MUNNERLYN CEMETERY
Sabine County, Texas

Indexed 24 February 2001 & 25 February 2001 by Kay Parker McCary and Billy Neal Fussell

DIRECTIONS

Munnerlyn Cemetery – Sabine County, Texas - From the courthouse in Hemphill take Hwy 83 East 1 block to Hwy 87.  Go North or left 7 miles to Milam.  At the intersection of Hwy 87 and Hwy 21 in Milam continue North on Hwy 87 12.7 miles.  The Munnerlyn Cemetery will be on the right. Additional information added in parenthesis.
  Name Born Died Inscription Comments
1 ADAMS, Minnie Carpenter 15 Mar 1869 28 Apr 1913    
2 ANDERSON, Aubra S. 2 Mar 1886 23 Jan 1907 "Blessed are they which die in the Lord"  
3 ANDERSON, Mable Luvena 29 Oct 1915 1 Dec 1993 "Mother – Loving MaMaw" - PICTURE (dbl/w Woodrow Jefferson Anderson)
4 ANDERSON, Martha E. 15 Nov 1855 11 Dec 1900

"Born in Monroe Co. AL – Died at Sexton, Texas – Sleep on dear mother and take thy rest, God called thee home now take thy rest"

  
5 ANDERSON, Woodrow Jefferson 24 Sept 1914 15 May 1986 "Daddy - Loving PaPaw –  Cpl US Army Air Corps WWII" - PICTURE (dbl/w Mable Luvena Anderson)
6 BEADLE, Byron L. 17 Nov 1918 12 Oct 1987 US Army Air Corps WWII

 
7 BEADLE, Luvella Louise 19 May 1922 2 July 1984  

(Colonial Funeral Home Marker – Pasadena)
8 BERRY, Claude Paul 16 Sept 1910 27 Sept 1978 "How Great Thou Art" (dbl/w Rosa Waldrop Berry)
9 BERRY, Infant Son --- 6 Jun 1928 "Infant son of Claude & Rosa Berry – Our Love One" only one date
10 BERRY, Joey Paul 26 Sept 1960 9 Dec 1991    
11 BERRY, Rosa Waldrop 8 June 1906 26 June 1987 "How Great Thou Art"

(dbl/w Claude Paul Berry)
12 BOHANNON, Adell 9 Apr 1913 6 Dec 1981   (dbl/w J. S. Bohannon
13 BOHANNON, Daisy L. 11 Feb 1911 22 May 1999 Eastern Star emblem

(dbl/w Martin K. Bohannon)
14 BOHANNON, Infant --- --- "Infant of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Bohannon" no dates
15 BOHANNON, Infant --- --- "Infant of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Bohannon" no dates
16 BOHANNON, J. S. 14 July 1908 2 Aug 1988 Masonic emblem (dbl/w Adell Bohannon)
17 BOHANNON, Martin K.     Masonic emblem - "In Loving Memory"

(dbl/w Daisy L. Bohannon)
18 BOOKER, C. E. 30 Nov 1830 10 Mar 1906 "He was faithful to every duty"  
19 BOOKER, Hattie A. 3 Nov 1872 10 June 1876

"The little feet in the golden street shall never go astray."

  
20 BOOKER, Sarah M. 4 Jan 1839 1 May 1900 "Sweetly resting, Resting in Heaven"  
21 BRAGG, Mary Ann 31 Aug 1884 14 Nov 1954 "Loving Memories"

(dbl/w William Henry Bragg)
22 BRAGG, William Henry 4 Jan 1884 30 Apr 1962 "Loving Memories"

(dbl/w Mary Ann Bragg)
23 CARPENTER, Allice Ora 13 July 1891 18 Aug 1923 "Wife of J. R. Carpenter – Dearest Mother thou hast left us Thy loss we deeply feel, But it’s God hath Bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal."  
24 CARPENTER, Arlie R. 22 Oct 1905 21 Jan 1977 "Father" (dbl/w Verna E. Carpenter)
25 CARPENTER, Audrice 29 Nov 1913 23 Apr 1974 "In God’s care"  
26 CARPENTER, Bernard Estaline  1 Apr 1927 25 Aug 1928 "Dau of J. R. & Starling Carpenter – Asleep in Jesus, Blessed thought"  
27 CARPENTER, Bluniece Mildred  26 Nov 1911 3 Oct 1914

"Dau of J. R. & A. O. Carpenter – A little Bud of love to bloom with God above"

  
28 CARPENTER, Dolton 5 Dec 1894 10 Mar 1967   (dbl/w Thelma Carpenter)
29 CARPENTER, Doyle C. 13 May 1919 22 June 1978 US Navy WWII  
30 CARPENTER, Ellis 5 July 1895 4 Feb 1964    
31 CARPENTER, Emily E. “nee Pratt”  5 Apr 1884 16 Nov 1908    
32 CARPENTER, Georgia Ann 1871 1944

"We trust our loss will be her gain and that with Christ she’s gone to reign"

  
33 CARPENTER, Herman Ray 21 May 1916 10 Sep 1918

"Son of J. R. & A. O. Carpenter – Sleep On sleep Sweet Babe and take thy rest, God called thee home He thought it best"

