Crossroads Cemetery
Located 1/4 mile South of the community of Curve on old 51 Highway, North of Ripley.   Google-map

Compiled from records kept by Gladys Smith Vaden, Evelyn B. Hendren, Inez Travis McDonald and Terry Ford. Names and dates on stones verified by Frances Hendren Coffman and son, Lynn Coffman, May 25, 2001.
* denotes information submitted by Virginia Frances Angle Buttes and Lucile Hendren Cox
Proofread by Frances Coffman
Due to vandalism, there are some missing stones.
Updates by Frances Hendren Coffman, March 30, 2007
Obituaries submitted by Robbie Harrell, March 2008

Abbreviations: s/o=son of, d/o=daughter of, w/o= wife of, h/o=husband of, s/s=shares stone with
NAME BIRTH DEATH MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
ABERNATHY, Eunice L. 7-16-1874 8-21-1881 d/o J. M. & M. G. Abernathy
ABERNATHY, F.T 1-15-1830 9-24-1889  
ABERNATHY, Olivia V. 5-15-1878 2-18-1879 d/o J. M. & M. G. Abernathy
ANDERSON, J. B.   7-17-1877 71 yrs 10 mos 12 days
ANDERSON, John M. 1857 1904  
*ANDERSON, Jinnie Ellen no date 1-1-1887 d/o J. L. & V. F. Anderson, unmarked grave
ANDERSON, Willie A. 1858 1937 w/o J. M. Anderson
ANDERSON, T. S. 11-13-1840 7-22-1903  
ANDERSON, Elizabeth J.   6-30-1870 w/o T. S. Anderson; 27yrs 9mos 6 days
*ANDERSON, John Lindon 1839 1-28-1898 unmarked grave
ANDERSON, John P. 7-1-1878 9-7-1899 s/o T. S. & M. E. Anderson
*ANDERSON, Lovett 11-29-1886 8-25-1887 d/o J. L. & V. F. Anderson; unmarked grave
*ANDERSON, Virginia Frances 11-19-1855 6-29-1897 w/o J. L. Anderson; d/o D. F. & J. L. Hendren, unmarked grave
ANTHONY, Robert R. 7-29-1843 7-10-1897  
BELL, Robert Donald 7-19-1982 7-19-1982 stillborn
BOMER, W. T. 6-28-1857 11-11-1878  
BROUGHTON     Unmarked Graves
BURKEEN ,Coy     Unmarked Grave
BURKEEN, Houston     Unmarked Grave
BURKEEN, Inez     Unmarked Grave
CANADA, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 1909 8-6-1940  
COFFMAN, Andrew J. H. 2-14-1860   Twin of Marcus
Died an Infant
COFFMAN, James M. 5-1-1851 6-9-1887  
COFFMAN, Wm. L. 9-24-1846 1-12-1927   
COFFMAN, Amanda J. 1850 1929 w/o Wm. L. Coffman
COFFMAN, Vallie V. 10-28-1895 6-19-1897 d/o Marcus & Alra Coffman
COFFMAN , infant 9-19-1897 9-19-1897 d/o of Marcus & Alra Coffman
DANIEL, Alvie George 1911 1965  
DANIEL, Alvie W. 7-17-1948 9-6-2005 h/o Georgia F.
DANIEL, George H. 1931 1945 obit
DANIEL, Georgia F. 1-30-1949 . w/o Alvie W. Daniel
DANIEL, Mildred S. 1914 1993 w/o Alvie G. Daniel obit
DAVIS, Wilkerson 1869 no date  
DAVIS, Rebecca 1877 no date w/o Wilkerson Davis
DeLOACH, Absalom J. 3-22-1853 6-20-1895  
DeLOACH, Ivery A. 7-4-1893 11-4-1893  
DYCUS, Ethel Hendren     w/o Edward Dycus
DYCUS, Gilmer abt 1878   s/o Ethel & Edward Dycus
