Jakin City Cemetery


Source: Connie Johnson-Jarvis



Location: The cemetery is approximately 22 miles south of Blakely, GA, traveling south on highway 39. Once inside the Jakin city limits, highway 39 is called N. Pearl Street. The cemetery is located on Bryant Street. Bryant Street is the first left once inside the city limits, before reaching the town itself. Bryant Street loops around to Old Bainbridge Street.

Surveyed on March 10, 2006 by Connie Jarvis.

Survey started at the main entrance. Surveyed west to east.

Name Birth Date Death Date Notes / Source
Nunnery, Murry Edward, DVM Oct 20 1928 Nov 20 1993  
Nunnery, Daisy Everett Apr 01 1907 Jan 24 1999  
Nunnery, Joe M May 17 1904 Apr 22 1973  
Everett, Betty S. Apr 18 1876 May 13 1939 Mother
Everett, Edward W. Jan 28 1869 Apr 21 1955 Father
Everett, Edgar Lee Oct 23 1903 Mar 26 1960 Brother
Peavy, Roy M May 31 1955 May 31 1955 Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Peavy
Gipson, Baby no date no date At the foot of Roy Peavy grave.
Roberts, Ethel Collins Warren Jul 16 1891 Nov 11 1977 Wife of Manning G. Warren and W. H. Roberts
Warren, Manning G Dec 25 1882 Sep 30 1920  
Warren, Manning G Jr. Dec 29 1909 Dec 08 1959  
King, C. C. May 16 1876 Jan 28 1932 Woodman of the World Memorial Marker “An honest man’s the noblest work of God”
      Two unmarked adult graves beside C. C. King
Greer, Charles D. Sep 23 1915 Sep 21 1974 PFC Marine Corps
Durilla, George Mar 12 1918 Mar 23 1990 “Rest in Peace”; “Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather”; WWII Vet
      Dirt grave marked only with flowers. Beside George Durilla.
Minter, Ralph H Feb 22 1886 May 29 1949 Loved for his many acts of kindness.
McDaniel, George M Aug 28 1860 Oct 06 1926  
McDaniel, Zemma C Dec 17 1876 Apr 26 1970  
McClellan, Roy Jun 17 1886 Apr 28 1956 CPL. Co F1 FLA NC. WWI
McClellan, Ruth Elizabeth Aug 07 1896 Nov 27 1966  
Jackson, Sarah Elizabeth Jul 07 1856 Oct 01 1930 Mother. “Her face bore the eagerness and purity of a child, her hands attested to her love for all mankind.”
      Unmarked grave beside Sarah Elizabeth Jackson
McClellan, Marion H Jan 05 1923 Nov 15 1996 CM1 – US Navy, WWII
      Unmarked grave in plot.
Williams, Walter Dec 04 1886 Feb 21 1952  
Williams, Mrs. Walter Jun 21 1891 Sep 27 1971  
Lanton, James Daniel Jul 08 1949 Mar 10 1989 Pvt. US Marine Corps – Vietnam
Wade, David M Oct 10 1959 Aug 19 2005  
Williams, R. A. Oct 09 1882 Sep 01 1956  
Williams, Mrs. R. A. Dec 15 1888 Nov 13 1971  
Lanton, Mary Ruth Aug 02 1919 Aug 19 2005 “Big Mama”
Jackson, John J Apr 01 1858 Oct 23 1933 Woodman of the World Memorial Marker “A kind and loving father and husband.”
Jackson, Ada Taylor Jul 07 1876 Jun 11 1957 Wife of John J. Jackson
Jackson, John W. Sep 14 1911 Jan 15 1987  
Vaughn, 1880? 1959? Unable to determine first name or full dates on grave.
Vaughn, Elizabeth Aug 01 1883 Jan 11 1955  
Arnold, R. Cas Sep 09 1909 Mar 30 1952 Father
Widner, Eunice Arnold Feb 28 1913 Jan 15 1994 Mother
Arnold, Carter S. Aug 21 1880 Oct 24 1965  
Arnold, Sara Costella Sep 05 1888 Mar 18 1980  
      Three unmarked graves, two adults and one infant.
Williams, James B 1880 1955  
