Miller Cemetery

Buncombe, Panola Co  Cemeteries of TX

Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield 

From Carthage go west on SH 315 for approximately seven miles to Clayton and the intersection of FM 1970.   Turn left on FM 1970 to the intersection of CR 119.  Turn on to the CR 119 at the Hopewell Baptist Church , then immediately onto 118 to the Buncomb Freewill Baptist Church located on the left.   The cemetery is on the north side of the Church.

Updated Jan 2009  Hawthorn Funeral Home RecordsThe numbers listed in the comment section are the page number of the year of death in the Hawthorn Funeral Home Books.- Gloria B. Mayfield

Last Name First Name Birth Death Parents Pg` Comments

Baisden

Ethel Elizabeth

Aug 20 1927

May 17 1985

Oris Clifton Partridge & Lillie Lockhart

59

wid/o James David Baisden

Baisden

James David

Oct 17 1913

Aug 08 1984

James D. Baisden & Mattie Davis

111

Ethel Partridge

Briery

Charles

Jun 24 1945

Jun 24 1945

- -

Handmade concrete marker

Briery

Effie Maye

Mar 11 1904

Dec 15 1985

Perry Lee Graves & Lucindy Platt

134

George G. Briery (d 1952)

Briery

George G.

1900

1951

- -

-

Briery

James

?

?

- -

Handmade concrete marker - Dates no longer readable

Briery

Maida G.

?

?

- -

Handmade concrete marker - Dates no longer readable

Briery

Ralph Oliver

Oct 15 1926

Mar 23 2000

George Briery & Effie Graves

30

wid/o Mary Alice Briery

Briery

Ronnie W.

Oct 1 1943

Nov 4 1943

- -

Handmade concrete marker

Brightwell

Linda Sue

Dec 04 1946

Dec 24 1984

Marshall Elbert Heard & Florence A. Platt

166

Dwight Gaylon Brightwell

Brown

Annie

Dec 25 1872

May 28 1903

- -

d/o Sallie Smiley

Eason

Doris Godwin

living

-

d/o Melvin & Eugenia -

Footstone "Honey"

Godwin

Ben Elvin "Benjy"

Jan 06 1956

Nov 12 1981

Ben Godwin & Beverly Hawn

116

divorced 

Godwin

Ben Ervin

Nov 12 1931

No date

- -

h/o  Beverly I. - m: Nov 28 1950

Godwin

Beverly I.

Aug 12 1934

Feb 18 1998

- -

w/o Ben Ervin - m: Nov 28 1950

Godwin

David Wayne

Nov 19 1966

Nov 11 1967

- - -

Godwin

Eugenia L.

Feb 04 1905

Mar 31 1986

William Cicro Turnage & Anna Belle Stevenson

34

Melvin Hartwell Godwin m: Jan 6 1924

Godwin

James Wesley

Oct 21 1937

Jul 20 1960

Paul Godwin & Nettie Heard

54

~

Godwin

Jean

1948

1994

- -

Hawthorn Funeral Home marker only

Godwin

Lessie Mae

May 27 1913

May 22 1970

William A Morgan & Fannie Vickers

56

w/o William Perry Godwin

Godwin

Lester Joe

Jul 15 1935

Mar 04 2004

Paul Allen Godwin & Nettie Irene Heard

31

Never Married

Godwin

Melba Jean Hesser

May 03 1948

Nov 06 1994

Louis Taylor Hesser Hazel Corette Lawrence

66

Troy Godwin

Godwin

Melva Jean

Apr 10 1942

Apr 18 1942

- -

Buried right beside Eugnia L. Godwin

Godwin

Melvin H.

Aug 17 1901

Dec 25 1996

- -

h/o Eugenia L - m: Jan 6 1924

Godwin

Minnie Lee

Mar 02 1908

June 1 1979

Thomas franklin Heard & Mary Adelia Flowers

69

Preston H. Godwin

Godwin

Nettie I.

