Cemetery Monument of Falkner Family - Oxford Memorial Cemetery - Oxford, MS - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of monument: Lafayette County
Location of monument: N. 16th St. & Jefferson Ave., Oxford
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1850

Text:
(On obelisk, north side):

FATHER (On base, north side): FALKNER (On base, east side): FALKNER (On obelisk, south side): MOTHER (On base, south side): FALKNER (On base, west side): Sallie Murry
Loved wife of
J.W.T. Falkner SR.
Born October 14, 1850.
Died December 21, 1906.
"The heart of her husband doth
safely trust in her. Her children
arise and call her blessed.
Her husband also, and he praiseth her."
FALKNER

Proper Description: "A marble obelisk on a tiered marble base. On the north face is an oval marble relief portrait, possibly of J. W. T. Falkner, Sr. He has a moustache and wears a suit coat and tie. The bust portrait is surrounded by a wreath. On the south face is an oval marble relief portrait bust, possibly of Sallie Murry Falkner. She wears a high-necked blouse. Her relief is also surrounded by a wreath. The monument is in a fenced plot." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

TITLE: Cemetery Monument of Falkner Family ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: 1850 MEDIUM: marble CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MS000023 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Oxford Memorial Cemetery aka: St. Peter's Cemetery Oxford, MS 38655 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noticed

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