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Pleasant View Cemetery
Ford, Stevens County, Washington

Happy Hill Road, Ford, WA

T28N R40E Sec 16
Lat: 47° 55' 36"N, Lon: 117° 46' 32"W

Transcribed by Maggie Rail ©1999, last edited Jun 19, 2007 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 254.

Pleasant View Cemetery lies about 2 mile northeast of Ford, WA, just east of Hwy #231, on Happy Hill Rd. When you reach Happy Hill Road take a right and very soon take a left turn up the hill. You will see it nestled in a clearing amid evergreen trees straight ahead.

This was first known as the LaPray Cemetery. The Joseph LaPray family settled this valley, started a freight company and built the LaPray bridge, across the Spokane River. Joseph divided the land into farms for his 3 sons as well as designating land for a cemetery. Some records refer to it as Walker Prairie Cemetery.

It is not a perpetual care cemetery, but is taken care of by the Pleasant View Cemetery Association, who at designated times during the year, meet and see to it's care, plus families with loved ones buried here give special attention to those graves. I could not find out when the name of the cemetery was changed.

I found it rather interesting the way the various graves were laid out on the west side of the cemetery, facing the edge of the hill. It was as if the resting were laid there to view the beautiful Chamokane and Rail Creeks as they join in the valley below.

I visited this cemetery May 20, 1999, doing a complete inventory. There were at least 12 unknown burial spots. This includes all existing and legible stones and markers up to that date, with a few later additions. I revisited and read this on Jun 10, 2007 using a digital camera. Entries followed by and asterisk * were either illegible, I missed finding it or there was no existing stone this time.

- Maggie Rail

Legend:

b.= born c/o = child of d.= died d/o = dau of

h/o = husband of s/o = son of s/w = stone with w/o = wife of

Addington, Baby, d. Jan 19, 1966, s/o Ray & Thelma
Addington, Delbert E., b. Nov 20, 1932, d. May 19, 1993, US Army Korea
Addington, Edna Martzell, b. Aug 31, 1903, d. Oct 05, 1980*
Addington, Gordon C., b. Aug 28, 1897 Charlton AR, d. Jan 19, 1947 Ford WA
Addington, Gordon Raymond, b. Apr 21, 1959, d. Aug 30, 1984, Father
Addington, Margaret Lucille, d. 1923, infant d/o Gordon & Edna
Addington, Vernadean, b. 1938, d. 1942, FH marker
Alcorn, Bernice M., b. 1884, d. 1973, Hazen-Jaeger FH marker
Alcorn, Edward C., b. Mar 17, 1837, d. Aug 28, 1914
Alcorn, Mary, b. 1843, d. 1922, 79yr, Schanzenbach FH marker
Alcorn, Roy H., b. 1875, d. 1943, FH marker
Amore, Velma E., b. 1899, d. 1962
Ashton, Frank, b. 1900, d. Oct 01, 1926, age: 26yr*
Austin, Richard Dale, b. Jul 08, 1954, d. Jun 15, 1978, Pvt US Army Vietnam
Bade, Carl Fredrick, b. 1926, d. 1998, US Navy WWII
Bailey, Raymond E, b. Apr 24, 1937, d. Jul 04, 2001, s/w Olive E Cunningham
Baker, Anna, b. 1921, d. 1928, Schanzenbach FH marker
Baker, Eldon Leon, b. Sep 30, 1919, d. May 17, 1991, US Army WWII
Baker, Korah, b. 1926, d. 1926, Baby, Schazenbach HH marker
Baker, Leona, b. 1893, d. 1938, stone is in bad shape, s/by Wayne C
Baker, Michael J., b. Nov 14, 1951, d. Oct 06, 1998, and Danekas FH marker
Baker, Michael J., b. Nov 16, 1959, d. Jul 03, 1984, Beloved Husband, Father & Son*
Baker, Wayne C, b. 1886, d. 1966, s/by Leona
Baldwin, Carl Richard, b. 1897, d. 1981, s/by Mary Juanita
Baldwin, Daniel Owen, b. 1872, d. 1950, & FH marker
Baldwin, Dorothy D., b. 1880, d. 1957
Baldwin, Joseph E., b. 1895, d. 1957
Baldwin, Mary Juanita, b. 1896, d. 1973, s/by Carl Richard
Baldwin, Merrill R., b. 1919, d. 1977
Baldwin, Michael Merrill 'Iron Mike', b. May 29, 1943, d. Feb 19, 2005, Son, Father, Brother, Uncle and Friend, ashes, photo
Bartlett, John A., b. Jun 28, 1917, d. May 01, 1969, Texas LCdr US Navy WWII
Birge, Cornelius William, b. 1915, d. 1923
Bishop, Carrie Belle, b. 1872, d. 1921, s/w Chas Henry
Bishop, Charles Henry, b. 1857, d. 1933, s/w Carrie Belle
Black, Della M., b. 1890, d. 1981, s/w Ed*
Black, Edward G., b. 1878, d. 1957, s/w Della*
Blair, Edward, b. 1940, d. Sep 07, 1940
Blair, George M., b. 1909, d. 1963
Blair, Leslie, b. Mar 16, 1963, d. May 06, 1963
Bland, Arthur, b. 1894, d. 1968, age 74yr
Bland, Hazel E., d. Sep 13, 1978, 87yr*
Bowen, Victor E., b. 1872, d. 1932
Boyer, Florence LaPrey, b. 1904, d. 1995, s/w Everett K. LaPrey, her brother
Brown, Cole James, b. Dec 05, 1998, d. Jul 22, 2000
Brunton, Ann Bernadine, b. 1900, d. 1990, s/w & w/o Charles B, m. Aug 27, 1918
Brunton, Charles Buford, b. 1888, d. 1969, s/w & h/o Ann B, m. Aug 27, 1918
Brunton, Dale V, b. Dec 24, 1922, d. Aug 24, 1958, Washington Sgt 315th Bomb Wing AAF WWII
Brunton, Delbert Ivan, b. 1919, d. 1920
Brunton, Don, b. 1930, d. 1934
Brunton, Elva Rose, b. Jun 05, 1916, d. Aug 06, 1921
Brunton, Vaun, b. 1936, d. Oct 25, 1952
