MCCLELLAND CEMETERY
The cemetery is located about 3 and one half miles east of Sturgis. Take the Craig Springs Road to
McClelland Road. The cemetery is located at the end of this road.
I have taken the liberty of adding information to some of the families. Names in bold print indicate double
tombstones. Names underlined are buried in cemetery. Revised 25 December 2001. Send inquiries to
dawggrad73@msn.com or snail me at Debbie (McClelland) Chance Route 1 Box 278 Daleville, MS 39326. All
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1930-Dec 2001
Henry Lester (Buck) Ballard
12 July 1907-27 Jan 1992
*Son of Rufus and Thilda Lambert Ballard
Husband of:
Fannie Mae McClelland Ballard
24 Dec 1908-15 Oct 1986
*Daughter of Benjamin Pinkman and Elizabeth
(Betty) Francis Dawkins McClelland
Mary M. Baswell
1938-2001
John Baswell
24 June 1901-8 Dec 1968
Husband of
Willie Mae McGinnis Baswell
27 June 1904-2 July 1988
~Memory Lane~
James Leonard Ballard
19 Apr 1937-31 Jul 1995
*Son of Henry Lester and Fannie Mae Ballard
Married 21 Feb 1969 to
Pearlie Maude Gazaway
10 July 1938-
Alfred Lee Betts
7 July 1928-10 June 1965
*Son of William J. and Ibbe McClelland Betts
PFC, CO. A, 279 INF, KOREA PH
*Never married
Patsy Dianne Young Ballard
11 Sep 1952-21 Jul 1990
*Daughter of John Marvin and Lanell Louise Phillips
Young
*Married 14 June 1969 to
John R. Ballard
24 Feb 1949*Son of Henry Lester and Fannie Mae Ballard
Ibbe A. McClelland Betts
23 Sep 1891-14 Jun 1986
*Daughter of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
Wife of
William Jackson Betts
15 Feb. 1889-24 Dec 1964
*Son of George aand Mary Odom Betts
~Gone, But Not Forgotten~
Infant Son
2 June 1958- 3 June 1958
Parents: Joe and Maxine Ray Baswell
*Joe is the son of John and Willie McGinnis Baswell
James W. Betts
30 Oct 1923-8 Apr 1972
*Son of William J. and Ibbe McClelland Betts
~In My Father's House Are Many Mansions~
Infant Daughter
B/D 28 June 1918
Parents: John and Willie McGinnis Baswell
Walter L. (Shobie) Boone
25 Feb 1895-26 Jan 1958
*Son of Sam and Mary Ritter Boone
MS, PFC, 22 Maint Co., Tank Corps, WW I, PH
Husband of
Ruth Sides Boone
14 May 1900-
John Baswell, Jr.
18 Oct 1923-23 Feb 1944
*Son of John and Willie McGinnis Baswell
Pvt., 4 ENG COMBAT BN, MS
WW II
Billie G. Baswell
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William Wardell Box
8 Nov 1935-14 Nov 1960
*Son of Mike and Hattie Box
MS, SP 3, CO. B, 35 INF. REG.
Two Infant Daughters
11 Dec 1958
*Parents Wardell and Bobbie Ruth Richards Box
Husband of
Bobbie Ruth Richard
*Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jones
~His Star Shines In Heaven~
Carolyn Edwards Jones
19 Oct 1956-27 May 1977
*1st Wife of Leon Jones
~Have Faith In God~
Woodrow William Chism, Sr.
16 Mar 1914-1 May 1968
54 years 1 month and 28 days
*Son of Johnnie and Florence Sides Chism
MS, US Navy, WW II
Husband of
Lucy C.
24 Dec 1918-
Brooksy McGinnis Jones
3 Feb 1897-10 Oct 1961
*Daughter of P.J. (Tutler) and Mary Sides McGinnis
Wife of
Wirt Jones
11 Nov 1898-9 June 1966
*Son of William Sr. and Mittie Robertson Jones
Baby Hartness
*Parents Jim and Tell Sides Hartness
*Tell Sides mother was a Keeton
No Marker
Dock Jones
8 Feb 1922-12 Mar 1987
US ARMY, WW II
~In Loving Memory~
Clifton Andrew Files
21 Oct 1951-1 Oct 2001
Age 49
*Son of Richard D. Sr. and Lottie Merle Jones Files
Ervin Jones
2 Feb 1915-29 Mar 1976
*Son of Wert and Brosky McGinnis Jones
Husband of
Susie Files
Treasure Shea Files
1994-1994
Richard D. Files, Sr.
