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 Rights Reserved. Back to Churches and Cemeteries >> http://www.sturgisms.homestead.com/churches.html 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 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- 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 Infant Son 2 June 1958- 3 June 1958 Parents: Joe and Maxine Ray Baswell *Joe is the son of John and Willie McGinnis Baswell Infant Daughter B/D 28 June 1918 Parents: John and Willie McGinnis Baswell 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 1930-Dec 2001 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~ 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 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~ 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~ 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- William Wardell Box 8 Nov 1935-14 Nov 1960 *Son of Mike and Hattie Box MS, SP 3, CO. B, 35 INF. REG. Husband of Bobbie Ruth Richard Two Infant Daughters 11 Dec 1958 *Parents Wardell and Bobbie Ruth Richards Box 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- Baby Hartness *Parents Jim and Tell Sides Hartness *Tell Sides mother was a Keeton No Marker Clifton Andrew Files 21 Oct 1951-1 Oct 2001 Age 49 *Son of Richard D. Sr. and Lottie Merle Jones 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 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 Teresa Jeffries 4 May 1959 Daughter of Herbert Leroy and Birdie Peterson McClelland Wife of Bill Jeffries Bradford Leon Jones 19 Sep 1979-17 Apr 2000 *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~ 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 Dock Jones 8 Feb 1922-12 Mar 1987 US ARMY, WW II ~In Loving Memory~ Ervin Jones 2 Feb 1915-29 Mar 1976 *Son of Wert and Brosky McGinnis Jones Husband of Susie Files 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.~ John Thomas Jones 24 June 1971-30 Mar 1992 ~In Loving Memory~ Lavada Sides Jones 21 Aug 1905-30 May 1973 Wife of William Clarence Jones 2 July 1902-23 Nov 1972 Willie M. Sides Jones 3 May 1894-25 May 1991 ~Mother~ ~In Loving Memory~ William H. Jones 1946-1946 ~A Little Bud of Love~ 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 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~ 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~ Roxanne Keeton *Born 1848 *Daughter of John S. and Mary Ann McClelland Keeton No Marker 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 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 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 Malone *Child of Homer and Agnes Malone No Marker 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 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 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 *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 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 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 Donald Glynn McClelland 20 Sep 1953-21 Oct 1953 *Twin *Son of Robert Benjamin and Catherine Wilma Irvine McClelland 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 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 Doss (*D. O.) McClelland *Married 2 Aug 1883 to Martha M. Robinson No Marker Dude McClelland No Marker Johnny McClelland *Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach McClelland No Marker Evie McClelland *Daughter of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach McClelland No Marker Buddy McClelland *Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach McClelland No Marker Thomas Doss McClelland *Son of John Pinkman and Elizabeth Roach McClelland Husband of Molly (Mary) Reed McClelland No Marker 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 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 *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 done with pride.~ 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 Cleveland Son of S.W. and Dicie Robinson McClelland Age 2 Years ~A Little Bud of Youth To Bloom With God Above~ 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 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 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 Hazel Ann McDonald Died 1 Nov 1946 *Mother is Doris Sides McDonald No Marker 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~ Charles Leon McGinnis 11 Apr 1938-29 Jan 1939 *Son of Bilbo and Mary Alice Gray McGinnis 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 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 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 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 & OLC DH Married 25 Apr 1968 to Sheila Gay Swindoll *2nd Married Louis Jones Howard McHann 1 Sep 1893-17 Jan 1970 *Husband of Lillie Young 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 Viora Sides 8 July 1915-7 June 1951 *Daughter of Grover and Hassie McClelland Sides Robert Lee Sides 15 July 1919-9 Jan 1980 W. C. McKenzie 3 Sep 1932-3 Aug 1935 *Son of Buster and Viora Sides McKenzie Bobby Ralph Moore 30 Mar 1938-22 Nov 1959 Age 20 Years *Son of Dewery Lee and Janie UpChurch Moore 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- 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 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 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 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.~ Danny Wayne Oglesby 10 Sep 1958-6 Nov 1977 *Son of Eddie B. and Maxine Jeffries Oglesby 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 Levi Richeous Osborne 29 Nov 1903-21 May 1904 *Son of J.A. "Jim" and H.E. "Sissie" McClelland Osborne Doris S. Patton 12 Aug 1930-11 Nov 1981 ~Mother~ Marie M. Parker 14 Apr 1921- *Found in family records a letter from Marie Parker. *She was living at Route 9 Box 9064 Chatsworth, GA 30705 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. Robert T. Richards 15 Nov 1914-27 Sep 1993 Married 22 May 1937 to Ada Ruth Jones 11 Mar 1919- Mattie Summerford Roberson 1878-1932 Baby Robertson *Child of Ed and Anna Robertson No Marker Lucy 18 Aug 1871-27 )ct 1899 Wife of W. T. Roberson 5 Apr 1868-25 Apr 1943 ~We Will Meet Again~ 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~ Walter Roberson 18 Oct 1905-11 Apr 1937 ~Gone, But Not Forgotten~ 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 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- 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 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~ Andrew Sides 18 Aug 1925-1 Aug 1968 Husband of Carlos D. 23 Jan 1935-31 Mar 1970 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 Lillian R. Green Sides 26 June 1877-1 June 1960 *Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Green Wife of Tom R. Sides 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 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 Wife of James Doyle Whatley 31 Mar 1926 Pearl McGinnis Jones Whatley 8 Nov 1897-9 Dec 1978 ~In Loving Memory~ 1