EAST SANDFIELD CEMETERY USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. For name searches of this file, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. This African American Cemetery is located on the east side of Martin Luther King Drive in Columbus, east of and across the street from Historic Sandfield Cemetery. Surveyed by Russell D. James on 14 March 2004. Henry Gee Dec 1870 – 27 Mar 1925 Robert Irvy Mississippi SGT 311 Engr Avn Bn World War II 10 May 1924 – 4 Dec 1963 N. Irby 1902 – 1947 L. Irby 1901 – 1979 Rosa L. Clark 1887 – 1971 Sophie Clark 1870 – 1933 Edward L. Irby 8 May 1930 – 3 Apr 1987 Roy N. Irby Aug 1936 – Feb 1992 Martha E. Cooper 1942 – 1990 Buck Tabb Mississippi PVT 162 Depot Brig D. 3 Jul 1935 Sally Hampton 1 Mar 1916 – 3 Dec 2002 Kerrel Thomas 14 Dec 2000 – 14 Dec 2000 Timothy L. Outlaw 24 Sep 1970 – 14 Mar 1998 John L. Ketton 31 Jan 1936 – 30 Dec 1997 Ezekiel L. McClinton 7 Aug 1971 – 22 Dec 2001 Harry Gordon 1 Jun 1945 – 19 Sep 1995 Eddie L. Summerville 17 Jun 1955 – 3 Dec 2001 Grenella Summerville 28 Jan 1934 – 6 Jun 1994 John Durrah Jr. 30 Sep 1960 – 16 Mar 1997 Joseph Wilson 31 Dec 1982 – 23 Aug 1998 Ollie J. Ross 10 Sep 1930 – 9 Nov 1993 Michael Lowe 7 Nov 1961 – 5 Mar 1987 Georgia Colvin 22 Jan 1928 – 13 Feb 1993 Izola B. Vaughn 16 Jan 1949 – 30 Mar 1992 Dora B. Eddins 21 Apr 1938 – 28 Jun 1989 James Buck CPL US Marine Corps World War II 2 Oct 1925 – 10 Oct 1999 Mray E. Hughes 8 Sep 1897 – 2 Jan 1988 Willie J. Dickerson PFC US Army World War II 1 Feb 1924 – 8 Mar 1990 Bennie Gordon 5 Dec 1959 – date nor readable Gaylene D. Williams 12 Sep 1994 – 30 Dec 1994 William L. Tabb 1 Aug 1885 – 24 May 1985 Jeff Hill Jr. 1 Jun 1933 – 1985 L. B. Brooks Jan 1954 – Jan 1985 Charles Gardner 3 Sep 1935 – 30 Dec 1984 Willie L. Hudson SP5 US Army World War II dates not readable Annie D. Lewis 8 Apr 1924 – 21 May 1994 Mary McGowan 5 May 1933 – 24 Oct 1984 Virginia Sanders 19 Apr 1946 – 20 Jan 1988 Curry Parks 10 Jan 1902 – 29 Sep 1944 Jack Brewer PFC US Army 17 Dec 193? – 2 Dec 1975 John E. Thomas 13 Nov 1948 – 9 Mar 1975 Callie L. Harris 1 Jun 1923 – 20 Oct 2003 Henry L. Harris 13 Dec 1949 – 21 Nov 1989 Phil Hendrix 12 Apr 1894 – 19 Dec 1977 Ray A. Farmer 25 Jan 1965 – 18 May 1994 Laura M. Barron 30 Dec 1898 – 9 Dec 1980 Charlie Johnson 15 Jul 1916 – 28 May 1984 Callie Harrison 30 May 1901 – 16 Mar 1996 James S. Benton Jr. 1905 – 1981 Jake Savors 1 May 1902 – 19 Jul 1979 Annie L. Savors 15 Mar 1907 – 19 Mar 1996 Shawn D. Savors 27 Sep 1972 – 22 Apr 1992 Fimel McCastle dates not readable Sylvester Lyons US Army 