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Ouachita County, go south toward Stephens on Hwy. 57 for three miles. Turn right on Hwy. 332 and go about 1.5 miles and turn left on a dirt road in a curve at the top of a hill. This road will be on the Nevada-Ouachita county line. Ouachita County calls it No. 127 and Nevada County calls it No. 159, but there may not be road signs posted. Go south about 3/4 ths of a mile and turn right on road No. 443 (there may not be a sign). Go about 3/4th of a mile. The cemetery will be on the right side of the road.
When I visited this cemetery in 2011, I noticed a small pet cemetery across the road. There were three grave markers with dates.
Round Oak Cemetery
This small cemetery is located near the west line of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 24, Township 14 South, Range 20 West. It is located on the north side of a graded timber access road about 3/4ths of a mile from the Ouachita County line. The road is in good shape in dry weather, but can get slick in spots during wet weather. The cemetery is fairly well maintained even though the last person buried there was in 1941.Ouachita County, go south toward Stephens on Hwy. 57 for three miles. Turn right on Hwy. 332 and go about 1.5 miles and turn left on a dirt road in a curve at the top of a hill. This road will be on the Nevada-Ouachita county line. Ouachita County calls it No. 127 and Nevada County calls it No. 159, but there may not be road signs posted. Go south about 3/4 ths of a mile and turn right on road No. 443 (there may not be a sign). Go about 3/4th of a mile. The cemetery will be on the right side of the road.
When I visited this cemetery in 2011, I noticed a small pet cemetery across the road. There were three grave markers with dates.
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham, Wiley | 1869 | Feb., 1891 | Murdered by bushwhacker |
| Campbell, Troy | ? | ? | Infant; son of W. R. and S. E. Campbell |
| Hays, Frances | Mar. 20, 1824 | Apr. 30, 1887 | |
| Johnson, Edward M. | Mar. 29, 1885 | Jun. 14, 1886 | Son of W. R. & N. T. Johnson |
| Johnson, Sallie | Apr. 14, 1877 | Sep. 23, 1879 | Dau. of W. R. & N. T. Johnson |
| McDonald, Bertie | Oct. 18, 1898 | Feb. 14, 1900 | |
| McDonald, Martha | Jun. 25, 1897 | Mar. 16, 1898 | |
| Massey, Roy Ray "Buddy" | 8-9-1942 | 4-9-2002 | Double marker with Judy Mays Massey; married 5-25-1963;children--Danny Lynn, Travis Wayne, Roy Ray, Jr., Paul Shannon |
| Massey, Judy Mays | 8-24-1946 | Double marker with Roy Ray Massey; married 5-25-1963;children--Danny Lynn, Travis Wayne, Roy Ray, Jr., Paul Shannon | |
| Massey, Leonard R. | 1-17-1945 | Double marker with C. Earline Massey; m. 4-24-1969 | |
| Massey, C. Earline | 6-6-1944 | Double marker with Leonard R. Massey; m. 4-24-1969 | |
| Massey, Travis Wayne | 6-9-1967 | Double marker with Angela Annette Massey; m. 9-20-1997; children--Kelsey Lan Massey, Jared Wayne Massey | |
| Massey, Angela Annette | 3-29-1970 | 5-26-2022 | Double marker with Travis Wayne Massey; m. 9-20-1977; children--Kelsey Lan Massey, Jared Wayne Massey Obituary: Angela Annette Massey, 52, of Stephens, AR passed away Thursday May 26... |
| Massey, Henry L. | 10-16-1943 | Double marker with Laura L. Massey | |
| Massey, Laura L. | 2-15-1946 | Double marker with Henry L. Massey | |
| Mays, Jimmy | 1-19-1940 | 10-29-2024 | Double marker with Nell Massey Mays; m. 3-7-1958 |
| Mays, Nell Massey | 5-24-1941 | Double marker with Jimmy Mays; m. 3-7-1958 | |
| Merritt, Mary E. Griffin | 1886 | Wife of David T. Merritt; mother of Claiborne, Jewell, Lynch, Sterling, infant son, Jacqueline Autry, Clona Foster, Pink Foster, Rosewell, Sallie | |
| Merritt, Sallie | ? | ? | Dau. of David T. & Mary E. Merritt; 3 years old |
| Merritt, infant son | 1886 | Son of David T. & Mary E. Merritt | |
| Ottinger, Roger Lee | 7-22-1942 | 6-2-2024 | A2C - U. S. Air Force - Vietnam |
| Pennington, H. B. | 2-28-1943 | 12-13-2005 | Double marker with Linda Kay Wise Pennington; m. 6-22-1963; children--Christie and David; grandchildren--Sarah, Cody, Cheyenne |
| Pennington, Linda Kay Wise | 10-19-1945 | Double marker with H. B. Pennington; m. 6-22-1963; children--Christie and David; grandchildren--Sarah, Cody, Cheyenne | |
| Robertson, James P. | Aug. 9, 1854 | Apr. 15, 1941 | Double with Sallie K. Robertson |
| Robertson, Sallie K. | Jan. 11, 1856 | Dec. 9, 1938 | Double with James P. Robertson |
| Sanders, Elizabeth | Oct. 25, ? | Mar. 16, 1891 | Wife of J. W. Sanders--broken stone |
| Sanders, J. W. | Aug. 8, 1820 | Oct. 15, 1905 | Broken stone |
| Sanders, infant | Apr. 19, 1899 | Apr. 25, 1899 | Son of J.W. & C. L. Sanders |
| Sanders, Joe R. | Feb. 17, 1897 | Jul. 6, 1899 | Dau. of J. W. & C. L. Sanders |
| Smith, Andrew Park | May 21, 1895 | Dec. 21, 1917 | Died at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana; volunteered 8-7-1917 |
| Smith, Chas.Holcombe | Jun. 30, 1893 | Jan. 12, 1918 | Died at Camp Pike, Arkansas; called to service 12-12-1917 |
| Smith, James Malcolm | Jan. 31, 1886 | Mar. 30, 1887 | |
| Temples, Troy William | 3-6-1942 | 9-23-2020 | SGT - U. S. Army - Vietnam |
| Voss, Willie | Mar. 29, 1879 | Aug. 22, 1896 | Wife of J. P. Voss |
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