KibbieFieldCem
Kibbie Field Cemetery
by Cannon Pritchard, May 2003

     The Kibbie Field Cemetery, also known as the Kibbie Cemetery, was created in the early
1920's by several black families in the Oakdale community area. It is a very large cemetery in
size surrounded by a chain-link fence on the road side and a wire fence on the other three sides.
There are many graves with unreadable tin funeral home markers and some graves with
concrete slabs but no names on the slabs. The only cemetery sign is the road entrance sign on a
pole provided by the Polk County road maintenance department which states
"Kibbie Field Cemetery".

Location: From Livingston take U. S. Highway 59 north for 4.9 miles to the intersection with
the Oakdale Loop. Turn right on the Oakdale Loop road and travel 1.5 miles (past the Oakdale
Cemetery). The Kibbie Field Cemetery is located on the right side of the road.
 

Allen, Alfred   born: Feb 27, 1929   died:  Nov 24, 1987,
        PFC, U. S. Army, Korea
Brown, Charlie Kee   born:  May 26, 1925   died:  May 29, 1998
Barnes, Loraine J.   born:  May 8, 1932   died:  no date
Barnes, Roosevelt   born:  Feb 5, 1932   died:  Mar 9, 1987,
        PFC, U. S. Army, Korea
Bigham, Beatrice   born:  Apr 26, 1902   died:  May 31, 1999
Bigham, Bob   born: Nov 15, 1877   died:  Apr 12, 1945
Bigham, Freddie D.   born:  Aug 1, 1927   died:  Apr 13, 1990
Bigham, Matthew   born:  May 29, 1892   died:  May 19, 1985,
        PFC, U. S. Army, WWI
Birt, Leotis   born:  Jun 21, 1922   died:  Apr 11, 1973,
        Tec 5, U. S. Army, WWII
Birt, Willie C.   born:  1905   died:  1983
Brown, Kate   born:  Oct 8, 1901   died:  Apr 22, 1988
Brown, Odie   born:  Oct 31, 1877   died:  Mar 30, 1958
Criswell, Albert   born:  1915   died: _____ (marker broken),
        PFC, U. S. Army, WWII
Criswell, Andrew   born:  Nov 4, 1954   died:  Apr 4, 2003
Criswell, Cephas   born:  Aug 15, 1921   died:  Nov 23, 1995,
        Tec 5, U. S. Army, WWII
Criswell, December   born:  Dec 25, 1888   died:  Sep 27, 1965
Criswell, Lila   born:  Mar 8, 1889   died:  Jun 22, 1976
Criswell, Mobelia   born:  Aug 5, 1889   died:  Jun 3, 1967
Criswell, Richard   born:  Dec 10, 1892   died:  May 6, 1951
Criswell, Timothy   died:  Dec 25, 1935,
        Pvt., Med. Dept., U. S. Army
Criswell, Tom   born:  Jan 23, 1879   died:  Dec 30, 1965
Criswell, Tommie   born:  Mar 22, 1930   died:  Nov 13, 2002
Davis, Carl  born:  Mar 16, 1945   died:  Jan 11, 1968
DeWalt, Johnny Ray, Jr.   born:  Feb 14, 1979   died:  Sep 16, 2000
Diggles, Elmira   born:  Sep 14, 1887   died:  Jul 31, 1982
Diggles, Joe   born:  Oct 1, 1924   died:  Apr 25, 1963
Diggles, Zack   born:  Feb 1, 1894   died:  Jul 5, 1973,
        Pvt., U. S. Army, WWI
Dirden, Derrick Mitchell   born:  1971   died:  1996
