Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery

These listings are intended to be used as an aid to genealogical research and are not intended as genealogical fact.

Compilation and notations were by Cynthia Daigle and Chris Tidwell. Used by permission. If you have additional "occupants" to list in this cemetery or any corrections, please contact me. Anything in [ ] was added by Marsha Bryant.

Source: Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish, LA newspaper obituaries, cemetery
enumeration and other sources as listed below

Sources for Information:

• South LA Records by Rev. Donald Hebert (SLR)(reference books)
• SouthWest LA Records by Rev. Donald Hebert (SWLR)(reference books)
• Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church Records (DOBR) (reference books)
• South LA Vital Family Records by Terrebonne Genealogy Society (SLVFR) (reference books)
• Social Security Death Index (SSA) (Internet-several sources)
• Louisiana (or other state) Death Records (LDR)(Internet or other sources)
• U.S. Federal Census (Internet or other sources)
• Obituary of deceased, parent or sibling
• Diocese of New Orleans, Catholic Church Records (reference books)
• Find a Grave.com (internet)
• They Came They Stayed by Laise Marie Ledet (internet)
• Houma Newspaper Obit Index by TGS (OI)

Notes:

Parents and/or spouses names are included as they are named in the obituary.
Occasionally a presumption was made regarding the maiden name of females. If her
maiden name was not directly given in the obituary, it was presumed she had the
same surname as her father or brother.

Abbreviations

s/o = son of; d/o = daughter of
sp = spouse or spouse of
infant = less than 4 mo. old; child = 4 mo. through 14 years
*** or (blank) = information not available

If I listed something incorrectly, please contact me. Anything in braces [], was also added by me.

___, Ella 1968 - 1969

Bergeron, Kevin Paul   8 Aug 1954 – 22 Jul 2014

Bolden, Geneva [Ruffin]   18 Jan 1907 – 9 Jul 1967, wife of Herman Bolden

Bolden, Herman    29 Oct 1904 – 9 Nov 1983, husband of Geneva Bolden, son of Alfred Bolden & Sylvia Brown

Bolden, Sarah R [Clay]    6 Jun 1940 – 17 Feb 2007, age 66, w/o Bernard Bolden, d/o Austin Clay & Ruby Thibodaux

Breaux, Olivia Thomas   10 Sep 1899 – 23 Aug 1981, w/o Walter Breaux, daughter of Pete and Josephine Jackson Thomas

Brison, Willie James Jr. 18 Mar 1968 - 18 Oct 1972

Brown, Alonzo 18 Jun 1935 - 3 Jun 1968

Cambor, Elnora (Nash) 1928 - 28 Jul 1996, age 68, w/o #1 Herbert Diggs Sr. #2 Lee Cambor Jr., Rev., d/o Thomas Nash Sr. & Agnes Sims

Carr, Mary (Johnson) 1915 - 22 Aug 1998, age 73, w/o Henry Carr, d/o Henderson Johnson Sr. & Louise Johnson Johnson

Carr, Nathaniel [Henry]    27 Jul 1958 – 9 Jan 1989, died in Huber Heights, Montgomery, OH, age 30, h/o Mary Ann Johnson, s/o Henry Carr & Mary Johnson, grand s/o Henderson Johnson Sr. & Louise Johnson Johnson

Carvin, Derrick Lyndell “Bam” 1978 - 20 Jan 2011, age 33, Companion/o Rona Williams, s/o James Carvin Jr. & Betty, grand s/o Jaymes Carvin Sr. & Odile Leyhorn, grand s/o James Givens Sr. & Margie Nash

Carvin, Kenneth Jerome 1971 - 12 Jun 2004, age 33, h/o Maeola Jordan, s/o Brenda and Edward Washington; Jerome and Eva Daggs, grand s/o James Carvin Sr. & Odile Leyhorn, grand s/o Nolan Daggs & Stella

Carvin, Tammy Gail (Bonvillian) 1966 - March 27, 2006, age 40, w/o Rodney Carvin Sr., d/o Harry L. Bonvillian Sr. & Jacqueline Brown, grand d/o Willis Brown Sr. & Victoria Matthews, grand d/o Willie Bonvillain Sr. & Emma ‘Susie’ Rutledge, Obit does not name a cemetery; services Beulah Baptist in Gibson

