Preserve the Past. Protect the Future.

The land for Shiloh Cemetery, Vancleave, MS was originally deeded in 1885 by individuals to the Methodist Church under the direction of the Seashore District of the Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Shiloh Cemetery, Vancleave, MS is located on Humphrey Farm Rd off Hwy 57 at Van Cleave, MS. After the Methodist Church burned in 1904 and was relocated, Shiloh Cemetery, Vancleave, MS went unused, became overgrown, and was abandoned.

One of the original families buried at Shiloh Cemetery, Vancleave, MS was the direct relation of Col. Ray Devereaux USAF ret’d. In 1956–57, Col. Devereaux personally recovered the cemetery, cleared the overgrowth, trees, and stumps, and re-set many of the tombstones that had been knocked over. He also paid for the chain link fence installed around the cemetery, resurrected it, and maintained the hallowed ground for many years. Over the years, he personally made tombstones for all of his family members buried at Shiloh, and eventually, he was laid to rest with his family following his death in 1976. For the next 35 years, Evelyn Devereaux, Col. Devereaux’s wife, faithfully continued her husband’s legacy by ensuring that Shiloh was maintained as a Christian Cemetery. Following the resurrection of the cemetery, local families began to request burial plots, and Shiloh now has over 200 people interred in the cemetery.