NEW PALESTINE CEMETERY, CHURCH SECTION 3 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@juno.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. The church cemetery is divided into three sections, with approximately 45 grave spaces on each row; referred to as Sections 1, 2 and 3. All rows are read from left to right. For name searches of this index, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. *************************************************************************** CHURCH SECTION 3 - ROW 1 BORN DIED W. B. "Peg" JOHNSTON 7 Apr 1901 26 Jan 1964 Orange Alton JOHNSTON 14 Jun 1905 24 Oct 1955 In memory of George Sebron JOHNSTON 22 May 1910 28 Feb 1942 Mil. Mkr: U. S. Navy WW II Dr. Orange A. JOHNSTON 1875 1921 Zora B. JOHNSTON 1881 1946 Warren B. TATE 9 Jul 1882 4 Mar 1918 Minnie M. TATE 19 May 1883 25 Feb 1958 Samuel Everette TATE 11 Oct 1916 3 Feb 1976 Mil. Footstone: S Sgt. U. S. Army WW II William Edwin TATE 25 Sep 1912 16 Jan 1988 Mil. Footstone: Cpl. U.S. Army WW II 1 Space Janie STOCKSTILL ANDERSON 1885 1966 Joseph A. ANDERSON 1877 1946 Masonic Emblem Julia Little, dau of J. A. & 29 Nov 1905 12 Sep 1906 Janie ANDERSON John D. ANDERSON 4 Dec 1915 28 Feb 1948 MS Sgt SIG Corp WW II In Memory of Madeline E. dau of Verscheure & Emma STEVE. Born in Belgium Europe Dec 11 1901 Died Nov 21, 1903 1 Space Therman E. SMITH 3 Dec 1926 30 Dec 1926 6 Spaces A. W., son of Mr. & Mrs. E. A. SEAL 10 Apr 1917 21 Apr 1917 Millie May SEAL 14 Jun 1915 25 Feb 1918 Sarah Marine, dau of E. A. & 15 Aug 1918 28 Aug 1918 M. E. MITCHELL Eunice Marie, dau of E. A. & 29 Jul 1917 10 Jan 1920 M. E. MITCHELL 2 Spaces J. Wiley LLOYD "Father" 18 Dec 1885 20 Feb 1976 Masonic Emblem Alma LLOYD "Mother" 29 Dec 1893 22 Feb 1985 Eastern Star Emblem Jacob LLOYDE 25 Nov 1839 18 Jan 1913 William E. LLOYD 15 Dec 1887 22 Nov 1919 1 Space Lessie Mae LLOYD, wife of 1 Dec 1909 20 Dec 1938 C. L. ALBRITTON Mrs. Jannie B. SAPP 11 Aug 1891 2 Jun 1930 A very old broken marker with Infant's head showing on it; no visible inscription 1 Space Eliza LLOYD 4 Apr 1850 4 Jul 1928 Jacob LLOYD 25 Nov 1839 18 Jan 1918 1 Space L. MARSHALL, husband of Amelia LLOYD 10 Dec 1873 27 Dec 1923 Amelia LLOYD MARSHALL 3 Oct 1883 25 Jun 1929 Military Emblem at top: "In honor of Lucious Willie LLOYD, PM 2nd Class U. S. Navy Reserve born Jan 25, 1923 Killed in Action Jul 31, 1944. He died gallantly in the defense of his country on the