Madison County MsArchives Cemeteries.....Canton Cemetery Surnames P - R ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Wellington Pwellin@prodigy.net (email not valid as of Oct 2021) Location: This cemetery is located on Lyon Street, between Fulton and Academy Streets, Canton, Madison County, Mississippi. Description: It is very large, well kept cemetery with the earliest date of 1777 to present. It seems to have been the original cemetery for the town. Although the "new" cemetery was opened about 1853, the "old" one continued to be used almost until the end of the century. Many stones have disappeared, and there are countless unmarked graves. There are thirty-four graves with stones broken, unmarked, or otherwise illegible. There is a large old Jewish section in the south east corner. The cemetery is used by people from all over Madison County, and has a Confederate Soldiers Section with about two hundred names listed. A number of years ago, the cemetery was saved from complete destruction through the efforts of Doctor John B. Howell, Sr. In the center of the cemetery square is a marker which reads: "In memory of those who sleep in unmarked graves. Erected by Dr. John B. Howell." Thanks to Patrick Harrison (hamlet@flash.net) for transcribing some of the headstones. For name searches of this index, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. Surname Surname First/Middle/ Date of Birth Date of Death Alt. Birth/ Notes Maiden Death Data Pace Alfred Downs 1854 - 1929 Pace Catherine Burns August 20, 1906 March 13, 1968 Pace Dorothy Cage 1917 - 1936 Pace Floyd O 1906 - 1929 Son. Pace Helen Wilbanks Sept 15, 1910 November 9, 1969 Pace Jefferson Davis July 26, 1931 Pace L. Dow Sep 12, 1862 Pace Lee Roy March 13, 1929 September 29, 1965 Pace Levin Magruder July 30, 1969 Pace Mary C --No dates given-- Mother. Pace Ollie Magruder January 2, 1927 Pace Paul M. March 14, 1940 Pace Tecoah August 13, 1923 Pace Thomas Leon September 25, 1951 Pace Tizarh L. 1927 - 1940 Daughter. Pace Virginia Mai Feb 14, 1894 Pace Vivian E. 1879 - 1940 Sister. Pack Glendora Dennis January 26, 1935 Wife of Silas Pack. Pack Walter D. November 13, 1918 Page Flora July 17, 1928 No death date Page Louis V. Nov 8, 1919 June 12, 1963 Mississippi Stf Sgt. Battey A 434 Fld Arty World War II. Palmer Sarah Fore September 9, 1932 Parker A. N. September 13, 1913 Parker Ada Rush --No dates given-- Parker Amelia Sebastian October 21, 1936 Parker Augustus Neal October 9, 1906 August 24, 1959 Parker Catherine Lutz May 11, 1963 Parker Corinne October 29, 1953 Parker Elmer Clifford September 23, 1974 Parker F. H. Floy 1880 - 1954 Parker Florence C. Parker Florence M Parker J. J. Feb 12, 1916 November 22, 1916 Parker Joseph Lutz Nov 24, 1900 June 9, 1964 Parker Josephine October 28, 1938 Parker Katie Hill 1880 - 1947 Parker Percy C. January 16, 1962 Parker Reginald Lee April 2, 1950 April 18, 1972 Parker Robert Lee 1896 - 1977 Note: Funeral marker. Parker William H. --No dates given-- Parrott Maggie Belle Parrott Maria Parrott Sarah E. 1858 - 1944 Parrott Virginia Sharp Parsons Arthur H. 1896 - 1976 Note: Funeral marker. Parsons Arthur Joseph April 30, 1966 May 1, 1966 Parsons D. L. Jan 1810-Jan 1897 b. Bowling Green, Ky. Parsons David Conrad 1885 - 1938 Parsons Ione Smith Nov 2, 1956 Parsons Jean Marie May 4, 1964 May 6, 1964 Parsons John R. July 24, 1927 Parsons M. M. Jan 1843-Oct 1860 b. Ashley, Mo. Parsons Mary Dinkins July 6, 1966 Parsons Mary Dinkins 1848 - 1932 Wife