Arthur L. Storie - Iona Cemetery - Iona, OK, USA
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N 34° 37.107 W 097° 01.760
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A Dove of Peace bearing an olive branch appears on the marble Woodmen of the World monument marking the final resting place of Arthur L. Storie in Iona Cemetery, Iona, OK.
Waymark Code: WM173G2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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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 marble 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. 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 like this one would show a simple tree stump instead, and the dove and tools are worked into the fabric of the monument. The dove of peace is perched on the inscription scroll, which reads:

In Loving
Remembrance
of Arthur L.
Storie

Born Dec. 1, 1894
Died Jan. 7, 1914
Gone but not forgotten

----

The golden gates
were open wide
A gentle voice said come
An angel from the
other side
Welcomed our
loved one home.
Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch

Used material for the dove: Other (explanation in the long description)

Address:
Iona Cemetery
Iona Rd
Iona, OK USA
73086


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