I Find This Sad

Guss Brown

1879 - 1937

I always think "how sad" when I see one of these place markers for someone that has never had a marker to replace it.  This one has been in since 1937.  Wonder why no one gave him a proper marker? But at least he has a great spot under a nice big tree.

A Mother And Her Children

Located at Gill Cemetery in Van Buren, AR.

Mother

Ollie Irvin

1872 - 1914

She is the only one in this grouping that had a name on the stone the rest just had dates.  Sadly they were all children.

Shibley's Old Cedars

These beautiful cradle graves are located at Gill Cemetery in Van Buren, AR.

Eliza A. M.
Wife of
Henry Shibley
Born near Frankford, KY
Oct 12, 1818
Died in Van Buren, Ark
Apr 12, 1883
Aged
64 Yrs 6 Mos

Henry
Shibley
Born
Dec 1, 1815
Died
Sept 22, 1902
Aged 87 Yrs

They are located beneath a group of wonderful old cedar trees. I was so pleased to find this sign nailed to the tree directly behind Eliza's headstone. What a wonderful tribute to his wife.

Theses Cedars were
planted Jan 1, 1891
by Henry Shibley and family.
(There is a bit more to the sign but I can't make it out.)

Legend says...

I found this grave at Fairview Cemetery in Van Buren, AR.