sylvester u.m.c. graveyard
Sylvester United Methodist Church graveyard is situated adjacent to the church at 950 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Newton, Mississippi, a peaceful resting place that reflects the rich history and traditions of the community. Surrounded by lush trees and vibrant greenery, the graveyard provides a serene environment for visitors to pay their respects to loved ones and engage in quiet reflection. Many notable individuals from the area are interred here, highlighting the legacy of the church and the important role it has played in the spiritual and social fabric of Newton over the years.
| In Memory of | Birth/Death | Aged | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks, Allie S. | |||
| Banks, Ben | |||
| Banks, Jessie | |||
| Banks, Lelia | |||
| Beale, Andrew | |||
| Beale, Jo | |||
| Bell, Billie | |||
| Belt, Calie White | |||
| Belt, Joe Wesley | 1927-1968 | 41 | Natural Causes |
| Belt, Robert | 1885-1963 | 78 | Unknown |
| Belt, Virginia Berry | 1885-1975 | 90 | Unknown |
| Bennett, Albert | |||
| Bennett, Rosa Lee | Berry, Billy Bain | Berry, Bobby Joe | |
| Berry, Henry “Nicky” | Berry, Julia | Berry, Lee Percy | |
| Berry, Ludie M. | Berry, Percy | Berry, Temple Beal | |
| Berry, William | Berry, Willie | Blalock, Annie Mae Graham | |
| Boler, Charles Cloris | Boler, Ollie M. Weston | Bolton, Betty Jean Williams | |
| Bolton, Wallace | Brooks, Alton “Hoss” | Brooks, Essie Mae Lang | |
| Brown, Mary Alice Payne | Buckley, Ethel M. | Bynum, Harriet Ware Watkins | |
| Bynum, Ruby | |||
| Bynum, Will | |||
| Chapman, Bama Hopkins | 1896-1975 | 78 | Unknown |
| Chapman, Julia Ann “Piggy” | 1908-2002 | 93 | Unknown |
| Chapman, Lillie | |||
| Chapman, Shirley | 1952-1955 | 3 | Accidental gunshot wound |
| Chapman, Velma Patrick | |||
| Chapman, William Nelson | Cole, Frank | Cole, Infant Twins | |
| Cole, Infant Twins | Cole, Lettie | Cole, Roberta Hamilton | |
| Cole, Sarah | Cole, Tom “Tommy” | Cole, Tommy, Jr. | |
| Cole, Wash | Coleman, Infant Son | Coleman, Malinda | |
| Coleman, Solomon “Sol” | Collier, Dorothy W. | Cooley, Evalena Bennett | |
| Cooley, John | Cooley, Litdell | Cooley, Maggie | |
| Cooley, Melvina | Croom, Laura Mae | Croom, Willie | |
| Currie, A. William | Currie, Richard | Gallaspy, Lulla Currie | |
| Curry, Edgar | Curry, Ella Mae | Curry, Robert Knox | |
| Dade, Bobbie Louise Lang | Dickson, Jewell “Joe” | Dixon, Leila | |
| Dominic, Darry Stewart | Drummond, Lula Thomas | Drummond, Viola | |
| Dukes, Tempie Watts | Dukes, Walter | Edison, Dicey Walker | |
| Edison, Hannah | Edison, Infant Son | Edison, J. Allen | |
| Edison, Percy | Edison, Sim | Evans, Frazier | |
| Evans, Gail Delores | Evans, Minerva | Evans, Nancy Watkins | |
| Evans, Ruth Ware | Fox, Thornton | ||
| Hamilton, Marshall | Hamilton, Sarah A. | Chapman, Orena Rainey Hamilton | |
| Hardy, Casceaner W. | Hardy, Charles R. | Hardy, Cleo W. | |
| Hardy, Emma D. | Hardy, Eugene W. | Hardy, Grace Lang | |
| Hardy, Hazel J. | Hardy, James | Hardy, James Sidney | |
| Hardy, Johnnie M. | Hardy, Mary Francis | Hardy, Mary Irene | |
| Hardy, Rosie L. | Hardy, Tommie | Hardy, Tommy T. “Moody” | |
| Holder, Joe Willie | |||
