NEW PALESTINE CEMETERY, CITY SECTION B Picayune, Pearl River 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 and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mardi Byrd Kelly & Betty Smith Davis mardikelly@netzero.net betty.davis@jono.com *************************************************************************** Location: Located W of Picayune, Pearl River Co., MS. The cemetery is adjacent to New Palestine Baptist Church and is composed of the original church cemetery plus being the predominant city cemetery for Picayune. All rows are read from left to right. For name searches of this index, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. *************************************************************************** CITY SECTION, ROW 1 BORN DIED Carrie STOCKSTILL MITCHELL 15 Feb 1894 27 Jun 1930 Charles Jake MITCHELL "Uncle Jake" 3 Dec 1891 29 Jun 1971 Reba Claire BRENT MITCHELL "Mama Reba" 8 Mar 1902 27 Dec 1977 2 Spaces Mollie Virginia ROWELL 3 Feb 1875 12 Jun 1928 Enoch Elijah ROWELL 15 Jul 1872 19 Mar 1933 Elizabeth Joan SWISSHELM 17 Feb 1931 3 Feb 1980 Mamie R. WITTEKOPP 1906 1995 McDonald FHM Ernest B. ROBERTS 30 Apr 1880 2 Dec 1932 Rubye B. ROBERTS 8 Aug 1902 24 May 1978 CITY SECTION, ROW 2 Infant dau. of C. Jake & Reba MITCHELL 20 Aug 1940 One date only Eddie J. ROWELL 16 Nov 1901 5 Jan 1980 Edith W. ROWELL 14 Dec 1903 No Death Date Marian Virginia MITCHELL 24 Sep 1929 24 Jun 1972 4 Spaces CITY SECTION, ROW 3 Gabe WILLIAMS 28 Jul 1872 29 Dec 1930 Mary WILLIAMS 22 Dec 1866 15 Feb 1940 (two slabs, one single marker in middle) 1 Space Neva WILLIAMS 18 Jul 1904 6 Apr 1905 4 Spaces Jackson CASE 1913 1931 (matching stones) Ann Elizabeth (CASE?) 1924 1938 2 Spaces W. Alonzo STOCKSTILL 21 Jul 1842 20 Feb 1930 "Civil War Veteran" Rebel flag top of marker Back of marker "Enlisted 17 Aug 1861, Bay St. Louis, MS, Co. G. 3rd Miss. Reg't, Honorably Discharged 1864. Co. officers J. B. Deason, Comm., E. E. McFadden, Capt. Otto STOCKSTILL 1888 1968 Katie H. STOCKSTILL 1898 1969 CITY SECTION, ROW 4 1 Space Beatrice WILLIAMS 2 May 1906 11 Aug 1949 4 Spaces FRISBY (no other inscription) Appear to be two graves Bigelow G. FRISBY, Sr. 1881 1940 4 Spaces Irma Mae STOCKSTILL McNEASE GWYNN 7 Jan 1922 21 May 1998 2 Spaces CITY SECTION, ROW 5 Richard Martin READ "Father" 2 Sep 1866 5 Mar 1934 Woodman of the World Memorial Marker Nancy E. JAMES READ "Mother" 4 Jul 1867 13 Jan 1945 Eastern Star Emblem Ruby READ PAGE 15 Mar 1904 23 Apr 1963 Ruth READ POOLE "Doody" 20 Mar 1897 18 Nov 1976 1 Space J. W. "Jim" MOORE 12 Mar 1877 No Death Date Masonic Emblem Fannie E. MOORE 27 Sep 1884 30 Oct 1947 Minnie L. BARLOW 22 Jun 1882 25 Jan 1976 Emmett L. BARLOW 8 Sep 1882 21 Oct 1934 2 Spaces Ida M. STOCKSTILL 6 Aug 1871 30 Aug 1933 "Wife of E. F. TATE" Eastern Star Emblem Eastman Francis TATE 31 Mar 1868 24 Nov 1933 Top of stone - Shield with FCB on it CITY