Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lamar County, Alabama

Number 16 on the new cemetery map

Driving directions from Vernon: Take old Aberdeen road 4.8 miles to Buck Jackson Road go 7.4 miles to Wolf Road, turn left on Wolf Road and go .1 mile.

The Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church was organized in August 1823 in what was then Marion County, Alabama. The church still exists today adjoining the cemetery with services held once per month. There were eighteen charter members (Information from Bo Morris as taken from the original records of the church).

Thomas Humbers - March 19, 1895 - Sept. 5, 1985

Myrtle Corbell Humbers - Jan. 10, 1898 - Jan. 23, 1960

Fannie Sloan - Jan. 1, 1877 - (No other date)

Bessie Wolf - June 6, 1910 - Jan 30, 1966

Katie L. O’Mary Strawbridge - Sept. 17, 1895 - Aug. 4, 1968

Dan W. “Bud” Strawbridge - Aug. 28, 1872 - April 8, 1938

Belle Tucker Harrison - Oct. 28, 1879 - May 11, 1970

Jeff T. Harrison - May 24, 1879 - Aug. 14, 1952

Hollie L. O’Mary - June 8, 1921 - June 21, 2000- S Sgt. U. S. Army WW II

Two unmarked graves

W. J. Canterberry - Jan. 27, 1890- (No other date)

Saryan Canterberry - Jan 14, 1891 - July 24, 1957

William Canterberry - Sept. 22, 1911 - Nov. 2, 1983- PVT U. S. Army WW II

Aslina Hall - Dec. 15, 1932 - May 21, 1933

Troy F. Humbers - 1919 - 1952

Jessie Humbers - 1917 -1987

Dorothy N. Humbers - 1940 - 1955

Margrett Hall - April 25, 1880 - March 6, 1959

Dee Allen Humbers - Oct. 28, 1880 - Nov. 9, 1959

Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Harold Eastman - Sept 13, 1967

Wilma Yvonne Eastman - Jan 12, 1957 (No Other Dates)

Bobby Joe Eastman, Sr. - Oct 27, 1949 - Jan. 22, 1999

Married Feb. 13, 1981

Zora Lee Eastman - June 7, 1924 - April 18, 1979

Demp Eastman - Sept. 25, 1915 - March 6, 1976

Lettie J. Walden - Dec. 11, 1907 - Oct. 7, 1991

James D. Walden - Aug. 18, 1905 - June 1, 1980

France W. Humbers - Feb. 24, 1910 - Dec. 8, 1997

R. Riley Humbers - April 24, 1899 - Dec. 31, 1986

Mattie Humbers - Feb 5, 1904 - March 1, 1988

W. Dalton Humbers - April 4, 1893 - Oct. 20, 1978

George William Humbers - Nov. 22, 1937 - April 8, 1993

J. D. Humbers - July 7, 1929 - June 6, 1981

Lennis Pitts - Jan 20, 1929- (No other date)

Troy Pitts, Jr. - June 18, 1925 - (No other date)

Josie I. Pitts - Nov. 11, 1902 - Feb 2, 1980

Lee R. Pitts - Sept. 18, 1896 - Feb. 14, 1971

Clady Eloise L. Pitts - April 13, 1932 - (No other date)

Conley Eugene Pitts - April 11, 1931 - Feb. 20, 2002

Josie P. Fowler - July 26, 1935 - (No other date)

I. Brooks Fowler - Nov. 28, 1926 - March 4, 2000

Married Dec. 24, 1949

Three flat concrete markers

Jimmie L. Humbers - Sept 15, 1935 (No other date)

Arie H. Humbers - Feb 18, 1928 - Sept. 6, 1988

Two Block Markers

Lorene C. Estes - Nov. 10, 1918 - Dec. 13, 1989

William Kary Estes - Nov. 24, 1920 - March 13, 2001- PFC U. S. Army WW II

Married March 11, 1947

Lucy Ann Stephenson - Oct 29, 1940 - Feb. 2, 1995

Willie Mae Pitts - March 21, 1925 - Aug. 22, 1995

William Leon Pitts - July 8, 1925 - Feb. 9, 2003- EN FN U. S. Navy WW II

Margie E. Pitts - Dec. 18, 1900 - April 9, 1999

William Houston Pitts - March 20, 1893 - Sept. 13, 1971- Ala. Pvt 330 Supply Co. QMC WW I

