St Johns 
Cemetery
Crittenden County Arkansas
Submitted 12/16/2003 by Faith 
Truska
 
I 
have names for some there. Many have no headstones and some of the info. I got 
off of the name plates. You can tell alot have been buried there by the many 
areas that are sunk in, but no markers.
The names I have aren't very old. The oldest I have, died in 1933 but most are 
1980 and up. I have about 33 names or dates. 
 
These aren't in any certain order. The cemetery didn't have defined rows. 
Directions to the cemetery:   Take I-55 to the Marion exit. At the 
light, head East, this is Hwy. 64 (Military Rd.). Stay on this road until you go 
over a set of railroad tracks at the stop sign, precede on this road for a mile 
or more until you see the small cemetery on the right. Surrounded by cotton 
fields.
 
 
1. ???
  Jan. 12, 1900
  Dec. 28, 1974    Headstone is broken
 
2. Fletcher McDonald
    U S Army
    Feb. 9, 1894
    Dec. 10, 1974
 
3. Henry Nelson
    Louisana
      Cook
    162 Depot Brig
    May 9, 1933   Only date on stone
 
4. Christian Moore
    July 4, 1957
    Apr. 17, 1985  "Family" was on the bottom of stone
 
5.  Miss Sharon Rena Smothers
     Oct. 25, 1970
     Apr. 21, ???
     Age 17      This was only a funeral name plate
 
6. Ge?????
    This was a headstone, possible homemade. The words had fallen 
off except for the 2 above. There was a bible (unprotected from the elements) 
placed in front of the headstone.
 
7.  Ruby Holmes
     3-4-1919
     5-6-2003  age 84   Name plate
 
8.  Virginia Pender
     12-18-1999  age 82  This was a death 
date only from the name plate
 
9. Robert Lemons, Jr.
    Dec. 19, 1964
    Apr. 22, 1990
 
10. Nathaniel Comming
      PFC
     U S Army
     World War II
     Dec. 18, 1908
     July 3, 1983
 
11.  Victor Smothers
      Aug 22, 1976
      Aug. 11, 1990    age 13  not sure 
of exact death day, it appeared to say 11. Name plate.
 
12. Robert L. Paxton, Jr.
      SGT
      U S Army
      Jan. 22, 1958
      Sept. 6, 1990
 
13.  Kerry Jerome Paxton
      Feb. 21, 1990
      Aug. 31, 1991
 
14. Beloved Husband & Father
      Rev. Lloyd White
     Oct. 4, 1932              
     Sept. 13, 1996
     Pastor of 2nd St. John Church 
      (All above was on stone)
 
15.  Loving wife & mother
      Callie Mae Davis
       May 6, 1932
      July 1, 2003
      Forever in our hearts
 
16.  Oscar Scott Sr.   name plate
 
17.  Terry Lewis Moore
       PFC
       U S Marine Corps
       Feb 27, 1959
       Aug 13, 1994
 
18.  Jessie White
       1922 - 1987   name plate
 
19.  Gregory Robinson
       1966 - 1984
 
20.  Our Beloved Mother
       Elzora Robinson
       Sept. 14, 1925
       Oct. 14, 2000
 
21.  Mrs. Jessie Mae Anderson
       8-6-1945
       6-3-2000    age 54  name plate
 
22.  Margaret Madison
       Apr. 28, 1928
       Feb. 22, 1997   (homemade headstone)
 
23.  Henry E. Smothers
       Sept. 4, 1894
       Mar. 11, 1990
       In Loving Memory
 
24.  Mother
       Christine Moore
       Jan. 26, 1934
       June 27, 1990
 
25.  Shelia L. Robinson
      1959 - 2003  age 43  name plate
 
26.  Vanessa Van Guyton (not sure of spelling)
       Nov. 12, 1956
       July 1, 2002  age 45  name plate
 
27.  Mrs. Magnolia Smothers
       Nov. 14, 1922
       Oct. 5, 2003     age 80   name 
plate
 
28.  To Our Loving Dad
       Clarence F. Holmes
       July 2, 1925
       Jan. 14, 2003
 
29.  Curtis D. Freeman
       Oct. 14, 1990
       Dec. 12, 1993
 
30.  Theresha C. Lemons
       Mar. 12, 1962
       Mar. 11, 1993
 
31. Sparker Anderson
      Apr. 25, 1980
      Aug. 6, 1995
 
32.  Mr. R. ????????? Mansfield Smothers
       Nov. 11, 1998   name plate, death date only
 
33.  Vernd?n Lee Love (Pimp)
       ?, 11, 1977
       Mar. ?????  age 2?   name plate
 
34.  Mrs. Lucille Graham
       Aug. 16, 1911
       July 1, 2000 age 88   name plate
 
There were 13 name plates I could not read or info. was gone. A few of the name 
plates had fake flowers that spelled "Dad" on it.
There was a headstone with only the base, the actually headstone was gone.
A 
pile of crumbled rocks at another area.