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Prepared from pages of CEMETERIES WITH CASS COUNTY CONNECTIONS VOLUME 2, walk-throughs of Linden Cemetery, and assistance of Donna Berry Henry at Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Linden, Texas.

Document prepared by Kay Temple Stephens.

MEXICAN WAR

O’Neal, Henry F. Mexico 1846 Co. B 1st MS Rifles

CIVIL WAR

Harris, Joseph Pickens Orr’s Regt. Co. D CSA

McGehee, L.A. CSA

Simmons, J.N. CSA

Yarborough, James R. Co. F Ballentine’s MS Cav.

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

Beasley, George Washington Co. G 10th Inf. US Army Santiago, San Juan Hill

WORLD WAR I

Baker, Rutland TX Pvt. US Army

Barker, E. Millington TX Pvt. 309 Repair Unit MTC

Barker, Nay TX Pvt. 131 Field Artillery 36 Div.

Blankenship, G. Orvis TX PFC US Army

Daughety, Wiley Simpson TX 2nd Lt. 91 Div.

Ellard, Elmo Benson TX Rt. 84 Aero Sq.

Hamilton, John Earnest TX Sgt. US Army

Liles, Henry Rabe TX Pvt. US Army

McBurnett, Virgil W. TX Pvt. US Army

Mitchell, Ira US Army

Nelson, Morris S. TX Pvt. US Army

Riddle, E.B. “Buck” Pfc. Co. 1 54 Inf. Purple Heart

Rowe, Clay Thornton Vet.

Schultz, Eugene G. TX Pvt. HQ Co. 138 Inf.

Smart, Otto Wayne TX SC4 US Navy

Smith, Roy K. TX Pvt. US Army

Whatley, Marion A. TX Cpl. Co. D 1 BN Rep. 1 TNG Center

Yandell, Marshall L. TX Cpl. US Army Purple Heart

WORLD WAR II

Allen, Charles Edgar “Monk” EM 1 US Navy

Attaway, Alton A., Jr. Cpl. US Air Force

Barker, Frederick W., Jr. EMCA US Navy

Barker, Jack Willie CM 3 US Navy

Bartlett, Wesson Winborn 1st Lt. HQ The Armored Sch.

Bashears, Herman Dee Pvt. US Army

Blackburn, Otis L. Tec. 5 US Army

Bledsoe, Hollis H. Tec. 4 US Army

Boon, Bernard US Army Air Corps

Bowden, Dewey Elmer AE 3 US Navy

Bradshaw, George Edward “Shug” MM 3 US Navy

Bridges, Frank S/Sgt. US Army

Brown, Paul Taylor S 2 US Navy

Brown, William Calvin MM3 US Navy

Buckland, Danny G. Cpl. US Army

Burrow, Gene T. S/Sgt. US Army

Burrows, Edmond Banks B 3 US Navy

Burson, James Frank, Sr. S 1 US Navy

Cervenka, Joseph F.

Chumley, Jeff. O. S/Sgt. US Army

Cook, Raymond Andrew PFC US Army

Counts, J. O. TX PFC US Army

Coyne, C. W. Lt. Col. US Army

Coyne, Lawrence Carpenter’s Mate Second Class US Navy

Crow, Truett Bussie Tec. 5 US Army

Crowe, Harry A., Jr. AMM2 US Navy

Cureton, Thomas V. Sgt. US Army

Davis, Roy TX PFC 291 Inf. Regt.

