Bethel Cemetery


Submitted by Judy McGee

 
NOTE:
- Some information has been added to aid research and is not found on the grave markers.
 

John M. Harris (a widower) on September 2, 1905 deeded 2 1/2 acres for $1.00 to the Trustees of Bethel Baptist Church for a neighborhood burying ground.
John M. Harris was the son of William Henry Harris and Jane Posey Copeland Harris. He was the grandson of William H. Harris, first Judge of Poinsett County and Susanna Roberts Harris who began the Harris settlement 1 mile south of Harrisburg.
The oldest monument at the cemetery is that of Jesse D. Harris who died in 1883.

DIRECTIONS. At the intersection of Highways 1 and 14 , take Highway 1 south for 2.1 miles. Turn east at the Bethel Church sign and go .1 mile. Turn south on Old Military Lane for about 100 yards and turn east on Vinson Road which is across from Bethel Baptist Church and go .5 mile. Turn south after stone house on the right and continue up the hill to the cemetery.




ALBRIGHT, Alva M., born April 10, 1898, died Feb. 5, 1963
ALBRIGHT, Ollie M., born July 7, 1892, died April 8, 1964

AUSTIN, Lincoln, born 1892, died 1975
AUSTIN, Mattie, born 1900, died 1974

BELL, Eliza (Mrs. John H.), born Aug. 25, 1871, died Dec. 7, 1934
BELL, John H. born Nov. 10, 1872, died March  10, 1927
BELL, Lawrence Sidney, son of John H. Bell, born Oct. 12, 1910, died Oct. 28, 1910

CHAMBLISS, Leslie Arlene Condra, dau. of Arvel L. & Dortha N. Reese Condra, 48y, born June 23, 1953, died Feb. 6, 2002-The Jonesboro Sun, 2-9-2002; Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home

CONDRA, Albert L., born April 3, 1887, died Jan. 30, 1934
CONDRA, Arvel L., son of Albert L. & Elizabeth C. Harris Condra, Jan, 9, 1921, died Oct. 13, 1972
                   Veteran: BM1 US Navy WWII
CONDRA, Beatrice L., born Nov. 10, 1930, died June 4, 1941
CONDRA, Cecil E. "Buster" s/o Harry E. & Mary A. Parks Condra, 52y, born 1952, died Nov. 15, 2004  -Weston Funeral Home, Harrisburg
CONDRA, Charles M., s/o Geo. W. & Mattie Leaptrot Condra, 88y, born Feb. 1, 1884, died March 13, 1972
CONDRA, Dortha N. Reese (Mrs. Arvel L.), born Oct. 10, 1924, died Nov. 13, 1993
CONDRA, Earlene, born Aug. 25, 1948, died Aug. 26, 1948
CONDRA, Elizabeth C. Harris (Mrs. Albert L.), dau. of Calvin H. & Martha Walker Harris, born Dec. 21, 1891, died Nov. 2, 1912
CONDRA, Harry E. "Nick", born Feb. 3, 1915, died Feb. 10, 1996
CONDRA, Lewis M., son of Chas. M. & Nora Jones Condra, born June 25, 1920, died April 19, 1945
                  Veteran: 42 mos. of service, died of wounds WWII
CONDRA, Mary A. Parks (Mrs. Harry E.), born Aug. 21, 1935, died May 31, 1996
CONDRA, Nora Jones (Mrs. Charles M.), born Dec. 30, 1889, died Jan. 15, 1951

DAVIS, Betty Jewel Thomas (Mrs. Deward Denton Davis, 71y, born Feb. 26 1928, died March 2, 1999, buried March 4, 1999
DAVIS, Deward Denton, born June 21, 1925, died April 1, 1997
                  Veteran: MM3 U.S. Navy WWII
DAVIS, Edna Jo "E.J." Lawrence, d/o Orville "Pete" & Lee Helen Lawrence, 59y, born 1946, died April 13, 2005  Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home, Wynne
DAVIS, Phillip, s/o Deward D. & Betty J. Thomas Davis, 46y, born Jan. 8, 1965, died July 1, 2011
DAVIS, Terry, s/o Harold H. & Mary E. Harris Davis, 54y, born Aug. 29, 1955, died May 3, 2010  -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home