Brunton-Reid, Anna, b. 1857, d. 1930, 73yr, Schanzenbach FH marker
Burk, Nancy Viola, b. Aug 25, 1867, d. Jan 19, 1943, nee Martzall*
Burns, James Sr., b. 1816, d. 1917, 101yr old*
Capoeman, Donnie James, b. Aug 26, 1980, d. Dec 18, 2000, Beloved Son, Grandson and Brother
Carr, Margaret, b. 1927, d. 1982, 54yr*
Cary, Albert N., b. Jan 04, 1896, d. Jul 09, 1963, 'Bert', WA PFC Btry A 39 Field Arty WWI*
Cary, George, b. 1860, d. 1923
Cary, Lucy J., b. 1898, d. 1959, s/by Alice T
Clark, Alice C, b. 1898, d. 1976, s/by William W
Clark, Beatrice Lyons O'Neil Nelson 'Olive', b. Jan 06, 1924, d. Aug 28, 2001, photo
Clark, Josephine E., b. Sep 18, 1925, d. Nov 02, 1987, s/w Winford
Clark, Lloyd Leroy, b. Dec 04, 1916, d. Nov 10, 1961, Husband and Dad
Clark, Milo, b. Oct 07, 1907, d. Nov 04, 1964, Pvt US Army WWII
Clark, Sammy Arnold, b. Feb 10, 1945, d. Dec 10, 1998, Sgt US Air Force Vietnam
Clark, William W., b. 1889, d. 1973, s/by Alice C
Clark, Winford W., b. Nov 08, 1920, d. no date, s/w Josephine E.
Clay, Gilbert A., d. Nov 09, 1945, 80y 12d*
Collins, Blanche L., b. 1902, d. Mar 30, 1976, FH marker
Collins, Grace, b. 1887, d. 1953, w/o John
Collins, John, b. 1897, d. 1973, h/o Grace, FH marker
Connors, Raymond G., b. 1901, d. 1988
Cook, James Roy, b. 1920, d. 1988, US Army WWII*
Cooksey, William L., b. 1916, d. 1980, 64yr*
Cooper, Alfred M., b. 1898, d. 1988, Beloved Father
Corona, Grace Virginia, b. Sep 25, 1935, d. May 14, 1981, s/w & w/o William A., & Bastian FH marker
Corona, William A., b. Jan 13, 1933, d. no date, s/w & h/o Grace V., m. Mar 13, 1954
Cunningham, Olive E, b. Nov 21, 1949, d. no date, s/w Raymond E Bailey
Daracunas, George, b. 1860, d. 1923*
Daracunas, Karl, b. Jul 14, 1888, d. Nov 28, 1960, Wash, Pvt 163 Depot Brigade WWI
Daracunas, Naomi D, b. Nov 05, 1903, d. Apr 09, 1999
Daracunas, Warn, b. 1929, d. 1932
Desautel, Esther S., b. 1849, d. 1916
Duffield, Jasper N., b. May 05, 1886, d. Aug 20, 1940, FH marker
Emerson, Laura, b. 1905, d. 1934, 29yr*
Estes, Vernell Lee, b. 1956, d. 1991
Eytcheson, Leroy Earl, b. Dec 02, 1931, d. Jan 08, 1991, TSgt USAF, Korea-Vietnam*
Fielder, Martha Sue Houston, b. Apr 03, 1928, d. Jun 23, 1984, Mom, Wife, Grandmother
Gall, Audrey, b. Apr 11, 1924, d. Jul 21, 2000, s/w Edmund
Gall, Edmund, b. Mar 25, 1920, d. Jan 01, 2001, s/w Audrey
Gearhart, Nellie Irene, b. 1905, d. 1975, s/w William
Gearhart, Nellie T., d. Dec 03, 1975, 69y 9m 23d*
Gearhart, William, b. 1902, d. 1961, s/w Nellie Irene
Giesy, Homer W., b. May 04, 1924, d. Nov 04, 1990, Sgt US Army Air Corps WWII
Giesy, Verna Leone, b. Nov 02, 1929, d. Mar 25, 1984, Beloved Wife & Mother, s/by Homer W
Gilbert, May N., b. 1865, d. 1945*
Gilbert, Nellie S., b. 1866, d. 1934*
Glasgow, Eugene P., b. 1927, d. no date, s/w & h/o Margaret I, m. Oct 02, 1948
Glasgow, Margaret I., b. 1913, d. 1984, s/w & w/o Eugene P., m. Oct 02, 1948
Hailey, Philonise M., b. 1886, d. 1957, stone hard to read
Haines, Charles E., b. 1888, d. 1950, s/w brothers Thomas, Clarence & George
