If you have a family member or know of someone that was a Veteran and they are buried in our Cemetery, please let us know. We would like to add them to our Hall of Honor. Please email their information to:
themixoncemeteryassociation@gmail.com
Two Cement Plaques Placed on Columns at Entrance of Mixon Cemetery, the Archway
First Plaque is a Memorial to Our War Dead
World War I
Meddie L. Blanton, Elmer Shelton
World War II
Samuel E. Roark, Travis A. Roddy, Curtis F. Clifford,
SGT. J.C. Myers’s, E.A. Galen, Jr.
Three Kirby brothers: Newton, Benjamin and James Polk were from Mixon. They served in the Confederacy and died in Arkansas. James and Benjamin died of pneumonia in Little Rock, burial sites unknown. It’s suspected Newton died at Harper’s Ferry, Arkansas and is buried in a mass grave.
Second Plaque was donated by Sherrod A. Braly and states:
In Memory of Loved Ones and Friends Resting Here
James I. Armstrong
March 10, 1910 - January 16, 1960
TEC4 United States Army
WWII BSM PH
Fred Giles Baldwin Sr.
September 20, 1902 - August 3, 1995
PM2 US Navy WWII
Joseph J. Barrington 1838-1924
Joseph Barrington was born in Pitt Co., N.C., son of William T. Barrington and Jerusha "Rusia" Boyd. He married Hetty Mobley in 1856 and had (2) children: William Henry Barrington (1859-1951) named after his brother and Mary J. Barrington (King) (7 Apr 1857-6 Mar 1929) named after his sister.
Joseph fought for the South in the Civil War, 13th Batt., Co. D, North Carolina Infantry. Enlisted 25 Jan 1862, mustered out 16 Aug 1863.
He moved his family from North Carolina to Texas between 1870-1880. Information provided by Susan Barrington.
George Washington ‘Jay’ Bell Jr.
December 26, 1925 - June 5, 1980
US NAVY WWII
James Hilburn Birdwell
October 24, 1930 - June 18, 1954
PFC 14 SIG OPERATION CO
Sam Houston Birdwell
September 16, 1893 -
December 23, 1969
CORPORAL US ARMY WWI
PFC Med L. Blanton
MAY 3, 1896 - May 25, 1919
PFC AEF WWI (American Expeditionary Forces)
Died near Trier, Germany
Isaac Blanton, Sr.
1784-1865
PVT - TENNESSEE MILITIA - WAR of 1812
James Merle Blanton
April 26, 1954 - October 12, 1991
US NAVY
Moody Excell Blanton
September 22, 1894 - July 21, 1967
PFC US ARMY WWI
Moody Kenneth Blanton I
December 1, 1933 - January 19, 1970
A3C US AIR FORCE - KOREA
Albert “Bogue” Boggs
September 2, 1918 - February 25, 2002
US ARMY - WWII
Served in the Pacific Theater of Operations
Edward Lafayette Boggs
August 21, 1914 - September 11, 1992
PVT US ARMY
Fred Mitchell Boggs
August 9, 1925 - January 31, 1976
S1 US NAVY - WWII
Ray Malone Bonner
August 29, 1937 - February 25, 2021
Served in the National Guard, stationed in Fort Ord, California. He served in Active duty in Fort Polk Louisiana in the 49th armored division during the Berlin Crisis.
Ardis Jackson “Bo” Bowman
October 3, 1915 - March 3, 1989
CORPORAL US ARMY - WWII
CORPORAL
Bobby G. Brooks
July 17, 1945 - September 24, 2005
CORPORAL US MARINE CORP - VIETNAM
Marvin Auld Bullock
September 9, 1934 - August 9, 1994
US NAVY - KOREA
Thomas H. “Tee” Burke
September 2, 1922 -
September 28, 1989
LT US NAVY - KOREA
Thomas Nathan Chrisman
March 23, 1937 - June 8, 2005
A2C US AIR FORCE
PFC Curtis Foster Clifford, Sr.
December 4, 1925 - January 13, 1945
PFC 331 INF 83 INF DIV - WWII
John Herbert Cole, Jr.
September 5, 1929 - October 13, 2017
SGT US AIR FORCE
Gaberien D. Coltellaro
Mr. Coltellaro graduated from Troup High School in 1997 and was a veteran of the U. S. Army 4th mechanized infantry division out of Fort Hood where he operated the M1A1 Abrams Tank, was awarded the Army Commanders Medal for saving the lives of others and he was employed as a fabricator at Stencor Company in Jacksonville.
Gabe loved fishing and hunting and all outdoor activities. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Troup.
Survivors include parents, Barbara and Keith Lindsey of Mixon; sister, Kala Lindsey of Mixon.
