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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Kawatha "Kay" Koonce ==================================================================== June 2002 Mt. Pleasant Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery This Cemetery is located in southwestern Lamar County. Take highway 18 west to county road 34, turn left and 3.2 miles to Manley Road 1.9 miles to the Church and Cemetery. Recorded 17 June, 2002 by Kawatha Chandler Koonce kaykoon@bellsouth.net & James W. Dierking. Listed by rows starting at the front of the cemetery and north to south. Row 1: Infant son of Z. J. & M. Gunnels Born & Died 6 March, 1920 Row 2: J H V- No other information 2 small markers with no information Leo- Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Barnes Double: Adair Lonia Robertson Adair Oct 11, 1889-Jan 3, 1972 Clarence Lee Adair Oct 11, 1886- Feb 25, 1948 Rushton Beauford Adair - Son of C. L. & L. C. Adair June 17, 1918- July 17, 1919 Emma L. Adair - Daughter of C. L. & L. C. Adair Oct 6, 1914- Dec 23, 1914 Row 3: Martha Lovemma Adair July 1, 1867 - July 30 1955 John W. "Eke" Adair March 2, 1864 - Feb 2 1939 Small Granite Marker with no information M. Vance Sizemore - Son of W. G. (C ?) Sizemore Aug 19, 1907- Feb 9, 1908 Dr. W. C. Sizemore - July 19, 1881-Jan 31, 1924 Ethel L. Sizemore - Feb 13, 1887- Oct 6, 1966 Amanda S. Brewer - Sept 8, 1868- May 2, 1934 P. O. Brewer - July 27, 1867- Oct 5, 1935 Row 4: Emmett J. Kemp - Oct 9, 1909- Feb 13, 1910 Double: Kemp Elizabeth A. Kemp May 6 1883- May 10, 1968 Walter G. Kemp July 19, 1882-Sept 5, 1964 Double: Brown Addie Mae Brown Nov 27, 1894-May 31, 1974 James M. Brown Oct 22, 1875- Aug 8, 1956 James Henry Brown- Oct 14, 1924-Dec 1, 1934 Double: Brown Samuel McColough Brown, Aug 21, 1842 Nov 29, 1929 Co K 41 Ala. Inf. C S A 1 from 1454 Men 1 of 88 at Appomattox Court House, Va April 9, 1865 Betty Talitha E. Molloy Brown May 11, 1840- Aug 1, 1925 Wife of S. M. Brown Back of Monument reads: Daughter Lela Ann Brown married Joe Lee McNees Murrah C. Brown - Son of W. M. & C. A. Brown Oct 21, 1904- Sept 11, 1910 Brick- No information Double: Sanders J. G. Sanders Sept 30, 1850-July 16 1920 Sarah Frances Sanders -Dec 28, 1858- Aug 30. 1943 Susan Ida Sanders - Wife of B. M. Sanders - Dec 18, 1878- Feb 16 1940 Benton M. Sanders-Dec 23, 1875- Jan 24, 1955 John Leslie Sanders- Oct 27, 1902-Feb 14, 1973 Vera Ovella Sanders May 20, 1900- Aug 14, 1987 Row 5: E. F. Vaughn - Wife of J. H. Vaughn April 25, 1856-Dec 20, 1924 Lizzie E. Ward - Wife of R. W. Ward Jan 10, 1879- Oct 8, 1905 J. H. Vaughn - May 19, 1850- July 1, 1902 Cora L. Atkins - Daug of R. F. & M. C. Atkins Sept 16, 1893- Sept 24, 1894 Hester L. Falkner - Daug of W. R. & S. B. Falkner June 9, 1886- Nov 19, 1903 