Southern Cemetery
Located M88 just out of Central Lake towards Bellaire, in Antrim County Michigan .

This is the way I have this laid out. When pulling into the cemetery, all the way to the left is section #1. The rows all are written down from left to right. The sections are divided by the path for cars: Names are last, first middle. *denotes an inscription* ** is a comment from me**

Section # 01
Row # 01
Hastings, Claudie..... 1896-1896
Hastings, William ..... died Feb. 10 1893 ..... *aged 32 yr*
Hasting, Robert ..... died Feb 26 1892 ..... *aged 78 years*
Hastings, George..... 1847-1874

Row #2
Hastings, Elijah ..... Aug. 7, 1862..... *father*
Hastings, Roy W...... Nov. 19, 1900 .....
Ida ..... **sm. stone, all it says is Ida, right next to Large stone of the Smart's**
Smart, Frank..... **mo unreadable** 20, 1899..... *Age 6 mos* **This is a large stone, Franks names on the L. side
Ida E...... 1865-1901..... of stone, Ida on the front** * Under Ida's name it says Wife of Geo. Smart*

Row #3
Blodgett, H.M. ...... **no date** ...... *Co. P. In.Y.L.A.
Blodgett, John ...... 1853-1931
Blodgett, Agnes ...... 1872-1957
Russell, Warren W. ...... Died Sept. 2, 1872 ...... *1 yr 3m 28d*

Row #4
Featherly, Alzadie ...... June 19, 1895 ...... Sept 24, 1896 **Inscr. is hard to read appears to say Dau. of C. 85**
Featherly, ...... May 30, 1898 ...... May 7, 1899 **first name is on top of headstone, unable to read. Inscr. says son of G.(unable to read rest**
Featherly, ...... May 23, 1887 ...... May 9, 1906 **first name is on top of stone, unable to read** *son of Featherly*
Sisley, Permelia J. ...... 1842-1905 ...... *wife of R.T. Sisley* **headstone doesn't say her last name**
Sliter, WM, H ...... 1827-1872

Row #5
Bauer, Andrew ...... 1807-1886 ...... **share a headstone**
Bauer, Agoelane ...... 1806-1893 ...... *his wife*
Montgomery, Milo R. ...... 1875-1943 ...... **share a headstone**
Montgomery, Elizabeth ...... 1878-1964
Montgomery, Lodea ...... 1853-1921
Montgomery, Jean E. ...... June 7, 1909 ...... Aug 20, 1909
Redding, Henry C. ...... **no date** ...... * Sergt. Co. A 8 Mich. Cav.*
**Stone not readable**
Montgomery, Geo. W ...... **no date** ...... * CO. D 19 Ohio Inf.*

Row #6

Ryckman, Samuel W. ...... Born Oct 22, 1822 ...... Died July 20, 1887..... *Aged 64yrs 7 mo's 28 days
Ryckman, Elvira Lincoln 1827-1897

Row #7
Lawrence, Ruth M. 1862-1905 Wife of G.G. Lawrence*
Lawrence, Lilian M. 1887-1901
Beatrice **mo & d unreadable**1891 .... July 14 19** *Dau. of **unreadable**
Lull, Benjamin 1851-1922 **all share same stone**
Ella his wife 1852-1924
Harriet mother 1821-1894
Lull, Homer B. 1880-1941 *son*
Clark, Earl 1887-1900
Clark, Thomas 1855-1890
Jones, Hannah Clark 1859-1931
Norton, Sarah 1865-1883 *Grand Mother*

Row #8
**unreadable**
Somerville, James 1870-1956
Somerville, Lena May 1879-1905
Row #9
Curtis, Geo. B. 1875-1927
Patrick, Jane 1871-1896

Row #10
Haskin, Julia A. Born Dec 9 1841 Died Jan 5 1901
Mother **Stone next to Julia's and that is the only word on it**
Palmer, S.H. **no date** * CO. M 6 Mich Cav

Row #11
Lambert
Eliza Ferry 1840-1919 **All on same the same stone**
John 1857-1907
Bertha Wright 1861-1885
Ruth 1885-
Lambert, Jesse May 9, 1836 Dec 18, 1905 *CO. G. 7 MI INF Civil War*
Boals, John H. Died Nov. 29 1900 *Aged 36 yrs*
Father **stone next to above, that is all it says**
Brown, Hiram J. 1857-1917
Brown, Jessie A. 1861-1928 **share stone**