DECKLEMAN, Mary Embry Hunt (h#1,Mrs. Wm. C. Hunt; h#2, Deckleman), 90y, born April 19, 1923, died May 16, 2013  -Jackson’s Funeral Home, Harrisburg


EASTIN, Billy James, son of Elias R.S. & Irene Williams Eastin, born Oct. 11, 1929, died April 17, 1992
                  Veteran: USAF
EASTIN, Irene Williams (Mrs. Elias R.S.), dau. of Cecil J.A. & Frances C. Harris Williams, , born May 10, 1908, died Feb. 19, 1988
EASTIN, Elias Rhea Steven, son of Wm. H. & Daisy E. Wineinger Eastin, born May 4, 1901, died Feb. 17, 1992
EASTIN, Wanda Mae (Mrs. Roy Max), born June 18, 1938, died Sep. 4, 1996

HARRIS, (infant), born & died 1920
HARRIS, Benjamin "Ben" F., son of Benj. F. & Mary M. Molder Harris, born 1889, died 1975
HARRIS, Bertha M. (Mrs. Calvin C.), born June 2, 1899, died Jan. 7, 1968
HARRIS, B.F., born April 12, 1921, died Sep. 29, 1922
HARRIS, Calvin Henry, son of John M. & Catherine Stancell Harris, born Oct. 26, 1866 at Harrisburg, died Nov. 1925
HARRIS, Calvin Cleveland, son of Benj. F. & Mary M. Molder Harris, born April 1, 1892, died Feb. 5, 1984
HARRIS, Donnie L., born Sep. 4, 1890, died May 29, 1967
                  Veteran: Ark Pvt. Co A SCH TRPS Inf WWI
HARRIS, Grover Garland, son of John M. & Nancy E. Conn Harris, born 1885, died 1961
HARRIS, John Dewey, son of Benj. F. & Mary M. Molder Harris, born Aug. 20, 1896, died Jan. 16, 1983
HARRIS, Jesse D., born_______, died 1883
HARRIS, Lillie Mae, born 1890, died 1951
HARRIS, Martha Walker (Mrs. Calvin H.), dau. of Elisa & Elizabeth Coffey Harris, born Aug. 1866, died June 1941
HARRIS, Mittie C., dau. of W.C. & V.E. Harris, born Sep. 1, 1869, died Aug. 22, 1870
HARRIS, Ralph J., 69y, born 1929, died Jan. 15, 1999, buried Jan. 18, 1999
                  Veteran:US Navy
HARRIS, W.E., born April 29, 1874, died Oct. 12, 1956
HARRIS, Willie M. (Mrs. Grover G.), born 1887, died 1969

HAYS, Henry A., born May 30, 1814, died April 13, 1876

HOLMES, Dortha Nell Reese, d/o Elmer & Verda R. Blunt Reese (Mrs. Jack), born Oct. 10, 1924, died Nov. 13, 1993 -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home


