Cowper - I.O.O.F. Cemetery - Denton, TX
N 33° 12.496 W 097° 08.300
14S E 673512 N 3675920
A gray granite obelisk stands in the Cowper/Odam plot, in historic I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Denton, TX.
Waymark Code: WMMT2D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2014
Views: 7
The obelisk has the family name, "Cowper," on the base, and is flanked by the headstones of Dr. and Mrs. Cowper. The inscriptions are:
Roscoe Bennett Gray
Cowper, M.D.
Born May 21, 1907
Williamston, North Carolina
Died Apr. 21, 1989
Big Spring, Texas
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Mary Joy (Odam)
Cowper
Born Aug. 9, 1916
Died Aug. 10, 1987
Daughter of
Florence Davison & George Odam
Beloved Mother of Four
Wife of Roscoe B.G. Cowper, M.D.
of Big Spring, Texas
The Cowpers are on the east side of the plot, while Mrs. Cowper's parents and sister are on the west side.
Date Created/Placed: 1987?
Address:
711 Carroll Blvd, Denton, TX 76201
Height: 10'
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
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