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Jayess Baptist Cemetery
Lawrence County, Mississippi

1007 Jayess Road
Jayess, MS
601-833-6143

Contributed by Earl Alexander, Apr 24, 2004 [dukerl42@bellsouth.net].  Total records = 81.

if you are in Monticello, go S .on hiway 27 until you come to hiway 44, go west on 44 and when you reach Jayess, turn south at the crossroad (may be called Jayess Road). Jayess Baptist church is located on the left side of road (1/4 mile or less) after turning south. The cemetery is located behind the church.

This cemetery is owned and maintained by the Jayess Baptist Church in Jayess MS. Cemetery is in good and well kept condition. It is still accepting new burials.

This is a complete list of all existing and legible headstones, compiled by my wife Nelli and I while doing a walk through on 23 Apr 2004.

- Earl Alexander

Alexander, Annie Merle, b. 11 Sep 1933, wife of Cecil Alexander
Alexander, Bart, b. 22 Dec 1893, d. 23 May 1979, Pvt US Army, WW1
Alexander, Cecil, b. 1 Dec 1926, d. 30 Dec 2000, m.23 Mar 1955, US Coast Guard, WWII
Alexander, Cerintha B., b. 4 Mar 1878, d. 10 May 1963, wife of Chancy P. Alexander
Alexander, Chancey Porter, b. 6 Sep 1874, d. 7 Oct 1961
Alexander, Clarice A., b. 4 Oct 1923, d. 11 Jan 1981, wife of Ford E. Alexander
Alexander, Danny Keith, 28 Nov 1955
Alexander, Dewitt W., b. 1 Jan 1895, d. 21 Dec 1962
Alexander, Dorothy S., b. 14 Aug 1926, wife of Hubert L. Alexander
Alexander, Ford E., b. 24 Dec 1923, d. 4 Jan 1972
Alexander, Henrie G. Griffith, b. 9 Apr 1915, d. 29 Mar 1987, wife of Jesse Lester Alexander
Alexander, Herbert L., b. 1 Aug 1897, d. 24 Nov 1958
Alexander, Hubert L., b. 24 Dec 1921, d. 4 Nov 1998, PFC US Army
Alexander, Jesse Lester, b. 18 Mar 1914, d. 22 Oct 1997, m.8 Jan 1933
Alexander, Kay Lynn, b. 1945, d. 1946
Alexander, Lou Ella, b. 22 Dec 1899, d. 13 Jul 1994, wife of Herbert L. Alexander
Alexander, Maggie M., b. 28 Dec 1901, d. 27 Jul 1983
Alexander, Ruby, b. 26 Jan 1902, d. 26 Apr 1994, wife of Bart
Beard, Ava Alexander, b. 27 Nov 1900, d. 30 Mar 1972, wife of Wilbur L. Beard
Beard, Ethew I., b. 1902, d. 1972, m.28 Dec 1926
Beard, Hazel M., b. 1910, d. 1987, wife of Ethew I. Beard
Beard, Jesse Prentiss, b. 17 Feb 1908, d. 25 Apr 1989, PFC US Army, WWII
Beard, Wilbur L., b. 1 Jun 1899, d. 28 Jun 1982
Boyd, Andrew Carney, b. 17 Nov 1927, d. 19 May 1992
Boyd, Bennie E., b. 25 Oct 1891, d. 11 Jun 1972
Boyd, Bessie L., b. Oct 1892, d. 12 Mar 1946
Boyd, Hemby H., b. 19 Apr 1922, d. 9 Jan 1983, Tec 5 US Army WWII
Boyd, Lillie C., b. 15 Oct 1891, d. 1 Aug 1971
Burnette, Ada Boyd, b. 11 Nov 1888, d. 8 May 1961
Burnette, Baxter H., b. 14 Dec 1881, d.16 Mar 1976
Cothern, Otha M., b. 3 Dec 1922, m.22 Jul 1950
Cothern, Willie Fae, b. 12 Feb 1927, wife of Otha M. Cothern
