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MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY
Cemeteries
and
Funeral
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Partial cemetery census listings can be found in the Mississippi
County Archives
The following information was submitted by members of the ARMISSIS-L
mailing list:
CEMETERIES FOR WHITE PEOPLE
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery has two sections separated by a ditch.
One is white, the other black.
CEMETERIES FOR BLACK PEOPLE
- Wilson Funeral Home, 1020 S Division St. in Blytheville, handles about
95% of the black funerals in Mississippi County.
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery has two sections separated by a ditch.
One is white, the other black.
- There is a large black cemetery on Elm St on the edge of Blytheville.
Doesn't have a sign or name on it.
- There is a black cemetery on Hwy 621 north of Blytheville at
a small Baptist church. The name is New Hope?
- There are at least two designated black cemeteries in Joiner.
Donations for
Garden Point Cemetary can be sent to:
City Hall
Etowah, AR
or
Regions Bank
P.O. Box 407
Osceola, AR 72370
(*please put Garden Point Cemetary Funds on envelope*)
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