Duncan, John Nugent Pvt. US Army

Dunkel, Loy Wayne, Sr. Cpl. US Marine Corps

Eatman, Alvin Henry US Navy

Eatman, Mancefield Tec. 5 US Army

Echols, Joe R. “Bully” US Army Air Force

Echols, William Bryan TX S 1 USNR

Ellington, Ben Lang US Navy

Ellington, Louis Seaborn Sgt. US Air Force

Elmore, John C. Cpl. US Army

Erwin, Howard Ray S 1 US Navy

Erwin, Sam E., Jr. Sgt. US Army

Ezell, Nugent Alvis “Dave” Tec. 5 US Army

Farmer, Edward ET 3 US Navy

Fitts, Otis Wayland SP 4 US Army

Gammill, Mose PFC US Army

Gammill, Paul Fretwell S/Sgt. US Army

George, Morris Sheppard Pvt. US Marine Corps

Gilbert, Ralph Wayne T Sgt. US Army Air Force

Goodman, Charles Edward COX US Navy

Grogan, Clarence Eugene Veteran

Grubbs, James F. Sgt. US Army

Grubbs, Mance D. CW02 US Marine Corps

Haggard, Clifton L. “Burr” Pvt. US Marine Corps

Haggard, George William Sgt. US Army

Hamilton, Marion Andrew S 1 US Army

Hamilton, Verner Paul Tec. 4 US Army

Hanes, Paul T. Sgt. US Army

Hawthorne, Edward W. SGM US Army

Higdon, Vardaman K. “Bill” Tec. 5 US Army

Hill, Alvis Bennett Lt. Col. US Air Force

Hitt, Dalton Lee WO1 K10 US Army

Hobbs, Lavert D. S/Sgt. US Army

Hobbs, William Dale PFC US Army

Horn, William W. “Bill” Tec. 5 US Army

Hulme, Fred S. Lt. JG US Navy

Hutsell, Warren Thomas PFC US Army

Jackson, William W. “Jake” US Air Force

Johns, Carl Leroy S/Sgt. US Army

Johnson, Ellis Orval US Army

Jones, Emory Richard MM 3 US Navy

Kindred, Lockett RM 3 US Navy

Knott, Frank C. 1st Sgt. US Army

Lane, Haskell Edward US Army

Lanier, Thomas F., Sr. 1st Sgt. US Army Purple Heart

Littlejohn, William “Toby” Sgt. US Army Co. B 612 TD BN

Lockett, Roy MM3 US Navy

Lonon, John Oliver PHM 2 US Navy

Lonon, Merle Lorene Sgt. US Army

Lovelace, Joe Wells Lt. JG US Navy

Lummus, Levertis David SK 2 US Navy

Massey, Davis L. SF1 US Navy

McGilvray, Victor Odin Cpl. US Marine Corps Purple Heart

McKeller, Morris Eugene MOMM 1 US Navy

Melder, George Lawrence Veteran BS & Purple Heart

Mitchell, Ira, Jr. TX PFC 141 Inf.

Morphew, Elvin Leonard T/Sgt. US Army

Morse, Samuel Joseph Pvt. US Army

Mott, George Homer PFC US Army

Mott, John Thomas Tec. 5 US Army

Nelson, Bill Proctor Tec. 5 US Army

Newland, Roy Henderson Sgt. US Army

Owens, J.W. S 1 US Navy

Paulette, Robert Marvin, Sr. PFC US Army

Penny, James Sloan US Army

Penny, Olan Alfred US Air Force

Phillips, Verdis James S/Sgt. US Army Air Force

Richardson, Cecil W. S 2 US Navy

Robertson, William Lesley MM 1 US Navy

Rountree, Earl Wayne, Jr. Sgt. US Army

Salmon, James Carol “Jimmy” Cpl. US Marine Corps

Shepherd, Carter TX Tec. 5 QM Corps

Simmons, James Willis RM 3 US Navy

Simmons, Raymond Wesley US Navy

Sims, Burnard Wesley PFC US Marine Corps

Skelton, Billy Roy Sgt. US Army Air Force

Sloan, Dennis L. TX CM 1 USNR

Stevens, Gordon Clay MM 1 US Navy

Stinson, John Robert MOMM1 US Navy

Stone, Charles Eugene TX 1st Lt. 67 AAF TAC RCN Sq.

