Macksville, Stafford County
Township Cemetery (east of town – 125 N. Pauline Ave.) – Map
Type: Brick Monument
Description: This brick monument has inlaid marble panels with bronze plaques that read: “Lest We Forget ~ The Men ~ And Women ~ Who Served ~ In Defense Of ~ Their Country” and “Donated By ~ Mr. W.C. Dillon ~ Mrs. Cena Hoover ~ Mrs. Irma I. Smith ~ Mr. and Mrs. K.H. Petro ~ 1970”. There is a cast spread-winged eagle on the top.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, May 26, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
St John, Stafford County
Fairview Park Cemetery (north east of town on US-281) – Maphttps://goo.gl/maps/QLGv8Saogr8RLgzZ6
Type: Plaza with Monument, flagpole and bench
Description: A small plaza is in the center of the cemetery. A polished gray monument is inscribed “Lest We Forget”. There is also a flagpole and bench. The bench is inscribed: “In Memory Of Glenn & Harriett D. Smith ~ A Place To Be Alone With Your Memories”.
References:
reported by DE McGovern
Photographs:
DE McGovern, May 26, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Secondary Memorial
no SUVCW documentation planned
Stafford, Stafford County
Stafford Cemetery (west of town on U.S. 50) – Map
Type: Limestone Monument and Flagpole
Description: The monument is in the form of a broken tree trunk. The inscription on the monument reads “GAR 1908”. The flagpole has four brass markers reading: “In Memory Of ~ All Men And Women ~ Of The ~ U.S. Military ~ And ~ Naval Service”, “In Memory Of ~ Grand Army ~ Of The Republic ~ Henry Hopkins Post No. 301”, “In Memory Of ~ Spanish American ~ War Veterans”, “In Memory Of ~ World War ~ Veterans ~ Erected By ~ American Legion Post No. 131 ~ 1939”.
References:
SOS! 1994
Photographs:
RM Thies, July 12, 1995
DE McGovern, February 28, 2005
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Stafford, Stafford County
Stafford County Historical Society Museum (100 N. Main St.) – Map
(west annex)
Type: Cannon
Description: A 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle is mounted on a wooden carriage. This was obtained by the local GAR post in May 1908 and dedicated along with newly placed limestone monument on 4 June 1908 in the City Cemetery.
It is not known when this cannon was moved from the cemetery.
References:
Stark, 1997,
Thies, 2004
Photographs:
DE McGovern, November 20, 2007
SUV Registry Status: Primary Memorial
SUVCW documentation needed
Department of Kansas Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 