Vote Montgomery County TXGenWeb County of the Month
English Cemetery
Decker Prairie, Montgomery County TX
Turn on Hardin Store Road from FM 149 at Decker Prairie, turn right on Virgie, left on Community Road. Cemetery is 1.1 on left. Copied by Celeste Graves and Kaye Applewhite Brouse on February 19, 1986. Reprinted with permission May 14, 2003.
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| Name | DOB | DOD | Notes |
| ARDOIN, WILLIE RAY | Jan 14, 1950 | Aug 23, 1970 | In Memory of |
| BLACKSHER, OCTAVIA WARE | b____1907 | Apr 7, 1970 | |
| BUTLER, ANDREW E. | May 25, 1911 | Nov 1, 1977 | Gov. Stone-Texas- Tec 4 1315 Engr Cons BN -WWII |
| CAMPBELL, BERTHA L. | May 23, 1919 | Nov 1, 1977 | Mother |
| CARRINGTON, SAMMIE TAYLOR | Feb 6, 1960 | Nov 27, 1980 | We Will Meet Again |
| CHANEY, Henry | - | Aug 22, 1941 | 56 yr 2 mo 17 day ___ Funeral Home |
| CHANEY, OTTO | Oct 6, 1908 | Aug 26, 1978 | Lockwood Funeral Home |
| CHANEY, OTIS | 1942 | Feb 22, 1972 | aged 30 years Sheffield Funeral Home |
| CHANEY, LEROY | Apr 12, 1928 | Oct 31, 1982 | Gov. Stone |
| DANI_L, _LO_D | Jan 20, _906 | _5_197_ | Rest in Peace |
| DANIELS, PRICILLA | - | 1951 | |
| DAVID, CHERRY | May 1, 1923 | Feb 7, 1972 | In Memory of |
| GREEN, EUGENE | - | Feb 6, 1986 | Carl Barnes Funeral Home Houston TX |
| GREEN, NILOS | Aug 25, 1895 | Feb 17, 1952 | |
| GREEN, JAMES B. | Mar 16, 1921 | Nov 23, 1963 | Gov. Stone Texas Tec 5 US Army WWII |
| HOLIDAY, DAISY MAE | Oct 19, 1943 | Mar 14, 1969 | In memory of |
| COLLINS, EDWARDS MOLLIE | 1871 | 1944 | double master stone |
| HAWTHORNE, LEWIS | May 10, 1894 | Aug 26, 1957 | Gov. Stone Pvt 3 Recruit Co WWI |
| HICKS, HATTIE | 1893 | 1964 | AUNT |
| HENDERSON, ROBERT L. | Feb 4, 1944 | Feb 15, 1972 | In Memory of |
| HENDERSON, JIMMIE, JR. | Sept 29, 1939 | Jul 12, 1973 | In Memory of |
| HADNOT, KIMBERLY baby | Apr 8, 1984 | Apr 11, 1984 | Carl Barnes Funeral Home Houston TX |
| HUMPHREY, SUNITA | Jun 27, 1976 | Jun 5, 1981 | Carl Barnes Funeral Home Houston TX |
| HORTON, MINNIE BELL | Sep 3, 1915 | Nov 11, 1982 | |
| HORTON, CHARLES | - | - | Gov. Stone TX PFC US Army WWI |
| HOWARD, BERTHA MRS. | - | Jan 11, 1938 | aged 29 yrs 5 mo 4 da Fairchild Funeral Service Houston, TX |
| McKEE, ROSIE HAWKINS
HUMPHREY, ELTON LOUIS |
Apr 13, 1913 Feb 26, 1939 |
Apr 19, 1967 Mar 26, 1968 |
Double Marker -MOTHER
SON -Entrusted in God's Eternal Care |
| JOHNSON, CAROLYN JEAN | Nov 1, 1944 | Jun 28, 1946 | age 18 mo |
| JOHNSON, MATTIE | Mar 10, 1885 | balance of stone buried | |
| JOHNSON, BENNIE | 1876 | Apr 22, 1955 | |
| MAYES, PINKEY | May 28, 1906 | Jul 12, 1984 | Gone but not forgotten |
| POWELL, JACOB
POWELL, LILLIE |
- 1909 |
1975 1976 |
DOUBLE MARKER |
| POWELL, ZACK | Jan 12, 1878 | Jan 12, 1959 | |
| PERKINS, ROBERT, JR | - | - | 1-30-48 |
