Sterling City Cemetery
Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas

This cemetery is located on the south side of Sterling City on Washington 
Street.

Transcribed on February 15, 2001 by Cindy Koegel. No copying or linking of this file without my permission. 

Note: At this moment this is a partial transcription. I decided to put what I have done on the web in case it could help someone.

S/W means stone shared with.

Name  Birth Date  Death Date  Other Information
Aiken, Addie Belle   1887 1935
Allen, Ruth Thompson  7-7-1877  10-27-1963
Allen, William Ewing  9-1-1876  3-15-1928
Allen, Worth Ewing  3-11-1909  3-2-1972 
Allen, Robert V.  11-4-1925  11-27-1977
Allen, Edna Williamson  7-5-1877  6-20-1947
Amburgey, Nannie B. Davis 4-12-1901 8-13-1976
Anderson, Olan Balton  1-31-1888  2-10-1976 
Anderson, Addie   1892 1971
Anderson, Charles  2-9-1931  11-17-2000
Aregullin, Alma G.  7-10-1948  12-3-1993 
Arizola, Rojelio 12-4-1965 12-4-1965 Father Gregorio Mother Louisa
Arizola, Maria Fuentes  3-30-1924   5-21-1986 S/W
Arizola, Juan Cantu   1-27-1930 11-19-1998  Obit
Armstrong, William W.  11-23-1872  4-26-1901
Armstrong, Rebecca Jane 10-9-1819 4-26-1904 Wife of J. E.
Asbill, Edgar P.    1890 1965 S/W Mar. 8-27-1911
Asbill, Dessie M.  

 

1896

 

1976 

 

Mar. 8-27-1911

 

Benge, W. Y. (Bill)   3-20-1883 5-30-1955
Bennett, Betty J.    1932 1998 Wife of Robert
Bernal, Luis T., Jr.   11-28-1930 S/W
Bernal, Genobeba   2-10-1928 12-21-1999  Mar. 6-19-1952
Bernal, Clemente T.   1928 1945
Biersohwale, Margaret Jean 8-28-1929  8-28-1929 
Blair, Norman Scott   7-11-1958 7-11-1958
Blanek, Joseph Louis    1-10-1903 2-22-1985 S/W
Blanek, Florence Bell   8-25-1903 4-1-1974
Boganegra, Damacio D.   1910 1980
Bradigan, Charles E.    11-5-1911 6-10-1977 S/W
Bradigan, Carol E.   9-18-1912 3-17-1977
Brannan, Stella   1882 1947
Brannan, John  1888  1940
Brannan, Cordie B.   1876 1951
Brannan, Dr. J. T.   1854 1932
Brannon, J. C.    4-16-1886 4-1-1909 WOW
Brewer, Marie Finnigan  11-1-1924  2-10-1984
Brown, Robert   12-25-1877 12-19-1961
Broyles, O. E.   6-7-1840 11-13-1910
Broyles, Jennie   6-6-1844 3-21-1915  Wife of O. E.
Butler, Leroy   

 

9-5-1932

 

11-10-1984

 

USAF Korea

 

Campbell, Earl E.    1896 1957 S/W
Campbell, Cordelia F.  1902  1981
Castro, Neomi Garcia  1933  1997 Obit
Cochran, Ethel B.   2-23-1893 5-9-1920
Cole, Oliver W.    4-21-1913 11-4-1996 S/W, Obit
Cole, Lois Gurley  4-1-1921  Mar. 5-12-1951
Cole, Lula A.    11-9-1865 1-3-1912 Wife of J. B.
Cole, Frank W.   1886 1965  S/W
Cole, Katherine   1898 1980
Cole, Ruth Katherine   7-21-1909 10-3-1988
Cole, Ernest S.  2-25-1903  2-5-1948
Cole, Agnes Purvis  2-25-1911  2-8-1963
Cole, J. B.  9-9-1863  12-13-1954
Cole, Steuben R.   9-28-1888 10-10-1944  TX Sgt 16 Inf 1 Div
Cole, Infant    1910 1910 Son of F. W. & Katherine
Cole, Irving   12-6-1891 1-16-1960  TX Pvt USMC WWI
Cole, John V. D. (Sonny Boy)    10-1-1930 6-19-?? Son of Ernest & Agnes
Conger, Louise Lowe    1899 1936
Cook, Willie Purvis  12-26-1909
Cook, Fay William "Tat"  4-26-1907  3-29-1982
Cook, Betty Jo    2-23-1931 3-20-1931
Coronado, Mary Bernal  12-24-1924  S/W
Coronado, Andres Luis  1-22-1927  8-24-1999 
Cox, Lina E.  1867  1945
Cross, Wm Calvin  10-24-1920  9-9-1994
Cross, Nan Emery   6-28-1923 1-31-1993
Cudd, Howard V.  12-2-1915  9-4-1999  S/W 1st LT USAF WWII
Cudd, L. Estelle  6-2-1920
Cummins, R. B.  11-7-1848  4-30-1926
Cummins, Janie 

