Spade Cemetery

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Mitchell County, Cemeteries of Texas

Photos by Bruce Carter


Location: From Westbrook on I-20, go south on FM 670 for 8.3 miles until you come to the intersection of Hwy 163. Turn left (NE) on 163, go 1.7 miles to Mitchell County Rd. 337, turn right (East), go 1.4 miles, Spade is on your left.

Historical Marker: Spade Community Cemetery. This cemetery began as a family graveyard on the farm of R.F. (1868-1927) and Addie (1872-1956) Hargrove, when their infant son died in April 1898. The Hargroves gave 2.5 acres of land surrounding their son's grave to the Spade Community for cemetery and school purposes. The community schoolhouse, originally called Liberty School, was used for numerous purposes, including funerals, grange meetings, church services, and community events. According to available oral history, the school building was located in the northeast corner of the cemetery property. The Ellwood-Renderbrook Spade Ranch, from which the community takes its name, adjoins the rural settlement on its southern boundary. From 1902 until 1912 a U.S. Post Office served the community; other businesses in the area included a cotton gin, a store, and a blacksmith shop. Since 1898 this graveyard has served as the sole burial ground for the farming and ranching community of Spade. Among the interments here are Hargrove family members; victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic; and veterans of the Civil War and World War II, including a member of the Women's Army Corps. (1992)

Inscriptions by Pat Hudgins, Updated Jan 2010

Last Name First Name Birth Death Comments
ADAMS Kent Sep 30 1963 Dec 04 2005  

ANDREWS

O. S.

Oct 17 1835

Aug 14 1903

-

ANDREWS

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

ANDREWS

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

BENNETT Don Feb 02 1931 Jun 29 2008  

BENNETT

Julia Joyce

Nov 30 1938

Jan 10 2001

-

BENNETT

Euna A.

Jun 22 1901

Apr 11 2003

-

BETTIS

Mary M.

1855

1933

-

BLACK

Bennie Edward

1908

1995

-

BLACK

Jessie Jan Woodard

1906

1992

-

BOARD

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

BOARD

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

BREWER

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

BROOKOVER

Billie

Jan 24 1930

Feb 05 1997

-

BROOKOVER

Steve

Mar 20 1928

Sep 21 1985

-

BROWNE

Andrew Polk

Sep 10 1886

Apr 16 1978

-

BROWNE

Rena Kelly

1890

1938

Married Mar 13 1907

BROWNE

Mary E.

1848

1933

-

BROWNE

Needham P.P.

Mar 17 1844

Dec 03 1918

Texas CSA

CHELF

Emmitt Leon

Aug 28 1907

Jul 03 1999

-

COBURN

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

Compton

Bobby Don

Oct 23 1934

Apr 18 2004

-

CRAWFORD

Urban

Aug 17 1894

May 18 1906

-

HAGGERTON

Jewel Forest

Apr 23 1897

Mar 02 1917

-

HAGGERTON

Minnie Belle

Sep 18 1876

May 10 1965

-

HAGGERTON

Robert Y.

Dec 27 1859

Dec 23 1954

-

HAGGERTON

Willie E.

Nov 04 1904

Jul 20 1964

ch/o Robert & Minnie Haggerton

HAMMONS

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

HAMMANS

John

1860

1932

-

HAMMANS

Nancy A.

1868

1941

-

HAMMANS

J. O. Hans

Dec 11 1895

Mar 20 1925

-

HAMMANS

Neelie L.

Jun 06 1904

Dec 18 1913

-

HARDIN

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

HARDIN

Mary Grace

-

-

No Dates; (Metal Marker); "Our Blessed Daughter"

HARDIN

Artie H.

Oct 16 1907

Jul 23 1986

-

HARDIN

Ira L.

Feb 25 1908

Jul 29 1980

Married for 53 years

HARDIN

Louise

1939

1939

(Cemetery Marker)

HARDIN

Harvey P.

1916

1985

(Cemetery Marker)

HARGROVE

Addie P.