Williams, Martha Lord 1884 1966  
Whittington, Edwin Smith 1910 1936  
Whittington, W. T. Aug 24 1872 Nov 09 1959  
Whittington, Frances May 07 1876 Nov 21 1965  
Whittington, Boyd Aug 12 1907 Mar 06 1970 Daddy
Whittington, Lucille Stinson Dec 10 1912 Nov 07 1997 Mammy
Knight, Lenion R. Feb 02 1926 Sep 13 1987 PFC US Marines Corps. WWII
King, Annie Lee Stinson Aug 16 1910 Feb 12 2001  
Stinson, Lora Melinda Jan 20 1884 Aug 30 1968 In Loving Memory of
Alexander, Florence Stinson Jan 26 1805 Sep 29 1871  
Stinson, Durrell Pete no date no date  
Stinson, Howard Jr. Aug 17 1922 Feb 27 1979 Tec 5 US Army, WWII
Ward, James B Dec 12 1905 Aug 24 1973 Father
Ward, Annice R Mar 13 1910 Feb 16 1951 Mother
Ward, Archie Sam May 13 1934 Nov 08 1991 A1C US Air Force
Minter, Berrien C May 09 1862 Jun 02 1942 Father
Minter, Leila O’Neal Apr 29 1870 Oct 10 1949 Mother
Minter, Lee A Dec 17 1900 Mar 03 1986
Minter, Vesta Adel Nov 14 1886 Nov 30 1984 Sister
Minter, Hattie Maud Jun 28 1892 Dec 01 1988  
Minter, Branson Cyril Jul 19 1908 Oct 01 1994 Daddy
Minter, Virginia Coleburn Oct 08 1919 Jan 13 2006 Mamma
Cannon, Lonnie J (Buddy) Dec 26 1879 Oct 22 1965 Weep not, he is at rest.
Cannon, Mittie Herrington (Mammy) Oct 09 1882 Aug 25 1959 Never any life was purer, gentle, tender, brave and true.
Cannon, Carl Dec 19 1914 Dec 28 1987  
Cannon, Jack Apr 22 1924 Jun 11 1997 Pa Jack
Cannon, Dorothy D Jan 05 1924 Sep 01 1990 Grand D. Her words were humble, her deeds were good. She is at rest.
Fort, Wiley O Nov 02 1907 Aug 19 1975  
Fort, Vera H Aug 05 1911 May 27 1993  
Reeves, William M Sep 04 1890 Oct 21 1972 Father
Reeves, Emma Hayes 1900 1949 Mother. Wife of William Reeves. Behold friends as you pass me by as you are now so once was I as I am now you too shall be. Prepare for rest and follow me.
Reeves, William M Jr Feb 03 1926 Aug 09 1996 Brother
Hill, J Clarence Apr 27 1893 Sep 28 1968 Asleep in Jesus
Hill, Eddie Lou Hayes Dec 07 1896 May 21 1956 Wife of J. C. Hill. Mother. Faithful to her trust even unto death. He doeth all thing well.
Mosley, Jesse Brown May 08 1852 Jan 11 1944  
Mosley, Elizabeth Hodges Sep 06 1859 May 01 1944  
Mosley, Willie Butts Dec 23 1885 Jul 27 1927  
Mosley, Arver Henton Nov 09 1895 Oct 09 1968  
Mosley, Vera Collins Sep 07 1900 Apr 01 1978 Wife of Arver H. Mosley
Miller, Willie Virgle Sr Apr 04 1890 Mar 20 1961 Only one life will soon be past, Only what’s done for God will last.
Miller, Annette McLendon Oct 15 1885 Aug 30 1946 Her words were kindness, her deed were love, her spirit humble. She rests above
Miller, Willie Virgil Jr Sep 12 1912 Jan 14 1990  
Cannon, Marvin Mar 30 1909 Jul 08 1988 “Pa”
Cannon, Ina Miller May 23 1916 (1915) Mar 05 1996 “Granny”
Harvey, Thomas Grady Aug 02 1885 Nov 14 1945 Father
Harvey, Edith S Jan 08 1898 Mar 18 1982 Mother
Squires, Jessie M May 13 1923 Aug 15 1993 Peace at last, no more pain or sorrow.
Runnels, Linion Otis Dec 19 1897 Aug 08 1978 Husband of Vessie Mae Hayes. At Rest.
Runnels, Vessie Mae Hayes Apr 30 1896 Mar 10 1971 Wife of L O. Runnels. Gone but not forgotten.
Jackson, John Robert “Bobby” Aug 21 1927 Dec 18 1945 Seaman 2/C USS Duane
Jackson, Archie Ward Apr 03 1903 Sep 10 1984 Mother
