Directions to Church and Cemetery:  From the corner of FM 1999 and FM 9, go north on Hwy 9, 3.0 miles. The Cemetery is on your right; the church is across the street on your left.

Transcribed by: Kay Elkins Cunningham, Laura Mercer Elkins, Marie Cunningham Newsome, Tyler Newsome, Ryan Newsome, and Kyle Nichols on March 11, 2004.

I know there are many other graves in here that are unmarked that we just did not see. It is very grown up and just needs some TLC. From what I do know about it, they are all African American’s buried here. Some have Headstones, many have Handmade Stones others are just Funeral Home Markers or plain Rocks.

I am not quite sure this is the name of the Cemetery. It is up in the woods across the street from the Elizabeth Baptist Church. There is no name of any kind on it but it can be seen from the road.

If you know of any others buried here that are not on the list, please contact County Coordinator Jevette Burciaga

Dessie Dillard Williams Fisher                 “D. Dessie”
June 5, 1915– Oct. 6, 2001

Charlie Moore                (Funeral Home Marker); (plain concrete slab)
1875 – 1956

Marrie P. Moore                 (Funeral Home Marker); (plain concrete slab)
1898 – 1973

Rosie M. Mason               In Loving Memory
April 30, 1940 – April 10, 2000
Mother – In God’s Care
In Our Hearts the Parished Not

Unmarked Rock

Ella Patterson
1867 – June 25, 1912
Gone But Not Forgotton

Unmarked Funeral Home Marker

Charity Hicks              Aged 64 Years
Died July 28, 1899
Our Precious one from us is gone. A Voice we love is still a place is vacant in our hearts which never can be filled

Patsy Moore (Broken Stone)            Aged 85 years
Died Nov. 16, 1896
My Trust in God

Henry (Unknown)             In memory of Henry, my beloved husband
Died June 18, 1907
To him we trust a place is given among the saints with Christ in Heaven

Joe Sims                  In memory of my beloved husband Joe Sims
July 16, 1867              Jan. 23, 1908

Sims (double stone)
Mother              At Rest                   Father
Alice                                                Marion
1879 - 1942                                    1872 – 1942

Henry Sims (Handmade stone)
Mar. 11, 1896                  Feb. 19, 1984

Mr. John David Estes             67 years old; (Funeral Home Marker – In a locked fenced area)
Died April 27, ????
Note: This locked area is about 12 x 14. There has to be more in there but it was locked and very grown up. –kc

Rubert Nercherson                 Age 12 years; (Broken Stone)
Died Jan. 28, 1900
Gone so soon

Unmarked Rock

Mary Darden            (Funeral Home Marker - Lewis Funeral Home)
1915 – 1993

Patsey Moore            Age 83 years
Died 1896

Brenda L. Lane                 (Handmade Stone)
Born 1/8/68                 Died 1/2/68

Fannie Perry              (Handmade Stone)
1894 – 1959
Mother

Warren Lee                 Son; (Handmade Stone)
June 10, 1910               Jan. 1934

Ziepha Perry           Age 71 years
Died June 29, 1914
A tender Mother and wonderful friend

Barber Jene Stafford               Wife; (Stone with stick on letters and incomplete dates)
Born 19??                Died 19??

Alex Mason             Texas Pvt. U. S. Army W. W. I.
May 23, 1892 – February 24, 1972

Pearline Harris
April 16, 1910             August 14, 1996

Leonard Harris             (Handmade Stone)
1907          1995

Birtha Harris    (Handmade Stone)          Cross
Oct. 4, 1945               Aug. 21, 1987
Note: stone gives death day as 21 and cross gives death day as 29

Unmarked Funeral Home Marker

Essie D. Hards              31 years; (Funeral Home Marker - Hayward Funeral Home Marshall, Tx)
Aug. 1, 196?

Unmarked Rock

Emmitt Sands               (Handmade Stone)
Jan. 14, 1872             Jan. 24, 1951

Mrs. Lovenie Heads             (Funeral Home Marker)
Died Dec. 25, 1968
Note: There are many light bulbs around her grave –kc
Note: looks like her husband may be next to her. There are many light bulbs around the grave –kc

Martha Peterson             43 years; (Funeral Home Marker - Good Samaritan Funeral Home Shreveport, La.)
1936 – 1979

Alice Minnie Weather               (Handmade Stone)
1916 – 1980

Unknown Rock

Unknown Lady               (Funeral Home Marker)
Sept. ?               Feb. 20, 1987

Carrie Heads Phillips               Wife
July 15, 1918                 October 14, 1991
In Loving Memory

James Head            Age 66
Oct 10, 1925              Sept. 12, 1992

“M. E.” Marshall E. Heads
February 1, 1909             February 24, 1995
For God so loved that he gave his only be gotten son. John 3:16

Unmarked Rock

Charlie M. Heads
May 9, 1932             February 27, 1987
May the work that I done speak for me

Clairde Heads, Sr.              Age 81;(Funeral Home Marker - Winnfield Funeral Home)
Born June 13, 1914              Died June 22, 1995

Winnfield Funeral Home