Jakin City Cemetery
Source: Connie Johnson-Jarvis
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Location: The cemetery is approximately 22 miles south of Blakely, GA, traveling south on highway 39. Once inside the Jakin city limits, highway 39 is called N. Pearl Street. The cemetery is located on Bryant Street. Bryant Street is the first left once inside the city limits, before reaching the town itself. Bryant Street loops around to Old Bainbridge Street.
Surveyed on March 10, 2006 by Connie Jarvis.
Survey started at the main entrance. Surveyed west to east.
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Notes / Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunnery, Murry Edward, DVM | Oct 20 1928 | Nov 20 1993 | |
| Nunnery, Daisy Everett | Apr 01 1907 | Jan 24 1999 | |
| Nunnery, Joe M | May 17 1904 | Apr 22 1973 | |
| Everett, Betty S. | Apr 18 1876 | May 13 1939 | Mother |
| Everett, Edward W. | Jan 28 1869 | Apr 21 1955 | Father |
| Everett, Edgar Lee | Oct 23 1903 | Mar 26 1960 | Brother |
| Peavy, Roy M | May 31 1955 | May 31 1955 | Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Peavy |
| Gipson, Baby | no date | no date | At the foot of Roy Peavy grave. |
| Roberts, Ethel Collins Warren | Jul 16 1891 | Nov 11 1977 | Wife of Manning G. Warren and W. H. Roberts |
| Warren, Manning G | Dec 25 1882 | Sep 30 1920 | |
| Warren, Manning G Jr. | Dec 29 1909 | Dec 08 1959 | |
| King, C. C. | May 16 1876 | Jan 28 1932 | Woodman of the World Memorial Marker “An honest man’s the noblest work of God” |
| Two unmarked adult graves beside C. C. King | |||
| Greer, Charles D. | Sep 23 1915 | Sep 21 1974 | PFC Marine Corps |
| Durilla, George | Mar 12 1918 | Mar 23 1990 | “Rest in Peace”; “Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather”; WWII Vet |
| Dirt grave marked only with flowers. Beside George Durilla. | |||
| Minter, Ralph H | Feb 22 1886 | May 29 1949 | Loved for his many acts of kindness. |
| McDaniel, George M | Aug 28 1860 | Oct 06 1926 | |
| McDaniel, Zemma C | Dec 17 1876 | Apr 26 1970 | |
| McClellan, Roy | Jun 17 1886 | Apr 28 1956 | CPL. Co F1 FLA NC. WWI |
| McClellan, Ruth Elizabeth | Aug 07 1896 | Nov 27 1966 | |
| Jackson, Sarah Elizabeth | Jul 07 1856 | Oct 01 1930 | Mother. “Her face bore the eagerness and purity of a child, her hands attested to her love for all mankind.” |
| Unmarked grave beside Sarah Elizabeth Jackson | |||
| McClellan, Marion H | Jan 05 1923 | Nov 15 1996 | CM1 – US Navy, WWII |
| Unmarked grave in plot. | |||
| Williams, Walter | Dec 04 1886 | Feb 21 1952 | |
| Williams, Mrs. Walter | Jun 21 1891 | Sep 27 1971 | |
| Lanton, James Daniel | Jul 08 1949 | Mar 10 1989 | Pvt. US Marine Corps – Vietnam |
| Wade, David M | Oct 10 1959 | Aug 19 2005 | |
| Williams, R. A. | Oct 09 1882 | Sep 01 1956 | |
| Williams, Mrs. R. A. | Dec 15 1888 | Nov 13 1971 | |
