Smuck Cemetery

Bayham Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

55317 Jackson Line, Bayham, ON

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Gravestone Inscriptions and Burials without Monuments

Transcription of gravestones by the
O. G. S. Elgin County Branch
Bayham Township, Con. 5, Lot 13  
Revised July 1999

Revised and formatted for the Internet 20 November 2002 by BCJ
Latest Revision 30 January 2009 by CVH


Copyright by the Ontario Genealogical Society, Elgin County Branch 1999

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1.         Black granite with double open book motif.

GREGSON / Stephen / 1911 - 1985 / Beatrice / 1915 -          /

2.         Red granite ground stone

Louise DENNIS / 1891 - 1980

3.         Red granite ground stone.

Emery DENNIS / 1889 - 1958

4.         Red granite ground stone

son Asel DENNIS / 1915 - 1939

5.         Black granite raised top stone

William H. EVERITT / 1887 - 1957

fs - Father

6.         Red granite raised top stone

EVERITT / Leston J. / 1894 - 1958 / his wife / Madeline / 1908 - 1981

7.         Red granite

KENNEDY / Alvin / 1884 - 1961 / his wife Abbie / 1885 - 1961

8.         Black granite with double open book motif

JACKSON / Elton H. / 1893 -1973 / Father / Oreta / 1903 - 1984 / Mother

9.         Black granite raised top with open book motif

THURSTON / In memory of / Father / Louis THURSTON / 1893 - 1972 / Mother / Lulu / MOORE / 1902 - 1979

10.       Red granite

THURSTON / Ray THURSTON / 1916 - 1989 / his wife / Leona CRISPIN / 1920 - 1967

10.1     Red granite      

TEALL / J. Harris / 1934 / his wife / Mary L. THURSTON / 1941 /

11.       Red granite on white granite base

MARLATT / Elgin J. MARLATT / 1901 - 1958 / beloved husband of / Ettabell CRISPIN / 1905 - 1994

12.       Black granite cross

Alice HIGGINS / born 1899 / died 1992 / daughter of Cora & Ruben TRIBE / granddaughter of / Thomas & Jane TRIBE /

13.       Grey granite ground stone, footstone

Cora TRIBE / 1879 - 1901 /

14.       Grey granite ground stone, footstone

Ruben TRIBE / 1845 - 1922

15.       Grey granite ground stone, footstone

Asanna IRVING / 1894 - 1967

16.       Black granite ground stone

LOCKER / Kenneth R. / 1913 - 1972 / Ruth I. 1919 -            /

17.       Black granite ground stone

SHEARER / In loving memory / George F. / 1922 - 1990 / Father / Dalores A. / 1936 - 1974 / Mother

18.       Red granite on white granite base

THURSTON 

(W)  Sue J. / E. Allen /

(E) PHILLIPS / Willard E. / 1904 - 1971 / Thelma V. /

18.1   Grey Granite ground stone

Father / Emery NEVILL / 1909 - 1989 /

18.2     Grey granite ground stone

GUNSTONE / Clare E. GUNSTONE / 1928 - 1994 / his wife / M. Margaret MASALES / 1940 /

19.       Black granite on white granite base

GUNSTONE / T. Bazel / 1913 - 1982 / his wife / Eva May / 1913 - 1984 /

19.1     Black granite ground stone

BARNES / In loving memory / George M. / June 2, 1933 - Aug. 1, 1997 / father of Brad, Kevin & Mark /

20.       Red granite ground stone, double open book motif

LOCKER / Wilbert L. / (Punch) / 1918 - 1980 / Father / M. Allen / JACKSON / 1920 /

21.       Red granite ground stone

Baby / Guy J. LOCKER / 1947 - 1949

22.       Red granite ground stone

Baby / Francis THURSTON / 1929 /

23.       Red granite ground stone

Edward THURSTON / 1867 - 1947

24.       Red granite ground stone.

Jennie THURSTON / 1876 - 1955  

25.       Black granite on white granite base

JACKSON / Robert C. / 1895 - 1978 / his beloved wife / Alice / SAXTON / 1895 - 1985 / In loving memory

25.1     Black granite

Love endures all things / LOCKER / married Jan. 4, 1969 / Paul K. / LOCKER / June 27, 1943 / Nov. 19, 1996 / Barbara A. / ROOK / March 12, 1944 / parents of / Philip, Elizabeth & Peter

