LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CEMETERIES - TOWNSHIP 1, RANGE 10

MT ZION CEMETERY
page 2

Surveyed by Orlan Irons, 6 Dec 1990


  NAME                         BORN         DIED             COMMENTS
Lawson (Double)
      Annie A.               18 Oct 1900  25 Jan 1983
      Thomas M.              15 Nov 1887   7 Dec 1967
No Name                       no dates    
      a concrete block for mrkr
No Name                       no dates    
      a concrete block for mrkr
No Name                       no dates
      part of old undertaker marker for marker
Lawson, Dewey Lee (Sonny)    24 Jul 1937  12 Oct 1971
Lawson, Deward Cecil "Dude"   1 Aug 1915  17 May 1982  King of Mt. Zion
Pounders (Double)
      William H.             30 Jun 1940  28 Sep 1963   our son
      Joseph L.               8 Jul 1944  28 Sep 1963   our son
Burgess (Double)
      Alma P.                 4 Feb 1906   3 Jan 1972
      Alvin E.               11 Apr 1909  30 Mar 1969
Saxton (Double)
      Bertha                 15 Sep 1892  15 Jan 1981
      James E.                7 Apr 1877  31 Aug 1951
Saxton (Double)
      Jesse W.                3 Dec 1919  25 Aug 1986
       Ftmkr: Jesse W. Saxton, Pfc US Army, WW II, 3 Dec 1919 - 25 Aug 1986
      Maye H.                 8 Jul 1921  no other date
Lawson, Henrietta             7 Mar 1871         1887     age 16 years
Lawson                                           1864
      age 1 month; infant son of A.J.& E. Lawson
Lawson (Double)
      Andrew J.               2 Mar 1827   2 Nov 1914
      Elizabeth                           26 Jun 1906  age 74 years
Lawson, Charles F.           19 Mar 1865   2 Aug 1945  father
No Name                       no dates         a concrete block for mkr
Lawson, Kenneth M.            7 Nov 1925  31 Jul 1966
      Alabama, Pfc, 280 Station Hospital World War II
Lawson, Elizabeth L.         20 Mar 1896   6 May 1918
Lawson, Azie A.              15 Nov 1890   9 May 1953
Lawson, Effie M.             21 Oct 1894   7 Jan 1957
Lawson (Double)
      Archie D.              15 Nov 1917   1 Apr 2005    father
      Helen M.                4 Jun 1923  28 Apr 1980    mother; 
          m 31 Jan 1946
Lawson                                     5 May 1973
      infant dau of Mr & Mrs C. W. Lawson; undertaker marker only
No Name                       no dates
      old undertaker marked & artificial flowers for marker
Myrick (Double)
      Lillie Mae             13 Oct 1919  no other date
      Johny                  11 Mar 1916   3 Nov 1983
Wooden, Mary Sue Myrick             1946         1971
Wooden, Dorothy L.                  1969         1969
Griggs, Jimmy Ray             7 Feb 1978  27 May 1978
No Name                       no dates                a rock for marker
No Name                       no dates                a rock for marker
No Name                       no dates                a rock for marker
No Name                       no dates                a rock for marker
Purser (Double)
      Tilda E.               16 Oct 1919  no other date
      Clarence H.            11 Mar 1911  28 Jul 1960
Purser (Double)
      Olie                          1887         1957
      Wylie                         1882         1964
Wade (Double)
      William Burros         16 Jan 1874  23 Mar 1954
      Louella King           27 Jun 1880  17 May 1958
Wade, Thomas H.              29 Mar 1880  15 May 1961
Myrick, Edward O.            16 May 1906  26 May 1940   father
Call, Nancy                  23 Feb 1862  25 Dec 1946
Myrick, Vonda Lois                  1958         1960
No Name                       no dates
      artificial flowers and toy animals for marker
Riley (Double)
      Carrie J.              10 May 1894  20 Mar 1980
      Johnie W.               6 Mar 1890  17 Mar 1954
Bogus (Double)
      L. Esther               1 Feb 1906  27 Jun 1983  mother
      Brack J.               23 Apr 1901  27 May 1979  father; m 8 Apr 1923
Purser (Double)
      Levenia Faye           27 Feb 1928  no other date
      Malcolm F. "Mack"       3 Aug 1925  10 Apr 1984   m 10 Jul 1967
Wade                          no dates
      infant son of Samuel & Nannie Wade
Wade                          no dates
      infant son of Samuel & Nannie Wade
Wade (Double)
      William H.             21 Nov 1807  29 Dec 1886
      Sabranah H. A. F.       5 Apr 1819   1 Mar 1894
Wade (Double)
      Nannie P.                           age 55 [no other data]
      Samuel A.                           age 73 [no other data]
Wade, Nannie P.              29 Nov 1903   8 May 1905  
      dau of J A & M F Wade
Wade (Double)
      J. Andrew              15 Apr 1876  17 Sep 1966
      Minnie F.               8 Jan 1882  21 Jun 1937
Behel                         no dates
      no names; infant children of Ed & Waymon Behel; 
      4 ftmkrs with the letter 'B' on them.
