Highfill Cemetery
Benton County, Arkansas

Submitted by:
Terrel Shields

Highfill Cemetery was founded in 1871, by Lee Story and Hezekiah Highfill.

It is located South of the Highfill Community Building and Fire Station.

The first dated burials were the babies of Hez and Mariah Highfill and two-year-old Emeline Baxter.

The oldest of these was two years and four months.

 The following list is of those buried prior to December 1997.

 

SURNAME

FIRST MI

DOB

DOD

REMARKS

BAILEY

R.F.

01 Dec 1858 

24 Jul 1890 

W B.A.

BAXTER

Emeline

02 Jan 1873 

07 Nov 1874

 

BOLINGER

LeRoy

16 Nov 1939 

dd mmm yyyy 

SSW Linda

BOLINGER

Linda 

10 Aug 1939

28 Nov 1993

"Fielden"

BRAMLETT

Paul Eugene

07 Jan 1974 

dd mmm yyyy 

Ae 68y 6m 6d

BRANNON

Roy A.

dd mmm 1886

dd mmm 1947 

SSW Margie

BRANNON

Margie M.

DD MMM 1889

DD MMM 1944 

(Douglas)

BRYANT

Jesse 0.

28 Dec 1882

24 Nov 1959

 

BRYANT

Cassie

19 Aug 1889

29 Dec 1979

 

BRYANT

Jesse Olin  Jr.

10 Mar 1921

13 May 1991

 

BRYANT

Fae

15 Nov 1917

25 Jan 1997 

(Sister)

BUCK

Rosie D.

29 Apr 1886

09 Feb 1912

w. of I(J?)H.

CARTER

Arthur W.

DD MMM 1889

DD MMM 1968

 

CARTER

Mary Emma

DD MMM 1904

DD MMM 1992 

(HENDRICKSON)

CARTER

Roy K.

07 Mar 1927

30 Aug 1927 

s of A.W.&E.

CARTER

H.F.

DD MMM 1830

DD MMM 1907

 

CARTER

Annie

06 Aug 1820

13 Jan 1899 

w of H.F.

CARTER

Lillie

DD MMM 1891

DD MMM 1893

 

CARTER

Ernest

DD MMM 1895

DD MMM 1896

 

CARTER

Clyde

DD MMM 1885

DD MMM 1913

 

CARTER

Eller Gailey

14 May 1883

20 Sep 1903 

(CARTER)

CARTER

William B.

DD MMM 1859

DD MMM 1936 

(Father)

CARTER

Viola W.

DD MMM 1861

DD MMM 1936 

(Mother)

CARTER

Lyle

29 Dec 1924

16 Oct 1993 

Md. 4 Aug.1945.

CARTER

Doris

22 Feb 1927 

DD MMM YYYY 

SSW Lyle (nee Elliott)

CHULUFAS

Gus A.

21 May 1887

02 Nov 1964 

Md.19Mar.1912.

CHULUFAS

Lula

14 Nov 1886

19 Oct 1970 

(MORRIS)

CONN

Fred H.

05 Jul 1920

30 Jan 1995

 

CONN

Edith Mae

28 Aug 1919

28 May 1975

 

DEWZEG

 

DD MMM YYY

DD MMM YYYY 

Sister of Oscar West

DORSEY

Grant

DD MMM 1886

DD MMM 1973

 

DORSEY

Mary

DD MMM 1893

DD MMM 1972 

SSW Grant

DOUGLAS

Infant

DD MMM YYYY 

DD MMM YYYY 

(Infant of Leland)

ELLIOTT

Bonnie Jean

15 Jan 1927

27 Aug 1980 

ssw L.

ELLIOTT

Lonzo R.

16 Apr 1925

26 Sep 1987

 

ENGEL

Infant Boy

DD MMM YYYY 

22 May 1972

 

ENNIS

William A.

