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Delay Baptist Cemetery
Lafayette County, Mississippi

Lat: 34° 14' 53"N, Lon: 89° 24' 06"W

Submitted by Barbara Pruitt, Mar 07, 2005 [bgpruitt@hotmail.com]. Total records = 67.

To reach this cemetery from Yocona, drive south on CR 445 for 2.5 miles. Turn east of left into Delay and the cemetery will be on the right side of the road.

This cemetery is owned and maintained by the Delay Baptist Church, which is situated beside the fenced in cemetery. This appears to be a fairly new cemetery with the first burial with a headstone being in 1962. It is in good condition and is still being used.

I visited and read all existing tombstones or markers in this cemetery on Mar 05, 2005. The most recent burial was Feb 27, 2005.

- Barbara Pruitt

Black, Buford Edward, b. Jun 20, 1928, d. Jun 28, 1995, s/w Zennie Mae R
Black, Dalton, b., b. Jul 27, 1887, d. Sep 11, 1962
Black, Ida, b. b. Apr 1, 1891, d. Dec 30, 1975, s/w Dalton B
Black, Judy Y., b. Oct 5, 1964, d. Jul 27, 1995 (Loving mother of Savannah Hunter)
Black, Zennie Mae R., b. Dec 16, 1930, d. no date, married Apr 6, 1946
Bray, Janie S., b. Feb 13, 1935, d. no date
Bray, Leonard R., b. Feb 14, 1935, d. Aug 23, 1992, s/w Janie S
Brower, Stephanie E., b. Dec 12, 1975, d. May 19, 1991
Clark, Lenna A., b. Mar 1, 1916, d. Nov 8, 1986
Clark, Toy, b. Oct 23, 1911, d. Dec 27, 1993, s/w Lenna A
Clark, William Steven, b. Sep 6, 1951, d. Nov 6, 2003, Son of Toy and Lenna Clark
Cross, Otis Eton, b. Mar 8, 1936, d. Dec 23, 2001, s/w Rena Carol
Cross, Rena Carol, b. Nov 19, 1949, d. no date
Davis, Charles Melvin, b. 1936, d. Feb 27, 2005
Davis, Opal L., b. Apr 4, 1931, d. Apr 25, 1989, s/w Troy B
Davis, Troy, b. b. Nov 29, 1925, d. Jun 11, 1990
Denton, Dewey, b. Jun 6, 1897, d. Aug 28, 1985, Military Marker, US Army WWII
Denton, Evelyn T., b. Jun 6, 1930, d. no date, s/w Toy Darrell
Denton, May Houston, b. May 17, 1901, d. Dec 3, 1992, married Jun 10, 1920, Parents of Lala Juanita 12/18/1921, Toy Darrell 5/24/1924, Mary Elma 4/26/1926, Wm. Lynn 1/30/1930, Betty Jean 5/4/1932, Jessie Gwendolyn 2/7/1940
Denton, Toy Darrell, b. May 24, 1924, d. May 14, 1976
Denton, Toy S., b. Apr 18, 1901, d. Aug 26, 1984, h/o & s/w May Houston
Foshee, Jackie Faye, b. Jul 28, 1921, d. Jun 21, 2002, Married Nov 12, 1938
Foshee, Jessie Clinton, b. Jan 6, 1916, d. May 22, 1981
Gossett, Brenda Joyce, b. Apr 16, 1948, d. no date, s/w Winfred Ray
Gossett, Mary Lou Holmes, b. 1932, d. no date, s/w William Howard
Gossett, William Howard (Buck), b. 1924, d. 1998, Military Marker: US Navy S2 WWII
Gossett, Winfred Ray (Short), b. Mar 8, 1927, d. Oct 17, 2000, Military Marker: Corporal Korean War
