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Florida Cemetery
(AKA Florida Mesa Cemetery; AKA Hood Cemetery)
Rural, La Plata County

Tombstone Photographs

The Florida Cemetery is several miles east of Durango.  It is called the Florida Cemetery, and has been previously known as the Florida Mesa Cemetery, and before that as the Hood Cemetery.  Just inside the gate is a small, well kept building where visitors can view a map and cemetery records.  The cemetery is located by a little church at the intersection of La Plata County Road 223 & County Road 228.

The photographs in this portion of the archives were contributed by:
Louise Adams (la)
Jim Davenport (jd)

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Headstones

(Click on the underlined name to download the tombstone photograph)

• Akers, Leon Edison, 1891-1918, Woodmen of the World (jd)
• Allan, Lawrence E., 1895-1920, Woodmen of the World (jd)

• Brown
  • Cuny, 1873-1954 (Close-up); and Karl, 1856-1941 (Close-up) (la)
  • John, Apr 29, 1899-Oct 13, 1979; and Mary Ann "Mamie", Sep 14, 1897-Nov 21, 1987 (la)
  • Leonard, Feb 2, 1897-Nov 23, 1982 ; and I. Jane, Oct 13, 1908-Feb 24, 1982 (la)
  • Walter M., 1874-1952; and Aver C., 1885-1961 (la)

• Clark, George V., 1904-1921; and Gerald E., 1923-1927 (la)

• Frizell
  • J. Thomas, 1864-1928; and Clara M., 1868-1949 (la)
  • Jennie L., 1881-1966 (la)
  • Pearle B., 1885-1960 (la)
  • Ruby S., October 18, 1936, Colorado, PVT 1CL, 49 INF (la)
  • Ruth N., 1911-1990; and Franklin, 1904-1972 (la)
  • Samuel L., 1867-1942 (la)

• Gribble
  • Andy [Andrew], no dates (la)
    • Andrew Gribble, born 6 Nov 1876 was the son of John William & Rachel Matildy (McClure ) Gribble.
  • M. [Rachel Matildy (McClure)], [Dec 5, 1831-Mar 20, 1894] (2nd grave marker) (la)

• Hill, John C., 1861-1939 (la)
• Hood, Samuel J., 1844-1905; and Mary J., 1857-1940 (la)

• McClure, Tim J., 1838-1912, Pioneer (la)

• Patterson, Levi H., Sep 5, 1847-June 12, 1901, Woodmen of the World & Mason; and Susan Thorn Patterson, Oct 26, 1854-June 6, 1935 (jd)
  • Military Marker, CO. F, 6 KANS CAV (at foot of Levi H. Patterson grave) (jd)
• Pickens, Harold L., 1923-1993, US ARMY, World War II (la)

• Reece, Della H., 1900-1961 (la)

• Sowers, Jesse A., 1869-1935, Modern Woodmen of America (jd)

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