CONCORD CME CHURCH CEMETERY

Concord CME Church cemetery is an African American cemetery, though there may be whites among the earlier burials.  The church and cemetery are located on Concord Road approximately 3 miles from Highway 69, south of Columbus.

New Additions, older burials, provided by local funeral home, May 2006

There are two World War I veterans, three World War II veterans, one Vietnam War veteran, and three veterans who served during inter-war years buried in this cemetery.

Surveyed by the Lowndes County Cemetery Preservation Association on 1 November 2003.  Members present were: Russell D. James, Mike Lowery, Pam Brownlee.

Florence P. Harris

10 Jul 1919 – 1 Sep 1999

Ruben Glenn

Died 4 Dec 1910

Age 46 yrs.

Rebecca Eddins

Died 3 Jun 1856

Age 81 yrs.

Ira Willie Jones

3 Jun 1903 – 15 Jun 1996

Eliza Jones

19 Dec 1906 – 11 Apr 1993

John Henry Jones

14 Sep 1929 – 18 May 1981

Stanton Singleton

US Navy

World War II

15 Aug 1921 – 14 Aug 1996

Isadora M. Singleton

4 Dec 1886 – 9 Mar 1969

Walter Hamilton

28 Oct 1903 – 7 Nov 1991

Isabella Singleton

9 Sep 1909 – 19 Dec 1986

Ella Fields

16 Mar 1873 – 9 Jan 1929

Benjamin F. Mission

No dates

Priscilla Jones

1888 – 1971

Ken A. J. Jennings

8 Jul 1858 – 31 Jul 1920

Ken B. G. Glenn

1876 – 17 Sep 1949

Annie Glenn

1883 – 23 May 1949

Marion Glenn

1914 – 1991

Wilda T. Washington

11 Jul 1907 – 12 Oct 1989

Jessie H. Glenn

6 Oct 1919 – 28 Aug 1990

Oasie W. Glenn

31 Oct 1918 – 2 Jun 2000

Callie Pope

8 Aug 1878 – 14 Jul 1952

E. J. Pope

1853 – 1916

Jarret Seals

Jul 1859 – 17 Apr 1911

Annie Mae Jones

14 Jan 1926 – 9 Jan 1990

Jessie Mae Goar

25 Jul 1926 – 24 Jan 1995

Sallie Chatman Gore

20 Sep 1882 – 19 Apr 1980

Annie W. Goar Cunnigan

14 Feb 1905 – 15 Jul 1984

Violet Jones

Died 22 Mar 1923

Emma Carolin Harris

5 Apr 1869 – 25 Mar 1928

Jennie Gunter

10 Feb 1865 – 25 Sep 1928

Maggie Keaton

1856 – 6 Oct 1924

Ella Fields

16 Mar 1873 – 9 Jan 1921

Mary L. Ball

14 Apr 1941 – 23 May 1988

Lucinda Moore Johnson

10 Apr 1900 – 13 Oct 1979

Pearl S. Jones

14 Aug 1900- 11 Mar 1966

Callie Pope

8 Aug 1878 – 14 Jul 1952

Willie P. Ellis

PV US Army

22 May 1928 – 16 Oct 1989

Missouri Jones Williams

25 Dc 1910 – 13 Dec 1975

John W. Spraggins

10 Mar 1904 – 22 Jul 1973

Lannie Moore Tyler

22 Aug 1902 – 14 May 1978

Maggie Spraggins

15 Jan 1901 – 10 Jul 1992

William R. Brown

Oct 1919 – Aug 1939

Annie Mae Cunningham

27 Feb 1927 – 10 Jan 1999

Precious Jackson

29 Sep 1980 – 25 Jan 2000

Willie James Harris

1916 – 1985

Joe Nathan Abrams

10 Jun 1916 – 17 Oct 1996

Mamie Brooks

20 Feb 1929 – 17 Sep 1997

Rosie Ferguson

3 Jul 1912 – 4 Jan 1987

Galrin Norman Jr.

3 Jul 1914 – 22 Apr 1992

Edna W. Moore

1901 – 1985

Irene Weaver Abrams

15 Jun 1880 – 27 Oct 1979

Holsie Gunter

Mississippi

PVT Co D

805 Pioneer Inf

World War I

10 Jul 1895 – 23 Dec 1971

McGreen Bailey

Mississippi

PFC Co A 910 SVC BN OMC

World War I

4 Jun 1896 – 19 Jun 1967

Mary Louise Gore

17 Jan 1934 – 31 Dec 2001

John E. Stringfellow

US Army

11 Nov 1926 – 7 Jul 1999

Ruth Stringfellow

20 Oct 1925 – 3 Mar 2001

Dora Hawthorne

13 Jan 1913 – 26 Jul 1999

Eddie James Hughes Sr.

26 Jun 1924 – 6 Mar 1979

Annie L. Jones

24 May 1918 – 8 May 1980

Lillian Collin Edwards

10 Apr 1910 – 13 Feb 1948

Hattie B. Fields

3 Dec 1941 – 2 Oct 1988

Christopher Fields

2 Nov 1984 – Jan 1999

Isabella Fields

14 Aug 1916 – 7 Jul 1978

Charlie Lee Johnson Jr.

