Bethany Chapel Cemetery

a/k/a Bethel Cemetery

Go East on 106 Highway from Eminence, Mo approximately 4 miles, (second Shawnee Creek).
Turn right on 106-Co Rd 507 and go approximately 2 miles.  Submitted by Johny W. Sconce.

Updated Dec. 27, 2014

 

A - B    C    D    E - F    G    H - I    J    K    L    M    N - O    P - Q    R    S    T    U - V    W    XYZ

 

C., L. J.      'No Dates'    Initials only, no dates - small concrete marker

 

Camden, Julia Ann      Born & Died 1955.  '3 hours old.' Daughter of Jesse Camden & Maxine Pogue.

 

DOUBLE: Married 07 Sep 1941 at Centerville Reynolds Co MO.
Camden, Jesse      1915 - 1986.
Camden, Maxine Pogue      Feb. 11, 1925 - Feb. 12, 2006.  Daughter of Arthur Pogue & Alma Woodward.

 

Camden, V. C.      Born & Died 1953.  '5 hours old.'  Child of Arthur Pogue & Alma Woodward.

 

Camden, Wilburn Gale     1946 - 1987.  'PVT U S Army Vietnam.' Son of Arthur Pogue & Alma Woodward.

 

Case, Joseph William 'Joey'      Aug. 20, 1984 - Dec. 2, 1997.  (NOTE: Gary Case & Patricia E. Dent were parents of a son named Joseph.)

 

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Caylor, Charles F.      Apr. 24, 1917 - Jun. 29, 1979.  'T/Sgt US Army WWII.'
Caylor, Eva L. Thomas      Mar. 10, 1918 - Nov. 12, 1992.  Parents of Jim Caylor.

 

Clemons, J. Leonard      May 5, 1928 - Feb. 23, 1987.  'Grandpa.'

 

DOUBLE:
Conley, Adolphus W. 'Dolph'      1910 - 1987.  Son of George Washington Conley & Permelia Ann LeGrand.
Conley, Grace Counts      1911 - 1982.  Daughter of George Washington 'Wash' Counts & Lucinthia Jane Nichols Counts.

 

Conley, Edward Monroe 'Ed'      Dec. 3, 1897 - Jul. 30, 1944.  'MO PVT 74 Balloon Co Air Service World War I.'  Son of George Washington Conley & Permelia Ann LeGrand. Married Normor Arizona Mock (1900-1979). Parents of Sophronia Bland.

 

Conley, John A.      Feb. 26, 1908 - Dec. 10, 1970.  Son of George Washington Conley & Permelia Ann LeGrand. Husband of Minnie E. Atchison. Father of Pauline, Glendale, Richard, Carl, Loyd, Ronnie & Carol.

 

DOUBLE:
Conley, Nancy Ellen      Nov., 1892 - 1989.  'Daughter.'
Conley, Permelia Ann LeGrand      Mar. 31, 1872 - Aug. 12, 1913.  'Mother.' Wife of George Washington Conley. Daughter of George Washington LeGrand and Rutha McMullins.

 

Conway, Doll     Dates  187? - 194?.

 

Conway, Freeda Irene Mahan    Sep. 15, 1918 - Mar. 15, 2012.    Memorial

 

HUSBAND & WIFE:  Married May 19, 1951.
Conway, Wayne Roosevelt   Aug. 2, 1932 - Dec. 29, 2013    Memorial

Conway, Wilma Dean Cooley    Mar. 19, 1934 - Sep. 17, 2014.   

 

Cooley, Bona Dale 'Bonny'      Jun. 21, 1922 - Sep. 20, 1924.  Daughter of Earnest E. Cooley & Pearl Hunt. MO Death Cert.#27967 has born Jun. 21, 1923.  Burial at Bethel Cemetery Sep. 22, 1924.

 

HUSBAND & WIFE:
Cooley, Ethel N. Hartman      Dec. 23, 1908 - May 19, 1947.  'Mother.' MO Death Cert.#26710: Widow. Daughter of Tom Hartman.
Cooley, Henry D.  1904 - 1989.  'Father.'

 

Cooley, Joseph H.      Oct. 21, 1868 - Nov. 2, 1951.  Married Eldora Isabell 'Dora' Osburn 1929. MO Death Cert.#40409: Born Dent Co MO. Died at Eminence. Son of James B. Cooley & Elizabeth Roark. Informant Dora Cooley, Eminence.
(NOTE: He may be the same Joseph Cooley who married Lula Hedrick and had several children).

