Orange Cemetery, Otero Co., New Mexico



The beautiful Guadalupe Mountains from a graveyard view at Orange Cemetery.


This stone fireplace, part of the history of Orange Cemetery.

Lewis, Virginia E. "Virgie", Nov. 6, 1894, Oct. 27, 1979
Lewis, Isaac Dempson "Demp", Jul. 9, 1890, May 6, 1960


Photos by Sandra Munda Templeton

Brownfield, James William, Apr. 21, 1847, Mar. 11, 1928, Father.
Brownfield, Elizabeth I., Feb. 19, 1847, Apr. 19, 1914, Mother.
Last, First, Birth, Death, Comments
Lewis, Ray, September 20, 1915, June 24, 1999,
Lewis, D., June 6, 1919, Oct. 1, 1998, Uncle Dee
Lewis, Lucille, September 9, 1921, January 21, 2000,
Lewis, Martin J., November 12, 1908, October 23, 1989,
Lewis, Margaret Burch, July 22, 1901, August 5, 1989,
Lewis, Frankie, December 12, 1937, December 9, 1956, Our Son and Brother
Lewis, Barbara Ann, September 9, 1941, November 16, 1958, Our Baby and Sister
Lewis, Howell, September 27, 1911, August 1, 2002, Living, Grand Dad
Lewis, Vida Evelyn, February 3, 1915, December 3, 1999, Granny
Kemp, Minnie Ruth, January 1, 1943, October 11, 1999, Married Aug 25, 1962
Kemp, Eugene, January 24, 1941, Living,
Tanner, Children, , Two Graves, Henry Tanner Children
Tanner, Jessie E., October 18, 1901, February 21, 1909, 7yrs - 4mo - 3days
Tanner, Lemuel Isac, Dec 22, 1866, July 23, 1924, 57yrs - 7mo - 1 day
???hr?, James Walton
*Unmarkedmay not be a grave
Rush, Stanley G., Sept 18, 1886, August 26, 1966, Married Aug 19, 1909
Rush, Ida B., June 30, 1889, May 6, 1983,
Tinney, Sarrah Anna, Nov 7, 1870, January 28, 1908,
Way, Richard(Dick)
Slaughter, John, Sept 29, 1898, November 4, 1962, Dear Husband & Father
Lewis, Clark C., December 28, 1953, August 28, 1991,
Scarbrough, Cody Lewis, May 17, 1980, May 11, 1992, (Bud)
Tidwell, Jeff Allen, September 17, 1973, February 21, 1997,
Tidwell, Laverne Lewis , April 21, 1942, September 22, 1994, (Bone), Mother and Sister
Lewis, Douglas W., April 10, 1948, April 14, 1979, Daddy, Loved so Much
Gone too soon
Lewis, Georgia N., March 29, 1930, April 27, 1993,
Lewis, Glenn C., November 3, 1923, June 19, 1991,
Pedico, Jack
Nusbaum, Frank Le Roy, Oct 20, 1895, July 2, 1908,
Lewis, Emma E., February 22, 1905, May 23, 1905,
Lewis, Martin V., February 18, 1905, May 2, 1905,
Cunningham, Charles Francis, January 5, 1905, January 8, 1905,
*Unmarked
*Unmarked
Lewis, W. B., February 25, 1905, April 19, 1905,
*Unmarked
*Unmarked
Lewis, Olief Jones, Jan 10, 1846, December 24, 1930,
Lewis, Nora Beulah, April 8, 1905, April 15, 1905, Twin Daughter
Lewis, Emma A., February 28, 1905, June 8, 1905, Mother
Lewis, David C., February 22, 1905, May 3, 1905, Father
Wooten, Virginia E., Nov 6, 1894, October 27, 1979, (Virgie)
Lewis, Isaac Dempson, July 9, 1890, May 16, 1960, (Demp)
Lewis, Opal I., July 30, 1913, December 4, 1992,
Lewis, Denmon F., Aug 2, 1894, February 27, 1977,
*Unmarked
Guess, Lorrey Pearl, Sept 22, 1895, June 16, 1905, **Bob Guess Daughters
Guess, Sadie Arcane, Oct 10, 1898, June 18, 1905,
Guess, Rubin Levi, October 16, 1902, June 16, 1905,
Rathgeber, John, January 17, 1905, March 14, 1905,
Lewis, Baby dau., January 21, 1930, January 21, 1930, M-Ms. David C Lewis
*Unmarked Baby, Lewis
Lewis, David, June 26, 1842, June 11, 1902,
Lewis, Otto, March 16, 1905, March 20, 1905,
Lewis, Otis, March 19, 1905, March 20, 1905,
*Unmarked Baby
*Unmarked Baby, Lewis
*Unmarked
McArron, Earl Lee, April 9, 1905, April 13, 1905, Our (Buddy)
Brownfield, Verdie A., May 28, 1882, May 28, 1902, Thy Will Be Done
Morrison, David C, January 9, 1905, March 28, 1905, Bugler CO E 30 TX Cav CSA
Morrison, Laura M., July 6, 1897, Feb 18, 1899,
Brownfield, Samul Jackson, July 14, 1873, June 18, 1892,
*Unmarked
*Uumarked
Crumb, F.
Brownfield, Frank, August 14, 1930, November 15, 1984,
Brownfield, Kate Burt, March 3, 1905, June 4, 1905,
Brownfield, Edward O., February 28, 1905, May 3, 1905,
Brownfield, Nora Coffelt, Jan 10, 1878, May 14, 1960,
Brownfield, W. T. (Bill), February 12, 1905, April 29, 1905,
Brownfield, James William, April 21, 1847, March 11, 1928, Father
Brownfield, Elizabeth L., Feb 19, 1847, April 19, 1914, Mother
Brownfield, Ferdinann, Dec 3, 1877, August 29, 1903,
Brownfield, Willie Lee, September 21, 1901, May 15, 1933, Son
McArron, Julia M. Brownfield, July 10, 1899 , May 27, 1968,
Sumrall, Vienna Nolen, February 1, 1909, February 1, 1909,
Able, Sid, Feb 7, 1881, November 1, 1918, Thy Will Be Done
Akers, J. Frank
*Unknown
*Unknown
*Unknown
Lewis, John A. Sr., Sept 26, 1887, August 20, 1970, Father
Lewis, Sadie Bell, January 14, 1920, March 29, 1966, Daughter
Holley, Arch
Akers, Blanche Holley, May 26, 1908, January 24, 1991,
Akers, Themla, April 12, 1905, June 18, 1905,

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