Fenton Cemetery

Welcome to our historic little community cemetery in Southwest Louisiana. We are located one mile East of the little town of Fenton on Hwy 102 which is situated at the junction of US 165 and LA 102.

In 1888, Silas J. Fenton and family moved to Louisiana from the state of New York. In the spring of 1893, Mr. Fenton built a home at the present site of Fenton, Louisiana. The same year, he designated 240 acres to be surveyed for a town along the Watkins Railroad (later the Missouri Pacific Railroad).

The Fenton Cemetery was established as a family cemetery by Silas J. Fenton at the death of his mother, Philena Fenton, in 1898. Philena was born August 29, 1808 in up-state New York and was brought to Louisiana in a chair due to having her hip broken. She died on January 12, 1898 at the age of 89 years, four months and fourteen days. There are two tombstones in the cemetery with 1892 dates on them. It is not known if these burials preceded the burial of Philena Fenton or if they were relocated from another burial site to the Fenton Cemetery later.

For a hundred plus years, the Fenton Cemetery belonged to the Baker and Fenton families. When Silas and his son, Will, died, they were buried in the Orange Grove-Graceland Cemetery in Lake Charles, LA. The ownership of the cemetery, then passed to Misses Reva and Marie Fenton, daughters of Will. After Miss Reva died, ownership and operation of the cemetery fell, solely, to Miss Marie. The land where the cemetery is located was later purchased by Mr. Bill Abell of Welsh. In 1999, Mr. Abell donated (by transfer of deed) the acre of land where the cemetery is located to the Fenton Cemetery Association.

Over the years, individuals desiring to be buried in the cemetery were granted burial plots without cost. For the past twenty years, or so, the cemetery has been maintained by Miss Marie Fenton and other community volunteers, notably the Sharp Family along with financial contributions from other community members.

In June 2002, a new wrought-iron fence was installed across the front of the cemetery to replace the barbed-wire fence which had been there for years. In July 2002, a flagpole was erected in the middle of the cemetery. The new fence and flagpole were made possible by donations from Miss Marie Fenton who passed away in May 2002. The flagpole once stood in the front yard of Miss Marie's home.

