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Bethany Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Photographed by Bill and Oma Gordon-April 2002.
Information transcribed from photos and markers directly by Frances Phares.
Proof read by Mary Pallon.

Used with Permission of Mary Pallon.


Directions - Located at Arial, 5 miles east of Centreville on North side of Hwy.48.
McAllister graves in a yard south of the church.


*Transcriber has genealogical information for majority of those buried in this cemetery.
Contact submitter if interested.

  

BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY


INF SON OF I T & S J Anderson
BORN/DIED Nov 20, 1904



THEO JENNETTE DAU. OF  I T & S J ANDERSON    
BORN JUN 14, 1906
DIED JULY 20, 1907
Our love one


IRA D ANDERSON
BORN AUG 21, 1895
DIED SEPT. 3, 1906
Aged 11 YEARS 13 days

[Footstone] I.D.A.       
Whence no farewell tears are shed



OUR FATHER  W. T. ANDERSON
BORN Apr. 10, 1866/DIED Dec. 19, 1921
Thy Trials Ended
Thy Rest Is Won



Gertrude A wife of W. T. Anderson
1879/1929



1852   LIVINIA C CALLOWAY  1919



MADDISON MONROE CALLOWAY
Born Sept. 24, 1844
Died Nov. 3, 1898



AUGUST CARLSON 
born Sweden
died Jan. 25, 1917
Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven



AMBROSE ROBERT CAUSEY                   LEILA W
AUG. 18, 1906  JAN. 6, 1990         DEC. 12, 1936    FEB. 7, 1919
                      TOGETHER FOREVER



AUBREY RIVERS DIXON 
Mar. 31, 1895/Jan 3, 1963
MissISSISSIPPI SEA US Navy  WORLD WAR I

[NEW] AUBREY R. DIXON
1895-1963



EDITH WILKINSON DIXON  
born Jan. 15, 1892 
Died Dec. 23, 1929



JONES H DIXON
JulY 23, 1843
Sept. 6, 1919
THY FAITH HATH MADE THEE WHOLE.  HE KEPT THE FAITH.



ANNA ANDERSON BELOVED WIFE OF J. H. DIXON 
Born April 22, 1849
Died Jan. 27,1918 
She is not dead but sleepETH



JONES HILARY DIXON 
Aug. 23, 1897
Aug. 31, 1955
Mississippi Sea U S NAVY  WORLD WAR I



Dixon
     Daddy                                mama
A. R. “Sonny’                          dorothy m.
Mar 1, 1939  jan. 22, 2000     
married oct. 15, 1960                aUG 22, 1938
               The lord is my shepherd



MARY ANNa DIXON 
BORN JAN. 15, 1875
DIED DEC. 3, 1968


THOMAS J DIXON
Apr. 20, 1861
Aug. 16, 1927



ELIZABETH ANNA YOUNG DIXON
Jan. 19, 1869
Jan 22, 1960



WILLIAM ROBERT DIXON
Oct 5, 1944
May 21, 1946



VIVIAN DAY DIXON
Aug. 4, 1914
Aug. 5, 1998



Duffy
John duffy                              corinne cook duffy
Mar. 27, 1915   June 20, 1996        oct. 5, 1920  June 23, 1997
Born barrow-in furness england         born estherwood, louisiana



SISTER (on top) ABBIE E. GALLENT 
July 24, 1861
July 5, 1946
ASLEEP IN JESUS



AMELIA E. GALLENT 
Dec. 17, 1817
Died June 24, 1897



GALLENT

CLIFTON NATHANIEL GALLENT             MARY ALICE GALLENT
Feb 22, 1894 Feb 3, 1977          June 28, 1898   Aug. 9, 1973



EUDORA R. GALLENT
June 19, 1856
Jan 12, 1934
Gone but not forgotten



Isabel j. Gallent
aug. 16, 1854
dec. 6, 1932
gone but not forgotten



JAMES M. GALLENT  
BORN Jan. 8, 1808
DIED Dec. 29, 1892
For our conversation is in heaven
From whence also we look for the savior the lord jesus christ



JANE C. GALLENT
bORN Aug. 22, 1830
Died Mar. 4, 1901
“In my fathers house are many mansions
If it were not so I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.’


