Dawson County Cemetery
aka Lamesa Lamesa, TexasGPS Coords: 32.7079511, -101.9596728
Cemetery is adjacent (west side) to the Lamesa Memorial Park Perpetual Care Cemetery. From Lamesa, US 180, south on TX 137 (south Bryan Street) 1.8 miles, then right (west) (faint sign) on paved road .3 mile to second cemetery on right. To reach cemetery drive south out of Lamesa on Hwy 137 for less than a mile. Turn right or west on Cemetery Rd.
Some information furnished by Joe Randal Clement, Mar 2010, David Minton, Nov & Dec 2006,
Louise G. Stratton, Mar & Apr 2007, Holly Homan, Dec. 2007, Ruth Teal, Dec 2009.
Some information is from the Social Security Death Index, Texas Death Certificates or
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, submitted by Peggy Allen.
Headstone photos furnished by Louise G. Stratton, Apr 2007.
There were originally teo cemeteries here - Lamesa Memorial Park and Dawson County Cemetery - but they were consolidated in 2017. This information is from much earlier. There are currently over 12,000 burials. We have only 153 here and 519 on the other page.
d/o=daughter of, s/o=son of
| Name | Birth | Death | Info/Inscriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy, John | 28 Mar 1846 | 22 Mar 1926 | s/o Mary Abernathy |
| Adams, Frances Columbus | 14 Oct 1858 | 01 Mar 1926 | s/o Thomas Adams & Carolina Frances |
| Anderson, Luella | 03 Apr 1926 | 28 June 1926 | d/o F.S. Anderson & Rogers |
| Anderton, James William | Oct 22, 1886 | November 4, 1962 | |
| Anderton, Lucy Ellen Shelton | Nov 18, 1883 | August 10, 1971 | |
| Andrews, Sue Francis | 27 July 1851 | 19 July 1926 | d/o E.B. Swan & May Morr |
| Angel, Andrew Washington, Sr | Sep. 2, 1873 | July 28, 1946 | |
| Barron, C.A. | Apr. 3, 1878 | June 2, 1954 | s/o J. F. Barron |
| Barron, Infant | 09 Aug 1926 | 09 Aug 1926 | d/o J.N. Barron & Mildred Shepherd |
| Barron, James Francis | 09 June 1851 | 29 Mar 1926 | s/o Barron |
| Biarreal, Anita | 1923 | Apr. 4, 1938 | d/o Unknown |
| Bell, Connie | 21 July 1881 | 23 Oct 1926 | d/o Christopher & Ables |
| Bingham, R.T. | 30 Dec 1891 | 07 June 1926 | s/o Unknown Bingham |
| Brannan, Inez | 1915 | 30 Aug 1926 | d/o H.M. Brannan & Johnson |
| Broom, James Clarence | 24 Sep 1910 | 26 July 1926 | s/o Joe Broom & Euricka Howard |
| Burns, James Douglas | 07 July 1926 | 28 Nov 1926 | s/o Dee Burns & Sypert |
| Busby, Willie Emmett | 1893 | Jan. 22, 1937 | (obit) |
| Calhoun, Archie Taylor | 27 Dec 1850 | 04 June 1926 TEC | s/o Calhoun |
| Cantu, Eusebio | Dec. 14, 1881 | May 31, 1943 | s/o Unknown |