ELLIS, Lilly   April 22, 1935 w/o Will Ellis
53 years old
ELLIS, William Francis Marion 10-31-1828 11-20-1894  
ELLIS, Florence Ella 8-28-1870 12-6-1901   
FAULK, John     1897 h/o Samantha F. Faulk
FAULK, Samantha F. 3-20-1830 5-14-1897 w/o John Faulk
FORD, Alpha B. 1-24-1865 5-29-1934  
FORD, Lela Ada 11-15-1863 10-22-1938 w/o Alpha B. Ford
FORD, Powell 6-29-1828 6-3-1908 h/o Mary E. Ford
FORD, Mary E. 9-3-1838 12-12-1885 w/o Powell Ford
FORD, Alice A. 9-7-1863 9-19-1880 d/o P. & M. E. Ford
FORD, David M 2-10-1861 4-17-1885 s/o P. & M. E. Ford
FORD, Sarah G. 6-13-1872 3-13-1889 d/o P. & M. E. Ford
FORD, R. B. 1-20-1870 9-11-1905  
FORSYTHE, Laura Joy 4-18-1947 12-25-1977  
FORTNER, James N. 12-22-1860 8-2-1931  obit
FORTNER, Tn. Josephine Keltner Puryear 1856 3-19-1920 w/o James N.
FOWLER, Richard F. 6-8-1864 1-7-1896  
GARRETT, Bettie A. 6-7-1898 6-17-1878 inf dau of J.J & E. S. Garrett
GARRETT, James B. 10-6-1802 9-4-1891  
GARRETT, Marvin 1884 1966  
GARRETT, Daisy Mae 1887 12-11-1967 w/o Marvin Garrett
GARRETT, S. J. 10-18-1818 4-6-1895 h/o M. M. Garrett
GARRETT, Mary M. 12-2-1836 2-27-1897 w/o S. J. Garrett
GARRETT, Sam Ethel 3-1-1893 10-12-1902 d/o S.J. & Jennie Garrett
GARRETT, John Wesley 6-10-1881 1-24-1898 s/o S. J. & Jennie Garrett
GARRETT, Thomas H. L. R. 11-4-1877 11-29-1880 s/o T.M. & G. J. Garrett
GARRETT, Infant Son 1844 1886 s/o J. H. and M. Garrett
GOODWIN, Bill   1935  
GOODWIN, Bob 1867 1951  
GOODWIN, Cora 1878 1944  
HENDREN, Ada P. 1870 1900 w/o Marion F. Hendren
HENDREN, Agnes H. 12-30-1823 1-13-1885 w/o O. T. Hendren
HENDREN, Bessie U. 6-19-1892 12-14-1979 w/o Otis D. Hendren
HENDREN, Birdie Hill 1896 1959 w/o Robert H. Hendren
HENDREN, D.     one date 3-1919
HENDREN, D. F. 12-28-1836 3-29-1912 w/o J.L. Hendren
HENDREN, Ella Ann 1895 1897 d/o M. F. & A. P. Hendren
HENDREN, Elizabeth 10-13-1828 4-2-1888 w/o James D. Hendren
HENDREN, Evelyn B. 9-19-1921 2-14-1997 w/o Lynn Smith Hendren  obit
HENDREN, Gladys Ramsey 1-1-1914 9-4-2005 w/o Julian Thomas Hendren
HENDREN, H. O. (Pincher)   3-16-1926 homemade stone
HENDREN, Ike Lee 1885 1942  
HENDREN , J.L. 8-10-1825 4-7-1887  
HENDREN, James Sidney 11-28-1925 12-15-1931 s/o J. L. Hendren and Vera Perry  obit
HENDREN, Jessie Ford 9-10-1892 10-14-1957 w/o Joe Samuel Hendren
HENDREN, Joe Samuel 7-29-1887 4-14-1965  
HENDREN, John A. 1856 1937 h/o Kathrine G.
HENDREN, Jane E. 7-30-1862 4-12-1939 w/o John F. Hendren
HENDREN, Janie Kate 1921 unknown d/o R.H. & B.H. Hendren; unmarked grave
HENDREN, John F. 4-15-1858 12-16-1928 h/o Jane E.
HENDREN, John Morrison 1933 1933 s/o O. D & B. U. Hendren
HENDREN, John W. 10-28-1888 5-25-1890 s/o J.A. & Katherine G. Hendren
