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Salado Cemetery Association
Friends of Salado Cemetery Association
P.O. Box 21, Village of Salado, Texas 76571
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Annual Newsletter April 2016
President’s Message
The Salado Cemetery Association had another successful year of taking care
of the cemetery due to the dedication of our Friends and Board of Trustees. The cemetery grounds are mowed and trimmed several
times a year to keep it well maintained.
Our investments are constantly monitored and remain sound. Every year the Memorial Day Service is well
planned to ensure a meaningful service for the entire community. People inquiring about available lots are
helped with their needs throughout the year.
And, the appropriate flags remain flying 365 days a year (366 days this
year). Our board officers are doing a
wonderful job of performing their duties during meetings and between meetings. Even though MaryBelle Brown, Vice-President, has
not been able to attend our meetings, she is still on our Board of Trustees and
is missed. At this time I want to thank Apple Johnson for
her years of service on the board and want to welcome Jack Hardin to the board
as he takes her place. I am thankful for
the Cemetery Association Friends and Trustees for their continued stewardship
of the Salado Cemetery, and look forward to their support for years to come.
Steven Ervin, President
Historic Old
Salado Graveyard Walking Tour
On the dusky evening of Saturday, November 7, 2015, the Salado pioneers
who are buried in the Historic Salado Graveyard came to life and told their
stories. They told how they came to
Texas, when they came to Salado, and how they served their community and their
country. Some told of other relatives
who are buried next to them. Some told
all; others kept their secrets buried.
Salado Historical Society and Tablerock sponsored a walking
tour of the Old Salado Graveyard to introduce visitors to the historic people
buried in the Historic Salado Graveyard on Baines Street. The program was titled “Our Salado Heritage
Speaks” referring to the lives of Salado settlers buried in the Old Graveyard
who had their biographies presented by historical reenactors. The program began at dusk and concluded
before dark. Sixteen early pioneers designated
historically significant to the founding and early settlement of Salado were
the focus of the walking tour. The early
pioneers on the tour were: Col. Hermon
Aiken, Dr. Welborn & Louisa Barton,
Captain Milton Damron, Rev. James &
Fannie Ferguson (parents of Pa Ferguson), Capt. Robert Bonner Halley, Dr.
Samuel Jones, Professor James Lowry
Smith, James Anderson, Rev. George Washington Baines, Dr. Benjamin McKie,
Archibald J. Rose, Leroy A. Griffith, John Paine, John Wesley Ray, Charley
Schoepf, and Emily Bumpass Stockton. Besides being noted Salado pioneers, these
individuals made significant contributions to the educational, religious,
political, and civic lives of people in the county and the State of Texas.
Salado Historical Society and
Tablerock are planning another walking tour this year on October 1, 2016. The plan is to have more historic people on
the tour. You are invited to come out
for an interesting afternoon to meet our early pioneers and their families. This is an excellent way to learn Salado’s
history in a short period of time while being entertained by the historical reenactors.
Coins on
Headstones and What They Mean
If you see coins on the headstones of your
veteran, you need to know what they represent.
A coin left on a headstone lets the deceased soldiers family know that
somebody stopped by to pay their respect.
Leaving a penny means you visited.
A nickle means that you and the deceased soldier trained at boot camp
together. If you served with the
soldier, you leave a dime. A quarter is
very significant because it means that you were there when that soldier
died. This is a moving tradition to let
family members know their veteran is not forgotten, but their memory lives on
with their comrads in arms.
Pipes on Grave
Sites Still Important
Last year we told you about the plastic
pipes beside veterans’ headstones and what we use them for: U.S. Flags.
We would still like you to let us know if the pipe is cracked or missing
from your veteran’s grave site so we can replace it. Flags
will be placed by headstones on Friday, May 27 in preparation for the Memorial
Day Service
Memorial Day
Service, Monday, May 30th
The Salado
Cemetery Association will host the annual Memorial Day Service at 9:30 a.m. on Monday,
May 30th at the Historic
Salado Cemetery on Baines St. Everyone
is invited to honor our veterans on this special day and pay tribute to their
service to our country.
