Brookside

NW 1-4 9-11-25
Meridian Twp.

Jim H. YELL moved from Texas and settled in this part of the county in the late 1890’s. They had a baby boy named Archibald who died before he was one year old. They buried him here and donated one acre of land for the cemetery. This was the first grave in the cemetery and was dated 1899.

Matthew SOOTER owned the land to the south of the cemetery. In 1905 or 1906 Mr. SOOTER donated 6-10 acre to the cemetery. John COFFEY bought this land a little later. He thought that some of his land was in the cemetery but after having this matter looked into found out that 6-10 acre of his land belonged to the cemetery.

The present Cemetery Board consists of 3 great grand children of the original board. They are Betty SITES, Jim COFFEY and Doyle YELL.

The cemetery is located 3 miles east, one and one-half miles north of Sweetwater on the east side of the road.

Thanks to Doyle YELL for the above history as well as supplying the data on the stones.

This information was taken from the book “Cemeteries And More” written by Glenna Belle CRANE.

Updates and corrections furnished by Wanda Purcell.

ALBIN, Katherine Laverne 09JAN1867 – ??JUL1937

ASBILL, Ezra F. 19DEC1892 – 19FEB1984 Jeweler–Pvt. WW I

ATHA, Anne Lorene 01JAN1910 – 06MAR1911

ATHA, Calvin William 20DEC1880 – 14AUG1948

ATHA, Charles Rex 05JAN1921 – 12MAR1997

ATHA, C.W., Born 23DEC1924 Died 7NOV2011, hus of Annie Belle Bryan

ATHA, Eddie Lee “Simpson” 06MAY1886 – 16DEC1958

ATHA, Letty Jane Hambrook 24APR1923 – 12APR1999 Hus of Charles Rex

ATHA, Samuel Thomas 18OCT1853 – 04NOV1925

ATHA, Sarah Jane “Stephens” 03NOV1856 – 28DEC1929

ATHA, Thomas Lawrence 29JUL1889 – 10DEC1918

ATHA, Thurmond Milton 24MAR1904 – 02MAY1904

BARCLAY, Betty Lea 1925 – 1975 Wife of Ray A.

BARCLAY, Cora Lee “Maddox” 06FEB1871 – 21FEB1957

BARCLAY, David 1941 – 1941

BARCLAY, James H. 27MAY1866 – 22APR1952

BARCLAY, Jewell “Yell” 16JUL1900 – 27APR1986 Wife of Ralph

BARCLAY, Ralph 16OCT1898 – 16APR1966

BARCLAY, Ray Alfred 01OCT1923 – 03OCT1969

BARRETT, Baby No date – No date

BARROW, Baby No date – No date

BARTZ, Edith P. 1910 – 1986

BARTZ, Lester Clarence 18NOV1907 – 23OCT1992

BARTZ, Nora Elenor 13FEB1994 – No date

BENTON, Viola V. “Cotton” 1903 – 1987

BENTON, Willard E. 1904 – 1980

BRANDON, Elsie “Coffey” 1906 – 1978

BRUCE, Arthur Lee 29JAN1882 – 03FEB1966 Veteran WW I Was a cook.