Island of Tinian. May he rest there in peace" 1 Space Lillie LLOYD "Mother" 1887 1954 Pete A. LLOYD "Father" 1884 1962 1 Space Henry O. MURRY Mary E. ZEIGLER, wife of H. O. MURRY 26 Aug 1886 29 Aug 1926 Baby Virgil Henry, 12 Aug 1926 15 Aug 1926 Infant of H.O. & Mary MURRY Helen MURRY 13 Nov 1919 28 Oct 1929 Lanny R. MURRY 28 Oct 1935 4 Jan 1936 Edna M. STOCKSTILL 12 Nov 1907 21 May 1966 CHURCH SECTION3, ROW 2 Herbert C. JOHNSTON 19 Sep 1918 28 Dec 1985 4 Spaces Otho MITCHELL 25 May 1913 17 Jul 1960 Mil. Footstone: T Sgt U. S. Air Force WW II Doris T. MITCHELL 7 Aug 1914 20 Nov 1997 5-6 Spaces Sarah May, 12 May 1924 17 Aug 1924 dau of H. P. & Ruby RANDOLPH 6 Spaces Baby Geraldine PEARSON 26 Jul 1929 22 Sep 1929 6 Spaces Infant of T. P. & Etta FORNEA 12 Jul 1917 13 Jul 1917 Mary Etta FORNEA "Mother" 16 Feb 1886 17 Apr 1932 Thomas FORNEA 11 Feb 1886 21 Oct 1941 William D. "Jack" TERRY 16 Feb 1906 No Death Date Pauline LLOYD TERRY 26 Jan 1919 7 Jun 1966 16-20 Spaces Clifford LLOYD 18 Feb 1916 5 May 1962 Betty Rae BEAL 13 Nov 1926 31 Mar 1962 Jesse R. MITCHELL "Father" 1899 1967 Lucy M. MITCHELL "Mother" 1908 1964 Hilda MURRY 27 Dec 1923 31 Mar 1992 Emma RANDOLPH SCHLOSS 14 Nov 1900 23 Apr 1977 Stella D. ECHOLS Jul 1917 Jan 1985 John E. PIKLA 13 Jun 1931 19 Aug 1983 Alice Lillian PHILLIPS "Mother" 16 May 1912 18 Feb 1994 CHURCH SECTION 3, ROW 3 1 Space MILLS - THORNHILL Edward Clarence MILLS 30 Jun 1891 29 Nov 1981 Marietta Pearl THORNHILL 4 May 1904 No Death Date 1 Space Clarinda SPIERS THORNHILL 14 Jul 1873 28 Oct 1933 C. A. THORNHILL 3 Jul 1873 27 Mar 1928 Woodman of the Word Emblem Essie THORNHILL 5 Nov 1897 29 Dec 1919 Wife of Robert B. PARRIS Christine, Wife of J. J. THORNHILL 25 Dec 1868 2 Feb 1923 J. J. THORNHILL 19 Dec 1838 11 Feb 1916 Masonic Emblem Mil. Mkr. John Jones THORNHILL 1 Sgt Co C 33 MS Inf. CSA 1 Space Infant son of J. B. & Rue RANDOLPH 21 Feb 1922 21 Feb 1922 Robert B. RANDOLPH "Father" 25 Oct 1846 15 Jan 1902 Emma RANDOLPH SMITH "Mother" 18 Feb 1873 25 Apr 1940 Woodman of the World Memorial 2 Spaces Rebecca COOPER BURKS 22 Mar 1840 25 Mar 1924 Wife of Roland E. BURKS "At 84 yrs 3 days" Roland E. BURKS 12 May 1835 17 Aug 1923 Husband of Rebecca BURKS Age 88 yrs 4 mo 5 days Miss Maud BURKS 5 Nov 1878 11 Dec 1899 Joseph Warren BURKS 14 Jan 1875 5 Aug 1956 Ernest STOCKSTILL 25 Nov 1883 1 Apr 1963 Mary Jane "Mamie" STOCKSTILL 22 Jul 1888 7 Aug 1971 Sarah Inez STOCKSTILL 