This cemetery was called Bevens Cemetery in the early years, for the Beven family donated land for the cemetery. The oldest tombstone is marked 1896, but the cemetery was probably used earlier than that date. There are several unmarked graves.
Ronnie Hawes donated additonal land for the cemetery in 1992.
In early spring, there is a clean-up day for the cemetery, Jerry Jacobs is presently (1993) care-taker and his wife, Clara is keeper of the records. They live just south of the cemetery and appreciate any help they can get from people who have family and friends buried there. It is through their efforts that this listing is available.
DIRECTIONS. From intersection of Highway 1 and 14 at the stop sign, take Highway 461 north for 6.2 miles. Turn east on Highway 158 and go 1 mile to Old Military Lane. Turn south on Old Military Lane and continue .3 mile. Cemetery is on the east side of the road.
ARMESTEADT, Chess Laverl, s/o Henry Armesteadt, 50y, born 1955, died Nov. 27, 2005 - Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home BAGGETT, Abe B., born Sep. 23, 1904, died Aug. 23, 1980 BAGGETT, Cecil B., 68y, born Sep. 26, 1913, died Sep. 29, 1981 BAGGETT, Dora Lorraine Burrow, d/o James C. & Clair E. Young Burrow (Mrs. Cecil B.; marr. 10/16/1933), 67y, born Jan. 26, 1913, died Feb. 19, 1980 BAGGETT, Elmer H., born Aug. 4, 1887, died June 21, 1966 BAGGETT, Hattie Lou, born 1913, died 1917 BAGGETT, James, born April 15, 1882, died Sep. 30, 1957 BAGGETT, T. Myrtle (Mrs. Elmer), born June 3, 1891, died July 31, 1976 Children: James, Ann & Patsy BAGGETT, Will, born_______, died_______ BANDY, Rhoda Gray, born Oct. 26, 1855, died Sep. 1944 BARNHILL, Houston, born 1928, died 1982 BARNHILL, Mary (Mrs. Leon), 69y, born 1939, died August 2, 2008 -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home BARNHILL, W.H., born 1906, died 1978 BATY, Cleo, 72y, born March 10, 1941, died May 28, 2013 -Dillinger Funeral Home, Paragould BATY, Phillip Lynn, s/o Cleo & Lottie Bary, 40y, born May 8, 1969, died Sep. 5, 2009 -Dillinger Funeral Home, Paragould BENNETT, Ruby Mae, 75y, born April 25, 1917, died Jan. 10, 1993 BEVENS, Alva J., born Jan. 1, 1850, died March 15, 1909 BOWFIELD, Tho, 76y, born Jan. 19, 1846, died Nov. 16, 1922 CHAINDAY, Lou Vad, born 1934, died 1984 CLAIRDAY, Sr., J.L., 68y, born 1921, died May 15, 1999 CLAIRDAY, Louvada (Mrs. J.L.) born,_______, died_______ CLAY, Altie, dau. of Wm. Clay, born Nov. 16, 1904, died Nov. 23, 1907 CLAY, James, son of Wm. Clay, born Nov. 24, 1906, died Jan. 17, 1907 COLDIRON, John Thomas, 5y, born April 5, 1951, died Feb. 22, 2004 -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home COLE, Betty Lee Petty (Mrs. Billy R.), 68y, born April 15, 1938, died May 27, 2006 -Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home COLE, Dicy B. Roach, born Oct. 31, 1888, died April 19, 1946 CRAWLEY, William A., born Oct. 13, 1921, died Oct. 8, 1975 CRAWLEY, Annie N., born June 21, 1900, died_______ DAY, Clari, born 1961, died_______ DILARD, Bob, born 1880, died 1953 EVERHART, Lester Lee, born Nov. 23, 1933, died April 1, 1988 FALLS, David E., born Sep. 10, 1953, died Sep. 23, 1988 FREEMAN, Ora, born_______, died Nov. 18, 1905 GASAWAY, John W., born Sep. 20, 1857, died Oct. 29, 1902 GASAWAY, Sally, born_______, died_______ GASAWAY, S.E. (Mrs. F.), born April 17, 1842, died Jan. 27, 1906 GASAWAY, James Edwin, son of A.M. & Effie, born Sep. 19, 1904, died May 16, 1910 GASAWAY, Alfred Allen, son of A.M. & Effie, born Oct. 9, 1908, died Feb. 9, ???? GASAWAY, Harve H., born Oct. 23, 1879, died May 4, 1965 GASAWAY, Bertha, born Nov. 3, 1905, died Oct. 5, 1979 GASAWAY, Catherine, born Jan. 25, 1860, died June 17, 1927 GASAWAY, Ray, born June 8, 1900, died July 19, 1975 GRAY, Garman Harrison, born July 11, 1897, died July 24, 1984 GRAY, Ethel Barnhill, born Sep. 24, 1902, died Dec. 16, 1988 GRAY, James, 44y, born Oct. 24, 1851, died Jan. 30, 1896 GRAY, Sarah J., dau. of I.R. & R.A., 22y, 10m, 11d, born March 22, 1875, died Feb. 11, 1896 GREEN, Leroy "Jabo", s/o Erskine R. & Lona M. Roberts Green, 68y, born April 3, 1940, died May 19, 2008 -Emerson Funeral Home, Jonesboro GREEN, Nancy, d/o Albert & Clara Dison Green (Mrs. Leroy "Jabo"), 72y, born April 15, 1940, died Dec. 5, 2012 -Emerson Funeral Home, Jonesboro HARTER, Lone Maie, born July 19, 1895, died May 2, 1899 HAWES, Ann, born 1961, died Jan. 1, 1985 HAWES, Brian Kieth, born Nov. 24, 1978, died March 8, 1987 HIGGINBOTHAM, Jimmy Delane, 69y, (OBIT) born June 17, 1930 at Houlka, MS, died Jan. 10, 2000 HUNT, Enah Dial Huffine (Mrs. Carl), 96y, born 1902, died Dec. 18, 1998, buried Dec. 22, 1998 HUTCHENS, Leon, born_______, died_______ JACOBS, Maude E., born Dec. 20, 1902, died_______ JACOBS, Cora Lee, dau. of T.J. & N.O., born Oct. 20, 1890, died Jan. 30, 1912 JACOBS, Nannie Oliver Beard, (Mrs. T.J.), born April 15, 1861, died Jan. 25, 1935 JACOBS, Thomas Jefferson, born Oct. 5, 1855, died June 5, 1919 JACOBS, Thomas Oliver, born Sep. 4, 1900, died June 12, 1984 JACOBS, (infant) dau. of Jerry & Clara Jacobs, born & died May 17, 1956 JACOBS, Charles David, 42, son of J. & C. Jacobs, born______, died Dec. 20, 1997, buried Dec. 26, 1997 (Several other unidentified members of the Jacob family are buried here) LEWIS, Minnie, born 1877, died 1919 MASON, Offie D., born March 25, 1897, died April 16, 1972 MASON, Herbert, born June 24, 1918, died_______ McCoy, Evelyn Dillard (Mrs. Charles), 84y, born 1873, died June 27, 1957 -Thompson Funeral Home, Trumann MEARS, Garland, born April 17, 1916, died_______ MEARS, Genell, born April 30, 19??, died July 9, 1991 MEGGS, C.M., son of E.B. Meggs, 18y, 6m, born July 8, 1880, died Feb. 10, 1899 MILLER, Bucky Ray, 34y, born March 2, 1968, died Jan. 1, 2003-Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home MITCHELL, Jr. Samuel Buford, s/o Samuel B. Sr. & Katherine E. Higdon Mitchell, 61y, born July 9, 1949, died Nov. 11, 