Leila Giles - Elmwood Cemetery - Bowie, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 33.321 W 097° 49.857
14S E 608521 N 3713467
Woodmen Circle monument for Leila Giles, in Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, TX.
Waymark Code: WMKB4K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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Leila's headstone has the Woodmen Circle emblem just above the family name on the base, and like her mother's headstone next to her, it features a relief of Christ, knocking at Heaven's door. The inscription is:

Behold I stand at the
door and knock.

Leila
Beloved Dau. of
I.C. & M.L. Giles

Born Sept. 15, 1885
Died Apr. 8, 1904

In love she lived, In peace she died
Her life was craved, but God denied.
Was the inscription legible?: Yes

Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

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