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Center Baptist Church Cemetery

White Oak, Texas

This is an African American cemetery and is located one block east of White Oak Cemetery. 
It is beside the Center Baptist Church.





Read by Stephanie Buchanan, Carol Grizzle, and Sharon Pierce.

Cemetery is kept in very good condition. There are several unreadable markers, and some that are broken.

(Roy Lawson, Sr              Mason; h/o Isabella
Jun 23, 1905            Sept 14, 1997
(Isabella Lawson            w/o Roy Sr
Aug 20, 1909           May 13, 1984

Varie Lawson Jackson
Aug 22, 1943               Dec 27, 1988

Mary Lee Brown
Oct 27, 1913             Nov 30, 1975

Pearl A Sherman
1884              1984

Lynette R Cuba
Dec 27, 1957              Jan 17, 2002

Aubrey Green, Sr           McCauley & Son Funeral Home marker
1889             1989

James L Oliver               PFC US Army WWII
Dec 2, 1926           Mar 5, 1990

(Guthrie Jones
Jun 7, 1890          Jul 7, 1952
(Sam Jones
Sept 7, 1886        May 15, 1921

Ruby J Lawson Brown
Oct 7, 1930               Apr 20, 2000

(Oree King
Jan 24, 1922               ------
(Mary Ann Lawson King
May 27, 1927               Oct 15, 1993

Johnnie Lee Cleveland
May 26, 1930               April 18, 2001

Earl Keith Cleveland           taken from obit

Bertha M Brown
Sept 15, 1920             May 3, 2002

(R P Whitaker
Oct 22, 1906               Mar 24, 1990
(Minnie L Whitaker
Jul 27, 1904              Jan 8, 1996

(Hosea L Harper, Sr
Mar 19, 1911             ----
(Verta O Harper
Dec 19, 1909             Apr 21, 1990

Fannie Hanson
Dec 24, 1884             Dec 2, 1940

Aquella Stephens
Jan 21, 1916              Jan 7, 2000

Augusta "Gus" Fagans
Mar 4, 1943             Jun 8, 2002

(Cecil C Green
Aug 17, 1911             Aug 8, 1961
(Allene H Green
Apr 2, 1924                -------

Nelson Green
1847                1937

Florence Long
Mar 16, 1882               Apr 23, 1932

Arbella Smith
Oct 28, 1907            Feb 19, 1941

C P Pierce
April 1, 1846           Jul 12, 1908

Mary Ann Lawson
Jan 17, 1869            Nov 17, 1947

Louie Lawson
Oct 30, 1896               Nov 9, 1967

Ella Anderson
1861               1937

G W Anderson
1840                 1948

(William Anderson
Oct 29, 1877             Jul 24, 1970
(Ella V Anderson
Sept 20, 1888              Dec 6, 1970

Arguilla A Cole
Apr 3, 1914               Apr 13, 1973

Ruthielee Durham
died Jan 3, 1983

Julia White
Jun 9, 1888              Apr 24, 1957

Oliver (Nubbin) Pruitt
Mar 23, 1913             Feb 8, 1977

Perthalene Anderson Pruitt
Mar 9, 1925             Nov 11, 1981

Arletha Carter              Age 55 years
Dec 13, 1878               Dec 8, 1933

Willis Turner
May 4, 1876               Apr 17, 1930

Rhudell Anderson
Sept 23, 1920              Jul 12, 1975

Charlie Turner           "Uncle Bud"
1883                1938

Mary Jane Turner              d/o M S & Jane Turner
d. Age about 16 yrs

Almeadie Williams
1900             1963

Mrs Fannie Stevens            Age about 89 yrs
d. Sept 24, 1880

Eliza Turner               d/o M S & Jane Turner
d. Age about 16 yrs

Dora Turner            d/o M S & Jane Turner
d. Age about 10 yrs

(Moses (will have to go back for last name)
d. May 23, 1911
(Jane (same)
d. May 3, 1911

(Leo Stephens
Jun 18, 1890               Aug 30, 1964
(Houston Stephens
Sept 16, 1886             Feb 5, 1938

Sherman Stephens
1898             1966

Doshie Stephens Jones
1893             1953

Ora Mae Richardson
Apr 6, 1912              Jan 10, 1990

Goldie Jackson
Aug 1, 1914            Jul 6, 1974

Bettye E Benford
Feb 4, 1918              Jul 12, 1958

Mariah Denson
1882              1976

Flordie White
Sept 1, 1914             Jul 2, 1977

L R Jones
May 16, 1865             Oct 6, 1940

Almita Johnson            Age 12 years
Jan 1, 1911              May 7, 1923

Herbet Mosely
Dec 5, 1885               Jul 8, 1945

Willie D Green             Texas Pvt 658 Ord Am Co WWII
Aug 9, 1921             Nov 30, 1944

Mendon Green            only date; Texas Pvt 165 Depot Brig
Jan 23, 1936

Tessie B Woods
1902              1977

Joseph Pierce            s/o Cab & Leanner Pierce
Mar 26, 1880             Jun 1, 1906

Annie Matlock
Sep 11, 1911          Aug 5, 1939

Alice Bell
1875            1916

Fredrick Andrew Stephens              s/o F D Stephens
Mar 26, --50           Mar 26, --50

Cob--
1851 May 19 ----

Unmarked 1

Parelee Williams     Pic 2          w/o W C Williams; Age 36 years
died 1896

Doris S Williams             Wife - Mother
1925              1969

Minnie Willis
1880            1967

Ennis Smith
1904            1977

Ermer Smith
1908             1964

Ivory Smith
1906             1958

Fannie Smith
1875             1951

Roy E Smith, Sr
May 10, 1905             May 22, 1973

Parillia Williams               d/o W S & Lacy Williams; Age 18
d. 1896

Manerva Williams             Age 87 yrs
d. 1900

Abraham Jarod Stephens             only date; McCauley & Son Funeral Home marker
1987

Willie Cooper                No Dates; Mom

UPDATES:

Cora Elizabeth Anderson          obit
d. Jan 29, 2006

Crain, Robert Earl             obit
dates unknown

Fullylove, Alma Marie            obit
d. May 20, 2007

Hunt, Samuel Louis               obit
b. Jun 1, 1926 Gregg County          d. Jul 21, 2007 Longview



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