Miller Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 320334N, 0942503W
Surveyed by Marylee W. Knight 10-28-98
Directions: From Carthage go westbound on State Highway 315 for 7.2 miles to the blinking light in Clayton that marks the intersection with FM 1970. Turn left on to FM 1970 and proceed southbound for 14.9 miles to the point where Panola County Road 119 intersects on the left. Hopewell Baptist Church will be on the corner of this intersection it is an attractive modern church building with a sign near the highway. Turn left on to CR 119 almost immediately CR 120 will intersect on the left. Stay on CR 119 for 0.1 miles to the second intersection on the left that will be CR 118. Turn left on to CR 118 and proceed northbound for approximately 3/4 mile to the point where Buncomb Freewill Baptist Church will be on the left side of the road. The cemetery is adjacent to the church on the north side and the metal archway with "Miller Cemetery" can easily be seen from the road. The driveway into the church also serves an the entrance to the cemetery.

The older marked graves are in the center and on the south side of the cemetery. There is a lot of open space in the center of the cemetery and the newer graves are along the north and west sides of the cemetery indicating the presence of older unmarked graves in the center.

At the back of the cemetery is a puzzlement in grave markings. On the immediate north side of the grave of Toni Eason McKinney is what appears to be a recent footstone with "Honey" on it and just beside it is a matching footstone with "J.H." on it. There is the wire frame for a flower arrangement at the head of what would be a grave if the "Honey" stone is a footmarker. These two small markers are just above two graves marked only with Hawthorn Funeral Home markers. These two graves are that of Troy W. ? and Jean Goodwin. The "Honey" marker is right above the grave of Ms. Goodwin and might have been her nickname but the "J.H." does not correspond with the info available on the grave of Troy W. ?. There is also the possibility that the wire frame was for flowers honoring Mrs. McKinney and not marking the head of a grave next to her.

