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Sunflower County
Rome Cemetery also known as Second  Baptist Cemetery
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The Church is across a small ditch, so the cemetery
is not really in the churchyard.
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If you have access to any cemetery listings or tombstone photographs from Sunflower County, and you are willing to share them with your fellow researchers, please let me know.  I would like to have listings and photos for all of the cemeteries in the county.
Our thanks to Sharon Grissette who walked this cemetery
and contributed the following.


If you have access to any cemetery listings or tombstone photographs from Sunflower  County and you are willing to share them with your fellow researchers, please let me know.  I would like to have listings and photos for all of the cemeteries in the county.  Suggested corrections and/or additions will be noted in RED.   The original data will not be removed.  Do you know of others buried here?
Let me know and I will post their names and data.


RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD    
Name
DOB
DOD
Inscription or
Misc info
Contributed by
THOMAS, ELINOR MARY 05/26/1902 11/28/1982 . .
THOMAS, JOHN DAVIS 08/08/1895 05/13/1984 MARRIED 04/29/1923 .
THOMAS, MARTHA SUE 12/26/1926 08/09/1942 . .
WEST, MITTIE BELL 00/00/1885 00/00/1959  . .
WEST, JAMES RUSH 00/00/1883 00/00/1943  . .
LOGAN, AGNES ELOISE 07/16/1870 01/30/1945  . .
LOGAN, WILLIS HOGAN 07/10/1868 04/28/1958  . .
HODGE, EMMETT B. 01/05/1883 10/27/1948  . .
SMITH, JAMES B. 06/21/1925 07/04/1979 *PVT US ARMY WWII .
WOODS, JAMES W. 05/10/1927 02/12/1930  . .
DYESS, IRENE M. 01/23/1920 .   . .
DYESS, WARREN "MACK" 12/28/1922 04/10/1996  . .
McGEE, MINNIE 00/00/1884 00/00/1926  . .
McGEE, GUY C. 00/00/1883 00/00/1971  . .
ELLIS, JOHN W. 00/00/1875 00/00/1943  . .
ELLIS, MARY MYRTLE 04/26/1877 12/27/1941 WIFE OF J.W. ELLIS .
KIMBROUGH, RUBY L. 00/00/1910 00/00/1937  . .
ELLIS, MARY LOUISE 08/11/1920 01/08/1931  . .
ELLIS, BESSIE 00/00/1920 00/00/1928  . .
ELLIS, J.W., JR. 09/02/1915 02/12/1917  . .
EARBY, LOUIE HERMAN 01/24/1904 10/20/1927  . .
SHULL, MINNIE MAE 09/01/1882 04/08/1976  . .
SHULL, WILLIAM GODDMAN 12/22/1861 07/06/1924  . .
CLARK, JOHN HOWARD 10/02/1932 06/17/1934  . .
WILLIAMS, JESSIE JAMES 01/04/1926 08/09/1976 *SP3 US NAVY WWII .
WILLIAMS, MAGGIE BRADSHAW 01/12/1887 01/21/1929 .  .
WILLIAMS, PINK W. 03/02/1880 04/16/1969 *PVT CO D 3 REGT MS INF SP-AM WAR .
BIGGERS, WARREN W. 10/11/1909 12/26/1976 .  .
GREEN, ARTHUR LEE 09/18/1885 11/13/1968 .  .
LEFT SIDE OF ROAD      
Name 
DOB 
DOD 
Inscription or 
Misc info 
Contributed by
MANSFIELD, GATHA HOGAN  11/02/1911 01/18/1994            . .
MANSFIELD, ELSIE LEE 04/26/1929 02/27/1938  . .
MANSFIELD, AGNES JOSEPHINE 03/11/1910 02/17/1936  . .
MANSFIELD, WILLIAM LEE 08/24/1880 01/09/1947  . .
MANSFIELD, ELSIE L. 01/10/1890 12/24/1974  . .
RUSCOE, RALPH FRYER 11/05/1916 01/02/1919  . .
MASSEY, ERNEST EDWARD 00/00/1925 00/00/1933  . .
VAUGHN, HELEN C.  .  .  . .
VAUGHN, THOMAS ELMER 12/28/1824 11/23/1972  . .
VAUGHN, RACHEL HITT 04/16/1899 04/15/1981  . .
STUBBS, SARAH LOUISE 01/2119/06 08/8/1917  . .
STUBBS, CHARLES T. 10/07/1866 01/19/1939  . .
STUBBS, MAUDE HENRY 07/02/1882 06/27/1959  . .
MILLER, WESLEY 09/20/1894 08/15/1916 *WOODMEN OF THE WORLD .
HILL, ANDREW JACKSON 03/12/1881 08/21/1968 .  .
HILL, LUCY BROWER 02/10/1894 06/20/1976 .  .
HILL, DONNA     .  .
HILL, ANDREW J., JR. 11/12/1919 08/31/1933 .  .
McDANIEL, CHARLES E., JR. 03/31/1908 07/21/1968 .  .
McDANIEL, LEOLA DEW 05/30/1908 11/28/1969 .  .
McDANIEL, JAMES EDGAR 02/27/1914 030/8/1914  . .
McDANIEL, CHARLES E. 08/12/1873 09/09/1924  . .
McDANIEL, MARY ARABELLE 00/00/1877 00/00/1941  . .
CAMERON, IRIS LAY 00/00/1918 00/00/1939  . .
INGRAM, JAMES MEREAL 09/14/1885 01/17/????  . .
FULFORD, AMY LAWRENCE 00/00/1853 00/00/1932  . .
STROUD, THOMAS F. 00/00/1869 00/00/1945  . .
STROUD, MARY LOU 00/00/1876 00/00/1952  . .
ROSS, CHARLIE COBB, SR. 01/12/1882 04/30/1973  . .
ROSS, MONNIE E. 11/01/1887 9/24/1961  . .
SCOTT, MYRTLE B. 8/31/13 11/16/1983  . .
SCOTT, JOHN R. 3/27/11 5/30/1982  . .
SCOTT, NANNIE E. 01/11/1884 8/27/1973  . .
SCOTT, NOAH Z. 04/26/1883 3/4/1956  . .
McDANIEL, JULIA H. 00/00/1890 00/00/1983  . .
McDANIEL, EDWARD J. 00/00/1884 00/00/1954  . .
ELLIS, WILLIAM FRANKLIN, SR. 06/15/1899 05/23/1981 *WWI VETERAN. .
ELLIS, GERTRUDE STUBBS 09/23/1901 01/05/1984 .  .
ELLIS, FRANK, JR. 00/00/1924 01/10/1945 *T SGT AT BONN GERMANY .
CANODE, ANN BARKSDALE .  .  .  .
CANODE, FRANKLIN EDISON 02/20/1899 02/19/1994  . .
HARMON, JACK H. 07/04/1884 12/24/1967 "We will meet again." destry@cleveland-sports.org
BRAY, OLLIE W. 09/06/1911 11/29/1969  . .
TEAGUE, IRIS MAE 02/25/3192 06/04/1979  . .
HARMON, ROBERT E. LEE, III "Chip" 12/16/1968 03/29/1987  . destry@cleveland-sports.org
HARMON, LULA W.

