Headstone photo's

The following is a listing of various headstone photos we have been able to collect,

and can provide as email attachments.

If you have any good photos of stones you would like to have included,

please send a scanned photo as an email attachment.

If it is good, we will include it in the listing.

Some links from our friends over in Menard Cty., Il., Courtesy of Jeanie Lowe

Menard Cty., Il. general cemetary directory

Menard Cty., Il. Alkire Cemetary

Sugar Grove, Menard Cty., Il. Cemetary

Blane Cemetary, Menard Cty., Il.

Rose Hills Cemetary, Menard Cty., Il.

Union Methodist Cememtery, Ohio

Also known as: Briggsdale Cemetery & Union Church Cemetery

Blane Cemetery, Greenveiw, Menard Co., Il.

Rev. John Alkire (1759 - Oct. 1, 1836)

Susan (1768 - July 12, 1832)

George Blane (1799 - Jan. 18, 1861)

Mary Madeline Alkire Blane (1803 - April 18, 1871)

Arminda J. (1828 - Sep. 26, 1853)

Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Cal.

Charles E. Alkire "Dad" 1862 - 1943

Donald Clark Alkire "S1" US Navy, WW II, 1/25/1927 - 7/7/1984

Ceola M. Alkire "Beloved mother of three sons", 8/10/1897 - 8/9/1995

Lola Flinn "Our Beloved", 1884 - 1989

Henry S. Alkire "Rest, Sweet Rest", 1871 - 1953

Anna W. Alkire "Rest, Sweet Rest", 1872 - 1951

Faye A. Love "John 3:16", 1899 - 1956

Merl E. Alkire "Beloved Husband & Father", 1897 - 1965

Lillian J. Alkire "Beloved Wife & Mother", 1902 - 1975

Ralph Merl Alkire "California Cpl. 211 Base Unit AAF, WW II", 4/4/1923 - 12/8/1965

Mollie S. Alkire "Mother", 1867 - 1951

Markers in Pomona Valley Cemetery, Pomona, L.A. Co., Cal.

Amanda (Alkire) Whipp Olds, May 19, 1815 - June 22, 1895

William D. Alkire, March 8, 1860 - March 15, 1916

Markers in Pleasant Cemetery, Pickaway & Madison County, Ohio

Corban & Clara Alkire, 1863 - 1944 / 1868 - 1942

Charles F. Alkire, 1860 - 1953

Tully S. & Elizabeth M. Alkire, 1866 - 1939 / 1864 - 1931

A. Scott & Flora M. Alkire, 1861 - 1953 / 1864 - 1944

Florence Alkire, Dau. of A.S. & F.A., 1899 - 1970

A. Ross & Generva S. Alkire, 1889 - 1974 / 1895 - 1973

William Harvey & Sierra Nevada Beatty Alkire, 1857 - 1948 / 1858 - 1943

Floyd S. Alkire, son of W.H. & S.N., 1888 - 1963

Dorothea J. Alkire, (dau. of Charles & Lena F. Michel Judy) 1900 - 1984

Christopher Dale, s/o B.D. & Juanita Alkire Martin, 1951

Arlyne (Nicki) Alkire (wife of A. Ross, Jr.; b. 1920) 1921 - 1993

Arlyne military marker; "ENS, USNavy, WWII" Nov 13 1921 - Aug 7 1993

Abraham Clyde "Pvt., Ohio 235 Ambulance Co., WWI" Sep 12 1886 - Feb 4 1959

Miriam Augusta Alkire, w/o Abraham Clyde, June 9 1894 - May 25 1977

Maude Loofbourrow Alkire 1877 - 1922

Jack Smith & Anne Raether Alkire 1915 - 1997 / 1917 - 1985

John A. Alkire, "Corp'l, Co. "D", 114 Ohio Inf." Nov 16 1839 - Dec 22 1898

Catherine L. Alkire 1862 - 1961

Robert M. & Harriet T. Alkire 1820 - 1911 / 1832 - 1921

Edward W. & Adale R. Alkire 1864 - 1941 / 1866 - 1948

(Large Monument for A.R. & Mary J. Alkire)

