West Cemetery, Vernon Parish Cemeteries of LA Gloria B. Mayfield

West Cemetery

Photos and Submitted by Lewis Westfall

Take LA Hwy 10 east from Pitkin about 5 - 6 miles until you get to the Pine Grove church on the left side of Hwy 10. Turn leftt (north) on first road past the church. The West Cemetery Sign is on the corner. Go approx .5 mile and turn left at the next West Cemetery sign. The cemetery is a short distance up this road and can be seen when you turn left.

Ashworth, Murphy b 31 Oct 1896 d 30 Dec 1928

Baham, Ophelia Strother b 16 Sep 1894 d 1 Jul 1915

Bell, WE b 15 Oct 1852 d 1 May 1916

Cloud, Clim b 1901 d 1909

Cloud, Edgar b 1935 d 1936

Cloud, Edward Lee b 13 Nov 1938 d 7 Sep 1979

Cloud, Elizabeth b 1884 d 1909

Cloud, Hudson L b 22 Sep 1948 d 24 Mar 1980

Cloud, infant

Cloud, infant son b/d 17 Aug 1908

Cloud, Irma b/d 1934

Cloud, Jesse Waren b 1871 d 1940

Cloud, Leathan Johnson b 19 Apr 1873 d 16 Dec 1929

Cloud, Lucille b 1916 d 1918

Cloud, Melton b 27 Apr 1909 d 18 Jun 1980 b/w Mae

Cloud, Mae (Dot) b 30 Dec 1925 d 10 Sep 1998 b/w Melton

Cloud, Retha b 1915 d 1918

Cloud, Robert b 10 Aug 1891 d 11 Mar 1939

Cloud, Ruben b 1828 d unk

Cloud, Rubin b 14 May 1849 d 2 Mar 1937

Cloud, Sean Michael b/d 27 Sep 1970

Cloud, Singleton b 25 Sep 1902 d 14 Sep 1979

Cloud, Teat b 15 Aug 1904 d 24 Sep 1934

Cloud, Tommy b 14 Jul 1935 D 16 Oct 1988

Cloud, Millie Willis b ca 1870 d 29 May 1942

Doyal, Catherine b 1918 d 1937

Doyal, JD b 15 Aug 1917 d 15 Nov 1976 b/w Verdie

Doyal, Verdie J b 31 Mar 1916 d 24 Jul 1998 b/w JD

Doyal, Leopelion b 1869 d 1920

Doyle, Leonard b 2 Jun 1923 d 20 Sep 1989

Doyle, Lillie b 25 Feb 1895 d 23 Sep 1956

Doyle, Lucendy b 1870 d 1943

Doyle, Marion F b 4 Mar 1883 d 18 Sep 1969

Doyle, Rube b 1881 d 1952

Doyle, Wise b 12 Apr 1907 d 17 Sep 1929

Gordon, Alex b 10 Aug 1905 d 21 Aug 1979 Daddy

Gordon, Mary W b 4 Dec 1913

Gordon, Frank b 19 Dec 1913 d 23 Feb 1974

Gordon, Frank Jr (Buzz) b 2 Sep 1969 d 13 Jun 1998

Gordon, John b 17 Sep 1935 d 13 Mar 1962

Gordon, Thelma Ingalls b 13 Feb 1916 d 10 Feb 1978

Henderson, Pearl Doyle b 5 Oct 1911 d 12 Jan 1960

Jacobs, Dessie Johnson b 25 Nov 1916 d 7 Jul 2002

Johnson, Ada b 1889 d 1915

Johnson, Alvin D b 15 Jun 1908 d 10 Feb 1982

Johnson, Alma D b 1 Apr 1914

Johnson, Arthur Gene b 13 Jul 1935 d 13 Aug 1993 memorial stone

Johnson, Bertie b/d 21 Dec 1931

Johnson, Dene b 17 Aug 1937 d 11 Jun 1987 memorial stone

Johnson, Earl b 10 May 1917 d 23 Apr 1988 b/w Nelvia VA Marker

Johnson, Nelvia Inez b 26 Apr 1923 d 21 Nov 1967 b/w Earl

Johnson, Eva b 29 Mar 1912 d 21 Dec 1931

Johnson, Harrison W b 2 Nov 1888 d 24 Feb 1964 b/w Liddie

