Pine Ridge Cemetery,
Montgomery County, Arkansas

Montgomery Co. ARGenWeb Project

The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located just out of Pine Ridge. Highway 88, the Oden to Mena roadruns through Pine Ridge, a rural community, in northwestern Montgomery County, AR. This cemetery was known as the Waters Cemetery until the community's name was changed to Pine Ridge in 1936. The cemetery is on land donated by George D. Drain. Take the Old Waters Highway between the 'Lum 'n' Abner' museum/store and the outhouse, behind the store, half mile to the Pine Ridge Baptist and Union Churches. This large well maintained cemetery is located on the left side of the road. The old section of the cemetery transcribed by me, Olwyn, over Thanksgiving week 2003. Took five hours of intense work. At least 565 graves
On Find a Grave as of Nov. 2010 475 interments listed.
Aug 22 2024 Findagrave has 553 records and down to 552 records as one gentleman's record was in the wrong Pine Ridge Cemetery. 90% photographed. 2% gps. 9 open photo requests.

 99% of the graves are marked, previously unmarked graves (66) all have small rectangle granite stone, 
Asize of a brick, with the appropriate surname etched. The first grave in cemetery, (20g),  Mary Roden 1880-1886 is marked with a headstone and cedar tree right in the middle of the cemetery.  Mary had asked to be buried under a tree near the school house. It was her favorite play spot and the cemetery grew around her grave.  Before that the abandoned Sims family cemetery served the community.

Only a couple of field stones in the Pine Ridge Cemetery remain. Over the cyclone fence there was only one obvious field stone and a couple of white quartz stones. There are 38 veterans buried here including 5f. Wm. Grady who served in the Sp. Am. War.  The cemetery was re-walked by me to check transcription during Spring Break mid March 2004. Daffodils blooming and iris were up.

The cemetery books transcriptions are in aphetically order, lists 25 additional graves mostly infants, and additional details e.g. many maiden names. The group of EH ladies who initially transcribed the cemetery in 1986 were familiar with the families in the community enabling them to note additional information and they made very few mistakes when comparing my cemetery transcription with the books. Printing:  21 pages with portrait orientation. Printing landscape will give you some addition information found on the headstones.

As you walk through the gate Row 1 starts in the right hand corner and heads straight back. All the rows were transcribed in the same direction front to back. The new section is about the last three rows and the headstones along the new fence in the L. 
Note from 10th Aug. 2024. My row numbers are not related to the row numbers at the cemetery. A few of the headstones are now underground and some are now unreadable.

Row 1
Irises
a Warrington	Winston Darwin	1951-1953	Our Baby was for too sweet to linger long
b Warrington	Arthur R	1915-1971			In God's Care
b Warrington	May Dean	1924-1953			
c blank		A
d Frye		Clarence	1925-1945			flat stone, nearly covered with grass
e New		William "Bill"	Mar 7 1917-Nov 9 1996		Veteran Pvt US Army WWII 
  New		Grace B		Dec 31 1919			photo m. April 12 1941 Parents of Wm Lee & Wilma Sue
f New		William Lee	Mar 4 1942-Feb 25 1960	He was the sunshine of our home
g		A
h		A

i Barrett	George 		1892-1967			In Loving Memory
  Barrett	Birdie		1900-1995

Row 2
a Titsworth	Harold Gene	Aug 27 1932-Jul 17 1997		Mary & Harold m. Aug 29 1914	In Gods Hands. Veteran CPL US Army Korea
b New		Ross J		1922-1965			In Loving Memory  Mason
c New		H.S.		1913-1948			Gone from our house but not forgotten from our hearts
d Kelly		Mickey		1943-1943			Infant s/o Enos Kelly	At Rest
e McKinzie	Walter		1927-1938			s/o Mr & Mrs S.A. McKinzie
f McKinzie 	Samuel		1890-1969
f McKinzie	Vera		1893-1982			In loving memory
g Spurling	Sandra K	Feb 20 1952-Oct 19 1977		Gone but not forgotten
h New		Carl		Jan 17 1920-Jan 24 1972
h New 		Lorene		July 6 1927-
i Fricker	A	
j Fricker	A
k Terry		3 graves	(2 adults 1 child)
l Monson	Frances 	Oct 14 1912-Mar 13 1991		Mother	Billinglsy F.H.M.
	
Row 3

seven concrete posts 2 ft high with Ratliff inscribed on each. Irises around each post.
a Ratliff	Amanda E	May 11 1867-Nov 3 1946
b Ratliff	M.E. (Boots)	Mar 15-1870-Aug 19 1940
c Ayres		Goldie 		Sept 5 1901-July 13 1972
d Hicks		S.E. "Phrona"	Oct 21 1856-Jan  1 1946
d Hicks		Z.T. "Zack"	Jan 15 1849-Aug 16 1938		In loving memory by your grandchildren
e New		Dave		1893-1942			Our darling
e New		Jimmie		1894-1994
f New		Emogean		1927-1932			Our darling
g Gillan	Elizabeth	1875-1955			At Rest
h Holiday	A
h Liles		Thomas		Feb 14 1940-Jul  8 1998		Veteran SP4 US Army
i Liles		Ruth Lavon	Oct  9 1935-Oct 21 1935
j Liles		Guy R		Sep 22 1911-Apr 26 1954	
k Liles 	Ethel M		Oct 24 1914-Jun 16 1998	

l Bain		Frances J.	Jan 30 1944-Dec 19 1991	 	Billingsley Funeral Home Marker
l Bain		Thurman E.	Oct 24 1926-
m 		A

