Higdon Memorial Cemetery, Kennedy, Lamar County, Alabama

 

No. 128 on the 2002 Cemetery Map of Lamar County

 Located south of Kennedy on County Road 72, east of Highway 17.

 

Single spacing indicates multiple graves with a single headstone, or adjacent head- or foot-stones of identical design.  Unless otherwise noted, parenthetical information is added by the transcribers, and does not appear on the stones.

 

The cemetery was surveyed by Flora Bryant McCool and Gladys Nabors McCool on August 17, 2005; updated April 11, 2006.

 

 Row 1

 

Porter, Bettie F.: May 12, 1933 – (no other date)

Porter, Floyd J.: Mar. 13, 1935 – (no other date)

Married Aug. 30, 1956

 

Wilson, Janice P.: Sep. 3, 1944 – (no other date)

Wilson, Lee Edward: Aug. 17, 1941 – Jan. 30, 1999

 

Porter, Vannie Lee Baswell: May 23, 1929 – Sep. 7, 2002

Porter, J. Cleon: Jan. 30, 1926 – (no other date)

Married May 15, 1944

 

 

Row 2

 

Carter, Andrea Michele: Nov. 21, 1972 – Jan. 5, 2000

 

Harris, Betty H.: Aug. 22, 1937 – (no other date)

Harris, Samuel Ray: Mar. 12, 1934 – Oct. 26, 1992

 

Leonard, M. Addeen: May 12, 1912 – Dec. 9, 1991

Leonard, Rev. Thomas B.: Feb. 3, 1910 – Sep. 28, 1994

 

Leonard, Brenda Kay: Apr. 25, 1958 – (no other date)

Leonard, Tommy Ray: June 15, 1952 – June 6, 2002

 

Leonard, Earnestine “Teny”: Apr. 3, 1933 – Aug. 29, 2003

Leonard, James Olen: May 21, 1930 – (no other date)

Married Apr. 22, 1950

 

Watkins, William L.: May 1, 1919 – Nov. 30, 1993

Watkins, Hazel M.: Feb. 18, 1924 – Feb. 23, 2006

Married July 17, 1943

 

 

Row 3

 

Bushey, L. Joyce: Sep. 13, 1947 – (no other date)

Bushey, Dennis M.: Jan. 31, 1946 – Dec. 18, 1992

Married Oct. 3, 1964

 

Bushey, Dennis M. Jr.: Mar. 17, 1965 – June 29, 1996

 

Parker, Irene: July 16, 1949 – Aug. 11, 2004

 

 

Row 4

 

Stripling, James W.: Jan. 17, 1925 – Jan. 10, 2005

Stripling, Bessie M.: Mar. 9, 1931 – Mar. 19, 1998

 

Campbell, Mae O.: Sep. 1, 1929 – (no other date)

Campbell, Donald E.: Sep. 20, 1933 – June 20, 1996

Married June 1, 1975

 

Campbell, Waylon Henry: Apr. 27, 1952 – July 18, 1984

 

Campbell, Icie O.: Apr. 30, 1912 – (no other date)

Campbell, S. Henry: Dec. 18, 1910 – June 10, 1989

 

Nabors, Frances: Dec. 27, 1942 – (no other date)

Nabors, Homer T.: Jan. 8, 1937 – Sep. 25, 2001

 

Gordon, Maudie L., wife of Duff C.: Apr. 7, 1915 – July 4, 1993

 

Elliott, Lynda Jeanette: Mar. 12, 1937 – June 12, 2003

 

Snider, M. Thomas: Dec. 14, 1949 – Apr. 26, 2000

 

Snider, Wanda Jo: Jan. 25, 1951 – Aug. 25, 2003

 

 

Row 5

 

Hildreth, Mary C.: Mar. 19, 1932 – (no other date)

Hildreth, Dennis W., SGT US Marine Corps WWII Korea: Aug. 7, 1926 – Dec. 3, 2000

 

Stewart, Ricky C.: Nov. 15, 1954 – Oct. 29, 2000

 

Baswell, Rosie M.: Nov. 13, 1950 – (no other date)

Baswell, Herschell O.: May 23, 1946 – May 1, 1985

 

