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