Conley Cemetery
Fairplay, TexasCoords: 32.148622, -94.533236
Surveyed 04-03-02, by Shannon R. Knight and Marylee W. Knight
From Carthage, west on US Hwy 79 S. Right onto FM 124 and go approximately 600 ft, then turn left onto FM 1251. Go approximately 600 ft and the cemetery will be on the left side of the highway. The plot has a cyclone fence around it. The front of the cemetery has a chain link fence with double gates. Over the double gates is a metal arch saying "Conley Cemetery".
Buried together in the middle of the cemetery:
Beatrice Rodgers Conley
Born: June 2, 1918 in Panola County
Died March 31, 2002
Father: Jessie Rodgers
Mother: Fannie Collins
Spouse: 1. ? Moore, 2. ? Jones, 3. ? Conley
Children: James M. "Bud" Moore, Sr., Tiny Moore Bethea, James Deverle Jones, Leon Conley, Linda (?) married Chuck Simmons, Sherron (?) married Leon Gregory and two unnamed sons who predeceased their mother.
Tiny Moore Bethea
Born: Aug. 18, 1938
Died: Jan. 27, 1986
Father: ? Moore
Mother: Beatrice Rodgers
Spouse: ? Bethea
Inscriptions: At top of tombstone: A cross and the words "I am not alone". At the bottom of the tombstone the words "Loved by All".
James M. "Bud" Moore, Sr.
Born: Sept. 5, 1941
Died: Nov. 29, 1995
Military foot marker: PVT U.S. Army
Inscription on headstone: Pictures of a mountain and an airplane with the words "Go Rest High on the Mountain".
Father: ? Moore
Mother: Beatrice Rodgers
Spouse: ?
Children: James M. Moore, Jr.
A small flat tombstone at the back of the cemetery:
Pamela Cochran Miller
Born: Nov. 12, 1955
Died: April 11, 1987