--Photos by Gerald Torrence, 2001
To reach this old cemetery from Rose Bud, go about two miles east on Highway 36 to Newhart Road and turn right (south).
In about a mile, the road will split. Take the fork to the left, The cemetery is on the right side of the road behind the New Hart Free Will
B
aptist
Church. This has also been known as Hart’s Chapel.
This cemetery was first listed March 4, 1962, by Cloie and Leister Presley of the White County Historical Society, who described it
as “well-kept” and reported seeing 40 unmarked graves. The listing was updated by Leroy Blair of the White County Historical Society
after he and his wife Ellen visited the cemetery January 9, 2001. He found 60 graves that were not on the Presley list. The
cemetery is “still clean and well cared for.” 
Leroy Blair visited this site again on February 16, 2007, and created a new list
by comparing all old lists with what he saw on tombstones while walking through the cemetery. He created a map of the grounds
and added Section and Row information to the list, to make it easier to locate specific grave sites. He was unable to find some
of the graves on the old lists, and noted these. He said the graves “may have been covered with leaves or I simply did not see
them.” He also added a list of military veterans who are buried here.
If you have corrections or additions to this list or other information on Hart Cemetery, contact the White County Historical Society, P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments | Sec | Row |
| Bager, Zetta Pearl | November 1929 | only date | Not found on February 16, 2007 | ||
| Bailey, Ethel (Free) | July 7, 1917 | vacant | B | 4 | |
| Bailey, Virgil G. | October 9, 1909 | September 3, 1975 | on double stone with Ethel (Free) Bailey | B | 4 |
| Barker, Babe | June 9, 1895 | October 27, 1954 | B | 2 | |
| Barker, Flossie | August 3, 1900 | June 9, 1960 | B | 2 | |
| Barnett, Joe | September 7, 1942 | June 30, 2000 | A | 3 | |
| Benton, Artie Mae | January 16, 1909 | October 11, 1926 | daughter of Sarah Emily (Horton) and James Washington Benton | A | 5 |
| Benton, Claud | November 21, 1897 | May 29, 1933 | husband of Ida Viola son of Sarah Emily (Horton) and James Washington Benton | A | 5 |
| Benton, Ida V. “Ola” (Pearson) | April 9, 1901 | December 23, 1983 | wife of Claud | A | 5 |
| Benton, James Washington | December 18, 1864 | May 23, 1943 | on double stone with Sarah E. (Horton) Benton | A | 5 |
Benton, John Franklin “Pete” |
1893 | 1955 | son of Sarah Emily (Horton) and James Washington Benton | A | 6 |
| Benton, Martha Jane “Jennie” (Cooper) | 1866 | October 11, 1948 | wife of Willis Reason Benton funeral home marker | B | 6 |
| Benton, Sarah Emily (Horton) | January 31, 1870 | May 6, 1956 | wife of James Washington Benton | A | 5 |
| Benton, Toy E. | October 11, 1900 | November 4, 1963 | B | 6 | |
| Benton, Willis Reason | 1867 | 1952 | on double stone with Jennie (Cooper) Benton | B | 2 |
| Brimer, V. Wayne | October 19, 1937 | December 5, 1995 | SP3 U.S. Army Korea | A | 2 |
| Carter, Foster | June 14, 1845 | March 11, 1922 | B | 2 | |
