Holly Springs/Castleberry Cemetery

Holly Springs, Arkansas

This cemetery is located in Section 10, Range 7 West, Township 8 North. It was originally listed as Castleberry Cemetery October 31, 1965, by Cloie and Leister Presley of the White County Historical Society and published in White County Heritage, the Society’s annual history, in 1971.

Historical Society member Leroy Blair updated the list in 2000, finding 84 graves that were not on the Presley list. Blair noted this cemetery now has a sign "Holly Springs Cemetery" above the gate. Leister Presley told former Historical Society president Eddie Best in June 2002 that "The cemetery was called Castleberry when we listed it in 1965; we were familiar with it; Cloie has a relative buried here." There are many Castleberrys here, including a burial as early as 1905. To reach the cemetery, according to the Presley report, "Leave Highway 16 at Snowden’s Store at Albion and travel east about 2 ½ miles, turn south for about ¾ mile then east again about ½ mile."

Blair gave these directions: "To get to this cemetery from Searcy take Highway 16 north to Fairview Road. Go up Fairview about 4.5 miles to Rambo Road. Turn right and go about a quarter-mile. The cemetery is on the left. I found seven stones with no markings. There is a small grave that is enclosed with rocks about 2½ feet high, 4 feet long and 3 feet wide and filled with dirt. It has a funeral home marker but you cannot read anything on it. There appear to be several unmarked graves. This cemetery is very clean. I did not find the following graves from the old list – Anna Mae Callison, Beverly Franklin Fuller, Dallas May, Mamie Ruth May and James Leroy May."

The Presleys numbered, rather than alphabetized, their list. The grave site number from their list is shown in parenthesis below. They also reported they found about 75 unmarked graves. A nearby, older graveyard was known as Holly Springs Cemetery in 1962, according to Leister Presley. [See Old Holly Springs/Union Hill Cemetery.]

If you have corrections or additions to this list or other information on Holly Springs/Castleberry Cemetery, please contact the White County Historical Society, P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145.

