J.W. Alvey - Old Electra Memorial Cemetery - Electra, TX
N 34° 02.738 W 098° 55.072
14S E 507580 N 3767218
Woodmen of the World headstone for John William Alvey in Old Electra Memorial Cemetery, Electra, TX. Thanks to Findagrave for information about his name.
Waymark Code: WM12823
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2020
Views: 1
There are actually four cemeteries in this area, spawning massive confusion about who is buried in which cemetery: Findagrave has many listings that are not in the correct cemetery, a bureaucrat's dream should someone wish to clean it all up. Coming up from Electra on TX 25, the cemeteries are just north of US 287. To the right is the easy one, New Electra Memorial Cemetery, with the Cross family museum just on the other side of the entry arch. To the left is Old Electra Memorial Cemetery, and behind it is Dick Sparks Cemetery. Where it has been fuzzy in the past is that there has been no line of demarcation between the Old Electra Memorial Cemetery and Electra Memorial Park Cemetery, which borders it to the north. Cemetery signs have led to confusion, and neither Bing Maps nor Mapquest are any help. Google Maps at least has the label correct for New Electra Memorial Cemetery, but current street views are not helpful regarding which cemetery is which. As of March of 2019, all have the proper names on their access gates, and there are signs on the border between Old Electra and Electra Memorial Park.
With that said ...
This headstone is topped with a single log, and the Woodmen of the World emblem is complemented by palm leaves. The inscription reads:
J.W. Alvey
Mar. 24, 1861
Oct. 28, 1916
Was the inscription legible?: Yes
Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery
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