Spring Creek Cemetery Inscriptions

This page is a transcription of a 1968 listing of the cemetery inscriptions. The transcription allows searches and sorting. It is not intended to be brought up to date. Edits should be limited to maintaining the historical accuracy of the document. Page numbers refer to the original page number.

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SPRING CREEK CEMETERY, LINCOLN COUNTY, WASH., RECORDS 1968

Spring Greek Cemetery is located about 4.2 miles north of Reardan, Wash., near highway No. 231 [from Reardan to Springdale, Wash.) and thence about .2 miles east of the highway. The cemetery is adjacent to and on the west side of the Spring Creek Grange Hall. It is reported that John Surber Sr. gave two acres to establish the cemetery, and that later two additional acres were purchased from John Surber, Sr.

in 1953, Secretary of Spring Creek Cemetery Association was Larry Wayne Landreth (b. Spokane, in. 5 Oct. 1930), farmer Living in vicinity of the cemetery.

No burial register has been kept for those buried in this cemetery, The inscriptions were copied by Lee D. Patchen on April 29 and 30, 1968, and the Lot ownership records on 30 April, 1968,

This cemetery is Located in the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 26 North 39 E. W. M. Larry Wayne Landreth has been Secretary of the cemetery association from 1963, His predecessor in that office was John E. Childs.

The earliest burial as indicated from an inscription would seem to be that of L. Donely 1835-1884.

INSCRIPTIONS, SPRING CREEK CEMETERY
Stone type: U = upright stone F = Flat stone M = metal marker.

