As hard as we all try, we are human and sometimes when reading a cemetery we miss a grave covered with leaves, fireants, or bushes. Sometimes the headstone has sunk and is mostly underground. Our area also has many graves only marked with iron ore rocks and even many unmarked graves. There are headstones that have long ago been destroyed by the elements or even vandalizm, and are hard to impossible to read the details. We would appreciate it if you would let us know if you did not find your relative which was buried here, and would appreciate your letting us use the information you know about them. With the combined efforts of us all, we can make the Upshur County website bigger and better.

Recorded January 2, 1998 by Rose Marie Buchanan Gray.
Submitted by the Upshur County Historical Commission.

Updated 2005.

Thanks to Jane Eubanks & Geraldine Little Braswell for sending in their pictures.

(Troyce L McCellon
Nov 2, 1937           Aug 19, 1984
(Reba A McCellon
Nov 5, 1939              --------

Marie ________
Aug 2, 1943            Jun 19, 1979

T Gordon Haney
May 17, 1942            Nov 12, 1989

Grady Allen Haney
7-6-1936           3-13-1999

(Grady Haney
Apr 10, 1915          Oct 24, 1976
(Geneva Haney
Apr 27, 1918              ----------

Shawna Warren
Jan 4, 1977          Jan 4, 1977

George Stanley Jones                Pvt US Army  WWII
Nov 23, 1908          Mar 29, 1990

Lula Mae Williams               D/o Alvin Otis & Missouri Risher Buchanan; submitted by Nikki Robison Yordy
1924          1989

Clyde G Buchanan                      S/o Alvin Otis & Missouri Risher Buchanan; H/o Rachel Duncan; submitted by Nikki Robison Yordy
1916            1997

Rachel Duncan Buchanan                  W/o Clyde G; no children born to union; submitted by Nikki Robison Yordy
Jul 10, 1916          Aug 20, 1995

Mary V Smith                  W/o Bobby John Collie; D/o James Arlon Roach & Clara Lee; submitted by Nikki Robison Yordy
Buchanan Campbell
Nov 2, 1938               Mar 5, 1995

Ronald C Anders
1961           1962

Joseph "Joe" Victor Anders
Oct 22, 1958           Feb 13, 1988

Donna Virginia Rose                D/o Henry Franklin & Mildred Frances Buchanan Rose; submitted by Nikki Robison Yordy
Jan 14, 1955          Feb 8, 1981

(Henry Franklin Rose               Tec4 US Army WWII
Feb 5, 1921           Jan 23, 1987
(Mildred Frances Buchanan Rose               D/o Alvin Otis & Missouri Risher Buchanan; submitted by Nikki Robison Yordy
Sep 4, 1922         Apr 19, 1984 (Frank Shirley Green              PFC US Army
Feb 14, 1907          Sep 2, 1974
(Dessie Lorene Green
Jan 21, 1920             --------
(Audie Carrol Green
Jun 4, 1956           Aug 1, 1978

(James Alfred Shaw
Aug 1, 1913           Jul 19, 1982
(Nellie B (Nell) Shaw
Nov 23, 1917           --------

(George Newt Shaw
1881            1963
(Mary L "Molly" Shaw
1890           1966

John W Lagrone            Obit
Apr 1, 1880         Oct 7, 1962

Aber L Lagrone
Mar 14, 1887          Aug 1, 1973

Herman B Lagrone
Jul 15, 1915         Nov 13, 1983

Glenn Rufus Wheeler           Pfc US Army Korea
Sep 23, 1932           Mar 23, 1997

Shirley Harris
1939           1978

Louis R Hall
1909          1996

Mary E Hall
1912           1997

Tommy Metcalf             (no dates)

M J Metcalf                 Pvt US Army  WWII
Jul 20, 1915          Feb 28, 1988

Metcalf, Mamie            Croley FHM
1917           2002

Betty Lou Green
1987         1987

Leslie L Green                SSgt US Army WW II
May 22, 1921         Dec 6, 1987

Daniel Dewayne Stracener
May 18, 1977        May 20, 1977

Ricky Lee Robertson
1971          1971

Sharon Lee Taylor
Sep 3, 1943         May 27, 1985

(Shipley, Harold N           Married 10-13-1957
1-29-1918
(Shipley, Linda Lou
10-13-1938            7-8-1995

(Walter "Dick" Baird
May 8, 1892          Aug 16, 1965
(Irene Bugg Baird           Pic #2
Sep 2, 1912         Feb 2, 1997

