Emory City Cemetery (Section 4)

Rains County, Cemeteries of Texas

Surveyed September 14, 2003

Transcribed by and photos by Elaine Nall Bay 

Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

This cemetery is divided into 12 sections:   

Section 1 Section 2. Section 3 Section 4 
Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8.
Section 9 Section 10  Section 11   Section 12

Map

Surveyed south to north section

Name Birth Death Comments
Row 1      
Vacant spot     Begin McDonald plot
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Vacant spot     End McDonald plot
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McDonald, Thomas J. Apr 16, 1860 Oct 15, 1953  
McDonald, Ella H. Apr 22, 1870 July 5, 1951  
Vacant spot      
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Wilkey, Bobbie Joe Nov 04 1928 Oct 26 2001 S2 USNavy WWII  Begin Wilkey plot
Vacant spot     End Wilkey plot
Vacant spot      
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Access road      
Row 2      
Vacant spot     Begin Nix plot
Nix, Billy C. Sept 20, 1927 Sept 17, 2002  
Nix, Kate Mar 9, 1892 Feb 2, 1981  
Nix, Mell Oct 29, 1893 Oct 7, 1952 End Nix plot
Vacant spot      
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McDonald, Floyd Aug 4, 1911 June 28, 1991 Married Aug 3, 1934
McDonald, Rowena July 20, 1918 July 21, 1990  
Vacant spot      
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Sisk, J.O. Aug 6, 1891 Sept 20, 1951  
Sisk, Cora Cooper Aug 1, 1902 Sept 19, 1991  
Vacant spot      
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Wilkey, Lee July 10, 1895 Oct 7, 1976 Begin Wilkey plot
Wilkey, Gertrude M. Jan 30, 1895 May 24, 1979 End Wilkey plot
Vacant spot      
Rylant, Robert Earl Sept 25, 1948 Aug 14, 1999  
Rylant, Vera Lee Feb 27, 1923 Jan 24, 1988 Married Sept 29, 1945
Rylant, R.W. “Dick” Mar 4, 1916 May 15, 1985  
Vacant spot      
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Access road      
Row 3      
Vacant spot     Begins Williams plot
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot     End Williams plot
Vacant spot      
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Blue, Steve Oct 1, 1958 Aug 30, 2002 Married Feb 14, 1981
Blue, Cheryl Aug 8, 1960 -----  Back of marker
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Sisk, Lyman Jan 15, 1921 July 21, 1979  
Sisk, Violet Kennemer Jan 14, 1924 June 30, 1997 Wife of Lyman Sisk
Vacant spot      
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Weddle, Jim E. Nov 18, 1957 Nov 7, 1966 s/o Joe & Juandell Weddle  siblings – John, Jay, & Jodie
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Rylant, F.S. “Pud” Feb 6, 1918 Apr 11, 2002 Married Mar 9, 1940
Rylant, Lona ‘Tiss” Sept 22, 1913 May 15, 1995  
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Ramsey, C. Glen Apr 22, 1914 Jan 6, 1975  
Ramsey, Jimmie L. Feb 4, 1915 July 17, 1992  
Vacant spot      
Orsborn, Maxwell M. Jan 16, 1906 July 16, 1968 Tx MM1 USNR WWII
Begin Orsborn plot
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot     End Orsborn plot
Access road      
Row 4      
Vacant spot     Begin Williams plot
Williams     Funeral home marker
Williams, Frances A. Oct 2, 1917 Nov 3, 1997  
Williams, Burse Apr 23, 1907 Jan 6, 1953 Oklahoma PFC Co. A 14 Inf End Williams plot
