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St. John Cemetery (Black)

This is an African-American cemetery associated with St. John Baptist church located on Hwy. 299 near Bluff City. It is located in the SW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 26, Township 12 South, Range 20 West near the International Paper Co. seedling nursery. Until the nursery was developed, the cemetery was accessible by woods roads that were not graded unless a burial was planned. It is still in a very remote spot, but the access is better. The cemetery is fenced, but is not maintained as well as it should be.
Driving directions: From Bluff City, go southwest on Hwy. 299 for about four miles to Ebenezer Cemetery. Turn left on Rd. No. 423 and go east about two miles to the International Paper Co. nursery. Go by the office and continue south about 1/2 mile to the cemetery which will be on your right. The road will be dim past the office building.

Name	Birth	Death	Comments
Allen, Dorothy Marie	3-8-1944	1-27-2019	Information from obituary
Baux, Virgil		7-29-1921	Jackson Temple 1351-Theo, Ar.-broken; not found in 2018 survey
Blake, Deake		age 26	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Blake, Franie	1908	1935	Metal marker set in stone
Blake, Pearline	1928	1974	Metal marker set in stone
Blake, Dolison Esau	3-18-1926	12-3-1952
Blake, Orris N.	12-28-1923	4-29-1975	Age 51
Bowman, Ollie	12-5-1896	6-8-1963	Pvt.-US Army-World War I
Bowman, Birdie Mae	8-12-1915	4-16-2005	Metal marker 3 ft. south of Carson Haynie marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Box, Mary L.		3-28-1937	Age 8; not found in 2018 survey
Box, Van	11-2-1904	10-6-1993	Not found in 2018 survey
Box, Roosevelt	3-29-1934	8-1-1977	Metal marker-some letters missing; first name and dates from obituary; not found in 2018 survey
Box, Mrs. Lee Florence	9-17-1910	4-29-1998	Metal marker 10 ft. north of Leodis Evans marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Box, Rufus	1-19-1941	2-28-2004	Metal marker 39 ft. north of Agnis Haynie marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Box, Jessie	12-15-1936	3-1-2004	Metal marker 33 ft. north of Agnis Haynie marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Clanahan, Elder Davis	1918	1971	Metal marker set in stone
Clanahan, Bennie		2-17-1988	Age 89 years, 1 month, 21 days; not found in 2018 survey
Clanahan, Isaiah	1922	1978	Age 56; not found in 2018 survey
Clanahan, Golden C.	1919	1970	Metal marker set in stone
Clanahan, Annie Lee		1-7-1964	Age 42 years, 2 months, 25 days; metal marker 12 ft. slightly northwest of Golden Clanahan marker
Clanahan, Marie	4-15-1910	8-11-1980	Age 70 years, 3 months, 25 days; metal marker has McClanahan; located near back fence
Clanahan, Bernice	1930	1-22-2002	Metal marker 32 ft. north of Elder Davis Clanahan marker
Clanahan, Searcy "Jack"	5-5-1924	9-3-1997
Clanahan, Mrs. Lessie A. Purifoy	8-3-1926	10-5-2006	Metal marker row 1 east side; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Clark, Icy Lee	7-17-1928	11-28-2000
Cole, Ja Dasia Zarrae	2008	9-15-2008	Infant daughter of Ebonie Moss and Jamaal Cole (from obituary)
Dismuke, Ortha		11-28-1986	Age 79; not found in 2018 survey
Evans, Emily			Age 33; grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Evans, Emma Lee	11-13-1929	1-14-1960	Age 31
