Tema Cemetery, Sumter County, Florida

The Tema Cemetery was established in 1882.  It contains many homemade
stones and slabs.  It is neatly mowed and well maintained.  There is no
fence. 
There are several graves marked only by Funeral Home markers, some of
which are not readable.  There are signs of unmarked graves, and
unreadable stones, as well as "reserved family plots" marked with
corner stones..

Some dates shown were obtained from Purcell’s Funeral Home, Bushnell.

*Data on veterans listed on the WPA list was added.


ACKETT, Camilla T., b. Aug 10 1923, d. Dec 13 1981
ADAMS, Baby, Marble stone and slab
ADAMS, Ruth Owens, b. Jul 31 1902, d. Jul 8 1938,Double stone and slab with Vander
ADAMS, Vander, b. Apr 21 1887, d. Jul 8 1938,Double stone and slab with Ruth Owens
ADAMS, Woodrow, b. May 27 1925, d. Sep 24 1973,Marble stone and slab
ADKINS, Louisa, b. 1905, d. 1956, Funeral Home Marker
ALLIGOOD, Sammy, b. Dec 20 1946, d. Feb 18 1950, marble marker
ARMOURS, Alonzo Zelotes, b. 1829, d. 1908
ARNOLD, Agnes F., b. Dec 31 1914, d. Dec 5 1974, Double stone with Charlie F.
ARNOLD, Charlie F., b. May 30 1908, d. Mar 5 1979, Double stone with Agnes F.
AUSTIN, Roy Dee, b. Dec 1 1961, d. Jul 2 1998, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
AUSTIN, Willard F., b. 1908, d. 1981, Harden Funeral Home marker only

BALLARD, Carrie Estelle, b. Oct 17 1890, d. Sep 16 1963, Double stone with John Curtis
BALLARD, James, b. Oct 16 1901, d. Sep 5 1972
BALLARD, John Curtis, b. Feb 22 1900, d. Jun 30 1971, Double stone with Carrie Estelle
BALLARD, Lizzie, b. Apr 19 1900, d. Dec 18 1968
BALLARD, William E., b. Jan 2 1927, d. Sep 26 1988, Marble slab
BARNES, Aubrey Edward, b. Nov 29 1914, d. Nov 10 1979
BARNETT, John F., b. May 12 1878, d. Oct 18 1884, son of J.N. & Julia A.
BARRON, Joseph B.*, b. 1826, d. 1912, Pvt, Co B 23rd AL Inf, CSA, grave 2, no marker
BARRON, Louis A.*, b. 1891, d. 1937, Pvt, US Gen Hosp #6, WWI, grave 3, no marker
BEVILLE, Hattie Crum, b. Sep 21 1874, d. Dec 24 1928, wife of T. Sutton
BEVILLE, T. Sutton, b. Apr 2 1867, d. Sep 19 1948, Concrete crypt
BLACKMAN, Nancy, b. Jun 7 1861, d. Jun 7 1887, rounded slab in family plot
BOYETTE, W.R. "Ricky", b. Oct 9 1961, d. Jun 16 1991
BRAXTON, Aubrey Jr., d. May 8 1944
BROWN, Hubert L., b. Jun 3 1908, d. Dec 18 1980, SSgt USArmy, WW II
BULLOCK, Jewell Veasey, b. 1920, d. 1994, Mother
BURK, Lea Anne, d. 1967
BURKE, Bobby, b. Apr 28 1939, d. Jul 21 1939, Double stone with Dolly; slb
BURKE, Dolly, b. Apr 28 1939, d. Apr 29 1939, Double stone with Bobby; slab
BURKE, Rebecca Irene, b. Mar 26 1874, d. Feb 5 1941, Double stone w/William Lee; slab; Front L corner
BURKE, William Lee, b. Sep 8 1873, d. Mar 31 1940, Double stone with Rebeccs Irene; slab