Row 4
a Harrison	John C		Aug 4 1908-Jun 23 1975		footmarkers Joe and Opal
a Harrison	Opal R		Apr 5 1907-Nov 25 1986		At Rest
b Ratliff	John Ross	Dec 14 1896-Jan 6 1964		Veteran AR S2 US Army WW1 USNRF	father
c Ratliff							large tree at the head if grave
d Gillean	Olen  E		Mar  5 1918-Dec 15 1998		Wed Apr 22 1946
d Gillean	Dora Mae	Aug 11 1925
e Gillean	Infant son	1931-1931			Of Oscar and Janie

f Gillean 	Marion Oscar	Jan 8 1895-Jul 5 1947
f Gillean	Martha Janie	Sep 4 1899-Apr 1 1987
g Gillean	Marion		Dec 30 1956			 s/o Dora & Olen	
 rose bush	A
		A
h Deramus	J Richard	1919-1970
h Deramus	Daisy Bell	1921
i O'Neal	Armol		1940-1940
j Hicks		Thomas 		1880-1963			
j Hicks		Melvina		1883-1974			We want to stroll over heaven with you

k Bain		Thomas [brick]
l New		Terry Sr.	1929-1993			Billingsley Funeral Home Marker

Row 5

a Hicks		Effie Jaunita	Dec 13 1920-Oct 21 1935
a Hicks		Mary Lou	May  4 1929-Oct 13 1935
		A
		A
b Hicks		W L		Apr 29 1926-Sept 17 1931	s/o Mr and Mrs Willis Hicks	A loved one from our home gone. The voice we loved to hear is stilled.
c Wilhite	George Ann	Jul 23 1899-Mar 27 1965		Gone but not forgotten
c Wilhite	T.W. 		Apr 10 1900-Mar 28 1990
d Willhite	Emmer P		1862-1941			In loving memory
d Willhite	James H.	1851-1932
e Leonard	Jimmie		1892-1942
e Leonard	Bertie		1897-				Beloved. How we miss you.
f Grady		William Victor	Jun 6 1875-Mar 10 1955		Veteran GO1 1 Regt ARK Inf Sp Am War
g Canter	Vida Lenard	Mar 21 1921			Artificial flowers		Beloved mother of Janet and Steve
h Chambers	Johnny		June 4 1915-July 5 1981
Roses of splendor now faded will  be seen again
h Chambers	Grace 		Nov. 15 1915-			Together forever.  [in grave]


Row 6
a Brewer	Ruby Ann	1931-1931			A bud of love to bloom above

b 		Mary		[towards Effie Hicks grave]	footmarker

c Brewer	Bert		1896-1956 			At Rest
c Brewer	Minnie		1901-19__
d Harvey	Henry		1894-1968			The Lord is my Shepherd
d Harvey	Zema		1897-1967
d Risenhoover	Almer		Mar 9 1913-Jan  5 1978
d Risenhoover	Beulah 		Jun 4 1913-Oct 18 1993		In loving memory
e Risenhoover	George W	Jun 10 1871-Dec 10 1951	

Tree ceder
f Risenhoover	Mellisia	1874-1950
g Bates		A
h Lee		Claude		Apr 10 1904-Jun 9 1996		US Army WWII Billinglsy F.H.

i Lee		M.H.		1869-1957
i Lee		Mary		1869-
j Wilhite	Sarah 		Jul 23 1896-Nov 9 1993
k Willhite	Julius		1902-1962			At rest
l Fendley	Evelyn "Wilhite" 1916-1987 			Great Lady "Big  Granny"	
m Wilhite	Plez J		Oct 18 1904-Mar 11 1976
n Wilhite	Grady		Feb 20 1942-Jun 11 1972		My precious darling	

Row 7

a Turpin	Bobby Glenn	1936-1937			At Rest
b Norris	Martha 		1911-1931 wife of W.O. Norris
c Brewer	H.L.		March 16 1870-Feb 28 1943	Gone but not forgotten
c Brewer	M.C.		April 28 1871-Jan  2 1946
d Harvey	J.B.		Nov 15 1917-Apr 10 1987
e Hicks		Eva (Shirley)	1903-1931			At Rest
f Hooper	Joe		1882-1963			In loving memory
f Hooper	Ola		1878-1963
g Hooper	Maxine Hooper	Jan 31 1924-Aug 22 19190
h Hooper	Ray F		Apr 9 1915-Feb. 10 1975		Veteran Tec. 5 US Army
i Hooper	Ralph		May  9 1917-Mar 21 1978
i Hooper	Maybelle	Dec 13 1924-July 1 1999
j Johnson	infant		no dates
k Simpson	Beulah C	1903-1979
k Simpson	Earl F		1900-1962			In loving memory
l Simpson	Dallis Rudolf	Nov 28 1929-Aug 13 2001		Veteran US Army

Row 8

a Marshall	Herman		1903-1964			Asleep in Jesus
a Marshall	Irene		1907-1953			Wife of Herman
b Dees		Harvey E	1894-1961
c Dees		Clement		Mar. 11 1919 - Dec 22 1962
d Dees		Pearl E. 	Dec 28 1898-Jun 11 1982		Our beloved mother
e Gregory	H.E.		Jun 13 1864-Jan  9 1935		At Rest  father 

f Gregory	Clare O		Sep 26 1910-Mar 10 1931		He was the sunshine of our home.

