A newly erected monument made of Lone Star Red Granite bears the names of 98 Clay County residents who died in service during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The dedication was held on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 1987 at the northwest corner of Clay County Courthouse square in Henrietta.
The invocation was by Army Col. (Ret.) Jimmie Yarbrough, Chaplain and posting of colors was by soldiers stationed at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. A flyover of jets from Sheppard Air Force Base in the missing man formation began the ceremonies at 11:11am (scheduled to coincide with time and date of the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I).
Leading the unveiling ceremony was John Bragg, Commander of Henrietta American Legion Post and T.C. Parker, Commander of Henrietta Veterans of Foreign Wars. Henrietta High School band played the national anthem under the direction of George Strickland and Ruth Hyde.
The memorial is the effort of the Clay County War Memorial Committee, which solicited $20,000 from businesses, organizations and individuals under the leadership of Bob Bunting, honorary chairman of the group.
Names on the memorial are:
WORLD WAR I
Elton L. Edmonson
W.E. "Wards" Edwards, Jr.
Jay N. Greer
Lee Davis Ikard
Dee H. Jackson
Alois H. Lindemann
Thomas J. McMahon
Frank G. McSpadden
Willie E. Patton
George L. Porter
Euclid O. Simmons
Walter J. Swain
Elbert Hughes Wilson
Arthur J. Adams
Velmer W. "Buck" Alison
Clarence W. Bell
Kenneth E. Berryhill
Clifford L. "Bucky" Boyd
J.M. Brazeal
Elwood Brooks
John W. Brown
Luther W. Browning
Larry Dale Caffey
W.R. Carey
J.W. "Friday" Chambers
J.C. Clark
Selestino Cortez
Hammond H. Cox
William Dawson
Ernest "Buddy" Dodd
Kenneth Duewall
Cecil L. Faulkner
James W. Fenley
Thomas S. Gill
Rubert Gordon Griffin
Clifton Hammer
John W. "Jake" Harris
Hershell J.H. Hill
Basil R. Isaacs
Robert Johnson
James O. Kelton
H. Lawrence
Dillard W. Lee Sr.
Alvis Dale Lemon Jr.
Victor S. Lewis
C.L. Loftin
William Clark Lyde
Melvin Marshall
Kenneth McCrary
Norris D. McDaniel
Albert E. Middleton
Herbert Mikeworth
J.L. Mikeworth
Seldon T. Miller
Bennie Joe Morton
Guinn Murdock
Nolen Pannell
Bruck Marvin Priddy
Weldon Rawlings
Clifton Reed
Robert G. Reynolds
James M. Roach
William W. Roberts
George C. Sanford
Herman Monroe Seeds
Delton D. Shilling Jr.
Boyce Joe Simons
Albert E. Smith
Harold H. Smith
J.B. "Pete" Smith
Stanley D. Smith
Bob Reed Smyers
Major C. Thonton
Dave T. Threadgill
Harvey L. Tyson
L.J. Vincent
Bethel E. Walters
Jack T. Warnock
Earl Ray "Bo" Wilson
Conrad James Armel
Walter L. Jones
Johnnie R. Long
Jimmie L. Lovell
Gene Smith
Jimmie Lee Smith
Ted L. Tolleson
Delbert Wood
Mike Aston
Robert "Red" Denton
James Edward Edgemon
Robert Neal Groves
Danny Wayne Hargis
James Gary Hinch
Larry Miller
Gregory Paul Powers
Gus Blakely Robinson
Herman Alvin
WORLD WAR II
KOREAN WAR
VIETNAM WAR