Butler Memorial Cemetery
Contributed: May 2004
Compiled by Judy Pruitt Reynolds, Fulton, MS
The Butler Memorial Cemetery is located in Northeast Itawamba County in the Antioch Community on Chesnutt Rd.. The first person to be buried in the cemetery was Mary Ingram. As the story goes in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s there was a railroad spur from the Golden Sawmill Company just north and west of the cemetery on the banks of a spring. The Ingram family lived and worked at the mill located at the end of the spur. Mary died and the family chose this shaded location to bury her. The name of the cemetery came from the next family to bury there. The Butler family lived in the area and worked for the Golden Sawmill Co. as well. Sherman Chesnutt bought the property from Dr. Johnson when he was 14 years old. Several graves were already there. The Chesnutt family deeded two acres to be used as a cemetery. If others have more information, please contact the writer.
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Inghram | 11/19/1814 | 7/25/1899 | Husband of Mary Inghram |
| Mary Inghram | 11/10/1820 | 3/19/1896 | They are buried under a very large cedar tree. The first person buried in cemetery |
| Marie Hall Richardson | 8/6/32 | 5/29/94 | Sister to Dayton Hall |
| Robert Q. Richardson | 8/8/35 | Husband | |
| Bernece Lentz | 7/22/39 | 9/10/43 | Daughter of Mr. And Mrs. D. C. Lentz; Mrs. Lentz was a sister to Dayton Hall |
| Mary Imajean Hall | 1/20/35 | 7/4/51 | She was burned when a fire blew up; Sister to Dayton Hall |
| Ollie Hall | 6/14/1895 | 5/22/45 | Wife of James W. Hall; mother of above children |
| James W. Hall | 3/20/1893 | 2/16/39 | Husband of Ollie Hall; father of above children |
| Joe Thomas Hall | 10/15/1867 | 9/26/25 | Husband of Bettie Hall; father of James W. Hall |
| Bettie Hall | 12/15/1863 | 11/10/32 | Wife of Joe Thomas Hall; mother of James W. Hall |
| Kenneth Ray Hall | 7/26/39 | 1/00/40 | Son of T.W. and J. E. Hall |
| No name | Believed to be the infant daughter of T. W. and J. E. Hall | ||
| Travis W. Hall | 1902 | 1972 | Husband of Jewell Hall |
| Jewell Underwood Gist Hall | 4/18/03 | 12/6/45 | Wife of Travis W. Hall |
| Clara Mable Gist Sanders | 5/30/1880 | 1/1/44 | Wife of J. H. Gist |
| J. H. Gist | 2/8/1879 | 11/11/38 | Husband of Clara Mable Gist Sanders |
| Fletcher C. Gist | 8/24/19 | 8/15/42 | Killed by Kenneth Embry |
| Amos R. Gist | 7/9/08 | 4/2/87 | Husband of Vina E. Pruitt Gist |
| Vina E. Pruitt Gist | 1/6/20 | Wife of Amos E. Pruitt Gist; daughter of William and Nannie Pruitt | |
| Avos H. Gist | 10/5/10 | 9/5/72 | Husband of Marilla W. Gist Willemsen; brother to Amos Gist |
| Marilla W. Gist Willemsen | 11/12/13 | 12/30/82 | Wife of Avos G. Gist) |
| Inez Gist Turley | 4/1/30 | 9/2/77 | Sister to Avos and Amos Gist |
| No name | Probably a Gist since it is at the end of that row of graves | ||
| Betty D. Lentz | 5/27/1879 | 5/23/49 | Wife of B. F. Lentz |
| B. F. Lentz | 1/20/1875 | 8/2/58 | Husband of Betty D. Lentz |
| No name | Believed to be a child of Tish M. L. Butler | ||
