Dinah
#2 Cemetery
Inscriptions
Pike County, Mississippi
(African-American)
Photographed April 2006
by Matt Dillon
Dinah #2 Cemetery is located in a field at the city limits of McComb, in the north-central portion of Pike County, Mississippi. From the intersection of Federal Highway 98 and Federal Highway 51, travel south on Highway 51 for .8 miles. Turn left on Moses Lane. Dinah #2 lies at the intersection of Moses Lane and Peoples Street (250 yards). The cemetery is well maintained and burials continue to be made there. The photo at left was taken within the cemetery looking West. Cemetery coordinates are: 31°13’13”N 090°27’14”W.
I
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 I could using the cemetery layout and may not necessarily
agree with any other compilation (if any) or official cemetery or church
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; (SM) = Stone
Marker; (GLV) = Ground Level Vault.
Cataloging of Dinah #2 is not incomplete. I began
work in April 2006 while on leave from Iraq. I only had one afternoon to
work and so this transcription scheme is temporary. In this temporary
scheme, rows
were numbered from East to West; graves listed from South to North. Rows with only a few graves
were counted as full rows as the cemetery is still active.
I 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 me know.
CLICK ON A NAME TO DISPLAY AN IMAGE OF THE PLOT
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Row Z ; (South to North):
(FHM) UNKNOWN
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Row Y ; (South to North):
George McGHEE Jr. 17 Apr 1932 Apr 2002 "In Loving Memory"
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Row X ; (South to North):
(FHM) UNKNOWN
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Row W ; (South to North):
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Row V ; (South to North):
(GLV) Lance JAMES 19 Mar 2000
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Row U ; (South to North):
(GLV) Gerald RODGERS 1951 2004
(GLV) Beulah G. JAMES 1901 2003
(GLV) Eddie Bishop JAMES 1927 2002
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Row T ; (South to North):
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(GLV) Gretchen S. BUTLER 23 May 1954 17 Jan 2003
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Row S ; (South to North):
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(CS w/FHM) Hazel ASHLEY 06 Oct 1906 23 Nov 1999 "Age 93"
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Row R ; (South to North):
(CS w/FHM) Idella WILLIAMS 01 Apr 1939 01 Jul 1999
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Row Q ; (South to North):
(GLV) Eddie THOMPSON 20 Apr 1939 09 Apr 2004
(GLV) Odesser THOMPSON 1943 1997
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Row P ; (South to North):
(GLV) Elizabeth G. JACOBS 26 Jun 1917 25 Mar 2004 "Going Home"
(GLV) Georgia G. JENKINS 20 Aug 1911 04 Oct 2004 "Going Home"
(CS) Mildred B. TOBIAS 04 May 1937 09 Oct 1996
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Row O ; (South to North):
(GLV) Katye W. PORTER 1926 1980
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Row N ; (South to North):
(GLV) Valicia Shon BROCK 17 Mar 1980 12 Jul 2004
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Row M ; (South to North):
Mitchell SHROPSHIRE 1875 2xxx
(GLV) Eula T. WILLIAMS 1932 2002
(GLV) Thomas Marshall JEFFERSON 1918 1997 CPL U.S. MARINE CORPS
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(GLV) Roosevelt BELL Sr. 13 Apr 1916 17 Apr 1996 PVT U.S. ARMY
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Row L ; (South to North):
(CS) UNKNOWN
(GLV) Deidre Ann TATE 16 Apr 1971 04 Mar 1994
(FHM) UNKNOWN
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Row K ; (South to North):
(GLV) UNKNOWN
(CS) Ethel SMITH 18 Aug 1908 28 Dec 1999 "In Loving Memory"
(CS) Gillom SMITH 12 Sep 1911 07 Apr 1985 PFC U.S. ARMY WORLD WAR II
