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From Quitman, Clarke Co., MS, take US Highway 145 North for 11.8 miles; turn right on County Road 472 and travel approximately 1.7 miles to County Road 470. Turn right. The cemetery is immediately on the left.

I have shown dates in the DDMMMYYYY format for easier reading. The (double marker) note means two separate headstones with surname between resting on a double base. The (double base) means two separate headstones (with full names) resting on a double base. Row numbers were determined as best as we could using the cemetery layout and may not necessarily agree with any other compilation (if any) or official cemetery records. Abbreviations used here are as follows: BB = Brick Border; CB = Concrete Border; CS = Concrete Slab; DM = Double Marker; DBS = Double Base; FHM = Funeral Home Marker; FM = Foot Marker; FS = Foot Stone; GB = Granite Border; GS = Granite Slab; MB = Marble Border; MS = Marble Slab.

I have tried diligently to copy all inscriptions accurately; however, there is no guarantee that this work is 100% correct. If anyone sees an obvious error, please do not hesitate to let us know. All rows were read from left to right.

Row 1 (back of cemetery)

Mother       Johnye Kate PICKETT       25 Sep 1921       23 Mar 1991       
    "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Phil. 1:3"     
    (at foot, FHM): Johnye Kate SMITH PICKETT    Born 25 Sep 1921   Died 23 Mar 1991   Age 69
(DBS) Daddy      W. H. “Buddy” SMITH       25 Feb 1866       8 Nov 1951      (FM): W. H. S.
      Mama      Virgie Mae SMITH      14 Jun 1892      7 Jul 1978
(CS) Father      Isaac N. BALLARD       9 Dec 1887       28 Sep 1956      
    "What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever" 
Mother       Lula Mae BALLARD       3 May 1895      28 Aug 1986       
    "What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever" 
POGUE (DM)    "What we keep in memory is ours unchanged forever"
      Alfred T.      8 Nov 1902      26 Aug 1978
      Mary Elsie      22 Sep 1915      4 Oct 1998

Row 2

(DBS) Wade Madison BAGGETT       11 Jan 1914       8 Jul 1981      “Rest is thine and 
         sweet remembrance ours.”
      Nellie Mae BAGGETT      3 Mar 1910      (one date)
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. BAGGETT       Died 23 Jan 1942       “Our darling”
(FS) Horace C. WINSTEAD      US Army       1923   1979
Husband       Robert Curtis McDONALD      26 Jun 1902      30 Nov 1952 
      “To forget is vain endeavor, love’s remembrance lasts forever”      (FM): R. C. M. 
Roby Luvern       Daughter of C. C. & Lizzie McDONALD       18 May 1923       13 Nov 1923
      “A little bud of love”
Wife       Lizzie B. McDONALD       21 Aug 1904       30 Jul 1991       
      “Love suffereth long and is king    1 Cor. 13:4"
Catherine E. BLACKWELL       1847 - 1930        “At rest with Jesus”
Mother        Minnie      Wife of J. J. COOK      31 Aug 1871      8 Jul 1933      
     “Gone, but not forgotten”     (FM): M. C.
Father    James G. COOK    30 Nov 1862     4 Sep 1940   “He was the sunshine of our home.”
      (also, FHM): James J. COOK      Born 11 Nov 1863 (diff. date)      Died 4 Sep 1940 
      (FM - at head): J. G. C. 
(DBS) Bettie COOK      21 Dec 1892      5 May 1972       “In God’s care”      (FM): B. C.
      Nettie COOK      21 Dec 1892      27 Mar 1980      “At rest”      (FM): N. C. 
Minnie L. SMITH      17 Nov 1908      3 Dec 1995     
       (at foot, FHM): Minnie L. SMITH      Born 17 Nov 1908      Died 3 Dec 1995      Age 87

Row 3

Wilson A. BAGGETT      19 Jan 1938      15 Jul 1993      “Together forever”
(FHM - unreadable - may be for above grave)
CLARK (DM - surname on front & back)
      Mary B.      13 Jul 1940      (one date)
      Sam G.      17 Oct 1921      18 Nov 1988      “One worthy of remembrance”
            (also, FHM): Mr. Sam CLARK    Born 17 Oct 1920 (diff. year)    Died 18 Nov 1988 
                 Age 68
Walterine       Dau. of J. W. & Ruth BAGGETT       7 Nov 1935       8 Feb 1937
(DBS) Daddy     J. Walter BAGGETT     11 Jan 1914     26 May 1988    “Gone, but not forgotten”
      Mama      Ruth G. BAGGETT       31 Mar 1917      (one date)
                  (also, FHM): Ruth GOLDMAN BAGGETT     Born 31 Mar 1917    Died 2 Jun 1996 
                   Age 79 
Audra Mae     Daughter of J. W. & L. E. ANDERSON      Born 1 May 1904      Died 30 Dec 1905
      “A little lamb from us has gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our 
       home, that never can be filled.”
BAGGETT (DM)
      Father       William J.       18 Nov 1874       25 Aug 1940        “All things to the 
          glory of God”      (FM, behind): W. J. D.
      Mother       Catherin Nettie       14 Feb 1876       7 Aug 1930        
          “All things to the glory of God”     (FM, behind): C. N. B.
BAGGETT (DM)
      Everett E.       23 Dec 1911        6 Aug 1984
      Annie Mae        9 Jun 1911        7 Sep 1977
Rella Mae        Infant daughter of E. F. & Annie BAGGETT      16 Aug 1933      28 Feb 1934 
     “Our little darling”
William Terry      Infant son of E. E. & Annie BAGGETT     15 Oct 1946     (one date) 
     “Our loved one”
Erin Kathleen    Infant daughter of J. D. & Norma SHANNON     11 Nov 1971     
     “A fairer bud of promise never bloomed.”