CHAMBLISS, Infants, Concrete slab next to County Road
CHASTAIN, Charle Walter, b. Feb 10 1879, d. Mar 4 1928, Father
CHASTAIN, Kizzie, b. Jul 3 1875, d. Mar 26 1944, Mother
CISNEROS, Manuel, b. Jun 17 1913, d. Oct 11 1988, Right rear corner of cemetery
CONLEY, John F., d. Aug 12 1896, son of J & M; age 3 y 6 mo; in family plot
CONLEY, John, b. 1851, d. 1902,age 51y; rounded slab in family plot
CRUM, Blanche Carlton, b. Jan 17 1913, Double stone with Wilbur Ernest
CRUM, Charlie E., b. Nov 20 1887, d. Jan 26 1946,M arble slab
CRUM, Douglas L., b. Sep 29 1903, d. Mar 10 1913, Concrete marker and slab
CRUM, Esther B., b. 1882, d. 1966, Marble on concrete slab
CRUM, Frink L., b. Mar 3 1911, d. Oct 17 1911, Concrete marker and slab
CRUM, Laura E., b. May 6 1875, d. Oct 25 1882, daughter of T.L. & M.J.
CRUM, Lela F., b. May 29 1880, d. Jan 23 1890, daughter of T.L. & M.J.; age 9 y 7 m 24 d
CRUM, Mary Eddie, b. Oct 31 1918, d. Feb 6 1999, Marble slab
CRUM, Mary J., b. Jun 7 1855, d. Jun 13 1898
CRUM, Mary Kendrick, b. Oct 27 1886, d. Mar 13 1984, Marble slab
CRUM, Thomas H., b. 1882, d. 1936, Marble on concrete slab
CRUM, Thomas L., b. Jan 17 1841, d. Jan 12 1920, Co E 10 Regt FL Inf CSA; Crypt
CRUM, Wilbur Ernest, b. Nov 18 1912, d. May 13 1992, Tec 5 USArmy, WWII; dbl stone/slab w/Blanche C.
CULBREATH, Audrey Vera, b. May 27 1912 d. Jul 23 1973
CULBREATH, Hattie Barron, b. 1884 d. 1966
CULBREATH, Lugenia, b. Sep 21 1901 d. May 3 1997
CURRY, William Logan, Jr., b. Aug 30 1923, d. Apr 4 1976, Pink marble; Pfc USArmy, WW II

DAVIDSON, Jack R., b. Feb 19 1941, Double stone with Joan P.
DAVIDSON, Joan P., b. Jun 27 1941, d. May 14 1995, Double stone with Jack R.; md Jun 30 1962
DAVIS, Carrie, b. Dec 19 1902, d. Dec 10 1983, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
DAVIS, Elzie, b. Sep 1 1899, d. Feb 23 1967, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
DAVIS, Johnny Jordan Justin, b. Dec 1 1998, d. Jan 22 1999
DAVIS, Robert, b. 1878, d. 1953, slab
DAVIS, Viola, b. 1886, d. 1950, slab
DIXON, Edith Holliday, b. Apr 1 1883, d. Jan 3 1974, Concrete marker and slab
DIXON, Isam Jade, b. Aug 29 1881, d. Sep 23 1953, Mason; concrete marker and slab
DIXON, Rupert B., b. Sep 22 1912, d. Apr 5 1997, Double stone with Ruth O.; M 3/15/1933
DIXON, Ruth O., b. Mar 3 1911, Double stone with Rupert B.
DRAWDY, Buddy, b. Jan 13 1925, d. Aug 22 1968, A loving Father
DRIGGERS, Liller T., b. 1880, d. 1967, Double stone with William J.
DRIGGERS, William J., b. 1866, d. 1967, Double stone with Liller T.

EDDY, Joseph Clifford, b. Mar 17 1896, d. Aug 10 1898, son of J.O. & M.L.;rounded slab in fam. Plot.
EDDY, Ruby Teresa, b. Nov 5 1905, d. Jun 21 1908, daughter of J.O. & M.L.; rounded slab in fam. Plot
ENNIS, James B., b. Mar 8 1919, d. Jun 19 1976, Double stone with Rebie Earl; Tec 5 USArmy, WW II
ENNIS, Rebie Earl, b. Nov 13 1924, d. Mar 16 1968, Double stone with James B.

FRANKLIN, Daisy Louise Winton, b. May 2 1910, Marble marker and slab
FRANKLIN, George Rollins, b. Jan 3 1913, d. Aug 7 1990, Marble marker and slab