26.       Red granite, tilt face

Jas. A. GUNSTONE / 1876 - 1935

27.       Red granite, tilt face

C. Edna GUNSTONE / 1889 - 1973

28.       Red granite, tilt face

W. Ernest / GUNSTONE / 1909 - 1951

29.       Red granite on base, marker

(E) HUMPHREY

fs - R. F. HUMPHREY / 1872 - 1938

(From the St. Thomas Times Journal, 1 October 1938, Page 8, c. 6, - Died -   Frank HUMPHREY, Sept 27 of Straffordville, Funeral Sept 29 1938 to Smuck Cemetery. Robert Franklin HUMPHREY is buried next to his wife Eunice. They are the parents of Wallace HUMPHREY. Wallace is the father of Holly F. (HUMPHREY) BECKETT - DG Sept. 2004)

      E. A. HUMPHREY / 1876 - 1952

30.       Black granite on white granite base , triple open book motif

HUMPHREY / Annie / 1901 - 1991 / Wallace / 1900 - 1991 / Minnie / 1904 - 1960

31.       Black granite, double open book motif

HUMPHREY / Hugh / 1935 - 1968 / Edith / 1937 -   /

31.1     Grey granite     

BECKETT / son / Robert G. / BECKETT / 1948 - 1993 / father / George Wm. / BECKETT / 1922 - 1990 / mother / Holly F. / HUMPHREY / 1924 /

32.       Grey marble, open book on stand

Morlie / son of / J. & A. CORNELL / died Nov. 1894 / aged 2 mo’s / & 7 ds / The [illegible ] / His faith / that is asked dear and lovely / Those sparkling eyes / increased our joys / But now thy’re gone and / we are lonely /

33.       Cement stone with draped urn and open book with the following inscription:

The life which / I now live in the / flesh I live by / the faith of / the son of God / In loving / remembrance of / Rev. Wm. CORNELL / who died / Feb. 19, 1899 / aged 78 years / 1 mo & 13 ds / His wife / Mary Ann WILSON / 1839 - 1911 /

34.       Cement stone with tilt top and Holy Bible on top, open gate motif

Isaac B. CARNS / 1821 - 1907 / Elizabeth CARNS / 1825 - 1909 / CARNS

35.       White marble, flower motif

OUR DARLING / Erie May / dau of / Harvey & Mary E. / CARNES / died / Aug. 5, 1897 / aged 8 m’s / Like spring’s first flower she / passed away / mid innocence & bloom / to flourish in a brighter world / far far beyond the tomb

36.       Grey marble tilt top with Holy Bible

(E) Earnest L. son of / Wm. W. & Ella / EVERITT / died June 28, 1908 / in his 25th year / EVERITT

(W) William W. / EVERITT / died May 16, 1937 / his his 78th year / Ella RIBBLE / died Apr. 24, 1937 / in her 72nd year /

37.       Grey granite raised top

JACKSON / Ernest Elton JACKSON / 1876 - 1946

38.       Grey marble with open Holy Bible and sunrise motifs

(E) Jared THURSTIN / died Feb. 27, 1905 / in his 82nd year / Ann Maria / wife of Jared THURSTIN / died Sep 25, 1912 / in her 87th year

(W) Peter THURSTIN / died Dec. 19, 1928 / in his 82nd year / Robert THURSTIN / 1861 - 1948 / THURSTIN

39. Red granite raised top

William H. LAUR / 1870 - 1962 / Mary A. LAUR / his wife / 1875 - 1949

40. Grey marble with lamb motif

Reta Inez / dau of / W. H. & M. A. / LAUR / 1913 - 1920 / Safe in the arms of Jesus

(Descendant Paddy indicates that correct name was Rita Inez LAUR)

41. Grey marble, raised top

LAUR / Mary Hazel / died / Oct. 29, 1899 / aged 7 mo’s / Evelyn Irene / died / Mar. 19, 1907 / aged 22 days / children of Wm. & Mary LAUR

42.       Grey granite

Vernia / dau of / R. P. & Jennie DAVIS / died Dec. 9, 1900 / aged 2 m’s & 25 d’s / Sleep on sweet babe and take / thy rest. God called thee/ home.  He thought it best /

43.       Red granite on white granite base

DENNIS / Mary J. / 1869 - 1971 / Robert D. / 1871 - 1934

(Note: Mary J. was Mary Jane and also known as "Jennie" - JS Jan 2005)

