HAPPY CEMETERY
EAST HALF OF OLD SECTION
STARTING AT NORTH END
** denotes military service
LOT 9-A-a
WHITE, Everette W.
June 17, 1923 – May 20, 1944
S SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS WWII
WHITE, Florence S.
1882 -1968
marr June 11, 1907 to
WHITE, William C.
1879 – 1968
LOT 8-A-a
ROSE, William C.
Feb 17, 1862 – Oct 20, 1945
ROSE, Phebe E.
Dec 3, 1862 – June 18, 1950
JOHNSON, Johnnie M.
b/d Aug 20, 1954
JOHNSON, Ray & Roy
b/d Feb 7, 1927
LOT 7-A-a
ASHER, Allen Kelchner
Feb 27, 1893 – Jan 1953
ASHER, Ida Kelchner (mother)
May 25, 1864 – Dec 18, 1910
LOT 6-A-a
BUCHANAN, C. Venoy
Oct 6, 1881 – Dec 6, 1944
BUCHANAN, Viola K.
Apr 16, 1892 – Sept 6, 1976
LOT 5-A-a
WHITE, Emmie A.
Dec 27, 1899 – Aug 9, 1971
CASTLEBERRY, David Anderson
Sept 11, 1859 – Oct 27, 1937
CARTER, Katherine J.
Apr 9, 1930 – Feb 29, 1932
LOT 6-A-a
McNeely –
LOT 4-A-a
BONDS, T. J. (dad)
Feb 9, 1907 – May 17, 1982
BONDS, Eula I.
May 28, 1906 – Apr 1, 1983
EVANS, Charles S.
June 26, 1907 – Dec 13, 1988
COX, James C.
Apr 8, 1891 – Dec 27, 1971
COX, Myrtle E.
Oct 19, 1892 –
LOT 3-A-a
KNOX, Roscoe W.
Oct 2, 1909 – July 1, 1968
KNOX, Margaret C.
May 12, 1911 –
KNOX, Wheeler Jr.
May 12, 1930 – Aug 12, 1937
GIBSON, Flora Ellen (mother)
May 12, 1889 – Sept 6, 1969
LOT 1-A-a
MOUDY, Robert Thomas
Dec 1, 1885 – Jan 29, 1978
Marr May 29, 1918 to
MOUDY, Lella Virginia Foster
July 24, 1895 – Jan 7, 1990
LOT 9-A-b
MELTON, John L.
CO E 6 ALA CAV CSA
MELTON, Sarah J. (wife of John L.)
Oct 30, 1846 – July 15, 1934
MILLER, Alice May
Mar 28, 1888 – July 30, 1918
Wife of J. H. Miller
LOT 8-A-b
WHITE, Ernest Jr.
1918 – 1919
WHITE, Pearl
Apr 20, 1891 – Feb 5, 1950
WHITE, Sallie E.
Sept 11, 1863 – Dec 6, 1929
WHITE, J. Frank
Nov 29, 1853 – Aug 4, 1935
WHITE, Ida A.
June 4, 1865 – Feb 23, 1916
Wife of J. F. White
LOT 7-A-b
PARVIN, Minnie
Sept 10, 1892 – July 28, 1922
PAINTER, Arthur W.
Oct 25, 1889 – Oct 10, 1926
PARVIN, John P.
Apr 1, 1913 – 1942
U S ARMY AIR CORPS WWII
DEATH MARCH – Survivor for 5 days
STUBBLEFIELD, Walter Ralph
Jan 20, 1954 – June 10, 1976
STUBBLEFIELD, Hazel Edna
Dec 4, 1923 –
Marr May 2, 1952 to
STUBBLEFIELD, James Walter
Apr 7, 1904 – Feb 5, 1975
LOT 6-A-b
WRIGHT Plot
PUGH, B. G. (Dick)
Dec 18, 1883 – June 24, 1853
PUGH, Eva E.
Dec 26, 1892 – Sept 13, 1982
PUGH, Kathering
May 4, 1918 – May 28, 1918
LOT 5-A-b
CASTLEBERRY, D. A. (Woodsman)
Feb 15, 1886 – Oct 15, 1918
CASTLEBERRY, David A.
