CAMP POLK CEMETERY, near Sisters, Deschutes County, Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Diana Pepperling < dcpepper@outlawnet.com > ==================================================================== Researched in August 1999 Submitted by Diana Pepperling dcpepper@outlawnet.com The Camp Polk Cemetery is located four miles northeast of Sisters, Oregon. It was named after an Army post that was established in October of 1865. Its main purpose was to be a deterrent to hostile Indians, but it was abandoned in May 1886 after it proved ineffective. The first marked grave is July 3, 1880. There is no order to this cemetery. People have been allowed to just pick a sight and use it. There are also a lot of unmarked graves that just have stones or even a wooden cross. Some have the metal plates like mortuaries use now, but the writing is all faded and unreadable. If anyone would like to know the location of a grave they can contact me and I will be glad to send them a map of the plot. From Sisters travel north on Camp Polk Road 31/2 miles. Turn left on Cemetery Road. This is a dirt road and the cemetery is about 1/2 mile at the end of the road. Allingham, Florence M., September 5, 1899, Aged 1yr, 11mos, 8days Archer, Juanita M., 1908 - 1987 Same Headstone Archer, Walter T. M., 1903 - 1969 Bagne, Carl, J., 1889 - 1963 Same Headstone Bagne, Cecelia, 1898 - 1994 Boniface, Erica Lynn, 1973 Our Wild Rose 1989 Top of Headstone: For This I bless you most, that you give much and know not that you give at all. Bottom of headstone: To you O Lord I lift up my soul. Borstel, Theodor V., October 19,1870 - August 17, 1891 Brunz, Mabel, 1923 Friend of J. Brunz Buchanan, Arthur P., March 22, 1882 - September 15, 1884 Same Headstone Buchanan, Erastus P., November 9, 1839 - June 23, 1916 Campbell, Forrest G., September 16, 1907 - March 11, 1975 Tech 5 US Army Cargo, Earl Roy, January 15, 1957 - February 12. 1978 Carroll, Charles Edward, June 9, 1925 - July 10, 1992 EM 3 US Navy World War II Carroll, Edward S., April 6, 1893 - March 3, 1967 Oregon Sgt. Co K 82 Infantry World War II Chamberlain, Donald R., February 6, 1931 - December 27, 1982 US Navy Korea Claypool, Lawrence, April 26, 1881, Age 6 days Son of J. B. & S.C. Claypool Gone So Soon Claypool, Nellie R, February 18, 1878 - November 29, 1880 Daughter of R. F. & F. J. Claypool Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of heaven. Cox, William N., Born in Lafayette Co. Missouri, April 29, 1829 Died in Crook Co, Oregon, December 13, 1895 Demoran, Alvin J. Sr., 1927 Dad 1979 You will always be with us. Dixon, Loren M., May 30, 1917 - September 6, 1944 PFC US Army World War II Dodson, Lorinda G., October 31,1955 - May 3, 1958 Lorie Dovers, J. W., Died January 5, 1952, Age unreadable 74? Durham, Harry, July 20, 1921 - February 18, 1972 S 1 US Navy World War II Durham, Idelle Beatrice, November 24, 1921 - June 6, 1978 PFC Us Army World War II Edmundson, W. F., 1848 - 1918 Eyerly, Lois, 1910 - 1970 Same headstone Eyerly, Ray, 1894 - 1980 Farthing, Daniel W., August 1857 - May 1944 Same Headstone Farthing, Molly, January 1858 - September 1934 