Johnson, Liddie D b 3 Jan 1899 d 24 May 1968 b/w Harrison

Johnson, Infant

Johnson, infant 2 b/d 18 Jul 1944

Johnson, Ketha Mae b 1939 d 1940

Johnson, LE b 16 Sep 1906 d 17 Mar 1929

Johnson, Lucinda M Strother b 21 Jun 1881 d 11 Feb 1926

Johnson, MC b 3 Mar 1882 d 6 Jun 1964

Johnson, Norsis b 3 Jul 1854 d 17 May 1930

Johnson, Pierce b 3 Aug 1907 d 17 Apr 1986 b/w Samantha

Johnson, Samantha b 30 Jul 1912 d 18 Mar 1970 b/w Pierce

Johnson, Robert L b 24 Dec 1887 d 27 Dec 1925

Johnson, Rosetty b 1904 d 1905

Lambright, infant son b/d 1912

Lambright, Lonnie b 1910 d 1911

Lambright, SM b 20 Jan 1855 d 20 May 1924

Lambright, Narcissus Perkins b 17 Sep 1860 d 1 Jan 1926

Lambright, Nat b 1901 d 1943

Lambright, Rose J b ca 1930 d 6 Feb 1989

Lambright, Shelby b/d 1934

Lambright, SM b 20 Jan 1855 d 20 May 1924

Lambright, William Marion b 10 Dec 1894 d13 Aug 1973 b/w Lenora

Lambright, Lenora Cloud b 21 Jul 1897 d 31 Aug 1980 b/w William

Lee, Kirk (Patrick) b/d 27 Nov 1990

Maricle, Kenneth b 7 Jul 1951 d 5 Oct 1971

Maricle, Nellie Johnson b 4 Feb 1906 d 19 Jan 1945

Marricle, Lousina b 12 Mar 1840 d 13 Apr 1922

McCullough, Ethel Strother b 28 Jul 1903 d 15 Jul 1946

McDaniel, Harvey b 23 Sep 1903 d 26 Jan 1979 b/w Sophie

McDaniel, Sophie b 2 Oct 1911 d 22 Nov 2001 b/w Harvey

McDaniel, Palmer b 26 Feb 1935 d 10 Jul 2004

McDaniel, Alice Gordon b 13 Apr 1939

McDaniel, Rachel b 10 Nov 1902 d 30 Sep 1996

McDaniel, Susan - b/d 27 Jul 1961

McDaniels, Lena Elkins West b 19 JUn 1914 d 10 Sep 1978

Moore, Versie West b 14 Mar 1900 d 13 Dec 1995

Obarr, CM b 22 Feb 1852 d 18 Dec 1907

Perkins, Alvin Sr b 10 Dec 1912 d 9 Apr 2000

Perkins, Annie Mae Johnson b 17 Oct 1919

Perkins, Lethan b 3 Dec 1919 d 12 Feb 1935

Pittman, Walter W b 22 May 1913 d 31 Jul 1971 b/w Catherine VA Marker

Pittman, Catherine b 6 Nov 1919 d 6 Nov 2002 b/w Walter

Pugh, Faye Johnson b 3 Aug 1938 d 2 Sep 1977 memorial stone

Strother, Alexander b 21 Oct 1854 d 23 Jan 1941

Strother, Evert b 1908 d 1910

Strother, Bill b/d 1878

Strother, George b 1885 d 1887

Strother, Huey P b 25 Nov 1930 d 11 Jul 1982 memorial stone

Strother, J Patrick b 1890 d 1947

Strother, JD b Oct 1923

Strother, Ida Mae b 3 Jun 1926 d Feb 1993

Strother, Lavonia b 1875 d 1946

Strother, Lee b/d 1908

Strother, Manilla b 1899 d 1919

Strother, Mary b 1893 d 1894

Strother, Mary West b Nov 1858 d 27 Nov 1900

Strother, Milburn b 20 May 1910 d 26 Dec 1992 b/w Pearl VA Marker

Strother, Pearl West b 3 Dec 1907 d 21 Feb 1994 b/w Milburn

Strother, Oscar Sr b 4 Nov 1891 d 10 Aug 1965 b/w Ellie

Strother, Ellie J b 30 Mar 1895 d 3 Nov 1983 b/w Oscar

Strother, Olevia b 7 Jul 1898 d 7 Nov 1909

Strother, RB b1914 d ?

