McPherson Cemetery
Salt Creek Road
Benton, Saline County, Arkansas
Surveyed September 29, 2001, and again in 2007, by Patti Vance Hays
Located on Salt Creek Road off Highway 5. From Benton, Highway 5 to Salt Creek Road, turn right and go approximately 2 miles. The cemetery is on the right side of road.
My own comments will be shown with brackets [] before and after. Please contact me regarding any questions or comments. I have made every effort to input this information correctly but please let me know if you have any additions or corrections.
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Gaston, Billy G. 02/27/1929-10/21/2005
Gaston, Elizabeth 10/29/1929-09/30/2009 [dates from obituary]
King, William Grady; 02/04/1911-02/02/1992 (S1
US Navy, World War II); married 8/22/1935
King, Allie Mae 05/05/1919-08/12/1979
Collins, Bill 10/17/1901-04/05/1989; married 08/12/1922
Rootsweb
WCP 1
Collins, Dove 08/09/1906-07/04/1998
Rootsweb
WCP 1
Collins, Geneva M. 10/07/1935-01/15/1992; married 01/25/1953
Collins, Jimmy Ray no date of death shown
Bryant, Harold Wayne 09/26/1934-03/23/1998
Rootsweb
WCP 1
Bryant, Pat Collins 04/28/1936-11/19/2012
[dod from obituary] Rootsweb
WCP 1
Ham, Marguerite L. 09/01/1916-07/24/1991
Rhodes, Robert Henry 06/28/1963-02/23/1987
Foster, James Hugo
12/29/1948-08/18/1993
CMSGT US Air Force Vietnam
Foster, Glenda S. 03/03/1940-11/02/2012
[dod from obituary for Glenda Sue Mitchell] 1
McPherson, Joel Granville 11/17/1924-06/25/1987 married 08/10/1946
McPherson, Olga Ella Lovell 08/31/1924-03/27/1990
McPherson, Janet Marie Blanton 04/19/1950-07/09/1993 married 10/15/1978
McPherson, Robert Eugene; no date of death shown. Stone shows they have children Charles, Buddy, Kelle
Perryman, Joseph Adam 04/30/2005 (or 04/30/2003); son of Eric and Kelle
Doan, Phyllis 04/18/1939-10/10/1997. Stone shows mother of Christine, Kirk, Kenney, Ben, Keith, and Chance
Hobby, James Coy
02/18/1930-11/18/1985
PFC US Army Korea
Hobby, Virginia 07/04/1932-03/05/2015
[dod from obituary]
Davis, Breck Michael 08/07/1989-03/26/2005
Ford, Wanda Sue 05/19/1941-02/07/1995
Ham, Sam (no dates)
Ham, Walter Felix 03/22/1873-02/22/1961
Ham, Murray F. 08/13/1911-12/13/1972
Doan, Debrah Lynn 02/01/1960-02/01/1960
Taylor, Louis A. 01/20/1923-12/06/1994
Taylor, Clara Earnestine 06/06/1927-05/02/1996
Gabbard, Nora Pearl 02/21/1912-08/21/1985
Gabbard, Otis L. 11/06/1911-09/20/1998
Allen, Mildred G. 07/14/1921-09/03/1993
Allen, Lee 05/29/1922-01/05/2011 [date of death from obituary] 1
James, Tilden Herbert
05/09/1915-02/26/1995
US Army World War II married 04/03/1946 Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
James, Jean A. 03/17/1926-05/06/2002 Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
Richey, Morgan Paul, Sr.