Farthing, Homer, July 17, 1893 - December 6, 1914 21 yrs, 4mos,19days Fick, Selma E., 1917 - 1994 Foster-King, Tyler Jeffrey, June 13, 1982 - March 19, 1993 Our Beloved Son We will meet in Heaven Fryrear, Elizabeth F., 1842 - 1926 Same Headstone Fryrear, John B., 1833 - 1919 Fryrear, Etta B., 1867 - 1952 Same Headstone Fryrear, William F., 1866 - 1943 Fryrear, Joise, Died December 28, 1899, Age 10 yrs, 1 mo, 28 days Daughter of W. F. & E.B. Fryrear Our darling one hath gone before To greet us on the blissful shore Gaston, Glen L., 1911 - 1979 Georges, Albert Dale Jr., November 2, 1936 - May 28, 1987 Same Headstone Georges, Sherill Jean, August 7, 1945 - __ On the back of the headstone is written the following: To My darling wife: I love you for a hundred thousand reasons, but most of all I love you cause your you. Dearest Husband: Sometimes it seems we may be parted, but my love for you will last through eternity. Gibson, Ray, June 14, 1924 - January 24,1991 Papa Gillham, Garrold O., 12-9-1913 - 1-11-1994 "Jerry" Gillham, Wava L. "Mitchell", 1916 - 1987 Graham, Cecil Raymond, May 23, 1940 - Mar 27, 1990 SP 4 US Army Vietnam Graham, Ebenezer, 1832 - 1926 Father Same Headstone Graham, Ella, 1852 - 1926 Mother Graham, Elmer, Died February 10, 1923, Age 13 Graham, Ethel V., 1919 - 1968 Mother Graham, Howard Harvey, 1908 - 1917 Son Graham, Joe A., 1869 - 1953 Graham, Robert Ray, October 18, 1911 - February 28, 1987 Graham, W. E., Died June 20, 1935, Age 51 Gridley, Elmer Dale, 1922 - 1980 US Army World War II Hammock, Rebecca Sue Ward, November 8, 1957 - February 18, 1992 I’m coming home. Hammack, Wesley Milton, March 23, 1918 - May 19, 1987 Tec 5 US Army Same Headstone Hammack, Dona Lee, December 22, 1929 - __ Heartt, Helena Fryrear, February 21, 1932 Hite, Frank S., December 18, 1902 - September 9 1967 CPL US Army World War II Hornbeck, Della Florence, Died May 23, 1910 Age 36 yrs and 21Ds Erected by the Women of Woodcroft Howell, Lee, 1882 - 1959 Same Headstone Howell, Minona Denham, 1881 - 1962 Hunking, Maurice, June 17, 1929 - January 21, 1986 Same Headstone Hunking, Martha E., January 14, 1929 Johnson, George C., 1876 - 1919 Johnson, Pearl J., 1873 - 1941 Kessler, Jessie B., 1887 - 1960 King, Susan (Fryrear), 1860 - 1946 Krug, Robert H., 1849 - 1919 Murdered by A. J. Weston Lambrecht, James, November 15, 1934 - June 13, 1998 Loved By Many Lewin, Billie M., On Earth In Heaven April 25, 1926 - April 10, 1986 We love you Mom Lewin, Larry, 1943 - 1999 Line, Jess W., 1888 - 1967 In Loving Memory Line, Lauretta C., 1887 - 1969 In Loving Memory Lowe, Evan Virgil, June 21, 1921 - July 22, 1970 PFC 57 Bomb Gp AAF New Mexico World War II Marquardt, Betty J., September 29, 1923 - April 26, 1997 Same Headstone Marquardt, John F., March 12, 1918 - __ In Loving Memory Mignot, Maxine B., 1905 - 1949 Miller, David L., 1874 - 1938 Same Headstone Miller, Nellie M., 1881 - 1941 Moore, Jack, 1901 - 1978 Morris, Clare M., January 25, 1907 - December 14, 1967 Same Headstone Morris, Letha A., April 2, 1905 - September 9, 1972 Morton, Bernice F., April 26, 1925 - April 23, 1996 Morton, Leland Edward, March 