Evans, Leodis	10-5-1904	5-14-1986	Age 82
Fort, Christene	2-2-1930	7-24-1959
Fort, Odessa	4-8-1927	12-7-2018	Information from obituary
Gentry, Eddie Lee	6-11-1943	10-24-2003	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Gulley, Annie Jane	1906	1964	Metal marker set in stone
Gulley, Berry	12-10-1857	12-21-1903
Gulley, Eugene G.		8-30-1967	Age 77 years, 2 months, 21 days; metal marker 4 ft. south of Flora Lawrence marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Gulley, John		7-28-1962	Age 78; not found in 2018 survey
Gulley, Luke		12-21-1903	Age 69 or 88 (??) -double marker with Malinda Gulley; stone lying flat
Gulley, Malinda		1-2-1909	Age about 84; double marker with Luke Gulley; stone lying flat
Gulley, Octavie		age 68	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Gulley, Ruben		8-26-1947	Age 39-petrified rock-hard to read
Gulley, Willie Lee	5-9-1906	8-5-1969	Ar.- Tec 5 - 1315 Engr. Const. Bn. - World War II
Gulley, Ruby Mae	12-30-1908	9-23-1990	Ruby Gulley Haynie on metal marker; wife of Owen Gulley (not on stone)
Gulley, Owen	11-29-1911	6-4-1979	Husband of Ruby Gulley (not on stone)
Gulley, Homer H.	9-28-1915	9-13-1973	Pvt. - U. S. Army
Gulley, Henry Lee	8-31-1942	4-3-1984
Gulley, Willie A. Sr.	4-6-1913	4-28-1987	Cpl.-US Army-World War II; full dates from obituary; years only on stone
Gulley, Elizia M.		6-8-1999	Age 76; metal marker 4 ft. north of C. A. Haynie marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Gulley, Earnest Teen "Holmes"	3-11-1947	7-23-2008	Double marker with Brodie Mae Gulley; children --Rufus and Tina
Gulley, Brodie Mae	5-14-1923	1-24-2010	Double marker with Earnest Teen Gulley; children--Henry, Jimmy, Earnest; grandchildren--Tammy, Michael, Rufus, Tina; great grandchildren -- Jasmine, Jakena, Lydia, Shamya, Ken, Olivia, Taylor, LaMichael
Gulley, Lee Edward	4-18-1947	9-14-2022	Information from obituary Obituary: Brother Lee Edward Gulley was born April 18, 1947, to Lawson Gulley an...
Gulley, Floyd J.	10-2-1956	9-8-2022	Information from obituary Obituary: To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under Heaven...
Haynie, Alfred Jr.	1909	1946	Metal marker set in stone
Haynie, Ayness			Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Haynie, Frankie	1908	1960	Metal marker set in stone
Haynie, Patience	1872	1934	Metal maker set in stone
Haynie, Pallie	1892	1944	Double marker with Willis Haynie
Haynie, Willis	1889		Double marker with Pallie Haynie; no death date engraved at time of survey
Haynie, Ruby	1929	1941	Metal marker set in stone
Haynie, Carson, Sr.	8-20-1931	12-17-1982
Haynie, Jessie	5-12-1917	9-22-1997
Haynie, Ruby	2-17-1915	6-6-1977	Age 62 years, 3 months, 18 days; not found in 2018 survey
Haynie, Finis Lee		11-30-1991	Age 53; metal marker 9 ft. north Ida White marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Haynie, Alf	1863	1936	Metal marker set in stone
Haynie, Agnis	1921	1966	Metal marker set in stone
Haynie, Willis	9-15-1890	8-30-1993	Age 103
Haynie, Otis Lee	1953	1975	Metal marker 16 ft. north of Leodis Haynie marker
Haynie, Finis		5-7-1964	Age 51; metal marker 6 ft. north of Ida White marker
Haynie, Carl L. "Miracle Man"	7-19-1951	1-11-2003
Haynie, Carlos A.	10-28-1978	9-4-2000	Children -- Lillian, Latrice, Carlos Jr.
