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Sunny Slope Cemetery
This is a one acre plat of property donated by W.E. "Bill" Hunter to the Catron County Board of Education for the use by the community for a school and cemetery, for the consideration of $1. It is located on Sect20, 4N, 14W which is almost exactly in the middle of Sect 20. It was later owned by Virgil Sage. The data here is from information provided by: Jimmy, Mickey, & Lionel Simpson; Jim, Karla, & Joshua Brannan; Anne & Chayanne Facoman and from Kathryn McKee-Roberts book, "From Dust to Dust." Transcribed by Pat Bennett, November of 2007


Name Dates / Notations
BAKER, Albert  No dates
Bare Headstone
BRANDON, Avice L. 12 Jan 1896 / 20 Apr 1952
BRANDON, Vavial  Apr 1918 (Dau. of Mardie & Avice) Asleep in Jesus
FATHREE, D. L.  22 Mar 1929 / 8 May 1932
FATHREE, J. B.   26 Nov 1900 / 24 Mar 1982
FATHREE, M. J.  7 Jul 1874 / 14 Mar 1934
FATHREE, Viola Frances  Aug 1907/18 July 1988
FATHREE, W. H.   5 Nov 1870 / 21 Aug 1955
HARDIN, James W.  1873 / 1932
HARVEY, Elsie June Fatheree  28 Jun 1939 / 28 Oct 1989 Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Friem
KEITHLEY, J. M.  H Aug 1862 / 8 Jun 1934
KOGER, Frank  10 Nov 1909 / 21 Mar 1959 Pvt. 353 Bomb S2 AAF World War II
KOGER, James E.   5 Jul 1868 / 13 May 1958
KOGER, Marvin A.  2000
KOGER, Mary A.  11 Nov 1882 / 30 Dec 1962
KOGER, Thomas  5 Jan 1905 / 15 Feb 1937
PANNEL, 0. W.  1922 / 1932
POTTER, Joe C.  22 May 1856 / Aug 193 8
SCHULTZ, Mrs Sam and baby girl  No dates
SIMPSON, Eva Zelma Fatheree  23 Apr 1931 /11 Jan 1991 Precious Wife, Devoted Mother, Grandmother, Wonderful Friend
TUCKER, Nancy M.  1860 / 1929 Beloved Mother
VAUGHAN, Tomme Dee May 1934 / 4 Sep 1934
WARD, Lucy J. Fatheree  15 Sep 1934 / 17 Apr 1995
WHITLEY, Annie Sara "Ma"   19 Jul 1871 / 28 Apr 1965 Wife and Mother
WHITLEY, Charles C.  1 Dec 1871 / 28 Jan 1932  A precious one from us has gone, A voice we love
is still, A place is vacant in our home. Which can never be filled.
WOODWARD, Mrs  No dates

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