Eyman Cemetery Transcription taken April 28, 2001 Carson, Skamania County, Washington 98610 Contributed and compiled by Julie Schall(jschall@gorge.net) 5/13/2001. The Eyman Cemetery is located in Carson, Washington on Metzger Road at T3N R8E Section 17, Skamania County. Traveling from Vancouver, Washington go east on Highway 14 46.5 miles to the Carson Junction and turn left(north) onto Wind River Highway and travel .99 miles to a four-way stop. Continue going north on Wind River Highway 1 mile to Metzger Road. Turn left on Metzger road and continue for .25 miles to a sharp corner at which you will see Eyman Cemetery located on the left behind a chain link fence. There is little parking, and the cemetery is gated but left unlocked. The cemetery is rectangular in shape with a lightly marked utility road going down the center of the cemetery. This transcription was compiled from the data listed solely on the gravestones. There are 24 blank markers and 5 unreadable markers in the cemetery in addition to the ones listed here. Abbreviations used: b.= born d.= died There is a light utility road going down the middle of the yard. The stones are called from left to right, starting with the first row as you enter the cemetery and subsequent rows in that same order. Row 1 Tucker, A.G., d.3-16-1900, Aged about 79 years Monaghan, Lizette, d.2-14-1901, Aged 35 years, Beloved wife of Ed Monaghan Krimidas, Gust, d.8-22-1912, Aged 20 years, born in Pauliany, Deman Eraklioton Lamian Greece Strauss, Ole J., b. 4-28-1850, d.5-8-1906, born in Norway, Farewell my wife and children dear, I am not dead but sleeping here. And after me no sorrow but love each other for my sake. Eastabrook, Albert S., b.11-15-1833, d.7-10-1908 Gropper, Anton, b.1836, d.1908 Gropper, Agatha, b.1843, d.1917 Row 2 Tillotson,_____ (not readable), b. 11-1-1836, d.9-28-1891 Wetherell, T.Ernest, b.6-19-1875, d.7-12-1896, Son of C.Z.N.J.Wetherell, As you are now so, once was I. As I am now, soon you must be. Prepare for death and follow me. Zink, Everett L, b.1897, d.1960 Unreadable Funeral Marker Smith, Margaret L, b.2-23-1860, d.3-10-1906, Wife of L.T. Smith, MLS,LWS,At Rest Lydia W, b.6-14-1832, d.10-14-1906, Wife of Joshua Smith, Mother Blank Stone Marker Fuller, Henry A, b.1884, d.1965 Fuller, Jessie A, b.1890, d.1981 Larson, Betty L, b.7-17-1928, d. 10-9-1997, Aged 69, Anderson Funeral Home, Hood River, Ore Larson, Harold S., b.1922, d.1982, We love and miss you Parker, Mary E, d.4-12-1909, aged 72 years, Wife of W.H, Parker, Our Mother, Mother Unreadable Funeral marker Unreadable Funeral marker Row 3 Roberson, Ruth Oval, b.1-18-1901, d. 3-4-1901, Daughter of A.W. and G.M. Roberson, Baby Ruth Roberson, A.W., (no dates) Crowe, Helen D, d.9-1-1898, Wife of A.O. Crowe, Aged 41 yrs 9 Mo 27 days, We cannot tell who next may fall beneath the chastening rod. One must be first but let us all prepare to meet our God. Crowe, Gertrude I., d.7-7-1900, Daughter of O.A. and H.D. Crowe, aged 14 years,8 months, 12 days, A precious one from