Annie B. Owens Jones -- Sonora Cemetery, Sonora TX
N 30° 34.784 W 100° 38.336
14R E 342845 N 3384170
The once elegant but now warped and damaged zinc headstone and grave border for Annie B. Owens Jones, wife of John H. Jones, at Sonora Cemetery, off the I-10 service road north of downtown Sonora TX.
Waymark Code: WMPPZE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2015
Views: 1
This zinc tombstone must have been very well appointed in the day, a fitting tribute to a well-loved young wife.
Nearly 100 years later, her grave is misshapen and it looks like part of it has been removed. A small tree sapling grows in the bare center of her grave, probably a forgotten acorn buried by a squirrel. Her grave is lined with a zinc border that has not stood up to the test of time.
The effect of this obvious deterioration (and dare we even say, neglect) is heartbreaking, especially given her epitaph: "Forget Me Not"
Date of birth (optional): 10/26/1895
Date of death (optional): 03/19/1919
Headstone text (optional):
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Wife of John H. Jones
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Annie B. Owens Jones
Born
Oct. 26, 1895
Died
Mar. 3 1919
Forget Me Not"
Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed
Website: Not listed
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