Feb 14, 1918 – Aug 20, 1944
1ST LT US ARMY WWII
CASTLEBERRY, Lela S.
Oct 29, 1889 – Jan 21, 1984
SURGUY, Charles H.
July 6, 1892 – Jan 17, 1970
TX PVT CP K 141 INF 36 DIV WW1
SURGUY, Robert Lumley (brother)
Nov 12, 1880 – Nov 5, 1972
SURGUY, Thomas (father) **
Dec 27, 1835 – Feb 17, 1920
SURGUY, Ellen M. (mother)
Feb 16, 1856 – Feb 7, 1932
LOT 4-A-b
NEFF, Ruby Eugenia
Sept 12, 1902 – Oct 2, 1925
Wife of Fleix E Neff
RAYBURN, Elizabeth Ann
Dec 9, 1842 – Mar 1, 1935
Wife of L. F. Rayburn
RAYBURN, L. F.
Dec 10, 1837 – Oct 14, 1925
RAYBURN, Emmayetta
Dec 8, 1861 – Apr 17, 1935
Dau of L. F. RAYBURN
LOT 3-A-b
MORRIS, Katie M.
Sept 18, 1884 – Nov 11, 1968
MORRIS, John R.
Jan 2, 1870 – Sept 30, 1934
KNOX, Bennett
Aug 17, 1886 – Dec 4, 1949
TX PVT 21 CONST CO AS WWI
KNOX, Janice Ann (mother)
July 31, 1889 – June 16, 1963
KNOX, Henry Ellis
May 9, 1883 – June 14,1930
LOT 2-A-b
FRANCY, Joseph R
1874 – 1933
FRANCY, Electa A
1881 – 1955
FRANCY, Gladys Isabell
Oct 14, 1904 – Apr 29, 1978
LOT l-A-b
PONDER, Victoria E
Feb 21, 1857 – Sept 5, 1933
PONDER, Thomas E
Mar 12, 1850 – Jan 16, 1937
PONDER, Lena B Stapp
Nov 24,1904 – Feb 3, 1976
PONDER, James Grady
Sept 5, 1896 – Dec 3, 1949
TX Sgt 142 Inf 36 Div WWI
LOT UNLISTED
JONES, Harold L **
WW
McCARLEY, R B
Sept 23, 1935 – Apr 2, 1990
Mother is Maudie McCarley
BLAKE Frances (Bugg)
Age 91 – Apr 7, 1990
US Navy WWII
marr to George R Blake d/1985
LOT 9-B-a
HARRISON, Beth
1919 – 1986
MILLER, Clara E.
May 25, 1921 – July 4, 1922
MILLER, Ola May
May 26, 1915 – Jan 29, 1919
Children of Gus & Lula Miller
LOT 8-B-a
WHITE, Ernest Sr.
1898 – 1983
WOMACK, Lula Mae
Nov 18, 1888 – Feb 23, 1981
WOMACK, Ed W.
Aug 22, 1887 – Apr 21, 1976
LOT 7-B-a
KING,William T.
Apr 6, 1871 – Aug 5, 1913
FARR, Giffard James
May 10, 1917 – Jan 20, 1921
LOT 6-B-a
CURRIE, Sgt Warren White **
July 21, 1920 – Aug 11, 1942
CURRIE, Albert White
1887 – 1978
CURRIE, Willie S.
1890 – 1925
wife of A. W. Currie
LOT 5-B-a
COOK, William S.
1859 – 1913
STONE, May Cook
Dec 21, 1886 – Jan 22, 1981
COOK, Mary Berry
1858 – 1937
INNES, Charles Grambrill
1886 – 1918
LOT 4-B-a
McMANIGAL, Maggie
Nov 30, 1877 – Dec 20, 1953
McMANIGAL, M. B.
June 3, 1874 – June 8, 1957
MILLER, Arthur C.
Feb 22, 1900 – Nov 19, 1981
Marr June 10, 1931 to
MILLER, Cathrine M.
