Mt. Zion Church
Cemetery
This cemetery was photographed by Kenneth and Jackie
Rhodes. The
cemetery is located behind the church, County Road 173 and 18 in
Chickasaw Co, MS.
Mt.
Zion M B Church, Chickasaw Co, MS
Mt.
Zion M B Cemetery Overview
Willie
Lou Davenport -- June 15, 1910 - Aug 14, 1987
Theopolis Davenport -- Dec 29, 1910 - Feb
8, 1966
Jimmie
Curtis Booker Townsend, Jr. - Feb 13, 1970 -- July 27, 1990; At
Rest We Shall Meet Again
Mary
Louise Gunn -- Apr 18, 1931 - Feb 11, 1999; On vase of stone --
Married Jan 18, 1948
Spencer
Gunn -- May 7, 1931 - June 20, 1999
Ollie
B. Gunn -- Mar 15, 1903 - Apr 30, 2001; Inscription below Name
& Dates of Ollie B. Gunn Tombstone: Mama
Ollie, 45 Grandchildren,
108 Great-Grandchildren, 120
Great-Great Grandchildren
Annie
B. Clopton "Helen" -- Feb 28, 1945 - May 28, 2003
Louis
Beeks -- 1880 - 1952
Margie
Winters -- Aug 14, 1899 - Apr 23, 1972
Rhonie
M. Fuller -- Sept 22, 1931 - Nov 19, 1997; Dear Sister At Rest In
God's Care
Evelyn
Ware Sims -- Feb 12, 1909 - Apr 13, 2004, 95 yrs
Herman
Sims -- July 3, 1912 - Mar 17, 1990
Beulah
Fuller -- Jan 15, 1931 - Aug 1, 1991; Married 26 March 1975
SGM (Ret) Leslie Fuller -- Oct 13, 1929
Atleaner
Gillespie -- July 20, 1910. Love's Remembrance Lasts Forever
Anna
Mae Conway -- 1912 - 2003
L.
C. Bean -- Nov 7, 1914 - Jun 7, 1946, MO Cpl US
Marine Corps WWII
Joseph
Gunn, Jr. -- 1934 - 1989, Pfc US Army Korea
Beatrice
Morrow Gunn -- July 6, 1910 - Apr 3, 1974
Ann
Ruth Walker Lovelace -- July 5, 1947 - Jan 25, 1996
James
Kyles -- July 20, 1906 - May 22, 1984
Mamie
Hall -- Sept 1, 1932 - July 22, 1978
Ida
M. Bowens -- June 6, 1893 - Apr 20, 1991; In Loving Memory of Our
Mother
McClendon
Bowens -- 2000 - 2000
Anner
P. Bradford -- May 8, 1919 - Nov 7, 1985
Bobby
J. Bradford -- 1958 - 2003
Mrs.
Emma Farr Henderson Sykes, June 10, 1929 - July 20, 1997, In Memory
of Our Beloved Mother
Nettie
M. Gillard -- Feb 22, 1905 - Oct 30, 1979
Annie
Doll Pulphus -- 1922 - 2004
Christine
Gunn Wilson -- Mar 29, 1922 - Aug 25, 1966
Jimmie
Lee Gunn -- 1896 - 1970; Gone But Not Forgotten
Helen
R. Gunn -- Aug 7, 1947 - June 30, 1999; In God's Care
Willie
Walter Gunn, Sr. -- Jan 25, 1948 - May 28, 2003; A Loving Son and
Father
Stacy
Gunn -- 1955 - 2004
Joe
Charles Green -- Jan 22, 1892 - May 25, 1975; Gone But Not Forgotten
Alice
Green -- 1905 - 1960; Not My Will But Thine Be Done
Walter
Ward -- 1890 - 1966
Amaranth Ward -- 1892 - 1962
Anna
G. Snow -- Jan 30, 1886 - Aug 16, 1976
Nathaniel
Cunningham -- 1926 - 2004
Parthenia
Cunningham -- Sept 15, 1900 - Mar 13, 1982
Annie
A. Cunningham -- Mar 2, 1929 - May 17, 2002; Our Mom and Best Friend is
Now God's Angel in Heaven.
