Directions to Holcomb Cemetery: take Sparta Road south to top of hill in Holcomb, turn right at water well and water tank - you can see the cemetery from there.
Holcomb Cemetery was indexed by Nick Denley, of Charleston, Mississippi,
February 24, 1999.
In the book, Indians and Pioneers of Old Eliot A Grenada
County, Mississippi Community, by Henry Watterson Heggie, also reference
to the Holcomb Cemetery as it is known today as the Mount Moriah Cemetery.
A:
Double Marker
Arnold, John P.-/ 1848-/ 1929
Arnold, Ellen C.-/ 1862-/ 1930
B:
Bailey, Lora Nell Terry-/ 1938-/ 12-21-1999
Bailey, Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. D.H. Bailey
Double Marker
Bailey, Dalton H.-/ 04-05-1916-/
Bailey, Annie L.-/09-01-1917
Double Marker
Bell, James E.-/ 03-26-1918-/ 08-23-1974, Tec. 4, U.S. Army
Bell, Annie L.-/ 01-29-1919-/
Double Marker
Bennett, Sanford Earnest-/ 01-23-1904-/ 11-15-1959
Bennett, Annie Bennett Holland-/ 01-14-1913-/ 03-25-1990
Bennett, Wilma-/ 07-04-1932-/ 09-08-1935
Bennett, Mary Alice-/ 06-22-1936-/ 12-19-1936
Bennett, James F. "Buddy"-/ 09-12-1937
Brigance, Ellie-/ 05-13-1882-/ 10-31-1950
Double Marker
Butler, Horace Oswald-/ 03-03-1917-/ 09-28-1992, S2 U.S. Navy, WW
II
Butler, Velma Bennett-/ 01-14-1925-/ 06-04-1995
Browning, Thomas B. Jr.--09-14-1928-/ 1-23-1999
Byars, Myrtle-/ 06-18-1900-/ 10-08-1983
C:
Calhoun, Nellie Quinn-/ 07-27-1919-/ 11-20-1998
Double Marker
Carpenter, Raymond Wade-/ 04-02-1924-/ 08-14-1991
Carpenter, Loranine Johnson-/ -1-13-1925-/
Double Marker
Carver, Wade W.-/ 12-04-1914-/ 03-15-1985, T Sgt. U.S. Army, WW
II
Carver, Catherine A.-/ 06-16-1914-/ 11-10-1985
Coleman, Ida Darline-/ 03-08-1962-/ 05-21-1969
Double Marker
Correro, Phillip Arden "Pap"-/ 08-01-1949-/ 06-01-1997, Sp. 4, U.S.
Army, Vietnam.
Blank side.
Double Marker
Cummings, Edward L.-/ 10-06-1886-/ 10-21-1973
Cummings, Lucille T.-/ 03-17-1888-/ 03-30-1983
Curry, Infant Dau. of P.B. & E.L. Curry
Curry, Thomas J.-/ 06-13-1857-/ 06-25-1919
Double Marker
Curry, P. Pates-/ 12-07-1882-/ 08-10-1952
Curry, Erma L.-/ 07-31-1890-/ 02-19-1971
D:
Davis, Martha Flint-/ 09-10-1872-/ 07-10-1950
Double Marker, Wed. 02-15-1963
DeLoach, Jimmie Dale-/ 04-25-1941-/ 03-08-1998
DeLoach,. Catherine Grantham-/ 11-20-1944
Double Marker
DeLoach, Sidney Wiles-/ 04-24-1901-/ 01-13-1994
DeLoach, Eva Hovis-/ 07-26-1902-/ 03-04-1997
Double Marker, Wed. 12-24-1939
DeLoach, Ward Felix-/ 02-27-1897-/ 01-24-1985
DeLoach, Mary DuBard-/ 07-11-1914-/ 03-07-1985
DeLoach, Charles Larry-/1939-/ 04-17-1999
Duke, R. Royce-/ 11-03-1935-/ 07-08-1936
Dunn, Mulvener T.-/ 09-16-1948
E:
Double Marker
Elliott, James Langley-/ 02-18-1880-/ 03-09-1958
Elliott, Beulah Booth-/ 08-07-1892-/ 10-22-1955
F:
Ferguson, Deborah Kay-/ 06-14-1962-/ 06-15-1962
Ferguson, Wanda Lee-/ 12-06-1966-/ 12-06-1966