John gallent
BORN nov. 22, 1800
DIED  sep. 5, 1876



L. M. GALLENT
Dec 30, 1852
Sept. 9, 1930



CAROLINE A. GALLENT
April 10, 1855
May 19, 1948 
Asleep in Jesus



To the memory of our dear son and brother
LLEWELLYN MADISON GALLENT
Born Oct. 20, 1895
Died Jan. 28, 1918
He gives and when He takes away
He takes but what He gave



R. MILLER GALLENT                   BERNICE J. GALLENT
FEB. 11, 1892  SEP. 29, 1969     JULY 27, 1896   JULY 24, 1974
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

GALLENT

W. FRANKLIN GALLENT 
NOV. 17, 1857
JAN. 22, 1933
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN



GIBSON     [ONLY MARKING]


                       GOULDMAN
GEORGE B. GOULDMAN                 FLORENCE GOULDMAN
MAY 21, 1882 OCT. 17, 1956      JUNE 8, 1886 MAR 29, 1959  

                                   

JESSIE M. GRIFFIN DAUGHTER OF W W & PP 
DIED MAR 20, 1899
Aged 12 YEARS



EDWIN CYRUS GRIFFITH 
SEPT. 10, 1919
JUNE 17, 1944
MISSISSIPPI PHM 1C  U S NAVY R WORLD WAR II



LAURENCE CLINTON GRIFFITH
SEPT. 4, 1871
NOV. 27, 1944



CAROLINA M. GRIFFITH
SEPT. 19, 1880 
AUG. 12, 1967



JAMES SON OF W H & J J GUNBY
DEC. 1866 
MAY 1915



HASSELL
MURRAY S.                                 JESSICA D.
SEPT. 23, 1888  JUNE 23, 1973        JULY 17, 1898  OCT. 14, 1995
THOU WILL BE DONE



ALBERT S. HAYS SR.
AUG. 7, 1910
SEPT. 15, 1978



CECIL MARION HAYS 
DEC. 26, 1954 
FEB. 2, 1990
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN



DOUGLAS NEAL HAYS, Sr. 
born Mar 31, 1948; died Nov. 4, 2002 
[No tombstone; funeral home marker]



HAYS
FATHER                                         MOTHER
HARRY H.                                      DONNIS W.
FEB. 5, 1896  DEC. 19, 1963            JAN. 14, 1915  MAY 8, 1995



HILLMAN B. HAYS 
MAR. 27, 1904
MAR. 4, 1960


JAMES FRANK HAYS
SEPT. 26, 1861
NOV. 10, 1945



MRS. J. F. HAYS
AUG 16, 1871
NOV. 12, 1930



ALVIE B. SON OF J. F. & L. E. HAYS
OCT. 7, 1894
JAN. 3, 1895



JOHNNIE MAE HAYS
JUNE 10, 1917
APRIL 6, 1968



VIRGIE HAYS
JAN. 6, 1902
SEPT. 28, 1988



HAZLEWOOD
KATEL W.
1909 -1937 
WILLIAM W.
1879 - 1950


CHARLES ARTHUR HENSLEIGH
1892 - 1968



EDNA STEELE HENSLEIGH
1895 - 1956



NELLS G. HIGHSTROM
1836 - 1920



JOHANNA HIGHSTROM
1840 - 1929



THEODORE L. HIGHSTROM
1878-1953



WILLIAM TRAVIS HUGHES  
MAY 28, 1868
FEB. 9, 1933
MAY HE REST IN PEACE



BROTHER
FRANK J. JACKSON 
DEC. 12, 1905
DEC. 26, 1956 
VETERAN WORLD WAR II



TWIN SON OF R. H. & DORTHA JACKSON
BORN - DIED NOV. 7, 1937



KENNETH R. JACKSON 
FEBRUARY 1, 1960
OCTOBER 25, 1998
AT PEACE



JACKSON
MAY PAGE                                  WILLIE WINGATE
OCT. 11, 1870   July 10, 1937         DEC. 15, 1867   SEPT. 8, 1937


ROBERT HERMAN JACKSON 
SEPT. 23, 1909
NOV. 30, 1977


INFANT  BORN AUG. 15, 1899   DIED AUG. 21, 1899
PEARL MAE   BORN  DEC. 1, 1894  DIED AUG. 27, 1895
CHILDREN OF W. W. & M. L. JACKSON, JR.  [DOUBLE MARKER]



SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. ELIZABETH D. JENKINS
DIED APR. 29, 1896
IN 90TH YEAR OF HER AGE
“BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD
THAT THEY MAY REST FROM THEIR LABORS,
AND THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM.”



CHARLES H. JONES
APRIL 14, 1938
JUNE 12, 1991



CLARENCE JONES
SEPT. 28, 1932
OCT. 1, 1989
An inspiration to all who knew him.