of D.W.E. Parsons. Parsons Mildred McGregor April 29, 1913 Wife of J.A. Parsons. Parsons Thomas Cameron Sep 23, 1928 May 4, 1929 Parsons Williams D. 1925 Parsons Zita M. 1888 - 1933 Pearce Collin Pearce Fannie C. Wife of L.H. Pearce. Pearce Hugh Lee Son of L H. and F.C. Pearce. Pearson Joe L. August 10, 1976 Pearson Mary L. White February 28, 1972 Pease Joel Albert March 9, 1928 Tenn. Supply Sgt 20 Engrs C.S.A. Pease Nora M. August 4, 1936 Peavy Emanuel b. at Krotoschin, Prussia. Note: Masonic emblem. Peck Agnes W. Lee August 30, 1914 July 13, 1965 Pender Charles Phillips June 20, 1936 June 10, 1963 Penn James E. 1912 - 1950 Perkins Charles E. Mar 9, 1942 Mississippi Pvt. U.S. Army. Note: One inventory indictes date of death as May 39, 1967. Perlinsky Clara R. Dau. of Joseph & Sophia Perlinsky. Perlinsky David M. March 2, 1953 Perlinsky Isidor December 18, 1974 Perlinsky Joseph January 4, 1932 Perlinsky Minnie Pace December 2, 1959 D A R (Placed by Doak's Treaty Chapter, D A R) Perlinsky Peggy Melissa Apr 18, 1910 February 26, 1957 Perlinsky Sadie Daughter of Joseph & Sophia Perlinsky.. Perlinsky Sophia Mayer December 4, 1929 Wife of Joseph Perlinsky. Permenter Sherry Ann January 24, 1969 Perreault Joseph H. October 17, 1950 Massachusetts Cpl Q M Corps World War I. Perreault Ruth McKay January 31, 1952 Perry Charles Lafayette,Jr Sep 8, 1914 November 6, 1961 Peterson Anna d. 1925 Peterson Robert V. October 6, 1947 January 30, 1968 Mississippi L. Cpl Co. 1 BLT 13 Mar 9 MAB Vietnam - Silver Stae, Bronze Star with V. Purple Heart Peterson Shellye Lynn May 5, 1965 May 7, 1965 Petty Charlie Clarence b. & d. 1892. Son. Petty Fannie Mae White 1865 - 1895 Petty George Cleveland 1885 - 1890 Son. Petty Susie Marshall 1860 - 1890 Pevey Edna Virginia Feb 2, 1894 Peyton Mary June 8, 1902 Wife of Thomas Peyton Peyton Nellie April 16, 1948 Peyton Thomas 1845 - 1925 Peyton Thomas F. April 18, 1912 Phelps Browning January 10, 1949 Phelps Gladys Breazeale No death date Wife of Browing Phelps. Phillips Amanda J. March 5, 1931 Phillips Freddie March 12, 1904 August 7, 1970 Phillips Jane Riechert Dec 7, 1907 No death date Phillips Leona C. December 28, 1973 Phillips Lettie C. January 7, 1960 Phillips Lonnie E. January 6, 1966 Phillips T. E., Dr. Phillips Thomas Moss Infant so of Dr. Thomas E. & Courtney M. Phillips. Pickle John P. May 30, 1918 June 22, 1965 Pickle Maggie K. July 9, 1919 No death date Pierson Hestaa Foy Jan 7, 1913 No death date Pitchford Dr. Landon C. Age 22 yrs Pitchford Gertrude August 28, 1912 October 13, 1950 Pitchford Hal Greaves Feb 17, 1909 October 13, 1950 Pitchford Harriet E. November 8, 1916 Pitchford John C. April 12, 1926 Pitchford John C., Jr. Aged 31 yrs Pitchford Lidie H. 1878 - 1940 Pitchford Marshall N. 1883 - 1958 Pitchford Mary E. 1879 - 1976 Note: Funeral Marker. Pitchford Ruth Deen, Dr. 1898 - 1970 Pitchford Sterling G. 1867 - 1943 Pitchford Thomas J., Sr. May 30, 1957 Pittman Leola N. 1908 - 1977 Note: Funeral marker. Plummer Alice Lee March 11, 1907 No death date Plummer Jack April 6, 1923 September 20, 1929 Son of Madden & Bess Plummer. Plummer Thomas M, Jr. Nov 12, 1907 September 17, 1944 Plummer Thomas M. May 28, 1955 Pvt Co. K 1 Regt Tenn Inf Span American War. S.A.W. Plummer William Lannis May 30, 1955 Poe Infant son April 26, 1959 Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Jim E. Poe. Poe Willie Wilbert May 27, 1907 October 20, 1971 Note: Funeral marker. Poindexter H. L. 1863 - 1880 Poindexter John