Behel (Double)
      Edward M.              26 Jun 1910  no other date
      Waymon E.               2 Jul 1903   3 Nov 1984
No Name                       no dates         a concrete block for marker
No Name                       no dates         a concrete block for marker
Myrick, Mary Lou                    1886         1958
Cobb, Mary Lee               17 Jul 1905  23 Jun 1973
Smith, Mr. Earl John          4 Jan 1932  29 May 1984   age 52; 
      undertaker marker only
Simpson, Bessie Loo          11 Sep 1882  21 Nov 1965
Craig (Double)
      Bertha L.              21 Dec 1910  no other date
      William C.             15 Dec 1909  27 Aug 1976
Purser (Double)
      Mildred R.              4 Feb 1932  no other date
      Paul H.                15 Jul 1922  12 Nov 1986  married 10 Apr 1954
Behel, Dice                  17 Dec 1892
      age 6 mos; son of W. M. & E. J. Behel
Behel, Wilbert M.            15 Feb 1853  15 Aug 1900
Behel, E. J.                 18 Oct 1853  24 Sep 1917  wife of W. M. Behel
Garner, Lois Arlan           23 Oct 1917  23 Feb 1918 
      son of H E & B B Garner
Behel (Double)
      Ira B.                 27 Nov 1878   1 Aug 1931
      Nannie H.               4 Feb 1876  12 Nov 1965
Behel (Double)
      Harvey B.              12 Apr 1874  27 Nov 1947
      Mary S.                18 May 1875   2 Mar 1950
Behel, Harry Benton          29 Jan 1922  24 Nov 1922
      son of C. C. & Lucinda Behel
Behel, Levora Ann            24 Nov 1940  30 Nov 1940
      dau of C. C. & Lucinda Behel
Behel, N. Lucinda            10 Apr 1902   8 Feb 1984
Behel, Charley c.            30 Jun 1897  31 Aug 1955
Behel, McKinley               3 Jan 1926   9 Jul 1990
      son of C. C. & Lucinda Behel; 
      Funeral  home mkr: Mr. Edward McKinley Behel, 
         3 Jan 1927 - 9 Jul 1990 [note different year born]
Behel, Verlie Mae                   1917         1918
      dau of Homer & Lonnie Behel
Behel, Annie                 18 Nov 1897   3 Jan 1898
Behel                           Sep 1896  no other date
      infant son of W. M. & M. J. Behel
Behel, Albert                16 Nov 1895  23 Nov 1895
Quillen, Viola               13 Apr 1914   7 Feb 1915
Behel (Double)
      William M.                    1873         1938
      Martha J.                     1868         1945
Heupel, Vera Behel Ne        13 Nov 1905   3 Jun 1937
Heupel, Edgar George         22 Aug 1910  21 Feb 1973
Behel, Bobby Neal            12 Oct 1937  16 Sep 1938 
      son of J A & B M Behel
Behel                               1940     no other date
      infant dau of Mr & Mrs J. A. Behel
Behel (Double)
      Beulah F.               9 Jul 1910  13 Apr 1988
      Joseph A.              21 Oct 1907  25 Apr 1966
Behel (Double)
      No Name                 no dates
      Jerry Reed             14 Jan 1946  17 Apr 1988
Hollman, Billy Ray            6 Feb 1954   6 Feb 1954
      son of Mr & Mrs. W. S. Hollman
Norred, Mrs. Ophellia Christ 31 Aug 1926  28 Apr 1986 age 59
      Funeral home marker only
No Name                       no dates   An area about 31/2 by 15 ft.,
      surrounded with bricks, covered with white marble and gravel. 