Flint, William B.-/ 04-24-1912-/ 01-28-1973
Flint, Lela M. -/ 12-09-1915-/ 01-29-1963
Flint, Austin Granville-/ 1925-/ 09-24-1999
Fox, Bardy Love-/ 1915-/ 1972
Francis, Timothy-/ 09-14-1863-/ 11-23-1927
Frederick, Jimmie Hill-/ 08-02-1912-/ 01-22-1997
Frost, William Monroe-/ 01-14-1933-/ 07-26-1981, Sp3 U.S. Army,
Korea
G:
Gee, Lillian Brewer Heggie-/ 09-03-1890-/ 03-13-1977
Gee, Lula Howell-/ 09-02-1874-/ 06-03-1930
Gee, Thomas T. -/ 07-18-1870-/ 04-28-1934
Gee, James Edgar-/ 1922-/ 1935, Son of Mr. & Mrs. J.E. Gee
Double Marker, Wed 05-06-1942
Gorman, Buster-/ 05-21-1910-/ 02-18-1995, CPL U.S. Army, WW II
Gorman, Rosie Lee-/ 10-15-1918-/
Gorman, Rosienell-/ 01-29-1951-/ 01-29-1951
Goodson, Marie Gattis-/ 11-xx-1891-/ 05-xx-1930
Goodson, Roy Clifton-/ 02-xx-1882-/ 02-xx-1936
Goodson, Jerry Douglas-/ 08-26-1959-/ 08-29-1959
Goodson, Doug C. Sr.-/ 03-26-1905-/ 12-17-1982
Goodson, James C.-/ 08-09-1906-/ 10-25-1971, Mississippi Pvt. Co.
C. 19 ArmD. Inf. BN, WW II
Goodson, Mellie Hawkins-/1937-/ 03-08-2000
Double Marker
Goodson, Douglas Jr.-/ 11-04-1928-/ 06-19-1960
Goodson, Mary L.-/ 01-21-1932-/
Double Marker
Gray, Paul Mickey-/ 04-10-1903-/ 10-30-1973
Gray, Myrtle Timmons-/ 11-10-1914-/
Double Marker
Gray, Will K. -/ 02-15-1877-/ 07-31-1940
Gray, Bertha P.-/ 12-13-1877-/ 05-25-1952
Double Marker
Gray, James Harold "Wooky"-/ 07-02-1938-/ 05-16-1996
Gray, Linda Lunceford-/ 04-22-1945
Gray, Clyde Elizabeth Elliott-/ 1919-/ 08-03-1999
Gray, Nellie-/ 02-02-1920-/ 01-30-1951
Gray, Quinton "Pete" Scott-/ 03-04-1917-/ 06-27-1960
H:
Hammon, Nell-/ 1923-/ 1930
Hammon, Victor Garnett, Jr.-/ 05-25-1925-/ 04-07-1977
Double Marker
Hammon, Attie W. -/ 1888-/ 1953
Hammon, Tilmon Moore-/ 1891-/ 1973
Hammon, Att W.Jr., -05-05-1920-/ 02-16-1998, CSP(Q) U.S. Navy, WW II
Double Marker
Hammons, Albert S. Sr.-/ 12-22-1927-/
Hammons, Katherine Gilreath-/ 10-24-1925-/ 10-14-1996
Hayden, Leroy Thomas, Jr.-/ 01-25-1921-/ 01-14-1977, 1st Lt. U.S.
Army, WW II
Hayden, Minnie Shaw-/ 10-30-1880-/ 04-05-1951
Hayden, Howard Kendall-/ 07-23-1960-/ 05-20-1981
Hayden, Gary Dotson-/ 02-28-1957-/ 06-25-1960
Hayden, Paul Leroy-/ 03-27-1906-/ 08-19-1951
Double Marker
Hayden, Dotson Kendall-/ 09-25-1907-/ 10-18-1976
Hayden, Mary Gary-/ 10-31-1910-/ 10-03-1995
Hayward, Maxine Goodson-/ 12-16-1915-/ 11-02-1997
Double Marker
Hill, William T.--/ 02-23-1923-/ 01-16-1983, PFC U.S. Army, WW II
Hill, Frances M. -/ 08-13-1929
Double Marker
Hill, Archie S.-/ 08-13-1915-/ 08-02-1961
Hill, Mildred w.-/ 03-29-1922-/ 12-23-1997
Double Marker
Hill, Dr. Archie S.-/ 1874-/ 1955
Hill, Leola B.-/ 1876-/ 1964
Hill, Melnot Stokes-/ 04-03-1908-/ 04-01-1963
Hill, Melnot Stokes III-/ 08-11-1965-/ 02-20-1967
Hill, Jimmy Stokes-/ 12-28-1933-02-06-1999
Holcomb, Edwin D.-/ 12-06-1886-/ 03-18-1974
Holcomb, Georgia Williams-/ 05-16-1855-/ 08-15-1933, Wife of D.L.
