Historical Marker: Union Methodist Church, organized in March 1891, by Rev. J. W. Montgomery. First church built by J. M. Dorn and neighbors. All Faiths worshiped here, was also used as a school-house and community meeting place. Present church built in 1905 and renamed Dorn Chapel. Planks over nail kegs were early pews.... 1967 Photos by Bruce Carter |
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The Dorn United Methodist Cemetery was measured in 1991 in order to establish the location of existing and reserved grave sites and to allow an orderly and accurate utilization of remaining area.
Location: Take IH-20 West of Colorado City to F.M. 2836. Go South for 4 miles, the cemetery sits on the West side of the road, next to the Dorn Chapel.
Inscriptions by Pat Hudgins, (updated Mar 2009)
Last, First, Birth, Death,
Comments
AINSWORTH, Ruth Dorn, November 24, 1896, October 29, 1976
BELL, Homer Ray, January
13, 1911, October 13, 1996
BELL, E. Christine, August 11, 1914, May 24 2007
BIRD, Russell, Jr., March 19, 1937, February 6, 2002
BOLON, Don O., March 4,
1924, January 24, 1987; U.S.Army WW II
BOLON, Dimple Sue Hart, September 19, 1926, No Death Date
BOSWELL, Georgia, October 3, 1853, October 14, 1931
Brookshire, Mitchell Nov 20 1924 - Apr 19 2005
CHERRY, Marvin, March 7,
1907, November 28, 1966
CHERRY, Nettie, December 8, 1906, November 30, 1997; Married 2/14/1926
CHERRY, Temple J., May 28,
1858, August 6, 1945
CHERRY, Mary C., March 23, 1871, January 26, 1949
CONWAY, Frank Stearns, December 29, 1904, June 10, 1971
CONWAY, Irene Dorn, July 12, 1912, December 20, 1996
COSTIN, Samuel, 1817,
December 10, 1904
COSTIN, Mary Ann, May 1, 1843, January 29, 1926
DONELSONA, T., 1853, 1918; Martha L., 1858, ?
DONELSON, Daughter, August 26, 1907, June 23, 1908 "Tiny" Daughter of B. A. & Ida Donelson
DORN, Arthur A., 1874, 1931; Jessie J., 1871, 1954
DORN, Clarence C., January 31, 1943, March 7, 1943
Dorn, Melvin, "Jr" November 4, 1932 March 2, 2009
DORN, Rev. C. C.
"Buck", July 6, 1912, June 9, 1971
DORN, Erlene, May 18, 1912, August 5,2003
DORN, Fay Coon, Apr 15 1911, Jan 22 2004
DORN, Inez, May 11, 1901, October 8, 1902
DORN, James W.
"Jack", June 2, 1926, November 25, 1983 DORN, John Marvin, March
30, 1879, August 10, 1968 DORN, John Melvin, February
13, 1849, April 14, 1937 DORN, Lawrence Calvin
"Larry", August 8, 1926, October 26, 1981 U.S. Navy, WW II DORN, Lee, February 15,
1908, February 26, 1978; Faye C., April 15, 1911, No Death Date DORN, Lovic L., March 17,
1902, April 19, 1969; Air Force, WW II DORN, Melvin Pierce,
February 26, 1892, March 23, 1967 DORN, Phelan W., September
18, 1906, October 13, 1989 DORN, William, September
20, 1899, April 24, 1975, Army, WW I ERWIN, Tonnie Sue, Born
& Died, July 19, 1948 FARRELL, E. Harrison, June
3, 1873, May 16, 1977 FINCH, Infant, no dates FOSTER, Steva Mae, January
10, 1910, July 10, 1916; Daughter of W. T. & W. M. Foster FRYAR, William Edward,
March 17, 1908, January 22, 1997, US Army, WW II HAMRICK, Bobby Gene, July