 

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married 31 Jul 1910.
Cooley, Lillian Mae 'Lilly' Bartle      Aug. 10, 1887 - Sep. 28, 1913.  MO Death Cert.#31766: Lillie Cooley, Aug. 10, 1897 - Sep. 28, 1913. Daughter of Warren Bartle (IN) & Louisa J. Bell (MO). Married (husband not named). Died of typhoid fever. Informant Mr. Bartle, Rolla MO. Burial Sep. 29, 1913 at Shawnee Cemetery.
Cooley, Sim Otis      Aug. 5, 1881 - Sep. 24, 1947. 'Father.'  MO Death Cert.#44794: Married to Myrtle Cooley. Son of James B. Cooley & Elizabeth Roark. (Married twice?) Burial Sep. 26 at Bethel. Informant Joe Cooley.

Cooley, Mrs. Ott      (Only Date) Died Oct, 1913.

Corder, George H.      Oct. 21, 1892 - Mar. 1, 1957. Son of George Alexander Corder & Eliza Susan Overstreet. Married Mary Jane Martin Sep. 3, 1921 at Eminence. Parents of Paul & Virginia.

DOUBLE:
Corder, George Alexander      Jan. 22, 1858 - Dec. 26, 1939. Son of John Corder & Victoria C. Custer.
Corder, Eliza Susan Overstreet 'Susie E.'      Sep. 3, 1861 - Dec. 17, 1941.


DOUBLE:
Counts, Bessie Della Dixon      Jun. 20, 1904 - Apr. 27, 1992.  Daughter of William Alfred Dixon & Elizabeth B. 'Lizzie' Dent.
Counts, Grant Jewel 'Gude'      Mar. 25, 1894 - Oct. 4, 1982.  Son of Nicholas Lacy 'Lace' Counts & Leutitia Bel 'Tish' Norris. Parents of Charles, Ernest, Paul, Leroy, Flossie Underwood VanWinkle, Annabel Underwood, Nadine Hall, Velma McAfee and Effie Myers Brown of Eminence. He was also married to Bertha Meade.

Counts, C. C.      Aug. 1, 1892 - Jan. 14, 1939.  MO Death Cert.#599: Born May 1, 1890. Single. Son of James Counts & 'Permiddy Mullins'.  Informant George W. Counts, Eminence. Burial Jan. 15th.

Counts, Carmen Marie Dixon      May 1, 1912 - Oct. 30, 1937.  Grave is next to Opal Dixon's. MO Death Cert.#40069: Born Apr. 1, 1913 - Oct. 29, 1936. Wife of Clyde Counts. Daughter of William Dickson & Rose Newton. Informant (looks like) Bill Dixon. Cause of death gunshot, homicide, at her home, Buckeye, Shannon Co MO. Burial at 'Pentecost Church' Oct. 31st.

Counts, Cecil, Jr.      Born & Died Sep. 12, 1947. 

Counts, Charleston Albert      Mar. 6, 1928 - 1962.  Son of Grant Jewel 'Gude' Counts & Bessie Della Dixon. Married Nadene Pearl Vermillion, daughter of Mel & Kate Tucker Vermillion.

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married 18 Jul 1919.
Counts, Charles Albert      30 Nov 1888 - 09 Oct 1968.  Son of Nicholas 'Lace' Counts & Leuticia Bell Norris.  'Missouri PVT 16 Co 162 Dept Brig World War I.'  
Counts, Dessie Mae Brewster      Apr. 14, 1904 - Jan. 17, 1975.  Born Reynolds Co MO.

DOUBLE: Married Dec., 1912.
Counts, Clara B. Kelly      Oct. 19, 1895 - Oct., 1971. SSDI. Died Wood River, Madison, IL.
Counts, William Preston      1885 - 1971.  Son of Richard Counts & Mary Ann Young. Parents of Leonard V. Counts.

Counts, Claude Melvin      Feb. 17, 1942 - Jun. 28, 1995.  Son of George Washington 'Wash' Counts & Lucinthia Jane 'Lue' Nichols.

Counts, Doyle E.      1915 - 1960.  'Brother.'  Son of George Washington 'Wash' Counts & Lucinthia Jane 'Lue' Nichols.

 

Counts, Frank    Feb. 28, 1923 - Aug. 2, 2013.    Memorial

Counts, Frederick V. 'Fred'     Jun. 11, 1891 - Jan. 19, 1968. Son of Richard Counts & Mary Ann Young.

 

Counts, George 'Leroy'    Apr. 20, 1933 - Aug. 3, 2012.    Memorial


DOUBLE:
Counts, George Washington 'Wash'     1890 - 1943 Son of Pete Counts & Myrtle Henson.
Counts, Lucinthia Jane 'Lue' Nichols      Sep. 15, 1890 - Nov. 8, 1943.  Daughter of J. W. Nichols. Parents of Clyde, Grace Conley, Doyle, June Barton, Claude, Loyd & Maudeline Counts.

