Bear Creek Cemetery, in St. Helena Rarish, Louisiana Recorded and
Submitted by Antoinette Harrell-Miier and ILona Lyttle,
DA-Miller@webtv.net
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This cemetery is located on Hwy 16, in St.Helena Parish. It is an
African-American cemetery. The information was provided to me by Mr. Lee
Warner. There is two names that this cemetery goes by, Mount Zion Free
Will Baptist Church cemetery, named after the church. Also, Bear Creek
Cemetery. Mr. Warner said, " that the land was donate by Mr. Leslie Self
an Anglo-Saxon man. Mr. Self gave
the land to Mr. Caleb Vining. Later after the old man Self, found out
the Caleb Vining was not a member of any church he took the land back
from him and gave it to. Busco Edwards, Andrew Williams, Freddie
Marshall and Wash
Warner. This cemetery sit on 3 acres of land.
Records can be founded in the St. Helena Courthouse.
1. Iverson Warner
b. june 4, 1912
d. dec 6, 1998
2. Stella Warner McKinney
b. jan 9, 1938
d. jan 14, 1997
3. Sam Warner
No grave marker
Information giving by Lee Warner
4. Annie Vining
b. mar 17, 1900
d. mar 25, 1965
5. Many Wagner
b. aug 1861
d. aug 30, 1921
6. E. D. Williams
No grave marker
information giving by Lee Warner
7. Viola Payne Williams
b. Sept 14, 1905
d. Geb 23, 1991
8. Marshall W. Butler
Louisiana
P.V. T.
U.S. Army
World War 1
b. august 26, 1895
d. aug 1, 1961
9. Gave Headspeth
d. dec 22, 1938
Deacon of Church
10. Rev Busco Edward
husband of Kitte Edward
b. 1856
d. jan 9, 1942
11. Diana T. Warner
d. july 5, 1973
grandmother of Lee Warner
12. J. W. Warner
husband of Diana T Warner
b. july 14, 1881
d. mar 25, 1936
grandfather of Lee Warner
13. Benjamin H. Headspeth
Louisana
P.V.T
U. S. Army
World War 1
b. dec 1, 1887
d. mar 22, 1962
14. Hill Speath
b. 1881
d. 1971
15. Frank Vining
No grave marker
name giving by Lee Warner
16. Caleb Vining
no grave marker
name giving by Lee Warner
17. Aley Warner
b. Jan 1853
d. may 8, 1950
18. Ellen Holden
wife of Myles Holden
b. march 6, 1878
d. april 13, 1937
19. Myles Holden
husband of Ellen Holden
d. ?
20. Miss Willie Mae Green
b. dec 21, 1933
d. may 21, 1963
21. Luella R. Deamer
b. Sept 29, 1887
d. feb 13, 1965
22. Joseph Deamer
b. Sept 29, 1887
d. feb 13, 1965
23. Josephine Coltman
b. june 12, 1910
d. may 11, 1952
24. Charlie Martin
b. 1918
d. 1999
25. Duncan Turner
. b. mar 14, 1896
d. sept 14, 1973
26. Justine Robertson
b. sept 4, 1921
d. nov 15, 1993
27. Lester Robertson
b. mar 6, 1918
d. nov 12, 1967
28. W.D. Chaney
P.F.C
U.S. Army
b. mar 8, 1929
d. aug 7, 1990
29. Erecey Vining
b. may 1, 1926
d. july 15, 1965
30. Mary Wheaton
b. Sept 8, 1911
d. April 20, 1968
31. Effie Quillens Williams
b. jan 12, 1887
d. april 28, 1981
Loving son
32. Nellie May
b. July 1903
d. may 26, 1963
33. P.H. Miller
U.S. Army
World War II
b. dec 1, 1909
d. dec 19, 1994
34. Bill Quellins
At rest
d. ?
