Graveyards, Part 2

The same afternoon, I made a trip to another cemetery, that of Mud Creek Baptist Church, a very large, modern church not to far from the tiny Mud Creek Church.  They are as different as night and day, as are their graveyards.  This one was larger, better tended, with most tombstones larger in size and more ornate.
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There were unusual shapes and carvings, some very detailed and elaborate:

A memorial stone:

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I find it interesting that they listed this man's name, but not his wife's name:

Someone admired this woman very much:

 There were whole family plots, some with very sad stories to be read:

This must have been Drake's first wife, but not the mother of his children:

And this may have been another wife, but also not the mother of ALL his children, though maybe one or two of them:

There were a lot of Drakes in this cemetery. Here are a few more:

I love what they said about this Drake lady:

And then I stumbled upon this gravesite:

She was my patient.  It was very startling to come upon her stone--I had no idea she was buried here.  I pass her house almost every day; she always decorated for the seasons and I used to look forward to seeing what she had up next.  Dixie would have had cute autumn decorations on her front porch by this time.  It appears her husband still lives there, but these days the porch stays bare.

(To Be Continued)