Plunkaway Cemetery

Burr Ferry , Vernon Parish Cemeteries of LA

Submitted by Lewis Westfall

Photos by Lewis Westfall and Jerry Watson

Cemetery view - left                               Cemetery view - right

There is a story behind the grave of Dick Gale.  There may be more to this tale but i do not know of it.  The Grave is it  is actuallly outside the cemetery proper on the s/e corner.  It has its own separate chain link enclosure.

"There is a tale that this G. W.  Johnson  befriended Gale when he was  in Arkansas.  Gale was a former slave and after  Johnson returned to this area, Gale soon followed.  Arriving here,  Gale had no trade nor means of support,  so he was taken care of by Mr. Johnson.

A great number of the stones in this cemetery were/are so eroded that they were illegible in the  photographs so they are not included. Quite a few are also overgrown by grass.  


Bond, Cas M b 1892 d 1917

Bonds, Martha Susanah Stephens b 26 Mar 1852 d 18 Sep 1901 

Breaux, Roy Joseph Jr b 24 Oct 1964 d 18 Oct 1981 

Burr, Ellen Toney b 4 Oct 1867 d 3 Jun 1935 

Burr, WT b 25 Jan 1858 d 14 Aug 1941 

Bush, Elmer S b 8 Jan 1888 d 8 Nov 1951 b/w Estle
Bush, Estle V b 1 Dec 1912 d 12 Apr 1986 b/w Elmer

Bush, Ida L b 16 Feb 1894 d 1930 

Bush, James Oscar b 4 May 1896 d 22 Jul 1950 b/w Blanche
Bush, Blanche Smith b 5 Mar 1903 d 15 Sep 1973 b/w James

Bush, William B b 31 Mar 1861 d 24 Jul 1921 b/w Susan
Bush, Susan A b 19 Oct 1859 d 6 Jan 1928 b/w William
Bush, William S b 22 Dec 1885 d 14 Nov 1944 

Cain, David b Feb 01 1904 d Oct 05 1915  s/o R. F. & Florence Cain

Cain, DeMarcus Benton b 23 Jul 1886 d 24 Aug 1953 

Cain, Ennis Liles b 2 Jan 1900 d 30 Apr 1971

Cain, Jesse L. b 2 Oct 1895 d 20 Jun 1963  Military

Cain, Lillian E b 1 Sep 1909 d 6 Sep 1962

Cain, Lillie L b 28 Jan 1879 d 11 Dec 1964 

Cain, Maggie H b 28 Aug 1902 d 11 Aug 1941 

Cain, Melvina Chaddick b 26 Jun 1853 d 11 Aug 1915 

Cain, RD b 13 Nov 1852 d 3 Oct 1931 

Cain, Thomas U d 28 Feb 1876 d 7 Feb 1897 

Cain, WR b 23 Dec 1877 d 3 Nov 1953 

Carruth, AB b 6 May 1882 d 1 Jul 1956 

Cavanaugh, Tim Burr b 12 Nov 1877 d 23 Sep 1885 

Chaddick, Sarah Ann b 31 Oct 1844 d 18 Dec 1899 

Chaddick, Uriah b 4 May 1838 d 2 Aug 1905 

Chaddick, Uriah Day b 13 Feb 1882 d 24 Jun 1905 

Chaney, LC b 12 Apr 1938
Chaney, Maggie Toney b 17 May 1938 d 10 Jun 2002

Coker, RD b 9 Dec 1920 d 19 Sep 1986

Cole, Harvey E b 27 Nov 1903 d 26 May 1999 b/w Eileen
Cole, Eileen P b 2 Feb 1917 d 22 Dec 1971

Cole, JB b (unreadable) d Sep 1900

Cole, Mathilda b 1856 d 1923

Cole, Thomas

Cole, William A b 1872 d 1951 b/w Amanda
Cole, Amanda V b 1871 d 1958

Cooper, Rebecca b 1888 d 1928 

Craft, Samuel D b 3 Feb 1916 d 15 Dec 1983 
Craft, Ruby L b 7 Sep 1926

Cryer, J Riley b 20 Oct 1890 d 1 May 1960 b/w Eva
Cryer, Eva R b 1 Mar 1892 d 17 Sep 1974 b/w Riley

Eaves, D Harold b 16 Jul 1895 d 5 Oct 1963 b/w Della
Eaves, Della C b 8 Feb 1893 d 18 May 1976 b/w Harold

Eaves, Jane b6 Jun 1833 d Mar 1932 

Eaves, Lydia M b 21 Jun 1853 d 19 Jan 1939 

Eaves, WJ b Aug 1830 d Feb 1919 

Evans, Alvin A b 12 Apr 1876 d 14 Feb 1971 b/w Ziner
Evans, Ziner E b 4 Nov 1875 d 19 Sep 1967 b/w Alvin