Name	Inscription	Type
Smelcer, George	Beloved husband of Lucinda T. Smelcer; died July, 1900 Aged 65 Yrs	U
Crosby, Mr. Charles	Died Dec. 6, 1902; Aged 45 yrs 11 Ms. 15 ds.	U
Rollson, Fannie A.	Beloved Mother of P. M. Crosby; died Jan. 3, 1901; Aged 67 Yrs	U
Davis, Moultrie J.	husband of Emily Davis 1860-1899 [5 inscriptions on one stone] )	U
Davis, Frank H.	1889-1956 (
Davis, Dora B.	1888-1902 )
Davis, Emily J.	1864-1940 (
Davis, Lura E.	1898-19 )
Peters, Mildred	Dau. of W. S. & Mary Peters; Died Apr. 29, 1906 Aged 6 Yrs 20 Ds.	U
Plummer, Infant	Daughter; 1895-1895	F
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Plummer, Julia Amanda	Daughter of W. C. Plummer; Nov. 1894-Apr. 1895	?
Thornbrue, Florence Emma	Daughter of E. H. Thornbrue; 1895-1895	F
Thormbrue, E. H.	Infant Daughter 1895-1895	F
Tatro, Philip Sr.	Born Feb. 20, 1812, Died July 12, 1907	U
Tatro, Philip R. Jr.	Born March 12, 1865, Died Aug. 28, 1908	?
Blake, Ara	Beloved Wife of C. H. Blake; Born Feb. 21, 1875; Died Aug. 25, 1899	U
Childs, Edward W.	1859-1905	F
Childs, Henrietta M.	1832-1922	F
Childs, Pauline A.	1853-1929	F
Childs, William H.	1856-1929 Father) on one stone	U
Childs, Kate C.	1865-1933 Mother (
Childs, Mildred P.	Dau. of Wm. & Kate; Born July 1, 1885; Died Nov. 16, 1887 Aged 2 Ys 4 Ms 5 Ds	U
Webb, Thomas	1877-1932 ) on one stone	U
Webb, Emma	1879-1960 (
Heath, Minnie L.	1881-1935 Mother	F
Dickinson, Joseph C.	1904-1960	F
Rice, Mrs. Alice R.	Died Nov. 5, 1967; Aged 74 Years 3 Months 9 Days	M
Miller, Clarence A.	1906-1966	F
McDougall, John Sr.	1865-1941 ) on one stone	F
McDougall, Ida	1877-1926 (
Dickinson, infant	[Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home]	M
Dickinson, infant	[Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home]	M
Carstens, Charles E.	Son of H. D. & M. A. Carstens, Died Mar. 20, 1898 Aged 2 Mos. 20 Ds.	?
Landreth, Henry L.	1865-1922 Father ) on one stone	U
Landreth, Lulu E.	1877-1944 Mother (
Landreth, Harvey G.	1903-1924 Son	F
Landreth, Squire B.	1835-1914 Father ) on one stone	U
Lizzie E,	his wife 1847-1895 Mother (
Emley, Ernest E.	Dec. 14, 1892-May 23, 1920 AEF	U
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Rattray, Amelia L.	Born Nov. 2, 1854; Died Kov. 27, 1918; Mother ) on one stone	U
Rattray, William	Born Dec. 18, 1850; Died Apr. 15, 1937; Father.(
Rockhold, Jessie E	1885-1957	F
Thornbrue, Julia Ann	1834-1911	F
Thormbrue, Joseph H.	Co. G [or C?] 15th Iowa Inf.	U
Emley, Bertha M.	Dau. of Wm. & Z. Emley, July 30, 1890-Feb. 28, 1907 Aged 16 Yrs	U
Emley, Abraham H.	Born Oct. 18, 1822; Died July 31, 1898 ) on one stone	U
Emley, Susan	Wife of A. H. Emley, Apr. 24, 1830-Mar. 20, 1907 (
Landreth, infant	dau. of W. H. & L. E. Landreth, Born Aug. 7, 1895; Died Sept. 11, 1895	U
Haines, Lutetia B.	Beloved Wife of J. H. Haines, Departed this Life Dec. 19, 1909	U
Haines, Julia E.	1880-1954 [Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home]	M
Cauvel, Charles M.	Mar. 19, 1873-June 19, 1957 Father ) on one stone	U
Cauvel, Margaret B.	Nov. 12, 1876-Aug. 23, 1918 Mother (
Weller, Charles L.	1886-1958 Brother	U
Weller, Pattie A,	1889-1952 Sister	U
Weller, Joann A.	Born March 27, 1844, Died June 29, 1919 Mother ) on one stone	U
Weller, Henry	Born Apr. 23, 1842, died Feb, 2, 1909 (
Jarvis, John W.	Born July 23, 1884 Died July 24, 1908	U
Carstens	baby of C. B. & E. E. Carstens, Died Sept. 26, 1900	U
Tierney, Jerome H.	1939-1965	F
Podmore, Thomas J.	Jan. 2, 1893-May 7, 1934	F
Howard, Minnie	Dau. of Albert & Mary Howard; Died Dec. 24, 1898 Aged 15 Yrs 10 Mos. 5 ds.	U
Owen, Herman M.	Husband of Nancy A. Owen, Died Jan. 19, 1901; Aged 67 Ys.	?
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Hinkle, Walter C.	1889-1962 Husband & Father	F
Hinkle, Della V.	1884-1899	F
Luntsford, Frederick C.	1886-1926 Brother	F
