
Mary E. McMahill - Cannon Cemetery - Hawk Point, MO, USA
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YoSam.
N 38° 59.086 W 091° 09.117
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One of three dove tombstone in this old cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM18PVN
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2023
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County of dove tombstone: Lincoln County
Location of tombstone: Turkey Creek Rd., Cannon Cemetery, 1 mile W of Hawk Point
Number of graves: 125
Tombstone Text:
This Bud to Bloom in Heaven
MARY E.
Daur. of
T.W. & G.A.
Mc MAHILL
DIED
Dec. 11, 1821
AGED
7YR,7MO,1DY
This stone is marble, or sandstone, hard to tell which, and is located in Find-A-Grave listing.
"The dove then became a symbol of purity and peace because God had made peace with man. It also became a powerful symbol of the Holy Ghost, as illustrated in Jon 1;" ~ Stories in Stone, by Douglas Keister, 2004, page 79