Evans, Gilman B b 12 Oct 1867 d 26 Nov 1913 

Evans, JW b 25 Jun 1861/14 Jul 1933 

Evans, Laura L b 12 Feb 1874 d 25 Jun 1946 

Evans, Mary Z b 28 Nov 1900 d 23 Jan 1902 

Evans, RD b 26 Dec 1867 d 19 Dec 1945 

Evans, Sam E b 5 Jan 1903 d 9 Oct 1967 b/w Nannie
Evans, Nannie M b 12 Apr 1907 d 30 Dec 1973 b/w Sam

Evans, Stella L b 27 Apr 1895 d 27 Mar 1898 

Evans, Susie E b 12 Nov 1867 d 2 Jul 1908 

Fleniken, Detra Mitcham b 20 Jun 1955 d 7 Jan 2001

Fountain, Elizabeth K b 18 Jan 1895 d 25 Oct 1974 

Fountain, Jesse Earl b 16 Feb 1939 d 18 Jan 1958 

Fountain, Oscar K b 26 Sep 1918 d 31 Oct 1942 

Fountain, William Henry b29 Dec 1885 d ct 1954 

Gray, Alice Joy

Grevemberg, Ashton E Jr b 24 Dec 1934 d 26 Feb 1993 
Grevemberg, Betty P Bush b 15 Dec 1939

Grevemberg, Ashton E Sr b 15 Sep 1911 d 16 Aug 1985 
Grevemberg, Bertie S b 1 Oct 1912

Grevemberg, Karen Elaine b 10 Feb 1959 d 14 Feb 1967 

Harralson, Dolphus A b 1 Aug 1911 d 14 Dec 1991

Harralson, Joseph Silas b 26 Dec 1907 d 19 Jan 1970 b/w Bobbie
Harralson, Bobbie Stark b 17 Oct 1910 d 19 Jan 2001 b/w Silas

Harralson, Ned P b 20 Mar 1914 d 3 Mar 1961

Harralson, Richard L b 23 May 1900 d 10 Sep 1960 

Harralson, Silas A b 9 Jan 1869 d 19 Dec 1931 b/w Addie
Harralson, Addie M b 9 Jan 1875 d 15 Jan 1943 b/w Silas

Haymon, Albert Henry b 5 Jan 1908 d 17 Aug 1959 

Haymon, infant dau b 4 Dec 1955 d 6 Dec 1955

Haymon, Woodrow b 26 Dec 1924 d 16 Apr 1947 

Hilliard, Martha Chaddick b 13 Mar 1826 d 14 May 1907 

Jarrell, Hollis E b 11 May 1932
Jarrell, Willie Faye Nash b 28 Jan 1936 d 6 Aug 2000

Jarrell, Jesse Martin (Marty) b 14 Feb 1963 d 13 Jun 1981 

Jarrell, Windal Gary b 7 Aug 1958 d 1 Jan 1995 

Jeane, Rachel Haymon b 5 Jan 916 d 8 Aug 1997

Johnson, George W b 18 Nov 1871 d 24 Jan 1952 

Johnson, Martha b 14 Apr 1871 d 23 May 1944 

Johnson, Mitchel L b 10 Jan 1890 d 12 Feb 1951 

Jones, Hope H. Christian b 29 Oct 1876 d 19 Sep 1903 

Jones, King D b 9 Jan 1885 d 17 Sep 1887 

Kay, Albert E b 17 Aug 1872 d 21 Mar 1953 b/w Queen
Kay, Queen Theodocia b 14 Mar 1874 d 4 Nov 1952 b/w Albert

Kay, Billy Wayne b 5 Dec 1960 d 18 Jun 1982 

Kay, Ida Pearl b 22 Aug 1899 d 2 Dec 1899 

Kay, Marie Hall b 15 Nov 1933 d 17 Jan 1993

Kennedy, Grady A b 11 Feb 1907 d 17 Sep 2003 b/w Viola
Kennedy, Viola Craft b 14 Feb 1913 d 6 Mar 1991 b/w Grady

Ladner, John R b 1 Mar 1884 d 1 Mar 1965

Ladner, Mary Burr b 18 May 1893 d 19 Aug 1967

Lane, James T b 30 Aug 1844 d 31 Mar 1923 b/w Mary
Lane, Mary M. Eaves b 30 Nov 1860 d 29 Sep 1957 b/w James

Liles, Clyde b 21 Dec 1918 d 21 Apr 1944

Liles, Ellen E Burr b 18 Sep 1842 d 20 Jul 1917 

Liles, Harriet Cain b 4 Jun 1888 d 15 May 1957 

Liles, HB Sr b 11 Oct 1870 d 20 Jul 1921 

Liles, Jesse Merl b 2 Feb 1923 d 6 Jul 1956

Liles, John M b 31 Dec 1837 d 7 Aug 1918

Liles, Kymbol John b 22 Jun 1910 d 21 Aug 19?7

Liles, Mark Gillman b 17 Dec 1881 d 13 Jul 1969 

McNabb, Ray B b 22 Feb 1921 d 10 Oct 1975

Nash, Barney b 2 Feb 1884 d 10 Mar 1946 

Nash, Infant son b. Dec 01 1947 d. Dec 01 1947 s/o Willie & Thelma Nash

Nash, Missouri b 5 Nov 1869 d 24 Aug 1957 

Nash, Napoleon b 27 Mar 1900 d 10 Jan 1945 

Nash, Willie b 13 Mar 1908 d 7 Jul 1994 
Nash, Thelma Cryer d 21 Apr 1912

Parker, James M b 28 Aug 1903 d 20 Oct 1969 b/w Gladys
Parker, Gladys S b 28 Nov 1914 d 22 Sep 1993 b/w James

