Shepard Cemetery

Click on the pictures for a larger view. Picture submitted by Bonnie Evans.

Names submitted by Carolyn Wilkins and Bonnie Evans.
(Church no longer there)
Location: Highway 495, 2.6 miles South of Hwy 397 at Preston, MS
Directions: From Hwy 397 at Preston, turn South onto Hwy 495, travel about 2.6 miles, Shepard Cemetery is set back from the road, on the right side. (Submitted 1/23/2000 by Carolann Arthur.)

Symbols and abbreviations used in the listing are:
(*name): Same stone shared with (given name), same surname
(#name): Separate stone similar in style to (given name), same surname
b&d: born and died
FHM: Funeral Home Marker
IDO, IO, ISO: infant daughter of, infant of, infant son of
BO, DO, HO, SO, WO: brother of, daughter of, husband of, son of, wife of
M/M: Mr. & Mrs.
[any other wording on stone]

Allen, Lillie J. Teer    Jan 30, 1922 -  Feb 10, 2001 (*Okley L.)

Allen, Okley L.    Feb 22, 1909 -  Apr 17, 1995 (*Lillie J.)

Atkinson, Cora Burch    Jul 10,1887-Dec 17,1931 (*Frances)

Atkinson, Frances Lucile    Oct 12,1920-Sep 10,1940 (*Cora)

Atkinson, Laura Arlene    Mar 25,1905-Feb 7,1987 (*Frank)

Atkinson, William Frank    Jan 3,1884-Jan 14,1960 (simple stone @ his foot, “Frank Atkinson,1884-1960” (*Laura)

Ball, Azzie Lee    Sep 1,1899-May 28,1977 (*Littleton)

Ball, Laurel Daniel    1931-1985, US Marine Corps Korea

Ball, Littleton M.    Oct 1,1890-Dec 4,1946 (*Azzie)

Baughman, Dorothy June    Jun 15,1926-Apr 6,1927 (4 Baughman children side-by-side)

Baughman, Harlon Burnice Sep 30,1909-Oct 18,1918

Baughman, Milton B./G.    Dec 3,1885-Jan 25,1958

Baughman, Russell E.    Mar 29,1909-Jun 9,1913

Baughman, Samuel E.    Jun 20,1916-Jul 23,1926

Burch, Coleman Addison    Mar 29,1893-Dec 12,1953 (*Sally Brand Burch)

Burch, Georgia F.    May 23, 1862 -  May 12, 1927 , Wife of Robert A. Burch, Daughter of Henry H. Shepard (*Robert)

Burch, Robert A.    Feb 25,1850-Apr 27,1930 (*Georgia)

Burch, Sally Mae Brand Oct 2,1895-Jul 8,1941 (*Coleman Addison Burch) Wife of Coleman A. Burch

Cowart, Talton C. Sep 4,1881-Jul 18,1937

Crocker, George Thomas    Aug 4,1905-May 16,1943

Crocker, John T.    Dec 14,1885-Oct 7,1966 (*Willie B.)

Crocker, Lillie Nov 20,1866-Aug 14,1958, Wife of Thomas J. Crocker 

Crocker, Thomas J.    Feb 20,1860-Jan 13,1927

Crocker, Willie Birdell    Sep 20,1883-Apr 8,1970 (*John T.), Wife of John T. Crocker, Daughter of Joseph H. Shepard 

Fain, Hessie Wright    Jun 28,1929-blank (*Homer Ray

Fain, Homer Ray    May 17,1932-blank (*Hessie Wright) (“married Dec 9,1947”)

Haggard, Clara Crocker    Nov 28,1915-blank (*James T., Sr.)