HARMON, ROBERT L. "BOB"

 05/30/1910
 

02/15/1914

 02/28/1978
 

03/26/1977

  . destry@cleveland-sports.org
WILLIAMS, PEARL WILLIS 03/17/1879 04/21/1978  . .
WILLIAMS, PETER TURLEY 03/09/1871 11/29/1954  . .
ROZZELL, MILES W. 06/14/1950 10/30/1911  . .
ROZZELL, RICHARD T. 08/10/1855 05/30/1938  . .
ROZZELL, TINNIE VIRGUS 11/05/1867 05/18/1939  . .
ROZZELL, ETHEL MAE 05/29/1888 07/05/1981  . .
ROZZELL, M.W. 06/14/1850 10/30/1911 *MASON. .
COLLUM, LOVIE PEARSON 01/24/1900 10/02/1933 WIFE OF .EDGAR A. COLLUM. .
HOWARD, L.B., JR. 10/12/1910 11/20/1913 son of Rennie Howard and Little Berry Howard .
HOWARD, LITTLE BERRY 10/29/1854

 

 10/03/1914

 

 *WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

husband of Rennie Henry Critz Howard
Walter Frank Mullen
Great grandson
HOWARD, RENNIE HENRY CRITZ 01/15/1877 03/07/1967 second wife of 
Little Berry Howard		 Walter Frank Mullen
Great grandson
DYESS, TOMMY McDANIEL 03/09/1899 11/4/1940  . .
McDANIEL, EDWARD BRANTLEY 03/25/1902 11/16/1953  . .
McDANIEL, SARAH WATT 09/1719/04 03/18/69  . .
MILLER, J.M. 03/30/1870 06/11/1941  . .
MILLER, SUSIE MAE 05/20/1872 05/22/1940  . .
HILL, WALTER T. 00/00/1877 00/00/1952  . .
HILL, SAVANNAH P. 00/00/1889 00/00/1932  . .
HILL, JEWELL 00/00/1905 00/00/1927  . .
HAMOND, SAMUEL B. 10/28/1922 10/30/1922  . .
ANDREWS, INA LEIGH 06/01/1881 05/14/1955  . .
BROWER, THELMA D. 10/14/1898 12/04/1980 *EASTERN STAR. .
BROWER, HARVEY J. 10/28/1901 03/02/1986 *MASON. .
SATCHFIELD, LEO TERRY 08/25/1917 .  .  .
SATCHFIELD, FRANCES PEARSON 05/23/1922 07/18/1995 .  .
WILLIAMS, JOHM WILTON 03/01/1915 04/23/1975  . .
REECE. GLORIA FAYE 04/13/1950 04/11/1973  . .
WILLIAMS, T.G. 04/09/1911 11/23/1996  . .
WILLIAMS, RUBYE W. 09/28/1919 .   . .
VEAZEY, SMITH 01/23/1907 07/09/1966  . .
HERRINGTON, JOSEPH C. 00/00/1879 00/00/1966  . .
HERRINGTON, LULA B. 00/00/1879 00/00/1964  . .
GIBSON, EDGAR C. 08/20/1889 9/25/60  . .
GIBSON, WRENA M. 04/17/1890 3/12/71  . .
SAFLEY, JEPHTHAN A. 10/20/1872 12/19/56  . .
SAFLEY, EDNA AGNEW 11/02/1890 08/08/1971  . .
SALMON ORAL S. 06/10/1892 10/26/1982  . .
SALMON, JOSEPH DENNIS 06/04/1873 10/31/1959  . .
ROACH, BETTIE THORTON 02/03/1856 07/05/1912  . .
ROACH, ANDREW JACKSON 01/09/1853 08/20/1933  . .
ROACH, EFFIE LEE 11/14/1890 11/05/1932  . .
HARVEY, ANNA W. 09/18/1919 .   . .
HARVEY, ERWIN BITT 12/02/1914 02/13/1975  . .
DAVIS, BETTY K. 01/11/1942 .   . .
DAVIS, GARY R. 12/15/1940 09/06/1978  . .
PATE, CATHERINE L. 07/08/1918 .   . .
PATE, JAMES H. 11/20/1922 09/6/1992  . .
BLACKWELL, MARY E. 09/13/1933 .   . .
BLACKWELL, A.C. 10/01/1934 04/30/1994  . .
BLACKWELL, MARY M. 09/15/1908 10/08/1996  . .
