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McLemore Cemetery is located in northern Clarke Co., MS; northeast of Quitman, MS. Take US Highway 145 North from Quitman for 10.2 miles; turn right on County Road 514 and travel about 1.4 miles; turn right on County Road 148 and travel about 1.4 miles; turn left on County Road 474 (dirt). Cemetery is on the left near the top of the hill, about 50 feet off the dirt road. A path leads to the cemetery. There is a chain link fence around the cemetery. (Please note that County Road 474 is not a thruway; a gate closes the road a few hundred feet beyond the cemetery; also the cemetery property is believed to be privately owned by the FONTAINE family). As evidenced by the photo at left, which was taken near the center looking northwest, the cemetery desperately needs to be cleaned. There are clumps of bushes and small saplings throughout the cemetery, especially in the back half.
We 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.
We 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 (from back - East end)
Maryann J. McLEMORE 17 Jan 1830 2 Aug 1881
Albert G. McLEMORE 25 Sep 1824 7 Mar 1874
Row 2
Chas. Y. BOUGHAN Born 5 Feb 1861 Died 13 Oct 1864
"Bright was our hope, but God called him home." (FM)
Elizebeath(sp) BOUGHAN Born 15 Apr 1859 Died 1 Dec 1864
"Good Bye little one till we meet agane(sp)." (FM)
Martha I. BOUGHAN Born 6 Sep 1862 Died 16 Dec 1864
"Suffer little children to come unto me." (FM)
Ida O. STURDIVANT Born 11 Oct 1874 Died 5 Sep 1889
"Blessed is the pure in heart for they shall see God." (FM)
(broken stone) A. T. STURDIVANT Born 2 Dec 1868 Died 14 Dec 1899
"Dearest loved one we have __?__ thee, in the peaceful grave imbrace; but the memory
will be cherished, till we see thy heavenly face." (FM): A. T. S.
Row 3
Cyntha A. DAVIS Born 14 Jul 1835 Died 27 Feb 1885
"Life is over with her! She has passed from our midst in the presence of Jesus but in
Heaven we have to meet her angelic spirit wrapped in the robe of spotless white."
(FM): C. A. D.
Nancy DAVIS Born 26 Mar 1809 Died 2 Jun 1858
"Farewell, dear mother, we'll meet thee again, in a far better world that this, where
our hearts will never writhe in pain, but bask in an eden of bliss." (FM)
Simeon DAVIS Born 18 Oct 1795 Died 20 Oct 1864
"Servant of Christ, thy life long labor done, enter the peaceful mansions of the
blest, feed on the joys thy dying Savior won, and in his presence find eternal rest."
(FM): S. D.
Mary E. daughter of T. A. & Annie CARTER Born 7 Feb 1881 Died 3 Oct 1881
"Sleep on dear babe and take thy rest." (FM): M. E. C.
Harvey L. son of W. E. & Carrie CARTER 30 Sep 1889 22 Oct 1892
(BB) Elizabeth McLEMORE Born 16 Feb 1802 Died 31 Jul 1881 (FM): E. McL.
Amos McLEMORE Born 18 Sep 1796 Died 12 Sep 1872 Age 75 yrs. 11 mos. 24 dys.
(FM): A. McL.
Mother Luisia MARTIN 19 Dec 1820 10 Jan 1894 (FM)
Brother Amos S. MARTIN 2 Apr 1853 11 Jan 1894
(BB) Clara Mamie daughter of J. F. & A. L. RILEY Born 14 Jan 1898 Died 17 Jul 1898
"Sleep on sweet Mamie and take thy rest, God called thee home, he thought it best."
(FM): C. M. R.
