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Forrest Home Cemetery

Benton Township, Ringgold County, Iowa

forest home

Photograph by Tony Mercer, December of 2015

 

forest home

Photograph by Tony Mercer, December of 2015

forest home

Photograph by Mike Avitt, 2009

 

Forrest Home Cemetery is located approximately 3 miles north of Redding, Iowa, on County Highway P27, Benton Township of Ringgold County, Iowa. Earlier records referred to Forrest Home as the Diebert Cemetery or Oak Ridge.

Forest Home Cemetery was canvassed and photographed by Tony Mercer for IAGenWeb in January of 2015. Veteran information updated May of 2015 courtesy of Cathy Kilgore, Ringgold County Veteran Affairs; plot location from Raymond Banner's book, Cemetery Gravestone Recordings of Ringgold County.

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Interments at FOREST HOME CEMETERY

Surnames:

gold star designates a Veteran

A B C D E F G H
I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X
        Y Z    

gold star Designated as a Veteran

NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS
A      
ATZ, Anna Maria (MEIER)
Plot 4A
03 Dec 1828
Switzerland
12 Dec 1881
aged 53y
"Zum andenken Anna Maria
Frau von
Johannes ATZ
Den 12ten Decemb 1881
In iherer von 53 jahr"

Translation:
"In Memory of
Anna Maria
Wife of
Johannes ATZ
Died
The 12th of December 1881
In her 53rd year"

daughter of Niklaus & Anna Maria (GASS) MEIER
married 31 Aug 1857
Johannes ATZ
ATZ, Johannes Jakob
Plot 4A
17 Jun 1863 13 Dec 1881 "Zum andenken Johannes Jakob
Sohn des
Johannes ATZ
Goestoben
Den 13ten Decemb 1881
alter von 18 Jahr"

Translation:
"In Memory of
Johannes Jakob
Son of Johannes ATZ
Died the 13th of December 1881
At the age of 18"

son of Johannes & Anna Maria (MEIER) ATZ
B      
BELLAMY, John E.
Plot 5B
10 Aug 1823
Bedford Co. VA
08 Jun 1915
Redding IA
son of Benjamin & Frances Ann (WADE) BELLAMY
married 06 May 1851
Martha Virginia BUTTON
BELLAMY, Martha Virginia (BUTTON)
Plot 5B
09 Feb 1835
Barron Co. KY
[uncut]
25 Dec 1922 per obit
aged 87y 10m 16d
daughter of Joseph Jordan & Deborah (WADE) BUTTON
married 06 May 1851
John E. BELLAMY
BENNETT, Charity Louisa (MARSHALL)
Plot 7A
24 Jan 1841
Warren Co. IN
22 Dec 1926
aged 85y 10m 18d
daughter of Thomas Dixon & Sarah “Sally” (BROWN) MARSHALL
married 06 Mar 1870
Edwin BENNETT
BENNETT, Ebenezer B.
Plot 6A
05 Dec 1809 18 Jul 1870
aged 69y 7m 13d
son of Daniel Francis & Betsey (VIDITO) BENNETT
married 1828
Sarah ANDERSON
BENNETT, Edwin
Plot 7A
30 May 1849
Michigan
06 Apr 1900
aged 55y 7m 28d
son of Ebenezer & Sarah (ANDERSON) BENNETT
married 06 Mar 1870
Charity Louisa MARSHALL
BENNETT, Lucius H “Lutie”
Plot 7A
  11 Apr 1881
aged 2y 8m 8d
son of Edwin & Charity Louisa (MARSHALL) BENNETT
BENNETT, Sarah (ANDERSON)
Plot 6A
26 Feb 1802 19 Jan 1896
aged 93y 10m 23d
daughter of Edward ANDERSON
married 1828
Ebenezer BENNETT
BRYANS, Margaret (ARMSTRONG)
Plot 11B
11 Jul 1811
Fermanaugh Co. Ireland
27 Jun 1892
aged 75y
married 21 Sep 1829
John BRYANS
*BYERLY,
Arminda Genetta (OUDERKIRK)

Plot 2B
27 Jan 1859
Knox Co, Illinois
11 Feb 1930
age 71y 14d
Redding
daughter of Richard Bond & Frances Ann (THURMAN) OUDERKIRK
married 25 Mar 1880
Reuben Edward BYERLY