21 Feb 1923 – 31 Aug 1999 Reana Daniels 11 Dec 1965 – 1 Jun 1975 Mary L. Haynes 5 Apr 1907 – 26 Jul 2000 Thomas Clemmon 10 Jun 1912 – 29 Jul 1975 Sam Ames Jr. US Navy World War II 1913 – 1975 James C. Sykes 28 Mar 1884 – 1 Nov 1936 Maude L. Sykes 31 Jul 1894 – 19 Jan 1966 William J. Sykes 3 Dec 1916 – 30 Jan 1969 Michael R. Sykes 8 Apr 1963 – date not readable Tillie M. Sykes 15 Mar 1910 – 20 Jul 1983 Evelyn G. Sykes 1912 – 1974 James L. Sykes 14 Sep 1934 – 22 Sep 1978 William H. Traynham MATT1 US Navy World War I 18 Oct 1899 – 10 Dec 1985 Annie S. Traynham 11 Sep 1904 – 9 Apr 1963 Mary S. Walker 8 Mar 1907 – 29 May 1939 Polly Evans 14 Mar 1907 – 17 Aug 1974 Fannie M. Hill 26 Oct 1932 – 18 Nov 1982 Mariah Brown 5 Oct 1894 – 3 Jul 1964 Irene Bell Jan 1871 – 10 Feb 1963 Isabella Coleman 1867 – 10 May 1935 Annie R. Lee dates not readable Charlie L. Phelps US Army World War II 13 Jun 1916 – 23 Jan 1997 Lucy Phelps Died 18 Mar 1944 Willie Phelps Died 29 Aug 1954 Rosa P. Tuck Died 16 Jun 1965 Jesse D. Brown TEC4 US Army World War II 4 Nov 1912 – 14 Sep 1999 Thelma P. Cribbs Died 8 Oct 1963 Bessie P. Walker Died 13 Jul 1989 Juanita P. Brown 9 Jun 1907 – 12 Feb 1993 Mary P. Walker 5 Nov 1899 – 14 Dec 1995 Gent Bluitt Jr. 19 May 1958 – 31 May 1980 Alfred Branch Mississippi PVT Co A 316 Svc Bn World War I 3 May 1892 – 6 Mar 1961 Charlie Carpenter Mississippi PVT Co A 521 Engr Svc Bn World War I 8 Au 1893 – 16 Sep 1963 Manuel Branch 30 Oct 1883 – 3 Mar 1962 Hattie Branch 30 Oct 1888 – 30 Jul 1967 James Murray 15 Jun 1883 – 17 Nov 1972 Rosetta Murray 15 Jun 1883 – 17 Nov 1972 Rosetta Murray 25 Apr 1910 – 19 Nov 1997 Robert Lowe May 1896 – 30 Jun 1987 Lettie Lowe Oct 1895 – 8 Nov 1974 Chiron Gore 20 Nov 1931 – 20 Sep 1933 Joe Lyons 1882 – 1942 Amanda Lyons 1880 – 1938 Minnie B. Wrench 31 Aug 1919 – 12 Feb 1978 U. W. Wrench 27 Mar 1917 – 7 Sep 1999 William C. Tucker SGT US Army 1920 – 1978 J. C. Dixon CD3 US Navy World War II 6 Apr 1922 – 5 Sep 1978 Francis V. Matthew 20 Oct 1947 – 16 Nov 1977 Celia A. Roberts 11 Apr 1959 – 30 Mar 1979 Lovella Granson 12 Sep 1919 – 2 Feb 1977 Murry Taylor US Army 1919 – 1984 William Brewer Sr. 25 Dec 1906 – 11 Nov 1983 Jimmie Shield 8 Feb 1924 – 28 Jan 1980 James L. Malone 16 Sep 1912 – 6 Jan 1982 Abe Banks 11 Mar 1874 – 8 Jul 1958 Mariah Banks 28 Feb 1876 – 12 Feb 1956 Kattie Hunt 30 May 1907 – 11 Jan 1998 Joe Hunt 18 Feb 1905 – 3 Jan 1967 Robert Johnson Jr. Mississippi PVt 508 Svc Bn World War I 1 Sep 1898 – 13 Nov 1956 Fannie Braddock 15 Mar 1896 – 13 Apr 1957 Louis Sykes 26 Apr 1920 – 2 Jan 1953 Harvey Wright 