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Hay Cemetery (Curtis Cemetery)
Hay, Whitman County, Washington

Lat: 46° 40' 50"N, Lon: 117° 54' 31"W
T14S R39E Sec 22

Contributed by Maggie Rail, © Oct 27, 2006, last edited Dec 29, 2011 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 91.

To reach the cemetery, in Hay, from Alkali Road drive north onto Hay-LaCrosse Road. After you cross the bridge over Alkali Creek watch for a gravel road on your right. This will take you up the hill to the cemetery.

This cemetery, which is situated on a hill overlooking the town of Hay, was established in 1899 on land donated by I.M. Curtis and was originally known as the Curtis Cemetery. Over the years it has gradually been renamed Hay Cemetery because of it's locality.

This cemetery is fenced and appears to be getting a sprinkler system, however it was very dry when I was there and recently planted trees were dying. I am unsure who maintains it. One gentleman told me a it was maintained by Selbu Lutheran Church, but I have not found out for sure.

I compared my work with a reading done in 1973 by Wes & Carrie Lartigue. Listings taken from their work, which I found no marker for, are identified by an asterisk * following the entry.

I walked and read this cemetery on Aug 08, 2006, using my digital camera. I have a photo of all existing stones or markers.

- Maggie Rail

Allen, Hilda Lorene, b. Apr 29, 1908, d. Sep 11, 1909, d/o H. E. & M. E.
Bates, Harry E., b. Apr 28, 1876, d. Aug 14, 1908
Bates, Maggie M., b. Apr 28, 1880, d. Sep 24, 1912
Bittle, Herbert S., b. 1917, d. 1923
Chandler, Mary A., b. Feb 09, 1881, d. Nov 03, 1905, w/o William
Coffey, Brintie M., b. Oct 30, 1885, d. Jan 20, 1918
Cooper, E. L., b. Nov 23, 1873, d. Jun 02, 1914, WOW
Cooper, Ronnell Lenore, b. Jun 10, 1906, d. May 16, 1910, s/o E.L. & J.E.
Curtis, Amanda J., b. 1865, d. 1943
Curtis, Bessie, b. 1889, d. 1966, s/by Charles
Curtis, Catherine A., d. Sep 05, 1919, age: 15mo
Curtis, Charles O., b. 1872, d. 1946, s/by Bessie
Curtis, I. M., b. Jun 27, 1861, d. Oct 07, 1927
Curtis, Susanah M., b. Jun 11, 1820, d. May 31, 1911
Day, Alice E., d. Dec 26, 1936, age: 84yr, FH marker *
Day, Davello Loman, b. Jan 03, 1904, d. Oct 09, 1956
Day, Fred E, b. 1877, d. 1946
Dobson, Mary M., b. Oct 16, 1893, d. Sep 15, 1911, s/w Claire L Wilson
Edmonson, Infant, no dates, child of Rev Tom *
Fay, Clarence L., b. Oct 10, 1909, d. Apr 09, 1942
Greer, James R., b. 1869, d. 1950, Father
Harvey, B. C., b. 1867, d. 1941
Henley, Aileen E, b. Jul 09, 1922, d. Dec 07, 2011, s/w & w/o John M Jr, m. Dec 04, 1944
Henley, Amos E., b. Jun 06, 1859, d. Sep 19, 1934
Henley, Angeline, b. Jun 12, 1863, d. Sep 01, 1945
Henley, Cecil R, b. Mar 30, 1902, d. May 11, 1952, 2 stones, Pvt 33 AAF Airborne Sq WWII
Henley, Dorothy J., b. 1899, d. 1999, s/w & w/o John M, m. Mar 23, 1918
Henley, Frank L, b. May 24, 1919, d. no date, s/w & h/o Helen M, m. May 03, 1941
Henley, Helen M, b. Apr 19, 1916, d. Feb 23, 2004, s/w & w/o Frank L, m. May 03, 1941
Henley, Herman M., d. Feb 17, 1920, age: 28yr
Henley, John M Jr, b. Nov 09, 1921, d. May 07, 2004, s/w & h/o Aileen E, m. Dec 04, 1944, Mason emb
