Pilgrim Rest Cemetery #1

East       West

Cemetery Entrance

From Emory – take 69 SE for .9 mi., left on FM 2795 for approx 2.6 mi. take a left on FM 2946, cemetery is about 1.25 miles on your right.

From Tyler/Mineola – take 69 NW to Rains Co. line. Proceed 1.6 mi. and take a right on FM 2795. Proceed 3.5 mi. to 2946 and take a right. Cemetery is about 1.25 miles on the right.

 

West Section

Submitted (with pictures) by Elaine Nall Bay  & Patricia Nall
transcribed September 2002
(beginning at southwest corner)

Sect 1 Row 1-9           Sect 1 row 10-12

      Sect 1 Row 13-15       Sect 1 Row 16 - 18     

            Obits.......Known to be buried               

Section 1 west section - -
Row #1 - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Cooper, Dee Feb 04,1909 Mar 28,1989 -
Cooper, Cloie Mar 01,1904 Mar 26,1989 -
Davis, Richard J. Jan 21,1920 July 22,1993 U.S. Army Air Corps
Empty spot - - -
Barr, Willis C. "Bill" Oct 08,1894 Mar 20,1963 PFC Engineers
World War I
Barr, Lillian Dec 26,1890 Oct 21,1965 w/o Willis C.
Empty spot - - -
Carroll, Francis Marvin Sep 13,1885 May 20,1962 -
Unmarked grave - - male
Yandell, Donnie J. Feb 26,1926 Jan 06,1982 "Son"
Yandell, Odie B. Jan 14,1902 Nov 14,1977 "Papa" h/o Myrtle
Yandell, Myrtle A. Sep 20,1907 Dec 05,1989 "Grandmother"
Yandell, Roy L. 1903 1969 -
Yandell, Gladys O. 1904 ---- -
Hass, Thomas J. Dec 04,1904 July 24,1991 married Dec 22,1934
Hass, Ina Marie Apr 08,1920 Aug 11, 2001 w/o Thomas
Hass, William Taft Sr. Mar 04,1909 Mar 23,1991 -
West gate - - -
Norris, Waymon N. Aug 25,1946 May 20,1964 -
Norris, Eddie 1920 1992 Funeral home marker
Norris, Lophelia 1925 1991 Funeral home marker
Unmarked grave - - Funeral home marker
Sissel, W.O. "Otto" Aug 19,1902 Aug 12, 2001 -
Sissel, Ethel Lee Jun 03,1903 May 17,1982 -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot. - - -
Hass, Edward Bowie Nov 08,1922 Apr 20,1988 U.S. Army
World War II
Hass, Loriace E. July 08,1930 ---- -
Empty spot - - -
Buford, Bert B. Dec 05,1904 Jun 04,1978 -
Buford, Lois Joy May 17,1905 Nov 19,1986 -
Weatherby, Leven Artice "Duck" Dec 01,1903 Oct 30,1985 -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Daubitz, R. Charles Dec 19,1887 Nov 17,1970 -
Daubitz, Cecelia M. Apr 28,1900 May 8,1982 -
Malone, Mary E. - July 16,1994 wife of Joe L. Malone
Cline, Eugene W. 1903 1977 married July 29,1928
Cline, Aurelia 1909 ---- -
Row #2 - - -
Adair, Amanda Renee Mar 19,1981 Aug 15,1997 -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Potts, James Nelon Apr 29,1903 Dec 24,1968 h/o Mattie
Potts, Mattie Dougherty Apr 17,1907 ---- w/o James Nelon Potts
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Shipp - - male
Orbin, Matigan Lee Aug 03, 2000 Oct 05, 2000 -
Row #3 - - -
Doyal, John L. 1888 1961 h/o Irlue
Doyal, Irlue 1904 1978 w/o John
Doyal, Johnny L. III Jan 06,1945 Jan 17,1996 -
Kile, Barry Lynn Aug 19,1945 May 31,1968 -
Kile, Merl Smiley Nov 18,1917 July 3,1998 -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Unmarked grave - - -
A.M. - - -
G.C.M. - - -
B.B.M. - - -