7, 1920 - April 25,1986 PVT US Army World War II McGinnis, James M., 1933 - 1948 McGregor, Myrtle, March 22, 1904 - September 1, 1987 McGregor, W. F., October 4, 1894 - October 12, 1970 PVT Btry F 328 FLD Arty World War II McNary, William, 1883 - 1924 How many hopes lie buried here. Newman, John F., 1911 - 1977 Nolen, David Lee, January 27, 1978 - May 5, 1978 For a little while Nootnagel, Dorothea, June 18, 1830 - February 26, 1920 Norman, Orilda W., March 31, 1906 - March 31 1984 Nye, Charles E., June 16, 1893 - September 11, 1969 Oregon US Army World War II Nye, Lorenzo Edward Sr., BD 11-13-22 - DD 4-1-99 We love you Ottinger, Maude E. Potter, 1891 - 1967 Owen, John W., 1905 - 1987 Same Headstone Owen, Mildred L., 1906 - 1993 Owen, Terry Lee, March 31, 1958 - November 18, 1980 Beloved Daughter and Sister In God’s Hands Owen, Velma A., 1938 - 1986 Same headstone They shall always be loved Owen, Ronald M., 1932 - __ Palmer, Clair W., 1928 - 1977 Same headstone Palmer, Lillian M., 1928 - __ Parrott, Michael Ray, November 30, 1953 - May 5, 1990 Perry, Lizzie, 1895 - 1979 Person, E. G., March 28, 1852 - August 24, 1981 Rest In Peace Potter, Barnes, 1834 - 1894 Potter, Ernest E., 1891 - 1902 Potter, Sarah J., 1851 - 1931 Redden, Shannon Dawn, August 21, 1981 - August 24, 1981 Richardson, Mary Nim, March 11, 1909 - __ Mother Married May 24, 1926 Same Headstone Richardson, Walter Ray, August 19, 1906 - November 11, 1990 Father Rollins, Harold "Lucky", January 17, 1920 - April 10, 1986 Tech 5 US Army World War II Rollins, Walter Roger, August 19, 1939 - April 21, 1989 Our Beloved Son, Brother, Father Ronning, Dick, 1928 - 1984 Same headstone Ronning, Mary, 1927, - __ Rowland, Wallace "Wally", This a slab of a tree and the letters are carved into it. The only clear date is 1901 and I don’t know if it’s the birthdate or the death date. Ruhnke, Emma Drew, 1879 - 1971 Same headstone as Erastus and Walter Buchanan Schamel, Eva, 1901 - 1957 Scofield, Allen Arthur, October 20, 1941 - November 4, 1975 AT 2 US Coast Guard Vietnam Searcy, Ivy, 1911 - 1936 Sharp, John, 1896 - 1964 Shelbourne, Henry Delbert, 1900 - 1943 Father Same Headstone Shelbourne, James Ralph, 1941 - 9 months Son Shepherd, Helen E "Betty", May 1922 - March 1980 Shepherd, John Lowell "Jack", December 20, 1942 - January 24, 1999 Loving husband,grandpa, and father Same headstone Shepherd, Patsy Anne "Patti". August 1, 1947 - __ McGregor Kittrell, Beloved mother, grandmother, wife, sister, twin Smith, Leda Irine, Born January 22, 1905 - Died August 12, 1905 Smith, William Ray, August 27, 1920 - April 28, 1970 Oregon F1 EM Us Navy World War II South, Jesse A., No dates Headstone has a picture of a baby and is old South, Leda A., 1883 - 1943 Mother Same Headstone South, Perry A, 1876 - 1955 Father South Marion J., 1912 - 1962 South, Teresa Rene Elmer, December 19, 1962 - June 6, 1995 Stone has four hearts with the names Carla, Perry, Darwin & Darren under them. The heart of Darwin is broken in half. Stidham, John H., August 1875 - December 1950 Same Headstone Stidham, Pearl K., May 1890 - February 1920 Stidham, Vines Willes, 8-26-06 - 