Row #12
Palmer, George N Aug 7 1860 Aug 14, 1921 *Father*
Francis L. Died Apr 11, 1893 **first name unreadable** *Aged 11y 15d* **inscrp. at bottom unreadable*

Row #13
Clark, Vernon L. 1896-1957 **share a stone**
E. Rena 18196-1947
Horner, Bessie Gordon Oct 7 1878 Aug 22 1948 *Mother*
Gordon, Willis Aug 28 1873 Apr 23, 1918 *Father*

Row #14
Bradshaw, Carline Agnes 1900-1900 *Dau. of Stephen E. Bradshaw*
Maxwell, Roxanne C. 1892-1970
Carroll, Adah R. 1868-1945 **share a stone**
Carroll, Edgar S. 1864-1936

Row #15
Stimson, Beatrice Drew 1868-1945
Payton, Myrtle Ingalls 1894-1972
Baby **cant read the name** May 11 1901
Mascho, J.A 1882-1945
Mascho, Clara M 1860-1962
Mascho, P.A. 1852-1925
Harrry 1899-1900 **right next to the above**
Spencer, Anna B. 1870-1965
Spencer, Celia 1874-1948
Spencer, Frankie 1862-1898
Spencer, John F. 1855-1900
Spencer, Ann 1828-1912
Spencer, Robert 1866-1937
Spencer, John Died April 9 1896 *Father*
Spencer, Ann 1830-1912 *Mother*

Row #16
Green, Hannah Parkins 1851-1914
**Albert W. 1851-1914 **last name unreadable**
Donaldson, Charlotte A. Nov. 21, 1837 June 20, 1912 *Mother*
Ames, Floyd H. 1891-1979 **share a stone**
Ames, Martha I 1890-1951
Ames, Margaret S. 1855-1931 *Mother*
Ames, George, W. 1850-1909 *Father*

Row #17
Jackson, Amos **no date** *CO. G 6 Mich. H.A.*
**Stone with nothing on it, appears to be the same type of stone as all the other civil war ones**
Stocker, Aaron **no date** *CO. K 2 Mich. Cav.
Stocker, Ann E. Born July 2, 1842 Died Oct. 10, 1898
Empy, Lorrene 1935-1935
Wilson Frank E. Mar 9 1886 Dec 10, 1908 *Son of A.C. & Eva E Wilson*
Wilson, Eva E. Apr 6 1863 Oct 11 1908 *Mother*
Wilson, Alfred C. Apr 6 1863 Dec 3 1932 *Father*

Row #18
Griffith, Robert N. Nov 5 1857 Dec 3 1932 *Father*
Griffith, Ethel B. 1893-1920
Palmer, Sherman C. 1866-1910

Row #19
Brockway, Elda F. 1860-1944
Brockway, John **no date** *CO. C 5 Mich Cav.
Welch, Bela A. 1869-1952 **share a stone**
Welch, Rosa A. 1871-1960
Doty, Mary E. Oct. 20-1875 Dec 24 1948
Smith, Maud 1883-1971 **share a stone**
Smith, Vernon 1881-1971
Bargy, Sarah C. 1861-1936 *Mother*
Washburn, Hannah M Born Apr 5 1839 Died June 14, 1908 *In my mothers house are many mansions*
*Sleep mother dear and thee rest, God called thee home, he thought it best*
Washburn, Wm Born Sept 18, 1835 Died Sept 20, 1916 *In my fathers house are many mansions*

Row #20
Smith, Oel T 1882-1965 **share a stone**
Smith, Bessie A. 1883-1975
William Sept 13, 1863 Apr 12 1913 **believe it is in the smith plot**
Elizabeth Mar 2 1861 Oct 19 1933 **smith plot?**
Osborn, Edwin G. Feb 9, 1920 **share a stone**
Osborn, Elizabeth J. (Betty) Dec. 18, 1921- Mar 5 1984
Osborn, Teri Kim May 8 1955 July 28 1983

Row 21
James, Hazel 1887-1970 **share a stone**
James, Alva C. 1883-1968
James, Mary M. 1850-1935 *Mother*
James, Lemuel 1845-1915 *Father* * CO. C. 9th Ohio Cav.*
James, Nellie A. 1889-1970
Alonzo H Nov 24 1862 May 7 1913 **James?**
LaCount, Lillian B 1871-1942 *Mother*
LaCount, Robert A. 1864-1942 *Father*
LaCount **no date** **no first name, stone looks like other civil war stone**