g Gregory	Dora Bell	Feb 18 1878-Apr  7 1972		At Rest
h Hooper	Ray F		 May 8 1915-Feb 10 1975		Tec 5 US Army
i Hooper 	James Ralph	1917-1978			Veteran MM3 US Navy WW1 

large oak tree
j Fryar		Alfred		Jan  1 1881-Jan 12 1936
j Fryar		Menerva		Jul 23 1879-Dec 22 1939		At Rest with Our Lord
k Willborg	Joy E. 		1929-1993
l Kinchloe	Nora Lee	1885-1965
m Willborg	Nell I		1904-1965
m Willborg	Winford W	1898-1973
n brick		A
o brick		A

Row 9

a Hicks		John		1893-1968			At Rest in Jesus
a Hicks		Nettie		1896-1985			Irises and bush
b Thompson	Prof. Lee 	1881-1938
b Thompson	Lola		1888-1983
c Ellison	John W		Mar 9 1874-Jul 29 1943
c Harvey	L C		Mar 17 1855-Apr 17 1938
c Harvey	W W		Dec 13 1849-Jul 22 1924
d Risenhoover	Ella 		1873-1969
d Risenhoover	Robert		1862-1946			At Rest
e Goodner	Alice Huddleston Nov 24 1864-July 7 1928	Thy life was beauty, truth, goodness and love
f Ward		A
g Standridge	James W		1895-1984			In loving memory	Veteran PVT US Army WWI
h Hughes	May		1895-1973			In loving memory	
i Gillean	John W		Feb 9 1861-May 31 1950		At Rest
j Gillean	William Frank	Oct 7 1895-July 16 1933		At Rest

k Gillean							artificial flowers on all the Gillean graves

l Gillean

m Gillean	Victor W	Nov 25 1916-Jun 13 1974		Veteran US Army	 In Loving Memory

Row 10
a Marshall	H.P.		1933
b Marshall 	J.N.		1929	
c Simpson	Nettie D	1894-1919			In loving memory
d Risenhoover	Owen W		Feb 6 1914-Jun 29 1964		Veteran S4 AR Div PFC BTRY A 321 Field Art WW1
e Risenhoover	Anna 		1877-1962
e Risenhoover	Nick		1867-1943			At rest in Jesus
f Risenhoover	Olen E		Sep 20 1910-Jul 9 1972		Veteran Missouri PVT Co H 194 GLI Inf. WWII
g Risenhoover	Ansel J		May 1 1859-Dec 25 1921		We will met again (nice white marble 3' stone with dove with olive leaf on beak, flying
h Buchanan	N.A.S. 		 Dec 23 1860-Aug 7 1941		Friends prepare to meet me in heaven

i Buchanan	W.R.		Sept 27 1856-April 3 1932	An honest man the noblest work of God. Thy life was beauty, truth, goodness, and love

j Warren	Aubrey Larry	Aug 23 1941-Nov   3 1941	s/o Mr & Mrs Aubrey Warren	Asleep in Jesus
k Davis		Dan		Oct 22 1901-Nov. 20 1992
k Davis		Mollie		Sep 29 1900-July 20 1977
l Philpot	Billy G		1926-1967			In loving memory
m Philpot	Eva		1908-1993
m Philpot	Homer		1905-1993
n Rogers	Hoyt		Jan 23 1909-Dec 25 1994
n Rogers	Bessie		Jan 23 1916-Feb 28 2003		Billinglsy F.H.

Row 11
a Lawrence	Maggie B.	Nov 15 1911-
a Lawrence	Lake A		Aug 27 1912-Oct 8 1984
b Goodner	Shelia Ann	1953-1953			Gross Mortuary FH Marker
c Lee		Susie Goodner	Dec 10 1891-Aug 17 1962		In loving memory
d Lawrence	Charity		1888-1973
d Lawrence	Wiley		1882-1933
e Lawrence	Sarah M		1866-1928			Death is eternal life
e Lawrence	W. Henry	1853-1940			Why should we weep
f Lawrence	Claud		1884-1934			At Rest. Brother
g Lawrence	H. Herman	1908-1967			In loving memory

Row 12
a Risenhoover	Maudie		1903-1906
a Risenhoover	Robert		1901-1904
b Summers	Everett Jr.. 	1908-1908
c Summers
d Summers	Lenora		1910-1911
e Bates		Rev. A.A.	Dec 4 1853-Feb 7 1938
f Bates		Lucenda E.	1877-1964			At Rest
g Summers	J.N.		Sept 1861-July 1912
h Summers	?__ TSLE		? 3_ 1914-1915 		handmade stone with marbles
h Cogburn	Joseph F.	1889-1989	
As you stand at the throne of his majesty's he'll say Joe and Nellie a job well done 
j Fountain	Herbert A	Oct 22 1901-Nov 11 1985
j Fountain	Myrtle	N	18 Jan 1905-
Row 13
a Graham	Ethel		1906-1997			Mime
a Graham	Homer Q		1902-1970			Pappy  m. 1928
b Huddleston	Nancy		Sep 28 1883-Feb 27 1959		Thy will be done
b Huddleston	J.R. (Dick)	Jun 28 1883-Jul  9 1963
c Huddleston	Infant son of H.W. & P.E 1933			At Rest daffodils
d Goodner	Alice Huddleston Nov 24 1864-Jul 7 1928		Thy life was beauty, truth, goodness and love
e Huddleston	Miriam Rose	Oct 19 1877-Nov 20 1933
f Huddleston	Boss H		Oct 15 1877-Nov 7 1921
g Hicks		Ethel		Jul 18 1917-Sep 5 1917
h Hicks		Opal		Mar 21 1930-Feb 29 1932
i Hicks		Dewey E		Mar 13 1900- Apr 16 1937

j Risenhoover
j Risenhoover

k Standridge	Olen		1929
k Standridge	Joffery		1927
l Standridge	Leotha		1912-1994
l Standridge	Riley W		1907-1967
m Standridge	Clyde		Nov 8 1897-Aug 4 1917
n Turpin	Vida		1901-1921
o Standridge	Franklin	Aug 17 1874-Jul 24 1946
p Standridge	Adoline		1877-1966
q Garrett	Ida		Dec 23 1904-Dec 12 2001