W. R. Falkner - May 13, 1853- June 27, 1897 Rufus M. Falkner - Son of W. R. & S. B. Falkner Feb 18, 1893- Sept 19, 1901 S. Brazzora Falkner Hollis - Wife of W. R. Falkner & D. G. W. Hollis March 31, 1862- Sept 25, 1936 Double: Falkner Lula B. Falkner 1894-1981 Burrel H. Falkner 1889- 1959 Double: Crossley A. L. "Luke" Crossley April 24, 1913- April 16, 1982 Lorene W. Crossley, Oct 2, 1923 no death date Row 6: Double: Hayes Ruth B. Hays, May 8, 1928 no death date Junior H. Hayes - March 14, 1923-June 12, 1993 Junior Z. Gunnels - Co E. 37th Ga Infranty C S A Mahale A. Gunnels - Wife of J. Z. Gunnels Dec 3, 1840-April 17, 1902 Albert H.Gunnels - Son of J. Z. & M. A. Gunnels July 21, 1870- July 17, 1891 Edna E. Partain - Daug. of N. S. & F. L. Partain Aug 28, 1891- Sept 30, 1892 Silas W. Partain - Son of N. S. & F. L. Partain July 16, 1902- July 4, 1903 Our Little Girl - B. M. & Ida Sanders Nov 20, 1898- Nov 28, 1898 Inf. Daug of B. M. & Ida Sanders July 10, 1910- July 10, 1910 Monroe Simpson Crossley - 1849 - 1925 R. M. Franks - Co K 26th Ala. Inf. C S A Mattie Reynolds Crossley - Oct 8, 1878 - Aug 17, 1964 D. C. Crossley - Sept 7 1874 - Nov 30, 1938 Row 7: S. P. K. (no other information) 2 Graves unmarked. In between these two is a marker C. E. K. Hattie A. Brewer Stacy - Wife of John H. Stacy - Feb 26, 1869-Aug 15, 1943 J. H. Stacy- May 22, 1859- March 1, 1921 Louisa E. Stacy - Aug 22, 1860- Oct 23, 1881 - Wife & Infant Son of J. H. Stacy James T. Saylors- Sept 18, 1864-June 19, 1884 Infant Daug. of J. H. & H. A. Stacy Born and Died Aug 13, 1902 Double: Stacy Hattie G. Moore Stacy July 9, 1913- March 7, 1977 John Winston Stacy -July 15, 1907-Sept 7, 1977 Double: Crossley Laura Robertson Crossley 1898- 1975 Walter N. Crossley 1894-1955 Almus T. Crossley- Son of W. N. & L. L. Crossley Nov 10, 19160- Dec 31, 1916 Lula B. Crossley- Nov 2, 1896-Oct 12, 1900 Double: Crossley Louise Pilgrim Crossley Aug 3,1876 - Aug 5,1958 George W. Crossley July 15, 1875 - Oct 27, 1961 Double: Crossley Celia Atkins Crossley Dec 14, 1891-May 7, 1961 Floyd E. Crossley Jan 17, 1893-Feb 14, 1971 Row 8: Higdon (no other information) Louise Funderburk Perkins - Mother of Glenda (Polk, Litte) & Don L. Higdon Feb 23, 1924- March 23, 1988 Joseph Landon Higdon - Twin son of Don & Donna Higdon Jan 6, 1982- April 25, 1982 S. P. Kemp - May 7, 1835- March 12, 1908 Mrs. C. E. Kemp - Wife of S. P. Kemp Nov 25, 1844- July 22, 1916 Georgia Kemp Barnes- Sept 12, 1869-May 10, 1952 Silas W. Kemp - Son of W. O. & G. S. Kemp Aug 23, 1896- July 9, 1901 Broken Stone- _______G. F. & C. E. Kemp (or S. F. & C. E. Kemp) Born Jan 1857 (78?) Died Oct 20, 1881 W. O. Kemp March 18, 1874- Sept 29, 1897 M. V. Brewer Sept 5, 1826- Oct 5, 1902 Mary Ann Brewer Jan 14, 1830-Dec 4, 1918 Thomas Lookard Brewer Oct 10, 1855- Feb 17, 