Mar 30, 1911 –
Children: Mary, Art, Johnny
LOT 3-B-a
RAHLFS, Edna Helen
Aug 17, 1885 – Jan 8, 1939
Wife of O. H. Rahlfs
RAHLFS, Otto H.
Aug 31, 1887 – Sept 5, 1951
LOT 2-B-a
MANN, Clarence W.
Nov 8, 1889 – Sept 2, 1933
MANN, Elizabeth
Jan 2, 1867 – June 10, 1956
MANN, John C.
Jan 16, 1864 – Oct 9, 1953
MANN, C. Earl **
Nov 4, 1893 – Apr 13, 1963
MANN, Hazel Alice
Jan 25, 1885 – Aug 29, 1970
MANN, Charles Earl Jr.
June 5, 1934 – June 8, 1934
LOT 1-B-a
LEMMONS, John E.
Mar 23, 1885 –
LEMMONS, Ethel
Feb 8, 1887 – Feb 20, 1968
LEMMONS, Bert
1907 – 1987
LOT 9-B-b
SWEARINGEN, Samuel M. Van
Aug 18, 1866 – Dec 31, 1955
FICKE, Sylvon & Sybel
July 19, 1927
inf daus of Hanna & Thomas Ficke
SWEARINGEN, Louise A Van
Sept 1, 1874 – May 8, 1925
McDONALD, GUS (father)
Apr 5, 1907 – Oct 29, 1987
McDONALD, Galen D (son)
Jan 10,1939 – Oct 25, 1968
McDONALD, Gene
Dec 16, 1901 – Feb 25, 1921
LOT 8-B-b
McDONALD, Willie Cook (mother)
Apr 1905 May 7, 1989
marr Jan 20, 1926 to
McDONALD, Oscar Keene Sr. (father)
Nov 1893 – Apr 4th 1979
PVT US ARMY WWII
ELY, Earl & Merl
Inf babies of M/M J C ELY
July 15, 1915
LOT 7-B-b
FARR, Eunice M
Sept 16, 1893 – Oct 16, 1977
FARR, Jerry M
Mar 26, 1889 – May 17, 1977
LOT 6-B-b
WHITLEY,
W H
July 5, 1900 – Nov 4, 1915
WHITLEY,
Elon Edgar
Mar 29, 1873 – July 15, 1928
LAWSON, Grace H
July 5, 1910
LAWSON, Paul M
Oct 28, 1901 – Oct 8, 1983
LAWSON, Charles G
July 18, 19 ? – 1936
LOT 5-B-b
WHITLEY,
Lynford
Apr 2, 1916 – Apr 1, 1918
son of E B Whitley
COWAN, W M (Plot)
J H – no stone just letters in cement
COWAN,
Sarah Euphemia
Apr 15, 1871 – Jan 2, 1921
wife of William Cowan
COWAN, William
D
Sept 2, 1866 – Mar 22, 1931
LOT 4-B-b
STRONG, Martha
Jan 22, 1872 – Dec 19, 1923
wife of C R Strong
GURLEY, James E **
1886 – 1954
GURLEY, Sara
1896 – Dec 20, 1988
LOT 3-B-b
VERNON, Della
July 10, 1875 – Apr 16, 1927
wife of G W Vernon
VERNON, G W
June 26, 1871 – May 19, 1951
VERNON, Cora
June 14, 1893 – Dec 29, 1928
wife of G G Vernon
LOT 2-B-b
O’ BRYANT, Gerta Marie
Feb 19, 1928 – Nov 24, 1929
dau of Clark O’ Bryant
O’ BRYANT, Thelma A
June 19, 1910 –
LOT 2-B-b
O’BRYANT , Clark C
Apr 1905 – Feb 17, 1979
MANN, Alden Calvin
June 1, 1896 – Nov 4, 1982
52 US NAVY WWI & WWII
LOT l-B-b
HAYES, Richard Sidney
Jan 23, 1858 – Oct 28, 1933
He brought the Hayes to the Panhandle
HAYES, Monie Cecil (Jack)
Dec 2, 1896 – Aug 28, 1965
A friend to the cattleman
