Cemeteries: IOOF Cemetery now called Falls City Cemetery, Polk Co., Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chris Johnson ********************************************************************************* Transcribed by Chris Johnson - March 2006 Submitted by: Chris Johnson for use in The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project. IOOF Cemetery now called Falls City Cemetery, Falls City, Polk County, Oregon The Falls City Cemetery is located on Falls City Highway about 3.5 miles west of the intersection with Highway 223 south of Dallas, OR and about 1/4 mile east of Falls City. The cemetery is visible on the south side of the highway. Some of the older stones are broken, some unreadable and some are gone entirely. This listing is as of March 29, 2006. LAST NAME FIRST MIDDLE BORN DIED COMMENTS Baby unreadable wood marker Baby Boy 1924 Buried with the McPherrens Dorothy E 1921 1922 Buried with the McPherrens K Maxine 1918 Buried with the McPherrens Aikman Clarence Jul. 29, 1861 Jan. 8, 1914 Allen B Y 1875 1930 Amsbary Steven Wayne Feb. 27, 1944 Sept. 16, 1993 "Age 49" Anfinsen Katherine 1830 1915 "Mother" Appel Carrie G 1892 1975 Appel Robert B Apr. 6, 1920 Feb. 19, 1997 "US Army World War II" Atwood Jessie M 1874 1917 Bancroft Sadie 1898 1922 Bancroft Sarah E 1862 1930 Bancroft Wilford D 1858 1926 Bancroft Wyrick 1887 1964 Beach Grace Whitlaw 1866 1960 Behling Amanda Kelly Nov. 24, 1981 Nov. 28, 1981 "Our Little Angel" Betts Andrew J Jan. 13, 1984 Blackwell John H Apr. 24, 1912 Jun. 16, 1959 "Father" Blackwell Patrick Leon Feb. 7, 1947 Jun. 6, 1957 "Son" Bohle Clarissa A Feb. 20, 1876 Nov. 25, 1918 Bohle Fred Wm. 1864 1937 Bowerman Byron W 1891 1967 "Father" Bowerman Lovina B 1891 1978 "Mother" Bowerman Orpha A Jul. 14, 1919 May 11, 1920 "Daughter" Bowman George H 1905 1941 Bowman John A 1868 1953 Bowman Laura J 1877 1942 Boydston Charles H 1879 1948 husband of Nana Boydston Nana 1882 1941 wife of Charles Breeden Charles H 1872 1935 "Father" husband of Lucy Breeden Ellis Henry Dec. 2, 1896 Oct. 20, 1983 "Cook US Army World War I" Breeden Elmer 1924 "Our Baby Elmer 1924 Infant Son Ellis, Katie Breeden Breeden Katie May 1903 1921 "Gone but not forgotten." Breeden Lucy M 1881 1966 "Mother" wife of Charles Brooks Lyle L Feb. 9, 1912 Jul. 18, 1914 Brown Alvin B(enjamin) 1867 1929 husband of Amy Brown Amy Belle 1877 1919 wife of Alvin & daughter of John Baldwin Teal Bruce Baby Bruce Clarence J 1878 1935 Bruce Mamie I 1884 1980 Burbank Chester G 1893 1968 "Father" Burbank Eva Francis 1892 1953 "Mother" Butler Alan Wells Jun. 3, 1876 Oct. 8, 1892 "In Loving Memory of Alan Wells Son of Frank and Eleanor Field Butler" Butler Eleanor F Feb. 7, 1846 Apr. 17, 1927 wife of Frank Butler Frank Jul. 6, 1842 Jun. 14, 1908 "Born in Essex, England Founder of Falls City" husband of Eleanor F. Carver Dean R Mar. 6, 1938 Dec. 4, 1986 Carver Donald Dean Apr. 10, 1961 Nov. 30, 2003 "Age 42" Carver Wayne C 