J. CLARENCE JONES, JR 
AUG. 23, 1873
JUNE 21, 1973



LILLIE JONES
NOV. 3, 1913
MAY 2, 1976



WAYNE ALTON JONES 
MAY 26, 1949
AUG. 1, 1974
EARTH HAS NO SORROW THAT HEAVEN CANNOT HEAL

JORDAN
L ELIZABETH WIFE OF E M JORDAN 
JUNE 1, 1898
DEC. 25, 1926
ASLEEP IN JESUS 
BLESSED THOUGHT



LEE
ROBERT EDWARD                                   JENNIE GALLENT
MAR. 22, 1880     FEB. 25, 1960         SEPT. 14, 1887     JAN. 18, 1963                                     

CLARA A. LUNDBERG
SEPT. 11, 1918
AUG. 16, 1981


CLARA P. LUNDBERG
AUG. 13, 1880
JUNE 7, 1958


GEORGE P. LUNDBERG
JUNE 18, 1905
MAR. 30, 1981


HERMAN LUNDBERG
MAR. 19, 1907
DEC. 11, 1989



JONAS E. LUNDBERG
DEC. 4, 1921 
MAR. 19, 1975
SGT U S ARMY WORLD WAR II KOREA

JONAS E. LUNDBERG
DEC. 4, 1921
MAR. 19, 1975


JONAS J. LUNDBERGER
FEB. 22, 1875
NOV. 29, 1931


PEARL J. LUNDBERGER
NOV. 11, 1918
NOV. 22, 1919


MAYFIELD
EDWARD F.
NOV. 2, 1868 
APR. 28, 1932
ANNIE DIXON
JAN. 9, 1879
JUNE 20, 1955



CECIL J.                                  HELEN L.
APRIL 24, 1923   FEB. 23, 1990       NOV. 12, 1917    JAN. 13, 1997
MAYFIELD



MATTIE E. GALLANT WIFE OF C. L. MCADAMS
Born FEB. 27, 1878
Died AUG. 12, 1905
IN LIFE SHE EXHIBITED ALL THE GRACES OF A CHRISTIAN.
IN DEATH HER SPIRIT RETURNED TO GOD WHO GAVE IT.



MCALLISTER
FANNIE
FEB. 23, 1880
JULY 1, 1959
KATELLE                                                                 
AUG. 21, 1884 
JUNE 22, 1913
MARGARET
MAR. 20, 1878 
JAN. 23, 1942


IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED PASTOR
REV. ROBERT SAMUEL 
BORN DEC. 5, 1830
DIED FEB. 5, 1892

CATHERINE J. SMILEY
JAN. 5, 1848 
DEC. 16, 1925

SARAH A.
AUG. 29, 1888
NOV. 21, 1977

[BURIED IN A PLOT SOUTH OF CHURCH]



CURTIS L. MCCRAINE, JR.
MAR. 1, 1936
JUL. 4, 1936



FLORENCE L. MCCRAINE
MAR 17, 1912
MAR. 18, 1936



NOLAN BUTLER MCELWEE
JULY 26, 1934 
OCT. 11, 1946
GONE TO BE AN ANGEL



NOLAN M. MCELWEE
DEC. 5, 1899
JULY 27, 1959

NOLAN M. MCELWEE
1899-1959



PHARES
EVA FRANCES DIXON                            JOHN HADEN
FEB. 26, 1926        WED 7-22-1951      JULY 3, 1923   JAN. 14, 2002
Bronze: John H Phares  
Sgt US Army Air Forces World War II 
Jul 3, 1923
Jan 14, 2002



HADEN HENRY PHARES, JR
AUG. 16, 1937 
AUG. 18, 1937
SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME.



JOHN JACOB PHARES
FEB. 1, 1885 
SEP. 22, 1937
“BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD.”



MARGARET GALLENT PHARES
MAY 24, 1890
NOV. 3, 1987



E M REESE
JAN. 4, 1878
FEB. 2, 1928 
BELOVED ONE, FAREWELL



MALORIA WIFE OF E. M. REESE
BORN MAR. 15, 1878
DIED AUG. 25, 1905
IN MEMORY OF MALORIA WIFE OF E. M. REESE
BORN MAR.15, 1878
DIED AUG. 25, 1905 
SHE SLEEPS WITH ?



VALERA LATIMER WIFE OF E. M. REESE
JULY. 18, 1891
DIED JAN 28, 1922
HERE IS ONE WHO IS SLEEPING IN FAITH AND LOVE
WITH HOPE THAT IS TREASURED IN HEAVEN ABOVE.



INFANT SON OF E. M. & VALERA REESE
BORN JAN. 2, 1921
DIED JAN 25, 1921
A FAIRER BUD OF PROMISE NEVER BLOOMED.