HENDREN, Joseph Morgan 2-24-1918 1918 s/o O. D & B. U. Hendren; 8 mo old
HENDREN, Julian Thomas 5-17-1915 5-25-2006 "Son"; h/o Gladys Ramsey Hendren  (obit)
HENDREN, Kathrine G . 1865 1927 w/o John A. Hendren
HENDREN, Lawrence 8-13-1903 2-24-1920 buried by John F & Jane E
HENDREN, Lynn Smith 1-21-1917 11-7-1980 h/o Evelyn B., s/o R. H. & B. H. Hendren
HENDREN, Marguerite 1913 1933 d/o R.H. & B.H. Hendren
HENDREN, Marion F. 1867 1942 h/o Ada P.
HENDREN, Mattie A. 4-11-1870 10-17-1871 d/o J. L. & D. F. Hendren
HENDREN, Nancy T. 8-14-1794 6-26-1871 w/o Beal W. Hendren
76 yrs 10 mos 12 days
HENDREN, O. T. 1-17-1821 3-18-1898 77 yrs 2 mos 1 day
HENDREN, Otis D. 12-15-1891 3-3-1958 h/o Bessie U.
HENDREN, P. O. 3-7-1856 9-13-1887 h/o Eva Crisp Hendren; s/o O.T. & A. H. Hendren
HENDREN, Queen A. 7-21-1839 5-13-1899 w/o W. S. Hendren
HENDREN, Robert Donald 1925 1925 s/o R.H. & B.H. Hendren; 3 months old
HENDREN, Robert H. 1892 1976 h/o Birdie Hill Hendren
HENDREN, Samuel J. 4-14-1867 5-16-1868 s/o J. L. & D. F. Hendren
HENDREN, W. S. 9-10-1833 3-16-1901 h/o Queen A. Hendren
HENDREN, Warren Douglas ca1922 ca1922 s/o O. D & B. U. Hendren
HENDREN, William Dewey 10-20-1898 10-9-1930 s/o J. F & J. E. Hendren
HENRY, Etta V. 6-2-1865 8-26-1881  
HENRY, James 7-29-1904 2-28-1905 s/o Charlie & Nora Patton
HUBBARD, James D. 5-10-1809 12-5-1892  
HUBBARD,Elizabeth A. 10-13-1828 4-21-1888 w/o James D. Hubbard
HUBBARD, Edward C. 1-14-1867 10-16-1898 s/o J. D. & E. A Hubbard
HUBBARD, Lula Pearl 3-19-1869 12-10-1881 d/o J. D. & E. A Hubbard
INK, J. A. H.   2-4-1877 aged 66 yrs 29 days
JACKSON, Ellen Marie 7-4-1937 no date  
JACKSON, Dorothy F. 6-21-1927 8-8-1993 obit
JOHNSON, Bettie 7-21-1863 no date  
JOHNSON, Lee 4-6-1863 5-10-1920  
JOHNSON, William C. 3-31-1849 4-3-1890  
JONES, D. P.   6-26-1877 Aged 53 yrs 9 mos 18 days
JONES, Elizabeth A. 8-22-1826 3-8-1884 w/o D. P. Jones
JONES, Jimmie C.   5-18-1882 s/o D. P. & E. A. Jones, Aged 17 yrs 5 mos
KING, Mattie C. 12-14-1871 7-27-1890 w/o Jessie King
LASSITER, Robert C. 7-31-1862 5-16-1932 obit
LASSITER, Lillie E. 4-25-1875 no date w/o Robert C. Lassiter
LAWSON, John W. Sr. 10-21-1931 8-28-1994  
LAWSON, Shirley J. 7-4-1935 no date w/o J. W. Lawson, Sr.
LAWSON, Peggy Sue     only date, 1950
LOTT, Wesley E. 1-3-1835 3-9-1881  
MACLIN, Nettie Vance 12-7-1909 10-10-1998 w/o W. R. Maclin  obit
MACLIN, Willie Reed 7-19-1893 12-6-1992 obit
MANESS, David Ralph 4-12-1945 10-8-2000 h/o Paulette Morton Maness  obit
MANESS, Paulette Morton 2-5-1952 no date w/o David Ralph Maness
MASHBURN, Gerald R. 1-18-1935 10-28-2002 no stone  obit
MASHBURN, Myrtle Juanita 11-11-1948 4-2-2002 obit
MAYFIELD, April Nicole 3-28-1983 4-6-1983  
McCLOUD, James Kenneth 11-3-1933 4-7-1996 US ARMY-Korea  obit
