Prospect Cemetery West

Rains County, Cemeteries of Texas

Submitted by Elaine Nall Baye
West Section Each row is surveyed in a north to south direction, beginning at the church grounds.  “Vacant spot” does not mean that a person is not buried in the area; it simply means that the area is either empty of graves or has unmarked graves.

East Section ++++++++++ West Section

Map

Photos by Ann Oliver (AO)

Name Birth Death Comments
Row 1 - - -
fence - - -
37 vacant spots - - -
Tuttle, May Ree Feb 7, 1910 Jan 11, 1998 -
Vacant spot - - -
Tuttle, Jim Wicker Dec 17, 1908 May 21, 1994 -
Tuttle, Rufe May 7, 1874 Jan 23, 1949 -
Tuttle, Pearl Jan 30, 1884 Feb 5, 1931 -
Tuttle, Bulah July 20, 1910 Dec 26, 1928 -
23 vacant spots - - -
fence - - -
Row 2 - - -
Fence - - -
19 vacant spots - - -
Whitton, Frank E. Jan 13, 1889 Aug 23, 1959 -
Whitton, Bessie June 22, 1897 ---- -
Vacant spot - - -
Meier, Ella Lous- Jun 14, 1914 May 20, 1993  aged 79 years (fhm)
2 vacant spots - - -
Arrington, Minnie O. 1900 1982 -
Conatser, Betty L. 1930 2001 -
2 vacant spots - - -
Haynes, Stracey D. June 18, 1962 Oct 14, 1969 -
3 vacant spots - - -
Harbin, Eva Mae Apr 9, 1926 ---- -
Harbin, Walter J. Dec 28, 1913 Nov 12, 1996 -
Harbin, Fronie Leona May 5, 1889 June 13, 1966 -
Harbin, Jack H. Sept 4, 1873 May 11, 1953 -
21 vacant spots - - -
McTaggart, Fred Jan 1, 1891 Nov 16, 1978 Married July 2, 1922 (AO)
McTaggart, Ruby Oct 15, 1896 May 18, 1987 (AO)
Vacant spot - - -
McTaggart, Francis Neil July 14, 1923 March 16, 19— (AO)
McTaggart, J.E. June 13, 1902 Oct 25, 1984 (AO)
Smith, Annie July 5, 1905 Jan 17, 1930 (AO)
Vacant spot - - -
McTaggart, Annie Apr 30, 1870 Mar 1, 1940 -
McTaggart, Neil Oct 26, 1846 Jan 13, 1925 -
2 vacant spots - - -
McTaggart, Bessie ---- 1923 (AO)
McTaggart, Robert W. 1895 1971 (AO)
8 vacant spots - - -
Fence - - -
Row 3 - - -
Fence - - -
8 vacant spots - - -
Luckett, Mary F. Sept 12, 1925 ---- -
Luckett, Jack Derwood Sept 4, 1923 Nov 17, 1979 TSgt U.S. Army World War II
4 vacant spots - - -
Hays, Odeal Oct 4, 1916 May 22, 1996 -
Hays, Tom B. May 19, 1913 July 28, 1975 -
24 vacant spots - - -
Motes, Nancy 1861 1900 w/o Frank
Motes, Frank 1850 1937 h/o Nancy
3 vacant spots - - -
Jaggers, Mary P. 1864 1926 wife of A.T. Jaggers
Jaggers, Allen T. 1858 1934 -
Vacant spot - - -
Jaggers, Donnie E. 1898 1935 -
Vacant spot - - -
Jaggers, Roland L. 1887 1945 -
Jaggers, James Thomas Jan 19, 1894 July 2, 1951 Texas PFC 106 Engineers 31 Div WWI
Jaggers, Henry A. Apr 10, 1914 Apr 24, 1980 TEC 5 US Army WWII
5 vacant spots - - -
Galyeon, Till - Oct 4, 1934   Texas Pvt 309 Cav  (AO)
Vacant spot - - -
Connally, Lillie Mae Feb 4, 1884 Dec 5, 1955 -
Holt, Rebecca J. May 15, 1866 Jan 11, 1965 (AO)
Galyean, Will Oct 23, 1885 Aug 1, 1928 (AO)