6 Oct 1983 – 12 Jan 1998

Bessie Mae Beckwith

26 Feb 1928 – 31 Dec 1992

Barbara Jean Erby

11 Apr 1947 – 24 Sep 1988

John H. Moore

Mississippi

PFC 4096 OM SVC CO

World War II

5 Feb 1921 – 14 Jun 1972

Leroy Stevenson

Georgia

PVT

US Army

World War II

30 Jul 1920 – 21 Jul 1972

Mattie L. Stevenson

11 May 1898 – 9 Nov 1975

Robert Stevenson

18 Apr 1891 – 5 May 1981

Willie Jane Greenlee

29 Aug 1913 – 26 Dec 1991

Will St. John

10 Oct 1888 – 12 May 1976

Clara St. John

12 Dec 1898 – 18 Jun 1966

Marcellow Gregory

14 Apr 1894 – 21 Jan 1960

Amy Gregory King

17 Feb 1901 – 20 Feb 1969

Daniel Williams

1904 – 1964

Percy Matthews

24 Jan 1886 – 23 Jan 1962

Gennea Matthews

24 Aug 1892 – 12 Aug 1964

Jessie Cammon

1880 – 1969

Alvin T. Robinson

15 Nov 1984 – 22 Dec 1984

J. M. Williams

3 Feb 1877 – 5 Feb 1967

F. K. Ball

10 Aug 1892 – 29 Sep 1960

Ed Spraggins

10 Mar 1877 – 16 Feb 1960

? Williams

Died 17 Jun 1995

July Williams

26 Oct 1916 – 16 Mar 1995

AlmaWilliams

10 May 1918 – 1 Jul 2000

Tempis D. Abroms

Died 29 Oct 1964

Sallie B. Manoy

3 Mar 1914 – 30 May 1963

Fabian M. Abrams

 2 Nov 1972 – 3 Nov 1972

Julia Stone

12 Oct 1904 – 10 Jul 1951

Della A Jones

9 Sep 1942 – 10 Nov 1992

Hunter R. Jones

1916 – 1983

Ruth Mae Jones

1919 – 1977

Mack Harrison

1 Aug 1887 – Mar 1918

Callie Mae Ferguson

19 Jul 1917 – 13 Jul 1993

Leroy Stevenson Jr.

30 Aug 1946 – 11 Feb 2003

Robert Jones

1868 – 22 Feb 1910

Henry C. Hill Jr.

24 May 1939 – 26 Mar 1976

Irene Johnson

23 Feb 1953 – 1 Mar 1991

Wilson Earl Bradley

23 May 1955 – 13 Jun 1988

Lue Ella Cunningham

25 Oct 1936 – 23 Aug 1976

Thomas Hargrove Jr.

28 Aug 1969 – 24 Jul 1984

Jessie B. Smith

27 Mar 1931 – 4 Aug 1996

Tommie Ferguson

PVT US Army

10 Jul 1896 – 27 Nov 1975

Willie Lee Saffore Sr.

US Army

Vietnam

8 Nov 1945 – 19 May 2000

Leola Saffore

8 May 1946 – 25 Jun 1991

Adell Saffore

10 Mar 1915 – 26 Oct 1968

Dave Saffore

24 Sep 1898 - 24 May 1967

Washington Saffore

8 Nov 1867 – 3 Feb 1925

T.B. Saffore Kidd

6 Jul 1906 – 28 Apr 2001

Earline S. Gilyard

22 Nov 1944 – 21 Dec 1998

Bennie W. Smith

7 Feb 1941 – 8 Oct 1974

Rev. Roger Smith

12 Sep 1912 – 31 Mar 1971

Mary L. Smith

Died 15 Mar 1988

David Saffore Jr.

17 Apr 1934 – 21 Oct 2001

Cottrell Armistad

8 May 1930 – 29 Jan 1996

Ruby Mae Richardson

5 Jun 1916 – 11 Dec 1963

Arthur Richardson

20 Nov 1938 – 4 Sep 1980

Alice G. Archibald

8 May 1865 – 1 Oct 1943

Alma Glenn

1891 – 1960

James Glenn

30 Jun 1891 – 19 Jan 1976

Mattie Armistad St. John

9 Sep 1909 – 1 Nov 1994

Hallie Smith

27 Apr 1937 – 22 Apr 1989

Tim Henry

27 Sep 1905 – 25 Mar 1980

Lula B. Henry

31 May 1911 – 23 Dec 1978

Wilie James Henry

23 Dec 1929 – 12 Mar 1992

George Vaughn

15 Nov 1929 – 12 Dec 1984

Willie B. Williams

6 Dc 1914 – 29 Dec 1968

Russell T. Stevenson

2 Mar 1946 – 25 Mar 1969

John Seale

15 Dec 1796 – 28 Nov 1857

Peter Beckwith

5 Feb 1874 – 17 Dec 1923

Granderson Pope

17 Nov 1904 – 12 Jun 1927

Wash Gardner

Died 17 Mar 1970