Bostater, on flat rock no first name or other information
Bostater, on flat rock no first name or other information
Bostater, Fred (16) January 25, 1905 January 17, 1927
Bostater, George Jr. (17) October 17, 1877 November 26, 1935 Co. F. 2 Neb. Inf. Spanish Am. War
Callison, Anna Mae (12) June 19, 1910 April 22, 1964 funeral home marker
Carter, Bertha M. August 7, 1912 July 24, 1982
Carter, Billy Gene 1932 1982 USAF
Carter, James C. June 7, 1910 February 22, 1993 on double stone with Bertha Carter
Castleberry, A.M. "Buck" March 31, 1911 July 2, 1983 on double stone with Hazel Castleberry
Castleberry, Allison infant died April 10, 1976
Castleberry, Cora V. (22) May 3, 1908 May 3, 1911
Castleberry, Hazel S. March 18, 1916 vacant
Castleberry, James Riley (21) October 13, 1849 November 24, 1912 on double stone with Lucinda Isabell Castleberry
Castleberry, John B. (23) November 24, 1904 February 24, 1905
Castleberry, Lucinda Isabell (20) November 15, 1872 September 7, 1957 on double stone with James Riley Castleberry
Cook, Melvin McCoy (6) May 5, 1939 September 14, 1940
Cook, Stella Ferren (5) September 5, 1906 January 3, 1961
Cook, Wayne Berneal (7) August 28, 1933 November 12, 1934
Dale, Archie October 23, 1910 July 4, 1969 on double stone with Ellin Dale
Dale, Ellin March 19, 1918 vacant
Denton, Anna Mae January 19, 1910 April 22, 1964
Drews, Emma L. December 7, 1920 September 20, 1980
Edwards, Cora E. April 30, 1902 May 20, 1984
Edwards, Herman M. (10) February 5, 1928 October 14, 1937 son of John Edwards
Edwards, Hope Parker May 16, 1923 vacant
Edwards, John B. October 9, 1892 June 8, 1980 on double stone with Cora Edwards
Edwards, John Harlin May 3, 1923 November 4, 1990  on double stone with Hope Parker Edwards
Feltrop, Betty J. February 5, 1943 vacant married August 9, 1961 on double stone with Hermon Feltrop
Feltrop, Hermon November 21, 1939 vacant
Ferren, Alma Nicholson May 3, 1905 December 29, 1981
Ferren, E.F.Father (8) 1870 1946 on double stone with R.B. Ferren
Ferren, R.B. (9) Mother 1873 1932
Ferrin, Elmer Robert (4) February 22, 1895 June 16, 1961 Ark. Pvt. Co. G. 113 Ammo Train WWI
Fields, Eula February 13, 1929 October 25, 1977 on double stone with Seiba Fields
Fields, Seiba P. November 17, 1915 February 19, 1996 on double stone with Eula Fields
Fuller, Beverly Franklin (11) died January 15, 1941 age 71 years, 2 months, 26 days funeral home marker
Fuller, Dorthy November 26, 1912 April 6, 1992
Fuller, Ernest Ray 1925 1977 U.S. Navy WWII
Fuller, Faye July 18, 1904 May 1, 1984 on double stone with Raymond Fuller
Fuller, Frank October 1869 January 15, 1941 on double stone with Stella Fuller
Fuller, Joyce January 19, 1938 May 19, 1938
Fuller, Mona September 11, 1906 December 26, 1985 on double stone with Ralph Fuller
Fuller, Neal Winford June 14, 1939 June 21, 1939
Fuller, Norine April 25, 1923 January 15, 1932
Fuller, Ralph May 25, 1908 December 7, 1985 on double stone with Mona Fuller
Fuller, Raymond August 19, 1898 April 26, 1976
Fuller, Stella July 31, 1877 November 9, 1936 on double stone with Frank Fuller
Glosser, Terry Lei April 12, 1969 July 1, 1990
Glosser, Vera Alma died 1996 funeral home marker age 88 years, 6 mo
Griffin, Jodie August 25, 1894 December 10, 1916
Griffin, Pearl March 17, 1898 blank on double stone with Jodie Griffin
Grimes, Jerry June 8, 1905 November 15, 1920 son of J.A. and Della Grimes
Grimes, Robert Harold August 23, 1911 October 10, 1981 U.S. Army WWII
Grimes,. A.E. (37) January 17, 1891 October 26, 1918
Helms, Ben F. October 13, 1895 February 7, 1967 on double stone with Emma Helms
Helms, Eliphaz S. April 21, 1914 September 17, 1976
Helms, Emma M. January 21, 1894 February 6, 1968
Helms, Everett F. September 23, 1923 November 10, 1966 SSgt. U.S. Army WWII
Helms, J. Arwood (39) September 18, 1938 August 7, 1955
Helms, Jennie West February 18, 1913 December 13, 1986 on double stone with Westly Helms