44.       Cement stone

Mary R. / wife of / Zenas EVERITT / 1833 - 1904 / EVERITT

45.       Grey marble

George Lyle / died Feb. 12, 1906 / aged 2 mo’s & 9 ds / Lena / died Mar. 14, 1907 / aged 4 days / children of / George & Jennie / ADLINGTON

46.       Grey marble raised top and open book and open gate motifs

(E) Blessed are / the dead / who died / in the / Lord / Peace perfect peace / In memory of / Jennie wife of / Geo. R. ADLINGTON / died July 28, 1911 / age 34 y’s, 1 mo. 25 ds / ADLINGTON

(N) George L. / died / Feb. 12, 1906 / age 2 ms 9 dys / Lena / died / Mar. 14, 1907 / age 4 days / children of / Geo. R. & Jennie / ADLINGTON /

(S) Earl / ADLINGTON / 1904 - 1952 / Mary / his wife / 1915 - 1938 /

47.       Black granite ground stone, praying hands motif

BUNKER / wife / Hazel J. / 1916 - 1980 / husband / Samuel / 1906 - 1975 /

48.       White marble arch top with girl climbing to cross motif

Rock of Ages / Life, truth / Erected by the Woodmen of the World [lodge motif] / George J. CALDWELL / died Jan. 26, 1914 / aged 17 years / CALDWELL

49.       Grey marble ground stone

Leonard / LAWRENCE / 1913 - 1914 /

49.1     Black granite ground stone

James DENNIS / 1841 - 1914 / his wife / Florina BURLEY / 1854 - 1924 / George H. CALDWELL / 1872 - 1933 / his wife / M. Almeda DENNIS / 1875 - 1925 / Baby girl CALDWELL / 1928 / daughter of Stanley L. & / Marguerite BIRCHAM CALDWELL / Trevor John CALDWELL / 1927 / son of James [Emery written in marker] & / Carrie HOWE CALDWELL /

50.       Black granite on cement base

Thomas DENNIS / died July 18, 1941 / in his 78th year / Barbara, wife of / Thomas DENNIS / died Nov. 11, 1917 / in her 54th year / DENNIS

51.       Grey marble, double weeping willows, hand holding open Bible

Farewell / In / memory of / Cyrus M. SPIECE / who died / Feb. 19th, 1901 / aged / 39 y’rs 9 mo’s / and 19 days / In death’s cold arms lies sleeping here / A tender parent a companion dear / In love he lived, in peace he died / His life was asked but was denied

52.       Black granite, white granite and cement base

HUMPHREY / Andy D. / 1895 - 1976 / Phena A. / 1897 - 1981 /

53.       Grey granite cross vault obelisk, urn on top and double cement base

(SW )Amasa GREEN / died / Mar. 1, 1900 / aged 79 y’s / 3 m’s 17 d’s / He’s at rest /

(NW) Elizabeth / wife of / Amasa / GREEN / died / Jan. 29, 1902 / aged 76 y’s / Our mother /

54.       Grey marble, white granite base

Alsesta GREEN / 1852 - 1920 /

55.       Red granite on white granite base

NEVILL / Silas NEVILL / 1810 - 1894 / Ann NEVILL/ his wife / 1828 - 1918 / Alfred NEVILL their son / 1864 - 1958 /

56.       White marble, lamb motif and cement base

Mabel B. / died / Aug. 12, 1897 / in her 8th year / Elmon  / died / Apr. 30, 1893 / in his 1st year / children of Samuel & Mary A. / LOCKER / They’re gone; the loved and / cherished ones / Like some bright sign they passed / away / Death claimed his rich and / they sank / Calm as the sun’s expiring ray /

57.       Grey marble obelisk, cement base, open gates under archway motif

Crown of Life / Samuel LOCKER / 1842 - 1915 / his wife / Mary Ann / 1850 - 1928 / LOCKER

58.       Grey granite

NEVILL / Roy James / NEVILL / Oct. 16, 1888 / Nov. 10, 1974 / husband

58.1     Grey marble on white granite base

James NEVILL / 1854 - 1926 / his wife / Susan E. EVERITT / 1858 - 1936 / NEVILL

            fs - Mother, Father

59.       Grey granite

NEVILL / Ida May / LOCKER / Nov. 27, 1888 / Dec. 6, 1971 / wife

60.       Red granite on white granite base

JACKSON / J. Ambrose JACKSON / died Feb. 23, 1940 / in his 80th year / his wife / Emma A. WISMER / died Feb. 2nd, 1949 / in her 86th year /

fs - Mother, Father

61.       Red granite on white granite base

HUMPHREY / John / 1859- 1935 / his wife / Elizabeth/ 1857 - 1937 /

62.       Grey marble

Eric Clifton / son of / John N. / & Lizzie / HUMPHREY / died May 8, 1896 / aged 4 months / HUMPHREY