us has gone, a voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts that never can be filled. Olmstead, Louise M, b. 6-10-1829, d. 2-13-1904, Gone but not Forgotten. Andrews, Samuel, d.1-19-1903, Aged 69 years. Unreadable marker Foster, Lavinia E, b.1880, d.1955, Mother Foster, Frederic W, b.1877, d.1959, Father Anders, Eva Jane, b.1854, d.1937 Anders, Theron, b.2-15-1854, d.5-15-1906, Gone but not Forgotten Clark, Edna Eva, b.1892, d.1941 Catlin, Lillian May, b.1868, d.1916, Mother Greer, William J, b.1838, d.1916 Greer, Rose, b.1857, d.1939, (Died March 27, 1932, Aged 82 yrs....17 days) Eagle, Max Allen, b.1915, d.1934 Eagle, Len, b.4-12-1872, d.12-22-1955, Dad Len Blair, Josephine, b.9-19-1883,d.9-13-1965, Mamma Jo Row 4 Eyman, Forrest M, b. 1882, d. 1966 Fuller, Nadine, b.1-6-1935, d.1-6-1935 Brey, Patricia M, b.2-15-1934, d.4-12-1934 Foster, Fremont F, b.1866, d.1940, Father Crowe, Harry, b.1875, d.1943 Foster, Stephen C., b.1954, d.1954, Our Baby Foster, Gerald F, b.1949, d. 1974, Son Foster, Donald F, b.1915, d.1996, Loving Father and Mother, (Oct 4 1947 Wedding Date) Foster, Lorraine R, b.1929, d.1999, Loving Father and Mother (Oct 4 1947 Wedding Date) James, Leslie M, b.9-20-1918, d.2-17-1991 James, Wretha B, b.9-14-1921, d.2-18-1998 Rakestraw,Carl, b.2-18-1901, d.9-19-1907, Son of M.E. & L.B. Rakestraw Downham, Milton M, b.6-23-1901, d.8-9-1952, Wisconsin, Trumpeter 4 BRIG USMC 2 DIV, World War I Unreadable Funeral marker Greer, Ray Elvin, b.7-2-1968,d.(unreadable date) Row 5 Eyman, Lilly, b.7-11-1890, d.7-11-1890, Baby daughter of L. & H. Eyman, Beautiful, lovely she was but given a fair hand earth to _____ in heaven. Eyman, Floyd C, b., d.6-6-1909, Aged 21 yrs, 2 months, 19 days. Meet me in Heaven. Eyman, Louis, b.1844, d.1913 Eyman, Harriett, b.1849, d.1933,Mother Blank marker Scott, Mary E, b.1843, d.1919 Blank marker Blank marker Hollis, Esther, b.6-24-1904,d.5-18-1910, Gone to be an Angel Blank marker Syfert, June Cluff, b. 7-30-1928, d.10-19-1992, Aged 64 Blank marker Row 6 Simpson, William L, b.4-10-1876, d.11-6-1918 Simpson,Sadie, b.1870, d.1915, Wife of W.L. Simpson Blank marker Foster, Arthur W, b.7-4-1899, d.4-4-1971 Bullard, Flora Foster, b.1877, d.1931 Foster, Infant daughter of H.W. & Flora Foster, d.7/18/1901, Happy infant ....blessed...rest in peace full slumber rest. Baby. Foster, Beatrice, b.1917, d.1918, Our darling Foster, Melvin, b.1930, d.1932, Baby Mel Foster, Ardene, b.1937, d.1940 Foster, Melvin T, b.1903, d.1963, Dad Blank marker Blank marker Hansen, Mildred O , b.11-18-1936, d.____ Hansen, William J, Sr., b.9-7-1931, d. 5-28-1992, We love you and miss you Row 7 Blank marker Blank marker Blank marker Blank marker Anders, Linn, b.1880,d. 1913 Blank marker Blank marker Blank marker Willson, Francis A., d. 10-27-1898, Wife of Gordon Willson, aged 39 years Willson, Margaret Pearl, d. 6-26-1899, Aged 6 years 8 months 12 days Blank marker Row 8 Aldrich, Baby daughter of W.G. & Nancy Aldrich, b.1-20-1909,d.10-10-1909, A bird plucked from earth