PROSPERITY CEMETERY

Earle, Crittenden County, Arkansas

(Tyronza Township)

 

Surveyed May 12, 2002 by Deborah Lunsford Yates and Wayne Yates

From Earle, travel north on US Highway 149 for 5 miles to Three Forks.  Turn right off of Highway 149 on to Lunsford Road.  The cemetery is located approximately 2 1/4 miles, on the left side of the gravel road.

 

This is a black cemetery and was once the site of New Prosperity Church.  The church no longer exists.  The cemetery is fairly maintained but with overgrowth existing on the edge of the creek on the north side.  All visible stones were recorded, although other stones may be located in the wooded area next to the creek. At least one unreadable funeral home marker was located, and evidence existed of several unmarked graves.

 

 

AIKENS, Loubetris - Born Mar 24, 1887 - Died Sep 23, 1967, "Asleep In Jesus"

 

BARNETT, Roberteen - Born Dec 14, 1905 - Died Aug 17, 1997

 

BARNETT, Willie - Born 1900 - Died 1983, "Husband"

 

BLACK, Dawneller - Born Mar 6, 1909 - Died May 22, 1980

 

BROWN, Jesse - Born Mar 17, 191? - Died Jun 15, 19??, "Father" (stone broken)

 

BURTON, Elder Esaniel - Born Mar 30, 1912 - Died Mar 9, 1983, "Beloved Father"

 

CAL, Lee Roy - born Jul 11, 1905 - Died May 30, 1973, "Gone But Not Forgotten"

 

COLE, Willie Mae - Born Jul 18, 1896 - Died Jul 11, 1980

 

HARBERT, Fannie Bea - Born Aug 18, 1915, Died Jun 30, 1997

 

JEFFERS, Vaughn E. - Born Mar 12, 1915 - Died May 19, 1976, "Husband, He has gone to the mansions of rest"

 

JOHNSON, Emma - Born Mar 4, 1900 - Died Dec 26, 1970, "Gone But Not Forgotten"

 

LENOR, Annie - Born Jun 21, 1875 - Died Mar 23, 1952, "At Rest"

 

LUCAS, Willie - Born 1896 - Died 1969

 

MANNING, Mattie - Born Jun 16, 1894 - Died Feb 20, 1963

 

MCKAY, Lemmie - Born Apr 28, 1916 - Died Aug 12, 1975, "Beloved Daughter"

 

NEASOM, Tom - Born Feb 28, 1889 - Died Aug 12, 1944

 

ROBERTS, Tommie Lee - Born 1906 - Died 1961, "Father"

 

ROBETS (Roberts), Maggie - Born Nov 26, 1890 - Died Oct 14, 1965

 

ROCHEL, Phyllis - born Dec 5, 1871 - Died Sep 20, 1960

 

SHERROD, Julia T. - Born Jul 13, 1923 - Died Oct 1, 1970, "Mother"

 

SMITH, ???? - Oct 10 ???? - Jan ???, (stone broken, possibly two children, same stone)

 

SMITH, Tommie Lee - Born Apr 2, 1922 - Died Dec 9, 1982, "Our Mother"

 

TATE, Marchal - Born May 18, 1886 - Died Jan 16, 1964

 

TATE, Susie - Born Dec 18, 1897 - Died Feb 20, 1992

 

TOWNSEND, Annie - Born Sep 25, 1893 - Died Jul 29, 1968, "Mother"

 

TOWNSEND, John Henry - Born Aug 22, 1890 - Died Jul 19, 1964, "Father"

 

TOWNSEND, Rosie L. - Born Sep 18, 1878 - Died Mar 17, 1974

 

TOWNSEND, Wm. - Born Jan 15, 1867 - Died Feb 5, 1922, "Dear Brother Gone"

 

WESTON, Eliza Ann - Born Oct 2, 1902 - Died Mar 13, 1966

 

WILLIAMS, Amos - Born Nov 1, 1865 - Died Jun 4, 1937, Age 72, "Our Loving Father Gone but Not Forgotten"

 

WILLIAMS, Elder Seymore – Born Jan 12, 1897 – Died Jun 19, 1974

 

WILLIAMS, Georgia T. - Born May 28, 1926 - Died May 9, 1959, Daughter of J. H. and Annie Townsend

 

WILLIAMS, Henry L. - Born 1951 - Died 1971, "Brother of the Zodiac M. C."

 

WOODS, James - Born Jan 15, 1904 - Died Oct 4, 1980

 

WOODS, Matilda - Born Sep 18, 1907 - Died Jul 10, 1976

 

WORDELL, John - Born Feb 11, 1865 - Died Jul 27, 1972

 

YOUNG, George W. - Born Oct 25, 1874 - Died Dec 2, 1955

 

YOUNG, Josephine - Born 1893 - Died 1984, "Mother"