Row 22
Jmes, Lemuel **no date** *CO. C 9 Ohio Cav* **prob. same as Lemuel James above that was with his wife**

Row 23
Burnett, Orlando **no date** CO. C. 5 US Cav.
Mother **no date** **only mother is on the stone**
Zimmerman, Frank D. Dec 31, 1845-Feb 3 1914 **share a stone**
Zimmerman, Catherine Nov 20 1843-Sept 20 1916 *his wife*
Father **no date** **only father is on the stone**

Row 24
Louiselle, Elwood Dec 30, 1940 Feb 22 1941 *Infant Son*
King, Moses 1880-1960
King, Mabel Wilson 1884-1936
Wilson, Richard 1870-1916
Louiselle, Naomi D. 1915-1978
Deforest, Ernest 1896-1913
Deforest, Lula 1900-1919
**Old stone, no names or dates**
Ward, Mary, G. 1887-1974 **all on same stone**
Ward, Levi B. 1879-1949
Ward, Clyde Albert 1914-1914
Brigham, Addie 1879-1918
Archer, Laura Feb 10,1848 Jan 5, 1923 *Mother*
Archer, Thurlby W. June 17, 1830 March 5 1911 *Father*

Row #25
Thomas, Hazel B. 1891-1977
Maxwell, Eliza E. 1852-1936
Maxwell, Arthur 1849-1927
Maxwell, George Jan 25, 1888 June 22, 1915
Reese, **1st name unreadable** 1832-1916
Reese, Seda** 1837 **last 2 letters of first unreadable**
Reese, David 1832-1910 CO. D 110 Rest.N.Y.VOL

Row 26
Clark, Noah A. 1863-1923 *Father*
Clark, Martha J. 1872-1964 *Mother*
Naisbitt, Edward H SR 1906-1983
Naisbitt, Ann I 1908-1981
Clark, George W. 1843-1917
Clark, Calista E. 1851-1915 *his wife*
Burt, Jennie Adams 1886-1968
Oosterbaan, Minnie 1890-1958
**Unnamed and not dated marker, looks like the other civil war markers**
Dolliver, Lewis 1907-1911

Row #27
Harriman, Inez L. 1901-1990
James, Mary Ann 1944 **share a stone**
James, Marjorie Marie 1938
James, Ethel P. 1883-1926 *Mother*
James, Adrian 1875-1939

Row 28
Thompson, Edith May 1881-1956 **share a stone**
Thompson, Billie 1931
Thompson, William E. 1871-1913
Brown, Elizabeth E. Dec 7 1859-July 29,1940 **share a stone**
Brown, John M. Dec 14,1861-Dec 15-1934
Calloway, Herbert E. 1881-1921 *Husband*
Donaldson, Carlton F. Dec 14, 1896 Oct 13, 1916 *Son of Fred and Ida Donaldson*
Donaldson, Ida M. 1864-1952 **share a stone**
Donaldson, Fredrick 1857-1934
Hosler, Henry 1860-1947
Hosler, Hattie 1856-1913

Row #29
Smith, Will E. 1883-1917

Row #30
Hill, Hubert E 1932-1933
Warner, Arnold B. Oct 10,1872- April 7, 1938 **share stone**
Warner, Vernona M. Sept. 8 1873- Oct 3, 1926
Warner, Annetta Dysinger 1870-1938

Row #31
DeForest, Clarence 1885-1959 *Father*
DeForest, Zimba B. 1857-1945 *Father*
DeForest,Lucinda 1864-1937
Deforest, John 1905-1928
Keller, Andrew W. April 20-Sept 3 1932 *Baby*
Keller, Mary I 1910-1990
Keller, Andrew 1900-1955
Curtis, Frances E. August 26, 1902 Feb. 5, 1991
Curtis, Edmund F. April 17, 1899 April 10, 1939
Curtis, Alden 1902-1965
Laura **no date** **no other than Laura on the stone**