Row 14
a Lawrence	Fannie		1899-1987			In loving memory
a Lawrence	Porter		1894-1959
b footstone	A						tree/bush
c Lawrence	Bun		Jun 12 1892-Feb 12 1978
c Lawrence	Mattie May	Dec 26 1896-Apr 10 1930
d Lawrence	Ethel 		Nov 13 1909-Jul 23 1978
d Lawrence	Joffre		Jul  1 1917-Apr 27 1919
e  Lawrence	Olen		April 20 1916
f Risenhoover Baby		1899-1899			
g Shields	Lucy G		Oct 2 1878-May 28 1900  	Remember friends as you pass by 
as you are now so once was I. At Rest.  As I am now soon you must be prepare for death and follow me. Iris/tree
h Ratliff	infant		Dec 11 1921
i Standridge	Flake		1919-1919
j Standridge	Jimmie		1942-1942
k Ratliff	Clide		Mar 21 1899-Jul 18 1901
l Ratliff	Baby		Dec 11 1921
m Maddox	Brice I		Nov 15 1909-Jan 10 1973
n Hitchcock	Zora Swann	Feb 28 1886-Sep  4 1970
n Hitchcock	Luther L	Feb. 3 1870-Jan 23 1933
o McGee		Tommy Claud	Aug 9 1947-Sep 5 1947
p Standridge	Zona		1902-1973			At rest in Jesus
q McGee Charles Tom		Apr 17 1915-Nov 2 1991
q McGee Verbalee Standridge	March 27 1930			m. 21 Sep 1946
r McGee		David Dwayne	Sep 12 1949-Sep 16 1961
s Standridge	Claud		1898-1967

Row 15

a Cole		Glen		1918-1918
a Cole		Pascel		1916-1917			Budded on earth, bloomed in heaven
b Medcalf	A	
c Cardon	A	[stone says Cardon, an error, probably Cardin]
d Cardon	A	
e Cardon	A	
f Cardon	A	
g Goodner 	John C		Dec 22 1850-Jan 16 1925		They died as lived Christians
g Goodner	Louisa 		Jun 15 1851-Feb 14 1946	happily married 54 years

h Cranford	Mary E 'Heath'  Aug 1850- Apr 1904		wife of John R
h Dorrough	Paulene A	Oct 1 1905-Dec 31 1905		d/o Winston and Mary

i Fountain	infant		Feb 9 1913 			d/o W.C & H.C
i Wing		Miram Jacqueline E	Oct 2 1928-Nov 26 1928

j Fountain	Hattie Garrett	1889-1969
j Fountain	Chris		1887-1978 			The Lord is my Shepherd

l Garrett	Louisa N	Dec 28 1855-Aug 19 1937
l Garrett	Sam		Aug 27 1851-Dec 17 1937		At Rest in Jesus
m Garrett	Roy		1906-1963			God alone understands
m Garrett	Germa		1909-1990
n Garrett	Lee Roy		1932-1992			In Loving Memory

Row 16
a McKinzie	Mattie		Nov 9 1913-May  3 1932		Gone but not forgotten. Daughter
b McKinzie	Belle		Sep 6 1880-Apr 29 1965
c Cole		A
d Garrett	Lessley G	Sept 22 1916-June 6 1984	Veteran SGT US Army
d Garrett	Della R		March 3 1919-
f Garrett	Ray		1910-1973			At Rest
g Garrett	Waymon		1883-1970
h Garrett	Effie Dee	1884-1923			Asleep in Jesus
i Gamble	A

j Garrett	James 		July 4 1944			s/o Mr & Mrs L.G. Garrett

k Garrett	Kirby		1890-1894
k Garrett	Martha		1892-1898

Row 17 (headstones out of sequence with row 18)


a Barnett	A
b Barnett	A
c Smith		Carl		Nov 17 1904-Mar 12 1978
c Smith		Otha Lee	Oct 13 1922-Jun  5 2000
d Smith		James Franklin	Feb 3 1943-Jul 4 1977		Photo playing a keyboard on his knees. He was the sunshine of our home
e Wimberley	Sarah F		Nov 22 1861-Oct 3 1935		She lived a devoted Christian 48 years. Thy God has claimed thee as His own.
f Wimberley	W M		Jan 6 1865-Jun 22 1944		At Rest
g Smith		infant		no dates
h Smith		Edith		1940-1940			d/o W.C.
i Smith		J N		1878-1929			Father At Rest
j Smith		Vergie A. Wimberly Jan 25 1885-Oct 25 1912	She's gone from us to heaven. She gained a peaceful shore, her dying words was "We will meet again were we will never part no  more."
k Smith		infant		no dates
l Smith		A
m Bates		Lem D.		1902-1920
n Bates		Marion		1880-1955
n Bates		Zue		1884-1968

