Bates Cemetery







Bates Cemetery
Latitude: 36.19472 Longitude: -91.71944


Photo by: Barbara Branscum. Thanks Barbara!






If you would like to submit family histories on individuals buried here, please send an email to: Judy Tate

Directions to cemetery, provided by Betty Brunson:
From Franklin go about 4 miles east on Hwy 56. After you cross the Strawberry River it will be about a mile and half. You turn north/left onto a dirt road. Go about 1 to 1 1/2 miles and the cemetery is on the left. If you are coming from Ash Flat on Hwy 56, when you get to the little Community of Myron (about 11 miles from Ash Flat) on the west side is a Baptist Church, you would turn right at the first dirt road west of the church, about 3 blocks maybe. Then on the dirt road to the cemetery. Coming from the Franklin way you can see the Baptist Church on up the Hwy from the road that turns to the Cemetery.





Bates, Claud                                  May 27, 1914               June 27, 1974
    Son of Rollie Lee Bates and Nellie Campbell...
     1930 Census, Jefferson Twp, Izard County, Arkansas 
     Claud is age 15, born Arkansas...farm laborer on his father's farm:
Bates, Cleffie May 23, 1916 Wife of Claud Bates View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #2) Bates, Edward June 6, 1938 Bates, Emma Jo January 18, 1941 June 11, 1999 Wife of Edward Bates View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #3) Bates, Infant Son Infant son of Dewey Bates and Flossie Estes View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #4) Bates, Melesa Jo June 2, 1960 July 27, 1975 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #4a) Bates, Zach September 15, 1852 January 1, 1934 Zachariah Taylor Bates Son of Jasper M. Bates and Mary A. Odell Husband of Elizabeth Drake Bates, Bettie August 2, 1860 April 11, 1932 Children: Mary, William, Octa, Bessie, Rollie, Robert, Bertha, Dewey, Mattie View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #1) 1910 Census, Jefferson Twp, Izard County, Arkansas:
Billingsley, Alvah September 3, 1918 September 13, 1984 Alvah Ky Billingsley Son of Edwin Herman Billingsley and Abigail Sullivan Husband of Edna Bates, daughter of Dewey Bates and Flossie Estes...she was born August 4, 1922 in Ash Flat...she died October 26, 2006 Child: Kyla Stegemann Sgt. US Army WWII View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #6) View picture of military marker in below album. (Item #6m) Billingsley, E. H. May 19, 1873 February 24, 1958 Edwin Herman Billingsley Son of John Nathan Billingsley and Catherine Orr View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #7) Billingsley, Abbie August 25, 1884 June 15, 1947 Abigail Billingsley Daughter of George W. Sullivan and Dorothy Lucinda Martin Wife of Edwin Herman Billingsley Children: Arson Billingsley, Sheldon Victor Billingsley, Lucy Hope Billingsley, Herman Billingsley, Hazel Catherine Billingsley, Alvah Ky Billingsley View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #5) 1910 Census, Jefferson Twp, Izard County, Arkansas: Ed Billingsley HH with Wife Abbie, Sons Arson and Sheldon, Widowed Mother Katie, Widowed Sisters Utonia and Martha, and Neice Lillie
Billingsley, Martha May 9, 1876 August 19, 1956 Daughter of John Alexander Billingsley and Catherine Orr First wife of Albert Watson Married September 21, 1903 at age 25 years View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #8) Billingsley, Perry Lynn June 9, 1926 January 23, 1930 Son of Edwin Herman Billingsley and Abbie Sullivan View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #9) Brown, Infant Son Infant son of Bill and Bessie Brown View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #11) 1910 Census, Jefferson Twp, Izard County, Arkansas:
Brown, Infant Son Infant son of Bill and Bessie Brown View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #12) Brown, Infant Son Infant son of Joe and Ida Brown View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #13) Brown, Infant Son Infant son of Joe and Ida Brown View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #14) Brown, Joseph F. December 7, 1878 December 6, 1956 Son of James M. Brown and Margaret Hill Brown, Ida October 22, 1883 October 4, 1957 Wife of Joseph Brown View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #10) 1910 Census, Jefferson Twp, Izard County, Arkansas:
Brown, W. E. August 22, 1905 February 17, 1989 William Edward Brown 'Edd' Son of Joseph F. Brown and Ida Husband of Zora Estes Married October 25, 1924, Izard County, Arkansas Brown, Zora October 13, 1906 July 7, 2005 Age 98 years, of Horseshoe, Arkansas Daughter of John Matthew Estes and Dora Agnes Hall Wife of William Edward Brown Children: Drexel, Glen, Bill, Norman, Anthony, Larry, Lola Brown, Ima Lou Moss, Jo Ann Yancey, Johniece Merwin, Sharon Watson, Linda Hutchins With Bro. John Hodges officiating the funeral Extracted from obituary by Judy Tate View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #15) Campbell, Genevia February 1939 August 1939 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #16) Campbell, Infant Daughter ____ 1937 Infant daughter of Arthur and Nan Campbell View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #17) Campbell, Nan June 1900 January 1970 Wife of Arthur Campbell View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #18) Clear, Delbert C. October 7, 1889 May 13, 1961 Clifford Delbert Clear Son of Thomas Marion Clear and Savannah Tennessee Derryberry Age 9 years Sharp County, Arkansas 1900 Census Husband of Lella Ann Watson Married August 28, 1929 Izard County, Arkansas Arkansas PVt. Co E 102 Infantry WWI View picture of military marker in below album. (Item #19) Clear, Lella Ann January 5, 1904 June 4, 1962 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #20) 1930 Census, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan: Clifford Clear HH with wife, Lella...$48.00 monthly rent...Laborer at Auto Plant Marion Paysinger, Roomer, age 24 years...Laborer at Auto Plant Arson Billingsly, Roomer, age 23 years...Salesman at Oil Station Arson is son of Edwin Herman Billingsley and Abigail Sullivan
Clear, Quentin Hale September 27, 1932 December 25, 2001 Children: Linda and Lisa TSGT US Air Force Korea Vietnam View picture of military marker in below album. (Item #21) Couch, ____ May 7, 1918 May 7, 1918 Son of T. B. and Lura Couch View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #22) Couch, Travis November 4, 1921 1943 Daughter of Tom B. Couch and Lura Age 8 years, 1930 Census Richwoods Twp, Sharp County, Arkansas in HH of father, Tom B. Couch, Mother Lura and Brother Everett age 10...all born Arkansas View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #23) Gilbreath, Glenburn January 25, 1914 September 14, 1928 Son of William H. Gilbreath and Lizzie View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #25) Gilbreath, William H. September 22, 1877 September 13, 1950 Gilbreath, Lizzie 1873 1964 Wife of William H. Gilbreath View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #24) 1920 Census, Jefferson Twp, Izard County, Arkansas:
Gleghorn, Sgt. Noble M. February 8, 1914 March 17, 1993 Noble Manuel Gleghorn Son of Logan H. Gleghorn and Nancy Elizabeth Harmon AIC US Air Force WWII View picture of military marker in below album. (Item #26m) Gleghorn, Stella M. September 22, 1914 July 19, 1998 First Husband was Noble M. Gleghorn Second Husband was Jesse E. Jackson, buried Godwin Cemetery View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #26) Hastings, J. Elvis August 11, 1879 March 28, 1934 James Elvis Hastings Hastings, Olive M. March 19, 1886 December 13, 1955 Wife of J. Elvis Hastings View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #27) 1920 Census, Jefferson Twp, Izard County, Arkansas:
Hastings, Ollie May May 1, 1916 October 30, 1920 Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elvis Hastings...James Elvis Hastings and Ollie M. View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #28) Insell, George W. January 1, 1838 February 8, 1883 Insell, Amanda M. September 6, 1850 November 18, 1934 Wife of George W. Insell View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #29) Jackson, Infant Son 1920 1920 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #30) Jackson, Infant Son 1926 1926 Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Jackson View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #31) Jackson, Lloyd C. February 2, 1936 June 15, 2006 Lloyd Calvin Jackson Age 70 years, of Mountain Home, Arkansas Son of Jesse Elisha Jackson and Stella Mae Moore