Row #33
**Unreadable**
**Marker no name**
Deforest, Kip 1894-1969
**stone no name or info**
Williams, Kate 1867-1942
Williams, Fred 1865-1948
Smalley, Ferna E. 1892-1943 *Mother*
Smalley, Leroy A. 1872-1951 *Father*
Smalley, Leroy A. 1915-1931
Row #34 Kirkland, Alberta Welsh 1922-1997
Welsh, Frances 1882-1961 *Mother*
Welsh, Henry 1875-1952 *Father*
*Jesus Saves*
Welsh, George 1913-1933
Washburn Plot
**no name** Oct 13, 1920 April 20, 1934 *Daughter of Jean*
Versal C. Nov. 21,1912 Sept 19, 1988 *Son*
Anna R. Feb 8,1880 Dec 31, 1961 *Mother*
Lewis S. May 9, 1879 June 29, 1933 *Father*
Barber, Harold D. Apr 19, 1933 Aug 13, 1937 *Our Darling*
Barber, James J. July 13, 1939 Dec 1, 1939 *Our Darling*
Barber, Orson J. May 25, 1889 Aug. 31, 1963 *Michigan PFC CO H 339 Infantry World War I*
Marsh, Eva May Barber Nov 9, 1909 April 16, 1988

Row #35
Deforest, Florence 1891-1963
Deforest, Jess C. 1887-1955
Deforest, Wilma 1882-1934 *Mother*
Deforest, William 1890-1938 *Father*
Hardy, Anna M July 28, 1915-March 20, 1982 *Never to be forgotten*
Hardy, Morton H June 7, 1888-July 17, 1976
Handy, Mattie M 1891-1935 *Mother*

Row #36
Prause,Julius E. 1910-1986 *Father*
Prause,Edith H. 1911-1973 *Mother* *Forever in our hearts*
Prause, David W. 1933-1934 *Sonny Boy*
Leiter, Dorothy 1928-1952
Dye, Charles R. Dec. 15, 1921 June 26, 1944 *Michigan PVT 26 INF 1 INF DIV World War I*
Dye, Dollie Lambert 1898-1979
Dye, Monroe 1879-1936 *CO A 2 Ohio INF SP. AM. WAR*
Dye, Charles March 5, 1887 March 14, 1955 * 7 RES CAV SP. AM. WAR*
Dye, Sybil V 1893-1937
Syer, Henry 1870-1944
Syer, Anna L 1876-1937

Row #37
Loper, Polly J. 1867-1943
Loper, Thomas J. 1862-1935
Stevens, John J. 1868-1946
Stevens, Hattie J. 1872-1951
Vancamp, Eunice F 1901-1971
Fuller, Elsworth 1894-1936
Olson, Dora 1900-1961
Disbrow, Leon W. 1893-1969 *Father*
Disbrow, Rose Drew 1891-1960 *Mother*
Cornett, Glenn J. 1890-1975 *At Rest*
Cornett, Hazel B. Drew 1893-1949 *At Rest*
Drew, Etta A. Little 1869-1938 *At Rest*

Row #38
Ablett, Benjamin S. 1896-1963
Sweeny, Leslie 1896-1993 *Together forever*
Sweeny, Marie 1915-1940
Haney, Mary E. 1903-1993 **all on same stone**
Haney,Stephen J. Feb. 28, 1940
Haney, Henry 1907-1983
Montroy, Martha 1890-1976 *At Rest*
Bolser, Lewis F. 1891-1956 *At Rest*

Row #39
Hayes, Roland 1886-1951 *Father*
Brady, Andrew 1857-1939
Chapin, Eugene W. 1885-1959 *Father*
Chapin, Josephine 1895-1940 *Mother*
Young, Frances B. 1920- *Married Nov 6 1938*
Young, Miller J. 1914-1998
Collins, Minnie 1875-1958
Collins, Thomas 1865-1947

Row #40
Loper, Nettie M June 9, 1906
Loper, Homer Feb 10 1896 Sept 6, 1968 *Michigan Pvt. CO. L 18 Infantry World War I*
Loper, Clair H. July 19, 1936 *Baby*
Harter, Marjorie D. 1926-1939
Harter, Helen G 1895-1965
Harter, Oscar A. 1885-1972
Spencer, Marion Harter 1942-1979
Grandfather 1850-1941
Hott, Harriet L. Gunsolus Sept 13, 1890- Dec 9 1976 *Married Nov 19 1913*
Hott, Ray W. Sept 21, 1889 - Oct 31, 1985