Hudson, Orion Douglas Aug 19 1924 May 14 1998 US Navy Air Corp WWII. Vestryman, Lay Reader, Sunday School Teacher, Choir Member, Christ Church, Macon, GA
Hudson, Joyce Jackson Aug 20 1925 no date  
Merritt, Bryon O Jan 15 1887 Dec 22 1959  
Merritt, Mattie Lou Sep 29 1890 Sep 05 1963  
Biedler, Helen Merritt Jun 11 1923 Sep 30 1975  
Merritt, Bryon Oliver Jr. Apr 29 1916 Aug 04 1969  
Bowen, Mayme Merritt Oct 09 1919 Jun 27 1984 Beloved wife of Reeves Bowen, Jr. Daughter of Bryon O & Mattie Lou Merritt.
Nunnery, Frances Merritt Dec 25 1926 Apr 19 1985 In Memory of our mother
Corbitt, Mattie Lee Feb 28 1875 Nov 21 1950 Wife of R J Thompson. Granny.
Reese, Helen Kay Dec 19 1955 Sep 06 1964 Daughter of Rudolph & Betty Reese. He carries his lambs in his bosom.
Ward, Elouise Whittington Jan 16 1919 Nov 12 1958 Wife of Myles B Ward
McNeil, Mother Mary M Feb 01 1881 Nov 06 1975  
Hayes, Jefferson W Mar 03 1870 Oct 16 1952  
Hayes, Fannie Alley May 24 1861 May 22 1951  
Widner, Nancy “Jewel” Jul 06 1916 Nov 25 2003  
Cannon, William Marcine Mar 19 1915 Jan 12 1982 Husband of Ressie M Cannon. Father
Cannon, Ressie M McNeil May 25 1916 Mar 07 1997 Mother
Cannon, Wallace A “Dick” Sep 02 1919 Jan 11 1983  
Cannon, Vester L Mar 13 1889 Nov 10 1973 Father
Cannon, Georgia Easom Jan 21 1895 Nov 18 1966  
Williams, James Ellis 1908 1963  
Williams, B. Chaulker Nov 06 1913 Mar 28 1980  
Williams, Blanche B Dec 18 1907 Jun 09 2000  
Martin, James Hiram May 02 1884 Feb 22 1964 Father. You are not forgotten love one, nor will you ever be. As long as life and memory last, we will remember thee.
Martin, Naomi M Dec 07 1881 Feb 25 1969 Mother. She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all
Merry, Fred N 1885 1967 Husband of Gertrude T Merry. Here I lay my burden down, the angels called me to meet my loved ones
Merry, Gertrude T 1888 1963 Wife of Fred N Merry. Beloved one we will meet again
Davis, B. Edwin Nov 29 1923 Mar 27 1983  
Davis, Bertha Minter “Kitty” Nov 07 1888 Mar 10 1988  
      Unmarked grave
Brooks, Roy Nov 06 1893 Mar 11 1971 Born in Modoc, SC. GA CPL HQ Co 18 Inf 1 Div WWI
Brooks, Eva Ruth Minter Mar 15 1898 Mar 13 1984  
Lominick, Amzie O Apr 10 1916 Mar 24 1987  
Mitchell, William T 1878 1965 In Loving Memory
Mitchell, Anna D 1879 1965 In Loving Memory
Lominick, Fred Franklin “Freddy” Dec 01 1938 Dec 18 2000  
Lomineck, Donald Otho Oct 11 1942 Feb 12 1963 GA A2C 3 Orgn Maint Sq Air Force
Miller, Joel Willie (JW) Jul 31 1914 Nov 17 2004  
Miller, Eunice Cannon (Bill) Jul 19 1917 Jul 17 1967 Wife of J. W. Miller
Pearce, Joseph A (Joe) May 27 1909 Feb 01 1970 At Eternal Rest
Pearce, Corrie Edwards Feb 11 1914 Apr 23 1998 My hope is in Jesus Christ
Pearce, Jerry Gaines Oct 13 1935 Nov 14 1989 Asleep in Jesus
Gail, Wilbur Kip Mar 28 1965 Sep 18 1970 Son of Edward & Shelby Gale. A little time on earth he spent till God for him his Angel sent
Bryant, Neves Dec 01 1897 Jan 15 1977  
Bryant, Estelle Apr 28 1908 Jun 11 1994  
Bryant, Nell Woolard May 11 1927 Feb 12 1994 Wife of Tom Bryant. Gone but not forgotten. Loving mother and grandmother.
Bryant, Thomas J Jr May 17 1928 no date  
