The
following information was taken from a list of obtained from Lee Sykes
Funeral Home and generously submitted by Clare Herrick.
BATES, Joe, Died 5/28/1983, Tupelo, Lee, MS, Male, age 79, Father Nance Bates, Mother Roxie Anne ?, service held Eastern
Star M. B., Buried Okolona Colored Cemetery
BEAN, Clara L., Died 8/11/1970, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 48, Father Sam McClendon, Mother Bertha Mae
Johnson, service held Calvary, Burial Okolona Cemetery
BOLDEN, Emma, Died 1/8/1951, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 75, Father Tom Farmer, service held C.M.E. Methodist,
Burial Okolona Cemetery
BOLDEN, Finnes, Died 12/4/1963, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 65, Father Askin Bolden, Mother Ella Walker, service
held Sykes, Burial Okolona Cemetery
BOYD, Emma G., Died 10/19/1973, Tupelo, Lee, MS, Female, age 88, Father Wade Gardner, Mother Ellen Wallace, service held
Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Cemetery
BRAND, Wesley, Died May 16, 1955, St. Louis, MO, Male, age 65, service held 5/22/1955, Burial Okolona Cemetery
BURTON, Will, Died 10/26/1966, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 95, Burial Okolona Cemetery
BURTON, Sallie E., Died 12/16/1955, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 68, Father Nathaniel Garrett, Mother Josie Spike,
service held 12/21/1955, Mt. Pisgah, Burial Okolona Cemetery
CALVERT, Mary J., Died 11/7/1953, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 100, service held 11/12/1953 St. Paul, Burial Okolona
Cemetery
CANNON, Estelle, Died 5/5/1975, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 82, Mother Anna Harper, service held Mt. Phisbah
(Pisgah?) Meth., Burial Okolona Colored Cemetery
DARKING, Clay Jane, Died 7/20/1983, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 100, Father Lou Morgan, Mother Crecia ?, service
held Calvary Bapt., Burial Okolona Cemetery
DAVENPORT, Mary E., Died 11/4/1962, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 74, Father C. H. Wheeler, Mother Vinnie Buchanan,
service held 11/9/1962 Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
DOSS, Mary Dale, Died 11/20/1956, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 5, Father Ronnie Doss, Mother Mary Dale Hill,
service held 11/25/1956, Burial Okolona Cemetery
EDDIE, Jr., Died 8/12/1954, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 69, Father Eddie Sr., Mother Martha Huddleston, service held
8/15/1954, Burial Okolona Cemetery
EDDING, Elnora, Died 3/3/1959, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 70, Father Oliver Blanchard, Mother Sallie Walker,
service held 3/5/1959, Burial Okolona Cemetery
EVANS, Casemos, Died 3/22/1981, Greenville, MS, Female, age 88, Father Andrew Jones, Mother Eliza ?, service Sykes,
Burial Okolona Cemetery
EVANS, Zeke, Died 9/24/1967, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 89, Father Owens Evans, Mother Dilsie ?, Buried Okolona
Cemetery
GATES, Sudie, Died 11/13/1967, Tupelo, Lee Co, MS, Female, age 67, Father Mack Gates, Mother Nancy Crump, service
held Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
GLOVER, Isiah S., Died 1/24/1980, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 69, Father Arthur Glover, Mother Della Chambers,
service held Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Colored Cemetery
HARRIS, George H., Died 5/14/1958, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, 61, Father W. Harris, Mother Rosa Ann Rogers, service held
Calvary, Burial Okolona Cemetery
HARRIS, Lena, Died 11/6/1980, Detroit, MI, Female 82, Father Orrie Kinnard, Mother Maggie?, service held Calvary Baptist,
Burial Okolona Cemetery
HILL, Julia, Died 1/8/1958, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 80, Father Jim Gillian, service held Jan 12, 1958, Buried
Okolona Cemetery
HILL, Lizzie, Died 12/8/1974, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 67, Father Elex Hill, Mother Ella McIntosh, service held
Clark Chapel, Burial Okolona Cemetery
HOLLIDAY, Frank, Died 5/22/1063, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male 67, Father Watson Barker, Mother Mattie Lee, service held
6/30/1963, Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Cemetery
HOLLIDAY, Jim, Died 6/27/1963, Aberdeen, Monroe, MS, Male, age 60, Father Cal Holliday, Mother, Mattie Sue Baker, service held