n1 Walters	Mattie Hill	May 10 1859 - Nov. 14 1944	Gone from our home but not forgotten from our heart
n2 Walters	Fred		1891 - 1958			Son of Tom and Mattie Walters
o Brown Helene			1880-1888			(second grave in cemetery) large cedar tree
p Holliday	A
q Smith		Mary Ann 	Jan 23 1856-Feb 22 1942
r Smith		Joseph M	Sep 27 1855-Feb 27 1891		(third grave in cemetery)
s Wilson
t Bates 	Clyde		Nov. 1 1910-Jan. 13 1977
t Bates		Katherine	Jan. 30 1918-    		At Rest Mother
u Putman	Ester		1920-1999
u Putman	Lester		1911-1964
v Hooper	George		1884-1957
v Hooper	Ovie		1888-19__			At Rest	
w Bates		Jeffery W	1929-2003			Hall Funeral Service

Row 18 (headstones out of sequence with row 17)

a Gamble	Harvey		Aug.18 1889-Dec 26 1988
a Gamble	Ova		Apr  2 1889-Apr  3 1959
b Miller	Mattie E	Mar 24 1898-Sep 9 1920		As the poor pan___ to the water brook run.
As the water brook runs to sea, so earth's fainting  daughters and fainting sons a fountain of love, mother run to thee
c Liles		Lenard W	Sep 2 1856-Nov  4 1918		Dearest loved one, have ?lent the in the peaceful..	
d Liles		Mary J		Jul 11 1859-Feb. 2 1918		w/o L.W. Liles	Gone from our home but not forgotten (see 18c)
d Liles		Wallace M	Jan 5  1893-Jan 10 1910		s/o LW + MJ Liles
e Liles		William Cabler	Sep 27 1900-Jan 13 1960		Veteran Kansas TEC5 Co A 50 Engr C BN WWII
f Wilson	A
g Bates		Hattie M. 	Aug 31 1890-Aug 29 1956 
g Bates		John C. 	Sept 9 1884-Jan  4 1969

h illegible metal headstone probably a baby
i		A
j 		A	
k Payne		S W		b. May 22 1851 d. May 19 1895	Metal headstone Gone from our home nut not from our hearts
l Liles		Ollie		Aug 8 1893-Oct 18 1930		Gone but not forgotten
l Liles 	Chess B		March 28 1886-Jan 3 1958

m Hooper	Ethel		19__ - 1917 
n Hooper	Eloy 		19__-1917			difficult to read
o Goodner	Dennis		Aug 5 1958-May 7 1998		s/o Olen & Imarie. Parents of Mary "Amanda" Marie, Olen Jacob
o Goodner	Patricia	__________ 
p Wimberley	Elize		Apr 19 1908-Jul 5 1910		Forever with the Lord Sheltered and safe from sorrow	
q Wimberley	Donna		Sep 18 1888-Feb 13 1913		Gone but not forgotten
r Wimberley Grundy		July 2 1910-Oct 5 1978		In loving memory
s Wimberley	Ode		Feb 6 1887-Oct 18 1959		Gone but not forgotten
t Walters	Mattie Hill	May 10 1859-Nov 14 1944		Gone from our home but not forgotten from our heart
u Walters	Fred		1891-1958			s/o Tom & Mattie Walters
v Payne		S.W.		May 22 1861-May 19 1895		Gone from our home but not forgotten from our hearts		
w small metal marker
Row 19
a Curl		A	
b Curl		Arzora		Feb. 18 1914-July 6 1918 	Daughter of W.A. Aged 4 years 4 months 18 days. Sleep on sweet babe and wake...
c Curl		A	
d 		A		?footstone MEM
e		A		?footstone
f Liles		Thomas 'Tom' James	Jan 9 1896-Oct 13 1964	Veteran PFC HR Co Repl + TNG Gen WW1
g Wilson	Elizabeth	Feb 23 1863-Apr 23 1913		Come Ye Blessed
h A
l Bates		Hester		19 July  1918-1962 Feb. 15
l Bates		Bill		29 April 1914-2002 Dec. 10
  blank		A
m McKenzie	A 
n Scott		A 
o McKinzie	Mary T		Jun 16 1850-Aug 29 1935
p McKinzie	"A.A"		Oct 1868-May 10 1936		Our father was loved by God and man, may he find joy in the life ever lasting (Mason symbol)
q McKinzie	Mary 		Aug 15 1868-Oct 3 1965		Our mother is at rest
r Willhite	Mary D		1893-1977
r Willhite	T.W.		1888-1964
s Willhite	Toye		Jun 3 1927-Sep 6 1968		Veteran AR PFC Btry A 58 AA Repl TNG BN WWII  At Rest
t Willhite	George F	Dec 19 1925-May 1 1990		Veteran  1SG US Army Korea Vietnam  At Rest
u Goodner	Era		1897-1983			At Rest in Jesus
u Goodner	Grover		1893-1964
v Goodner	Olen Othel	Feb   3 1919-Oct 7 1999		In God's Care	Veteran Tec 5 US Army WWII
v Goodner	Imarie J	June 30 1924			United in marriage Oct. 30 1945 Loving memory Travis, Sandra, Denis, Keith
w Goodner	Keith Lance	Nov 4 1966-Nov 4 1966
Row 20

