Tombstone of Kit C. Drake -- Hillcrest Cemetery, Forney TX USA
N 32° 45.184 W 096° 28.467
14S E 736613 N 3626735
The Woodmen of the World tombstone for Kit C. Drake at Hillcrest Cemetery, Forney TX features a dove with an olive branch
Waymark Code: WMWXRX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2017
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The tall WoW treetrunk tombstone for Kit C. Drake, only 19 years old.
The tombstone reads as follows:
"[mallet, axe, adze; all symbols of the Woodmen of the World organization]
[scroll with peace dove, symbolizing life and death]
[WoW medallion]
KIT C.
Son of
S. J. & JENNIE DRAKE
Born
June 17, 1891
Died
Nov. 24, 1910
Weep not father and mother
For me, for I am waiting in
Glory for three."
From the Cemetery Club website: (
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"Dove and Olive Branch - Peace. This symbol stems from Judeo-Christian culture and the biblical story of Noah and the great flood. When the dove returned to the ark with an olive branch from the Mount of Olives in its beak, it was a sign of God's forgiveness. It is now a common secular symbol."