05 Nov 1872

19 Nov 1950

 

ENNIS

Effie

13 Jul 1875

07 Apr 1944

 

EPPERSON

Anna Belle

05 Feb 1908

01 Mar 1993 

Hendrickson

EVANS

Archie H.

22 Oct 1936

06 Oct 1980

 

EVANS

Carol A

21 Jun 1941 

DD MMM YYYY

 

EVANS

Hugh C.

06 Jul 1909

26 Apr 1997

 

EVANS

Jessie L.

30 Jul 1929 

17 Sep yyyy

 

FRANKLIN

Wiley Tault

dd mmm 1885

dd mmm1933 

(Mason)

FRANKLIN

Della

DD MMM 1887

DD MMM 1984 

(DOUGLAS)

GAILEY

G. W.

08 Apr 1842

07 Mar 1927 

(Confederate)

GAILEY

Frances

23 May 1848

15 Dec 1924 

SSW G.W.

GAILEY

Arthur

DD MMM 1872

DD MMM 1960

 

GAILEY

Ella M

DD MMM 1888

DD MMM 1981 

SSW A.

GAILEY

Maud

DD MMM 1883

DD MMM 1902

 

GAILEY

F.G.

DD MMM YYYY 

DD MMM YYYY

 

GAILEY

J. G.

DD MMM YYYY 

DD MMM YYYY

 

GAILEY

I.G.

DD MMM YYYY 

DD MMM YYYY

 

GAILEY

Infant

DD MMM YYYY 

DD MMM YYYY 

s. of Laura & Joe

GAILEY

Amzie

04 Aug 1810

17 Jan 1892

 

GAILEY

Jane A

21 Dec 1820

26 Oct 1906 

w of Amzie

GIVENS

Martin

04 Jan 1861

07 May 1888 

s.of J & F.

GIVENS

Frankie

14 Oct 1839 

13 Nov 1902 

One large stone & three small

GIVENS

John

06 Nov 1839

16 Feb 1929

 

GIVENS

Infant

15 Dec 1882 

15 Dec 1882 

stillborn s. of J and F

GIVENS

Isaac

08 Oct 1835

22 Jun 1915

 

GIVENS

Mac

dd Feb 1879

26 Mar 1971

 

GUTHARY

John M. 

DD MMM 1869

DD MMM 1943 

(Father)

GUTHARY

Anna Belle

DD MMM 1879

DD MMM 1962 

(Mother)   SSW J.

GUTHARY

Eugene

21 Jun 1935

07 Aug 1935 

s of Milt&Marjorine

GUTHARY

Hazel Clee

17 Feb 1909

09 Jun 1911

 

HAGEDORN

Edward R.

23 Aug 1921 

DD MMM YYYY 

SSW Mary

HAGEDORN

Mary Anna

10 Nov 1931 

29 Aug 1993

NEE JACKSON

HAMILTON

June

01 Jun 1946

15 Dec 1994

 

HENDRICKSON

Nimrod

03 Feb 1816

06 Nov 1885

 

HENDRICKSON

C.W.

17 Mar 1856

19 Dec 1928

 

HENDRICKSON

Josephine

10 Sep 1843 

07 Dec 1912

w of C.W.

HENDERICKSON

Willis H.

DD MMM 1878

DD MMM 1952

 

HENDERICKSON

Lena A.

DD MMM 1885

DD MMM 1961 

(MOORE) SSW W.H.

HENDERICKSON

Willis A.

24 Sep 1905

20 Aug 1993

 

HENDERICKSON

George 

28 Dec 1915 

12 Aug 1984 

Sgt.US Army WWII &Korea

HIGHFILL

Stonewall I.

DD MMM YYYY

DD Nov 1872 

Ae 1 y 7 m 14 d (Largestone with Highfill & Masonic emblem)

HIGHFILL

Robert G.