6/30/1963, Calvary, Burial Okolona Cemetery
HOLLIDAY, Mattie Sue, Died 4/15/1955, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 56, Father Charlie Barker, Mother Mattie?,
service held Calvary 4/18/1955, Buried Okolona Cemetery
HOOKS, Minnie McClendon, Died 5/12/1977, Tupelo, Lee, MS, Female, age 80, Father Jim McClendon, Mother Hannah B. Gardner,
service held Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
JONES, Felix, Jr., Died 4/26/1948, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 7, Father Felix Jones, Sr., Mother Ola B. Carodine, service
held 4/27/1949(8?), Eastern Star, Burial Okolona, MS
JONES, Mary C., Died 1/13/1975, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 78, Father ? Coleman, service held Church of God,
Burial Okolona Cemetery
JONES, Melba H., Died 3/25/1982, Chicago, Cook, IL, Female, age 61, Father Charles Harvey, service held Calvary M. B., Burial
Okolona Cemetery
KIRKSEY, William Dewey, Died 6/3/1966, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 65, Father Mose Kirksey, Mother Lizzie Merriweather,
service held Okolona, Burial Okolona Cemetery
LAGRONE, Molly (?), Burial Okolona Cemetery
LOVING, George W., Died 1/11/1964, Monroe, MS, age 70, Father Sidney Loving, Mother Amie Vaughn, service held 1/19/1964,
Burial Okolona Cemetery
LYLE, Jimmie Lee, Died 3/17/1963, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 88, Father Payton Lyle, Mother Rena Williams, service held
Calvary 3/22/1963, Burial Okolona Cemetery
MORROW, Mattie Louise, Died 6/28/1975, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, Father Rev. Charlie White, Mother Chaney Morgan,
service held Garden of Eden, Burial Okolona Colored Cemetery
McCLENDON, Horace, Died 12/12/1945, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, age 50, Father Caesar McClendon, Mother Merinda?, service
held 12/15/1945, Burial Okolona Cemetery
McCLENDON, Will, Died 9/8/1956, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 80, service held 9/10/1956, Burial Okolona Cemetery
McCLENDON, Willie, Died 7/8/1963, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 63, Father Guy Irons, service held 7/10/1963, Burial
Okolona Cemetery
MERRIWEATHER, Joseph H., Died 6/1/1962, Louisville, Jefferson, KY, Male, age 27, service held 6/4/1962, Burial Okolona Cemetery
NICHOLS, Lillie Bell, Died 3/19/1963, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 78, Father Robert Wheeler, Mother Queen Lock,
service held 3/23/1963, Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
PACK, Burdene, Died, 9/10/1956, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 85, Father Soleman Pack, Mother Daisey Burdene,
Burial Okolona Cemetery
PULLIAM, Ollie, Died 12/16/1967, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 95, Father Alford Pulliam, Mother Margret Porter, service
held Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Cemetery
RASPBERRY, David Edward, Died 7/31/1963, Tupelo, Lee, MS, Male, age 85, Father Charles Raspberry, Mother Eliza Ann Roby,
service held 8/2/1963, Calvary, Burial Okolona Colored Cemetery
RASPBERRY, Mary E., Died 8/15/1963, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 66, Mother Malissa Conway, service held 8/18/1963,
Burial Okolona Colored Cemetery
REGGINS, Elizabeth, Died 1/17/1956, Female, age 64, Service held 1/22/1956, Burial Okolona Cemetery
RICHARD, Carrie Hearon, Died 4/16/1982, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, age 69, Father Tom Hearon, Mother, Delia ?, service held
Calvary, Burial Okolona Cemetery
RICHARDS, Eugene, Died 10/11/1954, KY, Male, age 74, service held 10/15/1954 Sykes, Burial Okolona Cemetery
ROSE, Vinetta Morgan, Died 3/8/1982, Tupelo, Lee, MS, Female, age 62, Father Eddie Morgan, Mother Chancy Dugger, service
held Garden of Eden, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SHACKLEFORD, Alberta, Died 5/3/1954, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, age 42, Father Major Ligon, Mother Maggie Merriweather,
service held Mt. Pilgrim, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SHACKLEFORD, Harriet, Died 11/9/1963, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 71, Father Robert Wilford, Mother Violet Wheeler,
service held 11/13/1963, Mt. Piilgrim, Okolona Cemetery
SHACKLEFORD, Lewis, Died 1/13/1974, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 59, Father Walter Shackleford, Mother Melinda Jones,