18 Nov 1910 29 May 1911 Roland Eugene STOCKSTILL 17 Oct 1925 30 Jan 1938 2 Spaces Triple BILBO Headstone: Estuss S. BILBO 29 Jul 1890 9 Jan 1920 Elizabeth C. BILBO 29 Dec 1850 15 Mar 1924 James E. BILBO 5 Feb 1855 16 Mar 1937 1 Space William Otho BILBO 3 Mar 1882 15 Apr 1931 Sarah Bell BILBO 13 Mar 1881 15 May 1947 Mary GRICE BILBO 16 May 1888 30 Nov 1969 Charles E., son of Mr. & Mrs. 4 Mar 1919 19 Jan 1932 C. E. BILBO J. Louise, wife of Ed BRELAND 22 Jul 1915 9 Dec 1932 John R., husband of Caroline POLK 15 Jan 1858 15 Feb 1923 J. T., son of F. B. & Lizzie POLK 12 May 1923 15 May 1923 14 Spaces Harold BOATNER 24 Mar 1929 20 Sep 1929 Otto L. BOATNER 11 Sep 1911 3 Feb 1982 Mil. Mkr: Pvt U. S. Army Julia V. PRESTRIDGE 25 Feb 1899 28 Jan 1986 ROW 4 2 SPACES SMITH-THIGPEN Family Plot: Ella, wife of H. O. SMITH "Mother" 27 Oct 1881 22 Jun 1911 Hiram O. SMITH, Sr. 15 Sep 1871 2 Jun 1968 Masonic Emblem Mary Lourinda THIGPEN SMITH 28 May 1880 27 Oct 1977 Eastern Star Emblem Toxie, son of H. O. & Mary SMITH 21 Aug 1917 8 Nov 1922 Nora J. THIGPEN, wife of James T. JARRELL 31 Mar 1887 23 Feb 1926 2 Spaces Family plot encircled in concrete coping: 8 Spaces In Memory of Zelma V., dau of 8 Mar 1898 29 May 1898 B. B. & Elsie MOODY 2-Spaces Hazel Elizabeth, little dau of 26 Aug 1921 3 Nov 1921 J. E. & Ida MOODY 1 Spaces Ida M. MOODY 26 Jun 1898 29 Dec 1960 John E. MOODY 15 Apr 1893 30 Oct '73 4 Spaces Infants of C. C. & Alma DOUGLAS 21 Mar 1917 28 Feb 1919 21 Mar 1917 12 Mar 1920 8-10 Spaces Elizabeth HOLSTON, wife of F. B. POLK 24 May 1894 3 Apr 1934 Fate B. POLK 10 Oct 1896 31 Aug 1966 Masonic Emblem Lena Mae POLK 18 Jan 1910 11 Feb 1975 Eastern Star Emblem 6 Spaces Llewellyn MEYER (footstone) 31 Oct 1900 11 Nov 1977 4 Spaces Michael E. GOEDE (footstone) 5 Nov 1958 14 Mar 1989 2 Spaces CHURCH SECTION 3, ROW 5 2 Spaces Herbert, son of Hiram O. & Eliza SMITH Born & Died 30 Jan 1929 Tape does not record rest of this section Infant son of Hiram O. & Ella SMITH 20 Jan 1899 20 Jan 1899 Infant son of Hiram O. & Ella SMITH 8 Nov 1900 9 Nov 1900 John J., husband of Elizabeth FORNEA 24 Feb 1855 27 Dec 1921 Elizabeth FORNEA WHEAT 25 May 1861 17 Dec 1945 Elijah E. FORNEA 23 Dec 1888 9 Jun 1961 Mil. Mkr. MS PFC Fire & GD Co. QMC WW I Infant of Eugene & Marie SMITH 9 Jun 1905 9 Jun 1905 Infant of Eugene & Marie SMITH 28 Feb 1910 28 Feb 1910 Patsy Ruth SMITH 1934 1936 2 yrs. 6 mo. 2 Spaces Mary V. TATE, wife