English Cemetery

Decker Prairie, Montgomery County TX

Turn on Hardin Store Road from FM 149 at Decker Prairie, turn right on Virgie, left on Community Road.  Cemetery is 1.1 on left.  Copied by Celeste Graves and Kaye Applewhite Brouse on February 19, 1986.  Reprinted with permission May 14, 2003. 

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Name DOB DOD Notes
ARDOIN, WILLIE RAY Jan 14, 1950 Aug 23, 1970 In Memory of
BLACKSHER, OCTAVIA WARE b____1907 Apr  7, 1970  
BUTLER, ANDREW E. May 25, 1911 Nov 1, 1977 Gov. Stone-Texas- Tec 4 1315 Engr Cons BN -WWII
CAMPBELL, BERTHA L. May 23, 1919 Nov 1, 1977 Mother
CARRINGTON, SAMMIE TAYLOR Feb 6, 1960 Nov 27, 1980 We Will Meet Again
CHANEY, Henry - Aug 22, 1941 56 yr 2 mo 17 day                  ___     Funeral Home
CHANEY, OTTO Oct 6, 1908 Aug 26, 1978 Lockwood Funeral Home
CHANEY, OTIS 1942 Feb 22, 1972 aged 30 years                Sheffield Funeral Home
CHANEY, LEROY Apr 12, 1928 Oct 31, 1982 Gov. Stone
DANI_L, _LO_D Jan 20, _906 _5_197_ Rest in Peace
DANIELS, PRICILLA - 1951  
DAVID, CHERRY May 1, 1923 Feb 7, 1972 In Memory of
GREEN, EUGENE - Feb 6, 1986 Carl Barnes Funeral Home     Houston TX
GREEN, NILOS Aug 25, 1895 Feb 17, 1952  
GREEN, JAMES B. Mar 16, 1921 Nov 23, 1963 Gov. Stone  Texas Tec 5        US Army WWII
HOLIDAY, DAISY MAE Oct 19, 1943 Mar 14, 1969 In memory of
COLLINS, EDWARDS MOLLIE 1871 1944 double master stone
HAWTHORNE, LEWIS May 10, 1894 Aug 26, 1957 Gov. Stone  Pvt 3 Recruit Co  WWI
HICKS, HATTIE 1893 1964 AUNT
HENDERSON, ROBERT L. Feb 4, 1944 Feb 15, 1972 In Memory of
HENDERSON, JIMMIE, JR. Sept 29, 1939 Jul 12, 1973 In Memory of
HADNOT, KIMBERLY baby Apr 8, 1984 Apr 11, 1984 Carl Barnes Funeral Home    Houston TX
HUMPHREY, SUNITA Jun 27, 1976 Jun 5, 1981 Carl Barnes Funeral Home    Houston TX
HORTON, MINNIE BELL Sep 3, 1915 Nov 11, 1982  
HORTON, CHARLES - - Gov. Stone TX PFC US Army WWI
HOWARD, BERTHA MRS. - Jan 11, 1938 aged 29 yrs 5 mo 4 da Fairchild Funeral Service Houston, TX
McKEE, ROSIE HAWKINS

HUMPHREY, ELTON LOUIS

Apr 13, 1913

Feb 26, 1939

Apr 19, 1967

Mar 26, 1968

Double Marker -MOTHER

SON -Entrusted in God's Eternal Care

JOHNSON, CAROLYN JEAN Nov 1, 1944 Jun 28, 1946 age 18 mo
JOHNSON, MATTIE Mar 10, 1885   balance of stone buried
JOHNSON, BENNIE 1876 Apr 22, 1955  
MAYES, PINKEY May 28, 1906 Jul 12, 1984 Gone but not forgotten
POWELL, JACOB

