CENTER CEMETERY


As of September 05, 1983

Location: Fifeteen miles east of Vandervoort on highway 246. (Near the town of old Hartley)
HARRIS, Lloyd M.                          SCHOOLFIELD, Wm. N.
1910-1033                                 Jan 20 1868-Sep 20 1946

RHODES, Matilda C.                        SCHOOLFIELD, Estelle A.
Aug 27 1868-Sep 11 1906                   Mar 16 1887-Dec 25 1969

FAGAN, Mary                               SCHOOLFIELD, P.H.
Sep 07 1905-Sep 08 1905                   Apr 15 1866-Sep 05 1937
(dau of Mr. & Mrs. Ed. Fagan)
                                          SCHOOLFIELD, Sopha L.   
TICE, George D.                           May 15 1881-Mar 20 1932
1888-1962                                 (wife of P.H.)

TICE, Lucy                                SCHOOLFIELD, J.L.
1903-1934                                 Nov 09 1836-Jul 14 1929

TICE, Nellie Mae                          SCHOOLFIELD, Sarah E.
1933                                      Oct 14 1841-Apr 04 1918

BLANTON, W.M.                             SCHOOLFIELD, Ida
Jul 22 1914-Jul 11 1910                   Jun 28 1875-Aug 03 1909
(son of J.F. and M.F.)                    (wife if W.N.)

WRIGHT, Albert                            SCHOOLFIELD, Charles D.
1910-1931                                 1908-1909

WRIGHT, Sam                               SCHOOLFIELD, A.E.
1872-1939                                 Jun 23 1898-Jul 16 1899
                                          (son of Ida and W.N.)
WRIGHT, Mintie
1881-1969                                 CARTER, B.R.
                                          1857-1934
WRIGHT, W.H.
May 08 1905-Nov 11 1971                   Carter, Missouri J.     
                                          McMILLEON
WRIGHT, Sterling D.                       1856-1930
Aug 24 1942-Jul 30 1967                   
SN U.S. Navy, Arkansas                    CARTER, Wm. Butler
                                          d. Jul 19 1968 (73 yrs)
WRIGHT, Jeneala B.                       
Jul 24 1917- blank                        CARTER, Minnie
                                          Mar 18 1889-Aug 29 1960
FLEMENS, Theo
1902-1942                                 CARTER, W.J. (Billie)
                                          1944?
FLEMENS, Ada Jo SCHOOLFIELD
Jul 09 1904-Dec 19 1966
McMILLEON, M.L.                           CARTER, Verbena
Dec 10 1864-Oct 22 1916                   1897-1931
(wife of A.J.)
                                          CARTER, Infant
McMILLEON, A.J.                           1918
May 06 1851-Jan 02 1922                    
                                          RIDLING, Nancy L.       
SNYDER, Jessie Viola                      Apr 10 1844-1889
1883-1970                                 
                                          RIDLING, Chester
GOINS, Virginia                           (no dates)
d. Mar 26 1943
(37 Years)                                RIDLING, Jeff(no date)

LINDQUIST, Della May                      COUNTS, Ben F.
1890-1934                                 1850-1938

LAMSON, Ira Whorton                       COUNTS, Frances C.
Oct 05 1876-Dec 17 1934                   1856-1932

SHARP, Thelma                             COUNTS, Wanda Fern
Jul 17 1911-Nov 12 1918                   Nov 22 1933-Jun 28 1934
(dau of R.L. & S.M.)
                                          FAULKNER, Arnold
SHARP, Jettie                             Jul 22 1891-Jan 25 1980
Mar 12 1917-Nov 10 1918
(son of R.L. & S.M.)                      FAULKNER, Frank
                                          Apr 17 1889-blank
McMELLON, William
1815-1890                                 FAULKNER, Nina
                                          Dec 21 1895-Sep 15 1979
McMELLON, Jane
1817-1892                                 FAULKNER, George
                                          1886-1937
JOHNSON, Ben
1867-1950                                 FAULKNER, Henry
                                          1883-1931
JOHNSON, Sally
1864-1895                                 FAULKNER, Thelma
                                          Jan 1922-Feb 1922
JOHNSON, Lizzie
1875-1912                                 FAULKNER, William R.
                                          1855-1917
WELLS, Roy P.                             
Dec 05 1901-Aug 26 1968                   FAULKNER, Mary C.
(Pvt. U.S. Army)                          1854-1935

MEADOR, Joseph Wilson                     FAULKNER, Ola
Feb 11 1869-Jan 09 1937                   1897-1913

MEADOR, May Curtis                        FAULKNER, Thomas
Jan 10 1874-Nov 20 1934                   1885-1909


BLOCKER, Harry Jack                       FAULKNER, Baby
Aug 01 1898-Jun 15 1973                   Mar 22 1895
(WW1, Pvt. U.S. Army, Texas)

BLOCKER, Mary M.                          FAULKNER, Francis
Dec 15 1908                               1919-1933
                     
MARTIN, Arval                             FAULKNER, Billy F.
May 13 1910-Nov 22 1930                   b. & d. Jan 30 1935

HARRIS, Infant                            WATKINS, John (Aron)*
(no dates)                                Feb 26 1883-Jul 12 1941 
        
LEIN, Frank J.                            WATKINS, C. Pearl*
1870-1961                                 May 28 1887-1967

LEIN, Susanna                             WADKINS, Sarah E. (Leeper)*
1872-1953                                 Sep 05 1844-Oct 15 1937

McCAULEY, W.G.                            WADKINS, John*
Sep 08 1866-Dec 30 1926                   Nov 11 1847-Aug 29 1923
                                          (husb of Sarah E. Leeper)
McCAULEY, Ida                             (son of Martha RIDER WADKINS)
1870-1952
(wife of W.G.)                            WADKINS, Sarah C.* 
                                          Jan 08 1874-Aug 23 1907
McCAULEY, Edker                           (never married)
d. Jun 19 1894                              

McCAULEY, John L.                         WADKINS, Martha (RIDER)*
Apr 11 1896-Feb 15 1918                   May 1822-Oct 16 1905

McCAULEY, Emitt                           WATKINS, Infant Son*
1893-1972                                 1938
                                          (Everett & Delphia)

McCAULEY, Nolus                           WADKINS, James M. *
1897-blank                                Oct 06 1871-Jun 20 1936
(dau of Nan & James WATKINS)              (Husb of Nan WADKINS)

CLARK, Emeline                            WADKINS, Nan E. *
(dates not legible)                       Oct 06 1874-Mar 29 1936
                                          (wife of James WADKINS) 

BROCK, Jim                                WATKINS, Virgie
DEC 23 1909-Oct 08 1981                   May 29 1901-Oct 22 1911
                                          (dau of J.A. & L.A.)

BROCK, Thomas B.                          WATKINS, Columbus J.*
Dec 23 1895-Apr 15 1962                   1886-1970
(Pvt. Co. F. 119 Inf WW1 Ark)

BROCK, Mary F.                            WATKINS, Caro L.*
Feb 22 1921-Oct 29 1921                   1889-1953
BROCK, Birtha M.                          WATKINS, Homer Coyle*
May 10 1925-Nov 19 1928                   May 18 1909-Jul 19 1970

BROCK, J.A.                               WATKINS, Minnie Othella
1871-1922                                 Jul 10 1909-blank *

BROCK, Rachel                             WATKINS, Harold Glen
1874-1949                                 Jul 26 1908-Mar 15 1968

ALLMOND, J.T.                             SANDERS, Roger
Jul 27 1858-Sep 20 1912                   Sep 15 1947-Oct 21 1941

ALLMUND, Esther                           SANDERS, Billie L.
Feb 15 1890-Jun 07 1905                   Jan 02 1947-Jan 06 1947

PARSON, Clarence M.                       SANDERS, Bobbie Jean
1913-1915                                 b. & d. Aug 31 1844

PARSON, Wm. Smiley                        PARSON, Abbigale
Jun 24 1880-Oct 24 1968                   Dec 17 1884-Oct 18 1972


The land for Center Cemetery was donated by Mr. Dick McCAULEY. It
is believed that Nancy L. RIDLING was the forst person buried
here. She was the daugher of Moses Lemuel RIDLING.

According to a Family Bible, The WATKINS and WADKINS are related.
Some changed their names to WADKINS

There are about sixty unnamed graves in the cemetery. One of
which is of the following.

WATKINS, Arminda Delilah (Minda)*
Oct 28 1844 Lumpkin Co. Ga.
Aug 04 1919 Hartley, Polk, Ar.
(wife of Robert Coffman)

According to Tina FANNIN, McCARTY her grandmother is buried in
Hartley, possibly Center Cemetery.

WILSON, Rebecca Jane*
Oct 16 1843/46 Hancock Co. Ind.
Sep 07 1931 Hartley, Polk, Ar.
(wife of Nathan Fannin/g)

** I have more info on these, Cathy Phillips e-mail:
dennis7@gte.net


The following is a death notice taken from the MENA STAR after
September 05, 1983

BABER, Orval Leston
d. Nov 15 1983 (78 years)


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