Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Robert and Rosa Cline Date: 24 Jul 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm *********************************************************** "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" updated July 17, 2003 partial listing This cemetery is a HUGE one honoring the men and women who have faught and/or served in the military. (Their husbands and wives, or sometimes thier children are allowed to be buried with them, whether or not they served.) The below is by no means a complete listing ...only a listing of those I have obits. I will try and put an * beside those "updated" names. Go to www.findagrave.com and type in "Fort Smith National" in the cemetery name and it will pull up an almost complete listing of people (over 8,800 names).... * Harold Abner * Oscar Lee Choate Jr. Harmon Cossey James Robert Eichenberger "Jim" * Eddie Richard English * Hallie Lee English * William Faldon Ivan Hunter Darlene Beatrice Gillock Jones Floyd Eugene King Ruth Maxine Adams Lasiter Dorothy Lee Mankin * Herschel O'Neal Maynard * Gladys Evelyn Sexton Maynard * Jimmie Moore "Jim" Mallie Garrett Moore * Ethel Wolfe Paxson * Harry Paxson John Pellham * Charles Pitts Sr. "Pat" * Albert John Roes * Cecelia Garnette Reedy Roes * Ruel Sams "Rudy" * Ruth Lorenz Sams Eula Suits Lee Douglas Temple ******************************* Harold C. Abner b. Nov 11, 1921 d. Apr 17, 1999 He lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the time of his death. He served int he Army during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. plot 16, 0, 653 (I have a copy of his obit from Johnson County Graphic) ********************** Oscar Lee Choate Jr. b. Feb 20, 1930 d. Mar 20, 2003 He was born in McRae, Arkansas and died in Fort Smith, Arkansas Son of Oscar Lee Choate and Lillie Harrell Choate (I have a copy of his obit from Morning News) ************************ Harmon Cossey d. Mar 14, 2002 He died at the age of 85 in Fort Smith, Arkansas Son of William Andrew Cossey and Effie Horn Cossey He served in World War II (I have a copy of his obit) *********************** Jim Eichenberger d. Jan 8, 2000 at the age of 65 He died in Muskogee, Oklahom Son of Robert Eichenberger and Edna Young Eichenberger plot 16, 0, 758 (I have a copy of his obit from Johnson County Graphic, his full name was James Robert Eichenberger) ******************** Eddie Richard English b. Feb 19, 1907 d. Jan 13, 1997 plot 16, 0, 294 *** Halie Lee English b. Nov 17, 1909 d. Mar 10, 1999 She died in Ozark, Arkansas Daughter of James Riley Lee and Nancy Delphia Lee plot 16, 0, 294 (I have a copy of her obit from Johnson County Graphic) ********************** William R. Faldon b. Jan 9, 1914 d. Sept 25, 1999 He lived in Van Buren, Arkansas at the time of his death He served in the Army during World War II and during the Battle of the Bulge. plot 16, 0, 482 (I have a copy of his obit from Johnson county Graphic) ********************* Ivan H. Hunter b. July 22, 1923 d. June 25, 2002 He was born in Monroe, Washington and died in Mulberry, Arkansas Son of Charles Hunter and Daisy Wheeler Hunter He served in the Navy during World War II (I have a copy of his obit) ********************* Darlene Beatrice Gillock Jones d. Oct 3, 2002 She died at Johnson, Arkansas at the age of 64 Daughter of George Herschel Gillock and Freda Randall Gillock Wife of Herbert Jones (I have a copy of her obit) ********************* Floyd Eugene King d. Oct 2, 2002 He died at his home in London, Arkansas at the age of 77 Son of John Floyd King and Emma LaRue King He served in World War II (I have a copy of his obit) ******************** Ruth Maxine Adams Lasiter d. Dec 4, 2002 She lived in Roland, Okahoma at the time of her death at the age of 78 She served in the Army during World War II (I have a copy of her obit) ********************* Dorothy Lee Mankin b. Sept 22, 1916 d. Feb. 2, 2003 She was born in Cabool, Missouri and Died in Rogers, Arkansas wife of Charles Mankin (I have a copy of her obit) ********************* Herschel O'Neal Maynard b. Feb 11, 1932 d. Aug 4, 1990 He served in the Air Force *** Gladys Evelyn Sexton Maynard d. Feb 27, 2003 at the age of 71 Daughter of Jesse Clyde Sexton and Margie Hollingsworth Sexton (I have a copy of her obit from Johnson County Graphic) *********************** Jimmie Moore "Jim" b. Oct 13, 1928 d. Mar 31, 1999 He lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the time of his death He served in the Army during World War II plot 16, 0, 645 (I have a copy of his obit from Johnson County Graphic) ********************** Mallie Garrett Moore b. Nov 12, 1901 d. Aug 14, 2002 She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina and died at her home in Springdale, Arkansas Daughter of John William Garrett and Lulu Beard Garrett Wife of Clyde Moore (I have a copy of her obit) ********************** Ethel M. Paxson d. Nov 10, 2000 at the age of 84 She died in Dardanelle, Arkansas Daughter of James Wolfe and Etta Phelps Wolfe Wife of Harry Paxson (I have a copy of her obit from Johnson County Graphic) *** Harry T. Paxson d. May 22, 2003 at the age of 84 He died in Clarksville, Arkansas Son of Henry James Paxson and Mary Elizabeth Kimes Paxson He served in the Army during World War II (I have a copy of his obit from Johnson County Graphic) ********************* John D. Pellham b. Nov 22, 1916 d. Sept 3, 2002 He was born in Dillon, Arkansas and died in Ozark, Arkansas Son of Joe Pellham and Rosie Millsap Pellham (I have a copy of his obit) ********************** Charles A. Pitts Sr. "Pat" b. Jan 20, 1907 d. Sept 10, 1999 He died in Clarksville, Arkansas He served in the Army plot 15, 0, 1786 (I have a copy of his obit from Johnson County Graphic) ********************* Albert John Roes b. Sept 28, 1919 d. July 17, 1994 served in the Air Force plot, 15, 0, 1531 *** Cecelia Garnette Reedy Roes b. Aug 21, 1922 d. Dec 18, 1999 She died in Denton, Texas Daughter of William Dewight Reedy and Teresa Williametha Smtih Reedy plot 15, 0, 1531 (I have a copy of her obit from Johnson County Graphic) ********************** Ruel S. Sams "Rudy" d. May 2, 2000 at the age of 81 He died in Tulsa, Oklahoma Son of Eli Sams and Katy May Sandlin Sams He served in the Army during World War II (I have a copy of his obit from Johnson County Graphic) *** Ruth C. Lorenz Sams b. Sept 11, 1922 d. May 29, 1990 plot 15, 0, 780 *********************** Eula M. Suits d. July 24, 2002 She died at the age of 90 at Fort Smith, Arkansas She was the wife of Ralph Suits (I have a copy of her obit) ********************* Lee Douglas Temple d. July 20, 2002 He died at the age of 90 at Fort Smith, Arkansas (I have a copy of his obit) ***********************