1928 1991 "US Army Korea" Chamberlain James T Mar. 31, 1851 May 28, 1910 Chamberlain Rebecca E Apr. 14, 1853 Mar. 4, 1926 Cobb Jennie Broughton 1855 1937 wife of Willard footstone: "Mother" Cobb Willard A 1845 1910 husband of Jennie footstone: "Father" Coletz Ernst 1874 1951 "Our Brother in Christ" Colgrove Nellie Evelyn Dec. 28, 1921 Nov. 18, 1973 "In Memory of" Dann Glenn O 1901 1918 Davis Dorothy 1915 "The Davis Babies" Davis Lloyd 1916 "The Davis Babies" Davis Melvin 1923 "The Davis Babies" DeWitt Ella 1859 1947 "Mother" DeWitt Frank 1858 1944 "Father" DeWitt Jessie 1891 1923 DeWitt R. V. Franklin Jan. 16, 1895 May 23, 1918 DeWitt Ronald V Oct. 27, 1918 Jan. 18, 1945 "Oregon Sgt 161 Infantry 25 Division World War II" Donahou Lee R 1904 1988 "Married Dec. 4, 1931" Donahou Vestie V 1916 2001 "Married Dec. 4, 1931" Estell Emma Miller Apr. 26, 1870 1939 Estelle Ila M 1910 Estelle Vernon L 1902 1990 Estelle W Everett 1898 1977 Feenstra Clare Feb. 27, 1885 Feb. 12, 1956 Feenstra Doris 1892 1984 Feenstra Rinke A Dec. 7, 1882 Jan. 24, 1975 Ferguson Catherine 1865 1929 "Mother" Ferguson Noah 1863 1932 "Father" Fisher Earl Talbot Jun. 15, 1890 Jul. 4, 1916 Fletcher Andrew J 1853 1930 Fletcher Leta M 1894 1958 Fletcher Robert F 1881 1958 Flood Myrtle Aug. 17, 1909 "Daughter of G.H. Trask & Wife" "Aged 27 Years" Monument "Erected by Women of Woodcraft" A small stone inscribed "Our Baby" is next to this one. Ford Lydia Hubbard 1848 1930 wife of William Ford William 1833 1917 husband of Lydia Frink Emma S 1881 1974 wife of Willis Frink Leonard 1888 1970 Frink Willis C 1880 1967 husband of Emma Gardner Anna 1869 1949 Gardner G W 1854 1920 Gardner Roy L Sept. 1, 1921 Oct. 24, 1966 "Oregon SK2 USNR World War II" Gardner Roy 1899 1914 Gardner Wright E 1892 1939 Golden Geneva G Apr. 12, 1925 Dec. 29, 1949 "Mother" Goldman Hilda Heiner Oct. 17, 1907 Oct. 24, 1995 "Our Mother" Graham Alf’d. B "Co. K 11 Mich. Inf." Graham Dora M 1858 1937 Graham George N 1855 1923 Grayum Albert Harley 1850 1936 "Father" husband of Laura Grayum Laura Ella 1960 1939 "Mother" wife of Albert Green Frank Harry 1881 1932 Harris Dorthy 1910 1932 Harrison William Charles Jan. 16, 1859 Mar. 11, 1924 Haskins Neva M 1892 1971 "Mother" Henry W G 1856 1908 Hollowell Ellen L 1848 1923 sister of Alvin B. Brown Hollowell Thomas D 1850 1928 Holman Beulah 1883 1966 wife of Fred Holman Fred J 1878 1954 husband of Beulah Holman Nita Sept. 16, 1908 Apr. 18, 1911 "Daughter of Fred J. & Beulah Holman" Horton Scottie Lee Feb. 18, 1874 Feb. 2, 1952 Howell Baby 1921 Howell Benjamin McN "Co K 2 Ore. Inf. Sp. Am. War" Howell Margaretta 1880 1953 Howell Nelda M 1935 Howell Wilbur G 1913 1955 Hubbard Charles A 1873 1920 Hubbard Frank 1845 1922 Hubbard Minna 1851 1931 Hunter Andrew L 1904 1933 Hunter Charles A 1857 1929 Hunter James L Apr. 24, 1897 Oct. 7, 1980 "US Marine Corps" Hunter James Jul. 24, 1932 Aug. 24, 1949 Hunter Rose I Feb. 3, 1907 Apr. 2, 1998 Jelvik Thomas E