HUNT, infant s/o of Thos. Wayne & Mildred. E. Dunn Hunt, born Dec. 30, 1937, and died Jan. 6, 1938
HUNT, Bobby Hamilton, son of Ira W. & Lora H. McCulley Hunt, born Dec. 29, 1934, died Nov. 9, 1995
                  Veteran: T Sgt USAF Korea-Viet Nam
HUNT, John N., son of Thos. Wm. & Laura E. Hunt Hunt, born 1897, died 1969
HUNT, Ira Walter, son of Thos. Wm. & Laura E. Hunt Hunt, (OBIT) born Oct. 1904, died Feb. 1988
HUNT, Laura Etta Hunt (Mrs. Wm. Thomas), dau. of John M. & Betty Conn Hunt, born April 10, 1879, died Sep. 4, 1951
HUNT, Lonnie Allen, son of Ira W. & Lora H. McCulley Hunt, born Oct. 18, 1942, died June 27, 1984
                  Veteran: T Sgt. USAF  Viet Nam
HUNT, Lora Hazel McCulley (Mrs. Ira W.), dau. of John H. & Martha E. Grant McCulley, (OBIT) born Sep. 1904, died Sep. 1980
HUNT, Melvin R., born May 26, 1876, died Oct. 16, 1937
HUNT, Mildred E. Dunn (Mrs. Thos. Wayne), 91y, born March 26, 1916, died July 15, 2007  -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home
HUNT, Thomas, bro. of Harry Rice, 82y, born 1871, died July   -The Trumann Democrat, Friday, July 24, 1953
HUNT, Thomas Wayne, son of Thos. Wm. & Laura E. Hunt Hunt, born April 10, 1910, died May 29, 1984
HUNT, William Thomas, born Jan. 8, 1871, died July 16, 1953
HUNT, William Clay, son of Thos. Wm. & Laura E. Hunt Hunt, born April 23, 1914, died May 27, 1989

ISOM, George S., born 1905, died 1977
ISOM, Ruby Nell, born 1930, died 1998
ISOM, William Eugene, born 1932, died 1971
ISOM, Winnie R., born 1908, died 1984

JONES, John W., born 1894, died 1950
JONES, Sue Moore (Mrs. John W.), dau. of Jas. E. & Minda Molder Moore, born Sep. 23, 1902, died June 9, 1981

LOWE, Ben, born Dec. 28, 1896, died Nov. 5, 1964
                  Veteran: Ark Pvt. Depot SVC Co ASC  WWI
LOWE, Ellen (Mrs. Ben), born March 28, 1900, died April 21, 1984

MITCHELL, Elmer Anderson, born July 15, 1902, died April 11, 1968
MITCHELL, Johnny R., s/o Elmer A. & Naomi M. Moulder Mitchell, 80y, born Sep. 4, 1932, died April 20, 2013  -Jackson’s Harrisburg Funeral Home
MITCHELL, Naomi Mary Moulder (Mrs. Elmer Anderson), born July 7, 1903, died Feb. 10, 1985
MITCHELL, Wilma "Polly" Ross, d/o Wm. L. & Zetra E. Ward Ross (Mrs. Johnny R.), 65y, born 1942, died June 15, 2007  -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home

MOORE, Sr., James Everett, son of Wm. H. & Martha C. Hays Moore, 55y, born 1866, died July 26, 1922
MOORE, Nancy Arminda "Minda" Molder (Mrs. Jas. Everett Sr.), dau. of Wm. Parson & Eliza Anna R. Jones Molder,   (Chart) born Oct. 22, 1868, died July 7, 1951
MOORE, Ruth M., dau. of Jas. E. & Minda Molder Moore, born July 7, 1900, died Dec. 14, 1903

MORGAN, Dora Hunt, born Feb. 20, 1905, died March 1, 1973

MOULDER, Claude Russell, son of Jas. B. & Frances Barber Moulder, born Aug. 5, 1910, died Sep. 19, 1972
MOULDER, Fannie Barber (Mrs. James B.), born Sep. 3, 1875, died July 25, 1963
MOULDER, George E., son of Jas. B. & Frances Barber Moulder, born May 20, 1902, died Aug. 19, 1902
MOULDER, Gordon, son of Jas. B. & Fraces Barber Molder born Jan. 24, 1906, died June 21, 1994
                  Veteran: US Army WWII
MOULDER, James Buchanan, son of Wm. P. & Eliza A.R. Jones Moulder,   (Chart)  born 1871, died 1950
MOULDER, Leland Phillips, son of Jas. B. & Frances Barber Molder, born Nov. 20, 1897, died Aug. 15, 1977
MOULDER, Wilburn James, son of Jas. B. & Frances Barber Moulder, born March 10, 1908, died March 13, 1990