1915

No date

- -

w/o Paul A.

Godwin

Paul Allen

Feb 23 1906

Jan 05 1957

Alanzo Godwin (AK) & Loneye Shankles (AK)

1

Nettie Godwin

Godwin

Preston Harmon

Dec 18 1904

Jan 31 1996

~

7

widowed  h/o Minnie L.

Godwin

Preston Jr.

Jul 17 1926

Jul 18 1926

s/o Preston H. & Minnie L. -

-

Godwin

Troy Wayne

Jul 06 1947

Nov 19 1994

Paul Allen Godwin & Nettie Heard

69

widowed

Godwin Tracy Dec 07 1975 Dec 07 2006 Kathy Robbins mother( Photo)   h/o Jeannie Godwin 2 daughters, Traci Lynn and Zarah Marie Godwin. 2 brothers, Clint Godwin and Cody Weeks

Godwin

William Perry

Jul 05 1903

May 08 1996

Elonzo Godwin & Loney Ester Shankle

48

widowed  h/o Lessie Mae

Graves

Barney Ray

Dec 29 1913

Apr 04 1959

Perry Graves & Lucenda Platt

24

Maye

Graves

Jo Ann

Jul 20 1919

Jul 21 1919

- -

-

Graves

Mary Jane

Jan 06 1898

Nov 21 1972

Franklin Heard & Dealy Flowers

144

widow  w/o Perry Houston

Graves

Maye

Jun 27 1914

No date

- -

w/o Ray

Graves

Nettie Harvena

Jan 11 1881

Nov 26 1919

- -

w/o C.W.

Graves

Perry Houston

Oct 29 1896

Oct 06 1964

Perry Lee Graves & Lula Platt

92

"Mason" h/o Mary Jane

Graves

Perry Houston Jr.

Sep 26 1924

Sep 30 1924

s/o Perry Houston & Mary Jane -

-

Graves

Ray

Dec 29 1913

Apr 4 1959

- -

h/o Maye

Heard

Florence Adeline

Jan 31 1908

Nov 29 1987

John Washington Platt & Carrie Minivera Graves

123

wid/o Marshall Elbert Hears  m: Feb 23 1924

Heard

Marshall Elbert

Jun 21 1902

Jul 30 1974

Thomas Franklin & Heard Adelia Flowers

100

Florence Platt   m: Feb 23 1924

Hudson

Joe

living

-

- -

Footstone "J.H." s/o Doris Eason

Latham

A. Hillman

Aug 12 1858

Aug 3 1940

- -

h/o Nancy Jane

Latham

Edgar M.

Mar 6 1886

Nov 27 1907

s/o A.H. & J. -

-

Latham

Nancy Jane

Oct 17 1859

Nov 29 1941

~

81

w/o A. Hillman

Lawhorn

James Eldon

Feb 02 1927

Feb 11 1994

Jim Lawhorn & Alma Johnson

15

1st Mary Lois Graves

Lawhorn

Mrs Mary Lois

Jan 08 1928

Aug 15 1968

P.H. Graves & Mary Jane Herd

95

married  w/o James Eldon

Luker

John Allen

?

?

- -

Very old stone tablet broken off base and laying onground engraving has faded until nothing but the name and "Age 40 years" can be read

Mathews

A.L.

May 7 1874

Nov 9 1902

- -

"My dear husband is gone but not forgotten"

Matthews

Woodard A.

Sep 28 1900

Nov 12 1900

- - -

McKinney

Antoiinette

Nov 10 1956

Nov 16 1992

Dennis Ashley Eason & Exa Doris Godwin

140

Coy Eugene McKinney

McKinney

Coy Eugene

Jun 18 1952

Nov 16 1992

Charles Herbert McKinney & Marie Hicks

140-A

Antoinette Eason

McKinney

Toni Eason

Nov 10 1956

Nov 16 1992

- -

w/o Coy E.