| Caudillo, Lupe Cordeo | Oct. 4, 1937 | July 3, 1960 | s/o Faustino Caudillo |
| Criswell, George Layette | 04 Dec 1926 | 06 Sep 1926 | s/o J.H. Criswell & Eva Burns |
| Criswell, Rachel Lee | 05 Nov 1916 | 10 Sep 1926 | d/o J.H. Criswell & Eva Burns |
| Clayton, Darcus Virginia | Mar. 7, 1869 | Sep. 30, 1941 | Born in Tennessee |
| Cline, George W. | Jan. 1, 1930 | Oct. 27, 1966 | |
| Cohorn, M.L. | Sep. 14, 1881 | May 15, 1943 | |
| Cole, Albert J. | Feb. 18, 1881 | Feb. 28, 1946 | s/o Charles Cole & Zora Meeks |
| Combs, Emma Francis | Dec. 6, 1886 | Dec. 28, 1949 | d/o D.W. Stanley & Francis Cox |
| Contreras, Billy | Nov. 23, 1959 | Jan. 13, 1960 | s/o Salome Contreras & Josephine Lara |
| Cooks, Willie | Ca 1898 | Oct. 25, 1942 | |
| Coon, L.W. | Jan. 7, 1910 | Nov. 27, 1983 | s/o C.D. Coon & Miller; Born Young County, TX |
| Crow, Andrew B. | Aug. 2, 1951 | obit | |
| Crow, H.L. | Mar. 15, 1899 | Jan. 11, 1935 | |
| Cruz, Julian Ramirez | 1915 | Oct. 23, 1954 | |
| Cruz Jr., Steve | July 8, 1947 | May 20, 1968 | s/o Stece Cruz, Sr., & Antonia Villareal |
| Davis, Rebecka Allene Salser | Sep. 15, 1913 | Jan. 7, 2009 | (photo) |
| Delgado, Linda | Sep. 7, 1953 | Aug. 8, 1972 | d/o Joe Garza & Susie Rodriquez |
| Dugger, William 'Bill' | Apr. 16, 1915 | Dec. 24, 1942 | s/o Dennis Dugger & Alpha H. Pierce Dugger |
| Endy, Oscar Lee | 14 Feb 1924 | 06 Jan 1926 | s/o Oscar Endy & Gaultney |
| Endy, Vida E. | Mar 1880 | 10 June 1926 | d/o McElwain & Long |
| Ferguson, Richard | Dec. 13, 1931 | Jan. 19, 1934 | s/o J.F. Ferguson & Smith; Born in Merkel, TX |
| Flowers, Hardy James | Mar. 23, 1885 | Nov. 4, 1941 | |
| Garcia, Elida | Sep. 2, 1942 | Oct. 19, 1942 | d/o Francisco Garcia & Abdona Tabor |
| Garcia, Rosa | Sep. 19, 1965 | Oct. 6, 1965 | d/o Joe Garcia & Lupe Villanueva |
| Garcia, Ysavel T. | ca 1890 | July 15, 1957 | |
| George, Doris Evelyn Bernice | Apr. 5, 1918 | July 17, 1920 | d/o Littleton J. Pierce & Martha A. Penny |
| Gillispie, Byrd M. | 1869 | 1955 | Paternal grandparent of Louise G. Stratton |
| Gillispie, Dock Pounds | 1909 | 1988 | Father of Louise G. Stratton |
| Gillispie, Rebecca Alice Green | Aug. 10, 1877 | Sep. 16, 1967 | Paternal grandparent of Louise G. Stratton |
| Gibson, John Parmley | June 21, 1865 | June 8, 1941 | s/o Ephrian Gibson; Born Coryell County, TX |
| Gomez, Lucy | July 28, 1963 | Oct. 27, 1963 | d/o Arturo Gomez & Hermia Gonzales |
| Gonzales, Gloria | July 4, 1951 | Feb. 19, 1952 | d/o Ysrael Gonzales & Marcianna Hernandez |