| Lanton, Mary Ruth | Aug 02 1919 | Aug 19 2005 | “Big Mama” |
| Jackson, John J | Apr 01 1858 | Oct 23 1933 | Woodman of the World Memorial Marker “A kind and loving father and husband.” |
| Jackson, Ada Taylor | Jul 07 1876 | Jun 11 1957 | Wife of John J. Jackson |
| Jackson, John W. | Sep 14 1911 | Jan 15 1987 | |
| Vaughn, | 1880? | 1959? | Unable to determine first name or full dates on grave. |
| Vaughn, Elizabeth | Aug 01 1883 | Jan 11 1955 | |
| Arnold, R. Cas | Sep 09 1909 | Mar 30 1952 | Father |
| Widner, Eunice Arnold | Feb 28 1913 | Jan 15 1994 | Mother |
| Arnold, Carter S. | Aug 21 1880 | Oct 24 1965 | |
| Arnold, Sara Costella | Sep 05 1888 | Mar 18 1980 | |
| Three unmarked graves, two adults and one infant. | |||
| Williams, James B | 1880 | 1955 | |
| Williams, Martha Lord | 1884 | 1966 | |
| Whittington, Edwin Smith | 1910 | 1936 | |
| Whittington, W. T. | Aug 24 1872 | Nov 09 1959 | |
| Whittington, Frances | May 07 1876 | Nov 21 1965 | |
| Whittington, Boyd | Aug 12 1907 | Mar 06 1970 | Daddy |
| Whittington, Lucille Stinson | Dec 10 1912 | Nov 07 1997 | Mammy |
| Knight, Lenion R. | Feb 02 1926 | Sep 13 1987 | PFC US Marines Corps. WWII |
| King, Annie Lee Stinson | Aug 16 1910 | Feb 12 2001 | |
| Stinson, Lora Melinda | Jan 20 1884 | Aug 30 1968 | In Loving Memory of |
| Alexander, Florence Stinson | Jan 26 1805 | Sep 29 1871 | |
| Stinson, Durrell Pete | no date | no date | |
| Stinson, Howard Jr. | Aug 17 1922 | Feb 27 1979 | Tec 5 US Army, WWII |
| Ward, James B | Dec 12 1905 | Aug 24 1973 | Father |
| Ward, Annice R | Mar 13 1910 | Feb 16 1951 | Mother |
| Ward, Archie Sam | May 13 1934 | Nov 08 1991 | A1C US Air Force |
| Minter, Berrien C | May 09 1862 | Jun 02 1942 | Father |
| Minter, Leila O’Neal | Apr 29 1870 | Oct 10 1949 | Mother |
| Minter, Lee A | Dec 17 1900 | Mar 03 1986 | |
| Minter, Vesta Adel | Nov 14 1886 | Nov 30 1984 | Sister |
| Minter, Hattie Maud | Jun 28 1892 | Dec 01 1988 | |
| Minter, Branson Cyril | Jul 19 1908 | Oct 01 1994 | Daddy |
| Minter, Virginia Coleburn | Oct 08 1919 | Jan 13 2006 | Mamma |
| Cannon, Lonnie J (Buddy) | Dec 26 1879 | Oct 22 1965 | Weep not, he is at rest. |
| Cannon, Mittie Herrington (Mammy) | Oct 09 1882 | Aug 25 1959 | Never any life was purer, gentle, tender, brave and true. |
| Cannon, Carl | Dec 19 1914 | Dec 28 1987 | |
| Cannon, Jack | Apr 22 1924 | Jun 11 1997 | Pa Jack |
| Cannon, Dorothy D | Jan 05 1924 | Sep 01 1990 | Grand D. Her words were humble, her deeds were good. She is at rest. |
| Fort, Wiley O | Nov 02 1907 | Aug 19 1975 | |
| Fort, Vera H | Aug 05 1911 | May 27 1993 | |
| Reeves, William M | Sep 04 1890 | Oct 21 1972 | Father |
| Reeves, Emma Hayes | 1900 | 1949 | Mother. Wife of William Reeves. Behold friends as you pass me by as you are now so once was I as I am now you too shall be. Prepare for rest and follow me. |
| Reeves, William M Jr | Feb 03 1926 | Aug 09 1996 | Brother |
