J. Elmo Berry - Cedar Cemetery - Montrose, CO, USA - Doves of peace on Waymarking.com

The Woodmen of the World are known today as WoodmenLife, a fraternal society that provides insurance to its members. Visitors to older cemeteries can frequently spot the tree trunk monuments that they placed at the graves of their members, although not every tree trunk monument out there was placed by the Woodmen of the World: It was common in the late 19th century to use a log to note that a person had died young, and many infants have such grave markers. Eventually, those tree trunk monuments became too expensive to produce, and headstones would be marked with a Woodmen of the World emblem of some kind. Earlier ones featured a dove of peace with an olive branch in its beak, flying over a fallen log where the tools of the woodmen's trade -- hatchet, mallet, and wedge -- can be seen. Later ones would show a simple tree stump instead.

This is one of those earlier examples, and while it's probably not unique, a zinc Woodmen of the World monument is a rarity. This one has texture and detail that are common to so many zinc grave markers, and the family name, "Berry", is on the plinth. The reverse is blank, while the front panel has his birth and death dates, 1872 and 1903, flanking the Woodmen of the World emblem. Along with "J. Elmo Berry" is "Here rests a Woodman of the World."

Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch Used material for the dove: metal Address: Cedar Cemetery 2221 Miami Rd Montrose, CO USA 81401

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