BLACKWELL, ARDELL 04/09/1909 01/09/1995  . .
DEEN, MARY 11/08/1897 07/10/1909 DAUGHTER OF A.J. & .M.E. DEEN .
CLARY, MAE T. 01/05/1887 01/10/1966 .  .
REYNOLDS, THOMAS UPTON 12/15/1912 02/25/1963 .  .
McDANIEL, CHARLES R. "BOB" 04/27/1931 06/11/1964 .  .
OLIVER, SAM 00/00/1874 00/00/1905 .  .
DYCHE, WILLIAM E. 07/13/1890 05/29/1957 .  .
DYCHE, ANNIE H. 11/30/1895 02/13/1970 .  .
DYCHE, JACK 07/02/1920 11/17/1967 .  .
CHAPMAN, TWO INFANTS 11/11/1905 11/12/1905 CHILDREN OF SAM & .M.J. CHAPMAN .
DYERS, SUE H. 09/05/1910 02/24/1966 .  .
DYERS, W.S. 09/25/1894 01/17/1973 .  .
CURRY, CALLIE MAY 11/03/1904 01/05/1905  . .
CURRY, EMMA L. 02/26/1900 09/17/1910 DAUGHTER OF S.C. & ANNIE CURRY .
CLAYTON, MARY GLADIS 10/05/1908 03/11/1910 .  .
ANDREWS, VERNON T. 03/13/1907 03/17/1910 SON OF J.C. & M.V. ANDREWS .
ANDREWS, LEONA E. 08/18/1902 11/11/1903 DAUGHTER OF J.C. & M.V. ANDREWS .
WHITE, J.P., JR. .  9/17/1907 SON OF J.P. & E.P. WHITE; AGED 15 YRS, 4 MON .
ROGERS, ALLIE T. 00/00/1888 00/00/1983 .  .
ROGERS, J. ERNEST 00/00/1878 00/00/1955  . .
SIMMONS, ELIZABETH ROGERS 00/00/1909 00/00/1930  . .
CRITZ, WILEY 00/00/1820 00/00/1904  . .
CRITZ, MARY 00/00/1834 00/00/1911  . .
CALHOUN, NANNIE  00/00/1876 00/00/1943  . .
CALHOUN, C. 00/00/1875 00/00/1930  . .
CRITZ, EDWARD J. 00/00/1866 00/00/1906  . .
SMITH, JESSE VERNON , SR. 11/07/1922 04/30/1993 *CPL US ARMY A .CORPS WWII .
STILLIONS, ALEENE THELMA 06/25/1906 12/03/1909 D.AUGHTER OF H.C. & E.E. STILLIONS .
STILLIONS, HERBERT C. 12/22/1884 01/30/1930 *MASON .
STILLIONS, ERMA CLEMENTS 04/26/1883 06/12/1954 *EASTERN STAR .
STOCKETT, MARTHA STILLION 02/14/1908 02/07/1968  . .
STILLIONS, LULA MOUSEL 04/13/1882 02/08/1957  . .
STILLIONS, WILLIAM A. 03/13/1879 09/30/1937  . .
CLEMENTS, J.S. 05/23/1851 02/07/1926  . .
CLEMENTS, NANCY C. 11/12/1845 01/03/1935 WIFE OF J.S. .CLEMENTS .
CLEMENTS, EVELYN SHIPP 11/01/1890 09/12/1980 . . .
CLEMENTS, GAYLEN G. 04/25/1890 10/19/1921  . .
KARRAKER, JESSIE CLEMENTS 06/17/1896 10/11/1975  . .
KARRAKER, HARVEY W. 01/04/1888 6/9/52  . .
STILLIONS, NAOMI CLEMENTS 10/06/1884 3/28/65  . .
STILLIONS, JOHN EDWARD 10/13/1882 5/14/51  . .
SHIPP, BERNARD RIVERS 12/10/1896 9/25/53 *PVT STU AR TNG CORPS WWI .
SHIPP, IRENE 10/31/1887 12/28/83 .  .
FAULKNER, DAISY E. 06/03/1906 03/28/1910 DAUGHTER OF C.L. & MRS. FAULKNER .
FAULKNER, MR. C.L. 02/22/1869 11/22/1910 DAUGHTER OF C.L. & MRS. FAULKNER .
FAULKNER, FREDRICKER 01/04/1893 10/13/1918 DAUGHTER OF C.L. & MRS. FAULKNER .
BURNS, A.T. 06/01/1858 12/16/1930  . .
BURNS, MRS. A.T. 02/01/1855 04/30/1935  . .
DOTSON, I.D. 03/03/1892 01/15/1943  . .
