Died Apr. 2, 192[3?]. May the Resurrection Find Thee On the Bosom of Thy God.
Two mysteries: (1) the broken concrete slab is missing the section that names the deceased, and the slab is lying atop (2) a square marble base whose large obelisk marker is entirely missing. The base sits several yards from Henry Tart‘s monument in Odd Fellows Cemetery, and the obelisk would have been similar to his and Wiley Oates‘. It may have been the marker visible in the background of a photograph of Irma Vick‘s funeral.
Did the concrete marker commemorate Aaron Washington? Per his death certificate, this 57 year-old Wayne County native died 2 April 1923 and was buried in Wilson by C.H. Darden & Sons. This generic place designation could mean Vick, Odd Fellows, or Rountree Cemeteries.
Hoping we’ll find more clues in Season 4 of the Lane Street Project Clean-up Workdays to the identities of the men or women whose graves these headstones marked. Please join us.
Photo by Lisa Y. Henderson, December 2023.