| Tish M. L. Butler | 1/15/1865 | 1/28/1900 | |
| Malissa C. Butler | 6/5/1867 | 12/28/47 | |
| S. E. Butler | 4/11/1840 | 5/1/1916 | |
| Ola E. Stockton Kent | 11/11/01 | 8/7/79 | Wife of Francis W. Kent |
| Francis W. Kent | 5/7/03 | 12/8/52 | Husband of Ola E. Stockton Kent |
| Addie Butler Kent | 2/10/1873 | 8/17/42 | Wife of J. H. Kent; sister of Liz Butler |
| J. H. Kent | 5/7/1878 | 11/4/04 | Husband of Addie Butler Kent |
| Ollie P. Stockton Kent | 3/19/03 | 3/12/89 | Wife of Charlie H. Kent |
| Charlie H. Kent | 10/16/1900 | 4/4/61 | Husband of Ollie P. Stockton Kent |
| Willie O. Kent Underwood Stockton | 3/16/1868 | 4/26/61 | Wife of B. F. Underwood (1/20/1862-4/19/1897) buried in Providence Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS.; second husband was John T. Stockton; no children; not known where he is buried |
| Violet Parks Harris | 2/14/04 | 5/10/40 | Sister to Charles Parks |
| Carrie Parks | 8/19/1877 | 2/11/51 | Wife of Charles Parks |
| Charles Parks | 9/3/1873 | 6/21/32 | Husband of Carrie Parks |
| Richard Wilson | 4/2/33 | 4/2/33 | |
| Al Wilson | 12/29/35 | 12/29/35 | |
| Fairelender Mayhall Smith | 3/3/05 | 2/9/67 | Wife of Riley H. Smith |
| Riley H. Smith | 1/17/04 | Husband of Fairelender Mayhall Smith; not know where he is buried | |
| John Ellis Smith | 7/15/29 | 9/6/91 | Son of Riley H. Smith |
| No name | Believed to be a son of Cres Smith and brother to Romie Smith | ||
| Mother | 1930 | Mother of Romie Smith | |
| Father (Cres Smith) | 1916 | Father of Romie Smith. He was killed by a log while logging in the woods. They had four children Elmer, William, Riley, and Romie. | |
| Elmary Mayhall Smith | No dates; daughter of John and Amanda Mayhall | ||
| No name | |||
| Gardary Smith | No dates | ||
| Kate Smith | No dates; was married to Millard Swindle | ||
| No name | Believed to be child of Kate Smith | ||
| Smith | No other name or dates | ||
| Charles A. Mayhall | 8/8/57 | 8/8/57 | Son of Charles and Catherine Mayhall |
| Nadine Paden Mayhall | 7/18/12 | 1//6/40 | Wife of Dewey Mayhall |
| Dewey Mayhall | 8/5/05 | 7/7/59 | Husband of Nadine Mayhall; They had four children: William Ray, Charles, Elvis and Dorothy Cleveland |
| No name | Believed to be Amanda Mayhall; wife of John Mayhall | ||
| No name | Believed to be John Mayhall, husband of Amanda Mayhall. John and Amanda had nine children: Kelly and Lee died as babies, one died at birth, Bessie burned in a house fire as a child, Ona Pruitt, Tyrenia Chesnutt, James M.(Jim), Arlander (Budgin), and Elmary Smith. | ||
| No name | Believed to be Kelly Mayhall, infant of John and Amanda Mayhall | ||
| Bessie Mayhall | No dates; she was burned up in a house fire as a child; daughter of John and Amanda Mayhall | ||
| Lee Mayhall | No dates; son of John and Amanda Mayhall | ||
| No name infant | |||
| Robert Mayhall | No dates; infant son of Erskin Mayhall, husband of Mrytlee Mayhall | ||
| Mrytlee Mayhall | No dates; wife of Erskin Mayhall | ||
| Hoyt Lee Mayhall | 10/21/41 | 6/24/88 | Son of Erskin and Mrytlee Mayhall; Another son Bobby is buried in Arkansas |
