GILBERT CHAPEL CEMETERY, (sometimes referred to as "Bald Hill" Cemetery) Angelina County, Texas was photographed April 6, 2016 by Bob Britnell and sister Sandra Britnell. This is a small cemetery of about 50 burials and doesn't appear to be very old; all headstones are clean and very legible.

DIRECTIONS: from Lufkin, take US69 toward Huntington about 4 miles, and turn right on FM326. Go another 4 miles (just past Bald Hill Baptist Church) to the cemetery on the right.

Each headstone was photographed; copies of digital pictures are available, free, to anyone who wants them.

ALLEN, Donald G. (12); b. Sep 6, 1953; d. Dec 7, 2014

ALLENDORF, George (37, 39); b. June 19, 1895; d. Jan 20, 1974

ALLENDORF, George D. (38, 39); b. Sep 6, 1934; d. Oct 27, 1988

ALLENDORF, Virginia (39); b. July 23, 1899;d. Jan 24, 1993

BUTLER, Jerry L. (46); b. July 6, 1937; d. Aug 16, 2010

CHILDERS, Edward Junior (20); b. May 27, 1929; d. Dec 7, 1996

CHRISTOPHER, Mitchell (54); b. Jan 5, 1923; d. Feb 14, 2011

COX, Jesse Clarence (25); b. Oct 28, 1925; d. June 17, 2011. US Navy WWII Veteran

COX, Jonathan Clay (55); b. Apr 7, 1951; d. Oct 24, 2002

CRAIN, Mildred Thompson (59); b. Dec 28, 1927; d. July 5, 2012

GATES, Anthony Ray (11); b. Apr 5, 1971; d. Dec 29, 2002. (Photo)

GESFORD, Elmer Lee (49); b. July 24, 1922; d. Jan 26, 1999

GESFORD, Dewey (50); b. Jan 16, 1929; d. Oct 14, 2000

GESFORD, Jack (52); b. Mar 8, 1887; d. Sep 29, 1959

GESFORD, Buel Ray (53); 1927 -- 1934

GILBERT, Graydon (32, 33); b. Feb 4, 1945; d. Oct 19, 2007. SP5 US Army

GILBERT, Ralph L. (34,35); b. Mar 20, 1923; d. Dec 29, 2005. US Merchant Marine, WWII

GILBERT, Moody (43); b. Dec 5, 1912; d. Oct 17, 1998. (Double with)

GILBERT, Bessie (43); b. Aug 13, 1914; d. Sep 1, 1996. Married Apr 9, 1932

GILBERT, Garth L. (44); b. Feb 19, 1920; d. Jan 30, 2011. (Double with)

GILBERT, Janie B. (44); b. Feb 15, 1922; d. May 7, 2013

GOODMAN, Robbie L. (04, 05); b. Dec 31, 1927; d. Dec 16, 2009. PVT US Army, WWII

GRIFFITH, James L. Jr. (13); b. July 13, 1954; d. May 23, 2012

HAVARD, Hillery Glenn Jr. (47); b. Jan 7, 1961; d. Dec 27, 2002

HAWKINS, Allie Gesford (51); b. June 6, 1906; d. Oct 23, 1978

JOHNSON, Paul F. (21); b. Feb 11, 1933; d. Nov 1, 2002. USMC & Sgt US Army, Korea

LILLIE, Gerald Wayne (06, 07); b. Nov 13, 1939; d. Oct 8, 2010. PR1 US Navy Vietnam (Note 1)

MURPHY, Bradley (23); b. Jan 4, 2006; d. Jan 4, 2006. (FHM)

MURPHY, Zoey (24); 2012 -- 2012. (FHM)

POLAND, Gilbert K. (29, 30); b. Apr 12, 1931; d. May 18, 1951 PVT US Army Korea. (Note 2)

POLAND, James Eli (31); b. Oct 17, 1905; d. Feb 13, 1987. (Photo)

RAWLS, Lessie C. (14, 16); b. May 19, 1929; d. Dec 4, 2015. (photo)

RAWLS, George (15); b. Feb 2, 1908; d. Sep 27, 1988. (Double with)

RAWLS, Johnnie (15); b. Sep 5, 1911; d. Jan 8, 2013

REYNOLDS, Basil Lynn (26); b. Oct 3, 1911; d. Dec 19, 2004. (Double with)

REYNOLDS, Helen Thompson (26); b. Nov 28, 1919; d. Oct 30, 2011

RILEY, Cindy (19); b. Dec 8, 1959; d. May 27, 2003

SHANNON, John (17); b. Feb 10, 1880; d. Sep 6, 1961

SMITH, Infant (45); b&d Nov 10, 1958. Son of Kenneth & Anita Smith

THOMPSON, Rebecca, (18); b. Sep 22, 1873; d. Apr 24, 1949

THOMPSON, Hardy C. (27); b. Jan 5, 1886; d. Apr 7, 1951

THOMPSON, Nola (28); b. Sep 10, 1889; d. Sep 17, 1947

THOMPSON, Infant (56); b&d Oct 15, 1933. Daughter of Lee & Emmie Thompson

THOMPSON, Lee (57); b. Feb 3, 1890; d. July 1, 1955

THOMPSON, Em (58); b. May 5, 1894; d. Aug 1, 1985

THOMPSON, Infant Baby of Douglass (No dates)

THOMPSON, Tiny (61); 1859 -- 1942. (Double with)

THOMPSON, Sudie (61); 1869 -- 1962

VANSAU, Joe Bill (48); b. Nov 12, 1942; d. Sep 22, 1996

VERNER, Gerald E. (09, 10); b. Jan 18, 1943; d. Sep 29, 2004. US Navy Veteran

WILLIAMSON, Trevor (22); Apr 1, 2003 - Jan 16, 2005. (FHM)

NOTE 1: PR1- originally the abbreviation for a Parachute Rigger, Petty Officer First Class (paygrade E-6). The rating was renamed "Aircrew Survival Equipmentman" around 1965 to better define the duties of the rating. PRs are responsible for keeping parachutes, life rafts, personal flight gear and other aviation survival gear in proper working condition. In addition to packing parachutes, PRs are required to periodically jump from aircraft using a parachute they have packed.

NOTE 2: Served in "A" Battery, 37th F.A. Bn. Killed In Action shortly after his 20th birthday.