Palestine Baptist Church Cemetery

Listing Compiled by Lloyd & Linda Chatham
July 28, 1998

Palestine Baptist Church was organized about 1842. No doubt some of the graves that have no stone today might be of some of the early residents of the community. It is fortunate that there was a record to be found in a book titled "Caldwell Parish Garden of Memories."

The cemetery is well kept up with a chain-length fence around it. Take Highway 4 East from Chatham about 13 miles until you see the Palestine Church sign on your left. The church and cemetery are visible once you turn off Highway 4.

NAME; Date of Birth; Date of Death; Additional Known Information

Amason, Clara Kennedy, 4/17/1892, 1/3/1952 w/o Eli W. Amason
Amason, Eli William, 7/11/1882, 10/17/1969
Amason, Kennedy J., 5/26/1912, 8/3/1995 Ssgt USArmy WWII s/o Eli & Clara Amason
Amason, Mary Loftin, 1851, 1919 w/o Wiley W. Amason
Amason, Whit W., 7/27/1909, 3/13/1981 s/o Eli & Clara Amason
Amason, Wiley Whitfield, 2/14/1850, 3/7/1930
Anding, Infant, No dates
Anding, Infant, No dates
Anding, Infant, No dates
Anding, Lottie H., 1/17/1875, 5/1/1950 w/o Simeon W. Anding
Anding, Simeon W., 4/23/1872, 11/9/1947
Anding, Venn E., 4/8/1908, 2/14/1972 Pfc USArmy WWII
Aulds, Bobby J., 9/7/1930, 6/30/1993 w/o Edward D. Aulds
Aulds, Edward D., 3/9/1919, 11/7/1986
Bailey, Donnie Wayne, 9/17/1964, 9/19/1964 s/o Marvin & Merry Norstrom Bailey
Bailey, H. Woster, 2/7/1892, 1/3/1935
Bailey, Odis McGhee, 7/6/1897, 2/2/1917
w/o H.W. Bailey & d/o A.W. & Katie McGhee
Bailey, Quinton M., 4/29/1937, 3/11/1938 s/o Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Bailey
Bailey, Roy G., 9/30/1921, 2/25/1998
Bailey, William E., 2/6/1943, 6/4/1943 s/o Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Bailey
Banister, Alma Steele, 6/28/1901, 4/9/1934
Banister, Benny B., 3/27/1921, 12/7/1926 s/o B.B. & S.A. Banister
Banister, Emma M., 4/8/1853, 5/8/1927
Barnett, A.E., 4/2/1904, 5/19/1953
Barnett, Ada M., 12/18/1899, 8/27/1901 d/o L.R. & Naomi Barnett
Barnett, Angie E. Hargrove, 2/9/1877, 1/26/1905 w/o B.B. Barnett
Barnett, Browder B., 8/2/1869, 9/9/1938
Barnett, George Delton, 3/10/1971, 8/23/1979
Barnett, Katie E., 12/31/1902, 8/22/1905 d/o L.R. & Naomi Barnett
Barnett, Mary E., 1/9/1897, 8/23/1903 d/o L.R. & Naomi Barnett
Barnett, Naomi Hargrove, 10/5/1881, 10/3/1939
Barnette, J.B., 1907, 1981
Barnette, Katie, 2/3/1873, 12/21/1952
Black, Grandma, No dates
Brister, James William, 9/14/1922, 11/6/1986 h/o Annie Nettles
