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Double Oaks Cemetery

Location:
This cemetery is located in Estill County KY on Barnes Mountain Directions are as follows: From the courthouse in Irvine Kentucky go across the the Kentucky River, towards Richmond, and make a left turn at end of bridge and go about 5 miles then make a right turn on Barnes Mountain Road and go about 6 miles and make a right turn where it intersects with RT 851 and go about one mile and on the right you will see a dirt road call Double Oak Cemetery, this road goes about 1 mile and the cemetery is at the end of it. There is about 30 graves that are marked by fieldstones, without writing and about 4 new graves without writing.

Submitted by:
Ron Rowland
September 16, 1998 (visited the cemetery)

Burials

Name Birth Death Inscriptions Comments
Fike, Simpson 4-Sep-14 26-Aug-87 ossw Geneva
Fike, Geneva 27-Dec-24 ossw Simpson
Brandenburg, Henry 02 Oct 1894 12-Oct-86 ossw Kate
Brandenburg, Kate 22-Mar-09 23-Aug-91 ossw Henry; Insc - When we all get to Heaven
Robinson, James 17-Aug-26 17-Mar-86 PFC US Army WWII (footstone & headstone)
Reece, William 15-Aug-16 15-Oct-17 Pvt, U.S. Army
Reece, Elijah 5-Jul-07 23-Mar-29
Lotero, Sinie Ann 6-Feb-25 6-Feb-86 There is a small Photo of her on her headstone.
Horn, Jesse Lee 20-May-30 27-Dec-66 Brother we will meet again
Horn, Lillian 9-Feb-23 12-May-24 Little Bud of Love
Horn, Sanford 16-Apr-21 11-Jul-22 Sweety Sleeping
Horn, Sid Feb 1895 May-36 Father at Rest
Horn, Demie B. 7-Jul-01 5-Oct-72 Mother
Bradenburg, Henry Jr. 1926 1959 This is the spelling on the headstone.
Groce, William 7-Nov-42 28-Jul-43 This is a old faded sandstone and I am not sure of the last name or death date
Rowland, William 15 Dec 1876 20-Jan-37 ossw Elsie; there is also a homemade stone
Rowland, Elsie A. 03 Oct 1876 23-Jun-60 ossw William
Brandenburg, Donnie Lloyd 8-Sep-38 ossw Glenda
Brandenburg, Glenda Joyce 20-Aug-39 5-Feb-69 ossw Donnie
Rowland, Joy Marie 21-Oct-33 3-Oct-34 At Rest
Brandenburg, Dale Wright 8-Feb-54 2-Oct-56
Brandenburg, Leonard D. 1930 1930 ossw Orville W. - brother
Brandenburg, Orville W. 1936 1951 ossw Leonard D. - brother
Brandenburg, Thelma 1923 1924
Brandenburg, Glenda 21 Oct 1893 25-Apr-24 She was the sunshine in our home
Brandenburg, Susan 05 Feb 1862 22-Apr-17 Gone but not forgotton
Reece, Elijah CO A 7th KY INF - Per note from Winfred Tipton: Elijah Reese, enlisted in the 7th Ky Inf. Union Army at Camp Dick Robinson on 8/19/1861, reported for duty 9/22/1861 for 3 years, at age 23, born in 1837, discharged at end of enlistment at Louisville Ky. 10/5/1864
Newman, Marvin H. 27-Apr-25 1-Aug-25
Reece, Robert Clay 13 Mar 1897 23-Oct-19
Gross, William M. 7-Nov-42 20-Jul-43
Gross, Ernest 31-Jul-17 26-Jun-92
Tipton, James David 31-Jan-73 27-Feb-98
Mays, Arnold 8-Jul-22 28-Aug-94
Mays, Fannie 20-Feb-25 26-Dec-30 Asleep in Jesus
Fields, Lois 25-Nov-13 9-Jul-73 We will meet again
Hopper, Ralph 1934 1998 (Small metal plate from Toler Funeral Home)
Canter, Isabell 16-Oct-14 15-Jul-95 Mother; Precious memories
Canter, Lesley 27-Sep-05 5-Sep-49 Kentucky PVT 64 ARTILLERY CAC
Fields, Landis 17-Feb-19 23-Jul-72 Kentucky PVT HQ CO ARMORED CORPS WW II
Fields, John D. 18 Feb 1882 14-Apr-48 ossw Martha
Fields, Martha 31 Oct 1886 24-Mar-47 ossw John D.
Mays, Elbert Jr. 4-Jan-43 5-Jan-43 ( Homemade Headstone )
Mays, Clauda R. 21-Oct-17 14-Jan-18 ( Homemade Headstone )
Mays, Darthula 17 Aug 1871 9-Jul-17 She was the sunshine of our home
Flynn, Amanda 25 Apr 1892 10-Oct-19 ossw James
Flynn, James 09 Nov 1892 11-Jan-20 ossw Amanda
Metcalf, Daisy 15-Aug-01 30-Jun-14 Asleep in Jesus
Metcalf, James C. 22 Dec 1859 11-Mar-47 ossw Rebecca
Metcalf, Rebecca 17 May 1870 8-Jan-29 ossw James; Ins: Dear Parents though we miss you much we know that you rest with God
Canter, John 15 Apr 1854 22-Apr-38 ossw Martha J.
Canter, Martha J. 16 Sep 1876 19-Sep-56 ossw John
Canter, Nelson J. 19-Aug-22 27-Sep-62 Kentucky PFC HQ CO 628 QM BN WWII
Canter, Clayton 1924 1996 (Metal Plate)
Canter, Johnie 22-Dec-19 10-Mar-81
Bingham, Sudie Neeley 1887 1924
Rice, John Q. 27-Jul-08 29-Mar-25
Flynn, A. H. 15 Jul 1895 15-Jul-21 Tho Lost to sight To Memory dear
Anderson, Edward 21-Jun-33 s/o Geo & Letha Anderson; This is the only date on the stone. According to birth certificates for KY, this was his birthdate.
Tipton, Cordia F. 14-Mar-08 1-Dec-90
Newman, Clarence 6-Dec-10 9-Feb-90
Newman, Allie 04 Nov 1884 13-Dec-78 (Metal Plate)
McKinney, Boyd 10-Jun-30 13-Nov-85
Newman, Harold 4-Aug-50 29-Dec-52
McKinney, Sarah A. 27-Feb-04 10-Aug-78 ossw Gilford
McKinney, Gilford 09 Nov 1888 30-Nov-69 ossw Sarah
McKinney, Claude Edward 8-Nov-43 16-Nov-96 (Homemade Stone)
Ball, Goldie J. 1908 1925 Death is but a dream to those who live and die in Christ
Ball, Lemoin 3-Sep-11 13-Jul-37