Dear Lois, I apologize for not being able to respond to your email earlier, it is Spring/Easter Break and we have been out of town. It's possible that the other people that you tried to contact were also unavailable to respond to your questions as quickly as you would have liked, however what I received from you was dated a week ago, not 3 weeks ago. The information that I transcribed on Sawyer Cemetery was sent to me by Bert Fowler. They were photocopies of a typewritten cemetery census. I did not see the actual stones. Some of the question marks that are used in the transcription are there because I could not read that photocopy that was sent, some of the letters were cut off when photocopied. The information that is given online with the transcribed census info for Sawyer Cemetery says the following: "Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Wade and their daughter-in-law Ophelia Richardson Wade copied this cemetery on October 1, 1968." I must also apologize for not being able to help with info on the condition of the cemetery itself. Like you, I, too, am researching from afar. I live in Washington and have never even been to Mississippi County myself. Maybe someone else on the list that is local will know something about the current condition/accessiblity of the cemetery or directions to it. However, the information that is given online with the transribed info for Sawyer Cemetery says: "SAWYER CEMETERY Located in the Southeast part of Blytheville, AR on Ruddle Road, this cemetery had been abandoned had overgrown with bushes and briars. In the 1940's a group of people cleaned it up and hauled away all of the broken stones leaving several concrete bases that are still scattered throughout the cemetery. The following is a partial list of some of the inscriptions from the stones that still remain in the cemetery. Several stones are laying face down and in bad condition. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Wade and their daughter-in-law Ophelia Richardson Wade copied this cemetery on October 1, 1968." I hope this helps. Good luck in your search. Cheryl Cummings charles carmack wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I am a NEW subscriber! Could anyone tell me where the Sawyer Cemetery is > located in Blytheville, AR? Also, are the stones still there? Is it easily > accessible? We have recently discovered we have a gr grandmother buried > there. Would very much like to visit the cemetery. > > I have tried for about three weeks to find this info. I have emailed a > Cheryl Cummings, and 2 Fowler women, and a man (forgot his name), but NO > RESPONSE. They had something to do with the Sawyer posting on the > Mississippi Cemetery sight. Cheryl Cummings transcribed the records for the > Sawyer Cemetery in 1999. I don't know if she transcribed the readings from > the actual stones or from another source. > > Could someone please help with info on the Sawyer Cemetery? > > Regards, > Lois Carmack

I am doing research on the Hector family of Mississippi County Arkansas. I have received some emails from you. I sent by email my info on the Hector and LaFerney families. Do you have any more info that you could share. Eugene C Goodwin ===== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Cummings" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 1:14 AM Subject: [ARMISSIS] RE: Sawyer Cemetery > Dear Lois, > I apologize for not being able to respond to your email earlier, it is > Spring/Easter Break and we have been out of town. It's possible that > the other people that you tried to contact were also unavailable to > respond to your questions as quickly as you would have liked, however > what I received from you was dated a week ago, not 3 weeks ago. > > The information that I transcribed on Sawyer Cemetery was sent to me by > Bert Fowler. They were photocopies of a typewritten cemetery census. I > did not see the actual stones. Some of the question marks that are used > in the transcription are there because I could not read that photocopy > that was sent, some of the letters were cut off when photocopied. The > information that is given online with the transcribed census info for > Sawyer Cemetery says the following: > > "Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Wade and their daughter-in-law Ophelia Richardson Wade > copied this cemetery on October 1, 1968." > > I must also apologize for not being able to help with info on the > condition of the cemetery itself. Like you, I, too, am researching > from afar. I live in Washington and have never even been to Mississippi > County myself. Maybe someone else on the list that is local will know > something about the current > condition/accessiblity of the cemetery or directions to it. However, > the information that is given online with the transribed info for Sawyer > Cemetery says: > > "SAWYER CEMETERY > Located in the Southeast part of Blytheville, AR on Ruddle Road, this > cemetery had been abandoned had overgrown with bushes and briars. In > the 1940's a group of people cleaned it up and hauled away all of the > broken stones leaving several concrete bases that are still scattered > throughout the cemetery. The following is a partial list of some of the > inscriptions from the stones that still remain in the cemetery. Several > stones are laying face down and in bad condition. Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Wade > and their daughter-in-law Ophelia Richardson Wade copied this cemetery > on October 1, 1968." > > I hope this helps. Good luck in your search. > > Cheryl Cummings > > > > charles carmack wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I am a NEW subscriber! Could anyone tell me where the Sawyer Cemetery > is > > located in Blytheville, AR? Also, are the stones still there? Is it > easily > > accessible? We have recently discovered we have a gr grandmother > buried > > there. Would very much like to visit the cemetery. > > > > I have tried for about three weeks to find this info. I have emailed a > > > Cheryl Cummings, and 2 Fowler women, and a man (forgot his name), but > NO > > RESPONSE. They had something to do with the Sawyer posting on the > > Mississippi Cemetery sight. Cheryl Cummings transcribed the records > for the > > Sawyer Cemetery in 1999. I don't know if she transcribed the readings > from > > the actual stones or from another source. > > > > Could someone please help with info on the Sawyer Cemetery? > > > > Regards, > > Lois Carmack > > > > > > > > > > ==== ARMISSIS Mailing List ==== > Helpful Hint: Type just the surname(s) within your message in all caps! > >