LEWIS EASTER CEMETERY, Greenwood Springs, Monroe County, Mississippi USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing Free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was compiled by: Meige Bronson Easter Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives, with permission of oldest living family member Alline White Easter, by: Mary Washburn *************************************************************************** Location: Lewis Easter farm on Greenwood Springs Road In the Lewis Easter Cemetery located on the Lewis Easter farm on Greenwood Springs Road, there are several graves both marked and unmarked. Davis Buckner Easter(My great-grandfather in-law) first wife is buried there with the grave marked by a large flat stone. Other graves are marked with a rounded pine lighter stump, but the names are not given. The cemetery is 32' wide X 70' long. There are probably 30 People buried there. Within the 224 square foot graveyard surrounded by a fence are the following graves. For name searches of this index, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. *************************************************************************** Flippo, Lee Ray March 18, 1910 June 8, 1912 Flippo, Annie Ree Jan. 16, 1905 June 13, 1910 Easter, Lewis I b. 1832 d. 1899 Company I, 14th Mississippi Infantry CSA Easter, Eugenia Funderburk b. 1869 d. Aug 4, 1898 (large rock marks her grave) Easter, John Sharp Easter, Elbert May 7, 1864 Easter, Marteley June 24, 1874 Feb 5, 1950 Easter, Lee A. H. March 12, 1867 May 14, 1882 Easter, E.J.H. May 3, 1892 Oct 28, 1892 Easter, Marty Lee Sept 30, 1894 Aug 5, 1900 Easter, Lewis G. Aug 3, 1896 Dec 28, 1919 Easter, Liza Jane Dec 3, 1898 June 6, 1904 Easter, General Jones March 14, 1901 Dec 23, 1921 Easter, Annie Elizabeth March 20, 1904 Jan 31, 1917 Easter, Madison Jones May 13 1894 Aged about 84 years Easter, A. E. d. November 6, 1895 The Fellowing Written on the Tombstone: age about 90 Lone are the paths and sad the bowers Whence thy sweet smiles has gone But O a brighter home than ours In Heaven is now thine own. Easter, Amanda b. June 8, 1829 d. April 15, 1881 wife of A. E. Easter The fellowing written on the tombstone: No pompois marble to thy name we raise This humble stone espeaks thy praise Parental fondness did thy life attend A tender mother and faithful friend. Easter, C. E. 1812 1896 He was beloved by God and man Easter, Margaret 1824 1894 We trust our loss will be her gain, and that with Christ she's gone to reign. ***************************************************************************