There She Will Watch Over
Us. We Love You
and Will Always Love You. And Don't You Forget That. 'OK'.
Catherine
Ware -- Feb 4, 1875 - Jan 20, 1944
Alfred
Gunn -- Mar 11, 1895 - Nov 25, 196?, MS Pfc CO
D 415 Service BN
OMC WWI
Anna
Walker -- June 4, 1874 - Jan 3, 1952
Willie
Walker -- Apr 15, 1872 - June 6, 1952
Essie
D. Gupton -- Dec 29, 1905 - Jan 1, 1975; Back
of Tombstone: Husband
- George T. Gupton; Children -
Miler D. Ward, Charles Henry
Wise, Irene
Buccahan, Charlene Strong, Vatilla Robinson, Albert Wise,
Druesilla
Black, Thelma Duff, Bobby Jean Jefferson
Cleveland
Walker -- July 22, 1900 - Apr 17, 1936; Son of Alfred and Irene
Walker
Irene
Walker -- Feb 10, 1880 -- May 10, 1939, wife of Fred Walker
Alfred
Walker -- Died July 27, 1947
Ellen
Gillespie Dearing -- Aug 5, 1905 - July 29, 1994, Beloved Mother
and Grandmother
Joe
E. Dearing -- 1929 - Jan 1996; Gone But Not Forgotten We Love
You Your Sisters and Brothers
Joe
Dearring -- 1889 - 1979; Pvt US Army WWII
Joe
Dearing -- 1889 - 1979
Cora G. Dearing -- 1910 - 1986
Ovelton
Blanchard -- May 1o, 1938; MS Pvt Pioneer
Inf
Sidney
A. Blanchard -- Dec 13, 1848 - Sept 24, 1918
Gaston
Davenport -- Dec 15, 1898 - Apr 28, 1918; Son of A. L. & Lizzie
A. Davenport
Hattie
Ivy -- Apr 4, 1878 - Sept 30, 1957
Ella
Wise -- 1887 - 1974
Clifton Wise, Sr. -- 1889 - 1964
Minnie
Wise -- 1915 - 1940
John
Clifton Wise -- July 22, 1937 - Jan 28, 1955
Daniel
Webster White, Jr. -- Oct 1, 1907 - Oct 23, 1979
Ida
B. (No Surname) -- Jan 30, 18878 - June 15, 1949; A Loving Mother
Webster,
Sr. (No Surname) -- Aug 12, 1875 - Jan 1, 1952
Silas
Gates -- 1889
Silvia Gates -- 1886 - 1966
Rodney
Dale Holliday -- Jan 21, 1962 - May 6, 1963
David
C. Holliday -- Jan 7, 1902 - Jun 6, 1982
Alice
Harris Gunn -- Dec 15, 1876 - May 29, 1968
Darrick
L. Gunn -- Jan 5, 1966 - Oct 26, 1973; Son
Jerry D. Gunn -- Nov 26, 1970 - Oct 26,
1973; Father
Jerry Gus Gunn -- Sept 21, 1941 - Oct 26,
1073; Son
James
O. Barr -- Jun 2, 1933 - Aug 24, 1990; SP3 US
Army Korea
Willie
B. Williams -- Mar 26, 1942 - Aug 22, 1975
Della
G. Barr -- Oct 1, 1910 - Mar 19, 1974
Miller
Hollis -- May ?, 1842 - Aug 15, 1943
Annie
Lee Blanchard -- 1900 - 1976; A Tender Mother and Faithful Friend
Winifred
Y. Breckenridge -- 1922 - 1949
Theo
Blanchard -- 1898 - 1980; Beloved Father and Friend
Willie
Walter Bowen -- Mar 8, 1906 - Oct 31, 1980; Cpl US
Army WW II
Mrs.
Lizzie A. Blanchard Davenport -- 1879 - 1960; Wife and Mother
With Us You Still Live
Alonzo
Davenport, Jr. -- 1872 - 1965; "The Righteous Shall Be In
Everlasting Rembramce"
Jim
Blanchard -- June 10, 1890 - Sept 11, 1984
Gertrude Blanchard -- Oct 25, 1911 - Mar
14, 2002
Marion
Gunn -- May 1851 - Feb 1872
George
Pulphus -- Apr 6, 1919 - July 1, 1978
O.