Haggard, Earl    Oct 27,1919-Mar 14,1999 (*Sallie)

Haggard, James T., Sr.    Feb 27,1917-Sep 16,1983 (*Clara Crocker)

Haggard, John David    Mar 27,1956-Dec 22,1984

Haggard, Sallie    May 25,1915-(blank)(*Earl)

Hailey, Mart Stevie [Son]    Sep 29,1955-Apr 23,1977 (*Sally J. Young Hailey, see Howell)

Hailey, Sally J. Young [Mother]    Sep 9,1935-Mar 30,2000 (*Mart Stevie) (FHM reads Sally Young Howell aged 64 years, 6 mo., 2 days)

Hicks, Alonzo M.    Aug 5,1869-Jun 19,1941 (next to Welthia Jane)

Hicks, Clay Jackson     Apr. 4, 1870 -  June 20, 1957 , Note. Clay Jackson Hicks is buried between Lenner Hicks (1st wife) and Janie Hicks (2nd wife) *Janie, Lenner)

Hicks, Janie Partridge     1880 -  Feb. 14, 1945  (*Clay J., Lenner)

Hicks, Lenner  Hutton and infant    1879-1912 (*Clay, Janie)

Hicks, Print W.    Jan 28,1875-Aug 8,1962 (*Viola, Sallie) Note: Print W. Hicks is buried between Viola Shepard Hicks (1st wife) and Sallie Hadley Hicks (2nd wife) Carolyn Wilkins

Hicks, Sallie Hadley    Jun 25,1880-Nov 22,1961 (*Print, Viola)

Hicks, Viola Shepard    Dec 6,1876-Mar 31,1918 (*Print, Sallie)

Hicks, Welthia Jane    Jun 17,1873-Aug 22,1944 (next to A.M.), Wife of Alonzo M. Hicks 

Higginbotham, A.W.    Apr 30,1912-blank (*Evid) [Pvt US Army WW II Apr 30,1913- Apr 27,1983]

Higginbotham, Evid    Jan 24,1927-Jul 7,1977 (*A.W.)

Howell (see Hailey, Sally J. Young)

Jackson, Joseph Edward     Mar. 28, 1858 -  Oct. 14, 1937 

Jackson, Infant     d.  Mar. 15, 1923, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Jackson 

Jackson, Malissa Teer     May 1, 1880 -  April 25, 1966 , Wife of Joseph E. Jackson, Daughter of Elbert Teer 

Landrum, Zona Luke   1897 – 1921,Wife of Webster C. Landrum 

Luke, Addie   June 27, 1881 - Sept 21, 1927 , Wife of J. W. Luke 

Luke, Elmo   Mar. 22, 1913 - Aug 22, 1981 (*Evie Hicks)

Luke, Evie Hicks   Dec. 8, 1914 - May 14, 1977 (*Elmo)

Luke, Infant    no dates, daughter of Elmo & Evie Luke (1 of 2 identical stones)

Luke, J. Wilbur    Nov 16,1901-Dec 22,1950 (*Lillian) (note dates: this is a separate stone from Wilbur Luke)

Luke, Jennie   1890 – 1942, Wife of Monroe Luke (I believe this is Nancy Virginia Gillis, DO J.A. & Martha Rebecca Rainey Gillis; if so, b. Jan 7,1888; she m. M. Luke Mar 24,1929 in Kemper Co.)

Luke, Levi Whittle    Feb 9,1902-Sep 25,1948 (*Alice Luke Nowell)

Luke, Lillian E.    Dec 13,1900-Aug 16,1997 (*J. Wilbur)

Luke, Monroe   Aug 14, 1877 - Sep 9, 1967 (H/O Jennie [Gillis])

Luke, Paul Levi    Oct 29,1934-Nov 28,1999

Luke, Wilbur Nov 16,1901-Dec 2,1950 (note dates: this is a separate stone from J. Wilbur Luke) 

Luke, William Henry    Apr. 20, 1925- Oct. 1, 1928 , Son of Levi Luke 

Mardis, Janet Elizabeth   Oct 7,1945, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C.O. Mardis

Mardis, John H.    May 18,1868-Sep 26,1935

Mardis, Ruby S.   Apr 6,1899-Aug 25,1919, wife of L.A. Mardis

McFarland, Elvin Odell   Jul 25,1915-Jul 2,1916, SO J.L. & M.E. McFarland

McFarland, Imo T.   Jul 4,1890-Apr 9,1913, WO C.E. McFarland

McKelduff, John D.    (no dates)

McKleduff, S. B.    Nov 8,1884-Oct 26,1918 [USA, two rifles, crossed across the barrels) Note the two spellings: both are commonly used. This family settled in Marengo Co., AL, from the Carolinas, and are ancestors of many Kemper & Madison County Cooks.