A.R. Alkire, b. Feb 27 1830 Died Feb 12 1902 aged 71y11m5d

Mary J. (his wife) b Feb 22 1829 died Oct 10 1886 aged 47y7m18d

Margaret Alkire 1870 - 1952

Dora Alkire 1873 - 1945

Charles W. & Margaret Ann Alkire 1865 - 1937 / 1863 - 1936

Frank Alkire 1875 - 1960

Raymond Gail Alkire, "Sgt, USMC, Korea" b. Mar 16 1931 - Jan 25 1980

Shelton C. & Nellie A. Alkire 1897 - 1971 / 1898 -1983

William H. Alkire, died Sept. 20 1894, aged 74 yrs.

George W. & Kate S. Alkire 1833 - 1922 / 1843 - 1918

Isaac Alkire, died May 16 1877, aged 87y7m4ds

Mary, w/o Isaac, died Nov 14 1882, aged 89y10m4ds

Robert Tanner Alkire Sep 5 1919 - Apr 6 1982

Rife T. & Margaret C. Alkire, 1886 - 1970 / 1889 - 1961

Cora Hazel Alkire 1892 - 1935

George H. & Clara M. Alkire, 1862 - 1942 / 1862 - 1928

George W. Reid 1841 - 1897; Elizabeth Alkire (his wife) 1845 - 1929,

& Hannah May Reid 1882 - 1883

(VERY large monument for H.G.C. Alkire & Elizabeth)

H.G.C. Alkire b. May 25 1807 - d. July 23 1863

Elizabeth b. Nov 3 1812 - d. July 14 1874

Children of H.G.C. & Harriet:

Talitha A. Alkire died Sep 4 1863, aged 2 days

Jerome J. Alkire died Oct 2 1863, aged 6y2m8d

Ivera E. Alkire died Jan 22 1864, aged 1y11m7d

(Other related families)

Peter (1853 - 1925) & Margaret Smith Harness (1853 - 1921)

William (1879 - 1955) & Caroline Harness (1884 - 1955)

Elza R. (1880 - 1955) & Marietta M. Hurst (1895 - 1974)  (Great Love Lives On)

Radley (1844 - 1915) & Kathryn Tanner Shockley (1844 - 1925) 

Tanner - Alkire Cemetery, Pickaway Cty., Ohio

Harvey Tanner d. Dec 18 1865, aged 60(?) years, stone worn

Esther Ann, wife of Harvey Tanner, d. Aug ? 1864(?) (stone worn)

aged 53y?m20ds

Magdalene Neff d. July 22 1828 aged 18y1m18ds

Courtney Tanner died Aug 21 1824 in the 50th year of his age.

Eliza Jane, Dau. of E. & M. Tanner, died Aug 24 1843(?)(could be 13) aged 11m10ds

John Wm. Tanner died Dec 11(?) 1842

Hannah Douglas d. 1814 aged 67 yrs.

William H. Alkire d. Mar 11 1847

James C.(or O.) Davis d. Sep 9 1846

Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Leazenby, b. Sep 25 1794 d. Oct 2 1879

Harmonas Alkire d. Nov 19 1840 in the 14th year of his -----

M. H. Alkire d. Dec 27 1846

David Alkire d. Jan 27 1840 aged 2m15ds

Ida E. Alkire, dau. of A. & ? Alkire, d. Dec 15 1859

Springlawn Cemetery, Williamsport, Pickaway Cty., Ohio

Franklin D. Alkire June 9 1860 - Feb 21 1932

Laura Davis Alkire Dec 3 1858 - June 8 1943

Harry F. Alkire (1862 - 1937) & Melissa A. (1865 - 1941)

Herschel E. Alkire (1st Lt., 143 Inf., 36 Div. WWI)