 

2-18-1850 

 

1-18-1918 

 

Wife of R. B. Mar. 11-24-1870

 

Davis, Ellen Nora    1869 1933 S/W
Davis, Robert E.   1864 1934
Davis, John D.   10-23-1885 3-4-1948
Davis, Henry   1857  1954 S/W
Davis, Frances E.   1863 1946
Davis, Vern E.  11-15-1889   8-11-1974 S/W
Davis, Nina Floe  8-24-1900  6-23-1961
Davis, Infant Sons  6-2-1987  6-2-1987  Sons of Russel & Kim
Davis, J. Preston    4-10-1906 11-22-1986 S/W
Davis, Mae Augustine  4-26-1895  9-11-1987  Mar. 5-25-1929
Davis, William Otis  12-15-1894  1-19-1979  Pvt US Army WWI
Davis, Henry Bowden  2-2-1898  12-14-1903  Son of H. & F. E.
Davis, Tom Jeff   11-23-1893  7-12-1979 S/W
Davis, Gladie McKnight 11-24-1895 3-6-1992 Mar. 11-15-1919
Davis, Gus   1860 1907 
Davis, Andrew J.  4-15-1863  1-9-1950
De Lopez, Patricia Castro 6-9-1961   8-11-1980 Daughter
Del Real, Ricky G.   1981 1981
Ditmore, Hilliard H.   7-19-1933 S/W
Ditmore, Ruby Joyce  7-15-1936  Mar. 7-6-1952
Douglas, John E. 

 

5-23-1856 

 

11-24-1912

 

Eddington, Rev. J. C.  2-24-1868  11-24-1901
Elliott, Joseph Andrew  11-21-1874  11-20-1964
Elliott, Lillie Jane  2-14-1878  8-12-1946
Emery, Eugen Franklin  3-4-1913  6-28-1936
Emery, Ollie E.   1884 1959  Mother
Emery, Walter Lee  6-26-1875  12-20-1932  S/W In Mem of Father Bur Weslaco
Emery, Robert Henton  12-16-1906  11-26-1993  S/W In Mem of Son Bur Crowell 
Emery, Odus D.  11-21-1908  2-10-1982  S/W In Mem of Son Bur Weslaco
Emery, Joe W.   8-20-1902 10-8-1952  S/W Father
Emery, Mildred S.  6-21-1917   11-5-1992 Mother
Eppes, Ruby Estelle  3-25-1887  1-9-1913
Escobedo, Pomposa   6-3-1901 1-5-1988  S/W
Escobedo, Maria Cruz  5-3-1912  12-17-1994
Ferguson, Virgil T.   1884 1958
Ferguson, Mable C.   1890 1974
Ferguson, Merton  9-25-1915   10-12-1991 Pfc US Army AC WWII
Ferguson, Lloyd L.  3-10-1919  S/W Mother
Ferguson, Melvin H.  1-19-1915  5-2-1991  Father Pvt US Army WWII
Finnigan, T. J.   9-13-1920 7-27-1975
Flores, Jesusa D.  5-16-1890  5-8-1981  S/W
Flores, Jesus M.  12-24-1884  12-12-1948
Forester, Josephine Davis 1836 1929
Franklin, Mrs. B. O.  2-27-1879  6-18-1919
Fuentes, Jesusita P.   4-6-1922 1-3-1974
Fuentes, Cornelio Mares 

 

12-28-1959 

 

6-28-1980 

 

PFC US Army

 

Gaitan, Guillermo O.   6-25-1926 7-25-1978  S/W
Gaitan, Santos V.  3-12-1856  12-10-1974
Gaitan, B. Sen   1882 1938
Garcia, Elis Erica    1981 1982
Garrett, D. D.  1900  1974
Garrett, Ruby May Welch 1902 1947
Garrett, Taylor Lavelle  8-10-1902  5-7-1957  S/W
Garrett, Virgie Frances  1-10-1906  1-13-1995
Garrett, Robert Arch  2-13-1874  9-3-1967  S/W
Garrett, Nannie E.  3-25-1885  6-28-1950
Gober, LJean McEntire  1919  1977
Godwin, Mrs. M. E.   1870 1951
Gonzales, March B.  7-5-1942   10-25-1980 S/W
Gonzales, Carolyn R.  9-9-1942
Gonzalez, Nicanor   1-10-1874 7-25-1946
Gonzalez, Eulalia B.  2-12-1898  6-31-1980
Gonzalez, Mary  11-3-1917  5-24-1974
Grey, Carol Ruth   1934 1968
Guimaan?, Fannie D. Better No Date No Date
Gutierrez, Michael, Jr. 

