Pike County Courier · Murfreesboro · Arkansas

Death & Obituary Index 1926-1934

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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Alford, Rev. R.B. colored        January 13, 1928        3    1        Sunday morning                  Died Kimberley settlement           
Alford, Dr. A.A.                 May 20, 1927            1    6        Saturday night                  Liberty Cemetery                    
Alford, Thelma                   April 29, 1927          1    3        of Purcell Oklahoma             Not indicated                       
Alford, Thelma                   May 6, 1927             2    3        Monday April 21                 Died in Oklahoma City               
Alford, W.M.                     November 6, 1931        1    5        Kirby last Saturday             Burial Kirby Sunday                 
Appleby (Appler), Mrs.           September 17, 1926      1    2        Tuesday night                   Peoria Illinois                     
Appler, Mrs. Mary Emma           September 24, 1926      1    4        Wednesday                       Funeral at Peoria                   
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Baber, Mrs. O.L.                 July 31, 1931           1    3        Little Rock Monday July 27      Interment at Gurdon Cem             
Baber, Mrs. O.L.                 July 31, 1931           1    5        Funeral Gurdon Tues afternoon   Lists local people at funeral       
Bass, Will                       March 30, 1934          1    4        Killed near Thornton Thursday   by Roy Clemmons                     
Bateman, Mrs. Arthur             August 17, 1928         1    5        Friday Saline township          Japany for burial                   
Beavert, daughter                April 13, 1928          3    2        Wednesday age 16 or 17          Pleasant Home Cemetery              
Beavert, Olestal                 April 20, 1928          1    2        April 11                        Pleasant Home Cemetery              
Blanchard, Mrs. C.H.             May 25, 1928            1    6        Wednesday May 16 of Billstown   Not indicated                       
Blanchard, W.W.                  July 23, 1926           4    2        Funeral last Thursday           Funeral at Delight                  
Bolin, Mr. sister of             February 17, 1928       1    2        Wednesday                       Funeral at Crossett                 
Bolin, Mrs.                      April 20, 1928          1    6        Tuesday morning                 Died at Hamburg                     
Bonner, Mrs. H.L.                November 6, 1931        1    2        of Beaumont Texas Tuesday       Thursday at Antoine                 
Bosenburger, Mrs. John           April 3, 1931           4    2        McCaskill settlement            Buried Saturday                     
Bowden, Lawrence                 January 14, 1927        1    1        Friday                          Not indicated                       
Bowen, A.M.                      July 10, 1931           1    6        of Bowen on Monday June 29      Died at his home age 75             
Bowen, Columbus                  June 11, 1926           2    2        of Hot Springs on Monday        Not indicated                       
Bowers, Henry                    July 29, 1927           1    4        Wednesday at Gurdon             Not indicated                       
Branch, S.H.                     October 31, 1930        1    5        of Hot Springs on Saturday      Local Murfreesboro Cem              
Branch, Sam                      October 31, 1930        3    2        Funeral services Sunday         Not indicated                       
Brewer, Mrs. Martha              May 20, 1927            1    6        Thursday May 12 at 6 p.m.       Ozan Cemetery at Bingen             
Brown, Mrs. S.E.                 April 16, 1926          1    2        Last week                       Not indicated                       
Buck, Mrs. Martha                July 9, 1926            2    1        Tuesday morning July 6          Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Buckley, Noel                    November 28, 1930       1    5        About 8 o'clock Friday night    Age 18 not indicated                
Burnham, J. Robert               January 30, 1931        1    3        January 23 at Texarkana         Funeral services Glenwood           
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Caldwell, Bobby Gene             October 16, 1931        1    3        Antoine Tuesday October 6       Not indicated                       
Cannon, Webb                     September 9, 1927       1    4        Effects of poisoned liquor      of Mena murder suspected            
Carman, W.H. (Bill)              August 28, 1931         1    5        of Antoine Monday August 24     Funeral services Antoine            
Carter, Jacob M.                 October 16, 1931        1    3        At home Friday Texarkana        Funeral Sunday Texarkana            
Carter, Lee                      May 21, 1926            1    3        Not indicated                   Ft. Towson Oklahoma                 
