Gossett Chapel Cemetery
Cherokee County, Texas
From the Pages originally hosted By Larry Cribbs at Cribbs 101
New format by Brenda and David Wooddell, Sr.

Gossett Chapel Cemetery is located about two miles north of Jacksonville, Texas. Going north on Hwy. 69 turn right on Heath St. Go .2 mile to the first right, which is Elberta St. Turn right on Elberta St. and go .2 mile, cemetery is on the right behind Grimes Cemetery. Catalogued February 27, 1972 by Mr. & Mrs. M.J. (Helen Francis Wooddell) Crawford. It was recataloged Oct. 5, 2008.
Bass, Grady J. 9-26-1903 d. 9-13-1985 &
Bass, Hazel S. 4-9-1907 d. 4-27-1981
Bass, W. J. "Bill" 9-14-1899 d. 2-8-1989 &
Bass, Annie S. 8-5-1900 d. 5-5-1977 (married 11-23-1918)
Bass, S. A. 1907 - 1974 &
Bass, Minnie Lee 1910 - 1981
Batton, Merle Slider 1-20-1918 d. 8-25-1985
Blackmon, Roy C. 1897 - 1951 &
Blackmon, Lula 1895 - 1990
Blackmon, Joe Wesley 1-15-1925 d. 9-10-2000 &
Blackmon, Mary L. Grimes 10-26-1927 d._____ (married 9-6-1945)(our children-Marilyn, Mike, & Sherry)
Bullard, Noah 5-10-1901 d. 1-27-1988 &
Bullard, Opal Ragan 1-3a-1907 d. 3-30-1997 (married 2-4-1925)
Busby, Phelix W. 1-7-1890 d. 7-8-1961 &
Busby, Annie B. 10-4-1890 d. 7-5-1973
Busby, Paul Dewain 3-3-1935 d. 8-21-1942
Busby, Elton W. 3-19-1911 d. 8-14-1993 &
Busby, Verda I. 2-23-1915 d. 9-10-1998 (married 11-2-1929)
Bush, William C. "Bill" 1909 - 1997 &
Bush, Mildred E. "Millie" 1916 - 1978 (married 12-12-1935)
Cameron, Homer 1-21-1926 d. 1-13-1990 &
Cameron, Mildred 4-30-1931 d. 9-15-2001
Carpenter, Billie Kathryn Bush 5-29-1942 d. 10-14-1987
Carpenter, Preston Lavon "Skip" 12-23-1975 d. 8-16-2007
Chandler, Jerry Walton 8-12-1957 d. 7-18-2001
Cook, Robert D. 7-4-1900 1-5-1974 &
Cook, F. Ellen 3-18-1905 d. 9-27-1988 (married 9-2-1923)
Curtis, Phillip Edward 8-23-1945 d. 10-29-1963 &
Curtis, Judy Fay 8-2-1947 d. 10-29-1963 (9-25-1963)
Dotson, Jerry Lee 6-22-1937 11-11-1994 (A3C US Air Force Korea)
Dotson, Dave Lee 2-20-1915 d. 4-29-1995 &
Dotson, Katherine 5-9-1918 d. 7-14-1992
Durrett, Humprey 12-16-1904 d. 4-3-1978 &
Durrett, Othereen 4-9-1912 d. 1-31-1983
Durrett, Vernon 2-27-1928 d. 10-9 1986
Ellis, L.E. 1881 - 1963 &
Ellis, May Bell 1887 - 1963
Ellis, Jap. A. 1855 - 1940 &
Ellis, Lou H. 1860 - 1940
Ellis, Maudie M. 6-14-1924 d. 1-21-2004
Ellis, Fred L 3-21-1926 d._____ &
Ellis, Ruby D. 6-15-1935 d._____ &
Ellis, Fred L. II 12-25-1949 d. 12-25-1949
Ellis, Lois A. 12-18-1912 d. 2-18-1985
Ellis, Charlie D. 12-7-1906 d. 2-5-1975
Ellis, Ronald D. 12-25-1950 d. 12-8-2002 &
