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Woodlawn Cemetery
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington

Thierman & Eighth
Spokane WA
509-326-3800

Lat: 47° 38' 57"N, Lon: 117° 18' 49"W
T25N, R43E Sec 24

Contributed by Maggie Rail, © Jan 28, 2000, last edited Jan 11, 2012 [mrail@asisna.com]. Total records = 121.

Woodlawn cemetery is located at 8th & Thierman in Spokane WA.

It was originally called Englewood Cemetery in 1888, when it was started by the Southern Methodist Church, one year before Washington became a state. At some later date it was renamed Woodlawn which occurred after it was taken over by Corbin Park Methodist Church.

The following excerpts transcribed from "Rural Cemetery Records" for Spokane County, pub. 1963 by EWGS.

"Deed signed to Southern Methodist Church on Nov 02, 1888, put on record Nov 23, 1888, book 1 pp#43. In 1895 sold for tax of $2.96, Mar 05, 1902 assessment of 1895 made by Karl J. Cook. Plat signed by members Feb 1897. Plat book "0" page 23 at Spokane County Court House, it is called Woodlawn Park, no mention that it is a cemetery. Dedicated Sep 08, 1910. William S. Lewis, trustee. Witness: Carl W. Swanson. Lots are 16'x31.5' with 8' streets. Each lots designed to lay 16 to rest. Cemetery reportedly now belongs to Township. Original deed recorded by J.W. Woodruff."

In 1998 the Edgecliff community took steps to fix up this long neglected cemetery, headed by SCOPE (Sheriff's Community Oriented Policing Effort.) Now in 1999 they are starting to mark all of the graves with grave markers, upon which has been placed the available information. Unfortunately upon so many, "Unknown" must be written. Wendie Kiourkas, heads up this cemetery restoration project, and she says over a year was spent searching in the courthouse and library records before they could continue. Since Woodlawn cemetery is now owned by the county, it is the neighborhood who must take care of it, and are doing so by donations and volunteer work.

In about 2005 the Fairmount Corporation purchased this cemetery. On Jun 02, 2006 I revisited, and it has a new wrought iron fence in the front, with two butterfly gardens and a wall for cremains. Lawn has been planted, with a sprinkler system, creating a beautiful cemetery. Front of cemetery before. View across cemetery before.

I noticed one thing. They did this over an area which had white crosses the last time I was there. I am wondering what they did with those, as I could not find them. Perhaps they were removed to a different area. I have added 16 new names, but I removed the unidentifiable listings to the Miscellaneous area.

I walked the cemetery on May 13, 1999, but very few headstones still existed. I have added to my readings from the records SCOPE supplied me along with some from the above mentioned publications.

- Maggie Rail

Legend:

c/o = child of d/o = daughter of h/o = husb of s/w = stone with * = no photo or stone

s/o = son of w/o = wife of L = lot G = grave

Earliest burial listed - 1889
Earliest birth listed - 1817
Last burial listed - 2011