GOODPASTURE, Sarah C., b. Sep 1843, d. Nov 1889, wife of Richard B. Hamilton; concrete marker/slab
GOUGH, Alton, b. May 5 1946, son of J.C.; concrete marker and slab
GOUGH, Bronnie T., b. 1874, d. 1969, Concrete marker missing name; slab sinking
GOUGH, Columus C., b. Oct 8 1849, d. Mar 25 1884, Broken stone
GOUGH, Ellen W., b. Nov 26 1957, d. Nov 29 1957, Concrete marker and slab
GOUGH, Evelyn C., b. Jul 28 1938, d. Feb 25 1939, Concrete marker and slab
GOUGH, Henry Alton, b. May 1 1910, d. Sep 8 1988, Pfc USArmy, WW II
GOUGH, James C., b. 1913, d. 1986, Page-Theus Funeral Home (Leesburg) marker only
GOUGH, NettieD., b. 1881, d. 1962, wife of B.T.; concrete marker and slab
GOUGH, R. Lamar, b. 1953, d. 1969, dim lettering on concrete slab
GOUGH, William B., b. Nov 9 1956, d. Jun 30 1959, Concrete marker and slab
GRAY, Deloris Marie, b. May 20 1956, d. Mar 12 1985, slab shared with Kyle Gray
GRAY, Kyle, d. Mar 11 1985, Infant son, slab shared with Deloris
GUNTER, Willis D., b. Jun 16 1925, d. Jun 24 1925, Age: 9 d; slab

HAMILTON, Cora, b. Sep 20 1900, d. Jan 16 1902,Daughter of A.R. & Ola, slab
HARVLEY, Patricia E., b. Sep 20 1940, d. Jan 12 1998,Double stone with Thomas D.
HARVLEY, Thomas D., b. Nov 2 1936, Double stone with Patricia E.
HUTCHINS, B. A., b. Jun 8 1852, d. Jul 10 1936,slab
HUTCHINS, B. F., b. Apr 29 1889, d. Feb 6 1946
HUTCHINS, Hester D., b. Apr 24 1860, d. Apr 1 1941,slab
HUTCHINS, James A., Sr., b. 1892, d. 1959
HUTCHINS, W. C., b. Sep 17 1882, d. Jul 25 1946, concrete stone and slab

KEITH, Beulah M., b. Aug 27 1906, d. Oct 1 1965, slab
KEITH, Claudia L., b. 1899, d. 1961, slab; Gray Funeral Home marker)
KEITH, Eula B., b. Apr 5 1899, d. Mar 5 1985, Double stone with Oscar R.
KEITH, Lillian B., b. Sep 22 1919
KEITH, Melvinie, b. 1871, d. 1939, slab
KEITH, Oscar R., b. Apr 1 1895, d. Jan 29 1973, Double stone with Eula B.
KEITH, Robert L., b. Apr 16 1902, d. Mar 4 1955, slab
KYSER, Robert O'Neal, b. Nov 14 1917, d. Dec 4 1968, Double stone with Vera May
KYSER, Vera May, b. Feb 6 1913, d. Apr 16 1997, Double stone with Robert O'Neal

LABEAN, Florence M., b. Oct 25 1923, d. Mar 13 1985, Mother; slab; oval picture insert
LE, Mae, b. Jun 27 1887, d. May 3 1906, sone of O.E. & Belle
LEFSTEAD, Grace T., b. Apr 23 1913, d. May 13 1994
LEFSTEAD, Palmer M., b. Dec 23 1908, d. Dec 25 1981, Age 73
LESLIE, James, b. Sep 28 1851, d. Feb 26 1934, B Levin Fife Scotland; D Bushnell, FL
LEWIS, Eva W., b. 1896, DS w/Harry R.
LEWIS, Harry R., b. 1899, d. 1980, DS w/Eva W.
LOOKADOO, Donna Noe, b. Apr 14 1959, d. Dec 7 1993, We love you Donna, Joe & Samanatha

MADDOX, Gloria Anne, b. Nov 12 1944, d. Jan 8 1945, short slab
MADDOX, Nora Mae, b. Sep 26 1920, d. Sep 14 1981, Mother; marble slab
MADDOX, Tom V., b. Feb 1 1915, d. Mar 14 1983, Father
MCCALLUM, Sherly, d. Feb 9 1901, infant son of J.A. & L.; age 7d
MCVAY, Audie M., b. 1913, d. 1994, Funeral home marker (Banks)
MCVAY, Morris H., b. Jul 31 1909, d. Sep /23 1978, Marble stone and slab
MELTON, Chester C., b. Jul 6 1901, d. Jun 29 1956, at rest; homemade stone and slab
MILTON, James Leslie, Sr., b. Jan 10 1913, d. Sep 28 1983, father of Myrna & J.L.