INFANT DAUGHTER OF E. M. & VALERA REESE
BORN SEPT. 28, 1909
DIED OCT. 9, 1909 
OUR DARLING     OUR BABY



INFANT SON OF E. M. & VALERA REESE
BORN SEPT. 20, 1910
DIED SEPT. 21, 1910



JANIE ANDERSON WIFE OF W. H. REESE
JUNE 12, 1870   
SEPT. 1, 1944



JORDAN JASPER REESE
BORN VA 1846
DIED AMITE CO 1891
BURIED ON HIS HOME PLACE; GRAVE SITE IS LOST



MAGGIE LEE ANDERSON WIFE OF W. H. REESE
SEPT. 4, 1874 
OCT. 22, 1908



INFANT SON OF W. H. & M. L. REESE
BORN AND DIED AUG. 20, 1907
GONE TO BE AN ANGEL



INFANT SON OF W. H. & M. L. REISE 
BORN AND DIED JUN. 11, 1906
BUDDED ON EARTH TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN



NINA REESE
DIED 1- 3- 1914



WM. REESE 
DIED  12-28 - 1912



LILLIE O. REISE 
BORN NOV. 20, 1899
MAR. 8, 1900



MORRISE MCGEHEE REISE
JUL. 22, 1897 
FEB. 17, 1901



WILLIE RAY REISE
APRIL 5, 1900 
DEC. 24, 1902



CARL W. REGEL
TEC5 U S ARMY WORLD WAR II
JUNE 25, 1923   
DEC. 5, 1982

CARL WILLIAM REGEL
JUNE 25, 1923  
DEC. 5, 1982



RICKS
OBEDIAH DOLAND JR.                        ELAINE H. SYGALAS
NOV. 3, 1923     MAY 13, 1998             MAR. 13, 1927
[IN MIDDLE]  DEBORAH A., REBECCA N., JURT W., RACHEL L.,
OBEDIAH D., III, MARTHA E.,  LUCIUS P., JOHN B.



DEBORAH A. RICKS
AUG. 8, 1950
AUG. 23, 1992
A ROSE IN THE LORD’S GARDEN



ANDREW WARREN RICKS
3-19-83
8-24-2002 [Funeral home markerl]



FRANCIS W. SMILEY
FEB. 26, 1887
AUG. 1, 1963
MISSISSIPPI SGT. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT WORLD WAR I



FRANK N. SMILEY
FEB. 23, 1911 
MAR. 23, 1988
IN LOVING MEMORY



HENRY L. SMILEY
MISSISSIPPI PVT 10 CO RECRUIT DEPOT WORLD WAR I
MAY 28, 1891
SEPT. 24, 1968



SMILEY
JAMES M. SR.                 Wilna J.
JULY 16, 1880                Dec 21, 1894
MAY 10, 1970                 DEC. 29, 1982



JAMES WREN SMILEY
APR. 30, 1851     
AUG. 2, 1926



WOODMAN OF THE WORLD MEMORIAL

JOHN A.  SMILEY 
BORN JAN. 13, 1861 
DIED MAR. 18, 1914



JOSEPH JOHNSTON SMILEY
JUNE 10, 1882
FEB. 10, 1927  Asleep in Jesus



LEON GEORGE SMILEY 
JUNE 5, 1916 
SEP. 9, 1952



MARGARET H. SMILEY
AUG. 26, 1891   
APRIL 26, 1954



MARGARET MCLEAN SMILEY
DEC. 2, 1841 
DEC. 12, 1928



MARY B. SMILEY 
NOV. 8, 1863
NOV. 11, 1943



MATTHEWS BOLLS SMILEY
MAR. 15, 1859
SEPT. 1, 1939



NATHANIEL FRANCES SMILEY
NOV. 19, 1842
AUG. 26, 1922
AT REST



MRS. ANNIE ANDREWS WIFE OF N. F. SMILEY
MAY 16, 1847 
JAN. 13, 1934 
AT REST

MARGARET ELIZABETH SMILEY
1878 -1957
FOREVER WITH THE LORD



SMILEY
ROBERT A. 
1874  -  1952
LILLIE W. 
1887  -  1977



TO OUR SISTER SARA JANE SMILEY
Born  JAN. 5, 1848 
Died JAN. 12, 1920
Faithful to end.