16 Aug 1914-25 Nov 1973
*Husband of Lottie Merle Jones
MS, PFC, US ARMY, WW II
John Jackson Jones
3 July 1891-25 Mar 1960
*Son of William Sr. and Mittie Robertson Jones
Husband of
Myrtis Robertson Jones
15 June 1892-24 Mar 1957
*Parents Tom and Lucy McClelland (?) Robertson
~Our Loving Mother and Dad~
~Shall their memory fade to the spot where they are
laid. God took them home. It was his will. Within our
hearts they liveth still.~
Kevin A. J.(Algen) Gillis
9 Dec 1972-6 Oct 1984
*Son of Algin and Sherry Gillis
*Adopted by Algin Gillis, Son of Chapman and
Dorothy Gillis
Lorene Sides Huffmaster
8 May 1916-16 Feb 1992
John Thomas Jones
24 June 1971-30 Mar 1992
~In Loving Memory~
Teresa Jeffries
4 May 1959
Daughter of Herbert Leroy and Birdie Peterson
McClelland
Wife of Bill Jeffries
Lavada Sides Jones
21 Aug 1905-30 May 1973
Wife of
William Clarence Jones
Bradford Leon Jones
19 Sep 1979-17 Apr 2000
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2 July 1902-23 Nov 1972
Willie M. Sides Jones
3 May 1894-25 May 1991
~Mother~
William H. Jones
1946-1946
~A Little Bud of Love~
~In Loving Memory~
Iva Berton Lindsey
24 June 1911-22 Oct 1972
Husband of
Odell UpChurch Lindsey
19 June 1915
Donald Lindsey
20 Sep 1939-20 Sep 1988
*Son of Iva Berton and Odell UpChurch Lindsey
Husband of
Martha Jane McKenzie Lindsey
Woodrow W. Jones
6 Mar 1913-6 June 1884
*Brother to Ada Ruth Richards
~Dad~
~In Loving Memory~
Husband of
Ruby M. Jones
26 July 1916-18 May 1981
William Junior Malone
2 May 1923-7 Dec 1999
Son of William Sr. and Eunice Jones Malone
Husband of
Margaret McClelland Malone
*Daughter of Henry Hubert and Cora Elmer Wilson
McClelland
Baby Jones
*Parents Virgis and Judy Woford Jones
No Marker
Ruth Jones
10 May 1911-8 Feb 1913
*Daughter of John and Myrtis Robertson Jones
~Darling, We Miss Thee~
Baby Malone
*Child of Homer and Agnes Malone
No Marker
Mary Ann McClelland Keeton
25 Aug 1816 (SC)-20 Sep 1898
*Daughter of John (B. abt 1782 NC) and Sarah (B.
abt 1786 SC) McClelland
~Rest, Mother. Rest in quiet, sleep while friends in
sorrow o'er thee weep.~
Wife of
John S. Keeton
11 Aug 1811, Anderson District, SC-Oct 1863
~Our Father~
Homer Malone
10 Dec 1913-Dec 1968
*Son of Richard and Lela Malone
PFC, Med. Dept., WWII
Husband of
Agnes
Mauldin
*Child of Jim and Meali Mauldin
No Marker
Roxanne Keeton
*Born 1848
*Daughter of John S. and Mary Ann McClelland
Keeton
No Marker
Joe Hubbard McClellan
9 June 1938-23 Nov 2000
*Son of Hub (Little Hub) and Ludie Kent McClellan
Married 24 Nov 1976 to
Pat Irene Cross
18 July 1952
Lether B. Langford
14 Jan 1891-17 Apr 1894
*Daughter of J.D. "Jeff" and Ledia E. McClelland
Langford
*Ledia McClelland was the daughter of John
Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach McClelland. She is
buried at Curtis Chapel Cemetery in Oktibbeha
County, MS
Benjamin Pinkman McClelland
30 Jan 1862-25 Feb 1946
*Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
~At Rest~
Married 24 Oct 1890 to
Frances Elizabeth (Bettie) Dawkins
27 Aug 1872 (*Winston Co., MS)-2 June 1948
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*Daughter of James P. (Jim) and Texanna (Dawkins)
Dawkins
~At Rest~
Burmelia McClelland
