Piñon Cemetery
Piñon, Otero County, New Mexico
Compiled by Sandra Munda Templeton 1 June 2002
Updated 18 June 2002
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Ed Prather  November 25, 1913 - February 3, 1989
   Fern Prather December 03, 1917 -July 15 2001

Allen, Mary Wossum                1885         1977
Arnold, John Winslow        1 Aug 1845  22 Feb 1922  8 WK Co TN
Arnold, Lonnie Guy          3 Nov 1888  22 Feb 1920
Barnett, N.L. Mrs.          1 Feb 1913   1 Feb 1985  Wife of Rev Y.F. Barnett
Bell,                              ns           ns   "Baby"
Bell, Bunyan                      1887         1965
Bell, Jesse P.             23 Jun 1946   7 Oct 1985
Bell, Lou                         1888         1961
Bell, Mary M.              21 Jun 1892   7 Mar 1981
Bell, Robert C.             7 Jun 1920   8 Jul 1981  US Army WW II
Bell, Vena B.                     1883         1968
Boyce, Andrew Wellington   28 Jan 1854  22 Apr 1922
Boyce, Sophronia R.               1861         1944
Brummett,                          ns           ns   "Baby"
Cartright, Max O.          14 Jun 1912  Living        She gave me 30 wonderful Years
Cartright, Nona O.         13 Dec 1903  22 Jun 1978
Chronister, L.C. Mrs.      12 Nov 1868   5 Nov 1908
Clayton, Roger W.          11 Apr 1953  Living
Clayton, Sheila G.         29 Oct 1951   4 Jan 1997
Cope, Bertie M.                   1890         1970
Cope, Charles Elwood       27 Nov 1811  29 Sep 1952
Cope, Earl D.               8 Jan 1914  14 Dec 1916
Cope*, Jan Ann Miller              ns           ns   *See note below
Cope, Janice A.            12 Mar 1918  28 Mar 1980
Cope, Mrs. Cope                    ns           ns
Cope, Virgil J.             5 Aug 1909  10 Sep 1980
Copeland, Martha Jean             1943         1963  Daughter
Copeland, R.F.             30 Sep 1904  24 Mar 1987  "Frank" Daddy
Copeland, Ruth             29 Dec 1912   2 Aug 1975  Mother
Cox, Chloe                 12 Aug 1875  25 Jun 1964
Cox, Jacob                 15 Jun 1871  26 Dec 1963
Cox, Laura A.               1 Aug 1895  11 Jun 1905
Daugherty, Alton            2 Nov 1907  27 Mar 1998
Daugherty, Ethel           25 Sep 1904   4 Aug 1991
Day, John H.               13 Feb 1899  13 Jan 1987
Day, Meda F.               29 Nov 1894  11 Dec 1980  "Dolly"
Day, Tinie M.              29 Mar 1858  24 Mar 1930
Dean, Elijiah J.           28 May 1828  25 Feb 192   "Captain"
Dean, George Herman               1903         1975  Daddy Herman
Dean, James L.                    1868         1956  Father
Dean, Lavada Mae                  1904         1976  m. 2 Jan 1924
Dean, Minnie M.                   1877         1940  Mother
Dean, Rozell                4 Sep 1925   1 Jun 1900  Mother
Dean, Thomas D.             4 Mar 1908  25 Jun 1981  Father
Dunken, Mary                       ns           ns   Wife of O.J. Dunken
Faillers,                          ns           ns   "Baby"
Fleming, Benny                    1925         1998
Gage, Addie T.                    1897         1973
Gage, Emmett               30 Apr 1902  23 Jan 195?