Counts, Herman 'Loyd'      1926 - 1963. Son of George Washington 'Wash' Counts & Lucinthia Jane 'Lue' Nichols.

Counts, Harvey Dewey 'Buster'    May 23, 1951 - May 6, 2004.  SSDI. (FHM)  Son of Charley D. Counts & Janie Chronister. Married Helen. Father of Jamie & Josh.

Counts, James 'Clyde'     Nov. 3, 1908 - Aug. 5, 1975.  Son of George Washington 'Wash' Counts & Lucinthia Jane 'Lue' Nichols.

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married Dec. 6, 1908.
Counts, James Carroll, Jr.      Apr. 13, 1878 - Jan. 9, 1972.  'Father.'  Son of James Carroll Counts, Sr. & Permelia Jane McMullins. Father of Edith Counts, Thelma Mae Dixon,  Raymond Howard Counts, Paul, Frank & Elvis Counts.
Counts, Margaret Emeline 'Emma' Nash      Jan. 17, 1891 - Feb. 3, 1961.  'Mother.'

Counts, Leonard V.      Oct. 18, 1918 - Jan. 16, 1920. Son of William Preston Counts & Clara B. Kelly.

Counts, Lisa Lynn      Born & Died Aug. 1, 1972. 

Counts, Martha Ann Harper     May 14, 1914 - Nov. 27, 1932.  1st wife of Charley D. Counts. MO Death Cert.#21501: Born May 8, 1912. Died Nov. 28, 1932. Daughter of Will Harper (Reynolds Co MO) & Bethena Harper (Shannon Co MO). [NOTE: Mother was Freelove Bethena Wolf.] Born Blairs Creek Shannon Co MO, died at Eminence during childbirth. Informant Charles Counts, husband, Winona. Burial at Bethel on Nov. 29th.

Counts, Mary Ann Young      Mar. 6, 1853 - Feb. 14, 1915. Born in Illinois. Married Richard Counts 29 Nov 1869 at Dent Co MO. Mother of Marilla Ann 'Polly' Johnson, William Preston Counts, Ernest Counts & Frederick V. Counts.

Counts Conway Corey Warsing, Mary Jane     Aug. 20, 1854 - Feb. 24, 1923.    Daughter of John 'Walking John' 'Big Nose John' Counts and Elvira Stearman. Married 1st Mac Conway in 1870 at age 16. Married 2nd David 'Dave' Corey 17 Jun 1884 at age 29. Married 3rd Samuel Warsing in 1888 at age 34.


Counts, Michael L.      Born & Died Feb. 15, 1957.

DOUBLE:
Counts, Nicholas Lacy 'Lace'      10 Mar 1850 - 14 Nov 1934. Son of Joel Leyde 'Lige' Counts & Mississippi 'Sippy' Daniel.
Counts, Lutishie (Leuticia) Bell Norris      28 Sep 1861 - 03 May 1913.  Daughter of Rev. Joseph Martin 'Joe' Norris & Mary 'Frances' Harrison.  Parents of Fannie Warren, Lon Counts, Charles Albert Counts, Gude Counts, and Flora Virginia Dixon.

Counts, Otto B.      Feb. 10, 1913 - Oct. 3, 1928. (NOTE: This might be the son of Richard Henry Counts & Mary Lavada Sutherland of Reynolds County, although the only date I have for him is a year of birth 1906.)

DOUBLE: Married Sept 3, 1955
Counts, Paul H.      Nov. 25, 1930 - May 1, 2000.  'PFC U S Army Korea.'  Son of Grant Jewel 'Gude' Counts & Bessie Della Dixon.
Counts, Wanda M. Goforth      Jan. 28, 1940 - Jun. 8, 1994.  Daughter of Richard Doris 'Dink' Goforth & Ida Belle Brown. Parents of Paul Wayne & Douglas Howard Counts.

Counts, Paul Wayne     1957 - 1975.  Son of Paul Howard Counts & Wanda M. Goforth.

Counts, Raymond H.       Mar. 12, 1918 - Jul. 7, 1978.  'T SGT U S Army World War II.'  Son of James Carroll Counts, Jr. & Margaret Emaline 'Emma' Nash.

TRIPLE:
Counts, William Alonzo 'Lon'      Jul. 10, 1885 - Aug. 5, 1947.  Son of Nicholas 'Lace' Counts & Leuticia Bell 'Tish' Norris.
Counts, Rosa E. Randolph      1903 - 1924.  Daughter of Joshua Randolph & Anna Mooney.
Counts, Elza Lloyd 'Elzie'     1922 - 1923.  Son of William Alonzo 'Lon' Counts & Rosa E. Randolph.

Counts, William Cody      Born & Died Jun. 21, 2002.

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