4, 1932, November 1, 1995 HART, Emory T., 1905, 1915 HART, Idell, 1902, 1913 HART, Infant, 1898, 1898;
Daughter of Rev. & Mrs. W. C. Hart HARDEGREE, E..M. "Manford" Dec 30 1923, Jul 15, 2006 Holloway, Chariti Deon May 10,
1974 - August 9, 2007
DORN, Jessie E., February 6, 1928, No Death Date
DORN, Nancy Maude, January 22, 1878 -July 25, 1962
DORN, Talvy Ann, August, 1850, November 20, 1925
DORN, Corine, August 1, 1914, No Death Date
DORN, Katherine Witt, October 26, 1895, December 24, 1991; Married
10/15/11
FARRELL, Laura Witt, September 3, 1876, January 12, 1914
FRYAR, Marie, September 9, 1910, December 29, 2000
Hubbard, Bessie, May 9 1935, July 28 2009
HUDSON, Margaret J., July 21, 1859, July 10, 9142
HUMPHREY, SLottie, April 1, 1913, April 20, 1913; Daughter of J.H. & Emma Humphreys
IGLEHART, Bobbie Lee, May 6, 1934, May 6, 1934
IGLEHART, Charles A., June
3, 1898, September 19, 1985
IGLEHART, Maurine E., March 20, 1907, July 17, 1997
IGLEHART, John D., March
15, 1912, October 9, 1997
IGLEHART, Lois F., August 16, 1915, August 12, 1983
IGLEHART, LaWayne, 1961, 1970
IGLEHART, Viola, December 22, 1941, April 6, 1990
IGLEHART, Lee Roy, January
7, 1905, March 7, 1993
IGLEHART, Lottie M., September 4, 1911, April 27, 1999
JARNAGIN, Linda Dianne, August 23, 1959, September 13, 1997
JARRATT, Lucille Dorn,
August 25, 1918, January 14, 1995
JARRATT, James Lester, March 6, 1918, June 28 2004, Married 12/8/1946
JOYCE, Saphronia M. , 1821, 1917
LELEK, Mary Josephine, January 8, 1893, October 7, 1973
LELEK, E. J.
"Ernie" September 2, 1996, June 16, 1995, Marines, WW II
LELEK, Mary Delois "Dee", January 19, 1927, July 17, 1998
MAINES, Andy Lofton,
October 15, 1895, November 12, 1948, WW I
MAINES, Sarah Ann, March 22, 1901, December 7, 1955
MAINES, Dorothy Lee, 1923, 1928
MAINES, Percy Arnold, September 12, 1929, August 15, 1946
MANER, Jennifer, February 20, 1971, February 15, 2002
MATLOCK, Kevin Blake, Born & Died April 8, 1983
MATLOCK, Lee A., February 8, 1927, August 14, 2002
MATLOCK, Randy Aug 18 1956, Oct 20 2006McCALL, John D., June 24,
1860, March 21, 1901
McCALL, Margaret P., March 1, 1854, September 16, 1945
McCREELESS, Elijah M.,
February 12, 1849, March 4, 1939
McCREELESS, Hannah T., October 26, 1855, August 26, 1917
McCREELESS, Hortense, June 27, 1896, September 14, 1907; Daughter of J.O. & Ida Lue McCreeless
McCREELESS, J. O., March 26, 1920, March 27, 1920; Son of J.O. & Anna Lee McCreeless
McCREELESS, Katie, March 6, 1818, April 19, 1909
McCREELESS, Margaret, July 4, 1834, August 23, 1920, Twin
McCREELESS, Martha, July 4, 1834, September 15, 1921; Twin
McGUIRE, Baby, Born & Died November 9, 1909
McGUIRE, Bobbie B., 1873, 1942; Annie Myra, 1878, 1949
McGUIRE, Eula Mae, July 20, 1908, August 26, 1917; Daughter of B.B. & A. M. McGuire
McGUIRE, Infant Daughter, Born & Died August 9, 1902
McGUIRE, Maxie Lee, April 16, 1905, November 19, 1906; Son of B.B. & A.M. McGuire
NEILL, Frank L., Jr., November 15, 1944, September 5, 1995
OLSON, Donald E., March 24, 1927, July 13, 1985, US Navy, WW II
