Nora Barrett - Sand Hill Cemetery - Bowie County, TX, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 22.120 W 094° 32.354
15S E 356804 N 3693217
A Dove of Peace bearing an olive branch is atop the marble headstone marking the final resting place of Nora Barrett in historic Sand Hill Cemetery, northwest of Simms in rural Bowie County, TX.
Waymark Code: WM18WXN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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"Mother" is on the plinth of this beautiful marble headstone, with the dove at top center. Columns frame the inscription, which reads:

Nora Barrett
Nee Burden
Apr. 6, 1889
Jan. 22, 1914

Gone but not forgotten

Findagrave notes that "Burden" was actually her married name from her first husband, Walter Graham Burden, who is buried next to her with two of their children in the same row. Her second husband, George William Barrett, is buried in another cemetery in the area.

Kind of dove: Dove with olive branch

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

Address:
Sand Hill Cemetery
Simms, TX USA
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