35. Theodore May
b. dec 25, 1902
d. april 1982
Gone But Not Forgotten
36. Lucille Page
b. jan 15, 1949
d. june 14, 1983
37. Virgil Lee Seals
b. july 17, 1924
d. jan 18, 1992
38. Sarah Mae Seals Page Self
b. feb 10, 1923
d. aug 27, 1976
39. Theodore May, Jr.
b. 1929
d. 1997
40. Monore Tate
d. ?
41. Tennessee Johnson
Louisiana
P.F.C
U.S. Arm
World War II
b. sept 12, 1912
d. dec 26, 1972
42. Jessie Lee
b. oct 2, 1908
d. nov 12, 1942
At Rest
43. Howard Lee
P.F.C
U.S. Army
World War II
b. june 5, 1910
d. may 29, 1982
44. Pinkie W. Johnson
b. sept 15, 1887
d. 1976
45. Lillie Preston
d. 1984
age 73
46. Johnny Martin, Sr.
d. july 25, 1994
age 70
47. Henry Louis Knox
d. ?
48. Martha J. Brazil
daughter of Peter & Sarah Braziel
b. feb 20 1906
d. nov 20, 1925
49. Mother
Maggie B. Dedeaux
b. july 23, 1903
d. feb 16, 1967
50. Ethel Williams Temple
wife of Walter Temple
b. march 11, 1919
d. mar 23, 1958
51. Jimmy Williams
husband of Stella Warner Williams
b. mar 18, 1925
d. mar 7, 1964
52. Jim Williams
husband of Emma Vining
d. ?
53. Emma Vining Williams
wife of Jim Williams
information giving by Lee Warner
d. 1964
54. John Braziel
At Rest
55. Mable Williams
b. feb 4, 1926
d. may 29, 1993
56. Les Hughes
b. jan 1, 1900
d. nov 18, 1996
our beloved grandfather
57. Dollie B. White
b. dec 6, 1913
d. july 17, 1992
our beloved mother
58. Paul Battiest
beloved husband of
Cannie J. Battiest
b. feb 27, 1905
d. April 24, 1985
59. Always in our hearts
Enos Battieste
b. 1906
d. 1979
60. Arlevia M. N. Hughes
b. nov 13, 1883
d. mar 3, 1978
our beloved grandmother
61. Tom Guy
b. april 9, 1893
d. jan 24, 1976
In loving memory
62. Annie Guy
b. oct 7, 1904
d. aug 7, 1983
63. Mr. Arthur Taylor
b. april 20, 1898
d. dec 13, 192
64. Edwiner White
b. aug 9, 1933
d. april 23, 1996
Gone But Not Forgetten
65. Orlza George
b. oct 20, 1909
d. aug 13, 1967
66. Edward White
b. feb 22, 1935
d. sept 24, 1962
At Rest
67. Ed White, Sr.
b. dec 12, 1881
d. june 1, 1969
our loved one
68. Alberta White
b. Sept 23, 1909
d. Jan 29, 1949
Age 40
69. Jennie B. Holmes
b. july 5, 1939
d. oct 7, 1961
Now I lay me down to sleep
70. Choaley Warner
b. feb 16, 1919
d. dec 7, 1973
71. John Warner
b. april 9, 1939
d. june 21, 1975
72. Pauline V. White
b. sept 25, 1925
d. jan 3, 1983
Our beloved one
73. Leon White, Sr.
b. 1911
d. 1998
74. Brenda Ann Chapman
b. may 6, 1948
d. mar 4, 1967
75. Bennie B. Morris, Jr.
P.V.T.
