Smithville OK Cemetery

Smithville OK Cemetery Created to share information regarding the maintenance and history of the Smithville Cemetery. Decoration Day is the third Sunday of May.

There are two cemeteries within the city limits of Smithville, OK - Smithville Cemetery and "Old Smithville Cemetery". They are adjacent to each other on Hwy 4, about a quarter mile east of Smithville's Elementary School. Clean-up is done the Friday and Saturday prior to Decoration. During clean-up, the family members of those buried in the cemetery, as well as other community members, remove old

flowers from the graves and generally clean up the cemeteries. There is a Cemetery Committee that (1) oversees the ongoing maintenance (e.g. mowing) of the cemetery throughout the year; (2) manages donations for cemetery upkeep; (3) are the points of contact related to burial arrangements; (4) are the points of contact for the purchase of burial plots. Maintenance of the cemeteries requires money - and the necessary funds are provided through donations of family members of those buried there and community members. Donations can be made to committee members at any time. They will be present during Decoration and clean-up days. Committee Members are:
Tina Hudson (479) 234-8080
Karla Hopper Falls (479) 216-2592

05/18/2026

Do you have pictures from Decoration Day at Smithville Cemetery? Please share!

05/16/2026

REMINDER: Decoration Day at Smithville is tomorrow, Sunday, May 17, 2026.

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05/13/2026

Cemetery Business. Recently, there was an accident involving the storage building at the cemetery. The building was damaged beyond repair, as was some nearby fencing. There was no damage to gravesites or headstones. The storage building and fencing that are there now were donated by Tina Hudson.

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Article about young man who was buried in Old Smithville Cemetery. From Broken Bow News, May 3, 1928.
05/11/2026

Article about young man who was buried in Old Smithville Cemetery. From Broken Bow News, May 3, 1928.

05/10/2026

Decoration Day was officially established on May 5, 1868, by General John A. Logan to honor Union soldiers who died in the Civil War by decorating their graves with flowers. First observed on May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, it expanded after World War I to honor all American military personnel who died in war. Before the official 1868 proclamation, many local communities in both the North and South held their own tributes to the war dead, often in early springtime. Originally focused on Civil War casualties, the focus shifted to include American service members who died in all wars. Many Southern states continue to hold separate Decoration Days for honoring their dead.

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05/06/2026

The oldest grave in the Smithville Cemetery is John L. Flatt, born in 1879 and died in 1946.

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05/06/2026

The oldest confirmed grave in the Old Smithville Cemetery is Lack Ale Halstead, born March 6, 1906 and died October 1, 1907. There are unmarked graves in the Old Cemetery and early cemetery records do not exist. Thus, the belief that this is the oldest grave is based upon cemetery indexes compiled in modern times, family records, and online geneology records. It is possible that there are older graves.

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This was in the McCurtain Democrat, Smithville News, on May 11, 1933.
05/02/2026

This was in the McCurtain Democrat, Smithville News, on May 11, 1933.

How to clean a tombstone without damaging it. I did a lot of research on this and found the most reliable sources have ...
05/01/2026

How to clean a tombstone without damaging it. I did a lot of research on this and found the most reliable sources have very similar recommendations: Wet it first, ideally using a garden sprayer (low pressure). Use the products Wet and Forget or diluted Dawn. Use a soft brush. Clean bottom to top. Rinse well

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05/01/2026

Decoration Day at Smithville is the third Sunday of May. That day is May 17. Cemetery clean-up is Friday and Saturday, May 15 - 16. If you have family buried at the cemetery - or just want to help the community - bring yard tools and come on down!

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Smithville, OK
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