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Holcomb (Mount Moriah) Cemetery
Grenada County, Mississippi

Contributed by Nick Denley, Jul 29, 2000 [nickdenley@earthlink.net]. Total records = 203.

The land for this cemetery was donated by Holcomb and McRee families, 1901-1988. Directions to Holcomb Cemetery, take Sparta Road south to top of hill in Holcomb, turn right at water well and water tank, you can see cemetery from there.

In the book, "Indians and Pioneers of Old Eliot" A Grenada County, Mississippi Community, by Henry Watterson Heggie, also reference to the Holcomb Cemetery as it is known today as the Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Holcomb Cemetery was indexed by Nick Denley, of Charleston, Mississippi, February 24, 1999.

Arnold, Ellen C., b. 1862, d. 1930, s/w John P
Arnold, John P., b. 1848, d. 1929, s/w Ellen C
Bailey, Annie L., b. 09-01-1917, d. no date, s/w Dalton
Bailey, Dalton H., b. 04-05-1916, d. no date, s/w Annie
Bailey, Infant, no date, s/o Mr. & Mrs. D.H. Bailey
Bailey, Lora Nell Terry, b. 1938, d. 12-21-1999
Bell, Annie L., b. 01-29-1919, d. no date, s/w James E
Bell, James E., b. 03-26-1918, d. 08-23-1974, Tec. 4, U.S. Army, s/w Annie L
Bennett, Annie Bennett Holland, b. 01-14-1913, d. 03-25-1990, s/w Sanford
Bennett, James F. "Buddy", 09-12-1937
Bennett, Mary Alice, b. 06-22-1936, d. 12-19-1936
Bennett, Sanford Earnest, b. 01-23-1904, d. 11-15-1959, s/w Annie B
Bennett, Wilma, b. 07-04-1932, d. 09-08-1935
Brigance, Ellie, b. 05-13-1882, d. 10-31-1950
Browning, Thomas B. Jr., b. 09-14-1928, d. 1-23-1999
Butler, Horace Oswald, b. 03-03-1917, d. 09-28-1992, S2 U.S. Navy, WW II, s/w Velma
Butler, Velma Bennett, b. 01-14-1925, d. 06-04-1995, s/w Horace
Byars, Myrtle, b. 06-18-1900, d. 10-08-1983
Calhoun, Nellie Quinn, b. 07-27-1919, d. 11-20-1998
Carpenter, Loranine Johnson, b. -1-13-1925, d. no date, s/w Raymond
Carpenter, Raymond Wade, b. 04-02-1924, d. 08-14-1991, sw Loranine
Carver, Catherine A., b. 06-16-1914, d. 11-10-1985, s/w Wade
Carver, Wade W., b. 12-04-1914, d. 03-15-1985, T Sgt. U.S. Army, WW II, s/w Catherine A
Coleman, Ida Darline, b. 03-08-1962, d. 05-21-1969
Correro, Phillip Arden "Pap", b. 08-01-1949, d. 06-01-1997, Sp. 4, U.S. Army, Vietnam.
