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Photos by Bruce Carter |
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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) |