| Gonzales, Paula Garcia | Nov. 24, 1887 | Nov. 22, 1951 | d/o Bitariano Gonzales |
| Graves, J. Y. | Oct. 8, 1873 | Jan. 8, 1948 | s/o L.D. Graves |
| Griffis, Oda Franklin | Feb. 21, 1873 | Mar. 9, 1948 | |
| Guerra, Oralia A. | Oct. 1941 | Oct. 17, 1942 | d/o Refujio Guerra & Georgia Arcmbiu |
| Gullatt, Charlie | 11 Nov 1860 | 18 Mar 1926 | s/o Gullatt |
| Hailey, Effie 'Ora' Rainer | Nov. 6, 1883 | Feb. 10, 1957 | (photo) d/o William Carter Rainer & Emily Ann Irby |
| Hailey, Thomas 'Tom' | Oct. 3, 1879 | Jan. 21, 1937 | (obit) (photo) Maternal grandparent of Louise G. Stratton |
| Hammett, Martha E. | Sep. 9, 1869 | Mar. 21, 1944 | d/o L.W. Ward & Elizabeth; Born in Tennessee |
| Hanses, Charles | Dec. 20, 1862 | Mar. 28, 1931 | Born in Memphis, Tennessee |
| Hardeman, Dollie Jean | Aug. 3, 1956 | Nov. 3, 1956 | d/o John Willie Hardeman & Ida Mae Demps |
| Harris, Ben Franklin | January 12, 1963 | January 31, 1963 | s/o Monroe Harris & Patsy Hambrick |
| Harris, Monroe Jefferson | May 20, 1935 | May 12, 2003 | |
| Harris, Patsy Nell Hambrick | July 4, 1942 | November 5, 2006 | d/o Carl Hambrick & Lillie Anderton |
| Hasting, George Edward St.Clair | Mar. 7, 1894 | Mar. 22, 1958 | |
| Hasting, James Walker | Apr. 7, 1892 | Mar. 10, 1930 | |
| Hasting, Jermiah Walker | Sep. 29, 1843 | Apr. 29, 1922 | |
| Hasting, Lue Elwanda | Feb. 3, 1936 | Feb. 4, 1936 | |
| Hasting, Martha E. Brock | Sep. 1, 1854 | Jan. 26, 1936 | |
| Hasting, Mona Ray | Mar. 5, 1934 | Mar. 6, 1934 | |
| Hasting, Nellie Ross Jack | Dec. 6, 1903 | Aug. 28, 1942 | |
| Hasting, Ross Edward | Mar. 27, 1910 | Sep. 6, 1950 | |
| Head, Robert | 1935 | 1935 | s/o Robert Head & Ric Daniels |
| Hernandez, Felix | Nov. 15, 1915 | Oct. 21, 1957 | |
| Hernandez, Nosaria | June 18, 1944 | Jan. 25, 1945 | s/o Catarino Hernandez |
| Hester, Easter Lillie Jeter | May 8, 1928 | Oct. 25, 1994 | |
| Hinkle, Chester Frank | June 17, 1931 | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| Hinkle, Laurence Eugene | May 5 1933 | Aug 20 2007 | |
| Hinkle, Travis | Dec 15, 1959 | July 12, 2009 | s/o Frank Hinkle & Sue Hambrick |
| Hipolito, Paulina | June 29, 1886 | Dec. 7, 1944 | d/o Luce Martinez & Marci Melino Martinez; Born in Mexico |
| Hogg, Velma Haley | Sep. 4, 1904 | Sep. 2, 1977 | d/o Elizabeth M. Humphreys & step-daughter of Russell U. Hunphreys |
| Houston, Florence Edna Moore | Jan. 20, 1897 | Jan. 1, 1976 | |
| Houston, Issac | Sep. 26, 1898 | Nov. 9, 1967 | |
| Humphreys, Elizabeth M. | Dec. 7, 1871 | Oct. 20, 1947 | d/o William Carter Rainer & Emily Ann Irby |