of James H. TATE 13 Jun 1872 9 Feb 1940 James H., husband of Mary V. TATE 14 Mar 1870 12 Mar 1926 FCB Marker; Woodman of the World Marker Rosa B. TATE, wife of W. L. SLAYDON 14 Aug 1880 11 Aug 1926 E. R. TATE "Father" 5 Feb 1836 28 Jan 1897 Martha A. TATE "Mother" 21 Jan 1840 12 Oct 1922 6-8 Spaces Edgar D., husband of Elvira LOFTEN 14 Feb 1872 14 Mar 1922 Elvira PRICE, wife of E. D. LOFTEN 14 Nov 1874 21 Nov 1960 Willie Eastman TATE 13 Jul 1892 7 Dec 1940 Nina LOFTEN TATE 25 Aug 1898 8 Apr 1971 4 Spaces James Ira WOODWARD, Jr. 6 Jan 1925 1 Dec 1927 James Ira WOODWARD, M.D. 4 Apr 1881 12 Jul 1965 Minnye TATE WOODWARD 9 Jul 1897 23 Dec 1967 2 Spaces Preston S. DOZIER 1877 1939 Dovie E. DOZIER 25 Jan 1883 2 Sep 1961 8-10 Spaces SCHMAHL - JARRELL Plot: Frances SCHMAHL 6 Mar 1852 24 Jan 1925 Adam SCHMAHL 11 Jul 1847 1 Mar 1937 Samuel Carey JARRELL 7 Nov 1890 3 Nov 1956 MS Sgt 1st Class 21 AERO SQ WW I Mary Ann JARRELL 1881 1967 James E. MILLER "Son" 18 Nov 1938 1 Sep 1976 Ouida LANGSTON "Mother" 8 Sep 1912 No Death Date William H. MEEKS, Jr. 28 Feb 1921 20 Apr 1984 Mil. Mkr: COX U. S. Navy WW II Velma TATUM 18 Oct 1911 No Death Date Eugene Willis SIMMONS 22 Jul 1886 24 Oct 1955 CHURCH SECTION 3, ROW 6 Hilton LaRue BARNES 7 Nov 1922 16 Jul 1959 Etta BARNES 21 Mar 1889 5 Jun 1980 Judge Lamar BARNES 5 Jul 1887 22 Jul 1953 1 Space William L. STEWART "Billy" 27 Jul 1955 30 Dec 1980 Letha S. KENDRICK 25 Feb 1910 No Death Date Grover C. KENDRICK 20 Apr 1892 3 Nov 1964 Bob L. TAYLOR 1927 No Death Date 82nd Airborne WW II John W. TAYLOR, Jr. 11 Sep 1923 23 Oct 1960 MS M2 U. S. Navy Reserve WW II Ella MEGEHEE TAYLOR 1887 1970 John W. TAYLOR 3 Jun 1873 12 May 1937 6 Spaces Lele Dane, dau of W.B. & Hazel SHEFFIELD 19 Apr 1924 22 Apr 1925 Evelyn Lavern, dau of 19 Jun 1922 L. L. & Ruby VARNADO Many Spaces Annie WEATHERFORD STOCKSTILL 19 Mar 1891 29 May 1984 Laura E. BOND "Wife" 30 Dec 1894 14 Aug 1921 John M. WEATHERFORD 1871 1939 4 Spaces Nathan T. WARREN 1862 1948 Mollie WARREN 1867 1920 Airman 3rd Class Sidney Howard BOND 3 Feb 1943 1 Aug 1964 U. S. Air Force Mary Elizabeth SLAYDON 19 Dec 1922 26 Oct 1972 Morris Monroe SLAYDON 28 Aug 1906 29 Feb 1956 Shriner Emblem Robert B. PARRIS 1 Apr 1898 1 Dec 1969 Missouri J. PARRIS 26 Jun 1900 18 Sep 1988 Nettie, dau of D. L. & M. E. WALKER 16 Jun 1916 24 Sep 1922 John H. PARRIS "Father" 19 Sep 1856 17 May 1944 Mary M. PARRIS "Mother" 10 Apr 1862 15 Nov 1941 