| Hill, J Clarence | Apr 27 1893 | Sep 28 1968 | Asleep in Jesus |
| Hill, Eddie Lou Hayes | Dec 07 1896 | May 21 1956 | Wife of J. C. Hill. Mother. Faithful to her trust even unto death. He doeth all thing well. |
| Mosley, Jesse Brown | May 08 1852 | Jan 11 1944 | |
| Mosley, Elizabeth Hodges | Sep 06 1859 | May 01 1944 | |
| Mosley, Willie Butts | Dec 23 1885 | Jul 27 1927 | |
| Mosley, Arver Henton | Nov 09 1895 | Oct 09 1968 | |
| Mosley, Vera Collins | Sep 07 1900 | Apr 01 1978 | Wife of Arver H. Mosley |
| Miller, Willie Virgle Sr | Apr 04 1890 | Mar 20 1961 | Only one life will soon be past, Only what’s done for God will last. |
| Miller, Annette McLendon | Oct 15 1885 | Aug 30 1946 | Her words were kindness, her deed were love, her spirit humble. She rests above |
| Miller, Willie Virgil Jr | Sep 12 1912 | Jan 14 1990 | |
| Cannon, Marvin | Mar 30 1909 | Jul 08 1988 | “Pa” |
| Cannon, Ina Miller | May 23 1916 (1915) | Mar 05 1996 | “Granny” |
| Harvey, Thomas Grady | Aug 02 1885 | Nov 14 1945 | Father |
| Harvey, Edith S | Jan 08 1898 | Mar 18 1982 | Mother |
| Squires, Jessie M | May 13 1923 | Aug 15 1993 | Peace at last, no more pain or sorrow. |
| Runnels, Linion Otis | Dec 19 1897 | Aug 08 1978 | Husband of Vessie Mae Hayes. At Rest. |
| Runnels, Vessie Mae Hayes | Apr 30 1896 | Mar 10 1971 | Wife of L O. Runnels. Gone but not forgotten. |
| Jackson, John Robert “Bobby” | Aug 21 1927 | Dec 18 1945 | Seaman 2/C USS Duane |
| Jackson, Archie Ward | Apr 03 1903 | Sep 10 1984 | Mother |
| Hudson, Orion Douglas | Aug 19 1924 | May 14 1998 | US Navy Air Corp WWII. Vestryman, Lay Reader, Sunday School Teacher, Choir Member, Christ Church, Macon, GA |
| Hudson, Joyce Jackson | Aug 20 1925 | no date | |
| Merritt, Bryon O | Jan 15 1887 | Dec 22 1959 | |
| Merritt, Mattie Lou | Sep 29 1890 | Sep 05 1963 | |
| Biedler, Helen Merritt | Jun 11 1923 | Sep 30 1975 | |
| Merritt, Bryon Oliver Jr. | Apr 29 1916 | Aug 04 1969 | |
| Bowen, Mayme Merritt | Oct 09 1919 | Jun 27 1984 | Beloved wife of Reeves Bowen, Jr. Daughter of Bryon O & Mattie Lou Merritt. |
| Nunnery, Frances Merritt | Dec 25 1926 | Apr 19 1985 | In Memory of our mother |
| Corbitt, Mattie Lee | Feb 28 1875 | Nov 21 1950 | Wife of R J Thompson. Granny. |
| Reese, Helen Kay | Dec 19 1955 | Sep 06 1964 | Daughter of Rudolph & Betty Reese. He carries his lambs in his bosom. |
| Ward, Elouise Whittington | Jan 16 1919 | Nov 12 1958 | Wife of Myles B Ward |
| McNeil, Mother Mary M | Feb 01 1881 | Nov 06 1975 | |
| Hayes, Jefferson W | Mar 03 1870 | Oct 16 1952 | |
| Hayes, Fannie Alley | May 24 1861 | May 22 1951 | |
| Widner, Nancy “Jewel” | Jul 06 1916 | Nov 25 2003 | |
| Cannon, William Marcine | Mar 19 1915 | Jan 12 1982 | Husband of Ressie M Cannon. Father |
| Cannon, Ressie M McNeil | May 25 1916 | Mar 07 1997 | Mother |
| Cannon, Wallace A “Dick” | Sep 02 1919 | Jan 11 1983 | |
