Riddle Cemetery

Riddle Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, Missouri, on Y Highway, across Riddle Bridge, turn right.

Riddle Cemetery is most likely named after the Riddle family who settled near a ford of the Gasconade River. This cemetery has about 46 marked graves and “many” unmarked graves. Tombstone Inscriptions of Pulaski County noted that many stones have been destroyed. This may be due to the graveyards proximity to the Gasconade River. In addition to members of the Riddle family, members of the Cain, Christeson, Cray, Creek, Gray, Haskins, Haskens, Henderson, Jones, Long, and Raleford families are buried in Riddle Cemetery. The oldest dated legible stone belongs to Noah H. Cain, son of G..C. and E. Cain, who passed away 17 October, 1857, at the age of 7 years. There are no stones dated newer than 1898 in Riddle Cemetery.

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Roberts and Gray Cemetery

Roberts and Gray Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., “at the corner of the Old Locker Place” . More information is needed to pinpoint the exact location.

Roberts and Gray Cemetery only has two marked graves, and possibly two unmarked graves. The two marked graves are:

Shelby B. Gray
16 September, 1817-11 April 1882
Husband of Alice O. Gray

Unknown Roberts
6 May, 1850-5 October, 1882
Husband of Henretta Roberts

Resurrection Cemetery

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Resurrection Cemetery is in Pulaski County, MO., in the town of St. Robert, at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholich Church at 367 Historic Route 66.

St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church was organized in the early 1940’s after construction of Fort Leonard Wood. The church relocated and the first mass was November 1964. Resurrection Cemetery was dedicated after 1964. The oldest marker is that of Louis Ferkal, a Staff Seargent during World War II, who died 24 November, 1969.

Photo by Pulaski County Obits October, 2009

Resurrection Cemetery, St. Robert, MO. Photo by Pulaski County Obits, October 2009

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Relfe Cemetery

Relfe Cemetery is located in Phelps County, MO., on Spring Creek Road

Relfe Cemetery has about 59 marked graves and approximately 3 unmarked graves. There are no tombstones for anyone named Relfe in Relfe Cemetery. Family names that are represented on headstones in Relfe Cemetery are: Bate, Bradford.kshire, Coppedge. Coppege, Cross, Duncan, Edgan, Edgmond, Fink, Freeman, Gray, Hines, Jenkins, Kocher, Moore, Pillman, Rowlan, Wishon, and Woods. Three stones date to 1869. Frank Wishon, son of F.M. and M.E., died 16 February, 1869, less than a year and a half old. Another infant, daughter

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Rayl Cemetery

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Rayl Cemetery, also spelled Rayle Cemetery, is located in Pulaski County, MO., near Waynesville, Missouri on Revere Lane, formerly named Pippin Road. This road is blocked off with a locked gate before you can reach Rayl Cemetery. If you could continue along this road you may be able to see the ruins of Pippin Place. This road also takes you to the site of Bartlett's Mill, believed to be one of the first settlements in Pulaski County.

Rayl Cemetery has approximately 26 marked graves. In addition to members of the Rayle family, a member of the Bell family is buried here also. The oldest tombstone is that of Sarah Bell Rayl, who passed away 17 November, 1860, at the age of 7 years and 17 days. The newest headstone belongs to Virgil Rayl, who died 15 January, 1975, at the age of ninety.

Latitude: 37.8383737
Longitude: -92.2046118
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Ramsey Cemetery

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Ramsey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., on Fort Leonard Wood.

Ramsey Cemetery is a small, family cemetery with 4 marked graves. The oldest dated stone is that of James K.P. Ramsey, son of M. and M.T., who passed away 7 July, 1918, less than 5 years old. The newest tombstone belongs to Lavonia P. Shultz, wife of J.B., who died 25 October, 1929.

Latitude: 37.7330968
Longitude: -92.0743286
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Ralph Christeson Farm Cemetery

Ralph Christeson Farm Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO, about 1 mile from Crocker, Missouri, off Highway U.

Ralph Christeson Farm Cemetery only has one headstone, belonging to G. (or C.) Hammock. There are no dates on the stone, but it is marked Co. A 48 MO Inf. There are approximately 25 graves marked by stones only.

Prosperity Cemetery

Prosperity Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., southwest of Crocker, on Keeth Road.

Prosperity Cemetery is an old church cemetery, the church is now gone. The land was originally donated by Japes Patton Caldwell. Only 4 stones remain:

John Andrew Jackson Lee
31 January 1818-4 May, 1880
Maj. Surgeon
53rd MO E Mie. Civil War

Rachel Henderickson
1822-Unknown

The other two stones are only identified as Little Girl and Woman. Tombstone Inscriptions of Pulaski County states the little girl was an unknown girl killed by lightening, and unknown woman, traveling through, nursed by Mrs. R. Lee.

Post Cemetery

Post Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., on Fort Leonard Wood, on Cemetery Road, next to Wood Elementary School.

Post Cemetery was established in 1942 and surrounded by a stone wall that was constructed by German Prisoners of War during World War II. An article in The Guidon, published in 2008 describes Post Cemetery:

“The Post Cemetery is the largest and newest cemetery on post, with more than 600 marked graves. Four graves belong to World War II prisoners of war, two identified as German, one with a German last name and one with an Italian name. A large proportion of the graves are infants, dating from 1940 to 1975.”

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Porter Cemetery

Porter Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., on Highway 17, north of Crocker. Turn at Ozark Trails, then about 4 miles.

According to Tombstone Inscriptions of Pulaski County, Porter Cemetery was established by Joseph and Elizabeth Porter, who settled in Pulaski County in 1867. There are about 48 marked graves here, and ten unmarked graves. In addition to members of the Porter family, members of the Anderson, Anthony, Cadwell, Davis, Denton, Dodson, Hartsock, Howey, Odom, Rhea, Sears, Smelcer, Stokes, and Teeple families are buried here. The oldest dated tombstone is that of Nancy A. Hartsock, wife of Chas. W., who died 28 March, 1871. One of the newest stones belongs to Sarah E. Smelcer who passed away 11 January, 1953.