Spur Memorial Cemetery (Partial)

Spur, Dickens Co., Cemeteries of Texas

Photo by Lewis Westfall Photo by Sheriff Jerry Hicks

Submitted and Photos by Lewis Westfall

Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop

If you have questions about Dickens County cemeteries, the local contact person is: Kay Laster

Several graves were placed in this cemetery before it was established as the permanent burial ground in the year of 1910. The Swenson land and cattle company donated the first three acres. The deeds were November 20, 1910. In order to bring the line up to the present road, 7.96 more acres were bought on November 20, 1916 by the Cemetery Association.

On the block where the Spur Security Bank now stands, a man by the name of King was running a tin shop on the corner of the block just back of the Bryant Link store. There was a man who came to town and he was in this place of business when controversery arose. There was trouble and a killing occurred. This same man was the first to be buried at this cemetery location. Through the years, several other tracts of land were purchased and by June 10, 1963 the total number of acres totaled 34.47. This cemetery has an unknown soldier's grave which is remembered each Memorial Day with respect. There are also some graves of soldiers who were killed in the last Indian encounter in the county which was fought on Soldier's Mound just north of Spur about five or six miles. The State of Texas moved these graves to this cemetery in the middle thirties. The W.P.A. workers put a rock ledge separating this plot from the rest of the cemetery. Other graves that were in danger of being destroyed were moved as well.


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Last Name

First Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Comments

1

Blackwood

Arthur W.

Aug 12 1912

S/W Ora L; Dad

Blackwood

Ora L.

Apr 19 1922

Mom

2

Blair

Joseph Andrew

Sep 01 1908

Dec 23 1979

S/W Louise W

Blair

Louise W.

Nov 16 1911

We Love You

3

Brannen

Alva Morrow

Oct 28 1897

Feb 21 1997

-

4

Brannen

Malcolm H.

Feb 04 1891

Sep 12 1960

-

5

Buske

Billy

Apr 06 1929

-

S/W Juanita Donahoe;

Donahoe

Juanita

Sep 05 1914

-

Sister

6

Buske

William M.

Apr 16 1878

Sep 21 1963

S/W Nora L.

Buske

Nora L.

Jun 22 1984

Oct 11 1980

-

7

Hagar

C.R.

Jul 08 1935

Feb 23 1970

TX PFC US Army

8

Hahn

Lavada A.

Sep 12 1914

Oct 28 1991

In the Arms of Jesus

9

Harvey

William K.

Aug 26 1889

Sep 13 1963

S/W Lela S; (10) Mil Stone TX Pvt 31 Co 165 Depot Brigade WWI

Harvey

Lela S.

Nov 26 1896

Aug 21 1980

At Rest

11

Hazelwood

John Jr

Dec 31 1918

Feb 18 1975

Daddy; S/W Christine

Hazelwood

Christine

Mar 27 1917

Mar 14 1983

Mother Forever in Our Hearts M: Apr 26 1942

12

Hazelwood

John

1882

1962

Dad;  S/W Loraine

Hazelwood

Loraine

1897

1991

Mother; M: Dec 17 1916

13

Holly

Harvey S.

1896

1968

S/W Ermal M

Holly

Ermal M.

1908

1961

14

Hord

W. M.

Mar 03 1876

Dec 02 1966

S/W Vera

Hord

Vera

Oct 04 1881

Dec 15 1960

-

15

Hurst

Andrew James

Aug 23 1887

Feb 03 1957

S/W Maggie J

Hurst

Maggie J.

Feb 09 1896

Jan 10 1995

-

16

Hurst

Lance L. (Rev)

Jan 25 1913

May 15 1964

Beloved Husband of Ruth

17

John

Henry

1896

1967

S/W Eula V

John

Eula V.

1898

1957

-

18

Jones

Gordon M.

Jan 29 1896

Nov 25 1967

-

19

Bailey

Myrtle Jones Woodrum

Dec 06 1894

Oct 15 1986

-

20

Kimmel

(Joe) Bailey

Mar 18 1909

Jul 21 1967

S/W Gracie (Lucille Westfall)

Kimmel

Gracie (Lucille Westfall)

Dec 04 1911

Apr 11 1997

-

21

Mayo

Sibyl N.

1919

2001

-

22

Mayo

Z.B. Sr

1910

1961

-

23

McDaniel

Roy A.

1891

1958

We Love You Daddy

24

Mitchell

Ada I.

Nov 23 1883

Nov 23 1972

"Auntie"

25

Morgan

Robert M.

Apr 23 1923

Feb 27 1981

Christian Brother Gentleman - Soldier

26

Morrow

Jay Bee

Feb 25 1890

Mar 16 1956

TX Pvt Co I 9 Infantry WWI PH

27

Morrow

Rena Grace

Oct 15 1892

Dec 04 1991

B: Indian territory OK

28

Murray

Frances E.

1883

1958

Mother; In Loving Memory

29

Murray

John M.

1884

1973

Father; In Loving Memory

30

Rankin

Garland Wayne

Feb 20 1920

May 14 1997

Sgt US Army WWII Bronze Star Medal

31

Ross

Lillie Mae Blancet

Dec 15 1950

Jun 09 1992

S/W Lillian Rae

Ross

Lillian Rae

Dec 15 1950

Jun 17 1978

"Angel"

32

Shipman

C. A.

Mar 21 1920

Sep 23 1975

Our Loving Father

33

Smith

Margie M.

Nov 09 1913

-

In God We Trust

34

Speers

Dixie Lee

June 15 1930

Aug 29 1971

-

35

Stinson

Ella E.

Jul 21 1894

May 11 1989

In God We Trust

36

Tatom

Willie Foye

Oct 06 1933

Apr 11 1997

US Marine Corps

37

Tracy

Ruth Hurts

Dec 25 1926

Jun 03 1983

In Loving Memory

38

Westfall

Francis Jefferson (Tobe)

1888

1964

S/W Myrtle E. (Grantham)

39

Westfall

Myrtle E. (Grantham)

1893

1978

Precious Memories Linger On

40

Westfall

Ira Randell

Dec 03 1919

Mar 20 1969

TX TEC5 Co G 132 infantry  WWII

41

Westfall

Richard F(rancis)

Oct 06 1914

Mar 01 1991

S/W Jean Morgan;  (42) Mil Stone: US Army WWII

Westfall

Jean Morgan

Jul 19 1925

M: Aug 23 1946

43

Wootan

Curtis E.

Aug 16 1940

Feb 24 1962

Precious Memories Live On

44

Wootan

Earl R.

Apr 05 1912

Nov 05 1988

S/W Alma Worley

Wootan

Alma Worley

Mar 25 1917

Jan 11 196-

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