Amstadt, Albin P, b. 1927, d. no date, s/w Glenna J
Anstadt, Glenna J, b. 1925, d. 2009, s/w Albin P
Armstrong, R. J., no date, L20, G11
Baker, W. C., no date, age: 2yr 6mo, L53, G4 *
Baker, William C., b. Jul 02, 1902, d. Feb 14, 1905, L53, G1 *
Beck, Orpha, d. Jun 09, 1906, age: 19yr, w/o Peter L, bur. Jun 11, 1906, L19, G13
Belger, Mr., no date, L19, G3 *
Bisbee, Benjamin, d. Feb 12, 1901, age: 80yr, L29, G7
Bonnell, Armeda, no date, baby, L37, G9
Bonnell, Lula E., no date, d/o S. Thomas, L37, G12 *
Bostwick, C. J., no date, L19, G1 *
Breth, George, no date, L19, G2 *
Brown, E. H., no date, L29, G15 *
Brown, J. A., no date, Child, L29, G14 *
Buck, Elaine G. Everett, b. Sep 20, 1945, d. Jun 24, 2008
Butcher, Edward C, b. 1917, d. 2004, s/w Wilma E
Butcher, Mrs., no date, Bosquet?, L44, G2 *
Butcher, Wilma E, b. 1930, d. 1993, s/w Edward C
Calker, Irene P, b. Sep 18, 1914, d. Jul 03, 2006
Carder, John, b. May 05, 1881, d. Nov 05, 1907, s/w Mary Elizabeth (note: part of #2 sold to Old Lady McVeaze), L2, G3
Carder, Mary Elizabeth, b. Sep 08, 1887, d. Aug 08, 1905, s/w & w/o John Carder, L2, G2
Cheslick, Ferdinand, d. Oct 09, 1917, age 1yr, L21, G3 *
Cheslick, Hilda, d. Jun 15, 1914, age: 10mo, L21, G4 *
Cheslick, Mrs F., no date, L21, G1, bur. Jul 17, 1906 *
Clement, D. S., no date, white cross, L10, G1
Clement, Dora, d. Sep 1897, L10, G4 *
Clement, Florence, d. Mar 1899, white cross, L10, G5
Clement, Ruth E., d. Oct 1897, L10, G8 *
Cousins, Baby N., no date, L19, G4 *
Creighton, Baby D. W., no date, save grave as Orpha Beck, L19, G15 *
Crooks, Mrs. E. L., d. Jul 31, 1914, L3, G2, 58yr, the former Mrs. S. W. Davies *
Cunningham, Glenn R., b. Mar 24, 1937, d. Mar 17, 2011, h/o Millie, US Army Korea Vietnam
Davies, S. W., d. Aug 04, 1914, white cross, bur. Aug 04, 1914, L3, G3
Dishman, Baby, d. Feb 18, 1909, W.B. Dishman, L21, G8 *
Drummond, Clinton D, b. Mar 29, 1912, d. Jan 30, 2006, SSgt US Army WWII
Dry, S., d. Apr 24, 1910, infant s/o Allie & Sidney, L14, G9
Edgerly, Daniel F, b. Jan 16, 1953, d. no date, Our Beloved Son, s/by Fred W & Juanita R
Edgerly, Fred W, b. Jun 04, 1923, d. no date, Beloved Husband, s/w Juanita R
Edgerly, Juanita R, b. Nov 08, 1928, d. no date, Beloved Wife, s/w Fred W
Ehry, Jack, b. Mar 24, 1950, d. May 21, 2010, h/o Linda Olson, m. Jul 01, 1978, inurnment
Fender, Richard, b. 1938, d. 2007, Best Fisherman ever, ashes
Ford, Earl, d. Jul 22, 1910, L6, G6 *
Ford, Mary, d. 1889, L6, G4 *
Ford, Myrtle, d. 1889, L6, G3, Lot sold to W.A. Ford *
Ford, Rebecca Ann., d. Oct 07, 1921, w/o W.A., white cross, L6, G10
Ford, W. A., no dates, white cross, L6, G7
Gentle, John, no dates, white cross, L6, G14
Gentle, Mrs, no dates, white cross, L6, G15
Gognon, J. B., no dates, L19, G9 *
Grilliley, Mrs. W., b. 1837, d. 1923, nee Lewis, bur. Mar 19, 1953, Turnbull FH, L14, G3 *
Hammer, Carrie Ann Lewis, b. 1886, d. 1968, s/by Chris
Hammer, Chris, b. 1870, d. 1951, s/by Carrie Ann, L13, G7
Hearing, Fredie, b. 1892, d. 1893, s/w Goldie & Zella, L10, G3
Hearing, Goldie, b. 1891, d. 1891, s/w Fredie & Zella, L10, G6
Hearing, Zella, b. 1883, d. 1901, s/w Frediet & Goldie, L10, G2
Hibner, Florence, d. Mar 1894, L10, G5 *
Hibner, Ruth Esther, d. Oct 1897, L10, G8 *
Hill, Baby, no date, Lot sold to G. Hill, L37, G2 *
Hodl, Sally Rae, b. 1936, d. 2003, a S.C.O.P.E. member
Hoffman, Mrs., no date, L12, G2 *
Howell, Carroll, d. Jul 02, 1916, L3, G1
Humphrey, Baby, no date, (Joel H?), L19, G16 *
Humphrey, Charles Vincent, d. Aug 15, 1903, age: 4mo 10da, s/o C.& I.J.
Johnson, Rodney D, b. Dec 29, 1932, d. Nov 18, 2005, US Army
Keck, William, no date *
Kessinger, Henderson, b. Jul 06, 1844, d. Nov 16, 1907, Husband & Father, L12, G6