a Hackney	Albert	R	Mar 21 1914-Dec  1 1996

b Hackney	Clarence L	Sept 7 1920-Oct 12 1979
c Hackney	John R		1876-1956			God has a brighter heaven with our parents
c Hackney	Agnes		1894-1966	
d Hackney	Mabel		1927-1927	
e Wilhite	Lizabeth	1940-1940			At Rest	
f Bates		Willie S	1913-2002			Billingsley F.H.
g Roden		Mary		1880-1886			Cedar tree (First grave in cemetery)
h Ansley	William J	March 20 1903-March 12 1973	Veteran Arkansas TEC US Army WWII
i Ansley	Aunt Lizzie 	1889-1970 			In Loving Memory
i Ansley	Uncle Dick	1877-1955
j Hugen				no dates
k Hugen				no dates
k Marshall	Hollis E	Jan 28 1927-Nov 7 1994		Veteran PFC US Army WWII
l Marshall	Mary Tom	Jan 22 1932			At Rest
m Holden	Jessie Willhite	March 28 1921			At Rest
n Willhite	Gordon W	Jan 1 1917-			(no burial)
o Willhite	John A		Jul 13 1914-Feb 1 2003		Billingsley F.H.
o Willhite	Margaret E	Apr  7 1919-May 6 2003
p Lawrence	Addline		1904-1981			In loving memory
p Lawrence 	Tellous		1900-1969

q Goodner	Ossel		Jul 14-Dec 28 1976		Father Grandfather Peace at last	(etched buck)

r Gras		Alfred F	Oct  4 1899- Oct 13 1981	b. Geb, Watblingen, Germany
r Gras		Anni Sonnemann	Feb 25 1898 - May 4 1978	b. Geb, Hamburg, Germany

22h Gras	Johanna		Apr 12 1910-Mar 19 1997

221 Gras	Walter		"Cellist" b. Hamburg, Germany	Gest USA Rest in Peace
21j Gras	Frieda		1892-1967
Mein leben War Fur die
Erhabere Musik
Doch Gottes Liebe
War Meine Erfulluns
Pasalm 67 Music notes
Row 21

a Wilhite	Lucy Mae	Dec 12 1915-May 11 2001		Parents of Betty, Frank Dan
a Wilhite	Dexter William	May  9 1909-Jul  7 1994
b		A		treated timber size of toddler
c Boehler	Dora 		1869-1951
c Boehler	Selma		1891-1963 Daughter. 		'Mother and daughter together'
d Fredericksen	Fay E		1901-1982			Veteran WT2 US Navy WWI
d Fredericksen	Eda A.		1893-1985

e Boehler	Olga R.		1900-				In Memory of

f Boehler	Lee		Nov 6 1923 - 2001		[Boehler family stones]
f Boehler	Naida		June 22 1927 -	2008		[now dates added]

g Biser		Mamie Boehler	1903-
h Ester		A 
i Bates		Florence Delia	1917-2004			new grave
j Chambers	Annie 		1905-1990			Rose bush
j Chambers	Richard 	1895-1965
k Beloue	A 

l Chambers	A 
m rosebush	A 

Row 22
a Paslay	Herman Etsol	Mar 27 1911-Jul 14 1985		m. Jan 21 1933  In loving memory
a Paslay	Lillie Mae	Sep 24 1915			m.  Jan 21 1933
b Doyel		Rebecca Emmaline 1885-1981
She brought the first Pentecostal message to Pine Ridge in 1914 and to Mena in 1915
c Howard	Lody		1923-1927			With Jesus
d 		A
e 		A

f Holliday	William R	Jan 23 1877- Mar 30 1968		
f Holliday	Nancy Amerson	Feb 11 1881-Feb 13 1947		Rosebush

g  		A
h Hugen	Frank Henry		1880-1970
h Hugen	Helen			1883-1982
i Flanigan	Julie Hugen	June 15 1921-July 19 2000 	Loving wife and mother
g Holliday	Samuel L	Jul 9 1899-Jan 2 1980		Veteran Pvt. US Army
k x4 		fieldstones against fence 

Row 23
a Garnsay	Leo Oscar	Sept 2 1940			Veteran Michigan PVT 1 CL 12 INF Brig
b Inlow		Ezra		1882-1944			Be loved by God and man
b Inlow		Lucy		1889-1970
c Inlow		James Burton	Dec 18 1912-Mar 22 1983		Veteran S SGT US Army WWII	At Rest
c Inlow		Edna Simpson	Dec 22 1914-Oct 7 1995
d Howard	Otis Perry	Oct 7 1921-Nov. 11 1990
e Howard	Melba Lee	Jul 3 1923-May 9 1994		Beloved mother
f Whittaker	Charles		1956-1994			Billingsley F.H. marker
g Whittaker	Edna		1912-1992			Billingsley F.H.
h Bates		Bedess Hale	Oct. 28 1918-July 6 1991
h Bates		Cecil Lester	Aug.  6 1918-May 18 1977 	In Loving Memory
i Jordan	Jeanette Bates	1940-1964			The Lord is my shepherd

  blank		A	
Row 24
		fieldstone
a Hatfield	Pete Odell	1884-1965
b Gillean	Rebecca V Crawford				brick
c Gillean	Lonnie Michael					brick
d Gillean	Wanda Lee Gary
e Gillean	Lonnie
f Gillean	W.Ladonna  Gillean
g Warner	Mark B
h blank		A
i blank 	A
j Whittaker	A
k Whittaker	A
l Whittaker	J. May		1888-1964
l Whittaker 	John M		1884-1963
m Whittaker	Walter J	Nov 13 1903-Aug 8 1981
n Brooks	A		 

o Edwards	Betty		Feb. 4 1938-Dec 9 1889 		We'll always remember you
p Hatfield	Jessie A	1887-1981
p Hatfield	Pete 		1884-1965
q Hatfield	Ogle W		Dec 10 1916-Oct 20 1987
q Hatfield	Loretta		Aug 10 1926-			m. Sept 4 1948
r Bates 	Lige		1898-1972
r Bates		Gertie		1899-1980 			The Lord is My Shepherd
s Bates		A 	

