Craig Cemetery
Jasper Co. Cemeteries of TX
Submitted by Monica Petty & Karen Gilchriest
Feb. 01, 2002
Craig Cemetery is located southwest from Buna on Hwy 96,
located in Evadale. Driving south on 96 turn right
between the two churches in the middle of
Evadale, one brick and the other white, the cemetery is down the road on the
left. There are no signs for the cemetery.
The road forks and the cemetery
is on the left fork and Craig Lake is on the fork to the right, there is gate
leading into a hunting club, you can see the rifle range to the right of
the gate.
Craig cemetery is the final resting-place for those
that lived in this once active Arthur Temple logging
Community. At one time there was over 100
homes, a company store, a maintenance shop, and a boarding house. The
cemetery is in a sad shape of neglect; the trees
and underbrush are the only
thing visible when you drive to this location. There are about 35
remaining markers in some form or another at this
time, but this cemetery is in danger
of becoming another lost burial site in the very near future. One would
not know that the graves were there if they were not
told exactly where to look.
Just to the side of a dirt road in the underbrush of tall pines are all that
remains of this once active logging town. There is a big brick
house located
at the end of the road adjoining the cemetery plat as well as a few mobile
homes on same side of the dirt road just before
you get to the cemetery.
No telling how many markers are already lost, broken, covered over or sunken
as of today.
Bacak, Bertha
b. 1903 d. 1905
Single --Flat marker---Poor condition--sunken
Bacak, James L.
b.1920 d.1920
Single--Flat marker---Good condition--sunken
Burch, Mary
b. May 22, 1874 d. Aug. 12, 1954
Front of marker--- There is Rest in Heaven
Single--upright marker---Poor condition
Burch, W. P.
b. Aug. 14, 1868 d. July 08, 1943
Front of marker----Gone but Not Forgotten
Single---upright marker ---Poor condition
Charlton, Infant
b. Sept. 26, 1908 d. Sept. 29, 1908
Front of marker--Infant of R. L. & Myrtie Charlton
Gone To Rest
Single--upright marker -- good condition --hidden under
bushes and trees
Coudrain, Alvateen b. Jan. 16,
1911 d. Dec. 07, 1924
Front of Marker---Sweetly Sleeping in Jesus--Our Darling
Single--upright marker--Condition poor- sunken-tilted
Coudrain, Pearlie-- b. Jan. 20, 1914
d. Aug.07, 1917
Front of Marker ---Asleep in Jesus
Our Darling
Single--Upright Marker Poor --condition
Griffis, Joel
b. July 1936 d. July 16,1936
Front of marker--Dying is but going Home
Double--upright marker--Poor condition --Broken-Tilted-
Griffis, Melda Ray b. Aug. 20,
1934 d. Aug.20,1934
Double--- upright marker--- poor condition--unstable--Tilted
Hare, Children
Children of Marcus & Eliza L. Hare " We Miss
Them "
Single- Upright marker-- Poor condition -detached--sunken --illegible
Hare, Myrtie Thelma b. Aug. 22, 1908
d. Nov. 15, 1915
Single--upright marker--poor condition
Jackson, Emma
b..1886 d. 1962
Funeral home marker/poor condition
Jackson, Thomas
b. 1884 d. 1962
Funeral home marker/poor condition
Jasper, Sam L.
b. July 09, 1873 d. Jan. 06, 1929
Doubled---upright marker--good condition--sunken-tilted
(Inside of a small fenced in area, this is the only marker left in this area)
Jasper, Violia
b. Apr. 10, 1886 d. Nov. 12, 1926
Double--upright marker---good condition --sunken--tilted
(Inside of a small fenced in area, this is the only marker left in this area)
Ozan, Vera
b.1881 d. 1948
Front of marker---Asleep in Jesus
Single---upright marker---Poor condition--tilted--sunken
Parsley, Velma Lucile b. Mar. 28, 1926
d.July 13, 1929
Front of marker--Resting Peace
Single--Upright marker- poor condition--sunken
Pipkin W.K.
b. ----- d.---- (illegible)
Aged 81 yrs old
Broken---detached --under bushes
Reese, Andrew Jackson b. Mar. 30, 1883
d. 1893
Front of marker---Son of A. B. & Jane Reese
Our Blessed One is Gone To The Lord
Single--Marker--Poor--Deterioarated--Detached--Illegible--Broken
Richardson C.M.
b. 1851 d. Nov. 20, 1914
Front of marker--Born in Pittsburg Penn.
Died in Evadale Texas
Single--upright marker--poor condition--unstable--sunken
-
Rockman, Earl W. b.
Dec. 20, 1929 d.Jan. 31,1951
Front of marker---The Lord is my Shepperd
Single --upright marker-good condition-sunken
Searle, George W. Jr. b. Nov. 06, 1926 d.
May 22, 1930
Front of marker---- Gone but not Forgotten
Single--upright marker-- good condition
Smith, Benjaman F. b. Apr. 02,
1874 d. Feb. 04, 1914
Front of marker---Sheltered and Safe from Sorrow
Foot marker--uprooted
Single--upright marker ----poor condition--unstable--tilted
Smith, Elizabeth b.
Mar. 29, 1833 d. Nov. 01, 1899
Front of marker-- Wife of Homer M. Smith
Foot marker-- E.S. ( uprooted)
Single--upright marker--poor condition--sunken--tilted
Smith, Josephine b.
Apr. 10, 1872 d. Sept. 12, 1890
Front of marker--- Daughter of H. M. & E. Smith
Our Blessed is Gone
Single--upright marker---poor condition--tilted
Steven, William M. b. Apr. 30,
1914 d. May 07, 1956
Single---flat marker--good condition
Military Marker: Texas S1 U. S. NAVY WW II
Tanton, Babe
b.--- d. Aug. 20, 1930
Front of marker---- Father
Single---flat-- homemade marker---poor condition
Tanton, Elbert
b. Jan. 18, 1930 d. ---
Front of marker--- Brother
Single -- Homemade marker---poor condition
Tanton, Emmer
b.----- d. Feb. 10, 1928
Front of Marker--- Mother
Single--- Flat homemade marker---poor condition
Tanton, William Archie b. 1906
d. 1969
Single --Homemade --poor condition--sunken
Whitmire, Opal
b. Sept. 03, 1932 d. Dec. 22, 1932
Front of marker---Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Allen Whitmire
Darling We Miss You
Single--upright marker--Poor condition--Tilted--sunken
Whitmire, Pearl
b. Aug. 29, 1874 d. Mar. 30, 1932
Front of marker--Dear Mother though we miss you much
we know you rest with God
Single--upright marker---poor condition
Williams, Eliza V. b. Mar.
24, 1872 d. Feb. 24, 1882
Front of marker----Daughter of C.W. & O.J.O. Williams
Gone to Heaven
Foot Marker--- E. V. W.
Single --upright marker--poor--deteriorated--Sunken
Barely legible
Williams, George W. b. Oct. 19,
1837 d. Jan. 08, 1913
Single--upright marker --good condition --sunken base
Williams, O. J. O. Sapp b. Dec. 09, 1844 d. Jun.
22, 1888
Front of marker--- Wife of C. W. Williams Blessed in God
Single-upright homemade marker--
poor condition--illegible--deteriorated