Ellis, Sondra K. 8-30-1949 d._____ (married 9-25-1970)
Ellis, William Roy 5-26-1914 d. 6-24-1961 &
Ellis, Laura Ethel 10-22-1916 d. 9-26-1989
Eromhall, Wanda Grimes 8-30-1944 d. 10-16-1976
Etheridge, Mrs. Alice F. 1885 d. 1-18-1951 (65 years)(TM)(grave not found in 2008)
Field, Rose (no dates)
Fitzgerald, Edmon Hyatt 1894 - 1978 (Pvt US Army WWI)
Fitzgerald, Iola Lindsey 1-10-1910 d. 3-22-1993
Fitzgerald, Walter M. 11-27-1901 d. 2-27-1990
Fitzgerald, Alton K. 7-27-1892 d. 12-18-1974 (Pvt US Army)
Fitzgerald, R. P. (Dock) 5-14-1903 d. 12-11-1972
Fitzgerald, Homer L. 9-5-1912 d. 2-18-1993 &
Fitzgerald, Willie Mae 12-10-21 d._____
George, Jonathon Scott 8-27-1998 (only date)(s/o April & Michael)
Gossett, William S. d. 3-14-1942 & (Pvt. Frontier BN-Texas Rangers)
Gossett, Delle S. 10-27-1863 d. 12-28-1946
Gray, Loreta Spraggins 4-21-1922 d._____
Gray, Peat 10-15-1916 d. 7-28-1975
Gray, William Charlie 10-20-1919 d. 10-19-1983 & (Pvt US Army WWII)
Gray, Maxine 3-28-1924 d._____ (married 12-11-1945)
Grimes, Beth Ann 4-30-1958 d. 5-4-1958
Grimes, Buckner 4-6-1890 d. 5-25-1972 &
Grimes, Zudy 1-8-1888 d. 4-17-1972
Grimes, J. A. (Buster) 3-1-1913 d. 6-11-1973
Grimes, Arvy Elvis 3-16-1922 d. 9-18-1994
Grimes, Thomas Edward 9-6-1930 d._____
Grimes, Johnny Tom 1-20-1920 d. 1-19-1997 (S Sgt US Army WWII)
Grimes John Perry 8-29-1956 d. 3-26-1983
Grimes, Andrew C. 1889 - 1979 &
Grimes, Leora 1888 - 1974
Grogan, Richard F. 9-17-1931 d. 3-23-1985 (Pfc US Army Korea)
Grogan, James A. 2-21-1935 d. 4-25-2006
Grogan, Benjamin Franklin 1901 - 1970 &
Grogan, Clemmie Elizabeth 1914 - 1997
Hamilton, Edwin D. 4-26-1921 d. 5-1-1993 (Pvt US Army WWII)
Hendrick, Arnold E. 1909 - 1981 &
Hendrick, Hattie B. 1907 - 1988
Hicks, William Brandon 6-4-1972 d. 11-11-1999
Higginbotham, Roy 7-24-1904 d. 3-24-1998
Higginbotham, Grace 1-30-1908 d. 5-11-1971 (married 7-22-1923)
Hodges, Charles A. 8-28-1906 d. 9-27-1982 &
Hodges, Lillian L. 10-18-1914 d. 5-11-1980
Holt, Hugh Jr. 12-31-1921 d. 3-23-1979 &
Holt, Mary I. 7-1-1933 d. 8-6-1985
Honea, Patsy Ann 11-15-1937 d. 6-26-1997
Hunter, Joseph Emmit 1-22-1903 d. 12-30-1980
Hunter, Eugene 11-3-1936 d. 7-18-2008 &
Hunter, Frances 3-1-1946 d._____ (married 8-12-1963)
Jenning, W. L. (Bill) 1-20-1937 (died date buried in ground)
Jeter, Gary Melvin 1-15-1947 d.______ &
Jeter, Dot (Dorothy) 5-26-1948 d._____
Jeter, Melvin J. 3-5-1925 d. 12-29-1998 &
Jeter, Darleen R. 12-19-1925 d.______
King, Birtha 4-6-1908 d. 6-22-1942 (Mother)
King, J. D. 3-10-1905 d. 2-17-1983
Lakey, Mattie 6-8-1865 d. d. 1-20-1951 (Mother)