Knee, Baby, d. Aug 03, 1907, L19, G12, c/o S.I. Knee *
Knoll, Susan, b. Dec 19, 1859, d. Oct 08, 1895, s/w Chatarina, d/o Henry Wells, L36, G11
Kobelt, Lydia 'Lidie', d. Sep 23, 1908, white cross, L12, G8
Kobelt, Mr., d. 1906, bur. Nov 30, 1906, L12, G9 *
L, Baby, d. 1895, L14, G14 *
Lambert, C. E., d. 1890, L14, G11 *
Lewis, Amos Myron, b. 1899, d. 1900, s/w Amos, L13, G3
Lewis, Amos, b. 1858, d. 1946, s/w Amos Myron, L13, G2
Lewis, John, b. 1824, d. 1908, s/w Rebecca Ann, L13, G1
Lewis, Rebecca Ann, b. 1817, d. 1896, s/w John, L13, G4
McA--, M, no dates, footstone
McGrath, C. E., d. Aug 16, 1913, age: 60yr, L14, G10
Mercer, Alice, d. Jun 03, 1954, note:by Homer Young, L13, G13 *
Miley, Mary E, b. 1837, d. 1923, s/w William G
Miley, W. G., b. 1835, d. Aug 18, 1913, Turnbull Co., L14, G2
Miley, William G., b. 1835, d. Jun 20, 1897, age: 61y 11m 12d, 2 stones, s/w Mary E
Moore, H. Wilbur, b. 1892, d. 1901, 'Brother', L45, G15
Moore, Lucy J., b. 1863, d. 1948, 'Mother', s/w Wm Leonard and William S, L45, G14
Moore, William S., b. 1861, d. Aug 02, 1920,'Father', s/w Lucy J and Wm Leonard, L45, G13
Moore, Wm. Leonard, b. 1896, d. Aug 06, 1914, age: 18yr, s/w William S and Lucy J, L45, G16
Nichols, George, d. May 23, 1910, L14, G12 *
Nixon, Emma, b. 1853, d. 1940, Mother, L13, G15
Oleson, Baby, no date, L37, G16 *
Oleson, Mrs., no date, L37, G14 *
Pendleton, Baby, d. 1895, L15, G15 *
Phelps, F. A. Jr., no date, L20, G9 *
Raikas, Milton J, b. Oct 20, 1921, d. Nov 04, 2005, US Navy
Reynolds, Baby, no date, L21, G9, L. Reynolds child *
Robinson, Baby, no date, (H. Robinson in book), L19, G5
Ross, Baby, d. 1894, L6, F1, lot sold to E.S. Ross *
Salen, D. (Lalen?), no date, This might be wrong, L21, G2 *
Shafer, George H, d. Oct 05, 1900, age: 91yr, Old age, Gilman & Co FH, L37, G15 *
Shepard, John, no date, sold to N.H. Morgan, L1, G1 *
Simpson, Edwin, no date, Edith in book, L20, G4 *
Simpson, Lizzie, no date, L20, G1 *
Simpson, Robert, no date, L20, G1,NE1/4 *
Singer, Bruce William, b. Aug 12, 1971, d. Nov 13, 2006
Smith, Terrie L, b. Dec 16, 1965, d. May 12, 2006
Spooner, Mrs., no date, Note:moved, L19, G6 *
St Clair, Anna, no date, L28, G2 *
St Germain, Mary P, b. 1931, d. 2006
Stanley, Frank, no date, L31, G4 *
Tarrning, John, d. Oct 03, 1910, L19, G8 *
Thomas, Baby, no date, L37, G9 *
Thomas, S. E., no date, Daughter, L37, G11 *
Thomas, Susan, Mrs, d. May 01, 1901, age: 38yr, Smith & Co, L37, G10
VonTersch, Karen M, b. 1954, d. 2010, ashes
Wagner, LeRoy G., b. Oct 14, 1930, d. Apr 07, 2011, h/o Jill L, m. 48yr
Well, Chatarina, b. Aug 12, 1837, d. Sep 21, 1895, (Henry Wells family lot) L36, G10
West, Mrs. A., d. May 05, 1907, L19, G10 *
Wiley, Mrs. W. G., no date, bur. Mar 19, 1923, shipped from Seattle to Turnbull undertaker in Spokane, F.M. Lambert dug the grave, The paper was given to G.G. Merchen *
Woodruff, J. W., no date, L7, G13 *
Woodruff, S. J., no date, L7, G12 *
Young, Mary, b. 1888, d. 1893, top of stone missing, L13, G16
Young, Raymond, b. 1886, d. 1900, L13, G15 *

Misc:
Unknown, no date, L31, G2
Unknown, no date, L31, G15
Unknown, no date, L21, G16
Unknown, no date, L5, G2
Unknown, no date, L5, G3
Unknown, no date, L10, G12, sold to ? Michael
Unknown, no date, L10, G13, sold to ? Michael
Unknown, no date, L20, G2, 2 graves
Unknown, no date, L23, G16
Unknown, no date, L23, G2
Unknown, no date, L23, G3
Unknown, Baby, no date, L34, F9, lot owned by Fred Stanley
Unknown, Baby, no date, L34, G10, lot owned by Fred Stanley
Warner, ?, no date, L37, G13
Storms, ?, no date
Thomas, Unknown, no date, L37, G12
H. K, no dates, footstone
J. N., no dates, footstone

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