St Paul M. B. Church on the River Cemetery

Recorded and Photographs by Carl and Karen E. Pierce
Copiah County, Mississippi

"He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off faces..."
Isaiah 25:8

NAMEDATE OF BIRTHDATE OF DEATHHEADSTONE NOTESRECORDER'S COMMENTS
George C. WallaceJuly 27, 1960March 6, 1980--
Robert C. HollowayJuly 13, 1922November 26, 1951--
Clarence HollowayAugust 21, 1891September 5, 1966-Husband of Jane Wesley
Earnest HollowayMarch 15, 1887September 27, 1982--
James KelleyMay 9, 1892October 7, 1969MS PFC US Army WWI-
N. C. HollowayJanuary 7, 1920September 22, 1990US Army WWII-
Andrew BrownDecember 21, 1919April 18, 1948STM1C USNR WWII-
John BrownDecember 15, 1862August 15, 1949--
John Lee Brown1898November 18 1966--
Unknown - No Marker----
Rosie Kelley19011979--
Allen HollowayJanuary 1, 1884December 24, 1966--
Johnnie Celestine DixonAugust 8, 1949 October 7, 2003--
Marzell "Marcie" RatcliffJanuary 1, 1952September 12, 2005--
Eva Mae DixonSeptember 21, 1922September 5, 2001-Married Melvin Dixon in 1940
Lillie M BenjaminMay 20, 190019??- Date of Death not Imprinted
Picture on Stone
Miner HerringJuly 22, 1894March 16, 1975- Husband of Fannie Coleman, Eppie Magee, Cora Brown
Son of Miner Herring & Eliza Locks
Cora Brown HerringJuly 10, 1899September 2, 1994-Wife of Miner Herring
Eddie Estell HallJuly 27, 1909February 23, 1994--
Anderson HallSeptember 17, 1901March 31, 1984TEC5 US Army WWII-
Bessie KelleyFebruary 12, 189?September 15, 197?--
Mrs. Mollie JohnsonApril 20, 1887April 30, 1959--
Johnnie JohnsonFebruary 2, 1884March 7, 1957--
Pinkie Arnold JohnsonAugust 20, 1891June 30, 1972--
Maggie WilliamsDecember 8, 1921September 9, 1949--
Earnesteen QueenApril 28, 1921December 15, 1987-Daughter of Johnnie & Pinkie Johnson
Clinton E JohnsonMarch 18, 1933December 20, 1967MS - Sgt US Army Korea-
Mr. Charlie JohnsonSeptember 30, 1883September 30, 1953--
Bessie SullivanMay 8, 1919September 9, 1956--
Preston JohnsonMarch 28, 1877November 20, 1954-Husband of Mollie Johnson
Albert T JohnsonSeptember 10, 1929November 18, 1954PFC HV Mort Co 19 Inf Regt Korea-
Hannah C JohnsonMarch 19, 1890May 14, 1975--
J. W JohnsonMarch 16, 1948April 9, 1978--
Rachel DavisApril 16, 1905October 19, 1983--
Woodrow Humphrey, Jr.April 28, 1945April 27, 1999SGT US Army-
Emma D HallApril 21, 1946October 18, 1997--
Lucille H. HallFebruary 11, 1910August 26, 1992--
Percie HumphreyNovember 3, 1917April 4, 1985--
Woodrow Humphrey, Sr.November 8, 1919October 31, 1986--
Octavia Queen HumphreyOctober 15, 1925January 27, 2002-Wife of Woodrow Sr.
Marlee D JohnsonFebruary 21, 1926May 30, 1998--
J. B. Johnson, Sr.March 25, 1921January 16, 1985--
Clara JohnsonSeptember 20, 1909January 1, 1994--
Ellis JohnsonOctober 2, 1896March 24, 1977--
R.C. WallaceApril 18, 1949December 23, 1997-Son of Mary & Charlie Wallace
George C. WallaceJuly 27, 1960March 7, 1980--
Willie Frank Amos IIMarch 15, 1915September 7, 1988-Son of Frank Amos &
Lear Arnold Amos
Fredrick ThompsonJuly 22, 1960February 25, 1969-Son of Emmer L. Thompson
Rev. Russell ThompsonJuly 30, 1903January 22, 1982-Husband of Lizzie Thompson
Mary Ann JonesDecember 9, 1948February 27, 1956--
Phillip SmithFebruary 13, 1908April 1, 1972--
R. T. Freeman, SrJuly 3, 1908April 20, 2005--
Clara FreemanMay 12, 1916December 14, 1979--
Charlie Lee FreemanAugust 1, 1958January 24, 1995--
Mary L. K. FreemanJune 4, 1924February 15, 2005--
Clementine ThompsonNovember 2, 1945March 30, 2002--
Thelma F. JohnsonOctober 30, 1948April 17, 2005-Wife of J. B. Johnson, Jr.
Jonah FreemanNovember 4, 1946March 20, 2008-Husband of JoAnn Freeman
Mattie Lene PerryApril 7, 1915July 18, 2005-Daughter of Henry & Naomi Pierce
Charles PerryJune 28, 1921October 6, 1990PFC US Army WWII2nd Husband of Mattie Lene Perry
Sarah BenjaminJanuary 10, 1872August 30, 1948--
Willie BenjaminJanuary 2, 1864June 15, 1948--
Mamer Levi1889August 11, 1940--
Clemmie Earl LeviNo EntryMay 23, 1944--