DD MMM YYYY

DD Aug 1877 

Ae 1 y 7 m 12 d

HIGHFILL

Almer Hezekiah

DD MMM YYYY

DD Jul 1879 

Ae 2 y  4 m 13 da

HIGHFILL

Buford Lee 

DD MMM YYYY 

14 Jul 1871 

Ae2 y ll d

HIGHFILL

Elisha J.

07 Sep 1872

21 Jan 1955 

M.D.

HIGHFILL

Jennie(JONES)

02 Apr 1878

07 Jul 1954 

SSW E.J.

HIGHFILL

Franklin S.

DD MMM 1874

DD MMM 1954

 

HIGHFILL

Coral H.

DD MMM 1880

DD MMM 1970

 

HIGHFILL

Fred Jones

DD MMM1 914

DD MMM 1963

 

HIGHFILL

Ardath M.

DD MMM 1919

DD MMM YYYY

 

HIGHFILL

H. 

DD MMM 1835

DD MMM YYYY

(Hezekiah)

HIGHFILL

M.S.

22 Aug 1847

10 Sep 1923

(Mariah Samantha)

JAMES

Walter Odell

15 Jul 1914

06 Jun 1993

 

JAMES

Edith Taylor

20 Mar 1920

DD MMM YYYY

SSW W.O.

JESSEN

Bonnie Marie

12 Apr 1932

DD MMM YYYY

Md.26 Jan.1948

JESSEN

J.C.

08 Aug 1927

10 Apr 1990

SSW Bonnie

JONES

Howard H.

DD MMM 1881

DD MMM 19YY

 

JONES

Mary E.

DD MMM 1882

DD MMM 19YY

 

JONES

John D.

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

 

JONES

Joyce

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

 

JONES

Dale

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

 

JONES

Mary G.

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

 

JONES

GEORGE ROSS

12 Sep 1966

17 Sep 1966

 

JONES

Baby

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

(unmarked between Dale & G.R.)

KADUCHAK

Philip W.

01 Mar 1916

14 Jul 1983

 

KERR

Claude

17 Sep 1893

26 Oct 1979

 

KINCHELOE

Mamie

DD MMM 1886

DD MMM 1916

 

KINSEY

John ?.

DD MMM 1872

DD MMM 1932 

P or K middle initial Twounmarked graves by John Kinsey

LEACH

James Arthur

08 Jan 1881

27 Mar 1965

(md.61y)

LEACH

Nora B.

03 Mar 1884

03 Apr 1976

SSW Arthur

LEACH

Donald P.

11 Mar 1933

15 Mar 1953

 

LEACH

Clifford P.

DD MMM 1906

DD MMM 1975

 

LEINARD

Annie

22 May 1902

06 Sep 1903

d of Wm.

McGLOTHLIN

Sam H.

04J ul 1888

28 Sep 1928

 

McGLOTHLIN

Jesse M.

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

SSW Sam

McGLOTHLIN

Jesse M. 

30 Jul 1893

30 May 1929

WWI

McGLOTHLIN

S. H.

02 Jan 1849

14 Jul 1934

 

McGLOTHLIN

Henrietta 

DD MMM 1851

DD MMM 1894

w of S.H.

McGLOTHLIN

Thomas

04 Jan 1891

04 Apr 1891

 

McGLOTHLIN

Matilda

DD MMM 1859

DD MMM 1907

w of S.H. (Matilda ElizabethTrammel Busby)

McGLOTHLIN

Belle

DD MMM 1867

DD MMM 1930

w of S.H.

MEARSE

Sarah 

DD MMM 1895

DD MMM 1931

(Mother)

MELVIN

Lee  Jr. 

10 Nov 1940

29 Jun 1992

sgt.US Marine-Vietnam

MILLER

William

13 Dec 1851

16 Oct 1883

 

MILLER

William

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

Ae 87 y.

MONDAY

J. F.

DD MMM 1858

DD MMM 1929

 

MONDAY

Minnie N.