Rose, William T. Sept 1, 1835 Nov 4, 1932 (AO)
Rose, Liza 1847 1915 (AO)
Vacant spot - - -
McTaggart, Beulah Jan 21, 1887 Nov 2, 1918 wife of Fred McTaggart(AO)
9 vacant spots - - -
fence - - -
Row 4 - - -
fence - - -
30 vacant spots - - -
Hogue, Viola 1900 19-- -
Hogue, Sam 1900 1953 -
4 vacant spots - - -
-------, Mollie - - -
Vacant spot - - -
Moody, J.B. Aug 12, 1857 Dec 9, 1918
Moody, Mollie Mar 1, 1867 Oct 8, 1901 “His Wife”
Moody, Frankie Feb 12, 1884 Dec 30, 1918 “His Wife”
Vacant spot - - -
Rock - - -
Moody, Zada 1903 1918 d/o Jim & Frankie Moody
Moody, Jesse W. June 6, 1894 Mar 13, 1937
Vacant spot - - -
Cornelius, Wanda - Dec 27, 1915 d/o Will & Carrie Cornelius
Cornelius, Carrie Nov 12, 1887 Aug 5, 1966
Cornelius, Will Jan 1, 1882 July 30, 1967
Moody, Franklin P. Jan 21, 1892 May 27, 1974 WWI veteran
Moody, Clarence B. Sept 18, 1909 Jan 8, 1975 WWII veteran
22 vacant spots - - -
Fence - - -
Row 5 - - -
Fence - - -
4 vacant spots - - -
Turner, Odessa M. July 30, 1919 ---- Married May 23, 1935   
Turner, Melvin W. Sept 23, 1915 June 1, 1996 Pvt US Army WWII  
2 vacant spots - - -
Carter, Nellie F. 1925 ---- -
Carter, Rolen B. Apr 4, 1919 Feb 8, 1983 S Army WWII
4 vacant spots
Walker, Hattie May 25, 1916 ----- footstone “H.L.W.”  
Walker, H.O. Mar 15, 1909 Dec 16, 1956 -
31 vacant spots - - -
Clements, Clarence Aug 25, 1910 Mar 4, 1911 son of G.W. & M.C. Clements
5 vacant spots - - -
Rose, Carolyn Smith Jan 26, 1934 Nov 27, 1989 (AO)
Rose, Jimmie Lee July 14, 1931 ---- (AO)
Rose, Mary Johnson Apr 12, 1907 July 3, 1993 -
Rose, William Douglas Sept 18, 1902 Jan 10, 1971 (AO)
Rose, Benjamin Louis Mar 7, 1926 Jan 26, 1934 (AO)
Vacant spot - - -
Rose, Minnie C, May 3, 1871 July 10, 1955 (AO)
Rose, James L. Apr 11, 1869 Sept 21, 1939 (AO)
3 vacant spots -
Wade, Suzanne Nicole June 10, 1983 Mar 21, 1991 daughter of Rex A. & Karen Rose Wade (AO)
8 vacant spots - - -
Fence - - -
Row 6 - - -
Fence - - -
5 vacant spots - - -
Turner, Elsie J. 1914 1993 -
Turner, Carl H. 1909 1977 -
2 vacant spots - - -
Turner, Jan Aug 25, 1950 - -
Turner, Ernest E. Mar 13, 1949 Dec 25, 1966 photo
Turner, Marie Newman June 17, 1923 ---- -
Turner, Eugene Harding Mar 13, 1921 Jan 25, 2002 TEC 4 US Army WWII
3 vacant spots - - -
Jaggers, Leola June 15, 1905 Sept 6, 1984 -
Jaggers, Calvin Mar 3, 1904 Apr 27, 1957 -
5 vacant spots - - -
Lake, Thelma Sept 9, 1924 June 2, 1983 -
Vacant spot - - -
Melton, Elmo Aug 21, 1893 Nov 30, 1984 US Army WWI
3 vacant spots - -
G.C. - - footstone turned on its side
Smith, Ronnie Gerald Aug 12, 1944 Dec 12, 2003 -
Vacant spot - - -
Smith, Billie Jean Oct 29, 1926 May 3, 1988 -
Smith, Herman Bennard Nov 5, 1920 Dec 13, 1957 Texas PFC Army Air Forces WWII
Smith, Herman Foy Aug 4, 1947 Dec 13, 2001 -