63.       Red granite

Loving memory / EVERITT / Clarence / 1911 - 1959 / brother

63.1    

Footstones:

David / Mother & Father / Pollock / Arthur

64.       Grey marble scroll top

Infant / son of / Mr. & Mrs. / A. KILMER / age 3 days /

65.       Grey granite raised top

RIBBEL / father / David / RIBBEL / 1835 - 1923 /

66.       Grey marble, scroll top

Jane / wife of / David / RIBBEL / died Mar. 20, 1893 / aged 56 y’rs, 4 mo’s / & 12 days / tis sweet to visit now her grave / And dwell on scenes long since gone by / To treasure thoughts of one so pure / And learn to feel that all must die

67.       Red granite obelisk, nine feet height

(S) Frances / wife of / James RICHARDS / died / Apr. 23, 1861 / AE 49 y’rs & 1 mo /

(E) James RICHARDS / died / Feby 2, 1879 / aged / 76 years / RICHARDS

68.       White marble column and urn, seven feet high

(SE) Jane, wife of / Jacob JACKSON / died / Oct. 23, 1923 / aged / 86 y’s 1 mo 19 d’s / In memory of a kind / and affectionate mother /

(NE) In / memory of / Jacob JACKSON / who died / July 6, 1881 / aged / 48 y’rs 7 m’s & 20 d’s / In death’s cold arms lies sleeping here / A tender parent a companion dear / In love he lived in peace he died / his life was asked but was denied / JACKSON

fs - Mother, Father

69.       Grey granite

In / memory of / Barney McSHANE / who died / March 13, 1888 / Aged / 90 y’rs ‘ & 13 d’ys / May he rest in peace /

70.       White marble, willow motif

Alonzo E. McSHANE / died / Feb. 12, 1863 / AE 13 yrs

71.       White marble slab, willow

In memory of / Mary / wife of / Barney McSHANE / died Feb’y 8 / 1859 / aged 47 years / 10 ms 27 d

72.       White marble with willow motif

In / memory of / John / son of / Barney & Mary / McSHANE / who died / Septr 9, 1857 / aged 19 y’rs 5 ms

73.       White marble with clasped hands motif

In memory of / Thomas DENNIS / died / Jan’y 14th 1867 / aged 67 years / Farewell my wife and children all / from you a father Christ doth call / Mourn not for me it is in vain to call me to your / sight again

73.1     White marble, broken, in ground [illegible]

74.       White marble with flower motif

In / memory of / John BURLAY / died / Mar. 1, 1851 / AE 4 yrs & 14 ds

75.       White marble with willow motif

Mary Jane / dau of / Geo. & Eve YOCOM / died May 24, 1853 / AE 19 ys 1 mo & / 13 ds

76.       White marble with willow motif

Robert H. / son of / Geo. & Eve / YOCUM / died / Apr. 27, 1853 / AE 23 ys 8 m/ & 27 ds

77.       White marble with willow motif

Eve HANER / daughter of / Richard & Hannah/ HANER / and wife of / George YOCUM / died / Dec. 16, 1856 / AE 58 yrs 11 mo/ & 20 ds / Oh come Lord Jesus / come quickly

78.       White marble slab in ground broken with willow and obelisk motif [illegible in 1999]

In memory of / George YOCUM / who died / Jan. 22, 1878 / aged 81 yrs

[verse illegible ]

79.       White marble slab in ground

In memory of / Phebe / wife of / Wm. N. TYRRELL / daughter of / George & Eve YOCUM / who died / July 12, 1873 / aged 33 yrs 1 month / & 3 days

80.       Red granite, tilt top, with Holy Bible, eight feet high

(W) At rest / Open gates / In memory of Hannah Ann - wife of / Ralph HUMPHREY / 1836 - 1907 / In memory of / Ralph HUMPHREY / 1835 - 1915 / HUMPHREY

fs - Mother

81.       White marble slab, rose motif

In / memory of / Abigal / dau of / Ralph & Hannah / HUMPHREY / died / Feb. 3, 1881 / aged 11 days

82.       White marble

John DEEN / died / 22nd May 1859 / in his 74th year / While on earth I did remain / I suffered much with grief & pain / But when the Lord tho’t it best / He took me to his heavenly rest /