Row 4

Thelma Lee       Infant daughter of H. B. & Cora LINTON        10 Mar - 31 May 1910
(CS) Lee BALLARD      Mississippi     PVT     Medical Department     World War I      
      16 Jan 1889        6 Jul 1963
(CS) Papa    John J. BALLARD    4 Dec 1860    13 Mar 1932    “Asleep in Jesus”   (FM): J. J. B.
(CS) Mother    Rebecca BALLARD     22 Mar 1886     4 Aug 1954     “Asleep in Jesus” (FM): R. B.
(DBS) (CS) Daddy        John W. BALLARD        2 May 1884        27 Feb 1973
           Mama        Cannie COOK BALLARD        27 Dec 1902        19 Oct 1984
(BB) Minnie Lou    Infant daughter of J. W. & Cannie BALLARD   18 Jul 1933   21 Feb 1934  (FM)
BALLARD (DM)
      Husband       William L.        16 Jul 1924        (one date)      “At rest”
      Wife       Sadie L. MILES        6 Jul 1921         23 Aug 2000       “At rest”
          (also, FHM): Mrs. Sadie MILES BALLARD    Born 6 Jul 1921   Died 23 Aug 2000  Age 79

Row 5
  
Carrie Elizabeth McQUIRTER    24 Feb 1860    6 Apr 1947     “To know her was to love her”
ANDERSON (DM)
      Father     Henry M.    11 Aug 1872     20 Dec 1946     “Asleep in Jesus”       
           (FM, behind): H. M. A.
      Mother        Lula O.       10 Jan 1878        27 Apr 1954        “Asleep in Jesus” 
           (FM, behind): L. O. A.
Father     H. P. ANDERSON      14 May 1847      12 Oct 1926      “Gone, but not forgotten” 
      (FM, behind): H. P. A.
            (FS): Pvt Henry P. ANDERSON        Co H       Berrys Batt.      CSA        
                  14 May 1847        12 Oct 1926
Mother      Martha E. ANDERSON      19 Mar 1841      23 Jun 1910     Age 69 yrs. 3 mos. 4 das. 
      (FM, behind): M. E. A.      “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”
Infant SMITH        13 Dec 1923       (one date)
Linnie Levell     Infant son of L. V. & Eula JOINER      9 Jan 1934      10 Apr 1935         
    “In Heaven”
JOINER (DM - one stone, both names)    “Memory Lane”
      “Book of life”        Eula B.       31 Jan 1909       1 Mar 1982
      Lennie V.      17 Nov 1907       26 Apr 1992        “Book of life”       (FM): L. V. J.
Patricia Faye FLEMING       7 Mar 1944       1 Dec 1991

Row 6

(DBS) Luther Plez WHITENTON     15 Apr 1899      30 Aug 1961      “Gone to a brighter home”
         Lula Velma WHITENTON     26 Apr 1893      4 Mar 1986     “She is at rest in Heaven.”
ANDERSON (DM - one stone, both names)       “Gone home to rest”
      James Thomas       3 Oct 1870       15 Apr 1952      (FM)
      Martha Ann Delilah       12 Sep 1869      27 May 1928       (FM)
“Waiting up there”      Annie Lillie Mae ANDERSON        17 Dec 1898       2 Jul 1910      (FM)
“Asleep in Jesus”        Laura Florence ANDERSON        4 Feb 1896        7 Dec 1924       (FM)
Claude H. ANDERSON        16 Jul 1904        14 Jul 1979       “Gone, but not forgotten”
Ruby Mae       Daughter of L. C. & Katherine ANDERSON        22 Jul 1921       
     “Killed in tornado”      26 May 1924     “Safe in the arms of Jesus”
Mother       Catherine J.        Wife of L. C. ANDERSON      27 Apr 1895     6 Feb 1944  
      “Our loss is Heaven’s gain.”

Rows 7 & 8

W. L. “Will” BLACKWELL        16 Jan 1869        26 Oct 1936        “Rest in peace”
Johnnie C.        Wife of W. L. BLACKWELL       6 Jun 1871        31 Jul 1923        
     “She was the sunshine of our home.”     (FM, behind): J. C. B.
Norman Jodie BLACKWELL     1 Apr 1905      5 Feb 1921     “Those whom God loves die young.” 
      (FM, behind): N. J. B. 
(DBS) Papa     J. Norman BLACKWELL     23 Jan 1887      28 Aug 1965    “His memory is blest.”
                   (FM, behind): J. N. B.
      Mama     M. Callie BLACKWELL     26 Aug 1890     26 Feb 1955     “Her memory is blest.”
                 (FM, behind): M. C. B.
BLACKWELL (DM)
     Daddy      Norman C. BLACKWELL     20 Apr 1909     17 Apr 1974     “Asleep in Jesus” 
        (FM): N. C. B. 
     Mama     Elsie Faye     20 Jan 1914    16 May 1995     “Asleep in Jesus”   (FM): E. F. B.
Infant son of N. C. & Elsie BLACKWELL        8 Mar 1930       (one date)      
     “Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven”
JOINER (DM - one stone, both names)        “In God’s care”
      Father        Joseph L.       8 Jun 1879       17 Nov 1935
      Mother        Meadie DAVIS       25 Feb 1890       18 Jan 1984