St. Lewis CME Church Cemetery
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go northeast on Hwy 16 for 0.3 mile to the fork at the Sparta Baptist Church. Stay left on Hwy 16 and go east for about 3.9 miles. The church and cemetery are on the left.
GPS coordinates: 33 18' 06.6" N 82 54' 41.1" W
or in degrees only form: 33.30183° N X 82.91142° W
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GMD: 111
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black
Graves numbered 150 or higher have been added since the original survey and are based on obituaries. They are believed to be somewhere in the cemetery.
Indexer or Contributor: E. L. Hill, T. F. Sims, and Harrell Lawson
Number of persons found: 92
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 2
Mamie L. Reed
Nov 7, 1941 - Feb 13, 2002
Grave 4
Ora Mae Wilson
Nov 28, 1912 - Nov 30, 2000
Beloved Mother, Wife, Grand.
Grave 5
Dorothy Jones
May 10, 1931 - Jun 17, 2000
Grave 6
Unmarked Adult Slab
Book with music notes.
Grave 7
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 8
Emma Simmons
Sep 6, 1892 - Nov 17, 1968
Grave 9
Unmarked Slabs
4 graves.
Grave 10
Charlie Heath
1927 - 1987
Grave 14
Major Heath
Dec 3, 1909 - Jun 10, 1963
Grave 15
Estella Heath
b. Aug 1, 1910
Grave 16
Boss Devereaux, Jr.
Oct 9, 1925 - Nov 8, 1989
Rest in Peace
Grave 17
Unmarked Adult Slabs
3 graves.
Grave 18
Chaz Letre Smith
Jul 12, 1994 - Jul 12, 1994
Grave 21
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 23
Mary Jackson
Dec 7, 1886 - Feb 2, 1921
Grave 24
Unmarked Graves
4 graves.
Grave 25
Carlos Lowe
1902 - 1962
Grave 29
Unmarked Adult Slab - Mrs. Juanita Harris
Apr 11, 1922 - Nov 1, 2001
All info from funeral home marker.
Grave 30
Unmarked Graves
2 graves.
Grave 31
Unmarked Slab - Emma Boone
Jul 4, 1909 - Jul 10, 1976
per granddaughter, Alice Grant.
Grave 32
Leroy Boone
Jul 7, 1907 - Apr 3, 1973
Grave 33
Unmarked Adult Slabs
2 graves.
Grave 34
Bessie Mae Heath
Dec 19, 1933 - Mar 5, 2000
Grave 37
Elizabeth Barnes
Jun 10, 1944 - Feb 17, 1996
Grave 38
Clifford Heath
May 20, 1955 - Mar 18, 1993
Grave 39
Shirley Ann Walls
Aug 4, 1953 - Apr 8, 1997
Grave 40
Linton Barnes
Dec 25, 1926 - Feb 2, 1989
Grave 41
Mrs. Estell Franklin
Jul 16, 1927 - Jul 29, 2001
Grave 44
Unmarked Adult Slabs
4 graves.
Grave 45
John Barnes
Jul 31, 1893 - Sep 29, 1966
Military Service: World War I
Georgia Pvt Co A 516 Engineers
Grave 49
Robert Barnes
Jul 28, 1938 - Apr 14, 1962
Grave 50
Seabon Gilbert
- Jul 13, 1954
We Love You ... Children and Grands.
Grave 53
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 55
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 56
Essie B. Heath
1902 - 1988
Grave 57
Unmarked Graves
5 graves.
Grave 58
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 63
Clara Glover
1881 - 1934
Grave 64
Unmarked Graves
6 graves.
Grave 65
Susie Jackson
Jun 8, 1879 - Sep 30, 1962
"Mother"
Grave 71
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 72
Ben Jackson
Oct 20, 1921 - Jun 3, 1951
Grave 73
Jessie May Culver
Sep 30, 1962 - Aug 11, 1992
Grave 74
Thomas Jackson
1876 - 1948
"Father" "He died as he lived, a Christian"
Grave 75
Edward Wingfield, Sr.
Oct 31, 1916 - Oct 29, 1989
Military Service: World War II
PFC U.S. Army
Grave 78
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 79
Unmarked Graves
4 graves.
Grave 80
Lucius Lattimer
Oct 8, 1861 - Nov 25, 1900
Grave 84
Unmarked Adult Slabs
3 graves.
Grave 87
Unmarked Adult Slabs
5 graves.
Grave 93
Unmarked Child Slab
Grave 98
Perry Lawrence, Sr.
Jul 10, 1916 - Nov 10, 1994
Grave 99
Juanita W. Lawrence
Jul 14, 1922 - Oct 28, 1969
Grave 100
Hollis McClin
1981 - 1989
"Miracle Baby"
Grave 101
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 102
Mr. & Mrs. Brooks
Grave 103
Frank Culver
Apr 20, 1921 - Feb 16, 1970
Military Service: World War II
PFC U.S. Army Georgia
Grave 104
Mrs. Ethel Shields
- Nov 1, 1965
Grave 105
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 106
Ben Culver
Mar 10, 1891 - Jul 5, 1974
Grave 107
Lula Lamar
Jun 7, 1897 - Mar 19, 1975
Grave 110
Unmarked Adult Grave - Hayward Evans
1900 - 1939
Not found in 2003. All info per Kimbrough list.
Grave 111
Lillie Ruth Heath
Aug 17, 1950 - Dec 10, 2004
Age 54.
Grave 150
Leonard Heath
Dec 23, 1961 - Jul 3, 2005
Age 43.
Grave 151
Mirandy Washington
Dec 25, 1906 - Jun 22, 2006
Age 98.
Grave 152
Earnest Franklin
Aug 25, 1925 - Mar 4, 2007
Grave 153
Robert Barnes
Nov 15, 1930 - May 28, 2007
Age 76.
Grave 154
Carlos Lowe, Jr.
Dec 10, 1923 - Dec 11, 2007
Age 84.
Grave 155
Martha Devereux
Sep 11, 1917 - Mar 1, 2008
Age 89.
Grave 156
Etta Marie Boone Jones
Mar 7, 1931 - Aug 3, 2009
Age 78.
Grave 157
Ronald George Thomas
Nov 3, 1961 - Jun 8, 2011
Age 49.
Grave 158
Annie B. Franklin
- Apr 13, 2012
Age 83.
Grave 159
Lillie L. "Six Dollar" Lewis Culver
Nov 26, 1927 - Nov 9, 2013
Age 92.
Grave 160
Daphne Walker
- Oct 30, 2015
Age 49.
Grave 161