White Oak Cemetery

White Oak Cemetery, Grundy County, MO

Also known as Rhoades Cemetery

This cemetery is located 3 miles east of Half Rock on Grundy-Mercer county line (in Mercer County); S9-T63N-R22W. Back in pasture and woods. It is located approximately 1/2 mile west of dirt road running north and south. Cemetery is west of a house. Only 4 markers located, all down and broken, scattered. Quality of stones, good. Stonecutting easily read, each one with design of hands, tree of life, etc. Recorded by Mrs. B.F. Hoover, Mrs. Mann Hoover, Deva McClasky

COOKSEY	Sarah (MARTIN)	05 Oct 1805	23 Oct 1861	56y 18d. died Dewitt, Saline Co., IL. d/o Zachariah & Rebecca (HUBBARD) MARTIN. w/o John M. COOKSEY 08 Feb 1825 at Halifax, VA (he is buried near Half Rock). "She's gone; she's left for regions of eternal love; Twas God who called her from below to join in praising Him above" Stone broken; has tree of life.
HARDWICK			19 Aug 1858	34y-1m-10d. w/o Noah J. HARDWICK. 'In memory of our mother'
HARDWICK	Joan		24 May 1868	21y-3m-21d. w/o William D. HARDWICK. "How soon all our brightest prospects fail like autumn leaves before the driving gale" Stone is broken; has hands of friendship clasped.
RHOADES	Daniel		18 Jan 1867	76y-11m-7d. "rest in Heaven" "dear father thou hast left us. Here thy loss we deeply feel. But the God that hath bereft us He can all our sorrows heal" Stone is broken; has hands pointing to heaven.

This material transcribed from the written records by Diana Gray.
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