Emory City Cemetery (Section 8)
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 |
This section is surveyed in a east-west direction, beginning at the entrance gates and fence. The rows in this section were surveyed in a north - south direction.
| Row 1 | |||
| Name |
Birth |
Death |
Comments |
| Entrance gate | - |
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| Bradford, Jeffery Charles | Aug 30, 1979 | May 21, 2001 | “Jeff Sims”Gospel Preacher Psalms 46:1 |
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| Stuart, Grover C. | 1892 | 1973 | |
| Stuart, Mary D. | 1892 | 1974 | |
| Stuart, Joe P. | Oct 16, 1914 | Jly 5, 1985 | Pvt US Army WWII |
| Stuart, Flossie M. | Jly 7, 1919 | ---- | married Feb 21, 1941 |
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| Middleton, Rose Marie | Oct 15, 1926 | Oct 10, 1975 | |
| Middleton, Murphy Reese, Jr. | Apr 13, 1916 | Jan 20, 1981 | |
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| Butcher, Carroll M. | Aug 14, 1901 | Jan 16,1979 | “Butch” |
| Butcher, Nellie Gray | Jun 24, 1911 | Feb 19, 1983 | “Nellie” |
| Hill, Charles L. | Aug 1, 1913 | Nov 21, 1990 | married Nov 16, 1935 |
| Hill, Elizabeth | May 30, 1916 | Jly 19, 1994 | |
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Begin McMerrell plot |
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| McMerrell, Lucas Wayne | Dec 19, 1978 | Oct 1, 1993 | “Bubba” |
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Seating area End McMerrell plot | |
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| Wilds, Lattie F. | Dec 30 1907 | Oct 23 2003 | Cement slab |
| Wilds, Bessie M. | Sept 15, 1915 | Aug 18, 1991 | |
| Entrance gate | - |
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| Row 2 | - |
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| Hebisen, W.E. “Bill” | Oct 24, 1898 | Oct 29, 1972 | “Together Forever” |
| Hebisen, Allie | Dec 21, 1898 | Jan 16, 1977 | |
| Hebisen, Robert Edward | Aug 21, 1923 | Nov 22, 1989 | “Together Forever” |
| Hebisen, Sallie Jane | Jun 15, 1931 | ---- | - |
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| McKeown, Bert | 1905 | 1971 | - |
| McKeown, Rubye | 1912 | 2004 | - |
| McKeown, William Larry | 1948 | 1977 | - |
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| Peeples, William D. II | Apr 10, 1911 | Feb 10, 1973 | “Together Forever” |
| Peeples, Ethel M. | Jan 23, 1921 | ---- | |
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| Lumpkins, John T. | Nov 18, 1891 | Nov 19, 1975 | married Feb 12, 1918 |
| Lumpkins, Thelma E. | Sept 10, 1899 | Apr 19, 1977 | |
| Lumpkins, Warner E. | Sept 19, 1923 | Aug 27, 1988 | CPL US Army Air Corps WWII |
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| Footstone | |
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“Wilds” |
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“Wilds” |
| Row 3 | - |
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| Holley, Robert F. | Jun 15, 1910 | Oct 12, 1983 | - |
| Holley, Eunice E. | Sept 25, 1907 | Jly 2, 1992 | - |
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Begin Garrett plot |
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Begin Cheek plot |
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| Terry, Irene Taylor | Jan 10, 1900 | Jan 24, 1984 | Begin Terry plot |
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End Terry plot |
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| Felton, Jack | Feb 28, 1911 | Jan 18, 1985 | |
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| Cowden, Sharon | ----- | ----- | “Our Beloved Sons: Daniel, Rodney & Mark |
| Cowden, Daniel | ----- | ----- | |
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| Row 4 | - |
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| Rylant, Vernon M. | Mar 7, 1911 | Mar 10, 1982 | FS |
| Rylant, Nannie A. | Sept 27, 1911 | Sept 8, 1995 | FS |
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| Garrett, Herman D. | 1890 | 1970 | Begin Garrett plot |
| Garrett, Lina Dice | 1894 | 1986 | |
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End Garrett plot |
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| Cheek, Clyde J. | Aug 26, 1902 | Nov 9, 1977 | Begin Cheek plot |
| Cheek, Ora E. | Jun 18, 1902 | Oct 20, 1970 | |
| Cheek, Ella Muriel | Jan 14, 1921 | ---- | |
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| Willis, Claud A. | Mar 8, 1893 | Nov 25, 1980 | married 1918 |
| Willis, Dora R. | Aug 21, 1897 | Mar 29, 1977 | |
| Garrett, Billy W. | Feb 14, 1932 | ---- | “Dad” married Sept 1, 1956 |
| Garrett, Shirley J. Willis | Dec 21, 1935 | Jan 10, 2000 | |
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| Felton, Jacqueline | Jan 6, 1928 | Aug 25, 1981 | |
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| Moore, Philip A. | Dec 12, 1915 | Jly 24, 2002 | married June 1, 1943 |
| Moore, Lula R. | ----- | ----- | |
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