Strother, Serenie b 11 Apr 1850 d 22 Oct 1929

Strother, Susan b 13 Oct 1877 d 28 Nov 1964

Strother, Wanda S b/d 27 Jan 1945

Strother, William J b 12 Mar 1855 d 13 Apr 1926

Strother, Willie A b 30 Sep 1934 d 9 Apr 2001 b/w Joyce

Strother, Joyce E b 18 Jul 1940 d 4 Apr 2001 b/w Willie

Sweat, Annie b 2 Jun 1893 d 11 Mar 1961

Sweat, DC b 3 Mar 1856 d 5 Nov 1934

Swear, infant b/d 1923

Urban, Clarence b 22 Sep 1911 d 31 Aug 1979 b/w Edria

Urban, Edria W b 17 Sep 1908 d 20 Mar 1993 b/w Clarence

West, Albert b 28 May 1910 d 26 Aug 1974 VA Marker

West, Andrew b 5 Apr 1871 d 6 Apr 1958

West, Audy b 2 Feb 1915 d 4 Feb 1921

West, Carl b 15 Jul 1922 d 20 Mar 1924

West, Comellis b 10 Jul 1897 d 28 Jul 1964

West, Curtis b 13 Jun 1913 d 25 Feb 1973 b/w Bessie

West, Bessie b 22 Feb 1915 d 26 Sep 1971 b/w Curtis

West, Ellieven b 1908 d 1928

West, Emmer b 1905 d 1917

West, Eva b 25 Apr 1909 d 30 Jul 1984

West, George b 5 Jul 1881 d 17 May 1945 (2 stones)

West, Henry b 10 Oct 1902 d 2 Oct 1923

West, infant son b/d 21 Aug 1934

West, Hugh A b 13 Apr 1900 d 7 Aug 1983 b/w Marguerite

West, Marguerite C b 16 Apr 1907 d 14 May 1997 b/w Hugh

West, John b Oct 1885 d 11 Feb 1927

West, Josephen b 31 Mar 1898 d 13 Apr 1913

West, Frank b 5 Dec 1905 d 29 Jun 1988

West, Lonie b 19 Oct 1873 d 21 Feb 1956

West, Lonnie b 15 Mar 1900 d 26 Apr 1980

West, Louis b 1870 d 12 Apr 1930

West, Lucinda b 1 Apr 1841 d 25 Mar 1925

West, Luivis b 1875 d 1930

West, Massena Thompson b 9 Sep 1875 d 9 Feb 1950

West, P Vine William b/d 5 Jan 1955

West, Rebeckie Mancil b 14 Jul 1889 d 22 Jun 1920

West, Reginald b 16 Jun 1924 d 9 Oct 1977 VA Marker

West, Margie L b 26 May 1928

West, Richard W b 22 Dec 1897 d 14 Sep 1986 b/w Nellie

West, Nellie W b 7 Oct 1905 d 9 May 1971 b/w Richard

West, Roy b/d 1919

West, Sallie b 11 Mar 1870 d 23 Jan 1910

West, Sarah b 6 Mar 1887 d 28 Mar 1953

West, Sarah Elizabeth b 9 Aug 1866 d 21 Jan 1910

West, Sidney Maricle b 21 Mar 1880 d 12 Oct 1965

West, Virgie b/d 1928

West, VW b 1933 d 1934

West, Wesley b 1898 d 1946

West, William b 10 Apr 1869 d 26 Oct 1900

West, Willie b 19 Oct 1919 d 23 Sep 1945

West, YC b 29 Dec 1908 d 31 May 1913

Willis, Huey b 2 May 1931 d 5 Jul 1931

Willis, Millard Roy b 18 Feb 1935 d 3 May 1935

Willis, Otis b 25 Mar 1923

Willis, Mary Eloise b 2 Apr 1911 d 22 Apr 1997

Willis, Roslean Strother b 14 May 1890 d 17 Dec 1912

By burial

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[Double Stone]