Carter, Mrs. F.F. (Rosa Kelley)  February 24, 1928       1    1        Monday February 20              Local Murfreesboro Cem              
Chapel, J.W.                     April 6, 1928           1    5        Sunday afternoon                Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Chapel, J.W.                     April 6, 1928           3    2        death and funeral past week     Not indicated                       
Chapel, Zeb                      March 26, 1926          2    3        Not indicated                   Poem in Memorium                    
Chubbuck, Clinton K.             February 24, 1928       1    6        Monday at Woodall Valley        Not indicated                       
Clingan, W.N.                    October 30, 1931        1    5        Found dead Smackover            Monday burial Delight               
Coffman, Billie Ruth             November 14, 1930       4    3        Sunday evening at 2 o'clock     Age 6 Pleasant Grove Cemetery       
Coleman, George H.               June 26, 1931           1    5        of Nashville on Sunday June 21  Died at Texarkana                   
Conatser, Mrs. Bettie            August 1, 1930          1    6        of Boto last Monday             Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Conway, Edna Thomasson           April 29, 1927          1    6        Wednesday evening at 8:45       Local Murfreesboro Cemetery         
Cooley, J.H.                     November 5, 1926        4    4        Thursday night last week        Died at Nashville                   
Cooley, Robert Morris            November 5, 1926        1    5        27th day of October             Local Murfreesboro Cem              
Copeland, Eunice                 April 10, 1931          1    1        Little Rock Saturday suicide    Pleasant Home Cemetery              
Copeland, Homer                  April 10, 1931          1    6        Sunday in Little Rock           Pleasant Home Community             
Copeland, Lem                    December 12, 1930       1    3        Little Rock Wednesday night     Funeral Pleasant Home Church        
Coplin, Charley and wife         September 16, 1927      1    3        Saturday afternoon              At Kirby in same grave              
Cornish, Mrs. Jennie             March 20, 1931          1    3        Sunday night mile east Nathan   Biggs Chapel Cemetery               
Cornish, Rev. D.S.               September 16, 1927      1    4        Monday 9 a.m. September 12      Not indicated                       
Covington, Aunt San              August 8, 1930          1    6        Last Thursday                   Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Covington, Mrs. San              August 8, 1930          8    2        Funeral services last week      Not indicated                       
Covington, Mrs. San              August 8, 1930          8    2        Funeral services here           Not indicated                       
Cox, Arthur                      September 7, 1934       1    2        of Brocktown settlement         Not indicated                       
Cox, baby                        April 9, 1926           5    2        Friday morning                  Not indicated                       
Cox, Mrs. Marion                 October 10, 1930        1    6        Wednesday night                 Burial in Dierks                    
Cranford, T.F.                   November 13, 1931       1    1        Nashville last Monday night     Nashville Wednesday                 
Crocker, child                   May 20, 1927            1    6        Thursday of last week           Local Murfreesboro Cemetery         
Crocker, Clyde                   April 17, 1931          1    4        Last Thursday night this city   Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Crocker, Mrs. Tom                July 10, 1931           1    3        Last Friday here age about 80   Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Crocker, Thomas Calvin           July 17, 1931           1    4        Monday night July 13            Local Murfreesboro Cem              
Crocker, Tom                     July 17, 1931           4    5        Funeral here Tues afternoon     Father of Tommy Crocker             
Crockery, Ed                     June 17, 1927           1    5        Thursday night of last week     Not indicated                       
Crouse, Aunt Bettie Armstrong    August 24, 1928         2    2        August 16, 1928                 Not indicated                       
Crouse, Bettie Armstrong         August 24, 1928         4    2        Thursday the 16th at Bingen     Not indicated                       
Cummings, Louis                  May 13, 1927            1    6        Early Tuesday morning           Not indicated                       
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Dale, Dr. J.R.                   September 2, 1927       3    5        Last week at Caddo Gap          Not indicated of Texarkana          
Daniels, Ambrose                 August 24, 1928         1    6        Pine Bluff Jefferson County     Age 97 great uncle of Claude Rankin 
Davis, Henry                     September 2, 1927       1    5        Thursday at Glenwood            Not indicated                       