| Hopkins, Alonzo | 1900-Aft. 1942 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hopkins, Ardie Frost | |||
| Hopkins, Charles James | |||
| Hopkins, Effie | 1905-1963 | 58 | Unknown |
| Hopkins, Freddie | 1911-1987 | 76 | Unknown |
| Hopkins, Lou Ann McNeer | 1878-Aft. 1930 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hopkins, Minnie Lee | |||
| Horn, Queenie | |||
| Houston, Aurelious | Houston, John | Houston, Olevia | |
| Houston, Olivia | |||
| Huddleston, Bessie Y. | 1924-2021 | 97 | Unknown |
| Huddleston, Edward, Jr. | |||
| Huddleston, Edward J. | |||
| Hughes, Vernia Mae Hollis | |||
| Jack, Caesar | |||
| Jack, Sevelia | Jack, Susie Anna | Jenkins, Rena Belle Thomas | |
| Johnson, Debra Lang | Johnson, Fannie | Johnson, Grant | |
| Johnson, Hattie W. Lang | Johnson, Johnny | Johnson, Sadie Ruth | |
| Johnson, T.J., Sr. | Johnson, Willie Ann Jones | Johnson, Willie C. | |
| Johnson, Zula M. | Kidd, Easter | King, Imogene Hardy | |
| King, Mollie Ward | Landrum, Olivia | Lang, Albert Eugene | |
| Lang, Andre Binet, Sr. | |||
| Lang, Carrie Mae | |||
| Lang, Daisy W. | |||
| Lang, Eddie Lee | |||
| Lang, Emanuel | |||
| Lang, Essie Jewel | |||
| Lang, Infant Daughter | |||
| Lang, James David | |||
| Lang, Jarutha Ruth Watkins | 1905-2000 | 95 | Unknown |
| Lang, Johnny Lee | |||
| Lang, Mattie Louise Lewis | |||
| Lang, Simon, Jr. | |||
| Leverette, Kelvin D. | |||
| Leverette, Ruby Jean | Loper, Lela Rainey | Lum, John, Jr. | |
| Mallard, J. W. | McClain, Robert | Currie, Minnie McClure | |
| McDonald, Ruth | McFarland, Shairon V. | McFarland, Spivey | |
| McFarland, Yvonne W. | McGee, Carrie Lee | Moncrief, Mary S. | |
| Moncrief, Reece | Moore, J.B. | Murdock, Lula Alice | |
| Nichols, Annie Kate Jack | Nichols, Laura | Nichols, Rachel Cooley | |
| Norman, Clinnis | Norman, Laura | Oden, Mary Lester | |
| Oden, Neal | Parker, Charlie | Parker, Leo Houston | |
| Patrick, Hearmon | Patrick, Shirley | Payne, Evelynia Wright | |
| Payne, Marion Alford | Pemberton, Zula Whitfield | Pleas, Cornelius | |
| Pruitt, Isaiah | Rainey, Amanda | Rainey, Tennie | |
| Rainey, Tommy | Rasco, Ruby Evans | Rasco, William | |
| Ratcliff, James Michael | Ratcliff, Josephine Lee | Roberts, Prince | |
| Robinson, Clarence | Salter, Leroy | Selby, Mary Bennett | |
| Simmons, Zola Houston | Skinner, Ernest | Steele, Alphia | |
| Steele, Edmond | Thomas, Clifton | Thomas, Henry | |
| Thomas, Infant Son | Thomas, Nelson, Sr. | Thomas, Tim | |
| Tillis, Susan | Turner, Viola | Walker, Dudley | |
| Walker, Joseph | Walker, Katherine McCurdy | Walker, Lottie Lang | |
| Water, Seneca Cortez | Ward, Prince | Ware, Allie Coleman | |
| Ware, Will W. | Watkins, Daniel Lee | Watkins, Katherine | |
| Watkins, Ray Charles | Watts, Mary Lee | Whitfield, Catherine V. Sims | |
| Whitfield, Katie Bell | Whitfield, Morris | Whitfield, Robert R. | |
| Whitfield, Sally E. | Whitfield, Sudie Whitehead | Whitfield, William Leon | |
| Whitfield, Willie L. | Whitfield, Willis, Jr. | Williams, Annie L. McDougal | |
| Williams, Fred | Williams, George V. | Williams, Jimmie C. | |
| Williams, Lela Edison | Wilson, Artis | Wilson, Isaiah | |
| Wilson, John | Wilson, Magnolia Wade |