83.       White marble with weeping willow motif

In memory of / Rebecca / wife of / John SMUCK / who died / Feb. 10, 1852 / AE 21 yrs / 7 m 19 ds

84.       Grey marble cross vault obelisk, urn broken, double cement base

(SW) Sophrona / wife of / R. W. SMUCK / died / Apr. 16, 1903 / aged/ 63 ys 7 ds

(NW) In / memory of / R. W. SMUCK / who died / Apr. 20, 1884 / aged / 45 years / 2 ms 23 ds / Behold a tender Father’s gone / A much loved partner’s fled / He’s gone to his eternal home / To number with the dead / SMUCK

85.       White marble with willow motif

In memory of / Matilda J. / daughter of / Wm. & Catharine / SMUCK / died / July 14, 1851 / AE 8 yrs. 1 m 25 d

86.       White marble with willow motif

In memory of / William H. / son of / William & Cath. / SMUCK / who died / June 26, 1850 / AE 1 year / 6 m’s 7 d’s

87.       White marble with willow motif

In memory of / Wm SMUCK / who died / Oct. 8, 1855 / AE 44 yrs / 3 m 6 d / A faithful friend a companion dear / A tender father lieth here / Great is the loss that we sustain / But hope in Heaven to meet again

87.1     White marble with willow motif

In memory of / Catharine M. / wife of / William SMUCK / who died / Feb. 21, 1857 / aged 36 years/ 3 mo & 4 d’s / Friends or physicians could not save / Her mortal body from the grave / Nor can the grave confine it here / When Christ our Saviour shall appear

88.       White marble with willow motif

In memory of / Adam Green / son of / Simon & Adaline / STEPHENS / who died / Feb. 5, 1854 / AE 1 y’r 9 mo’s / & 5 da’s

89.       White marble with double willow and clasped hands motif

Gone home / In memory of / Albert A. / son of Allen & Mary A. / STEPHENS / died Sep. 1, 1868 / AE 1 y’r 5 ms / & 8 d’s / So fades the lovely blooming flower / Frail smiling solace of an hour / So soon our transient comforts fly / and pleasures only bloom to die

90.       Grey granite cross vault obelisk on a double cement base

(W) GODBY

(E) Edward / son of / C. H. & E. F. GODBY / died / Aug. 19, 1875 / in his / 2nd year / Gone before

(N) Christopher H. GODBY / died / May 1, 1895 / in his / 64th year /

91.       White marble with lamb motif

In / memory of / William / son of Chris & Sarah / GODBY / died Oct. 17, 1858 / AE 1 m & 2 ds / When the last trump shall sound / and soul to torches join / How many thousands here below / Will wish their days had been as few / as thine

92.       White marble with an anchor motif

In memory of / Sarah A. / wife of / Christopher GODBY / died / Aug. 27, 1870 / aged 34 yrs / & 4 mo’s

93.       White marble with anchor motif; broken and lying flat on ground

In memory of / Eliza J. / daughter / Chris H. & Sarah A. / GODBY / who died / Dec. 28, 1874 / AE 18 yrs 4 ms / & 12 ds / Thy will be done /

94.       White marble with urn (draped), with upside down torch motif

Constantia H. / beloved wife of / Daniel COWLES / died / Mar. 4, 1881 / aged 52 y’s / Jesus has called the mother home / Her flesh lies mouldering in the tomb / God grant her offspring may be blessed / And meet her in eternal rest /

95.       White marble with willow motif

In / memory of / John A. / son of / Robert W. & Sophrona / SMUCK / died Apr. 2, 1862 / AE 1 yr & 15 ds

96.       White marble, rose motif

Maggie Bell / dau of / Robert & Sophrona / SMUCK / died Feb. 18, 1873 / aged 2 months / This love by bud so young & fair / called home by early doom / Just gone to show how a flow’r / In paradise could bloom

97.       White marble with lamb motif

[illegible - but it is a SMUCK stone ]

98.       White marble [broken ]

In memory of / Elcy A. / wife of / John SMUCK / who died / Jan. 25, 1881 / AE 53 y’rs 5 mos / & 8 days / Jesus has called the mother home / Her flesh lies mouldering in the tomb / God grant the offspring may be blest / And meet her in eternal rest /