Row 25

a Lenard	Elise		Jan 30 1916-Nov  3 1994		In loving memory
a Lenard	Harris		Sep 30 1919-Mar 28 2001
b Gortmiller	Addie 		Jun 23 1912-Aug 17 1991
b Gortmiller	Raymond L	Mar 16 1916-Oct 12 1977
c fieldstone	Wilhite
d Wilhite	Mildred M	Jun 16 1920-May 3 1958		She is not dead but sleeping
e Wilhite	Alfred K	Mar 14 1882-Jun 27 1975
e Wilhite	Mattie B	Feb 15 1888-Nov 29 1984		In loving memory
f Wilhite	Ernest		Feb 20 1910-Mar 7 1993		Veteran Pvt US Army WWII  Billingsley F.H. marker
g Wilhite	Lydia		Jul 12 1909-Apr 11 1995 age 86 	Billingsley F.H. marker
h Gillean	Arlie M		Jan 16 1911-Aug 2 1996
h Gillean	Lizzie B	Aug 20 1915-			In loving memory
h Reeder	A 	
j Reeder	A 	
j Reeder	A 	
tree
k Comstock	Naomi Osborn	Aug. 28 1977-March 29 1998
l Goodner	Beatrice 	1925-2002			In Loving Memory
l Goodner	Boyd		1925-1975
m Vickrey	Mabel		1905-1975
m Vickery	Tommy		1901-1973			Gone but not forgotten

Row 26
a Beam		Bunnie S	Feb.  4 1902-Oct 29 1989
a Beam		Eddie L		Nov. 19 1907-Jan 31 1982 	[wife of Bunnie]
b Pate		Lloyd Alton	Jul 16 1926-Dec 4 1994		Veteran PFC US Army WWII 	Billingsley F.H.
c Kandy
d McLean
e Minor		Joe W "Pete"	Oct  6 1903-Apr 17 1973		Mason  Now resting
f McClure	Ralph M		Mar 11 1904-Dec 31 1972		The Lord is my Shepherd
f McClure	Dorothy S	Apr 26 1910-Jan 16 2001
g Stephens	Cecil		Mar 26-1908-May 10 1992		How great thou art. m. Nov 16 1976
h Campbell	Kermit		1910-1977
h Campbell	Gladys		1917-		
i Wilson	Ines		Mar 24 1940-
i Wilson 	Apache Jim	Mar 31 1927- Apr 15 1999
j		 A		V.B. Br___
k Fryar		Howard F.	Nov  4 1923-Jun 30 1986		In Loving Memory
k Fryar		Marie Sharp	Oct 4 1925
l Fryar		Richard Louis	1942-2004			Hall F.H.M.
m 		A
n Fryar 	A		
o Fryar		A 

Row 27
a Allen		Catherine	Jul 11 1907-Mar 26 1998		In the loving arms of the Lord

b Allen		Jeanne H	Apr 21 1935-Dec 27 2003		In the loving arms of the Lord

c Allen

d Fryar		A
e Fryar		A
f Fryar		Hezie B		Feb 19 1925-Jul 12 1997
f Fryar		Mary L	Singleton Oct 27 1930
g Martin	Tanya Leann	Dec 14 1974-Mar 5 1975
h Adams		Jolie Anissa	Apr 23 2002 - April 23 2002	Our ?baby Angel  Billingsley F.H. marker


Row 28
a Patterson	George L	Feb 13 1920-Jun 13 1991		Veteran PFC US Army WW1  Billingsley F.H.
a Patterson	Wadie B		May 14 1914
b Martin 	Curtis Wayne "Butch May 24 1941-Jan 30 1987	Veteran PVT US Army Vietnam
c Gillean	Ottis Edward	Sep 13 192-Apr  3 1994		Veteran  Po1 US Navy WWII
c Gillean	Oleeta Marie	Nov 3 1920-			In loving memory
d Martin	Donald Gene	Feb 5 1938-Dec 31 2001
d Martin	Margaret Christine
Row 29

a Hensen	William A 	Dec 22 1908-Oct 27 1993
a Hensen	Geneva A
b Jenkins 	William L	Jan 15 1916-Mar 22 1986
b Jenkins	Mary R		Jan  7 1920-May 18 1997
c Dollar	Horace Guy	Jul 9 1903-Jan  9 1994
d Gillean	David William	Dec 13 1971-Dec 14 1971
e Gillean	Lori M		1976-1976			At Rest
f Martin	Don S 		Dec 17 1917-Dec  7 1986
f Martin 	Margaret J 	Jan 28 1920-Oct 15 1984
track across cemetery
Row 30

a Davis		Betty Bernice	Dec 31 1937-Apr 4 2003		Precious Memories
b Mourton	Joffree J	May 15 1925-Feb 1 1987		Veteran US Navy
b Mourton	Doralene
Row 31

a Hackney	J R		Jan 22 1928-Jun 30 1992
b Hackney	William Darrell	Dec  6 1946-Feb 2 1998
c Hackney	Katherine Mary	May 16 1927-Mar 9 1993	
Row 32