Leon LeviNo entryFebruary 17, 1956--
Laura May BensonNo Headstone
Part Marker
May 19, 19??Age 33 Yrs. 11 Mos. 22 DaysCharlie Benson's Daughter
Charlie BensonNo Headstone--Born 1897 - Died 1962
John BrownDecember 15, 1862August 15, 1949--
John BrownMay 29. 1896November 18, 1966-Husband of Adelade Ball Brown
Adalade Ball BrownMarch 5, 1901January 10, 1975-Wife of John Brown
M.B. JohnsonJuly 15, 1914December 24, 1996--
Clessia JohnsonOctober 19, 1916October 2, 2005-Wife of MB married 59 yrs.
John Henry Dixon19192009--
unknown "Mom"---Floral - No Headstone
unknown "Dad"---Floral - No Headstone
Nehemiah QueenAugust 1, 1917April 29, 1987M Sgt US Army WWIIHusband of Earnestine Queen
Velma Smith19282000-Daughter of Phillip & Josephine Scott
Clara T. BlackApril 3, 1941March 19, 1996-Daughter of Phillip & Josephine Scott
Josephine P. Scott18981990-Wife of Phillip Scott
Phillip A. ScottOctober 30, 1896December 3, 1976-Son of James Pearly Scott &
Catherine Markham Scott
Beulah Mae ClarkJuly 4, 1927June 29, 1996-Daughter of Henry & Naomi Pierce
Ulysses Pierce19001946Age 45Wife Jessie Mae Pierce
Son of William & Mattie Pierce
William PierceMay 5, 1864December 16, 1937-Son of Laura Pierce Benson
Mattie PierceAugust 9, 1869February 26, 1954-Wife of William Pierce, Sr.
Allice Adams-March 16, 1943Age 66?Mother of Naomi Adams Pierce &
Letha Adams Williams
Henry PierceJune 17, 1885September 21, 1971-Son of William & Mattie Pierce
Naomi PierceDecember 11, 1891July 3, 1965-Wife of Henry Pierce
Vondra Lee PierceMarch 10, 1923June 10, 1939-Son of Henry & Naomi Pierce
George AdamsAugust 16, 1897August 2, 1964MS - PVT Co.H 804 Pioneer Inf WWISon of Letha Adams
Landy JohnsonNovember 12, 1906September 2, 1948--
Clarence JohnsonJuly 6, 1911February 15, 1990--
Rosie Lee JohnsonMarch 16, 1907December 12, 1986-Wife of Clarence Johnson
George HaneyNo EntryNovember 10, 1939Age 88-
Lear Amos1886 Headstone
1888
Descendant Info
1960 Headstone
January 21 1961
Descendant Info
Age 74Wife of Frank Amos
Artie Mae ThomasAugust 20, 1922October 26, 2008--
L F ThomasSeptember 16, 1905May 19, 2000--
Floyd Woodrow JohnsonNovember 2, 1929March 5, 1992PFC US Army-
Jonathan F. Doss19981998-Infant
Unknown----
Mary A WallaceAugust 10, 1924November 25, 1989--
Lizzie ThompsonMarch 1, 1902May 11, 1964--
Unmarked----
Unmarked----
Willie FreemanJuly 6, 1922January 13, 1952TEC5 524 QM Car Co WWII-
Rose Ane ?February 11, 1887October 8, 1941Age 54-
Rosie Kelley19011979--
Bessie KellyFebruary 12, 1894September 15, 1979--
Willie Lee FreemanJanuary 14, 1945February 15, 1970Mississippi - Sgt US Army-
Emma SmithMarch 26, 1914March 28, 1950--
Irene W. Tucker19502007--
Robert Lee ThompsonDecember 14, 1933November 24, 1982--
Frank AmosApril 1887September 20, 1948Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Willie L. Robinson
Husband of Lear Amos
Edgar ArnoldAbt. 1868May 31, 1947Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Willie L. Robinson
Father of Lear Amos
Gabe ArnoldAbt. 1869December 08, 1943Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Willie L. Robinson
Brother of Edgar Arnold
Burnie Lee Amos Buckley1932February 28, 1983Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Family
Daughter of Mattie Lene Pierce-Perry
Arlynch PierceSeptember 15, 1913March 29, 1998Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Family
Son of William & Mattie Pierce
Augustine PierceAugust 7, 1911December 29, 2003Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Family
Wife of Arlynch Pierce
Sallie PierceJuly 4, 1908July 1986Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Family
Daughter of William & Mattie Pierce
Curtis Lee Williams27 Dec 193319 Feb 2011Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Family
Son of Ulysses Williams and Sallie Pierce
Merphie Dennis Williams12 Aug 193116 Dec 2010Unmarked Grave
Burial Site Verified by Family
Son of Ulysses Williams and Sallie Pierce

Remembering Their Names