Garden of Memories Cemetery

Ballinger, Runnels Co. Cemeteries of Texas 

Used by Permission of the Runnels Co. Historical Commission and dedicated to all the hard work of many

Cemeteries of TX  Billie Ford

Directions: This relatively new cemetery is located adjacent to the southwest side of Evergreen Cemetery at Ballinger, Runnels, Texas. The first interment was made in 1956. There are no upright tombstones in this cemetery; the top surface of all tombstones is level with the surface of the ground. Records on this cemetery are very probably complete. The following records were compiled by The Bicentennial Task Force and Frank D. Jenkins on June 12 1976.


Last Name

First Name

Birth

Death

Comments

Agnew

Henry G.

1886

1957

-

Agnew

Treva P.

1911

X

wife of H.G.

Agnew

Thomas W.

Mar 10 1894

Feb 26 1957

Pennsylvania, PFC, 153 Depot Brigade, World War I

Alexander

George W.

Sep 01 1877

Nov 27 1961

-

Alexander

Florence H.

Apr 13 1880

X

wife of G.W.

Alexander

Odie P.

Sep 14 1906

Mar 24 1956

-

Allamon

Robert R.

Sep 25 1889

Mar 31 1972

-

Allamon

F. Inez

Apr 05 1892

May 07 1971

wife of R.R.

Allcorn

Jeffrey Lynn

Feb 19 1968

Apr 05 1979

-

Allen

Scott L.

1912

1974

-

Anthony

H.A.

Feb 20 1927

May 07 1979

-

Baird

Baby

Mar 17 1983

Mar 17 1983

-

Barnett

Wilford Hank

Jul 13 1910

Jun 05 1983

-

Barnhart

Alda B.

Mar 29 1892

Oct 17 1958

-

Barr

Richard Wayne

Sep 23 1960

Mar 13 1984

-

Barr

Ruth J.

Oct 09 1904

Dec 02 1968

-

Batchelor

H.T.

1910

1972

-

Batchelor

X

X

X

wife of H.T.

Berry

Charles Arthur

Jan 08 1908

Oct 16 1984

-

Berry

Paul

Mar 31 1931

Nov 22 1967

-

Bird

Martha Frances

Oct 04 1909

Dec 15 1982

-

Bishop

Euell J.

1891

1963

-

Bishop

M. Pearl

1891

1969

wife of E.J.

Blackmon

Roy Eldon

Jul 08 1941

Dec 31 1980

-

Block

Douglas Arnold

Sep 01 1921

Dec 11 1983

-

Bouldin

Charlie

Nov 02 1901

Dec 02 1964

-

Bouldin

Opal

Oct 04 1907

X

wife of Charlie

Bromberg

Edward Lee

Oct 17 1915

Nov 15 1983

-

Brook

Doyle K.

Dec 16 1920

Mar 01 1976

1st Lt, Army Air Forces,World War II

Brookshier

Arch

Jun 29 1884

May 18 1965

-

Brookshier

Minnie Lee

1884

1963

wife of Arch (nee Curry)

Brookshire

Claud Grafton

Jun 24 1916

Jul 27 1984

-

Brown

C.E., Jr.

Sep 17 1904

Sep 20 1963

-

Brown

Lynette

Aug 30 1913

Dec 19 1959

wife of C.E.

Bryan

Samuel W.

May 03 1886

Jan 12 1975

-

Burk

Burleigh I.

Oct 16 1908

Aug 02 1967

-

Burris

Cynthia Clary

Jan 30 1876

Jan 21 1965

-

Burroughs

Loretta Yvonne

Mar 15 1910

Apr 08 1977

-

Bush

William E.

1879

1974

-

Bush

Cora I.

1895

X

wife of W.E.

Byram

David Lynn

Jan 26 1942

Dec 24 1959

Texas, A3C, 3628 School Sq, AF

Cahoon

Margaret Ann

Feb 22 1928

Jul 07 1984

-

Calvert

Verna Carlton

Jul 26 1905

Jan 06 1982

-

Calvert

Otis D.