Nancy S. BILBO 5 Apr 1886 23 Dec 1916 Ola HUGHES 24 Jul 1878 13 Jul 1944 Morgan HUGHES 12 Sep 1874 27 Mar 1942 Glen Howell DUNSTON 3 Oct 1935 22 Nov 1935 Infant s/o Mr. & Mrs. HUGHES 9 May 1919 3 Jun 1919 Edellueiss HUGHES 10 Dec 1896 2 Jun 1916 "Born at Mt. Vernon, GA" CHURCH SECTION 3, ROW 7 Jimmie LOSSETT 1918 1918 Richard A. LOSSETT 1916 1917 1 Space Mrs. Mary SAWYER 10 Dec 1894 27 Oct 1918 Elgin, son of A. J. & Annie KENDRICK 4 May 1922 15 May 1924 1 Space Robert Thomas LIVINGSTON 9 Oct 1883 17 Jul 1958 Robert, Little son of 31 Dec 1917 24 Oct 1924 G. A. & Emma VARNADO Infant grave, no marker Robert Larry, son of A. L. & 27 May 1937 29 May 1937 A. R. VARNADO Harold Raymond BARNES 22 May 1917 18 Dec 1917 Henry HOWARD 17 Mar 1894 30 Aug 1958 MS Pvt 142 Battn. WW I Bessie HOWARD WHEAT 17 Mar 1903 9 Jan 1990 1 Space In memory of W. D. HOWARD 18 Dec 1851 10 Oct 1918 Unreadable stone 2 Spaces Everett Leon 7 May 1901 25 Aug 1922 Son of E. F. & Lucy HUDNALL "Age 21 yrs" Lucy COLLINS HUDNALL 11 Sep 1867 15 Oct 1948 Wife of E. F. HUDNALL E. F., husband of L. A. HUDNALL 22 Jul 1856 31 Aug 1926 2 Spaces 2 Stobs, no information Sgt. Joel D. COMPTON No dates Co. C 7th GA Inf. CSA Peter T. NELSON 18 Dec 1896 24 May 1983 Mil. Mkr. PFC U.S. Army WW I 8 Spaces Maria, wife of Charlie NALLTY 16 Apr 1848 12 May 1922 4 Spaces Julius Herman SMITH 31 Dec 1925 14 Feb 1926 James Rubin SMITH 15 Dec 1921 15 Feb 1922 Gertrude SMITH 22 Jul 1916 5 Sep 1917 Georgia SMITH 18 Jan 1915 16 Mar 1918 Charles Alfred SMITH 1884 1937 Josephine N. SMITH STOCKSTILL 1893 1965 2 Spaces Ira Elmo SMITH 28 Apr 1923 15 Feb 1958 Mil. Mkr. MS SW1 U. S. Navy WW II J. Therman SMITH 28 Apr 1901 19 Apr 1939 Fannie S. RHYMES 1 Feb 1878 10 Jun 1955 D. J. RHYMES, Sr. 9 Jul 1874 21 Aug 1954 2 Spaces Daniel Allen "Danny" MORSE Sep 1951 Jan 1979 Aged 27 B. W., Jr. 31 May 1925 24 Dec 1926 Son of B. W. & Mamie RHYMES Harold C. STOCKSTILL 10 Aug 1906 17 May 1982 Masonic Emblem Georgia R. STOCKSTILL 28 Nov 1907 22 Apr 1990 George Glynn Son of R. T. & Lorena LIVINGSTON 1 Aug 1922 10 Jun 1923 Missing Marker Charlie Milton TAYLOR 1916 1934 Walter Read 16 Feb 1922 21 May 1923 Son of G. M. & Edith TAYLOR Edgar Newton 31 Jul 1923 31 Jul 1923 Infant Son of G. M. & Edith TAYLOR Clara Edith (broken stone) 11 Nov 1895 12 Aug 1923 Wife of G. M. TAYLOR End of CHURCH SECTION 3 ***************************************************************************