From The Old Goss Book

Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 21:01:58 -0500 To: BCOUCH@OFO.ASTATE.EDU
From: Larry & Kaye Wallace
Bill,
This is my copyright.

This was copied by Kaye Wallace, from the Old Goss Book. I have the owner's permission to give it to Bill Couch to list on the Craighead County, Arkansas page for genealogical research to help other people in their research.

In the early 1900's Monette, Arkansas was a booming town, on the east side of Craighead County Arkansas east of the St. Francis River. Located in the town was a Mercantile store owned by the Goss family, a well to do family. On one side of the store was a Merchantile store, and on the other side coffins were sold. During this period of time orders were placed for coffins by family members as well as friends. Friends were often willing to secure payment for these coffins for these families, in order to give their families and friends decent burials.

The information listed below, gives the names of the deceased, who ordered the coffins, or who securied the coffins. The address is the location of the deceased and the burial site of the deceased, and also the date of death, as well as the date of burials.


Name of Deceased........age;....date of death.........Date of burial
Order of:Address: Place of burial

Mattie Lee Harris   25 yrs.  Feb. 13, 1915  Feb. 14, 1915	
Sam Harris	             Macey          Macey	

G. T. Stotts	1 yr	Feb. 21, 1915	Feb. 22, 1915	
Lee Darr	        Monette         Christian	

Edna Pike	2 yrs.	Feb. 23, 1915	Feb.	
M. A. Pike	        not listed	   Christian	

Joe. L. Burrow	32 yrs.	Feb. 26, 1915	Feb. 27, 1915	
Will Thurman	        Poplar Ridge	Burrow	

Pola Safley	44 yrs.	Feb. 28, 1915	March 01, 1915	
R. D. Safley	        Monette         Cane Island	

Mrs. Bell Right	38 yrs	Mar. 02, 1915	March 03, 1915	
Tom Tight	        Monette         Black Oak	

Vyrneal Frasier	10 mo	Mar. 03, 1915	Feb. 01, 1997	
Bud Pyland	        Macey           Macey	
Child of J. E. Frasier.  (Dates copied as written)

Leatia Burrow	23 yrs.	Mar. 09, 1915	March 10, 1915	
W. A. Stricklin         Monette	        Burrow	
Wife of Lee Burrow

Luie Mannus	22 yrs	Mar. 15, 1915	March 16, 1915
Dad Csteen	        Monette         Hoxey	
Name of Ordered by not plain enough to read.
       
Lee Baley	4 days	Mar. 17, 1915	March 17, 1915
Walter Baley	        Monette         Macey	

George W. Richardson	38 yrs	Mar. 27, 1915	March 28, 1915	
John Richardson	                Monette	        Macey	

Margurarett A. Lunsford	75 yrs	Mar. 30, 1915	March 31, 1915	
A. R. Lunsford	                Monette	        Macey	

Nanie Crismore	29 yrs	Apr. 03, 1915	April 04, 1915
Charley Crismore        Macey	        Macey	
James Wiley Richardson	64 yrs	Apr. 05, 1915	April 06, 1915	
Joe Richardson          	Monette	        Macey
	
Mrs. Alice Spence	60 yrs	Apr. 26, 1915	April 28, 1915
D. C. Braun                     Leachville	Christian	

Ester Byland	38 yrs	Apr. 30, 1915	May 02, 1915
G. W. Davidson	        Monette         Burrow
	
Margrette Arine Cawgille	11 days	May 05, 1915	May 06, 1915	J. N. Lairson	                        Monette	Christian Lot # 11	Cawgille May not be correct, but it
was similar to it. Writing  very hard to read.

Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson	84 yrs	May 23, 1915	May 23, 1915
George Davidson                 Monette	        Burrow
	
Mrs. C. Garrett	not given	May 18, 1915	May , 1915
Joe Garrett	                Monette	        no listed	

Birtha Loriene Prince	4 mo	May 30, 1915	May 31, 1915
Emit Prince	                not listed	Macey	

S. E. Farr	48 yrs.	June 04, 1915	June 06, 1915	
J. C. C. F.	        Monette	       Christian	

Wayne William Goar	5 mo.	June 06, 1915	June 07, 1915
E. H. Gora	                Monette	        Christian	
Copied verbatim names listed are mispelled.