  • Name
  • Birth
    Death
  • Parents
  • Spouse
  • Comments
  • Honey
  • -
    -
  • ~
  • ~
  • Footmarker only, See note above
  • J.H.
  • -
    -
  • ~
  • ~
  • Footmarker only, See note above
  • Unknown, Troy W.
  • 1947
    -
  • ~
  • ~
  • Broken Hawthorn Funeral Home marker
  • Baisden, Ethel E.
  • 1927
    1985
  • ~
  • w/o James D.
  • ~
  • Baisden, James D.
  • 1913
    1984
  • ~
  • h/o Ethel
  • ~
  • Briery, Charles
  • Jun 24 1945
    Jun 24 1945
  • ~
  • ~
  • Handmade concrete marker
  • Briery, Effie M.
  • 1904
    1985
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Briery, Geroge G.
  • 1900
    1951
  • ~
  • ~
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  • Briery, James
  • -
    -
  • ~
  • ~
  • Handmade concrete marker, Dates no longer readable
  • Briery, Maida G.
  • -
    -
  • ~
  • ~
  • Handmade concrete marker, Dates no longer readable
  • Briery, Ronnie W.
  • Oct 01 1943
    Nov 04 1943
  • ~
  • ~
  • Handmade concrete marker
  • Brightwell, Linda Sue
  • Dec 04 1946
    Dec 24 1984
  • ~
  • ~
  • Momma
  • Brown, Annie
  • Dec 25 1872
    May 28 1903
  • d/o Sallie Smiley
  • ~
  • ~
  • Godwin, Ben Elvin "Benjy"
  • Jan 06 1956
    Nov 12 1981
  • s/o Ben Ervin & Beverly I.
  • ~
  • ~
  • Godwin, Ben Ervin
  • Nov 12 1931
    -
  • ~
  • h/o Beverly I., md. Nov 28 1950
  • ~
  • Godwin, Beverly I.
  • Aug 12 1934
    Feb 18 1998
  • ~
  • w/o Ben Ervin, md. Nov 28 1950
  • ~
  • Godwin, David Wayne
  • Nov 19 1966
    Nov 11 1967
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Godwin, Eugenia L.
  • Feb 03 1905
    Mar 31 1986
  • ~
  • w/o Melvin H., md. Jan 6 1924
  • ~
  • Godwin, James Wesley
  • Oct 21 1937
    Jul 1960
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Godwin, Jean
  • 1948
    1994
  • ~
  • ~
  • Hawthorn Funeral Home marker only
  • Godwin, Lessie Mae
  • May 27 1913
    May 22 1970
  • ~
  • w/o William Perry
  • ~
  • Godwin, Melva Jean
  • Apr 10 1942
    Apr 18 1942
  • ~
  • ~
  • Buried right beside Eugnia L. Godwin
  • Godwin, Melvin H.
  • Aug 17 1901
    Dec 25 1996
  • ~
  • h/o Eugenia L, md. Jan 6 1924
  • ~
  • Godwin, Minnie L.
  • 1908
    1979
  • ~
  • w/o Preston H.
  • ~
  • Godwin, Nettie I.
  • 1915
    -
  • ~
  • w/o Paul A.
  • ~
  • Godwin, Paul A.
  • 1906
    1957
  • ~
  • h/o Nettie I.
  • ~
  • Godwin, Preston H.
  • 1904
    1996
  • ~
  • h/o Minnie L.
  • ~
  • Godwin, Preston Jr.
  • Jul 17 1926
    Jul 18 1926
  • s/o Preston H. & Minnie L.
  • ~
  • ~
  • Godwin, William Perry
  • Jul 03 1903
    May 08 1996
  • ~
  • h/o Lessie Mae
  • ~
  • Graves, Jo Ann
  • Jul 20 1919
    Jul 21 1919
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Graves, Mary Jane
  • Jan 06 1898
    Nov 21 1972
  • ~
  • w/o Perry Houston
  • ~
  • Graves, Maye
  • Jun 27 1914
    -
  • ~
  • w/o Ray
  • ~
  • Graves, Nettie Harvena
  • Jan 11 1881
    Nov 26 1919
  • ~
  • w/o C.W.
  • ~
  • Graves, Perry Houston
  • Oct 29 1896
    Oct 06 1964
  • ~
  • h/o Mary Jane
  • Mason
  • Graves, Perry Houston Jr.
  • Sep 26 1924
    Sep 30 1924
  • s/o Perry Houston & Mary Jane
  • ~
  • ~
  • Graves, Ray
  • Dec 29 1913
    Apr 04 1959
  • ~
  • h/o Maye
  • ~
  • Heard, Florence Platt
  • 1908
    1987
  • ~
  • w/o Marshall E., md. Feb 23 1924
  • ~
  • Heard, Marshall E.
  • 1902
    1974
  • ~
  • h/o Florence, md. Feb 23 1924
  • ~
  • Latham, A. Hillman
  • Aug 12 1858
    Aug 03 1940
  • ~
  • h/o Nancy Jane
  • ~
  • Latham, Edgar M.
  • Mar 06 1886
    Nov 27 1907
  • s/o A.H. & J.
  • ~
  • ~
  • Latham, Nancy Jane
  • Oct 17 1859
    Nov 29 1941
  • ~
  • w/o A. Hillman
  • ~
  • Lawhorn, James Eldon
  • Feb 02 1927
    Feb 11 1994
  • ~
  • h/o Lois
  • ~
  • Lawhorn, Lois
  • Jan 08 1928
    Aug 15 1968
  • ~
  • w/o James Eldon
  • ~
  • Luker, John Allen
  • -
    -
  • ~
  • ~
  • Very old stone tablet broken off base and laying onground engraving has faded until nothing but the name and "Age 40 years" can be read
  • Mathews, A.L.
  • May 07 1874
    Nov 09 1902
  • ~
  • ~
  • My dear husband is gone but not forgotten
  • Matthews, Woodard A.
  • Sep 28 1900
    Nov 12 1900
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • McKinney, Coy E.
  • Jun 18 1952
    Nov 16 1992
  • ~
  • h/o Toni Eason
  • ~
  • McKinney, Toni Eason
  • Nov 10 1956
    Nov 16 1992
  • ~
  • w/o Coy E.
  • ~
  • Medina, Lorene (Mrs.)
  • 1956
    1996
  • ~
  • ~
  • Buried right beside James D. & Ethel Baisden No other marked graves in the immediate vicinity
  • Miller, A.H.
  • Sep 09 1859
    Jun 02 1922
  • ~
  • h/o Mattie
  • ~
  • Miller, Mary A.
  • Aug 10 1834
    Jul 09 1906
  • ~
  • w/o W.W.
  • ~
  • Miller, Mary C.
  • May 22 1873
    Oct 25 1941
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Miller, Mattie
  • Jun 11 1863
    Jun 28 1924
  • ~
  • w/o A.H.
  • ~
  • Miller, W.W.
  • Dec 06 1830
    Dec 06 1879
  • ~
  • h/o Mary A.
  • ~
  • Ritter, Jessie E.
  • -
    1907
  • ~
  • ~
  • Buried at foot of A.L. Mathews grave no other marked graves in the immediate vicinity
  • Ritter, Sarah E.
  • Mar 06 1873
    Mar 19 1892
  • ~
  • w/o J.S.
  • ~
  • Rogers, Katie Miller
  • Feb 24 1868
    Sep 14 1940
  • ~
  • w/o Walter T.
  • ~
  • Rogers, Walter T.
  • Mar 03 1863
    Sep 26 1901
  • ~
  • h/o Katie Miller
  • ~
  • Ruso, Cecil Ideal
  • Apr 10 1908
    Feb 29 1944
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Ruso, Infant daughter of
  • May 01 1934
    May 01 1934
  • Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Ruso
  • ~
  • ~
  • Ruso, John Henry
  • Sep 29 1898
    Jul 31 1976
  • ~
  • h/o Norina Zoda, md. Oct 22 1942
  • ~
  • Ruso, John T.
  • Feb 07 1874
    Apr 29 1964
  • ~
  • h/o Nancy J.
  • ~
  • Ruso, Nancy J.
  • Apr 16 1869
    Aug 30 1961
  • ~
  • w/o John T.
  • ~
  • Ruso, Norina Zoda
  • Feb 17 1918
    Nov 16 1978
  • ~
  • w/o John Henry, md. Oct 22 1942
  • ~
  • Smiley, C.N.
  • Jan 18 1845
    Dec 15 1918
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Smiley, Ida
  • Apr 30 1880
    Nov 07 1897
  • d/o T.N. & Sarah
  • ~
  • ~
  • Smiley, Jewell
  • May 18 1905
    Feb 04 1908
  • s/o J.D. & Exa
  • ~
  • ~
  • Smiley, Lillie May
  • 1885
    1922
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Smith, Lavinia M.
  • Feb 18 1925
    Dec 24 1985
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Starkey, Obie Newell
  • Sep 17 1913
    Aug 06 1969
  • ~
  • h/o Velmaree
  • Mason
  • Starkey, Rob H.
  • Jan 31 1939
    Sep 29 1940
  • ~
  • ~
  • ~
  • Starkey, Velmaree
  • Nov 27 1920
    -
  • ~
  • w/o Obie Newel
  • ~
  • Welch, Evylene
  • May 07 1929
    Aug 13 1998
  • ~
  • w/o Forest, md. Oct 14 1944
  • ~
  • Welch, Forest "Buddy"
  • Jun 01 1926
    Apr 28 1970
  • ~
  • h/o Evylene, md. Oct 14 1944
  • ~