George and Jim opening the gate to the cemetery.
And each time they visit, they have to go hunting and digging for the gravestones! Many years ago someone planted a few Iris near the graves and they have multiplied and multiplied until they cover a rather large area, including the two graves. A little poking and prodding and the graves were found.
SOLDIER REST THY WORK IS DONE
CORNELIUS M
BORN JAN. 5, 1896
DIED APR 3, 1930
OUR LITTLE ONE
ROBERT W.
BORN OCT 1, 1918
DIED AUG. 17, 1923
And each time they visit, they take home a few of the Iris bulbs. It was quite a chore digging up the bulbs with a little garden trowel, but Fred persevered.
The Iris patch. In the center, to the left and right are the two Hutcheson graves.
The Joslin Clan – Babs, Richard, George, Joann, Ruth, Tim, Jim, and Sue.
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