Est. 1847
Blocker Street, Olive Branch MS
Partial transcription by Teresa Randall Bransby
Milton Blocker was among the first settlers to move into the indian lands that became Desoto County. He settled in the eastern part of the county and the community that was formed became known as Olive Branch. Milton and his brother-in-law, Stephen Flinn purchased two sections of land from an Indian in 1836. The Blocker Cemetery is located on lands that were donated by Milton Blocker as is the sites of the Olive Branch Methodist and Baptist Churches. Located in the city of Olive Branch, East of the High School on Blocker Road.
Acree, Sr., Frank L., Oct 20, 1918 - Jan 12, 1999
Acree, Nellie Mae, Apr 28, 1923 - __________
Andrews, Barbara Jean, Mar 20, 1948 - Mar 13, 2002
Andrew, Jimmy Neal, Jan 27, 1939 - __________
Archer, Alex Douglas, 2005, "Our Baby"
Atkin, Clara M., Mar 22, 1917 - July 24, 1990
Bailey, Austin J., Apr 20, 1941 - __________, married Sept 2, 1956
Bailey, Rutha A., Sept 12, 1942 - Oct 26, 1997
Bailey, James, Dec 30, 1940 - Jun 7, 2000, US Coast Guard
Bailey, James Edwin, Dec 30, 1940 - Jun 7, 2000
Bailey, Lorene Greer, Oct 9, 1946 - ___________
Barfield, Mary Etta Black, Dec 12, 1917 - Nov 6, 2004
Barfield, Robert B., Oct 13, 1917 - Apr 6, 1998
Barry, Jr., Autry, July 29, 1923 - Mar 29, 1998
Barry, Gloria W., Dec 25, 1928 - Oct 21, 2001
Bastnagel, Charles Erwin, Aug 6, 1942 - Dec 18, 2002
Bastnagel, Jennifer Kay, July 23, 1944 - __________
Beckham, Betty J., 1944 - ____, married Aug 4, 1985
Beckham, Holbert J., 1931 - 1997
Beilstein, Jr., Donald R., Oct 5, 1981 - Nov 1, 1997
Bell, Charles H., 1930 - 2000, married Dec 31, 1966
Bell, Joyce M., 1942 - ____
Bethune, Hoyle Ray, Dec 2, 1935 - July 3, 2004, Pvt US Army Korea
Bittenbender, Rita A., Dec 17, 1917 - Oct 22, 2001
Blackwell, Jr., George William, Sept 15, 1966 - July 29, 2002
Blocker, Milton, Nov 30, 1806 - Feb 15, 1848, "In Memory of."
Blocker, Frances, w/o Milton Blocker, Apr 13, 1809 - July 3, 1885
Blocker, Shemuel M., s/o W. & F. Blocker, Dec 9, 1843 - Aug 25, 1852
Blocker, Milton, Oct 31, 1847 - May 16, 1931
Blocker, Lillian Maglin, Jan 3, 1855 - Dec 19, 1915
Blocker, Milton S., Sept 29, 1879 - Jan 19, 1952
Blocker, Brooks S., Mar 22, 1877 - Aug 15, 1968
Blocker, Frank N., Miss Pvt 1GL 49 Field Arty 17 Div, May 14, 1939
Boldreghini, Joseph B. "Joey", Jan 27, 1972 - May 5, 1999
Boldreghini, Laura Jane Flinn, Apr 25,1954 - Nov 17, 1996
Boone, Sheila T., Aug 10, 1949 - May 5, 2004
Bowe, Agnes Bailey, 1903 - 1991 (Brantley Funeral Home marker)
Bowe, Richmond Bruce, Jan 17, 1870 - Jan 23, 1938
Bowe, Rachel Flinn, Nov 5, 1880 - Aug 2, 1961
(inscribed) Their children: Robert Bruce, Emmye Elizabeth, Agnes Bailey, Edward Carmack, Richmond Stuart, Mattyle
Bowe, Robert Bruce, s/o R.B. & Rachel Bowe, Nov 21, 1899 - Jun 2, 1902
Bowl, Malabeth, d/o W.M. & Bessie O. Bowl, Sept 9, 1906 - Aug 13, 1919
Brower, Alvin Leon, s/o W.A. & Lucy Brower, Sept 7, 1911 - Mar 22, 1912
Brower, Edward Jessie, Jun 20, 1916 - July 30, 1918
Brower, Ernest, s/o W.A. & Lucy Brower, Oct 8, 1901 - July 2, 1903
Brower, William A., Dec 11, 1870 - Jan 10, 1953
Brower, Lucy Payne, Nov 17, 1879 - Feb 18, 1955
Burnett, Leslie Wayne, son of William and Beulah. (If there are any dates on the tombstone, they are still underground.) Leslie is buried next to the DuBoise family plot.
