Leflore County, Mississippi

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BEAR CREEK CEMETERY
Highway 7 S, 5 miles south of Itta Bena, turn right at cotton gin
onto gravel road (County Road 548) 2.5 miles west to cemetery
 
The following are known to be buried in the Bear Creak Cemetery. 
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NAME
DOB 
DOD 
INSCRIPTION OR 
ADDITIONAL INFO
CONTRIBUTED BY
Inlow, Artur P. May 26, 1841 Sep 24, 1922 Pvt; Co. C, 6th AL Inf Dan McCaskill
Lynchard, Charles B. 1849 May 28, 1928 CSA headstone Dan McCaskill
Love, Samuel Mar 09, 1823 Feb 1885 . Dan McCaskill
Peeples, Floyd Wesley Sr Apr 29, 1899 Jan 09, 1983 . Faye Johnston
Peeples, Mrytle Bell Vaughan May 22, 1903 May 17, 1987 Wife of  
Floyd Peeples Sr
Faye Johnston
Peeples, William F. Sr Aug 04, 1932 Apr 18, 1991 U.S. Army  
Korea
Faye Johnston
Peeples, James Oscar "Rooster" Jan 17, 1936 Nov 08, 1995 . Faye Johnston
Peeples, Floyd W. Jr Nov 10, 1929 Aug 13, 2002 . Faye Johnston
Peeples, Nell C. Apr 23, 1931 . Wife of  
Floyd W. Peeples Jr
Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Wallace B. "Butch" Jul 27, 1948 Mar 21, 1998 . Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Margie Jean Feb 09, 1951 . Wife of  
Wallace B. Carpenter
Faye Johnston
Carpenter, John H. Jul 16, 1916 Aug 24, 1973 . Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Geneva J. Aug 27, 1921 Feb 04, 1997 Wife of 
John H. Carpenter
Faye Johnston
Irwin, Billy Jean Jun 08, 1939 Sep 15, 2001 Raised by Geneva Carpenter Faye Johnston
Peeples, Myrtle Jun 12, 1904 Dec 21, 1932 . Faye Johnston
Peeples, James W. Feb 15, 1874 May 02, 1935 . Faye Johnston
Peeples, Tamesy F. Sep 01, 1875 May 19, 1904 Wife of 
James w. Peeples
Faye Johnston
Peeples, Otis 2nd photo Sep 07, 1913 Sep 04, 1936 . Faye Johnston
Peeples, Jessie J. Feb 15, 1909 Jul? 25, 1973 . Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Walter Liddell Sr Jun 03, 1903 Mar 14, 1973 . Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Ella Knight 1904 1938 Wife of 
Walter Carpenter Sr
Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Infant son . . Infant son of 
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Liddell Carpenter Sr
Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Henry L. Nov 12, 1928 Aug 01, 1968 MS Sergeant Inf. 
Korea
Faye Johnston
Cothran, Joseph Ruble Sep 22, 1912 Jul 20, 1997 . Faye Johnston
Cothran, Mary Clare May 31, 1918 Jul 07, 1997 Wife of 
Joseph Ruble Cothran 
Married Aug 31, 1937
Faye Johnston
Carpenter, Jeanette 1944 Feb 11, 2004 . Faye Johnston
Pittman, William Enos Nov 1879 Jan 20, 1919 . Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Page, Jack Oct 06, 1906 Mar 01, 1988 Husband of Gussie Mae Page
Wed Oct 16, 1927
"Gone but not forgotten"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Page, Gussie Mae May 26, 1910 . Wife of Jack Page
Wed Oct 16, 1927
"Gone but not forgotten"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Hobson, Carlton Belvin
Nov 15, 1933
July 05, 1984
Buried:  07 July, 1984
Bob Kelly
Inlow, Addie . Mar 01, 1895 Daughter of AP & MA Inlow
Aged 17 yrs 1 mo
"Gone but not forgotten"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Inlow, A. P. May 26, 1841 Sep 24, 1924 Husband of MJ Inlow
"Hope" (atop marker
"A friend to his country & a believer in Christ"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Inlow, I.I. Nov 22, 1888 Aug 31, 1913 Son of IP & MJ Inlow
"Just in the morning of his day, in youth and love he died"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Nettles, Laura . Jul 02, 1895 Age 52 years
"Gone but not forgotten"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Sud(d)uth, Belma Feb 11, 1922 Jan 31, 1928 Son of BF & RJ Sudduth
"Safe in the arms of Jesus"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
?? Nov 03, 18?? . Broken stone Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Langford, I.E. May 22, 18?? . Broken marker Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
?? Jul 26, 1875 Sep 28, 1892 Broken 
"Weep not father and mother for me, for I am waitig in Glory for thee"
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Mann, Mrs M.J. Dec 02, 1837

Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Young, Martha J. Nov 17, 1866 Aug 29, 1889 Wife of L.W. Young Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Cole, Infant son

Cole, Maggie D.

Oct 02, 1895

Jun 07, 1897

Oct 07, 1895

Aug 31, 1897

Children of JH & MM Cole Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Cole, James H. Jan 07, 1888 Aug 21, 1898 Son of JH & MM Cole
"Suffer little children to come unto Me."
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Cole, Walter Alford Feb 04, 1886 Oct 13, 1897 Son of JH & MM Cole Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Love, Dr. Samuel F.

Love, Alice Pearce

Mar 19, 1858

Dec 19, 1863

May 15, 1934

Feb 19, 1924

.

"At rest"

Cindy/Stanley Marshall 
Lynchard, M.C. Jul 22, 1902 Feb 02, 1976 "I'm one of God's sons" Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall
Lynchard, Lise Apr 19, 1897 Apr 09, 1917 . Cindy/Stanley
Marshall
Lynchard, Angel Gossett

Lynchard, Nancy Lou

Lynchard, Thomas Henry

Lynchard, Mary Catherine

Lynchard, Martha Meryl

. 00-00-1932
 

00-00-1934
 

00-00-1936
 

00-00-1938
 

00-00-1953

Children of MC Lynchard & 
Mary Odell Gossett Lynchard
indy/Stanley
Marshall
Lynchard, Edd Jul 03, 1885 Jul 09, 1955
"A farmer his entire life."
His children:
Ida 1907, Emmie 1908, Eoker 1909,
Don 1911, Lila 1913, Shelby 1914,
Tommy 1923, Edward 1925,
Bessie 1927, Ruby 1928, Ruth 1930,
E.W. 1931, B.W. 1931, J.D. 1932,
Billy 1934, Henry 1935, 
Nancie 1937, Harvy 1938,
Lawrence 1940, Marguerite 1943.
Cindy/Stanley 
Marshall