John B. & Elton B. Bostick -- Alto City Cemetery, Alto TX
N 31° 39.196 W 095° 04.526
15R E 303210 N 3503875
Adjacent Woodmen of the World tombstones for father John and son Elton at Alto Cemetery in Alto TX
Waymark Code: WMXJP4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2018
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To Woodmen of the World tombstones for father and son John and Elton Bostick reflect changing tastes in memorials, but the reason they caught our eye is because they are so differently affected by time. One is covered in black mold or mildew, and the other one made of pink granite, is now turned the creepy grayish green by moss.
The tombstones read as folows:
"[L]
[WoW medallion]
JOHN B. BOSTICK
Born
Dec. 1, 1868
Died May 16, 1908.
Tho lost to site, to memory dear
BOSTICK"
Next to him stands the moss-covered tombstone of his son Elton, as follows:
"[WoW medallion]
ELTON P. BOSTICK
Apr 2, 1911
July 16, 1936
He was the sunshine of our home"
Was the inscription legible?: Yes
Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery
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