Four-sided obelisk, inscribed on each side:
Carroll, Abner W., July 20, 1854 - Aug 27, 1888
Carroll, Lucy Mc., Sept 26, 1856 - Nov 18, 1887 Carroll, Herbert P., s/o Abner & Lucy Mc. Carroll, Aug 20, 1882 - Sept 28, 1900
Infant of Abner & Lucy Mc. Carroll
Carroll, Addie Lou, Dec 26, 1926 - July 3, 1929
Carroll, Doris, Mar 24, 1923 - Jun 26, 1929
Carroll, Cynthia Marie, May 31, 1961 - Sept 4, 2005 (Pate-Jones Funeral Home marker only)
Carroll, Frederick, Miss Pvt US Marine Corps WWI, Nov 6, 1896 - Nov 3, 1965
Carroll, Jonathan "Curtis", Nov 2, 1956 - Dec 4, 1999 "Schlafen Sie Gut"
Carroll, Myra F., 1896 - 1998 (Brantley Funeral Home marker)
Casey, Hazel J. "Sister", Aug 28, 1920 - Mar 8, 2000
Note: between this single headstone of Hazel J. Casey and the double headstone of William E. & Helen B. Kee is a small flat stone inscribed: "Kee - Casey"
Cockrell, Jane, (no dates)
Cockrell, Willie Casey, Oct 5, 1936 - Dec 3, 1998
Cockrell, Sr., Norman Ben, Aug 17, 1942 - Apr 27, 2004
Cratin, Frank E., Mar 26, 1912 - May 9, 1969
Cratin, Louise Warren, Aug 17, 1909 - _________ (not inscribed)
Cratin, Kaye, Apr 9, 1940 - Apr 11, 1940
Crowe, Dr. William L., May 10, 1943 - Mar 8, 2003
Crum, Marie A., Feb 15, 1943 - Sept 15, 1996, married Dec 20, 1961
Crum, Roger D., Dec 23, 1944 - ___________
Darling, Lester Ray, July 21, 1931 - Nov 16, 1996 "Loving Father"
Daughtry, Edward Alfred "Squirrel", Nov 21, 1955 - Nov 8, 2004
Dickerson, Larry D., Jun 14, 1956 - _________
Dickerson, Lyne P., Nov 7, 1949 - July 1, 2001
Dixon, Ruby S., 1921 - 2000 (Brantley Funeral Home marker)
DuBoise, Elder Jacob J., 09 Jan 1817-28 Apr 1878 (Jacob was a member of the State Line Methodist Church from 1866 until his death)
DuBoise, James J., h/o Mary, Aug 31, 1847 - Oct 24, 1903
DuBoise, Jesse A., s/o James J. & Mary P. DuBoise, Aug 21, 1871 - Mar 15, 1891
DuBoise, Lucinda Bruton, w/o J.J. DuBoise, July 12, 1818 - Jan 19, 1873
DuBoise, Mary P., Mar 10, 1848 - Aug 27, 1907
DuBoise, Minnie L., d/o James J. & Mary P. DuBoise, 1878 - 1927
Everett, Jonese N., Jan 15, 1941 - Feb 15, 2004
Finger, Faye, Sept 2, 1939 - July 6, 2005
Fletcher, Owen R., Sept 29, 1934 - May 5, 2000
Fletcher, Roberta L., Oct 10, 1935 - ___________
Flinn, A. W., Mar 26, 1819 - ???? (broken stone)
Flinn, B. B., July 5, 1850 - Oct 15, 1921
Flinn, Baby Boy, Oct 1947
Flinn, Cora Owings, Jan 26, 1867 - Apr 20, 1949
