An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow’r
And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave,
Awaits alike th’ inevitable hour.
The paths of glory lead but to the grave….

Yet ev’n these bones from insult to protect,
Some frail memorial still erected nigh,
With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd
Implores the passing tribute of a sigh.

Their name, their years, spelt by th’ unletter’d muse,
The place of fame and elegy supply:
And many a hold text around she strews,
That teach the rustic moralist to die….

~~Thomas Gray

Family Cemeteries of Interest

Antioch Cemetery - Comanche CO, Texas

Baggett Creek Cemetery - Gustine, Texas
Situated on a sandy hill shaded by many old oak trees, this country cemetery is just north of Gustine on FM 1476.

Bull Swamp Baptist Cemetery
A very rural country cemetery where time seems to have stood still

Concord Cemetery, Smith Station, Alabama

Cottonwood Cemetery, Dublin, Texas
Cottonwood Cemetery is located three miles east of Dublin alongside Texas Highway 6. It is adjacent to the Cottonwood Baptist Church, which is in the Cottonwood Community on Cottonwood Creek. Find Out More.

First Baptist Cemetery - Gaston, SC

Graham Chapel Cemetery, Proctor, Texas

Luker Family Cemetery, Proctor, Texas
A lovely old country cemetery. Accessed by a winding, tree canopied dirt lane, it is across the road from a creek.

Sturkie Cemetery, Opelika, Alabama
An old country cemetery off the beaten path

Family Gravesites

Richard and Jerushia Sturkie

Zedekiah Andrew Washington Sturkie with Wife #1 Katherine Deborah Hutto and Wife #2 Josephine Hayden

David Sturkie and Catharine Sturkie

John Ira and Mary Eliza Sturkie

Lloyd Olen I and Rebecca Sturkie

Benjamin Franklin and Mary C. Luker Williams

Howard and Mozelle Sturkie

Stephen Wade Mosley