Myers, William John    Apr 21,1882-Apr 4,1937

Myers, Willie Irene    Dec 28,1927-Jun 25,1928 (next to Willie Leona)

Myers, Willie Leona    Mar 6,1893-Jan 12,1928 (next to Willie Irene)

Nowell, Alice Luke    Oct 29,1906-Nov 13,1981 (*Levi W. Luke)

Palmer, Clarence    Mar 13,1916-Dec 13,1995 (*Lillie C.)

Palmer, Lillie C.    Sep 29,1917-blank (*Clarence)

Permenter, Irwin    Mar 20,1909-Feb 26,1971 (*Mary)

Permenter, Mary    May 30,1919-Feb 6,1988 (*Irwin)

Permenter, Walter Royce    Dec 12,1938-Jan 2,1939

Sanford, Bessie H.    Sep 13,1908-Feb 14,1989 (*L. Park)

Sanford, Clara P.    Jan 17,1881-Dec 17,1952

Sanford, Little Corine   Mar 18,1916-May 9,1917, daughter of V.H. & Clara Sanford

Sanford, L. Park    Feb 20,1913-Apr 3,1991 (*Bessie H.) (note death month is corrected from January on stone)

Sanford, Flay Eugene    Sep 17,1920-Oct 18,1933

Sanford, Odell Shepard   Dec 14,1913-Aug 13,1930, son of E.A. & Mable Sanford

Sanford, Virgil H.    Jan 18,1878-Dec 23,1939

Shelby, Mary Leona Mardis    Oct 26,1898-Mar 8,1937

Shepard, Evelyn     Oct 11, 1880 -  Apr 25, 1972 , Wife of William A. Shepard (next to W.A.)

Shepard, Infant     Aug. 5, 1904 -  Aug. 9, 1904 , Son of W.A. & L.E. Shepard 

Shepard, Joseph H.     Co. I Miss. Inf., CSA, No dates (next to Mary E., similar stone)

Shepard, Julia E.     Aug. 11, 1850 -  June 8, 1920 , Wife of W. Green Shepard 

Shepard , Leon Vernon     Dec. 20, 1914 -  Mar. 16, 1915 , Son of W.A. & L. E. Shepard 

Shepard, Livie E.     Oct 19, 1891 -  Mar 12, 1966 

Shepard, Livona Jane    Nov 18, 1884 -  Dec 13, 1980 (*Lucien)

Shepard, Lucian     Aug 19, 1878 -  Mar 16, 1974 (*Livona Jane)

Shepard, Mary E.     Jun 12, 1862 -  Feb 16, 1941 , Wife of Joseph H. Shepard (next to Joseph H., similar stone)

Shepard, W. Green     Feb 3, 1853 -  Apr 12, 1927 

Shepard, William Alfred     Aug 13, 1879 -  Apr 22, 1943  (next to Evelyn)

Shepard, Zona     Aug 4, 1878 -  Nov 21, 1943 , Wife of A. W. Mardis, Daughter of Joseph H. Shepard 

Shephard, Elton   Sep 21,1912-Nov 18,1917, son of Mr. & Mrs. E.A. Shephard

Shephard (sic), Little Dennis   May 30,1916-Oct 17,1918, son of Mr. & Mrs. E.A. Shephard

Shephard, Mable     Mar 31,1890-Aug 1,1925, wife of E. A. Shephard

Stokes, Children of George & Sally Stokes: Nannie Gracie, Edna Earline, Cecil, Martha, Dartha (one large stone, no dates)

Stokes, George W.    Aug 30,1881-Feb 26,1926

Swishier, Infant    Jan 14,1952, daughter of Paul & Elizabeth Ball Swishier

Teer, Eli     May 3, 1844 -  Nov 25, 1931, Gamblin's Co, MS Cav., CSA (#Margaret M.)