POWELL, LILLIE

-

1909

1975

1976

DOUBLE MARKER
POWELL, ZACK Jan 12, 1878 Jan 12, 1959  
PERKINS, ROBERT, JR - - 1-30-48
JOHNSON, MR. - 197_  
JOHNSON, HATTIE LEE 1920 1982 DEAR MOTHER
JOHNSON, EDDIE 1908 1982 Klein Funeral Home       Tomball TX
REED, MARY W. Mar 12, 1933 Dec 7, 1977 Our beloved Mother
SMITH, BECKY A. Sep 25, 1874 Jan 23, 1970 At rest -beside Becky is a large head and foot stone with nothing inscribed.
SPURLOCK, RILEY J. - Feb 24, 1986 age 27  Carl Barnes Funeral Home Houston TX
THOMAS, AMANDA - Jun 18, 1949 age 65-At rest
THOMAS, JOHNIE Nov 22, 1893 Oct 23, 1955 Gov. Stone-Texas-Pvt Co A 342 SVC BnQMC WWI - (discrepancy in Funeral Home marker). d Nov 15, 1955-aged 61 yrs 11 mo 22 day Sheffield Funeral Home
SHATION, DENTMON 1884 1936 age 63
STEWART, CARNELIA L. May 1, 1897 May 10, 1975  
WARREN, GEORGE BRO. - Feb 18, 1961 aged 60-Pruit-Pruitt Funeral Home Houston TX
WARE, BEATRICE

THOMPSON, OLIVER W.

Oct 27, 1912

Feb 15, 1884

Nov 3, 1959

Mar 22, 1962

DOUBLE MARKER
WARE, MR. ____________ - Jul 31, 1959 aged 50 yrs-Ross Mortuary Houston, TX
WRIGHT, JOHNNY 1927 1961  
WRIGHT, CLEOLA Sep 14, 1954 Sep 19, 1980  
WARE, GEORGE May 22, 1882 Feb 5, 1970 In Memory of
WARE, W. J. REV. -1894    
THOMAS, SAM Dec 23, 1893 Dec 19, 1951 Gov. Stone=Texas Pvt OMC WWI
VANN, BILLIE MAE Sep 4, 1925 May 2, 1979 Beloved Mother
WALKER, JOHN Jun 28, 1890 Apr 14, 1944 Govt. Marker -Texas Pvt 857 Trans Corps.
WARE, GEO. ARE, Jan 9, 1903 Jul 18, 1957 At Rest
WALTER, JESSIE

WARE, ESSIE 

Sep 11, 1938

July 1886

-

Sep  2, 1954

age 57

at rest

WARE, WARREN, JR. Apr 9, 1893 Nov 10, 1973 Govt. Stone-Texas Sgt US Army WWI note: Warren and W. J. are possibly the same person
WARE, FRIT - Apr 14, 1939 age 66
WRIGHT, HENRY Oct 1859 Dec 1946 Aged 88
WRIGHT, BENJEMINE JAMES - - only one date, Jan 13, 1963
WRIGHT, L. - - only inscription
WRIGHT, JOHN   - only date Sep 29, 76      __Funeral Home      
WRIGHT, KENNETH WAYNE 1956 1958  
WRIGHT, PEARL L. Apr 5, 1896 Jul 26, 1974 Mother
WRIGHT, EARNEST

WRIGHT, FANNIE MAE

Jul 12, 1921

Oct 5, 1915

Mar 6, 1984

-

DOUBLE MARKER Husband Love Always Goodnight Honey

Wife

WRIGHT, SAVANNAH Apr 7, 1895 May 31, 1940 Mother
WRIGHT, JIMMIE Jan 30, 1923 Jul 14, 1948  
_____________ Baby Laura - Mar 3, 1960 aged 4 mo. Huckaby Funeral Home Houston, TX
no name legible Aug 17, 1918 Feb 6, 1926 __Funeral Home
WILLIAMS, MARTHA MAE     Nov 15, 1974 (only date)

There were some 30-40 graves that were either not marked or the funeral home marker was not legible.  There were also several small graves with dishes and toys on top of them but were unmarked.

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