Cummings, Edward L., b. 10-06-1886, d. 10-21-1973, s/w Lucille
Cummings, Lucille T., b. 03-17-1888, d. 03-30-1983, s/w Edward
Curry, Erma L., b. 07-31-1890, d. 02-19-1971, s/w Pates
Curry, Infant, Dau. of P.B. & E.L. Curry
Curry, P. Pates, b. 12-07-1882, d. 08-10-1952, s/w Erma L
Curry, Thomas J., b. 06-13-1857, d. 06-25-1919
Davis, Martha Flint, b. 09-10-1872, d. 07-10-1950
DeLoach, Catherine Grantham, b. 11-20-1944, d. no date, s/w Jimmie, m. 02-15-1963
DeLoach, Charles Larry, b. 1939, d. 04-17-1999
DeLoach, Eva Hovis, b. 07-26-1902, d. 03-04-1997, s/w Sidney
DeLoach, Jimmie Dale, b. 04-25-1941, d. 03-08-1998, m. 02-15-1963, s/w Catherine
DeLoach, Mary DuBard, b. 07-11-1914, d. 03-07-1985, s/w Ward, m. 12-24-1939
DeLoach, Sidney Wiles, b. 04-24-1901, d. 01-13-1994, s/w Eva
DeLoach, Ward Felix, b. 02-27-1897, d. 01-24-1985, s/w Mary, m. 12-24-1939
Duke, R. Royce, b. 11-03-1935, d. 07-08-1936
Dunn, Mulvener T., 09-16-1948
Elliott, Beulah Booth, b. 08-07-1892, d. 10-22-1955, s/w James
Elliott, James Langley, b. 02-18-1880, d. 03-09-1958, s/w Beulah
Ferguson, Deborah Kay, b. 06-14-1962, d. 06-15-1962
Ferguson, Wanda Lee, b. 12-06-1966, d. 12-06-1966
Flint, Austin Granville, b. 1925, d. 09-24-1999
Flint, Lela M. , b. 12-09-1915, d. 01-29-1963
Flint, William B., b. 04-24-1912, d. 01-28-1973
Fox, Bardy Love, b. 1915, d. 1972
Francis, Timothy, b. 09-14-1863, d. 11-23-1927
Frederick, Jimmie Hill, b. 08-02-1912, d. 01-22-1997
Frost, William Monroe, b. 01-14-1933, d. 07-26-1981, Sp3 U.S. Army, Korea
Gee, James Edgar, b. 1922, d. 1935, s/o Mr. & Mrs. J.E. Gee
Gee, Lillian Brewer Heggie, b. 09-03-1890, d. 03-13-1977
Gee, Lula Howell, b. 09-02-1874, d. 06-03-1930
Gee, Thomas T. , b. 07-18-1870, d. 04-28-1934
Goodson, Doug C. Sr., b. 03-26-1905, d. 12-17-1982
Goodson, Douglas Jr., b. 11-04-1928, d. 06-19-1960, s/w Mary L
Goodson, James C., b. 08-09-1906, d. 10-25-1971, Mississippi Pvt. Co. C. 19 ArmD. Inf. BN, WW II
Goodson, Jerry Douglas, b. 08-26-1959, d. 08-29-1959
Goodson, Marie Gattis, b. 11-xx-1891, d. 05-xx-1930
Goodson, Mary L., b. 01-21-1932, d. no date, s/w Douglas Jr
Goodson, Mellie Hawkins, b. 1937, d. 03-08-2000
Goodson, Roy Clifton, b. 02-xx-1882, d. 02-xx-1936
Gorman, Buster, b. 05-21-1910, d. 02-18-1995, CPL U.S. Army, WW II, m. 05-06-1942, s/w Rosie
Gorman, Rosie Lee, b. 10-15-1918, d. no date, s/w Buster, m. 05-06-1942