Davis, Mrs. Emily                April 10, 1931          1    6        Saturday Murfreesboro age 77    Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Davis, Mrs. John F.              April 10, 1931          4    2        Funeral here Saturday           Attended from out of town           
Dawson, Roy Edward Jr.           July 2, 1926            1    6        3 o'clock a.m. Monday           Local Murfreesboro Cem              
Dillard, William                 August 27, 1926         1    6        of Pike City few days ago       Bateman Graveyard Nashville         
Doss, Willis H.                  April 9, 1926           1    2        Last Monday                     Not indicated                       
Doster, Mrs. Era                 December 28, 1928       1    1        Saturday night November 8       Not indicated                       
Doughty, Mrs. Dr.                July 16, 1926           1    3        Monday of last week             Not indicated of Amity              
Duke, Carolyn                    December 25, 1931       4    5        Rosboro Sunday night            Monday Glenwood Cemetery            
Duke, Mrs. Sarah                 July 10, 1931           1    1        Home near Tokio last Thursday   Oak Grove Cemetery                  
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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East, Mrs. S.T.                  April 16, 1926          1    2        Last week                       Not indicated                       
Edna Conway                      May 6, 1927             2    2        Not indicated                   In Memorium                         
Elam, J.H.                       January 8, 1926         1    6        11 o'clock Tuesday night        College Hill Cemetery               
Elam, Mrs. George                November 14, 1930       4    2        Last Saturday at 12:30 a.m.     Family burying ground College Hill  
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Fagan, Henry                     January 12, 1934        1    2        Sunday night Murfreesboro       Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Feazel, Judge W.P                June 29, 1934           1    2        Nashville early Monday          Funeral Nashville Tuesday           
Foshee, Mrs. George              April 16, 1926          1    4        Friday evening                  Not indicated of Kirby              
Fraiser, Mrs. Ab                 April 6, 1928           1    5        Sunday                          Died at Tokio settlement            
Fugitt, I.T.                     April 8, 1927           1    4        Monday                          Local Murfreesboro Cemetery         
Fuller, S.A.                     November 13, 1931       1    3        Pollard, Oklahoma Saturday      Burial at Pike City                 
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Galloway, Jesse                  March 11, 1927          1    6        Last week                       At Delight                          
Garner, Myrtle                   June 24, 1927           1    6        Saturday night                  Pisgah Cemetery                     
Garrett, James                   August 17, 1928         1    5        Tuesday at Glenwood             Not indicated CSA veteran           
Godsby, Tom                      September 18, 1931      1    3        Shot Friday September 11        Has since died                      
Golden, Mrs. Hattie Mae          July 2, 1926            1    5        Saturday morning                Not indicated of Delight            
Goodwin, Mrs. Will               January 9, 1931         1    4        of Bingen Thursday January 1    Funeral Antioch near Nashville      
Gosnell, Dr. C.E.                June 1, 1934            1    5        Thursday morning 4 o'clock      Ozan Cemetery Bingen                
Graham, S.R.                     December 16, 1927       1    2        Killed Sunday Dallas Texas      Not indicated                       
Gresham, J.W.                    January 28, 1927        1    6        Wednesday night                 College Hill Cemetery               
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Hamby, Mr. & Mrs. & son          November 7, 1930        1    5        Last Friday at Moran Kansas     Formerly of Nathan Pike County      
Hammons, Tom                     September 28, 1934      1    1        Hope hospital last Friday       Buried Saturday                     
Harris, Dr. R.L.                 September 16, 1927      1    3        Wednesday of last week          Not indicated of Hope               
Helwig, Mrs. Paul                April 17, 1931          1    4        Los Angeles Monday morning      Burial probably Los Angeles         
Henderson, A.N.                  November 5, 1926        1    6        Last Friday night               Brocktown Cemetery                  
Henderson, Mrs. M.T.             February 6, 1931        1    1        Monday at Delight age 85        Funeral and burial Saline           
Herndon, Mrs. W.O.               February 12, 1926       1    4        Monday morning                  Cemetery at Conway                  
Higgins, Bryan                   July 24, 1931           1    2        Nashville Thursday July 16      Died at home age 16                 