Aldridge, Larry Michael: Aug. 2, 1962 – July 24, 1987

Aldridge, Mildred, “Mother”: Nov. 18, 1942 – May 19, 1995

 

Glasgow, Vergle J., PVT US Army Korea: July 6, 1927 – Nov. 13, 2003

Glasgow, Annie L.: Sep. 11, 1938 – Nov. 5, 1998

Married Aug. 6, 1955

 

Glasgow, Daniel: (no other date)

 

Moore, Dessie A.: Jan. 20, 1949 – Sep. 18, 1992

Moore, J. B.: Nov. 28, 1944 – (no other date)

Married May 23, 1967

 

 

Row 6

 

Vice, Bera: 1912 – 1987

Vice, George: 1910 – 1985

Vice, Zora: 1906 – 1983

 

Vice, Sharon R.: Apr. 5, 1943 – (no other date)

Vice, G. Donald: Nov. 10, 1941 – Oct. 10, 2001

 

Hildreth, Jewel Ellen: Aug. 11, 1930 – June 2, 1960

Hildreth, Bennie R., PFC US Army WWII: Feb. 10, 1924 – July 13, 1982

 

Hildreth, Iley C.: July 23, 1900 – Oct. 10, 1970

Hildreth, J. Coit: Aug. 1, 1899 – Oct. 19, 1997

 

Crimm, Vaudine: Jan. 17, 1929 – Feb. 26, 1999

 

Johnson, Viola: Nov. 18, 1932 – (no other date)

Johnson, H. Leon: Oct. 17, 1910 – July 19, 1965

 

Sparks, Mary Carmack: Mar. 18, 1907 – Mar. 12, 2005

Sparks, Ira D.: Dec. 1, 1907 – May 18, 1967

 

Porter, Hattie Mae: Feb. 2, 1906 – Aug. 21, 1971

Porter, Pirvy, AL PVT Co D 156 Depot Brig WWI: Sep. 11, 1892 – Apr. 5, 1969

 

Snider, Claude Junior: July 17, 1926 – Feb. 20, 1996

Snider, Mildred Parker: July 5, 1929 – (no other date)

 

Fowler, Victoria Parker: June 9, 1903 – July 24, 1977

 

Tidwell, Ruby Nell: Jan. 22, 1933 – Oct. 16, 1990

 

Burton, Mrs. Jessie Lee: Feb. 19, 1931 – Jan. 21, 2002

 

Collins, Ray: 1905 – 1973

 

Lynn, Kathalene: 1903 – 1975

Lynn, Tom L.: May 8, 1893 – Apr. 3, 1974

 

Unmarked grave

 

Parker, James Monroe: May 28, 1927 – Jan. 1, 1996

 

 

Row 7

 

Higdon, Loyd Cecil, PVT US Army WWII: Nov. 6, 1922 – Oct. 6, 1976

 

Higdon, Rodney Earl, AL PFC US Army Vietnam: Aug. 7, 1952 – Feb. 8, 1972

 

Higdon, Carrie D.: Jan. 14, 1885 – Nov. 16, 1967

Higdon, Rev. R. E.: Mar. 24, 1880 – Apr. 5, 1959

 

Higdon, Mary: Mar. 19, 1900 – Aug. 11, 1977

Higdon, Robert: Jan. 4, 1901 – Feb. 10, 1978

 

Baswell, Revella: July 4, 1909 – (no other date)

Baswell, Oscar: Sep. 19, 1904 – May 3, 1970

 

Long, Faye Gilliam: Jan. 9, 1923 – Dec. 15, 1985

Long, Leo N.: Aug. 1, 1914 – Jan. 3, 1965

 

Long, Nannie R.: June 26, 1920 – (no other date)

Long, Lon H.: Oct. 13, 1916 – Nov. 1, 1973

 

Mitchell, Ivie Lee: June 23, 1917 – (no other date)

Mitchell, Dewey: May 30, 1899 – Apr. 28, 1973

 

Moore, Kenneth, son of George & Lucille: Feb. 22, 1943 – Mar. 23, 1969

 

Moore, Lucille H.: May 15, 1914 – Dec. 25, 1993

Moore, George R.: Feb. 19, 1910 – Oct. 27, 1973

 

Thomas, Mattie Lou: Oct. 11, 1907 – May 8, 1976

 

