Hythe Cemetery - Hythe, Alberta
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Hythe Cemetery is just west on 672 Hwy. near the junction of Hwy. 43 and south of Hythe.
Waymark Code: WM1184V
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/04/2019
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Hythe Cemetery is within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 in northwestern Alberta. This cemetery has approximately 397 known interments and is about 8.5 areas in size. There is a circular roadway through the cemetery which is quite flat. The only trees line most of the perimeter. These seems to be a large unused portion to the west side of the cemetery, the roadway passes through this area.
The cemetery was established around 1929 with the first known interment of:
John Henry Perdue who was born on May 6, 1858 in the United States, he passed away on April 15, 1929 at 70 years of age.
There some interesting older headstones, with the newer ones mostly raised flat black granite markers.
There are three signs of history: Dora "MA" Brainard who ran an eatery for over 50 years, George "Kelly" Sunderman was one of the first pioneers in the area and George "BALDY RED" Yeomans a freight hauler and bootlegger with questionable character.
"Kelly Sunderman was an early settler in the region and was the first to dig a well in Hythe and the town was soon known as "The Town of Flowing Wells. It is situated on top of a large underground water supply."
"HISTORY OF HYTHE, ALBERTA
Hythe was first known as Happy Valley named after "Happy Fletcher" one of the early homesteaders. It was officially named Hythe by its early settlers after their home town in England. In 1913, the first post office was established." Source: Discover Peace Country