DD MMM 1884

DD MMM 1973

 

MOORE

Clarice STORY

04 Sep 1897

17 Aug 1987

 

MORRIS

James

05 Mar 1847

20 Apr 1923

 

MORRIS

Annie

04 Sep 1848

25 Dec 1920

SSW James

MORRIS

John

25 Sep 1883

19 Dec 1906

 

MORRIS

William Oric

01 Nov 1880

09 Apr 1972

 

MORRIS

Nannie L.(KERR)

05 Mar 1883

13 Aug 1975

 

MORRIS

John B.

18 Jul 1911

05 Jan 1977

SSW L.L.

MORRIS

Lorene L. 

18 Aug 1919

13 Dec 1988

(LEACH)

NEAL

Alice Dean

28 Aug 1927

DD MMM YYYY

(ROBBINS)

NEAL

Hubert

20 Aug 1922

26 Sep 1996

SSW A.D.  US Navy WWII

PARKER

Letha V. 

24 May 1920

DD MMM YYYY

SSW G.H.

PARKER

Glenn H.

19 Nov 1911

23 Jun 1984

 

PARNHAM

Thomas

14 Jun 1794

11 Mar 1883

 

PARNHAM

Martha 

04 Apr 1877

15 Dec 1890

d of S.C.& S.A.

PHILPOTT

Doyal 

DD MMM YYYY

DD Jun 1933

Inf.s of E.C.

POORMAN

Garland T.

11 Feb 1905

22 Feb 1972

Sgt.WWII

POPLIN

W. H.

15 Sep 1835

21 Sep 1894

 

RILEY

Mert E.

DD MMM 1875

DD MMM 1962

 

RILEY

Maggie E. 

DD MMM 1881

DD MMM 1974

SSW Mert

RILEY

Ruby Jean

15 Apr 1935

29 Feb 1944

 

RILEY

Ernest E.

02 Sep 1911

17 Nov 1980

 

RILEY

Helen R.(JONES)

10 Aug 1910

26 Aug 1992

 

RILEY

Lloyd Francis 

08 Oct 1918

03 May 1996

PFC WWII

ROBBINS

Jackson L.

04 Jan 1879

16 Mar 1946 

(Fannie McGLOTHLIN Robbins)

ROBBINS

Marie 

DD MMM 1906

DD MMM 1907

d. of J.L.& F.

ROBERTS

Frank

DD MMM 1896

DD MMM 1962

 

ROBERTS

Cora V. 

DD MMM 1896

DD MMM 1956

SSW Frank

SCOTT

Mildred M.

DD MMM 1915

DD MMM 1991

 

SCOTT

Chester S.

DD MMM 1909

DD MMM 1994

 

SMITH

J. F.

28 Aug 1881

10 Aug 1883

 

SMITH

John A. 

20 Dec 1859

17 Feb 1888

s of H.C.& L.

SMITH

Shirley J.

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

 

STEWARD

J. F.

20 Feb 1877

30 May 1961

 

STEWARD

Jamie Rene

23 Dec 1978

04 Mar 1979

 

STEWARD

Murrel B.

06 Feb 1913

DD MMM YYYY

SSW Lois

STEWARD

Lois J.(JONES)

14 May 1930

27 Feb 1993

Md.2 Mar.1947.

STEWARD

Woodley T. 

06 May 1915

21 Oct 1974

PFC US Army

STORY

J. M. 

13 May 1836

16 Dec 1910

(Father) James

STORY

Amanda C?or G.

DD MMM YYYY

12 Jan 1921

w of J. Ae.48 y 2 m.

STORY

Samuel

16 Jun 1821

10 Aug 1883

 

STORY

William Lee 

DD MMM 1857

DD MMM 1916

(Father)

STORY

Mary C. 

DD MMM 1859

DD MMM 1938

(ADAMS) Mother SSW LEE

STORY

Samuel D. 

DD MMM 1884

DD MMM 1964

(Father)

STORY

Gertrude M. 

