Day Cemetery

Page last updated:  January 02, 2011

There are two Day Cemeteries.  The other one is a private one on Fryer Land.

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 31.7414, Longitude: -96.0772

Background: William Clark Willie Day gave the land for this cemetery. There are no Days buried here. Most are descendants of William W. Willard and James William Orand. In late 1870, William and his wife Telitha and their eighteen children (many with families of their own) started out for Texas from Tennessee.

Directions: Located 4 miles north-east of Fairfield. Travel on 488 from Fairfield, turn to right (I believe on #123) near the Ward Prairie Baptist church & community. About a mile to cemetery down bending road on right.

Note - Many unmarked graves are in this cemetery.

Oldest Marked Grave: Oct 5, 1875 James R. Orand

Last Inventoried: 9 Dec 2007 by Eric Wood

Day Cemetery Annual Meeting has traditionally been May 25.

1 large iron marker and one large petrified wood marker.

?, Mc
    headstone is missing
? Feb 20, 1916
Barnett, Alma Joe
    Mother
Dec 6, 1913 Jan 31, 1998
Beach, Alton Wayne
    SN US Navy Korea
    both brothers were in the Navy
Feb 12, 1934 Dec 15, 1984
Beach, Billy Joe
    SN US Navy Korea
    both brothers were in the Navy
Sept 12, 1932 Oct 15, 2000
Beach, John D. June 19, 1888 Mar 9, 1973
Burks, Nannie 1869 1904
Burks, Nevada 1885 1887
Burks, Rummy 1894 1905
Burks, Zora 1887 1887
Childs, Doris Vanell (Jones)
    wife of Johnny Clayton Childs
Oct 4, 1936 Mar 25, 1985
Childs, Faye Dec 1, 1914 ?
Childs, J. Hoyle Nov 14, 1910 Mar 14, 2002
Childs, Johnny C. Oct 1, 1935 June 20, 1998
Cummings, Infant
    dau of Stonewall & Nora
Sept 1895 Sept 1895
Cummings, Nora Yates
    dau of D. T. & Martha Jane Pate Yates
Jan 26, 1878 Sept 17, 1895
Deborde, Peggy J.
    m. June 24, 1950
    son: Tony
Feb 10, 1931  
Deborde, Rudolph "Doc" June 25, 1928 June 9, 1998
Farris, Elvin Ray
    A1C US Air Force WWII
Apr 11, 1922 Apr 29, 1978
Farris, Margaret July 2, 1929 Jan 12, 1980
Goins, Mattie L. Nov 22, 1924 June 3, 2003
Goins, Paul D. Apr 2, 1916 July 15, 2002
Howe, Carmon Jean Mar 12, 1980 Apr 22, 1980
Manes, Vadie A. Sowers 1891 1933
McGuyer, Nealy & Jewell Feb 20, 1916 Feb 20, 1916
Middleton, Jay Hugh
    hus of Oleta Buckner
    PFC US Army Berlin Conflict
Jan 20, 1942 Oct 3, 2005
Middleton, Walter Garner
    hus of Carrie
Apr 16, 1899 Mar 11, 1983
Minchew, H. T.
    son of Wm. Tomlinson & L. A.
Feb 13, 1890 Jan 22, 1891
Minchew, Lizzie Antham Orand
    wife of W. T.
Mar 18, 1878 Feb 8, 1912
Minchew, William Tomlinson Mar 25, 1860 Mar 4, 1933
Misselldine, Myrtle ? Feb 9, 1949
Moore, Adrain Leroy
    son of John & Cora
1924 1924
Moore, Bert
    m. Feb 15, 1947
    kids: Jo Ann, Larry, Marvin, Christine, Donald
Dec 22, 1900 July 20, 1994
Moore, Bobby Joe
    son of John Felix & Dorothy
Aug 18, 1956 Sept 23, 1977
Moore, Cora Lee (Missildine)
    wife of John W.
    dau of Joseph Souls & Martha Bolton (Harper) Missildine
Apr 8, 1891 Mar 6, 1981
Moore, Dorothy Louise (Gordon)
    wife of John Felix
Sept 12, 1924 May 28, 2008
Moore, Edna (Cockrell) Nov 7, 1881 Feb 7, 1966
Moore, Eliza A. (Willard)
    wife of James H.
    dau of William W. & Telitha (Summers) Willard
Mar 4, 1860 1950
Moore, Elizzie B.
    dau of James H.
Sept 26, 1879 Mar 13, 1881
Moore, Hosea R.
    son of James H.
    "The Lord giveth / And the Lord taketh"
Mar 28, 1885 Apr 2,1935
Moore, James B. Mar 26, 1878 Feb 7, 1974
Moore, James Homer
    hus of Eliza A.
    son of Little Berry Sr. & Elizabeth Odom Moore
Oct 30, 1845 Sept 3, 1920
Moore, James R.
    son of John Felix & Dorothy
Feb 11, 1941 Apr 11, 1994
Moore, Jo Marie June 10, 1949 Mar 28, 1992
Moore, John Felix
    son of John W. & Cora
    PFC US Army WWII
Oct 5, 1916 Mar 27, 1978
Moore, John Willard
    hus of Cora Lee
    son of James H.
Dec 26, 1833 Aug 22, 1961
Moore, Kirt
    Indiana Pvt Co B Engineers WWI
Jan 25, 1887 Jan 1, 1966
Moore, Mamie July 16, 1938 ?
Moore, Maymee May 26, 1913 Dec 31, 2003
Moore, Mrs. Doshie Ellen (Sowers)
