RAY COUNTY CEMETERY
RAY COUNTY POOR HOME
POTTER'S FIELD CEMETERY
Richmond Township
Richmond City Limits
Ray County, Missouri
Township 52, Range 28, Section 36
Located southwest of what is today (2008) The Ray County Museum and the Ray County Fairgrounds.
In 1910 the county erected a "County Home" in the southwest part of Richmond, MO on Royle Street. The unique "Y" shape building was a self suffiecient house for the poor.
Many stones are either gone or were never erected, though there is a Memorial Stone in a fenced area. See Map and more informtion.
Surname
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Comments
Obituary
James
William
May 19, 1931
on memorial stone in cemetery; Date of death per death certificate
Milsap
Janie
on memorial stone in cemetery
Bagley
George
on memorial stone in cemetery
Parks
Henry Tom
1873
Mar. 12, 1949
on memorial stone in cemetery:info from death certificate
Mancer
Bob
on memorial stone in cemetery
Covey
Tom
Dec 12, 1851
Jun. 26, 1928
on memorial stone in cemetery: info from death certificate
Round
Bill
on memorial stone in cemetery
Wriser / Riser
Goldie
Mar. 1941
s/b Goldie Riser: on memorial stone in cemetery
Baker
Edward
Jun. 14, 1951
info from death certificate: on memorial stone in cemetery
Turley
Bess
on memorial stone in cemetery
Holder
Eppie, Sr.
Aug. 5, 1863
Jul. 14, 1934
on memorial stone in cemetery
Popejoy
Waller
on memorial stone in cemetery
Martin
Mary
index of d/c has her name as Mary E. Martin
Summers
Marion S.
Nov. 9, 1864
Nov. 12, 1933
on memorial stone in cemetery
Cox
Mrs.
on memorial stone in cemetery
Sisk
Mrs.
on memorial stone in cemetery
Heinz
Willie
on memorial stone in cemetery
Rash
Fate
on memorial stone in cemetery
Rash
Harold
on memorial stone in cemetery
Cates
Noah
Jan-40
on memorial stone in cemetery: d/c states he is buried in Todd's Chapel, but he is not on the transciption
of that cemetery
Garr / Yarr
Sophie
Ju. 25, 1949
info from death certificate: d/c has her last name as Yarr not Garr: on memorial stone in cemetery
Vanderpool
Carrie
Mar 12, 1891
14 Mar. 1960
info from Quest Lile Funeral Home: on memorial stone in cemetery
Burnsteader
Charlie
on memorial stone in cemetery
Chandler
Mrs.
on memorial stone in cemetery
Horner
Ernest
on memorial stone in cemetery
Kirtley / Ristley
Ed
Aug. 4, 1946
Ristley info from Quest Lile Funeral Home: Kirtley from death certificate
Britt
Berry
Dec. 17, 1881
Mar. 4, 1929
info from death certificate: County Farm
McCollum
James
Mar. 13, 1846
Arp. 5, 1922
info from death certificate: County Cemetery
Gibson
John
Jan. 5, 1910
info from death cert.: County Burying Ground
Mathena
John A.
26 Jan. 1849
19 Jun. 1924
info from death certificate. "County Home Cem"