Brown, Ira Alson, 11/26/1907, 10/21/1972
Brown, James C., 1/23/1909, 9/27/1969 Pvt Co. A, 156th Inf. 31st Inf. Div. WWII
Brown, Marcelle Steele, 5/31/1923, 10/29/1985
Brown, Mattie Lue Weaver, 1/28/1880, 8/29/1959 w/o Walter Brown
Brown, Walter, 12/26/1870, 10/15/1932
Bush, Mamie Virginia, 3/6/1896, 8/16/1927 w/o Oliver S. Bush
Bush, Oliver Sherman, 3/2/1893, 4/26/1973
Butler, Clyde, 11/1/1903, 10/12/1905 s/o Armster & Katie Butler
Butler, Infant dau., 10/30/1949, 10/30/1949 d/o Bernard & Iva Mae Butler
Butler, Katie Hargrove, 6/14/1883, 12/2/1956 w/o Thomas A. Butler
Butler, Marion, 1838, 1916 Pvt Co. H, 8th Reg. Miss Inf. CSA
Butler, Mary L. McElroy, 10/29/1842, 10/23/1915 w/o Marion Butler
Butler, Thomas Armster, 8/15/1879, 6/23/1973
Carr, Ruby Earline Downs, 3/16/1929, 2/12/1994
Carter, Azalee Downs, 1910, 1982
Coates, Archie Jackson Sr., 7/17/1888, 10/22/1963
Coates, Ebbie, 2/29/1904, 7/28/1913
Coates, Edith Gregory, 2/2/1919, 8/9/1968
Coates, Ellis Webb, 12/2/1899, 11/12/1994
Coates, Emma Monique, 6/20/1902, 7/6/1997
Coates, Flora Gregory, 12/25/1898, 2/8/1981 w/o Archie J. Coates
Coates, Ida Traylor, 10/4/1863, 3/1/1952 w/o Joseph P. Coates
Coates, Joseph Pollard, 4/22/1857, 10/10/1934
Coates, Laura Steele, 11/26/1902, 10/13/1976 w/o Ellis W. Coates
Coates, Mack, 11/12/1928, 11/13/1928 s/o Henry & Vera Presley Coates
Coates, Orland Dyche, 10/26/1893, 9/1/1968 La Pvt 2nd Cas Co 1st Dev Btn WWI
Cole, Alfred Donald, 3/3/1904, 3/10/1986
Cole, Clarence Allen, 5/16/1958, 4/10/1971
Cole, Elsie Ball, 12/24/1920, 4/28/1996 w/o Leon O. Cole
Cole, Evelyn A., 5/3/1933, 2/21/1983
Cole, Inez Eubanks, 4/24/1911, 5/5/1997 w/o Alfred D. Cole married 5/20/1946
Cole, Jeff Lee, 11/28/1907, 3/6/1954
Cole, Loyce W., 2/22/1910, 11/11/1974 w/o Jeff L. Cole
Cole, Tressie Butler, 6/1/1882, 1/27/1962
Coslett, Angie Dortch, 5/8/1895, 11/25/1963
Crockett, Charles Edward, 9/27/1961, 7/4/1970 s/o Douglas & Nancy Crockett
Davitt, Edward M., 12/10/1886, 10/9/1939
Davitt, Georgia L., 9/24/1894, 6/11/1903
d/o Bornie & R.J. Davitt Davitt, Infant, No dates
Dortch, Daisey, 1/22/1888, 3/21/1977
Dortch, David Alfonso, 5/13/1886, 6/16/1939
Dortch, Emmitt M., 8/27/1905, 7/4/1961
Dortch, Gertha Petterson, 3/23/1909, 6/3/1981
w/o Lannie Dortch married 10/31/1925
Dortch, Grace Land, 2/17/1905, 5/6/1975
Dortch, Ida W., 3/22/1883, 11/19/1966 w/o Samuel O. Dortch
Dortch, J. Walter, 9/12/1868, 1/17/1944
Dortch, James H. "Jimmy" Sr., 4/16/1941, 7/23/1995 h/o Elizabeth Hicks
Dortch, Joyce W., 3/17/1908, 11/28/1974