Hile, Mrs. J.H.                  August 24, 1928         1    6        of near Belton 12:15 Sat a.m.   DeAnn Cemetery at Belton            
Hill, Mrs. Lillie                September 23, 1927      1    1        Wednesday night                 Buried at Bingen                    
Holcomb, Carl                    December 26, 1930       1    1        3 p.m. Sunday near Antoine      Funeral Monday afternoon            
Holcombe, Mrs. Mat               February 9, 1934        1    4        of Dierks Tuesday               Oak Grove Cemetery                  
Holiman, Clyde                   July 3, 1931            1    6        Tuesday Tyler, Texas            Burial at Tyler                     
Holland, Lum C.                  December 21, 1928       1    3        Death in California             Not indicated                       
Holland, Mrs. Geo.               July 8, 1927            1    3        Thursday of last week           Died in Little Rock                 
Holland, Paralee                 January 15, 1926        1    6        Sunday afternoon                Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Holliman, Clyde                  July 10, 1931           1    5        Burial at Tyler, Texas          Liberty Hill Cemetery               
Holloway, Snookum colored        March 18, 1927          1    2        Tuesday morning                 Not indicated                       
Honeycutt, John L. or T.         July 4, 1930            1    5        of Bills last Thursday morning  Bills Cemetery                      
Hoover, S.J.                     May 6, 1927             2    1        Not indicated                   In Memory of                        
Hoover, Miss Myrtice             June 8, 1928            1    4        Last Friday age 26              Funeral here Murfreesboro           
Hoover, Myrtis                   June 8, 1928            4    2        On June the 2nd                 Not indicated                       
Hoover, S.J. Jr.                 April 29, 1927          1    5        Saturday evening                Hickory Grove Cemetery              
Howard, Dr. T.A.                 January 9, 1931         1    4        of Glenwood last Tuesday        Burial at Glenwood                  
Howard, Sarah                    February 9, 1934        1    4        County Home Murfreesboro        Mt. Tabor Cemetery                  
Huddleston, L.F.                 June 3, 1927            1    6        Sunday at Nashville, Ark        Nashville Cemetery                  
Hughes, infant child             March 18, 1927          3    1        of Japany buried Sunday         Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Hutson, G.W.                     October 3, 1930         1    5        Corinth Saturday                Funeral service at Corinth          
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Jackson, Chris                   May 21, 1926            1    4        Sunday night                    Not indicated of near Bills         
Jackson, W.P.                    July 24, 1931           1    3        Thursday morning July 23        Died at home Murfreesboro           
Jeffers, Miss                    June 8, 1928            1    3        Sunday age 18 or 19             Not indicated                       
Joab White's son                 April 6, 1928           1    5        Not indicated (burned)          Not indicated                       
Johnson, child                   September 2, 1927       1    6        Thursday Nashville              Buried at Murfreesboro              
Johnson, J.R.                    November 14, 1930       1    3        Saturday at Little Rock         Funeral at Pike City                
Johnson, Mrs. Rosa               August 3, 1928          1    6        Not indicated                   Died at Sayre Arkansas              
Johnson, Nellie colored          April 16, 1926          3    1        Wednesday                       Not indicated                       
Johnson, Otis                    July 18, 1930           1    6        Monday on Reeder railroad       Lived 2 miles south of Prescott     
Jones, John                      January 16, 1931        4    3        Not indicated                   In Memoriam                         
Jones, John                      January 16, 1931        4    2        Zadie Smith family at funeral   Funeral Sunday Murfreesboro         
Jones, John F.                   January 16, 1931        1    5        Sat night 7:30 January 10       Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Jordan, Samantha A. (Kelley)     September 18, 1931      1    4        Home 4 miles west Murfreesboro  Kelley Cemetery                     
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Kelley, Ashley                   October 21, 1927        1    3        At Delight Saturday             Funeral at Delight                  
Kelley, Mrs. Jim                 October 3, 1930         1    2        of Hot Springs Wednesday night  Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Kennedy, Tom                     January 16, 1931        1    1        Suplher Springs Texas age 71    Brother in law of T.A. Hunt         
