Wm. Ralph Howard - McWright Cemetery - Kellogg, TX
N 33° 13.175 W 096° 11.160
14S E 762261 N 3679160
A zinc headstone marks the final resting place of a young boy, William Ralph Howard, in McWright Cemetery, Kellogg, TX.
Waymark Code: WMXJWQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2018
Views: 1
This small, zinc headstone has the common floral detail of so many zinc markers, and the family name, "Howard", is on the plinth on the front. Above, is:
Wm. Ralph
Howard
Son of
Wm. R. & Sarah M.
Howard,
Born
Oct. 7, 1879
Died July 3, 1883
Note the rose bud that hasn't opened, a nod to his youth.
Panel two depicts two angels in supplication on the plinth, with "The angels called him on a sunny day." Above is a cherub, with:
Rest, darling
brother, rest.
How desolate our
home
bereft of thee.
Panel three depicts a lamb, with "Mamma's little lamb.", and above is the hand of a toddler, with:
Oh! For the touch
of a vanished hand,
and the sound of
a voice that is still
Panel four depicts a mourning dove, with "I go to prepare a place for thee", and above, is a lily bouquet with:
We miss the bright
eyes of our dar-
ling child,
and the sweet, rosy
lips that so oft
on us smiled.
Date of birth (optional): 10/07/1879
Date of death (optional): 07/03/1883
Website: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed
Headstone text (optional): Not listed
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