99.       White marble with open book held by hand and flower motifs

In memory of / Henry G. SMUCK / who died / Feb. 12, 1880 / aged 18 years 9 mo’s / & 19 days / Dearest brother, thou has left us / Here thy loss we deeply feel / But in God that has bereft us / He can all our sorrows heal /

100.     Grey granite column with urn

Jane / wife of James TRIBE / died / Sept. 25, 1894 / aged 73 years / As a wife devoted / As a mother affectionate / As a friend ever kind and true / TRIBE /

101.     White marble with willow motif; broken

In / memory of / John / beloved husband of / Lusindia BOYCE / who died / Aug. 24, 1854 / aged 32 years / broken

102.     White marble with willow motif ; broken

In / memory of / Sarah E. / NEVILL / Oct. 4, 1861 / Phebe / Oct. 2, 1864 / Effie / Sep 22, 1864 /

103.     Cement double circle with anchor motif

(W) Charlotte / wife of / Robert DENNIS / died / May 3, 1874 / aged / 33 years / Robert / DENNIS / died / Sept. 18, 1901 / in his / 68th year / DENNIS

(E) Anchor motif / Lottie / infant dau / died / Sept. 11, 1874 / age 4 mo’s / & 24 ds / John H. / DENNIS / died / Dec. 7th, 1887 / aged / 22 years

fs: J. D.

104.     White marble; broken

In / memory of / Ellen / dau of / James [?] & Fannie [?] / [broken] died Feb. 1, 1877 [a guess]; [age illegible]

105.     White marble in ground with clasped hands motif

Thomas CHALK / died / Dec. 29, 1869 / aged 67 yrs & 2 mo/ also Mary / his wife / April 15, 1864 / aged 67 years / & 10 mos / Friends or physicians could not save / This mortal body from the grave / Nor can the grave confine it here / When Christ our Saviour shall / appear

106.     White marble with lamb motif and pointing finger

David C. / son of / William & Sarah / CAMFIELD / died / June 2, 1865 / AE 1 yr 3 mo /

107.     Cement raised top

Mother / Theodosia Marie / MARLATT / born March 21, 1873 / died May 5, 1902 /

108.     White marble; broken [not visible in 1999]

Ann DENNIS / died / Jan. 8, 1888 / aged / 83 yrs / 8 ms / & 29 ds / My race is ran and yours is running / Prepare for judgment day is coming /

109.     Grey marble slab

Earl DENNIS / died / Dec. 10, 1882 / age / 8 [or 3] months / & [illegible] days / Sleep on sweet babe / and take thy rest / God called thee home / [rest in ground]

110.     Red granite

(W) W. B. DENNIS / 1844 - 1912 / John H. DENNIS / 1881 - 1913 / Mary E. Wife of / W. B. DENNIS / 1852 - 1918 / DENNIS

(E) Leo L. DENNIS / 1889 - 1923 /

111.     Red granite on cement base

Lucinda ANDERSON / 1877 - 1955 /

112.     Black granite

Gilford W. HILTS / 1853 - 1949 /

113.     Grey slab

My wife / In memory of / Alcesta / wife of / Guilford HILTS / who died / July 22, 1886 / aged / 34 ys 10 ms 4 ds / Dearest wife thou has left me / Here thy loss I deeply feel / But tis Christ who hath bereft me / He can all my sorrows heal /

114.     Marble stone with willow and monument motif

In memory of / Silvanus HAGADONE / who died / Feb. 9, 1871 / aged / 45 yrs 11 ms & 16 ds / A faithful friend a companion dear / A tender parent lieth here / Great is the loss we here sustain / But hope in heaven to meet again /

115.     Marble slab with rose motif

In / memory of / Almira / dau of Silvanus & Elenor / HAGADONE / who died Feb. 24, 1871 / aged / 13 ys 7 mos & 17 ds /

116.     White marble tree stump with dove on double cement base

(E) Memory / Harry L. / died / Dec. 30, 1884 / age 2 ms 21 ds / Too good for earth / God called him home

(S) In / Gracie G. / died / Dec. 24, 1881 / age 3 ys 6 ms 3 ds / The blooming rose did / fade away to bloom in / everlasting day

(W) children of / Leonard & Victoria E. / JOHNSON

(N) Lois Zora / died / Mar. 5, 1887 / age 5 ms 10 ds / Our loved one /

117.     Grey granite cross vault obelisk, double cement base

(NW) In memory of / Peter / JOHNSON / who died / Oct. 19, 1873 / aged/ 45 ys 11 ms / 26 ds / Salina / wife of the above / died / Nov. 8, 1873 / aged / 44 ys 4 ms 13 ds / Behold a tender father’s gone / A much loved partner’s fled / He’s gone to his eternal home / To number with the dead / JOHNSON