13 Feb 1903-18 Aug 1905
*Daughter of Benjamin Pinkman and Frances
Elizabeth (Btettie) Dawkins McClelland
Doss (*D. O.) McClelland
*Married 2 Aug 1883 to
Martha M. Robinson
No Marker
Henry Hubert (Hub) McClelland
22 Dec 1902-27 Dec 1961
*Son of
*Benjamin Pinkman and Frances Elizabeth (Bettie)
Dawkins McClelland
Married 7 May 1923 to
Cora Elmer Wilson
22 Oct 1900 (*Winston Co., MS)-17 Mar 1959
Daughter of Robert M. and Ella D. Hill of Winston
Co., MS
Dude McClelland
No Marker
Johnny McClelland
*Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
No Marker
Robert Benjamin McClelland
1 Jan 1925-20 Aug 1990
*Son of Henry Hubert and Cora Elmer Wilson
McClelland
Married 2 Aug 1947, Lucedale, MS to
Catherine Wilma Irvine
30 Oct 1930 (*Giles Co., TN)*Daughter of William Thomas II and Alice Davis
Whitley Irvine
Evie McClelland
*Daughter of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
No Marker
Buddy McClelland
*Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
No Marker
Donald Glynn McClelland
20 Sep 1953-21 Oct 1953
*Twin
*Son of Robert Benjamin and Catherine Wilma Irvine
McClelland
Thomas Doss McClelland
*Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
Husband of
Molly (Mary) Reed McClelland
No Marker
Curtis O'Neal McClelland
15 Oct 1933-7 May 1993
*Son of Henry Hubert and Cora Elmer Wilson
McClelland
Husband of
Christine Dempsey
15 Apr 1938 (*Winston Co., MS)
*She married 2nd Algin Gillis
*Daughter of Walter Dempsey
Henry McClelland
*Son of Thomas Doss and Molly (Mary) Reed
McClelland
No Marker
Belle McClelland
*Daughter of Thomas Doss and Molly (Mary) Reed
McClelland
No Marker
Herbert Leroy McClelland
13 July 1927-3 Oct 1999
*Son of Henry Hubert and Cora Elmer Wilson
McClelland
~You Are The Wind Beneath Our Wings. LP~
*Married 13 Oct 1952
*Divorced 1978
Birdie Geneva Peterson
*Daughter of Lon and Mary Peterson
Butler McClelland
*Son of Thomas Doss and Molly (Mary) Reed
McClelland
No Marker
Henry Tymon McClelland
10 Oct 1882-17 Oct 1970 (*Jackson, Louisiana)
*Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
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*1st Married Unknown
*2nd Married 12 Sep 1907, Mary Bell Buford
*3rd Married Frances Robinson
~And each tool is laid aside, worn with work that was
John Pinkman McClelland
25 Feb 1833-30 Dec 1902
*Son of Tom Partlow and Mary Ann McClelland
*Husband of
Elizabeth Roach
*Buried at Antioch Baptist Church, Winston Co., MS
Grave has no marker
done with pride.~
McDonald Child
No Marker
Bilbo McGinnis
27 Aug 1910-11 Dec 1987
*Son of P.J. (Tutler) and Mary Sides McGinnis
Husband of
Mary Alice Gray
25 Jan 1916~Precious Lord, Take My Hand~
Cleveland
Son of S.W. and Dicie Robinson McClelland
Age 2 Years
~A Little Bud of Youth To Bloom With God Above~
Charles Leon McGinnis
11 Apr 1938-29 Jan 1939
*Son of Bilbo and Mary Alice Gray McGinnis
Silas McClelland
*Died 1948
*Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach
McClelland
Husband of
Dicie Robinson McGinnis
Buried at Craig Springs Cemetery, Oktibbeha County,
MS
No Marker
James Bilbo McGinnis
30 Dec 1931-23 Feb 2000
*Son of Bilbo and Mary Alice Gray McGinnis
SP4, US ARMY, KOREA
Mary Ella Lula Jane Sides McGinnis