Gorman, Rosienell, b. 01-29-1951, d. 01-29-1951
Gray, Bertha P., b. 12-13-1877, d. 05-25-1952, s/w Will
Gray, Clyde Elizabeth Elliott, b. 1919, d. 08-03-1999
Gray, James Harold "Wooky", b. 07-02-1938, d. 05-16-1996, s/w Linda
Gray, Linda Lunceford, b. 04-22-1945, d. no date, s/w James
Gray, Myrtle Timmons, b. 11-10-1914, d. no date, s/w Paul
Gray, Nellie, b. 02-02-1920, d. 01-30-1951
Gray, Paul Mickey, b. 04-10-1903, d. 10-30-1973, s/w Myrtle
Gray, Quinton "Pete" Scott, b. 03-04-1917, d. 06-27-1960
Gray, Will K. , b. 02-15-1877, d. 07-31-1940, s/w Bertha
Hammon, Att W.Jr., b. 05-05-1920, d. 02-16-1998, CSP(Q) U.S. Navy, WW II
Hammon, Attie W. , b. 1888, d. 1953, s/w Tilmon
Hammon, Nell, b. 1923, d. 1930
Hammon, Tilmon Moore, b. 1891, d. 1973, s/w Attie
Hammon, Victor Garnett, Jr., b. 05-25-1925, d. 04-07-1977
Hammons, Albert S. Sr., b. 12-22-1927, d. no date, s/w Katherine
Hammons, Katherine Gilreath, b. 10-24-1925, d. 10-14-1996, s/w Albert S Sr
Hayden, Dotson Kendall, b. 09-25-1907, d. 10-18-1976, s/w Mary
Hayden, Gary Dotson, b. 02-28-1957, d. 06-25-1960
Hayden, Howard Kendall, b. 07-23-1960, d. 05-20-1981
Hayden, Leroy Thomas, Jr., b. 01-25-1921, d. 01-14-1977, 1st Lt. U.S. Army, WW II
Hayden, Mary Gary, b. 10-31-1910, d. 10-03-1995, s/w Dotson
Hayden, Minnie Shaw, b. 10-30-1880, d. 04-05-1951
Hayden, Paul Leroy, b. 03-27-1906, d. 08-19-1951
Hayward, Maxine Goodson, b. 12-16-1915, d. 11-02-1997
Hill, Archie S., b. 08-13-1915, d. 08-02-1961, s/w Mildred
Hill, Dr. Archie S., b. 1874, d. 1955, s/w Leola
Hill, Frances M. , b. 08-13-1929, d. no date, s/w William
Hill, Jimmy Stokes, b. 12-28-1933, d. 02-06-1999
Hill, Leola B., b. 1876, d. 1964, s/w Archie
Hill, Melnot Stokes III, b. 08-11-1965, d. 02-20-1967
Hill, Melnot Stokes, b. 04-03-1908, d. 04-01-1963
Hill, Mildred w., b. 03-29-1922, d. 12-23-1997, s/w Archie S
Hill, William T.-, b. 02-23-1923, d. 01-16-1983, PFC U.S. Army, WW II, s/w Frances M
Holcomb, David Lafayette, b. 01-27-1844, d. 04-28-1934
Holcomb, Edwin D., b. 12-06-1886, d. 03-18-1974
Holcomb, Georgia Williams, b. 05-16-1855, d. 08-15-1933, w/o D.L. Holcomb.
Holcomb, Lidia K., b. 02-27-1871, d. 07-04-1917
Holcomb, Mae, b. 05-11-1883, d. 11-11-1884, Dau. of D.L. & Georgia Holcomb.
Holcomb, Mary E. Turner, b. 02-06-1848, d. 08-15-1879, w/o D.L. Holcomb.
Holcomb, Mary J. Williams, b. 02-05-1886, d. 06-25-1975, w/o Edwin D. Holcomb.
