MLB Gravesite Visits by Date

Saturday, January 20, 2024

1. Grady Hatton, Mount Pigsah Cemetery, Woodville, TX

2. Les Willis, Memorial Park Cemetery, Jasper, TX

Saturday, January 27, 2024

3. Paul Smith, Garden Park Cemetery, Conroe, TX

4. John Monroe, Garden Park Cemetery, Conroe, TX

5. Jesse Hollins, Rest Haven Cemetery, Willis, TX

6. Cliff Young, Ebenezer Cemetery, Willis, TX

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

7. Tommy Neill, Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, TX

8. Pat McLaughlin, Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, TX

9. Pidge Browne, Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, TX

10. Max West, Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, TX

11. Fred Link, Rosewood Park Cemetery, Humble, TX

12. Slim McGrew, Rosewood Park Cemetery, Humble, TX

Friday, February 9, 2024

13. Walt Bond, Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

14. Dan Bankhead, Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

17. Dave Mays, Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

18. Willard Brown, Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

19. Hal Epps, Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

20. Jim Pendleton, Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

Sunday, February 18, 2024

21. Jack Berly, Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, TX

22. George Whiteman, Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, TX

23. Gene Bailey, Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, TX

24. Jerry Denny, Holy Cross Cemetery, Houston, TX

AAGPBL 1. Emily Marie Mahoney, Holy Cross Cemetery, Houston, TX

25. Neal Baker, Woodlawn Garden of Memories, Houston, TX

26. Solly Hemus, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

27. Johnny Keene, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

28. Jeff Cross, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

29. Howie Pollet, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

30. Jack Creel, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

31. Pat Ankenman, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

32. Johnny Lipon, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

33. Walter Murphy, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

34. Hoot Evers, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

35. Hal Woodeshick, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

36. Arnie Moser, Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX

37. Salty Parker, Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX

38. Turk Ferrell, Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX

39. Ed Stevens, Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX

40. Johnny Rizzo, Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX

Monday, February 26, 2024

41. Red Lynn, Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, TX

42. Ernie Koy, Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, TX

Sunday, March 10, 2024

43.  John Glasier, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

44.  Heinie Schuble, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

45.  Wayne McLeland, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

46.  Eddie Dyer, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

47.  Ziggy Sears, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

48.  Gus Mancuso, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

49.  Chuck Miller, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

50.  Con Lucid, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

51.  Jerry Witte, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

52.  Frank Mancuso, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

53.  Anthony Young, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

54.  Dickey Kerr, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

55.  Joe Wood, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

56.  Red Munger, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

57.  Frank Croucher, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

58.  Glenn Myatt, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

59.  Bill Bailey, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

60.  Sherman Kennedy, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

Friday, March 15, 2024

61.  Jacke Davis, Restland Memorial Park, Carthage, TX
62.  Fred Long, McJohnson Cemetery, Marshall, TX
63.  Guy Sturdy, Colonial Gardens, Marshall, TX

Saturday, March 16, 2024

64.  Randy Moore, Omaha City Cemetery, Omaha, TX

65.  Otis Henry, Rhodes High Cemetery, Daingerfield, TX

66.  Charlie Neal, Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, TX

67.  Joe Dawson, Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Longview, TX

68.  Abe Bowman, Memory Park Cemetery, Longview, TX

69.  Tex Jeanes, Memory Park Cemetery, Longview, TX  

Saturday, March 30, 2024

70.  Wally Moon, College Station Cemetery, College Station, TX

71.  Rip Collins, College Station Cemetery, College Station, TX

72.  Marty Karow, College Station Cemetery, College Station, TX

73.  Johnny Hudson, City Cemetery, Bryan, TX

74.  Beau Bell, Restever Memorial Park, Bryan, TX

75.  Jo-Jo Moore, Gause Cemetery, Gause, TX

Sunday, March 31, 2024

76.  Chet Morgan, Grand View Memorial Park, Pasadena, TX

77.  Bill Henry, South Park Cemetery, Pearland, TX

78.  Frank Barnes, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

79.  Jerry Snyder, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

80.  Pete Runnels, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

81.  Ted Wilks, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

Thursday, April 4, 2024

82.  Andy Cooper, Greenwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

83.  George Walker, Greenwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

84.  Louis Drucke, Holy Cross Cemetery, Waco, TX

85.  Buster Chatham, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

86.  Lloyd Russell, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

87.  Sid Hudson, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

88.  Jack Little, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

89.  Red Barkley, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

Saturday, July 13, 2024

90.  Tink Riviere, Catholic Cemetery, Liberty, TX
91.  Jesse Landrum, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
92.  Clay Touchstone, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
93.  Tom Hughes, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

94.  Doug Ault, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
95.  Les Fleming, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
96.  Bob Marquis, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
97.  Jim Clark, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
98.  Lloyd Dietz, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX
Umpire 1.  Steve Basil, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX
Coach 1.  Al Vincent, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX
99.  Hugh Shelley, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX

Saturday, July 20, 2024

100.  James Barnhill, Harper Cemetery, Huntsville, TX
Umpire 2.  Robert "Bobby" Schroeder, Shiro Cemetery, Shiro, TX

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Umpire 3.  Monroe Sweeney, Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, TX
101.  Roy Mitchell, North Belton Cemetery, Belton, TX

102.  Charlie Barhabe, Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, TX

103.  Jack Conway, Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, TX

104.  Buzz Dozier, Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, TX
105.  Tony York, Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, TX

106.  Tris Speaker, Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, TX

107.  John Carden, Mexia City Cemetery, Mexia, TX

90. Tink Riviere, Catholic Cemetery, Liberty, TX

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91. Jesse Landrum, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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92. Clay Touchstone, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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93. Tom Hughes, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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94. Doug Ault, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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95. Les Fleming, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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96. Bob Marquis, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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97. Jim Clark, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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98. Lloyd Dietz, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, TX

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Visited gravesite at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, Texas on Saturday, July 13, 2024

Umpire 1. Steve Basil, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX

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Coach 1. Al Vincent, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX

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99. Hugh Shelley, Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, TX

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Visited gravesite at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas on Saturday, July 13, 2024

BONUS: Liberty Catholic Cemetery Historical Marker

Liberty Vindicator Story on Catholic Cemetery's History

Liberty County Historical Commission Facebook Post
December 28, 2023

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LIBERTY COUNTY, TX CEMETERY HISTORIES

CATHOLIC CEMETERY – LIBERTY

AKA IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CEMETERY

​In 1853, twenty-two years after Francisco Madero founded the Villa de la Santissima Trinidad de la Libertad, now the town of Liberty, the Rev. Petrus Marie LaCour came to this area.  A native of France, he served as the  first pastor of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  Acting on behalf of the Galveston Diocese, he purchased the present site (now the corner of Grand Avenue and Bowie Street) the same year from Pickney L. and Therese A. Palmer as a burial ground for Catholic settlers of the county.  It is thought a few gravesites were located here when the land was designated a Catholic cemetery.  Many of the early graves are those of pioneer French Creole settlers, members of related families that migrated to the region from Louisiana in the mid-nineteenth century.  Early residents interred here include LaCours, Gillards, Baillios, DeBlancs, Desrayouxs, Dugats, Fortiers, Benoits, Canons, Joffrions and Rachals.  Their influence as early business, civic and professional leaders had a dramatic impact on Liberty and the area’s social and religious customs.  Descendants of the pioneers still serve as active members of the community.  

​There are few interesting mysteries in connection with the burials in this cemetery.  One such mystery is that of the cast-iron casket.  In 1940, during an excavation for a new grave, funeral home director Jimmy Roper and his helper Terry Woods, Jr. struck a heavy object.  Thinking it could be an old trunk, they exhumed it and found it to be a casket.  The heavy iron lid covering the glass viewing window cracked the glass causing the body to disintegrate.  Photos of the casket were taken and the casket re-buried.  The Smithsonian Institution indicated the casket was of the  type used in the South around the time of the Civil War.  In 1972 with the permission of the Bishop of Beaumont the casket was exhumed again so that Texas State Archaeologists could study the contents.  The deceased appeared to be wearing a military uniform.  No definite conclusions were made, and the casket was again reinterred.  It has been speculated that one or more Civil War soldiers may have died after being hospitalized in Liberty with the yellow fever.  A diary of Capt. William B. Duncan, located in the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty, indicates he visited the soldiers and it is speculated that perhaps he looked after their burials when they died. 
  

​Another mystery in this early cemetery is the grave of J. B. Gillard (1790-1818).  The date is in question because the Catholic Cemetery was not officially designated as a burying ground until 1853 as mentioned above, although it was believed there were earlier interments on the site.  However, the Creole migration from Louisiana to Texas did not occur until the mid-1840s.  The slab covering his burial site also bears the inscription “Peace to His Ashes” which leads one to speculate the remains of J. B. Gillard were perhaps brought by the family to Texas and placed in the cemetery.

​There are many mysteries and unknown facts concerning this early, historic cemetery which may never be solved.  The oldest Catholic cemetery in Liberty County, this site now serves as a historic reminder of the region’s rich heritage.

BONUS: Magnolia Cemetery Historical Marker

Rediscovering Southeast Texas First Annual Historic Magnolia Cemetery Tour

83. George Walker, Greenwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

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82. Andy Cooper, Greenwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

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81. Ted Wilks, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

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80. Pete Runnels, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

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79. Jerry Snyder, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

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78. Frank Barnes, Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

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77. Bill Henry, South Park Cemetery, Pearland, TX

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Visited gravesite at Grand View Memorial Park in Pasadena, Texas on Sunday, March 31, 2024

76. Chet Morgan, Grand View Memorial Park, Pasadena, TX

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84. Louis Drucke, Holy Cross Cemetery, Waco, TX

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85. Buster Chatham, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

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86. Lloyd Russell, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

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87. Sid Hudson, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

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88. Jack Little, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

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89. Red Barkley, Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

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