Nov 06 1872

Sep 30 1956

-

HARGROVE

Lois

Sep 20 1894

Jan 25 1908

d/o R. F. & A. P. Hargrove

HARGROVE

Infant

Apr 01 1898

Apr 06 1898

s/o R. F. & A. P. Hargrove

HARGROVE

J. G.

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

HARGROVE

Mr. J. E.

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

HARGROVE

Mrs. J. E.

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

HARGROVE

R. F.

Sep 28 1868

Apr 17 1927

-

HARGROVE

Willie

Jul 12 1895

Jan 03 1909

d/o W. D. & Bettie Hargrove

HARGROVE

Hubert V.

1891

1923

(Cemetery Marker)

HARGROVE

Charles B.

1921

1935

(Cemetery Marker)

HARGROVE

W. D.

1861

1937

(Cemetery Marker)

HARGROVE

Bettie

1868

1946

(Cemetery Marker)

HARGROVE

James F.

1900

1957

(Cemetery Marker)

HARGROVE

Robert F.

Sep 13 1935

Feb 05 1994

Sgt. US Marine Corp Korea

HARGROVE

Oudie E.

Jun 19 1936

-

No Death Date

HARGROVE

Ross

Apr 05 1906

May 07 2001

-

HARGROVE

Mamie

Oct 17 1907

-

No Death Date

HARTSFIELD

Myrtle L.

Oct 19 1910

Jul 12 1927

-

HARTSFIELD

J. F.

1912

1921

(Cemetery Marker)

HARTSFIELD

A. W. "Sam"

1874

1913

(Cemetery Marker)

HARTSFIELD

Nancy

1839

1935

(Cemetery Marker)

HARTSFIELD

Robert

Jul 20 1878

Apr 15 1936

-

HARTSFIELD

Nettie A.

Jul 05 1900

Mar 21 1980

-

HARTSFIELD

James B.

Sep 17 1870

Nov 04 1944

-

HARTSFIELD

Mary Edna

Aug 03 1876

Aug 17 1966

-

HARTSFIELD

Delma F.

1951

1951

(Cemetery Marker)

HARTSFIELD

Nelson A.

1940

1941

(Cemetery Marker)

HARTSFIELD

Zora Faye

1910

1944

-

HARTSFIELD

Hugo Sr.

1905

1967

-

HARTSFIELD

Louis L.

Oct 09 1909

Jul 18 1991

-

HARTSFIELD

Ruby L.

Jan 31 1919

Jan 26 1993

-

HOOD

Russell A.

Jan 23 1874

Aug 16 1963

-

HOOD

Minnie L.

May 28 1878

Sep 05 1963

m. Sep 01 1895

HOOD

Lois Nell

1925

1925

Mother Mary Ray Hood

HOOD

Rossen

Jul 29 1870

Sep 03 1944

Wife Julia Mays

HOOD

W. S.

Oct 10 1846

May 26 1933

Love's County Texas Cavalry of Home Guard C.S.A.; b. Pickens County Alabama

HOOD

Mary Ray

Jun 23 1892

Feb 14 1929

-

HUDSON

W. W.

Jul 24 1876

May 26 1955

-

ISABELLE

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

ISABELLE

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

J. H. L.

-

-

-

No Dates; initials only (Metal Marker)

JACKSON

Wilma Ray

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

KOETHER

Ruby Joe

Apr 16 1924

-

No Death Date

KOETHER

Barney James

Nov 12 1924

Mar 03 1981

US Navy WW I

LIGHT

J. "Jim"

Nov 02 1903

Feb 16 1983

-

LIGHT

Ethel M.

Mar 24 1901

Oct 25 1985

-

LIGHT

James William

Apr 22 1955

Aug 24 1995

-

LOGAN

Mabel Hood

Feb 24 1898

Jul 02 1999

-

LOGAN

Laura Dee

Oct 3 1952

Feb 18 2004

-

LOGAN

Peggy

Mar 14 1925

Mar 27 2008

-

LOWE

Ruel

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

LOWE

Chester

Sep 25 1898

Jan 30 1903

s/o C.C. & Belle Lowe

LOWE

S.A.

Jan 18 1843

Mar 31 1913

-

LOWE

W. L.

Dec 09 1837

Aug 06 1928

(A metal fence is around graves of S. A. & W. L. Lowe)

LOWE

Colon C.