| Cannon, Vester L | Mar 13 1889 | Nov 10 1973 | Father |
| Cannon, Georgia Easom | Jan 21 1895 | Nov 18 1966 | |
| Williams, James Ellis | 1908 | 1963 | |
| Williams, B. Chaulker | Nov 06 1913 | Mar 28 1980 | |
| Williams, Blanche B | Dec 18 1907 | Jun 09 2000 | |
| Martin, James Hiram | May 02 1884 | Feb 22 1964 | Father. You are not forgotten love one, nor will you ever be. As long as life and memory last, we will remember thee. |
| Martin, Naomi M | Dec 07 1881 | Feb 25 1969 | Mother. She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all |
| Merry, Fred N | 1885 | 1967 | Husband of Gertrude T Merry. Here I lay my burden down, the angels called me to meet my loved ones |
| Merry, Gertrude T | 1888 | 1963 | Wife of Fred N Merry. Beloved one we will meet again |
| Davis, B. Edwin | Nov 29 1923 | Mar 27 1983 | |
| Davis, Bertha Minter “Kitty” | Nov 07 1888 | Mar 10 1988 | |
| Unmarked grave | |||
| Brooks, Roy | Nov 06 1893 | Mar 11 1971 | Born in Modoc, SC. GA CPL HQ Co 18 Inf 1 Div WWI |
| Brooks, Eva Ruth Minter | Mar 15 1898 | Mar 13 1984 | |
| Lominick, Amzie O | Apr 10 1916 | Mar 24 1987 | |
| Mitchell, William T | 1878 | 1965 | In Loving Memory |
| Mitchell, Anna D | 1879 | 1965 | In Loving Memory |
| Lominick, Fred Franklin “Freddy” | Dec 01 1938 | Dec 18 2000 | |
| Lomineck, Donald Otho | Oct 11 1942 | Feb 12 1963 | GA A2C 3 Orgn Maint Sq Air Force |
| Miller, Joel Willie (JW) | Jul 31 1914 | Nov 17 2004 | |
| Miller, Eunice Cannon (Bill) | Jul 19 1917 | Jul 17 1967 | Wife of J. W. Miller |
| Pearce, Joseph A (Joe) | May 27 1909 | Feb 01 1970 | At Eternal Rest |
| Pearce, Corrie Edwards | Feb 11 1914 | Apr 23 1998 | My hope is in Jesus Christ |
| Pearce, Jerry Gaines | Oct 13 1935 | Nov 14 1989 | Asleep in Jesus |
| Gail, Wilbur Kip | Mar 28 1965 | Sep 18 1970 | Son of Edward & Shelby Gale. A little time on earth he spent till God for him his Angel sent |
| Bryant, Neves | Dec 01 1897 | Jan 15 1977 | |
| Bryant, Estelle | Apr 28 1908 | Jun 11 1994 | |
| Bryant, Nell Woolard | May 11 1927 | Feb 12 1994 | Wife of Tom Bryant. Gone but not forgotten. Loving mother and grandmother. |
| Bryant, Thomas J Jr | May 17 1928 | no date | |
| Bryant, Virginia L | Sep 05 1928 | no date | Second wife of Thomas J Bryant. Wedding date Aug 01 2000. Together forever. |
| Greel, William Sanford | Jul 04 1903 | Mar 01 1992 | |
| Greel, Agnes Irene Burgess | Aug 06 1909 | Mar 07 1972 | Wife of W. S. Greel |
| Webb, Gary Alton | Oct 29 1903 | Nov 26 1974 | The one who lies here sleeping, at rest with no more pain will rise at the call of the Master and stand on the Celestial plain. |
| Webb, Clara A Forehand | Apr 11 1908 | Aug 15 1978 | Wife of Gary A Webb. No more pain will you have to condone, you’re with the one that you loved best. Mama we know that you’re at rest. |
| Hayes, Dorsey | Sep 07 1916 | Oct 29 1972 | Hayes, Reese, Helms Plot |