Strutton, Clarence A. T/Sgt. US Army

Surratt, Aaron Dee Cpl. US Army Air Force

Swift, Charles Arthur PFC US Army

Tate, Joe Davis TX S/Sgt. 301 AAE Bomb GP AM&8OLC Purple Heart

Taylor, Harvey Carroll US Marine Corps

Temple, Roy B. Sgt. US Army

Washington, Harvey A. “Dutch” PFC US Army

Washington, Lois Humphrey 2nd Lt. US Army

Westbrook, Edward 1st Lt. US Army

White, Norwood James SRGC US Navy

Williams, Josephine US Navy

Williams, T.G. US Navy

Young, Elwood L. S/Sgt. US Army

KOREA

Buckland, Billy George A1C US Air Force

Carter, J.D. S/Sgt. US Air Force

Coyne, C. W. Lt. Col. US Army

Ellington, Louis Seaborn Sgt. US Air Force

Farris, Hershel Dalton PRC US Navy
Fitts, Otis Wayland SP 4 US Army

Grubbs, Mance D. CW02 US Marine Corps

Hardcastle, Julian Robert MSgt. US Air Force

Hawthorne, Edward W. SGM US Army

Hill, Alvis Bennett Lt. Col. US Air Force

Hitt, Dalton Lee WO1 K10 US Army

Humphrey, Robert E. Sgt. US Army

Knott, Frank C. 1st Sgt. US Army

Lamb, William M. “Ted” PFC US Army

Liles, Harold Rabe TX Pvt. 38 Inf. 2 Inf. Div. Purple Heart

Markham, C.H. BM 5 US Navy

Owens, Ivey Ray, Sr. Sgt. US Marine Corps

Owens, Ray, Sr. Sgt. US Marines

Price, Thomas Harrison SP 3 US Army

Ramage, Robert Richard PFC US Army

Rhyne, David Glenn PFC US Army

Stiteler, Vernon Glenn S/Sgt. US Air Force

Taylor, Samuel Earl US Air Force

Wenzel, Francis Leon PFC US Army

White, Norwood James SRGC US Navy

VIETNAM

Allen, Randy Charles US Army

Beebe, Daniel 1st Lt. US Marine Corps

Boney, Chester Earl SP 4 US Army

Bowden, Billy W. MUCA US Navy

Coyne, C. W. Lt. Col, US Srmy

Duck, Wesley Ray BM2 US Navy

Edwards, Joseph Ray Pvt. US Marine Corps

Farris, Hershel Dalton PRC US Navy

Hampton, Robert Earl TSgt. US Air Force

Hardcastle, Julian Robert MSgt. US Air Force

Hawthorne, Edward W. SGM US Army BS & Purple Heart

Henderson, Royce Paul E5 US Army BS & Purple Heart

Hill, Alvis Bennett Lt. Col. US Air Force

Hitt, Dalton Lee WO1 K10 US Army

Holland, Homer George SP 4 US Army

Hoskins, Kent A. HM 3 US Navy

Mount, Merle Wayne PFC US Army

Sims, Jerry Gene TX S/Sgt. 1 BN 27 Inf. 25 Inf. Div. BSM Purple Heart

Stephens, Terry Lee SP 4 US Army

Turner, Emmett Jay SP4 US Army

Witherington, John Hays, Jr. SGM US Army

Wormington, William Lee Sgt. US Army

PERSIAN GULF

Wilson, Michael Kevin Cpl. US Army

MISCELLANEOUS*

Berkley, Alvin Earl SFC US Navy

Berkley, Harold Eldred Veteran

Brown, James Elmer US Navy

Burrow, Herman Taylor “Scoot” Pvt. US Army

Carter, Robert Orr US Marine Corp

Cason, Charles Hilbert US Army

Cason, Travis L. Sgt. US Army

Doss, Burnard V. Cpl. US Army

Evans, Adrian Duvel BM 2 US Navy

Fielder, Harry E. DC1 US Navy

Grubbs, William Samuel Sgt. US Army

Hall, John Milton Sgt. US Marine Corps

Hatcher, Charles E. PFC US Marine Corps

Henderson, William E. US Army

Henry, B. J. “Jackie” US Navy

Hetherington, Jack D., Jr. Cpl. US Marine Corps

Johnson, Louis Orval S/Sgt. US Air Force

Lynn, Rusty Boyd T Sgt. US Air Force

McBurnett, Virgil Waylon TX PFC 155 Inf. BN

Mozingo, Allan L. PFC US Army

Neville, Charles Waylon A2C US Air Force

Nixon, Wesley C. Cpl. US Army

Owens, William Otha US Army

Penny, James Harold Cpl. 86 Div. US Inf.

Pruitt, Willie TX Pvt. 355 Labor BN QMC

Stone, John Lewis US Navy

Tate, Charles Henry A1C US Air Force

Tate, Kevin US Air Force

Turner, Bernard H. Cpl./Sgt. US Air Force

Wadsworth, David J. HTFA US Navy

Wiley, Bobby R. US Army

*These veterans’ markers do not indicate a war.