| Carter, Lou Ticia | February 4, 1871 | March 3, 1942 | B | 2 | |
| Coleman, Amos T. | February 16, 1909 | June 20, 1970 | U.S. Army | B | 6 |
| Cooper, Bell | September 19, 1874 | February 11, 1909 | on double stone with W.B. Cooper | A | 7 |
| Cooper, Dora Smith | July 19, 1876 | May 18, 1896 | A | 9 | |
| Cooper, Jeremiah Rompas “Jerry” | March 31, 1832 | February 2, 1917 | Husband of Menervie Cooper | A | 7 |
| Cooper, Menervia (McKinney) | 1830 | 1933 (103 years old) | wife of Jeremiah Rompas Cooper | A | 7 |
| Cooper, Sarah | July 23, 1877 | March 20, 1955 | A | 7 | |
| Cooper, T.R. | 1860 | 1927 | A | 8 | |
| Cooper, Theoe Etter | January 23, 1891 | January 26, 1892 | daughter of W.B. and Bell Cooper | A | 7 |
| Cooper, W.B. | June 14, 1865 | June 22, 1916 | A | 7 | |
| Cooper, W.T. | 1874 | 1963 | on double stone with Sarah Cooper | A | 7 |
| Cramer, Leroy G. | 1932 – 1982 | Cpl. U.S. Army Korea | B | 8 | |
| Dunn, Thomas H. | January 23, 1910 | April 26, 1966 | B | 6 | |
| Free, Arie W. | October 7, 1899 | February 27, 1991 | on double stone with Esgar B. Free | A | 4 |
| Free, Elmer L. | May 26, 1891 | January 27, 1941 | on double stone with Mattie C. Free | B | 3 |
| Free, Esgar B. | July 6, 1898 | March 16, 1981 | A | 4 | |
| Free, Martha “Mattie” Catherine (Horton) | January 22, 1885 | July 14, 1948 | wife of Elmer L. Free | B | 3 |
| Free, Rebay A. | October 6, 1916 | November 8, 1929 | A | 4 | |
| Free, Thelma | March 24, 1927 | September 10, 1927 | daughter of Elmer and Mattie C. Free | B | 3 |
| Ham, Nona Bell | December 17, 1894 | April 1, 1990 | B | 4 | |
| Ham, Robert Jodie | April 14, 1914 | December 9, 1990 | U.S. Navy | B | 4 |
| Ham, William Henry | May 3, 1891 | May 4, 1987 | on double stone with Nona Bell Ham | B | 4 |
| Ham, Winfred Orby | March 13, 1917 | February 24, 1993 | U.S. Navy | B | 4 |
| Harmon, Arnold Wayne | July 24, 1930 | September 19, 1932 | Not found on February 16. 2007 | ||
Heffington, H.L. |
no dates | on stone with Other G. Heffington, Maudie A. Heffington and Thurmon D. Heffington | B | 5 | |
| Heffington, Maudie A. | October 3, 1914 | February 3, 1918 | on stone with H.L. Heffington, Other G. Heffington, and Thurmon D. Heffington | B | 5 |
| Heffington, Other G. | January 15, 1919 | July 30, 1934 | on stone with H.L. Heffington, Maudie A. Heffington and Thurmon D. Heffington | B | 5 |
| Heffington, Thurmon D. | May 22, 1917 | May 24, 1920 | on stone with Other G. Heffington, Maudie A. Heffington and H.L. Heffington | B | 5 |
| Hinkle, Margaret | May 29, 1874 | March 1, 1949 | (funeral marker)Not found on February 16. 2007 | ||
| Hinkle, S.E. | March 29, 1867 | March 21, 1923 | Not found on February 16. 2007 | ||
| Horton, John M. | April 22, 1845 | June 25, 1917 | on double stone with Sarah Ann (Cooper) Horton | A | 6 |
| Horton, Sarah Ann (Cooper) | December 31, 1839 | February 25, 1892 | wife of John Manual Cooper | A | 6 |
| Isaacs, John W. | August 29, 1850 | May 6, 1927 | A | 1 | |
| Issacs, George | December 28, 1888 | August 19, 1921 | B | 1 | |
| Lacy, John | June 22, 1891 | March 9, 1950 | B | 2 | |
