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Memorial Park Cemetery Cemetery Records | Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Cemetery burial records, location, and grave search - Pontotoc County, OK

Memorial Park Cemetery is indexed as a cemetery record in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Use this page to confirm the cemetery location, review available burial-record matches, compare nearby cemeteries, and decide when an official source should be checked.

Site info snapshot

Memorial Park Cemetery Overview

Status Active
Burial records 46
Veteran-linked records 46
Type Public
Map coordinates Available

Quick answer

How do I use the Memorial Park Cemetery page for cemetery and burial research?

Use this page to confirm the cemetery first, review the map and source signals, scan the burial sample for likely matches, and then step back to Pontotoc County or Oklahoma only when the search needs broader geographic context.

Verification note

Use this cemetery page as a research starting point

Memorial Park Cemetery is listed with cemetery-location and burial-record context in the current archive. Map coordinates help identify the cemetery area, but they should not be treated as exact grave coordinates. Verify sensitive burial, veteran, visitor, or legal details with an official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source record.

Use this cemetery page for

Search linked burial names

Review names currently connected to this cemetery before widening the search.

Confirm cemetery location

Use county, state, source label, and map context to confirm the place.

Compare nearby cemeteries

Check nearby cemetery pages when the place name or family location is uncertain.

Verify official details

Confirm sensitive details with cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.

Cemetery profile

About Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Memorial Park Cemetery is currently indexed under Pontotoc County, Oklahoma in the Cemetery Finders archive. This page is designed to answer place-intent searches for the cemetery itself while also giving person-name researchers enough context to decide whether this is the right burial site before searching deeper.

This page combines place context, source labels, map information, available burial records, and nearby cemetery links so visitors can continue research without losing the Pontotoc County location context.

The current archive includes burial records with military branch or service-context fields linked to this cemetery.

Cemetery type

Public

GPS coordinates

34.78397, -96.73196

Step-by-step search guide

How to Search Memorial Park Cemetery by Name, Place, and Record Context

01

Confirm the cemetery before searching names

  1. Check the county, state, type, and source label at the top of the page.
  2. Use the map block below to validate that this cemetery aligns with the place you expect.
  3. Only after the place is confirmed should you search for similar personal names.
Why this matters: Person-name searches are much cleaner when the place is validated first, especially for common surnames and repeated family names.

02

Review burial depth and record quality signals

  1. Check how many burial records are currently linked to this cemetery.
  2. Look for veteran-linked records, plot details, and date range signals to judge how rich the underlying record set is.
  3. If the sample looks thin, widen to the county archive instead of forcing a narrow search too early.
Current record depth: 46 burial rows, 46 veteran-linked records, and 0 visible plot-detail signals.

03

Use county and state archives as your fallback path

  1. Return to Pontotoc County if you need nearby cemetery alternatives or broader local coverage.
  2. Move up to Oklahoma when the search needs regional context or county comparison.
  3. Use this layered path instead of repeating blind searches across unrelated places.

Alternative search methods

Alternative Search Methods & Record Paths

Method Best For Speed Coverage
Direct burial search Known full names Fast Live cemetery-linked sample
County archive review Nearby cemetery comparison Medium Strong
State archive review Regional fallback research Medium Broad
Map + place confirmation Location validation Fast Available

Map & directions

Memorial Park Cemetery Map, Address & Directions

MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

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Map coordinates help identify the cemetery location area. They should not be treated as exact grave coordinates or proof of cemetery office details.

Location details

Address: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
County: Pontotoc County
State: Oklahoma
GPS: 34.78397, -96.73196

Best next step

If the place looks correct, review the burial sample below. If not, move back to the county archive and compare nearby cemeteries before searching names again.

Burial record sample

Burial Names Connected to Memorial Park Cemetery

Showing 20 of 46 burial records at Memorial Park Cemetery. Page 1 of 3.

Note: Burial entries reflect currently indexed archive rows. Date, plot, and service details may be incomplete or source-limited.

Braxton M Boggs

Dates: Date shown: 2026-04-07
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Ernest R Garton

Dates: 1933-11-06 – 2022-05-29
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Francis John Burke

Dates: 1935-12-12 – 2022-03-25
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Erna Janet Fisher

Dates: 1945-12-04 – 2022-03-24
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Doy Gene Hibbard

Dates: 1942-05-23 – 2022-01-24
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Edward N Bullard

Dates: 1944-07-26 – 2022-01-21
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

C D Clay

Dates: 1926-04-10 – 2022-01-21
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Charles Joseph Schrader

Dates: 1966-06-30 – 2022-01-18
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Clifford Lee Cook

Dates: 1949-12-22 – 2022-01-04
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Donald Lee Smith

Dates: 1932-11-21 – 2021-12-12
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Bryan Scott Winters

Dates: 1973-12-09 – 2021-12-08
Military branch: US COAST GUARD
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Edgar Robert Welch

Dates: 1927-12-10 – 2021-11-28
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Clarence Lesley Cudd

Dates: 1925-07-23 – 2021-11-27
Military branch: US NAVY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Edwin Joseph Whitney

Dates: 1931-06-24 – 2021-11-02
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Elzy Delana Mowdy

Dates: 1927-12-26 – 2021-10-22
Military branch: US NAVY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Daniel Arthur Diaz

Dates: 1974-07-10 – 2021-10-16
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Donald Norman Thornton

Dates: 1933-09-29 – 2021-09-07
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Carl Daggett Smith

Dates: 1945-09-23 – 2021-09-01
Military branch: US NAVY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Eugene A Graham

Dates: 1925-12-08 – 2021-08-16
Military branch: US NAVY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Bobby G Young

Dates: 1933-05-04 – 2021-07-27
Military branch: US ARMY
Plot / Notes: Plot context limited
Note: Verify sensitive details

Pro tips

Expert Genealogy Advice for Memorial Park Cemetery Research

🗺️ Search the place first: Search the place first, not the person first, when names are common. A confirmed cemetery dramatically improves the quality of a burial search.

📅 Use year ranges: Use year ranges from the sample table to separate duplicate names. Even partial death-date context is often enough to narrow a search.

🏛️ Widen your scope: If the page looks too thin, that usually means the cemetery record is real but the person-level layer is incomplete. In that case, the county archive is the best fallback path.

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions About Memorial Park Cemetery

This section answers the most common cemetery-intent questions first, so users can quickly decide whether to continue on this page or step back to the broader county archive.

How do I search burial records for Memorial Park Cemetery?

Use the burial names on this page as a starting point, then run a focused search with the full name and Memorial Park Cemetery. This usually works best when you already know the cemetery and want to narrow the search to likely person-level matches.

Where is Memorial Park Cemetery located?

Memorial Park Cemetery is listed in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, and the map on this page uses the best available geographic reference from the current archive.

How many burial records are connected to Memorial Park Cemetery?

46 burial records are currently linked to Memorial Park Cemetery in the archive.

What should I do if this cemetery has only partial information?

Use the county archive to review other cemeteries nearby, compare source labels, and broaden the person search with county and state context if the cemetery page is still sparse.