Haines, Charles, b. 1861, d. 1932, s/w Mary
Haines, Clarence A., b. 1895, d. 1959, s/w George, Charles & Thomas
Haines, Emma May, b. 1886, d. 1911, d/o Charles & Mary
Haines, George A., b. 1892, d. 1929, s/w bro. Charles, Thomas & Clarence
Haines, Guy, b. 1831, d. no date*
Haines, Mary, b. 1864, d. 1928, s/w Charles
Haines, Thomas G., b. 1882, d. 1959, s/w Brothers*
Hastings, Mary Sue, b. May 25, 1935, d. Jan 27, 2004
Heller, ??, b. 1868, d. 1918, Just surname (Haller, Thomas, d. Sep 19, 1918??)*
Heller, Father, b. 1833, d. 1918*
Hilburn, P. Mary, d. Apr 1956, 85yr old*
Hills, Minnie M., b. 1888, d. 1988
Holseth, David Lee, b. Jun 05, 1941, Havre MT, d. Sep 11, 2004, Ford WA, Husband and father, etched in on tree slab
Johnson, Ray, b. 1972, d. 1997
Joneson, Emil, b. 1868, d. 1945, IOOF chain
Kauber, Father Joseph Maria, b. Feb 04, 1910, d. Jan 10, 1984, priest
Keller, Father, b. 1833. d. 1918
Kincaid, Clara, b. 1874, d. 1934, Mother, s/w Fred, stone buried under growth and dirt
Kincaid, Fred, b. 1880, d. 1940, Dad, s/w Clara, stone buried
Labarr, Gordon E., no dates, Baby boy*
LaPray, Corine, b. 1881, d. 1947, FH marker
LaPray, Essie, b. 1884, d. 1959
LaPray, George, b. Jul 19, 1915, d. Jan 18, 1991, US Army WWII
LaPray, Hazel, no date, Baby*
LaPray, Joe, b. 1885, d. 1952
LaPray, Joseph, d. May 27, 1900, h/o Rosalie 61yr old
LaPrey, Buella E, b. 1881, d. 1948
LaPrey, Everett K., b. 1906, d. 1992, s/w Florence Boyer
LaPrey, George L., b. 1878, d. 1969
LaPrey, Luella E., b. 1880, d. 1949*
Lehman, Emeline, b. 1873, d. 1928
Lewis, Richard C., b. Dec 02, 1925, d. May 16, 1997, SSgt US Air Force, WWII Korea*
Lyons, Earl, b. Aug 06, 1890, d. Jan 19, 1942, Washington Pvt 1Cl 109 Inf 28 Div, also s/w Mary F
Lyons, Gertrude Matilda, b. Jul 22, 1922, d. Jul 22, 1922
Lyons, Joshiwa Earl, d. Feb 21, 1972, 1mo 20da, Schanzenbach FH marker
Lyons, Lawrence Clifford, "Tiney", b. May 23, 1929, d. Mar 22, 2002, age: 72yr*
Lyons, Leonard E., b. Aug 19, 1926, d. May 24, 1975, Tec5 US Army WWII, h/o Ida
Lyons, Loretta Amelia, b. Apr 22, 1938, d. Jul 1938, 2mo 15da
Lyons, Mary Florence, b. Aug 28, 1906, d. Sep 13, 1948, s/w Earl
Lyons, Opal Bessie, b. Dec 31, 1940, d. Dec 31, 1940
Lyons, Tiney, b. 1929, d. 2002, Danekas FH marker
Martzall, Baby boy, date illegible, Schanzenbach FH marker
Martzall, Baby Girl, date illegible, FH marker
Martzall, Edna V Addington, b. Aug 03, 1903, d. Oct 05, 1980, Mother
Martzall, Emma G., b. Apr 15, 1898, d. Oct 07, 1915, d/o M&M G.E., 1919?*
Martzall, Harold Eugene, b. Jan 23, 1930, d. Dec 07, 2002, s/w Maxine G, m. 51yr
Martzall, Maxine G, b. Oct 02, 1931, d. Apr 22, 2002, s/w Harold E, m. 51yr
Martzell, Charles E., b. Nov 22, 1858, d. Sep 20, 1947
Martzell, Nancy Viola Burk, b. Aug 25, 1867, d. Jan 19, 1949
Martzell, Ralph M., d. Aug 07, 1940, 45yr 1mo 7da, Pvt 39 Field Arty 13 Div, stone half buried, also Stapish FH marker
May, H. Gilbert, b. Oct 27, 1965, d. Nov 09, 1945, 80y, s/w Nellie S.*
May, Nellie S., b. 1866, d. 1934, 68yr*
McClure, Marcella, b. 1843, d. 1917, 74yr*