BRUCE, Harry 1904 – 1904

BRUCE, Lettie 1896 – 1952

BUTLER, Lissie Mae No date – No date

CARTER, (Baby) 1939 – 1939 H. N. CARTER’s baby

CLAWSON, Clars Margaret BARTZ 23FEB1912 – 05SEP2004

COFFEY, Austin 1878 – 1963

COFFEY, Clarence 21OCT1902 – 15OCT1969

COFFEY, Clarence Ray 03FEB1953 – 21JAN2002

COFFEY, Cora 1896 – 1976

COFFEY, Daisey 1878 – 1971

COFFEY, Flora 1887 – 1919

COFFEY, Frank 1955 – 1976

COFFEY, John W. 1879 – 1957

COFFEY, Linnie 1886 – 1957

COFFEY, Luette 1881 – 1977

COFFEY, Marion 1901 – 1903

COFFEY, Myrtle D. 1895 – 1903

COFFEY, Raymond 1904 – 1965

COFFEY, Ruby Pearl 09MAR1909 – 07FEB1993

COFFEY, Sallie B. 1897 – 1921

COTTON, Audra Lucille 14JUL1904 – 22MAY1994 Wife of Van

COTTON, Columbus B. 1860 – 1937 Columbus and wife, Annie operated a country grocery store for years 3 miles E and 2 1-4 N. of Sweetwater

COTTON, Fred B. 1899 – 1921

COTTON, Martha Ann “Asbill” 1870 – 1967 Wife of Columbus

COTTON, Martin VanBuren 15APR1905 – 19FEB1990 Son of Coloumbus and Martha Married Audra “SCARLETT”

COTTON, O. M. 1898 – 1965

DOWELL, Aleta “Leta” Bartz 26NOV1935 – 13JUL2005

GLEAVES, Baby girl 1912 – 1912

GLEAVES, Baby No date – No date

GLEAVES, Nancy 1844 – 1912

GLEAVES, Neal No date – No date

GLEAVES, Thomas 1830 – 1911

GLEAVES, Virginia Faye 08NOV1963 – 08NOV1963 Dau of A.L. & Joyce “BAKER”

HAMPTON, Baby 14MAR1917 – 14MAR1917

HAMPTON, Nancy Jane Gamble Johnson 13SEP1873 – 14MAR1917

HAMPTON, Stanley 1911 – 1911 Lived 3 weeks

HARMON, Fred 20DEC1904 – 20MAY1990 Son of James & Edna Mae married Captola Belle KELLEY Died in Enid, Ok.

KINDSFATHER, Earnest 1921 – 1923

LONGFORD, Walter 1889 – 1963

MCENTIRE, Larue 1923 – 1973

MCENTIRE, Melvin Ray 28JUL1920 – 26AUG1993

McENTIRE, Richard, Born 1JAN1942 Died 28NOV2010 hus of Phyllis

MCENTIRE, Voleta 1923 – 1978

MCINTYRE, Selma Silillian 23FEB1921 – 14OCT1988 Wife of Melvin Roy

MESA-YELL, Vonnie Lee “Bitsy” 07MAR1937 – 27APR2006

NETHERY, Daniel 1907 – 1980

NETHERY, John B. 1856 – 1930

NETHERY, Mary A. 1867 – 1936

PERRY, Vance O. 09SEP1926 – 1927

POPE, Bennie Ermest 12MAR1916 – 10JUN1992

POPE, Genevieve Stacy 05OCT1914 – 04NOV1994

PRICE, Isabella 1909 – 1936

STANFORD, Opal “YELL” 1910 – 1981 Sis of J.D. & Oscar F. YELL

THOMPSON, “Baby” No date – No date

THOMPSON, Charles Warren 13NOV1944 – 30MAY1945

THOMPSON, Ella W. 1893 – 1931

THOMPSON, Myrtle Nona “Atha” 14OCT1911 – 07SEP1992

THOMPSON, Regina 1885 – 1975

TUCKER, George Lee 03AUG1923 – 21SEP1957 Sgt. U.S. Army WW II

VESSELS, Babies No date – No date

YELL, Archibald 1899 – 1899 First one buried here

YELL, Ellis P. 1840 – 1907

YELL, Ellis Pleasant 1880 – 1941

YELL, Elzada 1845 – 1914

YELL, J. O. 1904 – 1977

YELL, James J. 1874 – 1957

YELL, Lillian A. 1877 – 1962

YELL, Lilly Mae 1912 – 1912

YELL, Oscar F. 1902 – 1945

YELL, William Monroe “”Bill”” 24DEC1907 – 12NOV1988 Hus of Zuda Mary “TIPTON” Son of Jim & Lillian