*Tentative location based on husband's burial. Two infant daughters buried in Forrest Home Cemetery
BYERLY, Ethel Faye
Plot 2B
30 Apr 1890 28 Oct 1895 daughter of Reuben Edward & Arminda Genetta (OUDERKIRK) BYERLY
BYERLY, Ettie May “Ettie”
Plot 2B
30 Apr 1881 17 Sep 1895 daughter of Reuben Edward & Arminda Genetta (OUDERKIRK) BYERLY
*BYERLY,
Hazel Armanda

Plot 2B
24 Sep 1905
Redding
21 Dec 1925
Redding
daughter of Reuben Edward & Arminda Genetta (OUDERKIRK) BYERLY

*Tentative location based on parent's burial. Two infant sisters buried in Forrest Home Cemetery
*BYERLY, Reuben Edward
Plot 2B
11 Apr 1859
Knowlton
26 Feb 1935
75y 10m 15d
Redding
son of Jacob & Jemima (BARNET) BYERLY
married 25 Mar 1880
Arminda Genetta OUDERKIRK

*No stone found. Death certificate confirms burial here.
C      
CROCKETT, Elvious Clifton
Plot 3B
23 Jan 1903 26 Nov 1949 son of James Franklin & Margaret (MURPHEY) CROCKETT
spouse of Mildred CROCKETT
CROCKETT, Evertt Leon
Plot 5B
19 Jul 1896 Jan 1970 son of James Franklin & Margaret (MURPHEY) CROCKETT
married circa 1915
Grace Marie BROWN
CROCKETT, James Franklin “Frank”
Plot 3B
22 Oct 1865 21 Feb 1946 son of William Henry & Sarah Ann (PARSONS) CALLOWAY CROCKETT
married 12 Feb 1889
Margaret MURPHEY
CROCKETT, Margaret “Maggie” (MURPHEY)
Plot 3B
03 Mar 1869 14 Jan 1931 daughter of Benjamin Franklin & Serena Ann (LIVENGOOD) MURPHEY
married 12 Feb 1889
James Frank CROCKETT
D      
DEIBERT, Christenia (HAUBER)
Plot 8B
19 Mar 1815 12 Aug 1875 daughter of Wilhelm & Barbara (DITTLER) HAUBER
married 31 Jul 1835
Henry DEIBERT
DEIBERT, Osker Rickee
Plot 8B
  19 Feb 1867
aged 10m 24d
son of William & Charlotte Annette (HART) DEIBERT
DEIBERT, Twin Infant Sons
Plot 8B
  26 Oct 1872
aged 1 day
son of William & Charlotte Annette (HART) DEIBERT
H      
HARRISON, Elva Jane (LITTLE) MALOY
Plot 10A
02 Aug 1837 28 Sep 1910 daughter of George & Nancy (WARD) LITTLE
married first circa 1863
David Hughes MALOY
married second 25 Aug 1887
Christian HARRISON