Haynie, Lee Artis	11-8-1942	6-19-2007
Haynie, Tommie	1900	1986	Metal marker set in concrete
Haynie, Kenneth B.	5-18-1957	1-14-2010	U. S. Army--children--Latyona Hall, Earl Purifoy, Beverly Ross, Jacoby Purifoy
Haynie, Macy Ella Sims	5-17-1921	6-12-2014	Full dates from obituary
Haynie, Gennie	1958	2018	Gennie Ella Haynie in obituary; metal marker at time of survey
Ingram, D. Willie	4-14-1918	3-13-1955
Ingram, Alfred		7-23-1944	Age 58 years, 6 months, 8 days; metal marker 6 ft. south of Pallie Haynie marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Ingram, George		7-2-1944	Age 39 years, 11 months, 17 days; not found in 2018 survey
Ingram, John	12-5-1888	9-9-1955
Ingram, Joella Marks Gulley	3-15-1869		Age 97
Ingram, Thomas		3-30-195?	Age 18; metal marker 7 ft. south of Christine Fort marker; hard to read; could not be read in 2018 survey
Ingram, Nodane			Age 2 months; grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Ingram, Willie	2-9-1893	12-18-1959	Wife is Genett (on marker)
Ingram, Lee	4-9-1923	1-16-1994	U. S. Army-World War II
Ingram, Gillis	1916	1985	Metal marker 4 ft. south of John Ingram marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Ingram, Joe N.	1942	1985
Ingram, Jeannette P.	10-12-1898	2-18-1985
Ingram, Hollis		10-16-1999	Metal marker 6 ft. south of Carl Haynie marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Ingram, Mrs. Pearlie	5-1-1892	2-5-1953
Ingram, Harvis Lee Jr.	11-1-1951	2-14-2001
Ingram, Harvis Sr.	9-23-1924	3-5-2003	Double marker with Lue Eller Ingram; children -- Mary Smith, Harvin Ingram Jr., Horace Ingram
Ingram, Lue Eller	7-21-1932	1-5-2015	Lue Eller Purifoy Ingram in obituary; double marker with Harvis Ingram Sr.; children -- Mary Smith, Harvis Ingram Jr., Horace Ingram
Ingram, Minnie	3-29-1918	4-9-2005	Metal marker 6 ft. south of Joe N. Ingram marker; birth date from obituary; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Ingram, Frank	5-6-1911	2-27-2007	Information from obituary; not found in 2018 survey
Jackson, Roshonda R.	12-11-1982	1-30-2013	Name is Roshunda Jackson on another marker
Kirby, Sallie Helen Gulley	12-19-1906	1-3-1972	Grave not found during survey; information from obituary
Lawrence, Flora	1888	1963	Metal marker set in stone
Lenox, Robert	12-15-1904	12-28-1962
McClanahan, James	8-12-1896	1-17-1957	Ar.- Pvt.- 544 Svc Bn-Engr. Corps.-World War I
McLanahan, Jane			Not found; listed in 1970 record
McClanahan, Marie	4-15-1910	9-11-1980	Age 70; metal marker; also listed under Clanahan; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
McKinzie, Adam Earl	1971	1990
McLanahan, Jane			Grave not found-listed in earlier record
Marks, T. C.	12-20-1991	2-3-1992	Tanasia C. Marks in obituary
Martin, Bertha Dean Haynie	6-8-1950	3-6-2013	Information from obituary; Bertha Martin Haynie on metal marker
Mixon, Ayness			Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Mixon, Agnes	1906	1965	Metal marker set in stone
Morris, L. C.	1932	1989
Purifoy, Alford	3-10-1920	1-8-1970	Age 50; stone is off base; located near hickory tree
Purifoy, Alefu J.	10-29-1839	3-??-1928	Hard to read; not found in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Frank D.	1933	11-6-1955	Stone made by older brother, Leroy Purifoy
Purifoy, Earnest	4-26-1951	11-14-1969	Age 18
Purifoy, Elifia		age 46	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Purifoy, George		age 81	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Purifoy, Georgia		age 70	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Purifoy, Mattie Bell	2-22-1891	6-5-1945	Wife of Jim Purifoy