 

1-12-1972 

 

3-29-1995 

 

PNSN US Navy Persian Gulf

 

Hennigan, Harvey Leon   1-2-1994 3-18-1994
Hernandez, Gualdalupe F. 5-8-1936 9-12-1994
Hernandez, Raul F.  12-29-1962 10-3-1982 Son
Herring, Susan R.    12-17-1864 11-2-1946 S/W
Herring, Duke M. 

 

4-19-1862 

 

2-1-1941

 

Jackson, Katherine 1-13-1852 4-26-1913 Wife of W. A.
Jackson, Jennie 1-18-1870 4-3-1904 Wife of J. A.
Johnson, J. D. 

 

1852 

 

1926

 

Kellis, Ames Nicholas  4-20-1826  7-5-1927  S/W Father
Kellis, Rachel Elizabeth   7-14-1830  2-12-1929 Mother
Kellis, William F.   1855 1945  S/W
Kellis, Nannie B.   1860 1954
Kelso, Karen King   1941 1978
King, Lila Smith  1-8-1918  10-23-1995
King, Walter F.   12-13-1911 10-14-1983
King, Infant    5-24-1938 5-24-1938 Son of Walter & Lila
King, Gladys   10-23-1909 5-15-1911
King, Lucy  1873  1955
King, S. M.  1872  1942
King, Bessie Ruth   2-19-1900  8-8-1991
King, James Robert   1-22-1931 7-31-1949
King, Riley James   7-26-1905 7-8-1980
King, Audrey Johnson  1-8-1911  12-7-1989
King, M.Sgt Robert C.   4-12-1915 2-26-1945  In Mem of Bur Ft. McKinley US Mil Cem Manila, Philippine Islands 
Kiser, J. T. (Jake)    2-23-1914 6-22-1989 S/W
Kiser, Ruth Lanham  9-19-1924  12-8-1979
Knight, Mamie    1875 1942 S/W
Knight, Hallie  1862  1912
Knight, Hal M.    1897 1969 S/W
Knight, Ann S.  

 

1901

 

1980

 

Lambert, Louise Pate  8-30-1930  8-23-1992
Lane, Caroline Ann Files  2-3-1839   10-4-1925 S/W
Lane, John R.   4-15-1847 6-28-1930
Lane, O. L.   7-7-?? 9-23-??  Sandstone faded
Littlefield, Frances E.  1925  1927
Longoria, Gabrel    1900 1971 S/W
Longoria, Consuelo   1908 1948
Longoria, Jose R.    1855 1958 S/W
Longoria, Nestora G.   1887 1983
Longshore, J. O.   1874 1945
Longshore, Celia E.   1875 1961
Lowe, Vida Fortson   1876 1952
Lowe, Robert Lee   1869 1937
Lowe, Roland Leslie    8-31-1906 11-17-1988 S/W
Lowe, Dorothy Faye Hayes

 

11-5-1913

 

Mar. 7-16-1933

 

