 1934
Miss Louise White.
Dear Little Daughter. I will try to answer your post card received
some time ago. I been so busy I haven’t had time to answer, but Papa hopes this
will find his little girl well.
How is Tolise and the baby? Why didn’t you
come over with Tolise. I sure did have a good time with the baby when he was
over. When are you coming over? I will be over there sometime maybe soon.
Aunt Mary is putting out some garden. She
put out onions, cabbage and peas, and a few other things, and we are going to
put out a garden.
Louise you ought to of been here the other
day to eat fish with me. I killed three nice ones. I will close as I know no
news to write, so hoping to see you soon.
Your Papa. Answer soon a long letter. --- Adolph
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