Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Tombstone Tuesday Merys Willis



Sarah Lydia Merys Willis
Feb 25, 1874 MA - May 30, 1952 MO
Mount Moriah, Kansas City, MO

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing. I don't recognize the star. Should I?


    Bill ;-)

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  2. I wondered about that star myself. Now I am even more curious. Another mystery to solve!

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  3. It is a symbol of The Order of the Eastern Star (OES) is a female companion organization to Freemasonry. Men who are Master Masons may also join. Their primary symbol in cemeteries is a five pointed star with a tip pointing down, representing the Star of Bethlehem. In the example at right the letters are FATAL, which stand for Fairest Among Ten-thousand, Altogether Lovely.
    Source: http://cemeteries.wordpress.com/category/freemasons/

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