Martinez, Seferino P.  9-18-1933  S/W
Martinez, Mary M.  3-25-1938
Martinez, Eddie M.  1-3-1964  9-22-1986
Mathis, John M.  1-5-1857  3-16-1932  S/W Father
Mathis, Triphene E.    12-7-1860 7-7-1932 Mother
Mathis, J. T.    4-5-1906 4-19-1907 Son of J. M. & T. E.
McCann, Mary Emery  3-11-1920  In Mem of Dau Bur Hanover, VA
McEntire, Billie Edwin   12-18-1930 5-27-1944
McEntire, Mary Ann  9-11-1986  2-8-1987
McEntire, Ewing Fowler   7-2-1926 5-5-1973 
McEntire, Jas. H.   1897 1937
McEntire, Sudie R.   1895 1973
McEntire, Edwin Fowler  2-2-1895  4-22-1979
McEntire, Mary Tom  7-3-1902  8-17-1984
McGibany, Alta Longshore 1912 1976
Mendez, Juan M.  1-24-1922  6-22-1983  S/W PFC US Army WWII
Mendez, Eulalia E.  12-14-1925 
Mendina, Gila P.   1918 1949
Medina, Joaquin    1905 1973
Medina, Augustina   8-18-1874 4-23-1948
Medina, Andrew, Sr.   1881 1938
Medina, Sra Maria   1893 1964
Merrell, Albert L.    1880 1961 S/W Father
Merrell, Tennie C.    1891 1980 Mother
Merrell, Albert L.  1-15-1921  1-17-1922  Son of Mr. & Mrs. A. L.
Merrell, W. A.   1879 1954
Merrell, Leldon Carroll  3-8-1922  1-18-1928
Merrell, Henry F.   8-23-1888  3-7-1966 S/W
Merrell, Jeffie L.     5-18-1896 2-12-1973 Mar. 12-28-1915
Miller, Prudence  12-6-1817  9-5-1901
Milligan, Frank B.    2-7-1896 4-7-1971 S/W
Milligan, Margie S.  5-3-1902  1-13-1978
Mireles, Pablo E.  6-15-1929  S/W
Mireles, Petra B.  6-29-1925  8-7-1990  Mar. 9-13-1950
Mitchel, James Eallie    9-7-1904 6-11-1985 S/W
Mitchel, Eula B. Long  8-15-1906  2-20-1987  Mar. 10-14-1923
Mitchell, Joseph L.   1842 1928
Mitchell, Joe Raymond  11-8-1936  10-17-1939
Mogford?, Baby Ruth   2-7-1923 2-28-1923
Mogford, Thomas J.  3-12-1888   8-3-1925 WOW
Montez, Sesilio U.   1886 1984
Morgan, Samuel Henton   2-18-1940 2-18-1940
Morgan, Barney  6-1-1905  5-23-1933
Morrow, J. F.   5-30-1859 3-1-1944
Morrow, Lea B.  12-11-1892  3-21-1911  Son of J. F. & L. M.
Morrow, Infant  1-24-1902  1-24-1902  Dau of J. F. & M. W.
Morrow, May   7-26-1872 1-28-1902  Wife of J. F.
Morrow, Mrs. L. A.  1-30-1824  3-12-1902
Mullins, Orvel E.  10-28-1908  8-15-1992  S/W Mar. 12-30-1956
Mullins, Lula Mae (Cole)

   

6-16-1915

 

7-4-1994

 

"Babe"

 

Neel, Alvin Lloyd  3-17-1954  3-17-1954  Son of Mr. & Mrs. O. E.
Neill, Winnie Mae Davis  12-23-1891  6-8-1975
Nelson, W. S.  1877  1922
Nelson, Ora Sue   1879 1956
Noble, Davis D. 

 

4-30-1963 

 

5-4-1979

 

Ortega, Urbano M.    2-12-1914 11-29-1975 S/W Daddy
Ortega, Elizabeth L.  7-4-1915
Ortega, Margarito   

 

1943

 

1989

 

"Mote"

 

Pate, Charlie C.  12-12-1927
Pate, J. M. (Jim)   12-19-1899 12-5-1984
Philips, John W.    1868 1955 S/W Father
Philips, E. Josephine   1874 1933  Mother
Phillips, Wayne  12-5-1895  8-23-1935
Phillips, Leo Viron   1920 1976  Cpl USMC
Potts, Eldon (Tiny)   7-5-1907  9-14-1987 S/W
Potts, Ruby Asbill Gruny  9-21-1917  Mar. 8-20-1966
Purvis, John H.  9-29-1875  2-24-1947  S/W
Purvis, Rosa  

 

9-29-1890

 

3-3-1980

 