Dortch, Lannie Sr., 9/5/1907, 1/7/1975 PFC USArmy
Dortch, Mary Laura, 3/15/1858, 11/11/1958 w/o N.B. Dortch married 12/15/1875
Dortch, Mrs. W.M., No dates
Dortch, Napoleon B., 10/13/1852, 8/9/1899
Dortch, Samuel O., 9/20/1878, 10/13/1952
Dortch, Solon Clifton, 7/7/1910, 9/10/1975
Dortch, W. Harry, 1/22/1902, 6/9/1951
Dortch, W.M., No dates
Dortch, Willie L., 9/27/1878, 12/18/1961
Dunlap, Ed Dover, 4/13/1910, 10/30/1994
Dunlap, Harvey Lee, 9/29/1942, 9/29/1942 s/o Ed & Ruby Dunlap
Dunlap, Ruby Lee, 3/5/1914, 6/12/1994 w/o Ed Dover Dunlap
Dyche, Captain J.T., No dates, aged 79 years
Ewing, Dottie M., 12/22/1896, 7/23/1983 w/o Houston T. Ewing
Ewing, Houston T., 2/22/1910, 3/7/1977
Farr, Golden H. "Bugg", 6/28/1908, 2/7/1982
Farr, Robert L. "Bob", 1/1/1906, 10/1/1975
Faulks, Don Carlos, 11/28/1903, 12/12/1947 s/o Robert & Margaret Faulks
Faulks, Evie, 6/14/1894, 4/14/1971 w/o John W. Faulks married 12/11/1913
Faulks, John Dyke, 2/1/1906, 8/22/1993 h/o Ethel Butler
Faulks, John William, 11/22/1890, 5/3/1959
Faulks, Margaret Ireland, 3/22/1878, 8/14/1934 w/o Robert L. Faulks
Faulks, Robert Lee, 11/27/1873, 2/11/1913
Fern, Leslie, 9/9/1910, 6/6/1976 h/o Jeraldine Faulks Tec 5 USArmy WWII
Ford, Kay W., 3/30/1848, 6/15/1911
Ford, M.E., No dates
Ford, Maggie M., 6/29/1880, 8/25/1889 d/o M.E. & K.W. Ford
Ford, Sallie Reynolds, 8/31/1861, 1/29/1908
Fox, J.B., 2/28/1858, 9/12/1945
Fox, James W., 8/10/1885, 6/16/1967
Fox, Jesse Lee, 2/24/1918, 11/15/1986 Cpl USArmy WWII
Fox, Myrl, 7/7/1912, 7/21/1912
Fox, Nova D. Coffey, 4/1/1893, 4/21/1954 w/o James W. Fox
Fox, Winnie Cockerham, 3/28/1858, 3/8/1920 w/o J.B. Fox
Fulks, Cynthia A., 3/4/1867, 9/19/1932
Fulks, Jessie, 12/7/1892, 9/18/1917 d/o Mrs. Cynthia Fulks
Gentry, Floy Dortch, 5/28/1916, 1/30/1997 w/o John W. Gentry
Gentry, John Webb, 3/7/1910, 7/1/1973
Girod, Billy Ray, 9/25/1938, 2/21/1985 h/o Evelyn J. Girod
Gregory, Robbie Massey, 8/2/1930, 5/31/1996 w/o Odie Lee Gregory
Griffin, Jewel, 4/28/1899, 12/27/1971
Gunn, Frank M., 1880, 5/30/1931
Gunn, Vera Nell, 1925, 1926
Haddox, David Harold, 11/19/1912, 1/22/1996 h/o Willie Mae Butler
Haddox, Ezzie C. "Big Boy", 2/26/1902, 7/31/1992 h/o Chlotile Fox
Haddox, Hamilton Ceveil, 6/26/1921, 5/25/1996
Haddox, James M., 6/24/1914, 1/25/1990 Pvt USArmy WWII
Haddox, Juanita Hargrove, 3/19/1924, 6/11/1995 w/o Hamilton C. Haddox
Haddox, Oliver Chlovice, 7/29/1919, 10/19/1994
Haddox, Oliver King, 11/27/1882, 11/20/1974
Haddox, Susie Mae, 11/25/1883, 3/1/1947 w/o Oliver K. Haddox