US Army
World War II
b. june 15, 1916
d. nov 14, 1990
76. Luretha Fisher
b. 1911
d. 1971
77. Otis Spears
b. mar 14, 1906
d. oct 9, 1980
Gone But Not Forgotten
78. Josephine Headspeath Douse
b. mar 3, 1886
d. aug 7, 1963
beloved wife and mother
79. Celeste R. Morris
b. aug 25, 1925
d. dec 18, 1991
80. Irene Morris
b. dec 20, 1946
d. jan 29, 1994
age 47
81. Willis Woolridge
b. nov 1, 1927
d. mar 1, 2000
82. Mrs. Maggie Wooridge
b. oct 29, 1905
d. nov 30, 1979
At Rest
83. Earl Bennett
b. Nov 17, 1940
d. aug 4, 1994
84. Mattie Woolridge
b. june 8, 1932
d. may 10, 1987
Rest In Peace
85. Daniel Woolridge
b. 1998
d. 1998
86. Harris Hill
PVT
U.S. Army
World War II
b. Feb 10, 1894
d. Sept 24, 1981
87. Augustine H. Doughty
b. 1936
d. 1997
88. The Lord is My Light
Dennis Foster
d. Mar 22, 1915
89. Mrs. Barbara Henderson
b. july 7, 1946
d. dec 11, 1997
age 51
90. Ben Pitts, Jr.
b. feb 1, 1950
d. mar 9, 1985
91. Willie Herbert Vining
b. mar 5, 1902
d. aug 10, 1983
Gone But Not Forgotten
92. Joseph H. Russell
Louisiana
SSMB3
US Coast Guard
World War Ii
b. mar 11, 1911
d.Sept 13, 1973
93. Josephine H. Branch
b. oct 10, 1900
d. feb 22, 1969
The Lord is My Shepard
94. Baby Boy
Marroin Rayon Saulsberry
b.feb 22, 1999
d. aug 22, 1999
95. Hazel L. Saulsberry
b. feb 8, 1925
d. nov 21, 1980
Gone But Not Forgetten
96. Wallace Jones
PVT
US Army
World War I
b. oct 5, 1894
d. nov 7, 1985
97. Mrs. Versie Patick
b. april 2, 1915
d. feb 1971
98. Amos Pitts
b. oct 26, 1947
d. mar 6, 1966
Son of Lusill Lewis & Ben Pitts
99. Kandis Marie Mood
b. dec 22, 1977
d. mar 8, 1978
100. Edmund Randolph
Louisiana
PVT US Army
World War I
b. mar 10, 1891
d. sept 27, 1961
101. Leonard East
b. sept 26, 1901
d. feb 9, 1984
Gone But Not Forgotten
102. Elvira East
b. july 20, 1906
d. dec 27, 1985
103. Mary W. Brown
b. june 19, 1919
d. may 19, 1988
A loving mother
104. Lee Williams
b. feb 1, 1882
d. mar 13, 1976
105. Ora Williams
b. mar 20, 1895
d. june 4, 1972
Gone But Not Forgotten
106. Samuel East
b. sept 16, 1964
d. may 8, 1996
age 31
107. Mr. Curtis East
b. sept 13, 1935
d. aug 1, 1996
108. Joe East, Sr.
b. sept 13, 1915
d. sept 15, 1935
109. Sis Bessie M. East Saulsberry
b. aug 15, 1924
d. nov 26, 1994
Gone But Not Forgotten
your daughter and grandchildren
110. Joe Nelson East, II
Louisiana
P.F.C
World War I
b. july 24, 1890
d. aug 17, 1973
111. April Jackson East
b. april 14, 1903
d. june 28, 1972
112. James East
Louisiana
PVT US Army
b. may 18, 1937
d. mar 28, 1962
113. Mr. Tim Hunter
b. sept 31, 1880
d. may 31, 1948
114. Mrs. Ardeen Preston Hunter
b. aug 1878
d. mar 1915
115. George Preston
Louisiana
PVT C.M. Corps
d. aug 25, 1932
116. Johnnie Williams
CPL US ARMY
b. may 16, 1910
d. april 3, 1994
117. Lillie Edwards
wife of John Edwards
b. jan 16, 1888
d. apr 8, 1964
118. Helen Edwards