1919 Double: Funderburk Edna Earl Funderburk May 8, 1906-April 28, 1986 Henry M. Funderburk Feb 22, 1885-Oct 14, 1962 Row 9: Idell Dowdle -Died July 11 , 1899 R. M. Dowdle- Died April 15, 1899 J. A. Dowdle- Died April 2, 1899 T. E. Dowdle- Aug 1855- April 2, 1884 E. H. Dowdle- Died Oct 5, 1884 Row 10: Andrew Jackson Vail-Sept 23, 1907 Son of Inez Wright & C. D. Vail Amanda E. Coleman Wife of A. J. Coleman July 20, 1850- Aug 25, 1911 A. J. Coleman- May 23, 1850-Jan 11, 1896 M. Y. Shelton, Son of L. S. & B. S. Shelton, Dec 13 1870-Oct 13 1876 Margaret Ledona Vail Hattaway - 1876-1896 James Elbert Vail, Son of J. W. & A. E. Vail, June 21 1882- Feb 14 1897 Infant Son of Martha & Jacob Vail Double: Vail Julia A. Vail-June 26 1829-Sept 30 1898 Michale E. Vail- May 5 1822- July 24 1900 PVT Fayette Co. Ala. Militia C S A Mary A. Vail Randolph - Wife of J. C. Randolph March 3 1844- Nov 11 1918 Robert G. Vail- Dec 1 1893- March 10 1921 Woodmen of the World Memorial Marker Jerry W. Vail- Jan 1 1855- March 19 1936 Joshua W. Vail- Dec 12 1888- Oct 15 1969 Row 11: Double: Vail Charlene M. Vail Aug 15 1936 no death date William Stennis Vail May 28 1939 no death date Married Aug 5 1978 Edward Clayton Vail- Nov 5 1962- Sept 20 1998 Michael Stennis Vail- April 10 1961- May 22 1991 Son of Betty Cannon & Stennis Vail John S. Vail- Sept 5 1884- Nov 19 1970 Eli Sherrill Shelton- Feb 11 1838- May 25 1925 Mus. Co. K. 26 Ala Inf. C S A Susan Vail Shelton - Wife of E. S. Shelton Jan 16, 1848- May 21 1927 Hopson Stacy- July 3 1817- Sept 24 1897 Lucrecia Stacy- Aug 8 (9) 1821- July 2 1903 Double: Mattison Lewis N. Mattison 1879- 1959 Ernie M. Mattison 1885- 1949 Leonard P. Matison Son of L. N. Mattison Nov 21 1903- Aug 16 1908 Nettie A. Mattison- July 8 1892- Sept 26 1900 Double: Mattison Rillia Vails Mattison Nov 21 1857- Oct 30 1944 Mother Preston H. Mattison July 1 1858- Jan 10 1928 Father Double: Mattison Marie Horst Mattison Feb 6 1910 no death date Malcolm Mattison - April 17 1895- Dec 9 1966 Row 12: Double: Vail Minnie Bell Partain Vail Dec 31 1901- May 31 1975 Jessie Michall "Mike" Vail April 19 1890- March 13 1957 Betty Jean Vail, Daugh. of M. B. & Mike Vail Jan 16 1943- Jan 17 1943 Martha Andrews Vail - Wife of Jacob W. Vail Oct 20 1867- April 16 1937 J. W. Partain - Oct 12 1861- June 4 1933 Electra Kemp Baxter Partain - Wife of William Baxter & J. W. Partain Jan 30 1867- Oct 20 1937 William Baxter- July 16 1859- Sept 23 1892 Mrs. J. A. Baxter- March 17 1837- Aug 6 1915 Georgia Ann Adair - Wife of J. H. Adair Dec 22 1857- June 10 1924 Ruby L. Partain, Daug. of J. W. & E. C. Partain Born and Died Feb 24 1896 John Henry Adair- March 19 1854- March 12 1935 Minnie I. Atkins Daug of J. H. & M. E. Atkins March 30 1893- Dec 3 1894 William Homer Atkins- Dec 11 1903-July 28 1905 Son of