Dirden, James Sr.   born:  Nov 28, 1918   died:  Mar 23, 1994
Dirden, Larry   born:  Aug 18, 1958   died:  Oct 9, 1987
Dublin, Arruth   born:  Oct 24, 1924   died:  Dec 27, 1978
Flournoy, Dicy   born:  Aug 16, 1886   died:  Jul 19, 1966
Foster, John Wesley   born:  Dec 29, 1907   died:  Oct 21, 1990
Franklin, Henry   born:  Jul 4, 1884   died:  May 24, 1968
Franklin, Henry Jr.   born:  Dec 12, 1932   died:  Sep 29, 1982
Franklin, Mamie   born:  Jan 3, 1892   died:  Mar 6, 1995
Franklin, Odie Holcomb   born:  Jul 25, 1938   died:  Jan 2, 1995
Grant, Ada   born:  Jul 8, 1876   died:  Apr 23, 1929
Grant, Allen   born:  Apr 29, 1895   died:  Aug 8, 1988,
        Pvt., U. S. Army, WWI
Grant, Lara S.   born:  Sep 28, 1900   died:  Jun 15, 1972
Grant, William Jr.   born:  Dec 2, 1888   died:  Jan 13, 1966
Green, Dorothy M.   born:  Dec 25, 1944   died:  Aug 15, 1988
Green, Ennis    no dates
Green, L. S.   born:  Mar 1, 1920   died:  Aug 27, 1985
Harris, Henry   born:  Oct 8, 1904   died:  Apr 11, 1960
Harris, Jim   born:  May 16, 1875   died:  Jan 13, 1964
Harris, Lillie Mae   born:  Jun 11, 1911   died:  Sep 22, 1991
Haywood, Mathew   born:  Apr 5, 1881  died:  Nov 22, 1965
Hester, Addie   born:  May 13, 1872   died:  Sep 19, 1961
Holcomb, Gertrude   born:  Jan 31, 1904   died:  Mar 11, 1983
Holcomb, Michael   born:  Sep 26, 1959   died:  Dec 23, 1992
Hollins, Madie R.   born:  Jan 17, 1930  died  Apr 19, 1984
Hooey, Lucy T.   born  Oct 17, 1887   died:  Jul 24, 1967
Hunter, Novie W.   born:  Oct 20, 1931   died:  Apr 27, 2003
Jackson, Alberta   born:  Oct 18, 1886   died:  Jan 16, 1948
Jackson, Luby Sr.   born:  Aug 18, 1910   died:  Nov 26, 1989
Jackson, Melvin   born:  Dec 3, 1908   died:  Dec 13, 1960
Jackson, Peter   born:  Feb 6, 1883   died:  Aug 17, 1976
Jessie, Amira   born:  Apr 3, 1897   died:  Aug 31, 1995
Jessie, Jim   born:  Jun 19, 1890   died:  Jan 19, 1982,
        PFC, U. S. Army, WWI
Jessie, Richard   born:  Nov 10, 1930   died: Aug 11, 1976
Johnson, Catherine   born:  Dec 4, 1866   died:  Oct 16, 1947
Johnson, Infant    no dates
Johnson, James   born:  Dec 21, 1860   died:  Aug 27, 1933
Johnson, Jimmie   born:  Dec 1, 1900   died:  Oct 24, 1924
Johnson, Shelita DD   born:  Nov 1, 1977   died:  Jan 17, 1981
Jones, Clarence   born:  Apr 23, 1895   died:  Sep 4, 1969
Jones, Iola   born:  Sep 7, 1912  died:  Apr 1, 1957
Jordan, Nivada  born:  Jul 23, 1912   died:  May 20, 1978
Jordan, Rev. Richard J.   born:  May 1, 1912   died:  May 30, 1994
Lee, Alzada   born:  Oct 2, 1919   died:  Nov 13, 1984
Love, Henridell H.   born:  Jun 15, 1944   died:  Dec 14, 1990
Marshall, Edd   born:  Dec 25, 1869   died:  Mar 2, 1956
Mathews, Ivory   born:  Aug 22, 1911   died:  May 13, 1990
McCormick, Robert   born:  Jul 7, 1918   died:  Oct 9, 1982,
        PFC, U. S. Army, WWII
