Location: From the Hancock County Courthouse, go east on Hwys 15/16 for 0.3 mile to the fork at the Sparta Baptist Church. Stay left at the fork and continue on Hwy 16 for a total of 10.5 miles from the courthouse. The church and cemetery are on the left.
GPS coordinates: 33 17' 58" N 82 48' 38" W or in degrees only form: 33.29944° N X 82.81056° W See location on a Google map in a new window (NOTE:The map opens in a new window. The cemetery will be at the location indicated by a red marker.)
GMD: 112 Cemetery Status: Active Predominant race: Black
Graves numbered 150 and above have been added since the original survey and are based on obituaries. The graves are believed to be somewhere within the cemetery.
Indexer or Contributor: Russell Poss and Bill Jackson
Number of persons found: 171
Ruby Ivey
1906 - 1995
Grave 1
Oloa May Andrews
Dec 14, 1934 - Sep 16, 2002
Grave 2
Callaway Lewis
Oct 16, 1933 - Oct 15, 2000
Military Service: Korean War U.S. Marines
Grave 3
Clarine B. Lewis
Feb 24, 1906 - Oct 13, 2000
Grave 4
Lillie Bell Blount
Apr 12, 1924 - Mar 13, 2000
Grave 5
Edison "Sonny" Blount
1945 - 1994
Grave 6
Arthur Blount
May 18, 1910 - May 16, 1991
Grave 7
Rev. Addie K. Alexander
1906 - 1978
"Mrs."
Grave 8
John Allen Charleston
May 30, 1914 - Sep 2, 1981
Grave 9
Mattie L. Charleston
Dec 23, 1917 - Aug 23, 2000
Grave 10
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 11
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 12
Mary L. Pitts
Dec 18, 1948 - Jan 11, 1977
Grave 13
Willie B. Pitts
Jul 7, 1926 - Sep 23, 1978
Our Loved One.
Grave 14
Alfred H. C. Pitts
1907 - 1983
Grave 15
Lillie M. Clark
May 2, 1936 - Jul 22, 2000
Grave 16
Ida Blount Jones
Sep 20, 1928 - Apr 11, 1989
Grave 17
Mills
1925 - 1996
Grave 18
Jesse E. Smith
Aug 10, 1918 - Mar 13, 1970
Military Service: World War II U.S. Army
Grave 19
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 20
Rosa Mae Fowler Willis
1935 - 1995
Grave 21
Dolean Jackson
Apr 8, 1989 - Sep 3, 1997
Grave 22
Ophelia Macklin
Oct 25, 1917 - Jan 14, 1970
Grave 23
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 24
Willie Arthur Andrews
Mar 29, 1909 - Jan 9, 1988
Grave 25
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 26
Fredrick (Jip) Jones
Jan 2, 1946 - Feb 27, 2000
Grave 27
Cherie Yvette Neal
Dec 29, 1991 - Dec 29, 1991
Grave 28
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 29
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 30
Claude Chapman, Jr.
Sep 27, 1934 - Sep 26, 1963
Military Service: U.S. Air Force
Grave 31
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 32
Charles Andrews
1880 - 1961
Grave 33
Worline Andrews Fowler
Jan 15, 1908 - Oct 2, 1985
Grave 34
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 35
Jamie Ficklin
Mar 4, 1894 - Feb 8, 1970
Military Service: World War I U.S. Army
Grave 36
Robert Ficklin
Apr 8, 1936 - Dec 8, 1991
Grave 37
Billy Ficklin
Nov 20, 1946 - Jul 26, 1995
Grave 38
Remell F. Washington
May 6, 1926 - Aug 9, 1998
Grave 39
Unmarked Infant Grave
Artificial flowers on each end of mound of dirt.
Grave 40
Fred Blount, Sr.
Apr 16, 1922 - May 15, 1985
Beloved Husband and Father.
