Deerfield, Kearny County
Deer Field Cemetery (northeast of town) –Map
Type: Concrete marker in Plaza
Description: A concrete spire is inscribed: “Deerfield ~ In ~ Memory ~ Of Those ~ Who Gave ~ Their Lives ~ For Their ~ Country”. Also in the plaza are a flagpole and the directory of burials for the cemetery.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, November 21, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
Lakin, Kearney County
Kearney County (Lakin) Cemetery (northeast of town – 1716 US-50) – Map
Type: Stone Pyramid
Description: A large stone pyramid is central to the cemetery. Cast plaques on the side read: “In Memory Of ~ Ex-Service Men ~ Of Kearny County ~ 1954” and “Presented To ~ The City Of Lakin ~ In Memory Of ~ The Wm. Streain Family ~ Florence Streain ~ Beiderwell ~ 1954”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, November 21, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
Department of Kansas Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 