W.F. Griffin - Oakwood Cemetery - Tyler, TX
N 32° 21.236 W 095° 18.580
15S E 282656 N 3582011
Woodmen of the World monument for W.F. Griffin in historic Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, TX.
Waymark Code: WM11J73
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2019
Published By:
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Below the Woodmen of the World emblem is "Orchard Camp No. 72", and there are multiple epitaphs: Note the second one is a (mis)quote from Shakespeare's "Othello". The inscription reads:
Just in the morning of his day
In youth and love he passed away
W.F. Griffin
Born
Nov. 23, 1871,
Entered Rest
June 24, 1901.
"Here is my journeys end,
here is my birth
And the very sea mark of
my upward sail."
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The family name, "Griffin", is on the reverse plinth, with another epitaph above:
"Our departing loved ones
are pioneers to smooth
Our rugged path to death,
to break those bars
Of terror and abhorrence
nature throws
Cross our obstructed way,
and thus to make
Welcome as safe, our
port from every storm."
Was the inscription legible?: Yes
Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery
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