Teer, Francis S.     Jan 21, 1890 -  Nov 4, 1977 , Wife of Virgle D. Teer (*Virgle)

Teer, H. G.    hand painted native stone (see note Hershel Glenn Teer)

Teer, Hershel Glenn     Sep 3, 1940 -no other visible date, may be buried (prob. same as HG Teer, this stone being at the head and the native stone being at the grave’s foot)

Teer, Margaret M.    Oct 16,1846-Aug 21,1938 (#Eli), Wife of Eli Teer 

Teer, Nellie Jane    Oct 25,1882-Jun 11,1970 (#Robert W., Vernie)

Teer, Robert W.     Apr 12, 1869 -  Mar 16, 1961 (next to Sallie; #Nellie Jane, Vernie)

Teer, Sallie   Apr 8,1884-Feb 17,1911, Wife of Robert W.  Teer  (next to Robert W.

Teer, Thurman Odell     Mar 15,1914-Jul 29,1990 (*Vonnie) (FHM “Mr. Odell Teer“)

Teer, Vernie E.    Sep 22,1885-Mar 6,1975 (#Robert W., Nellie Jane)

Teer, Virgle (sic)D.    May 22,1879-Nov 3,1963 (*Francis)

Teer, Vonnie D.    Feb 27,1914-Jan 31,1994 (*Thurman) (FHM “Mrs. Vonnie D. Baker Teer“), Wife of Thurman O. Teer 

Teer, Wiley L.    Nov 23,1874-Apr 21,1959

Thornton, Matthew, FHM only, name hand-lettered, no dates, no funeral home name (next to Samantha)

Thornton, Samantha   died Apr 19,2002, FHM, aged 17 years, 9 months, 6 days (beside Matthew)

Warren, Frances Young     Dec 7, 1937 -  Jan 26, 1999 

Wilson, Melvin Clayton    Jun 8/9, 1910 -  Sep 18, 1915 , Child of Mathew and Molly Wilson, Linda McGehee Joyce Tucker  

Wilson, Mollie Shepard    Feb 28, 1882-Feb 1,1977 (*Mathew Emerson) - From Tombstone reading

Wilson, Mary Elizabeth (Shepard)    Feb  28, 1882 -  Feb 1, 1977 , Wife of Mathew Wilson -submitted

Wilson, Mathew Emerson    Jan 12,1879-May 25,1954 (*Mollie Shepard) (his military records show  1883)

Wright, Allie S.    1898-1977 (*John W.)

Wright, Bertha B.    Apr 23,1928-Mar 25,1982 (*Levi)

Wright, Edd (sic)    Apr 7,1882-Oct 2,1929 (next to Emma E.)

Wright, Emma E.   Mar __/1857-, WO J. W. Wright (broken, repairs have obscured any other date; next to Emma is the lower portion of a stone without dates or names, but has a quote; it is possible that this is the lower portion of Emma’s stone, as hers seems quite short for the design of its remaining portion, but this is doubtful, as the script differs)

Wright, John W.    1891-1943 (*Allie S.)

Wright, Levi    Dec 13,1920-blank (*Bertha B.)

Young, Andy Gray     Jul 13, 1908 -  Jun 21, 1987 (*E. Jo)

Young, Bobby G.     Jun 2, 1933 -  Dec 2, 1997, military stone US Army Korea, same dates  

Young, Charlie W.     Jun 22, 1883 -  Aug 4, 1957  (*Mattie)

Young, E. Jo Hicks    Apr 29,1917-blank (*Andy Gray)

Young, N. G. Cleveland     Feb 2, 1915 -  Apr 2, 1927 , Son of Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Young 

Young, Mattie W.    May 17,1893-Jun 9, 1978 (*Charlie), Wife of Charlie W. Young 

Young, Michael Larry, son of G.C. & Cecil Young Aug 25,1950

A single small stone with the initials V.H.

*Double stone, same surname, with given name shown
F, family headstone with surname, individual stones at foot
I, individual stone at foot of family stone
FHM, funeral home marker

Listing made 3 June 2002 by Bonnie Murphey Evans, proofread and corrected Sep 2002; information indicated in quotation marks is actually on the tombstone itself. Any family information known by me is marked in red, any other note of interest or for clarification is included in parentheses.