Holcomb, William Edwin, d. 07-11-2000, age 82, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, WWII Veteran
Holland, Charles Neal, b. 05-12-1936, d. 01-13-1997
Hornor, Dorothy Jean, b. 04-04-1916, d. 03-03-1992, s/w Tom
Hornor, Tom Morton, b. 10-29-1909, d. no date, s/w Dorothy
Hughes, Cindy Goodson, b. 01-14-1957, d. 05-16-1976
Hutchinson, H.L. "Sonny", b. 05-15-1933, d. 08-20-1976
Ingram, Charles Hemphill, b. 02-09-1901, d. 02-20-1973, s/w Thalma
Ingram, Thalma Henley, b. 11-10-1908, d. no date, s/w Charles
Jenkins, Frances E., b. 02-24-1936, d. 12-14-1995
Kendall, Albert R., b. 02-14-1935, d. 04-11-1984
Kent, Emma, b. 10-17-1853, d. 12-21-1938
Kirkland, Mattie, b. 03-12-1857, d. 01-25-1939
Knight, A.J., b. 07-20-1917, d. 12-19-1984
Knight, Andrew J., b. 11-29-1888, d. 08-25-1935
Knight, Bettie Ford, b. 10-09-1886, d. 11-13-1969
Latham, Amanda Holland, b. 09-10-1979, d. 02-23-1997
Lord, Dennis, b. 06-28-1914, d. 07-12-1971
Lott, Andrew T., b. 05-10-1907, d. 12-28-1978
Lott, C. W., b. 03-22-1912, d. 10-25-1984
Lott, Charles William, b. 11-03-1866, d. 03-12-1947
Lott, Dorothy Organ, b. 10-02-1934, d. no date, s/w Hilman
Lott, Hilman "Pat", b. 04-26-1925, d. 09-10-1971, s/w Dorothy
Lott, Inez Smith, b. 06-19-1909, d. 12-23-1990
Lott, Jesse P. , b. 05-19-1918, d. 08-09-1990, s/w Katherine
Lott, Katherine P., b. 09-01-1925, d. no date, s/w Jesse
Lott, Mary Eliza , b. 11-30-1871, d. 07-10-1928
Lott, Vickie Lenora, b. 10-14-1903, d. 03-30-1920
Martin, Charlie, b. 06-03-1894, d. 05-18-1956, Pvt. Btry. A. 1FA, Miss. NG, WW II, s/w Zella
Martin, Chester B., b. 01-07-1898, d. 12-30-1957
Martin, Theo Johnson, b. 11-27-1881, d. 04-22-1961
Martin, William H., b. 01-31-1861, d. 06-28-1940
Martin, Zella Sweeny, b. 08-25-1894, d. 09-20-1977, s/w Charlie
Matthews, Hortense Holcomb, b. 06-04-1891, d. 04-09-1985
Maxwell, Julie E., b. 1876, d. 1932, s/w S.V.
Maxwell, S.V. Kees, b. 1874, d. 1932, s/w Julie E
McCalop, Clyde Benford, b. 07-30- 1923, d. 03-04-1989, Tec. 3 U.S. Army, WW II
McCalop, Kelly Owen, b. 05-10-1926, d. 12-26-1987, S2 U.S. Navy, WW II
McMahen, Henry Kinchen, b. 10-18-1893, d. 03-03-1976, Pvt. U.S. Army, WW II
McMahen, Mary Duckett, b. 03-12-1905, d. 05-23-1991
McRee, Annie L., b. 02-23-1869, d. 01-25-1953
McRee, J. Fulton, b. 02-09-1893, d. 04-22-1972
McRee, Kathleen Norris, b. 07-25-1921, d. 06-29-1997, s/w Richard
McRee, Mary Kirkland, b. 07-18-1893, d. 12-04-1990
McRee, R.A., b. 09-29-1866, d. 07-01-1926
McRee, Richard Kirkland, b. 10-23-1919, d. no date, s/w Kathleen
Melton, Charles Anthony "Tony", b. 02-02-1971, d. 11-30-1989
Minyard, Martha H., b. 10-21-1910, d. 01-19-1990, s/w Ralph W
Minyard, Ralph W., b. 08-28-1912, d. 10-04-1976, s/w Martha H
Neal, Hugh Francis, b. 09-03-1916, d. 09-25-1998
Norris, Helton Carmel, b. 01-17-1915, d. 09-01-1967
Norris, Henry Samuel, b. 1888, d. 1956
Norris, Jasie Lowe, b. 12-07-1890, d. 01-12-1975
Norris, Loyce Elizabeth, b. 10-16-1910, d. 11-10-1983
Oakley, Glenn Norris, b. 01-06-1950, d. 05-31-1951
Organ, Johnnie Counts, b. 06-06-1906, d. 03-04-1992
Overstreet, Ethel C. Gerrard, b. 12-10-1911, d. 07-05-1985, s/w Robert Lamar Sr, m. v
Overstreet, Robert Lamar Sr., b. 11-18-1912, d. 12-19-1999, s/w Ethel, m. 12-27-1933
Owens, Opal L. , b. 1932, d. no date, s/w Wilton A, m. 12-04-1952
Owens, Wilton A., b. 1929, d. 1972, Mississippi SGM U.S. Army, WW II, Korea, Vietnam, s/w Opal L, m. 12-04-1952
Payne, Malcom Lurrie, b. 10-05-1914, d. 12-28-1962
Pritchard, Clyde T., b. 1893, d. 1955
Ray, Bardie W., b. 12-29-1893, d. 08-15-1915, Blown overboard Battleship-New Hampshire in the Gulf of Mexico. Body not recovered. The s/o J.R. & M. Ray.
