BUNCE CEMETERY PLOT MAP

MACON CO., MO

Contributor: Monell Koger

Here are the exact directions to the Bunce Cemetery:

From Macon north on US 63 (11.4 miles) turn left on Rt. J (Elmer turnoff), continue on J thru Elmer to Rt. F (12 miles). Turn left of Rt. F (0.1 mile). Cemetery located on west side of the road.

Alvina Howe and I plotted the cemetery a few years ago. We thought it would be of help to people searching for graves of their family. There are many unmarked graves in the old part of the cemetery and some stones are so weathered that they are impossible to read. This is not exact but does give a person an idea where to look for a particular grave. The list is alphabetical and lists the row and lot so a person will know where to look on the plot map and in the cemetery. Rows are numbered from east to west and the lots from south to north. I have added available birth and death dates. I have everything on computer so it will be easy to keep it up-dated.

Monell Koger
Secretary-Treasurer
Bunce Cemetery

BUNCE CEMETERY
(TAKEN FROM ELMER CENTENNIAL BOOK)

The Bunce Cemetery, located two miles west of Elmer, had been used as a final resting place for well over a hundred years serving the local community and their families. Several tombstones are dated in the 1860's and 1870's, however it is believed some of the earliest graves go back to the 1840's.

On the 11th day of March 1879 Lewis Keyte and Elizabeth, his wife deeded one acre of land to the trustees and their successors. August 6, 1906 a new deed was made to correct an error in the original. We do not know what the error was. It was also between Lewis and Elizabeth Keyte and trustees who were W.A, Koger, W.B. Redman and David Williams at that time. (Lewis Keyte was Ted Koger's grandfather and W.A. Koger his father). Lewis Keyte passed away in a907.

A name was needed for the new cemetery. Nathaniel Bunce lived where Gregory Gunnels now lives, about one-half mile south of the cemetery. The Bunce school district was already formed. It was decided to call it Bunce Cemetery.

Nearly everyone associated with the cemetery has contributed to the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery, both financially and labor, including such things as leveling graves, building fences, trimming trees, etc.

I will mention some board members but I am sure there are others I don't know about. Charley Bailey, Hillman Seaman, and Ted Koger with Oletha Jacobs as secretary served for many years. The road through the cemetery and the fence along the front of the cemetery, built around 1950, were made during this time. Freda Jones was secretary for many years, deciding to retire from it in 1986. Other board members included Kenneth Burns, Harold Howe, Kenneth Jones, and R.H. Seaman who received $1655.00 in 1957 to start a perpetual fund for the upkeep of the cemetery. The fund has since grown but so has inflation, consequently we still depend on private donations each year to a large extent. A Memorial Day dinner is held each year at the Elmer School in conjunction with the Elmer Cemetery. Some 25-30 letters are also sent out.

Board members at this time are Herman Koger, Kenneth Burns, Gregory Gunnels, and Bill Howe is the secretary.

Until recent years whenever a grave was needed it was dug by hand, friends and neighbors showing up to do it. Now nearly all are with a backhoe.

Colleen Hawkins, the current caretaker, mows the cemetery several times a year. When I was younger the cemetery was scythed off once a year, raked and hauled away. Several people would mow and maintain their individual family plots.

In 1973 the gateway at the cemetery entrance was erected in memory of Steven Burns by Kenneth and Venita Burns. They also paid for the fencing material on the south side in 1982 and for straightening of the tombstones in 1986.

In 1983 Edwin, Stephen, and Gregory Gunnels donated 30 feet along the entire west end to enlarge the cemetery. New fence on the west and north side was put in at that time with special donations.

The Bunce Cemetery is the final resting place for three and four generations, as well as sons and daughters, for several families in our area. It is our hope it will be maintained and cared for many generations to come.