The purpose of
the Memorial Day ceremony is to remember the veterans buried not just in Salado
Cemetery but in all of the Salado-area cemeteries, including family and church
cemeteries, by a roll call of their names.
All Veteran’s grave sites will have flags placed on them. The Veterans are from the Texas Revolutionary
War, Early Day Rangers, Home Guard, Indian Wars, Mexican War, Confederate and
Union Armies, Spanish American War, WWI and II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and
from peace time service.
The Memorial
Day ceremony will consist of: the Bell
County Sherriff’s Posse presenting the colors;
honors to each of the armed services;
a Commemorative Air Force fly-over; and a brass ensemble lead by Clayton
Capps playing music for the program. A
speaker will present brief remarks honoring veterans. Bryan
Fritch will read the roll call of veterans’ names this year. Taps will be played at the conclusion of the
ceremony.
Light
refreshments will be served following the closing of the Memorial Day
ceremony. Seating will be provided by
the Village of Salado. Guests are
reminded to bring umbrellas since the event is held outside. We hope to see you at the Memorial Day
ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2016. at 9:30 a.m.
Gift of Flag:
A US Flag was donated
to the cemetery by Joy Aiken in memory of her father Dr. C. H. Aiken’s
85th birthday. The flag was
flown over the U.S. Capitol. Dr. C. H. Aiken is buried in the Hodge
Addition. There are several Aikens buried in the cemetery.
Plot/Space Exchange:
Over the years, families goals and ideas change; people move and
burial plans change, and they find themselves with space in a cemetery they no
longer plan to use. Many spaces at our cemetery are vacant and we do not
expect them to be used. We would like all the spaces to be filled, thus
making better utilization of the cemetery plots. If you or your
parents/grandparents or others purchased space in the cemetery that you no
longer plan to use, we suggest you donate it back to the Cemetery
Association. Any donation of property should be tax deductible and
negates your need to try and find a buyer of the plot. You must have the
original certificate for the space or be authorized to made such a
transaction. Contact the cemetery staff to make a donation of spaces that
will not be utilized by you or your family.
Plot Donation: Over the years,
families goals and ideas change; people move and burial plans change, and they
find themselves with space in a cemetery they no longer plan to use. Many
spaces at our cemetery are vacant and we do not expect them to be used.
We would like all the spaces to be filled, thus making better utilization of
the cemetery plots. If you or your parents/grandparents or others
purchased space in the cemetery that you no longer plan to use, we suggest you
donate it back to the Cemetery Association. Any donation of property
should be tax deductible and negates your need to try and find a buyer of the
plot. You must have the original certificate for the space or be
authorized to made such a transaction. Contact the cemetery staff to make
a donation of spaces that will not be utilized by you or your family.
Repurchase/Sale of Plot: The
association will repurchase grave sites in pairs, no singles. The
repurchase price is $200/grave site, in pairs of two. If you would like
to list your grave site for sale, the association will maintain a listing of
lots for sale. The charge by the association for a sale through the
listing is $250 per grave site sold. Contact Stephen Peters at salado.cemetery@yahoo.com for information regarding the sale or repurchase
of plot.
New Friends of the Salado
Cemetery Association
The Friends of the Association are new lot owners since our
last Newsletter in April 2015. They are: .Alvin
& Peggy Agan, Rex & Laurelyn Carlisle, Michael & Nancy Gunter,
Billy Helm, Ricky & Kathy Ingle, Don & Mary Kasper.