6 vacant spots = - -
Cochran, Caroline Jan 24, 1824 Aug 7, 1896 Begin Cochran plot
Vacant spot = - -
Cochran, Minnie Jan 10, 1892 Oct 14, 1892 Infant of J.E. & M.J. Cochran
2 vacant spots - - -
Cochran, Arthur E. Jan 9, 1893 Aug 6, 1971 -
Cochran, Jno. E. - - Co. E ---- Ala
Cochran, John E. May 6, 1844 May 15, 1919
Cochran, Amanda J. Apr 6, 1861 Apr 2, 1926 Obit
Cochran, Violet Nov 21, 1894 Aug 25, 1956 End Cochran plot
Smith, Judy Dellrhea Nov 2, 1942 Mar 31, 1950 daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Freeman Smith
Marble slab - - -
Conrad, Foy F. 1919 1944 Co. K, 23rd Infantry Normandy, France
Vacant spot - - -
Conrad, Beadie 1897 1977 -
Conrad, Frank C. 1890 1956 -
Cornelius, ------- Dec 2?, 1915  Dec 2?, 1915 -
Vacant spot - - -
Jarratt, Helen Elizabeth 1847 1943 Begin Jarratt plot
Jarratt, N.R. Feb 9, 1831 Feb 28, 1905 -
Watters, Amie Caroline 1843 1937 -
Vacant spot - - End Jarratt plot
2 vacant spots - - -
Hays, Lillie M. Feb 3, 1891 Aug 28, 1918 (AO)
Vacant spot - - -
Burns, Leroy Harris Oct 8, 1914 Mar 17, 1993 U.S. Army (AO)
Mimosa tree - - -
Burns, Minnie 1883 1966 (AO)
Burns, Rufus 1873 1958 (AO)
Vacant spot - - -
Burns, Rue 1912 1951 (AO)
Holmes, John Ed June 6, 1959 June 6, 1959 (AO)
Oliver, Tommie Belinda July 11, 1960 July 12, 1960 (AO)
2 vacant spots - - -
Waskam, L.N. 1863 1933 “Mother” (AO)
Waskam, T.J. 1859 1900 “Father” (AO)
Neely, Mary Jo Jan 2, 1925 Nov 13, 1992 (AO)
8 vacant spots - - -
Fence - - -
Row 7 - - -
Fence - - -
39 vacant spots - - -
Burgess, J.T. July 11, 1848 Dec 24, 1905 -
24 vacant spots - - -
Row 8 - - -
Fence - - -
2 vacant spots - - -
Gordon, Patricia Ann Mar 20, 1944 Nov 12, 2000 Married June 6, 1961
Gordon, Kenneth Joel, Sr Oct 12, 1941 ---- -
Gordon, Carrie Belle Sept 1, 1918 ---- -
Gordon, States Wesley Apr 1, 1916 Nov 6, 1993 -
3 vacant spots - - -
Pound, Gertrude Nov 19, 1895 June 20, 1984 Begin Pound plot
Pound, Robert D. Apr 14, 1891 Oct 24, 1982 End Pound plot
Vacant spot - - -
Vincent, Hazel Pat Aug 30, 1905 Jan 5, 1966 -
Vincent, U.A. “Doc” Nov 22, 1906 Aug 22, 1989 -
5 vacant spots - - -
Moody, Barney R. 1914 1989 -
Moody, Etta 1883 1955 -
Moody, James L. 1884 1958 -
Vacant spot - - -
Hall, Addie Blanche 1905 1988 Triple
Hall, Barney 1901 1954 Triple
Hall, James R. 1936 1996 Triple  FHM
3 vacant spots - - -
Hogue, Claud May 19, 1907 July 11, 1989 -
Hogue, Beatrice Apr 9, 1913 Dec 19, 1996 -
Vacant spot - - -
Simmons, John May 7, 1879 July 28, 1959
2 vacant spots - - -
Vaught, Odell Mar 13, 1910 July 28, 1956 -
McWatters, Bradford G. Oct 5, 1928 Feb 15, 1980 -
McWatters, Billy H. Aug 21, 1931 July 28, 1973 -
Chriss, Jackie McWatters Dec 31, 1912 Apr 15, 1942 -
McWatters, Edna Pearl 1890 1980 Married May 2, 190?