to bloom in heaven. Blank marker Blank marker Blank marker Blank marker Blank marker McKinney, Eugenia, b.4-26-1838, d.12-24-1911 Row 9 Blank marker Blank marker Lung, Thomas Adam, b.11-30-1885, d.9-30-1970, Washington PFC 14 CO 20 Engineers, World War I Lung, Samuel Jacob, b.11-29-1875, d.2-16-1960 Cummings, John M, b.1885,d.1915, Son Cummings, Annie E, b.1858, d.1934, Mother Cummings, Thomas J, b.1891, d.1955 ...ings, Anne Elizabeth, d.19- (unreadable) Hubbard, Lee Ezra, b.5-10-1917,d.11-26-1998, Aged 81 Hubbard, Helene Therese, b.11-4-1918, d.10-1-1999, Aged 80 Row 10 Zurcher, Fritz,b.1839,d.1886 Zurcher, Mary A, b.1828.d.1891 Zurcher, Baby, d.2-18-1917,Aged 3 days, Not lost but gone before Row 11 Witter, Martyn A, b.1917 - Witter, Lazette Z.S., b.1907,d.1996 (Died 12/27/1996, Lazette Zurcher Shepard Witter), The Lord of my soul honors you, loves you and blesses you. STONES LISTED ALPHABETICALLY ...ings, Anne Elizabeth, d.19-(unreadable)(marker next to Thomas Cummings, and Annie Cummings) Aldrich, Baby daughter of W.G. & Nancy Aldrich, b.1-20-1909,d.10-10-1909, A bird plucked from earth to bloom in heaven. Anders, Eva Jane, b.1854, d.1937 Anders, Linn, b.1880, d. 1913 Anders, Theron, b.2-15-1854, d.5-15-1906, Gone but not Forgotten Andrews, Samuel, d.1-19-1903, Aged 69 years. Blair, Josephine, b.9-19-1883, d.9-13-1965, Mamma Jo Brey, Patricia M, b.2-15-1934, d.4-12-1934 Bullard, Flora Foster, b.1877, d.1931 Catlin, Lillian May, b.1868, d.1916, Mother Clark, Edna Eva, b.1892,d.1941 Crowe, Gertrude I., d.7-7-1900, Daughter of O.A. and H.D. Crowe, aged 14 years,8 months, 12 days, A precious A precious one from us has gone, a voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts that never can be filled. Crowe, Harry, b.1875, d.1943 Crowe, Helen D, d.9-1-1898, Wife of A.O. Crowe, Aged 41 yrs 9 Mo 27 days, We cannot tell who next may fall beneath the chastening rod. One must be first but let us all prepare to meet our God. Cummings, Annie E, b.1858, d.1934, Mother Cummings, John M, b.1885, d.1915, Son Cummings, Thomas J, b.1891, d.1955 Downham, Milton M, b.6-23-1901, d.8-9-1952, Wisconsin, Trumpeter 4 BRIG USMC 2 DIV, World War I Eagle, Len, b.4-12-1872, d.12-22-1955, Dad Len Eagle, Max Allen, b.1915, d.1934 Eastabrook, Albert S., b.11-15-1833, d.7-10-1908 Eyman, Floyd C,b. , d.6-6-1909, Aged 21 yrs, 2 months, 19 days. Meet me in Heaven. Eyman, Forrest M, b. 1882, d. 1966 Eyman, Harriett, b.1849, d.1933,Mother Eyman, Lilly, b.7-11-1890, d.7-11-1890, Baby daughter of L. & H. Eyman, Beautiful, lovely she was but given a fair hand earth to ____ in heaven. Eyman, Louis, b.1844, d.1913 Foster, Ardene, b.1937, d.1940 Foster, Arthur W, b.7-4-1899, d.4-4-1971 Foster, Beatrice, b.1917, d.1918, Our darling Foster, Donald F, b.1915, d.1996, Loving Father and Mother, (Oct 4 1947 Wedding Date) Foster, Frederic W, b.1877, d.1959, Father Foster, Fremont F, b.1866, d.1940, Father Foster, Gerald F, b.1949, d.1974, Son Foster, Infant daughter of H.W. & Flora Foster, d.7/18/1901. Happy infant ....blessed...rest in peace full slumber rest. Baby. Foster, Lavinia E, b.1880,d.1955, Mother Foster, Lorraine R, b.1929,d.1999, Loving Father and Mother (Oct- 4-1947 Wedding Date) Foster, Melvin T, b.1903, d.1963, Dad Foster, Melvin, b.1930, d.1932, Baby Mel Foster, Stephen C., b.1954, d.1954, Our Baby Fuller, Henry A, b.1884, d.1965 Fuller, Jessie A, b.1890, d.1981 Fuller, Nadine, b.1-6-1935, d.1-6-1935 Greer, Ray Elvin, b.7-2-1968, d.