************************* ADAMS MEMORIAL CEMETERY * ************************* A beautiful little cemetery with sweeping vistas all around and well looked after too. There are few unmarked or unreadable graves. This transciption was done without any artificial aids; only the unaided eye & forefinger were used to read these stones. Transcribed & compiled by David A. Christopher 10/25/99. ROW ONE, facing west on the west side & running N to S DILLINGHAM, Wayne C. 4/25/1933 - 4/9/1999 , Martha F. 12/21/1934 - blank [w/o Wayne C; one stone] ROW TWO ----------------------------------- DILLINGHAM, Eldon R. 7/30/1900 - 4/11/1985 , Anna I. 3/23/1903 - 10/15/1984 [w/o Eldon R; one stone] , John Wesley 8/21/1922 - 8/15/1995 , Mary Ann 11/29/1928 - blank "Married 12/21/1947" [w/o John Wesley; one stone] ARWOOD, Edgar Lee 1926 - 1998 [funeral marker] ROW THREE ----[read S to N]---------------- THOMPSON, Rachel E. 1896 - 1978 , Elmer 8/20/1901 - 6/14/1977 "Father" , Anna Dollie 8/22/1902 - 3/30/1967 "Mother" [w/o Elmer] LAMB, Alice COLEMAN 9/22/1897 - 1/17/1971 COLEMAN, Elbert 1900 - 1973 "Married 12/25/1921" , Janie 1902 - 1976 [w/o Elmer; one stone] NEVES, Gerald "Jack" 3/2/1917 - 6/3/1996 "Married 7/19/1958" , Dorris Pauline 10/17/1926-2/25/1980 [w/o Gerald; one stone] McCANNON, Herman A. 1895 - 1968 "Married 1/25/1921" , Lula B. 1899 - 1993 [w/o Herman; one stone] ANDREWS, Pervie L. 11/6/1914 - 3/26/1989 , Goldie G. 5/1/1904 - 9/1/1989 [w/o Pervie; one stone] HALLER, George 1879 - 1971 , Eliza 1888 - 1972 [w/o George; one stone] , Frank 1882 - 1972 , Iona 1887 - 1977 [w/o Frank; one stone] THOMPSON, Alfred 9/1/1892 - 7/20/1990 "Pvt US Army WW I" "Father" , Nora C. 11/7/1904-9/6/1998 "Mother" "Married 5/18/1922" [w/o Alfred; one stone] , Carl Robert 1/12/1925-3/3/1997 "Sgt US Army WW II" "s/o Alfred & Nora" , Charles Alfred 5/27/1923-2/20/1965 "PFC US AAC WW II" "s/o Alfred & Nora" WYRE, George W. 10/25/1922 - 5/20/1986 "PFC US Army WW II" , Ethel Mae 12/31/1926 - blank [w/o George W; one stone] HESKETT, Terrence M. 6/19/1946 - 10/21/1996 "Married 3/15/1968" , Jean M. 2/19/1950 - blank [w/o Terrence M; one stone] ROW FOUR ------[read N to S]------------------- THOMPSON, William W. 4/30/1915 - 6/22/1998 , Tommie Paul 1926 - 1941 , James D. 9/10/1886 - 11/26/1966 , Addie 12/16/1888 - 1/24/1977 [w/o James D; one stone] SPROAT, Robert Lynville Born & Died 3/20/1941 , Loy 7/19/1913 - blank "Married 10/6/1935" , Mary 10/4/1913 - blank [w/o Loy; one stone] , Hillary H. 1/23/1905 - blank "Married 1/2/1927" , Julia M. 9/30/1906 - 8/1/1989 [w/o Hillary; one stone] "Rhonda Ray 8/10/1969 - 9/12/1969" [it sayeth no more] CLEAR, Thomas J. 4/21/1847-3/8/1940 "Pvt Co B WOODS MO Cav CSA" , Mary 4/5/1851 - 2/24/1940 [w/o Thomas J; one stone] , Thomas Ray 2/14/1892 - 7/4/1959 COLEMAN, William 1/17/1885 - 9/17/1958 , Etta Pearl 11/21/1892 - 3/4/1975 [w/o William; one stone] LAMB, Judy Darlene Born & Died 5/23/1944 , Ted 6/19/1907 - 3/4/1987 , Beulah M. 10/13/1906-11/26/1961 [w/o Ted; one stone] , Judy Ruth Born & Died 4/19/1941 ROW FIVE -----[read S to N]---------------- DILLINGHAM, George S. 7/6/1888 - 5/3/1972 "Married 8/16/1925" , Ruby I. 8/6/1907 - blank [w/o George S; one stone] LAMB, Carl 1900 - 1975 , Elsie 1903 - 1994 [w/o Carl; one stone] ARWOOD, Infant Born & Died 4/25/1957 "s/o Lee & Myrtle" COLEMAN, Elizabeth Frances 7/13/1864 - 1/30/1955 LAMB, James H. 5/23/1891 - 3/12/1970 , Martha E. 3/8/1895 - 7/4/1983 [w/o James H; one stone] , Lola 4/15/1914 - 4/22/1914 "d/o J.H. & M.E. LAMB" HOSMAN, Morris L. Died 7/20/1876 Age 2yr 8mo 5days "s/o LJ & MI" CLEAR, Betie 2/23/1872 - 10/10/1877 "d/o TJ & Mary CLEAR" COLEMAN, Henry Died 1/10/1878 Age 67yr 4mo 9days , Frances F. BURNS 12/25/1824-12/6/1896 [likely w/o Henry] [unreadable] MARTIN, Susan 9/5/1855 - 6/28/1892 "w/o C.E. MARTIN" HEARD, William C. 1876 - 1939 "Father" , Susie E. 1877 - 1954 "Mother" [w/o William C; one stone] NEEL, Ethel 10/24/1889 - 11/7/1906 "d/o JN & MA" STONE, Triplets 2/8/1905 - 4/19/1905* "triplets of F & D O STONE" *this death date belongs to only one triplet; could not read others CLEAR, Ada F. 1913 - 1915 , Robert L. 3/29/1874 - 1/6/1947 , Emma May 5/1/1882 - 4/9/1969 [w/o Robert L; one stone] , Robert C. 10/1/1914 - 11/2/1991 ROW SIX -------[read N to S]------------------- CLEAR, Amos B. 1/1/1840 - 8/24/1920 THOMPSON, Robert Earl 6/18/1894 - 2/4/1978 "Married 11/10/1930] , Viola Ina 11/18/1908 - 3/13/1973 [w/o Robert Earl; one stone] , Burl E. Born & Died 12/29/1933 HARDING, Louise Alice 8/27/1915 - 11/18/1916 , Nettie A. 1884 - 1916 "w/o Elmer" THOMPSON, William 1896 - 1924 "Co A 69th Inf" , Thomas P. 1854 - 1938 , Loydd J. 1862 - 1942 [w/o Thomas P; one stone] SIMONS, Infant "[child] of M.D. & Bessie SIMONS" MASON, Leo 4/23/1928 - 4/30/1928 , Charles A. 2/14/1901 - 6/11/1977 , Elta M. 5/30/1900 - 9/5/1987 [w/o Charles A; one stone] ADAMS, Benjamin F. 1868 - 1937 "Father" , Mildred 1874 - 1969 "Mother" [w/o Benjamin; one stone] COLEMAN, Gustavus H. 2/5/1846 - 10/15/1911 CLEAR, Joelah 7/18/1884 - 6/10/1892 "d/o T.J. & Mary CLEAR" EVANS, Charles Vernon 2/25/1934 - 8/8/1954 "CS2 US Navy" , Archie O. 4/20/1907 - 11/13/1994 , Anna M 5/17/1910 - 4/9/1989 DILLINGHAM, Alfred 1886 - 1968 "Father" , Anva 1890 -1981 "Mother" [w/o Alfred; one stone] BLAYLOCK, Rev. O. A. 12/20/1895-3/17/1991 "M. 8/19/1922, Tomaha, OK" , Thelma ROYE 4/7/1902 - 2/17/1988 [w/o O A; one stone] ROW SEVEN ------[read S to N]------------------ WILSON-BEAUDIN, Wendy Denise 12/10/1976 - 10/7/1998 HERD, Bobbie Lee 1940 - 1940 ADAMS, Elmer E. 1888 - 1957 , Myrtle 3/18/1899 - 3/26/1934 [likely w/o Elmer] , John A. 1841 -1921 "Co G 7th MO Cav Vol" "GAR" , Dorothy MACK 1847 - 1923 "w/o John A" [one stone for both] WEGENER, Margaret