Piñon Cemetery, Otero Co., Piñon, New Mexico

Photo by Sandra Munda Templeton

Prather, Ed, Nov. 25, 1913, Feb. 3, 1989, A gentle man
Prather, Fern, Dec. 3, 1917, Jul. 15, 2001, A splendid unique lady
married Sep. 3, 1938

Inscriptions by Sandra Munda Templeton June 1, 2002. Updated June 18, 2002. Submitted by Charles Barnum.
Name Birth Death Comments
Jernigan, Nettie 1891 1979  
Jernigan, C. L. 1883 1996 "Dee"
Jernigan, Curtus L. Jan 22, 1912 Oct 30, 1916 Son of C.L. & Nettie
Dunken, Mary xx xx Wife of O.J. Dunken
Wilson, John Jan 4, 1883 Feb 6, 1908 Son of N.R. & Theresa
Sowell, Mollie Lee 1878 1956  
Sowell, Cornelius D. 1870 1955  
Sowell, Ray D. 1914 1973  
Gillum, Russell Wayne Apr 29, 1965 Aug 16, 1999  
Lee, Mrs. Lee xx xx  
Gannell, Mrs. Gannell xx xx  
Jernigan, Arvel 1911 1974  
Jernigan, Ruth 1912 1972  
Stewart,  1974 1974 "Baby Boy"
McCoy, William xx xx  
Unknown,  xx xx  
Jacobs, Mr. Jacobs xx xx  
Parker, Larry Lee 1932 1978  
Daugherty, Ethel Sept 25, 1904 Aug 4, 1991  
Daugherty, Alton Nov 2, 1907 Mar 27, 1998  
Scott, Franklin L. June 14, 1906 Aug 21, 1989  
Jones, John W. Apr 29, 1858 Mar 9, 1951  
Jones, Nancy M. Oct 24, 1862 July 24, 1936 Wife of J.W. Jones
Jones, Charles H. June 11, 1886 July 21, 1934  
Wossum, William Cleo Dec 24, 1919 Jan 9, 1979 MSGT. US Army WW II
Jackson, Mary Lou Apr 13, 1912 Apr 13, 1978  
Wossum, William W. 1874 1920  
Allen, Mary Wossum 1885 1977  
Boyce, Sophronia R. 1861 1944  
Boyce, Andrew Wellington Jan 28, 1854 Apr 22, 1922  
Housen, Lionel E. 1904 1973  
Harbert, Ula L. Oct 30, 1889 Mar 16, 1969 NM Cook Vet Hosp 8 WW I
Harbert, William L. 1882 1937  
Harbert, Dillard 1906 1933  
Harbert, William Warren June 21, 1914 July 3, 1974  
Harbert, Minta E. 1888 1980 "Mom"
Tidwell, Margie Lee 1933 1933  "Baby"
Tidwell, Ira Dec 15, 1889 Mar 13, 1981  
Tidwell, Nora Cumbee Oct 27, 1894 Apr 25, 1987  
Gray, John xx xx  
Harbert, Monroe xx June 1, 1985 "Shorty" Age 77
McCoy, J.R. xx xx  
Gentry,  xx xx "Baby"
Scott, Raymond D. 1917 1974 "Jack"
Scott, Raymond XX Mar 14, 1920 NM Pvt 158 Inf 40th Division
Brummett, xx xx "Baby"
Tanner, Mary Lee 1931 1934 "Baby"
Tanner, Sam E. Mar 15, 1896 July 1, 1978 Granddad
Tanner, Mary P. Sept 11, 1900 Oct 4, 1994 Granny
Tanner, Manuel Ivan Oct 15, 1926 May 30, 2001 Pa
Tanner, Emma Mary Nov 15, 1929 Nov 25, 1988 "Sally" Mother
Nixon, Ben H. xx xx  
Tanner, Manuel E. 1898 1920  
Tanner, Calvin L. Apr 6, 1915 Jan 10, 1916 Son of L.I. & Ethel E. Tanner
Tanner, Henry 1892 1954 Husband
Windfield, xx xx Baby
Wyatt, William Moses Sept 26, 1845 Oct 29, 1922 Co K19 TX Cav C.S.A.
