McDonald Cemetery - Cross County, Arkansas

McDonald Cemetery

Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas

African-American Cemetery, located in the old Tuberville Community, 3 miles west of Parkin, off US Highway 64. The cemetery is on County Road 808, next to the railroad track, and is visible from Highway 64. Evidence of numerous unmarked graves exists.

Transcribed December 27, 2003 by Debbie Yates

Additional information has been taken from an earlier survey by Carolyn Cole,

Sep 14, 1981, for markers that are no longer visible.

E. (concrete block with initial scratched into, next to block with initial “R”)

R. (concrete block with initial scratched into, could also be “P”, and could go with initial “E”.)

BOLDEN, Johnny Lee, Feb 8, 1923 – Jul 21, 2000

COOLEY ??, ___ P., May 21, 1943 – Jul 29, 1999, age 56 (R. S. Lewis Funeral Home, Memphis)

COOPER, Mary B., 1916 – Feb 15, 1954

DAVIS, Juanita, Jan 10, 1904 – Jul 26, 1983, “Husband and Wife” (Double with Charlie Davis)

DAVIS, Charlie, Jan 20, 1911 – Jul 15, 1980, “Husband and Wife” (Double with Juanita Davis)

DIAMOND, Susie, Feb 15, 1898 – Dec 16, 1970

DINWIDDIE, Louis A., 1985 – 2003 (Woodard Funeral Services)

DUNN, Tracy B., Mar 15, 1972 - Nov 1, 1996, age 24 (Woodard Funeral Services)

EDWARD, John D., died Jul 1981, age 76 (marker no longer visible)

GULYARD, Clifton, May 29, 1914 – May 24, 1992, “In Loving Memory from Your Family”

HARRIS, L. H., Apr 24, 1925 – Jul 1, 1989, PFC US Army World War II

HEMPHILL, Mr. Monroe, born Dec 21, 1885, passed Feb 19, 1957

HUGHEY, Ada, died Jan 11, 1970, age 78 (marker no longer visible)

HUGHEY, Jeff, Apr 10, 1886 – Jan 31, 1988

JONES, Floyd Jr., died Oct 1, 1970, age 35 (marker no longer visible)

JONES, Jimmie D., Nov 28, 1933 – Mar 21, 1986, “Beloved Mother”

KAYWOOD, Booker Jr., Mar 18, 1942 – Jan 8, 1990, “Brother”

KAYWOOD, Frank, Sep 20, 1939 – May 25, 1983, SP4 US Army

KIRBY, Mrs. Mae Dean, Jan 2, 1927 – Jul 7, 1999, age 72 yrs, 5 mos, 15 dys (Johnson Funeral Home)

KIRBY, Pamela J., (Jul 13) 1963 – (Apr) 1986, SP4 US Army

MARLOW, Willie L, Nov 25, 1915 – Dec 1969, age 54 (marker no longer visible)

MARLOWE, _____ Levon, died 1999, age 24 (funeral home marker)

MAYWEATHER, Elizabeth M., Jun 26, 1917 – Nov 21, 1994, “In Loving Memory”

McFARRIN, Raddy, May 2, 1911 – Jan 2, 1975

McFEEN, Vina, died Mar 12, 1983, age 60 (marker no longer visible)

MILLER, Ed, Mar 21, 1895 – Aug 5, 1974

MILLER, Irene, Nov 28, 1901 – Nov 29, 1960, age 59

MILLER, Mary E., 1876 – 1943, “Mother”

MITCHEL, Mose, May 20, 1892 – Feb 15, 1954, PVT Co. D 335 SBC BN QMC World War I

NEAL, Lowliva, Dec 31, 1964 – Dec 15, 2002, “In Loving Memory” (Funeral Home Marker reads Lowlivia)

REED, Clarence Jr., 1960 – 1999 (Woodard Funeral Services)

REED, Kenneth Edward Fitzgerald, Dec 13, 1963 – Sep 1, 1991

ROBINSON, L. Maud, 1892 – 1988

RODGERS, Vlar, died Mar 11, 1963, age 84 (Footstone: “At Rest”)

SANDERS, Jessie, Dec 21, 1914 – Apr 13, 1991, “Love, __mily”(the dates and surname have fallen from the marker and are questionable, the given name Jessie and the death of Apr and 91 are all that remains. Additional information has been taken from SSDI, based on Parkin deaths for the given name Jessie)

SHURN, Mattie, Apr 10, 1899 – Feb 4, 1984

SIMMONS, Henry, 1856 – 1928, “Asleep In Jesus”

SMITH, Birtha Lee, May 6, 1892 – Nov 24, 1918

SMITH, Cora L., May 6, 1927 – Apr 17, 1986 (Woodard Funeral Services)

“Her Children Rise Up and Call her Blessed. Her Husband also, and he Praiseth her. W. C.”

SMITH, Cora L., 1927 – 1986

SMITH, Cornelius M., Jan 31, 1986 – May 14, 1986

SMITH, Elder Mel Sr., Jun 1, 1914 – Feb 19, 1973(marker no longer visible)

SMITH, Erma Lee, Feb 26, 1936 – Feb 14, 1992, “In Loving Memory”

SMITH, Lusia, Feb 13, 1927 – Aug 15, 1981, age 54, by Neailis? (letters have fallen, no longer visible)

SMITH, Rev. John, died Aug 13, 1957(marker no longer visible)

SMITH, Travon D., Oct 16, 2001 – Nov 15, 2001 (Gillespie Funeral Home)

SPICY, Calline/Caroline?, Birth 1849, Death 1926, No. 112 1926

VALLEY, Lula, Mar 14, 1891 – Jul 1972 (name written on a pipe)

VAUGHEN, Lue Birtha, Aug 30, 1910 – Oct 24, 1998, age 88 (Wolfe Bros. Funeral Home, West Memphis)

VAUGHN, Major, Apr 15, 1900 – Aug 11, 1980, “At Rest” (SSDI gives birth as Sep 1, 1902)

WEBB, Mrs. Marie, Aug 1, 1918 – Nov 30, 2003, age 85

WEBB, Sid L., Aug 12, 1914 – Dec 3, 1995,

“Beloved Husband of Marie Webb”, “Father of D. C., Queen, Louise”

WALKER, Floyd, Aug 13, 1946 – Jul 23, 1998, “Am I Right or Am I Wrong”

WALKER, James A. Garfield, Mar 28, 1923 – June 28, 1999

WILKERSON, Mrs. Inez, Nov 18, 1920 – May 11, 2003, age 82 (funeral home marker)

WHITE, Little ____ _____, Jan 20, 1995 – Jan 20, 1995, age ?? (Johnson Funeral Home, Wynne)

WILLIS, Laura, 1892 – 1965, “Mother”

WILLIS, Lucion, born 1870, died Jul 20, 1943

WILLIS, Vernell, Mar 22, 19__, age 45 years (Woodard Funeral Services)

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