Atkinson-Covington Cemetery, Wayne County, Mississippi

Atkinson-Covington Cemetery

East of Hiawannee, MS, Off of the Hiawannee-Chapperal Road, Wayne County, MS

Compiled on 21 MARCH 2000, By Jerry D. Mason

- Submitted By Jerry D. Mason

3 graves enclosed in new chain linked fence:

Beuna May, dau of W. E. & Mollie Covington; born May 26m 1911 – died May 26, 1911

“From mothers arms to the arms of Jesus.” (Dove emblem on headstone)

Ruby Verona, daughter of W. E. and M. A. Covington; Sept. 7, 1908 – June 23, 1917

“Our precious darling at rest.” (Dove emblem on headstone)

Grady Bryan, son of W. E. & M. A. Covington; Aug. 20, 1915 – Aug. 8, 1922

“Tho lost in sight to memory dear” (hand with index finger pointing up)

Old iron fence. No grave visible but earth is sunken for one.

In memory of W. V. Covington; born Feb. 24, 1832 – Died Jan. 24, 1869

2 Graves with broken headstones. Pieces are missing. Relative gathered them up and took them home.

Supposedly Adkinson graves. Footstones have the initials of W. A. A. and C. A. "W.A.A." and "C.A", is probably William

A. Atkinson and his wife Caroline Covington Atkinson. Story has it that a son destroyed the headstones.

WILLIAM A ATKINSON, Enlisted in Lauderdale County in the 6th Miss Caverly. William is the son of Hugh Atkinson, an

early settler of Clarke County, MS. info from Cynthia (Atkinson) Fowler

Many sunken graves at this graveyard.