Kinman, A.A.                     October 3, 1930         1    6        Charleston, S.C.                Raised in Murfreesboro              
Kizzia, Mrs. Dyer                October 12, 1934        1    2        Murfreesboro Fri afternoon      Murfreesboro Cemetery               
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Lindsey, I.C.                    November 25, 1927       4    1        Saturday night by poison        Died in Norman Montgmomery Co       
Lingo, Mrs. Billie               March 9, 1934           1    5        Longview, Texas last Sunday     Visiting relatives                  
Littlefield, Charles             December 5, 1930        1    1        Found dead Sunday               Funeral at Nashville                
Lockeby, Mrs. Geo.               November 9, 1934        1    2        of Roy Saturday                 Not indicated                       
Lockeby, Mrs. M.E.               March 16, 1928          1    5        Tuesday evening                 Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Lockeby, W.J.                    August 6, 1926          1    6        Sunday night or Monday morning  Not indicated                       
Lockwood, Mrs. Polly A.          February 5, 1926        4    1        Thursday morning                Local Murfreesboro Cemetery         
Lofton, T.A.                     January 20, 1928        1    6        January 16                      Murfreesboro Cemetery               
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Matthews, Geo. W.                July 22, 1927           1    5        Saturday night at Gurdon        Gurdon Sunday afternoon             
McDougal, Miss                   August 20, 1926         1    5        One night last week suicide     Not indicated                       
McElhanon, Otis                  January 27, 1928        3    4        Car accident at DeQueen         About 8:00 Wednesday evening        
McKnight, Mrs. Tom               June 27, 1930           1    6        Montgomery Co Sunday afternoon  Lived at Caddo Gap                  
Meador, S.P                      April 6, 1928           1    5        Friday at Okolona               Not indicated                       
Meeks, Mrs. Churby               January 29, 1926        1    5        Sunday evening the 17th         Mount Joy Cemetery                  
Miller, Mrs. Ella                March 11, 1927          1    6        of Comanche Texas recently      Not indicated                       
Mills, Gibson                    July 8, 1927            4    2        9 p.m. Friday night at Delight  Greenwood Cemetery Hot Springs      
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Nash, Joe Mike                   February 6, 1931        1    3        of Bills in his field L.M.R.    Funeral and burial Bills            
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Oliver, Mrs. Patsy Adeline       November 18, 1927       1    3 & 4    Tuesday morning 6:00 a.m.       Died at Rabell                      
Owens, Mrs.                      April 17, 1931          1    4        Little Rock 3 p.m. last Monday  Burial Center Point                 
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Parker, Aunt Clistie Parker      July 30, 1926           2    3        Saturday                        Burial at Kirby                     
Parker, Burton                   January 9, 1931         1    4        of Nashville last Saturday      Funeral services Nashville          
Parker, Cullen                   September 18, 1931      1    4        Laural, Mississippi             Not indicated                       
Parker, Lucille                  February 26, 1926       3    2        Wednesday night                 Buried here Lodi                    
Parker, Mrs. Florinda A.         March 19, 1926          1    4        Last Sunday night               Local Murfreesboro Cemetery         
Parnell, Donald Lavell           November 23, 1934      10    4        November 3, 1934                In Memoriam                         
Parnell, Lavelle                 November 9, 1934        1    2        Hot Springs hospital            Blood poisoning                     
Parradot, F.A.                   August 17, 1928         1    1        Sunday morning                  Not indicated of Nashville          
Pate, Mrs. Henretta Boggs        March 18, 1927          3    4        Last Friday Seattle Washington  Not indicated                       
Patterson, Mrs. F.S.             September 2, 1927       1    6        Wednesday week Pollard Okla     Cemetery at Pike City               
Phillips, Mattie colored         April 15, 1927          3    1        Not indicated                   Not indicated                       
Pleak, A.E.                      March 16, 1934          1    4        of Rosenburg, Texas Monday      Not indicated                       
Polk, Mary Jane colored          March 20, 1931          1    1        This place Thursday night week  Burial last Friday                  
Pollard, J.T.                    September 21, 1934      1    3        Sunday September 16             Died in Oklahoma                    
Pollard, Theron                  August 17, 1928         1    1        First of the week son of Jim    Died in Texarkana                   