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Johnson, Infant son of Earl & Nelvia Johnson - 18 Jul 1944

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Strother, Infant of Edwin Strother - [old stone - no dates]

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Maricle, Kenneth - 7 Jul 1951/5 Oct 1971

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[Double Stone]

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Row 2:

Howell, Earl - 20 Apr 1925/29 Mar 1927

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Strother, J. Patrick - 1890/1947

Strother, Lavonia - 1875/1946

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Johnson, Robert L. - 24 Dec 1887/27 Dec 1925

Johnson, L. E. - 16 Sep 1906/17 Mar 1929 Brother

Johnson, Bertie, infant daughter of Eva Johnson - 21 Dec 1931

Johnson, Eva - 29 Mar 1912/21 Dec 1931 Sister

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Lambright, Shelby, Infant son of Willie M. Lambright - 1934

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West, Wesley - 1898/1946

West, Sarah - 6 Mar 1887/28 Mar 1953 Mother

[Identical vault, different stones]

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[Double Stone]

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Row 3:

West, Eva - 25 Apr 1909/30 Jul 1984

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[Double Stone]

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Sweat, Infant of Elza & Samantha Sweat - b&d 1923

Perkins, Lethan - 3 Dec 1919/12 Feb 1936 [broken stone]

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[infant burial, no information] - Baby

[located to the right of Strother stones]

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[Identical Stones & slabs]

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Row 4:

Maricle, Claudir - [unreadable old stone, info from 1976 version]

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[Double Stone]

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Gordon, Albert - 1937/1937

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Gordon, Frank - 19 Dec 1913/23 Feb 1974 Father

Gordon, Thelma Ingalls - 13 Feb 1916/10 Feb 1978 Mother

[Identical Stones]

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Row 5:

Kirkpatrick, Baby - 27 Nov 1990/27 Nov 1990 [Funeral Marker]

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[hand-lettered stone, info verified from 1976 version]

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Maricle, Mertie, daughter of M&M Bill Maricle - 25 Jul 1918/18 Oct 1920

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[Double Stone]

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Cloud, Edith, daughter of J. C. & Tavie Cloud [broken stone]

Cloud, Infant of J. C. & Tavie Cloud - [no dates]

[3 Identical markers]

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Row 6:

Skinner, Richard - 1926/1927

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Cloud, Hudson L. - 22 Sep 1948/24 Mar 1980 Father

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Lambright, Infant son of B. F. Lambright - 1912 [almost unreadable stone]

[almost unreadable old stone, info verified from 1976 version]

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Cloud, Millie Willis, wife of Reuben Cloud - died 29 May 1942, 72 yrs Mother

Cloud, Rubin - 14 May 1849/2 Mar 1937

[concrete slab over both burials]

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[Double Stone]

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Row 7:

Willis, Huey - 2 May 1931/5 Jul 1931

Infant son of Emerson & Bertha Willis

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[Double Stone]

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West, Carl, son of M&M H. West - 15 Jul 1922/20 Mar 1924

West, Herman, son of ?D. L. & Isabelle West - 20 Feb 1920/15 Dec 1920

West, Albert - 28 May 1910/26 Aug 1974, Sgt. Army Air Force

[Military marker has 25 May birthdate]

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West, John - Oct 1865/11 Feb 1927

[Identical Stones]

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Cloud, Nellie - 1904/1915 [old stone]

Cloud, Infant of Hadley Cloud - 1929/1929

[this marker not found in 1996, recorded here 1993]

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Wife of Jesse W. Cloud

[Almost identical stones]

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[Double Stone]

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Cloud, Infant - [old stone - no dates]

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[Double Stone]

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West, Infant son of Curtis & Bessie West - 21 Aug 1934 Baby

