County of Tombstone: Callaway County
Location of Tombstone: US-54, Callaway Gardens Memorial Cemetery near flag pole at rear, near Columbarium, Fulton
Text on bench:
(Front):
SGT JAMES RALPH HOCKEMEYER
[image infantryman's badge] 173RD ABN BDE SEP [82nd Airborne insignia]
82ND ABN DIV
[BN Insignia] VIETNAM [image jump wings]
1966 - 1968
(Rear):
HOCKEMEYER
JAMES RALPH
"HOCK"
June 10, 1947
June 2, 2012
Devoted Husband
Son & Brother
Married Aug. 27, 2007
DEBRA BONARD
"ELF"
June 25, 1966
Loving Wife
Daughter & Sister
One Body, One Mind, One Soul
Together for Eternity &
Beyond
Debra has not passed, as far as I can find out, and the dates on the stombstone seem to confirm this.
Mr. Hockmeyer's Obituary