INDEX

Allen, Charles Edgar “Monk” p. 5

Allen, Randy Charles, p. 10

Attaway, Alton A., Jr. p. 5

Baker, Rutland p. 4

Barker, E. Millington p. 4

Barker, Frederick W., Jr. p. 5

Barker, Jack Willie p. 5

Barker, Nay p. 4

Bartlett, Wesson Winborn p. 5

Bashears, Herman Dee p. 5

Beasley, George Washington p. 3

Beebe, Daniel p.10

Berkley, Alvin Earl p. 12

Berkley, Harold Eldred p. 12

Blackburn, Otis L. p. 5

Blankenship, G. Orvis p. 4

Bledsoe, Hollis H. p. 5

Boney, Chester Earl p. 10

Boon, Bernard p. 5

Bowden, Billy W. p. 10

Bowden, Dewey Elmer p. 5

Bradshaw, George Edward “Shug” p. 5

Bridges, Frank p. 5

Brown, James Elmer p. 12

Brown, Paul Taylor p. 5

Brown, William Calvin p. 5

Buckland, Billy George p. 9

Buckland, Danny G. p. 5

Burrow, Gene T. p. 5

Burrow, Herman Taylor “Scoot” p. 12

Burrows, Edmond Banks p. 5

Burson, James Frank, Sr. p. 5

Carter, J.D. p. 9

Carter, Robert Orr p. 12

Cason, Charles Hilbert p. 12

Cason, Travis L. p. 12

Cervenka, Joseph F. p. 5

Chumley, Jeff O. p. 5

Cook, Raymond Andrew p. 5

Counts, J. O. p. 5

Coyne, C. W. p. 5, p. 9, and p. 10

Coyne, Lawrence p. 5

Crow, Truett Bussie p. 5

Crowe, Harry A., Jr. p. 5

Cureton, Thomas V. p. 5

Daughety, Wiley Simpson p. 4

Davis, Roy p. 5

Doss, Burnard V. p. 12

Duncan, John Nugent p. 5

Duck, Wesley Ray p. 10

Dunkel, Loy Wayne, Sr. p. 5

Eatman, Alvin Henry p. 5

Eatman, Mancefield p. 5

Echols, Joe R. “Bully” p. 5

Echols, William Bryan p. 5

Edwards, Joseph Ray p. 10

Ellard, Elmo Benson p. 4

Ellington, Ben Lang p. 5

Ellington, Louis Seaborn p. 5 and p. 9

Elmore, John C. p. 5

Erwin, Howard Ray p. 5

Erwin, Sam E., Jr. p. 5

Evans, Adrian Duvel p. 12

Ezell, Nugent Alvis “Dave” p. 6

Farmer, Edward p. 5

Farris, Hershel Dalton p. 9 and p. 10

Fielder, Harry E. p. 12

Fitts, Otis Wayland p. 5 and p. 9

Gammill, Mose p. 6

Gammill, Paul Fretwell p. 6

George, Morris Sheppard p. 6

Gilbert, Ralph Wayne p. 6

Goodman, Charles Edward p. 6

Grogan, Clarence Edward p. 6

Grubbs, James F. p. 6

Grubbs, Mance D. p. 6 and p. 9

Grubbs, William Samuel p. 12

Haggard, Clifton L. “Burr” p. 6

Haggard, George William p. 6

Hall, John Milton p. 12

Hamilton, John Earnest p. 4

Hamilton, Marion Andrew p. 6

Hamilton, Verner Paul p. 6

Hampton, Robert Earl, p. 10

Hanes, Paul T. p. 6

Hardcastle, Julian Robert p. 9 and p. 10

Harris, Joseph Pickens p. 2

Hatcher, Charles E. p. 12

Hawthorne, Edward W. p. 6, p. 9, and p. 10

Henderson, Royce Paul p. 10

Henderson, William E. p. 12

Henry, B. J. “Jackie” p. 12

Hetherington, Jack D., Jr. p. 12

Higdon, Vardaman K. “Bill” p. 6

Hill, Alvis Bennett p. 6, p. 9, and p. 10

Hitt, Dalton Lee p. 6, p. 9, and p. 10

Hobbs, Lavert D. p. 6

Hobbs, William Dale p. 6

Holland, Homer George p. 10

Horn, William W. “Bill” p. 6

Hoskins, Kent A. p. 10