By Bill Howe
1987

1997 Update-
The cemetery is still well maintained. David and Wanda St Clair were caretakers for several years and Sue Easley Wynne is the current caretaker. We still depend greatly on donations for upkeep. The current board members are Leon Mott, Glenn Howe, Gregory Gunnels, and Merrill Magers. Monell Koger is the secretary-treasurer. Graves are once again dug mainly by hand with Bill Herrin being the grave digger. The cemetery was plotted in 1992 by Alvina Howe and Monell Koger.

By Monell Koger

LAST NAME
FIRST NAME(S)
PLOT
BIRTH
DEATH





A-



Agee John H. 1-36 1/2/1838 1/1/1894
Agee Martha 1-37 4/8/1840
Aldinger Mike Dale 18-22 8/25/1963 6/30/2003





B-



Bailey Charles Freeman 7-18 1909 1940
Bailey Charles B. 8-16 1877 1963
Bailey David Lawrence 7-16 1939 1940
Bailey Dennis J. 8-19 1903 1942
Bailey Denzil N. 7-20 1903 1931
Bailey Eddie 7-33

Bailey Effie M. 8-17 1881 1956
Bailey Elvira 2-18 3/2/1826 4/14/1906
Bailey Ester Mae 8-18 1937 1944
Bailey Honor 2-14 4/10/1853 3/15/1942
Bailey James 2-15 2/26/1849 5/13/1917
Bailey Joseph 2-17 3/28/1824 1/28/1895
Bailey Maggie 3-17 1865 1936
Bailey Mary 7-32
10/23/1870
Bailey M.V. Audrey 7-21 1900 1902
Bailey Rita Ruth 7-19

Bailey R.W. Infant 7-30
2/28/1888
Bailey William T. 3-16 1864 1945
Bailey Wilma Lucille 7-17 1837 1940
Bane Bertha 10-10 2/23/1888 4/1/1960
Bane Charlie 10-11 10/20/1884 8/1/1970
Bell Dezzy (wife of T.A.) 11-20 5/21/1882 4/30/1908
Bergmann Bertha 13-26
1915
Bergmann Charles A. 12-27 5/7/1892 5/10/1926
Bergmann Della 13-24 2/1/1899 10/26/1979
Bergmann E.A. 12-28
2/4/1933
Bergmann Emma 12-29
3/3/1904
Bergmann Hattie White 4-5 1/9/1887 5/2/1960
Bergmann Henry M. 10-22 1894 1956
Bergmann Henry F. 14-27 1908 1978
Bergmann Jesse G. 13-25 10/17/1883 5/12/1963
Bergmann Lillie 13-27 4/18/1888 5/31/1918
Bergmann Linnie M. 10-23 1900 1956
Bergmann Stephen 12-30
3/25/1891
Bergmann Willis Frank 4-4 2/24/1882 7/6/1965
Brammer Lila 6-4 5/10/1910 6/9/1980
Brammer Donce 6-6
2/14/1901
Brammer William 6-5 5/26/1905 10/3/1974
Bunce Daniel 6-36 12/28/1828 5/2/1903
Bunce John S. 6-33 1853 1929
Bunce Mary A. 6-35 3/3/1820 2/20/1882
Bunce Nancy J. 6-34 1859 1939
Burnham Clarence 4-12 1883 1943
Burnham John W.
12-May 3/9/1853 7/20/1943
Burnham Maudie 4-11 1883 1975
Burris Carol 17-24 12/25/1928 4/26/1993
Burris Martin 18-23 11/24/1931 12/21/1993
Burris Melvin 17-25 8/6/1909 2/22/1983
Burris Steve 18-25 7/3/1949 1/10/1994
Burns Fred 1-9 1/2/1883 11/4/1955
Burns James B. 1-11 7/14/1836 10/2/1923
Burns James R. 6-17 1912 1922
Burns Kenneth 2-8 3/21/1920 3/20/1998
Burns Mary E. 4-32
12/22/1869
Burns Mary Jane 1-12 4/17/1849 2/9/1939
Burns Mertie 1-10 3/18/1883 10/6/1926
Burns Steven L. 2-10 9/15/1953 12/28/1972
Burns Venita 2-9