DOTSON, NELL B. 09/24/1892 05/17/1983  . .
WELLS, WILLIAM GONY 10/07/1901 03/06/1902 SON OF W.A. & O.A. .WELLS .
WELLS, JACK W. .  05/28/1923 INFANT .
WELLS, ORA GAMBLE 04/08/1891 07/25/1933  . .
WELLS, WILLIAM A. 04/22/1873 06/02/1965  . .
LEWIS, IRENE TENHET 02/17/1917 .   . .
LEWIS, WARREN WELLS 08/16/1914 .   . .
LEE, H.H. 11/08/1872 10/19/12  . .
SHEFFIELD, DANIEL GEO. 10/24/1910 11/05/1910 SON OF H.O. & O.L. .SHEFFIELD .
HILL, KENNETH HOWARD 12/14/1938 07/30/1939  . .
HILL, SONNY CLIFTON HAYES 07/14/1936 11/8/1952  . .
HILL, JOHN HOWARD 02/04/1910 1/24/1963 *MS CPL/326 SERV CMD UNIT WWII .
RICO, MARY 06/15/1921 02/17/1924  . .
DYERS, CHARLIE BELL 11/03/1924 06/23/1926  . .
DYERS, THOMAS J., SR. 00/00/1889 00/00/1947  . .
DYERS, CATHERINE M. 00/00/1895 00/00/1972  . .
WILLIAMS, ROBERT DATES ILLEGIBLE DATES ILLEGIBLE  . .
SIBLEY, JOSEPH N. 00/00/1861 00/00/1922  . .
SIBLEY, WILLIAM N. 00/00/1864 00/00/1919  . .
SIBLEY, ELIZA M. 00/00/1859 00/00/1934  . .
SIBLEY, ANNIE L. 00/00/1869 00/00/1936  . .
SIBLEY, FRANCES N. 00/00/1867 00/00/1920  . .
LEWIS, NANCY S. 00/00/1871 00/00/1949  . .
LEWIS, DAVID C. 00/00/1882 00/00/1926  . .
MILLS, LEWIS S., SR. 08/15/1937 .   . .
MILLS, JO ANN J. 12/07/1939 10/05/1983  . .
MILLS, ADA STEWART 09/18/1900 07/01/1984  . .
MARKER, NO WRITING .  .   . .
CAMPBELL, CHARLIE W. 07/25/1880 01/01/1964  . .
CAMPBELL, ADA E. NEAL 05/04/1899 10/24/1989  . .
CAMPBELL, JIMMIE G. 10/24/1932 03/10/1951  . .
BROWN, JOE HOUSTON .  .   . .
ALEXANDER, JAMES S. 00/00/1873 00/00/1946  .
ALEXANDER, J. WARREN 00/00/1918 00/00/1974  . .
STILLIONS, HERBERT C., JR. 08/25/1915 08/06/1978  . .
STILLIONS, MARIE A. 03/27/1917 09/02/1993  . .
STILLIONS, J.E. "JACK", JR. 08/03/1913 07/22/1964  . .
STILLIONS, MARION HODGES 08/03/1919 07/05/1973  .. .
McCARVER WILLIAM GIBSON 02/12/1910 .  MARRIED 03/22/1930. .
McCARVER, MURIEL STILLIONS 07/25/1902 08/19/1987  . .
MARKER, TURNED OVER FACE DOWN .  .  . . .
PAGE, DAVID R. .  08/04/1903 SON OF H.B. & LIZZIE PAGE; AGE 2 MONTHS .
RICHARDS, M.G. 05/06/1870 1/25/1917   .
BRYANT, B.W. 05/06/1851 12/31/1905   .
BRYANT, MARY J. 12/13/1842 11/13/1915 WIFE OF B.W. BRYANT .
ROACH, ELIZABETH J. 02/03/1856 07/05/1912 WIFE OF A.J. ROACH .
JORDAN, ERMA LEE 12/30/1911 12/26/1944  . .
KLEIBER, LONZO 12/05/1911 11/30/1912  . .
KLEIBER, ROBERT W. 01/02/1885 10/30/1912 *WOODMEN OF THE WORLD .
JORDAN, G.B. 04/02/1888 11/18/1910 WIFE OF J.M. JORDAN .
PHILLIP, LILLIE DELL  .  . AGE 1 YEAR, 7 DAYS .
PHILLIP, MINNIE S.  . 09/16/1913  . .
PHILLIP, INFANT DAUGHTER .  00/00/1913  . .
HOMER, ETHEL M. 08/06/1912    . .
HOMER, ART C. 04/09/1895 10/24/1982 *PVT US ARMY WWI .