Grave 41
Hubert Blount
Jun 11, 1911 - Jun 2, 1976
Military Service: World War II U.S. Army
Grave 42
Doshia "Aunt Sis" Davis
Oct 11, 1887 - Mar 23, 1976
Grave 43
Glifford Blount
Apr 12, 1907 - Apr 28, 1989
Grave 44
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 45
Arthur Blount, Jr.
May 1, 1946 - Feb 6, 1960
Grave 46
Thomas Blount
1885 - 1975
On same headstone as Mable Blount.
Grave 47
Mable Blount
1886 - 1978
On same headstone as Thomas Blount.
Grave 48
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 49
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 50
Pecolia Kitchen
Mar 11, 1909 - Mar 9, 1982
Grave 51
Willie Wright
Aug 20, 1878 - Mar 29, 1967
Grave 52
Rev. Irvine A. Kendrick
Jun 20, 1897 - Feb 1, 1960
Grave 53
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 54
Sallie W. Kendrick
Apr 1, 1907 - Mar 9, 1984
Grave 55
Leroy Wright
Jan 29, 1911 - Oct 23, 1986
Grave 56
Kathrine Kendrick
Dec 15, 1939 - May 11, 1994
Grave 57
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 58
Clara M. Andrews
May 5, 1914 - Jan 26, 1998
Grave 59
Jack Andrews
Apr 12, 1937 - Jun 1, 1993
Grave 60
Unmarked Grave
Granite post at foot of grave.
Grave 61
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 62
Doris Strother Davis
1948 - 2001
Grave 63
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 64
Jennifer N. Slaughter
Apr 16, 1988 - May 2, 1988
Daughter.
Grave 65
Daughter of Ed & Doris Chapple
- 1970
Grave 66
Leroy Moss
Dec 4, 1930 - Aug 20, 2000
Grave 67
Sterling Moss
Mar 14, 1922 - Oct 12, 1996
Military Service: World War II TEC 5 U.S. Army
Grave 68
Lozell Moss
1940 - 1988
Grave 69
Alvin Moss, Jr.
May 24, 1924 - Sep 17, 1985
"Father"
Grave 70
Earnestine Jackson
Aug 10, 1928 - Nov 21, 1979
"Mom"
Grave 71
Carrie Moss
1900 - 1958
Grave 72
Alvin Moss
1894 - 1962
Grave 73
Juanita Moss Brantly
1916 - 1976
Grave 74
Unmarked Slab
Grave 75
Unmarked Slab
Grave 76
Clifford Harris, Jr.
b. Oct 23, 1954
On same headstone with grave 78. Only one date as of 2003.
Grave 77
Unmarked Grave
On same headstone as Clifford Harris, Jr.
Grave 78
Robert Jones, Sr.
Mar 13, 1898 - Mar 27, 1984
"Father"
Grave 79
Mammie Jones
1897 - 1974
"Mother"
Grave 80
Unmarked Slab
Grave 81
Ruby Irene Lott Hutchings
Jan 30, 1936 - Nov 12, 1985
Grave 82
Unmarked Slab
Grave 83
Dorothy Mae Kendrick Jackson
Mar 19, 1934 - Oct 11, 1980
"In Loving Memory"
Grave 84
Unmarked Slab
Grave 85
Narcissus Kendrick
Jan 15, 1904 - Sep 19, 1955
Grave 86
Willie B. Jones, Jr.
Jan 3, 1920 - Jul 4, 1992
Military Service: World War II PFC U.S. Army
Grave 87
Unmarked Slab
Grave 88
Julia Mae Bell
Jun 24, 1933 - May 24, 1983
Grave 89
Joseph H. Beall
Grave 90
Lillian B. Thomas
May 21, 1912 - Aug 16, 1973
Grave 91
Laura E. Bell
Aug 7, 1906 - May 24, 1973
Gravestone made by "Dawson"
Grave 92
Pierce Bell, Sr.
Dec 9, 1923 - Sep 6, 1981
Gravestone made by "Dawson"
Grave 93
Bowen Leslie
1878 - 1954
"Beyond the sunset" Shares same headstone with Sancture Leslie.