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Rankin, Martha W.                December 6, 1929        1    1        4:30 a.m. Tuesday               Roy Cemetery                        
Rankin, W.M.                     September 11, 1931      1    3        Living near Little Rock age 80  Funeral service L.R. Sunday         
Reese, Mrs. Brooks               December 16, 1927       1    2        Buried first of the week        Buried Mt. Vernon, Texas            
Reese, Mrs. Lilia Ann Tribble    July 9, 1926            2    1 & 2    Monday evening June 21          Ozan Cemetery Bingen                
Reese, Mrs. Lon                  June 25, 1926           1    6        Monday night                    Not indicated of Bingen             
Reid, Aunt Lue                   December 5, 1930        1    1        Thursday November 27th          Liberty Cemetery                    
Richardson, N.P                  July 17, 1931           4    5        Died last Friday                Funeral service Amity               
Richardson, N.P.                 July 17, 1931           1    2        Died at Shawnee Okla age 66     Funeral service Amity            
Rountree, Judge W.T.             July 29, 1927           1    6        9:15 Thursday morning           Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Rountree, Mrs. J.B.              August 26, 1927         2    3        Last Wednesday week             Funeral at Pisgah                   
Rountree, Mrs. Paralee           March 11, 1927          1    6        Sunday in Wayne Oklahoma        Beside husband at Nashville         
Rutherford, Mrs. M.E.            February 24, 1928       3    2        Mother of Stell Rutherford      Grandmother of Foy Cagle            
Rutherford, Mrs. Mary E.         February 24, 1928       1    4 & 5    Wednesday morning 5:10 a.m.     Cemetery at Antoine                 
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Self, baby                       April 2, 1926           2    3        Thursday morning                Cemetery here Ebenezer              
Sharp, Albert                    September 16, 1927      1    3        Tuesday of last week            Funeral Wednesday                   
Sidebottom, J.R.                 March 13, 1931          1    5        Murfreesboro Wednesday          Burial at Nathan                    
Sidebottom, Mrs. J.R.            December 16, 1927       1    2        Early Wednesday morning         Buried at Nathan                    
Simmons, W.E. Jr.                September 18, 1931      1    4        Thursday morn September 10      College Hill Cemetery               
Sloan, W.L.                      August 15, 1930         1    4        Last Friday near Texarkana      Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Smeade, W.E.                     July 30, 1926           1    5        Monday night of gunshot         Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Smedley, W.J.                    August 29, 1930         1    6        Funeral services Thursday       Not indicated                       
Smedley, W.J.                    August 29, 1930         1    6        About noon Wednesday            Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Sparks, C.N.                     May 1, 1931             1    5        Boto Monday night age 90        Hickory Grove Cemetery              
Sparks, Mrs. C.N.                May 30, 1930            1    6        Saturday morning at Boto        Hickory Grove Cemetery              
Spencer, Mark                    August 10, 1928         1    6        of Wicks last Saturday night    Killed at Bert Johnson Orchards     
Steen, W.W.                      September 26, 1930      1    5        Bills community Sunday morn     Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Stevens, Mrs. Emily              May 21, 1926            1    3        Sunday                          Pleasant Home Cemetery              
Stewart, Bobbie Joe              October 30, 1931        1    4        Sunday 3 p.m. Murfreesboro      Funeral Mt. Tabor Cem               
Stewart, John Dan                December 9, 1927        1    4        of Tokio Sunday afternoon       Oak Grove Cemetery                  
Sweat, Donald Custer             September 11, 1931      3    4        Wednesday August 26, 1931       In Memoriam                         
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Tedder, Edgar                    December 25, 1931       4    5        Fort Sam Houston, Tex Dec 8     Daisy Mt. Joy Cemetery              
Tedder, Pearl                    April 13, 1928          3    4        Monday morning age 11           Not indicated                       
Tedder, Pearl                    April 13, 1928          1    4        Monday morning April 2nd        Not indicated                       
Thomasson, Harry B.              April 2, 1926           2    1        Not indicated                   Not indicated                       
Thomasson, Pat                   January 5, 1934         1    2        Highway 8 near Caddo Gap        of near County Line church          
Thomasson, W.B. Jr.              July 2, 1926            1    5        Last Thursday morning           Lake Charles Louisiana              