Nov. 23, 1947 Mar. 2, 1997 "US Navy Vietnam" Johnston Bertie 1902 1927 Jones Alva 1832 1919 Jones Loretta 1918 1920 footstone: "Baby" Jones William A 1861 1920 Footstone: "Father" Kendall N Jean 1921 1997 "Married Feb. 14, 1939" King Agnes C Jul. 9, 1962 Sept. 29, 1984 King Chester L Apr. 2, 1913 Dec. 24, 1999 Kneebone Lucy Ann 1854 1917 footstone: "Mother" Kneebone Thomas 1846 1930 Larsen Henry W 1902 1973 "Grandson" Lee H C Sept. ??, 1880 Jan. 10, 1950 Henry Clarence Lee Lewis Barbara June Mar. 15, 1922 Jan. 5, 1924 Logan James M Feb. 14, 1843 Sept. 2, 1932 "Sgt 19 Ill. Inf." Lowe Jonah 1845 1919 Lowe Tryphena L 1848 1914 Lunde Bernt Jul. 10, 1877 May 27, 1929 Mack Frank B 1881 1943 Mack Nellie E 1881 1965 March Blanche K 1894 1926 Masiker Elmer E 1908 1985 husband of Vivian Masiker Vivian W 1906 1963 wife of Elmer McPherren McPherren Emma B 1868 1920 McPherren James 1843 1925 "Father" McPherren Mattie C Feb. 16, 1898 Dec. 9, 1948 "Wife & Mother" McPherren W Dana Sept. 22, 1896 May 9, 1975 "Husband & Father" Meeker David M 1878 1949 Meeker Melvin S 1914 1943 "1st Lt. Army Air Corps" Meyer Anan E 1863 1932 Meyer Pernal C 1889 1940 Meyer Wayne H 1915 1937 Miller A M Jun. 20, 1839 Oct. 16, 1912 footstone: "A.M.M." Miller Clay 1887 1936 Miller George W 1863 1935 Miller Maggie Jun. 5, 1880 1899 Miller Mary 1855 1926 "D. of R." Miller Mary E 1855 1925 Miller Sarah Jun. 17, 1838 Dec. 4, 1907 Montgomery Elbert 1900 1941 Morris Jerry R 1881 1930 Morris Sadie J 1888 1969 Mott Frank 1852 1923 "Father" Mott Irene 1857 1929 "Mother" Moyer Gertrude A 1898 1930 child of Willard & Jennie Cobb footstone: "Daughter" Mundt Lois Nov. 24, 1915 Oct. 27, 1984 "Mother" Myer Lester N Jul. 31, 1887 Sept. 28, 1905 "Son of A.E. & A.M. Myer" Nelsen Marie 1836 1927 Oberman 1922 "Triplets of R & F Oberman" Pack Claudius 1922 1973 Pack George E 1888 1957 Pack S Albert 1918 1932 Pack Zella R 1899 1854 Page Corabelle Feb. 7, 1889 Apr. 21, 1975 Poland William L 1879 1957 Purdy Keith L May 11, 1922 Jun. 22, 1992 Purdy Rebecca G Sept. 6, 1955 Feb. 26, 1975 Pye Alice Belle "Baby" Pye Francis 1909 1911 Pye Harry, Jr. F 1913 1938 Rainville Nettie Maud May 13, 1895 Nov. 25, 1945 Rakker 1866 1933 broken cement slab Rawson Norman P "Co. B 34 Mich. Inf. Sp. Am. War" Rawson Thomas "Co. A 100 Ind. Inf." Rich Anna A 1910 "Mother" Rich Oscar A 1906 1968 "Father" Rich Robert Lee 1935 1950 "Son" Ross Eugene A 1922 1999 "US Navy" Ross Harold R Feb. 11, 1931 May 4, 2001 "PFC US Army" Salleng Paul May 10, 1919 Sept. 8, 1973 "Kentucky Pvt. US Army World War II" Sample Earl D 1915 1951 "Son" Sample H Eugene Jan. 18, 1917 Apr. 15, 1996 Sample James William Mar. 4, 1912 Apr. 23, 1971 "Beloved Father" Sample Laura M 1887 1972 Sample M Dorothy Jun. 22, 1917 Feb. 23, 2006 Sample William V 1868 1959 Sampson Julia Apr. 9, 1869 Apr. 26, 1907 "Daughter of O. & M. Sampson" Sampson O Jul. 18, 1830 Sept. 21, 1904 Seaman Alfred "Pete" Dec. 19, 1919 Mar. 5, 1995 "Age 76" Seymour