a Turpin	Billy A		Sep 16 1929-May 31 1997		Veteran CPL US Army Korea
b Daly		Stephen Leon 	1969-1995			Billingsley Funeral Home
c Donnell	Leon Rainwater	Mar 7 1925-Apr 7 1987		Veteran US Navy WWII
New L shaped Section - near road Row 1


a Maddox	Delbert John	Mar 29 1904-Mov 6 1977		Veteran PFC US Army WWII
b Maddox	Bessie W Wing	Mar 24 19111-May 21 1997	In loving memory
c Maddox	Lester R	Sep 11 1913=Feb 22 2001
d Pitts		Hazel 		July 14 1942-Jan 25 2001
e Hull		Gary L		Aug 29 1946-Nov 16 1989		Veteran SGT US Air Force Vietnam
f Hull		(no burial yet)
g Johnston	(no burial yet)
h Garrett 	Ora Mack	Mar 19 1908-Nov 5 1984		Veteran Tec 5 US Army WWII
i Chambers	Nancy E		Jan 9 1908-Jul 10 1988
j Booth		Thomas Boyd	Apr 27 1906-Dec  9 1994
k Goodner	O F		Apr 24 1924-Jan 28 1993
l Cole		Ralph Kermit	Nov 16 1912-Sep  5 1993
l Cole		Molly Zula	Nov 15 1918-May 17 1990
m Hale		Joseph Edwin	Oct 31 1965-Apr 13 1996
Row 2

a Lenard	Kimberly D	Jul 24 1863-Oct 20 2002		Billingsley Funeral Home
b Cullahan	Beulah B Washington Feb 5 1908-Jul 24 1992
c Warren	Yvonne R	Nov 23 1922-Mar 9 1997
Back fence

a Stafford	Glenn Dale	Mar 4 1933-Aug 21 1992		Veteran PFC US Army Korea  Billingsley Funeral Home
b Beck		Lorene		Nov 24 1928-May 8 1999		Hall Funeral Home

Mena Star
John Willhite
John Willhite, age 88, of New Boston, Texas, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1. 2003 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born July 13, 1914 in Pine Ridge, Ark., to the late Thomas H. Willhite and the late Mary McKenzie Willhite. He was untied in marriage to Margaret Seaman. He was a set-up man for General Electric for 25 years. Survivors include wife Margaret Willhite of New Boston, Texas, two sons, Lane Willhite and Jerry Willhite both of Massillon, Ohio; two sisters, Jesse Holden of Simms, Texas, Mary Tom Marshall of Mena, Ark., five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Sister Alena Turpin passed away February 3, 2003 in Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Alta Willhite Biddle and his brothers George, Gordon, Toye, and Taylor. Graveside services were held Wednesday, Feb. 5. 2003 at 2 p.m. at the Pine Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena.


Alfred F. Gras from Hamburg, Germany arrived January 26, 1923 at the Port of New York on arrival S.S. Rotterdam sailing from Rotterdam, January 17th, 1923 as a member of the crew, he was 23 years of age, single,  German and a musician. Mother Mrs D. Gras, Feehs.  Alfred's final destination Oak Park, Ill. USA. The S.S. Rotterdam sailed from Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands.  The S.S. Rotterdam was built for Holland - America Line, Dutch flag, in 1908 and named Rotterdam. Rotterdam-New York service. Laid up for most of World War I. Broken up in Holland in 1940. Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 24,149 gross tons; 667 (bp) feet long; 77 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 17 knots. 2 funnels, 2 masts. 3,575 passengers (520 first class, 555 second class, 2,500 third class).

Walter Gras 
A member of the ship crew. He was a musician, engaged 13/6/23 at Hamburg to sailed on "Albert Ballin" a Hamburg-Amerika Linnie vessel, for the Port of New York. Date of arrival May 4 1924. He was 28, German,  5'8" 129 lbs. The "Albert Ballin" was built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1923 and named Albert Ballin. Hamburg-New York service. Named after company general manager. Laid up in 1935 and renamed Hansa. Renamed Sovetsky Sojus in 1949. Vladivostock-Far East Service service. Renamed Soyuz in 1980. Scrapped in 1981.


Jeanne's QuiltMena Star 1 Jan 2004
Jeanne H. Allen
    Jeanne H. Allen, age 68, of Pine Ridge, Ark., passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, 2003 in the St. Joseph Mercy Medical Center. She was born April 2, 1935 in Greeley, Colo. She was the daughter of the late Ralph P. Hickman and the late Emma Jane Hopkins Hickman. She was united in marriage to Jack Allen on June 19, 1955 in Windsor, Colo.
    She lived in Pine Ridge for 26 years, was a librarian and a housewife and a member of the Cherry Hill Methodist Church. She received her masters degree in Home Economics with a minor in Library Services at the University of Northern Colorado, was a member of the Pine Ridge Quilt-n-Chat Club, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Extension Homemaker Club, was the leader of Operation Santa Claus of Montgomery County, was the Board of Director for the Montgomery working as a librarian for 25 years, and was a member of the Cherry Hill Church Choir.
    Survivors include husband, Jack Allen of Pine Ridge, Ark., two sons John Allen of Mena, and Doug Allen of Pine Ridge, one daughter Marilyn Kay Jackson of Mena; six grandchildren, six great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10 am Friday Jan. 2 in the Pine Ridge Cemetery with Bros. Daryl Hines officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hall Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Montgomery County Library.