THOMAS NATHANIEL SMILEY
BORN AUG. 24, 1876
DIED JAN. 8, 1930 
GONE HOME



VICTORIA ELIZA SMILEY 
JULY 16, 1846      
JAN. 21, 1928
HER END WAS PEACE



WILLIE SMILEY 
1929 - 1996



ALMA G. SMYLIE 
SEPT. 11, 1906
MAR. 8, 1988



ARCHIE L. SMYLIE 
MARCH 8, 1913
DEC. 23, 1992



B. S. SMYLIE
CO I, 1 LA. CAV. C.S.A.



CARRIE HUGHES SMYLIE 
NOV. 29, 1893 
OCT. 9, 1988



CLAUDE GIBSON SMYLIE 
DEC. 17, 1888  
MAR. 25, 1969
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD



SMYLIE
DEWITT BENJAMIN                     AUDREY LORRAINE
NOV. 3, 1923                        MAY 23, 1930
AUG. 16, 2001                       AUG. 27, 1988
BUT GOD COMMENDETH HIS LOVE         BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
TOWARD US IN THAT WHILE WE          FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE
WERE SINNERS CHRIST DIED FOR US.    CHILDREN OF GOD.



EMMA E. SMYLIE 
1858-1933



ERNEST S. SMYLIE
SEPT. 27, 1898 
AUG. 9, 1955



ETHEL IZORA SMYLIE
JUNE 30, 1884 
JAN. 1, 1987
LOVED BY ALL



HENRY WALTER SMYLIE
AUG. 18, 1947 
AUG. 24, 1947



NANCY KNIGHT SMYLIE
OCT. 30, 1895
OCT. 4, 1916
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD



THEODORE A. SMYLIE
APR. 10, 1887 
MAR. 8, 1957
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD



TRUDIE  SMYLIE
1914  - 1931   



SMYLIE
WALLACE B.
JAN. 14, 1882
MAY 3, 1968
ELLA D. 
DEC. 8, 1886 
FEB. 12, 1969


WINDY GALE SMYLIE
JAN. 21, 1955 
JAN. 29, 1955



RUBY A. SMYLIE
NOV. 24, 1924 
SEPT. 10, 1994



TWIN SONS OR W. R. & M. E. STRICKLAND
MAR. 15, 1904    MAR. 16, 1904
MAR. 15, 1904    MAR. 17, 1904



MAY HE REST IN PEACE NELS SWANSON
BORN SWEDEN SEP. 22, 1831
DIED NOV. 14, 1917
IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS



F. M. TEMPLETON
NOV. 18, 1843
JUNE 28, 1912
AGAIN WE HOPE TO MEET THEE WHEN THE DAY OF LIFE IS FLED
AND IN HEAVEN WITH JOY TO GREET THEE
WHERE NO FAREWELL TEARS ARE SHED.



THOMAS LESLIE TOLER
SEPT. 26, 1870 
JAN. 25, 1943
AT REST



EULA VAN NORMAN TOLER WIFE OF LESLIE TOLER
OCT. 8, 1873
MAR. 15, 1965
AT REST



SAMUEL O. SON OF S. S. & M. I. TUMEY
Born  DEC. 1, 1906
Died FEB. 6, 1907
BUDDED ON EARTH TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN



“SISTER” DOROTHY REESE WELCH 
OCT. 14, 1911 
MAR. 16, 1930



ELIZABETH CATHERINE WINN REESE Welch 
MAR. 28, 1856
NOV. 19, 1925
IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH WINN REESE WELCH
BORN MARCH 28, 1856
DIED NOV. 19, 1925



MAGGIE & INFANT SON WIFE OF JAMES WELCH
JAN 31, 1912
NOV. 25, 1945



NANCY E. WELCH
BORN JAN. 10, 1858
DIED APRIL 7, 1900



NICHOLAS EDWARD WELCH
OCT. 28, 1857
NOV. 14, 1934



WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEMORIAL
EDWIN GARROW WILKINSON
APRIL 16, 1882
JAN. 17, 1919
HOW MANY HOPES LIE BURIED HERE.



F. H. WILKINSON 
MAR. 22, 1856 
MAY 7, 1937
AT REST



MATTIE DIXON WIFE OF F. H. WILKINSON
APRIL 4, 1859 
MAR. 28, 1938



JOHN MICAJAH WILKINSON 
JAN. 10, 1883  
JULY 15, 1960



R. M. WILKINSON
OCT. 6, 1878
APRIL 9, 1937
ASLEEP IN JESUS



SHERROD F. WOOD
BORN FEB. 12, 1844
DIED SEPT. 5, 1912



YLLANDER
ELIZABETH S.         ----             ALBERT C.
MAY 7, 1912 -JUNE 4, 1965     ---   AUG. 23, 1907   MAR. 31, 1992



FRED C.                        Mary F.
1863       1940        ---       1880      1974 

YLLANDER



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