McWatters, Charlie P. 1877 1959 -
Vacant spot - - -
McWatters, Margaret Cothelle Aug 9, 1926 Dec 15, 2003 -
Vacant spot - - -
Newman, A/1c E.R., Jr. Nov 25, 1930 Nov 23, 1952 Begin Newman plot WWII
Newman, Ernest R., Sr. Mar 12, 1885 Aug 30, 1965 -
Newman, Sarah M. Aug 14, 1892 Sept 13, 1985 -
Vacant spot - - End Newman plot
2 vacant spots - - -
Smith, Gequeta C. Aug 29, 1924 Oct 21, 1992 -
Smith, L. Freeman Oct 10, 1912 Dec 11, 1989 WWII
10 vacant spots - - -
Hays, Curtis Jan 7, 1915 Aug 21, 1970 (AO)
2 vacant spots - - -
Holley, Willie Burns Apr 26, 1903 Apr 2, 1983 (AO)
Holley, Byron (Byde) Aug 28, 1901 Jan 15, 1977 (AO)
Burns, George Gilbert Dec 25, 1921 June 10, 1995 CPL US Army Air Corps WWII  (AO)
23 vacant spots - - -
Fence - - -
Row 9 - - -
Fence - - -
4 vacant spots - - -
Adair, Linda Faye Sept 9, 1940 ---- -
Adair, Francis Donald Dec 31, 1933 Dec 31, 1997 Married Oct 22, 1964
vacant spot - - -
Stevens, Jackie 1939 2004 Fhm
11 vacant spots - - -
Wilkins, Thurman J. 1906 1993 -
Wilkins, Martha Dell July 26, 1916 Nov 25, 2003 Fhm
Miller, Wayne Ferrell 1936 2000 Fhm
Miller, Nell Barbara Sept 8, 1914 Jan 8, 1997 -
Wafer, George O. July 1, 1905 Oct 11, 1973 -
Wafer, Maggie L. June 1, 1903 Dec 3, 1988 -
Wafer, Lyla Jean Oct 16, 1926 May 4, 1968 -
2 vacant spots - - -
Jaggers, Lou May 26, 1934 Feb 13, 1990 -
Jaggers, Johnny Dec 17, 1929 ---- -
Bond, Ollie Lee Aug 5, 1920 Aug 29, 2001 Grandmother
9 vacant spots - - -
Terrell, Ronald Kent Apr 8, 1958 June 29, 1993
29 vacant spots - - -
Row 10 - - -
9 vacant spots - - -
Vincent, Loreta Tuttle July 13, 1912 Feb 4, 2004 -
Vincent, Douglas M. 1909 1986 -
52 vacant spots - - -
Row 11 - - -
Empty - -
Row 12 - - -
Empty - - -
Row 13 - - -
Fletcher, Velma Feb 22, 1913 Apr 15, 2002 -
Fletcher, Joseph L. Oct 19, 1909 Feb 1, 1991 -
Fletcher, Joseph Lee, III Mar 27, 1937 Feb 25, 1995 -
Fletcher, Robert G. Aug 23, 1938 Oct 13, 1999 -
Fletcher, Julia M. June 22, 1951 ---- -
10 vacant spots - - -
Hall, E.M. “Mel” July 28, 1926 Feb 15, 2002 Married Dec 20, 1975
Hall, Barbara J. Nov 25, 1937 ---- -
13 vacant spots - - -
Jerden, Velma R. McCarty Sept 20, 1932 ----
Jerden, Aulcie Conway “A.C.” Aug 2, 1930 May 14, 2002 US Air Force Korea
58 vacant spots - - -
fence - - -