d. jan 26, 1921
119. Ikes Saulsbury
d. april 17, 1941
At rest age 58
120. Mott Saulsbury
d. 1958
121. Lawrence Saulsbury
b. oct 13, 1911
d. nov 28, 2000
122. Mason Vining
b. june 4, 1904
d. mar 16, 2001
123. Candy Bell
Rosa Belle Vining
b. dec 24, 1915
d. may 3, 1980
124. Mrs. Willie Bidard
d. feb 27, 1981
125. Mr. A Quinn
b. oct 11, 1951
d. jan 21, 1968
126. E. Quinn
b. 1946
d. jan 21, 1958
127. Mrs. Creolia Anderson
b. 1917
d. 1982
128. Walter Anderson, Sr.
b. dec 21, 1920
d. jan 19, 1987
Rest in peace
129. Our Son
Anthony Snaperd Parker
b. jan 25, 1974
d. may 27, 1989
130. George (Pokie) Williams
b. feb 5, 1911
d. july 13, 1984
131. Georgia Mae Vining Williams
b. feb 8, 1907
d. june 23, 1988
132. Dorothy Mae " Dot" Williams
b. 1931
d. 1957
daughter of Jim and Emma Vining
Williams
133. Authur "Bud" Williams
b. 1927
d. 1964
son of Jim Williams and Emma
Vining Williams
134. Prentis Dixon
b. 1921
d. 1985
135. Mrs. Florence James
b. june 1895
d. april 19, 1971
136. Hardy Pitts
b. 1923
d. 1981
137. Lubertha Robertson
b. 1901
d. 1987
138. Mr. Curtis Brant
b. dec 23, 1915
d. mar 14, 1977
At Rest
139. Climon Ricard, Sr.
b. july 30, 1915
d. nov 15, 1992
140. Sis. Ellen Williams Vining
b. feb 12, 1884
d. jan 6, 1974
141. Irene Woolridge Lee
b. jan 9, 1928
d. july 17, 1990
142. Edward Ernest Lee
b. april 4, 1926
d. June 11, 1959
Louisiana
TEC5 CO B 870
ENGR AVN BN
World War II
143. Micheal Pikes
b. 1960
d. 1982
144. Mr. H. R Wilson
b. may 22, 1910
d. july 10, 1990
145. Rosa L. Wilson Rankin-Hall
b. july 3, 1928
d. mar 8, 1999
The Lord is My Shephard
146. At Rest
Cora I. D. Wilson
b. 1889
d. oct 2, 1965
147. Rev E. Wilson
b. may 30, 1891
d. aug 8, 1980
148. Rev. Leroy Thomas
b. may 1, 1911
d. sept 4, 1982
149. Alex Pikes, Sr,
b. aug 25, 1903
d. aug 18, 1990
We love you but god loves you best
150. Nelson East
b. nov 19, 1879
d. july 26, 1964
husband of Estella Louie East
151. Estella East
wife of Nelson east
b. july 11, 1870
d. aug 18, 1935
152. Albertha Wheeler
wife of Clarence East
b. may 7, 1907
d. may 1, 1947
153. Caroline C. East
b. july 9, 1913
d. aug 18, 1979
A loving wife and mother
154. Clarence East
b. nov 26, 1907
d. feb 3, 1978
Gone But Not Forgotten
155. Leon East Jr.
son of Leon & Caroline east
b. july 19, 1940
d. june 16, 1948
156. Carolyn East
b. july 10, 1956
d. july 26, 1958
Gone But Not Forgotten
157. T. Ann East Washington
b. Mar 25, 1943
d. june 19, 1975
In Loving Memory
158. Scleaner M. Woolridge
b. april 7, 1907
d. nov 14, 1992
In Loving Memory
159. Rev. Lee Woolridge
b. june 11, 1887
d. aug 24, 1976
In Loving Memory
Copyrights c Antoinette Harrell-Miller
May 25, 2001
All Rights Reserved
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Bear Creek Cemetery in St. Helena, La
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