McCOLPIN, John 10-4-1806 7-30-1880  
McCOLPIN, Jane M. 3-9-1805 11-3-1877 w/o John McColpin
McCRORY, J. C. 7-22-1842 10-7-1900  
McCRORY, Mary H. 8-20-1853 12-22-1899 w/o J. C. McCrory
MEACHAM. Agnes Estelle 9-17-1917 1-5-1978  
MEACHAM, Calvin W. (Sonny) 12-2-1921 1-16-1992 obit
MEACHAM, Mildred L. 1-4-1927 no date w/o Calvin Meacham
MEACHAM, Ernest W. 12-5-1895 2-2-1960 TN PVT CO C 325; Infantry WW I
MEACHAM, James Alvin 1923 1988 Tec 5 US Army WW II
MEACHAM, Jesse Madison 9-10-1877 11-23-1956  
MEACHAM, Mary Ellen 1-6-1881 1-8-1962 w/o Jesse M. Meacham
MEACHAM, Myrtle Irene 9-26-1900 2-3-1997 obit
MEACHAM,Roy Thomas 1-13-1900 7-13-1973  
MEACHAM,Ruby Jewell Thurmond 10-13-1929 11-5-1949  
MEACHAM, Thomas E. 11-28-1875 10-9-1928  
MORTON, Lillian L. 11-19-1929 8-16-1991 obit
MORTON, Toy Edwin 1918 1983 Army Air Forces
NEWMAN, Adrian 9-27-1918 8-13-2002 obit
NEWMAN, Louise 11-6-1919 7-2-2002 obit
NIXON, no name no date no date "Father"
NIXON, Josie no date no date "Mother"; Dau-Annie & Opal; Sons-Robert (d. 1978) & Roscoe
OWEN, E. D. no date no date  
OWEN, Folicia A. 8-20-1862 8-11-1891 w/o E. D. Owen
OWEN, Infant 3-29-1886 3-29-1886 stillborn; d/o E. D. & F. A Owen
PATTERSON, Howard 1898 1996 obit
PATTERSON, Lillie Durham 1898 2-21-1975 w/o Howard Patterson
PATTON, Charles W. 1876 1925  
PURYEAR, Marceline 1-23-1926 6-6-1926  
PURYEAR, Harvey 1882 1930  
PURYEAR, Flora Rainey no date 1926 w/o Harvey Puryear
PURYEAR, Infant 2-19-1916 2-19-1916 stillborn of Harvey & Flora Puryear
PURYEAR, Lillie V. 3-31-1900 5-3-1984 w/o Harvey Puryear
PURYEAR, John S.(Jack) 10-18-1848 2-6-1893 1st h/o Josie Keltner Puryear
PURYEAR, Eddie Walter 7-6-1887 8-26-1889 s/o Jack & Josie Puryear
PURYEAR, Robert Samuel 10-18-1880 8-13-1881 s/o Jack & Josie Puryear
PURYEAR, William Henry 3-23-1872 6-20-1873 s/o Jack & Josie Puryear
RAINEY, D. Wesley 5-15-1813 4-3-1859 brother of Isom Rainey
RAINEY, Isom 5-4-1807 1-8-1853  
RAY, Cecil C. 5-14-1919 10-15-1988  
ROBINSON, Annie 6-20-? bef1945  
ROYER, Era Sue Smith 8-24-1898 8-16-1916 w/o Alvin Royer
ROYER, Cecil Cornelius no date 1991 s/o Era Sue & Alvin Royer
RUFFIN, Charles D. 12-5-1880 9-1-1968 Pvt Hospital Corps; Spanish American War obit
RUFFIN. T. V. 1864 1940  
RUSSELL, Joy L. 7-29-1956 8-28-1999 obit
SELLERS, Alta B. 9-19-1905 12-13-1998 obit
SMITH, Annie Lee 12-3-1892 1-9-1968  
SMITH, Lyda Daisy Hendren no date 10-27-1969 w/o John Smith; d/o M. F. Buck & A. P Hendren; aged 81 years
SMITH, Mary no date no date d/o Daisy & John Smith
SMITH, Edwin Lyle 10-15-1908 8-14-1963  
SMITH, Frances Hendren 1905 1926 w/o Lee Mitchell Smith; s/s John & Kathrine Hendren (parents)
SMITH, Joseph 5-4-1829 10-8-1899  