| Reber V. Pruitt Swindle | 4/6/20 | 10/17/94 | Wife of Noah E. Swindle; Daughter of Frank and Ona Pruitt |
| Noah E. Swindle | 7/20/20 | ||
| Pearlie Pruitt Farris | 5/15/12 | 9/30/90 | Wife of William Grady Farris; Daughter of Frank and Ona Pruitt |
| William Grady Farris | 3/16/16 | 10/24/99 | Husband of Pearlie Pruitt Farris; Son of Wm. B. and Rilla Farris |
| Arezona M. Ewing | 10/19/00 | 2/22/33 | Two sons Joe and Orville Ewing |
| Marion A. Ewing | 7/7/1895 | 6/16/66 | |
| No name | Believed to be Lillie Mae Rogers; child of Leo and Carrie Mayhall Rogers | ||
| No name | Believed to be Helen Rogers; child of Leo and Carrie Mayhall Rogers | ||
| Tyrenia Mayhall Chesnutt | 3/8/1881 | 11/12/61 | Wife of Stephen L. Chesnutt; Daughter of John and Amanda Mayhall |
| Stephen L. Chesnutt | 2/18/82 | 1/4/53 | Husband of Tyrenia Mayhall; He came to court her in answer to a lonely hearts club ad in a magazine in St. Joseph, Missouri. They were married when he was 35. |
| John K. Chesnutt | 11/10/19 | 1/28/26 | Son of Tyne and Steve Chesnutt; He died of pneumonia |
| Sherman K. Chesnutt | 4/16/24 | 9/19/76 | Son of Tyne and Steve Chesnutt |
| Susie Inez Oliver Chesnutt | 4/26/28 | Wife of Sherman K. Chesnutt | |
| Marie Jackson Irby | 12/18/19 | 6/6/95 | |
| Infant son of J. C. and Ollie Jackson | 5/15/39 | ||
| No name | Believed to be a baby of Marie Jackson Irby | ||
| Lela Farris Pruitt | 6/18/22 | 7/1/79 | Wife of Lewis Cecil Pruitt; Daughter of William B. and Rilla Farris |
| Lewis Cecil Pruitt | 5/1/16 | 7/26/70 | Husband of Lela F. Pruitt; Son of Frank and Ona Mayhall Pruitt |
| Clelon Pruitt | 8/18/39 | 8/8/40 | Infant son of Cecil and Lela Pruitt; He died of Colitis |
| Wilma Ann Farris | 9/24/38 | 10/11/42 | Daughter of Arlis and Revis Rogers Farris |
| Hershell E. Mayhall | 11/19/56 | 7/30/80 | Son of Walter and Mildred Mayhall; He was burned up in a truck accident |
| Infant Elmer Lee Mayhall | &ndsp; | No dates; infant of James Mayhall | |
| No name | |||
| Tommy Lee Mayhall | 10/6/52 | 1/8/90 | Son of Walter and Mildred Mayhall, He was the victim of a murder. |
| Rilla Underwood Farris | 6/22/1889 | 5/11/83 | Wife of William B. Farris; Daughter of Willie O. Kent Underwood |
| Will Farris | 3/12/1880 | 9/28/56 | Husband of Rilla Underwood Farris; They had six children: James Nolen, William Grady, Arlis, Nona Williams, Moni Lou Keeton, and Lela Pruitt |
| Jackie L. Keeton | 11/19/47 | 6/27/84 | Son of Hester and Moni Lou Keeton |
| Moni Lou Farris Keeton | 2/16/25 | 9/10/95 | Wife of Hester Keeton; Daughter of Wm. B. and Rilla Farris |
| Hester L. Keeton | 7/19/16 | 4/29/85 | Husband of Moni Lou Farris Keeton. They had six sons: Vernon, Jackie, Leland, Billy, Leburn, and Ricky |
| Janis R. Farris | 12/29/41 | Wife of William Kermit Farris | |
| William Kermit Farris | 9/1/36 | 12/25/82 | Son of James Nolen and Arvilla Stockton Farris |
| Arvilla Stockton Farris | 3/13/09 | 3/16/2001 | Wife of James Nolen Farris. They had six children: Kenneth, Kermit, Raburn, Marie Franks, Earline Jackson, Lorene, and Mary Ellen |
| Charlene Kent Pharr | 5/4/32 | Wife of Basil Gene Pharr; daughter of Charlie Kent | |
| Basil Gene Pharr | 9/26/28 | 6/21/69 | Husband of Charlene Kent Pharr |
| Eva Gean Rogers | 12/24/37 | 4/30/76 | Daughter of Leo and Carrie Mayhall Rogers; She was the victim of a murder. |
| Lily Ivy Mayhall | 8/22/1894 | 10/21/72 | Wife of James M. Mayhall |
| James M. Mayhall | 2/25/1882 | 9/29/57 | Husband of Lily Ivy Mayhall |
| Martha Mayhall | 7/11/55 | 8/4/59 | Child of James and Lily Mayhall |
| No name | Infant son of James and Lily Mayhall | ||
| Infant of James E. Mayhall | No dates; believed to be a girl | ||
| Walter Mayhall | 7/22/12 | 7/1/94 | Husband of Mildred Harrison Mayhall; Son of Arlander (Budgin) and Sarah Mayhall |
| Mildred Harrison Mayhall | 6/20/15 | 9/30/94 | Wife of Walter Mayhall |
| Travis Mayhall | 1/10/20 | 4/7/82 | Husband of Eureth Stockton Mayhall; Son of James and Ivy Mayhall |
| Zula R. James Pharr | 11/22/11 | 3/21/86 | Wife of Earl C. Pharr |
| Earl C. Pharr | 9/23/07 | 7/4/86 | Husband of Zula Pharr |
| Sarah Reynolds Mayhall | 3/20/1893 | Wife of Arlander (Budgin) Mayhall | |
| Arlander Mayhall | 5/18/1883 | 1/16/67 | Husband of Sarah Mayhall; Son of John and Amanda Mayhall |
| Auston Mayhall | 3/2/24 | 1/22/67 | Son of Arlander and Sarah Mayhall |
| Willie Lindley | 10/25/29 | 12/28/70 | |
| Donnie Lindley | 10/23/26 | 9/2/74 | |
| Will W. Lindley | 6/26/1898 | 2/4/81 | Husband of Ruthie M. Lindley |
| Ruthie M. Lindley | 12/28/01 | 7/7/87 | Wife of Will W. Lindsey |
| Kermit R. Lindley | 10/20/35 | 12/13/89 | Husband of Vivian Rogers Lindley; Son of Will and Ruthie Lindley |
| Vivian Rogers Lindley | 4/16/40 | Wife of Kermit R. Lindley | |
| Wilburn Mayhall | 5/22/37 | 12/14/89 | Son of Jesse Mayhall (Jessie is the daughter of Arlander and Sarah Mayhall |
| Vivian (Vib) Mayhall | 12/25/22 | 1/20/85 | Son of James and Lily Mayhall |
| Arthur Orbin Oliver | 10/30/29 | 2/6/89 | Husband of Jessie Faye Crocker Mayhall |
| Jessie Faye Crocker Mayhall | 11/3/34 | Wife of Arthur Orbin Oliver | |
| Eula M. Crocker | 9/9/15 | Wife of Ellie E. Crocker | |
| Ellie E. Crocker | 8/5/07 | 8/18/91 | Husband of Eula M. Crocker; Father of Jessie Faye Mayhall |
| Thomas James Perry | 8/3/47 | 11/4/91 | |
| Howard Wendell Roberts | 6/9/31 | 11/30/92 | |
| James A. Oliver | 5/7/35 | 3/l8/95 | Husband of Geneva Patterson Oliver; Brother of Susie Chesnutt |
| Geneva Patterson Oliver | 12/23/39 | Wife of James A. Oliver | |
| W. Harold Orrick | 8/15/09 | 5/6/97 | Husband of Ethel Orrick |
| Ethel Orrick | 2/13/12 | Wife of Harold Orrick | |
| Rosie White | 8/8/34 | Wife of Delbert L. White; married 3/3/54 | |
| Delbert L. White | 7/30/31 | 1/11/97 | Husband of Rosie White |
| Robert J. Farris | 11/26/33 | 6/8/98 | Brother-in-law of Rosie White |
| Doris Farris | 11/10/40 | 8/11/98 | |
| Cecil Earl (Bid) Mayhall | 9/17/14 | 7/16/99 | Son of James and Lily Mayhall |
| Betty Mayhall | 8/9/41 | 4/14/99 | Her husband is a son of Jesse Mayhall and a grandson of Arlander and Sarah Mayhall |
| Last Updated: April 2008 | |||