4 Mar 1875-8 Feb 1965
Age 80 Years
~In Loving Memory~
*Daughter of William R. and Nancy Keeton Sides
Wife of
Tuttler (*P.J.) McGinnis
1 Mar 1874-17 Feb 1958
~In Loving Memory~
*Son of Robert Osay and Dicie Robinson McGinnis
Hatie McClelland
*Daughter of Lander and Lula Logan McClelland
No Marker
Daughter of
*Lander and Lula Logan McClelland
No Marker
James McClelland
*Son of Lander and Lula Logan McClelland
No Marker
Lee McGinnis
7 June 1920-21 Apr 1945 (WWII)
*Son of Tutler (P.J.) and Mary Sides McGinnis
PFC, 184 INF, 7 DIV, MS
WWII
Doris Elizabeth Pee McDonald
15 Sep 1930-10 Dec 2000
*Daughter of Clyde and Lou Era Pee
Married 30 Sep 1949 to
James Doss McDonald
23 May 1922
*Moved to Sturgis in 1959 from Glenn Alan, MS
Lavell McGinnis
2 June 1923-1978
*Son of Tutler (P.J.) and Mary Sides McGinnis
PVT, US ARMY, WW II
Husband of
Louise McClelland
*Daughter of Henry Hubert and Cora Elmer Wilson
McClelland
Hazel Ann McDonald
Died 1 Nov 1946
*Mother is Doris Sides McDonald
No Marker
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Steven Lavell McGinnis
28 Aug 1947-28 June 1969 (Viet Nam)
*Son of Lavell and Louise McClelland McGinnis
PFC, CO C, 5 INF, 25 INF DIV, VIET NAM, BSM
Howard McHann
1 Sep 1893-17 Jan 1970
*Husband of
Lillie Young
& OLC DH
Married 25 Apr 1968 to
Sheila Gay Swindoll
*2nd Married Louis Jones
Florence Sides Moore
9 Sep 1898-13 Feb 1965
*Daughter of Tom and Lillian Green Sides
Wife of
Thomas Wirt Moore
11 Oct 1897-30 Nov 1967
*Son of Bill and Mattie Massey Moore
McHann Child
*Child of Howard and Lillie Young McHann
No Marker
McHann Child
*Child of Howard and Lillie Young McHann
No Marker
Buster B. McKenzie
3 July 1910-7 June 1951
*Son of Will and Alice Suber McKenzie
Husband of
Viora Sides
Mahaley Keeton Mosley
Dec 1847-22 Feb 1868
*Daughter of John S. and Mary Ann McClelland
Keeton
*Married 16 June 1867 to
B. F. Mosley
Viora Sides
8 July 1915-7 June 1951
*Daughter of Grover and Hassie McClelland Sides
Robert Lee Sides
15 July 1919-9 Jan 1980
Bobbie Earl Oglesby
18 Apr 1937-6 Nov 1956
*Son of Eddie Sabe and Thelma McClelland Oglesby
~Gone, But Not Forgotten. There is a Vacant Place
In Our Home That Can Never Be Filled.~
W. C. McKenzie
3 Sep 1932-3 Aug 1935
*Son of Buster and Viora Sides McKenzie
Danny Wayne Oglesby
10 Sep 1958-6 Nov 1977
*Son of Eddie B. and Maxine Jeffries Oglesby
Bobby Ralph Moore
30 Mar 1938-22 Nov 1959
Age 20 Years
*Son of Dewery Lee and Janie UpChurch Moore
Eddie Sabe Oglesby
10 Nov 1907-8 Oct 1974
~At Rest~
Husband of
Thelma McClelland
*Daughter of Benjamin Pinkman and and Frances
Elizabeth (Betty) Dawkins McClelland
James Wayne Moore
14 Sep 1943-20 Feb 2001
US ARMY
*Son of Dewery Lee and Janie UpChurch Moore
Married 11 Jan 1969 to
Betty Jane Swain
20 Nov 1946-
Levi Richeous Osborne
29 Nov 1903-21 May 1904
*Son of J.A. "Jim" and H.E. "Sissie" McClelland
Osborne
Dewery Lee Moore
30 Oct 1909-4 July 1947
~Beloved One, Farewell~
Husband of
Janie Helen UpChurch Robertson Moore
3 Oct 1916-10 Jul 1993
Doris S. Patton
12 Aug 1930-11 Nov 1981
~Mother~
Marie M. Parker
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14 Apr 1921*Found in family records a letter from Marie Parker.