OWENS, Bernice Dixon, b. Jan 29 1909, d. Oct 11 1989, Doubled stone with C. Bryant
OWENS, C. Bryant "CB", b. Sep 27 1905, d. Dec 28 1988, Double stone with Bernice Dixon
OWENS, Della M., b. Sep 1 1874, d. Jan 24 1954, Marble stone and slab
OWENS, Essie, b. Apr 13 1914, d. Nov 3 1933, slab
OWENS, Rubin F., b. Jul 30 1871, d. Jul 21 1956, Father

PIKE, John Alexander, b. 1858, d. 1900
PIKE, Wilfred Robert, b. 1897, d. 1905
PRATHER, Robin Dawn, b. Jul 25 1967, d. Sep 18 1982, Purcell Funeral Home marker only

REESE, Nelleta, d. 1945, "Our Darlings" concrete marker/slab w/Oleta
REESE, Oleta, d. 1945, "OurDarlings" concrete marker/slabw/Nelleta
RICE, Agness, d. Apr 5 1898, wife of Chas. R.; Age 17 y 6 m
RICHARDSON, Daisy, b. Jun 10 1898, d. Apr 3 1960, Double stone with Alvin
RICHARDSON, Allarfd C., b. Aug 26 1920, d. Oct 6 1973, Marble slab
RICHARDSON, Alvin, b. Dec 8 1888, d. May 15 1981, Double stone with Daisy
RICHARDSON, Carl Eugene, b. 1943, d. 1967
RICHARDSON, Clyde F, I, b. Jan 12 1932, d. Dec 20 1987
RICHARDSON, Mildred, b. 1920, d. 1990, Granny
RICHARDSON, Oscar, b. 1912, d. 1995, Pa

SAVAGE, Mamie L., b. Feb 5 1894, d. Aug 27 1986, DS wTony
SAVAGE, Tony, b. Oct 3 1894, d. Aug 27 1986, DS w/Mamie L.
SCOTT, Ethel J., b. May 2 1906, d. Sep 8 1979, slab
SHEPHERD, Edward L., b. Sep 11 1891, d. Dec 25 1975
SHEPHERD, M. M., b. May 18 1889, d. Feb 29 1980
SMATE, Ova Mae Winton, b. Feb 27 1891, d. Sep 4 1937, Marble on top of concrete slab w/marker
SMITH, William, d. Nov 1895, rounded slab in family plot
SPARKS, Clara E., b. Jul 6 1906, d. May 30 1982, Double stone with W. Warren
SPARKS, W. Warren, b. Nov 10 1902, d. Sep 20 1981, Double stone w/Clara E.; M 7/7/1928
SPOONER, Chas. E., Sr., b. Sep 2 1901, d. Feb 10 1987, Marble stone and slab
SPOONER, Lillian Thomas, b. Nov 23 1904, d. Nov 11 1978, wife of Chas. E., Sr.
SPOONER, Marvin B., b. Jan 1 1928, d. Dec 8 1987, Marble stone and slab
STAFFORD, William Jackson, b. Apr 25 1898, d. Jan 17 1969, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
STALLINGS, Eugene Z., b. Jun 16 1918, d. Jul 4 1984, Sgt USArmy, WW II
STALLINGS, Myrtice S., b. 1918, d. 1982
STANLEY, (Mrs.) Eliza, Mother; footstone
STEPHENSON, Stephen S., b. Apr 26 1962, d. Aug 16 1981
STEVENS, Ava Mae, b. 1889, d. 1985, DS w/Edwin Adair
STEVENS, Edwin Adair, b. Sep 1 1888, d. Jun 6 1972, Pfs Co F 319 Engr, WWI; DS w/Ava Mae
STEVENS, Mary, b. 1908, d. 1976, Page-Theus Funeral Home (Leesburg) marker only
STINSON, B. H., b. Jan 9 1883, d. Oct 3 1942, slab