| Humphreys, Russel Uriah | Nov. 19, 1863 | July 20, 1929 | |
| Inman, Donald Lee | Sep. 21, 1930 | May 5, 1988 | |
| Inman, E. B. | July 8, 1894 | Oct. 4, 1932 | |
| Jenkins, Thomas Mancel | 1860 | 1946 | |
| Jeter, Harold Allen | Sep. 19, 1920 | Dec. 1972 | (obit) |
| Jeter, Mary Belle Smith | Feb. 14, 1872 | Jul. 9, 1956 | |
| Johnson Jr., Albert E. | Mar. 26, 1960 | May 12, 1974 | s/o Albert E. Johnson, Sr., & Eloise Piper |
| Johnson, Betty Jo | June 21, 1909 | Aug 11, 2008 | |
| Kennedy, Herbert L. | 1905 | 1910 | |
| Kennedy, Iva Lee McWhorter | May 29, 1883 | Oct. 27, 1966 | |
| Kennedy, Leonard Franklin | Sep. 5, 1871 | Mar. 26, 1952 | |
| Key, John Henry | 1955 | ||
| Key, Lena Melinda | Oct. 8, 1881 | Feb. 1982 | (obit) |
| King, Freddie Mae Hailey Inman | Oct. 23, 1902 | May 15, 1981 | d/o Elizabeth M. Humphreys & step-daughter of Russell U. Humphreys |
| Larsen, Vergie 'Lucille' Hailey Gillispie | Nov 28, 1907 | Nov. 3, 1996 | Mother of Louise G. Stratton; or Virgie |
| Lopez, Estanislado | Nov. 13, 1942 | Jan. 3, 1943 | s/o Juan Lopez & Ulatia Mansios |
| Lauderdale, William Lee | Aug. 4, 1894 | Apr. 23, 1943 | s/o W.H. Louderdale & Pearce |
| Matlock, Ida Cornelia | Feb. 10, 1894 | Nov. 1979 | (obit) |
| McWhorter, Jess Ellis | Sep. 28, 1878 | Mar. 28, 1950 | |
| Moreno, Rose Marie | May 3, 1962 | Nov. 4, 1963 | d/o Felix Moreno & Elvia Escamilla |
| Miller, Dorothy Inman | Oct. 27, 1921 | Feb. 18, 2001 | (obit) d/o Freddie Mae Hailey & E.B. Inman, Sr. |
| Miller, J. A. "Speck" | Mar. 4, 1912 | Dec. 3, 1980 | |
| Newsom, Zula May | Jan. 16, 1922 | Jan. 17, 1934 | d/o M.C. Newsom & Ford, Born in Fisher County, TX |
| Northcott, Billie Mae Teal | Sep 21, 1931 | Oct 15, 1994 | d/o William Teal & Wanda Munn |
| Northcutt, Nannie | Oct 02, 1873 | Sep 21, 1915 | d/o F.H. Corbell & Pickard |
| Paz, Baldemar Eloy | Feb. 8, 1937 | Sep. 23, 1937 | s/o Rogellio Paz & Borrera; Born in Pharr, TX |
| Pearson, Billy James | July 30, 1933 | Dec. 30, 1999 | |
| Pierce, Alpha J. Dugger | Feb. 6, 1894 | Mar. 9, 1977 | |
| Pierce, George W. | July 21, 1891 | July 25, 1932 | |
| Pierce, Martha A. Penny | Sep. 9, 1868 | Jan. 25, 1953 | |
| Pierce, Littleton J. | Feb. 16, 1866 | Mar. 18, 1925 | |
| Rainer, Emily Ann Irby | Oct. 27, 1852 | Mar. 27, 1933 | |
| Rainer, William Carter | Aug. 20, 1851 | Apr. 30, 1937 | |
| Ramos, Elroy Cortez | Mar. 26, 1956 | Nov. 23, 1956 | s/o Tony Ramos & Mary Solis |
| Randal, Napoleon Bonaparte | Sep. 9, 1849 | Aug. 5, 1916 TD | Jackson Harvey Randal & Mary Trimble |
