Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries
Cemetery details
Macedonia Cemetery on Sun Avenue
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse take Hwy 15/16 East for 0.3 mile to the fork at the Sparta Baptist Church. Take the right fork (Hwy 15 southeast) and go 0.5 mile to an unmarked paved road on the left. Turn left and go about 300 feet to an unpaved, currently unmarked road (Sun Ave) straight ahead (the paved road turns left). Follow the unpaved road (Sun Ave) and go 0.1 to the cemetery, which is at the end of the road.
From the Hancock County Courthouse take Hwy 15/16 East for 0.3 mile to the fork at the Sparta Baptist Church. Take the right fork (Hwy 15 southeast) and go 0.5 mile to an unmarked paved road on the left. Turn left and go about 300 feet to an unpaved, currently unmarked road (Sun Ave) straight ahead (the paved road turns left). Follow the unpaved road (Sun Ave) and go 0.1 to the cemetery, which is at the end of the road.
GPS coordinates: 33 16' 26.6" N 82 57' 39.8" W
or in degrees only form: 33.27406° N X 82.96106° W
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GMD: 113
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black
PLEASE NOTE: The lots used in the diagram above are not the legal lots sold for burial. The lots used in this listing emphasize family groupings, rather than lot ownership.
Indexer or Contributor: Augusta Means
Forest Gilbert
Mar 29, 1919 - May 12, 1984
Military Service: World War II
TEC5 U.S. Army
Lot 1 Grave 1
Waulene Butts
Dec 8, 1913 - Jun 15, 2001
Lot 2 Grave 1
Miller Butts
Apr 25, 1910 - Apr 19, 2001
Lot 2 Grave 2
Jimmy Brooks
1935 - 1982
Lot 4 Grave 1
Nina C. Brooks
Apr 16, 1912 - Jan 23, 2000
Lot 4 Grave 2
Unmarked Adult Slab - Larry Bell
Name scratched, not carved, on cement slab.
Lot 5 Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab - Albert Bell
Named scratched, not carved, on cement slab.
Lot 5 Grave 2
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 6 Grave 1
Samual Clark
Jun 11, 1938 - Sep 10, 2000
Lot 6 Grave 2
Elijah Hood, Jr.
Sep 28, 1932 - Apr 11, 1999
Military Service: Korean War
Pvt U.S. Army
Lot 8 Grave 1
Elizabeth Damon Hood
Sep 4, 1930 - Sep 29, 1986
Lot 8 Grave 2
Susie G. Bell
Sep 12, 1918 - Feb 8, 1991
Lot 9 Grave 1
Frank W. Bell
Oct 12, 1918 - Feb 20, 1991
Lot 9 Grave 2
Frank Bell, Jr.
1940 - 1995
Lot 9 Grave 3
Unmarked Grave
Lot 9 Grave 4
Eula Mae Bell
Mar 23, 1931 - ca. Dec 23, 2015
Lot 10 Grave 2
Arthur Bell, Jr.
- Jan 24, 2015
Son of Arthur Bell Sr. and Eula Mae Bell. All info from obituary.
Lot 10 Grave 3
Aisha Yamise Watkins
Jul 25, 1982 - May 9, 2002
I love you Baby.
Lot 10 Grave 4
Unmarked Grave
New grave as of May 2003.
Lot 11 Grave 1
Loretta M. James
May 7, 1939 - Sep 27, 1981
Lot 11 Grave 2
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 11 Grave 3
Eddie Sanders
Feb 22, 1912 - Nov 10, 2001
Military Service: World War II
TEC 5 U.S. Army
Lot 11 Grave 4
Daisy R. Bell
Aug 31, 1924 - Feb 28, 1997
Lot 16 Grave 1
Fieonn Washington
Nov 1, 1928 - Jan 30, 1986
Lot 18 Grave 1
Joneca Clark
Sep 7, 1985 - Sep 4, 2001
Lot 18 Grave 2
Tommy Washington
1925 - 2002
Military Service: World War II
U.S. Army
Lot 18 Grave 3
William E. McMullen
Oct 8, 1923 - Sep 27, 1991
Military Service: World War II
TEC 5 U.S. Army
Lot 19 Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 19 Grave 2
Agnes Thomas
1925 - 2000
Beloved mother, grandmother
Lot 20 Grave 1
Frank E. Washington, Sr.