*She was living at Route 9 Box 9064 Chatsworth, GA
30705
Robert T. Richards
15 Nov 1914-27 Sep 1993
Married 22 May 1937 to
Ada Ruth Jones
11 Mar 1919-
Phone # 404-695-5097
*She says, "Two of us live in GA and will be brought
back there to be buried." She ask for directions to the
cemetery.
Raymond Eugene Sides Sr.
15 Aug 1913-5 Jan 2000
*Son of William and Willa Maude Sides
Married 9 Nov 1937 to
Mary Frances
15 Sep 1918-
Mattie Summerford Roberson
1878-1932
Baby Robertson
*Child of Ed and Anna Robertson
No Marker
William R. Sides
5 Oct 1850, AL-18 Dec 1902
Husband of
Nancy J. Missouri Keeton
1849-13 Feb 1910
~She died as she lived, trusting in God.~
*Daughter of John S. and Mary Ann McClelland
Keeton
Lucy
18 Aug 1871-27 )ct 1899
Wife of
W. T. Roberson
5 Apr 1868-25 Apr 1943
~We Will Meet Again~
Andrew L. "Penny" Sides
20 Feb 1895-22 Dec 1984
*Son of William R. and Nancy Keeton Sides
Husband of
Lizzie McClelland
29 Mar 1894 (AL)-19 Mar 1980
*Daughter of Benjamin Pinkman and Frances
Elizabeth (Betty) Dawkins McClelland
~Our Father, Which Art In Heaven~
Ethel Elizabeth Robertson
25 June 1918-5 Oct 1981
~Was Far Too Sweet To Linger On~
Douglas Wayne Robertson
4 Feb 1948-24 July 1958 (*Drowned)
~Asleep In Jesus~
Travis R. Robertson
5 Dec 1949-24 July 1958 (*Drowned)
~Asleep In Jesus~
Andrew Sides
18 Aug 1925-1 Aug 1968
Husband of
Carlos D.
23 Jan 1935-31 Mar 1970
Walter Roberson
18 Oct 1905-11 Apr 1937
~Gone, But Not Forgotten~
Grover Sides
15 Feb 1893-22 Sep 1980
*Son of William R. and Nancy Keeton Sides
Married 5 Sep 1914 to
Hassie McClelland
30 Oct 1898-19 May 1973
*Daughter of Benjamin Pinkman and Frances
Elizabeth (Betty) Dawkins McClelland
Leroy Sides
*Son of William and Nancy Keeton Sides
No Marker
Joe Sides
*Son of William and Nancy Keeton Sides
No Marker
Infant Sides
Daughter of Jack and Mary L. Sides
Lillian R. Green Sides
26 June 1877-1 June 1960
*Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Green
Wife of
Tom R. Sides
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20 Apr 1870-31 Aug 1946
*Son of William R. and Nancy Keeton Sides
~Thy God Has Claimed Them As His Own~
Infant Sides
23 Oct 1903-11 Nov 1904
Child of Tom R. and Lillian R. Green Sides
Wife of
James Doyle Whatley
31 Mar 1926
Pearl McGinnis Jones Whatley
8 Nov 1897-9 Dec 1978
~In Loving Memory~
Bertie Sides
Died 13 Apr 1942
MS, PVT, 138 FIELD ARTY., 38 DIV.
WWII
*Son of Buster and Nodie Summerford Sides
~My love goes with you and my soul awaits to join
you.~
Husband of
Ethel T. Sides
1896-1979
~A Tender Mother And A Faithful Friend~
(Also married to: Luther C. Otts and Tommy
Scribner)
Mary F. Whatley Taylor Sides
1870-1946
Wife of A. J. Taylor 1887-1918
Wife of S. F. Sides 1922-1943
Shannon Fletcher Sides
1870-1943
Mary L. Sides
Died 1957
Roy Lee Sides
Died 1938
2 Years
Son of William and Lorene Sides
George Oscar Sides
1892-1925
~Father~
~In Loving Memory~
William Lee Sides
29 Mar 1911-28 Mar 1937
*Son of Oscar and Willa Maude Sides
~Son~
Gussie Mae Smith
27 Oct 1928-29 May 1996
Lovie Robertson Whatley
18 May 1925-29 Apr 1996
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