| Moye, Homer | February 9, 1904 | September 15, 1984 | on double stone with Keneal M. Moye | B | 2 |
| Moye, Keneal M. | April 11, 1906 | August 3, 1992 | B | 2 | |
| Moye, Laverne | December 10, 1923 | December 20, 1923 | B | 2 | |
| Noggle, Donald N. | August 8, 1955 | June 25, 1980 | B | 2 | |
Rushin, Cecil Forrest |
September 5, 1941 | February 5, 1985 | |||
| Pierce, Stella Rowana | Died August 2, 1987 | Only date. (Unmarked grave) From Death Record at Olmstead Funeral Home | |||
| Rushin, Elmer Louis | December 20, 1939 | December 22, 1939 | B | 4 | |
| Rushin, Ethel Dona (Free) | October 10, 1910 | October 22, 2002 | DS with Forrest Louis Rushin | B | 4 |
| Rushin, Forrest Louis | October 29, 1911 | October 8, 1964 | on double stone with Ethel Dona (Free) Rushin | B | 4 |
| Smith, Pauline | July 8, 1918 | February 25, 1933 | B | 1 | |
|
Smith, Tennie Ann |
February 1, 1891 | June 6, 1972 | on double stone with Tom J. Smith | B | 1 |
| Smith, Tom J. | December 6, 1890 | May 10, 1966 | B | 1 | |
| Stirlen, Donald | February 6, 1905 | December 13, 1965 | B | 2 | |
| Taylor, Ulus | July 31, 1913 | November 28, 1992 | on double stone with Virginia Taylor | A | 1 |
| Taylor, Virginia | April 8, 1921 | January 31, 1984 | A | 1 | |
| Thacker, Velma Faye (Benton) | March 3, 1913 | April 30, 1993 | wife of Vernon L. Thacker | A | 3 |
| Thacker, Vernon L. | March 6, 1909 | November 22, 1964 | on double stone with V. Faye Thacker | A | 3 |
| Webb, Tina | November 8, 1913 | January 12, 1918 | A | 1 | |
| Webb, Vida | April 10, 1912 | February 5, 1918 | A | 1 | |
| Whitson, Steve S. | March 16, 1980 | September 11, 1994 | B | 5 | |
| Woods, Leland Dale | September 30, 1919 | October 3, 2000 | Tec 5 U.S. Army WWII | B | 3 |
| Woody, Arizona | April 22, 1916 | 1919 | A | 2 | |
| Woody, Lillie | March 31, 1933 | March 31, 1933 | A | 2 | |
| Woody, Otis C. | 1924 | 1935 | |||
| Woody, Verna | 1916 | 1920 | FM Not found on February 16. 2007 | ||
| Wortham, Buel | January 20, 1913 | March 10, 1915 | A | 4 | |
| Wortham, infant | April 14, 1941 | only date | Not found on February 16. 2007 | ||
| Wortham, Lizzie | April 16, 1885 | November 16, 1918 | A | 4 | |
| Wortham, Sid T. | March 21, 1877 | March 19, 1977 | A | 4 |
| Brimer, V. Wayne – October 19, 1937 – December 5, 1995 – SP3 – U.S. Army Korea (Section A-Row 2) |
| Coleman, Amos T. – February 16, 1909 – June 20, 1970 – U.S. Navy (Section B-Row 6) |
| Cramer, Leroy G. – 1932 – 1982 – Cpl. U.S. Army Korea (Section B-Row 8) |
| Dunn, Thomas H. – January 23, 1910 – April 26, 1966 – Btry B1 Fld Arty Bn (Section B-Row 6) |
| Ham, Robert Jodie – April 14, 1914 – December 9, 1990 – U.S. Navy WWII (Section B-Row 4) |
| Ham, Winfred Orby – March 13, 1917 – February 24, 1993 – U.S. Navy WWII (Section B-Row 4) |
| Smith, Thomas J. – February 3, 1929 – July 18, 2006 – SP/3 U.S. Army Korea (Section B-Row 1) |
| Woods, Leland Dale – September 30, 1919 – October 3, 2000 – Tec 5 U.S. Army WWII (Section B-Row 3) |
If you have corrections or additional information on Hart Cemetery, contact the White County Historical Society, P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145.