W. F. & Lela Atkins Aren A. Atkins- Son of W. F. & Lela Walter Dewitt Brown - Son of G. L. & E. E. Brown Dec 7 1915- April 1 1918 George M. Brown - Son of G. L. & E. E. Brown Sept 10 1898- Oct 16 1898 Edwin Arveth (?) Brown - Inf. Son of G. L. & Evie E. Brown Nov 3 1919- Nov 11 1919 Double: Atkins Mary Etta Dees Atkins June 17 1899- Jan 18 1985 Lonnie Hewitt Atkins Aug 11 1888-July 25 1953 Elbert L. Atkins-Aug 12 1912- Oct 16 1983 Row 13: Double: Pennington Raymond Pennington April 12 1909- Nov 2 1992 Virgie Pennington July 26 1893- June 12 1969 Double: Dees Mary Ann Dees 1858- 1947 Ira Douglas Dees - 1860- 1951 Rillie Hoots Walden - Wife of G. W. Walden Oct 2 1865- Sept 28 1946 G. W. Walden - Jan 25 1832- March 7 1912 Corpl Co E 20th Tenn Inf. C S Double: Mohn Gladys Mohn Nov 16 1920 no death date Donald Carlyn Monh Oct 28 1928-Jan 26 1979 SN U.S. Navy Korea Double: Sons of Alma & Bradley Atkins Laverte Atkins - 1926 Bobby Atkins - 1932 Double: Atkins John H. Atkins March 4 1855-Jan 16 1917 Margaret E. Atkins His Wife Aug 8 1855-Feb 23 1925 Alice Atkins Hicks-May 29 1876- April 14 1942 L. N. Mattison Jr. -Jan 12 1922- July 6 1942 Robert Lee Marshall- March 27 1871- Oct 9 1905 Edley Lee Marshall Son of R. L. & A. V. Marshall Dec 28 1903- Aug 29 1904 Everett B. Marshall, Son of J. H. & A. V. Marshall, Born and Died Feb 24 1915 Thomas J. Marshall Son of R. L. & A. V. Marshall March 16 1898- Nov 13 1922 His Photo is on Tombstone) Row 14 Ethan Allen Noe - Nov 14 1989 - Nov 14 1989 son of James & Wynell Noe Double: Winjum Madeline Winjum - July 7 1942 -May 17 1984 Gary Lee Winjum May 3 1941 -Sept 29 1998 P. O. 1 U. S. Navy Vietnam Double: Atkins L. Bradley Atkins March 9 1897-Sept 17 1951 Alma K. Atkins July 25 1903-May 28 2000 Fred Laverine Atkins, daug of W. L. & B. W. Atkins, Dec 21 1916- June 5 1926 Double: Atkins Bessie Wells Atkins - May 22 1894-May 16 1962 Walter Lee Atkins - Jan 16 1886 no death date Mrs. W. L. Ballard - April 21 1891- March 7 1909 Row 15: Double: Elrod Betty L. Elrod June 2 1950 no death date Ronnie F. Elrod Aug 6 1948-Nov 28 1988 Married April 15 1970 Double: Bush Albert B. Bush June 7 1928- Jan 8 1998 SS GT U. S. Air Force WWII, Korea, Vietnam Clarean B. Bush Sept 6 1928 no death date Married Aug 14 1949 Double: Stapp Oscar M. Stapp - March 27 1907- Sept 27 1963 Lola Mae Stapp - June 9 1904- July 22 1978 Fletcher Stapp, Son of Oscar & Lola Mae Stapp- 1932 Double: Atkins William Franklin Atkins Nov 10 1878- Sept 21 1944 Lela Atkins - Jan 9 1881 no death date One Additional Grave on the North Side in the edge of the Woods: Double: Rogers Bruce Rogers - March 25 1913- May 3 1996 Lillie Joyce Rogers - Oct 8 1944 no death date There is also a small Grave in the woods directly behind the grave of Bruce with a Wooden Cross. No information on it.