Henry, Brandon Alexander, b. Feb 7, 1995, d. Feb 7, 1995, s/w Brian Allen
Henry, Brian Allen, b. Feb 7, 1995, d. Feb 7, 1995, s/w Brandon Alexander
Hodge, Aither, b. Sep 17, 1895, d. May 1982, s/w Wesley
Hodge, Dorothy, b. 1919, d. no date
Hodge, Lyles, b. 1914, d. 1970, s/w Dorothy
Hodge, Vera Maye, b. Jun 1, 1919, d. no date, s/w Wister
Hodge, Wesley, b. Sep 19, 1895, d. Jan 7, 1973
Hodge, Wister, b. Oct 4, 1903, d. Dec 12, 1986
Hollowell, Doris S., b. Aug 7, 1911, d. May 26, 1988, w/o & s/w Louis E, Married: Sep 15, 1929
Hollowell, Louis E., b. Feb 24, 1900, d. Feb 9, 1990
Holmes, Ben, b. Sept 10,1899, d. Mar 27, 1993
Holmes, Bernice H., b. Jul 2, 1906, d. Nov 26, 1981, s/w Ben
Holmes, Gene Wendell, b. Nov 15, 1927, d. Mar 17, 1983, Son of Ben and Bernice Holmes
Holmes, Neal, b. Jan 6, 1930, d. Jun 5, 1981
Holmes, Ronda Gail, b. Nov 4, 1971, d. Nov 4, 1971, Infant of Neal and Ruth Holmes
Hughes, Johnny Dale, Jr., b. Nov 10, 1974, d. Nov 11, 1974
Johnson, James Howard, b. Nov 21, 1909, d. Jan 10, 1978
Johnson, Leslie Ruth Neal, b. Sep 8, 1910, d. May 19, 1991, Children: Jo Ann, William, Anita, Nancy
Johnson, Mark Derrick, b. Aug 26, 1956, d. Mar 15, 1999, Son of Mary and J. C. Johnson, Brother of Jerry, d. Johnson
Johnson, Ollie Heard, b. Mar 1, 1887, d. 1978, s/w James Howard
Johnson, Rhonda Carol, b. Sep 15, 1960, d. no date, Daughter of Corrine and Thomas Baggett, Sister of Glenn Baggett, s/w & w/o Mark Derrick, Married, Jun 10, 1920
Johnson, William Wade, b. Apr 13, 1910, d. Oct 23, 1991, s/w & h/o Leslie Neal
Kent, Greer, b. Oct 3, 1964, d. Oct 3, 1964, Infant son of Billy and Betty Johnson Kent
May, Cernal, b. Oct 28, 1913, d. May 24, 1979, s/w Gertha Hodge
May, Gertha Hodge, b. Apr 3, 1917, d. May 13, 2004
Mize, Ginger Renee, b. Oct 18, 1983, d. Dec 15, 1983, Daughter of Micky and Tammy Mize
Murchison, Dan Ross, b. Jan 13, 1926, d. no date, s/w Opal Ruth
Murchison, Opal Ruth, b. Oct 3, 1929, d. Jan 6, 1990
Pinion, J. W., b. 1934, d. 2004
Shepherd, Beatrice, b. Mar 29, 1923, d. May 30, 1983, s/w J.A.
Shepherd, J. A. (Bilbo), b. May 6, 1910, d. Jan 14, 1992
Shorter, Kenneth Lake, b. Aug 30, 1936, d. Feb 13, 1998
Shorter, Lyonell E., b. Aug 7, 1915, d. Mar 31, 2001, s/w Ruby D
Shorter, Ruby D, b. Sep 22, 1916, d. Aug 17, 1971
Sparks, Elbert Clifton, b. May 24, 1925, d. Feb 25, 1994, s/w Erma, also Military Marker: US Navy, WWII
Sparks, Erma Hodge, b. Oct 13, 1929, d. no date, s/w & w/o Elbert Clifton, Married: Nov 19, 1949
Sparks, John Thomas (J.T.), b. Jun 23, 1927, d. Nov 22, 1999
Thweatt, Alton C., b. Jun 27, 1904, d. May 13, 1964, s/w Evie Hill
Thweatt, Evie Hill, b. Nov 30, 1903, d. May 29, 1984
West, Frankie, b. Jul 5, 1941, d. Jun 25, 2002