Purifoy, Manervie	6-1852	1933
Purifoy, George		4-1-1917	Age 62 on stone
Purifoy, Rosie	1899	1951	Metal marker has 7-22-1951 death date; metal marker set in concrete
Purifoy, Wright		age 56	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Purifoy, ??			Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Purifoy, Edd	1889	1988	Metal marker 3 ft. south of trash sign; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Florida	1897	1989	Metal marker 9 ft. south of trash sign
Purifoy, James O.	10-25-1954	1-25-1980
Purifoy, A. D.	10-25-1924	3-3-1972
Purifoy, Jannie		10-24-2007	Age 84; grave not found during 2018 survey; information from obituary
Purifoy, Hollis	2-3-1942	4-11-1971
Purifoy, Oscar	6-10-1887	5-2-1985
Purifoy, Ollice	3-9-1931	5-24-1986
Purifoy, Mae Emma	6-1-1904	10-10-1987
Purifoy, Blanche		9-16-1989	Age 60; metal marker 6 ft. south of Jack Clanahan marker
Purifoy, Jim	8-20-1875	8-18-1980	Metal marker has birth date 1882
Purifoy, Willie R.	7-31-1897	5-2-1977	Stone made by Leroy Purifoy
Purifoy, Martin	8-11-1922	6-27-1982	U. S. Army-World War II
Purifoy, Ermond	6-14-1924	3-23-1993	Metal marker; age 66; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, W. R.	1932	1989	Metal marker set in concrete
Purifoy, Lee Roy	2-19-1885	8-8-1977
Purifoy, Edna	11-6-1904	8-28-1947	Stone made by oldis (sp) son Leroy Purifoy
Purifoy, Jennie	?-1859	6-26-????	Metal marker-hard to read;located 25 ft south of big tree; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Tom	11-23-1895	7-24-1994
Purifoy, Herman Lee		1-8-1998	Age 49 years, 7 months, 24 days; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Murlane	7-16-1930	4-21-1996
Purifoy, Myrtle	1924	1990
Purifoy, Lemon	7-17-1900	5-9-1993	US Army-World War II; not found in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Hesterly	7-28-1933	10-18-2003	Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Carl Edward	7-4-1952	10-20-2003	Husband of Raye; children-- Renee, Kim, Carl, Jasmine, Clara
Purifoy, Dale Jr.	10-16-1953	10-23-2004
Purifoy, Earley	1924	2004	Metal marker 21 ft. north of Agnis Haynie marker
Purifoy, Earley Jr.	6-19-1950	1-7-2014	Information from obituary; not found in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Kenneth (Kenny Ray)	9-6-1944	6-22-2005
Purifoy, Odell	12-6-1957	1-16-2006	Metal marker 6 ft. south of Kenneth Purifoy marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Davies	7-27-1929	9-12-2006	Metal marker 3 ft. north of Lee Artis Haynie marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, McKinley	9-21-1925	11-26-2006	Metal marker 3 ft south of Dale Purifoy, Jr. marker; full dates from obituary; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Purifoy, Earl Lee	1-26-1953	12-11-2010	Children -- Laytona Hall, Robert Earl Purifoy, Beverly Ross, Jacoby Purifoy
Purifoy, Cory Edmund	9-15-1976	4-13-2011	Metal marker; full dates from obituary
Purifoy, Ola Jean	12-30-1959	12-2-2016	Metal marker
Purifoy, Cullen	11-23-1923	9-29-2020	Information from obituary
Sims, Gracie Ella	1919	1968	Metal marker 3 ft. north of Ethel Hollemon marker
Sims, Junies G.	6-12-1906	1-2-1968
Sims, Tidwell	6-11-1890	3-20-1968	Stone made by Mose Sims
Sims, Ethel Hollemon	1890	1-12-1930	Wife of Tidwell Sims
Sims, Orene	1-15-1953	4-8-1955
Sims, Donnie	7-24-1919	9-13-1981
Sims, David	8-11-1955	7-7-2012
Sims, Clinton Lee	1-22-1945	7-24-1977
Sims, Clinton Lee Jr. "Boobie'	10-25-1965	11-12-2009	Painted wooden marker