Row #42
Parker, Earl W. 1926-1937
Parker, Mina Mae 1893-1987 *Mother*
Parker, Charles W. 1887-1968 *Father*
Peterson, Eva M. 1913-
David E. 1905-1985
Peterson, Charles W. 1871-1950 *Father*
Peterson, Martha J. 1875-1937 *Mother*
Ballard, Reuben J. 1862-1937
Ballard, Iona D. 1859-1946
Price, Charles 1867-1945
Price, Minnie F. 1874-1965
Horner, Clarence R. Oct 1943
Horner, Robert M. 1916-1969 *Father*

Row #43 Abell, Jeremy K. **no date** *Baby*

Row #44
King, Robert Leroy Nov 20, 1938
Jan 3, 1939
King, John A. 1906-1961 *Married Dec 25, 1925*
King, Marjorie M. 1908-1985
Johnson, Annette Marie King July 10 1935 Feb 26, 1995
Ferguson, Duncan 1865-1946
Moore, Joseph E. 1873-1947
Green, Charles R. Aug 29, 1919 Aug 15, 1944 * SGT. 757 AAF Bomb Sq. World War II *
Green Florence E. 1890-1966
Green, H. 1891-1967
Kreise, Dennis John Aug 15, 1949 *Our Baby*

Row #45
Welch, Leann Jan 1963
**marker no info on it**
Welch, Treva I 1909-1978 *Mother* *Gone but not forgotten*
Welch, William A. 1902-1994 *Father* *Gone but not forgotten*
Smith, Lillian W. 1923-1942
Smith, Floyd F. 1914-1993
Geary, Franklin F. 1895-1944
Bruce, Robert Jackson Jan. 21, 1875- Sept 2, 1942
Bruce, Anna Elizabeth Mar 9, 1880- Jan 16, 1948

Row #46
Gay, Lawrence G. 1918-1968 *ENS A-V (T) U.S.N.R
. Hulett, Gertrude A. 1915-1968
Gay, Orpah I 1888-1966
Gay, Rev M.L. 1879-1972
Cutler, Ben F. 1883-1946
Cutler, Bertha S. 1883-1969

Row #47
Burnett, Richard Charles Sept 25, 1944 *Baby*
Mullens, Gail Lynn July 21, 1957 *Precious*
Lambert, Edward Oct. 31, 1887 Sept 13, 1946 *Michigan CPL.160 DEP BRIG World War 1*
Whitbeck, Ruth Lorraine 1925-1946
Whitbeck, Ivan 1895-1973
Whitbeck, Ronald D. Dec 2, 1929 Jan 14, 1983 *GY SGT. U.S. Marine Corps WWII , Korea, Vietnam*
Donaldson, Beatrice 1911-1977 *Mother*
Donaldson, Levi Arthur 1909-1971 *Father*
Donaldson, Jimmy Dale 1934-1943

Row # 48
Burnett, Ralph C. 1917-1994 *Married Sept 26,1936*
Burnett, Virginia 1921-

Row #49
Farrow, Cora Barnes 1889-1945 *Mother*
Farrow, Dan W. 1884-1962 *Father*
Adrian, Jean L. Dec 25 1906 Aug. 5, 1993 *Beloved Daughter*
Geraldine Grace 1945
Susan Marci 1948-1950 *Daughters*
Row #50
Wilson, Gerald R. July 27, 1921 Jan 16, 1971 *Michigan CPL Army Air Forces World War II*
Barber, Adeline 1861-1953
Barnhart, Frank L. 1876-1962 *Father*
Brown, Virginia L. 1916-1993
Brown, Hugh R. Jr. 1917-1991 Brown, Genevieve D. 1881-1973
Brown, Hugh R. Sr. 1881 - 1971
Brown, Jula A. 1912-1958

Row #51
Smith, Frank J. 1878-1963
Smith, Bessie M. 1892-1953
Donaldson, October 1970 *Twin Boys*
Lisk, Rose Marie 1951-1992
Roslyn 1919 **LIsk plot**
Lisk, Paul E. 1914-1997 **has freemason symbol on his stone**
Cunningham, Mary E. 1899-1990
Cunninham, Don D. 1899-1974
Landon, Alta M. 1896-1975
Landon, John W. 1891-1965
Margraves, Sally Lisk 1950-1976

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