G. August 15, 1940 Pontius Katheryn Frederici November 19, 1908 No death date Pontius Ralph Oct 18, 1906 March 21, 1969 Poole Infant Son January 29, 1975 Infant son of Hayden & Paula Poole. Potts Edward M. Mar. 1834 b. in Dublin, Ireland Powell David S. Powell Frances A. February 20, 1901 Powell Helene Parker January 28, 1910 Powell Jesse R. November 9, 1900 Powell Minnie C. August 15, 1960 Powell Robert H. August 15, 1960 Powell Sallie Cage Sep 27, 1927 No death date Powell William H. May 3, 1936 Pratt Della M. Billings 1836 - 1878 Pratt Jerome G. 1834 - 1902 Prattt Frank Brigham 1831 - 1910 Presley Donald D. May 5, 1948 December 21, 1967 Mississippi L. Cpl Co. 1 Blt 13 Mar MAB Vietnam PH & GS. Presley Jessie L. 1900 - 1977 Note: Funeral marker. Presley Jimmie E. Oct 28, 1903 September 13, 1953 Presley Lottie Mae Aug 14, 1908 Price James Buford, Dr. August 1, 1969 Prichard Milton Booker June 15, 1938 Priestley Charles S., Dr. November 17, 1924 Priestley D. C. Priestley Della Shackleford August 1, 1924 Priestley Eliza Mosby Priestley Harry D. October 3, 1900 Priestley James b. in Canton, Miss. / d. in Canton, Miss. Priestley James, Dr. d. Sept 31, 1855 Priestley John Thomas Priestley Nannie J. April 20, 1929 Priestley Nannie Landers May 10, 1913 Priestley Paul J. 1884 - 1938 Priestley Rachel B. August 19, 1904 Priestley Rosa Knight December 24, 1932 Priestley Susan Nelson Wife of Dr. James Priestley. Priestley Thomas S. June 19, 1929 Son of Della Shackleford & J.T. Priestley. Priestley William Note: Masonic emblem. Priestley William Montgomery Prill Charles b. in Germany. Provine Frank P. May 5, 1956 Pugh Samuel Richard Nov 24, 1922 April 2, 1972 Purviance A. 1841 - 1924 C.S.A. Purviance A. Maxwell September 28, 1953 Purviance Elise Ray November 16, 1956 Purviance Henry October 2, 1927 Purviance Joseph Shrock November 30, 1952 Purviance Mary Ida L. September 1, 1962 Purviance Neva Aged 14 mos. Note: Because of the location and proximity of this grave, this is the daughter of A. Maxwell & Mary Ida Purviance. Purviance Rosa Fitchett November 12, 1966 Purviance Sara Maxwell 1847 - 1926 Wife of A. Purviance. Purviance William Clanton January 2, 1963 Queen Thomas Earl May 19, 1973 Queen Thomas Earl, Jr. Sep 18, 1928 January 8, 1937 Quinn Dollie Cooper July 17, 1968 Rabb Annie J. April 5, 1976 Rabb Ella C. August 17, 1936 Rabb Mary Kate February 20, 1924 Rabb Robert S. March 10, 1907 Rabb Robert S. June 30, 1961 Rafter A. M. Rafter Lizzie L. June 14, 1909 Ragsdale Infant Son December 31, 1935 Infant son of L.M. & M.E. Ragsdale. Randel Mary Sep 11, 1902 May 27, 1903 Infant dau. of W.L. & Vinnie Randel. Rankin Lucy Ann May 14, 1970 May 17, 1970 Rankin Odie Marcellus March 5, 1968 Rasberry William Bryan April 7, 1965 Ratliff Effie September 13, 1953 Ratliff Paul B. January 7, 1964 Ratliff R. R., Dr. 1881 - 1953 Ray Ada Miller Jan 25, 1891 Ray Bessie 1896 - 1946 Ray Billy W. July 10, 1944 April 29, 1975 Ray Brandi Lynn Dec 8, 1973 September 25, 1975 Ray Callie Anderson January 12, 1946 Ray Columbus L. December 1, 1945 Ray Fletcher Holmes March 10, 1962 Ray Francies Smith Sept 13, 1924 January 4, 1966 Ray Freddie Ray Jessie Dau of C.L. & L.F. Ray. Ray Jimmie Calloway Ray Josephine Dinkins June 30, 1892 Ray Mary Davis February 13, 1963 Ray Raymond V. Nov 13, 1943 November 14, 1943 Ray Rex Revere March 4, 1969 Ray Tip February 4, 1962 Ray William J. August 2, 1920 Ray Willie Redmond F. M. b.in Wexford Co., Ireland, Reese Margaret Catlett September 2, 1958 Reid Anna M. L. Aged 1 yr Reid Elnora d.