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Submitted: 3/18/17 • Approved: 3/20/17 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R116579-G0-S3
In 1888, three local men bought land for use as a cemetery. The first burial was that of Houston Roberts. The Odd Fellows Lodge bought the grounds in 1894, adding land over the years. Watson Whittaker was killing during a train and made headlines as a funeral train brought him to Mills County for burial here. The lodge sold the cemetery in 1943 to the city, and it became Goldthwaithe Memorial Cemetery. Local groups made improvements and placed memorials to honor the sacrifice of area Veterans buried here. Today, the cemetery provides a link to area history.
Contributed on 3/18/17 by ashaw444
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