2010 -Emerson Funeral Home, Jonesboro Veteran: USMC Vietnam MOBLEY, Mabel May, born Aug. 24, 1913, died Oct. 27, 1915 PETTY, Stacy Loreise, born 1914, died 1985 PETERS, Allen J., born Feb. 17, 1842, died March 10, 1905 PIERCE, Maxine Elizabeth, born Oct. 7, 1970, died Jan. 15, 1988 PIERCE, Rosalea Mears (Mrs. Bobby Gene Sr.), 67y, born Dec. 21, 1943, died Jan. 17, 2011 -Emerson Funeral Home, Jonesboro PIERCE, Rossie, born_______, died_______ POWELL, Lloyd B., born Jan. 13, 1902, died Sep. 23, 1982 POWELL, Janet, born March 27, 1917, died_______ RANDALL, Jane K., dau. of Mrs. Gadberry, born April 18, 1863, died July 25, 1948 ROACH, James William, born March 16, 1872, died Dec. 6, 1932 ROBERTS, Betty Jacobs, born_______, died_______ ROBERTS, John Wayne, born 1966, died 1972 ROBERTS, Jimmy Leon, born Feb. 22, 1968, died Jan. 15, 1988 SCOTT, Harry, born 1858, died 1936 SCOTT, Stacy, born 1860, died 1937 SUMMERS, Fred Hermas, born March 30, 1904, died Dec. 2, 1986, married June 2, 1928 SUMMERS, Helen J., (Mrs. Fred H.), born Aug. 29, 1910, died_______ SWINDLE, Carolyn S., born Dec. 27, 1940, died_______ SWINDLE, Carolyn Sue Wallis, d/o N.T. & Lillie Wallis (Mrs. Jimmy W.), 60y, born Dec. 27, 1946, died Feb. 21, 2007 Roller-Farmers Union, Jonesboro SWINDLE, Cleatus A., born Jan. 18, 1923, died_______ SWINDLE, Euna P. Stewart (Mrs. Gaylon M.), 84y, born 1917, died Nov. 5, 2001-The Jonesboro Sun, 11-8-2001; Thompson Funeral Home, Trumann SWINDLE, Jimmy Wayne, born July 30, 1945, died Dec. 8, 1986 SWINDLE, Jimmy, bro. of Cleatus, born_______, died 1988 SWINDLE, Lona M.(Mrs. Cleatus), born Oct. 18, 1919, died Dec. 7, 1986 TAYLOR, James Wilson, born 1859, died July 7, 1907 TAYLOR, Mary Elizabeth, born 1872, died Jan. 3, 1982 WARD, Inis Mae, born Jan. 28, 1910, died June 10, 1910 WARE, Jessie Lee, 15y, born 1989, died Jan. 3, 2005 - Thompson Funeral Home, Trumann WEATHEFORD, Charles Lewis, s/o Carter & Gracie Lang Weatherford, 75y, born Aug. 30, 1938, died Aug. 21, 2013 -Thompson Funeral Home, Trumann WEBSTER, Janie (Mrs. John H.), born 1892, died 1966 WEBSTER, John H., born March 12, 1891, died Feb. 17, 1973 Veteran:WWI WEST, Grady C., born Oct. 1, 1917, died Oct. 23, 1970 WEST, Mary Mabel Brooks (Mrs. Grady C.), 79y, born 1924, died June 10, 2003-Thompson Funeral Home, Trumann WILKERSON, Fred, born Aug. 20, 1907, died_______ WILKERSON, James Limul, born Aug. 14, 1875, died March 30,1948 WILKERSON, Laura Finley (Mrs. Fred), born April 8, 1917, died April 15, 1941 WILKERSON, Leona Mae (Mrs. Fred), born June 25, 1917, died Nov. 22, 1972 WILKERSON, Mary, (Mrs. John), born Aug. 21, 1859, died Feb. 12, 1908 WILKERSON, Nellie, dau. of James Limul Wilkerson, born Aug. 1896, died ca 1910 -unmarked grave WILLIAMS, Sherri L. Swindle, d/o Jimmy W. & Carolyn Wallis Swindle (Mrs. Lawrence), 42y, born March 13, 1966, died Sep. 9, 2008 -Emerson Funeral Home, Jonesboro An Indian man, buried without a marker, according to information from Mr. Hawes.