Additional burials at Rome Cemetery

Name DOB DOD Inscription or
Misc. Info		 Contributed by
Mullen, Walter Stanley
 

Mullen, Edna Estell Howard

 Sep 14, 1876

Mar 02, 1882

 Mar 17, 1958
 

1918

 buried in front of Little Berry Howard
 

Daughter of Little Berry and his first wife, Catherine Frances Covington

 Walter Frank Mullen
Grandson
Howard, Catherine Frances Covington . . first wife of Little Berry Howard Walter Frank Mullen
Cameron, Iris Lay 1918 1939 Niece of 
Rachel Hitt Vaughn and Walter Hitt

If you stand in
front of the brick church and cross the ditch go to the little road that
runs the length of the cemetery and turn to the right about 20 ft.  There is
a small metal marker. 

 Linda Hitt Ruffer

 
 
 

Hitt, Walter (Theophilus)
 
 

Hitt, Jewell
 
 

Hitt, Savanna Partia
 
 
 
 

Nov 09, 1877
 

Jan 09, 1906
 
 

Jan 14, 1889
 
 
 
 
 

Sep 27, 1952
 

Feb 26, 1927
 
 

Nov 13, 1932
 

 Turn 180 * (South?  toward Parchman) all the way to the end of the cemetery
beneath the last tree and there are 3 small markers, one is almost hidden
from the encroaching Iris' planted there.  
 

Son of 
Walter Hitt
 

Walter's sister,  Savanna Partia Hitt  b. Jan 14, 1889  d.Nov. 13, 1932

 Walter, Rachel and Savanna are my great aunts and uncle.
 

Linda Hitt Ruffer
 
 
Suggested corrections and/or additions will be noted in RED.
The original data will not be removed.  Do you know of others
buried here?  Let me knowe-mail and I will post their names and data.


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