      There are several artificial flowers all over the area, which
      would indicate several unmarked graves in this area.
Goodman (Double)
      Vernon A.                     1883         1955
      Andrew L.                     1874         1935
           both graves are covered with a beautiful concrete slab
Goodman, Jimmy                no dates   this is also covered with a 
      concrete slab and connects with the area surrounded by bricks 
      above; the marker is handmade concrete and hand engraved.
Smith, Clara Mae             15 Nov 1906  22 Sep 1908
Smith (Double)
      Albert C.               3 Dec 1883  18 Dec 1935
      Mildred B.             14 Apr 1884   8 May 1961
York (Double)
      Audrey N.               1 Jan 1925   7 Feb 1984
      James E. Sr.           28 Aug 1913  24 Apr 1986
Johnson, Mary McDonald Coope 15 Feb 1908  30 Aug 1988
      engraved as: Mary McDonald Cooper-Johnson
McDonald, Mattie L.           4 May 1877  19 Apr 1954  wife of W S McDonald
Curtis, Robert                4 Jan 1854   4 Oct 1917
Curtis, Dora L.                     1886         1912
No Name                       no dates
      old undertaker marker; grave surrounded with concrete bricks
Fowler (Double)
      George W.              25 Nov 1866  22 Apr 1952
      Mary alice              1 Jan 1872   5 Feb 1944
Fowler, Homer                15 May 1906   1 Oct 1906
No Name                       no dates               surrounded with bricks
No Name                       no dates               surrounded with bricks
No Name                       no dates
      surrounded with bricks; old funeral home marker
Holt, Mr. Joseph E.          28 Dec 1900  27 Mar 1984 age 83;
      funeral home marker only
Lawson, Mary Ann              7 Sep 1949  10 Dec 1955
      dau of Thomas B. & Mattie Lawson
Lawson, Mattie Belle         17 Dec 1930  11 May 1987
Wade (Double)
      Lucy E.                 2 Sep 1905  28 Apr 1988
      Arthur A.              29 Oct 1901   5 Jan 1987
Behel (Double)
      Jeannie Lewis           8 Nov 1928  no other date
      William Hollis          7 Jan 1929  no other date  m 22 Nov 1952
Wilkes (Double)
      Virgel O.               1 Jan 1907  no other date  father
      Ethel R.                2 Mar 1912  28 Jun 1979    mother; 
          m 14 Apr 1936
Warren (Double)
      Wm. Dotson             20 Apr 1915  no other date
         Funeral home mkr: Mr. William  Dotson Warren, 
            20 Apr 1915 - 24 Nov 1990; age 75
      Mary Louise             7 Sep 1917  25 Jun 1978   m 26 Aug 1934
Behel, Harvey M.             25 Aug 190   20 Jul 1978
Behel, Myrtle                16 Nov 1899  19 Sep 1961
Behel, Harvie Alton          16 Jan 1921   6 May 1985
       Footmarker: Harvie Alton Behel, Tec 5 US Army, WW II,
            16 Jan 1921 - 6 May 1985
Behel (Double)
      Sharon A.              27 Jun 1953  no other date
      Harvey J.              12 Nov 1954  no other date
Behel (Double)
      Elsie B.               22 Nov 1902   4 Feb 1989
      Andrew B.              20 Nov 1898  19 Nov 1970
Purser (Double)
      Melbra A.               7 Oct 1917  no other date
     Elmer W.                31 Aug 1908  23 Feb 1963    m 2 Dec 1934
Butler (Double)
      Elizabeth               6 Jun 1922  no other date
      Bruce                   3 Mar 1918  31 Jul 1975
         Ftmrkr: Bruce Butler, Tec 5, US Army, WW II, 
              3 Mar 1918 - 31 Jul 1975