service held Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SHACKLEFORD, Walter, Died 6/15/1968, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 83, Father Jerry Walker, service held Mt. Pishah
(Pisgah?), Burial Okolona Cemetery
SHANNON, Idellie, Died11/17/1984, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 83, Father Samuel Wells, Mother Jennie Wells,
service held Sykes Chapel, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SMITH, Alex, Died 8/14/1967, Verona, Lee, MS, Male, age 64, service held Okolona, Burial Okolona Cemetery
STRANGE, Edward, Died 11/3/1973, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 73, service held Church of God, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SYKES, Beatrice, Died 10/23/1970, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 70, Father Richard Babbitt, Mother Nancy Clark,
service held Calvary, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SYKES, Edna, Died 7/12/1980, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 46, Father Jessie Sykes, Mother Beatrice Bobbitt, service
held Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Colored Cemetery
SYKES, Jessie, Died 6/25/1974, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 89, Father Benjamin Sykes, Mother Virginia McCoy, service
held Garden of Eden, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SYKES, Jessie, Died 6/22/1986, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 69, Father Jessie Sykes, Mother Beatrice Bobbitt, service
held Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
SYKES, Willie Leon, Died 1/22/1957, Water Valley, Yalobusha, MS, Male, age 38, Father Jessie Sykes, Sr., Mother Beatrice Bobbit,
service held 1/25/1957, Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
TAYLOR, Estella McAlister, Died 9/11/1973, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 61, Father Louis McAlister, Mother Lady B.
McAlister, service held Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Cemetery
THOMPSON, Hubert, Died 3/5/1966, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 48, Father Fred H. Thompson, Mother Ruby Miller,
service held Okolona, Burial Okolona Cemetery
THOMPSON, Mary Louise, Died 9/28/1977, Chicago, Cook, IL, Female, age 50, service held Calvary M. B., Burial Okolona Colored
Cemetery
THOMPSON, Ruby, Died 11/5/1983, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 73, Father Sam Miller, Mother Callie Randle, service
held Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
THOMPSON, Valorie V., Died 9/15/1975, Tupelo, Lee, MS, Female, age 18, Father Caelo Thompson, Mother Oretha Johnson,
Burial Okolona Colored Cemetery
TURNER, Adline, Died 6/15/1953, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 95, Mother Sarah White, service held 6/21/1953, Burial
Okolona Cemetery
WALKER, Katie, Died 2/7/1952, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 38, Mother Margaret Walker, service held 2/10/1952,
Mt. Pisgah, Burial Okolona Cemetery
WHEELER, Bertha N., Died 11/6/1974, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 78, Father Willie Nabors, Mother Charolette
Murray, service held Calvary Baptist, Burial Okolona Cemetery
WHEELER, Lunce, Died 5/23/1983, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Male, age 90, Father Robeert Wheeler, Mother Queen Lock, service
held Calvary M. B., Burial Okolona Cemetery
WHITE, Mattie, Died 1/5/1967, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 67, Father Luther Dugger, Mother Mattie ?, Burial Okolona
Cemetery
WHITFIELD, L. D., Died 11/7/1972, Tupelo, Lee, MS, Male, age 63, Father Tosh Whitfield, Mother Catherine Till, service held
Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Cemetery
WICKS, Pearline C., Died 5/29/1976, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 68, Father Henry Chandler, Mother Grace Hooks,
service held Eastern Star M. B., Burial Okolona Cemetery
WILKINS, Maggie, Died 6/29/1942, Okolona, Chickasaw, MS, Female, age 64, Father Jim Edmond, Mother Margaret ?, service
held 7/1/1942, Eastern Star, Burial Okolona Cemetery
WOODS, Jasper, Jr., Died Jan 11, 1958, Shannon, Lee, MS, Male, age 62, Father Jasper Woods, Sr, Mother Ella Walker, service
held 1/13/1958, Burial Okolona Cemetery
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