Gaster Hill Cemetery

"Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.."

Arthur & Omay Hawkins	Larger image
Howard Hawkins Howard Hawkins: served in WWII and Korea. He was one of only a few survivors aboard a ship sunk by the enemy in WWII. He was badly burned because the oil on the water was burning. The ranking officer gave him the task of compiling a list of survivors. He forgot to put his own name on the list, so his family was notified of his death. When he realized his mistake, he pawned his watch to pay for a postage stamp so he could write his family and tell them he was OK. He was in an army hospital in Hot Springs for many months recovering from his burns, and received skin grafts. He retired from the army before he was sent to Vietnam. Howard Hawkins was my uncle.	Larger image
Lewis A. Bond Dr. Lewis A. Bond, born March 13, 1805; died October 21, 1849. Dr. Bond came to Drew County from South Carolina. His grave is one of the oldest in Gaster Hill Cemetery.	Larger image
Sam Dodson Sam Dodson came to Drew County from Jackson County, Alabama in a covered wagon. He was considered to be well-educated for that time; he rejected all religion, and was my great-grandfather.	Larger image
Daisy Dodson Sulzer Daisy Dodson Sulzer was the daughter of Sam Dodson and Martha Ann George Dodson.	Larger image
William Boyd Dodson	Larger image
Ruby Lee Dodson Stuart Ruby Dodson Stuart, daughter of Sam Dodson and Vinnie Atchley Dodson	Larger image
Earl Dodson	Larger image
M.R. & Susie Dodson M. R. (Monroe) Dodson, son of Sam Dodson and Frances George Dodson, and his wife Susie	Larger image
Jim Owens WWI veteran	Larger image
Thomas Whittington Col. T. M. Whittington, Confederate States of America. The Civil War in Arkansas website lists the following information about Col. Whittington and the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment: This company of volunteers, calling themselves the “Confederate Stars,” was organized at Monticello, Drew county, Arkansas, June 10, 1861, by Captain Thomas M. Whittington. It traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers, as Company C, July 1861. During its four years of service, 154 men served in Company C. Only thirteen of them remained when the company was surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Their paroles were signed on April 12, 1865, and they were released to go home. Whittington, Thomas M Captain—Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, at Monticello, Arkansas, June 10, 1861; elected captain, June 10, 1861; resigned, December 1, 1861; appointed lieutenant-colonel, 24th Arkansas Infantry, June 6, 1862; resigned, December 24, 1862; born at Greensboro, North Carolina, August 7, 1832; died in Arkansas, August 8, 1900; buried in Gaster Hill Cemetery, Drew county, Arkansas; married Mollie R. Cordell at Monticello, Arkansas, March 17, 1861; married Mattie Belser at Monticello, Arkansas, June 1873; attended Trinity College in North Carolina, 1848-1852; listed in Drew county 1860 census; occupation lawyer; served as Arkansas State Senator (District 17), 1879-1882.	Larger image
Rufus H. Forrest	Larger image
Oscar Bud & Lucy May Forrest	Larger image

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