Audrey F. Noe Pitts - Nov. 18, 1926 - Jan 10, 1996

Marion L. Pitts - June 20, 1928 - Dec. 26, 2002- PFC U. S. Army WW II

Orbelia M. Pitts - Jan. 3, 1914 - May 8, 1999

Forney J. Pitts - May 2, 1911 - March 25, 1974

Dorothy Dean - Feb. 8, 1934 - May 29, 1982

Angle Nicole Gilstrap- Daughter of Amy Dove and Brian Gilstrap - March 25, 1979 -March 27, 1997

Stella Hester - Nov. 27, 1914 - May 27, 1998

Hicks Hester - Aug. 12, 1913 - May 21, 1974

Cora M. Mason - 1897 - 1973

William A. Mason - 1891 - 1981

Clearence Mason - July 18, 1917 - Feb. 21, 1936

Ruby Mason - Jan 19, 1924 - Nov. 17, 1929

Infant Child of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Mason - May 15, 1913

Erlie Mae McManus- Feb. 17, 1914 - Sept. 14, 1926

Marble Stone No Info.

Minnie M. Nethery- 1889 - 1929

Marble Stone - No Info.

Dora Barnes- March 2, 1885 - June 24, 1960

Naggie Nethery - Nov. 22, 1887 - July 6, 1962

Millie N. Moore - Jan. 6, 1906 - Feb. 17, 1985

Grandmother - Willie D. Nethery Lindsey - April 25, 1915 - Feb. 11, 1997

George A. O’Mary - 1842 - 1938

William Other Son of W. D. & L. R. O’Mary - July 9, 1925 - Jan 5, 1928

Infant Daughter of Lillie & David O’Mary- Feb. 8, 1935 (No other date)

Lillie O’Mary- Oct. 12, 1898 - Feb 7, 1982

David O’Mary - Jan. 24, 1892 - July 25, 1964

Christine Hall - Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Hall - July 13, 1918 - Oct. 30, 1918

George Robert Humbers - Sept. 20, 1848 - Oct. 10, 1924

Frances (Davis) Humbers - Feb. 22, 1853 - April 9, 1922

Thomas Burton Mason - Son of Eliga & L. O. Mason- Jan 18, 1879- Aug. 12, 1914

Rebecca Palestine Mason - Wife of T. B. Mason- March 4, 1883 - Jan 22, 1905

Infant of R. F. & D. A. Mason - (No Dates)

Veto W. - Son of G. W. & C. L. Mason - May 22, 1892 - Aug. 15, 1897

Charley M. - Son of W. C. & Emma Mason - Jan 39, 1893 - May 23, 1895

Denise J. Humbers- Sept 26, 1953 - (No other date)

Troy E. Humbers - Feb 11, 1951 - Oct. 7, 1998

Married Sept. 2, 1989

Betty Ann Humbers - Feb. 19, 1940 (No other date) - Mother of Mary, Kitty & Sandy

Jimmy Ray Humbers - Oct. 13, 1941 - Dec. 12, 1992 - Father of Janette, Susan, Danny & Dorothy

Married Oct. 25, 1969

Lorine N. Stubbs - Aug. 17, 1917 - Feb. 21, 1989

Tersia Blaylock- Aug. 26, 1953 (No other date)

Roy L. Blaylock- Dec. 31, 1930 - June 12, 1986

Estus Lee Blaylock - Sept. 28, 1903 - Dec. 23, 1980

Pink Lee Edwards- May 20, 1897 - Oct 16, 1992

Mattie P. Edwards - Sept. 30, 1901 - Oct. 19, 1978 - Eastern Star Emblem

Macon D. Edwards - Nov. 21, 1892 - Oct. 25, 1965 - Masonic Emblem

Allen Ingle - 1874 - 1918

Children of G. W. & C. L. Mason - (No other info.)

Marvin Humbers (No other info.)

Two Markers - No Info.

Zettie L. Humbers - Sept 1908 - Feb. 1966

Harvey L. Humbers- Nov. 1906 - Dec. 1944

Ira Esker Blaylock - March 7, 1904 - Jan 13, 1942

Two Marble Markers - No Info.

Mary Blaylock - Concrete Marker No other info. other than “At Rest”

Ranzy Walden- “At Rest” (No other info.)

Nancy Walden- “At Rest” (No other info.)

Mary O’Mary - 1873 - 1928

Marble Marker (No other Info.)

May Sloan- 1897 - 1985

Cleveland Sloan- 1875 - 1952

Marker (No other Info.)