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Burrough, Ivey J.- 13 Jun 1913/20 Sep 1918

Daughter of J.H. & M.E. Burrough

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Maricle, Nellie Johnson, wife of Willie Maricle - 4 Feb 1906/29 Jan 1945

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Johnson, Norsis - 3 Jul 1854/17 May 1930

Johnson, M. C. - 3 Mar 1882/6 Jun 1964 Father

Wife of M.C. Johnson

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[unmarked vault at foot of Johnson burials, no information]

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Doyal, Earnest - [old stone - no dates]

Doyal, Mary - died 1902 [old stone]

Doyal, Bettsy - died 1881 [old stone]

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[old stone]

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[old stone]

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Wife of Andrew West

[Identical Stones]

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[Double Stone]

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[Double Stone]

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Johnson, Dafford - 27 March 1923/5 Apr 1937

Son of M&M Harrison Johnson

Johnson - [2 small markers - no information]

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Doyle, Amcie - died 22 Jun 1954, 77 yrs 10 mos

[vault with broken funeral marker, recorded 1976]

Doyle, Rube - 1881/1952

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, 59 yrs [funeral marker]

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Henderson, Pearl Doyle - 5 Oct 1911/12 Jan 1960

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Row 10:

West, Florence - 1880/1928 [old stone]

McDaniels, Lena Elkins, nee West - 19 Jun 1914/10 Sep 1978 Mama

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Doyle, Lillie - 25 Feb 1895/23 Sep 1956 Mother

Doyle, Leonard - 2 Jun 1923/20 Sep 1989, SSgt. USAF WW2 Korea Vietnam

[3 Identical vaults]

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old stone]

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West, Comellis - 10 Mar 1897/28 Jul 1964

West, Lonnie - 15 Mar 1900/26 Apr 1980

West, Frank - 5 Dec 1905/29 Jun 1988

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Row 11:

[burial marked with piece of slate - all information eroded]

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Johnson, Pat - 1899/1922 [old stone]

Johnson, Ellen - 1895/1897 [old stone]

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[unmarked grave - no information]

Cloud, Infant of Johnnie Cloud - 1929/1929 [old stone]

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Droddy, Jeff Lee - 1934/1934

Droddy, Kenneth - 1922/1922

[2 identical old stones on one slab for 2 burials]

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Row 12:

Strother, Susan - 13 Oct 1877/28 Nov 1964 Mother

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McCullough, Ethel Strother - 28 Jul 1903/15 Jul 1946 Mother Wife of J.H. McCullough

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Strother, Ezra - 1905/1907 [old stone]

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Strother, Effie - [old stone - no dates]

[old stone]

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West, Infant of M&M Howard West - 3 Oct 1953

West, George - 1881/1945 Father

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Row 13:

Daughter of Lucinda West

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[3 brick markers, possibly plot markers or unmarked burials]

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[Double Stone]

[3 identical marker at the foot of the Johnson Double stone]:

Buried Red Springs Cemetery, Red Springs, Texas

Buried Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Louisiana

Johnson, Dene - 17 Aug 1937/11 Jun 1987 Son

Buried Rest Haven Garden of Memory Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA

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Row 14 & 15:

McCullough, Ethel - 1903/1946

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West, Infant - [no dates]

West, Virgie - 1928 [recorded in 1976

on old marker as Verge West - 1896/1934]

West, William P Vine [sic] - 5 Jan 1955

[4 small granite markers]

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Willis, Millard Roy - 18 Feb 1935/3 May 1935, Son of M&M Crockett Willis

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[Double Stone] - Married 14 Apr 1934

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[Double Stone] - Married 2 Mar 1968

Cloud, Edward Lee, son of Melton & Fleda Cloud - 13 Nov 1938/7 Sep 1979

Cloud, Irma - 1934/1934

Cloud, Edgar - 1935/1936

[Large slab with 5 vaults]

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Row 16:

West, Infant - b&d 25 Oct ??

Doyle, Sherman - 1911/1950

West, ?uben - died 17 Jul 1946, 73 yrs

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