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Tuttle, Howard Lee July 22, 1930 Sept 1, 1988  
Tuttle, Bonnie Lee Aug 27, 1905 Sept 17, 1985  
Tuttle, Adeline McDonald May 17, 1909 May 3, 2001  
Vacant spot      
Sisk, Madeline Rachel   May 12, 1994 infant d/o Gatlen & Anne Sisk
Sisk, Dorothy Ellen Sept 28, 1964 Oct 27, 1984 d/o Eleanor & J.O. Sisk, Jr.
Sisk, Eleanor Robinson Nov 15, 1924 -----  
Sisk, J.O., Jr. Oct 9, 1926 July 4, 2000 US Navy WWII
Vacant spot      
Weddle, Joseph "Joe" Edward Aug 01 1930 Apr 17 2004 -
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Rylant, Loman Feb 19, 1914 Dec 10, 1976  
Ketron, Jewel Rylant Mar 4, 1897 Mar 19, 1974  
Rylant, Samuel Early Aug 6, 1892 Oct 26, 1960  
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot     Begin Gaby plot
Gaby, William I. 1879 1951  
Gaby, Monnie 1885 1972  
Gaby, Jewell Leon Mar 25, 1912 Mar 24, 1983  
Vacant spot     End Gaby plot
Osborn, Gus, Sr Jun 27 1866 Nov 28 1953 Begin Orsborn plot
Orsborn, Gus, Jr Oct 21 1901 Nov 30 1983  
Orsborn, Lillian L. Jul 02 1909 Oct 11 1998  
Vacant spot     End Orsborn plot
Access road      
Row 5      
Vacant spot     Begin Linebaugh plot
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot     End Linebaugh plot
Vacant spot     Begin Kilgore plot
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot     End Kilgore plot
Vacant spot      
Taylor, Patricia Ann ----- Aug 23, 1959 Begin Taylor plot
Vacant spot      
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Vacant spot     End Taylor plot
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Vacant spot     Begin Henderson plot
Vacant spot      
Fleming, Margie J. Oct 2, 1944 Dec 28, 1983  
Cement block     End Henderson plot
Orsborn, L. Sparks 1912 1959 Begin Orsborn plot
Orsborn, M. Jean 1918 1966  
Orsborn, Paul Sparks Aug 2, 1937 Nov 15, 1977  
Vacant spot     End Orsborn plot
Access road      
Row 6      
Vacant spot     Begin Linebaugh plot
Linebaugh, Norman F Apr 4, 1922 May 29, 1973  
Linebaugh, Pearl Brown May 24, 1900 Dec 15, 1989  
Linebaugh, Walter Harrison Apr 3, 1889 July 12, 1953 TX Pvt Co. L 33 Inf WWI
End Linebaugh plot
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot     Begin Kilgore plot
Kilgore, Connie G. Nov 25, 1918 Jan 14, 1973 Tx PFC US Army WWII
Kilgore, Myrtle Jane Aug 29, 1896 Dec 9, 1968  
Kilgore, Jonathan Sanford June 18, 1893 July 9, 1954 Tx Pvt 85 Inf WWI End Kilgore plot
Vacant spot      
Taylor, Jake H. Apr 20, 1893 Apr 7, 1952 Begin Taylor plot
Taylor, O.R. “Pete” Feb 18, 1915 Jan 12, 1993 Married July 25, 1936
Taylor, Ruby M. July 11, 1917 July 3, 1975  
Vacant spot     End Taylor plot
Vacant spot      
Cooke, William Harrell Oct 13, 1903 Feb 26, 1978  
Cooke, no name ----- -----  
Vacant spot      
Peeples, Glen “Paz” Dec 6, 1908 May 1, 1995 S1 US Navy WWII
Peeples, Esta Mae Kennemer Jan 21, 1911 July 6, 2003  
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Henderson, Roy L. Nov 3, 1912 Aug 21, 2000 Begin Henderson plot
Henderson, Melvin H. Mar 6, 1923 May 8, 1981  
Henderson, John Weslely Oct 20, 1891 Apr 3, 1978  
Henderson, Louella May 3, 1891 Aug 20, 1962 End Henderson plot
Vacant spot     Begin Orsborn plot
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot      
Vacant spot     End Orsborn plot
Access road