Helms, Westly December 5, 1916 July 18, 1989
Jordan, Arnold March 4, 1914 December 14, 1996
Jordan, Austin January 21, 1929 October 2, 1987 on double stone with Lucille Jordan
Jordan, Frank May 14, 1875 November 27, 1931
Jordan, infant daughter/infant son/infant son no dates
Jordan, Lucille December 15, 1928 April 2, 1997
Jordan, Morley "Pete" October 1, 1916 July 28, 1977
Jordan, Viola June 19, 1888 August 29, 1966
Jordon, William Franklin (19) July 18, 1953 November 15, 1958
Lackie, Avis Laverne June 8, 1927 March 13, 1989
Langford, Grover October 30, 1903 March 6, 1995 funeral home marker
May, Dallas (29) 1916 1937
May, Dallas Dale January 12, 1938 January 21, 1999
May, James Leroy (27) October 29, 1892 vacant
May, Mamie Ruth (28) August 25, 1893 vacant
McNew, George D. (18) November 17, 1884 January 7, 1934
Milford, F. Edward November 12, 1925 January 25, 1994 WWII
Morrow, Francis C. (13) July 25, 1879 May 23, 1959 on double stone with Robert L. Morrow
Morrow, Robert L. (14) March 14, 1874 September 5, 1958
Murdaugh, Jane M. no dates on double stone with Roy Murdaugh
Murdaugh, Roy H. February 14, 1929 October 5, 1991 on double stone with Jane Murdaugh
Myers, Frank B. November 5, 1905 January 5, 1994
Myers, Lydia G. August 7, 1911 February 9, 1980
Nicholson, Burl James (24), June 22, 1917 July 4, 1917  son of C.L. & Mary Nicholson
Nicholson, Clyde E. November 28, 1899 February 22, 1973 on double stone with Mary Nicholson
Nicholson, Clyde Neal (26), December 27, 1924 January 6, 1925 son of C.L. & Mary Nicholson
Nicholson, Earl Monroe June 22, 1917 vacant on double stone with Elva Nicholson
Nicholson, Elva Mae November 16, 1918 vacant on double stone with Earl Monroe Nicholson
Nicholson, Mary August 20, 1895 December 15, 1991
Nicholson, Vivon Leon (25), May 18, 1921  May 24, 1921 daughter of C.L. & Mary Nicholson
Parker, Daisy Castleberry January 14, 1900 September 3, 1986
Parker, Gordon R. March 5, 1928 March 16, 1994
Parker, James Roy January 24, 1899 August 15, 1981
Parker, Zelma November 19, 1933 vacant
Pool, A.L. (31) June 5, 1859 July 7, 1939
Pool, Ellen (32), March 5, 1857 December 15, 1917 wife of A.L. Pool
Pool, Louis C. (33), died June 20, 1898 stone broken and birth date not readable son of A.L. & N.E. Pool
Pool, Lula J. (35), February 11, 1889 4 years, 2 months, 19 days daughter of A.L. & N.E. Pool
Pool, Mary E. (36), October 1, 1882 December 9, 1882 daughter of A.L. & N.E. Pool
Pool, Noah Franklin (34), March 20, 1886 August 3, 1896 son of A.L. & N.E. Pool
Rowe, Billey Ray Decemb er 3, 1959 December 2, 1997 U.S. Army
Rowe, Ruthey November 25, 1905 July 2, 1995
Rowe, Sidney Ray September 26, 19808 January 12, 1988 on double stone with Ruthey Rowe
Sherrod, Vergil P. (15) born Ohio County, KY August 17, 1843 July 21, 1918
Smith, Mrs. Ida (38) died December 11, 1942
Southard, Dale O. November 11, 1927 April 29, 1984 on double stone with Elwanda
Southard, Darrel G. infant died December 14, 1963
Southard, Dwaine (3) February 14, 1937  July 30, 1955
Southard, Elwanda Taylor November 4, 1931 vacant
Southard, Infant (1) born and died December 14, 1963 funeral home marker
Southard, Janice Dianne (2) born and died December 3, 1957 funeral home marker
Southard, Laure E. 1904 1969
Southard, Raymond V. May 28, 1906 June 27, 1996
Sublett, Ernest E. January 18, 1949 February 25, 1992
Sublett, Ivan February 19, 1927 December ;17, 1999 U.S. Army WWII
Sublett, Michel Kent December 10, 1949 September 25, 1968 U.S. Army Cpl Vietnam
Treat, Bertie Amelia November 24, 1904 March 22, 1989
Treat, Jess Marshall October 13, 1903 November 13, 1993
Walters, Earl (30), October 29, 1892 August 27, 1946 devoted husband and father
Walters, Stella Castleberry September 14, 1897 February 25, 1976
Williams, Anna B. Mitchell April 14, 1918 April 17, 1998
Williams, Norman L. April 8, 1919 vacant on double stone with Anna Williams