Flinn, Dora Dodson, w/o B.B. Flinn, Sept 29, 1857 - July 13, 1937
Flinn, Edgar Overton, Mar 22, 1894 - Nov 12, 1953
Flinn, Eleanor Bailey, w/o G.L. Flinn, May 25, 1861 - Sept 7, 1907
Flinn, George Louis, Aug 29, 1858 - Feb 22, 1922
Flinn, J. M., Nov 14, 1847 - Apr 7, 1923 "Our Brother" (Mason marker)
Flinn, Laeta D., Nov 5, 1860 - Dec 23, 1947
Flinn, Malachi W., 1873 - 1939
Flinn, Lula O., 1874 - 1966
Flinn, Margaret, d/o M.W. & L.J. Flinn, Aug 29, 1908 - Nov 19, 1910
Flinn, Martha A., w/o A.W. Flinn, Feb 9, 1814 - Sept 21, 1877
Flinn, Mattie L., w/o R.W. Flinn, May 2, 1837 - Nov 3, 1897
Flinn, Miriam E., d/o J.B. & E.C. Perkins, w/o P.W. Flinn, June 27, 1886 - Jun 13, 1911
Perkins, Lansing S., s/o J.B. & E.C. Perkins, Oct 24, 1884 - Mar 4, 1918
Flinn, Nancy Bledsoe, w/o R.S. Flinn, Jun 30, 1830 - Apr 25, 1902
Flinn, Ophelia, d/o M.W. & Lula Flinn, Feb 13, 1907 - May 2, 1909
Flinn, Ophelia M., w/o Stephen Flinn, Jan 20, 1850 - Jan 28, 1902
Flinn, R. S., Mar 23, 1823 - Jun 26, 1898
Flinn, R. W., Jun 13, 1854 - Feb 4, 1921
Flinn, Rilla Mai, d/o G.L. & Nora Flinn, July 17, 1880 - July 20, 1904
Flinn, Sallie A., w/o T.J. Flinn, Jan 4, 1846 - Jun 30, 1909
Flinn, Stephen, Aug 7, 1845 - Jan 14, 1911
Flinn, T. I., Jun 6, 1875 - Aug 15, 1910
Flinn, T. J., Nov 21, 1837 - Oct 15, 1910
Funderburk, Fleet Flinn, 1871 - 1935
Funderburk, June C., 1871 - 1938
Hale, Barbara Love, Sept 15, 1939 - ________, married June 11, 1957
Hale, John Thomas "J.T.", May 2, 1926 - Aug 7, 2000
Hardy, Fannie Webb, Dec 2, 1873 - Jun 8, 1937
Hardy, Robert M., May 24, 1875 - Feb 2, 1940
Henley, Alton S., Miss Tec 5 HW Co 422 Inf WWII BSM, Feb 21, 1906 - May 7, 1962
Henley, Louise Wallace, July 29, 1905 - Apr 28, 1994
Henley Family Plot: (5 headstones)
Henley, Charles Andrew, Mar 12, 1866 - Oct 21, 1941
Henley, Emma Moody, Jun 18, 1864 - Nov 19, 1955
Henley, Light, Jun 15, 1888 - Jan 23, 1962
Henley, Chas. L., s/o C.A. & E.F. Henley, Feb 26, 1900 - Dec 15, 1901
Henley, W. E., s/o C.A. & E.F. Henley, July 17, 1889 - Feb 20, 1898
Henley, Moody, Aug 28, 1898 - Jun 12, 1986
Henley, Nell, July 3, 1900 - Mar 6, 1980
Hill, Deborah Ann, 1963 - 2005 (Brantley Funeral Home marker only)
Hinton, Jimmie M., May 26, 1932 - __________
Hinton, Troy "Rock", Dec 26, 1929 - __________
Holloway, Barbara Anne, Mar 12, 1950 - Jan 10, 2003
Johnson, Mae Stewart, Nov 3, 1921 - Jun 21, 2002
Kee, William E. "Gene", Aug 3, 1928 - May 1, 2000