A. 1870 - 1927 ? , Levi R. Died 10/22/189? Age 1yr 8mo 9days [could not read more] [unreadable] MASON, Lieuann E. 1847 - 1892 "w/o E.T. MASON" SPROAT, T. Elmer 1867 - 1936 , Mary E. ADAMS 1875 - 1931 "w/o T. Elmer" [one stone] , Billy Burton Born & Died 10/21/1934 , J. Eldon 7/29/1902 - 10/7/1985 , Pansy M. 7/13/1900 - 10/14/1991 [w/o J. Eldon; one stone] HALLER, Henry 1876 - 1970 "Father" , Ettie 1880 - 1942 "Mother" [w/o Henry; one stone] ROW EIGHT -----[read N to S]-------------------- BEATY, Jerry J. 1900 - 1980 , Opal CHAMBERLAIN 1904 - 1990 [w/o Jerry] CHAMBERLAIN, Luther L. 1904 - 1961 SHUMATE, Lillie Mae 1881 - 1960 CHAMBERLAIN, Tom M. 1871 - 1931 [blank headstone made of 1" thick plate glass] ? THOMAS, Flora L. 1877 - 1958 "Flora HERD CHAMBERLAIN" CHAMBERLAIN, John F. 1870 - 1920 [likely husband of Flora] GILLISPIE, James 6/2/1839 - 3/20/1906 HAYS, Elizabeth 1/4/1840 - 3/11/1899 ADAMS, John H. 1849 - 1943 , Millie A. Died 5/1/1877 Age 21yr 1mo 6days "w/o John H" , Susan McLaughlin 4/14/1857-8/26/1859 "d/o GW & CA ADAMS" , George W. 6/5/1835-1/9/1862 "s/o John" "Born in MO" , Celia A. "Married 12/28/1854" [w/o George W] could not read more [unreadable] , Lillie M. [could not read more] , George W. 11/1/1843-10/6/1864 "Son of Abraham & Sarah ADAMS. Was born in MO; served in Home Guard; captured at Lexington, MO 9/20/1861; enlisted in ... MSM 4/14/1862. Drowned in Osage River at Castle Rock" , Sarah 9/13/1821 - ?/3/1875 "d/o A. ADAMS" , Abraham 7/29/1822 - 3/24/1888 , Margaret Died 8/16/1880 Age ? "w/o A. ADAMS" [couldn't read age] ROW NINE ------[read S to N]--------------------- HOSMAN, Erless R. 1869 - 1958 , Anna E. 1878 - 1942 [w/o Erless; one stone] LEAP, Erma ADAMS 9/27/1904 - 1/17/1982 "Mother" LAFFERTY, Mildred Lee 9/1/1932 - 8/11/1934 BENTON, Ann E. 3/9/1843 - 11/21/1922 ADAMS, Robert H. 1856 - 1921 , S. Ellen 1849 - 1920 [likely w/o Robert H] , Abbie 1846 - 1917 "d/o Daniel & Susan" , Susan McRARY 11/17/1821-6/3/1911 "w/o D. ADAMS" , D. A. "Father" [it sayeth no more] [I assume this is Daniel] , Mary Frances 1854 - 1865 "d/o Daniel & Susan" [unreadable] ROOP, William J. 2/16/1840 - ?/15/1861 , Joseph 8/5/1804 - 5/23/1883 "born in NC" , Mary 4/14/1805 - 4/19/1874 "born NC" [w/o Joseph] , Infant [could not read more] [likely child of D.L. ROOP] , Elizabeth F. 7/?/1841 - 5/18/1884 "w/o D.L. ROOP" , Martha A. F. Died 1885 "d/o D.L. ROOP" [couldn't read more] , D. L. "D. ROOP" is all it says CLEAR, Roy 1899 - 1964 , Etta 1902 - 1978 [w/o Roy] BROWN, Oma 1905 - 1929 , Martin 1876 - 1953 , Mary M. 1874 - 1949 [w/o Martin; one stone for both] , Thomas H. 5/3/1904 - 9/11/1967 , Nona H. 10/11/1905 - 2/13/1997 [w/o Thomas H; one stone] ROW TEN ----------------------------------------------- BURFORD, James T. 1875 - 1953 , Rosa C. 1875 - 1933 [w/o James T; one stone] GODFREY, Joseph 1/23/1878 - 8/7/1908 , Lillian GORSUCH 3/11/1876-10/8/1968 [w/o Joseph; one stone] REICHLE, Charles A. 5/9/1864 - 6/3/1943 , Mary E. MACK 2/6/1869-9/18/1907 [w/o Charles; one stone] , J. Jacob 3/16/1820 - 9/7/1906 , Anna B. 11/21/1825-8/29/1912 [w/o J. Jacob; one stone] ADAMS, Laura Died 10/14/1864 Age 1yr 10mo 10days "d/o Shockley & Catherine" McCRACKIN, Max Leon 8/8/1924 - blank "Married 1/31/1953" , Florence Ozella 9/20/1919-2/20/1993 [w/o Max; one stone] CLEAR, Richard Lee 6/6/1921 - 12/10/1950 "Sgt 81st AAF Airdrome SQ WW II" ADAMS, Charles L. 1935 - 1999 [funeral marker] , Alman 9/4/1885 - 6/16/1957 "Pvt Co B 61st Inf WW I" , Charley S. 3/16/1894 - 3/27/1972 McGRAW, Forest Clyde 4/5/1919 - 11/28/1992 LESTER, Paul M. 1955 - 1981 "cricket" ROW ELEVEN -------------------------------------------- STEVENSON, Jack T. 11/28/1926 - blank "Married 10/9/1982" , Jessie M. 5/14/1919 - blank [w/o Jack T; one stone] McGRAW, Leonard L. 1/27/1916 - 2/15/1980 , Jessie S. 5/14/1919 - blank [w/o Leonard; one stone] [I believe this Jessie S & Jessie M are the same person] , Donald Roy 2/27/1942 - 8/27/1964 , Lee 1887 - 1961 , Ora 1891 - 1969 [w/o Lee; one stone for both] , Vernon Clay 3/17/1940 - 9/5/1952 ADAMS, William S. 11/10/1925 - 10/5/1944 "Pvt Infantry WW II" , Everett Cleo 8/15/1933 - 8/25/1933 HILDERBRAND, William F. 1883 - 1948 , A. Myrtle ADAMS 1887-1920 "w/o Wm HILDERBRAND" [a cinderblock] ADAMS, John 1856 - 1926 , Susan E. MARSHALL 1856-1917 [w/o John; one stone] HILDERBRAND, David Francis 1915 - 1916 "s/o William HILDERBRAND" ADAMS, Cora Died 1882 "d/o John & S.E. ADAMS" [couldn't read more] EMBREE, Margaret Died 3/24/1869 Age 77yr 3mo ?days "w/o Mortillas" KINZEY, Andrew J. 7/10/1851 - 2/13/1852 "s/o IW & M KINZEY" THOMPSON, Frances Marie 11/3/1928 - blank , Bert 9/5/1890 - 10/23/1978 , Ora E. 7/10/1892 - 12/18/1965 [w/o Bert; one stone] REICHLE, Gertrude E. 8/4/1890 - 10/27/1907 "w/o T.O. WILSON" ROW TWELVE --------------------------------------- ADAMS, Infant "d/o GW & A ADAMS" [couldn't read more] , Infant "d/o GW & A ADAMS" "Jan 1909" [couldn't read more] , George W. 1866 - 1950 , Anna 1870 - 1933 [w/o George W; one stone] , Thomas 3/10/1820 - 1/3/1888 , Sarah A. PARMAN 11/11/1830-8/15/1910 [w/o Thomas; one stone] [headstone missing] , "Aunt Jane" 3/7/1832 - 4/19/1907 , Abigail 11/7/1798 - 6/18/1849 "Consort of John" , John 1792 - 6/29/1870 "born in NC" , Peggy 5/2/1813 - 3/17/1903 EVANS, John 5/6/1807 - 1888 [a freemason] GIBSON, Israel Died 7/26/1870 [could not read more] STAFFORD, Maritta "w/o J. STAFFORD" [couldn't read more] [unreadable] JUDD, Beula Cirressa 1906 - 1917 "d/o FR & LM JUDD" , Elmer R. 9/30/1919-3/11/1945 "Pvt 7th Cav 1st Cav Div WW II" , Franklin R. 11/18/1886 - 3/3/1973 , Lula May 8/15/1889-1/18/1969 [w/o Franklin; one stone] , Adams E. 7/16/1907 - 4/28/1980 , Lucille S. 1/30/1911 - blank [likely w/o Adams E] ROW