Celestine, C. Jr.   no dates

Chapman, Gus [Augusta] Jr   12 Jan 1930 – 17 Mar 1977

Cheavis, Tyrone 20 May 1958 - 5 Oct 1976

Coleman, Rose Lee (Smith) 12 Jan 1954 - 13 Nov 1976, w/o Elroy Coleman

Daigs, Susie (Hartman) 10 Aug 1905 - 19 Aug 1978

Davis, Cora Washington   5 Apr 1891 – 9 Jan 1981, daughter of Fred and Louise Mullgien Washington, age 93, w/o Alex Davis

Davis, Sammy E.   15 Mar 1923 – 15 Jun 1965

Diggs, Elizabeth (Toups)  1 Jun 1906 – 26 Jan 1963

Diggs, Herbert Jr. 1946 - 15 Sep 1978

Givens, Margie (Nash) 1925 - 20 May 1989, age 64, w/o James Givens Sr., d/o Thomas Nash Sr. & Agnes Sims

Green, Patricia (Granger) 20 Oct 1956 - 25 Jun 1980, age 34, w/o Murphy Green, d/o Joseph Granger & Victoria Washington

Hamilton, Irving Sr   11 Sep 1891 – 18 Apr 1985, h/o Rose M., s/o Johnny Hamilton & Florestine

Jackson, Phillip Jr. 1923 - 18 Sep 1981

Jenkins,  Australia Mitchell  28 Feb 1898 – 1 Jul 1986, daughter of James & Hester Washington Mitchell, wife of Phillip Jenkins

Jenkins, Carder   28 Mar 1934 – 5 Feb 2009, husband of Irma Jenkins, son of Phillip and Australia Mitchell Jenkins

Jenkins, Herbert Sr   17 Dec 1917 – 28 Oct 2005, h/o Vella Washington, son of Phillip and Australia Mitchell Jenkins

Jenkins, James    14 May 1923 – 18 Feb 1982 (Social Security Death index states Birth as 3 Jul 1923, military draft card states 9 Jun 1923), son of Phillip and Australia Mitchell Jenkins

Jenkins, Phillip Jr.   8 Nov 1922 - 18 Sep 1981

Jenkins, Phillip    4 May 1893 – 9 Feb 1972 (his Social Security card was issued in New Jersey)

Jenkins, Vella [Washington]    6 Jun 1924 – 21 Jul 1980, daughter of Adam Washington and Mary Diggs, w/o Herbert Jenkins, sis/o Adam, Olivia, Victoria, & Irma Lee Washington

Johnson, __ III    4 Jan 1952 - 1966

Johnson, Agnes (Sims)   24 Dec 1901 – 13 Feb 1975, w/o Shelby Johnson Sr.

Johnson, Charles Lee 1962 - 20 Jan 2005, age 43, Single, s/o Oreal Johnson & Elnora Robinson, grand s/o Earl Robinson & Geneva Washington, grand s/o Preston Johnson & Laurel

Johnson, Elnora [Robinson]  31 Jan 1934 – 8 Jul 2009, wife of Orel Johnson, d/o Earl Robinson & Geneva Washington

Johnson, Livar Cantrell 1978 - 2 Mar 1998, age 20, s/o Linest Johnson Sr. & Bernita McGuire, s/o Arthur Lee Smalls Sr., grand s/o James Smalls & Daisy Bell, grand s/o Clarence McGuire & Mary, grand s/o Earl Johnson & Zenobie

Johnson, Mack “Big Mack” 1959 - 6 Sep 2004, age 46, Single, s/o Oreal Johnson & Elnora Robinson

Johnson, Rondlu Jamon 1980 - 11 Aug 2006, age 26, s/o James Gene Johnson & Jennie Bea Givens, grand s/o Flossie Mae Givens, Margie Nash Givens, James Givens Sr., grand s/o Shelby Johnson Sr. & Agnes S. Johnson

Johnson, Velvin 12 Jan 1940 - 12 Aug 1967

Keller, Devon 24 Apr 1935 - 25 Oct 1983, h/o Lessie Mae Thompson

Keller, Lessie Mae (Thompson) 1939 - 8 Aug 1996, age 57, w/o Devon Keller, d/o Samuel Thompson & Ethel Cunningham