R. R.  No Date  No Date
Ramsey, Estelle   1907 1937  Daughter
Ramsey, J. Franklin    1862 1942 S/W
Ramsey, Lillian E.   1873 1944
Ramsey, Modelle  4-8-1901  7-13-1902  Dau of J. F. & L. E.
Ratliff, Ina Anne  7-31-1919  8-23-1974
Ratliff, Presly Arch  1-29-1883  1-24-1925
Ratliff, Jennie Polk  8-11-1882  3-13-1963
Ray, Bessie Emery   6-3-1905 3-14-1945  In Mem of Dau B. Abernathy
Revell, Trinon   5-6-1996 Obit
Reynolds, Christopher C.   1870 1955  S/W
Reynolds, Willie E.   1872 1955
Reynolds, Robert T.   1908 1984
Ritter, Dan   1892  1967 S/W
Ritter, Edna   No Date No Date
Roberts, Elbert M.   11-24-1894  7-6-1966 TX Pfc US Army WWI
Roberts, Hattie    1872 1907 Mother
Roberts, Isaac S.    11-3-1866 9-30-1914 WOW
Robinson, Retha White  10-6-1922  11-28-1987
Rodriguez, Vincent B.  1-22-1924  4-20-1993
Rodriguez, Steven B.  10-25-1963  1-28-1976
Rodriguez, Manuel David  6-27-1992  12-20-1992  Nino Son of Mike & Araceli
Rodriguez, Ricardo Medina 1946 1971
Rodriguez, Raul M.  2-10-1916   4-12-1977 S/W Father
Rodriguez, Julia M.  7-18-1922  Mother Mar. 4-15-1939
Rodriguez, Doroteo M.   11-20-1968 12-21-1986
Rodriguez, Pedro A.  3-17-1977  3-7-1998
Rodriguez, Hilaro Barrea 7-12-1917 7-18-1997 Obit
Rodriquez, Ambrosio M.   1905 1988
Rodriquez, Sotero Tomyo 1959 1973  S/W
Rodriquez, Antonio M.   1952 1979  "Tony" 
Rodriquez, Jesus Montez 5-12-1912 4-10-1971 PFC US Army WWII
Romo, Rev. Santos, Sr.

 

1856

 

1930

 

Sampson, Winnie  1-5-1901  5-25-1901  Dau of W. M. & Ada
Sanchez, Samuel G.  2-12-1899   4-5-1981 S/W
Sanchez, Teodosita L.  8-15-1909  1-8-1997  Mar. 6-29-1929
Scharnberg, George F.  7-12-1880  2-21-1911
Scharnberg, George   3-3-1841 2-23-1911
Scharnberg, Erna   7-20-1884 3-9-1918
Schofield, Eula P.   1881 1901
Sedillo, Baldemar M.    3-27-1928 7-18-1993 S/W
Sedillo, Celia M.  5-19-1929  Mar. 11-28-1948
Shaffer, Edison L.   1879 1954
Simmons, J. Paul  6-29-1917
Slaton, G. B.  1853  1937
Slaton, Mary Emma   1859 1935
Slaton, Eva  1888  1936
Slaton, Eula F.   1890 1978
Southlee, Tommy   7-1-1914 3-8-1928
Staggs, Lester    10-9-1909 7-3-1910 Son of Mr. & Mrs. E. M.
Stidham, Evaline  8-4-1822  3-8-1901
Strickland, Luedell Purvis   1908 1947
Strickland, Garland Vernon

 

1906 

 

1963

 

Thompson, John Shuttleworth 2-16-1879 2-3-1971
Thompson, H. Brown   7-16-1887 4-23-1945
Thompson, J. F.   1850 1932
Thompson, Eliza    1853 1949
Trammel, Jan   1962 2000
Tulk, J. D.  

 

6-3-1898

 

5-5-1901

 

Vaughan, Pat Clyde   1905 1916
Venzor, Angel    1988 1988
Verastegui, Mauro  1-15-1955  7-30-1982
Virden, James M. 

 

5-4-1874 

 

11-2-1906 

 

Son of B. F. & Nancy

 

Watts, Hellen Earlene   10-1-1921 10-6-1925  Dau of E. J. & N. B.
Weidermann, Mary  9-29-1832  3-23-1915
Welch, Sarah E.   1871 1949  S/W Mother
Welch, William Gray  1868  1938  Father
Welch, Lena M.    1879 1970 S/W
Welch, John R.   1875 1962
Welch, Jennie W.    1906 1984 S/W
Welch, Winnie Fay    1898 1928 S/W
Welch, Charles Owens   1896 1977
Weldy, Ethel    1-20-1901 8-13-1907 Dau of W. P. & M. A.
Westbrook, J. B.  No Date   10-15-1912 Pvt 19 ALA Inf CSA
Westbrook, Mrs. J. B.  7-22-1859  11-5-1912
Whit??, ???  No Date  No Date
White, Arthur   3-8-1899 1-8-1901  Son of L. B. & M. A.
White, Lindsey  8-13-1896  11-3-1901  Son of L. B. & M. A.
White, Jerry   10-14-1894 10-21-1901  Son of L. B. & M. A.
Williams, W. E.   4-8-1868 4-7-1917
Williamson, C. S.  

 

1880

 

1926

 

???, Baby   No Date No Date
1 Unmarked
1 Unmarked
1 Unmarked
1 Unmarked
1 Unmarked
1 Unmarked


Return to Cemeteries Page

Return to Main Page

Return to Texas AHGP

Return to AHGP