Author: Father Pitt

  • Donahoe Monument, Calvary Cemetery

    Perspective view of the Donahoe monument

    A classical fancy that invites visitors to sit, pray, and contemplate for a while.

    Front elevation of the Donahoe monument

    Earlier pictures of the Donahoe monument.

  • Harry P. Kuhn Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery

    Harry P. Kuhn Mausoleum

    A simple and timeless design, classical but not classicist because it does not subscribe to any ism.

    Harry P. Kuhn mausoleum
    Bronze doors with palm fronds

    Bronze doors with palm fronds, symbolic of victory over death.

    Side of the Kuhn mausoleum

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  • McKinney Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery

    McKinney mausoleum

    Built in 1930, this mausoleum combines surprisingly disparate elements—Romanesque, Egyptian, Renaissance, and even Art Deco—and makes a harmonious whole out of them.

    Inscription: McKinney, Anno Domini 1930

    It would be hard to improve on this lush growth of lichens for picturesque effect.

    McKinney mausoleum from the front
    Bronze doors
    Lunette with cross
    Egyptian capital
    Ornaments around the entrance
    Stained glass with river and landscape at sunset
    McKinney mausoleum and pink azalea
    McKinney mausoleum
  • Robert and Margaret McCullough Tombstones, Clinton Cemetery

    Robert McCullough

    [I]N MEMORY OF
    [R]OBERT McCULLOUGH,
    who departed t[his li]fe
    Jan 26th 18—
    aged 40 years.

    The whole front has flaked off this tombstone, but most of the inscription remains legible. The stone is obviously carved by the same hand that made the stone for Margaret nearby; we presume they were husband and wife who both died young, but the stones themselves do not indicate the relationship.

    Margaret McCullough

    IN MEMORY OFF
    MARGARET McCULLOUGH
    who departed this life
    April 11th 1836,
    in the 33d year of her
    age.

  • Morgans in Clinton Cemetery

    John Morgan, died 1852

    JOHN MORGAN
    DIED
    MAY 15, 1852
    AGED
    75 YEARS.

    A number of Morgans are buried in the Clinton Cemetery, and we are not sure how or whether they are all related.

    Elizabeth Morgan

    ELIZABETH
    WIFE OF
    JOHN MORGAN
    DIED
    DEC. 2, 1845(?)
    AGED — YEARS

    Lizzie Morgan, died 1847

    LIZZIE MORGAN
    DIED
    MAR 24 1847
    AGED
    25(?) YEARS.

    There are several broken tombstones in the cemetery leaning against other tombstones. This one belongs to Robert McCullough.

    Dr. Charles Morgan died 1852

    Dr. CHARLES MORGAN
    Died
    Mar. 31, 1852
    Aged 52 Years

    In a different light the epitaph might be more legible. It seems to begin “In all his excellent…,” but we could be completely wrong about that.

    Daniel Morgan, died 1867

    DANIEL MORGAN,
    DIED
    SEPT. 26, 1867,
    AGED 62 YEARS.

    Daniel Morgan

    The shallow inscription is eroded, so this is our best attempt at interpreting it:

    IN MEMORY OF
    DANIEL,
    SON OF
    JAMES & HANNAH MORGAN
    WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
    DEC 5, 1850
    AGED
    18 YEARS, 3 MOS.
    & 16 DAYS.