Matthews, Mathilda ‘Tillia’ (Williams)   12 Apr 1905 – 19 Aug 1982, age 77, w/o Guidry Matthews, d/o Charleston Williams & Sarah Alvis

McKay, Monroe 10 Dec 1913 – 15 Oct 1987, age 73, h/o Naomia Poindexter, son of Eugene and Clothilde Moses McKay

Mitchel, Odiel S. (Bolden) 15 Feb 1872 - 2 Jun 1954, w/o Frank Mitchel (LADR), d/o Cornelius Bolden & Elizabeth Willis (LADR)

Moore, Vera (Allridge) 1956 - 6 Apr 2005, age 49, w/o Raymond Moore, d/o Isaac Allridge Sr. & Margie Nash, step d/o James Givens

Nash, Thomas “Toolum” Sr   1923 – 3 Aug 2004, age 81, h/o Lubertha Robinson, son of Thomas and Agnes Simms Nash

Nash, Thomas Jr   29 Sep 1951 – 7 Jan 2011, s/o Thomas Nash Sr. & Lubertha Robinson, Grand s/o Nathaniel Robinson & Ellen, Grand s/o Thomas Nash Sr. & Agnes Sims

Owens, Elma [Harris]   11 Sep 1934 – 12 Feb 2010, wife of Ronald Owens, daughter of Willie and Carrie Harris

Offord, Fred Landry Sr. 5 Oct 1929 - 12 Feb 1978

Owens, Elma (Harris) 1935 - 12 Feb 2010, w/o Roland Owens Sr., d/o Willie Harris & Carrie

Patrick, Yvette (Nash) 1932 - 16 Nov 1999, age 67, w/o Sidney Patrick Sr., d/o Henry Nash & Agnes Sims

Poindexter, Lillian [Rollins]   3 Feb 1914 – 25 Jan 2005, daughter of Jordon & louisa Rollins, wife of Albert

Porche, Alberta [Ruffin]   21 Feb 1905 – 23 Jun 1985, wife of Matthew Porche, d/o Stewart Ruffin Sr.

Prevost, Francis [Mathews]   17 Sep 1889 – 16 Nov 1958, wife of Issac Prevost

Robinson, Earl   1911 – 22 Apr 1980, married to Geneva Robinson, s/o Warner Robinson & Susana Williams

Robinson, Genevia [Washington] Robinson,   16 Jan 1916– 1 Oct 1981, husband of Earl Robinson

Robinson, Jane [Castle]   17 Dec 1920 – 20 Oct 1999, w/o Joseph Robinson Sr., daughter of Bim and Margue Brooks Castle

Robinson, Jerry Sr   4 Oct 1942 – 19 Jun 2006, s/o Joseph Robinson Sr. and Jane Castle

Robinson, Joseph    16 May 1914 – 25 Nov 1965

Robinson, Leonard    24 Dec 1907 – 22 Jul 1986, s/o Warren Robinson Sr. & Susanna Williams, Note: SS under Leonard Robertson

Robinson, Nathaniel 6 Oct 1895 - 29 Aug 1962, s/o Ellen

Ross, Rose 1896 - 1964

Royal, Laura P   6 Sep 1915 – 26 Sep 2008, age 93, w/o Rev. Albert Royal, d/o Townsend Poindexter & Castina Matthews, Grand d/o George Matthews & Sally Ellis

Ruffin, Ben    18 Sep 1918 – 13 Mar 1974

Ruffin, Herbert   6 Jul 1929 – 28 Mar 2000, son of William "Billy" Thomas and Alberta Ruffin, enlisted in the army 12 Jun 1952 and was released 4 May 1954.