Shipp, Elmer Earl Nov 07,1923 Jan 22,1997 TEC4 U.S. Army World War II
Shipp, Roy McKey Oct 20,1899 July 14,1986 married Nov 22,1921
Shipp, Donna Marie May 11,1903 Apr 16,1990 w/o Roy M
Bone, Elvis Odell Jun 12,1918 May 21,1988  mkr
May 19,1988 - mkr
married Nov 23-1950
PFC U.S. Army
World War II
Bone, Marchetta July 03,1927 ---- w/o Elvis O.
Hass, Harl H. Dec 02,1911 Dec 19,1985 h/o Willie
Hass, Willie Mae July 08,1918 - w/o Harl H.
Hass, Michael Todd July 09,1965 Aug 26,1998 -
D.L.M. - - -
Hass, Harl Dean Apr 06,1938 ---- "Dad" h/o Virginia Lee
Hass, Virginia Lee Aug 28,1940 ---- "Mom" w/o H.D.
Row #4 - - -
Empty spot      
McKay, R.W. "Bill" May 15,1904 July 05,1980 -
McKay, Mamie V. Mar 06,1908 Nov 12,1991 -
Row #5 - - -
McAllister, Robert A. Aug 05,1892 May 20,1965 "Daddy"
McAllister, Reba C. Sep 25,1900 Feb 28,1963 "Mother"
McAllister, J.B. May 06,1927 May 08,1976 PFC U.S. Army  World War II
Nutt, Robbie McAllister Nov 27,1922 ---- w/o Clifton H.
Nutt, Clifton H. Apr 07,1919 Dec 20,1991 CPL U.S. Army World War II
Duke, Elbert L. Nov 07,1896 Apr 19,1967 TX CPL Btry B 133 Filed Arty World War II
Duke, Lillie Mar 14,1903 Oct 01,1971 w/o Elbert L.
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Lumpkins, John H. Jan 22,1919 Sep 28,1998 "Father"
Lumpkins, Larue M. July 27,1918 July 31,1977 "Mother"
Martin, Charles B. Sep 22,1904 Nov 16,1978 w/o Daisy
Martin, Daisy F. Jan 20,1910 Feb 07,1985 w/o Charles
Row #6 - - -
Morgan, Kay Francis Sep 25,1944 Apr 02,1998 -
Adair, Bunk 1903 1965 -
Adair, Rachel 1910 1970 w/o Bunk
Adair, Patsy Ann Jan 22,1941 Apr 13,1997 -
Johnson, Teddie M. Oct 02,1907 Jun 27,1976 -
Matthews, I.N. 1890 1961 -
Matthews, Charlsie J. 1893 1980 -
Unmarked grave - - -
Unmarked grave - - -
Duckett, Harvey P. Feb 03,1878 Jan 16,1963 "Daddy"
Duckett, Elvira Feb 24,1875 Jan 01,1960 "Mother" w/o Harvey
Spence, Will July 30,1885 Oct 08,1964 h/o Dovie
Spence, Dovie Teer Sep 12,1898 Oct 16,1963 w/o Will
Slatter, Julia I. Della Mar 03,1883 Apr 18,1962 w/o William
Slatter, William Julian Oct 16,1874 Sep 05,1963 -
new grave - - FHM
L. P. M. - - -
Shipp, Walter W. Mar 02,1920 May 15,1998 -
Shipp, Glenna Opha July 23,1921 July 09,1985 w/o Walter
V. M.M. - - -
Row #7 - - -
Woodson, Conard Escor Feb 20,1911 May 11,1975 married July 15,1933
Woodson, R. Jewell Murdock Jan 12,1911 Jan 17,1998 w/o Conard E.
Abell, James Linden Aug 11,1920 Mar 28,1988 married July 11,1942 Sgt. US Army, WWII
Abell, Aniece Woodson Dec 30,1921 --- w/o James L.
Robertson, Almo Dewey Feb 02,1904 Jan 01,1985 h/o Velma
Robertson, Velma Woodson Feb 24,1908 May 27,1984 w/o Almo
Row #8      
Abell, James Michael Feb 18,1944 Apr 19,1987 s/o JL & Aniece Abell
Woodson, E.G. "Babe" Mar 05,1883 Apr 04,1963 -
Woodson, Nezzie L. July 30,1887 Apr 12,1965 -
Woodson, Rufus Otha July 06,1914 Jan 07,1997 married Nov 25,1937
Woodson, Mittie Bernice Sep 11,1916 May 05, 2000 -
Woodson, Maj. Jerry Wayne Aug 6,1945 ---- married Aug 28,1965
Woodson, Linda Sue Abernathy Aug 13,1947 ---- w/o Jerry Wayne
Rains, George E. July 24,1973 July 24,1973 -
Adair, Beauford E. Dec 01,1911 Jan 31,1973 -
Adair, Novell Marie Feb 4,1921 July 19,1987 -