Ray, J. R., b. 09-07-1868, d. 07-15-1934, s/w Maudie
Ray, Lois E., b. 01-25-1923, d. no date, s/w Robert M
Ray, Maudie Hammons, b. 05-15-1873, d. 05-01-1934, w/o J.R. Ray, s/w J.R.
Ray, Robert M. , b. 1898, d. 1966, s/w Lois E
Ray, Sarah Lou, b. 05-12-1910, d. 07-10-1916
Reeves, Jeffery Keith, b. 07-11-1973, d. 10-16-1988
Reisher, Clara G. Minyard, b. 04-12-1889, d. 12-27-1978
Rooh, Rebecca, b. 06-26-1839, d. 01-22-1923
Scallions, Fannie V., b. 12-23-1926, d. no date, s/w Freelon, m. 08-25-1943
Scallions, Freelon L., b. 04-29-1923, d. 05-23-1990, s/w Fannie, m. 08-25-1943
Smith, George Walter, b. 01-16-1874, d. 11-27-1950, s/w Mary Frances
Smith, Mary Frances, b. 09-06-1873, d. 11-05-1953, s/w George W
Stergas, Louis H., b. 05-16-1916, d. 01-11-1978, s/w Mary R
Stergas, Mary R., b. 01-25-1923, d. no date, s/w Louis
Stergas. Louis H., b. 1916, d. 1978, U.S. Army, WW II
Stouffer, John D., b. 06-21-1914, d. 10-02-1981, TSgt. U.S. Army, WW II
Stouffer, Ruby May, b. 03-16-1914, d. 04-24-1994
Taylor, Margaret M., b. 12-31-1881, d. 09-26-1972
Terry, Infant , d. 02-11-1975, Infant Dau. of Randy & Gayle Terry.
Timmons, Mary Ella, b. 11-07-1887, d. 08-19-1969, s/w Sam F
Timmons, Sam F., b. 06-16-1884, d. 08-17-1960, s/w Mary Ella
Tindall, Frances Parilee Gentry, b. 1846, d. 1922, w/o John Z. Tindall
Tindall, J.Z. , b. 1844, d. 1928
Tindall, James R. , b. 09-05-1876, d. 11-01-1964
Turner, Clemmie Ashmore, b. 03-04-1879, d. 02-02-1957, w/o W. T. Turner
Turner, Cooper, b. 07-31-1908, d. 10-25-1916, s/o W.T. and Mrs. Turner
Turner, William T., b. 1879, d. 1961
Ward, Muriel G., b. 12-29-1925, d. 07-12-1987
Whitmore, Paul Joseph, b. 04-05-1957, Baltimore, Maryland, d. 11-06-1980, New Orleans, La., s/o Marianne Hayden & James Whitmore.
Wiggins, Mary C., b. 10-01-1861, d. 03-14-1958
Williams, Blanche T. , b. 1885, d. 1961
Williams, Mary Lurana, b. 11-26-1861, d. 04-06-1954, w/o William Preston Williams.
Williams, Robert Douglas, b. 10-12-1878, d. 06-18-1950
Winters, Helen Jean Lindley, b. 1971, d. 01-07-2000