22 Jun 1911 – 4 Dec 1961 Francis Hill Died 2 Feb 1960 Misher W. Cox 17 Sep 1893 – 3 Sep 1984 John Cox 12 Mar 1892 – 2 Jun 1940 Willie Mathews 15 Sep 1905 – 6 May 1966 Marandy Williams 17 Jul 1864 – 3 Dc 1948 James L. Malone 16 Sep 1912 – 5 Jan 1982 Fayett Hibbler 1898 – 1966 James W. Chamberlain A3C US Arir Force Korea 25 Oct 1933 – 31 Dec 1992 Walter Humphries Jr. 9 Sep 1943 – 27 Sep 1992 Walter Humphries Sr. 10 Jul 1910 – 12 Mar 1986 Geneva Ketton 1 Nov 1956 – 3 Mar 1992 Theodore P. Chamberlain 10 Oct 1931 – 20 Jun 1952 Odesta S. Edwards 26 Aug 1920 – 9 Nov 1990 Scott Benton Sr. 1880 – 1948 Mary W. Benton 1880 – 1953 Willie B. Coleman Mississipi PFC US Army World War II 9 Mar 1916 – date not readable A. C. Lagrone Sr. TEC4 US Army World War II 26 Apr 1921 – 11 Jan 1985 Annie L. Howard 1 Apr 1919 – 25 Dec 1983 Frank E. Howad 25 May 1914 – 28 Nov 1993 Nancy B. Hill 19 Dec 1927 – 25 Apr 1984 Henry M. Hill 15 Jan 1925 – 30 Apr 199 Luther Harris Sr. 8 Apr 1914 – 20 Dec 1983 Mollie L. Harris 19 Mar 1913 – 3 Jun 1998 Terrence T. Harris Jr. 22 Feb 1999 – 26 Feb 1999 Barbara Harris 9 Dec 1961 – 14 Jun 1995 Ariel M. Harris Born and Died 28 Aug 1999 Tyler Richardson 9 Oct 1963 – 8 May 1990 Rosie L. Pointer 1914 – 1999 Robert Pointer 15 Feb 1908 – 16 Mar 1982 Spencer T. Pointer 22 Feb 1973 – 19 Jun 1988 Frank J. Sledge PVT US Army Korea 30 May 1930 – 14 Dec 1977 Willette D. Dixon 7 May 1912 – 8 Feb 2000 Sesser McShan 4 Aug 1913 – 30 May 1995 Ella L. McShan 2 May 1918 – 13 Nov 1993 Keller W. Hudson 31 Jan 1906 – 4 May 1994 Clayton Mitchell 15 Jun 1940 – 14 Nov 1998 Leon Mitchell Sr. 8 Aug 1928 – 21 Oct 1998 Willie B. Conner 17 Aug 1933 – 22 Jan 1994 Diviceo D. Hill 21 Nov 1978 – 29 Jan 1979 Dora B. Eddins 21 Apr 1938 – 28 Jun 1989 Lucy Hamilton 6 Feb 1916 – 25 Sep 1990 Amos L. Mitchell 28 May 1913 – 4 Jul 1992 Gwendolyn Dillard 20 Oct 1952 – 23 Apr 2000 Harriet Porter 24 May 1920 – 16 Mar 1989 Mary A. Hill 6 Dec 1929 – 20 Jn 1986 Hosie W. Wilson 8 May 1919 – 9 Jan 1987 Eugene Bush 10 Feb 1958 – 27 Apr 1995 Mattie L. Bush 21 May 1935 – 26 Apr 1989 Virginia Sanders 19 Apr 1946 – 20 Jan 1988 James Smith 8 May 1906 – 31 Jul 1979 Warren Nance Mississippi US Army World War II 15 Dec 1907 – 26 mar 1974 Clara H. Nance 29 Jan 1921 – 2 Apr 1975 John Amos 1897 – 1975 Amanda Goode 3 Jan 1892 – 30 Oct 1971 Louise Hamilton 25 Dec 1892 – 26 Sep 1981 Clifton Wright Sr. Mississippi SSGT 377 Cmbt Spt Gp AF Vietnam 10 Mar 1933 – 10 Mar 1970 Jimmie L. Gunter Us Army World War II 24 Sep 1918 – 15 Oct 1998 Pecola Thomas 5 Oct 1904 – 15 Mar 1987 Macy L. Jones 11 Sep 1925 – 30 May 1998 Fred Jones Sr. 27 Aug 1919 – 17 Oct 2000 George Barry 22 Nov 1908 – 3 Apr 1968 Virgie Barry 26 Jul 1908 – 4 Jul 1967 Waverly Moody Mississippi PVT 310 Svc Bn QMC Died 19 Feb 1934 Robert E. Williams 15 Jun 1935 – 24 Sep 1961 Estelle N. Cockrell 26 Nov 1926 – 12 May 1986 Willie J. Williams Jr. 27 Dec 1967 – 28 Dec 1967 Joseph W. Williams 5 Oct 1887 – 15 Apr 1945 Lizzie P. Williams 14 Feb 1895 – 21 Mar 1961 Edna L. Sparks 16 Aug 1913 – 24 Jul 1962 Sallie W. Butler 25 Jan 1916 – 29 Nov 1980 Annie L. Byrd 22 Jun 1920 – 20 May 2000 Kerry Shields 13 Jun 1971 – 22 Aug 1997 Pattie Taylor 25 Mar 1905 – 27 Feb 1941 Micahel A. Bonner 9 Jul 1972 – 6 Jun 1995 Luella Brandon 18 May 1903 – 5 Nov 1994 Donnie Brandon 24 Jun 1963 – 15 Oct 2000 Virgil Giles 24 Mar 1890 – 4 May 1941 Frederica M. Bailey 24 Jul 1967 – 5 Jan 2001 Houston Patton Jr. 19 Sep 1955 – 29 Mar 2002 Ophelia Carey 14 Nov 1925 – 2 Sep 2002 Fannie Johnson 11 Mar 1947 – 16 Oct 2002 Norman Love 7 Oct 1912 – 16 Nov 1946 Zack Hardaway Mississippi PVT 340 LaborBn QMC World War I 11 Dec 1901 – 2 Nov 1946 Bettie Miller 14 Sep 1870 – 30 Nov 1961 Rachel Miller Died 13 Nov 1937 Age 88 yrs. Will Williams Mar 1897 – Oct 1944 Annie L. Williams 1 Mar 1902 – 30 Apr 1956 Beverly Brooks 7 May 1959 – 16 Jun 1963 Carrie Berry 6 Mar 1872 – 11 Jun 1965 Sammie M. Wilson 31 Dec 1912 – 23 May 1997 Rev. L. W. Vaughn 10 Sep 1909 – 17 Dec 1979 Mattie L. Vaughn 10 Sep 1909 – 17 Dc 1979 Mattie L. Vaughn 29 Sep 1910 – 31 Oct 1989 Rev. Sam Ames Died 6 Jan 1959 Vallery J. Spencer 28 Feb 1959 – 1 Mar 1959 Roy L. Henley Mississippi PFC Btry C 44 Artillery Vietnam 27 Jun 1947 – 22 Sep 1968 Charlie Turk 16 Nov 1876 – 20 Oct 1970 Rebecca Worthey 25 Dec 1901 – 27 Jan 1976 Ernest Worthey Died 19 Nov 1968 Jennie B. Wrench 13 Mar 1924 – 4 Nov 1961 Jesse Jones 1 Oct 1886 – 27 Dec 1937 Titus Byrd US Army 27 Nov 1918 – 22 Dec 1990 Irye B. Byrd 3 Mar 1881 – 14 Jan 1977 Eddie Byrd 1866 – 19 Feb 1944 Mack A. Bonnett 21 Jan 1949 – 26 Sep 2003 Thomas W. Malone 24 Jul 1942 – 30 Jul 1960 Sarah J. Glover 24 Dec 1905 – 22 Aug 1992 Annie M. Fennette 1908 – 2002 Frank Fennette Mississippi PVT Co D 526 Engineers World War I 17 Feb 1898 – 7 May 1969 Josie M. Morgan 24 Oct 1918 – 30 Sep 1970 Early B. Hill 22 Dec 1949 – 3 Jan 1971 Nettie Clay 10 May 1897 – 17 Feb 1980 Rev. W. L. Clay 4 Aug 1892 – 1 Nov 1965 Lucille Lathan 4 Jul 1902 – 12 Dec 1958 John Jackson III US Marine Corps Vietnam 11 May 948 – 14 Apr 1998 Purple Heart Jim Armstrong 5 Aug 1880 – 2 Aug 1939 Bessie Armstrong 19 Apr 1891 – 11 Sep 1973 Mary A. Jackson 1922 – 1992