1904

1971

-

Calvert

Verna E.

1905

X

wife of O.D.

Campbell

Lucas J.

Apr 24 1902

Sep 17 1977

-

Campbell

Margret Ellaoise

Nov 10 1901

Dec 13 1977

-

Campbell

Hugh Rollin

Oct 22 1906

Jan 15 1984

-

Campbell

Hugh

Mar 30 1878

Nov 18 1969

-

Campbell

Minnie

Sep 15 1876

Feb 23 1965

wife of Hugh

Campbell

Margaret Lu

Dec 23 1940

Sep 27 1966

-

Caskey

Ernest

1898

1974

-

Caskey

Willie

1906

X

wife of Ernest

Chandler

Barbara A.

Mar 29 1938

Apr 01 1971

-

Chapman

Sidney S.

1905

1959

-

Chapman

Lorene J.

1913

X

wife of S.S.

Clack

Elmer Roy

Nov 27 1894

Sep 14 1979

-

Clevenger

Mary Margaret

Feb 25 1903

Aug 20 1978

-

Clock

Blanche Alma

Feb 19 1899

Nov 13 1976

-

Cobb

William C.

Oct 31 1902

Aug 12 1970

-

Cobb

Gean

Mar 30 1895

Nov 21 1973

wife of W.C.

Cochran

Oliver

1878

1961

-

Cochran

Willa W.

1883

1964

wife of Oliver

Cody

John W.

Dec 12 1916

Oct 14 1958

Texas,T Sgt,Cannon Trp,12 Cav, World War II, BSM

Cole

Douglas Wayne

Nov 28 1958

Feb 28 1983

-

Compton

Lloyd Edison

Nov 17 1915

May 03 1977

-

Conley

Jack Neal

Aug 21 1931

Nov 21 1981

-

Cope

Margie Grace

Dec 03 1906

Jun 30 1978

-

Cope

Earl A.

Apr 21 1902

Aug 05 1966

Texas,Cpl, 2 Co,Coast Artillary, World War I

Cowan

Ruffin E.

Nov 26 1895

Aug 16 1969

Texas,Pvt,U.S.Army,World War I

Crockett

David Montressel

Sep 28 1891

Oct 24 1978

-

Crockett

David M.

Sep 21 1891

X

-

Crockett

Bertha G.

Dec 18 1892

Oct 21 1973

wife of David M.

Cross

William Ernest

Aug 18 1900

Feb 07 1974

Texas, Pvt, U.S. Army, World War II

Dankworth

Sadie Eloise

Oct 18 1904

Apr 25 1984

-

Davis

Roach Warren

Jun 19 1910

Jul 11 1976

-

Davis

Kimberli Dawn

Apr 13 1964

Oct 20 1980

-

Davis

Herman Carlton

Mar 17 1906

Jan 08 1982

-

Dentler

Cecil George

Jun 25 1914

Oct 13 1981

-

Eagan

Thomas

Sep 19 1903

Mar 03 1984

-

Eaves

Gladys Irene

Dec 23 1908

Jan 13 1980

-

Eaves

Rufus H.

Jun 28 1898

Jan 25 1973

Masonic

Englert

Edmond

Jul 05 1899

Jun 05 1984

-

Epting

Thomas L.

May 16 1921

Jun 11 1971

Texas, SC1,U.S.N.R., World War II

Evans

Sarah K.

Dec 23 1892

Apr 26 1984

-

Evans

Melvin M.

1893

1965

-

Evans

X

X

X

wife of M.M.

Flanagan

Clyden Jordan

Jun 08 1910

Jul 21 1982

-

Fowler

George Allen

Feb 20 1908

Jan 30 1984

-

Gabbert

Thelma Sue

Mar 18 1958

Jul 11 1975

-

Gerdes

Carl D.

1901

1973

funeral home marker

Gerdes

Willie Mae

1918

1975

-

Gibson

Mark Jeffrey

Dec 01 1960

Dec 17 1960

-

Gilbreth

Lonnie W.

Nov 05 1891

May 20 1970

-

Green

Elmer L.

