Petersburg Cemetery Veterans Memorial - Petersburg, OK
N 33° 58.125 W 097° 34.597
14S E 631499 N 3759603
A memorial to all veterans, listing those buried here, stands just inside the gate to Petersburg Cemetery, near Ringling, OK.
Waymark Code: WMQYW0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2016
Views: 1
Petersburg Cemetery is north of the Petersburg community, and south of Ringling. A dirt road leads west from Highway 89, with a very prominent sign pointing in the right direction.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: Veterans Who Served Their Country in Times of War and Peace
Marker Text:
Petersburg Cemetery
In Honor and Memory of the
Veterans Who Served Their Country
In Times of War and Peace
Marvin Thomas Fondren
Baker W. Longest
Owen E. Longest
Sexson C. Longest
Myles E. Taylor
Buel Calvin Langford
Wayne A. Eakin
Luie B. Watkins
Robert L. Davis
Donated by
Ouilda Johnstone Trust
Who Put it Here?: Petersburg Cemetery/Ouilda Johnstone Trust
Description of Memorial:
Petersburg Cemetery is an old but still active cemetery of just over 150 burials, near Ringling, OK. This gray, granite memorial stands just inside the cemetery gate, listing veterans who are buried here, below a Bald Eagle superimposed on an American flag. The majority of those listed served in World War II, with at least one (Davis) having served in Korea. The reverse of the memorial is blank.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
Date of dedication: Not listed
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