Colorado USGenWeb Archives
Sylvan Cemetery
Rural, Montezuma County
Tombstone Photographs
The Sylvan Cemetery is located 6 ½ miles west of Highway 666 from Pleasant
View, CO on County Road CC, then south on County Road 9 for ½ mile; the cemetery
is on the west side of the road. All gravestones have been photographed and
entered here. There are some metal mortuary markers that were not photographed.
The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Jim Davenport (jd)
Headstones
(Click on the underlined name to download
the tombstone photograph)
- Veterans Memorial (jd)
- Top: Rose, Berson Horace, May 19, 1922-July 30, 1945, Colorado,
GM2 USNR, World War II, PH [Purple Heart]
- Middle: Williford, Robert R., Nov 9, 1923-Jan 11, 1946, Colorado,
MOMM3 USNR, World War II, PH [Purple Heart]
- Bottom: Yates, Jackie Clyde, June 23, 1924-Sept 7, 1951,
Colorado, SFC INFANTRY, Korea, PH [Purple Heart]
- Alleman, Ira R., Dec 7,
1927-[blank], and Viola J., Oct 7, 1935-May
25, 1996 (jd)
- Denton, J. C., 1891-1985, US
ARMY, World War I (jd)
- Dow, Charles, [no dates], CO I.
29 IA. INF., Veteran, 61-65
[Civil War], D. of U. V. [Daughters of Union Veterans]
(jd)
- Givens, Charles, 1870-1961;
Daisy Pearl, 1880-1958;
Lora Maude, 1908-1955; and
Edna Louise, 1913-1982 (jd)
- Gray
- Frank E. M., Apr 16, 1923-Mar 4, 1943,
S2 USNR, World War II (jd)
- Ella F. Herbage, Sept 12, 1860-Nov 7,
1922 (jd)
- Elmer S., Nov 25, 1891-Sept 4, 1968
(jd)
- Velma Fay, Apr 17, 1897-Nov 16, 1954
(jd)
- Herren
- Honaker, Clarence Edgar "Ed",
June 1, 1934-Oct 19, 1990, married Aug 15, 1953,
Theta Jewel, Jan 25, 1934-[blank], parents of David Edgar and Peggy Lee
(jd)
- Lancaster
- Baby, 1923-1923 (jd)
- James A. "Al", Sept 4, 1894-Oct 28,
1992, married June 9, 1922, Alice M.,Aug
16, 1901-June 11, 1993 (jd)
- Lanier
- Leonard, Richard M., b. Feb 9,
1912-[blank], married Apr ??, ????, Hazel N,
Mar 18, 1913- Nov 18, 1997 (jd)
- Lindback, Iva Louise, June 21,
1908-Nov 21, 1991 (jd)
- Long, Lowe, [no dates] (jd)
- Marr
- Eva McGuire, Feb 5, 1881-Apr 25, 1969
(jd)
- Graham W., Feb 25, 1911-Jan 25, 1938
(jd)
- Roy G., July 14, 1875-Apr 29, 1943,
CAPTAIN, 21 KANS. INF (jd)
- Mitcham, Alesa Rae, 1950-1975
(jd)
- Morrow
- Floyd Donald, Nov 2, 1897-July 19,
1966, New Mexico, PVT US ARMY, World War I (jd)
- Jessie L., June 13, 1905-July 1, 1996
(jd)
- Nichols, Alice Ann, Apr 26,
1961-July 6, 1990 (jd)
- Norton
- Norton Plot Marker (jd)
- Grace Dufur, Mar 2, 1900-June 21, 1995
(jd)
- Homer Henry, May 26, 1888-Jan 18, 1985
(jd)
- Irving L., Jan 19, 1916-Feb 1, 1996,
married Jan 2, 1939, Dana L., July 11,
1920-(blank) (jd)
- John Otis, Aug 1, 1917-Aug 31, 1986
(jd)
- "Pops" - "Daddy"
- Ashes scattered North, North West of Sylvan
- Olive M., July 9, 1913-Feb 12, 1993
(jd)
- Pedigo, Neva E., 1909-1992, and
John T., 1905-2000 (jd)
- Perry, Jimmie R., Dec 6,
1929-blank, married Apr 22, 1949, Rex H.,
Sep 24, 1924-Nov 14, 1986 (jd)
- Pharo
- Franklin Eugene, Feb 26, 1911-Nov 25,
1977, PFC US ARMY, World War II (jd)
- Georgia Martin, 1876-1951, and
Charles Erickson, 1863-1945 (jd)
- Martin, Mar 11, 1900-June 9, 1975
(jd)
- Roger Eric, 1915-1918 (jd)
- Pigg
- Pribble, Malcolm, July 29,
1913-Aug 4, 1989; Bessie, Jan 15,
1941-(blank); and Birdie, May 1,
1920-(blank) (jd)
- Randol
- Joe F., Mar 19, 1914-Oct 16, 1995, and
June, June 10, 1921-Oct 30, 1986 (jd)
- Le Roy, 1891-1964, and
Hester, 1905-1996 (jd)
- Tillie, 1871-1959 (jd)
- Retherford
- Henry C., 1899-1973, and
Mary E., 1901-1991 (jd)
- Kenneth C., Jan 2, 1920-Dec 5, 1957,
Colorado, SSGT, 9817 TECH SVC UNIT, World War II (jd)
- Marie Herren, Mar 18, 1924-Aug 14,
1944 (jd)
- Ray E., Feb 20, 1932-Dec 17, 1968,
Colorado, CPL US ARMY, Korea (jd)
- Rodman child, [nothing further]
(jd)
- Rose
- Arthur Berson, Nov 6, 1897-Feb 17,
1972, New Mexico, SSGT, H&H CO, 580 SIG AW BN, World War I & II (jd)
- Georgia, May 4, 1893-Oct 25, 1932
(jd)
- Huldah, May 19, 1900-Nov 10, 1918
(jd)
- Herbert, Feb 4, 1853-Mar 14, 1924, and
Helen, Dec 4, 1862-Dec 22, 1944
- Sherman, 1895-1946 (jd)
- Sakizzie
- Charlotte, [Nothing further] (jd)
- Navajo infant, [Nothing further]
(jd)
- NOTE: It is probable that the infant and Charlotte belong
together. Sakizzie is a local Navajo name, and the two markers were side
by side in the cemetery. It is not very common to see the Navajo burials
in the small local cemeteries in this area. (jd)
- Sprague, William George, Nov 1,
1944-(blank), married Aug 31, 1967, Linda Diane,
July 20, 1948-Jan 28, 2001 (jd)
- White
- Glen E., Feb 1, 1919-Mar 29, 1943,
Colorado, PFC, 105 COAST ARTY BN (AA), World War II (jd)
- Goldie E., 1909-1998, and
Henry M., 1916-1996 (jd)
- Henry H., 1888-1947, and
Rose A., 1893-1968 (jd)
- T. Lorean, 1914-1996 (jd)
- Williford, James B, 1880-1967,
and Charlotte F., 1887-1982 (jd)
- Willis
- Wood, Larry, 1930-1932 (jd)
- Wooton
- Alma B., 1914-1923;
Minnie L., 1881-1968; and
James J. F., 1872-1954 (jd)
- Evelyn, May 25, 1916-Feb 2, 1997,
married Oct 31, 1933, Clarence W., Nov 16,
1905-June 5, 1985 (jd)
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