  
34 CARPENTER, Jeff Clyde 25 July 1929 9 Feb 1990 "Daddy’s sleeping"  
35 CARPENTER, Jessie R. V. 23 June 1929 30 Sept 1953 "Till We shall meet and never part" PICTURE
36 CARPENTER, Johnnie G.             26 Sept 1932 30 Aug 1971    
37 CARPENTER, John Walter 12 May 1877 6 May 1955    
38 CARPENTER, J. R. “Jim”              13 Feb 1880 30 Sept 1961 "Gone Home"  
39 CARPENTER, J. W. 1847 19 Sept 1910 "Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord"  
40 CARPENTER, Lizzie 22 May 1882 12 Apr 1967    
41 CARPENTER, Mary J. 25 Mar 1851 25 Jan 1913

"Wife of J. W. Carpenter – Her children rise up and call her blessed"

  
42 CARPENTER, Starling 15 Jan 1898 10 Dec 1940

"Wife of J. R. Carpenter – Safe in the arms of Jesus"

  
43 CARPENTER, Thelma 23 June 1902 4 Aug 1962   (dbl/w Dolton Carpenter)
44 CARPENTER, Verna E. 5 Aug 1905 25 Nov 1974 "Mother" (dbl/w Arlie R. Carpenter)
45 CARPENTER, Wiley “Rile” 18 Mar 1875 12 Oct 1949 "Our Daddy"  
46 COOPER, R. P. 1874 16 Nov 1908 "God Bless Our Father"  
47 DOUTHIT, Infant Son 4 Sept 1900 4 Mar 1901

"Infant son of T. C. & N. V. Douthit – It was an Angel that visited the green earth and took the flower away"

  
48 DOUTHIT, Jennie 14 Aug 1869 ---  

(dbl/w Thomas C. Douthit - no death date)
49 DOUTHIT, Joseph Melvin 4 Sept 1904 16 July 1905 "Son of T. C. & N. V. Douthit – Death loves a shining work"  
50 DOUTHIT, Lucy B. 7 Apr 1898 12 Feb 1901

"Dau of T. C. & N. V. Douthit - Our darling on hath gone before To meet us on that blissful shore"

  
51 DOUTHIT, Thomas C. 17 July 1864 5 Mar 1926 "Weep not for us dear children We’re waiting in glory for thee" - Masonic emblem (dbl/w Jennie Douthit)
52 DOUTHIT, Willie A. 14 Jan 1886 11 Jan 1905 "F.C.B. - Dau of T. C. & N. V. Douthit – Weep not Papa and Mama for me, I am waiting in Heaven for thee"  
53 ELLIS, Percy 30 Sept 1912 10 July 1913    
54 GRAHAM, Elizabeth S. Davis Munnerlyn  1835

1915

    
55 GRAY, Eliza J. 20 Sept 1873 28 Feb 1954 "Not my will but Thine Be done" (dbl/w Tom W. Gray)
56 GRAY, Jessie F. 7 Aug 1884 16 June 1966 "Dying is but going home" – PICTURE

(dbl/w Rev. James B. Gray)
57 GRAY, L. Eugene 27 July 1911 19 Apr 1974 "Thou lost to sight to memory dear"  
58 GRAY, Rev. James B. 5 June 1889 5 Apr 1958 "Dying is but going home" – PICTURE

(dbl/w Jessie F. Gray)
59 GRAY, Tom W. 5 Mar 1871 23 July 1907 "Not my will but Thine Be done" (dbl/w Eliza J. Gray)
60 GRAY, Tommy V. 5 Jan 1908 6 May 1909 "Our Baby – Only sleeping"  
61 HARDY, Baby Girl --- ---   no dates
62 HARDY, Eugene Dotson 25 Dec 1909 28 Sept 1991 Married 30 Nov 1933

(dbl/w Myrtie V. Hardy)
63 HARDY, Harold Dotson 8 Nov 1939 20 Mar 1970    
64 HARDY, Myrtie V. 28 Nov 1916 12 July 1969 Married 30 Nov 1933

1933 (dbl/w Eugene Dotson Hardy)
65 HOLDER, Delia 3 June 1861 14 June 1927 "In my Father’s house are many mansions"

(dbl/w H. C. Holder)
66 HOLDER, H. C.