Row 4
Sacred to the memory of Eligah L. son of W. H. & H. A. KIMBRELL
Born 9 Aug 1890 Died 9 Oct 1890
"Blessed Jesus, gentle lamb, in thy gracious hands I am"
Sacred to the memory of infnt son of W. H. & H. A. KIMBRELL Born 18 Jul 1887 (one date)
"Not dead but asleep in Jesus"
(BB around possible gravesite - no marker)
(broken stone) To the memory of Winey E.? KIMBRELL Born 12 Sep 1850 Died 20 May 1868
Aged 17 ys. 8 ms. 8 days
"Dearest Ellen, thou hath left us, here thy loss we deeply feel, but tis God that hath
bereft us, he can all our sorrows heal. Yet again we hope to meet thee when the day
of life if fled, then in Heaven with joy to greet thee, where no farewell tear is shed."
(mound - possible gravesite)
(broken stone) Martha E. BRUNSON Born 20 Nov 1797 Died 12 Jan 1877
"Your form no more we shall see, for your spirit has taken its flight, but you with
the angels shall be, in God's realm, eternally bright."
(large rocks around plot - possible gravesite - no marker)
(BB around family plot)
J. T. RILEY 27 Jul 1829 26 Jan 1922 "Here lies an honest man." (FM): J. T. R.
Sophronia RILEY wife of John T. RILEY Born 28 Apr 1831 Died 23 Dec 1904
Age 73 yrs. 7 ms. & 25 ds.
"A precious one from us has gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in
our home, which never can be filled. God in his wisdom has recalled the boom(sp)
his love had given, and though the body slumbers here, the soul is safe in Heaven."
Columbus M. RILEY son of J. T. & Sophronia RILEY
Born 22 Feb 1867 Died 28 Jan 1881 Age 13 yrs. 11 ms. & 6 ds.
"Sleep on dear son, and take thy rest, God called thee home, he thought it best."
Row 5
Jim HULETT Co. B 37 Miss. Inf. C. S. A.
(following info received 27 Jan 99 from Jack Riley):
James J. Hulett B 1832 D. 15 April 1863...there is a marker here but no
dates. These dates from Confederate pension application filed by wife Jane
Riley Hulett. (This one is connected to the Hulett Furniture Co. in Meridian)
(BB around large family plot)
Little Lawrence S. son of H. S. & C. E. BRUNSON Born 7 Jun 1893 Died 25 Jan 1894
"Dear little Lawrence though 'tis sad thy face no more we see we know that thou
art over glad for Jesus smiles on thee." (FM): L. S. B.
Clara E. BRUNSON Born 21 Apr 1868 Died 21 May 1896 Aged 28 yrs. & 1 mo.
"Lone is the house, and sad the hour, since thy sweet smile is gone; But oh! A
brighter home than ours in Heaven is now thine own. At rest in the arms of angels,
who greet this pure white soul with Heaven's sweetest anthem, as it reaches
Christ's greate goal." (FM): C. E. B.
B. F. FONTAINE Born 26 Oct 1864 Died 22 Aug 1895 Aged 30 yrs. 9 mo's. & 26 dys.
"Dear Frank, thou hast left us, here thy loss we deeply feel, but 'tis God that
hath bereft us, he can all our sorrows heal. It was in love he took thee home,
though here thou pain didst bear, 'twas only thus that thou might come, a spotless
robe to wear." (FM): B. F. F.
Mother Annie S. FONTAINE 14 May 1831 1 Mar 1907 Age 75 yrs. 9 mos. 16 das.
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." (FM): A. S. F.
Father John FONTAINE 18 Sep 1827 13 Jul 1913 Age 85 yrs. 9 mo. 25 da.
"Safe in the arms of Jesus" (FM): J. F.
Franklin son of C. T. & M. A. FONTAINE Born 5 Feb 1896 Died 12 Dec 1896
Aged 10 mos. & 7 ds. "A little time on earth he spent, till God for him his angels
sent." (FM): F. F.
Father Charles Thomas FONTAINE 8 Jun 1866 23 Jul 1932
"Resting till the resurrection morn." (FM): C. T. F.