Sims, Latoya	10-13-1981	9-28-1982
Sims, Zenona (baby)		1-7-1954	Metal marker at back fence 20 ft. south of Tidwell Sims marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Sims, Queen Esther	8-17-1920	3-8-1946	Metal marker 3 ft.south of Tidwell Sims; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Sims, Annie P.	1936	1963	Not found in 2018 survey
Sims, Myrple Mae	6-23-1926	5-12-1987
Sims, Clara Mae Purifoy	12-25-1916	6-12-1999	Big Mama"
Sims, Dexter Alexander	10-11-1989	5-17-2021	Information from obituary
Sims, Mose	4-30-1913	9-23-2005	Age 92
Sims, Rutha Ella	10-30-1926	9-15-2009	Metal marker 3 ft. north of Moses Sims marker
Sims, Donnie Jr.	3-21-1948	6-18-2012	Information from obituary; not found in 2018 survey
Sims, Brandon DeWayne	1-11-1984	11-2-2018	Metal marker at time of survey; full name and dates from obituary
Sims, Dennis Lee	12-2-1946	7-5-2019	Information from obituary
Smallwood, Nellie		5-19-2000	Age 91; metal funeral home marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey
Sorrells, Arlean	9-10-1944	3-29-2004	Arlean Haynie Sorrells on metal marker
Thomas, Emily	8-23-1891	11-14-1972	Stone was off base in 2018 survey
Threadgill, Harriett			Age 80; no dates
Tidwell, Albert	2-18-1807	10-4-1960
Tidwell, John J.	3-15-1873	10-22-1952
Tidwell, Elvinnie	12-25-1877	3-22-1940	Wife of J. J. Tidwell
Unknown			Metal marker 4 ft. north of Robert Lenox marker
Unknown			Metal marker 13 ft. north of Leoda Evans marker
Unknown			Metal marker 4 ft. south of Emma Lee Evans marker
Unknown			Metal marker 4 ft. north of Emma Lee Evans marker
Unknown			Metal marker 8 ft. north of Emma Lee Evans marker
Unknown			Metal marker 6 ft. north of Leodis Evans marker
Unknown			Metal marker 8 ft. north of C. A. Haynie marker
Unknown			Unmarked grave 4 ft. south of Icy Lee Clark marker
Unknown			Metal marker 8 ft. south of Icy Lee Clark marker
Unknown			Metal marker between Willie Ingram and Flora Lawrence markers
Unknown			Metal marker between Christine Fort and Willis Ingram markers
Unknown			Metal marker and rock 4 ft. north of Tom Purifoy marker
Unknown			Metal marker 3 ft. south of Tom Purifoy marker
Unknown			Metal marker 8 ft. north of Pearlie Ingram marker
Unknown			Metal marker 4 ft. north of Perlie Ingram marker
Unknown			Unmarked grave 6 ft. north of Ethel Hollemon marker
Unknown			Metal marker 10 ft. south of Tidwell Sims
Unknown			Metal marker in southwest corner by young cedar tree
Unknown			Metal marker about 25 ft. southwest of big tree
Unknown			Metal marker 3 ft. south of James McClanahan marker
Unknown			Metal marker 3 ft. north of James McClanahan marker
Unknown			Metal marker 9 ft. north of James McClanahan marker
Unknown			Metal marker and petrified rock east of big tree
Unknown			Metal marker 2 ft. north of Elvinnie Tidwell marker
Unknown			Metal marker 4 ft. south of Edna Purifoy marker
Unknown			Metal marker 18 ft. south of Jack Clanahan marker
Unknown			Metal marker 12 ft. south of Jack Clanahan marker
Unknown			Metal marker 3 ft. north of Jack Clanahan marker
Unknown			Metal marker 7 ft. south of A. D. Purifoy marker
White, Ida	1898	1971
Williams, Adoned		age 86	Grave not found-listed in 1970 record
Young, LaShonda Michelle	1-17-1974	12-13-2016	Metal marker at time of survey; full name and dates from obituary

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Since 1997, Jery and Jeanie McKelvy have conducted a periodic canvas of each cemetery in the county and use additional resources to keep the listings current.