13 Mar 1857

 13 June 1927 "In my Father’s house are many mansions"

(dbl/w Delia Holder)
67 HOLDER, Henry H. 28 Aug 1901 30 Aug 1902 "Son of H. C. & D. L. Holder – In Heaven there is one Angel more"  
68 HOLDER, Jeffie Leona (15 Jan) 1889 (24 May)1970 "The Lord is my Shepard"  
69 HOLDER, Lucille Olga 8 Feb 1897 15 Jan 1989 "Aunt Lucy"  
70 HOLDER, Rubie 8 Nov 1898 7 Aug 1900 "She is not dead but sleepth"  
71 INGRAM, May N. 23 Jun 1875 10 Sept 1896 "Wife of J. M. Ingram, Jr. – From Love’s shining circle, the gems drop away"  
72 MATTHEWS, M. 23 Apr 1840 23 Mar 1905 "Farewell dear wife and children all from you a father Christ has called"  
73 MINTON, A. B. 4 Oct 1861 20 June 1925 "God’s finger touched him and he slept"  
74 MINTON, Charlie Gay            25 Dec 1883 18 Nov 1901 "At Rest – Another gem in the Savior’s crown and another soul in Heaven"  
75 MINTON, Eleanar 6 Jul 1894 31 Aug 1895 "Our Darling Baby – Asleep in Jesus"  
76 MINTON, Georgia Booker 24 Jul 1867 15 Sep 1930 "A Tender mother and faithful friend"  
77 MINTON, Sibyl Joy 22 Apr 1901 26 Mar 1952 "Sis – She died as she lived a Christian"  
78 MITCHELL, Beatrice --- 25 Sep 1935   only one date
79 MITCHELL, Charles --- 20 Mar 1941   only one date
80 MITCHELL, Earl --- 2 Sep 1931   only one date
81 MITCHELL, Jack --- 5 Aug 1936   only one date
82 MITCHELL, Herman & Raymond --- 9 Nov 1937   only one date
83 MITCHELL, Mary Louise --- 9 July 1933   only one date
84 MUNNERLYN, B. N.? 9 Apr 1829 14 May 1865 "A native of SC"  
85 MUNNERLYN, Bessie Vera 30 Dec 1903 25 Jan 1904 "Dau of B. H. & M. E. Munnerlyn – Gone to Heaven to be an Angel"  
86 NEWMAN, Elsie Jean 1 Mar 1938 4 July 1966    
87 ODOM, Belinda Rae Carpenter  14 July 1950 8 Aug 1984   (Age 34 – Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home Marker)
88 PAYNE, James P. 8 Oct 1845 2 Feb 1892 "Aged 46 years, 3 mos, 24 dys – Tis hard to break the tender cord when love has bound the heart Tis hard so hard to speak the words We must forever part."  
89 PAYNE, Jennie 2 Feb 1858 22 Mar 1903 "Wife of James P. Payne – Aged 45 years, 1 mo, 2 ds – Our Father in His wisdom called the boon His love had given and tho on earth the body lies, the soul is safe in Heaven"  
90 PAYNE, Lillian Jeanette 25 Sept 1919 22 Feb 1999 "Mistress of Jolie Plantation"  
92 PAYNE, Thomas F. 18 Feb 1815 18 Oct 1876 "Born In Texas – Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord"
(footstone) "Soldier of the Republic of Texas"		  
93 POLLEY, Bessie Holder 18 Oct 1891 5 Dec 1926 "Mother"  
94 TILLMAN, Joseph 1 Jan 1857 17 Apr 1891 "Affections tribute here raise Tis all that I can do Till death shall close my earthly days Our friendship to renew."  
95 TILLMAN, Julia 29 Mar 1858 21 Jan 1900 "Wife of Joe Tillman - Lead Kindly Light – Truth has no sorrows that Heaven can not heal"  
96 WALDROP, Berta 13 Jan 1869 9 Mar 1950 "In after time we’ll meet her"  
97 WALDROP, Mamie 7 Feb 1899 14 Mar 1983 "Honor thy father & mother"

(dbl/w O. E. “Pete”  Waldrop)
98 WALDROP, O. E. “Pete”           4 Mar 1901 6 Jan 1968 "Honor thy father & mother"

(dbl/w Mamie Waldrop)
99 WALDROP, Opal Walton 16 Feb 1929 --- Married 6 Sept 1947

(dbl/w Paul Ray Waldrop)
100 WALDROP, Paul Ray 19 Aug 1927 16 Aug 2000 Married 6 Sept 1947  (dbl/w Opal Walton Waldrop)
101 WALDROP, Rachel 13 Apr 1931

13 Apr 1931

    
102 WILBURN, Clayton 31 May 1918 3 Oct 1955 Texas PFC Co D 387 Inf WWII

(dbl/w Lois Wilburn)
103 WILBURN, Lois 4 Mar 1922 ---  

(dbl/w Clayton Wilburn)
104 WILLIAMSON, Bulah --- ---  

(Child – Concrete Slab – No Dates)
105 WILLIAMSON, Jessie 9 Jan 1872 24 May 1952 "In Loving Memory"

(dbl/w Willie Williamson)
106 WILLIAMSON, Mary Lou 15 Aug 1941 12 Feb 1942 "Our Beloved Baby – Asleep in Jesus"  
107 WILLIAMSON, Virgie --- ---  

(Child – Concrete Slab – No Dates)
108 WILLIAMSON, Willie 23 July 1875 14 Sept 1958 "In Loving Memory"

(dbl/w Jessie Williamson)
109 (Can't read name) 1882 1953  

(Funeral Home Marker – Roberts, Pipkin, Brulin)

110 (Can't read name) 1889 23 ?__y 1899    
111 Broken - top of small stone with Lamb        
112 Concrete marker        
113 Round concrete marker        

Sabine County Cemeteries

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