Poinsett Co.Cemeteries

Clampit Cemetery


Submitted by Judy McGee


The Clampit Cemetery at one time was known as the Bedwell Graveyard. On March 30, 1908 William R. Clampit and his wife Rebecca C. Clampit sold 75 acres to Joe Speaks, with the exception of five acres to be known as the Bedwell Graveyard. According to a Modern News article on July 31, 1914, there was to be a graveyard working at the Bedwell Graveyard at the Clampit place near Whitehall.
The earliest known marked graves are those of Fannie P. Killough who died in December of 1845 and John G. Killough who died in January of 1846.

DIRECTIONS. At the stop sign at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 14, take Highway 1 south and go 7.4 miles to Wiley Crossing Road. Turn east off Highway 1 at the Clampit Cemetery sign onto McDermott Road. Go 1.5 miles to the cemetery which is located at the end of this road.



BAKER, Maria T. (Mrs. Tobe), born 1850, died Oct. 4, 1922

BELL, Mollie (Mrs. S.T.), born 1889, died July 25, 1920

BROOKS, Fannie (Mrs. W.A.), born Oct. 8, 1852, died Aug. 18, 1923
BROOKS, James A., born Dec. 23, 1835, died Oct. 29, 1894
BROOKS, Mattie (Mrs. James A.), born Dec. 6, 1844, died Jan. 31, 1893
BROOKS, W.A., born Aug. 1, 1846, died Feb. 9, 1912

BURNETTE, Della (Mrs. J.L.), born Nov. 18, 1871, died Nov. 17, 1923

CALDWELL, Etta E. Parker, born 1878, died 1895

CROFT, Effie (Mrs. E.O.), born 1886, died 1971
CROFT, Rev., E.O., s/o Everette & Ena Croft, born 1888, died 1961
CROFT, Joe, born_______, died_______

ESKRIDGE, Alvin "Hot", born Aug. 22, 1935, died April 9, 1979
ESKRIDGE, A.S., born April 4, 1857, died Jan. 2, 1924
ESKRIDGE, Ellen (Mrs. A.S.), born May 5, 1856, died Dec. 4, 1938
ESKRIDGE, Estella Millbrook (Mrs. Floyd, Sr.), 83y, born 1922, died Oct. 15, 2005  -Woodard Funeral Service, Wynne
ESKRIDGE, Sr., Floyd, s/o Melvin & Lula C. Eskridge, D88y, born May 26,1918, died March 5, 2007  -Woodard Funeral Service, Wynne
ESKRIDGE, Ida Mae, born May 10, 1934, died March 1987
ESKRIDGE, James "Jim", s/o Melvin & Lula C. Eskridge, 78y, born June 15, 1931, died Nov. 6, 2009  -Woodard Funeral Service, Wynne
ESKRIDGE, Jr., Jim, born & died 1882
ESKRIDGE, Kermit, s/o Melvin & Lula C. Eskridge, 41y, born Dec. 27, 1924, died March 17, 1966
                  Veteran: IL Pvt. US Army
ESKRIDGE, Ludie, born 1895, died 1897
ESKRIDGE, Lula C. (Mrs. Melvin "Mett"), born June 17, 1896, died Feb. 10, 1980
ESKRIDGE, Marie (Mrs. Pheward), born 1901, died 1974
ESKRIDGE, Martha Marie Abraham, 74y, born 1938, died Jan. 23, 2013  -Woodard's Wynne Funeral Home
ESKRIDGE, Melvin "Mett", born April 10, 1889, died March 17, 1970
ESKRIDGE, Mitchell, s/o Melvin & Lula C. Eskridge, 87y, born 1923, died March 9, 2010  -Johnson Funeral Home, Wynne
ESKRIDGE, Nancy, 49y, born 1960, died Oct. 23, 2009  -Woodward Funeral Home, Wynne
ESKRIDGE, Pheward, born Feb. 22, 1900, died Dec. 17, 1965
ESKRIDGE, Thomas Vanoy, s/o Melvin & Lula C. Eskridge, 81y, born Dec. 16, 1920, died Sep. 1, 2002-Johnson Funeral Home, Wynne

FAIR, Ellen Croft d/o Everette & Ena Croft (Mrs. Wilford), 94y, born 1913, died Dec. 22, 2006  -Woodard Funeral Home, Jonesboro
FAIR, Wilford, 10y, born Oct. 20, 1885, died March 5, 1895

GRISSOM, Ozell, born June 1, 1924, died Nov. 17, 1944
                  Veteran: Ark Pvt 371 Inf WWII

HARRIS, Archie Lee, born Sep. 22, 1937, died Aug. 25, 1995
HARRIS, Sr., Johnny V., born Feb. 28, 1938, died July 1989
HARRIS, Robert A., born 1932, died 1989

IRVING, Autry, born Aug. 29, 1898, died Jan. 5, 1969
IRVING, Isaiah Zachary, born Jan. 15, 1866, died Nov. 25, 1947
IRVING, Jordan, born Nov. 18, 1894, died Oct. 10, 1920
                  Veteran: Pvt. 162 Depot Brig WWI
IRVING, Ophelia Stafford (Mrs. Isaiah Zachary), born May 5, 1875, died April 28, 1952

JOHNSON, William, born 1829, died March 1910

JONES, L.D. (Mrs. J.P.), 43y,4m,24d, born Aug. 29, 1840, died Jan. 23, 1904
JONES, Susan C. Harrison (Mrs. Isaac L.), 42y, born 1868, died March 12, 1904