(unreadable date) Greer, Rose, b.1857, d.1939,(Died March 27, 1932, Aged 82 yrs....17 days) Greer, William J, b.1838,d.1916 Gropper, Agatha, b.1843, d.1917 Gropper, Anton, b.1836, d.1908 Hansen, Mildred O , b.11-18-1936, d.____ Hansen, William J, Sr., b.9-7-1931, d. 5-28-1992, We love you and miss you Hollis, Esther, b.6-24-1904, d.5-18-1910, Gone to be an Angel Hubbard, Helene Therese, b.11-4-1918, d.10-1-1999, Aged 80 Hubbard, Lee Ezra, b.5-10-1917, d.11-26-1998, Aged 81 James, Leslie M, b.9-20-1918, d.2-17-1991 James, Wretha B, b.9-14-1921, d.2-18-1998 Krimidas, Gust, d.8-22-1912, Aged 20 years,born in Pauliany, Deman Eraklioton Lamian Greece Larson, Betty L, b.7-17-1928, d. 10-9-1997, Aged 69, Anderson Funeral Home, Hood River, Ore Larson, Harold S., b.1922, d.1982, We love and miss you Lung, Samuel Jacob, b.11-29-1875, d.2-16-1960 Lung, Thomas Adam, b.11-30-1885, d.9-30-1970, Washington PFC 14 CO 20 Engineers, World War I Lydia W, b.6-14-1832, d.10-14-1906, Wife of Joshua Smith, Mother McKinney, Eugenia, b.4-26-1838, d.12-24-1911 Monaghan, Lizette, d.2-14-1901, Aged 35 years, Beloved wife of Ed Monaghan Olmstead, Louise M, b. 6-10-1829, d. 2-13-1904, Gone but not Forgotten. Parker, Mary E, d. 4-12-1909, aged 72 years, Wife of W.H, Parker, Our Mother, Mother Rakestraw, Carl, b.2-18-1901, d.9-19-1907, Son of M.E. & L.B. Rakestraw Roberson, A.W. (no dates) Roberson, Ruth Oval, b.1-18-1901, d. 3-4-1901, Daughter of A.W. and G.M. Roberson, Baby Ruth Scott, Mary E, b.1843, d.1919 Simpson, William L, b.4-10-1876, d.11-6-1918 Simpson, Sadie, b.1870, d.1915, Wife of W.L. Simpson Smith, Margaret L, b.2-23-1860,d.3-10-1906, Wife of L.T. Smith, MLS,LWS,At Rest Strauss, Ole J., b. 4-28-1850, d.5-8-1906, born in Norway, Farewell my wife and children dear, I am not dead Syfert, June Cluff, b. 7-30-1928, d.10-19-1992, Aged 64 Tillotson,_____ (not readable), b. 11-1-1836, d.9-28-1891 Tucker, A.G., d.3-16-1900, Aged about 79 years Wetherell, T.Ernest, b.6-19-1875, d.7-12-1896, Son of C.Z.N.J.Wetherell, As you are now so, once was I. As I am now, soon you must be. Prepare for death and follow me. Willson, Francis A., d. 10-27-1898, Wife of Gordon Willson, aged 39 years Willson, Margaret Pearl, d. 6-26-1899, Aged 6 years 8 months 12 days Witter, Lazette Z.S., b.1907, d.1996 (Died 12/27/1996, Lazette Zurcher Shepard Witter), The Lord of my soul honors you, loves you and blesses you. Witter, Martyn A, b.1917 - Zink, Everett L, b.1897, d.1960 Zurcher, Baby, d.2-18-1917, Aged 3 days, Not lost but gone before Zurcher, Fritz, b.1839, d.1886 Zurcher, Mary A, b.1828, d.1891