THOMAS, Annie C., b. Jun 3 1877, d. Dec 31 1959, Mother; slab
THOMAS, Annie G., b. 1883, d. 1966, Dbl marble stone w/Calhoun M.
THOMAS, Augusta C. Britton, b. Jan 16 1873, d. Oct 8 1939, wife of H. J. Thomas, Jr.; crypt
THOMAS, Calhoun M., b. 1877, d. 1960, Dbl marble stone w/Annie G.
THOMAS, Earnest Fay, b. Aug 8 1908, d. Sep 1 1957, Page-Theus Funeral Home spells Ernest; slab
THOMAS, Fay (Baby), d. 1940, slab
THOMAS, H. J., Jr., b. Mar 19 1970, d. Sep 29 1955, Concrete crypt
THOMAS, Hugh Gough, b. Jan 17 1920, d. Oct 13 1989, Dbl marble/brass w/Velma; USArmy, WW II
THOMAS, Infant, b. Feb 24 1950, d. Feb 24 1950, Page-Theus Funeral Home (Leesburg) marker only
THOMAS, Jewel L., b. Jan 3 1916, d. Jan 16 1997, Granny; marble slab
THOMAS, John H., b. Apr 30 1870, d. Jun 26 1940, Father; slab
THOMAS, Marie A., b. Mar 4 1897, d. Sep 19 1942, crypt
THOMAS, Marvin B., Sr., b. Aug 15 1906, d. Dec 1 1981, Marble marker and slab; Father
THOMAS, Mattie B., b. 1919, d. 1979, Purcell Funeral Home marker only
THOMAS, Velma Ruth, b. Apr 10 1918, d. Apr 19 1999,Beloved wife/mother; dbl marble/brass w/Hugh Gough
THOMAS, William Calvin, b. Feb 10 1901, d. Aug 30 1947, FL Pvt Med Dept, WW II; slab
THORNTON, Minnie L., b. Apr 9 1881, d. Dec 5 1973, Age 92
TIDWELL, Barbara R., b. May 27 1934, d. Dec 25 1937, Concrete marker and slab
TIDWELL, Infant, b. Oct 20 1920, son of U.D.
TIDWELL, Ruth, b. Oct 9 1896, d. Aug 1 1950, Wife of Rev. U.D.; Concrete marker and slab

VANN, Lillie M., b. Oct 4 1880, d. Oct 18 1937, wife of Will T. (Mother)
VANN, Will T., b. Nov 14 1876, d. Jan 26 1941, Father
VEASEY, Fronnie M., b. 1891, d. 1976, Double stone with John Frank
VEASEY, John Frank, b. Apr 3 1895, d. Oct 19 1970, Dbl stone w/Fronnie M.; Ala. Pvt Co C 118 Inf WW I
VEASEY, John S., b. Nov 21 1921, d. Mar 22 1979, SSgt USArmy, WW II
VEASEY, Zita M., b. May 28 1919, d. Jul 21 1993

WAGNER, Jasper N., d. 1903
WARD, Hubert G., b. 1951, d. 1968, Our beloved son
WARD, J. Grady, b. 1891, d. 1943, Double stone with Mexie A.
WARD, Mexie A., b. 1894, d. 1985, Double stone with J. Grady
WILKINSON, C, d. Nov 14 1953, Poor, unreadable; slab
WILKINSON, Harsley, b. Sep 26 1913, d. Apr 12 1971, FL Pfc 52 Bomb Sq AAF, WW II; marble slab
WILKINSON, Loice, b. 1908, Double stone with Mary C.
WILKINSON, Mary C., b. 1920, Double stone with Loice L.
WILKINSON, Mildred F., b. 1882, d. 1956, Page-Theus Funeral Home marker imbedded in slab.
WILKINSON, V. M., b. Dec 23 1939, d. Dec 26 1939, slab
WILKINSON, Willie V., b. Dec 27 1921, d. Nov 7 1998, Beloved Mother; marble slab
WILLIAMS, Mary Lucille Smate, b. Aug 24 1916, Marble stone and slab
WILLIAMSON, Iris, b. Oct 16 1895, d. Jun 27 1933, slab
WILLIS, Mary D., b. Apr 28 1878, d. Nov 15 1951, Concrete marker and slab
WINTON, Cordelia Florence, b. Sep 6 1870, d. Jan 9 1965, Concrete marker and slab
WINTON, Hubert H., b. Dec 14 1905, d. Jul 14 1906, Concrete marker and slab
WINTON, Minnie L., b. Aug 4 1902, d. Nov 7 1904, Concrete marker and slab
WINTON, Richard W., b. Oct 19 1962, d. Jun 22 1981, Concrete marker and slab
WINTON, Robert Wayman, b. Dec 14 1905, d. Jul 26 1991
WINTON, W. Wheeler, b. Mar 28 1893, d. Dec 5 1902, Concrete marker and slab
WINTON, William J., b. Oct 24 1860, d. Dec 14 1913, Concrete marker and slab
WOODARD, Charles Albert*, b. Mar 28 1907, d. Apr 17 1939, Pvt US Inf , Peace Time Svc.
WOODARD, Charles Jackson, b. Mar 5 1878, d. Jul 12 1951
WOODARD, Floyd Henry, b. Apr 18 1903, d. Dec 31 1968, FL Pvt 912 QM Co, WW II
WOODARD, Sallie Ann Hamilton, b. Jul 25 1882, d. May 17 1961

YOHE, Charles J., b. July 23 1862, d. Dec 10 1946
YOUNG, John Clayton, b. Sep 5 1881, d. Nov 24 1884, son of Wm. & E.E.