Cope, Virgil J. Aug 5, 1909 Sept 10, 1980  
Cope, Janice A. Mar 12, 1918 Mar 28, 1980  
Cope, Jan Ann Miller xx xx see note below:
Cope, Mrs. Cope xx xx  
Cope, Charles Elwood Nov 27, 1811 Sept 29, 1952  
Cope, Bertie M. 1890 1970  
Kimmons, Charlie J. Feb 29, 1892 Oct 28, 1971  
Kimmons, Myrtle Guess Dec 21, 1896 Sept 8, 1987  
Day, Meda F. Nov 29, 1894 Dec 11, 1980 "Dolly"
Day, John H. Feb 13, 1899 Jan 13, 1987  
Kimmons, W.H. Nov 12, 1860 Oct 16, 1946  
Kimmons, Mrs.  Sept 3, 1867 Mar 23, 1945 Wife Of W.H. Kimmons
Kimmons, J.C. July 24, 1835 Apr 5, 1926  
Kimmons, M.A. Jan 7, 1843 July 5, 1921  
Kimmons, J.N. Mar 6, 1886 Nov 6, 1918  
Cope, Earl D. Jan 8, 1914 Dec 14, 1916  
Greer, Horace Lee Feb 14, 1938 Apr 15, 1938 "Baby"
Greer, Carl H. Mar 8, 1900   Jan 18, 1985
Havens, Eula Priest June 11, 1913 Dec 23, 1998 Married Feb 15, 1930
Havens, M.M. Nov 8, 1899 Sept 13, 1988 "Mon"
Havens, Nora Feb 7, 1877 Nov 27, 1961  
Havens, Richard A. May 4, 1907 Nov 11, 1969  
Havens, Shirley Lois 1935 1980 Daughter
Powell, Estella D. Sept 16, 1870 Mar 1, 1956 Mother
Powell, Henry C. Apr 8, 1858 Aug 7, 1918  
Cartright, Max O. June 14, 1912 Living She gave me 30 wonderful Years
Cartright, Nona O. Dec 13, 1903 June 22, 1978  
Lewis, David Eugene 1919 1963 Daddy
Lewis, Pearl Lela 1923 2000   Age 76
Moore, Pricilla Nell Lewis Aug 8, 1952 Oct 24, 1992 Our Sweetheart
Lewis, Marsha T. 1957 1964 Our Doll Girl
Lewis, Samuel Kenneth xx Aug 17, 1985  
Van Cleve, Ruby Sept 3, 1911 June 4, 1997 "Maw Maw"
Van Cleve, Farrel Mar 12, 1918 Aug 1, 1997 "Paw Paw" m. 4-19-1939
Copeland, Martha Jean 1943 1963 Daughter
Copeland, Ruth Dec 29, 1912 Aug 2, 1975 Mother
Copeland, R.F. Sept 30, 1904 Mar 24, 1987 "Frank" Daddy
Prather, Ed Nov 25, 1913 Feb 3, 1989 A Gentle Man m. 9-3-1938
Prather, Fern Lewis Dec 3, 1917 July 15, 2001 A Splendid Unique Lady
Arnold, Lonnie Guy Nov 3, 1888 Feb 22, 1920  
Arnold, John Winslow Aug 1, 1845 Feb 22, 1922 8 WK Co TN
Rogers, Martha E. 1870 1949  
Rogers, John C. 1868 1925  
Guess, H.D. Mar 30, 1895 Sept 22, 1960  
Guess, Terrell B. Oct 18, 1917 June 27, 1990  
Unknown, xx xx  
Givens, J.M. 1854 1936  
Hiles, Clyde Ausborn xx Apr 23, 1990 13 Years & 4 Months Old
Woods, Peggi L. Mar 16, 1955 Mar 11, 1988  
Gaylion, Author James Jr. xx Apr 30, 1985  
Stevenson, Clarance Feb 5, 1903 Jan 12, 1975  
Stevenson, Willie A. July 24, 1913 June 4, 1988 "Squaw Bill"
Stevenson, Robert L. Dec 22, 1932 Jan 20, 1995  
Woods, Billie Jean May 7, 1931 Mar 31, 1997  
Stevenson, Glenn W. Feb 26, 1905 Dec 11, 1992  
Stevenson, Minnie Nov 27, 1911 Living "Dulce"
Youngblood, Irene Bell Dec 1, 1912 Feb 5, 1997  
Stevenson, Gladys 1903   1995
Stevenson, Jack C. 1902 1973 "Pop" Father
Stevenson, John W. 1872 1962  
Stevenson, Rose 1879 1960 Mother
Robertson, Alfrod O. xx May 23, 1921  
Nelson,  xx xx "Baby"
Robertson, Charlie xx xx  
Tarrant, Charles E. Aug 16, 1908 May 13, 1968 TX PFC 557 Base Unit
Tarrant, Kathleen Newman  1909 1972 Dearest Mother
Mullins, Jim xx xx  
House, M.F. xx xx  
Harrell, Anna B. Apr 4, 1873 May 6, 1961  
Dean, Thomas D. Mar 4, 1908 June 25, 1981 Father
Dean, Rozell Sept 4, 1925 June 1, 2000 Mother
Dean, Elijiah J. May 18, 1828 Feb 25, 192 "Captain"
Dean, James L. 1868 1956 Father
Dean, Minnie M. 1877 1940 Mother
Lewis, Connie Ruth Sept 24, 1951 Mar 13, 1952 Our Baby
Dean, George Herman 1903 1975 Daddy Herman
Dean, Lavada Mae 1904 1976 m. 1-2-1924
Bell, Jesse P. June 23, 1946 Oct 7, 1985  
Bell, Mary M. June 21, 1892 Mar 7, 1981  