O. Gillespie -- July 27, 1912 - Sept 11, 1968; MS CPL
415 OM Serv CO WW II
Florence
Clark -- Dec 24, 1901 - Feb 3, 1971
Eligeh Clark -- May 20, 1900 - Jan 24,
1968
Charlie
Clarke -- Aug 6, 1922 - Feb 9, 1946; MS PFC 672
Port CO 7C WW II
Dora
Gladney -- Age 66 -- Died Aug 8, 1915
Sarah
Green -- Mar 10, 1873 - Jul 18, 1945
Dave
C(G?)athing --Aug 21, 1921 - Aug 8, 1988; US Army WW II
Aran
(?) Gillespie -- Mar 18, 1897 - May 19, 1919
George
Dearing -- Aug 5, 1935; MS PVT 309 Serv BN
OMC
Henry
Dearing -- Apr 10, 1814 -- Age 46
Robert
Blanchard -- Feb 2, 1894 -- May 24, 1914
Charles
Gunn -- Dates illegible
Vera
Mae Blanchard -- Aug 4, 1915 - Dec 20, 1934
Fannie
Carr -- 1851 - 1937 - 86 yrs
Jim Carr -- 1847 - 1938, Age 91 yrs
Rosie
Bell Ivy -- Mar 9, 1896 - Dec 15. 1972
Mrs.
Annie Gillespie -- Jan 22, 1899 - Other date illegible
Louis
Major -- 1873 - 1941
Frank
Gunn -- 1841 - June 22, 1872
Jimmie
Donaldson -- Dec 18, 1870 - Jan 16, 1849
Harriett
Gunn -- 1879 - 1951
Silas Gunn -- 1877 - 1952; (Gunn surname
on back of stone)
Mrs.
Loren Stein Gunn -- Sept 5, 1942 - July 12, 1963
John
Gillespie -- Oct 21, 1946 - Dec 31, 1987
Willie
B. Gillespie -- Oct 27, 1914 - Aug 18, 1965
Willie
B. Gillespie, Jr -- Oct 27, 1914 - Aug 18, 1965
Fannie
Carr Jones -- Aug 28, 1894 - Aug 26, 1966
John
Wesley Collins -- Aug 2, 1905 - Aug 26, 1973
Iuzdore
Carr -- Sept 11, 1895 - Sept 4, 1975
Rosie
Lee Carr -- June 12, 1886 - Jan 10, 1969
Benjaman
Carr -- July 6, 1888 - Feb 15, 1970
Cathren
Carr -- Oct 4, 1896 - Oct 11, 1996
Willie Carr -- Mar 5, 1892 - Mar 2, 1977
Mary
L. Abernathy -- Oct 25, 1804 - Other date sunken in ground
Minerva
Bailey -- Dec 17, 1876 - June 25, 1982
Frank
C. Head -- May 6, 1950 - Feb 18, 1972
Walter
McClindon -- Jul 21, 1924 - Jul 27, 1989; US Army WW II
John
Wesley Head, Jr. -- July 18, 1900 - July 2, 1971
Hannah
Lee Head -- Nov 25, 1909 - Jan 21, 1969
Dr.