01/17/1914-07/22/1996
PFC US Army World War
II; married 03/02/1935
Richey, Myrtle M. 11/08/1919-05/03/2000
Helms, Calvin E. “John” 10/30/1944-10/29/1996 married 04/03/1976
Helms, Ruth Ann Tyler no date of death shown
McPherson, Angela K. 05/13/1967
McPherson, James W. “Pete” 04/18/1925-07/24/1995 married 07/26/1952
McPherson, Frankie R. no date of death shown
Doan, Gary no dates
Doan, Charity Renae 03/10/1977-04/24/1995
Doan, Dawna no dates
Willis, Ernest 01/18/1899-05/05/1957
Willis, Susie 07/14/1902-10/12/1976
Ballard, Charley J. 11/14/1918-09/28/1972 Ark Pvt US Army World War II husband of Mary; daddy of Betty and Pat
McAllister, Louis 09/17/1916-11/22/2003 1
McAllister, Lola Evelyn 02/02/1922-06/14/1994
McAllister, Louis David 08/23/1956-08/23/1956
Hogue, Earcle D. 05/21/1918-09/01/1995 married 10/24/1937
Hogue, Edythe I. 02/21/1920-09/10/2007 1
Sanders, Ruth E. 07/12/1903-09/03/1974
Sanders, Charlie A. 04/25/1897-12/09/1964
Doan, Jeff 10/19/1888-01/08/1970 1
Doan, Lillie A. 11/8/1900-05/27/1979 1
Martin, Samuel 1915-2001 US Army World War II Rootsweb WCP 1
Martin, Amanda 1888-1973
Rootsweb
WCP 1
Martin, Roe 1887-1976 1
McElhaney, Herman Ralph 11/02/1913-07/09/1983
McElhaney, Irma Flossie 07/18/1916-11/21/2000 1
Beck, Allie R. 02/26/1915-01/06/1987
Beck, J. W. 05/05/1912-09/28/1979
Beck, Sallie 05/26/1896-11/07/1959
Beck, Steve 10/30/1888-11/13/1959 1
Ballard, Bill E. 11/16/1893-09/07/1973 Ark Pvt US Army World
War I married 12/23/1917 1
Ballard, Mattie J. 10/30/1898-05/26/1992
Chism, Lacie L. 07/09/1931-06/11/1997 married 08/08/1947
Chism, Clomer R. 02/06/1928-08/30/1999
Jones, Forrest F. 04/21/1909-05/29/1976
Jones, Doris M. 12/22/1918-04/04/2010 [dod from obituary]
Hawkins, Louie E. 08/21/1913-03/23/1985 (Mother)
Beck, Dewell Bob "Dude" 07/14/1922-12/23/2007 AMM3 US Navy WW II
married 10/07/1951
Beck, M. Ethel [no date of death shown]
Roy, Terry L. 02/04/1958-02/20/2004; married 02/20/1988
Roy, Lindsay
L. no date of death shown
Ray, Dan C., Sr. 09/13/1944-09/22/1993 US Air Force Vietnam
Cox, Benjamin
H., Jr. 06/29/1925-12/31/1979
AMM2 Navy World War II
Rootsweb
WCP 1
Cox, Willie Mae 12/20/1926-01/21/2010
Rootsweb
WCP
Suitor, Robert E. 06/07/1919-06/15/1991
Suitor, Charles A. 03/17/1965-03/17/1965
McDonald, James D. “Bunt” 03/01/1920-05/26/1997 S Sgt US Army World War II
Chism, Judith 01/13/1950 (only date) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clomer Chism
Everett, Allen, Jr. 05/1948 (only date)
Everett, Allen E. 09/05/1918-04/24/1965 (fhm only shows 1918-1965)
Ballard, Allen P. 03/07/1883-07/25/1952 1
Ballard, Martha A. 03/17/1885-07/25/1952 1
Ballard, Pearl 07/03/1905-05/20/1925
Ballard, Edward Allen 01/21/1919-08/31/1998 Tec 5 US Army World War II
Ballard, Tom (no dates)
Ballard, Phyllis (no dates)
Singleton, Tom 04/15/1888-12/01/1986
Day, Carl Julius 1907-1962
Day, Ruby Ballard 1917-1992
Ballard, James B. 09/12/1914-02/22/1997 Pvt US Army
World War II married 12/25/1934
Rootsweb
WCP 1
Ballard, Lois Freda 01/23/1919-06/11/1996 Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Singleton, infant son 06/02/1935 (only date)
Singleton, Mary W. 01/22/1901-06/02/1935
Gilmore, James “Tommy” 05/13/1915-03/14/1985
Gilmore, Deborah A. 07/29/1954-02/20/2008 [fhm shows 1954-2008; full dates were from funeral home folder attached to fhm]
Peeler, Sam 06/12/1916-01/06/2007 PFC US Army World War II Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Fletcher, James Louis 1923-2001 US Army
World War II [obituary shows he died 10/04/2001 at the age of 78]
Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Fletcher, Emogene
10/20/1926-01/01/1983 PFC US Army World War II
Fletcher, Menda Lou 12/11/1957-01/30/1998
Ballard, W. W., Jr. 1942-1944
Adams, Eddie G. 04/19/1932-02/05/1974 Ark SSgt US Air Force Korea
Morehead, Patricia Ann 04/24/1946-10/13/2004
Malloy, William McKinley 01/11/1896-06/07/1956 Montana Pvt Btry C347 Fld Arty
World War II Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Malloy, Marilee 12/03/1912-12/22/1994 (her name is misspelled on tombstone--footstone shows correct spelling) Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Fletcher, Lula 1888-1969
Fletcher, John T. 1876-1937 [death cert shows dob as 09/06/1870 and dod as 03/02/1937] Death Certificate | Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Fletcher, Elizabeth 11/14/1910-1/30/1926 Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