Clyde Junior Colvin
July 13, 1933 - November 22, 2013
SPC3 US ARMY
Bruce Leroy Crawford
January 14, 1923 - December 21, 1995
BTC US NAVY - WWII
Johnny Willie Darden
April 3, 1909 - July 5, 1991
PFC US ARMY - WWII
Lieut. William A. Dew
1833-1863
Co. C 11 REGT, TEXAS INF,
CONFEDERATE STATES Army
John B. Durham
April 2, 1910 - November 8, 1952
S SGT 2578 RES TNG CEN AF
WWII BSM
Wade L. Durham
July 10, 1925 - September 19, 1950
TEX-SGT-8. CAV. INF. - 1 CAV. DIV. PH
Elmer Huey Durrett
June 9, 1918 - January 19, 2002
S2 US NAVY - WWII
Roscoe Ruben Etheridge
February 3,1920 - September 10, 1983
*Amendment to Birth Certificate has date of birth as February 4, 1920. Military footstone has DOB as February 2, 1920
PVT US ARMY - WWII
Burt Clifford Forney
July 10, 1904 - April 3, 1967
TEXAS PVT 96 BASE HQ & AB SQ AAF WWII
Andrew Jackson “Jack” Francis
July 18, 1826 - March 21, 1906
CO. G, 22 TEX INF
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Douglas Edward Futch
January 2, 1943 - November 11, 2019
MSGT USAF - VIETNAM
Giles G. Gandy
July 16, 1847 - December 31, 1921
PVT CO G 9 BATT DISMTD TEXAS CAV
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
*grave location unknown*
PFC James Thomas Gattis
December 21, 1923 - October 21, 1963
TEX- PFC US ARMY - WWII BSM PH
Laymmon E. Gattis
November 17, 1894 -
March 20, 1967
TEX PVT US ARMY - WWI
James Reuben “Jim” Gayden
April 24, 1828 - February 25, 1911
TEXAS - CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Debbs Gibbs
April 13, 1913 - September 22, 1993
PVT US ARMY - WWII
Jim M. Gregory
March 17, 1893 - August 3, 1954
TEXAS CPL HQ CO. 35. INFANTRY - WWI
CORPORAL
Alton Dean Griffin
November 18, 1908 -
September 29, 1978
PFC US ARMY - WWII
Joseph G. “Joe” Hallmark
July 28, 1909 - January 30, 1959
TEXAS PVT 1918 SVC COMD UNIT - WWII
Thomas T. “Buddy” Harris
August 6, 1925 - March 8, 2012
Mr. Harris served in the United States Navy during World War II in a construction battalion known as the Seabees - WWII
Pearl Otto Hatley
September 25,1893 - January 9, 1987
SGT US ARMY - WWI
James Columbus Hefner, Jr.
August 3, 1921 -
August 17, 2000
US ARMY - WWII
George Jay Irwin
May 21, 1925 -
January 23, 1995
MM3 US NAVY
WWII
Earl Coy Jones
June 23, 1915 - October 5, 1996
TEC 4. US ARMY - WWII
Cecil Ray Kirby
August 9, 1949 - May 17, 1994
SP4 US ARMY - VIETNAM
Dalton Bentley Kirby
November 17, 1921 - May 4, 1956
US ARMY AIR CORPS - WWII
Festus Kirby
Buried in Mixon Cemetery, grave not marked.
Confederate Army Border’s Reg. of the Texas Cavalry (8th Texas Calvary/Terry’s Rangers)
Fred L. Kirby
April 15, 1915 - May 5, 1966
TEX-PVT-37-4 Base Uit AAF-WWII
John Edwin Kirby
November 25, 1935 - May 27, 1991
Served in the Army National Guard 1960s
Walter Ellis Kirby
October 21, 1910 - May 15, 1983
CORPORAL - US ARMY - WWII
CORPORAL
O.C. Kirby
August 14, 1921- April 18, 2000
Served in the US Army Air Corps WWII
Served in the US Air Force Korea
Daniel ‘TJ’ Kitchens
April 12, 1932 - March 27, 1974
5M3 USNR
Lewis J. Krueger, Jr.
July 6, 1929.- February 29, 2008
1SG (Ret.) US ARMY - KOREA - VIETNAM
James Elvin Lacy
October 11, 1933 - January 14, 2006
SP3 US ARMY
Claud Lee Langston
July 4, 1899 - February 16, 1979
HA2 US NAVY - WWI
Honley V. Langston *{CENOTAPH}
1818-December 24, 1862
PVT. CONFEDERATE HERO of CO. G. 22nd REG.
TEXAS INFANTRY
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
*a monument or marker for an individual buried at a different location*
John Martin Langston
January 16, 1844 - December 24, 1914
CORPORAL CO. G.
22nd REG. TEXAS INFANTRY
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Leslie Lynn Langston
September 27, 1916 -
October 9, 1954
TEXAS TEC. 5-313 ORD DEPOT CO.