Grady Stotts	5 yrs	June 24, 1915	June 25, 1915	
Jack Stotts	        Monette	        Monette
	
Mrs. Lue King	35 yrs.	July 05, 1915	July 06, 1915	
George Golden	North   Sh      	Mangrum	

Dr. J. C. Moore	48 yrs.	July 12, 1915	July 14, 1915	
Mrs. Vizy Moore	        Monette   	Not listed
	
Edwin Martan	18 mo.	July 13, 1915	July 14, 1915	
Frank Martan	        Hancock	        Macey
	
Aran Calahan	40 yrs.	July 16, 1915	July 17, 1915	
W. H. Johnson	        Monette	        Monette	

John Tompson	4 mo.	July 17, 1915	July 18, 1915	
Sam Thompson	        Macey	        Macey	
te at top of page, looks like " Irl and 3 twins"

Essie Skinner	14 mo.	July 18, 1915	July 20, 1915	
Arther Skinner	        Monette         Christian
	
Kinian Pitts	6 yrs.	July 19, 1915	July 20, 1915	
Willan Pitts	Harison Milack Oak	Secured by Will Asher

Mrs. Jes Williams	23 yrs.	July 24, 1915	July 25, 1915	
Chicago Mill Co.	Leachville	        Monette
	
Elmer Earl Swedhom	2 mo.	July 27, 1915	July, 1915	
Frank Swedholm	             Monette         ey	Copied as written

Cleo Bealries Norton	10 Mo..	July 30, 1915	July 31, 1915
George Golden	                U Shaw	        not listed
	
Sweedholm	2 mo.	July 31, 1915	July 31, 1915
Jke Jackson	        Whee            Macey
	
Baby	not listed	August 22, 1915	August 22, 1915	
J. C. McAdams	        Monette	        Moenette	
Dolf Rubush writen at top of page

Mary Scherer	26 days	August 26, 1915	August 27, 1915	
John M. Scherer	        Monnette	Monette	

Kay Daughtry	not listed	August 30, 1915	August 31, 1915	
Will Asher	                Hancock           Black Oak
	
Child	not listed	Sept. 2, 1915	Sept. 3, 1915	
George Golden	        Monette	        Black Oak
Top of page," Child of Mrs. Henry McCreary"

Ruby Vaughn	3 yrs.	Sept. 3, 1915	Sept. 4, 1915	
J. E. Vaughn	        Monette	        Card, MO
	
Sara Angeline Taylor	74 yrs.	Sept. 9, 1915	Sept. 10, 1915	
Phil S. Barger                  Monette	        Monette
	
Omer Taylor	2 yrs.	Sept. 9, 1915	Sept. 10, 1915	
J. J. Harris	        Monette	        not listed
	
Evert Thornton	13 yrs.	Sept. 10, 1915	Sept. 11. 1915	
D. A. Hancock	        Hancock         Nettleton
	
Leaner Foster	10 yrs.	Sept. 12, 1915	Sept. 13, 1915	
B. P. Price	        Monette	        Monette	
Daughter of Jake Foster
 
Gereldene Whitter	5 mo.	Sept. 16, 1915	Sept. 17, 1915	
Joe Garrette	                Leachville	not listed
	
Harold Woodard Slatton	2 yrs.	Sept. 16, 1915	Sept. 17, 1915	
Mrs. Jennie  sey	        Monette	        Monette
	
Lellin McDonal	17 yrs.	Sept. 17, 1915	Sept. 18, 1915	
F. H. McDonal	        Monette         Macey
	
Darney Palerline Carmack	6 dys.	Sept. 23, 1915	Sept. 24, 1915	C. C. Carmrmack                         Monette	        Mulbery	
Lot: "Mitchals Point"

Mary Taylor Gidcome	3 yrs.	Sept. 28, 1915	Sept. 29, 1915	
J. V. Hancock	                Monette	        Brookland
	
Almer Penrod	4 yrs.	Oct. 7, 1915	Oct. 8, 1915	
H. Woodard	        Not listed	Monette

Infant Pike	not listed	Oct. 8, 1915	Oct. 8, 1915	
M. A. Pike	                Monette	        Monette
Baby of M. A. Pike

Fred Harmon	6 yrs.	Oct. 11, 1915	Oct. 12, 1915	
S. D. Harlon	Yats Snur	Casland	
Ordered by was hard to read

Alice E. Dodson	38 yrs.	Oct. 20, 1915	Oct. 21. 1915	
H. M. Dodson	        Hancoc          Black Oak	

Nelley Potter	22 yrs.	Oct. 20, 1915	Oct. 21, 1915	
John Seals	        Monette	        Macey

Drew Adams	41 yrs.	Oct. 21, 1915	Oct. 22, 1915	
John Adams	        Hancock	        Black Oak
	
Birther Branam	15 mo.	Oct. 23, 1915	Oct. 24, 1915	
Joe Dranam	        Hancock	        Monette
	
Mrs. F. B. Marsh	44 yrs.	Oct. 26, 1915	Oct. 27, 1915	
P. E.                           Marsh   	Monette