C-



Clark Elizabeth 5-19
8/11/1899
Cotter Winnie 11-21 ? ?
Craigg Infant daugher of W.A. 1-24 7/15/1904 7/15/1904
Cunningham Otha 16-14 11/24/1935 10/4/1969
Cunningham Terry 16-15 5/6/1960 7/30/1960





D-



Daughty George 13-23 1899 1970
Daughty Lillie- Bertha- and Jessie 13-25/26

Daughty Sadie 13-24 1909
Demory 24-Mar


Demory Mar-35


Demory 26-Mar


Denver Sylvia 6-19






E-



Edwards


9/3/1890
Eitel Alfred Donald 2-4 2/14/1916 6/5/1972
Eitel Alfred Robert 2-5 1/15/1885 11/17/1958
Eitel Julia Ann 2-6 10/11/1887 9/1/1961
Epperson Freda 4-7 11/16/1903 4/1/1979
Epperson Leslie 4-6 8/5/1903 5/15/1967
Epperson Lodema 4-19 10/12/1931 12/19/1931





F-



Fletcher Infant
7-13
6/1/1871





G-



Greene Velma 7-24
9/5/1899
Gunnels D.T. 10-25
1/20/1906
Gunnels Eliza 10-24 7/25/1876 7/7/1930
Gunnels Infant
11-22 1921 1921





H-



Hauf Julia 16-16 1/13/1908 2/11/1990
Hawkins Arminta 10-35 9/20/1862 1/3/1941
Hawkins Ed Carson 9-29 3/24/1877 7/22/1885
Hawkins Eugene 13-11 4/12/1920 12/20/1986
Hawkins George B.
Oct-33 12/24/1860
Hawkins George 10-36 12/24/1860 9/21/1905
Hawkins Harley 12-11 6/19/1883 3/16/1966
Hawkins Maude 12-10 8/27/1885 11/28/1969
Hawkins Oral 13-9 1907 1994
Hays J.S. 5-17 8/2/1851 6/2/1913
Hays S.A. 5-18
8/29/1906
Helton Beulah Mae 7-11 1/15/1891 1/21/1959
Helton Georgia A. 8-14 7/13/1855 6/22/1940
Helton Guy Roy 7-10 11/23/1888 10/27/1958
Helton John J. 8-15 10/17/1848 4/30/1932
Herrin Warren 3-35
11/12/1870
Howe Carl W. 8-7 9/13/1930 12/28/1997
Howe Edna 3-18 2/28/1895 5/28/1978
Howe Harold 9-11 10/26/1921 2/1/1988
Howe Ronald 8-9 3/18/1959 3/19/1959





I-








J-



Jacobs Bertha F. 1-4 3/20/1879 4/13/1971
Jacobs John F. 1-5 10/14/1876 6/3/1944
Jarrad Sena 5-16 1848 1936
Johnson Ernest 9-23 No dates
Johnson Hattie 9-24 No dates





K-



Kent Cordelia 13-36 No dates
Kessinger Sarah 2-16 3/27/1861 4/28/1897
Keyte Aquella 2-32 2/29/1868 4/8/1868
Keyte Clariss 2-33 10/30/1887 10/30/1887
Keyte Cornelius 1-29 6/26/1869 6/4/1911
Keyte Elbert 1-31 1883 1941
Keyte Elizabeth 2-29 1/4/1830 ?
Keyte Katie 1-32 1866 1943
Keyte Lewis 2-30 12/10/1831 7/28/1907
Keyte Marcus 2-31 1/3/1856 10/24/1891
Keyte Myrtle 1-30 9/25/1886 12/15/1972
Kisor Hanna 7-29
8/25/1877
Kisor Jacob W. 7-28
6/5/1891
Kisor Katie 7-27
8/6/1904
Koger Beulah 11-15 1914 1953
Koger Herman "Spud" 12-5 2/15/1937 6/24/1994
Koger Kenneth Dale 12-7 1/15/1965 8/8/1982
Koger Laura 9-16 12/25/1862 7/25/1892
Koger Luella 10-15 3/15/1866 8/20/1942
Koger Raymond 12-15 1941 1971
Koger Ted 11-14 1907 1996
Koger William A. 10-16 3/16/1860 6/30/1936