Gage, Eveline                     1870         1967
Gage, H. Floyd                    1894         1944
Gage, Irene K.              7 Aug 1897  21 Feb 1977
Gage, John D.              18 May 1919  27 Jul 1996  US Navy WW II
Gage, John E.              26 Mar 1891   4 Oct 1977
Gage, John W.              30 Jun 1861  12 Nov 1937
Gage, Lee Roy              12 Dec 1895  25 Jan 1960
Gage, Lee Roy Jr.                 1926         1929
Gage, Oma Mae              31 Jan 1904  16 Nov 1990
Gage, William A.                  1889         1983
Gannell, Mrs. Gannell              ns           ns
Gardner, Eva E.             1 Nov 1882  22 Jan 1960
Gardner, Joseph R.          1 Jul 1877   1 Jun 1954
Gaylion, Author James Jr.          ns   30 Apr 1985
Gentry, Dave                      1893         1980
Gentry, David P.                  1856         1929
Gentry, Estelle                   1901         1999
Gentry, Fred                      1899         1978
Gentry, Irean                     1893         1969
Gentry, James Thomas       15 Jan 1917  29 Dec 1981
Gentry, Robert Dave        28 Sep 1926  28 Jul 1970  NM PFC 3159 SIG BN WW II
Gentry, Rose May           30 Jul 1907  11 Jun 1985
Gentry, Sarah J.                  1861         1943
Gentry,                            ns           ns   "Baby"
Gillum, Russell Wayne      29 Apr 1965  16 Aug 1999
Givens, J.M.                      1854         1936
Goforth, Ambrose           13 Oct 1876  18 Jun 1911
Gray, John                         ns           ns
Green, George G.                  1901         1968
Green, Lewis J.             9 Aug 1917         1936  19 years 5 months
Greer, Carl H.              8 Mar 1900  18 Jan 1985
Greer, Horace Lee          14 Feb 1938  15 Apr 1938  "Baby"
Guess, H.D.                30 Mar 1895  22 Sep 1960
Guess, Terrell B.          18 Oct 1917  27 Jun 1990
Harbert, Dillard                  1906         1933
Harbert, Minta E.                 1888         1980  "Mom"
Harbert, Monroe                    ns    1 Jun 1985  Shorty” Age 77
Harbert, Ula L.            30 Oct 1889  16 Mar 1969  NM Cook Vet Hosp 8 WW I
Harbert, William L.               1882         1937
Harbert, William Warren    21 Jun 1914   3 Jul 1974
Harrell, Anna B.            4 Apr 1873   6 May 1961
Havens, Eula Priest        11 Jun 1913  23 Dec 1998  Married 15 Feb 1930
Havens, M.M.                8 Nov 1899  13 Sep 1988  "Mon"
Havens, Nora                7 Feb 1877  27 Nov 1961
Havens, Richard A.          4 May 1907  11 Nov 1969
Havens, Shirley Lois              1935         1980  Daughter
Hiles, Clyde Ausborn               ns   23 Apr 1990  13 Years and 4 Months Old
Hinkle, M. Delilah                1878         1946
Holley, Edd                        ns           ns
House, M.F.                        ns           ns
Housen, Lionel E.                 1904         1973
Jackson, Mary Lou          13 Apr 1912  13 Apr 1978
Jacobs, Mr. Jacobs                 ns           ns
Jernigan, Arvel                   1911         1974
Jernigan, C. L.                   1883         1996  "Dee"
Jernigan, Curtus L.        22 Jan 1912  30 Oct 1916  Son of C.L. and Nettie
Jernigan, Henry             5 Jan 1880   6 Jul 1967
Jernigan, Lottie L.        27 Jan 1914  10 Jun 1966
Jernigan, Lula M.           1 Aug 1888  23 Jan 1949
Jernigan, Nettie                  1891         1979
Jernigan, Ruth                    1912         1972
Jonas, Alvin                      1910         1982  "Boots"
Jonas, Minnie A. Walker           1891         1961  Mother
Jones, Charles H.          11 Jun 1886  21 Jul 1934
Jones, John W.             29 Apr 1858   9 Mar 1951
Jones, Nancy M.            24 Oct 1862  24 Jul 1936  Wife of J.W. Jones
Kelley, Hilda A.           27 Oct 1920  16 Sep 1993  MSGT US A Force WWII
Kelley, June Hutchins      30 Jun 1924  11 Nov 1989  Mother
Kelley, Ralph Wilfred      14 Aug 1918   6 Jun 1988  US Merch Marine WWII
Kimmons, Charlie J.        29 Feb 1892  28 Oct 1971
Kimmons, J.C.              24 Jul 1835   5 Apr 1926
Kimmons, J.N.               6 Mar 1886   6 Nov 1918
Kimmons, M.A.               7 Jan 1843   5 Jul 1921
Kimmons, Mrs.               3 Sep 1867  23 Mar 1945  Wife Of W.H. Kimmons
Kimmons, Myrtle Guess      21 Dec 1896   8 Sep 1987
Kimmons, W.H.              12 Nov 1860  16 Oct 1946
Lee, Mrs. Lee                      ns           ns
Lewis, Connie Ruth         24 Sep 1951  13 Mar 1952  Our Baby
Lewis, David Eugene               1919         1963  Daddy
Lewis, Lucille             19 Nov 1925  Living
Lewis, Marsha T.                  1957         1964  Our Doll Girl
Lewis, Pearl Lela 1923            2000          ns   Age 76
Lewis, Samuel Kenneth              ns   17 Aug 1985
Lewis, Samuel T. Jr.       29 Oct 1918  31 Mar 1998  Daddy m 23 Dec 1943
Linsley, Clefta Sue               1913         1971
McCoy, J.R.                        ns           ns
McCoy, William                     ns           ns
Merritt, Don                8 Mar 1920  16 May 1995  m. 7-17-1939