Perkins, Exie b 17 Jul 1918 d 12 Mar 1937 

Perkins, H Alfred b 27 Nov 1890 d 15 Apr 1963 b/w Ollie
Perkins, Ollie R b 23 Aug 1897 d 30 Oct 1972 b/w Alfred

Perkins, Joseph H b 1 Nov 1895 d 6 Sep 1980

Perkins, Mary Ellen b 27 Sep 1922 d 9 May 1931 

Prewitt, Vernie L b 23 Aug 1921 d 6 Jun 1965

Ratliff, Velma Fountain b 28 Sep 1920 d 6 Oct 1954 

Russell, Allen Blackman b 5 Nov 1856 d 16 Dec 1931 b/w Martha
Russell, Martha Ann b 24 Feb 1862 d 7 Mar 1937 b/w Allen

Russell, Powell M b 5 Aug 1901 d 12 Jan 1961 

Scoggins, Alvin L b 14 Feb 1868 d 6 Jul 1902 

Scoggins, Harriet P. Harp b 11 Jun 1831 d 3 Oct 1875

Scoggins, infant son b(/d?) 1 Aug 1888

Scoggins, Quentin b 6 Apr 1919 d 4 Oct 1995

Scoggins, William Henry b 18 Jul 1889 d 22 Mar 1958 

Scoggins, Wisdom Y b 13 Feb 1863 d 2 Mar 1899 b/w Eunice
Scoggins, Eunice B b 28 Nov 1867 d 4 Dec 1958 b/w Wisdom

Scoggins, WM b 23 Feb 1861 d 13 Aug 1936

Smith, Bena b 18 Apr 1886 d 25 Oct 1948 

Smith, Clarence M Sr b 1 Feb 1920 d 10 Aug 1976 b/w Mabel
Smith, Mabel Cooper b 15 May 1926 d 18 Jun 1995 b/w Clarence

Smith, John Riley b 23 May 1879 d 6 Nov 1959 b/w Carrie
Smith, Carrie Shaw b 28 Feb 1892 d 7 Feb 1965 b/w John

Smith, John Wesley (Dub ) b 2 Jul 1928 d 28 Mar 2001
Smith, Donice Kennedy (Don) b 21 Oct 19636

Smith, Rufus Henry b 8 Nov 1878 d 26 Jun 1959 

Smith, Taylor

Smudrick, infant dau b 13 Sep 1899 d Jan 1900 

Stark, John Wesley b 9 Feb 1887 d 14 Feb 1975 b/w Lona
Stark, Lona M. b 15 Sep 1903 d 3 Jun 1969 b/w John

Stephens, Howard E b 14 Jun 1918 d 11 Sep 1916 

Stephens, Wert F b 27 Mar 1886 d 16 Dec 1967 

Stephens, Zara May b 17 Feb 1888 d 29 Aug 1957 

Swain, Gilbert Allen b 11 Mar 1919 d 9 Jul 1994 b/w Ruth
Swain, Ruth LaCaze b 14 Mar 1919 d 13 Feb 1993 b/w Gilbert

Swain, James David b 21 Mar 1953 d 12 Jul 1953 

Swain, Janice Aileen b 16 Nov 1963 d 22 Jul 1975 

Toney, David Wayne 26 Mar 1967 

Toney, JH b 29 Feb 1892 d 23 Dec 1985 

Toney, John H b 14 Feb 1907 d 26 May 2000 b/w Jimmie
Toney, Jimmie S b 10 Aug 1912 d 4 Feb 1993 b/w John

Toney, Mae 5 Sep 1897 

Toney, Pearl Marie b 24 Mar 1897 d 24 Feb 1965 

Turner, Rena Carruth 14 May 1905

Walker, Martha E b 1903 d 1909 

Weaver, Donald Keith b 13 Apr 1959 d 14 Jun 1979 

Week, Frank Lafayette b 2 Mar 1923 d 15 Sep 1923 

White, Ray B b 8 Sep 1900 d 8 Jan 1983 b/w Myrtie
White, Myrtie C b 26 Apr 1906 d 14 Dec 1997

Wiggins, James M b 21 Nov 1954 d 15 Mar 1975  Military

Wiggins, Ted L b 5 Jul 1910 d 4 May 1989 b/w Una  Military
Wiggins, Una Jean b 28 Jun 1924 d 17 Feb 1996 b/w Ted