Ray Lee Merchant- June 14, 1910 - Feb 14, 1976

Delma E. Merchant - July 24, 1907 - Dec. 6, 1991

Sarah Jo Merchant - Sept. 23, 1960 - Nov. 21, 1977

William H. Duncan- Nov. 27,1946 - Dec. 15, 1999

Nell M. Duncan- June 25, 1937 - (No other date)

Married June 6, 1977

Ramona Sue Redy- Jan. 17, 1963 - Dec. 27, 1979

Tabitha Canterberry - No Additional info.

W. W. Canterberry- March 4, 1856 - Feb. 22, 1917- Married Tabitha Moore April 22, 1877

Sarah Wilson (No other info.)

Jessie Wilson ( No other info.)

Artie C. Box - March 20, 1890 - April 10, 1966

Edd A. Box - April 15, 1888 - Jan. 17, 1946

Arthur Box - Oct. 2, 1911 - Jan 14, 1912

Ollis Box - Oct 2, 1911 - March 14, 1914 -Twin Brother of Arthur Box

Archie Franklin O’Mary- Son of G. A. & M. S. O’Mary- Born June 6 & Died Oct. 14 1898

Child of W. R. & M. E. O’Mary- July 22, 1898 - Nov. 17, 1899

Two Markers- No Info.

Sallie O’Mary- Wife of J. T. O’Mary- Died June 25, 1903 Age 27 Years

F. E. Harbin - 1848 - 1884

W. B. Harbin - 1836 - 1891

Raymond Robert Blaylock - 1927 - 1977- Army WW II

Robert Humbers- (No additional Info.)

Child of J. N. & Margaret Pitts - Feb. 16, 1905 - July 27, 1911

Infant Son of J. N. & Margaret Pitts - (No dates)

Nancy Strawbridge Pitts - Wife of J. N. Pitts - April 10, 1863 - Dec. ? , 1900

Children of George & S. T. (?) ???

Nancy Jane- Feb. 14, 1882 - Nov. 16, 1892

William F. - Jan 24, ?? - April 2, 1892

Aunt Sallie Edwards - 1840 - 1895

Charlie Edwards - 1885 - 1907

James J. Edwards - 1849 - 1909

Daisy Edwards - 1890 - 1910

Mother Caroline Edwards - 1859 - 1929

Lula Edwards -1887 - 1969

Marbelle Webb - May 31, 1900 - Dec. 6, 1966

Elma E. Webb- 1888 - 1974 - Pvt U. S. Army WW I

Daddy - H on marker (No other info.)

Florence W. Mason - June 24, 1924 ( No other info.)

Clyde W. Mason - April 11, 1919 - Nov. 24, 1994

Jeff Chumley- March 28, 1911 - June 3, 1989

Colene Hulett - Sept. 5, 1933 ( No other info.)

Ernest E. Hulett - Oct. 29, 1927 - Oct. 31, 1988

Mary Sullins Reed - Sept. 3, 1916 (No other info)

Benton Reed - Jan 11, 1912 - Nov. 24, 1982

Darus Reed - May 8, 1886 - March 9, 1975

Annie B. Curtis - June 22, 1890 - Aug. 1, 1976

Estelle Reed - Aug. 16, 1916 - (No other info.)

Halen “Dude” Reed - May 14, 1916 - Dec. 7, 1983

Amanda A. Reed Sarvis - Aug. 15, 1978 - Aug. 5, 2000- Photo on marker with military uniform on - 1^st Armored Div. Old Ironside

John Reed - Feb. 5, 1918 - May 2, 1971

Geneva Reed - Oct. 10, 1921 - (No other info.)

Minnie Edwards - Feb. 22, 1871 - Feb. 24, 1951

Thomas Edwards - Sept. 4, 1873 - Feb. 11, 1908

Two Markers with Children of J. N. & Nancy Pitts (No other info.)

Mary Ann Pitts - May 11, 1829 - Dec 24, 1893

Mr. J. N. Pitts - Husband of Magaret Pitts - Feb. 19, 1863 - April 12, 1935

Magaret S. Pitts - Jan. 1, 1873 - April 7, 1945

George W. Watson - May 6, 1848 - Dec. 11, 1933

Infant Son of E. H. & M. P. Rasbury - Oct. 14, 1915

Marker with no info.

Clyde Rasbury - June 4, 1909 - March 6, 1937

Two Markers (No Info.)