Campbell, Velma: Apr. 22, 1909 – Jan. 29, 1992

Campbell, Marshall: Jan. 9, 1909 – July 12, 1994

 

 

Row 8

 

Hudson, Clara B.: July 19, 1936 – Feb. 23, 1988

Hudson, Lee E.: Oct. 4, 1930 – Jan. 10, 1990

 

Kyles, Rev. Clifton: June 17, 1890 – Jan. 9, 1974

Kyles, Mattie Jo: Apr. 13, 1941 – May 25, 1953

Kyles, Dulpha: Nov. 8, 1903 – Mar. 24, 1977

 

Livingston, Effie M.: Nov. 1, 1905 – Jan. 30, 1994

 

Thrasher, Lummie: July 24, 1908 – Aug. 12, 1970

 

Empty space

 

Thrasher, Lee: July 10, 1905 – Aug. 19, 1968

 

Thrasher, James M.: Oct. 3, 1872 – Dec. 2, 1951

 

Long, Ella: Aug. 8, 1893 – Feb. 18, 1979

Long, L. K.: Feb. 9, 1873 – May 13, 1962

Long, E. L.: Jan. 28, 1931 – Apr. 4, 1952

Long, Lurid: June 27, 1902 – Mar. 2, 1966

Long, F. F.: (no other date)

Long, J. F. “Foxy”: (no other date)

 

Bryant, Ada Hughes: Sep. 2, 1878 – Mar. 15, 1962

 

Foxhall, Helen T., wife of Hans Callas: Apr. 5, 1923 – Feb. 17, 2000

 

Thornton, Mittie: June 7, 1891 – June 10, 1962

Thornton, Selvin: Mar. 26, 1880 – Jan. 30, 1957

Thornton, Virgil, son of Pauline & Elbert: 1964 (no other date)

Thornton, James H., son of Pauline & Elbert: 1961 (no other date)

 

Thornton, Ilean: Dec. 12, 1939 – Jan. 15, 2000

Thornton, Elbert: May 2, 1911 – June 16, 1985

 

Two empty spaces

 

 

Row 9

 

Aldridge, Laura Kyles: Feb. 4, 1933 – (no other date)

Aldridge, Roy Lee, PFC US Army WWII Purple Heart: Sep. 5, 1924 – June 29, 1998

 

Aldridge, Gary: Oct. 15, 1954 – June 24, 1994

 

Doss, Johnny A.: Apr. 19, 1935 – July 29, 1983

Doss, Johnny: Oct. 4, 1958 – Oct. 24, 1958

 

Cunningham, W. F.: (no other date)

 

 

Row 10

 

Aldridge, Billy Ray: Oct. 29, 1935 – (no other date)

Aldridge, Vera: Feb. 8, 1912 – Mar. 13, 1959

Aldridge, Thurman D., PFC US Army WWII: Feb. 16, 1911 – Nov. 4, 1992

 

Empty space

 

Loe, Johnnie: Dec. 11, 1942 – Apr. 20, 1953

Loe, Phyllis: July 30, 1946 – Mar. 20, 1953

Loe, Geneice: Dec. 11, 1949 – May 10, 1951

Loe, Kim: July 7, 1960 – May 9, 1962

 

Aldridge, Vertie: July 15, 1913 – Feb. 15, 1996

 

Empty space

 

Weems, Alford P.: Oct. 22, 1911 – May 8, 1944

Weems, Alma Livingston: Dec. 8, 1910 – June 10, 1996

Weems, Barney Stewart: Apr. 16, 1908 – Aug. 23, 1946

 

Beard, Julie Mae: Mar. 2, 1887 – Oct. 20, 1964

Beard, A. Raymond: Apr. 11, 1888 – Jan. 26, 1969

 

Beard, Lou Bell: Oct. 1, 1907 – Dec. 25, 2004

Beard, Claudis A.: Oct. 21, 1906 – Oct. 30, 1971

 

Jones, Arlene Lovie: Dec. 2, 1922 – Oct. 22, 1982

Simpson, Eva Mae: Jan. 5, 1915 – Feb. 8, 1989

At foot baby grave – no names

 

Simpson, Linda F.: May 9, 1948 – (no other date)

Simpson, LeRoy: Oct. 28, 1943 – Apr. 20, 1985

 