Mother Martha Ann FONTAINE 28 Jul 1870 16 Dec 1959
"resting till the resurrection morn." (FM): M. A. F.
Row 6
(broken stone) Our Father Thos. K. CARTER Born 1 Apr 1819 Died 8 Aug 1881
(FM): T. K. C.
(broken stone) Our Mother Mary S. CARTER Born 18 Oct 1825 Died 12 Feb 1891
(FM): M. S. C.
Father George A. RILEY 1881 1923 (FM): G. A. R.
Mary Ellis daughter of T. A. & M. L. RILEY Born 15 Aug 1879 & Died 8 May 1885
"She has left us & gone with the angles(sp)."
(two old FHM's - unreadable)
(old FHM, partialy legible) __?__ Lee RILEY Born ____ Died 1933? Age 48? yrs
(according to info received 27 Jan 99 from Jack Riley, the above person is
Jessie Lee Riley 12 Aug 1887 21 Apr 1936)
(partial BB around plot)
Mrs. Emma D. FONTAINE Born 15 Mar 1860 Died 19 Jun 1938
(old wooden marker - no name)
(old FHH - unreadable)
(broken stone lying directly in front of the above FHM):
Willie E. husband of M. A. FONTAINE Born 16 Feb 1871 Died 15 Sep 1907
Age 36 yrs. 6 ms. & 29 ds.
"Believing that we would be provided for, he left us, for a better land. Children
be good and meet me in Heaven."
(the person named on the above stone is apparently the same one shown in the
double marker on Row 8; this was probably the original stone erected in 1907;
then in 1953, upon the death of his spouse, the DM was erected, replacing the
single stone. This stone may have been moved from its original location.)
James Grady son of Ira & Bettie RILEY 14 Sep 1897 3 Mar 1901
"Gone, but not forgotten"
Row 7
Ida E. RILEY 11 Mar 1890 29 Sep 1906 Age 16 yrs. 6 mo. 18 da.
"Gone but not forgotten" (FM): I. E. R.
(single brick marking possible gravesite)
(single brick marking possible gravesite)
(concrete blocks around plot - no marked graves)
(directly in front of above plot, two markers - no names)
Row 8
Marvin Mortimore LONG Born 23 Jun 1882 Died 17 Mar 1903
"Gone, but not forgotten"
(large rock marker - possible gravesite)
(large rock marker - possible gravesite)
FONTAINE (DM)
Mama Martha Ann FONTAINE 22 Apr 1868 9 Sep 1953 (FM): M. A. F.
Papa Willie E. FONTAINE 16 Feb 1871 15 Sep 1907 (FM): W. E. F.
(the above person probably same one listed on broken stone in Row 6)
Leonard Lawrence FONTAINE Cpl US Marine Corps World War I & II
(possible additional data on stone below ground level).
(at foot, FHM, partialy readable): Leonard Lawrence FONTAINE
Born Mar ? 1894? Died 23? Jan 19??
(8 Apr 99 - according to Mr. Delwyn Gilmore, a great nephew of the above, correct
dates were 7 Mar 1894 - 28 Jan 1983")
Inf. dau. of Mr. & Mrs. W. J. DEARMAN Died 12 Apr 1903 (one date)
"Of such is the kingdom of Heaven" (FM)
(according to info received 28 Mar 2000 from Terry Rasberry, the above parents were Mr.
& Mrs. Wiley Jasper DEARMAN)
Jessie Lee Riley 12 Aug 1887 21 Apr 1936
Following additional info received 27 Jan 99 from Jack Riley:
Thomas A. RILEY B. Jan 1851 D. 5 Jan 1916....buried McLemore Cem.
information from deathc certificate no. 969.....I have found no marker
Following additional info received 28 Mar 2000 from Terry Rasberry:
Also My Dad's baby sister Alice Lucile Rasberry is buried at McLemore, apparently if you
did not find her marker, she is one of the unmarked graves. b. May 28, 1913; d. Oct 1, 1914.