HAYES, Yvonne Todd
May 3, 1927 – May 18, 1956
HAYES, Ronald James
Nov 25, 1945 – Mar 31, 1949
LOT 9-C-a
FICKE, Thomas D
Apr 24, 1896 – June 28, 1985
marr Dec 9, 1923
FICKE, Hanna A
May 16, 1896 – Apr 1, 1945
GLOVER, Martha Ann
GLOVER, Julius P
1878 – 1944
LOT 8-C-a
Two Graves – no marker – no dates
LOT 7-C-a
ARMSTRONG, William Edgar
Feb 10, 1891 – Oct 9, 1969
ARMSTRONG, Evelyn Elzina
May 14, 1918 – Dec 3, 1931
ARMSTRONG, Marjorie Ruth
July 14, 1929 – July 16, 1929
ARMSTRONG, Betty Jo
Jan 4, 1926 – Apr 23, 1926
ARMSTRONG, Henry Lawson
Apr 14, 1924 – Sept 2, 1926
ARMSTRONG, Ima Jewell
Dec 21, 1919 – Jan 4, 1920
dau of W E Armstrong
LOT 6-C-a
MONEY, C P
Sept 24, 1851 – May 20, 1924
MONEY, S Jane
Oct 14, 1849 – Oct 9, 1928
LAWSON, Lena B
Jan 2, 1871 – Apr 24, 1965
LAWSON, Gus C
Jan 23, 1856 – Jan 2, 1936
LOT 4-C-a
SIMS, Buril
Oct 21, 1926 – Apr 30, 1983
CPL US AIRFORCE WW II
COX, Vinnie B
1895 – 1982
BALLARD, John Roscoe (father)
Mar 3, 1885 – Oct 1, 1943
LOT 3-C-a
BUZBEE, Darwood A
Oct 25, 1919 – Feb 15, 1966
SGT ARMY AIR FORCE WWII
BUZBEE, Allie C (mother)
Dec 28, 1890 – Mar 25, 1983
BUZBEE, Haywood (daddy)
Feb 7, 1889 – Feb 7, 1934
LOT 2-C-a
O’ BRYANT, H H
Mar 11, 1875 – Jan 3, 1939
PRIDDY, Odell
Dec 18, 1915 – May 1, 1947
O’ BRYANT, Dora Lane
July 2, 1884 – Nov 4, 1973
LOT 2-C-a
MORRIS, Zella G (mother)
1885 – 1938
marr Ma 30, 1902 (don’t know if May or March)
MORRIS, Albert E (father)
1879 – 1940
LOT 1-C-a
DAVIS, Turner (grandfather)
June 5, 1861 – Feb 22, 1942
STONE, Vernon Durward (grandson)
Sept 26, 1923 – June 21, 1945
2nd LT 12th AIR FORCE US ARMY WWII
STONE, H R
Jan 8, 1888 – Aug 21, 1960
SGT US ARMY 36 Div TX WWI
STONE, Daisy Violet
June 12, 1899 – Sept 2, 1966
LOT 9-C-b
GROUNDS, J A
Oct 25, 1873 – Feb 13, 1954
GROUNDS, Miriam N
Dec 7, 1877 – July 7, 1950
GROUNDS, George H
Nov 4, 1912 – Aug 16, 1947
PVT 58C INF WWII
LOT 8-C-b
WILKES, Alice L
May 39, 1901 –
WILKES, Herbert S
Dec 14, 1897 – Feb 23, 1984
WAITE, Francis Irene
b/d Feb 20, 1919 dau of J D & Arma Waite
WAITE, Arma (mother)
June 6, 1882 – Feb 3, 1964
WAITE, Joseph D (father)
July 1, 1863 – Feb 9, 1933
LOT 7-C-b
ANDERSON, Bill Jr
Feb 8, 1916 Mar 30, 1917
son of Bill Anderson
McCARLEY, John M
1867 – 1951
McCARLEY, Callie C
1870 – 1933
HICKS, Wenifred
1926 – 1928
LOT 6-C-b
SHEPARD, Emna Ann
Nov 27, 1915 – Oct 29, 1918
dau of W R Shepard
BLARE, Frances B
June 5, 1898 –
BLAKE , George R Sr.
