Famous File: Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop

Located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

This is a cenotaph.

Max

Waldo

Schmidt

Bishop

Oct 30, 1908

Gravette, AR

Nov 18, 1994

Ailey, GA

Buried in

Peterson

Cemetery

Ailey, GA

Bishop

Arkansas

Native Son

Beloved

 Husband

and Father

Blessed are

 the pure in

 heart, for

 they shall

 see God.

Matthew 5:8

Obit from The University of Chicago Magazine December 1995

Max W. Schmidt-Bishop, PhB'32, a former ambassador to Thailand, died November 17, 1994, in Ailey, GA. He was 86. He spent his career with the Department of State, holding diplomatic and military posts throughout Asia. He retired in 1961, having received the Medal of Freedom and a presidential certificate of merit. He is survived by his wife, Jessie; a son; three daughters; and a brother.

You can read more about him at the following link.

Arkansas Gravestones
Sorge

An interesting... Mausoleum...?

Located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

 When I first seen this I thought it was a workers shed. Then I realized it housed four graves.

Nicholas Hook

Co. K

185 N.Y. Inf

1844 - 1930

George Maxon

Son of

N & E.A. Hook

Born Aug 4, 1881

Died Sep 28, 1903

Mabel G. Hook

June 25, 1917

June 14, 1996

Wed Aug 4, 1940

Frederick H. Hook

Jan 23, 1918

Sept 21, 1999

Wow...a really bad correction

Located at Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, AR.

If you look close you can see two names Evelyn & Warren.  You can also see to birth dates 1888 & 1910.

Personally I think the monument company could have done a much better job of this corresction.