Last Name	First Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Remarks	Loc.
Briggs	Steven R.	Sep. 23, 1964	Jul. 10, 1991	Son of Annette Hankins	Row 5
Decker	Vera	9 mo. 11 days	May 13, 1904	Infant daughter of Guy & Josephine	Row 10
Decker	Guy V.	May 21, 1875	Feb. 16, 1906	Age 30 years 8 months 26 days	Row 10
Fenton	Philena	Aug. 29, 1808	Jan. 12, 1898	Our Mother	Row 1
Greene	George H.	Sep. 16, 1912	Sep. 14, 1980	Ist Lt. US Army WW II	Row 11
Heinen	Alexis K. "Alex"	Apr. 8, 1994	Sep. 6, 2008	Daughter of Dana & Mark Heinen	Row 1
Henning	J. Z.	.	.	Information taken from Cemetery Map	Row 1
Horn	C. P.	.	.	.	Row 3
Irwin	Crystal Joy	Sep. 28, 1888	Aug. 11, 1892	Only Daughter of J. & E. Irwin	Row 1
Irwin	Sarah E.	Nov. 19, 1852	Apr. 30, 1910	Daughter of J. J. Irwin	Row 1
Jacobs	Augustus S.	Jan. 25, 1883	Apr. 4, 1960	Husband of Nora P. Jacobs	Row 4
Jacobs	Milton M.	Oct. 21, 1916	Jan. 8, 1979	Father of Paula Nix & Annette Hankins. Husband of Laura Grasso Perry.	Row 5
Jacobs	Nora P.	Nov. 14, 1895	May 20, 1978	Mother of Milton Jacobs	Row 4
Keely	Daniel H.	Oct. 29, 1862	Jul. 23, 1955	Father of Nora P. Jacobs. Husband of Pauline Fontenot Keely. Children: Lula Mae Walters, Maude Ruth Keely Sharp, Bert Keely, Oma Keely Plattemier.	Row 4
Langley	Blanche Molitor	Died: age 77	Aug. 26, 2000	Wife of John Henry "Mutt" Langley	Row 14
Langley	John Henry "Mutt"	March 12, 1918	July 14, 1981	TEC4 US Army WW II. Son of Alley Langley & Martha Sanders. Husband of Blanche Mary Molitor. Children: Dianna Marie, Perry Shelton, Kent Sheridan & Phyllis Virginia.	Row 14
McNabb	Bruce L. II	Jun. 1, 1984	Jun. 1, 1984	.	Row 2
McNabb	Earl	Jul. 28, 1905	Apr. 17, 1984	.	Row 2
McNabb	Lorenza	Dec. 25, 1906	Feb. 12, 2002	Wife of Earl McNabb	Row 2
McNabb	Mary E.	Jul. 18, 1833	Jan. 12, 1899	Our Mother	Row 2
McNabb	Susan L.	Jan. 9, 1839	Dec. 10, 1900	Our Mother	Row 2
McNabb	T. P.	1857	1915	.	Row 2
McNabb	Tennessee Carter	Nov. 20, 1832	Jun. 18, 1915	.	Row 2
Mills	Bax	.	.	Information taken from Cemetery Map	Row 11
Mills	Harrold	1 year	Jan. 2, 1899	Son of W. E. & L. A. Mills	Row 11
Mills	Madge	2 yrs. 3 mo. 28 days	Jun. 3, 1901	Daughter of H. B. & Minnie Mills	Row 11
Mills	Willard	.	.	Information taken from Cemetery Map	Row 11
Nash	Norma Farmer	Jan. 1, 1918	Apr. 13, 1997	Venice loves Norma	Row 10
Nash	Venice Orvid	87 years	Mar. 20, 2002	Husband of Norma Children: Don, Jimmy, Jean World War II Veteran	Row 10
Newhouse	Ella	84 years 24 days	Oct. 20, 1899	Wife of S. M. Newhouse	Row 2
Newhouse	Liola	18 days	Oct. 22, 1899	Dau. of S. M. & Ella Newhouse	Row 2
Newhouse	Roy Smith	1 month 24 days	Jun. 16, 1892	Son of S. M. & Ella Newhouse	Row 2
Orahood	George B.	Jul. 7, 1863	Oct. 31, 1899	"Gone to Rest"	Row 1
Palmer	Dora Bell	1 year 9 days	Feb. 4, 1900	Daughter of Theo & Nellie Palmer	Row 15
Perry	Laura Grasso	Sep. 16, 1922	Jun. 12, 1988	Mother of Paula & Annette	Row 4
Sharp	Arthur	Jan. 27, 1892	May 22, 1964	.	Row 2
Sharp	Maude Ruth Keely	1898	1943	Wife of Arthur Sharp	Row 4
Sharp	Marvin "Bud"	Mar.16, 1927	Jun. 15, 2005	Husband of Audrey Sharp	Row 4
Thompson	Leo Leroy	Apr. 4, 1903	Feb. 29, 1905	Son of E. W. & B. B. Thompson	Row 10
Walters	Lula Mae Keely	Feb. 12, 1894	Oct. 6, 1985	Wife of Jack Walters. Children: Jessie Jacobs & Leola Himmelreich	Row 4

"Happy now are the dead who die in the Lord, they shall find rest from their labors."

There are three known veterans buried in the Fenton Cemetery. On Memorial Day and Veterans Day each year, a small American flag is placed at the foot of their grave as we honor the memory of these two veterans. Additionally, six large US flags are flown along the front fence in tribute to all those who served, suffered, sacrificed, and in some cases paid the supreme sacrifice, in the defense of freedom. May God bless those honored dead who paid the price that we may live in peace and freedom. And, may we never forget that.... FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.

Veterans Buried in the Fenton Cemetery: George H. Greene, John H. Langley and Venice O. Nash.

The Fenton Cemetery is owned, operated and maintained by a private association of individuals from the Fenton community. Day-to-day activities of the cemetery, to include operational policy guidelines and rules and regulations, rest in the hands of an elected Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is elected each year at the Association's Annual Meeting. The cemetery is operated in accordance with the Laws of the State of Louisiana under the auspices of the Louisiana Cemetery Board.

The Association holds Family Work Days in the cemetery each year during which improvements are made to the cemetery by community volunteers. Parents bring their children and a picnic lunch is enjoyed by all. In this way, the children learn the history of the cemetery and what is necessary to keep the cemetery looking good.

Most Association members have a vested interest in the cemetery by virtue of having family members buried therein or intentions to be buried there themselves. As a community cemetery, burials are restricted to those individuals living within a 15-mile radius of the cemetery. Burial plots in the cemetery are available for purchase from the Association. Individuals wishing to join the Association may do so by paying annual dues of $25.00.

Donations to the Association's "cemetery maintenance fund" are welcomed. All funds collected go toward the upkeep and improvement of the cemetery.

The mailing address is: Fenton Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 1, Fenton, Louisiana 70640. Telephone inquiries can be made to (337) 533-9333 or (337) 738-5279. Our E-mail address is: sherrysharp7@gmail.com Please contact us with any questions you might have.