Roy Mar. 3, 1891 Nov. 1, 1906 "Son of A.F. & C.A. Seymour" Sinclair Paige S 1962 1977 Smith Alice Barbara 1891 1963 Smith Harry Elwin 1882 1940 Smith Lurena A Apr. 2, 1902 Jan. 25, 1977 Smith Mary Ethel Jan. 9, 1880 Nov, 2, 1934 "In Memory of" Smith Sadie 1892 1964 Smith Thomas 1895 1961 Snyder Jeremiah "US Navy" Sowers Gideon Feb. 9, 1841 Nov. 22, 1916 "Father" Spady Florence M 1910 1996 Speerstra Bronno S 1877 1934 Speerstra Frances Cole 1886 1986 Speerstra Pauline Mestrezat 1916 1990 Speerstra Samuel Francis 1913 1994 Starr Anna S 1876 1947 Starr George W. M. 1870 1942 Syron Elsie V 1896 1928 Talbott Hellen M 1858 1922 "Wife of J.S. Talbott" Teal Carolyn Teller 1923 1998 "Married Mar. 4, 1940" wife of Kenneth Lee Teal Chester O 1886 1961 "Father" husband of Marie L. Teal Ernest K May 30, 1942 Jan. 28, 2001 "Married Nov. 10, 1979" A granite bench is nearby inscribed: "In Memory of Ernest "Ernie" Kenneth Teal May 30, 1942 – January 28, 2001" Teal Ethel 1892 1985 wife of John B. (Byron) Teal John B 1888 1969 husband of Ethel Teal John Baldwin May 5, 1849 May 10, 1917 "Father" Teal Kenneth Lee 1916 1993 "Married Mar. 4, 1940" husband of Carloyn Teal Marie L 1901 1994 "Mother" wife of Chester O. Teal Myrtle M Apr, 27, 1897 Feb. 16, 1920 Teal Ursley Annie Jun. 5, 1852 Apr. 19, 1916 "Mother" Tice Charles D 1876 1914 Tilton Caroline Oct. 2, 1836 Jul. 31, 1909 wife of Daniel Tilton Daniel 1861 1930 husband of Caroline Tollar Dominick 1869 1928 husband of Theresia Tollar Theresia 1867 1957 wife of Dominick Towner Jane Oct. 4, 1833 Nov. 22, 1906 "Mother" Trask Charles H "Co E 13 Ia. Inf." Trask Emma J 1852 1929 "Mother" Treat Gordon D 1875 1927 Treat Lizzie M 1876 1964 Vernon Minnie 1880 1909 Wagner John J 1869 1940 "Father" Wagner Josephine Nov. 9, 1914 Oct. 25, 1986 "Daughter" Wagner Katherina 1835 1923 wife of Philip Wagner Katherine 1874 1961 "Mother" Wagner Philip 1838 1918 husband of Katherina Wagner Valentine 1861 1953 Weiser Clare J 1901 1934 Weiser Susanah J 1862 1951 Wheeler Chester Orville 1908 1950 Wheeler Elmer B 1912 1950 Wheeler James L 1849 1929 Wheeler Lindsay B 1885 1941 Wheeler Mary A 1848 1928 Whetstone Roselle Mar. 23, 1985 "34 Yrs 8 Mos 13 Days" Whited Rhoda 1851 1932 Whitlaw Cora Nelson 1866 1958 Whitlaw Edward N 1862 1939 Wilson Fay F Dec. 3, 1909 Aug. 6, 1989 Wilson Granville Edwin Jan. 2, 1908 Aug. 10, 1977 "US Navy World War II" Wise Harry T 1905 1979 "US Army" Wooden Gladys M 1894 1965 "In Memory of" Wooden Howard M 1899 1961 "In Memory of" Wooden Timothy Ray Jun. 9, 1961 Jun. 10, 1961 Wright Mary Ellen Apr. 4, 1858 Sept. 1, 1914 "wife of Warren Wright" footstone: "Mother" Wright Mary 1886 1917 Wright Sadie 18?1 1919 Wright Thomas E Feb. 26, 1879 Feb. 24, 1905 "Son of W. & M.E, Wright Wright Wallace A Jun. 30, 1907 Nov. 21, 1907 "Son of J.A. & C. Wright" Zuver A John Jun. 6, 1878 Oct. 23, 1958 Zuver Fred Albert Jun. 30, 1890 Feb. 9, 1934 Zuver Viola Jul. 3, 1888 Oct. 29, 1918 "Mother"