Nov 23 1900

Dec 10 1971

-

Green

Laura F.

Jun 18 1902

X

wife of E.L.

Hadley

Louis V.

Mar 03 1897

Nov 11 1963

-

Hambright

Joe B.

Dec 09 1908

Aug 13 1981

-

Hambright

James S.

Feb 10 1900

Dec 03 1973

-

Hambright

Myrtle

X

X

wife of J.S.

Hargrove

Richard W.

Jan 12 1948

Apr 14 1971

Texas, Pvt, Co D, 3 Tng Bn, 2 Tng Bde,Viet Nam

Harral

James E.

Nov 01 1892

Sep 15 1969

-

Harral

Hazel H.

Nov 02 1906

-

wife of J.E.

Hathaway

Drury Patterson

Jul 07 1905

Deb 06 1983

-

Henniger

Leonard William

Jun 25 1890

Mar 10 1978

-

Henniger

Leonard W.

1890

X

-

Henniger

Ella H.

1899

X

wife of L.W.

Henson

Nicholas Hershel

Oct 06 1904

Jun 16 1978

-

Henson

Alta Doris

Oct 01 1912

Jun 20 1980

-

Herring

Edgar Otto

Feb 04 1895

Dec 27 1980

-

Herring

Alfred H.

Jan 05 1898

Mar 02 1968

-

Herring

Vera

Feb 26 1900

Mar 12 1972

-

Herring

Edgar O.

Feb 04 1895

X

-

Herring

Cora B.

Apr 04 1900

Jun 12 1966

wife of E.O.

Herring

Hubert

1909

1966

-

Herring

X

X

X

wife of Hubert

Herring

R. Herman

1897

1965

-

Herring

Celeste

1898

X

wife of R. Herman

Hill

Cecil Chester

Jun 17 1980

Jun 24 1980

-

Howard

Odell

1921

1971

-

Howard

Edith

X

X

wife of Odell

Howell

Bruce Crockett

Aug 19 1913

Mar 11 1978

-

Jackson

Susie L.

1899

1974

-

Jackson

Christy

1973

1973

funeral home marker

Jackson

Lewis F.

1911

1971

-

Jackson

Dottie W.

1917

-

wife of L.F.

Jackson

Raymond H.

Oct 28 1928

Aug 17 1964

Texas,SP5,82 Ord,Gen Svc Co, Arty,World War II, Korea

Jackson

Roy Delvin

Mar 29 1888

Aug 03 1958

-

Jones

Sydney Y.

Apr 30 1893

Aug 10 1977

-

Jones

David

Aug 04 1890

Nov 11 1977

-

Jones

Edna H.

Dec 15 1909

Mar 16 1978

-

Jones

Wanda Fay

Apr 22 1951

May 28 1983

-

Jones

John M.

1896

1968

-

Jones

Jewel S.

1902

X

wife of J.M.

Kennedy

Sam Grady

Aug 05 1908

Apr 02 1962

-

Kitchens

William C.

May 18 1902

Mar 24 1973

-

Kitchens

Nila W.

Mar 27 1915

X

wife of W.C.

Knight

Robert Francis

Dec 28 1962

Apr 29 1984

-

Land

Arthur F.

Oct 9 1889

Mar 15 1968

-

Ledbetter

April Lynn

Aug 26 1968

Aug 28 1972

-

Ledford

Sim

Apr 25 1896

Jan 25 1972

Kentucky,Cpl, Btry E, 66 Arty, CAC, World War I

Ledford

Stella A.

Sep 28 1905

Nov 26 1957

-

Low

Robert Fernando

Jun 24 1894

Dec 20 1977

-

Maedgen

Clayton E.

Oct 25 1904

May 17 1980

-

Manse

Rudolph

Feb 19 1894

Jan 23 1984

-

Manse

Irene Henrietta

Jul 27 1899

Feb 26 1984

-

McDaniel

Thomas Buford

Dec 31 1921

Feb 05 1981

-

McDonald

William A.