Day, Ben W., b. 4 Jul 1880, d. 7 Dec 1952
Day, Josephene R., b. 4 Jan 1922, wife of Willie
Day, Mollie S., b. 20 Mar 1892, d. 19 Apr 1975
Day, Willie Mack, b. 21 Jul 1916, d. 26 Dec 1990, m.10 May 1940
Dunaway, James R., b. 28 Aug 1894, d. 3 May 1991, US Army
Dunaway, Tena A., b. 2 Sep 1900, d.16 Aug 1986, wife of James R. Dunaway
Fuller, Austin, b. 21 Mar 1915, d. 3 Mar 1977, m.1 Jul 1933
Fuller, Flora Rayborn, b. 16 Jul 1908, d. 30 Dec 1981, wife of Austin Fuller
Holmes, Nettie C., b. 13 Jan 1899, d. 16 Mar 1964
Holmes, Shirley Q., b. 19 Dec 1897, d. 7 May 1962
Johnson, Erline R., b. 10 Feb 1922, d. 26 Jul 1990
Johnson, William L., b. 22 Jul 1920, d. 13 May 1988
Lambert, Bert, b. 15 Jan 1898, d. 9 Jan 1965
Lambert, Oma Lee, b. 11 Sep 1897, d. 6 Sep 1974, wife of Bert Lambert
Lofton, Elouise B., b. 4 Dec 1915, d. 10 Jan 2001, wife of Emmett L.Lofton
Lofton, Emmett L. Sr., b. 28 Jun 1914, d. 3 Jan 1996, m.23 Dec 1933
Lofton, James D., b. 17 Jun 1883, d. 14 Mar 1968
Murrell, Emery C., b. 14 Feb 1925, d. 30 Jan 1987
Murrell, Kathryn D., b. 18 Jun 1924, d. 8 Nov 1969, wife of Emery C. Murrell
O'Quin, Bobby L., b. 25 Sep 1936, d. 17 Apr 1988
O'Quin, Charles Theodore, b. 28 Mar 1901, d. 28 Jun 1953
O'Quin, Netta Carney, b. 10 Aug 1901, d. 7 Apr 1994, wife of Charles
O'Quin, Willie L., b. 5 Feb 1937, wife of Bobby
Partin, J. W., b. 2 Mar 1931
Partin, Venetta Wilson, "Tootsie", b. 6 Dec 1927
Powell, Edgar B., b. 31 Oct 1902, d. 14 Jul 1981
Powell, Gerald D., b. 29 Aug 1926, d. 11 Aug 1986, m, 13 Jan 1943, son of Edgar
Powell, Juanita D., b. 17Jun 1901, d. 3 Mar 1975, wife of Edgar
Powell, Lavern M., b. 18 March 1923, wife of Gerald
Rayborn, Edith Alica, b. 17 Mar 1923, d. 23 Jan 2003, wife of William Sedley Rayborn
Rayborn, Lovie, b. 14 Feb 1890, d. 26 Oct 1953, wife of Wilson Rayborn
Rayborn, Pressie, b. 10 Sep 1910, d. 10 Mar 1984, son of Wilson and Pressie Rayborn
Rayborn, William Sedley, b. 2 Nov 1923, m.20 Jun 1942
Rayborn, Wilson, b. 16 Oct 1879, d. 19 Aug 1965
Rials, Betty Strange, b. 14 Jun 1903, d. 27 May 2003
Rials, Lee Ellis, b. 30 Dec 1897, d. 1 Oct 1968
Roberts, Irma C., b. 3 Apr 1895, d. 6 Apr 1971, wife of Joe Roberts
Roberts, Joe M., b. 16 Feb 1889, d. 20 Jun 1948
Ruperd, Annette B., b. 10 Jan 1919, d. 19 Jan 2002
Ruperd, Richard E., b. 15 Aug 1944, d. 9 Apr 1988
Russell, Henry P., b. 15 May 1879, d. 24 Feb 1957
Rutland, Evelyn B., b. 25 Jun 1924, d.10 Nov 1992, wife of Jack H.
Rutland, Jack H., b. 6 Jun 1920, m. 18 Nov 1945
Shoemake, Infant, d. 4 Mar 1971, Dau. of Betty and John Shoemake
Stewart, Gladys Ham, b. 15 May 1920, d. 6 May 1987
Sumrall, Festus, b. 19 Oct 1901, d. 28 Oct 1988
Sumrall, Trula, b. 16 Jul 1905, d. 10 Sep 2000, wife of Festus Sumrall
Temple, Leona Pauline, b. 9 Nov 1928, d. 12 Nov 2001
Wilson, Jewell James, b. 28 Apr 1919, d. 18 Apr 1947, WWII