This cemetery transcription and presentation is dedicated to the memory of Terry Wayne Lee, son of Benjamin Franklin Lee, Jr. and Eunice G. Thomas, who died June 30, 2005. A year before his untimely death I met Terry at a local catfish house. When I explained that I could not find this cemetery, he offered to take me there himself.
The Thomas Cemetery is located in the northwest corner of Stone County, Mississippi. Indeed, one must travel north into Forrest County in order to drive back south into Stone County in order to reach the cemetery. To find this cemetery from Wiggins, MS, drive 9 miles west on Project Road which turns into Carnes Road when you cross into Forrest County. Turn left on Red Creek Road. Drive 2.4 miles and then turn left on Hurricane Creek Road. Drive 0.8 miles on Hurricane Creek Road (passing Thomas Road) and make a hard left turn onto Roberts Road shortly before Hurricane Creek Road winds to the right. The cemetery is near the end of Roberts Road on the left.
On June 27, 2004 Howard Baulch visited this cemetery and took photos of the tombstones. Howard's great-great-grandparents, John Riley Lee and Arsenith H. Seale, are buried here. They are 3rd great-grandparents to Terry, and Terry's grandparents, Biser R. Thomas and Winnie Robert Wyers, and his great-grandparents, John E. Alexander Thomas and Missouri Agnes Dale, are also buried here, The transcriptions and tombstone photos are presented below. Comments in parentheses are not on the tombstone and are additional information offered by the author.
| INSCRIBED NAME (Full name) |
BORN | DIED | RELATIONSHIP | INSCRIPTION | TOMBSTONE |
| Archer, Carl | Feb 5, 1905 | Mar 7, 1992 | (second h/o Velma Evelyn Seals) |  |
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| Archer, Velma Evelyn | Sep 17, 1902 | Nov 20, 1975 | (w/o Carl Archer) | |
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| Bounds, Infant | Aug 12, 1903 | Aug 12, 1903 | Son of G. N. & Eliza Bounds |  |
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| Collier, Vivian Marie Daughdrill | Jun 2, 1958 | Apr 25, 2000 |  |
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| Daughdrill, Conrad Ray | Jun 12, 1951 | Jan 13, 2004 | (s/o Hiram B. & Lizzie Lodeil Daughdrill) |
SP5 US Army PFC US Marine Corps Vietnam |
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| Daughdrill, Hiram B. {Mutt} |
Jan 20, 1913 | Sep 7, 1988 | (h/o Lizzie Lodeil Daughdrill) | SP5 US Army PFC US Marine Corps Vietnam |
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| Daughdrill, Lizzie Lodeil | Jul 18, 1918 | (w/o Hiram B. Daughdrill) |  |
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| Lee, Cynthia Seal (Arsenith H. Seale Lee) |
1809 | 1884 (Jul 11, 1884) |
(w/o John Riley Lee) | (This is not an original tombstone. It was placed in the 1960's by some of Arsenith Seale Lee's descendants.) |
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| Lee, John (John Riley Lee) |
1806 (1800) |
1876 | (h/o Arsenith H. Seale) | (This is not an original tombstone. It was placed in the 1960's by some of John Riley Lee's descendants.) |
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| Lee, Mrs. Mary (Mary Jane Lee) |
Mar 8, 1881 | Aug 18, 1920 | Wife of S. J. Lee (w/o Samuel J. Lee) |
Age 39 years In Thee O Lord have I put my trust. |
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| McCardle, Henry F. | Oct 15, 1903 | Aug 5, 1931 |  |
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| McCardle, Infant | Oct 5, 1926 | Inf. Dau. of Frank & Rovella McCardle |
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| Seals, Clarence Percell | Feb 11, 1919 | Aug 28, 1978 | (s/o Emery & Eliza Lee Seals) | Pvt US Army World War II |
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| Thomas, Biser R. | Sep 21, 1883 | Nov 22, 1964 | (h/o Winnie R. Thomas) (s/o John E. & Missouri Agnes Thomas) |
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| Thomas, Fannie E. | Jan 6, 1915 | Jan 14, 1916 |  |
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| Thomas, Henry Dale | Jul 15, 1888 | Oct 5, 1918 | (s/o John E. & Missouri Agnes Thomas) | At Gesnes France. Meuse Argonne Offensive. Died on the field of battle. Twas noble thus to die. God smiles on valiant soldiers. His record is on high. |
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| Thomas, J. E. A. (John E. Alexander Thomas) |
Jan 31, 1858 | Mar 30, 1919 | (h/o Missouri Agnes Thomas) | Kindled to begin A mystery, why? Death is but sleep Weep not nor sigh. |
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| Thomas, Jack | Jul 19, 1916 | Mar 6, 2000 | (s/o Biser R. Thomas & Winnie R. Wyers) |
In God's care |  |
| Thomas, John Homer | Oct 6, 1892 | Oct 11, 1892 | (s/o John E. & Missouri Agnes Thomas) | Heaven benignly called thee hence in all thy pure sweet innocence. |
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| Thomas, Missouri Agnes | Oct 22, 1859 | Nov 3, 1925 | (w/o John E. Thomas) | Rest, Mother, rest in quiet sleep. While friends in sorrow o'er thee weep. |
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| Thomas, Steven Obed | Sep 27, 1893 | Sep 21, 1896 | (s/o John E. & Missouri Agnes Thomas) | Our darling one hath gone before, To greet us on the blissful shore. |
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| Thomas, Winnie R. (Winnie Roberta Wyers) |
Sep 4, 1895 | Jun 21, 1992 | (w/o Biser R. Thomas) | |
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| Walters, Daniel B. | Apr 16, 1919 | Feb 4, 1983 | (s/o William Alvin & Velma Evelyn Seals Walters) |
TEC5 US Army World War II |
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| Walters, Mary Autress | Apr 9, 1925 | Mar 7, 1997 |  |
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| Walters, William A. (William Alvin Walters) |
1896 | 1928 | (first h/o Velma Evelyn Seals) |  |
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| Wyers, Henry C. | Jul 16, 1867 | Jul 12, 1900 | Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. |
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| Wyers, Infant Dau | Nov 13, 1897 | Nov 13, 1897 | Dau of H. C. & A. M. Wyers | Still Born |  |
| Wyers, Infant Son | Nov 15, 1898 | Nov 29, 1898 | Son of H. C. & A. M. Wyers | At rest |  |
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