Dec 28 1899

Aug 17 1981

-

McGrath

May Lou

Sep 10 1919

May 25 1981

-

McKenzie

Thomas E.

Mar 09 1905

Apr 03 1982

-

McWilliams

Leland William

Sep 27 1914

Jan 22 1980

-

McWilliams

Kenneth Ray

May 24 1950

Aug 26 1966

-

Meadows

Wheeler P.

Nov 19 1897

Dec 29 1970

-

Mendiola

Eliseo

Aug 31 1915

Jun 06 1980

-

Merrifield

Patricia Lynette

Dec 02 1957

Jun 08 1980

-

Michael

A. Carson

Feb 24 1960

Jan 27 1981

-

Moffett

Stacy Michelle

Aug 04 1981

Aug 04 1981

-

Molena

Francis Elaine

May 27 1979

Aug 14 1979

-

Moore

John William

Feb 12 1895

May 05 1977

-

Moore

Warding

X

Jul 04 1976

-

Moore

X

X

X

-

Moore

X

X

X

-

Moreland

Troy

Apr 02 1918

Jul 19 1973

Texas, Sgt, U.S. Army, World War II

Morgan

Holley Mae

Nov 29 1917

May 30 1981

-

Morgan

Charles A.

Dec 17 1913

Oct 11 1984

-

Mueller

Walter F.

Dec 21 1900

Oct 22 1982

-

Mueller

Michael J.

May 10 1954

Jun 08 1971

-

Mueller

Walter F.

Dec 21 1900

X

-

Mueller

Mary C.

Dec 02 1904

1976

wife of W.F.

Mullins

Betty June

Jun 16 1926

Mar 20 1982

-

O'Neill

Mary Dale

Oct 12 1889

Dec 30 1981

-

O'Neill

Owen Roe

1889

1970

-

O'Neill

X

X

X

wife of O.R.

Owens

Betty D.

Jan 11 1950

Dec 12 1964

-

Parish

Virginia

Jul 13 1924

Jan 10 1981

-

Parish

Cheryl Ann

Jun 23 1956

Feb 20 1975

-

Parish

Julie Elizabeth

Sep 20 1960

Dec 12 1963

-

Parish

Nelda Lee

Apr 04 1928

Sep 05 1970

-

Parker

Chester Boyd, Sr.

Dec 06 1927

Apr 12 1978

-

Payette

Ralph F.

Feb 24 1898

Feb 06 1968

-

Pena

Lucy

Aug 24 1958

Jul 11 1979

-

Powell

Eskell

Jan 22 1928

Jun 15 1978

-

Reese

Bessie

Mar 30 1897

Jul 07 1979

-

Richards

Edith

Mar 09 1908

Jan 22 1983

-

Richards

Ardell

Apr 10 1905

Sep 28 1971

-

Richards

Edith

Mar 09 1908

X

wife of Ardell

Roberson

Maude

Jan 01 1888

Sep 08 1971

-

Robinson

Douglas Gordon

Dec 06 1923

Mar 08 1981

-

Robinson

George S. "Shep"

1918

1972

-

Robinson

X

X

X

wife of G.S.

Robinson

Leslie L.

Aug 23 1910

Jan 24 1973

-

Rountree

Herman L.

Jun 07 1904

Nov 30 1974

-

Rountree

Anne A.

May 18 1908

-

wife of H.L.

Routh

Roy Thomas

Jul 29 1923

Dec 31 1983

-

Routh

Samuel Clarence

Oct 26 1889

Feb 12 1973

-

Routh

Ora Blanche

May 13 1892

Dec 25 1975

wife of S.C. (nee Wood)

Setser

Emanuel Mack

1892

1975

-

Setser

Luna Mae

1895

X

wife of E.M.

Simpson

Sherman Dudley

Dec 03 1908

Dec 21 1983

-

Small

Shasta Sherie

Dec 13 1981

Feb 19 1982

-

Smith

James R.

Dec 21 1978

Dec 22 1978

-

Smith

Karen E.