SMITH, Ann P. no date 12-31-1879 aged 50 yrs 11 mos; w/o Joseph Smith
SMITH, Joseph C. 3-9-1914 4-21-1992  
SMITH, Lucy 2-27-1913 11-25-1989 w/o J. C Smith
SMITH, William Alcie 12-6-1861 8-18-1953  
SMTIH, Gertrude 1-15-1874 9-12-1966 w/o Wm A. Smith
SMITH, Alcie G. 5-20-1894 8-27-1894 s/o Wm Alcie & Gertrude Smith
SMITH, Maggie Mai 7/12/1895 1-5-1900 d/o Wm Alcie & Gertrude Smith
STANLEY, Patsy May     only date is 1-24-1948
SUMNERS, Robert L 1-7-1889 9-21-1889 s/o J.R. & B. Sumners
SUMROW, Claudius E. 8-4-1889 5-19-1890 s/o E. R, & M.E. Sumrow
SUMROW, Elbert L. 7-15-1891 12-22-1892 s/o E. R. & M. E. Sumrow
SUTTON, Estelle no date no date aged 17 yrs
TIBBS, Fairy R. 1885 1931 obit
TILLMAN, Andrew J. 11-1-1855 10-30-1876  
TILLMAN, John P. 1878 1899 s/o C.S. & M. E. Tillman
TILLMAN, John S. 11-7-1857 10-15-1876 18 yrs 11 mos 8 days
TILLMAN, WIlliam A. 7-19-1854 9-22-1876 22 yrs 2 mos 3 days
TILLMAN, William T. 9-1-1822 1-18-1892  
TILLMAN, Mary Ann 2-9-1831 10-8-1863 w/o W.T, Tillman; 32 yrs 7 mos 29 days
TILLMAN, E. J. 1-1-1830 2-23-1889 w/o W. T. Tillman
TRAVIS, Mrs. M. L. 9-7-1857 12-29-1913  
TRAVIS, Irma Sue 8-30-1911 7-13-1913  
UNDERWOOD, Ann Garrett 1849 1889 w/o Edward L. Underwood; unmarked grave
UNDERWOOD, M. K. 6-15-1862 8-29-1938 h/o F. A. Luton Underwood
UNDERWOOD, F. A. Luton 8-5-1870 8-4-1904 w/o M. K. Underwood
UNDERWOOD, Cordie L. 7-21-1897 4-16-1975 d/o M.K. and F. A. Underwood
VADEN, Joe Wheeler 1898 1977 h/o Gladys Smith Vaden
VADEN, Gladys Smith 1910 10-11-2001 w/o Joe Wheeler Vaden  obit
VOSS, Addie Lula Puryear 8-26-1877 1-15-1903  
VOSS, E. S. no date 1910 father of Vester Voss
VOSS, Laura D. no date no date d/o S. J. & M. E. Voss; aged 16 yrs
VOSS, Maggie E. 8-25-1853 4-5-1906 w/o S. J. Voss
VOSS, R. W. 1-9-1856 9-23-1904  
VOSS, Sarah A. 5-27-1831 6-27-1859 w/o John Voss
WALSH, James Isaac 11-2-1879 6-15-1888 s/o J.R. & S. V. Walsh
WALSH, James R. no date 2-19-1886 35 yrs 6 mos 12 days
WALSH, Luna 1-18-1870 8-11-1891  
WATKINS, E. T. 2-1-1879 9-5-1882  
WATKINS, H. E. 1869 1885  
WATKINS, L. H. 8-19-1857 2-22-1884  
WATKINS, R. B. 2-3-1859 1-1-1885  
WATKINS, Robert 10-9-1861 8-4-1863  
WEBB, Maria T. 2-23-1814 2-25-1899  
WHITTIMORE, A. H. 7-8-1822 8-20-1899  
WILKIE, Lewis 7-11-1862 9-13-1892 s/o Jeremiah & Elizabeth Wilkie; 30 yrs 2 mos 2 days
WILLIAMS, John 3-3-1849 4-3-1890  
WILSON, James W. 1886 1944  
WILSON, Allie A. 1884 1960 w/o James W. Wilson
WILSON, Darlene Renee 7-28-1962 11-24-1990 w/o Stephen W. Wilson  obit
WILSON, Infant 4-18-1884 9-22-1886 s/o J. H. & M. S. Wilson
WILSON, Stephen Wayne 11-29-1958 no date  
BROKEN STONE no date 10-30-1876 20 yrs 11 mos 29 days
ADDENDUM TO LIST OF PEOPLE BURIED AT CROSS ROADS CEMETERY