| Rendon, Irma | Sep. 17, 1959 | Aug. 15, 1972 | d/o Basillo Rendon & Josefina Iglesicas |
| Rickman, Billy Dewayne | Apr. 5, 1938 | Sep. 12, 1958 | s/o Billy Rickman & Mary Pryor |
| Rickman, Billy Franklin | s/o Lee & Irene Rickman | ||
| Roberts, Helen Marie Inman | Dec. 16, 1929 | Sep. 4, 1992 | d/o Freddie Mae Hailey & E.B. Inman, Sr. |
| Roberts, Rachel T. | Jan. 31, 1859 | May 21, 1932 | (photo) |
| Russell, James Washington | Feb 20, 1909 | Mar 30, 1909 | s/o James W. Russell & Alice Simmons |
| Ryon, Joy | Feb. 28, 1926 | Aug. 27, 1997 | |
| Salinas, Salomon S. | Jan. 22, 1935 | Nov. 5, 1968 | s/o Julian Salinas & Jose Salinas |
| Sandlin, William C. | July 12, 1903 | Mar. 23, 1944 | s/o Sam Sandlin & Elizabeth Webb |
| Scott, N.G. | Jan. 21, 1937 | (obit) | |
| Shelton, Amanda Catherine Norrell | Mar 15, 1857 | Jan 6, 1937 | |
| Shelton, Robert Newton | Mar 14, 1887 | Dec 1, 1966 | |
| Summerlin, Georgia Ann | June 11, 1881 | Mar. 25, 1945 | d/o James W. Waters & Bette Jarrott |
| Teal, Wanda Mae Munn | Apr 11, 1914 | Dec 22, 1987 | |
| Torres, Grace | July 8, 1950 | Oct. 21, 1950 | d/o Pedro Torres & Maria Aleman |
| Uresti, Benita Cuellar | Feb. 29, 1932 | Oct. 4, 1961 | d/o Tomas Cuellar & Lenora Banderas |
| Vasquez, Martin | Dec. 11, 1900 | Dec. 5, 1953 | s/o Merced Vasquez & Esquia Mansanarez |
| Walls, Ronald | Nov. 11, 1940 | Nov. 11, 1940 | |
| Walls, William Edward | Aug. 15, 1889 | Mar. 25, 1947 | |
| Walton, Ernest Allen | Nov. 26, 1944 | Dec. 30, 1944 | s/o S.D. Walton & Goolsby |
| Walton, Laura Jane Teal | July 12, 1933 | Oct 27, 1988 | d/o William Teal & Wanda Munn |
| Warnick, F.C. | Oct. 27, 1858 | Sep. 24, 1937 | Born in Kentucky |
| Welty, Nina | Sep 14, 1937 | Sep. 28, 1937 | d/o V.A. Welty & Grayson |
| Whitley, Billy Leon | Apr 17, 1956 | July 3, 1974 | s/o Phanis Whitley & Dorothy Hambrick |
| Whitley, Phanis Lee | Sep 25, 1926 | Mar 2, 2000 | |
| Wilkes, Joan Spencer | Mar. 18, 1928 | July 16, 2006 | |
| Willis, J.W. | Oct. 24, 1865 | Dec. 3, 1940 | |
| Willis, Sybil Lena | Nov. 26, 1924 | Jan. 14, 1927 | |
| Woods, Frank Aron | Apr 20, 1979 | Apr 22, 1979 | s/o Billy Woods & Melissa Clement |
| Woods, Joe Bond | Oct 21, 1910 | Mar 23, 1959 | |
| Woods, Ruby Alice Anderton | Apr 12, 1923 | Aug 5, 2008 | d/o James Anderton & Lucy Shelton |
| Wright, William Leven | Sep. 28, 1879 | Feb. 11, 1948 | s/o A.B. Wright & Owen |
| Ybarra, Jessie | Dec. 24, 1932 | Jan. 19, 1958 | s/o Epfino Ybarro & Cececilla Vias |
| Ybarro, Alcardio | Jan. 22, 1951 | Feb. 7, 1951 | s/o Francisco Ybarro & Manuela Sunega |