Interments
Since April 1, 2015:
Jasper Herman
Barrett, Robbie Lou Bennett, Josef Carl Bozon, Ruth Suzanne Burton, Robert E
Denman, Elmer Lee Edens, Virginia Claire Elmore, Harley L Grimm Jr., Easton
Michael Gunter, Earl Helm, Helen Maurice Hendrickson, Jean
Higginson, Anson Kelley, Raymond Andrew Kite, Samuel Roy McCuskey
Jr, Robert E Mitchell, Janna Sue Parker, Shirley Ann Pipkin, Estelle Pat
Quiroz, Nancy Fay Rogers (Light), Jack Sims, Bynah Francez
Stallings, Leanette Louise Walker, Johnny P Watson, Virginia Weaver.
Veterans Interred Since April 1, 2015
Jasper Herman Barrett, US Army, WW II; Josef Carl Bozon,
US Navy, WW II; Robert E Denman, US Army, Peace Time Service; Elmer Lee Edens,
US Merchant Marines, WW II; Harley L Grimm Jr, US Air Force, Vietnam;
Anson Kelley, US Air Force, Vietnam; Raymond Andrew Kite, US Air Force,
Peace Time Service; Samuel Roy McCuskey Jr, US Navy/US Army, Vietnam; Robert E
Mitchell, US Army, WW II.
Memorial Gifts and Donations from
April 1, 2014 thru March 31, 2015:
Name Fund In
Memory:
Mr. & Mrs. David Griffith Endowment Thelma and
Louis Griffith
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Johnson Endowment John L. Johnson & Capt Robert
Gray, USAF
Ms. Joy Aiken Operational Charles H. Aiken
Mr. & Mrs. M.E. Bean Jr. Operational Truman Head
Mr. David R. Bennett Operational Eugene
Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Berry Operational William, Charles, and Jim Berry
Mr. & Mrs. Brent Blaylock Operational Bill &
Bee Blaylock
Ms. Colleen Bridges Brooks Operational John
Gardner & Jim Bridges
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Brown
Ms. Elizabeth C. Bullock Operational Arthur and
Sally Capps & Frank and Agnes
Kimbrough
Mr. & Mrs. Jame H. Bush Operational Howard C.
Barton, Lois M. Barton,
Howard W. Bush, and Rhebel B. Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald K. Dale Operational Deborah
Couger
Mr. & Mrs. J. Derald Dugger Operational Truett
Hampton
Fran & Perry Fairchild Operational Floyd
(Shug) & Velma (Snookie) Bridges; Tidie & Lucy Adams
Mrs. Jere C Farino
Dr. Amy Finch Operational Fred &
Helen Finch
Mrs. Pat Freeman Operational Larry
Freeman and Laurel Peres
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Fritch
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Galvan Operational Col &
Mrs. Clifton Pyle and Stephen
Blair Pyle
Mr. Robert R. Gamble Operational Barbara Ann
Gamble
Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Gamble Operational Michael H.
Gamble
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gipson Operational Eula and
Ernest Splittgerber, Max
Splittgerber, and Gibbs Milliken
Mrs. Jerry Goodman Operational Dick
Goodman
Mr. B.D. Graves Operational Louise
Graves
Mr. & Mrs. Robbie Griffin
Mr. & Mrs. David Griffith Operational David &
Elma Arnsberger
Ms. Cheryl Grimm Operational George W.
and Helen P. Ferrell
Mr. & Mrs. George Gromacki Operational deceased
family members
Ms. Sandra Grossman Operational Sammie and
Bill Sparks
Ms. Lena Haddock Operational Earl C.
Haddock & Stephen Earl Haddock
Mr. & Mrs. James Haney Operational Wilbur
Foster
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Harrison Operational Dorothy L.