Holcomb.
Holcomb, David Lafayette-/ 01-27-1844-/ 04-28-1934
Holcomb, Mary E. Turner-/ 02-06-1848-/ 08-15-1879, Wife of D.L.
Holcomb.
Holcomb, Lidia K.-/ 02-27-1871-/ 07-04-1917
Holcomb, Mae-/ 05-11-1883-/ 11-11-1884, Dau. of D.L. & Georgia
Holcomb.
Holcomb, Mary J. Williams-/ 02-05-1886-/ 06-25-1975, Wife of Edwin
D. Holcomb.
Holland, Charles Neal-/ 05-12-1936-/ 01-13-1997
Double Marker
Hornor, Tom Morton-/ 10-29-1909-/
Hornor, Dorothy Jean-/ 04-04-1916-/ 03-03-1992
Hughes, Cindy Goodson-/ 01-14-1957-/ 05-16-1976
Hutchinson, H.L. "Sonny"-/ 05-15-1933-/ 08-20-1976
I:
Double Marker
Ingram, Charles Hemphill-/ 02-09-1901-/ 02-20-1973
Ingram, Thalma Henley-/ 11-10-1908
J:
Jenkins, Frances E.-/ 02-24-1936-/ 12-14-1995
K:
Kent, Emma-/ 10-17-1853-/ 12-21-1938
Kendall, Albert R.-/ 02-14-1935-/ 04-11-1984
Kirkland, Mattie-/ 03-12-1857-/ 01-25-1939
Knight, Andrew J.-/ 11-29-1888-/ 08-25-1935
Knight, Bettie Ford-/ 10-09-1886-/ 11-13-1969
Knight, A.J.-/ 07-20-1917-/ 12-19-1984
L:
Latham, Amanda Holland-/ 09-10-1979-/ 02-23-1997
Double Marker
Lord, Dennis-/ 06-28-1914-/ 07-12-1971
Bland this side
Lott, Vickie Lenora-/ 10-14-1903-/ 03-30-1920
Lott, Mary Eliza -/ 11-30-1871-/ 07-10-1928
Lott, Charles William-/ 11-03-1866-/ 03-12-1947
Lott, C. W.-/ 03-22-1912-/ 10-25-1984
Lott, Inez Smith-/ 06-19-1909-/ 12-23-1990
Lott, Andrew T.-/ 05-10-1907-/ 12-28-1978
Double Marker
Lott, Jesse P. -/ 05-19-1918-/ 08-09-1990
Lott, Katherine P.-/ 09-01-1925
Double Marker
Lott, Hilman "Pat"-/ 04-26-1925-/ 09-10-1971
Lott, Dorothy Organ-/ 10-02-1934-/
M:
Martin, Chester B.-/ 01-07-1898-/ 12-30-1957
Martin, William H.-/ 01-31-1861-/ 06-28-1940
Martin, Theo Johnson-/ 11-27-1881-/ 04-22-1961
Double Marker
Martin, Charlie-/ 06-03-1894-/ 05-18-1956, Pvt. Btry. A. 1FA, Miss.
NG, WW II
Martin, Zella Sweeny-/ 08-25-1894-/ 09-20-1977
Matthews, Hortense Holcomb-/ 06-04-1891-/ 04-09-1985
Double Marker
Maxwell, S.V. Kees-/ 1874-/ 1932
Maxwell, Julie E.-/ 1876-/ 1932
Melton, Charles Anthony "Tony"-/ 02-02-1971-/ 11-30-1989
Double Marker
Minyard, Ralph W.-/ 08-28-1912-/ 10-04-1976
Minyard, Martha H.-/ 10-21-1910-/ 01-19-1990
Mc:
McCalop, Kelly Owen-/ 05-10-1926-/ 12-26-1987, S2 U.S. Navy, WW
II
McCalop, Clyde Benford-/ 07-30- 1923-/ 03-04-1989, Tec. 3 U.S. Army,
WW II
McMahen, Henry Kinchen-/ 10-18-1893-/ 03-03-1976, Pvt. U.S. Army,
WW II
McMahen, Mary Duckett-/ 03-12-1905-/ 05-23-1991
Double Marker
McRee, Richard Kirkland-/ 10-23-1919-/
McRee, Kathleen Norris-/ 07-25-1921-/ 06-29-1997
McRee, Annie L.-/ 02-23-1869-/ 01-25-1953
McRee, R.A.-/ 09-29-1866-/ 07-01-1926
McRee, J. Fulton-/ 02-09-1893-/ 04-22-1972
McRee, Mary Kirkland-/ 07-18-1893-/ 12-04-1990
N:
Neal, Hugh Francis-/ 09-03-1916-/ 09-25-1998