Note: Elva is buried with her first husband David.
L      
LEPLEY, Ida May (LOWDER)
Plot 2B
02 Aug 1866
Albia IA
28 Feb 1922
aged 44y 6m 26d
daughter of Abner Lindsey & Lydia Catherine (BABB) LOWDER
married 09 Jun 1887
John Julius LEPLEY
LEPLEY, Johan David
Plot 2B
  12 Oct 1894
aged 77y 1d
son of Johan Jakob & Anna Maria (RENNER) LEPLEY
married 15 May 1848
Mary Ann SCHRITLEY
LEPLEY, John Julius
Plot 5A
11 Jul 1861
Burlington IA
27 May 1952
aged 89y
Idaho Falls ID
son of John David & Mary Ann (SCHRITLEY) LEPLEY
married 09 Jun 1887
Ida May LOWDER
LEPLEY, Mary Ann (SCHRITLEY)
Plot 5A
  27 Mar 1882
aged 65y
married 15 May 1848
Johan David LEPLEY
LEWIS, Mary Lanna (DARROUGH)
Plot 11B
07 Mar 1871
Iowa Co. WI
18 Feb 1894
daughter of David Franklin & Mary Ann (WEEKLY) DARROUGH
married 10 Apr 1887
B. L. LEWIS
LOWDER, Abner Lindsey
Plot 5A
04 May 1884 17 Oct 1905
aged 71y
son of John Merton & Sarah Elizabeth (ANDERSON) LOWDER
married 15 May 1859
Lydia Catherine BABB
LUNDERS, Amalia "Emma" (ATZ)
Plot 4A
06 Jul 1866
Switzerland
14 Aug 1890
daughter of Johannes & Anna maria (MEIER) ATZ
married 15 Dec 1882
Charles H. LUNDERS
LUNDERS, Nellie
Plot 4A
12 Feb 1890 09 Aug 1890
aged 5m 27d
daughter of Charles H. & Amelia (ATZ) LUNDERS
M      
MALOY, Cynthia Alice (CRAIG)
Plot 10A
28 Dec 1870 06 May 1900 daughter of William George & Julia Ann (KELLY) CRAIG
married 03 Mar 1889
Perry Dixon MALOY
MALOY, David Hughes
Plot 10A
25 Mar 1819 08 Feb 1885 son of James & Mary Ann (HUGHES) MALOY
married 1st 09 Jan 1840
Nancy WILKS
married 2nd circa 1863
Elva Jane LITTLE
MALOY, Elva Belle
Plot 8B
  11 Jan 1892
aged 4y 2m
daughter of Clarence Lincoln & Emma Alice (BAIRD) MALOY
MALOY, Infant Son
Plot 8B
  02 Dec 1886 son of Clarence Lincoln & Emma Alice (BAIRD) MALOY
MALOY, Perry Dixon
Plot 10A
01 Jun 1869 20 Apr 1914 son of David Hughes & Elva Jane (LITTLE) MALOY
married 1st 03 Mar 1889
Cynthia Alice CRAIG
married 2nd 17 Mar 1903
Ada Jane (FULLHART) KING
McCLURG, Marion Francis
Plot 6B
  01 Aug 1876
aged 1y
son of James Andrew & Sarah Ann (ALDRIDGE) McCLURG
MULL, Marion Francis
Plot 11A
15 Jan 1874 25 Sep 1945 son of William Riley & Lydia Ann “Ellen” (BECK) MULL
married 29 Jan 1899
Sarah COMER
MURPHEY, Benjamin Franklin
Plot 3B
19 Oct 1822
Drake Co, Ohio
09 Mar 1896 son of Robert & Elizabeth (DUVALL) MURPHEY
married 07 Dec 1851
Serena Ann LIVENGOOD
MURPHEY, Benjamin Franklin “Frank”
Plot 3B
19 Mar 1861 24 May 1946 son of Benjamin Franklin & Serena Ann (LIVENGOOD) MURPHEY
married 18 Feb 1883
Iva Adell DEIBERT
MURPHEY, Iva Adell (DEIBERT)
Plot 3B
11 Feb 1868 29 Aug 1958 daughter of William & Charlotte Annette (HART) DEIBERT
married 18 Feb 1883
Benjamin Franklin “Frank” MURPHEY
MURPHEY, Serena Ann (LIVENGOOD)
Plot 3B
12 Nov 1830 18 Aug 1913 daughter of Christian & Dorothea “Dollie” (HOOVER) LIVENGOOD
married 07 Dec 1851
Benjamin Franklin MURPHEY
O      
OSBORNE, Mary Ann
(MATTHEWS)

Plot 9B
11 Sep 1834 09 May 1919 married 05 Sep 1856
Taylor V. OSBORNE
OSBORNE, Taylor V.
Plot 9B
25 Nov 1832
Fayette Co. PA
18 Feb 1889
aged 56y 2m 23 days

