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 Garden of Memories
N 34° 00.392 W 100° 17.581
14S E 380597 N 3763633
The historic marker at the Garden of Memories Cemetery near Paducah TX
Waymark Code: WMKF4G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2014
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The Garden of Memories cemetery at Paducah is beautifully landscaped, providing a graceful peaceful place of rest for generations of Cottle County families.
In 2004, the Garden of Memories was added to the list of Historic Texas Cemeteries, and a marker was installed.
Marker Number: 15340
Marker Text:
This cemetery dates to the early days of Cottle County, which was formally organized in 1892. The oldest marked grave, that of infant Cyrenia Rickard, dates to the same year. In 1906 the Paducah Ladies Cemetery Association began raising money to fence what was then known as Paducah Cemetery. In 1907, J. B. and Delia Earp formally conveyed land for the burial ground, and it has been enlarged over the years with additional acquisitions. Also in 1907, a cemetery association formed with Judge J. H. Doolen as Chairman.
The site became known as Garden of Memories in 1948, and in 1950-51 the Sorosis Club funded a significant landscaping project that included the elaborate entryway, rusticated stone walls and a metal arch.
Among those interred here are Ella Bird Dumont and Addie A. Brooks Barron, early active sponsors of the cemetery. Graves of military veterans date to Civil war service. One local veteran honored, although not buried here, is Vernon M. Matney, who died on board the USS ARIZONA during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
Historic Trcas Cemetery 2004
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