US ARMY - WWII BSM
Moses Langston
January 1848 - December 19, 1921
CORPORAL CO. G 22nd TEXAS INFANTRY
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Willie Dixon Langston
May 25, 1897 -
October 16, 1962
PVT TEXAS US ARMY - WWI
*Camp Mabry, Austin. The day before he was sent overseas Armistice was declared*
Emmett W. Little
January 22 1897 - August 26, 1938
PVT TEXAS 165 DEPOT BRIG - US ARMY WWI
James Shelton “Jack” Locke
October 25, 1922 - February 17, 1995
PVT US ARMY - WWII
James Dickson Long
May 1, 1816 - March 3, 1880
Republic of Texas
Samuel Flake “Sam” Long
April 14, 1920 - December 5, 1983
SSgt US ARMY - ARMY AIR FORCES WWII
Herbert C. Lowry
June 24, 1892 - April 10, 1953
TENNESSEE - SADDLER - BTRY B 115 FLD ARTY
WWI
Junior Ray “Pop” Main
September 26, 1937 - May 13, 2017
US ARMY
John William Martin
September 20, 1943 - June 22, 1994
PFC US ARMY
Wayne Webb Martin
July 17, 1935 - August 9, 1985
PFC US ARMY
Clark Regan Massey
February 11, 1906 - May 17, 1956
CORPORAL ARMY AIR FORCES - WWII
CORPORAL
Edd MASSEY, Jr.
December 26, 1923 -
March 13, 2016
RIFLEMAN 95th INF DIV 377th INF REG
WWII - PH
They earned the nickname "Iron Men of Metz" for their fierce fighting and successful liberation of the city of Metz, France.
Edmond Massey
December 22, 1894 - September 7, 1958
PVT BTRY D 133 FA 36 DIV - WWI
John Reagan Massey
September 28, 1947 - February 25, 2003
SSG US ARMY - VIETNAM
Donald Grey “Don” Maxwell
February 5, 1926 - June 22, 2020
US ARMY - WWII
SSGT Kevin Robert McCauley
November 5, 1961 - September 4, 2011
SSGT TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Willie Frank McDonald
August 26, 1924 - August 31, 1994
CORPORAL US ARMY - WWII
CORPORAL
Arnold D. McElroy
February 3, 1916 - January 8, 1997
PVT US ARMY - WWII
Bobby A. McElroy
May 15, 1935 - December 21, 1996
SSGT US AIR FORCE
Harold Newton McElroy
February 9, 1929 - June 19, 2013
KOREAN WAR
Homer Alfred McElroy
June 21, 1892 - March 19, 1966
*per Death Certificate WWI Veteran*
Oscar Alton McElroy
July 7, 1920 - April 1, 1987
PFC US ARMY - WWII
Virgil Dalton McElroy
November 28, 1922 - July 23, 1971
*WWII VETERAN per Death Certificate*
Ira C. “Fats” McElyea
April 19, 1923 - May 19, 1984
SGT US ARMY - WWII
Frank Arthur McFarland
June 24, 1921 - May 15, 1992
SGT US ARMY - WWII
Morris A. McWilliams
May 18, 1917 - January 17, 1985
MSGT US ARMY AIR CORPS - WWII
MASTER SERGEANT
Travis “Buddy” Morris
October 21, 1946 - September 18, 1979
VETERAN - VIETNAM
Thomas Jefferson “T.J.” Murphy
July 10, 1905 - August 13, 1968
WWII - AMERICAN LEGION
Jessie Lee Musick
May 23, 1956 - December 18, 1997
AR US NAVY
SGT. James Callaway Myers
September 24, 1916 - March 28, 1944
TEXAS SGT. 37 FIGHTER SQ. AC - WWII
SERGEANT
Aubrey Robert Northcutt
November 13, 1921 - March 10, 1990
US ARMY - WWII
Robert Riley Northcutt
December 7, 1895 - May 30, 1947
PVT 103 INF 26 DIV - WWI PH
W.B. Northcutt
May 1, 1919 - February 18, 1977
1st LT. US ARMY- WWII
Grover Cleveland O’Dell
June 30, 1892 - December 8, 1960
PVT US ARMY - WWI
James Henry Oaks
November 9, 1925 - April 3, 1955
US NAVY - WWII
Thomas Noble Oaks
February 12, 1933 - April 5, 2000
SIGNAL MAN - US NAVY - KOREA
Emmett Myers Palmer
January 24, 1915 - February 27, 1962
TEXAS PFC INFANTRY - WWII - BSM
James Dudley Palmer
June 4, 1921 - July 12, 1975
US ARMY - WWII
William Bryant Palmer
March 12, 1913 - March 1, 1976
CORPORAL USAAF - WWII
CORPORAL
Burdette G. Partin
December 29, 1917 - February 11, 1974
SSGT US AIR FORCE
WWII - KOREA
Elray Partin
May 7, 1921 -
October 14, 2013
US ARMY - WWII
Harold Orea Partin
August 22, 1938 - February 27, 2009
US ARMY
Archie Ray Pike
January 28, 1930 - November 6, 2014
25th Signal Co. of the 25th Division
US ARMY - KOREA
Vonnie “V.A.” Pitts
November 24, 1931 - January 13, 1996
PFC US MARINE CORPS
KOREA - PH
Arthur Frank Pless
July 18, 1932 - March 15, 1988
A2C US AIR FORCE - KOREA
PFC Joseph Weldon Pless
March 17, 1923 - May 23, 1944
TEXAS - PFC 7 INF 3 INF DIV
US ARMY - WWII
{Killed in action - 23 May 1944 (aged 21) Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy - buried in the US July 8, 1949}.
July 8, 1949}
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