Mt Lebanon Cemetery


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UPDATED:  Transcribed, complete with pictures April 2009 by Geraldine Little Braswell & Sandy Spann.
Read by Bill Starnes, November 27, 1999. Submitted by the Upshur County Historical Commission.

Located in the far northwest corner of  Upshur County.  From Gilmer, take Hwy 154 to FM 1002/ FM 852, go to the end of the road, turn right, cemetery will be on the right hand side of the road, about 1/2 mile.

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.

Duffey, Kelvin Lamond          Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
Oct 4, 1976           Apr 14, 1996

McDonald, Ruby Jewel                 55 years        Funeral Home Marker
Mar 10, 1943             Sep 4, 1998

Duffey, Larthall            Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
May 26, 1919           Oct 8, 1994

Shaw, James Norris             Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker             PFC US Army  WW II
May 15, 1922          Apr 18, 1993

Ray, Bessie J 
Nov 29, 1901           Sep 4, 1988

Ray, Arthur L              PFC US Army
Dec 23, 1898          Oct 15, 1974

Shaw, Bulan    
Jun 15, 1898            Apr 21, 1972

Williams Mae Helen Shaw
Mar 13, 1921           Jan 2, 1949

Johnson, Inez             erected by Tullie
Apr 5, 1906          Jul 21, 1939

Davis, Anna C
Aug 11, 1906         Dec 21, 1967

Shaw, Mack or Nash
Aug 1899         

Ray, Junnie V
1879           1953

Ray, J C          (not found on latest reading)
Jan 25, 1908         Jan 14, 1969

Jennings, Elijah
Apr 2, 1905         Aug 26, 1989

Jennings, Allen J
1869         1946

Jennings, Mary
1871          1974

Cummings, Sammy B          Pic #2
Aug 12, 1899        May 12, 1940

Cummings, Beaula J              Pic #2
Oct 23, 1894         Apr 5, 1936

Cummings, Leonard           age 82         Derion & Davis Funeral Home Marker
1924           2006

Barber, Bob          Pic #2
Apr 6, 1850        Nov 9, 1906

Jennings, Dave            Tx PFC US Army WW II
May 13, 1904         Mar 25, 1961

Pruitt, Jesse Lee            Masonic emblem
Sep 10, 1905         Dec 31, 1990

Stephens, Minnie           Eastern Star emblem
Mar 17, 1904        Nov 26, 1984

Pruitt, Ima Gene
Jul 15, 1905         Jul 25, 1983

Ray, Sam
1839            Jul 11, 1921

Ray, Ibby           Pic #2         age 68 years; w/o Sam Ray
d. Jan 24, 1910

Ray, Charley           Pic #2       age 17 years; s/o Sam & Ibby
d. Sep 7, 1898

Ray, Mary          Pic #2
Jun 11, 1867          Jan 10, 1873

Collins, Walter S            Pic #2        age 44 yrs
1898            1942

Ray, J B              (no dates)

Ray, Ruzel              Stanmore Funeral Home Marker
Nov 10, 1911        Aug 28, 1985

Ray, C Arthur
Aug 1, 1881        Nov 9, 1932

Ray, Vernon        (no dates)

Ray, Braxton        (no dates)

Spencer, Alex L
Apr 28, 1882         Feb 19, 1951

Ray, John         (no dates)

Collins, Lizzie
May 11, 1874        Jan 19, 1968

Collins, Douglas            Son of Mr & Mrs George Collins
May 8, 1912         Dec 10, 1914

Collins, Lillie M         Johnson Funeal Home Marker
Apr 23, 1910         May 18, 1994

Ray, Anita            age 19 yrs      (not found on latest reading)
d. Nov 21, 1976

Darden, Lacy
Apr 14, 1917          Jan 27, 1991

Darden, E L              Tx Pvt US Army
Dec 24, 1915           Jul 18, 1946

Shaw, Roger            Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
Sep 9, 1898        May 10, 1970

Shaw, Arie             Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
Apr 14, 1900        Feb 20, 1981

Shaw, Charlie           Tx PFC Co D 543 QN BN WW II         (not found on latest reading)
Sep 20, 1916        Dec 25, 1962

Shaw, Ruzell             (not found on latest reading)
Feb 3, 1936       Aug 12, 1964

White, James Edward
Oct 12, 1939        Feb 23, 1955

White, Birtha Mae           Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
Jul 6, 1915        Apr 30, 1977

Shaw, Roger Jr            Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
1941          1993

Shaw, Billy
May 3, 1933       Oct 2, 1994

Henderson, Joyce F
Sep 14, 1948        Sep 9, 1990

Ray, Steare
Feb 15, 1897        Jun 3, 1972

Ray, Fannie
Aug 15, 1863        Mar 10, 1960

Ray, Edgar
Feb 22, 1860         Feb 22, 1932

Ray, Theoda (?)            Tx PFC 463 Aviation Sq AAF  photo           Pic #2         Photo
Oct 11, 1910        Dec 9, 1944

Ray, Ennis Sr
Mar 2, 1912            Mar 9, 1973

Isam, Mary          Pic #2           Pic #3
Jul 8, 1892            Aug 30, 1938

Isam, Roy L          Pic #2            Pic #3
Apr 13, 1929         Sep ??, 1938

Dillard, Artee
1911        Jun 13, 1948

Newsome, Charles Stanley          Lomax Funeral Home Marker
Jun 22, 1931          Feb 6, 2004

Newsome, Emma L
Dec 23, 1900          Feb 26, 1976

Newsome, Owen            Back of stone         Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker      H/o Helen
Apr 7, 1937          Sep 10, 2001

Peoples, Cherry           Johnson Funeral Home Marker
Jun 18, 1952          Feb 26, 2007

Ray, Louie B
May 4, 1911          Sep 22, 1979

Ray, William            TX Pvt Quartermaster Corps WWI
Aug 15, 1895           Mar 11, 1968

Shaw, D J            Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker          Pfc US Army WWII
Sep 4, 1921          Feb 5, 1999

Shaw, Lee Frank            Funeral Home Marker
1919            1967

Spencer, G F
Jan 1, 1882           Dec 9, 1907

Spencer, Izla
Oct 10, 1858            Jul 10, 1913

Spencer, Richard J            Turner Bros Funeral Home Marker
1958            1981

Thurman, Dora Mae
Feb 3, 1914          Jan 21, 2002

Unknown Broken Marker

Unknown Flowers

Unknown Funeral Home Marker

Unknown Funeral Home Marker

White, Mary Frances          Johnson Funeral Home Marker
Mar 7, 1947           Jan 12, 2006

Williams, Louie        TX Pvt 1 CL Chemical Warfare Service
Nov 14, 1907           May 4, 1946

Wrenshaw, Lizer            Pic #2
1827            1870

There are many unmarked graves scattered throughout the cemetery.

As told by Lawrence Ray these people are buried west of Bessie and Arthur Ray.
Newsome, Harvey
Newsome, Lola
Newsome, Clarence
Phillips, Sam
Ray, Booker T
 

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