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From: "Catherine Grills" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L]Smith children in the Reeves Cemetery - Catherine
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 03:59:29 -0600
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Yes, the Reeves Cemetery is kept up and there are often burials there. I
can find out who takes care of it - but not at this time of day (3:40 a.m.)
LOL

According to the cemetery map, there's a Smith Family Cemetery west of
Reeves, looks like 2 - 3 miles that has Charlie Smith, born 05-Apr-1912 and
died 12-Jun-1918, born in Arkansas, son of Willie Green & Lillie Florence
Smith.

I don't suppose this could be him?

Catherine

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie Moore-Knowles" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L]Smith children in the Reeves Cemetery - Catherine


> Catherine
>
> Now, that makes it kind of interesting..........isn't it? I suppose that
I
> could see if there is a person that keeps the cemetery up or see if there
> are records available. Wonder if this is a cemetery that currently takes
> burials?
>
> Anyone know? Wouldn't this be a wonderful Christmas present if I could
find
> this little boy?
>
> Thanks alot, Catherine.
>
>
> Bernie Moore-Knowles
> Phoenix, Arizona
>
> "I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to
> question my honesty." ........Will Rogers
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Catherine Grills" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L]Reeves Cemetery in Guion area? - Harold
>
>
> > I checked my Izard County Cemetery Records cd and it has three Smith
> > children listed in Reeves Cemetery with no first names or dates.
> >
> > Catherine
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bernie Moore-Knowles" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L]Reeves Cemetery in Guion area? - Harold
> >
> >
> > > Harold
> > >
> > > I really didn't know that the Reeves was even remotely close to Guion,
> > > really. You say it is on the Guion Road? I had checked with LaMyra
in
> > the
> > > past - her mother lives in Guion or did at least at one time - to see
if
> > my
> > > mother's little brother; Charles Ray Smith was buried in one of the
> > > cemeteries within the city limits or thereof. No listing of a marked
> > grave
> > > of a Smith, other than a Thomas Smith and daughter buried at the
> > > Guion-Campbell. And I have not eliminated the fact that this could be
> my
> > > Tom Smith, by the way...........but, not sure who the daughter would
be
> > > unless that 1900 census that you all were helping me with was a
daughter
> > > instead of a son that the line had been drawn through on the
> enumeration.
> > > Do you recall that one? You checked the online image out for me?
> > >
> > > Anyway.
> > >
> > > My aunt as I mentioned before had just said that little Charles was
> > "buried
> > > up near Guion." The Smiths were like the folks in 'The Painted
House,'
> I
> > > believe and just traveled around where they could find field work.
The
> > > other child; little Virginia Effie was buried at the old Lane Cemetery
> in
> > > Walnut Ridge in 1930; having perished on her birthday. Poor little
> soul.
> > I
> > > will never forget my asking my mother; Lena why she died and Mother
said
> > > that she ate a raw turnip, became ill and was dead by nightfall.
> > >
> > > Now..........what in the world does that mean? Eating a raw vegetable
> > > killed a five year old child? Any nurses on board that could
translate
> > that
> > > ancient malady? Would it translate to what in modern diagnosis?
> > >
> > > Can't remember what it is called now, but the published obituary that
I
> > > found in my grandmother's trunk of her deceased daughter's, refers to
> > > Virginia's burial place as being at the Lane Cemetery. Took me months
> to
> > > find out what county it was in and I was hindered by it not being
called
> > the
> > > Lane any longer. I want to say that it is called Memorial Park
> Cemetery
> > or
> > > something similar - but, do believe that it is in Walnut Ridge. A
> couple
> > of
> > > years ago a volunteer found her there for me, although her grave is
> > unmarked
> > > and her name is not on the online lists for that county. She was
> recorded
> > > in the Arkansas Death Index..........Vera found that.
> > >
> > > But, as of yet - no trace of little Charles.
> > >
> > > Anyway, both graves I am sure are unmarked and I was going to mark
them
> in
> > > the Spring at the same time that I was in Arkansas. But, need to find
> > > little Charles first. My guess is that he died circa 1925-1930.
> > >
> > > So, when I saw that reference in the Harvell obituary that Vera posted
> of
> > > the Reeves being in Guion - my heart just jumped and thought there was
> the
> > > possibility that Charles was there.
> > >
> > > I am really at a loss. Any ideas? What area newspaper would have
> > reported
> > > a death near Guion in those years, Harold?
> > >
> > >
> > > Bernie Moore-Knowles
> > > Phoenix, Arizona
> > >
> > > "I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to
> > > question my honesty." ........Will Rogers
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Harold Blevins" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:01 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L]Reeves Cemetery in Guion area?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bernie:
> > > >
> > > > The Reeves cemetery is closer to Sage than it is to Guion, but is on
> the
> > > > Guion road. (About 3.5 miles SW of Sage). As I remember it is about
> 12
> > > > miles from Sage to Guion. I only remember visiting Reeves once,
quite
> > > > a large cemetery and well kept at the time. Do you have (or need) a
> > > > cemetery listing for Reeves????...........harold b
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi guys
> > > > >
> > > > > I just noticed something in this obituary for the Harvell
gentleman
> > that
> > > > > Vera posted. Is the Reeves Cemetery near Guion; as it is reported
> in
> > > the
> > > > > obit?
> > > > >
> > > > > Just thinking of where my mother's little brother; Charles Ray
Smith
> > > might
> > > > > be buried. My aunt said that he was "buried up around Guion."
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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