James Arthur Parsons -- Feb 24, 1903 - Aug 21, 1953
Georgia Olivia R. Parsons -- Oct 23,
1884 - Jan 18, 1968
Essie
Lou Carr Blaylock -- Feb 10, 1919 - June 14, 1946
Harvester
Carr -- 1912 - 1943
Sam
Carr -- Feb 14, 1873 - July 13, 1961
Scott
D. Collins, Sr. -- Jan 1, 1937 - May 31, 1993
Olivia
Kyles -- 1919 - 2003
John
Howard -- July 4, 1897 - May 26, 1969
Annie Boyd Howard -- Oct 25, 1898 - Oct
31, 1995;Sisters
Emma Boyd Ingram -- Jul 12, 1901 - Nov
25, 1969
Winnie
Lee Vickers Rowe -- June 2, 1907 - Nov 25, 1969
Mack Rowe, Sr. -- Feb 26, 1912 - Mar 27,
1990
Smith
Vickers -- 1866 - 1970
Revada
King McClendon -- Apr 2, 1905 - Sept 17, 1995; To Live In The
Hearts of Others Is Not To Die
Bessie
H. B. Manning -- Dec 13, 1936 - Apr 4, 1994
Estella
G. Gllespie -- Jan 1, 1919 - Mar 26, 1994; Gone But Not Forgotten
Ella
Bell King -- Sept 5, 1911 - Dec 11, 1993
Willie
Lou B. Fortson -- Aug 29, 1917 - May 28, 1994
Elinor
Gladney Bailey -- June 17, 1911 - Mar 1, 1996
Eugene "Tom" Bailey -- June 4, 1900 -
May 27, 1992
Lorine
Metcalf -- Apr 5, 1927 - Nov 7, 1990; She Was The Sunshine of Our
Home
Alice
Cunningham -- June 28, 1908 - Jan 27, 1987
Albert
Lee Gillespie -- July 14, 1905 - Dec 27, 1986
Gaston
Gladney -- Mar 21, 1928 - Dec 15, 1986; In Loving Memory
Thomas
R. Bowen -- July 19, 1942 - May 1975
Robert
Lee Page -- Nov 28, 1908 - Nov 9, 1983
Jerry
Page, Jr. US Army WW II - dates hidden in soil; This
bush and vine have grown up at the head of this
stone
E. A. Pace Fortson -- Feb 5, 1910 - May
10, ?
Willie
E. Page -- June 10, 1937 - Apr 16, 1992
Henry
White -- Nov 3, 1903 - Feb 18, 1982
Bessie
C. White -- May 3, 1907 - Feb 19, 1977
Willow
B. Page -- July 9, 1908 - Aug 21, 1981
Savannah
Gladney -- Jan 25, 1896 - Feb 2, 1981
Henderson
Gillespie -- Aug 22, 1908 - Apr 8, 1986
Harrison
Gillespie -- 1906 - 198(04); PFC USArmy World War II
Lula
B. Farr -- Feb 10, 1919 - Aug 18, 1995
Grace
Gillespie Stephen -- July 25, 1925 - Feb 4, 1984
Mary
Robinson -- Oct 19, 1890 - Feb 16, 1962
Maud
S. Collins -- Oct 26, 1897 - May 25, 1977
Ora
B. Harvey -- June 10, 1915 - Dec 31, 1980
Jimmie
L. Gillespie -- 1943 - 2003
Mary L. Snow Gillespie -- Oct 22, 1922
- Dec 10, 1990
Robert Baily -- Feb 2, 1929 - May 20,
1996; US Army Vietnam
Arveria C. Randle -- Feb 9, 1944 - Apr
14, 1996
Henrean Cunningham -- Apr 26, 1934
- Feb 23, 1996
Alexis M. Randle -- 1996 - 1996
Robert Head Bailey -- 1929 - 1990
Anderson Cunningham Lee -- Nov 10, 1983 -
Sept 23, 2004
Alecc Cunningham -- July 6, 1989
Sallie L. Gillespie -- May 8, 1916 -
Feb 23, 1996
Theodore Boyd, Jr. -- July 28, 1927 -
Dec 17, 1996
Charles McClindon, Jr. -- Apr 26,
1926 - Mar 5, 1999
Pamela Barr Hall -- Feb 3, 1970 - Apr 12,
2000
Dave Bowen -- 1869 - 1956
Annie L. (T) Bowen -- 1880 - 1956
Georgia Boyd -- 1857 - 1962
Theo Boyd, Sr. -- May 8, 1896 - Feb27, 1987
Matt Boyd -- Oct 15, 1896 - Feb 27, 1987
Terusia Gunn -- Apr 8, 1897 - Jan 10, 1986
Jacob Gunn -- Aug 9, 1898 - May 20, 1977
Elmer Bowen -- 1915 - 1984; Tec 5 US Army
Ommie Gillespie -- Jan 22, 1890 - ?
21, 1921
Sarah Jane Greene -- Died Aug 1, 1921,
Age 65