Hamilton, A.M., No dates, w/o William Hamilton
Hamilton, Eliza, 1/9/1888, 9/21/1888 d/o William & A.M. Hamilton
Hamilton, Margaret C., 7/11/1881, 3/20/1952 w/o Thomas C. Hamilton
Hamilton, Marshel T., 7/19/?, 6/7/1902
Hamilton, Thomas C., 2/12/1878, 11/12/1946
Hamilton, William, No dates, Co. D, 17th La Inf. CSA
Hargrove, Benjamin Frank, 5/17/1891, 1/22/1965
Hargrove, Ida L. Bivens, 10/19/1898, 10/27/1984
w/o B.F. Hargrove married 6/16/1916
Hargrove, John, No dates
Hargrove, Katie A., 1/20/1856, 8/26/1907 w/o W.J. Hargrove
Hargrove, Mary Dortch, 1863, 1929
Hargrove, William J., 10/26/1852, 8/2/1933
Hargrove, Willie Arthur, 9/11/1894, 10/4/1952
La Pvt 43rd Inf. 15th Div WWI
Head, Emmitt B., 8/23/1907, 2/11/1993
Head, Eula Lee B., 2/23/1909, 4/29/1972
Head, Robert Ernest Jr., 10/19/1925, 10/21/1932
Head, Tommie, 1938, 1993
Hendrickson, Grace M., 10/29/1901, 5/23/1982
w/o James Hendrickson married 3/19/1921
Hendrickson, James H., 2/18/1895, 8/28/1978
Hennigan, Frank M., 4/10/1878, 9/20/1957
Hobbs, Evie, 6/25/1898, 7/2/1916 w/o H.H. Hobbs
Kelly, General, No dates
Kelly, Sal, No dates
Kemp, Terry L. McGinnis, 2/2/18?, 12/1/1934 w/o Thomas J. Kemp
Kemp, Thomas J., 3/12/1883, 1/24/1938
King, Austin "Pat", 12/2/1872, 10/3/1963
Knighten, Joe, No dates
Knighten, Samuel Joseph, 4/13/1905, 11/26/1986
Knighten, Samuel Joseph, 4/13/1905, 11/26/1986
Larche, Johnnie E. Reynolds, 9/15/1888, 3/23/1913 w/o Dr. L.E. Larche
Lay, Beulah Lynette, 7/23/1931, 9/19/1933 d/o Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Lay
Lay, J.H., No dates
Lay, Mrs. J.H., No dates
Lay, Pearl Humphreys, 4/23/1902, 3/6/1985 w/o William Lay married 5/15/1929
Lay, William Hardy, 1/16/1902, 6/16/1967
McCallan, Infant, No dates
McGrady, Jessie Faulks, 7/24/1897, 6/15/1982 w/o Ray McGrady
McGrady, Ray Allen, 8/20/1891, 5/13/1962
McGrew, Alvin C., 7/6/1910, 3/4/1981
McGrew, Estelle W., 10/14/1914, 6/11/1992 w/o Alvin C. McGrew married 5/24/1934
McGrew, Jesse Jr. 3/27/1932, 3/28/1932 s/o Jesse & Lena McGrew
McGrew, Jesse L., 11/20/1907, 1/1/1987 h/o Lena Head
McGrew, John Wesley, 10/13/1880, 4/22/1977
McGrew, Louella Hargrove, 1/24/1889, 12/3/1956
w/o J.W. McGrew married 2/24/1905
Morgan, M.M. Reynolds Morrow, 7/9/1838, 11/10/1905 w/o G.W. Morrow & J.H. Morgan
Morris, Elba Cole, 2/19/1915, 1/7/1966 w/o Fred H. Morris
Morris, Emmer Nettles, 1/14/1857, 3/13/1911 w/o J.T. Morris
Morris, Fred Henry, 9/2/1910, 9/8/1970
Morris, George W., 1852, 1940
Morris, Henriette, 1854, 1931 w/o George W. Morris