| JOHNSON, MR. | - | 197_ | |
| JOHNSON, HATTIE LEE | 1920 | 1982 | DEAR MOTHER |
| JOHNSON, EDDIE | 1908 | 1982 | Klein Funeral Home Tomball TX |
| REED, MARY W. | Mar 12, 1933 | Dec 7, 1977 | Our beloved Mother |
| SMITH, BECKY A. | Sep 25, 1874 | Jan 23, 1970 | At rest -beside Becky is a large head and foot stone with nothing inscribed. |
| SPURLOCK, RILEY J. | - | Feb 24, 1986 | age 27 Carl Barnes Funeral Home Houston TX |
| THOMAS, AMANDA | - | Jun 18, 1949 | age 65-At rest |
| THOMAS, JOHNIE | Nov 22, 1893 | Oct 23, 1955 | Gov. Stone-Texas-Pvt Co A 342 SVC BnQMC WWI - (discrepancy in Funeral Home marker). d Nov 15, 1955-aged 61 yrs 11 mo 22 day Sheffield Funeral Home |
| SHATION, DENTMON | 1884 | 1936 | age 63 |
| STEWART, CARNELIA L. | May 1, 1897 | May 10, 1975 | |
| WARREN, GEORGE BRO. | - | Feb 18, 1961 | aged 60-Pruit-Pruitt Funeral Home Houston TX |
| WARE, BEATRICE THOMPSON, OLIVER W. |
Oct 27, 1912 Feb 15, 1884 |
Nov 3, 1959 Mar 22, 1962 |
DOUBLE MARKER |
| WARE, MR. ____________ | - | Jul 31, 1959 | aged 50 yrs-Ross Mortuary Houston, TX |
| WRIGHT, JOHNNY | 1927 | 1961 | |
| WRIGHT, CLEOLA | Sep 14, 1954 | Sep 19, 1980 | |
| WARE, GEORGE | May 22, 1882 | Feb 5, 1970 | In Memory of |
| WARE, W. J. REV. | -1894 | ||
| THOMAS, SAM | Dec 23, 1893 | Dec 19, 1951 | Gov. Stone=Texas Pvt OMC WWI |
| VANN, BILLIE MAE | Sep 4, 1925 | May 2, 1979 | Beloved Mother |
| WALKER, JOHN | Jun 28, 1890 | Apr 14, 1944 | Govt. Marker -Texas Pvt 857 Trans Corps. |
| WARE, GEO. ARE, | Jan 9, 1903 | Jul 18, 1957 | At Rest |
| WALTER, JESSIE WARE, ESSIE |
Sep 11, 1938 July 1886 |
- Sep 2, 1954 |
age 57 at rest |
| WARE, WARREN, JR. | Apr 9, 1893 | Nov 10, 1973 | Govt. Stone-Texas Sgt US Army WWI note: Warren and W. J. are possibly the same person |
| WARE, FRIT | - | Apr 14, 1939 | age 66 |
| WRIGHT, HENRY | Oct 1859 | Dec 1946 | Aged 88 |
| WRIGHT, BENJEMINE JAMES | - | - | only one date, Jan 13, 1963 |
| WRIGHT, L. | - | - | only inscription |
| WRIGHT, JOHN | - | only date Sep 29, 76 __Funeral Home | |
| WRIGHT, KENNETH WAYNE | 1956 | 1958 | |
| WRIGHT, PEARL L. | Apr 5, 1896 | Jul 26, 1974 | Mother |
| WRIGHT, EARNEST WRIGHT, FANNIE MAE |
Jul 12, 1921 Oct 5, 1915 |
Mar 6, 1984 - |
DOUBLE MARKER Husband Love Always Goodnight
Honey
Wife |
| WRIGHT, SAVANNAH | Apr 7, 1895 | May 31, 1940 | Mother |
| WRIGHT, JIMMIE | Jan 30, 1923 | Jul 14, 1948 | |
| _____________ Baby Laura | - | Mar 3, 1960 | aged 4 mo. Huckaby Funeral Home Houston, TX |
| no name legible | Aug 17, 1918 | Feb 6, 1926 | __Funeral Home |
| WILLIAMS, MARTHA MAE | Nov 15, 1974 (only date) |
There were some 30-40 graves that were either not marked or the funeral home marker was not legible. There were also several small graves with dishes and toys on top of them but were unmarked.
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