Kee, Helen Blanche, Jan 13, 1930 - _________
Note: between this double headstone of William E. & Helen B. Kee and the single headstone of Hazel J. Casey is a small flat stone inscribed: "Kee - Casey"
Keeling, Sr., Paul C., Mar 23, 1920 - Jun 15, 2002 "Loving Parents & Grandparents"
Keeling, Thelma, Jan 15, 1917 - _________
Lacy, Judy D., Sept 5, 1958 - Apr 3, 2003
Landreth, Daurice, 1929 - 2005 (Brantley Funeral Home marker only)
Lee, Everett E., Sept 28, 1926 - Dec 10, 2004, Pvt US Army WWII
Triple Headstone:
Limburg, Jason A., July 20, 1976 - Aug 30, 1997 (photo) "Our Loving Son"
Limburg, Kenneth W., Jan 30, 1949 - ____________
Limburg, Redia C., Apr 11, 1950 - ____________
Lowrey, Bill Green, May 25, 1862 - Sept 2, 1947, born Miss, US Rep from Miss 1921-29
Maples, Anna E., Feb 14, 1869 - Aug 18, 1941
Maples, Dr. C. L., Sept 11, 1866 - July 17, 1927 (WOW marker)
Maples, James Marshal, Jun 17, 1862 - May 6, 1893
Maples, Mary Ann, May 15, 1834 - May 14, 1917 "Our Mother"
Marshall, Pruitt Brock, 2005 - 2005 (Brantley Funeral Home marker only)
Triple Headstone:
"The Martin Family"
Martin, Emogene H. "Weedy", Feb 7, 1929 - July 31, 1999
Martin, William F., Aug 28, 1929 - ____________ "USAF Retired"
"And daughter", Debra M. I. Ramsey, Nov 24, 1951 - __________, RDCS, RCS
Massey, Kenneth Manes, July 18, 1924 - Oct 4, 1924
Massey, Lawrence L., 1892 - 1975
Massey, Olive O., 1896 - 1965
McBride, William F., Mar 1, 1939 - __________
McBride, Betty L., Apr 18, 1937 - Mar 24, 2001
Triple Headstone: (2 stones are not inscribed)
McCullar, Cathrine Manley, Nov 14, 1956 - July 4, 2001, married Aug 11, 1979 (photo)
Inscribed on back: "children Russell and William"
Bench at foot of grave inscribed: "Dr. Katie" and "MSCW-MUW"
(MSCW: Miss. College for Women MUW: Miss. University for Women)
McGee, Barbara Baldwin, Jan 20, 1952 - Nov 28, 2000
McGehee, G. L., Feb 15, 1855 - Apr 16, 1913 (WOW)
McGehee, Laura A. Bailey, w/o G.L. McGehee, Aug 30, 1859 - Apr 26, 1928
McIntosh, W. S. "Pat", Sept 1, 1916 - Apr 4, 2002
McIntosh, Margaret W., Apr 15, 1925 - July 18, 2002
Minton, Virginia, Mar 20, 1920 - Dec 13, 1996
Moore, A. D. "Bunk", July 8, 1917 - Mar 7, 1998, married Nov 25, 1946
Florence I. Burnett Moore, Mar 18, 1920 - Mar 22, 1996
Moore, Jeanette Singleton, Feb 12, 1938 - Feb 14, 1999
Moore, Larry, 1928 - 2005 (Brantley Funeral Home marker only)
Nabers, Alise Brower, Sept 29, 1913 - Aug 4, 1995
