White Oak Cemetery
Inscriptions
Clarke County, Mississippi
(African-American)
Compiled 26 December 2004
by Natasha, Omari & Matt Dillon
White Oak Cemetery is located in a 60m by 30m pine forest clearing 3 miles southwest of the town of Quitman, in the southwestern portion of Clarke County, Mississippi. From the Interstate 59 Exit 126 (Pachuta), travel east on Highway 18 for 11 miles, passing through the town of Pachuta and crossing Federal Highway 11. Turn north on Clarke County Road 123 (sign posted for White Oak Springs Baptist Church). Travel north 3/10 miles reaching White Oak church. Head north on Clarke County Road 124 until the road ends. The cemetery is directly ahead at the top of the hill beyond the chain link fence. White Oak Cemetery is commercially active and burials continue to be made there. The photo at right was taken within the cemetery looking Northwest. Cemetery coordinates are: 32°00’41”N, 088°45’43”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.
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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 1; (L-R; South to North):
(CS) Rodney L. HENDERSON 13 May 1924 28 Aug 1983 U.S. MARINE CORPS VIETNAM
(CS) Jimmie BARNETT 15 Jun 1909 30 Dec 1979 SGT U.S. ARMY WORLD WAR II
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Row 2 ; (L-R; South to North):
(CS) UNKNOWN
(CS) Bertha HARPER 01 Jan 1887 27 Oct 1983
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Row 3 ; (L-R; South to North):
(CS) Cicero ATTERBERRY 1892 1969 "In God's Care"
(CS) Daniel Leotis ATTERBERRY 14 May 1951 09 Sep 1998 U.S. ARMY
(CS) Jessie ATTERBERRY 05 Feb 1939 13 Aug 2001 PFC U.S. ARMY
(CS) UNKNOWN
(FHM) Infant of J. M. McCARTY 10 Dec 1951 "Age 0 Yrs 0 Mos. 1 Day"
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Row 4 ; (L-R; South to North):
Father L. J. ATTERBERRY II 28 Nov 1870 16 Aug 1946 "In Loving Memory"
(CS) Fannie ATTERBERRY 31 Mar 1933 "Mother"
(CS) Booker T. ATTERBERRY 15 Dec 1913 19 Oct 1930
(CS w/FHM) UNKNOWN
(CS w/FHM) UNKNOWN
(CS w/FHM) UNKNOWN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Row 5 ; (L-R; South to North):
(CS) Ollie ATTERBERRY 1898 1963 "At Rest"
(CS) Eva ATTERBERRY 18 Dec 1901 31 Oct 1945 "At Rest"
(CS) Milton ATTERBERRY 24 Sep 1919 17 Oct 1977 "Our Beloved Bro."
(CS) UNKNOWN
(CS) "VTRA"
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Row 6 ; (L-R; South to North):
(CS) Octavian Atterberry RODGERS 06 Nov 1928 23 Dec 2001 "Precious Lord Take My Hand"
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Row 7 ; (L-R; South to North):
Emmett E. PUGH 1918 1938
(CS) UNKNOWN
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Row 8 ; (L-R; South to North):
Lola ATTERBERRY Born 1891 Died 19 Sep 1944 "Age 53"
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Row 9 ; (L-R; South to North):
(CS) Sylvester N. DONALD Sr. 03 Nov 1912 02 Jun 1981 "Beloved Husband and Father" "Daddy Gave Us Strength" "Mama Gave Us Love"
(CS) UNKNOWN
(DESIG) Maurice Fitzgerald BLAND Sunrise 29 Nov 1975 Sunset 24 Feb 1998 "Beloved Son"
(FHM) Shelly Lynette RUSSELL 09 Feb 1967 07 Apr 1984
(CS w/FHM) Mr. Andrew L. GRAY Jr. 22 Jul 1975 24 May 1990 "Age 11 Years"
(FHM) UNKNOWN 09 May 1988 01 Apr 1994
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