THIRTEEN ----------------------------------------- ZUMBRUN, Howard Wesley 1864 - 1931 , Mary Jane 1868 - 1949 [w/o Howard; one stone] DILLINGHAM, John 1862 - 1952 , Sallie A. 1868 - 1943 [w/o John; one stone] ACHTERBERG, Reinhold 1861 - blank , Emlie ZIECH 1864 - 1926 [w/o Reinhold; one stone] CLEAR, Lester L. 9/30/1901 - 6/4/1955 "s/o Adrain & Minerva" , William A. 1855 - 3/21/1953 , Martha A. NUNN 1857 - 1924 [w/o William; one stone] COLEMAN, Infant Born & Died 4/23/1927 "s/o Adrain & Minerva" , Infant Born & Died 9/30/1940 "s/o Adrain & Minerva" , Adrain 10/15/1904 - 10/26/1989 , Minerva L. 11/14/1903 - 6/28/1960 [w/o Adrain; one stone] ELLIS, William S. [it sayeth no more] COE, Delmar R. 8/13/1899 - 10/5/1987 "Married 12/23/1922" , Leta TOOLEY 8/12/1899-12/4/1982 [w/o Delmar; one stone] TOOLEY, Charles H. 1846 - 1934 , Lucy J. 1860 - 1936 COE, Mary Lou Born & Died 3/29/1939 ROW FOURTEEN ----------------------------------- HAWTHORNE, Harlond E. 1/29/1921 - 7/26/1989 "Married 7/10/1941" , Thelma L. 10/1/1922 - blank [w/o Harlond; one stone] , Felix H. 1877 - 1943 , Robbie M. 1878 - 1956 [w/o Felix; one stone] , Barbara Ann 1940 - 1957 "d/o Willard & Anna" , Willard W. 11/8/1908 - 12/23/1975 , Anna Fae 3/29/1914 - 1/17/1990 [w/o Willard; one stone] CLEAR, Ethel P. 1909 - 1931 "d/o JL & GM" , Leonard 8/7/1878 - 5/9/1966 , Gracie 3/17/1884 - 4/6/1970 [w/o Leonard; one stone] DILLINGHAM, Emory Earl 7/17/1911 - 6/10/1970 , Thelma Norene 6/9/1916-blank [w/o Emory; one stone] STIRLING, L. D. 1874 - 1961 , Anna D. 1879 - 1946 [w/o L.D.; one stone] BEATY, Ethel L. 2/23/1903 - 6/21/1976 STIRLING, William Forest 12/14/1900 - 10/5/1982 , Sarah Ann ADAMS 12/12/1899-10/9/1990 [w/o Wm; one stone] SHUMATE, Infant 3/11/1945-3/12/1945 "s/o Leland F. SHUMATE" , Leland F. 12/15/1919 - 4/8/1995 , Anna Belle STIRLING 10/26/1923-9/17/1985 [w/o Leland; one stone] ADAMS, John Emery 12/18/1912 - 1/8/1980 , Charles Jess 4/22/1915 - 12/6/1975 , Everett E. 7/25/1883 - 1/13/1968 , Stella E. 3/14/1891-12/26/1963 [w/o Everett; one stone] , Dorothy M. 1928 - 1952 "d/o EE & SE" , Walter Ray Born & Died 5/12/1931 "s/o EE & SE" , Eva E. 1909 - 1928 "d/o EE & SE" , Delbert Born & Died 1926 [likely s/o EE] , Robert A. 1919 - 1920 "s/o EE & SE" , Wilburn W. Born & Died 1921 "s/o EE & SE" ROW FIFTEEN --------------------------------------- HUFF, Arthur 1880 - 1936 , Mary T. 1886 - 1965 [w/o Arthur; one stone] BERRY, Judith Mae 3/19/1933 - 1/14/1983 CRAIG, William M. 7/6/1866 - 1/12/1948 , Hester B. 2/7/1869 - 2/3/1946 [w/o William; one stone] FITTERLING, Billie Warren Jr 1947 - 1948 , Billie Warren 1926 - 1972 , Geraldean STIRLING 1927-1953 [w/o Billie; one stone] BAILEY, Marion Earl 12/4/1953 - 5/26/1981 SULLIVAN, John W. 8/13/1887 - 4/19/1957 "Father" , E. Estella 3/16/1896 - 2/10/1964 "Mother" , Jerry Joy 1/15/1923 - 1/18/1923 "Son" [all 3 on one stone]