Memorial To Capt Q.L. McDonald

When I first spotted this monument, I assumed this young man had been killed in war. According to information I've found so far, the 4th Texas Regiment of the Spanish American War never left Texas. It was mustered in just a few months before the short war ended in late 1898. Capt McDonald died on October 22, 1899 not long before his 28th birthday. His parents were apparently quite proud of his service (their stone is to the left of his and they passed in 1910 and 1921) and I would assume by the elaborate stone that they were "prominent citizens" of Mexia. However, I've been unsuccessful in finding anything about them on the internet. So, let your imaginations fill in the blanks.......

Memorial Weekend --- Back to Mexia

I found another intriguing monument at the Mexia City Cemetery this past week (see my Thursday post below for my first one). Since this is Memorial Day Weekend, I thought I would use some photos of it. I will post more tomorrow and Monday. I've been trying to research the story of this Spanish American War veteran, but am having no luck so far. I will share a question begging for an answer in another post over the weekend.

Road trip ....

I stopped in Mexia....a nice town near Corsicana....on Tuesday and stopped by their cemetery (a friend is buried there) and came across this eye-catching monument. A little Google-ing turned up information on a song writer named Cindy Walker. Check this link to find some songs you probably know (at least in the US) but I wonder if you knew who wrote them. I certainly didn't. I've lived in this area since 1977 and don't ever remember hearing of Ms. Walker. And yet she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame!