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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