Sutherland	2 yrs.	Oct. 27, 1915	Oct. 28, 1915	
Dick Sutherland         Monette	        Monette
	
Will Johnson	21 yrs.	Oct. 28, 1915	Oct. 29, 1915	
J. E. Pollard	        Monette	        Monette
	
Eddy Coleman Wallace	28 yrs.	Oct. 29, 1915	Oct. 31, 1915	
John C. Wallace                 Monette	        Monette
	
Mrs. Vizer Moore	not listed	Oct. 31, 1915	Nov. 1, 1915	John Hastin	                        Hardy Arkansas	Hardy	
Wife of Dr. J. C. Moore

William Henry Patter	7  mo.	Nov. 4, 1915	Nov. 4, 1915	
L. E. Patter	                Monettte        Macey	

John Nathen Adams	17 yrs.	Nov. 5, 1915	Nov. 6, 1915	
J. L. Adams	                Monette	        Black Oak
	
Marvin Wondra Watson	6 yrs.	Nov. 18, 1915	Nov. 18, 1915	
J. W. Watson	                Monette  	Monette
	
Mrs. Dora Sparks	33 yrs.	Nov. 25, 1915	Nov. 27, 1915	
Bob Janes	                Monette	        Monette
	
Cleave Hearan	30 yrs.	Dec. 9, 1915	Dec. 10, 1915	
A. T. Hearan	        Upper Shaw      Black Oak	
top of page stated " by George Golden"

May Graddy	15 yrs.	Dec. 12, 1915	Dec. 13, 1915	
Bud Ringer	        Monette	        Macey	
ed bill was paid by cow on 6-2-1916

John Henry Bates	2 yrs.	Dec. 25, 1915	Dec. 26, 1915	
Nute Nelson	                Hancock         Monette
	
Baby of George Autry		Dec. 26, 1915	Dec. 27, 1915	
Bill Darr	                Monette	        Monette

Mary Stuard Dendy	43 yrs.	Jan. 04, 1916	Jan. 05, 1916	
Dued Steel	                Monette         Black Oak
	
Baby of Less Shipley	not listed	Jan. 15, 1916	Jan. 05, 1916	Less Shipleyette	Monette	

Marshal Nickles	17 yrs.	Jan. 8, 1916	Jan. 9, 1916	
Marvic Nickles	        Upper S         not listed	
secured by  G. G. 

Mrs. Less Shipley	23 yrs.	Jan. 9. 1916	Jan. 10, 1916	
L. H. Shipley	                Monettte        Monette	

Cinthia Gauf	20 yrs.	Feb. 2, 1916	Not listed	
Old man Gauf	        Monette	        Not listed
	
John Francis England	24 yrs.	Feb. 17, 1916	Feb. 18, 1916	
Willice Hill	                Monette	        Macey	
Husband of Amie Lee Hill England by Kaye Wallace

Laid Stotts	4 mo.	Feb. 20, 1916	Feb. 20, 1916	
Jack Stotts	        Monette	        Monette

Little Wilford Garland Magers	2 yrs.	Feb. 21, 1916	Feb. 22, 1916	W. S. Magers	                        Monette 	Macey
	
Henry M. Richardson	40 yrs.	Feb. 29, 1916	Mar. 1, 1916	
J. C. Reavis	                Monette         Monette	
Name of Ordered by was hard to read

James Osker Gauf	1 1/2 Mo.	Mar. 4, 1916	Mar. 05, 1916	J. L. Gauf	                        Monette         Monette
	
Rubby Ninasher	2 Mo.	Mar. 12, 1916	Mar. 12, 1916	
Charles Ninasher	Monette         Black Oak	
Name very hard to read

Feamil Stewart	8 Mo.	Mar. 17, 1916	Mar. 18, 1916	
Will Stewart	        Monette	        Macey
First name very hard to read

Mrs. Luie E. Posey	45 yrs.	Mar. 18, 1916	Mar. 19, 1916	
John Posey	                Monette         not listed
	
Oad Starks	35 yrs.	Mar. 29, 1916	Mar. 30, 1916	
M. A. Pike	        Monette	        not listed
	
William N. Mays	41 yrs.	Apr. 24, 1916	Apr. 24, 1916	
Claud Mays	        Monette	        Black Oak
	
Lee Simpson	8 Mo	May 14, 1916	May 15, 1916	
Edger Simpson	        Monette	        not listed

Mrs. Vannie Ware	30 yrs.	May 28, 1916	May 29, 1916	
Harris Pair	                Monette	        Macey
	
Mrs. Bessie Bailey	20 Yrs.	May 30, 1916	May 31, 1916	
A. J. Pitts	                Monette         Macey	

"Copy right 25 August, 1997, Kaye Wallace, All Rights Reserved."