Bryant, Virginia L Sep 05 1928 no date Second wife of Thomas J Bryant. Wedding date Aug 01 2000. Together forever.
Greel, William Sanford Jul 04 1903 Mar 01 1992  
Greel, Agnes Irene Burgess Aug 06 1909 Mar 07 1972 Wife of W. S. Greel
Webb, Gary Alton Oct 29 1903 Nov 26 1974 The one who lies here sleeping, at rest with no more pain will rise at the call of the Master and stand on the Celestial plain.
Webb, Clara A Forehand Apr 11 1908 Aug 15 1978 Wife of Gary A Webb. No more pain will you have to condone, you’re with the one that you loved best. Mama we know that you’re at rest.
Hayes, Dorsey Sep 07 1916 Oct 29 1972 Hayes, Reese, Helms Plot
Hayes, Clementine Reese Sep 19 1922 Sep 10 2005  
Reese, Ernest W Dec 12 1903 Jan 19 1981  
Reese, Willie L Harrell Sep 16 1904 Mar 28 1973 Wife of Ernest W Reese
Helms, Talmadge Jul 29 1921 Jan 04 1993  
Helms, Willie Z Reese Nov 08 1923 no date Wife of Talmadge Helms
Ward, Egbert Theodore Apr 08 1908 Mar 26 1972 Gone but not forgotten.
Ward, Carolyn Eunice White Nov 06 1914 May 07 2003 Ma Eunice. Devoted Mother, Loving Grandmother and friend to all.
Brownlee, Claude Jul 08 1897 Nov 23 1973 Father
Brownlee, Donnie Allen Jun 15 1900 Jan 18 1889 Mother
Nobles, John Jul 12 1916 Jul 29 2003  
Nobles, Ethel Brownlee Oct 20 1918 Jun 07 1983  
Brannon, Calvin Claude no date no date Infant. Rest in Peace
Creel, Stanford Paul Jul 08 1934 Jul 25 1992 In Loving Memory of
Oder, Lucy Pearl Mar 27 1945 Nov 26 1997 “Gone Home”
Tyler, Richard Lewis Feb 17 1963 Apr 05 1998 My heart will go on… Beloved Son, Husband and Father (Bip)
Tyler, John Thomas II Feb 03 1962 Jul 18 2003  
Bush, Larry Idus Aug 09 1940 Jan 30 1995 Loving father and faithful husband. He lived, he laughed, he sang, he loved, he was loved.
Bush, Jeremy Carlus Sep 28 1976 Feb 20 1993 Where he walketh love will glo, he was God’s little angel this we know. But Lord we hated to see him go, thou knew best.
Bush, Marcus Anthony Sep 01 1961 Oct 17 1997 One of Gods special angels who touched the lives of others and will live on forever
Miller, Hilda Bush Mar 13 1941 Jun 16 2003 A loving mother, devoted wife, precious sister. Gift from God
Adams, Andrew Michael Jun 12 1986 Apr 06 1989 God needed our special little boy.
Helms, Ted Randell Apr 15 1944 Apr 27 1997 God gives us love – someone to love he lends us.
Turner, Daniel Odis Jan 16 1928 Apr 15 2004 Daddy. SMSGT US Air Force Korea.
Turner, Leola Taunton Jan 21 1935 no date Momma
Arnold, Charles Edward May 28 1927 Dec 13 2004 Daddy. Sgt US Air Force.
Arnold, Clyde A Sep 23 1927 no date Mama
Gaulden, Emmett L Apr 07 1919 Jun 20 2002 TEC 5 US Army WWII. Beloved husband, daddy and Poppa.
Helms, Kenny Aug 14 1958 Nov 13 1999 His words were kindness; his deeds were love, always smiling, he rests above.
Helms, Lynn G May 01 1963 no date Wedding date: Jun 03, 1980
Weir, Robert Samuel Mar 24 1944 Mar 14 2003  
Weir, Mary Elizabeth Futch Jun 18 1944 no date  
Chapman, Max C Jun 28 1930 no date  
Chapman, W. Dean C Aug 19 1936 Mar 02 2003 Wedding date: Apr 11 1953
       
Graves across road from main cemetery:      
George, W Russell May 06 1918 Jul 20 1960 Daddy
George, Elizabeth M Jul 10 1920 Nov 12 1976 Mother

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