Medina

Lorine Gaston

Jul 21 1956

Jul 07 1996

Ernest Russell Gaston, Sr. & Laura Pearl Baisden

79-A

Charles Medina  Buried right beside James D. & Ethel Baisden No other marked graves in the immediate vicinity

Miller

A.H.

Sep 9 1859

Jun 2 1922

- -

h/o Mattie

Miller

Mary A.

Aug 10 1834

Jul 9 1906

- -

w/o W.W.

Miller

Mary C.

May 22 1873

Oct 25 1941

- - -

Miller

Mattie

Jun 11 1863

Jun 28 1924

- -

w/o A.H.

Miller

W.W.

Dec 6 1830

Dec 6 1879

- -

h/o Mary A.

Ritter

Jessie E.

No date

1907

- -

Buried at foot of A.L. Mathews grave no other marked graves in the immediate vicinity

Ritter

Sarah E.

Mar 6 1873

Mar 19 1892

- -

w/o J.S.

Rogers

Katie Miller

Feb 24 1868

Sep 14 1940

- -

w/o Walter T.

Rogers

Walter T.

Mar 3 1863

Sep 26 1901

- -

h/o Katie Miller

Ruso

Cecil Ideal

Apr 10 1910

Feb 29 1944

John Ruso (MS) & Graves (TX)

23

~

Ruso

Infant daughter

May 1 1934

May 1 1934

- -

d/o Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Ruso

Ruso

John Henry

Sep 29 1898

Jul 31 1976

John Thomas Ruso & Nancy Jane Graves

102

h/o Norina Zoda - m: Oct 22 1942

Ruso

John Thomas

Feb 07 1874

Apr 29 1964

~

46

Widow   h/o Nancy J.

Ruso

Nancy J.

Apr 16 1869

Aug 30 1961

- -

w/o John T.

Ruso

Nancy Jane

Apr 16 1869

Aug 30 1961

widow

58

~

Ruso

Norina Zoda

Feb 17 1918

Nov 16 1978

Looney Franklin Perry & Alice Simms

160

widow of Henry Ruso   w/o John Henry - m:Oct 22 1942

Smiley

C.N.

Jan 18 1845

Dec 15 1918

- - -

Smiley

Ida

Apr 30 1880

Nov 7 1897

- -

d/o T.N. & Sarah

Smiley

Jewell

May 18 1905

Feb 4 1908

- -

s/o J.D. & Exa

Smiley

Lillie May

1885

1922

- - -

Smith

Lavinia M.

Feb 18 1925

Dec 24 1985

Marshall Elbert Heard & Florence Platt

138

Prentis Smith

Smith

Mary Ethel

Aug 15 1898

Aug 10 1970

Jasper Herrington & ?

95

Widow

Starkey

Obie Newell

Sep 17 1913

Aug 6 1969

- -

"Mason" h/o Velmaree

Starkey

Rob H.

Jan 31 1939

Sep 29 1940

- - -

Starkey

Velmaree

Nov 27 1920

No date

- -

w/o Obie Newel

Taylor Mary Carey May 22 1873 Oct 25 1941 William Walter Miller (TX) & Mary Ann Luker 74 Moses Curran Taylor

Tinkle

Nettie Irene

Jul 14 1915

May 07 2001

Thomas Heard & Mary Flowers

35

Paul Godwin & Wilson Tinkle

Unknown

Troy W.

1947

?

- -

Hawthorn FH marker

Welch

Evylene

May 7 1929

Aug 13 1998

- -

w/o Forest - m: Oct 14 1944

Welch

Forrest B.

Jun 01 1926

Apr 28 1970

Charleston Welch & Effie Mae Smith

44

Evylene Welch

Welch

Forrest Wayne

Nov 30 1950

Oct 10 2006

Forest Bernice Welch and Evylene Godwin - Julia Lee Bane Welch