son of Abraham & Jane (GREGORY) OSBORNE
married 05 Sep 1856
Mary Ann MATTHEWS
OUDERKIRK, Infant
Plot 2B
  07 Jul 1897 child of Harmon Leslie & Mary Clara (LUNT) OUDERKIRK
P      
POLLEY, Infant Son
Plot 7A
  21 Nov 1886
aged 2 weeks
son of Edwin Franklin & Diantha Jane (HOOVER) POLLEY
POORE, Lucy Ann (LOWDER)
Plot 5A
23 Feb 1860
Monroe Co. IA
26 Apr 1928
aged 68y 2m 3d
daughter of Abner Lindsey & Lydia catherine (BABB) LOWDER
married 17 May 1891
Wesley Amos POORE
POTTORFF, Albert M.
Plot 11A
27 Aug 1874 11 Sep 1893 son of Ninevah Alibon & Sarah Jane (PITTMAN) POTTORFF
R      
RICH, Eva A. (MALOY)
Plot 3B
12 Nov 1863 12 Oct 1934 daughter of David Hughes & Elva Jane (LITTLE) MALOY
married 26 Feb 1882
Newton V. RICH
RICH, Gladys Lulu
Plot 3B
31 Dec 1887 12 Oct 1906
aged 18y 9m 11d
daughter of Newton V. & Eva A. (MALOY) RICH
RICH, Newton V.
Plot 3B
15 Aug 1854 13 Aug 1936 son of Robert Morrison & Elizabeth N. (WRIGHT) RICH
married 26 Feb 1882
Eva A. MALOY
S      
SEATON, Adaline (HARTLEY)
Plot 9B
13 Jul 1837
Green Co. PA
17 Sep 1924
daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth (HAMMERS) HARTLEY
married 16 Mar 1867
Franklin SEATON
SEATON, Elizabeth Jane (OSBORNE)
Plot 10B
23 Sep 1860 23 Nov 1933 daughter of Taylor V. & Mary A. (MATTHEWS) OSBORNE
married circa 1879
Thomas Parson SEATON
SEATON, Elizabeth Leona
Plot 10B
09 Sep 1872
Green Co. PA
05 Jan 1909
aged 29y
daughter of Franklin & Adaline (HARTLEY) SEATON
gold star SEATON, Frank Leaman
Plot 10-B
16 Mar 1889 20 Nov 1939 World War I Veteran
U. S. Army
son of Thomas Parson & Elizabeth Jane (OSBORNE) SEATON
SEATON, Franklin
Plot 9B
22 Oct 1832
Greene Co. PA
26 Jul 1903 son of Thomas Prather & Elizabeth (BROWN) SEATON
married 1st circa 1855
Lydia Malinda EVANS
married 2nd 16 Mar 1867
Adaline HARTLEY
SEATON, George B. McClelland
Plot 10B
07 Oct 1862
Whitely PA
28 May 1925
aged 62y 7m 21d
son of Franklin & Lydia Malinda (EVANS) SEATON
SEATON, Ralph E.
Plot 10B
Feb 1881 05 Mar 1882
1y 1m
son of Thomas Parson & Elizabeth Jane (OSBORNE) SEATON
SEATON, Samuel Hartley
Plot 6A
16 Jun 1870
Greene Co. PA
19 Feb 1953
Des Moines IA
son of Franklin & Adaline (HARTLEY) SEATON
married 03 Jul 1900
Sarah Adelaide "Addie" BENNETT
SEATON, Sarah Adelaide "Addie" (BENNETT)
Plot 6A
08 Oct 1871 17 May 1952 daughter of Edwin & Charity Louisa (MARSHALL) BENNETT
married 03 Jul 1900
Samuel Hartley SEATON
SEATON, Thomas Parson
Plot 10B
20 Sep 1859
Greene Co. PA
22 Mar 1902 son of Franklin & Lydia Malinda (EVANS) SEATON
married circa 1879
Elizabeth Jane OSBORNE
STEEL, Anna M. “Annie” (SEATON)
Plot 9B
11 Sep 1855 03 Feb 1934 daughter of Franklin & Lydia Malinda (EVANS) SEATON
married 04 Jul 1879
Elmer Wilkinson STEEL
STEEL, Elmer Wilkerson
Plot 9B
06 Mar 1845
Davistown PA
28 Dec 1923
son of James Samuel & Rachel Jane (TURNER) STEEL
married 04 Jul 1879
Anna M “Annie” SEATON
U      
ULLERY, Ada (MURPHEY)
Plot 8B
11 Feb 1868 11 Oct 1960 daughter of Benjamin Franklin & Serena Ann (LIVENGOOD) MURPHEY
married 08 Nov 1891
Jonathan Wesley ULLERY
ULLERY, Bessie
Plot 8B
17 Oct 1894 10 Apr 1985
aged 90y
daughter of Jonathan Wesley & Ada (MURPHEY) ULLERY
ULLERY, Jonathan Wesley “John”
Plot 8B
09 Feb 1867 23 Mar 1957 son of Jacob Wesley & Mary Jane (BARTMESS) ULLERY
married 08 Nov 1891
Ada MURPHEY
W      
gold star WELLS, Absalom
Plot 5-B
1831
Grayson Co. KY
14 May 1887
aged 55y 2m 27d
Civil War Veteran
1st Lt. Cos. D & I
18th MO Infantry
son of Samuel Duncan & Matilda (BRUNK) WELLS
married 18 Dec 1872
Eliza Ann WARE

ADDITIONAL SOURCES: obituaries

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, January of 2015

Veteran interments updated May of 2015 courtesy of Cathy Kilgore, Ringgold County Veteran Affairs

Transcription updated April 2, 2026 courtesy of Cathy Kilgore

Forrest Home Cemetery page
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