Information obtained from obituaries from Lauderdale County Enterprise from 1898-1914, read by Bettie B. Davis.

August 24, 1900-Flippin- Infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Brown died Saturday night and was buried in Cross Roads Cemetery.

January 25, 1901-Mrs. Childress, wife of Mr. Bill Childress, died near Gates Sunday; was buried at Cross Roads.

May 15, 1903- The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rainey died Thursday: burial at Cross Roads.

March 18, 1904- Eddie, 13 year-old daughter of Mrs. Sue Johnston died last Wednesday, buried at Cross Roads.

March 18, 1904- A child of Mr. H. O. Hendren died at Curve Thursday of last week. From Genealogy- this is Buford Hendren born-5-19-1900, died 3-10-1904.

March 4, 1904- Curve-Mrs. Allen Vincent's baby died Thursday of last week and was buried at Cross Roads Cemetery.

February 3, 1911- A. L. Rainey died Monday night in Flippin. He was about 80 years old. The funeral was Tuesday at Cross Roads Cemetery.

March 17, 1911- S. G. Rainey( from Genealogy- Samuel B.) aged 72 died in Tiptonville, Tn. Friday night. He was buried in Cross Roads Cemetery Saturday afternoon.

June 2, 1911-Annie Lee Coffman, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.( actually Ernest Lovell), age 25, died. She was laid to rest in the family lot in Cross Roads Cemetery on the afternoon of May 26, 1911. (No death date given)

April 19, 1912-A little son, 14 months old, of Mr. W. B. Travis, died last Wednesday and was laid to rest yesterday morning at Cross Roads Cemetery.

February 28, 1913- F. M. Sutton died at his home in Curve Sunday night and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Cross Roads Tuesday afternoon. He was 62 years of age.

June 27, 1913-Mr. James W. (Jim) Rainey died Thursday of last week in Curve. He was buried Friday at Cross Roads. He was about 75 years of age.

August 1, 1913- Herbert Hendren, age 22 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Hendren, died Saturday and was buried at Cross Roads Sunday.

March 27, 1914-Curve-Miss Mary Lou Hibbit died Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee. Her remains brought here for burial Sunday in Cross Roads Cemetery

March 10, 1916 Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hendren was buried at Cross Roads Saturday.

July 7, 1916- Mrs. Beulah Parker died Saturday afternoon and was laid to rest in Cross Roads Cemetery.

July 21,1916- Curve column- An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Smith Hendren was buried at Cross Roads cemetery Saturday morning

Thank you to Frances Coffman for her generous contribution!

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