Doudt
Ms. Helen Hays Operational Winston Hays
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Heath
Ms. Marlene Heth Operational Col Bill
Heth and Pamela Heth Adamson
Dr. & Mrs. Morris R. Hill Operational Wayne
Townsend
Ms. Anna Holt Operational Robert Vernon Holt
Ms. Kaye Howe Operational Ruth &
Pete Howe
Memorial Gifts and Donations
from April 1, 2014 thru March 31, 2015 (continued):
Name Fund In
Memory:
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Iserson Operational Col. Harley
Grimm, Harley Grimm II,
William McKean Sherk & Helene Ruth
Sherk
Mr. & Mrs. Lee R. Johnson Operational Eva &
Roy Lamberth
Mr. Robert Allen Jones Operational Mary Buford
Jones
Ms. Nancy Kelsey Operational
Mrs. Betty Kirkpatrick Operational Joseph
Scott Tomlin
Mr. Tommy Krueger Operational Sheila
Krueger
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lancaster Operational Friends
Dr. & Mrs. Armando Lenis Operational Jennifer
Kelly Lenis
Dr. & Mrs. Henry Lucksinger Operational Doris
Denman
Mrs. Donna McClain Operational Arthur
McClain
Mrs.
Elisabeth Mosley Operational A. D.
Mosley, W. E. & Fannie Mae Street,
Mrs. Annie Brock, W. E. Street Jr. &
Mamie Street, and Emojane Fuller
Dr. & Mrs. T. Craig Nauert Operational Mary Jane
and Carl Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Michael O'Clair Operational Jasper H.
Barrett and Patricia Barett
Ms. Violet Palmer Operational Theron
Palmer
Dr. Bob Pappas Operational Col T. R.
Pappas and Esther R. Pappas
Ms. Wilma L. Peterson Operational Jake and
Vigie Langston
Mr. Bob Pirtle Operational Don Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon A. Rampy Operational John Henry
Rampy
Mr. Bill Reynolds Operational Martha
Reynolds
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Roberson Operational
Ms. Helen Darlene Robison Operational William
Hollis Robison
Ms. Nancy Light Rogers Operational Philip N.
Light
Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Rucker Operational Truett
Hampton
Ms. Suzie Russell Operational The
Russells
Mr. Richard E. Smith Operational John F. Smith
Ms. Ann Smith Operational Ruth and
Arthur Brown
Ms. Carolyn Stewart Operational Hezle
Stewart
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Stockstill Operational
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Street Operational Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Street
Ms. J. Pat Suggs
Col & Mrs. Jean Tarbutton Operational James W.
"Jack" Tarbutton
Col. Herbie R. Taylor Operational Ron
Anderson
Mrs. Teresa L. Tolbert Operational Al Tolbert
Mr. Kenneth Townsend Operational the
Townsend Family
Mrs. Sue Ann Tuck & Family Operational Colonel James E. Tuck
Mrs. Beverly Turnbo Operational Charles
Turnbo, Jack Wheeler, and Priscilla
Beadle
Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Wiewel Operational Bill and
Sammie Sparks
Mrs Virginia Williams Operational Rev E.
Guinn Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Woodward Operational Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Evans
Detach and Return With Donation.
Donations
may be made at any time by using the form below.
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Name of
Donor_______________________________________________
Address of
Donor_____________________________________________
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Name of Person
Honored: _____________________________________
Amount of
Donation: ________.
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Please designate the fund your donation is
for:
_____Operations _____Endowment _____Development
Check should be
made out to: Salado Cemetery Association
Mailing
address: Salado Cemetery Association
P.O. Box 21
Salado,
Texas 76571
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Friends of the Cemetery Association
President –
Dr. Steven C. Ervin (947-8230)
Vice-President – MaryBelle Brown
Secretary
– Kate Wheeler
Treasurer
– Stephen Peters
Trustees: Terry Bergstrom, Jack Hardin,
Bill Kinnison, Elaine Ory, Bill Pinkston, Joe Pirtle
Committee Chairmen:
Lot
Sales - Bill Pinkston (947-3372) Maintenance
- Terry Bergstrom
Flags
– George Bryant
Hospitality - Jean Westerberg
Historical
Research & Preservation - Bill Kinnison Security - Chief Jack Hensley,
Memorial
Day Service - Bill Kinnison Village of Salado
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