The Friendship Cemetery was established as a family and a community cemetery on land donated by Isom and Arnettie Williams for this purpose, and for well over 100 years, this community cemetery has been used for the burial of original members of this community and their families.

The Friendship Cemetery Association was legally organized as a trust with Hughie Lambeth, Clovis Griffin, Maurice Holloway, and Elizabeth Olson appointed as trustees by the Cleveland County District Court.