Little
Zion Cemetery Inscriptions
Clarke County, Mississippi
(African-American)
Photographed February 2005
by Matt Dillon
Little Zion Cemetery is located in a 75m by 80m forest clearing north of the city of Quitman, in the northwestern portion of Clarke County, Mississippi. From downtown Quitman, drive north on Federal Highway 45 for 1 mile to the intersection of State Highway 513. Head northwest (left) on 513 and travel 4.9 miles to County Road 160 (The road is marked with a faded sign). Turn right on County road 160 for .1 mile. At the Little Zion Methodist Church, turn right onto County Road 161. Travel 1.3 miles south until the road ends. Little Zion Cemetery lies at the end of the road. The cemetery is commercially active and burials continue to be made there. The photo at right was taken within the cemetery looking West. Cemetery coordinates are: 32°06’15”N, 088°44’12”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.
Rows were numbered from East to West; graves enumerated from left to right (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 1; (L-R; South to North):
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(CB) UNKNOWN "Dad"
Joe Lee JACKSON Born 15 May 1946 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
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Row 2; (L-R; South to North):
Claude WEEMS 16 Aug 1914 29 May 1970 PVT U.S. ARMY WORLD WAR II
Jim WEEMS Born 16 Dec 1882 Died 16 Feb 1967 "At Rest"
(CS) Earl BROWN Born May 1895 Died 16 Jun 1936
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(CB) Bertha Mae JACKSON 16 Jan 1910 05 Jan 1971 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
(CB) David K. RUSSELL Jr. 23 Feb 1951 04 Oct 1971 "Asleep with God"
(Single Surnamed Stone with Individual Panels) DUMAS
David 08 Jul 1928
(CS) Mary E. 05 Feb 1933 23 Apr 2003
Sandra F. Goodwin HENDERSON 17 Jul 1952 04 Jun 1996
(CS) David Wayne DUMAS 14 Jun 1956 11 Jun 1992 "In Loving Memory"
(Single Surnamed Stone with Individual Panels) GOODWIN
(GLV) Dave 01 Apr 1909 05 Jun 1995
(CS) Alice 01 Jun 1910 22 Apr 1991
(GLV) Sylvester ITSON 11 Dec 1944 07 Feb 1999
(FHM) UNKNOWN
(CS w/FHM) UNKNOWN
(CS w/FHM) UNKNOWN
Ollie GOODWIN 20 Jan 1888 14 Oct 1970 PVT U.S. ARMY WORLD WAR I
Mother Willie Mae PETTY 15 Feb 1905 06 Jan 1977 "We Love You Always Mom" "From Your Children" "Rest In Peace"
(CS) M. KIDD
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Row 3; (L-R; South to North):
Ida YATES 09 Mar 1879 22 Feb 1972
Father Rev. G.W. YATES 22 Feb 1873 21 Feb 1953 "Asleep In Jesus"
(CS) UNKNOWN
(CS) Lizie CHEAP Died 06 Aug 1938 "Age 95"
(CB) HENRY
Will HENRY 28 Jan 1889 08 Aug 1991 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
(CS) Clarence BONNER 10 Jun 1912 08 Nov 1944 MISSISSIPPI PFC 870 INF 92 DIV WORLD WAR II
Father Lun BONNER 05 Mar 1866 10 Sept 1946 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
(FHM) UNKNOWN
Mother Ella FREEMAN 15 Feb XXXX 02 Jun XXXX "Wife Of Charlie Hodges" "Gone But Not Forgotten"
(CS) Father Charlie HODGES 15 Mar 1870 14 Dec 1947 "May He Rest In Peace"
(CS) Edd BLAND 15 Sep 1897 12 Aug 1961 "At Rest"
(CS) Berdie BLAND 31 May 1896 08 Jul 1988 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
(CS) Husband Ceasor BLAND 10 Jun 1902 10 Jun 1975
(CS) Atlee BLAND 20 Aug 1910 14 May 1985
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Row 4; (L-R; South to North):
Archanna BONNER 1886 1958 "None Knew Thee But To Love Thee"
DATA COLLECTION IN FEB 2005 ENDED HERE
THERE ARE AN ADDITIONAL "GUESSTIMATED" 15 ROWS IN LITTLE ZION CEMETERY
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