William Powe Cemetery - Wayne County MS
Located between Buckatunna & Winchester behind the William Powe home which was built by William Powe in 1811.
All photos were taken by Mark Gordon
~ Burials ~
Dr. Yancey Erasmus Gordon
Aug 20, 1860 - Oct 16, 1945
Son of Sampson P. Gordon & Mary Evans-Gordon
Florence Gordon
Aug 7, 1870 - Aug 30, 1899
1st Wife of Yancey Erasmus Gordon
Sampson Dewey Gordon "Sampie"
May 27, 1898 - Oct 2, 1963
"Cook, Co F, 12 Engineer Regt, World War I"
Son of Dr. Yancey Erasmus & Florence Gordon
Dr. George B. Gordon
Feb 24, 1853 - Dec 24, 1891
Son of Sampson P. Gordon & Mary Evans
Dorothy Gordon-Barkley
Jul 11, 1933 - Aug 9, 2003
Wesley W. Powe
Jan 14, 1860 - 1942
Son of Erasmus Powe & Mary Gordon
Julia McLeod-Powe
Feb 1852 - 1927
Wife of Wesley W. Powe
Carl Alexander Powe
Aug 17, 1897 - Sep 15, 1937
Son of Wesley Powe & Julia McLeod
Grandson of Erasmus Powe & Mary Gordon
William T. Powe
Apr 21, 1853 - Feb 22, 1937
Son of Erasmus Powe & Mary Gordon
Nannie Shackelford-Gordon
Mar 10, 1850 - Dec 19, 1932
Wife of William T. Powe Sr.
William T. Powe "Willie"
Aug 16, 1881 - Nov 27, 1938
Son of William T. Powe & Nannie Shackelford
John Powe - No marker, buried next to wife, Flora
Son of Erasmus W. Powe & Mary Gordon
Flora Powe
Nov 14, 1854 - Mar 16, 1940
Wife of John Powe
Walter Guy Gordon
May 23, 1893 - Oct 19, 1978
Son of Dr. Yancy E. & Florence Gordon
Altrue Ezella Rogers-Gordon
Apr 6, 1898 - Apr 13, 1924
Wife of Walter Guy Gordon
Mamye Gordon-Jones
Mar 7, 1896 - Jan 12, 1987
Daughter of Dr Yancy E. Gordon