Livingston, bold springs Area, Polk County, Texas Grave Survey & Genealogy Research

A. J. Burns

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise – March 8, 1990 Edition

LIVINGSTON – Services for A. J. Burns, 79, of Livingston were held Tuesday, March 6, from the Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Buller officiating. Burial followed in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mr. Burns died Saturday at the Polk County Memorial Hospital in Livingston. He was born July 9, 1910 in Corsicana, the son of John Buel Burns and Martha Alice Hook Burns. He was employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad for 30 years. He was married to the former Delia Clark on Sept. 15, 1934 in Houston. Mr. Burns was a member of the Trinity Lodge No. 14 AF&AM I Livingston and a former member of the Caderothell Lodge AF&AM. He was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Delia Burns of Livingston; a son, J. B. Burns of Houston; a daughter, Joyce E. Hall of Sacraments, Calif.; a sister, Marge Webb of Dangerfield; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were members of the Trinity Lodge No. 14 AF&AM of Livingston. Cochran Funeral Home directed the arrangements.

Burns, Delia – b: Aug. 24, 1908   d: July 10, 2000; DS w/ A. J.

*Delia Clark Burns

{Married A. J. Burns on Sept. 15, 1934}

{Daughter of John & Aletha Hardin Clark, sister of Eva Tennie Clark-Williamson}

Delia Burns

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise

LIVINGSTON – Funeral services for Delia Burns, 91, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday,

July 15, 2000, from Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Leonard Budro and the Rev. Harold Issacs officiating. Interment will follow in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Burns died Monday, July 10, in Spring Homecare in Kingwood. She was born Aug. 24, 1908 in Beasley, the daughter of John and Aletha Hardin Clark. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. J. Burns, and her parents. Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Hall of Sacramento, Calif.; son J. B. Burns of Houston; sister, Jacquline Brock of Humble; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Robert Fry, L. D. Farrar, Michael Burns, Aaron Browne, Francis Rangel and Rick Browne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bethel Baptist Church Building Fund. Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Byars, Cindy Jean – b: Aug. 7, 1974    d: Aug. 9, 1974

*Cindy Jean Byars

“Our Little Angel” {Daughter of Robert Dale & Elma Jean Woodruff Byars,

granddaughter of Lillian Lawrence-Jordan-Byars-Murphy,

great-granddaughter of Robert Lee & Pearl Armitage Lawrence}

Cindy Jean Byars

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise - August 15, 1974 Edition

Funeral services for two day old Cindy Jean Byars were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Pace Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Bold Springs Cemetery. The Rev. J. B. Pruitt officiated. Born Aug. 7, 1974, she was the daughter of Edna Jean Woodruff and Robert Dale Byars, both of Livingston. Other survivors include grandparents Mrs. Fred Murphy of Livingston and Catherine Lorane Wilson of Moscow; and great-grandparents, Mrs. Pearl Lawrence of Livingston and Mrs. Edna Andrews and Jack Andrews, both of Tyler.

Callaham, Edith C. - b: Oct. 15, 1879   d: Nov. 6, 1955 – beside Emma

*Edith Carey Callaham
        {Daughter of James M. & Emma F. Coogler Calliham}

Calliham, Emma F. - b: Aug. 27, 1845   d: July 22, 1908 – beside James

*Emma Florella Coogler Calliham
        {Married James Murdock on April 4, 1877} 

{Daughter of James D. & Emily Jane Andrews Coogler, mother of Norma V. Calliham- Allmon, Edith Callaham, Bernice Calliham-Malone, Regan M. Calliham, grandmother of Claude Vernon Allmon, Carey Thurman Allman, Aubrey Malone, James A. Malone,

Rex Ramon Malone, great-grandmother of Jaquita Malone-Hill}

Copied From:

“Polk County Folks – Newspaper Obituaries and Death Notices – Volume 1 “

by Don Hendrix – page 29:

From The Polk County Enterprise:

30 July 1908 (From Bold Springs) – Mrs. Emma Calliham died at her home the 22^nd,

at 7 o’clock after an illness of several months… She leaves an aged husband, J. M.

Callihan [sic.], and four daughters, Mesdames C. J. Pinkard of Leggett, Ed Malone,

U. Allman and Miss Edith Calliham, and two brothers, Cullen Coogler of Livingston

and Calhoun Coogler of this place. She was buried in the Bold Springs Cemetery.