Norris, Helton Carmel-/ 01-17-1915-/ 09-01-1967
Norris, Loyce Elizabeth-/ 10-16-1910-/ 11-10-1983
Norris, Jasie Lowe-/ 12-07-1890-/ 01-12-1975
Norris, Henry Samuel-/ 1888-/ 1956
O:
Oakley, Glenn Norris-/ 01-06-1950-/ 05-31-1951
Organ, Johnnie Counts-/ 06-06-1906-/ 03-04-1992
Double Marker, Wed. 12-27-1933
Overstreet, Robert Lamar Sr.-/ 11-18-1912-/ 12-19-1999
Overstreet, Ethel C. Gerrard-/ 12-10-1911-/ 07-05-1985
Double Marker, Wed 12-04-1952
Owens, Wilton A.-/ 1929-/ 1972, Mississippi SGM U.S. Army, WW II,
Korea, Vietnam
Owens, Opal L. -/ 1932-
P:
Payne, Malcom Lurrie-/ 10-05-1914-/ 12-28-1962
Pritchard, Clyde T.-/ 1893-/ 1955
Q:
R:
Double Marker
Ray, Robert M. -/ 1898-/ 1966
Ray, Lois E.-/ 01-25-1923-/
Double Marker
Ray, J. R.-/ 09-07-1868-/ 07-15-1934
Ray, Maudie Hammons-/ 05-15-1873-/ 05-01-1934, Wife of J.R. Ray
Ray, Sarah Lou-/ 05-12-1910-/ 07-10-1916
Ray, Bardie W.-/ 12-29-1893-/ 08-15-1915, Blown overboard Battleship-New
Hampshire in the Gulf of Mexico. Body not recovered. The son of J.R. &
M. Ray.
Reeves, Jeffery Keith-/ 07-11-1973-/ 10-16-1988
Reisher, Clara G. Minyard-/ 04-12-1889-/ 12-27-1978
Rooh, Rebecca-/ 06-26-1839-/ 01-22-1923
S:
Double Marker, Wed. 08-25-1943
Scallions, Freelon L.-/ 04-29-1923-/ 05-23-1990
Scallions, Fannie V.-/ 12-23-1926-/
Double Marker
Smith, George Walter-/ 01-16-1874-/ 11-27-1950
Smith, Mary Frances-/ 09-06-1873-/ 11-05-1953
Stergas. Louis H.-/ 1916-/ 1978, U.S. Army, WW II
Double Marker
Stergas, Louis H.-/ 05-16-1916-/ 01-11-1978
Stergas, Mary R.-/ 01-25-1923-/
Stouffer, John D.-/ 06-21-1914-/ 10-02-1981, TSgt. U.S. Army, WW
II
Stouffer, Ruby May-/ 03-16-1914-/ 04-24-1994
T:
Taylor, Margaret M.-/ 12-31-1881-/ 09-26-1972
Terry, Infant -/ 02-11-1975, Infant Dau. of Randy & Gayle Terry.
Double Marker
Timmons, Sam F.-/ 06-16-1884-/ 08-17-1960
Timmons, Mary Ella-/ 11-07-1887-/ 08-19-1969
Tindall, James R. -/ 09-05-1876-/ 11-01-1964
Tindall, Frances Parilee Gentry-/ 1846-/ 1922, Wife of John Z. Tindall
Tindall, J.Z. -/ 1844-/ 1928
Turner, Cooper-/ 07-31-1908-/ 10-25-1916, Son of W.T. and Mrs. Turner
Turner, Clemmie Ashmore-/ 03-04-1879-/ 02-02-1957, Wife of W. T.
Turner
Turner, William T.-/ 1879-/ 1961
U:
V:
W:
Ward, Muriel G.-/ 12-29-1925-/ 07-12-1987
Whitmore, Paul Joseph-/ 04-05-1957, Baltimore, Maryland, 11-06-1980,
New Oleans, La., Son of Marianne Hayden & James Whitmore.
Wiggins, Mary C.-/ 10-01-1861-/ 03-14-1958
Williams, Blanche T. -/ 1885-/ 1961
Williams, Mary Lurana-/ 11-26-1861-/ 04-06-1954, Wife of William
Preston Williams.
Williams, Robert Douglas-/ 10-12-1878-/ 06-18-1950
Winters, Helen Jean Lindley-/ 1971-/ 01-07-2000
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