Quillen (Double)
      Alice                   2 Jan 1916  no other date
      Amos                   12 Jul 1918  27 Nov 1981   wed 22 Jan 1939;
           Ftmrkr: Amos Quillen, Tec 4, US Army, WW II, 
             12 Jul 1918 - 27 Nov 1981
Quillen, Dennis Amos         12 Aug 1946  12 Sep 1975
Quillen (Double)
      J. Chesley             27 Jun 1887  17 Mar 1964
      Edith B.               16 Dec 1892   7 Feb 1986
Lawson (Double)
      Ester E.                6 Dec 1890  20 Nov 1973
      Martin L.              27 Aug 1887   1 Mar 1971
Lawson, Lena E.              27 Apr 1914  no other date
Lawson, Oscar L.             20 Jan 1914  20 Jan 1970
McKey (Double)
      Bertha L.              21 Dec 1910  no other date
      William H.             26 Nov 1888  29 Jun 1963
Lanier (Double)
      Evelyn J.              14 Nov 1934  no other date
      Shaler E.              30 Mar 1927  28 Apr 1973
Lanier, Jimmy wayne          11 Jun 1953  no other date
Coats (Double)
     Marie L.                28 Nov 1917  no other date
      Clarence               24 Apr 1902   6 Jul 1990
Wade (Double)
      Dora A.                 8 Nov 1883  14 Jan 1973
      Benjamin F.             1 Apr 1878   8 Mar 1962
Wade (Double)
      Ruby E.                 6 Jan 1915  30 Nov 1989
      Ralph H.               22 Sep 190   no other date   m 30 Nov 1933
Hatchett, Michael Craig      29 Nov 1975  24 Jun 1978
Behel (Double)
      Patricia A.            23 Jul 1948  no other date
      Billy R.               22 Jan 1935   7 Aug 1980     m 2 Nov 1962
Gifford (Double)
      Lois E.                 1 Jan 1932  no other date
      John E.                10 Sep 1926   7 Feb 1965
Phillips (Double)
      Christine               1 Oct 1927  no other date  wed 20 Dec 1947
      Hansford               12 Feb 1926  28 Nov 1980
        Footmarker: Hansford Phillips, Pfc, US Army, WW II,
            12 Feb 1926 - 28 Nov 1980
Gray (Double)
      Lucille                13 Jan 1926  no other date
      Grady H.               30 Jan 1923  23 Jul 1979
        Footmarker: Grady H. Gray, US Army WW II,
            30 Jan 1923 - 23 Jul 1979
No Name                       no dates
      2 artificial flowers for marker; a small grave
Iey, David Leroy             26 Feb 1968  12 Aug 1968
Heupel (Double)
      Flora G.                7 Apr 1922  no other date
      Eugene A.              10 May 1913  no other date
Callahan, Ashley Brooke       6 apr 1983  16 Aug 1990
Dickey (Double)
      Flora W.                1 Sep 1904   no other date
      Harvey L.              15 Mar 1898   1 Mar 1964
Billingsley, James M.        22 Jan 1926  23 Aug 1980
Billingsley (Double)
      Vernon Y.              25 Oct 1902   9 Sep 1975
      M. a.                   7 Jan 1888   7 Aug 1968
Fowler, Wylodean             11 Mar 1922  no other date
Fowler (Double)
       Vonna M.               1 Mar 1904  26 Nov 1966
      Floyd                  23 Apr 1894  22 Nov 1967
McDonald (Double)
      Bessie F.               8 Apr 1919    5 Oct 1989   m 10 Aug 1935
      J. Frank                2 Sep 1914  15 Jun 1985
        Footmarker: In memory of J. Frank McDonald by John & Sue Yonek
McDonald (Double)
      Ethel E.                      1897         1962
      R. L.                         1897         1969
Pruitt (Double)
      Lora M.                 6 Apr 1923    2 Dec 1972
      William E.             31 Aug 1918  no other date