Nov 12 1893 - July 19 1948

Benjamin Franklin Alkire (1818 - 1891) & Mary M. Darr (1834 - 1864)

Catherine Hurst, July 11 1830 - Jan 6 1892 (W/of Geo Hurst)

George W. Hurst, M.D., Capt., Co "K" 114 O.V.I., 5/11/1825 - 6/28/1886

Isaac C. Hornbeck, (July 5 1818 - Dec 18 1896) & Elizabeth (Jan 1 1809 - July 17 1883)

Cyrus (d. Dec 26 1886, ae. 68y24ds) & Jane Hornbeck, (d. Feb 5 1891, ae. 71y3m27ds)

B. F. Hornbeck 1840 - 1923

Oliver B. Hornbeck Sep 9 1854 - Jan 27 1908

Mary E. Hornbeck (w/o Oliver) Nov 17 1860 - Apr 19 1920

J. B. Hornbeck 1850 - 1915

Theresa E. Hornbeck 1850 -1915

James M. Hornbeck d. Oct 18 1874, aged 28y6m22ds

Mary, (w/o James) d. Aug 25 1873, aged 23y7m16ds

Simon H. Phebus d. Sep 25 1881 aged 55y2m7ds

Mary E., (w/of Simon) d. Apr 22 1893, aged 55 ys.

David C. Phebus Jan 7 1829 - Mar 16 1897

William C. Phebus (1874 - 1959) & Ella Shaeffer (1875 - 1959)

Rezin W. Phebus Dec 19 1851 - July 3 1910 & wife:

Ora I. Phebus Apr 4 1851 - Mar 15 1934

Luther B. Phebus (1843 - 1914) & Emily Cave (1845 - 1925)

Emily P. Phebus Jan 15 1890 - Mar 17 1898

Cavalry Cemetery, Mitchell, Davison Cty., S.D. *

Bert Chauncey Alkire (10/31/1879 - 1/23/1950)

Carrie Mae (Walker) Alkire (8/26/1884 - 3/16/1935)

Ruth Elaine Alkire (2/26/1928 - 4/30/1931) (hit by auto)(dau. of Burrell & Gertrude (Schuster)

Mount Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.

Burrell E. Alkire (1905 - 1961)

Gertrude M. (Schuster) Alkire (1907 - 1975)

Rural Hill Cemetery, Northville, Mi. *

Gladys M. Alkire (1916 - 12/1999) (wife)

Olen B. Alkire (2/25/1914 - 10/8/1992) (husband)

Cavalry Cemetery, St. James, MN. *

Donna F. (Alkire) Sandmeyer (12/21/1938 - 7/29/1988)

Jeffery J. Sandmeyer (4/11/1956 - 6/4/1956) (s/o Donna)

* = submitted by Kathy Noren

Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio

Abraham Lincoln Alkire (9/10/1868 - 2/17/1943)

Mary Jane (Mollie) {Hughes} Alkire ( 8/21/1868 - 5/23/1933)

submitted by Pam Zeirott

Los Angeles National Cemetery (Military) 950 S. Sepulvada Blvd. L.A., Ca.

Archless Alkire (6/12/1868 - 12/1/1945) (Musician, 21st Inf.)

Michael John Alkire (3/10/1909) (1st Lt., Co. "E", 1st O.V.C.)

Ralph M. Alkire (11/21/1938) (Oklahoma, PFC, US Army)

Thomas R. Alkire (5/29/1976) (cannot find stone, or section. Assume cremated, & plaque

for memorial marker)

Braxton Cty., W.Va. Green Hill area

David Alkire (12/12/1868, æ. 78 ys., 5 ms.)

Rachel Alkire (w/of David; 1/17/1883, æ. 89 ys., 10 ms., 11 dys.)

Submitted by Larry ?, via Pam Zierott)

Kelly Cemetery, Columbus Twnshp., Johnson Cty., Mo. (Section 10, T47, R27)

Elzera F. Alkire (1851 - 1948)

Peter Alkire (1850 - 1917)

Submitted by Virginia Parker