Morris, Ida Wright, 12/6/1901, 9/10/1975 w/o John W. Morris
Morris, J.T., 1846, 1939
Morris, John Henry, 9/6/1881, 4/12/1959
Morris, John W., 2/23/1884, 7/7/1961
Morris, Ruth Griffin, 6/2/1889, 11/5/1969 w/o John Henry Morris
Morris, Sallie Drue, 1/18/1915, 6/23/1977
Morris, Ted B., 12/14/1906, 1/16/1990
Nettles, Infant son, No dates
Nettles, Mrs. B.B., No dates
Nettles, Samuel Benjamin, 4/10/1892, 8/18/1964
Nettles, Turah Hamilton, 9/23/1901, 11/9/1945 w/o Samuel Nettles married 2/8/1922
Ogan, George F., 2/1/1912, 1/2/1983
Ogan, Margaret E., 4/27/1923, 4/15/1979 w/o George F. Ogan
Perritt, Alma Roberts, 10/?/1870, 2/?/1911
Perritt, Infant son, No dates
Perritt, Infant son, No dates
Perritt, Infant, No dates
Peterson, C. Curtis, 10/30/1905, 3/18/1925 s/o Jesse & Lillie Peterson
Peterson, Harvey Clarence, 2/25/1901, 11/1/1960
Peterson, Infant, 2/5/1952, 2/5/1952
Peterson, Jesse L., 4/26/1873, 8/27/1947
Peterson, John Wesley, 10/19/1874, 2/4/1961
Peterson, Lillie Penola, 2/7/1881, 3/7/1939 w/o Jesse Peterson
Peterson, Mary Hargrove, 3/11/1880, 2/23/1957 w/o John W. Peterson
Phares, Eugene George, 10/10/1895, 10/24/1947
Preusser, Nannie Head, 1880, 1936
Railey, Argent Butler, 4/14/1866, 8/1/1939 w/o William J. Railey
Railey, John Everett, 11/2/1885, 7/13/1956
Railey, William Jefferson, 6/19/1864, 10/13/1933
Reynolds, Edora, 5/10/1851, 4/17/1947 w/o John T. Reynolds
Reynolds, Graham, 8/13/1909, 5/23/1911
Reynolds, James B., 5/17/1844, 11/16/1892
Reynolds, John T., No birth date, died 8/9/1920 Co. E, 24th Miss Inf. CSA
Reynolds, Maggie A., died 4/26/1892 aged 4 yrs
Reynolds, Marie, 10/22/1913, 10/29/1913
Reynolds, Walter, 1/6/1912, 6/28/1913
Sprague, James L., No dates, Co H, 4th Missouri Inf. Spanish Am. War
Sprague, Nettie, 9/19/1879, 2/18/1934
Steele, Angeline Nettles, 10/2/1837, 2/28/1904 w/o William Steele
Steele, Annie Renfroe, 2/9/1872, 3/16/1952 w/o John F. Steele
Steele, Cecil Coates, 6/12/1897, 3/28/1958 w/o Harry Steele
Steele, Charles Rex, 8/26/1921, 3/25/1965
Steele, Claud H., 10/19/1905, 7/20/1977
Steele, Emmitt Bert, 1/19/1897, 8/21/1958
Steele, Floy E. Green, 9/18/1906, 8/2/1982
w/o Emmitt Steele married 12/2/1920
Steele, Harry, 1/8/1891, 3/18/1975
Steele, Infant, No dates
Steele, John Frank, 9/27/1888, 5/30/1893
Steele, John Franklin, 1/23/1858, 12/15/1946
Steele, Karen, 11/28/1967, 9/1/1968
Steele, Mamie Green, 8/9/1902, 9/27/1985 w/o Claud H. Steele
Steele, Margaret E. Fairman, 1/4/1930, 5/17/1968 w/o William Harry Steele Jr.
