Funk Cemetery

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The Funk Cemetery (aka Bybee Farm Cemetery, Yankee Hollow Cemetery) is located in Section 9, Township 75, Range 19 of Marion County, Iowa. The cemetery is land-locked, is in a dense timber and very hard to find.

I first went to this cemetery to find the grave of my ancestor William M. Hart. The photos above (left) show my grandfather's stone with a large tree resting on it. My husband Ronald and I restored the cemetery, and later had a plat made. We recorded all the graves we could find and re-set the stones. The information below is what we got from the stones and some extra research. Most of the graves are those of the Funk family.

For the past 6 years, the cemetery has been mowed and maintained (photos above right).

--Margaret Gee

Surname First/Middle Maiden Birth Date Death Date Row Gr . Notes
Bruett Mary Ann Jenkins 13 Sep 1843 20 Mar 1872 2 1 w/o John, m: 26 Nov 1865
Burch Charlie W   15 Aug 1872 19 Aug 1872 5 1 4d, s/o Wm & Phoebe Funk Burch
Funk Abigail Jane Pierson 16 Jan 1800 11 Nov 1880 1 2 w/o Joseph
Funk Albert B   20 Mar 1864 31 Aug 1884 3 1 20y,5m,11d.
Funk Emma E     15 Feb 1863 3 4 d/o John L & Julia Ann Perry Funk
Funk James H   13 May 1820 19 Nov 1882 1 6 Died in church, Ref: Brobst Diary
Funk John L   1835 13 Mar 1870 3 2 Stone partially missing, no age at death
Funk Joseph Perry   3 Jan 1800 1 Jan 1867 1 3 Headstone found in 1994
Funk Julia Ann Perry 1 May 1842 17 mar 1866 3 3 w/o John L Funk
Funk Letitia Ann Dyer 10 Dec 1819 25 Oct 1876 1 5 w/o James H Funk
Funk Phoebe A   24 Jun 1857 30 Apr 1881 1 4 d/o James H & Letitia Ann Dyer Funk
Hart
William M
  13 Nov 1826 7 Oct 1883 1 1 s/o Joseph & Mary McPherson Hart
Stevens Elizabeth Funk 8 Feb 1823 13 Jun 1863 1 7 d/o J & A Funk, w/o Drurey Stevens
Schlotterback Blanche   24 Jul 1883 15 Sep 1883 unk unk d/o John D & Laura E Stoops Schlotterback
Unknown         1 8 Fieldstones, head & foot, appears to be child
Unknown         1 9 Fieldstones, head & foot, appears to be child
Unknown         1 10 Fieldstones, head & foot, appears to be child
Unknown         1 11 Fieldstones, head & foot, appears to be child
Unknown         2 2 Fieldstone beside Mary Ann Bruett's grave
Unknown         4 1 Fieldstone with footstone
Unknown         5 2 Fieldstone by south fence

Contributed and copyrighted by Margaret Gee
December 2004