McClure, Thomas, no date, Co G 2nd KY Cav
Millican, Jean Emeline, b. Feb 02, 1923, d. Oct 21, 1998
Mundhenke, Carl Alan, b. Feb 19, 1955, d. Dec 03, 1984
Myers, Baby boy, b. 1915, d. 1915*
Myers, Carrie M., b. 1895, d. 1941*
Myers, Lenna, b. 1869, d. 1937*
Myres, Mary A., b. 1842, d. 1925
Nelson, Horace Earl, b. Apr 10, 1920, d. May 10, 1984, S1 US Navy WWII
Newell, Alice E., b. Jul 05, 1906, d. Feb 17, 2004, Mother, s/w Raymond
Newell, Raymond E., b. Dec 08, 1901, d. Jun 14, 1964, Father, s/w Alice E.
Newhouse, Alice, b. Jan 03, 1874, d. Nov 13, 1928, s/w James & Hazel*
Newhouse, Florence M., b. 1902, d. 1987, s/by Joseph J
Newhouse, Hazel R., b. Sep 10, 1900, d. Mar 22, 1921, s/w James & Alice*
Newhouse, James H., b. Sep 25, 1869, d. Aug 02, 1949, s/w Alice & Hazel*
Newhouse, Joseph J., b. 1898, d. 1967
Newhouse, Mark J., b. 1963, d. 1987, Beloved Son and Brother
Newhouse, Reid, b. Sep 18, 1922, d. Nov 05, 2005*
Nock, Rugh M Beatty Schulte, b. Aug 23, 1912, d. Aug 27, 2006, Beloved Mother, Grandmother, GGrandmother and Friend
Norred, Harvey C, b. May 17, 1932, d. Mar 10, 2000, Dad
O'Conner, Dave O, b. 1878, d. 1948, s/by Catherine
O'Connor, Catherine, b. 1887, d. 1929, s/by David
Olson, Francis John, b. Dec 31, 1904, d. Nov 18, 1986, MM1 US Navy World War II
Philonise, M., b. 1886, d. 1957*
Porter, Blanche N., b. 1903, d. 1982, s/w Lester V
Porter, Karen G, b. 1958, d. 2003, FH marker
Porter, Lester V 'Bud', b. 1924, d. Aug 17, 1982, US Navy WWII, 2nd handmade stone
Porter, Lester V., b. 1900, d. 1972, s/w Blanche M
Porter, Raymond H., b. Jan 05, 1928, d. Nov 01, 1979, USMC WWII, 2nd stone, 'Our Father'
Potter, Mickey, b. 1923, d. 1949*
Powell, Russell O., b. Jul 22, 1922, d. Jun 20, 1994, US Army Air Corps, WWII
Rauber, Fr. Joseph Maria, b. Feb 04, 1910, d. Jan 10, 1988, Beloved Priest*
Reid, Anna Brunton, b. 1857, d. 1930, 73yr*
Reuter, Anne E., b. Mar 06, 1918, d. Dec 24, 2003, s/w Robert J.
Reuter, Robert J., b. Sep 23, 1916, d. Sep 11, 1983, s/w Anne E.
Richards, Kim Sue, d. Feb 25, 1959, 61yr*
Rickertsen, Kim, b. 1959, d. 1961
Roper, Betty J., b. Jul 07, 1928, d. Jul 06, 1985, s/w & w/o Jack, m. Aug 28, 1945
Roper, Donald, b. Apr 28, 1919, d. Jan 06, 1998, Loving Son and Brother
Roper, Jack, b. Mar 17, 1924, d. Sep 28, 2005, s/w & h/o Betty J., m. Aug 28, 1945
Rowles, Roland Bloom, b. Nov 05, 1907, d. Sep 13, 1975, US Navy WWII
Schaffner, Emil, b. 1858, d. 1940, Father
Simmons, Frank R., b. 1870, d. 1958
Simpson, Bennie Leroy, b. Aug 10, 1936, d. Nov 08, 1985, SFC US Army Korea Vietnam
Sliman, Betty Jane, b. 1927, d. 1976, Our Mother
Smith, Albert, b. 1903, d. 1927*
Smith, Eleanor, b. Aug 29, 1896, d. Dec 29, 1988
Smith, Eliza, b. Nov 26, 1826, d. Jul 26, 1909, w/o John
Smith, Floyd L., b. 1903, d. 1932*
Smith, Kenneth Allen, b. 1959, d. 1977
Snyder, Floyd Harvey, b. 1923, d. 1978, Cpl US Army WWII
Speckhart, Ernest J., b. 1916, d. 1980, Rev. Father SSC, Ordained a Columban misionary in RC Church on Dec 18, 1943 by Bishop John A Duffy in Cathedral of St Joseph, Buffalo NY, according to the Rite of Council of Trent which he held in perpetuity
