Fairley Cemetery
George County, Mississippi

Lat: 30° 58' 43"N, Lon: 88° 47' 25"W

Contributed by James Trussell, Oct 30, 2007 [carverofwood1260@wmconnect.com].  Total records = 23.

We’ll start our trip to this cemetery at the intersection of Highway 26 West and Highway 57 North in Benndale, Mississippi. Take Highway 57 North and travel approximately 8 miles. On your left will be Salem Road, there is also a rather large sign on the left hand side at this intersection that reads "Salem Baptist Church". You will turn left on Salem road and go about ½ mile and the Joe P. Fairley Cemetery will be on your left.

This is a small family cemetery and the family takes care of it. It is surrounded by a chain link fence and is well kept. I was given permission to walk this cemetery by Mr Gene Fairley. The earliest burial listed is in 1920.

I walked this cemetery on Oct 30, 2007, and the information was taken from headstone inscriptions and temporary grave markers.

- James Trussell

Cochran, Alex, b. 11-23-1905, d. 12-28-1981, "Gone Home"
Cochran, Arthur K, b. 02-17-1909, d. 05-16-1946
Cochran, Dan (Jr.), b. 09-10-1955, d. 10-01-1978
Cochran, Dan T, b. 04-29-1922, d. 07-13-1988
Cochran, George Yeager, b. 10-24-1910, d. 09-10-1912, son of W.L. & Julia Cochran
Cochran, Julia, b. 08-31-1880, d. 02-27-1939
Cochran, Mary J, b. 1840, d. 1928
Cochran, Mildred Lorene, b. 09-12-1931, d. 01-05-1974
Cochran, W. L., b. 03-16-1873, d. 06-17-1941
Edwards, Hattie M, b. 09-01-1923, d. 12-30-2003
Fairley, Bertha, b. 03-30-1883, d. 03-09-1959
Fairley, Glenn A, b. 11-29-1951, d. 08-04-1999, "Always and Forever"
Fairley, Henry Clarence, b. 06-08-1901, d. 03-23-1993, "Daddy"
Fairley, Irvin, b. 04-01-1903, d. 11-22-1920, son of Joe & Bertha Fairley
Fairley, Joe P, b. 01-27-1876, d. 10-23-1957
Fairley, Mary A, b. 11-26-1856, d. 12-06-1937
Fairley, Mildred (Knight), b. 10-28-1908, d. 03-20-1988, "Mama"
Fairley, Oran Otto (Sr.), b. 04-07-1919, d. 07-22-1974, TSgt. WW-2 US Air Force Reserve
Fairley, Peter L, b. 04-10-1847, d. 12-25-1922
Fairley, Roselee L, b. 10-11-1905, d. 10-31-1908, daughter of J. & B. Fairley
Havard, Edward Lee, b. 02-01-1933, d. 05-04-2004
Havard, Richard H, b. 06-18-1941, d. 01-17-1992, "Harold", h/o of Faye Havard
Havard, Thelma Lavada, b. 02-04-1938, d. 09-30-2001

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