NEELY, Carlee Patricia Harris (Mrs. Floyd A.), d/o  born 1915, died 1982
NEELY, Sr., Floyd Adrin, born 1901, died 1975

PAGE, George Robert, born June 9, 1927, died July 21, 1964
                  Veteran: Ark S2 USNR WWII
PAGE, Ollie Marie (Mrs. Jimmie C.), dau. of Leonard & Ina E. Garrett Yarbrough, 46y, born 1956, died Feb. 28, 2002-The Jonesboro Sun, 3-2-2002; Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home

PARKS, Cecil, born 1913, died 1969

PIPPINGER, Infant son of H.L. & A.E. Pippinger, born & died Dec. 31, 1929
PIPPINGER, Alma E. (Mrs. Harry L.), born 1903, died 1989
PIPPINGER, Harry L., born Dec. 25, 1896, died Sep. 20, 1944
                  Veteran: Ark Pvt. US Army
PIPPINGER, James, born June 5, 1899, died Nov. 23, 1930
PIPPINGER, Mary Sue (Mrs. James), born Nov. 17, 1902, died Feb. 26, 1929

REYNOLDS, Phinn H., born April 19, 1908, died July 14, 1983
REYNOLDS, Ruby Marie Wright (Mrs. Phinn H.; marr. 07/18.1927), 97y, born Aug. 15, 1911, died Nov. 2, 2008  -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home

SETTLE, Rev., T.J., born March 21, 1841, died March 30, 1905

TARRANT, Birdie Anderson (Mrs. Frank C.), born 1879, died 1946
TARRANT, Frances Everette (Mrs. Felix W.), born Dec. 9, 1919, died_______
TARRANT, Franklin Caldwell, born 1865, died 1941
TARRANT, Felix Woodrow, born June 27, 1919, died Oct 22, 1988
                  Veteran: US Army WWII
TARRANT, Phillip W., born June 17, 1951, died June 9, 1975
TARRANT, Michael, born June 18, 1951, died June 19, 1951
TARRANT, Rubin Franklin, born Aug. 3, 1910, died Jan. 8, 1978
TARRANT, Vernon, born 1915, died 1934

TAYLOR, Marie Yow Stacey, (Mrs. Claude) dau. of Oscar & Margaret Stacey , 73y, born Aug. 22, 1925 in Alcorn Co., MS, died Oct. 19, 1998, buried Oct. 21, 1998  -

THOMAS, Charles Tucker, born 1867, died 1950
THOMAS, James Jeff, born Nov. 26, 1899, died Dec. 6, 1969
THOMAS, Josie Tarrant (Mrs. Jas. J.), dau. of Franklin C. & Birdie Anderson Tarrant, born Sep. 14, 1900, died May 21, 1982


WILLIAMS, Cecil J., born 1884, died 1949
WILLIAMS, Eugene James, son of Cecil & Frankie Harris Williams, born Jan. 4, 1910, died Oct. 26, 1987
WILLIAMS, Frances Carolina Harris (Mrs. Cecil J.), born Jan. 10, 1888, died March 5, 1920
WILLIAMS, Lura Grace Casebier (Mrs. Eugene James), dau. of Monroe & Susan Tate Casebier, born April 25, 1911, died March 14, 1992

WRIGHT, Martha Lou Thomas, d/o Jeff Thomas, 34y, born March 13, 1923, died Nov. 28, 1957 I> -The Trumann Democrat, Thursday, December 5, 1957
WRIGHT, Martha, born_______, died_______

YOW, Albert J., born May 15, 1952, died May 26, 1952
YOW, Kathaleen M. "Kathie", born Jan. 15, 1950, died April 28, 1950