Born Ballard, Arkansas Husband of Darlene Hackney Married August 19, 1958 Hardy, Arkansas Children: Calvin Wayne, Gary Lynn, Angela Cheryl Blevins, Kathy Ann Burch, Carolyn Jo Rhynes Siblings: Lula Mae Sherrill, Faye Moser, Robert Lee Jackson With Bobby Cannon and Bobby Johnson officiating the funeral Extracted from obituary by Judy Tate Jackson, Darlene July 5, 1935 Wife of Lloyd C. Jackson View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #32) Kissinger, Melville O. February 6, 1897 June 19, 1985 Son of William Martin Kissinger and Lettie ____ Kissinger, Daphne E. April 3, 1905 May 19, 1991 Wife of Melville O. Kissinger Married October 24, 1925 View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #33) Lenex, Audie Elmer May 18, 1911 September 6, 1996 Son of Jacob Lenex and Hattie Arlena Brown Lenex, Ida Beatrice January 9, 1913 August 17, 1999 Daughter of David Allen Tate and Maggie B. Casselman Wife of Audie Lenex Married September 10, 1930 View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #34) Loveland, Nora 1894 1930 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #35) Martin, Infant Triplet unknown unknown Infant of Tom and Prushie Martin View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #36) Mayfield, Dolly Sue October 28, 1916 1918 Infant of William Ben Mayfield and Sara Ellen Ferguson Family Contact: Jean Cuevas Mayfield, Jolly Friend October 28, 1916 June 16, 2000 Age 83 years, of Batesville, Arkansas Born in Myron, Arkansas Son of William Ben Mayfield and Sara Ellen Ferguson PFC US Army WWII Purple Heart Husband of Pauline Elizabeth Alsup Husband of Rena Dee Husband of Betty Morris Children: Jean Cuevas, John, Jimmy, Ben, Edward, Barbara Young, Becky McDoniel Extracted from obituary by Judy Tate View picture of military marker in below album. (Item #38) Family Contact: Jean Cuevas Mayfield, Betty S. August 26, 1943 December 5, 1980 Third Wife of Jolly Friend Mayfield View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #37) Family Contact: Jean Cuevas Mayfield, William Ben R. August 15, 1868 October 14, 1936 Husband of Emily Lutitia Lankford Married December 1, 1889 Husband of Parthene Catherine Layton Married November 29, 1900 Izard County, Arkansas Husband of Sarah Ellen Ferguson View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #39) Family Contact: Jean Cuevas Newman, Elizabeth June 14, 1824 January 12, 1901 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #40) Robertson, T. H. March 7, 1845 October 11, 1924 Thomas Robertson View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #41) Robertson, Lucinda October 12, 1849 February 27, 1911 Wife of T. H. Robertson 1910 Jefferson Twp, Izard County Census...enumerated as Thomas Roberson age 63 Lucinda as age 60...both born Mississippi...married 41 years View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #42) Sherrell, Rocky Gene February 10, 1961 December 18, 2002 Age 41 years, of Ash Flat, Arkansas Born Batesville, Arkansas Son of Shelby Gene Sherrell and Lou Jackson Children: Roxanne LaDawn Sherrell and Heather Jo Sherrell Sibling: Tangi LaDawn Sowell With Bobby Cannon officiating the funeral Extracted from obituary by Judy Tate View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #43) Short, Alfred March 31, 1901 July 1, 1961 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #44) Short, Clyde June 19, 1919 July 4, 1929 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #45) Short, Dail October 17, 1922 October 22, 1965 Short, Odessa June 26, 1920 Wife of Dail Short View picture of double marker in below album. (Item #46) Short, Ethel no dates View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #47) Short, Ray March 15, 1921 February 5, 1937 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #48) Walls, Donald L. December 1944 December 1944 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #49) Warden, Infant Daughter unknown unknown Daughter of Olen and Argie Warden View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #50) Warden, Twin Boys unknown unknown Sons of Walker and Allie Warden View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #51) Warden, Virgie June 26, 1915 June 5, 1938 View picture of grave marker in below album. (Item #52)





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