Calliham, James M. - b: Sept. 15, 1829   d: Jan. 1, 1909 – beside Emma

*James Murdock Calliham
         Co E-Elmore's Regt-20 Texas Inf -CSA
        {1^st married Martha Wallis on April 29, 1858,

2^nd married Emma Florella Coogler on April 4, 1877}  

{Son of Nicholas M. and Frances Marsh-Calliham,
        [Frances Marsh was the daughter of Needham & Nancy Simmons-Marsh &
        the half-sister of Manton Evander & John Yancy Marsh], father of Norma V.
        Calliham-Allmon, Edith Callaham, Bernice Calliham-Malone, Regan M. Calliham,

grandfather of Claude Vernon Allmon, Carey Thurman Allman, Aubrey Malone,

James A. Malone, Rex Ramon Malone, great-grandfather of Jaquita Malone-Hill}

Copied From:

“Polk County Folks – Newspaper Obituaries and Death Notices – Volume 1 “

by Don Hendrix – page 32:

From The Polk County Enterprise:

7 Jan 1909 – On January 1 at the home of a daughter near Bold Springs died Mr.

J. M. Calliham, another of Polk County’s pioneer citizens. His body was laid to

rest in Bold Springs Cemetery…

Mr. Calliham moved from Louisiana to Texas in the 40’s, being among the first

to settle in the “Louisiana Settlement.”…

Calliham, Regan M. - b: Dec. 2, 1882   d: Oct. 12, 1905 – beside James

*Regan M. Calliham
        {Son of James M. & Emma F. Coogler-Calliham}

Camp, Frances Lenora – b: October 19, 1935 d: _____; DS w/Harlan

*Frances Lenora Bond Camp

“Married Maurice Harlan Camp on August 2, 1957”

{Daughter of Horace & Emma Troy Watts Bond}

Camp, Irene Hunter – b: April 6, 1910 d: April 30, 2004

*Irene Hunter Camp

{Daughter of James Madison & Lillie Mae Moore Hunter}

Irene Camp
Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise - May 10, 2004 Edition
LIVINGSTON – Graveside services for Irene Camp, 95, were held Sunday, May 2, 2004

at Bold Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Lee Poe officiating. Mrs. Camp died Friday,

April 30, 2004 at Timberwood Nursing Home in Livingston. She was born April 6, 1909

in Troup, Texas, the daughter of James and Lillie Moore Hunter. She was preceded in

death by her father, James Madison Hunter, and her mother, Lillie Mae Moore Hunter.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Leola Camp of Victoria, Frank

and Winnie Camp of Rochelle, Harlan and Frances Camp of Livingston, Vernon and Sheryl Camp of Weatherford, Bob and Yvonne Camp of Friendswood; son, Don Camp of Tucson, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Camp, Maurice Harlan – b: Feb. 9, 1936 d: _____; DS w/Frances

*Maurice Harlan Camp

“Married Frances Lenora Bond on August 2, 1957”

{Son of Allie Burns & Irene Hunter Camp}

Cannady, Sam – b: Jan. 11, 1925 d: Aug. 20, 2004

*Sam Cannady

PFC-US-Army World War II

{Son of Ernest & Lula Mae Barnes Cannady,

father of Robin Cannady-Horton-Malac,

grandfather of Samantha Robin Horton}

Sam Cannady
Obituary from the Polk County Enterprise – August 2004

LIVINGSTON – Graveside services for Sam Cannady, 79, were held Monday, Aug. 23, 2004, in Bold Springs Cemetery, with the Rev. Chuck McLaurin officiating. Military honors were provided by VFW Post 8568. Mr. Cannady died Friday, Aug. 20, in Woodland Heights Medical Center, Lufkin. He was born Jan. 11, 1925 in Idabel, Okla., the son of Ernest and Lula Mae Barnes Cannady. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Robin Cannady Malac. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Kevin and Patti Cannady

of Livingston, Sammy and Sharon Cannady of Oklahoma City, Okla., Kenneth and Jo Cannady of Hugo, Okla., Steve and Martha O’Bannon of Livingston and Gary and Donna O’Bannon of Onalaska; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Russell Tuncap of The Woodlands; sisters, Lela and Effie; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Steven O’Bannon, Shane Scifres, Jeff Johnson, Kevin Cannady Jr.,

Jason O’Bannon and Benjamin Flores. Honorary pallbearers were Matthew Cannady,

Bobby Watson, Mitchell Watson, John Coward, Monty Kolthoff, Kris Scifres and

Christopher Griffith. Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Cardwell, Larry Douglas – b: March 31, 1945 d: August 24, 2007

*Larry Douglas Cardwell

{Son of Neil D. & Nina Merle Byars Cardwell}

Larry Douglas Cardwell

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise – August 30, 2007 Edition

LIVINGSTON – Graveside services for Larry Douglas Cardwell, 62, were held Monday, August 27, 2007, in Bold Springs Cemetery, with Dale Snell officiating. Mr. Cardwell died March 31, 1945 in Bay City, the son of Neil and Nina Byars Cardwell. He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents, Sam Byars, Gladys Byars and Wanda Lewis.

Survivors include his mother, Nina; sister and brother-in-law, Sherry and Larry Piper of College Station; sister, Teri Conaway of Bryan; aunt, Sybil Rogers of College Station; nephews, Rob Conaway of College Station, Jerry Conaway of Conway, Ark. and Nathan Piper and wife Jean of Madisonville and nieces, Kim Conaway of Bryan and Lauren Stephenson and husband Stan of College Station.
Cardwell, Neil D. – b: June 16, 1920   d: May 19, 1992

*Neil Douglas Cardwell
         Sgt-US Army-Air Corps-WW II

{Married Nina Merle Byars}