SECTION, ROW 6 Martin Henry READ 5 Jun 1900 5 May 1988 Ethel TAYLOR READ 15 Feb 1900 21 Oct 1988 Wed 16 Oct 1922 8 Spaces Rueben J. WHEAT 1 Sep 1911 20 Mar 1987 Jesse G. WHEAT 8 Nov 1922 8 Feb 1987 Ens. U.S. Navy WW II Maude MITCHELL WHEAT "Mother" 24 Jan 1895 16 Mar 1985 6 Spaces Paul Allen TATE 21 Nov 1908 7 Oct 1978 Dora E. TATE 1 Dec 1888 15 Jan 1962 Eastern Star Emblem Robert E. STEEN 4 Feb 1888 21 Nov 1963 Masonic Emblem CITY SECTION, ROW 7 Andrew Jackson READ 23 Dec 1907 29 Jan 1992 Mary E. GILLIS READ 19 Jan 1908 9 Feb 1991 Wed 24 Nov 1929 Richard Norman READ 28 Oct 1934 No Death Date Jean McMichael READ 18 Nov 1937 No Death Date Wed 25 Jan 1959 2 Spaces John James READ 31 Jan 1912 13 Aug 1982 M. Vivian MYKLEBY READ 6 May 1901 1 Nov 1996 1 Space Karl Oscar MYKLEBY 1885 1952 Mary Ellen MYKLEBY 1885 1940 4 Spaces Nora dau. of E.F. & I.M. TATE 3 Apr 1890 3 Oct 1891 Inf. Dau. of E.F. & I.M. TATE 11 Oct 1900 One date only CITY SECTION, ROW 8 Elere Everitt GILLIS "Mother" 21 Feb 1887 14 Jan 1974 Mary Ann GILLIS 16 Feb 1947 17 Feb 1947 Marian FLAHERTY GILLIS 17 Oct 1915 23 Sep 1950 10-12 Spaces John H. NAPIER, IV 31 Jul 1952 One date only At foot of Lena Mae NAPIER Lena Mae TATE NAPIER 1 May 1895 29 Oct 1988 Eastern Star Emblem John Hawkins NAPIER, Jr., PhD 2 Dec 1896 24 Sep 1949 Masonic Emblem; emblem with letters KSHTWSST Infant son NAPIER 28 May 1954 One date only At foot of Jno NAPIER, Jr. CITY SECTION, ROW 9 Alfred A. MITCHELL, Jr. 20 Jun 1925 21 Aug 1996 Ruby S. MITCHELL 1 Mar 1918 1998 Picayune FHM Alberta J. MITCHELL 28 Jul 1901 21 Feb 1936 Footstone: Birdie J. MITCHELL Alfred A. MITCHELL 1 Jan 1891 3 Jan 1951 Footstone: Alfred A. MITCHELL 2 Spaces Triple Marker - only center space inscribed James Brian "Bunsie" GOETZMAN 7 Jul 1925 19 Sep 1986 Mil. Footstone: James B. GOETZMAN, Sr. SF3 U.S. Navy WW II 6 Spaces Carter Faris HENNINGTON 26 Dec 1900 12 Jun 1968 Myrna TATE HENNINGTON 22 Jun 1903 24 Jul 1989 Murray Eastman THOMPSON 17 Dec 1923 24 Mar 1976 STOCKSTILL Double Marker Harry Eugene STOCKSTILL 3 Jan 1939 26 Jan 1991 CITY SECTION, ROW 10 Darrell Edward (COMBS?) 1920 1937 Eddie COMBS 7 May 1896 20 Nov 1951 Metha COMBS 21 Feb 1894 29 Dec 1945 4 Spaces Walter Edward TOURNE 2 Mar 1896 23 Sep 1975 Olga PETERS TOURNE 26 Nov 1894 20 Oct 1981 Andrew L. PETERS 1864 1943 Mary Alice PETERS 1872 1939 1 Space Millie WILLIAMS STEM 27 Feb 1898 29 Nov 1981 Harvey Charles KOCH 8 Feb 1892 27 May 1938 Stone has picture of a two-headed bird on left, American Legion Emblem on right Double Headstone WILLIAMS Footstone: Mae F. WILLIAMS 9 Jan 1882 30 Jun 1937 CITY SECTION, ROW 11 John M. DOWNES 1 Sep 1901 18 Apr 1974 Flora E. DOWNES 22 May 1906 12 Jan 1990 Louis Edwin DOWNES 17 Jan 1926 13 Mar 1970 4 Spaces Paul Douglas TOURNE, Sr. 25 Mar 1921 4 Apr 1972 Mil. Footstone: LA S1 U.S. Navy WW II Right side of double stone blank 6-8 Spaces CITY SECTION, ROW 12 1 Space