Paulina A Echols
Nov 22, 1876         Apr 19, 1969

Rosa B Collier
Apr 8, 1901         Dec 9, 1988

(Owen L Lay                m. May 4, 1957
Jul 27, 1918            Aug 27, 2005
(Gypsy Nell Lay
Aug 17, 1933        Oct 26, 1993

Margie L Ellison Barfield
1921          1964

(Carl Cody Lay            m. Sep 28, 1935
Jan 20, 1912            -----
(Katie Lee Ellison Lay
Sep 14, 1913       Nov 24, 1995

Harmon G Lay
Feb 18, 1945        Dec 19, 1947

Linda Kay Lay
Dec 6, 1943         Dec 19, 1947

Donald G Chandler
Oct 8, 1946         May 19, 1980

Gary Michael Jones
1959          1980

Thomas Richard Robertson
Apr 18, 1954        Mar 5, 1992

(Lonnie D Yates
Jan 13, 1913       Feb 19, 1987
(Lillie M Yates
Dec 4, 1913           --------

(Sam Henry Chandler
Aug 2, 1913         Jan 29, 1987
(Reba R'thella Chandler
May 13, 1913       Mar 4, 1996

Luner Mae Chandler
d. Mar 5, 2002            age 96

Robert E Lee              PFC US Army WW II   Purple Heart
Oct 30, 1920         Feb 28, 1992

M G Hunley
Nov 2, 1931         May 28, 1994

(Doyle L Harris                Sn US Navy Korea
Oct 12, 1933       Jan 23, 1992
(Alma E Harris
Aug 6, 1933           -----

Stevie Lynn Lay
Sep 2, 1950        Sep 2, 1950

(Lynn Lay
Feb 19, 1915       Oct 2, 1989
(Christine Lay
Nov 13, 1917        May 16, 1972

Miles Allen Phillips
Jun 16, 1942       Feb 27, 1987

(Elton Leroy Stewart                m. Aug 24, 1943; obit; h/o Jean; s/o John Madison & Lockie Lee Lewis Stewart; US Army WWII
Mar 4, 1923 Upshur Co., TX            Jan 3, 2007 Longview, Tx
(Beulah Jean Stewart
Jan 15, 1926              ------

Huey Jones
Feb 12, 1910         Dec 11, 1970

Vannie L Jones                PFC US Army WW II
Mar 25, 1915        Feb 3, 1964

Isaac Code Lay                PFC OM Corps WWII
Sep 7, 1888          Oct 19, 1947

Cody Franklin Lay
Jun 25, 1926         Jun 24, 1982

Elizabeth Gibson
May 29, 1962          May 30, 1962

Loyd Benford Arnold                Pvt US Army  Korea
Jul 25, 1931          May 21, 1995

(Clarence L Robinson
1905         1969
(Nonnie L Robinson
1909          1995

E Eugene Robinson
1928          1997

Mitchell Dean Davis                S2 US Navy WWII
Jul 24, 1919         Apr 11, 1994

Olin C Davis            Tx PFC 382 Inf 96 Div WWII
Jun 18, 1918         Apr 22, 1945

Ida (Aills) Davis
May 4, 1889        Aug 22, 1972

(Dell Davis Sr
Apr 12, 1912        Jan 31, 1983
(Mary C (Mae) Davis
Aug 27, 1907           -------

Paul Davis
Mar 4, 1935        Oct 25, 1987

Johnny Ray Arnold
Nov 6, 1963          Aug 23, 1985

Loyce Cannon               Pvt US Army  WWII
Aug 10, 1917        Apr 2, 1986

Otis P Risher
Nov 22, 1910        Dec 13, 1969

L H Montgomery
Jun 1976        (only date)

Oliver Risher              F2 US Navy; b/o Missouri Risher Buchanan; Source: Ancestry Wrold Tree Project--Rhodes--Chari Hamilton; submitted by  Geraldine Little Braswell
May 8, 1891        Aug 12, 1971

Joann Risher
Aug 28, 1952         Nov 6, 1952

Joe N. Risher
Feb 4, 1899        Sep 2, 1958

(Allen H Davis
Apr 23, 1900        Aug 26, 1974
(Annie Myrtle Davis
Oct 6, 1900         Mar 16, 1967

(James Leroy Nix               m. May 11, 1942
Nov 30, 1922       Dec 15, 1983
(Ester V Nix
Jan 27, 1925        Jan 9, 1995

