Welcome to the 5th Annual Warwick Cemetery Walk Program,
Saturday, August 24th, 2024 for Warwick Old Home Days, 3 PM
Recognition of Warwick Cemetery Commission by Clyde Perkins Jr.
Join in singing: “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
Emcee: Reclusive “Aunt” Zylpha Smith 1815 to 1885.
Story shared by Clare Green.
(No known cemetery stone marker for Zylpha.)
Charles Arthur Morse, PVT US Army WW I, November 22,1898 to May 10, 1982
Grace Carlson Morse, 1901 to 1996
Stories shared by Harry Greenwald and Babette Krolik.
George F. Rost, Massachusetts Sgt.120 Co.Coast ARTY
August 22, 1873 – November 28, 1954
Bronze Flag Marker honoring his service as a United Spanish War Veteran in Cuba, Phillipines and Porto Rico.
Story shared by John Wilson of Conway. (John’s mother was a teacher at Warwick’s Brush Valley School, 1920’s.)
Elizabeth Lawrence, c.1800’s, sister of William Lawrence, 1836 to July 5, 1862, who died from wounds incurred from The Battle of Bull Run, dated July 1, 1861. Lawrence family home on Old Winchester Rd.
Story shared by Colleen Paul.
Reverend Preserved Smith,
1789 to 1881, He moved to Warwick in 1814.
His portrait hangs in The Meeting House on the hill, Rt. 78.
Story shared by Clyde Perkins Jr.
Thank you for strolling through the Cemetery and appreciating the interesting lives of fellow Warwickians.
Peace to all hearts and souls.