Lonnie J. Pitts - son of W. H. Pitts - Feb. 4, 1938 - Aug. 7, 1948

Charles H. Morris - son of W. D. Morris - Aug. 27, 1941 - Aug. 7, 1948

William Lloyd Morris - Sept. 28, 1920 - April 1, 2003

Grace Pitts Morris - May 5, 1923 (No other info.)

Randy Lynn Reed - March 30, 1965 - May 20, 1965

Marker (no other info.)

Danny Lynn Reed - July 28, 1976 - Aug. 2, 1978

Karen I. Morris - April 28, 1963 - Sept. 29, 1963

Annie K. Morris - June 16, 1935 - July 20 , 2000

Columbus W. Morris , Jr. - Jan. 7, 1930 (No other info.)

Odom Sisters : Eulene Reed - March 31, 1930 (No other info.)

Peggy Quintero - Dec. 18, 1944 - Oct. 14, 2002

Infant Son of Oscar & Leona Odom (No other info.)

Elizabeth H. Nolen - Oct. 29, 1930 (No other info.)

Edward C. Nolen - Oct. 17, 1924 - May 3, 1974

Lillie M. Nolen - May 25, 1887 - June 8, 1977

Wade H. Nolen - May 6, 1879 - June 29, 1955

Mittie Lowry - 1888 - 1961

Horace Lowry - 1878 - 1963

Mary E. Nolen - April 6, 1874 - Feb. 29, 1940

James R. Nolen - Feb. 5, 1873 - Oct. 12, 1949

Mary E. Merchant - Daughter of J. H. & S. F. Merchant - Nov. 11, 1889 - Sept. 1, 1910

Issac Lee Rasbury - June 7, 1913 - Feb. 27, 1951 - S Sgt. U. S. Army WW II

H. A. Rasbury- 1869 - 1943

Mary A. Rasbury - Wife of H. A. Rasbury - Nov. 1, 1871 - Dec. 20, 1937

Ralph Rasbury - Son of H. A. & Mary Rasbury - May 3, 1906 - July 22, 1924

Two Concrete Markers (No other info.)

Isaac Rasbury - 1817 - April 15, 1892

Two Large Above Ground Crypts Of Slabs of Stone- Very Old - (Information from Bo Morris is that these are believed to be of the Mark Watson Family)

C. C. Watson- Sept. 30, 1855 - Dec. 19, 1892

Sarah E. Watson - Sept. 26, 1862 - Nov. 9, 1924

Alma Ruth Williams - Sept. 12, 1922 - March 8, 1991

Levi Martin Williams - Dec. 11, 1927 (No other info.)

Wessley Lawson - Feb. 22, 1883 - Feb. 15, 1974

Myrtle Lawson - June 20, 1891 - Jan 7, 1963

Two Broken markers (No info.)

Jeff Edwards - June 20, 1882 - March 18, 1939

Viola Edwards - May 5, 1889 - July 22, 1968

James Hollady - May 3, 1811 - April 23, 1887

Mary Hollady - March 20, 1811 - (No Death Date)

Bessie May Parker - Daughter of E. H. & Ellen Parker- July 20, 1894 - Nov 27, 1897

Gray R. Bercheat- Oct. 19 1947 (No other info.)

Deloris B. Bercheat - Oct. 31, 1952 - Feb. 15, 1990

Lee G. May, Jr. - Feb 24, 1924 - Sept. 27, 2001

Sarah L. May - March 10, 1927 (No other info.)

Concrete Slab - (No other info.)

James Oscar Odom - 1904 - Aug. 1975

Leona E. Odom - March 1909 - May 1993

Mattie Catherine White - Nov. 15, 1916 - Jan 3, 2004

Patricia G. Pennington - Feb. 9, 1949 - Dec. 8, 1990

Lorine Adkinson Pennington - April 14, 1930 - Jan. 5, 1992

John H. Pennington - May 4, 1923 - Feb 28, 2001 - PFC U. S. Army WW II

Mary Susan Harris - Wife of T. J. Harris - June 1852 - Dec. 13, 1899

Eliga Strawbridge - (No other info.)

Melvina Strawbridge - (No other info.)

