Leigh Cemetery, Yalobusha, MS Submitted by Helen Arnold ****************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************************** Leigh Cemetery This cemetery is located in western Yalobusha County, east of the town of Tillatoba. It is also known as the Lee or Leigh Cemetery and the Tillatoba Cemetery. From Interstate 55, exit at Tillatoba, Exit 220, and go east of State Highway 330 for 1.1 miles. Turn right at a mailbox at 24349 Highway 330 onto a gravel and dirt farm road. Go 0.1 mile and turn right at the top of a small hill. Go 0.2 mile to cemetery. Northwest ¼ Section 2, Township 24N, Range 4E, 335856N 0895105W. This cemetery is believed to be totally black. This cemetery was recorded by Mike Worsham on June 17, 2000. A: Double Marker – Anderson Anderson, Armested/07-05-1869/08-18-1955 Anderson, Mary/07-16-1871/02-05-1961 Anderson, Bearlie/01-01-1932/12-20-1981/Husband Anderson, Earliest/12-18-1914/12-01-1989 Anderson, Green D./06-10-1903/01-23-1983 Anderson, Hezkiah/03-10-1894/11-10-1967 Anderson, L. Q./07-10-1932/03-26-1972 Anderson, Mary Adla Garner/02-26-1901/01-15-1988 Anderson, Nancy/11-16-1900/03-15-1988 Ash, Annie L./01-09-1909/12-01-1978 B: Barbee, Mell/01-02-1904/08-25-1982 Bland, Silver T./03-29-1927/07-15-1966 Booker, Monroe/11-30-1908/04-30-1989 Booker, Silas/12-22-1919/02-16-1962 Braxton, Rachel/09-11-1896/11-20-1964 Brown, Flora/09-08-1908/10-10-1974 Brown, Margaret/06-10-1858/03-12-1907/Wife of George Brown Brown, Rosie/02-26-1907/10-13-1979 C: Coon, Cassie Lee/09-03-1900/04-23-1972 Cookwood, Elie/09-03-1840/05-27-1895 D: Daniel, Zenia/11-07-1877/12-04-1947 E: Eggleston, Cleo G./03-12-1905/12-31-1968 Eggleston, Columbus/11-18-1904/05-31-1987 Eggleston, Robert Lee/08-15-1924/10-171997/PFC., U. S. Army, WW II Elloitt, Anthony W., Jr./05-17-1961/01-12-1962 F: Fox, Kattie/no dates G: Double Marker – Garner Garner, George/08-13-1880/04-20-1959 Garner, Godfrey/07-11-1911/01-04-1995/Husband/Father/Masonic emblem Garner. Ascelonia/08-31-1915/12-04-1999 Garner, Mrs. Lucille/12-17-1908/05-31-2000/age 91 Garner, Mary E./01-27-1886/08-21-1960 Garner, Leora/12-08-1922/06-23-1989/Household of Ruth 3620 J: James, Kenneth Lloyd/b & d/03-16-1976/infant Johnson, A. Seline/05-02-1938/10-10-1967 Jones, Ephfrom/04-19-1889/12-19-1956 Jones, Lenease/07-18-1912/04-02-1974 Jones, Luvenia/12-10-1933/09-02-1983 K: Kendrick, Mrs. Senoba W./07-08-1909/02-25-1999/age 89 Kendrick, Wyoda/05-03-1911/03-02-1983/age 71 L: Lee, Delia/03-24-1879/09-23-1981/Mother Lee, Lizzie/01-04-1880/03-15-1950 Lee, Leora Garner/12-09-1927/06-23-1989 Leigh, Arthur/02-07-1889/11-23-1931/husband of Lela Leigh Leigh, Clara/09-05-1917age 59/Household of Ruth 2628 Leigh, Clevland/10-15-1918/03-23-1983/Pvt.,U.S. Army, WW II Leigh, Georgeaner/05-15-1863/12-15-1894/wife of Newton Leigh Leigh, Jasper/1862/09-01-1917 Leigh, Mattie/03-20-1862/03-11-1886/wife of Jasper Leigh Leigh, Jossie R./03-07-1896/05-14-1953 Leigh, Linnie L./10-10-1899/08-08-1979 Leigh, Lucille/11-05-1912/11-12-1969 Leigh, Malachi/12-31-1906/12-29-1965 Leigh, Manie Way/03-26-1907/03-05-1986 Leigh, Monroe/12-25-1849/01-01-1953/Father Leigh, Norman/09-06-1883/09-14-1972 Leigh, Otto/08-10-1866/01-19-1963 Leigh, Rolena/12-24-1883/01-14-1911/Household of Ruth 3628 Leigh, Sophia/05-06-1862/03-06-1936 Leigh, Virginia/09-06-1910/03-14-1986 Lloyd, O. V. Garner/03-28-1910/08-22-1973/Mother M: Matthews, Sherman/1906/1979 Mayhue, Claudia/1891/1969 Mead, Emma/05-12-1889/04-19-1972 Mead, Rev. E., Sr./05-09-1885/01-19-1966 Morris, Anna T./11-17-1904/05-26-1994 Murry, Marshall/08-10-1883/08-26-1935 N: Double Marker – (No Last Name)/Our Loving Parents James E./1889/1946 Ruby R./1901/1986 P: Potor, Lettie/09-10-1876/09-12-1941 R: Ray, Clardine/04-14-1928/11-18-1965 Reed, Sadonia Leigh/07-28-1906/07-22-1978 S: Sweranger, Gussie/03-10-1894/04-17-1989/age 95 T: Tennin, Mary/died 06-06-1896/(marker broken)/wife of Charlie Tennin Tinnon, Vernon/03-15-1897/06-01-1986 Townes, Andrew/10-14-1898/03-17-1990 Townes, George/10-01-1917/09-25-1989 Towns, Georgia/died 02-24-1906/age 38 years/wife of David Towns Towns, M. E./02-02-1888/02-06-1911/GUO of OF, Lodge 6540 Turner, Alex/05-10-1888/01-21-1966 Turner, Della/07-01-1882/03-03-1974/Mother Turner, Levi/05-06-1895/07-23-1976 Turner, Rev. Wm. H./09-18-1903/11-18-1965 V: Visor, Rachel/07-14-1884/06-28-1988 Visor, Tom/10-17-1880/12-24-1968 W: Double Marker - White White, Frank F./02-22-1873/06-26-1955 White, Delia/03-15-1880/04-24-1948 White, Felix Frank/1894/1940 White, Monroe/1904/1938 Wilson, Dora/08-10-1907/08-10-1949 Wilson, Eugene02-06-1949/06-06-1968/PFC., Co. C, 4 Mar. Div., Vietnam Wilson, Lucille/04-22-1920/03-xx-1987 Wilson, Mary Collins/04-10-1892/03-16-1971 Wilson, Tom/1906/1962 Woodard, Anthony B./12-25-1902/03-04-1989/Daddy Woodard, Matilda/1869/08-29-1943 Woodard, Mrs. Gertrude/02-07-1905/04-30-1994 Woodard, Oliva/09-21-1905/09-11-1957 Woodard, Pation/05-xx-1821/06-xx-1936 Woodard, Pattie/10-15-1870/10-01-1962 Woodard, Wilson/06-17-1896/10-18-1966 Woodie, Jossie Lee/10-10-1910/01-26-1999