Mary Smith HARRISON Born 24 Oct 1917 Died 26 Sept 1984 "Beloved Wife Of Charley Harrison"
(CS) Beulah Smith BRUMFIELD 14 Dec 1909 10 Feb 1989 "In Loving Memory"
(CS) Richard BOWSKY 03 Apr 1939 02 Apr 1980 SP4 U.S. ARMY
(GLV) Lafayette SPEARS 1910 1997
Zebedee WILLIAMS Sr. 01 Apr 1925 19 Aug 2002 U.S. MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Edward H. DILLON 29 Feb 1920 31 May 1991
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Row J ; (South to North):
(GLV) Robert JENKINS 1925 1998
(FHM) Mrs. Annie C. GIVENS Born 13 Mar 1910 Died 10 Jun 2005 "Age 95"
(GLV) UNKNOWN
(GLV) Mr. ___________ BETHEA xxxx 1989
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Row I ; (South to North):
(CS) Bertha C. BYRD 1917 1989
(CS) Dorothy D. BROWN 1932 1989
(FHM) Illegible Name 22 Jun 04 22 Jun 04
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Row H ; (South to North):
Ethel H. BEDFORD 1915 1983 "Sons And Brother" "In God's Care"
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Row G ; (South to North):
(CS) Lydia J. WILLIAMS 1898 1973
(CS) Roxie W. BEARDEN 1913 1982
(CS) Flowers BEARDEN 1900 1989
(CS) Henry ROBERTSON 1902 19xx
(CS) UNKNOWN
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Row F ; (South to North):
(CS) Mack TAYLOR 1896 1988
Lula M. TAYLOR 1906 1997 "Rest In Peace"
(CS w/FHM) Toni Hughes JACKSON 03 Feb 1965 26 Oct 2002 "In Loving Memory" "He Gives His Brother Sleep"
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Row E ; (South to North):
(GLV) Mrs. Minnie HAMILTON Born 28 Oct 1890 Died 18 Apr 1982 "At Rest" "Age 92"
(GLV) Hattie Mae DILLON 17 Aug 1920 05 Sep 1995
Wilfred DILLON xx Xxx xxxx xx Xxx xxxx
(FHM) Mr. U.V. McELWEE Born 01 Aug 1928 Died 20 Dec 2005
(FHM) Mr. Eddie Kidd McELWEE Born 23 Apr 1938 Died 09 Jun 2003 "Age 65"
(CS) Lula P. McELWEE Born 06 Apr 1883 Died 18 Jan 1991 "At Rest"
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Row D ; (South to North):
Nathaniel LEE Sr. 30 Apr xxx9 11 Nov 2004 Text Illegible
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Row C ; (South to North):
(CS) Pearl MARTIN 1893 1981 PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Lille Ross LEE 15 Sep 1916 30 Jul 2000 "Liddy" "We Love You Mom Your Children"
Van Norman LEE 13 Sep 1910 12 Jun 1995 "Booster"
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Row B ; (South to North):
(GLV) Charles Edward CARR 1943 2004
(GLV) UNKNOWN
(GLV) UNKNOWN
Alice Jenkins MOSES 25 May 1925 06 Aug 1996
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Row A ; (South to North):
(CS) Doris M. PEAVY 1940 1982
____________R. ISAAC Born 08 Feb 1945 08 Jul 1990 "A Loving Caring Mother" "At Rest"
(DM) NAME NOT VISIBLE "In Loving Memory of Your Children"
Aaron 28 Jun 1928 06 Mar 2001
Estella F. 23 Oct 1919 22 Jan 2005
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(GLV) Bessie FELDER 1912 2005
(CS w/FHM) UNKNOWN
Jerry W. LEWIS Jr. xx Xxx xxxx xx Xxx xxxx SGT U.S. ARMY VIETNAM
(CS) Mrs. Mary Allen JENKINS Born 19 Jan 1911 Died 30 Dec 1988 "In Loving Memory"
(DM) QUINN
Cleveland Sr. 15 Dec 1918 08 Mar 2001
Margie M. Gordon 13 Apr 1916 01 Jan 1980
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Row ZZ ; (South to North):
Leonia Bullock DAWSON 20 Aug 1949 01 Aug 2005 "She Has Kept The Faith"
(CS w/FHM) UNKNOWN
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Row YY; (South to North):
(FHM) UNKNOWN
Elizabeth TOBIAS 18 Jul 1924 10 Oct 1982
(CS) Mrs. Beatrice ASHLEY Born 07 Jun 1914 Died 11 Dec 1982 "At Rest" "Age 68"
Isiah TAYLOR Jr. 1932 1997
(CS) Nannie TAYLOR 1904 1983
(GLV) ___________ BRUMFIELD xxxx xxxx
(GLV) Magalene BRUMFIELD 1938 2005
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Row UNKNOWN:
(GLV) Mother Catherine MINGO 20 Feb 1924 04 Sep 1999 "D E A R"
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USGS Data for Dinah #2 Cemetery
Aerial Photo of Dinah #2 Cemetery
Special Thanks to Mr. Bennie White for the format, concept and layout of this page.