Robert Haley - Cleburne Memorial Cemetery - Cleburne, TX
N 32° 20.762 W 097° 22.220
14S E 653358 N 3579958
A zinc obelisk marks the final resting place of Robert Haley, in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, TX.
Waymark Code: WM10D7P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2019
Views: 3
This obelisk stands about twelve feet tall, with the detail common to many zinc monuments throughout. Funeral draping hangs from near the top of the shaft, above a set of clasped hands and "Farewell", with the family name, "Haley", on the front plinth. The main panel reads:
Robert Haley,
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Born July 24, 1859,
Died Dec'r 2, 1883.
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Side two depicts a psychopomp on the shaft below the funeral draping, with "Gone from our home but not from our hearts". The panel features a different type of draping, with "Not dead, but gone before."
Side three has a broken chain below the funeral draping, with "We will meet again." The panel has a figure holding a book, arm upraised, and it reads:
Oh! For the touch
of a
vanished hand,
And the sound
of a
voice that is still.
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Side four features a wreath of roses below the funeral draping, with "Gone, but still remembered." The panel has a figure holding onto an anchor, a symbol of hope, with "How desolate our home bereft of thee."
Date of birth (optional): 07/24/1859
Date of death (optional): 12/02/1883
Website: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed
Headstone text (optional): Not listed
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