Nov 26, 1896 – June 21, 1985
CPL US ARMY WWI
LOT 5-C-b
PIRKLE, Cecil ?
Mar 23, 1898 – Jan 28, 1919
BAILY, Baby dau
Sept, 1926
dau of Grady & Mable Baily
CURRIE, Josephine
Oct 4, 1863 – May 26, 1934
CURRIE, Andrew James
Apr 1860 – July 27, 1943
LOT 4-C-b
CULP, Juanita
Apr 13, 1920 – Feb 4, 1921
CULP, Bertie
Apr 8, 1895 –
CULP, Frank
Mar 17, 1883 – Dec 24, 1963
LOT 4-C-b
BALLARD, Virginia
Nov 11, 1929 – Nov 17, 1929
dau of J R Ballard
BALLARD, Ella Louise
Oct 22, 1925 – Apr 18, 1928
dau of J R Ballard
LOT 3-C-b
McMANIGAL, Frank M
Aug 28, 1937
ALLRED, Anna Sophia
1871 – 1951
ALLRED, James Milton
1868 – 1958
ALLRED, Lenn Edward (Doll)
1901 – 1929
LOT 2-C-b
MASHBURN, Sallie D
Nov 27, 1891 – Aug 3, 1930
MASHBURN, Louis E
Aug 22, 1889 – Feb 26, 1957
EVANS, Lillie Odessa
1898 – 1975
EVANS, Josiah (father)
July 13, 1858 – Jan 10, 1944
EVANS, Arominta E (mother)
Nov 7, 1863 – Sept 19, 1933
LOT 1-C-b
HODGES, T Jeff
May 31, 1863 – Apr 7, 1932
HODGES, Mahley
KIMBLE, E J Bob
July 18, 1926 – Sept 12, 1940
LOT 9-D-a
BAUER, Elmer J F JR
Oct 7, 1926 – Jan 6, 1977
PVT US MARINE CORPS WWII
BAUER, Elmer J F SR
Sept 26, 1895 – Dec 15, 1960
US ARMY WWI
BAUER, Adele H (mother)
June 30, 1897 – Mar 14, 1945
LOT 8-D-a
HARRISON, Howell Rucks (baby)
Sept 28, 1919 – Feb 10, 1923
HARRISON, Ann E
Oct 16, 1878 – Mar 31, 1954
HARRISON, A L
Dec 4, 1877 – May 28, 1939
DORRIS, Frank B
Oct 27, 1908 – Nov 17, 1947
LOT 7-D-a
PAIR, Joe Edd
Feb l8, – July 11, 1925
PAIR, Carrey Edward
Feb 3, 1878 – Mar 6, 1947
HAYES, Oma Mae Pair
July 8, 1905 – Dec 31, 1985
ROBINETT, Mary Lou
June 30, 1868 – Oct 23, 1922
wife of M L Robinett
LOT 6-D-a
GROUNDS, Chester Louis
Mar 18, 1909 – Feb 14, 1934
WAHRER, George F
Jan 7, 1869 – Oct 4, 1951
STUCHALL, Wm A
CO G 78 PA Inf CSA
LOT 5-D-a
MAGNESS, Dorthy R
June 23, 1913 – May 19, 1981
MAGNESS, Fred D
Oct 12, 1912 – June 7, 1968
MAGNESS, J Frank
Nov 9, 1878 – July 7, 1957
MAGNESS, Annie I
June 4, 1882 – June 7, 1955
LOT 4-D-a
GRIMES, Gertie E (mother)
Jan 21, 1904 – July 30, 1936
LOT 3-D-a
EVANS, Mrs J M (mother)
Sept 23, 1869 – Nov 3, 1934
EVANS, J M (father)
Nov 1, 1869 – Jan 12, 1937
Parents of Ona Holland
LOT 2-D-a
MILLER, William F
Oct 22, 1879 – Feb 2, 1967
LOT 1-D-a
EVANS, Robert B
Oct 18, 1887 – Aug 12, 1941
EVANS, Annie Lee
Nov 19, 1887 – June 6, 1961
COBB, William Scott
Oct 11, 1873 – Feb 17, 1951
COBB, Lenora Adell
Mar 10, 1876 – Aug 20, 1952
LOT 9-D-b
SPISER, Louis F
May 14, 1884 – Dec 23, 1951
SPISER, Amelial
Nov 22, 1889 – July 3, 1959
BAUER, Jochem J
Aug 6, 1866 – Apr 4, 1951
BAUER Rebecca J
Sept 29, 1866 – Apr 30, 1940
DIETRICH, Daniel I
Aug 24, 1868 – May 13, 1935
DIETRICH, Amelia
Jan 14, 1878 – Feb 1, 1918
LOT 8-D-b
KIKER, Ada L
1895 – 1974
KIKER, A S
1898 – 1977
LOT 7-D-b
DALTON, Wylie Miller
July 14, 1917 – Apr 12, 1918
son of M/M O M Dalton
DALTON, Alfreda P
Dec 26, 1884 – Sept 12, 1957
DALTON, Olin M.