Richards, Cecil B.: Jan. 30, 1910 – Dec. 2, 1985

Richards, Vernon, US Army WWII: Aug. 18, 1907 – Mar. 27, 1989

 

 

Row 11

 

Wilson, Charles William: Jan. 26, 1943 – Feb. 11, 1993

(Truck picture on marker with CB handle, “Charlie Brown”)

 

Wilson, Fred: Apr. 7, 1945 – May 19, 1977

Wilson, Virgie: Sep. 6, 1906 – Oct. 4, 1988

Wilson, Ed: Feb. 24, 1894 – June 2, 1972

Wilson, Laura, infant dau. of Mr. & Ms. Edd: Aug. 23, 1936 – Aug. 23, 1936

Wilson, Ralph, infant son of Mr. & Ms. Edd: Sep. 2, 1947 – Sep. 3, 1947

 

Wilson, M. D.: Oct. 25, 1927 – Nov. 15, 1971

 

Aldridge, Oliver: 1879 – 1958

Aldridge, Mary A.: 1887 – 1963

 

Aldridge, Joe O. “Jake”: Aug. 25, 1919 – Jan. 12, 1949

 

Burgess, Leon Jr.: Oct. 11, 1948 – Jan. 12, 1949

 

Brick marked “MP”

 

Brick marked “RCP”

 

Brick marked “RP”

 

Beard, Marvin: Jan. 1, 1911 – Aug. 16, 1957

 

Aldridge, Bobby Lavoid: August 13, 1955 – (child’s grave; no other date)

 

 

Row 12

 

Blaylock, Donald F.: July 2, 1933 – (no other date)

Blaylock, Mary H.: Dec. 12, 1935 – (no other date)

 

Johnson, Audie E.: Nov. 3, 1897 – Jan. 25, 1940

Johnson, Audie Linden, son of Mr. & Ms. Audie: Sep. 25, 1934 – Apr. 4, 1935

 

Two empty spaces

 

Johnson, Pauline: Jan. 25, 1896 – Aug. 20, 1936

 

Empty space

 

Higdon, William Walter: Sep. 9, 1927 – Mar. 10, 1975

Higdon, Ruby Zell: May 14, 1936 – (no other date)

Two empty spaces

 

Two empty spaces

 

Stokes, Ollie Bell: 1912 – (no other date)

Stokes, Elwood: 1913 – 1987

 

Beard, Iantha: 1909 – 1993

Beard, Harvey Lee: 1909 – 1986

 

Simpson, Mary Lou: May 12, 1918 – Jan. 15, 1988

Simpson, Willie Aubuary: Dec. 29, 1918 – Jan. 29, 1992

 

 

Row 13

 

Coleman, Bertha M.: July 16, 1907 – Feb. 4, 1980

 

Gordon, Earnest Oneal: July 12, 1907 – Sep. 1, 1979

Gordon, Modie Lee: Sep. 18, 1904 – July 9, 1981

 

Aldridge, Grady Lee: 1898 – 1977

Aldridge, Ethel Alice: 1904 – 1952

 

Child’s grave – illegible

 

Higdon, Carry O.: Apr. 22, 1904 – May 17, 1982

Higdon, Hillary A.: July 18, 1903 – Jan. 21, 1979

 

Higdon, Sharon Joan, dau. of Willis & Joan: Apr. 13, 1954 – Nov. 10, 1960

Two empty spaces

 

Empty spaces

 

Porter, infant dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Amon: 1947 – (no other date)

Porter, Alice W.: Aug. 14, 1929 – (no other date)

Porter, Amon D., TEC5 US Army WWII: Nov. 12, 1922 – July 10, 1998

 

Frazier, Katherine B.: 1946 – 1984

 

Espinoza, Alice Maxine: Feb. 19, 1941 – Mar. 2, 1991

 

Durrett, Willie M.: Sep. 17, 1933 – (no other date)

Durrett, James M.: Oct. 15, 1956 – May 14, 1989

Durrett, Kay Michette: Jan. 3, 1959 – Jan. 12, 2002

 

 

Row 14

 

Leonard, Elois “Momo”: 1921 – 1991

Leonard, Verley Lee, TSGT US Army WWII: Oct. 1, 1916 – July 28, 1975

 

