Mt. Sumach Baptist Church Cemetery-Cisco, Georgia

Mt. Sumach Baptist Church is located in the hills of the Georgia Mountains near the Tennessee State line. The church’s graveyard is typical of many rural church cemeteries. There are a mixture of modest headstones. Additionally, there are a handful of vernacular markers. Two of these markers are the “head and shoulder” markers, which I usually see made out of wood. The pink marble marker is likely made from Tate, Georgia pink marble.

The grey granite marker says “MRA.” I am not sure what these two markers together mean.
This is a typical Victorian marker which symbolizes the curtains are closing.
The head and shoulders marker of Jackson Columbus Hooker, who only lived for one day.
There was no visible name on this marker.
While I suspect this marker was a commercially made marker, I liked that it had a myriad of colors.

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