Bradley, Grover C.                  1892         1974
Suggs (Double)
      W. C.                   2 Jul 1916   4 Aug 1985
      Lucille                 9 Mar 1926   4 Aug 1977
Thompson, Conny L.           29 Jun 1960  29 Sep 1965
      son of Eurma & Allen Thompson
Marks, Katrina Chantel        3 Aug 1974  no other date  a small grave
Marks (Double)
      C. L. (Pete)            4 May 1943   6 Nov 1981
      Jan                    30 Nov 1946  no other date  m 27 Aug 1965
Gooch (Double)
      Maude F.               16 Feb 1901  no other date
      Charlie W.              4 Oct 1894   1 Dec 1968
Gist (Double)
      Arlie V.                2 May 1919  no other date
      Sam L.                 26 Apr 1916  11 Jul 1970
        Ftmrkr: Sam L. Gist, Alabama Pvt, Infantry, WW II,
            26 Apr 1916 - 11 Jul 1970
Neidermeyer (Double)
      Viola Gooch            10 Jun 1919  no other date
      George J.               5 Jan 1916  26 Dec 1978
Clark (Double)
      Thomas A.               8 Feb 1915  no other date
      Viola Gooch            10 Jun 1919  no other date
Childres, Barbara G.                1891         1966
Couch (Double)
      Julia c.               27 Mar 1909  no other date
      Evan S.                22 Nov 1910   5 Sep 1967
Abston, Fred E.              13 Oct 1905  15 Oct 1969
Gatlin, Daniel Jones                1931         1979     daddy
Andrews, Malcolm             18 Dec 1927   9 May 1969
Duncan (Double)
      Little Newt             8 Feb 1908  21 Oct 1979
      Pearl R.               21 Nov 1910  no other date
Buchanan (Double)
      Oliver B.                     1895         1984     father
      Hazel V.                      1902         1987     mother
Burns, J. Richard            25 May 1898   7 Mar 1975
Clemmons, Edward Louis       28 Jan 1953  19 Jan 1972
Clemmons, Terry ronald        5 May 1955   5 Nov 1974
Wilson, Dr. Billy Gene        9 Apr 1931  12 Oct 1979
Denison, Trudy Gooch         30 Jul 1927   6 Dec 1984
Bradford (Double)
      Margaret L.            27 Dec 1922  no other date
      Paul A.                30 Sep 1918  26 Jul 1981
         Ftmrkr: Paul Austin Bradford, Pvt US Army, WW II,
            30 Sep 1918 - 26 Jul 1981
Lanier, Tommy Lee            21 Feb 1925   2 Apr 1975
Robertson (Double)
      Reba L.                 4 Nov 1907  no other date
      Joe W.                  9 Mar 1902  29 Dec 1982
Goode (Double)
       Ione Murphy           22 Feb 1916  no other date
      Chas. Oshell           30 Sep 1915  20 Apr 1980
Smith, Alvin H.              13 Aug 1916   1 Jan 1981
Jackson (Double)
      robert Earl            15 Feb 1933  27 Oct 1987
     Helen L.                 7 Aug 1934  no other date  m 10 Jun 1950
Clemmons, Mary Ellen         30 Jan 1956   4 Jan 1983
Watkins (Double)
      C. clayton              5 Jan 1932  no other date
      James W.               24 Feb 1919  no other date
Riley (Double)
      Birdie G.               6 Dec 1929  no other date  mother
      Homer L.                9 Apr 1923   4 Nov 1985    father;
        Ftmrkr: Homer L. Riley Sgt, US Air Force, WW II, 
             9 Apr 1923 - 4 Nov 1985
Murks (Double)
      Jesse J.               11 Oct 1896  22 Apr 1986
      Mary L.                 3 Dec 1906   2 Sep 1985
Madrid (Double)
      Cathaleen Marie        23 Sep 1933   7 Jul 1988
      Gil Pulmano            16 Apr 1926  no other date

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