Thompson, Dink                   February 24, 1928       1    6        Saturday at Nashville           Not indicated                       
Thompson, Mrs.                   August 6, 1926          1    6        Last Sunday at Kirby            Not indicated                       
Tolleson, W.H.                   June 24, 1927           1    3        Last week Norman Oklahoma       Not indicated                       
Townsend, Mrs. J.S.              April 13, 1928          1    2        Monday night                    No indicated of Gurdon              
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Walker, daughter colored         July 9, 1926            5    2        Murfreesboro on Monday          Not indicated                       
Walls, infant child              December 9, 1927        1    4        Friday night                    Local Murfreesboro Cemetery         
Watkins, H.L.                    March 9, 1928           1    6        Sunday afternoon 3 o'clock      Glenwood Cemetery                   
Westerman, Jack                  March 20, 1931          1    3        Report received Sunday          Murdered wife charged               
Westerman, W.F.                  February 2, 1934        1    3        College Hill last Saturday      College Hill Cemetery               
Whaley, Mrs. Emma Jane           September 11, 1931      4    4        Rosboro Sun August 30, 1931     Glenwood Cemetery                   
White, Ab                        February 24, 1928       2    3        Last night: February 18         Not indicated                       
White, D.B.                      June 24, 1927           1    4        Last Friday in Langley          Lodi Cemetery                       
White, D.B.                      June 24, 1927           2    4        Last Friday p.m.                Not indicated                       
White, Jack                      March 16, 1928          1    5        Muddy Fork township Friday      Academy Cemetery                    
White, Mrs. Isabelle (Golden)    January 28, 1927        1    4        6 o'clock Saturday evening      Mount Joy Cemetery                  
White, Orvil                     April 13, 1928          3    5        Last week 12 years old          Son of Jo Ab White                  
Whitehead, Mrs. L.A.             August 12, 1927         1    4        Sunday                          Corinth Cemetery Nashville          
Whiteside, J.E.                  January 12, 1934        1    2        Jonesboro Louisiana Thursday    Mineral Springs Cemetery            
Widener, E.C.                    July 10, 1931           1    1        of Delight Tuesday night 11:30  Burial at Delight Wednesday         
Williams, Jno. E.                August 14, 1931         1    3        Sunday morning August 9         Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Williamson, Bernice              February 10, 1928       1    3        At Antoine Wednesday night      Suicide                             
Williamson, John                 March 16, 1928          1    2        Monday morning at 3 a.m.        Billstown Cemetery                  
Williamson, Ruby                 May 9, 1930             1    6        1:10 A.M. last Saturday         Local Murfreesboro Cem              
Wolff, Milton                    June 3, 1927            1    6        One day last week               Died in Little Rock                 
Womack, D.A.                     August 17, 1928         1    5        Friday Pleasant Home            Not indicated                       
Womack, Mrs. John Ben            November 16, 1934       1    3        Murfreesboro Wednesday          Pleasant Home Cemetery              
Womack, T.M.                     April 2, 1926           1    3        Tuesday evening                 Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Womack, Wiley                    August 27, 1926         1    6        Last Sunday                     Murfreesboro Cemetery               
Woodall, Uncle Sam               December 2, 1927        4    1        November 17                     Community Cemetery Valley Grove     
Woods (Wood), Mrs. Annie         May 25, 1928            1    3        Friday night                    Pleasant Home Cemetery              
Wortham, Mrs. J.R.               January 1, 1926         1    6        Tuesday night                   Cemetery at Belton                  
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Name of Deceased                 Newspaper Date        Page  Col       Incident of Death &c.           Death or Burial Place &c.           
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Young, Beatrice                  July 2, 1926            3    5        Saturday morning June 26        Not indicated of Daisy              
Young Negro woman                September 2, 1927       3    2        Last week tuberculosis          Granddaughter of Aunt Cinda Nelson  
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Pike County Courier, January 1, 1926 to November 23, 1934, scattered issues.                                                               
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File Date 1997 David Kelley DTH-0097.HTM