Neal, Fred Lafayette, 1942 - 2002 (Hernando Funeral Home marker only)
Nelms, Alyene, July 2, 1927 - ___________
Nelms, Lester V., Dec 26, 1926 - Oct 15, 1998
Newman, Catherine Robertson, Nov 8, 1955 - Dec 5, 2000
Nichols, Earl Orville, May 18, 1929 - July 12, 2002, married Oct 2, 1951
Nichols, Margaret Henley, Mar 23, 1931 - ___________
Owens, Matthew J. "Booger", Jan 9, 1981 - May 6, 2002 (photo)
Flat footstone inscribed: "Friends Forever Robert - Booger - Wesley"
Payne, Allie Bowe, Aug 2, 1879 - Oct 28, 1949
Payne, Milton B., Aug 20, 1875 - Mar 28, 1960
Payne, E. J., Dec 14, 1854 - Jun 2, 1924 "Father"
Payne, Eleazar, Mar 15, 1856 - July 31, 1930 "Mother"
Payne, Edwin, Apr 8, 1828 - Oct 9, 1865
Payne, Frances E., d/o E.A. & M.J. Payne, June 31, 185? - ???? (stone partial buried)
Payne, Lillian May, d/o E.J. & E., Feb 6, 1882 - July 24, 1898
Payne, Lindsey J., 1895 - 1947
Payne, Anice S., 1898 - 1981
Payne, Martha J., w/o Edwin Payne, Apr 20, 1832 - Mar 5, 1905
Payne, Natalee, d/o M.R. & A.B. Payne, July 5, 1911 - Jun 8, 1914
Payne, Raphe, July 11, 1884 - Feb 28, 1887
Payne, Robert Alexander, s/o E.J. & E.R. Payne, h/o Jamie S. Payne, Mar 27, 1881 - Oct 14, 1912
Pepera, Yolanda Majovas, Sept 1, 1918 - July 19, 1997
Perry, A. C., Sept 4, 1834 - Oct 13, 1924 "Father"
Perry, Martha Rebecca, Nov 28, 1849 - __________ "Mother"
Perry, Bill Mason, Oct 28, 1927 - __________
Perry, Hulene Ferguson, June 30, 1925 - __________
Perry, Joe, 1883 - 1969
Perry, Sallie, 1883 - 1905
Perry, Michael Wayne, Feb 9, 1961 - Jun 11, 2002
Perry, Morgan, 1886 - 1958
Perry, Robbie D., 1895 - 1941
Perry, O. H., Oct 12, 1868 - Jan 29, 1915
Phillips, Clay, 1894 - 1932
Phillips, Clara, 1895 - 1975
Potts, Lane Ray, July 30, 2003 - July 30, 2003
Prather, Joel Jeff, May 30, 1928 - Aug 24, 2000, US Army Korea
Prather, Joel Jeffers, May 30, 1928 - Aug 24, 2000 "Daddy"
Prather, Pamela J., Dec 12, 1957 - __________ "Mother"
Riles, Jr., James Edwin, 1955 - 2005 (Brantley Funeral Home marker only)
Riles, Joseph Flay "Joey", Nov 5, 1956 - Apr 2, 2002
Roberts, Victor G., Jun 7, 1925 - July 7, 2001
Robinson, Jack L., July 9, 1926 - Apr 1, 2000, MOMM3 US Navy WWII
Robinson, Jack, July 9, 1926 - Sept 1, 2000
Robinson, Ruth, Sept 9, 1921 - _________
Ross, Bobbie Stalyon, June 16, 1936 - ________
Ross, Lawrence Beverly, Oct 18, 1928 - Nov 9, 1996
Shackelford, Marvin H., Sept 13, 1935 - May 31, 1998