Moore, Ollie G.                   1909         1978
Moore, Pricilla Nell Lewis  8 Aug 1952  24 Oct 1992  Our Sweetheart
Mullins, Jim                       ns           ns
Nelson,                            ns           ns   "Baby"
Nelson,                            ns           ns   "Baby"
Newman, Justin P.          11 Apr 1918  24 Feb 1996  SGT US Army Air Corps WW II
Newman, R. Mart                   1878         1942
Newman, Rufus T.           18 Jun 1915  17 Mar 1993  Son of Mart and Vena
Newman, Victor Day         11 Apr 1918  29 Nov 1944  NM SF2C USNR WWII
Nixon, Ben H.                      ns           ns
Parker, Larry Lee                 1932         1978
Paulsen, Cecil D.                 1938  Living
Paulsen, Julia I. Gentry          1922         1994
Peters, James S.           17 Dec 1916  29 Feb 1900
Powell, Estella D.         16 Sep 1870   1 Mar 1956  Mother
Powell, Henry C.            8 Apr 1858   7 Aug 1918
Prather, Ed                25 Nov 1913   3 Feb 1989  A Gentle Man m. 3 Sep 1938
Prather, Fern Lewis         3 Dec 1917  15 Jul 1901  A Splendid Unique Lady
Robertson, Alfrod O.               ns   23 May 1921
Robertson, Charlie                 ns          ns
Rogers, John C.                   1868         1925
Rogers, Martha E.                 1870         1949
Russom, Bob                        ns           ns
Sanders, A.P.               6 Jul 1889  14 Sep 1906
Scott, Franklin L.         14 Jun 1906  21 Aug 1989
Scott, Raymond                     ns   14 Mar 1920  NM Pvt 158 Inf 40th Division
Scott, Raymond D.                 1917         1974  "Jack"
Shelton, Lynn H.           18 Nov 1916  Living
Shelton, Milta Newman       5 Jul 1913  13 Aug 1994
Shipman, Charley                   ns           ns
Smith, Alva Mathew         27 Jan 1900  29 Oct 1970  NM PVT US Marine Corp WW II
Smith, Dan B.                     1875         1957
Smith, Ethel West           6 Apr 1903  10 Mar 1991
Smith, Ollie J.                   1880         1952
Smith, Val                 13 Jul 1945  23 Aug 1949  "Little Val"
Sowell, Cornelius D.              1870         1955
Sowell, Mollie Lee                1878         1956
Sowell, Ray D.                    1914         1973
Stephens, Mary Jane VC            1854         1934
Stevenson, Clarance         5 Feb 1903  12 Jan 1975
Stevenson, Gladys                 1903          ns   1995
Stevenson, Glenn W.        26 Feb 1905  11 Dec 1992
Stevenson, Jack C.                1902         1973  "Pop” Father
Stevenson, John W.                1872         1962
Stevenson, Minnie          27 Nov 1911  Living       "Dulce”
Stevenson, Robert L.       22 Dec 1932  20 Jan 1995
Stevenson, Rose                   1879         1960  Mother
Stevenson, Willie A.       24 Jul 1913   4 Jun 1988  "Squaw Bill"
Stewart,                          1974         1974  "Baby Boy"
Strong, William                   1867         1946
Tanner, Calvin L.           6 Apr 1915  10 Jan 1916  Son of L.I. and Ethel E. Tanner
Tanner, Emma Mary          15 Nov 1929  25 Nov 1988  "Sally" Mother
Tanner, Henry                     1892         1954  Husband
Tanner, Manuel E.                 1898         1920
Tanner, Manuel Ivan        15 Oct 1926  30 May 1901  Pa
Tanner, Mary Lee                  1931         1934  "Baby"
Tanner, Mary P.            11 Sep 1900   4 Oct 1994  Granny
Tanner, Sam E.             15 Mar 1896   1 Jul 1978  Granddad
Tarrant, Charles E.        16 Aug 1908  13 May 1968  TX PFC 557 Base Unit
Tarrant, Kathleen Newman          1909         1972  Dearest Mother
Tidwell, Ira               15 Dec 1889  13 Mar 1981
Tidwell, Margie Lee               1933         1933  "Baby"
Tidwell, Nora Cumbee       27 Oct 1894  25 Apr 1987
Unknown,                           ns           ns
Unknown,                           ns           ns
Unknown,                           ns           ns
Van Cleve, Farrel          12 Mar 1918   1 Aug 1997  "Paw Paw" m. 19 Apr 1939
Van Cleve, Molly Jane             1895         1980  "Great Granny"
Van Cleve, Ruby             3 Sep 1911   4 Jun 1997  "Maw Maw"
Van Cleve, Solomon                1874         1952  "Sol"
Willoughby, Geraldine      28 Jul 1919  Living
Willoughby, Henry Eugene   10 May 1893  16 Dec 1978  m 23 Jun 1934
Wilson, John                4 Jan 1883   6 Feb 1908  Son of N.R. and Theresa
Windfield,                         ns           ns   Baby
Woods, Billie Jean          7 May 1931  31 Mar 1997
Woods, Peggi L.            16 Mar 1955  11 Mar 1988
Worthington.                       ns           ns   "Baby"
Wossum, William Cleo       24 Dec 1919   9 Jan 1979  MSGT. US Army WW II
Wossum, William W.                1874         1920
Wyatt, William Moses       26 Sep 1845  29 Oct 1922  Co K19 TX Cav C.S.A.
Youngblood, Irene Bell      1 Dec 1912   5 Feb 1997

*Note:
Cope, Jan Ann Miller:
Mother of Audrey M. Hastings, Laura M. Barker, Judith M. Ness and Eugene H. Miller.
Note: Thanks to Karen Kelly-Bays for a correction. 5 May 2012.