Fort Gaines, Clay County
Located in Fort Gaines, Georgia, the monument is for Colonel James Bennett (1800-1868). He was originally buried in Alabama, but he was moved at the request of the great grandson.
The monument features the winged hourglass. The hourglass represents the marching on of time. The wings represent a descent to heaven.
Founded in 1860, New Park Cemetery is one of the early cemeteries in Fort Gaines, Georgia. The cemetery contains many examples of markers representing the years it’s been active. One of the more unusual aspects of the cemetery is that there is a Victorian gazebo built in 1880 that sits atop a Native American burial ground, believed to be at least 1000 years old. Like the Kolomoki Mounds, it is believed this was built by the Swift Creek and Weeden Island people.
Located in the Rosedale Cemetery in Cuthbert, Georgia, the Aaron (1903-1983) and Gertrude (1913-1996) Ford monument is an impressive copy of Michelangelo’s Night. Gertrude’s parents are Ethel and Bryant Castellow. Her father was a US Senator. Her mother was a descendant of early families of Randolph County.
Aaron Ford served as a US Congressman for the state of Mississippi.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, 1986-1961, nicknamed “The Georgia Peach” was born in Narrows, Georgia, a town in Banks County. His family moved to nearby Royston, Georgia when he was a young child.
Often listed in the top ten baseball players of all time, Cobb was known for his fierce competitiveness. He passed away in Atlanta in 1961. He rests in the Cobb family mausoleum in Rose Hill Cemetery in Royston.
Lawrence Daniels Bailey’s cause of death was “grippe,” which is the 19th Century term for the flu. He died at age 6 and is buried in St. Andrews Cemetery in Darien, Georgia. His marker was sculpted by John Walz. Many assume that Walz’s works are only in Savannah, but they can be found outside of Savannah. The cherub represents innocence and is a common symbol on children’s graves.
Alma, Bacon County, Georgia