Fletcher, Nancy 12/17/1846-02/20/1929 [her death certificate shows she died 02/21/1929] Death Certificate | Obituary | Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Peeler, Laura E 07/17/1872-05/28/1964 Obituary | Rootsweb WCP 1
Sanders, A. A. 1905-1938
Sanders, Kenneth 1929-1931
Ballard, Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ballard 03/22/1934 (only dates)
Ballard, Clyde Dewell 07/05/1906-01/17/1971
Peeler, Charles 12/05/1918-12/05/1993 PFC US Army World War II
Peeler, James M. 04/29/1912-08/14/1993
Peeler, W. A. 10/18/1875-07/06/1933 married 08/18/1907
Peeler, Lou E. 04/18/1887-02/29/1952
McPherson, Eugene M. 11/13/1920-09/24/2009 US Navy Married 05/10/1947
McPherson, Katie Elizabeth 08/20/1922-11/16/2009
McPherson, Ora Lee 08/30/1896-02/05/1935 married 07/18/1919
McPherson, Sam
01/08/1893-02/12/1984
Pvt US Army World War I
McPherson, Baby 1895-1895
McPherson, Grand 1853-1898
McPherson, Hariet 1866-1931 [obituary indicates she died 4/11/1931] 1
McPherson, Martha Bell 02/19/1902-02/06/1973 married 12/24/1918
McPherson, James Wesley 08/17/1897-06/07/1984
Fullington, John William
09/08/1913-04/09/1998
CM1 US Navy World
War II married 02/23/1942 1
Fullington, Zona A. 02/02/1920-11/23/2003 parents of Mae, John, Andrew; grandparents of Anna, Jenny, Jacob
Fullington, And (no other info)
Fullington (no other info)
Johnston, Jenny (no other info)
Johnston, Danny (no other info)
Collins, Roy E. (no other info)
Collins, William 1872-1942
Collins, Martha 1844-1909
Collins, Infant daughter of A. A. and Francis 09/24/1908-09/24/1908
Downs, Mae J. (no other info)
Fullington (no other info)
Brewer, Anna (no other info)
Brewer, Melvin (no other info)
Brewer, L. (no other info)
Brewer (no other info)
Hollingsworth, James W. 03/25/1827 aged 34 years 5 months; born in Greenville, South Carolina
Ellis, L. M. 03/18/1903-05/21/1990
Scott, Hattie A. 10/11/1890-10/21/1918
Scott, Aline M. 02/19/1914-10/27/1918 double stone
Fletcher, David 1914-1914
Price, Annie 1885-1910
Price, Baby 1910-1910
Foster, Jess 1826-1911
Wright, Sarah 1856-1939
Willis, Eli T. (no other info)
Willis, Jewel (no other info)
Ellis, Gearldine 1920-1922
Ellis, James A. 1898-1925 [obituary indicates 07/14/1898-06/15/1925] Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
Ellis, Ida Willis (her name on double stone with James is shown as Ida Ellis Willis) 1901-1976 [her obituary indicates she died 1/23/1976]
Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
Stimpson, “Tincy” Fannie Marie Ellis 01/19/1926-11/25/1981
Killian, David W. 05/02/1958-04/22/1986
Willis, Jackie Don "Captain Jack"
01/29/1938-07/11/1986
SP5 US Army Vietnam married 04/19/1963
Willis, Velma Sue [no date of death shown]
Willis, Fannie 1862-1938 [obituary indicates 04/06/1938] Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
Illegible
Willis, Jim C. (no other info) [obituary indicates 05/19/1935] Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
Willis, Fronie (no other info)
Willis, Baby (no other info)
Willis, Jim, Jr. (no other info)
Owens, Peary 1823-1881
Ballard, Laura 1887-1887
Ballard, John H. 01/04/1895-11/06/1918 US Army
Ballard, Add J. 12/07/1860-01/29/1946
Ballard, Sarah 03/18/1861-04/06/1956
Peeler, Jessie Richard date is hard to read—it looks like 10/15/1879-08/28/1961 [obituary indicates 8/28/1962] Obituary | Rootsweb WCP
Morrison, Shirley A. McMahon 02/27/1935-04/29/1987
McAllister, Phillip (no other info)
Ragan, Foy 03/18/1925-12/15/1988
Ragan, Ross 08/14/1914-05/22/1984
Boyce, Aleen Saunders 02/27/1899-10/16/1990
Boyce, R. N. “Skipper” 10/25/1889-05/30/1964
Morrison, Charles 12/19/1932-10/13/1997
Nelson, Betty Boyce 06/27/1923-02/26/2006 married 1/1/1965
Nelson, Herman F. 12/01/1920-05/25/2008
These two were originally posted as having been buried at this cemetery, but I did not see them:
Malloy, Billy Joe 08/18/1963 (10 days old)
Otzenberger, James M., Jr. 09/01/1948-06/16/1971
From obituaries:
Gentry, Bonnie Juanita Ballard 02/22/1925-03/09/2013 Rootsweb WCP
Hockersmith, Aggie Blanche Moore 12/08/1913-07/15/2010 1
Malloy, Mickey 02/09/1953-05/29/2014
McPherson, Raymond Arnel 01/28/1923-11/30/2011 1
Peeler, Duel 06/14/1927-02/29/2016
Witham, Curtis 05/02/1930-07/30/2010 1
1 I have the obituary for this person and am willing to share. Please send me an email to request and show McPherson (Salt Creek Road) Cemetery Obituary Request in the subject line and copy and paste the entire line showing the name and dates in your e-mail.