L-



Labar Vera Ann 7-22 1905 1962
Libke Robert Clarence 6-11 8/11/1942 8/3/1945
Lovern Amanda 11-29
11/18/1882
Lovern Lavern William 11-28

Lovern Family of Joseph and Arbelia 9-26/27/28 ? ?
Lovern Martha 11-11 3/31/1916 11/6/1965
Lovern Ollis 11-10 7/1/1909 11/3/1989
Lovern R.O. 9-25
10/19/1917
Lovern Sarah 10-31

Lynch Alta 5-21 1875 1945
Lynch Clarence 5-22 11/2/1914 1/26/1936
Lynch Everett R. 6-22 1910 1960
Lynch Harriet 9-27 3/26/1846 5/30/1921
Lynch Leander 5-20 1869 1944
Lynch Linna 4-25
8/3/1886
Lynch Martin 4-26
2/18/1984
Lynch Mary E. 6-27 10/25/1847 2/11/1901
Lynch Nimrod 9-25 1865 1943
Lynch Nola B. (Nonnie) 5-23 4/8/1896 3/16/1898
Lynch Wesley J. 9-26 6/6/1845 2/23/1889
Lynch William 26-Jun
3/16/1901
Lynch Willie E. 6-24 1/21/1879 10/18/1953
Lynch Guthie 6-25 7/4/1878 11/4/1951





M-



Magers Bryan 17-32 1972 1999
Magers Mary E. 1-32 3/26/1884 6/30/1918
Magers Melvin 17-27 3/13/1917 3/9/1982
Mathis Fern 15-31

Mathis Wendell 15-32 1/14/1914 11/30/1994
McDavitt Ivan 8-35 1871 1872
McDavitt Leo 8-36 1871 1872
Miles Loudin 10-30 1/18/1897 9/3/1898
Mitchell Arbie 5-8

Mitchell Luella 4-9 1881 1963
Mitchell Markus 5-7

Mitchell W.F. "Dee" 4-8 1871 1963
Moore Theodore 4-21 7/10/1855 11/25/1932
Mott Charlie 14-19 12/9/1884 12/18/1958
Mott Leon 1-1 8/5/1941 2/23/1998
Mott Della 1-6 6/18/1872 2/2/1952
Mott A.K. Dick 14-22 1/9/1841 7/12/1914
Mott Edwin 1-3 8/2/1914 12/11/1970
Mott J. 14-20

Mott Lucille 1-2 1/12/1919 11/19/1993
Mott Mary 14-23 9/8/1849 1/15/1940
Mott William 1-7 1/19/1868 7/3/1933





N-








O-








P-



Pickett Albert F. 6-32 5/14/1835 5/13/1921
Pickett Mary 6-31 12/20/1845
Pickett Mary F. 6-30

Proyor Minnie 17-23 6/11/1881 7/11/1918





Q-








R-



Redman Alva 10-29 ? ?
Redman Fred 10-28 ? ?
Redman Mary E. 10-27 1/25/1852 3/5/1909
Redman W.R. 10-26 1852 1928
Roberts Daniel 13-35 1871 1930
Ryall Annie 6-29






S-



Sampson Francis 3-5 6/10/1924 11/19/1999
Sampson Loral 3-7 4/9/1897 3/22/1944
Sampson John 3-6 7/18/1899 8/13/1982
Sampson John Jr. 3-4 11/19/1919 5/29/1997
Seaman America Ann 14-30 10/25/1845 10/31/1930
Seaman David Oscar 14-28 4/14/1868 10/12/1908
Seaman Elby 13-32 12/27/1882 7/3/1968
Seaman Hillman 13-33 1/22/1878 5/20/1961
Seaman John R. 14-29 1/5/1842 3/22/1910
Seaman Rosa 13-31 12/17/1886 10/8/1970
Seaman Sarah 13-34 2/16/1880 10/7/1950
Smedley Ivo J. 11-35 6/28/1906 1/15/1916
Smedley Phamie 11-36 1888 1985
Smedley William J. 11-37 1885 1979
Smoot Freda Bailey 8-22
1909
Smoot Orva 8-21 1808 1884
Smoot Patricia 8-20
1932