Jessie Little Taylor - Jan 5, 1809 - May 27, 1896

Mary A. Taylor - Daughter of T. J. & M. J. Taylor - July 27, 1875 - Oct. 27, 1879

Hardy Walden - Husband of Mary Sheffield - 1869 - 1925

Infant daughter of G. H. & M. E. Walden- Born & Died March 4, 1904

Rosa Belle Terry - Daughter of N. T. & Charley Terry - Born March 10 and Died March 13, 1884

Infant Son of W. R. & Elizabeth Sheffield - Born & Died 1887

Welthy Ann Sheffield- Daughter of W. R. & Elizabeth Sheffield - June 4, 1870 - Feb. 1, 187 (3 or 8?)

Broken Marker - “Gone on ????? To Thee” (No Other info.)

Frank L. Moore (Broken Marker) - 1832 – 1884 (Franklin L., son of John Patterson Moore & Elizabeth Kirkland; husband of Mary C. [--?--])

Mary C. Moore (Broken Marker) - 1836 – 1898

Eliza Sheffield - ( No other info.)

Sam Sloan- Nov. 2, 1865 - (No other date)

Mary Belle Sloan - May 7, 1869 - Oct. 29, 1920

Sallie A. Cox - Jan 16, 1845 - July 31 , 1907

Marker (No info)

Dr. W. H. Watkins - Aug. 4, 1833 - Nov. 30, 1902

Marker (No other info.)

Mirtle Nolen - Daughter of J. R. & Mary Nolen- Sept. 7 1899 - Aug. 20, 1900

Two Baby - (No other info)

Eli Nolen - Co. H 10^th Ala. Cav. CSA (No other info.)

Nolen- (No other info.)

William McGhee - Dec. 21, 1839 - May 19, 1916

Co. G. 26^th Regt. Ala. Inf. CSA

Hilton May - (No other info.)

T. C. Merchant - April 26, 1869 - Nov. 30, 1915

Mary H. Merchant - Dec. 11, 1869 - Nov. 7 , 1935

Virginia E. Gunter Christian - March 10, 1920 - June 12, 2001

Clayton Edward Christian - June 13, 1913 - April 5, 1977

Married March 24, 1940

Lillie B. Reed - Aug. 20, 1922 - March 12, 1925

Infant Daughter of L. G. Guyton - Born & Died Aug. 6, 1905

J. L. W. Davis Died March 18, 1899 - Age 73 years

Dudley Paris - Sept. 28, 1905 - April 18, 1908

David H. Hollis - Jan. 21, 1834 - March 3, 1866 (Son of Derrell Upright Hollis & Mary Elizabeth Goodwin? I have him married to Frankie Lollar.)

Margaret Kent Hollis - 1913 - 1934

John Ray Hollis- June 4, 1860 - June 10, 1933 (Son of David H. Hollis & Frankie Lollar)

Annie K. Hollis - Sept. 15, 1896 - March 31, 1970

Susan M. Grear- Wife of Charles Grear- Sept. 22, 1872 - July 27, 1908

Andrew Jackson Gunter - Oct. 9, 1878 - Nov. 7, 1954

Beulah McClemore Gunter - Oct. 1, 1880 - May 14, 1957

Andrew J. Gunter - Son of A. J. & Beulah Gunter - April 20, 1905 - June 22, 1907

Lee Roy Gunter - Son of A. J. & Beulah Gunter - Oct 15, 1908 - Jan 19, 1909

Betty Jo Harris- Infant daughter of Mamie & Robert Harris - 1934 - 1937

William A. Pennington - Jan 11, 1865 - July 3, 1912 - Woodmen of the World monument

Margarett Dezdamonia Pennington- March 22, 1868 - Nov. 26, 1921

John W. McLemore- March 16, 1838 - May 29, 1914 - Co. H. 5^th Ala. Cav. CSA

Martha Holladay McLemore - March 22, 1845 - Jan 21, 1917

Floyd E. Channell- Aug. 8, 1928 - Aug. 29, 2003

Evie Y. Channell - May 22, 1938 - (No other info.)

Old Funeral Home Marker- (Unable to read any info.)

Maude P. Pope - Aug. 31, 1907 - Sept. 19, 1985

Billy Robert Pope - Oct. 18, 1927 - Dec. 7, 1970

Diana- Lynn May - Oct. 14, 1955 - Aug. 20, 1973

Flora (May) McDonald - Aug. 25, 1913 - Feb. 10, 1980

Katie L. May - Aug. 25, 1895 - Nov. 15, 1969

L. Grady May - Sept. 5, 1890 - July 13, 1980

T. O. May - Oct. 27, 1880 - June 18, 1944

M. M. May & Lee May - (Double Unable to read other info.