E. A. J. COMBS 1855 1947 Ellen COMBS 1871 1951 6 Spaces Calvin SEAL 29 Sep 1880 26 Jul 1968 Marilla SEAL 12 Sep 1889 1 Mar 1978 1 Space Granville Henderson WILLIAMS 30 Mar 1929 25 Jun 1972 2 Spaces Granville Holly WILLIAMS 14 Jun 1900 23 Apr 1958 Grace PARKER WILLIAMS 29 Jul 1898 25 Nov 1966 CITY SECTION, ROW 13 6 Spaces Elisha R. BOONE, Jr. 9 Nov 1891 6 Jan 1956 Verna C. BOONE 6 Oct 1900 3 Mar 1980 6 Spaces R. J. WILLIAMS, II 27 Apr 1924 9 Jun 1996 Mil. Footstone: MOMM2 U.S. Navy WW II Masonic Emblem, Shriner Emblem Daisy SMITH WILLIAMS 24 Oct 1926 17 Feb 1985 CITY SECTION, ROW 14 Joseph A. SEAL 19 Feb 1886 28 Apr 1941 Ida M. SEAL 9 Jan 1888 11 Nov 1959 William R. SEAL 10 Apr 1922 29 Jan 1961 Masonic Emblem Right side of marker blank 2 Spaces Anziloe HUDNALL 23 Jul 1896 19 Mar 1942 Eula Mae HUDNALL 1 Jun 1900 6 Jun 1985 4 Spaces Merida SUMRALL 1886 1952 Lula SUMRALL 1890 1971 Kennith SUMRALL 17 Feb 1913 31 Oct 1982 Mil. Marker: BM1 U.S. Coast Guard WW II Double Marker TATE Footstone: Charles Lee TATE 25 Sep 1900 1 Jun 1941 Left side - no marker Ray M. SMITH, M.D. 20 Jun 1927 No Death Date Shirley M. SMITH 10 Dec 1933 17 Jan 1998 "Parents of Jody and Kenny" CITY SECTION, ROW 15 Joseph SEAL 14 Nov 1916 20 Dec 1977 Lois SEAL STAFFORD 25 Sep 1912 3 May 1966 Hezzie Wilton STAFFORD 1 Dec 1909 12 Feb 1984 Mil. Footstone: CWO W3 U.S. Army WW II, Korea Several Spaces Linda K. WILSON 22 Feb 1951 7 Mar 1951 2 Spaces Joe L. LEWIS 16 Dec 1916 6 Nov 1971 Lucy Lorraine LEWIS 6 Sep 1921 11 Dec 1989 2 Spaces William James HARRISON 20 May 1906 31 Aug 1989 Juanita S. HARRISON 20 Jun 1908 9 May 1987 Arva Lee FRIERSON 8 Apr 1929 5 Jul 1952 Wife of Ray M. SMITH Infant son of Ray & Arva Lee SMITH 1 Jul 1952 One date only CITY SECTION, ROW 16 Ben D. GEIGER 25 Aug 1880 23 Jan 1944 Adell GEIGER 14 Feb 1881 28 May 1944 4 Spaces Robert M. SKINNER 18 Dec 1892 16 Nov 1942 Hazel K. SKINNER 6 Dec 1904 14 Jul 1985 1 Space Joe KILCREASE 12 Jan 1878 11 Feb 1951 2 Spaces Plot for double marker - Marker has been removed CITY SECTION, ROW 17 Bruner JOHNSON 9 Aug 1869 30 Jun 1967 Lula JOHNSON 2 May 1892 22 Dec 1960 Frank Allen JOHNSON 16 Jul 1907 9 Dec 1978 Mil. Marker: CPL U.S. Army WW II CITY SECTION, ROW 18 10 Spaces Van Byrle VAUGHN 27 Jan 1930 4 Dec 1996 Jacquelyn W. VAUGHN 18 Jun 1935 No Death Date William Byrle VAUGHN 4 Nov 1904 18 Aug 1969 Mavis MARTIN VAUGHN 8 May 1904 13 Jun 1991 W. B. VAUGHN, Sr. 17 Aug 1876 23 Nov 1964 CITY SECTION, ROW 19 Carl S. Maxie, 13 Dec 1935 12 Feb 1944 son of Mr. & Mrs. J.W. MANNING J. W. MANNING 4 May 1912 23 Sep 1968 Pearl S. MANNING 31 Mar 1915 3 May 1968 CITY SECTION, ROW 20 William Shirley STOVALL 4 Feb 1877 20 Dec 1942 4 Spaces S SGT Clifford R. MANNING 10 Jul 1914 5 Sep 1959 Charles A. MANNING 21 Jan 1881 4 Nov 1950 Jona W. MANNING 21 Dec 1885 2 Jan 1970 4 Spaces ***************************************************************************