McGowen, Minnie Grant   born:  Jul 31, 1897   died:  Jun 7, 1987
Mitchell, Margie Grant   born:  Mar 6, 1900   died:  Mar 31, 1987
Nelson, Sandra Devon   born:  Jan 25, 1964   died:  Aug 11, 1998
Owens, James Ray   born:  Apr 19, 1905   died:  Jul 28, 1997
Phillips, Archie   born:  May 5, 1903   died:  Apr 18, 1977,
        Pvt. U.S. Army, WWII
Phillips, Eula   born:  1907   died:  1982
Phillips, Gene A.   born:  Nov 15, 1942   died:  Oct 5, 2002
Phillips, Leola   born:  Sep 3, 1945   died: Oct 22, 1988
Phipps, Troy   born:  1916   died:  1975,
        TSgt, U. S. Army, WWII
Pollard, Teasie   born:  Jan 14, 1912   died:  Dec 18, 1991
Reese, Josephine    born:  Dec 10, 1892   died:  Sep 3, 1974
Robinson, Goldie   born:  Dec 12, 1903   died:  Oct 6, 1997
Rogers, Ola   born:  Dec 30, 1901   died:  Nov 16, 2001
Scott, Green   born:  Oct 21, 1914   died:  Jul 5, 2002
Scott, Wilbert D.   born:  1976   died:  2002
Starghill, Mary   born:  Dec 1, 1859   died:  Apr 25, 1955
Stephens, Beverly J.   born:  Jul 7, 1954   died:  Feb 12, 1998
Taylor, David    died:  Dec 25, 1933,
        Tx Pvt., 24th Infantry, U. S. Army
Taylor, Robert   born:  Jun 27, 1878   died:  Mar 7, 1961
Tillman, Dan   born:  Aug 25, 1885   died:  Dec 3, 1965
Wallace, Amela   born:  Aug 2, 1895   died:  Oct 8, 1980
Wallace, Arizona   born:  Jan 13, 1917   died:  Oct 28, 1997
Wallace, Rev. Bud   born:  Jan 15, 1890   died:  Jul 11, 1970
Wallace, Jessie D.   born:  Dec 21, 1934   died:  Nov 14, 2002
Wallace, Lloyd   born:  Dec 29, 1880   died:  Oct 26, 1976
Wallace, Ophelia R.   born:  Sep 11, 1899   died:  Jan 25, 1989
Wallace, Patience   born:  Apr 15, 1896   died:  Jul 18, 1943
Wallace, Willie   born:  1917   died:  1976,
        Tec 5, U. S. Army, WWII
Washington, Grant   born:  1897   died:  Dec 21, 1958,
        Tx Pvt., U.S. Army, WWI
Williams, Aunt Bernie   no dates
Williams, Bill   born:  May 12, 1895   died:  Jul 3, 1953,
        Tx Pvt., 165 Depot Brigade, WWI
Williams, Brandon   no dates
Williams, Elrine   born:  Jan 19, 1929   died:  Apr 17, 1984
Williams, Hosea   born:  Jan 29, 1913  died:  Feb 25, 1960,
        Tx 1803 Svc Comd Unit, WWII
Williams, J. W.   born:  Mar 26, 1926   died:  Jul 7, 1997,
        Tec 5, U. S. Army, WWII
Williams, Juanita   born:  1923   died:  1985
Williams, Rose M.,   born:  Jan 1, 1926   died:  Aug 8, 1984,
        Pvt. U. S. Army, WWII
Williams, Samuel   born:  Oct 3, 1908   died:  Oct 19, 1966
Wills, Bettye J.   born:  Oct 16, 1944   died:  Jul 25, 2000
Wyatt, Farris D.   born:  Aug, 15, 1951   died:  Dec 3, 1995
Wyatt, Morgan   born:  Apr 1, 1891   died:  Jan 8, 1959,
        Pvt., 434 Res Labor Bn QMC, WWI
Wyatt, Samson   born:  Feb 1, 1896   died:  Apr 27, 1978,
        Pvt., U. S. Army, WWII



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