(James Arthur Machen              PFC US Army WWII; m. Jul 19, 1919
Sep 24, 1895         Oct 23, 1987
(Iva Augusta Machen
Jan 1, 1899        Nov 2, 1987

(Arda Brooks
Feb 4, 1899       Dec 25, 1981
(Ivie Lee Brooks
Sep 30, 1906        Dec 15, 1968

(Alvin Otis Buchanan         
1881          1958
(Missouri Buchanan          d/o Benjamin Jackson &Alpha Omega Lenora (Thornton) Risher; Source: Ancestry World Tree Project---Cheri Hamilton; submitted by  Geraldine Little Braswell
1890         1960

James Arthur Buchanan               Tx PFC 282 Signal Pigeon Co WWII; Son of Alvin Otis and Missouri (Risher) Buchanan; Source: Ancestry World Tree Project Rhodes- Cheri Hamilton; submitted by  Geraldine Little Braswell
May 21, 1914        Feb 21, 1969

Virgie L Risher
Oct. 10, 1924        Mar 25. 2002

Clara Lee Buchanan Campbell              m. 2-17-1953 Wm Samuel "Dutch" Campbell (buried Oak Hill Cemetery); W/o James Arlan Roach; D/o Alvin Otis & Missouri Risher Buchanan; Info from Ernest Campbell; submitted by Geraldine Little Braswell; submitted by  Geraldine Little Braswell
May 14, 1916 Upshur Co, Tx       Sep 22, 1987

concrete marker with no name

Lila Lorene McClelland Bates              Info taken from obit sent to us by Rod Carnahan; D/o Connie & Nick McClelland; W/o James Martin Bates; M/o Bobby Bates & James Bates Jr. (All but Lila are buried in Floyd Cemetery, Upshur County, Tx); Stone has been placed on grave, 2003.
Jul 14, 1911             Jan 14, 1991
She was born in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas and was a lifelong Upshur County resident; Age 79 years.

Douglas Jones
Sep 13, 1944            Apr 5, 2001

Joseph H Jones           Croley FHM
1955         2000

Ray Alexander             CPL US Army Korea
10-20-1932          11-17-2002

Joe Randall Clark          Pic #2
11-24-1953             7-19-2004

Cloy Eugene Kerr           SP4 US Army Vietnam
5-5-1949            9-9-2004

James E Sr Preston        US Army; dates covered with grass; FHM
1917         1999

Bobby Leon Stanley          A1C US Air Force
10-5-1960              10-20-2005

Daniel DeWayne Stracner
5-8-1977          5-20-1977

(William W Sr Twilla           Married 10-2-1944
4-20-1926          6-7-2001
(Geneva G Twilla
10-12-1924

Doris Arnold                Info taken from obit; age 78; b. Lufkin, Tx
b. Sep 23, 1927            d. Jun 30, 2006

Don Dawson              Info taken from obit; age 55; b. Dallas, Tx to Jack & Margorie Dawson; h/o Melisa
b. Apr 15, 1951            d. Jun 24, 2006

Francis Green             Info taken from obit; age 70
b. Dec 16, 1935 Upshur Co., Tx         d. Apr 16, 2006 Longview, Tx

(Billy Wayne Brown          Pvt US Marine Corps
b. May 19, 1956             d. Feb 18, 1998
(Alva Marie Buchanan Autry
b. Nov 15 1927

Merlene Cannon             FHM
b. 1926             d. 2000

Herman E Chandler
b. Jul 6, 1934         d. Dec 1, 1999

(J C Hall             US Army WWII
b. Feb 2, 1920            d. Sep 10, 1998
(Bernice Hall
b. Feb 21, 1926           d. Oct 24, 2002

(Luner Lay
b. 1905        d. 2002
(Code Lay
b. 1888         d. 1947

Louis P Moon          US Army WWII
b. May 29, 1909        d. Dec 18, 2003

James D Mullins III
b. Jan 24, 1945          d. May 8, 2003

Charles Edward Orr          US Army Korea
b. Dec 13, 1930         d. Feb 20, 1999

Ricky Lee Pennington
b. Jul 5, 1959             d. Oct 3, 1990

Ernest Lee Richey
b. Mar 4, 1962          d. Apr 17, 1984

(Annette Bigbee Shaw          m. Jul 20, 1961
b. Jul 3, 1943            d. May 3, 2000
(Robert W Shaw
b. Apr 10, 1938

Kay Davis Pritchett          Obit; age 59
b. Mar 17, 1947 Gilmer, TX         d. Feb 9, 2007 Gilmer, TX

 

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