Wall, Homer	Beloved Son of J. T. & Mary E. Wall, Died Sept. 1, 1896 Age 12 Yrs 4 Ms. 9 Ds. ) on one stone	U
Wall, Mary E.	In Memory of my Beloved Wife and our Dear Mother, Mary E. Wall, Died Sept. 7, 1917 Age 61 Years. )
Luntsford, infant	dau. of Mr. & Mrs. P. H. Luntsford	U
Leslie, James Sr.	Mar. 11, 1845-Dec. 14, 1934 Father ) on one stone	U
Leslie, Elsie	May 7, 1857-May 13, 1935 Mother (
Leslie, infant	Sons of James & Elsie [no date]	U
Heath, William J.	1852-1940 ) on one stone	U
Heath, Anna E.	1854-1935 (
Moore, G. W.	Departed this World July 12, 1898 at the Age of 78 years; Father	?
Heath	infant Son of William & Annie Heath, Died on Feb. 29, 1886 Aged 3 days. ) on one stone	U
Heath, also infant	Died Oct. 18, 1892 (
Hearth, Jennie E.	Daughter of William & Annie Heath; Died Oct. 8, 1890 Aged 11 Y'rs 4 Mos. & 9 Ds.	U
Surber, J. B.	1875-1895 ) on one stone	U
Surber, Florence	1832-1890 (
Surber, J. P.	1871-1886 )
Surber, H. W.	1859-1886 (
Surber, W. E.	1863-1882 )
Stephens, Missouri	Wife of John Surber, 1842-1907 (
Surber, John	1838-1916 ) [Missouri + John on same stone as preceding Surber inscriptions]
Davidson, Elizabeth	Wife of J. Davidson, Died March 24, ????, Aged 23 yrs 7 Mos. & 4 Ds. [upright stone, fallen and broken, year of death illegible. ]	U
Bentley, Edgar P.	Son of C. W. H. & M. J. Bentley; Born Aug. 12, 1868; Died Apr. 29, 1884	U
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Bentley, Nellie I.	Daughter of James A. & Grace Bentley; Died Feb. 5, 1887; Aged 1 Y'r 3 Mo's 28 Ds.	U
Bently [sic]	Sgt. C? [or G?], Co. E 42nd Mo. Inf.	U
Bentley, C. W. H.	Husband of M. J. Bentley, Born May 16, 1832, Died July 7, 1888	U
Bentley, Margaret J.	1837-1919 Mother	F
McDougal, D. K.	82 years old	F
Bentley, Grace	Wife of James A. Bentley; Jan. 24, 1869-Dec. 29, 1892	U
Thormbrue, Nettie	Jan. 19, 1863-Sept. 30, 1892	U
Donely, Emily	Born July 11, 1841 Died Jan. 25, 1897	U
Donely, L.	Born Mar. 8, 1835, Died Dec. 6, 1884 [Oldest grave in cemetery]	U
Kinson, John	Died Feb. 17, 1892 Aged 44 Ys 4 Ms 17 Ds	U
Kinson?, Jeremiah A	1873-1937 [No other stone near, no sumame on stone; might be surname Gray?]	F
Gray?, Jeremiah A.	1873-1937 [see preceding item]	F
Dwiggins, Martha	Born Aug. 7, 1820; Died Apr. 12, 1905	U
Dwiggins, James D	1826-1916	U
Sperry, Ray	1881-1924	U
Coulson, Nora E.	Dec. 13, 1870-Feb. 26, 1918	F
Coulson, Harriet T.	Wife of I. E. Coulson, Sept. 18, 1837-Feb. 3, 1912	U
Rattray, Amanda J.	June 19, 1883-Oct. 18, 1905	F
Rattray, Lloyd S.	Sept. 10, 1905-Jan. 2, 1906	F
Rattray, Harry F.	Aug. 9, 1934-Aug. 10, 1934	F
Rattray, Grace E.	Dec. 17, 1913-Aug. 15, 1934	F
Galusha, Almira	1904-1934 [Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home]	M
Todd, Marrit E.	1869-1910	F
Warren, Nancy	Died July 8, 1901 Aged 82 Y'rs 6 Mo. 24 days; Mother	U
Gray, Edward T.	1876-1953 Odd Fellow emblem ) on one stone	U
Gray, Ruth D.	1890-19 (
Gray, Andrew	1847-1927	F
Gray, Eliza Annie	1844-1913	F
Gray, Harry Andrew	1901-1902 Aged 1 Yr 10 Mos.	F
Gray, Charlotte P.	1875-1885	?
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Mann, Lewis M.	Died Oct. 28, 1905 Aged 52 Y's 6 M's 1 Dy	U
Brooks, Alva E.	1889- ) on one stone	F
Brooks, Rosamond A,	1898-1963 (
Clark, Clara E.	Wife of Stephen Clark; Died Jan. 8, 1898 Aged 16 Yrs 11 Ms. 13 Dys	U
Bentley, Minnie M.	Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Bentley; 1897-1904	U
Bentley, Sherman S.	1865-1964 [Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home]	M
Bentley, Mary	1867-1922	U
Stevens, Iva May	1892-1925	F
Bentley, Jimmie	Beloved Son of S. S. & M. E. Bentley; Died Apr. 12, 1898; Aged 7 Y'rs 1 Mo. 26 days	U
Bowen, Charlie A	Son of William W. & Nancy A. Bowen; Born Nov. 18, 1887 Died Sept. 4? 1889 Aged 1 Yr 8 Mos. 15 D's	U
Havice, Larry	1955-1957 Our Infant Son	F