Shackelford, Ruby E., Apr 28, 1936 - ___________
Shamblin, Keith Edward, Sept 14, 1979 - Oct 2, 2000
Shugars, John Robert, July 22, 1964 - Nov 30, 2002, US Army
Shugars, John Robert "Butch", July 22, 1964 - Nov 30, 2002, married May 13, 1995
Shugars, Sheila Marie "Mama", Apr 28, 1961 - ___________
Sisk, Charles Edward, Dec 28, 1938 - Aug 13, 2004
Sisk, Patsy Ruth, Apr 19, 1940 - __________
Inscribed on back: "Our children Karen & David"
Sloan, Carrie Flinn, d/o J.T. & S.W. Sloan, Oct 13, 1872 - Sept 29, 1876
Sloan, J. T., MD, _____? - 1843 (broken stone)
Sloan, John T., 1843 - 1938
Sloan, Sallie F., 1853 - 1942
Smith, Christina Renee, Sept 28, 1967 - Feb 18, 1999 "Jessica's Mom"
Stacks, Bill, Dec 10, 1940 - Dec 18, 1997
Stacks, Casey, Aug 28, 1913 - Dec 9, 1999
Steckbauer, Katelyn Ann, Mar 9, 2000 - Feb 17, 2004
Stevenson, Bobby G., Nov 19, 1935 - Sept 1, 1996
Stevenson, Bettie R., Mar 11, 1936 - __________
Strickland, Hattie E., May 24, 1900 - Jun 29, 1968
Swinney, Rev. Millard L., May 11, 1920 - _________
Swinney, Minnie Volena, May 9, 1922 - Jan 12, 2005
Tatum, Jackie Lee, Nov 3, 1942 - Jan 12, 2005, married Aug 12, 1968
Tatum, Patty Trusty, Aug 3, 1948 - __________
Toole, Gloria J., Jun 22, 1947 - Oct 18, 1998
Toole, Thomas E., Oct 27, 1846 - _________
Vance, Larry D., Dec 9, 1937 - Aug 29, 1998 "Ret. Capt. of O.B.P.D."
Walker, Juanita, Oct 3, 1922 - Aug 2, 2002
Wallace, Barbara A., Feb 4, 1940 - ___________, married July 21, 1955
Wallace, James H., Mar 31, 1937 - Jan 25, 2004
Warren, William M., 1869 - 1951
Warren, Lydia B., 1872 - 1954
Watson, Paul C., May 5, 1964 - May 8, 2004
Watson, Kenneth L., Dec 29, 1951 - Dec 16, 1998
Wesson, B. F., Feb 19, 1851 - ???, ??, 1887 (partial buried)
White, Richard Sloan, 1978 - 2004
Wilkerson, Albert A., Apr 13, 1931 - Jan 30, 2001 "Daddy"
Wilkerson, Joan, Jan 31, 1942 - __________ "Mama"
Williams, Fannie T., w/o D.R. Williams, Aug 19, 1889 - Jun 11, 1911
Williams, Ruth Ann, Jan 20, 1946 - __________
Williams, Stuart Lee, Aug 2, 1939 - Dec 11, 2004
Wood, Alice, Mar 4, 1858 - Jan 9, 1941
Wood, Mr. E. L., Sept 25, 1847 - Jun 15, 1918
Young, Elmer Leslie, Jan 1, 1920 - Nov 25, 2003, married Oct 21, 1939
Young, Lurlene Reed, Oct 14, 1923 - __________
Youngblood, William Dean, Jan 3, 1953 - Sept 26, 2004
Youngblood, Marla Susan, Nov 3, 1958 - ___________
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