The members of the 2020 Oak Grove Cemetery Board are (from left to right):
Trey Moore, Kathy Cooper, Rick Willbanks, Ellen Gordy, Sandy Mosely Pryor, John Courtway, and Jackie Lamar.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Friday, December 20, 2019
Adopt-A-Street
As a part of the City of Conway's adopt-a-street effort, the Oak Grove Cemetery Board has adopted East Bruce Street in front of the Cemetery. Board members and friends spent a morning in the fall cleaning up that portion of the street.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Civil War Marker to be Placed at Oak Grove
This past Saturday, at the Faulkner County Museum's Holiday Open House, about 100 people were in attendance to see a Civil War marker dedicated. This marker will be placed near the gazebo at Historic Oak Grove Cemetery and was made possible by the Faulkner County Museum and the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
Carol Rolf recently wrote an article for the River Valley Ozark edition of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette about the marker. Oak Grove is very honored to have been chosen by the Museum as the location for its installation.
Carol Rolf recently wrote an article for the River Valley Ozark edition of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette about the marker. Oak Grove is very honored to have been chosen by the Museum as the location for its installation.
Be sure to read Carol's article (and see Eilish Palmer's photo) at this link:
Oak Grove and Central Landing
Historic Oak Grove Cemetery was recently featured in a front-page article in Conway's Log Cabin Democrat newspaper. Michelle Corbet did a great job of interviewing the key people and summarizing how the cemetery and the city worked together. Give the article a read when you get a chance, and be sure to thank the City Council and Planning Department for their help in making sure our historic cemetery maintains its character. We look forward to seeing the Central Landing development take off!
http://thecabin.net/news/local/2014-10-30/historic-cemetery-included-central-landing-plans
Tombstone Tuesday - Guy Estes (1888-1944)
Guy Estes
b. 1 January 1888
d. 13 November 1944
Arkansas
1 Lieut. Corps of Engrs.
Guy "Big Dan" Estes enrolled at the University of Arkansas in 1909 where he decided to play
football for the first time in his life.
Coach Hugo Bezdek saw promise in Estes and his six-foot three-inches,
240 pound frame. He lettered with the
Razorbacks four times and eventually graduated in 1914. Shortly before World War I, Estes came to
Arkansas Normal School (today’s UCA) as a math professor and coach of track,
basketball, baseball, and football. He
soon joined the Army and served at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, and on the Mexican
border. After the war, he returned to the
Normal School where he was known for interesting pre-season football camps
including having his team hike 30 miles to Thornburg in Perry County where they
would train and camp for 2 weeks. Estes
retired from his coaching duties in 1933, but continued to teach math and
served as the Dean of Men. During World
War II, he performed pioneering work in civil aeronautics on the UCA campus as
the coordinator for the first pilot training unit which helped prepare and
train pilots to fly during the war. As an
avid wildlife enthusiast, Estes helped stock Lake Conway along with most lakes
and rivers in Faulkner County for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. In 1964, Estes was named to the Arkansas
Sports Hall of Fame; in 2001, he was inducted into the UCA Hall of Fame. The football stadium at UCA has been named
Estes Field in his honor.[1]
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Tombstone Tuesday - Ida Baridon Frauenthal (1868-1947)
b. 5 February 1868
d. 10 August 1947
Ida Baridon Frauenthal was the wife of Jo Frauenthal, the daughter of a local preacher, and the niece of Asa P. Robinson, the founder of Conway. She served as the president of Arkansas' Federation of Women's Clubs, was a member of Arkansas' Defense Board, and did committee work to select a state flag. Baridon Hall on the University of Central Arkansas campus and Baridon Street are named in her honor in recognition of her work for Arkansas women. Mr. and Mrs. Frauenthal owned a 40 acre estate that had 5,000 square feet and 22 rooms which was considered the finest and most palatial home in Conway for many years. [1] The Frauenthal house was designed by Charles L. Thompson around 1913 and is currently occupied by Conway Regional Medical Center. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
2014 Voluntary Taxes
Citizens of Conway, did you know that you have an easy way to help support Historic Oak Grove Cemetery? When paying your property taxes this month or in October, be sure to include a contribution to "Conway Cemeteries." Oak Grove receives a portion of that voluntary tax millage and we very much appreciate your help!
Of course, contributions to Historic Oak Grove Cemetery directly are always tax-deductible and welcome!
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