Day, Tinie M. Mar 29, 1858 Mar 24, 1930  
Bell, xx xx "Baby"
Willoughby, Henry Eugene May 10,1893 Dec 16, 1978 m 6-23-1934
Willoughby, Geraldine July 28, 1919 Living  
Bell, Robert C. June 7, 1920 July 8, 1981 US Army WW II
Bell, Bunyan 1887 1965  
Bell, Lou 1888 1961  
Bell, Vena B. 1883 1968  
Newman, R. Mart 1878 1942  
Newman, Victor Day Apr 11, 1918 Nov 29, 1944 NM SF2C USNR WWII
Newman, Rufus T. June 18, 1915 Mar 17, 1993 Son of Mart & Vena
Shelton, Milta Newman July 5, 1913 Aug 13, 1994  
Shelton, Lynn H. Nov 18, 1916 Living  
Newman, Justin P. Apr 11, 1918 Feb. 24, 1996 SGT US Army Air Corps WW II
Russom, Bob xx xx  
Gage, John D. May 18, 1919 July 27, 1996 US Navy WW II
Strong, William 1867 1946  
Kelley, Ralph Wilfred Aug 14, 1918 July 6, 1988 US Merch Marine WWII
Kelley, June Hutchins June 30, 1924 Nov 11, 1989 Mother
Kelley, Hilda A. Oct 27, 1920 Sept 16, 1993 MSGT US A Force WWII
Smith, Val July 13, 1945 Aug 23, 1949 "Little Val"
Smith, Ollie J. 1880 1952  
Smith, Dan B. 1875 1957  
Smith, Alva Mathew Jan 27, 1900 Oct 29, 1970 NM PVT US Marine Corp WW II
Smith, Ethel West Apr 6, 1903 Mar 10, 1991  
Jonas, Minnie A. Walker 1891 1961 Mother
Jonas, Alvin 1910 1982 "Boots"
Goforth, Ambrose Oct 13, 1876 June 18, 1911  
Shipman, Charley xx xx  
Gage, Oma Mae Jan 31, 1904 Nov 16, 1990  
Gage, Lee Roy Dec 12, 1895 Jan 25, 1960  
Gage, H. Floyd 1894 1944  
Gage, Emmett Apr 30, 1902 Jan 23, 195  
Gage, Addie T. 1897 1973  
Gage, William A. 1889 1983  
Holley, Edd xx xx  
Cox, Chloe Aug 12, 1875 June 25, 1964  
Cox, Jacob June 15, 1871 Dec 26, 1963  
Cox, Laura A. Aug 1, 1895 June 11, 1905  
Gage, John E. Mar 26, 1891 Oct 4, 1977  
Gage, Irene K. Aug 7, 1897 Feb 21, 1977  
Gage, John W. June 30, 1861 Nov 12, 1937  
Gage, Eveline 1870 1967  
Gage, Lee Roy Jr. 1926 1929  
Chronister, L.C. Mrs. Nov 12, 1868 Nov 5, 1908  
Barnett, N.L. Mrs. Feb 1, 1913 Feb 1, 1985 Wife of Rev Y.F. Barnett
Linsley, Clefta Sue 1913 1971  
Gardner, Joseph R. July 1, 1877 June 1, 1954  
Gardner, Eva E. Nov 1, 1882 Jan 22, 1960  
Van Cleve, Solomon 1874 1952 "Sol"
Van Cleve, Molly Jane 1895 1980 "Great Granny"
Stephens, Mary Jane VC 1854 1934  
Moore, Ollie G. 1909 1978  
Green, Lewis J. Aug 9, 1917 1936 19 years 5 months
Hinkle, M. Delilah 1878 1946  
Green, George G. 1901 1968  
Sanders, A.P. July 6, 1889 Sept 14, 1906  
Gentry, Robert Dave Sept 28, 1926 July 28, 1970 NM PFC 3159 SIG BN WW II
Gentry, Irean 1893 1969  
Gentry, Dave 1893 1980  
Gentry, Sarah J. 1861 1943  
Gentry, David P. 1856 1929  
Gentry, Estelle 1901 1999  
Gentry, Fred 1899 1978  
Faillers,  xx xx "Baby"
Paulsen, Julia I. Gentry 1922 1994  
Paulsen, Cecil D. 1938 Living  
Clayton, Sheila G. Oct 29, 1951 Jan 4, 1997  
Clayton, Roger W. Apr 11, 1953 Living  
Gentry, James Thomas Jan 15, 1917 Dec 29, 1981  
Gentry, Rose May July 30, 1907 June 11, 1985  
Nelson,  xx xx "Baby"
Worthington.  xx xx "Baby"
Unknown,  xx xx  
Jernigan, Henry Jan 5, 1880 July 6, 1967  
Jernigan, Lula M. Aug 1, 1888 Jan 23, 1949  
Jernigan, Lottie L. Jan 27, 1914 June 10, 1966  
Merritt, Don Mar 8, 1920 May 16, 1995 m. 7-17-1939
Fleming, Benny 1925 1998  
Peters, James S. Dec 17, 1916 Feb 29, 2000  
Lewis, Samuel T. Jr. Oct 29, 1918 Mar 31, 1998 Daddy m 12-23-1943
Lewis, Lucille Nov 19, 1925 Living  
Note for Cope, Jan Ann Miller: Mother of Audrey M. Hastings, Laura M. Barker, Judith M. Ness and Eugene H. Miller



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