Ruffin, Olevia [Singleton]    29 Sep 1919 – 27 May 2000, age 80, w/o Benjamin Ruffin, daughter of Eddie & Cecile Yirdine Singleton

Ruffin, Rose [Matthews]    1882 – 15 Apr 1953, wife of William Ruffin, w/o Willie Ruffin, d/o George Matthews & Frances Taylor

Ruffin, Sarah [Alridge]    18 Aug 1887 – 5 Aug 1964, wife of Steward Ruffin, dau of John & Molly Alridge

Ruffin, Willie    1875 - 27 Feb 1864, husband of Rose Matthews Ruffin

Scott, Raymond Vincent 10 Oct 1970 - 29 Sep 1979

Seymore, Lawrence Jr   21 Nov 1939 – 28 Jun 1964

Short, Anthony Tony   Infant 27 Sep 1980, s/o Norris Short, grand s/o Mrs. Beulah Short

Short, Clarence Jr   1 May 1907 – 5 Dec 1987, age 80, h/o Leola Gray, s/o Moses Short Jr. & Rebecca Poindexter

Short, Donald 4 Jan 1973 - 14 Feb 1980, age 7, s/o Norris Short, grand s/o Mrs. Beulah Short

Short, Gladiola "Gladys" Ray   15 Nov 1934 – 3 May 2007, w/o Lee Andrew Short Sr., daughter of Leonard & Leola Hawkins Ray

Short, Gwendolyn   20 Aug 1962 - 10 Sep 1984

Short, Isaac Sr   1 Feb 1909 – 8 Jan 2000, age 90, h/o Lelia Hannibal, son of Isaac and Rebecca Owens Short

Short, John Neal 1942 - 2 Jul 1997, age 55, h/o Emaline M., s/o Clarence Short Sr. & Leola

Short, Joseph Jr. d. 16 Aug 1962

Short, Lelia (Hannibal)   21 Jun 1902 – 26 Jan 1987, w/o Isaac Short Sr., d/o Mary Hannibal Beverly

Short, Rennorh Sr   17 Aug 1930 – 11 Sep 2008, age 78, h/o Lillie Mae Butler, s/o Clarence Short & Leola Gray, Grand s/o Moses Short & Rebecca Owens, Grand s/o Henry Gray & Eliza Brown

Sims, Amos   28 Aug 1887 – 1 Jan 1961, husband of Phylis Stovall Sims

Sims, Gordon    20 May 1923 – 28 Jun 1981

Sims, Phyllis [Stoval]    31 Oct 1881 – 23 Oct 1973, wife of Amos Sims

Sims, Robert   14 Jan 1948 – 4 Jun 1999, age 51, s/o Harry Sims & Ellen Ruffin

Smith, Asilee (McKay) 1949 - Jan. 10, 2007, age 58, s/o Monroe McKay & Naomi Poindexter, grand d/o Eugene McKay & Clotile, grand d/o Townsend Poindexter & Castina Matthews

Sneeze, Lucille  'Ma Lou' Short   12 Nov 1936 – 20 Nov 2007, age 71, w/o Joseph Sneeze, daughter of Clarence and Leola Gray Short

Stokes, Josie Martin   1973 – 7 May 2007, age 34, w/o Hubert Stokes, d/o Joseph Martin & Hattie Simmons

Stokes, Robert L.   6 Feb 1921 – 16 Feb 2011, husband of Mildred, son of Rance & Dilsey Stokes

Verrett, Elnora (Gray) 1918 - 19 Jan 2003, age 85, w/o John Verrett, d/o Henry Gray & Eliza Brown

Washington, Moses Jr. 1938 - 1968

Washington, Pearl 1881 - 1968

Watson, Infant 21 Aug 1977

Watson, Morris Sr. 1929 - 21 Mar 2012, age 83, s/o Daniel Watson Sr. & Alice Ruffin, grand s/o Willie Ruffin & Rose Matthews

Watson, Willie B.   10 Sep 1900 – 17 Feb 1982

Williams, Alma (Marshall)   1923 – 22 Nov 1982, age 59, w/o Enis Williams, d/o George Marshall & Martha

Williams, Ellen (Ruffin) Sims 1921 - 11 Jan 2013, age 92, h/o #1 Harry Sims #2 Clarence Williams, d/o Willie Ruffin & Rose Matthews, grand d/o George Matthews & Francis Taylor

Williams, James Jr   22 Aug 1930 – 26 Jul 1998, age 67, h/o Octavia Jenkins, s/o James Williams Sr. & Thelma Wallace