Oakdale Cemetery
AKA Westbay Cemtery
Lawrence Co., MO
Surnames X - Z

SSW = Shares Stone With

Name Born Died Research Notes & Inscriptions Researcher or Resource
YANCEY, Betty Jean (STOCKTON) July 23, 1928
Monett,
Barry Co., MO
Oct. 18, 2020
Oak Pointe,
Monett,
Barry Co., MO
SSW: Raymond L. - Inscription: "Wed Mar. 18, 1949" - Research Note: Marriage license from MO: Betty Stockton, age 20, applied for a marriage license to Raymond Yancey, age 22, on Aug. 21, 1948 in Lawrence Co., MO. Marriage date, etc. left blank. Betty Jean Stockton, age 21, married Raymond Lee Yancey, age 23, on Mar. 18, 1949 in Carroll Co., AR. Daughter of Charles F. Stockton and Sadie Mae (Laney) (Keithley) Stockton, both buried at Oakdale Cemetery. - Betty lived her entire life in Monett. She graduated from Monett High School, Class of 1946, and attended Monett Junior College. She taught for many years in the rural area around Monett. Later, she was employed as a secretary for the Monett School District. She later worked at Modern Variety and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monett. On March 18, 1949, in Eureka Springs, AR, Betty Stockton married Raymond Yancey. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of forty-three years, Raymond Yancey. AR Marriage Index
MO Marriage Records
Census
Buchanan Funeral Home
Phyllis Long
Monett
Historical
Society Photo
YANCEY, Raymond Lee Dec. 9, 1925
Springfield,
Greene Co., MO
July 9, 1992 SSW: Betty J. - Inscription: "Wed Mar. 18, 1949" - Research Note: Son of Orville Lee Yancey and Mable Elizabeth Haley. - Military Stone - Inscription: "PFC US ARMY - WW II" SS Claims Index
Phyllis Long
Monett
Historical
Society Photo
YOAKUM, Eliza Abt. 1874 No Date Research Note: Listed by the City of Monett as buried in the Old Section, Block 4, Lot 81, Grave 2, NO STONE. Probably the sister to James Franklin Yoakum. Daughter of James Marshall Yoakum and Melinda Margaret Cannon. - 1880 Census, District 10, Claiborne, Tennessee - James M. Yoakum, age 34; Melinda, wife, age 28; Eliza, daughter, age 6; Franklin, son, age 4. Monett Cemetery Records
Census
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YOAKUM, James Franklin Oct. 6, 1877
TN
Mar. 5, 1916
Monett,
Barry Co., MO
Research Note: He was married and did car repair for the RR. He was the son of James M. Yoakum and Malinda Margaret Cannon both born TN. Mrs. W. A. Smith of East St. Louis, IL was the informant on the death certificate. It was an accidental death. His head was crushed between two RR cars and was found dead. Death Certificate
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YOCAM, Infant No Date No Date Research Note: Listed by the City of Monett as buried in the Old Section, Block 3, Lot 54, Grave 2, NO STONE. Infant of J. A. Yocam. Monett Cemetery Records
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YOUNG, Ruth Feb. 9, 1890
MO
July 7, 1967
Orange Co., CA
Research Note: Listed by the City of Monett as buried in the Old Section, Block 6, Lot 49, Grave 1, NO STONE. Burial date given as Oct. 20, 1967. The funeral home listed as unknown in California. ONLY POSSIBLE FOR RUTH: According to birth and death records, this could be Ruth Finley, daughter of Joseph M. Finley and Bessie M. Haven. Born in St. Louis, MO and died in CA. Wife of Carl Young. Her dates from the records. MO Birth Records
CA Death Records
Monett Cemetery Records
Phyllis Long