Steele, Mary Bowen, 12/26/1924, 12/3/1996 w/o Charles R. Steele
Steele, Maud Roberts, 4/30/1868, 9/2/1964 w/o William L. Steele
Steele, Sinnie L., 3/20/1886, 8/22/1892 d/o W.L. & M.M. Steele
Steele, William Lagrand, 6/22/1861, 1/27/1942
Tabb, Nettie Banister, 3/31/1876, 9/21/1943 w/o H.T. Tabb
Taylor, Lizzie, 1875, 12/22/1886 sister of Emmer Nettles
Thomas, Tommie Dortch, 5/6/1932, 7/31/1980
Tomlinson, Bobbie, 11/16/1894, 7/23/1895 d/o S.A. & R.J. Tomlinson
Tomlinson, R.J., No dates
Waggoner, Calvin Ellie Jr., 3/10/1939, 3/10/1939
Waggoner, Mary Jeanette, 7/20/1940, 7/20/1940 d/o Mr. & Mrs. C.E. Waggoner
Waggoner, Pauline Hargrove, 10/22/1916, 3/22/1993 w/o C.E. Waggoner
Watts, Charley Howard, 1/23/1922, 9/10/1997 h/o Bessie Butler
Williams, Ben E., 4/22/1919, 7/31/1993 s/o Rufus & Katie Williams
Williams, Gus, 8/3/1915, 7/23/1917 s/o Mr. & Mrs. R.R. Williams
Williams, Katie Nettles, 3/21/1889, 1/16/1984
w/o Rufus Williams married 5/22/1911
Williams, Rufus Royd, 11/12/1881, 7/5/1963
Womack, Beulah Barnett, 12/7/1899, 12/8/1924 w/o J.W. Womack
Womack, Dettie Coates, 12/25/1886, 7/2/1965 w/o Jack B. Womack
Womack, Fannie Kennedy, 2/22/1860, 7/31/1940 w/o Richard H. Womack
Womack, George W., 3/28/1881, 4/15/1884 s/o Richard & Fannie Womack
Womack, Jack Blanks, 4/10/1879, 4/20/1955
Womack, Oscar L. Sr., 5/2/1877, 10/19/1950
Womack, Panola, 4/2/1876, 2/25/1948
Womack, Richard Harry, 6/5/1852, 5/24/1904
Woods, John T., 12/15/1850, 3/20/1923
Woods, Mary Madden, 2/27/1865, 4/9/1949
Wright, Laura Viola, 12/30/1865, 12/23/1938

The following people had readable stones when this cemetery was last recorded about 1970 but the stones are no longer to be found.

Banister, Benjamin W., 10/27/1913, 10/27/1913 s/o M.J. & B. L.Banister
Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette
Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette
Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette
Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette
Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette
Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette
Barnette, M.R., No dates
Barnette, W.J., No dates
Beasley, Mr., No dates
Brown, J.N., 2/12/1952, 12/2/1956
Brown, Lilly, No dates
Cole, Infant, 7/15/1956, 7/15/1956
Cole, Lionel A., 12/27/1905, 2/11/1946
Cole, Sam C., 1877, 1952
Cratie, Fred, No dates
Cribbs, Carrie, No dates
Dortch, Ercie, No dates
Dortch, Infant, No dates Child of Mr. & Mrs. S.O. Dortch
Francisco, Elbert, Died 9/30/1952
Frank, Infant, No dates
Golden, Mrs., No dates
Gray, Thomas, No dates
Gregory, Infant, No dates
Gunn, Infant, No dates
Hennigan, Mrs. Joe, No dates
Hennigan, Mrs., No dates
Kelly, Infant, No dates
Kelly, Infant, No dates
Morgan, Mrs., No dates
Mosley, Infant, No dates
Nettles, Infant, No dates
Nettles, Infant, No dates child of B.B. Nettles
Nettles, Mrs. B.B., No dates
O'Quinn, Fulton, died 9/30/1944 aged 71 years
Railey, Quinton M., 4/29/1937, 3/11/1938
Reeves, No dates
Shows, Elizabeth, died 10/22/1956 aged 15 years
Summers, No dates
Thomas, Infant, No dates