Wilson, Jessie Mae: May 13, 1918 – (no other date)

Wilson, Jack: Feb. 28, 1917 – Dec. 22, 1985

Wilson, Bobie Ray: June 23, 1940 – June 24, 1940

 

Higdon, William E.: June 2, 1903 – Sep. 18, 1975

Higdon, Willia Mae: Dec. 29, 1905 – June 8, 1961

 

Higdon, Walter A., AL PVT 47 Infantry 9 Div WWII: Feb. 16, 1926 – Apr. 3, 1945

 

Higdon, Arleeta: Aug. 1, 1923 – Feb. 5, 2002

 

Dozier, Frank Byron, AL/21 Foodservice SQ/USAF: May 29, 1929 – Apr. 21, 1957

Dozier, Thelma: June 21, 1903 – Oct. 16, 1989

 

Dozier, Everett Lee, PVT/US Army/WWII: June 23, 1926 – Aug. 26, 1998

 

Reserved space

 

Hill, Wilma: (no other date)

 

Dobbins, John: (no other date)

 

 

Row 15

 

Leonard, P. T.: Jan. 22, 1878 – Sep. 18, 1948

 

Two empty spaces

 

Leonard, Thomas D.:Aug. 9, 1874 – Oct. 23, 1949

Leonard, Lena:Mar. 4, 1889 – Apr. 23, 1972

 

Porter, Sebe: Oct. 17, 1863 – May 25, 1955

 

Porter, Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Roy & Marlies: Dec. 19, 1963 – Mar 17, 1969

 

Empty space

 

Anderson, Shirley, dau. of Jeffie & Alene: Feb. 15, 1957 – (no other date)

Anderson, Mary Alene: July 13, 1924 – May 3, 2002

Anderson, Jeffie R.: Aug. 21, 1913 – July 20, 1993

 

Anderson, Bud Lewis Ray: Jan. 2, 1969 – May 11, 1984

Anderson, Carolyn Ann: Aug. 6, 1951 – (no other date)

Anderson, James David: Mar. 25, 1949 – (no other date)

 

Bradford, Nonzie F.: Nov. 11, 1910 – (no other date)

Bradford, J. B. Jr.: July 19, 1920 – Aug. 25, 1997

 

 

Row 16

 

Campbell, Minnie M.: Apr. 7, 1919 – (no other date)

Campbell, Noah F.: Oct. 7, 1912 – (died 2005; marker not yet inscribed)

 

Aldridge, Martha E.: Dec. 6, 1876 – June 25, 1956

Aldridge, John H.: Dec. 24, 1871 – Feb. 5, 1961

 

Marble marker – no name

 

Higdon, Ella: July 4, 1883 – Nov. 26, 1961

 

Skelton, Minnie Pearl: Jan. 23, 1894 – Nov. 15, 1963

Skelton, Walter Robison: Sep. 18, 1894 – June 18, 1973

 

Bradford, Emma: July 18, 1901 – June 30, 1982

Bradford, David: Aug. 6, 1898 – Feb. 22, 1978

 

Aldridge, Lavern D.: Mar. 2, 1932 – May 10, 1976

 

Aldridge, Annie Lee: May 18, 1910 – Feb. 1, 1985

Aldridge, Zebedee: Sep. 5, 1902 – Nov. 18, 1989

 

Campbell, Mellie: 1913 – (no other date)

Campbell, Johnny: 1900 – 1977

 

Campbell, Eddy: Dec. 25, 1956 – May 1, 1984

 

 

Row 17

 

Skelton, A. Bernard: Oct. 4, 1928 – Jan. 25, 1976

 

Campbell, Jarlie: Oct. 1904 – Dec. 1969

 

Campbell, Mahala: Mar. 1, 1881 – Oct. 4, 1971

Campbell, Joseph J.: Mar. 21, 1871 – Dec. 5, 1961

 

Dobbins, Zola Mae: May 31, 1918 – Oct. 12, 2004

Dobbins, John Jr.: Nov. 22, 1955 – (no other date)

 

Sanders, Clauzell O.: Nov. 18, 1921 – (no other date)

Sanders, Henry A.: Jan. 5, 1906 – Jan. 29, 2003

 

Reynolds, James A.: (no other information; illegible)

 

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