| Hayes, Clementine Reese | Sep 19 1922 | Sep 10 2005 | |
| Reese, Ernest W | Dec 12 1903 | Jan 19 1981 | |
| Reese, Willie L Harrell | Sep 16 1904 | Mar 28 1973 | Wife of Ernest W Reese |
| Helms, Talmadge | Jul 29 1921 | Jan 04 1993 | |
| Helms, Willie Z Reese | Nov 08 1923 | no date | Wife of Talmadge Helms |
| Ward, Egbert Theodore | Apr 08 1908 | Mar 26 1972 | Gone but not forgotten. |
| Ward, Carolyn Eunice White | Nov 06 1914 | May 07 2003 | Ma Eunice. Devoted Mother, Loving Grandmother and friend to all. |
| Brownlee, Claude | Jul 08 1897 | Nov 23 1973 | Father |
| Brownlee, Donnie Allen | Jun 15 1900 | Jan 18 1889 | Mother |
| Nobles, John | Jul 12 1916 | Jul 29 2003 | |
| Nobles, Ethel Brownlee | Oct 20 1918 | Jun 07 1983 | |
| Brannon, Calvin Claude | no date | no date | Infant. Rest in Peace |
| Creel, Stanford Paul | Jul 08 1934 | Jul 25 1992 | In Loving Memory of |
| Oder, Lucy Pearl | Mar 27 1945 | Nov 26 1997 | “Gone Home” |
| Tyler, Richard Lewis | Feb 17 1963 | Apr 05 1998 | My heart will go on… Beloved Son, Husband and Father (Bip) |
| Tyler, John Thomas II | Feb 03 1962 | Jul 18 2003 | |
| Bush, Larry Idus | Aug 09 1940 | Jan 30 1995 | Loving father and faithful husband. He lived, he laughed, he sang, he loved, he was loved. |
| Bush, Jeremy Carlus | Sep 28 1976 | Feb 20 1993 | Where he walketh love will glo, he was God’s little angel this we know. But Lord we hated to see him go, thou knew best. |
| Bush, Marcus Anthony | Sep 01 1961 | Oct 17 1997 | One of Gods special angels who touched the lives of others and will live on forever |
| Miller, Hilda Bush | Mar 13 1941 | Jun 16 2003 | A loving mother, devoted wife, precious sister. Gift from God |
| Adams, Andrew Michael | Jun 12 1986 | Apr 06 1989 | God needed our special little boy. |
| Helms, Ted Randell | Apr 15 1944 | Apr 27 1997 | God gives us love – someone to love he lends us. |
| Turner, Daniel Odis | Jan 16 1928 | Apr 15 2004 | Daddy. SMSGT US Air Force Korea. |
| Turner, Leola Taunton | Jan 21 1935 | no date | Momma |
| Arnold, Charles Edward | May 28 1927 | Dec 13 2004 | Daddy. Sgt US Air Force. |
| Arnold, Clyde A | Sep 23 1927 | no date | Mama |
| Gaulden, Emmett L | Apr 07 1919 | Jun 20 2002 | TEC 5 US Army WWII. Beloved husband, daddy and Poppa. |
| Helms, Kenny | Aug 14 1958 | Nov 13 1999 | His words were kindness; his deeds were love, always smiling, he rests above. |
| Helms, Lynn G | May 01 1963 | no date | Wedding date: Jun 03, 1980 |
| Weir, Robert Samuel | Mar 24 1944 | Mar 14 2003 | |
| Weir, Mary Elizabeth Futch | Jun 18 1944 | no date | |
| Chapman, Max C | Jun 28 1930 | no date | |
| Chapman, W. Dean C | Aug 19 1936 | Mar 02 2003 | Wedding date: Apr 11 1953 |
| Graves across road from main cemetery: | |||
| George, W Russell | May 06 1918 | Jul 20 1960 | Daddy |
| George, Elizabeth M | Jul 10 1920 | Nov 12 1976 | Mother |
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