Henley, John M., b. 1899, d. 1991, s/w & h/o Dorothy J, m. Mar 23, 1918, Mason emb
Henley, Lois Marie, b. 1949, d. 1949
Henley, Luther H., b. 1896, d. 1970, s/w Maggie N
Henley, Maggie N., b. 1895, d. 1972, s/w Luther H
Henley, Mary Verna, d. Feb 21, 1920, age: 9mo
Herring, Elizabeth, d. Jun 06, 1914, age: 67yr
Larkin, Anna M., b. Oct 19, 1852, d. Oct 26, 1907, Mother
Lyle, Ellen, b. 1905, d. 1908, d/o L.A. & Anna M *
MacKinnon, M. J. 'Mac', b. 1916, d. 1991, s/w Marge Scott
MacKinnon, Marge Scott, b. 1922, d. no date, s/w M.J. 'Mac'
Mary Schlagel, b. 1855, d. 1938, FH marker *
McLean, Jane, b. 1863, d. 1940, Mother
Moore, Dorothy Lloyd, b. 1915, d. 2002, s/by Mark Wilkie
Moore, E. William, b. Jun 23, 1923, d. Aug 17, 1937
Moore, Emma Laura, b. 1883, d. 1943, s/by Ralph William
Moore, Floyd E., b. 1917, d. 1967, Beloved Husband
Moore, Isaac L., b. 1872, d. 1934, s/w & h/o M. Claire, m. Oct 29, 1913
Moore, M. Claire, b. 1895, d. 1981, s/w & w/o Isaac L, m. Oct 29, 1913
Moore, Mark Wilkie, b. 1914, d. 1978, s/by Dorothy Lloyd
Moore, Mary, b. 1905, d. 1913, s/by Ronald
Moore, Ralph William, b. 1877, d. 1943, s/by Emma Laura
Moore, Roger, b. 1902, d. 1967, s/by Ronald
Moore, Ronald, b. 1912, d. 1935, s/by Mary
Morgan, Annie D., b. 1880, d. 1927, sss
Morgan, Helen Lyle, b. Oct 12, 1905, d. Apr 17, 1907, d/o J. A. & Annie M.
Neubrech, Annabel, b. 1916, d. 1985, s/w Walter, photo
Neubrech, Walter, b. 1909, d. 1985, s/w Annabel, photo
Nibler, Louis Jackson, d. Oct 02, 1899, age: 2mo 3da
Paul, William T., b. Sep 22, 1857, d. Nov 16, 1903, WOW
Reid, Lavina Belle Riddle, b. Mar 28, 1861 Cannelton, IN, d. Dec 29, 1958 Colfax WA, sis/of Mary E. Riddle Splater
Roberts, Fern Marie, b. Aug 12, 1929, d. May 02, 1983
Roberts, Harry Giles, b. 1886, d. 1941, Father
Roberts, Mattie Bell, b. 1896, d. 1945, Mother
Rogers, Bertha M., b. Sep 28, 1911, d. Sep 04, 2001
Schlager, Mary, b. 1855, d. 1938
Scott, Esther B., b. 1891, d. 1954, s/w James N, OES emb. *
Scott, James Henderson Jr., b. Aug 24, 1919, d. Jan 23, 1996, Capt US Army WWII
Scott, James N., b. 1883, d. 1971, s/w Esther B, Mason emb. *
Smith, Elmer O., b. 1885, d. 1955
Splater, Ida L., b. 1894, d. 1955 *
Splater, John W., b. 1855, d. 1933, s/w Mary E
Splater, Mary E., b. 1860, d. 1950, s/w John W
Splater, W. R., b. 1894, d. 1986 *
Stark, Carl, b. 1913, d. 1934
Stark, Frank, b. Aug 07, 1872, d. Mar 05, 1948, Pvt 1cl Hosp Corps, Sp Am War
Stark, L. R. 'Bob', b. 1886, d. 1966
Stark, Rosa T., b. Apr 03, 1887, d. Oct 05, 1958, Mother
Trankle, Amelia, b. 1850, d. 1917, Mother
Wilson, Claire L., b. Apr 14, 1891, d. Jun 28, 1913, s/w Mary M
Wise, Alice Blount, b. Aug 31, 1891, d. Feb 26, 1909, w/o T.C.
Wise, Alvin B., b. 1908, d. 1909
Wise, Benjamin J., b. 1882, d. 1957
Wise, Edna, b. 1914, d. 1938
Wise, Ella E., b. 1884, d. 1957
Wise, Georgia E., b. 1905, d. 1906
Wise, Goldie, b. 1917, d. 1920
Wise, Kelly B., b. 1925, d. 1979
Wise, Leola, b. 1894, d. 1986, s/w Thomas
Wise, Thomas, b. 1888, d. 1938, s/w Leola
Wise, Winford C., b. 1913, d. 1914

Misc:
Shirts, lady, no dates, a lady moved to this cemetery from nearby ranch *
Swanda, babies, no dates or names, four babies *
??, ??, several FH markers, unable to read

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