(SW) In memory of / Lewis / JOHNSON / who died / Nov. 2, 1873 / aged / 14 ys 8 ms / 12 ds / O sad the thought, our brother’s / dead . In silence rests his peaceful / head.  His soul renewed by early / grace.  In heaven has sought its native place /

118.     Marble stone; broken and in ground

In / memory of / Peter JOHNSTON / died / Jan. 4th , 1869 / aged/ 72 years 10 mo 28 ds / I am the resurrection and the life / he that believeth in me though / he were dead, yet shall he live /

119.     White marble slab with wreath and clasped hands motif

Farewell / In / memory of / Catharine M. / wife of / Edward F. SOPER / who died / July 9th , 1873 / aged 22 y’rs 3 ms / And yet why mourn that deep repose / Shall never more be broke by pain / Those lips no more in sighs [illegible] / Those eyes shall never weep again

120.     Double dove motif; hands clasped motif

Children of Peter N. & Salina / JOHNSON / Harriet /died / Feb'y 17, 1859 / aged / / 2 yrs & 15 d / Arba / died / Sept. 27, 1864 / aged 2 yrs 1 m & 8 d /

121.     White marble with lamb motif

In / memory of / Horace R. / son of Aaron & Mary Ann / WRIGHT / died Dec. 23, 1862 / AE 1 yr & 7 m / Beautfil lovely / He was but given / A fair bud to earth / To blossom in heaven /

122.     White marble with rose motif

Andrew / son of / J. & M. JOHNSON / died Mar. 28, 1864 / Age 2 ms

123.     White marble with rose motif

Harriet / died / July 17, 1873 / aged / 17 days / Emma / died / July 11, 1873 / aged 1 year 4 mos / & 22 days / children of Edward & Catharine / SOPER /

124.     White marble with rose motif

Luey / son of / J. & H. JOHNSON / died Oct. 13, 1877 / aged 2 y’s 6 m’s & 15 d’s / Sleep on thou loved one sleep / Sleep till thy mother comes / to join thee in thy joys above / in heaven our happy home /

125.     Grey marble, tree shape with scroll

In / memory of / Jas. RIBBLE / who died / Jan. 29, 1887 / aged/ 55 y’s 2 m’s / & 12 days / Mary A. / wife of Jas. RIBBLE / died / June 29, 1908 / aged 76 years

126.     Cement [tipped over in 1999]

Elizabeth / wife of / Wm. WEAVER / died / Jan. 11, 1874 / AE 94 y’s 8 mos / & 28 ds / At rest /

127.     White marble with dove motif

In memory of / William / son of J. P. & Prusilla / WEAVER / died / Mar. 30, 1857 / Aged 5 yrs / 1 m & 1 d / O loved one early dost thou sleep / For earthly suffering flee / Though kindred spirits o’er thee weep / The tear of sympathy / O we weep not friends though buried here / Beneath the cold green sod / Lies one who to you was so dear / His soul is with his God /

128.     White marble ground stone

In / memory of / Edward / son of / David & Catharine RIBBLE / who died / April 17, 1873 / aged 27 years / 8 mos & ds / Go home dear friends and be at rest / your child in happy in heaven is blest

129.     White marble

In / memory of / William S. RIBBEL / who died / Oct. 7, 1874 / aged / 92 years /

130.     White marble with rose motif

In memory of / Wm. E. RIBBEL / who died / Aug. 23, 1873 / aged / 15 yrs 8 ms / & 13 ds

131.     White marble hand holding open book motif, in ground and broken

In memory of / Thomas STRATTON / died / Jan. 27, 1874 / in his 84th year / Let sickness blast let death devour / if heaven must recompense our pains / Perish the grass and fade the flower / if firm the word of God remains

132.     Eight foot grey granite obelisk with vault top and urn

(NE) Sarah / wife of / Franklin / ELLSWORTH / died / Apr. 16, 1894 / aged / 46 y’rs 8 mo’s / & 18 d’ys / Sing oh sing of my / redeemer / with his blood he / purchased me / on the cross he sealed / my pardon / paid the debt and / made me free / ELLSWORTH