Grave 94
Sancture Leslie
1880 - 1965
"Beyond the sunset" Shares same headstone with Bowen Leslie.
Grave 95
Virginia Leslie
1907 - 1990
"We miss you"
Grave 96
Leroy Kendrick
Jun 15, 1920 - Mar 28, 1975
"Our Father"
Grave 97
Jennie R. Long
Mar 15, 1920 - May 24, 1969
"In Loving Memory"
Grave 98
Trena L. Rhodes
Dec 26, 1979 - Dec 29, 1979
Grave 99
Clinton Rhodes, Sr.
Oct 15, 1896 - Mar 12, 1985
Military Service: World War I Pvt.
Grave 100
Eula O. Rhodes
1903 - 1956
Grave 101
Unmarked Slab
Grave 102
Cecelia R. Kendrick Phillips
Jan 15, 1933 - Jan 3, 1991
"Mother"
Grave 103
Lois K. Potter
Jul 6, 1920 - Feb 17, 2002
"Mother"
Grave 104
Sheila Kendrick Foster
1951 - 1988
Grave 105
Virginia Kendrick
Feb 1, 1913 - Dec 31, 1992
Grave 106
Lonnie Kendrick
Mar 14, 1891 - Feb 5, 1972
Military Service: World War I Pvt U.S. Army
Grave 107
Edna Dixon
Jan 8, 1892 - Dec 10, 1980
Grave 108
Dupree Kendrick
1928 - 1987
Military Service: World War II Pvt U.S. Army
Grave 109
Arthur Leslie
1882 - 1957
Grave 110
Martha Wilson Leslie
1883 - 1971
Grave 111
Sara Moss
- Dec 29, 1960
Age 70.
Grave 112
Elizabeth Long
- Dec 5, 1961
Last name may be Longs. A special "s" appears at the end of Long.
Grave 113
Corene Cora P. Wilson
1907 - 1997
"Mother"
Grave 114
Charity Pitts
1878 - 1968
"Love makes memory eternal"
Grave 115
Vernita B. Williams
Aug 3, 1937 - Feb 22, 1993
Grave 116
Slvester Leslie
1913 - 2002
Grave 117
No markings. Shares same headstone with Rev. Love H. Whelchel, Sr.
Grave 118
Love H. Whelchel, Sr.
Mar 7, 1907 - Apr 28, 1990
"Rev". Shares same headstone with grave 118.
Grave 119
Oliver Bass
1884 - 1961
"Love makes memory eternal"
Grave 120
Mildred Kitchens
Jan 17, 1953 - Dec 19, 1997
Grave 121
Lena M. Kitchens
Oct 3, 1925 - Jun 3, 1991
"Mother" "The Lord is My Shepherd"
Grave 122
Lucuis Kendrick
1900 - 1967
Grave 123
Unmarked Slab
Grave 124
Unmarked Slab
Grave 125
Robert Kendrick
1944 - 1967
Grave 126
Lois Mae Kendrick
Grave 127
Love H. Whelcher, Sr.
Mar 7, 1907 - Apr 28, 1990
"Rev" Has two markers in this cemetery.
Grave 128
Boysie Coleman
Jan 1, 1887 - Jul 21, 1965
Military Service: World War I Wagoner U.S. Army, Georgia
Grave 129
Camellia Coleman
1896 - 1964
w/o Boysie Coleman.
Grave 130
Willie McCrary
Sep 19, 1919 - Jan 19, 1972
Grave 131
Arthur McCrary
May 12, 1917 - Jan 11, 1979
Grave 132
Mamie D. McCrary
Mar 2, 1896 - Dec 28, 1994
"Mother"
Grave 133
Unmarked Slab
Grave 134
Alton Kendrick
Mar 11, 1939 - Jul 17, 1992
Grave 135
Percy Kendrick
1949 - 1992
"In God's Care" Military Service: SGM U.S. Army
Grave 136
John W. Kendrick
b. Oct 17, 1915
No death date as of spring 2003. Shares same headstone with Mildred D. Kendrick.