Talley, Faye Nell Jan 21,1920 Dec 18,1994 -
Dittman, Carl Feb 28,1908 Dec 18,1967 h/o Myrtle
Dittman, Myrtle Aug 17,1910 Mar 30,1999 w/o Carl
Mills, I. Martin Sr. Feb 05,1909 Nov 16,1987 Husb. Of Jewel
Malone, Lee 1912 1964 -
Malone, Jewell 1912 ---- -
Robbins, Fannie O. 1886 1962 -
Magee, Minnie Etta Nov 17,1895 Jan 15,1968 -
Slatter, Robert D. Jan 18,1879 Nov 10,1959 h/o Maggie
Slatter, Maggie Mar 14,1890 Feb 08,1962 w/o Robert
Kile, Samuel L. 1881 1969 h/o Ettie Z.
Kile, Ettie Z. 1877 1958 w/o Samuel L.
Kile, Darrell E. 1913 1978 -
Prather, Carlton W. "Bill" Oct 19,1921 Aug 26,1974 PVT US Army
Prather, Van 1888 1960 h/o Bessie
Prather, Bessie 1891 1972 w/o Van
Prather, Clifton May 26,1912 Sep 05,1998 married May 31,1934
Prather, Oma Apr 01,1916 Jan 13,1992 w/o Clifton
Burleson, Charley Rex Dec 14,1924 Jan 15,1995 married Nov 12,1949
Pvt. US Army WWII
Burleson, Olena S. Dec 21,1924 Feb 23, 2000 -
Empty spot - - -
L A P - - -
L R P - - -
Marshall, Jimmie R. Jun 23,1926 July 16,1986 -
Row #9 - - -
Hudgins, infant - - -
Hudgins, adult - - -
Unknown, adult - - -
McKay, Bettie - - "Sister"
Adams, Ellen Lowery 1859 1902 "Mother"
Adams, H.D. "Doss" 1855 1902 "Father"
Adams, Henry 1884 1947 "Brother"
Waldrop, Joseph E. 1864 1939 h/o Barcie
Waldrop, Barcie A. 1877 1962 w/o Joseph E.
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Spence, Johnney Jay Mar 30,1937 Mar 30   1937 -
Spence, Joe Paul Mar 20,1939 May 17,1943 -
Spence, Lena Mae Feb 02,1920 Jul 17, 2004 -
Spence, Jerry Pat Feb 19,1948 Dec 28,1994 -
Weatherby, Leven A. Oct 27,1876 Feb 09,1960 -
Weatherby, Affie L. Aug 19,1884 Nov 18,1960 -
Underwood, Jessie 1913 1941 -
Underwood, Rubby 1919 1941 -
Underwood, Alvis 1940 1941 -
Terry, T.F. "Frank" 1890 1945 -
Grindele, Belle Jan 08,1905 Dec 10,1971 -
Martin, Maude Oct 05,1883 Apr 20,1972 -
Martin, Alonzo Mar 27,1888 06-29-1978 h/o Gracie
Martin, Gracie Dec 16,1893 Aug 19,1954 w/o Alonzo
Empty spot - - -
Empty spot - - -
Davis, Richard D. 1892 1946 h/o Bonnie O.
Davis, Bonnie O. 1899 1974 w/o Richard
Burleson, Hallie J. Jun 01,1907 Aug 31,1982 -
Burleson, Silas J. Sep 28,1904 May 28,1960 -
Empty spot - - -
Smiley, Juanita Fay May 05,1913 Feb 20,1997 -
Smiley, John S. 1888 1962 h/o Zelma C.
Smiley, Zelma C. 1891 1969 w/o John S.
B.S.S. - - adult
B.S.S. - - adult
Empty spot - - -
Osborne, Harold Eugene Nov 15,1924 Sep 11,1984 AOM3 U.S. Navy  WW II
Osborne, Ferrel H. 1922 1976 SP3  U.S. Coast Guard WW II
Osborne, William Thomas Aug 08-1879 July 15,1955 "Father"
Osborne, Mattie Lou Sep 23,1883 Nov 23,1985 "Mother"
Osborne, Poston F. Jun 24,1912 Nov 02,1936 -
Osborne, James Lester Apr 01,1907 July 30,1965 Texas Sgt 3706 Base Unit AAf World War II
Thompson, John G., M.D. Oct 01,1918 Aug 02,1980 U.S. Navy
Thompson, R. Alene Oct 28,1918 ---- w/o John G.
Osborne - - Concrete block
Robertson, Esta Adair 1936 1988 "Poppy"
Adair, Matt Benson Nov 25,1913 Apr 25,1996 "Our Daddy"
Adair, Burl Burron Dec 30,1917 Jan 6, 2001 married Feb 19,1944 "Father"
Adair, Melba M. Bell Aug 05,1924 ---- "Mother"

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