Hulme, Fred S. p. 6

Humphrey, Robert E. p. 9

Hutsell, Warren Thomas p. 6

Jackson, William W. “Jake” p. 6

Johns, Carl Leroy p. 6

Johnson, Ellis Orval p. 6

Johnson, Louis Orval p. 12

Jones, Emory Richard p. 6

Kindred, Lockett p. 6

Knott, Frank C. p. 6 and p. 9

Lamb, William M. “Ted” p. 9

Lane, Haskell Edward p. 6

Lanier, Thomas F., Sr. p. 6

Liles, Harold Rabe p. 4 and p. 9

Littlejohn, William “Toby” p. 6

Lockett, Roy p. 7

Lonon, John Oliver p. 7

Lonon, Merle Lorene p. 7

Lovelace, Joe Wells p. 7

Lummus, Levertis David p. 7

Lynn, Rusty Boyd 12

Markham, C. H. p. 9

Massey, Davis L. p. 7

McBurnett, Virgil W. p. 4

McBurnett, Virgil Waylon p. 12

McGehee, L. A. p. 2

McGilvray, Victor Odin p. 7

McKeller, Morris Eugene p. 7

Melder, George Lawrence p. 7

Mitchell, Ira p. 4

Mitchell, Ira, Jr. p. 7

Morphew, Elvin Leonard p. 7

Morse, Samuel Joseph p. 7

Mott, George Homer p. 7

Mott, John Thomas p. 7

Mount, Merle Wayne p. 10

Mozingo, Allan L. p. 12

Nelson, Bill Proctor p. 7

Nelson, Morris S. p. 4

Neville, Charles Waylon p. 12

Newland, Roy Henderson p. 7

Nixon, Wesley C. p. 12

O’Neal, Henry F. p. 1

Owens, Ivey Ray, Sr. p. 9

Owens, J. W. p. 6

Owens, Ray, Sr. p. 9

Owens, William Otha p. 12

Paulette, Robert Marvin, Sr. p. 7

Penny, James Harold p. 12

Penny, James Sloan p. 7

Penny, Olan Alfred p. 7

Phillips, Verdis James p. 7

Price, Thomas Harrison p. 9

Pruitt, Willie p. 12

Ramage, Robert Richard p. 9

Rhyne, David Glenn p. 9

Richardson, Cecil W. p. 7

Riddle, E. B. “Buck” p. 4

Robertson, William Lesley p. 7

Rountree, Earl Wayne, Jr. p. 7

Rowe, Clay Thornton p. 4

Salmon, James Carol “Jimmy” p. 7

Schultz, Eugene G. p. 4

Shepherd, Carter p. 7

Simmons, J. N. p. 2

Simmons, James Willis p. 7

Simmons, Raymond Wesley p. 7

Sims, Burnard Wesley p. 7

Sims, Jerry Gene p. 10

Skelton, Billy Roy p. 7

Sloan, Dennis L. p. 7

Smart, Otto Wayne p. 4

Smith, Roy K. p. 4

Stephens, Terry Lee p. 10

Stevens, Gordon Clay p. 7

Stinson, John Robert p. 7

Stiteler, Vernon Glenn p. 9

Stone, Charles Eugene p. 7

Stone, John Lewis p. 12

Strutton, Clarence A. p. 7

Surratt, Aaron Dee p. 7

Swift, Charles Arthur p. 7

Tate, Charles Henry p. 12

Tate, Joe Davis p. 7

Tate, Kevin p. 12

Taylor, Harvey Carroll p. 8

Taylor, Samuel Earl p. 9

Temple, Roy B. p. 8

Turner, Bernard H. p. 12

Turner, Emmett Jay p. 10

Wadsworth, David J. p. 12

Washington, Harvey A. “Dutch” p. 8

Washington, Lois Humphrey p. 8

Wenzel, Francis Leon p. 9

Westbrook, Edward p. 8

Whatley, Marion A. p. 4

White, Norwood James p. 8 and p. 9

Wiley, Bobby R. p. 12

Williams, Josephine p. 8

Williams, T.G. p. 8

Wilson, Michael Kevin p. 11

Witherington, John Hays, Jr. p. 10

Wormington, William Lee p. 10

Yandell, Marshall L. p. 4

Yarborough, James R. p. 2

Young, Elwood L. p. 8