Avenell, William	Husband of Elizabeth Avenell, May 25, 1825-Feb. 2, 1906 ) on one stone	U
Averell, Elizabeth	1835-1925 (
Lehmann, Arthur B.	1907-1925	F
Luntsford, Martha E,	1857-1934	F
Lehmann, Gertrude	1879-1940	F
Lehmann, J. Frank	1874-1955	F
Webster, Charles C.	Husband of Alma Lyle Webster, Born Nov. 25, 1873; Died Feb. 7, 1904	U
Pennington, Ada L.	Wife of J. R. Pennington; Died Mar. 29, 1905; Aged 45 Yrs 2 Mos. 15 Das,	U
Warren, William T.	1866-1912	U
Cunningham, Price	1836-1923	U
Cunningham, Sarah E.	1846-1931	U
Cunningham, Carl	1881-1926	U
Cunningham, Nellie	1870-1949	U
Hamilton, John V.	1860-1920	U
Jordan, Mary	Wife of Samuel, 1839-1920 ) on one stone	U
Jordan, Eliza J.	Wife of D, B. Jordan, 1874-1897 (
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Jordan, D. J.	Died Mar. 17, 1896 Aged 1 Yr 2 Ms 17 D. )
Jordan, Samuel	Husband of Mary Hamilton, 1829-1901 (
Jordan, Joseph W.	1867-1886 )
Lee, Walter Henry	Son of Gust & Pearl Lee; May 28, 1919-Nov. 10, 1920	U
Golland, Ranson M.	July 17, 1841-Aug. 13, 1911	U
Heberlein, Adolph	Zorn Jan. 27, 1841; Died Aug. 27, 1903	U
Heberlein, Rosa A.	Wife of Adolph Heberlein; Died Aug. 1, 1903 Aged 64 years,	?
Cleveland, infant	Aug. 12, 1908 [In Heberlein lot?]	U
Lewis, Morris D.	Born Nov. 5, 1827; Died Sept. 13, 1914 ) on one stone	U
Lewis, Margaret	Beloved Wife of Morris D. Lewis; Born June 1, 1830; Died Feb. 16, 1905 Aged 74 Y's 8 Ms 16 D's (
Childs, Floyd E.	1914-1965	U
Holman, Charles J.	1878-1960 ) on one stone	F
Holman, Luella E,	1879-1915 (
Holman, Andrew J.	1851-1926 Father ) on one stone	U
Holman, Amelia J	1853-1920 (
Dolbow, Mable R.	Wife of E. B. Dolbow; Aug. 1, 1834-May 26, 1902	?
Dolbow, John B.	Apr. 13, 1840 Father ) on one stone	U
Dolbow, Lydia J.	Dec. 11, 1844-Apr. 7, 1914 (
Barnard, Fred S.	Oct. 2, 1871-July 13, 1956 ) on one stone	F
Barnard, Julia	Aug. 26, 1872-Apr. 30, 1963 (
Barnard, Burton	1894-1964 ) on one stone	F
Barnard, Etta L.	[no date] (
Davidson, Vance W.	1898-19 Father ) on one stone	F
Davidson, Gladys E.	1901-1965 Mother (
Childs, Susan	1885-1963 [Space on stone for another name]	F
Wollweber, Otto	1858-1939	U
Wollweber, Agnes Henrietta	1873-1933 Mother	U
Webb, Dennis	Aged 3 years.	?
Webb, Walter E.	Died Apr. 2, 1898 Aged 28 Y'rs 11 Mo.	U
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Webb, Wm. N. (or H.?)	1846-1919 ) on 1 stone	U
Webb, Louisa J.	His Wife; 1851-1922 (
McLain, J. T.	Co. A (2?) 1sth (?) Kans. Cav.	U
Pershall, Sarah F.	Wife of J. R. Pershall, died Feb. 10. 1905; Aged 58 Y'rs 1 Mo. 9 Days	U
Pershall, Charles Albertus	Son of J. R. & S. F. Pershall; Died May 25, 1903; Aged 25 Years	?
Capps, Wm. Henry	1858-1939 ) on one stone	F
Capps, Mary R.	1862-1941 (
Lair, Geo. Hiram	Husband of Lucinda Lair; 1826-1902; Affectionate Husband, Loving Father ) on one store	U
Lair, Lucinda	Wife of Geo. Hiram Lair, 1837-1896 (
Reynolds?, Donald	[No surname, no date, near J. O. Reynolds]	U
Reynolds, J. O.	Co. F 12th Mo. Cav, [See John O. Reynolds)	U
Reynolds, Donald K.	July 29, 1903-Sept. 30, 1905) [Perhaps Donald and Donald K. Reynolds same]	U
Reynolds, John O.	Dec. 7, 1824-Nov. 21, 1892 [Perhaps J. O. and John O. Reynolds same.] ) on one stone	U
Reynolds, Nancy F.	Sep. 7, 1832-Mar. 19, 1897 (
Eshelman, Leona Pearle	Daughter of G. N. & C. Eshelman; Born Aug. 1, 1903, Died Mar, 15, 1907	U
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LOT OWNERS, SPRING CREEK CEMETERY, LINCOLN COUNTY 1968

Name	Block and Lot
Taylor, M. S.	Block 1, Lot 39
Cunningham, Price	Block 1, Lot 27
Coulson, Charles	Block 1, Lot 38
Rockhold, Terry?	Block 1, Lot 40 + 49
Adam, Wm.	Block 1, Lot 28
Landreth, S. B.	Block 1, Lot 53
Emly, Will	Block 1, Lot 36
Reynolds, John	Block 1, Lot 65
Rake, George W.	Block 1, Lot 60
Warren, W. B.	Block 1, Lot 50
Gray, Andrew	Block 4, Lot 1