Dec 10 1871

Jun 18 1948

-

LOWE

Jewel Hayes

1900

1918

-

MOORE

Tom C.

Nov 09 1914

Oct 26 2004

-

MUNDAY

Clabe Walker

Feb 09 1899

Nov 10 1908

-

NANCE

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

NANCE

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

NORTHCUTT

Infant

-

Oct 27 1907

s/o J.C. & A. R. Northcutt; one date

NORTHCUTT

Alice Rebbecca

Jan 23 1889

Dec 01 1918

-

NORTHCUTT Bobby Joe"Bob" May 08 1936 Nov 22 2008 -

NORTHCUTT

Joe C.

Apr 15 1887

Jan 02 1977

-

NORTHCUTT

Pansy L.

Sep 22 1902

Nov 01 1997

-

NORTHCUTT

Charles Abbie "Squirely"

Jul 06 1939

Dec 17 2000

-

NORTHCUTT

Lequita Joyce

Sep 21 1935

Sep 2009

-

NORTHCUTT Michael David Aug 18 1962 Jun 18 2007 -

PALMER

Melvina

1848

1948

Mother of S.N. Palmer

PALMER

O. T.

Nov 18 1916

May 07 1927

-

PALMER

S. N.

1875

1952

-

PALMER

Emma

1878

1936

-

PETTY

Wayland Mark

1935

1993

-

POLK

Bertie Ethel

Feb 08 1900

Jan 14 1993

-

PONTING

Pauling Hargrove

Jul 07 1908

Feb 25 1992

US Army WW II

RATLIFF

H. Vernon

Jun 19 1910

Six 18 1996

(June perhaps?)

RATLIFF

C. Aletha

Jun 20 1917

Feb 09 2005

m. Oct 05 1934; w/o H. Vernon

RATLIFF

Eddie

1940

1940

-

RATLIFF

Lulu

no date

1930

(Metal Marker)

RATLIFF

Ruben Albert

Sep 12 1904

1928

(Metal Marker)

RATLIFF

Jesse Jr.

no date

Nov-26

(Metal Marker)

RATLIFF

Ronald

no date

Jun 14 1934

(Metal Marker)

RATLIFF

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

RATLIFF

Infant

Oct 05 1911

Oct 05 1911

d/o R.J.

RATLIFF

Rueben Jacob

Oct 17 1879

Jan 10 1934

-

RATLIFF

Claudia M.

Feb 25 1880

Nov-18

-

RICH Alma Hartsfield 1928 Nov 24 2009  

ROOSEN

Julia Maye Hood

Jul 27 1870

Sep 03 1964

-

SEWARD

Alice

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

SMITH

Ophelia

1870

1924

(Cemetery Marker)

STAGGS

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

STENHOLM

Infant

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

STENHOLM

John C.

Dec 14 1875

Oct 31 1938

-

STENHOLM

Carrie Elizabeth

May 24 1882

Sep 06 1919

-

UNKNOWN

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

UNKNOWN

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

UNKNOWN

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

UNKNOWN

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

UNKNOWN

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

UNKNOWN

-

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

VANZANDT

Infant

-

1928

d/o Harrison & Gladys Vanzandt

VANZANDT

Infant

Nov 14 1906

Nov 14 1906

-

VANZANDT

Velma

Nov 26 1908

Aug 21 1909

-

WELCH

C. S.

May 11 1825

May 09 1905

-

WELCH

Lynton Lee

Jul 12 1867

Mar 07 1938

-

WELCH

Stella Eliza Browne

Feb 01 1869

Nov 04 1958

-

WELCH

Guy

-

-

No Dates (Metal Marker)

WHITE

Mrs. C. O.

Feb 27 1868

Feb 02 1936

-

WHITE

C. O.

Jan 18 1865

Nov 12 1931

-

WOODARD

Montie Riley

Apr 03 1943

Jan 27 1944

-

YARBROUGH

Ada

Sep 14 1911

Jun 27 1986

-

YOUNG

Lennie Skaggs

1851

1929

(Cemetery Marker)