T-



Tate Freda Fern 1-8 10/12/1908 3/27/1996
Tharton Nettie 10-32
11/28/1904
Thomas Alexander F. 3-28
10/5/1872
Thomas Alexander P. 2-26 1822 1889
Thomas Mary E. 3-27
1/20/1860
Thomas Sarah E. 2-27 1850 1919





U-








V-








W-



Wacker Nora 2-28 9/8/1881 11/18/1916
Wakley A.H. 11-30

Wakley Alice 5-6 10/2/1881 2/23/1969
Wakley Hannah 11-27 1841 1925
Wakley James 5-5 6/1/1869 5/29/1961
Wakley Robert 11-26 1841 1925
Walker Ada Mott 14-24 1/9/1878 3/21/1970
Walker Clyde 5-25

Walker Mary 5-26

Wallen Abby P. 11-24

Wallen Ada


Wallen Frank H. 13-19 1903 1956
Wallen Henry T.


Wallen Inez
13/17 1904
Wallen James Frank 13-21 1868 1945
Wallen John D. 24-Dec 10-16-1898 6/25/1900
Wallen Mary Ellen 13-22 1871 1942
Wallen Mary F. 11-25 6/22/1901 12/9/1902
Wallen Nina J. 12-22 8/7/1910 5/7/1919
Wallen Samuel W. 12-23

Wallen Wanda E. 13-20 1928 1952
Wilcox Clinton L. 8-29 7/19/1830 2/8/1909
Wilcox Delida A. (Della) 11-33 2/19/1864 12/1/1955
Wilcox Elmer 5-11 10/27/1885 10/13/1955
Wilcox George M. 11-32 7/30/1859 5/26/1930
Wilcox Lavina 8-31 3/21/1871 9/30/1875
Wilcox Luella 11-33 9/20/1902 1/31/1905
Wilcox Mary A. 8-32 1/4/1871 10/13/1875
Wilcox Mimva 8-33 11/26/1876 7/6/1877
Wilcox Nancy M. 8-30 1/12/1842 4/14/1901
Wilcox Roy 11-34 1894 1/17/1900
Wilcox Leonard 11-34 1897 9/16/1899
Williams Clare 1-21 8/12/1893 4/16/1913
Williams Dorothy 12-35 1/13/1845 ?
Williams George W. 1-22 2/22/1867 4/6/1937
Williams James 12-34 1/15/1839 11/23/1914
Williams Joshua 12-33 10/9/1879 2/7/1904
Williams Mary E. 1-20 7/14/1874 7/13/1898
Wilson Clara Estelle 5-33 1/31/1881 8/14/1883
Wilson Clarence 5-34 11/24/1881 12/1/1881
Wilson Dorothy Francis 5-35 4/4/1883 1/4/1896
Wilson Edward 5-30 1/17/1876 1/23/1876
Wilson Iry 5-37 4/28/1895 5/12/1895
Wilson Martha Ellen 5-32 7/14/1877 8/22/1877
Wilson Minnie 5-36 2/10/1887 3/4/1887
Wilson Nora 5-31 11/23/1876 1/23/1877
Wilson Lucrettia E. 3-9 1878 1953
Wilson Maudie M. 3-12 1916 1934
Wilson O. Alvin 3-10 1878 1946
Wood Charlene, dau of Raymond & Juanita 10-9 10/30/1938 6/26/2012
Wood Juanita (Mott) 10-9 8/16/1912 4/19/1978
Wood Raymond 10-8 9/22/1906 4/3/1985

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