Jul 05 1959

Jul 16 1972

-

Sommer

Edward

May 22 1902

Aug 11 1972

-

Sommer

Leda

Jan 13 1904

X

wife of Edward

Speer

Pete

Jan 30 1906

Jul 13 1981

-

Speer

Emma

1886

1974

-

Spieker

Gary L.

Jan 16 1946

May 29 1970

Texas, SP4, Co D, Bde, 5 Inf Div, VietNam, BSM, Arcom, PH

Spreen

Dora

Oct 04 1887

Oct 23 1977

-

St. John

Alice-Marie

Feb 14 1944

Jun 07 1980

-

St. John

Doyle M.

1908

1976

funeral home marker

Stokes

Morris C.

1918

1970

-

Stokes

Media Pearl

1921

X

wife of M.C.

Stokes.

Herman Lawson Sr.

Sep 22 1908

Aug 11 1980

-

Swann

Thelma May

Dec 31 1906

Oct 03 1978

-

Swann

Guy Alfred

Mar 02 1895

Feb 12 1983

-

Tatum

Frankie Ferrano

Jul 28 1905

Jun 19 1984

-

Thompson

Louie Potter

Apr 05 1920

Mar 31 1980

-

Thompson

Claud

Jan 16 1893

Sep 06 1973

Texas, PFC, U.S. Army, World War I

Thompson

L. Eugene

Nov 24 1939

Nov 08 1969

-

Towery

Jo Alice

May 25 1930

Mar 14 1983

-

Travis

R.D., Sr.

Dec 18 1886

Feb 03 1971

-

Travis

Alvesia

Nov 03 1887

Jan 30 1967

wife of R.D.

Tubb

B.J.

1924

1976

funeral home marker

Tubb

Edwin Cormon

Sep 05 1921

Aug 10 1972

Texas,PFC,U.S. Army, World War II

Twitty

R. Bryant, Rev.

Jul 27 1887

Oct 31 1969

-

Twitty

Mabel M.

May 13 1890

-

wife of Rev. R.B.

Vaughn

Melba Lorene

Feb 27 1912

Aug 23 1980

-

Virden

Joseph R.

Sep 30 1905

Feb 17 1973

-

Virden

X

X

X

wife of J.R.

Vogelsang

Corrine Veda

Apr 06 1910

Sep 20 1984

-

Vogelsang

Edwin F.

Sep 21 1901

Jun 15 1973

-

Vogelsang

Corinne V.

Apr 06 1910

X

wife of E.F.

Wade

Herbert Earl

1888

1960

-

Wade

Jessie Lee

1894

1968

wife of H.E.

Wade

Vivian O.

Sep 29 1906

X

-

Wade

Cecile V.

Jul 13 1909

X

wife of V.O.

Wallace

Angela Renee

Oct 21 1974

Jun 09 1980

-

Wallace

Albert G.

Jun 12 1892

May 10 1966

-

Wallace

Gregory Lynn

Dec 11 1961

Feb 21 1968

-

Watson

Michael

Nov 14 1940

Dec 17 1976

-

Watson

William Jesse

May 03 1939

Apr 19 1982

-

West

Ruby Elton

Jun 16 1906

Mar 19 1981

-

White

Roy L.

Apr 20 1901

Nov 27 1958

-

Wiliams

Edna Belt

Sep 01 1900

Jun 10 1984

-

Willeke

Joe

Sep 19 1896

Mar 24 1972

-

Willeke

Bettie Joe

Jan 23 1895

Mar 04 1975

wife of Joe

Williams

Eugene

Sep 16 1893

Aug 20 1973

Texas, Pvt, U.S. Army, World War I

Williams

Clyde A.

Apr 25 1917

Dec 17 1974

-

Williams

Lillian H.

Oct 16 1919

X

wife of C.A.

Wood

James Thomas

Nov 10 1905

Jan 15 1984

-

Wood

Jim

1905

X

-

Wood

Lou Dell

1913

1961

wife of Jim

Zappe

Hubert Joseph

Feb 20 1902

Sep 26 1974

-

Zappe

Francis T.

Feb 12 1905

X

wife of H.J. (nee Trail)