Lane, Elizabeth Luce 6-18-1960 d. 11-18-1953
Lang, Belton R. 5-29-1917 d. 7-28-1964 (Tex Tec4 HQ DET 1908 SCU WWII)
Leonard, Helen C. Lang 1-26-1922 d._____
Linder, J. I. 8-31-1897 d. 4-8-1966 (FHM said first names was Jesse)
Lindsey, Will W. 1874 - 1943 &
Lindsey, Eva 1877 - 1951
Lindsey, Larry W. 3-5-1958 d. 3-9-1958
Lindsey, Margie D. 1-3-1953 d. 12-15-1961
Lindsey, Willie Bill 4-30-1918 d. 10-29-1963 & (Tex SI USNR-WW II)
Lindsey, Lorene E. 7-12-1926 d.________
Lindsey, Evelyn 9-22-1948 d. 9-22-1948
Lindsey, Floyd 10-27-1913 d. 10-22-1969 &
Lindsey, Lucy 2-21-1911 d. 9-5-1996 (married 6-24-1933)
Little, Bob (no dates)
Little, Larry D. 1-30-1941 d. 6-4-1992 &
Little, Patsy G. 2-26-1942 d._____ (married 5-17-1982)
Little, Barry L. 1-30-1941 d.____ &
Little, Joanne H. 2-22-1941 d. 12-31-2002 (married 9-5-1961)
Little, Sinas A. 2-26-1904 d. 7-31-1976 &
Little, Erma M. 12-19-1917 d. 12-29-1993 (married 1-9-1937)
Mayfield, David O. 12-22-1946 d._____ &
Mayfield, Ruby D. 10-13-1947 d. 12-17-2004
Miles, Douglas (Cuz) 9-30-1953 d._____ &
Miles, Sallie 2-27-1956 d. 1-21-2008
Moler, John (no dates) &
Moler, Fran (no dates)
Moler, Oscar Elza 8-11-1919 d. 1-14-2008 & US Army)
Moler, Verda L. (Duvall) 2-21-1923 d._____ (married 12-13-1941)
Moore, James P. 8-11-1929 d. _____ &
Moore, Mary E. 12-6-1938 d._____
Munsell, Damon Scott 8-21-1965 11-5-1982
Munson, Samuel S. 1865 - 1941 &
Munson, Mary J. 1865 - 1942
Murphy, Elwood Leroy & (dates buried in the ground)
Murphy, Clara Wynona (dates buried in the ground)
Neely, Dave (no dates)
Neely, James Park 12-14-1897 d. 5-22-1978 &
Neely, Alma Burns 11-29-1893 d. 7-1-1978
Neely, Willard 6-30-1922 d. 2008 &
Neely, Joyce 7-31-1933 d. 8-9-2004 (married 9-24-1952)
Palmer, Doyle W. 3-12-1940 d. 7-11-1953
Palmer, Jesse C. 7-19-1916 d. 1-2-1969 & (old stone said name was Jesse Clifton Palmer)
Palmer, Maurine 6-12-1919 d._______
Panther, Thomas A. d. 12-1953 (old FHM said his names was Thomas Arney Panther)
Palmer, Elvin Henry (Bud) 3-25-1927 d. 1-26-2005 & (Cpl US Army WWII)
Palmer, Sadie Smith 1-3-1932 d._____ (married 9-16-1947)
Pannell, Nellie Gray 11-5-1889 d. 1-13-1980
Patterson, Leroy 6-29-1883 d. 4-4-1966 &
Patterson, Minnie M. 2-28-1898 d. 6-26-1900 (married 6-3-1916)
Patterson, Earl 2-5-1924 d. 8-31-1988 & (Tec 5 US Army WWII)
Patterson, Ruth 8-27-1927 d. 10-7-1973 (married 11-6-1944)
Peevy, J. T. "Bill" 12-6-1940 d._____
Peevy, Ann Smith 12-19-1944 d._____ (married 12-29-1961)
Phillips, Nora (Wills) 8-31-1908 d. 10-31-1985