OLSON, Cecelia Mae, June 2, 1926, February 12, 2001
OLSON, Patricia B June 15 1954 , May 10 2003
OLSON, Christopher d: Jul 1997
PINKERTON, Jordan, July 14, 1997, July 14, 1997
PLASTER, J. B., February 4, 1907, March 22, 1907; Son of T. J. & M. A. Plaster
POE, Tina Nadine, December 16, 1963, March 30, 1964
POE, J. C., July 22, 1927, June 16, 2000; US Navy, WW II
QUINNEY, James, Jr., December 30, 1933, No Death Date; Treva L., June 1, 1935, July 7, 2000
REES, Vickie Lee, Sep 07 1947, Nov 16 2004
RICHARDSON, G. W., 1848, 1902; Susan 1853, 1905
RICHARDSON, LuLa, 1886, 1900
RILEY, Charles "Chuck" Bennard, Jun 24 1937, Mar 20 2004
RUTH, Billie Geraldine July 4, 1922 January 6, 2009
SANDER, S Martin L., 1850, 1908
SANDERSON, Isla Marie Wyrosdick, April 24, 1939, September 21, 1995
SHAW, Anthony Curtis "Tony", March 25, 1969, March 4, 1979
SHAW, Curt, March 19, 1935, October 25, 2002
SHAW, Letha J., July 18, 1961, July 18, 1961
STELL, Addie Lee, August 5, 1907, October 18, 1919; Daughter of D.M. & D. B. Stell
STELL, D. M., June 19,
1869, June 12, 1917
STELL, Della B., November 30, 1881, December 19, 1973
STELL, J. W., February 14, 1906, July 9, 1907, Son of D.M. & D.B. Stell
STELL, Raymond Arvol, April 10, 1911, March 28, 1913; Son of D.M. & D.B. Stell
STOVALL, Addie E., August 8, 1882, August 14, 1908; Daughter of J.T. & D.A. Stovall
STOVALL, James T., 1853, 1931; Dora Ann, 1861, 1937
TANKERSLEY, Fred, Born & Died, January 26, 1952
TANKERSLEY, Harvey Jack, March 22, 1916, October 3, 1920; Son of B. T. & Ruth V. Tankersley
TANKERSLEY, Nathan A.,
November 4, 1884, July 20, 1961
TANKERSLEY, Martha Ann, May 16, 1894, September 16, 1966
TANKERSLEY, Otho, November 28, 1913, April 9, 1990, US Army, WW II
TANKERSLEY, Vivan, June 23, 1919, January 9, 1923
TAYLOR, Charlie, November 18, 1932, November 24, 1932
TAYLOR, Milburn, December 31, 1951, January 1, 1952
TAYLOR, Arthur M., October
16, 1910, June 9, 1994
TAYLOR, Cleo V., February 16, 1910, February 12, 1996; Married 4/24/1926
THRAIKILL, W. Earnest,
March 11, 1888, February 23, 1949; WW I
THRAIKILL, Emma Dorn, 1886, 1968
TIMS, William Edd, December 3, 1886, January 4, 1952
WALKER, Ralph A., August
26, 1901, December 24, 1986
WALKER, Etheline W., December 6, 1903, March 30, 2000
WALKER, Ralph A., Jr., June 26, 1927, December 31, 1947; WW II, Air Corps
WARREN, Lee Roy, August 30, 1920, July 28, 1998
WEBB, H. A., 1913, 1914, Son of C.A. & Mendie Webb
WHIRLEY, Helen Marie (Hollman) January 26, 1928 - July 18, 2008
WHIRLEY, Jabe Jackson, November 27, 1910, November 2, 1983
WHIRLEY, Marion J.,
December 15, 1880, June 12, 1959
WHIRLEY, Addie F., November 16, 1883, March 21, 1971
WHIRLEY, Virginia Jan 10 1922, Feb 07 2007<br>
WITT, Christopher C., 1847, 1920; Catherine, 1859, 1917
WITT, Edgar Clay, 1884, 1957; Zettie Rosey 1886, 1973
WITT, Walter James, 1886, 1938
WITT, Wesley W., June 15, 1880, May 9, 1954; Texas Infantry WW I
WOOD, Billie Louise, May 16, 1930, December 30, 1998
Unmarked Sunken Area, No Dates, Records just say KISH
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