    wife of Kirt
Aug 31, 1901 Dec 13, 1982
Moore, William Franklin "Bill" Apr 6, 1881 June 10, 1969
Morrow, Elizabeth A.
    Eastgate funeral home of Garland, TX.
Sept 4, 1954 Dec 18, 2000
Orand, Americus Meck
    hus of Rosy Yates
Dec 11, 1882 Aug 23, 1957
Orand, Amzie
    dau of C. T.
Oct 7, 1881 Dec 18, 1881
Orand, Analiza (Odom)
    wife of James William
    Her hus remarried after her death and moved.
    He is buried in Harrold Cemetery, Wilbarger Co., TX
Dec 11, 1825 June 7, 1886
Orand, C. Thomas
    son of James William & Analiza (Odom) Orand
    Mason
Feb 1, 1852 1933
Orand, Calvin F.
    son of A. M.
Mar 27, 1908 June 25, 1934
Orand, Eddy
    son of C. T.
Mar 14, 1876 Aug 7, 1876
Orand, Ellis Edward
    hus of Wilma Inez Thacker
    Beloved Father
Feb 15, 1915 July 24, 1973
Orand, Ewell Idelia Dec 5, 1908 Jan 12, 1909
Orand, Floy
    son of C. T.
Apr 27, 1886 June 16, 1886
Orand, Frank ? 1899
Orand, Grover
    son of C. T.
Sept 8, 1884 Dec 21, 1884
Orand, J. C. Johnny
    son of A. M.
Mar 9, 1913 July 23, 1914
Orand, James R.
    son of James William & Analiza (Odom) Orand
Mar 13, 1867 Oct 5, 1875
Orand, Lany
    dau of C. T.
Oct 18, 1874 Dec 3, 1877
Orand, Lelon Valentine
    hus of Ruby
Feb 14, 1959 Apr 21, 1977
Orand, Lovey Drucilla (Willard)
    1st wife of C. T.
    dau of William W. & Telitha (Summers) Willard
Oct 20, 1847 June 25, 1922
Orand, Lula Mae
    dau of A. M.
Apr 29, 1911 Oct 11, 1932
Orand, Margaret "Maggie" Louise (Willard) Orand Feb 8, 1840 Apr 19, 1909
Orand, Mattie ? 1898
Orand, Rosa B.
    kids: Calvin, Lelon, LulaMae, Johnny, Ellis
Dec 1876 Feb 20, 1949
Orand, Ruth Spencer "Ruby"
    kids: Mary, Betty, Margaret, Phillip
Dec 26, 1912 Feb 1, 1996
Orand, Sarah
    dau of C. T.
Sept 11, 1880 Sept 30, 1880
Orand, Sidney S.
    son of James William & Analiza (Odom) Orand
    single
Nov 23, 1864 Oct 22, 1889
Orand, William Hood
    hus of Maggie
    son of James William & Analiza (Odom) Orand
Feb 23, 1850 Apr 11, 1912
Pittman, Gene Austin
    hus of Mary Louise Orand
    SFC US Army Korea
Apr 2, 1932 July 4, 2002
Roper, Eddie L.
    son of T. A. & Hardelia
July 3, 1884 Sept 19, 1884
Roper, Hardelia (Jones)
    1st wife of Thomas Albert Roper Jr.
    dau of A. F. Jones
July 1, 1867 Dec 19, 1896
Roper, Thomas Albert Sr.
    Ark. Sgt. Wright's Regt. Ark Cav.
    CSA
Feb 20, 1824 June 26, 1886
Sattler, Barry Keith May 3, 1963 Jan 16, 1989
Self, Rozella
    Mother
Jan 6, 1907 Sept 19, 1956
Smith, Cecil Wesley "Smitty"
    Dad
    SP2 US Army Korea
Aug 14, 1933 Feb 14, 2003
Smith, Sybil Annie Minchew
    Mom
    m. Oct. 25, 1958
Apr 8, 1935 ?
Sowers, Hazel Grace (Missildine) Mar 4, 1920 Jan 1, 1997
Sowers, Marion Franklin
    kids: Milford, Kenneth, Dianna
Mar 25, 1911 Nov 24, 1976
Sowers, Mary F. (Delt) Aug 8, 1875 Feb 4, 1922
Sowers, W. F. Mar 27, 1871 July 26, 1914
Ward, George M. Sept 2, 1912 May 12, 1983
Ward, Inez 1913 Sept 4, 1991
Willard, Bethel
    son of Franklin Hall Willard
Sept 13, 1893 June 17, 1894
Willard, Cantrell Thomas
    son of Cantrell Bethel Willard
Dec 31, 1891 Feb 8, 1894
Willard, Infant
    son of Franklin Hall Willard
abt 1896 abt 1896
Willard, James Aaron
    hus of Nancy E.
    son of William & Lovey
Oct 13, 1833 Oct 28, 1905
Willard, James Daniel "Dan"
    hus of Donnie Murphy
June 8, 1883 Sept 29, 1907
Willard, Jennie Mae
    dau of Cantrell Bethel Willard
Oct 28, 1887 Oct 8, 1889
Willard, Lena Rivers
    dau of Cantrell Bethel Willard
Aug 19, 1885 Aug 12, 1889
Willard, Lillian M.
    dau of Cantrell Bethel Willard
Sept 23, 1903 Sept 1905
Willard, Lillian Martha
    d. Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., TX
Sept 22, 1865 Oct 23, 1941
Willard, Lona
    dau of Cantrell Bethel Willard
July 29, 1898 Apr 11, 1906
Willard, Nancy Elizabeth (Odom)
    wife of James Aaron
June 27, 1843 Dec 29, 1915
Willard, Sarah Z.
    dau of William
Oct 27, 1869 Sept 5, 1873
Willard, Tilitha
    wife of William
Sept 30, 1825 Nov 27, 1898
Willard, William
    hus 1st of Lovey Duggan
    hus 2nd of Tilitha Summers
Apr 6, 1811 Sept 25, 1897