Pierson, David Scott 9-30-1978 d. 1-3-1979
Pond, Julian N. 2-3-1909 d. 5-12-1984 & (TEC5 US Army WWII)
Pond, Violet Aurora (Susie) 7-30-1921 d. 9-11-2007 (married 2-5-1943)
Preston, Raymond D. 3-6-1912 d. 10-14-1972 &
Preston, Mattie L. 3-17-1913 d. 3-7-1997
Rains, David T. 12-19-1947 d.______ &
Rains, Zudy E. 8-9-1947 d._____ (married 1-15-1966)
Rollins, George W. 1882 - 1961 &
Rollins, Sallie Ann 1877 - 1953
Rollins, Bertha Ann birth & death 12-21-1947
Rollins, Noble 10-1-1913 d. 10-9-1998 &
Rolinns, Phyllis 4-23-1923 d. 3-16-1988 (married 3-23-1946)
Shirey, Earnest Earl 9-29-1934 d.____
Shirey, Gloria Ann (Little) 12-13-1937 d. 8-12-1991 (married 1-10-1959)
Shirey, Vicki Lynn 7-9-1962 d._____
Shirey, Lisa Rene 11-10-1959 d._____
Simmons, Leonard 12-20-1879 d. 1-20-1964
Simmons, John W. 12-15-1873 d. 9-22-1945
Slawson, Ivel J. 12-26-1906 d. 11-12-1993
Slawson, Jessie Lee 8-17-1912 d. 7-3-2001
Smith, Frank Preston 1884 - 1956
Smith, Edwin W. 1891 - 1962 (Tex Pvt Sup. Co. 344 Fld Arty.WW I)(old stone said name was Edwin Walker Smith)
Smith, Robert B. 7-12-1894 d. 8-24-1970 &
Smith, Eunice O. 3-22-1906 d. 1-13-2000
Smith, Mary Effie 1893 - 1970
Smith, William Marcus 6-27-1898 d. 2-27-1976 &
Smith, Lydia Cowan 6-13-1905 d. 12-19-1999 (married 11-5-1921)
Smith, Herbert R. 3-27-1920 d. 2-6-1987 &
Smith, Virginia 5-14-1925 d._____ (married 4-19-1941)
Smith, John W. 1-9-1925 d. ______
Smith, Charlene Gibbs 8-22-26 d.______ (married 5-15-1943)
Smith, Dianna Sue 3-23-1950 d.____
Smith, Lawrence (L. H.) 3-18-1923 d. 1-31-2001 &
Smith, Marie M. 12-29-1920 d. 7-20-1995 (married 8-7-1943)
Spraggins, Z. L. (Nig) 12-14-1915 d._____ &
Spraggins, Juanita 9-19-1916 d.______
Spraggins, Lester C. 8-25-1894 d. 11-4-1985 &
Spraggins, Laura T. 12-26-1898 d. 7-26-1978
Stanfield, V. Gerald Jr. 11-28-1948 d. 1-8-2002 &
Stanfield, Debbie L. 10-21-1955 d.______ (married 8-11-1978)
Stanfield, V. G. (Pete) 7-19-1918 d. 10-19-2003 & (Mason)
Stanfield, Katie Mae 12-18-1919 d. 10-13-1984 (OES)(married 10-31-1947)
Stewart, Martha Ann 4-5-1881 d. 9-28-1968
Tarbet, George Morland 4-24-1874 d. 10-10-1938
Tarbet, Pearlene 3-3-1891 d. 7-10-1965 (married 7-7-1908)(parents of 6 children)
Tate, Owen F. 9-22-1918 d. 6-20-1967 (old stone said name was Owen Franklin Tate)
Tate, Dora E. 7-9-1923 d. 1-3-1996
Washburn, Janice Jeter 5-18-1945 d. 3-23-2006
White, Dan Bradford d. 10-29-1971 (70 years)
Willis, Flossie Florence 7-29-1912 d. 5-16-2008
Wills, William thomas 7-11-1887 d. 7-10-1959 &
Wills, Bertha Ione 6-26-1892 d. 3-5-1976