Jun 8, 1921 - Dec 8, 2000
Military Service: World War II
U.S. Army
Lot 22 Grave 1
Louise Barnes
Feb 11, 1923 - Feb 15, 1993
Lot 25 Grave 1
Ossie H. Lamar
Jul 4, 1937 - Feb 2, 1985
Lot 25 Grave 2
Mamie H. Harris
Jul 16, 1904 - Dec 7, 1987
We love you but God loves you best.
Lot 25 Grave 3
Unmarked Adult Slabs
3 graves.
Lot 25 Grave 4
Mary Rhodes
Apr 5, 1893 - Feb 23, 1985
Lot 26 Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 26 Grave 2
Claudia Mae Ruff
1909 - 1996
Lot 26 Grave 3
Bessie Clark
May 1, 1898 - Oct 12, 1992
Lot 26 Grave 4
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 26 Grave 5
Mamie L. Adams
1932 - 1997
Lot 27 Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab
New grave as of May 2003.
Lot 27 Grave 2
William Ralph Evans, Sr.
Apr 12, 1922 - Dec 19, 1993
Lot 30 Grave 1
Keviseyea L. Brookins
Jun 14, 1998 - Jun 14, 1998
"Son"
Lot 33 Grave 2
Willie "Bo" Brookins
Jul 22, 1950 - Dec 15, 2000
Lot 33 Grave 3
Cameron Emanuel Bradley
Feb 9, 1989 - Feb 10, 1989
s/o Michael and Angela.
Lot 37 Grave 1
Johnnie Smith
1922 - 1985
Military Service: World War II
TEC 5 U.S. Army
Lot 37 Grave 2
Mamie Smith Tucker
Jul 8, 1922 - Aug 8, 1994
"Mother and Grandmother"
Lot 37 Grave 3
Sterling J. Smith
Jan 28, 1929 - Oct 30, 2000
Military Service: Korean War
CPL U.S. Army
Lot 37 Grave 4
Vivian Smith Hazel
Apr 20, 1934 - Feb 23, 2001
Lot 37 Grave 5
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 38 Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 38 Grave 2
Elma V. Harden
Apr 1, 1920 - Jun 22, 1992
Lot 38 Grave 3
Tremon Palmer
Oct 26, 1970 - Jun 6, 1999
Lot 39 Grave 1
Lizzie Julius Smith
Aug 17, 1920 - Dec 10, 1992
Lot 40 Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 42 Grave 1
Mary Ann Wilcher Ivey
Sep 27, 1963 - Apr 12, 2003
Precious Lord take my hand. Wilcher is in quotes. On same gravestone as Min. George Ivey.
Lot 43 Grave 1
Min. George Ivey
b. Oct 7, 1959
No death date as of May 2003. On same gravestone as Mary Ann "Wilcher" Ivey.
Lot 43 Grave 2
Willie Wallace
Jan 20, 1905 - Jan 26, 1989
Lot 49 Grave 1
Emma L. Wallace
Oct 15, 1918 - Oct 20, 1995
Lot 49 Grave 2
Roy Wallace
Aug 24, 1953 - Jan 19, 1996
Lot 49 Grave 3
Unmarked Adult Slab
Lot 50 Grave 1
Natasha Bell
- May 2003
New grave not yet marked. Info from funeral decorations.
Lot 65 Grave 1
Luther Devereux
May 6, 1924 - Apr 30, 1996
Lot 76 Grave 1
Leo Andrews
Jan 1, 1916 - Feb 7, 1999
Lot 77 Grave 1
Unmarked Slab
Lot 79 Grave 1
Lucious C. Bell
Sep 8, 1932 - Oct 25, 1997
Lot 80 Grave 1
Sam Devereux
Sep 20, 1927 - Jan 27, 2003
Lot 81 Grave 1
Mamie Louise Harris
- Sep 1, 2015
Age 67. All info from obituary.
Lot 99 Grave 1
Annie Washington
- Aug 15, 2006
Age 75. All info from obituary.
Lot 99 Grave 2