Stokoe, John, b. 1886, d. 1957, stone hard to read
Stokoe, Mary Mamie, b. Dec 1879, d. May 01, 1972, 92yr, Schazenbach FH marker
Swiger, Brian F, b. Nov 20, 1969, d. Mar 02, 2002, Beloved Son, Brother and Father
Swiger, Elizabeth, b. Jun 14, 1913, d. Nov 26, 1984, s/w Kenneth
Swiger, Kenneth, b. Jan 20, 1913, d. Oct 28, 2006, s/w Elizabeth
Swiger, Tim K, b. Aug 10, 1936, d. no date, s/w V. Alice
Swiger, V. Alice, b. May 23, 1944, d. Nov 26, 2000, s/w tim K
Thompson, Leigh C., b. Oct 13, 1915, d. Nov 18, 1993, beloved Father
Timmons, Baby boy, d. 1913*
Timmons, Benjamin, d. Aug 20, 1915, 78yr 6da
Timmons, Clara Fay, b. Apr 24, 1895, d. Sep 22, 1981
Timmons, Hattie, b. Nov 23, 1847, d. Dec 10, 1913, s/w Jesse, age: 66yr
Timmons, Jesse, b. Nov 22, 1845, d. Oct 30, 1912, s/w Hattie, age: 67yr
Timmons, Leslie O., b. 1890, d. 1944*
Timmons, Madge, b. 1915, d. 1935
Timmons, Stephen, no dates, Co F 12 Iowa Inf.
Turosky, Frank E., b. Mar 09, 1885, d. Oct 10, 1973
Turosky, Joe, b. 1899, d. 1980, s/by Leona
Turosky, Joseph, b. 1858, d. 1943, s/by Katie
Turosky, Katie, b. 1860, d. 1940, s/by Joseph
Turosky, Leona, b. 1900, d. 1983, s/by Joe
Tveit, Harold G., b. Oct 26, 1921, d. Mar 05, 1937
Tveit, Karl, b. Apr 07, 1865, d. Apr 23, 1915, s/w Tollak P
Tveit, Marcus G., b. May 26, 1896, d. Aug 15, 1977, s/by Viola M
Tveit, Tollak P., b. Sep 04, 1856, d. Sep 18, 1916, s/w Karl
Tveit, Viola M., b. Feb 17, 1903, d. Dec 19, 1989, s/by Marcus G
Waite, Elizabeth, b. Jan 25, 1921, d. Feb 25, 1922, hard to read stone
Ward, Lewis D, b. Sep 19, 1922, d. Sep 22, 2004, wooden cross
Watters, Charles Earl 'Big Charlie', b. May 23, 1947, d. Aug 15, 2001, photo, 2 markers
Wesley, Edna M, b. 1888, d. 1931, painted board by John
Wesley, Elizabeth, b. 1851, d. 1935, painted board by George
Wesley, George, b. 1837, d. 1935, painted board by Elizabeth
Wesley, John, b. 1881, d. 1954, FH marker and painted board
White, Gertrude E, b. 1869, d. 1944, s/w William L
White, William L, b. 1856, d. 1938, s/w Gertrude E
Whitney, Alfred R., b. 1890, d. 1954
Whitney, Fred Joseph, b. May 11, 1906, d. Feb 08, 1976, Our Dad and Granddad
Williams, Everett, b. 1928, d. no date, s/w Marlyn
Williams, Marlyn, b. 1937, d. no date, s/w Everett
Winnes, Fred A., b. 1879, d. 1939, stone covered with lichen
Winter, Mildred G, b. Dec 30, 1909, d. Aug 06, 1999, s/w William D
Winter, William D, b. Mar 04, 1913, d. Jun 12, 2000
Wollweber Robert, b. 1908, d. 1942, 34yr old, FH marker
Wollweber, Clarence, b. 1901, d. 1974*
Wollweber, John W., b. 1914, d. 1977, FH marker
Wollweber, Lucy M, b. 1880, d. 1955, Mother, s/w Robert P
Wollweber, Robert P, b. 1868, d. 1930, Father, s/w Lucy M
Wollweber, Wallace, b. 1898, d. 1982, Hazen & Jaeger FH
Wollweber, William E., b. May 30, 1918, d. Mar 31, 1990, PFC US Army WWII

Misc:
Unknown, Shanzenbach FH marker
Lady Baxter Jesse, on one stone, with no dates, not sure what the surname is