11-19-89 Married January 15, 1926 Same Headstone Stidham, Edith, 1907 - __ Stroup James H., January 18, 1931 - October 2, 1984 GMGC US Navy Korea Vietnam Summers, Thomas, __ - July 3, 1880 Sullivan, Stephen E., Aged 41 yrs, April 26, 1907 Front of Stone Broken on Earth, United In Heaven Back of Stone If God will only hear my prayer My husband fond and true It won’t be very long dear Until I’ll be with you. Sundvall, Lyle F., 1932 - 1991 Swartz, Amanda E., 1869 - 1939 Mother Taylor, Bertha, 1887 - 1922 Taylor, G. D., 1852, - 1908 Taylor, James, March 2, 1806 - September 13, 1896 Same Headstone Taylor, Susan, July 10, 1828 - September 15, 1900 The praise of those who sleep in earth The pleasant memory of their worth The hope to meet when life is past Shall heal the tortured mind at last. Taylor, Joseph David Jr., January 24, 1931 - October 3, 1996 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24-15 Taylor, Opal, 1900 - 1915 Taylor, Patrick Richard, 11-18-1947 - 11-23-1977 Thompson, Nellie, 1907 - 1982 Mom Thorn, Frances Lorraine, November 11, 1946 - April 8, 1999 Loving Wife and Teacher Married June 21, 1996 Same headstone Thorn, Ronald James, December 8, 1946 - __ Loving Husband and Outdoorsman Tosello, Carrol Emma, July 17, 1930 - July 11, 1980 We Love You Mom Trachsel, Charles W., 1901 - 1962 Same Headstone Trachsel, Grace H., 1902 - 1981 Trowbridge, Florence L., 1892 - 1981 Mother Trowbridge, John L., 1889 - 1976 Father Van Tassel, Ione, December 12, 1906 - September 10, 1996 Mother and grandmother. A real jewell Van Tassel, Newell Walter, July 1, 1899 - July 30, 1985 Beloved father and grandfather Van Tassel, Luella, June 23, 1922 - December 4, 1995 Same Headstone They Served Others Van Tassel, Layle, July 30, 1912 Van Tassel, Glenn F., July 17, 1905 - June 6, 1997 Van Tassel, Roy O., 1914 - 1993 See you in the morning Watson, Howard J., 1902 - 1987 Weiser, Marilyn Jane, January 21, 1926 - October 30, 1993 Loving Mother and friend Whitten, Vina M., July 13, 1911 - April 26, 1994 Our Beloved Mother Wiehl, Samuel, February 7, 1861 - December 7, 1920 Wilson, Bertha J., 1867 - 1945 Mother Wilson, John J., May 9, 1905 - October 9, 1971 Pvt US Army World War II Wilson, Joseph G., 1866 - 1948 Uncle Wilson, Laura A., February 14,1951 - April 7, 1990 Beloved Mother Wed June 28, 1969 Same Headstone Wilson, Roger A., February 29, 1948 - __ Beloved Father Wilson, Lynn H., 1893 - 1977 Wilson, Van, 1900 - 1948 Brother Wilson, W. T. E., 1857 - 1944 Father Wolfe, John E., January 16, 1916 - February 25, 1974 PVT Us Army Wolfe, Mayes C., 1891 Mother 1940 At rest Wolfe, Raymond D., 1889 Father 1962 At Rest Wolfe, Shirley M., 1925 - 1993 At Rest Same Headstone Wolfe, Raymond C., 1916 - __ Woodcock, Nellie E., 1866 - 1944 Woodworth, Harriet, February 1918 Wright, Eva Fryrear, 1888 - 1904 The following names are people buried in the cemetery but no one remembers where. Bowman, David A., 1845 - 1816 Byers, Henry A., 1851 - 1914 Cobb, Alfred, 1898 Cutler, Rueben, 1913 Davis, James C., 1929 Hodson, Infant of Bert, 1905 Messer, George, 1879 - 1927 Skoden, Ole Jansen, 1855 - 1918 Cowboy, 19yrs, Horse kicked