Dec 21, 1879 – Dec 26, 1975
GROUNDS, Charles Lee
Dec 17, 1867 – May 8, 1943
GROUNDS, Florence
Mar 9, 1871 – Nov 3, 1931
GROUNDS, D V
Apr 5, 1895 – Oct 26, 1921
LOT 6-D-b
GUEST, Burkell Harrington
Jun 18, 1915 – Dec 8, 1918
Son of M/M A. V. Guest
ACKERS, Margaret Louise
1931 – 1934
LOT 5-D-b
TOWNSEND, Emma Lorraine
Aug 12, 1918 – Jan 20, 1919
dau of M/M W T Townsend
TOWNSEND, William T
1886 – 1940
TOWNSEND, Susan B
1890 – 1940
TOWNSEND, Jerry Lynn & Judy Kay
June 7 – 8 , 1942
Twin daus of M/M W T Townsend
TOWNSEND, William Thomas Jr
Oct 13, 1920 – Mar 9, 1978
1st LT US ARMY WWII
LOT 4-D-b
One Grave -no stone -no name
HARRIS, Hattie S
Dec 24, 1870 – Nov 13, 1956
HARRIS, George C
Sept 8, 1866 – June 5, 1940
CLARK, John Saylis
Sept 17, 1925 – Apr 12, 1928
CLARK, Albert A
July 29, 1885 – Oct 3, 1959
LOT 3-D-b
TOWNSEND, G L
Apr 7, 1867 – June 18, 1935
TOWNSEND, Carrie E
Aug 29, 1869 – Oct 1, 1954
wife of G L Townsend
TOWNSEND, Horace Lee
Oct 15, 1920 – Mar 28, 1930
son of M/M H H Townsend
TOWNSEND, Linnie A
Aug 29, 1895 – Apr 29, 1932
wife of H H Townsend
LOT 2-D-b
MULKEY, Bennett J (father)
May 15, 1857 – Oct 31, 1948
MULKEY, Cora E (mother)
Jan 20, 1859 – Apr 20, 1931
LOT 1-D-b
NEAL, Chester Lee (father)
Oct 29, 1882 – Apr 29, 1932
NEAL, Carrie Eunice (mother)
Apr 17, 1882 – Apr 20, 1948
I am looking for the burial location for my great grandmother, Nettie Long Lewis. Her death certificate states she died in Happy, Texas, but the info about her burial was left blank. She died July 15, 1913 at age 40. When her husband died in 1927 and was buried in Amarillo, Texas, he only had a brick with G.P. Lewis inscribed on it and no other marker. So I am assuming that there may not have been any money for Nettie to have a marker. Are there any records about those without a marker buried in the Happy Cemetery? Thanks for your help.
Records for the Happy Cemetery are kept at Happy City Hall, 106 No Talley Ave, Happy, TX 79042. (806) 558-2121. You might try writing or calling them. Unfortunately it’s hard to find a lot of information that early in the region.