(NW) Elizabeth / wife of / Henry / STRATTON / died / Sept. 11, 1892 / aged 80 y’rs 4 ms / 11 d’ys / Oh why do you weep I am falling / asleep / and Jesus my shepherd is / watching his sheep / His arm is around me / His eye above / His spirit within me / says rest in my love / STRATTON /

(SW) Henry / STRATTON / died / Sept. 5, 1899 / aged 81 yrs 8 mos / & 11 ds / Our father

133.     White marble slab finger pointing motif

Gone home / In / memory of / Henry / son of / Henry & Elizabeth / STRATTON / died / July 22, 1865 / AE 14 yrs

134.     White marble in ground with willow motif

In / memory of / Marion / daughter of / Henry & Elizabeth / STRATTON / died / July 30, 1860 / AE 22 ys & 3 ds / Dearest daughter thou hast left us / Here thy loss we deeply feel / But it’s God that hath bereft us / He can all our sorrows heal

135.     White marble with flower motif

Robert / infant son of / Henry & Elizabeth / STRATTON / died July 7, 1858 / Aged 2 weeks 3 d’s

136.     White marble with flower motif, broken

Our / Little / Horatio / died Sep. 13, 18?? [This was originally transcribed as 1858 but is more likely 1885] / aged 3 mo & 9 days / son of / Madison & Barbara / GRIFFIN

[Madison GRIFFIN and Barbara STRATTON were married 24 May 1871 - This inscription was likely recorded in error previously as 1858 instead of possibly 1885. A recheck of the stone was made in March 2003 but the death date was not legible - BCJ]

137.     White marble, broken

In memory of / Our little / Annie / daughter of / William & Isabell / STRATTON / who died / July 18, 1880 / aged / 4 ys 9 ms 7 ds /

137.1   White marble

David C. / son of / Samuel & Hannah / MURPHY / died July 20, 1864 / aged 9 mos & 14 ds /

138.     Black granite

(W) DENNIS / Thomas DENNIS / 1830 - 1920 / Effie / his wife / 1831 - 1904 / Martha Ann / their dau / 1855 - 1879 /

(E) Norman DENNIS / 1893 - 1896 / Harry DENNIS / 1891 - 1891 /

139.     White marble slab with flower motif

Harry / died Sept. 13, 1891 / aged 22 d’ys / Norman / died June 22, 1896 / aged 3 y’rs 26 d’ys / children of P. H. & C. M. DENNIS /

140.     White marble slab, double willow and open book motif

John JONES / died / Sep. 17, 1880 / aged / 43 y’rs 2 mo’s / & 20 d’s / [verse illegible]

141.     Grey marble

Mary / wife of / Thos. NEVILL / died 1929 / in her / 88th year

142.     Grey marble

Thos. NEVILL / died 1939 / in his / 91st year

143.     Black granite, white granite base

(W) NEVILL / Ethel MACKEN / 1892 - 1974 / wife of / George NEVILL / 1885 - 1983 /

(E) TERRY / Clarence TERRY / 1927 -        / his wife / Mary NEVILL / 1930 -  /

144.     Grey marble with rose motif

Flossie / dau of / A. & A. FINCH / died Nov. 16, 1900 / aged 2 mos / & 13 days / The tint of health has left her cheek / And cold is her fair brow / Her eyes are closed; her pulse is still / She is an angel now /  

 


Burials without Monuments

FLARO - Emery FLARO 1956 - 1992.  No monument.  T. F. & CVH January 2009

HUMPHREY - St. Thomas Times Journal, 1 October 1938, Page 8, c. 6, Died - Frank HUMPHREY, Sept 27 of Straffordville, Funeral Sept 29 1938 to Smuck Cemetery. No monument found – CVH April 2004

TRIBE - Robert Bain TRIBE, age 5 months & 2 days, son of Gladys TRIBE. Buried Smuck Cemetery Sept 1924.  No monument found - SS July 2005

VAUGHAN - St Thomas Times Journal, 19 January 1931, Page 6, c3 - Died - Mrs Hugh VAUGHAN, 24 years, Jan 17, daughter of Mrs Ida TRIBE, sister of Howard & Martin TRIBE, Mrs Morley POLLOCK, Mrs Gertrude BRADFIELD, Miss Madeline TRIBE; half-sister of Mrs Charles PHILBROOK, Mrs William BUCK, Mrs Aylmer SCHRAM, Mrs Allen FINCH, Alice & Lyman TRIBE.  Funeral from Atkinson Funeral Home Jan 18 1931 to Smuck Cemetery.  No monument found - CVH March 2005


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