DD MMM 1885

DD MMM 1937

(McINTYRE) Mother

STORY

William Lee

06 Jan 1921

05 Apr 1944

WWII

STORY

Ada M. 

07 Dec 1889

01 Apr 1938

(w of Herschel)

STORY

Mayrine 

01 Oct 1903

22 Nov 1903

d of L.& M.

STORY

Catherine 

28 Sep 1843

26 Nov 1936

WOODS w of J

STORY

John 

DD MMM YYYY

26 Apr 1900

GAR & O.F. Ae 68y

STORY

Rose Bella

DD MMM 1883

DD MMM 1915

 

STORY

Jesse M.

DD MMM 1881

DD MMM 1959

 

STORY

Vilca A. 

02 Apr 1836

23 Apr 1922

w of James

STORY

John A.

20 Aug 1859

06 Oct 1889

 

Unmarked

 

17 Feb 1925

06 Dec 1927

BY JOHN A STORY GRAVE

STRAIGHT

Otis W.

DD MMM 1866

DD MMM 1951

 

STRAIGHT

Elizabeth

DD MMM 1877

DD MMM 1964

 

STRAIGHT

Lila Morse

15 Aug 1914

05 Feb 1995

SSW Jack

STRAIGHT

Charley

03 Jun 1909

DD MMM YYYY

Md. 9 Nov1945 (Jack)

STRAIGHT

Viola N.

30 Jun 1907

05 Jun 1989

SSW Lonzo

STRAIGHT

Lonzo L.

31Jul1904

28Nov1987

SSW Viola

SULLIVAN

Orval E. 

11 Oct 1902

01 Dec 1981

SSW Lula

SULLIVAN

Lula C. 

09 Apr 1908

DD MMM YYYY

(Gailey)

SULLIVAN

Ralph A.1

06 Sep 1925

DD MMM YYYY

SSW B.

SULLIVAN

B. Betty

15 Dec 1931

27 Jun 1996

 

SULLIVAN

W. B.

08 Mar 1896

14 Jan 1992

"Buster"

SULLIVAN

Maco B.

05 May 1908

DD MMM YYYY

SSW W.B. md. 26 Nov 1925

TAYLOR

Larry Dean

DD MMM YYYY

05 Jul 1974

 

TAYLOR

Foy E.

05 Apr 1909

30Jul1981

SSW Viola

TAYLOR

Viola F.

03 May 1917

01 Mar 1990

(GUTHARY)

TETRICK

Green

09 Mar 1846

03 Mar 1907

 

TETRICK

Malinda 

14 Dec 1843

01 Nov 1885

w of Green

TETRICK

William H.

DD MMM 1872

DD MMM 1939

 

TETRICK

Thomas

04 Mar 1881

06 Aug 1885

s of G.& M.

TETRICK

Eliza E.

04 Apr 1881

06 Aug 1885

d of G.& M (questionable date)

TETRICK

Frank L.

17 Jun 1905

18 Feb 1908

 

UPHOLT 

 

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

husband & wife

WASSON

 

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

Two unmarked graves

WEST

Grandad

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

 

WEST

Clarence

DD MMM 1909

22 May 1970

 

WHITE

Ima Lee 

30 May 1945

16 Jan 1968

w. of Robert

WHITE

Ruby N.

21 Oct 1911

31 Oct 1995

 

WHITE

Vern P. 

28 Dec 1911

06 Apr 1981

SSW Ruby

WILSON

Jade B.

04 Sep 1890

12 Feb 1891

s. of J.M.& M.R.

WILSON

Francis

DD MMM 1855

DD MMM 1937

 

WILSON

C.

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

(concrete headstone) At Rest

WILSON

Mary

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

SSW PAUL

WILSON

Mary

13 Nov 1859

24 Sep 1926

w of J.M.

WILSON

Paul

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

H & W SSW MARY

WILSON

James M.

17 Dec 1856

24 Aug 1906

 

YORK

 

DD MMM YYYY

DD MMM YYYY

Husband and Wife