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DRESDEN MARKER DEDICATION - More than 300 persons attended the unveiling
of the Teas historical Marker at the Dresden Cemetery, Friday, May 7. Taking
part in the ceremony were, left to right, Noel Furra, president of the Dresden
Cemetery Association, who accepted the marker; Grove Melton, a descendant of
Ethan Melton, who founded Dresden in 1841; and J. Marshall Tatum, who was
attending his 85th consecutive memorial day at the cemetery, which was
celebrating its 99th meeting. Melton unveiled the marker and presented it to the
cemetery association.
Blooming Grove Times - May 12, 1976
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Marker dedication set for Dresden Cemetery
Navarro County Historical Survey Committee Chairman Nelson Ross has
announced that an official Texas Historical Marker will be placed at Dresden
Cemetery at 11 a.m. on May 7.
Plans for the dedication ceremony will be announced in the near future.
The marker will carry the following inscription: { see marker text above }
The marker is sponsored by the Dresden Cemetery Association. The cemetery is
located on FM 744, six miles southwest of Blooming Grove.
The Corsicana Daily Sun - April 22, 1976
Dresden Cemetery marker dedicated
A crowd of around 300 gathered in the Dresden Cemetery Friday for the
annual cemeery memorial day, and the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker.
Master of ceremonies George F. Baum Jr. Introduced J. Marshall Tatum, who was
attending his 85th consecutive memorial day at the cemetery. Tatum gave the
invocation for the dedication ceremony.
Guest speaker at the dedication was John Clifford, a former pastor at the
Blooming Grove-Dresden United Methodist Church. Clifford called on all those
present to honor the pioneers buried in Dresden, Cemetery.
The Marker was unveiled by Grover Melton, a descendant of Ethan Melton, who
founded Dresden in 1841. Accepting the marker was Noel Furra, president of the
cemetery association.
Susan Laster, wife of Richard Laster, present pastor at the Blooming
Grove-Dresden United Methodist Church, sang a hymn and gave the benediction
The Corsicana Daily Sun - May 9, 1976
Dresden Cemetery Marker Dedicated
Corsicana Daily Sun – May 9, 1976 pg 3
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