-Not legible- Reid Fred J. --Dates covered with dirt - Not legible- Reid Gladys M. June 24, 1900 April 11, 1958 Reid Hilton Lee 1930 - 1931 Reid Howland McBride June 23, 1962 Reid Infant son Infant son of W.H. & Norah Reid. Reid John D. b. in Union Dis., S. C. Reid Karl L. --No dates given-- Aged 2 yrs. Reid Lillian McIntyre 1904 - 1932 Wife of Wm. M. Reid. Reid Louis E. L. Aged 7 yrs. Reid Margaret Nell 1937 - 1940 Reid Nancy T. Reid Nora M. January 1, 1930 Reid William M. February 23, 1942 Reid William Mitchell January 21, 1908 Reider Herbert H. 1904 - 1976 Note: Funeral marker. Renfroe Chester H. November 11, 1959 Renfrow Sylvia Lynn Oct 19,1951 Reynolds Esther V. June 1, 1949 Rice Joseph Allen January 25, 1949 Rice Mary Lida Covington May 6, 1951 Wife of J.A. Rice. Richards Anna Vannoy December 25, 1920 Wife of J.J. Richards. Richards Davis A. May 13, 1947 b. Greensburg, La. / d. Canton, Miss. Richards Dorsey Eugene January 26, 1969 Richards Guy McKie Sept 26, 1874 Richards James Richards James Vannoy Richards John C., Jr. 1890 - 1924 Richards John C., Sr. 1857 - 1894 Richards Madison 1887 - 1946 Richards Margaret Richards Willie J. February 25, 1968 Mississippi Cmm U S N R World War I. Richardson Edgar B. June 27, 1918 October 19, 1972 Mississippi Pvt U S Army World War II. Richardson Lena Mae Bonner Oct 21, 1906 No death date Richey A. M. b. in Armstrong Co., Pa. /d. in Madison Co., Miss. Richmond Ryvers Ratliff, Mrs. July 24, 1969 Ricks Benjamin Sherrod b. in Halifax Co., N.C. /d. in Madison Co., Miss. Ricks E. A. Wife of B. S. Ricks Ricks Frances Winter 1897 - 1944 b. in Virginia / d. in Miss / Erected by B.S. Ricks to his wife. Ricks Hallie P. b. Mar. 1851 Wife of W. B. Ricks Ricks Herron --No dates given-- Children of W. B. & H. P. Ricks Ricks Lela --No dates given-- Children of W. B. & H. P. Ricks Ricks Lula McWillie February 14, 1943 Wife of William B. Ricks. Ricks Vivian Quarles November 23, 1945 Ricks W. B. --No dates given-- Ricks W. B. March 24, 1902 Ricks Willis --No dates given-- Children of W.B. & H.P. Hicks. Riddell Evelyn Smith June 9, 1962 D.A.R. Riddell Thomas H. March 20, 1975 Riddick Jonnie Smith October 28, 1939 b. Scott Co., Miss. Riddick Mary Aline June 20, 1948 Riddick Samuel Morris July 7, 1966 Riddick Timothy C. January 11, 1950 Riechart Hildegarde Sept 15, 1916 March 14, 1959 Riechert Billie Oct 26, 1911 May 9, 1949 Riechert Drusilla June 5, 1948 Riechert Max July 8, 1939 Rimmer Adella T. 1897 - 1937 Rimmer Angie E. November 24, 1931 Rimmer Annie M February 18, 1939 Rimmer Ben H. June 14, 1964 Rimmer Emile Harrington March 20, 1956 Rimmer Henry C. September 4, 1951 Rimmer Henry W. December 29, 1913 Rimmer Infant Daughter July 30, 1943 July 30, 1943 Infant daughter of Mae & Richard Rimmer. Rimmer Irene Martz Jan 19, 1903 January 2, 1969 Rimmer John H. June 22, 1907 December 30, 1948 1 Lt U S Army / Yokohoma, Japan. Rimmer John Hosea November 30, 1954 Rimmer Kathryn Edwards Dec 23, 1905 April 19, 1933 Rimmer Richard C. July 18, 1911 Rimmer Stephen J. January 20, 1950 Rimmer, Jr.Whitfield Harrington Mar 4, 1927 Sep 3, 1929 Rimmer, Sr.Whitfield Harrington January 14, 1969 Rings Barbara 1874 - 1946 Rings Henry 1873 - 1939 Rings Louis May 28, 1965 Roark Infant 1975 - 1975 Note: Funeral marker. Robb Irene Osborne No death date Robb William Bryant June 11, 1975 Pvt U S Army. Robbins Marvin James October 30, 1956 Mississippi Pvt US Army World War II. Robbins Rachel Clark August 5, 1900 November 21, 1969 Roberts B. L. 1867 - 1949 Roberts Ben 1901 - 1935 Roberts Earl E. 1894 - 1968 Roberts Ida C. 1872 - 1955 Roberts Ida Lee Roberts John Beauchamp, Sr. August 29, 1944 Roberts Josie M. Dau. of J.M. & S.A. Roberts Note: Age not legible. Roberts Rebecca McAllister Mar 10, 1913 December 4, 1944 Roberts Ross July 6, 1949 Roberts W. E. (Bill) February 20, 1962 Robertson Mary Lutz 1902 - 1928 Robideau Paul B. July 14, 1936 January 5, 1955 Mississippi Cpl US Marine Corps. Robinson Altha Willis June 16, 1938 Robinson Charles Ray April 16, 1925 August 18, 1962 Mississippi P1 USNR World War II Note: Masonic emblem. Robinson Floyd 1924 - 1928 Robinson John Dole Oct. 16, 1945 Robinson Lillian Ratliff June 7, 1927 Robinson Lucian Apr. 1, 1935 Mississippi Pvt. 20 Field Arty 5 Div. Robinson Minne Lou Martz 1885 - 1959 Robinson Nell Holiday December 25, 1963 Robinson S. W., Dr. 1876 - 1919 Robinson Thurman R. 1890 - 1946 Robinson Vilos S. July 24, 1906 June 1, 1953 Robinson Walter Bridges February 1, 1943 Robinson Wanzie Denson Nov 29, 1926 No death date O.E.S. Robinson William F. 1870 - 1933 Robison Ora Catlett 1874 - 1944 Roby Catherine Elizabeth Mar 13, 1963 Apr 2, 1963 Roby David Harold March 16, 1956 Infant son of Rev. & Mrs. Billy E. Roby. Roby Edward Murphy November 13, 1955 Roby Matilda Foster January 5, 1956 Roby Sidney Clarence Nov 28, 1909 May 24, 1971 Roby Vonnie Babb Nov 3, 1917 No death date Rochelle James L. August 29, 1912 March 11, 1951 Rochelle Juanita J. June 11, 1913 June 20, 1974 Rogers Beulah Schultz September 18, 1967 Rogers C. O. November 13, 1958 Rogers Infant Son June 10, 1938 June 10, 1938 Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Rogers. Rogers James Fleming September 20, 1958 Rogers Lula D. February 9, 1952 Rogers Mary Letitia Sep 4, 1949 August 27, 1950 Rorer John Allen Sep 30, 1913 March 3, 1968 Rorer John Earl April 21, 1888 Rorer Margaret Allen February 13, 1930 Rosenthal Rosalie Dreyfuss Wife of H. A. Rosenthal. Ross Ada Ellis June 18, 1955 Ross Ann Steele Ross Clara Mabel January 25, 1935 Ross Dorothy D. Jan 7, 1927 March 24, 1971 Ross Ella Jolly July 6, 1963 Ross Emmett Lloyd Ross Emmett Lloyd, Jr. Ross Howard Galloway February 20, 1924 Ross Howell H. Dec 5, 1910 February 25, 1969 Ross Infant Son Aug 28, 1909 June 27, 1909 Infant son of S.H. & May Ross. Note: Obvious error in dates. Ross James C. Ross John Lane Oct 12, 1910 July 13, 1911 Son of T.C. & M.R. Ross. Ross Mary Collins December 15, 1912 Ross Mattie Riddick January 1, 1971 Ross May L. Smith October 21, 1965 Ross Nathan Homer June 15, 1967 Ross Oliver Howell April 17, 1938 Son of H.M. & Edith Ross. Note: Obvious error in one of the dates. Ross Samuel Newton January 1, 1970 Ross Sophie Lloyd October 20, 1956 Ross Thomas Collins February 20, 1955 Rucker E. K. 1872 - 1947 Rucker Fulton 1910 - ---- Rucker Jack W. 1931 - ---- Rucker Maria K. 1940 - ---- Rucker Mary E. 1917 - ---- Rucker Milton 1880 - 1938 Rucker W. W. 1914 - ---- Rucker Will W. 1918 - ---- Rudd Effie M March 29, 1955 Rudd Virley R. February 2, 1951 Rush C. G. Aged 22 yrs. 4 mos. 9 das. Rush John T. --No dates given-- Rush Virgina Gill --No dates given-- Russe Jennie August 21, 1920 Wife of L.J. Russe. Russe Luella M. Feb 5, 1908 July 27, 1963 Wife of R.C. Busse. Russel Bettie Bailey 1847 - 1949 Russel William Stuart Bailey 1873 - 1950 Russell Waymon Royce July 22, 1934 June 20, 1963 Rutland Mary b.in Cates Co., N. C. / d. in Miss. Rutland W. H.