KILLOUGH, Elig, born June 23, 1874, died June 28, 1878
KILLOUGH, John G., born_______, died Jan. 1846
KILLOUGH, Joseph, born Nov. 2, 1862, died March 2, 1864
KILLOUGH, Fannie P., born_______, died Dec. 1845

KING, Jr., William Edward, born 1929, died_______

McCOY, Alberta B., d/o Everett & Ena Croft (Mrs. James C., Sr.), born Jan. 19, 1922, died May 12, 1990
McCOY, Sr., James C., born Oct. 24, 1928, died Feb. 7, 1988

McCULLEY, Francis A.H., born Dec. 25, 1855, died June 14, 1881

McGILL, Herman, born Aug. 8, 1906, died May 20, 1967

McKINNEY, Archa, born 1818, died June 5, 1900
McKINNEY, Caroline, born 1815, died July 1878
McKINNEY, J.R., born Dec. 26, 1847, died_______
McKINNEY, J.T., born June 30, 1867, died Feb. 7, 1891
McKINNEY, Malendy, born 1821, died July 10, 1899

PARKER, Infant s/o Sidney & Audney Whiteside Parker, born & died 1916/17
PARKER, Audney Whiteside (Mrs. Sidney A.; w#1). born_______, died 1916/17
PARKER, David Rufus, son of James R. & Mary A. Smith Parker, born 1869, died 1935
PARKER, Essie Marie Faulkner (Mrs. Sidney A.; w#2), dau. of Robt. J. & Georgia A. Aston Faulkner, born July 28, 1898, died Sep. 20, 1993
PARKER, James Rufus, born 1862 in AL, died 1930
PARKER, Mary Ann Smith (Mrs. James R.), born Nov. 22, 1860, died Feb. 1906
PARKER, Mary Jane "Mollie" Taylor (Mrs. David Rufus), born 1874, died 1963
PARKER, Sidney Acue, son of Jas. Rufus & Mary A. Smith Parker, born Nov. 6, 1888, died March 15, 1939
PARKER, Titus A.,son of Sid A. & Essie Faulkner Parker, born Sep. 12, 1926, died May 21, 1937

RAY, Leslie G., born Oct. 4, 1898, died Sep. 7, 1899

RICHMOND, Essie Mae Croft, d/o Everett & Ena Croft, 84y, born 1919, died May 7, 2003-Wilson Funeral Home, Osceola
RICHMOND, Allen, born June 4, 1912, died July 24, 1978

SCOTT, Myrtle, born 1914, died 1971

SHELTON, Andrew, (hus. of Matilda), born April 1, 1850, died Jan. 18, 1916
SHELTON, Andy, born Jan. 11, 1905, died Feb. 14, 1973
SHELTON, Charley, born_______, died 1912
SHELTON, Clifford T., 78y, born 1933, died Feb. 4, 2012  -Woodard Funeral Service, Marked Tree
SHELTON, Daniel, born 1872, died 1923
SHELTON, Jr., Daniel, born June 28, 1916, died Oct. 7, 1981
SHELTON, Eliza (Mrs. Charley), born 1848, died Jan. 25, 1897
SHELTON, Leo, born Aug. 17, 1906, died Jan. 1, 1985
SHELTON, Levester, born Jan. 13, 1946, died Oct. 14, 1993
SHELTON, Lucy, dau. of A.S., born May 27, 1885, died Oct. 1896
SHELTON, Mary L., dau. of A.S., born April 30, 1882, died Aug. 20, 1887
SHELTON, Ruth (Mrs. Nathan), born July 4, 1891, died Dec. 17, 1917
SHELTON, Waymon, son of A.S., born March 3, 1892, died June 16, 1897
SHELTON, Willis M., 80y, born 1917, died 1997

STAFFORD, Daniel Jackson, born Dec. 22, 1816, died Dec. 25, 1880
STAFFORD, Fannie Hester, dau. of J.A. & E.A. Stafford, 7y,4m,4d, born Oct. 27, 1876, died March 31, 1884
STAFFORD, Fred, born April 26, 1898, died July 10, 1956
STAFFORD, Hester Ann (Mrs. Daniel Jackson), 60y,9m,23d, born July 15, 1823, died May 8, 1881
STAFFORD, J.D., born Aug. 2, 1861, died April 1, 1913
STAFFORD, Jordan, 65y, born 1843, died March 16, 1908
STAFFORD, Julia, born Jan. 1, 1889, died May 15, 1896
STAFFORD, Matilda (Mrs. Fred), born July 23, 1902, died Aug. 12, 1973
STAFFORD, Nannie V., born_______, died_______
STAFFORD, Rosie (Mrs. Jordan), born_______, died_______

STOTTS, Guy, born_______, died July 10, 1918

STUBBS, W.M., born_______, died Feb. 18, 1913

SUMMERELI, J.T., born July 2, 1875, died Sep. 20, 1893
SUMMERELI, William T., born May 9, 1853, died April 24, 1909

TAYLOR, Eliza A. (Mrs. Joseph), born Feb. 16, 1843, died July 12, 1899

WILLIAMS, Della (Mrs. Clayborn), born_______, died_______

WYNNE, B.W. (hus. of Silva), born March 1, 1864, died July 13, 1917
WYNNE, Connie L. (Mrs. Willie L.), born June 27, 1901, Dec. 7, 1993
WYNNE, Richard, born 1939, died 1995
WYNNE, Willie L., born April 5, 1903, died April 2, 1987