Daughter of Milton C. Penry and Mary Ann (Haynes) Penry. Married (first)Henry Perkins Griffin on November 17, 1863 in Noxubee, Mississippi. Married (second) Anthony K. Wilkerson on November 11, 1883 in Rockwall, Texas. They were the parents of Gordon Wilkerson.
On the right side of her headstone it states: "one by one our hopes grow brighter as we near the shining shore for we know across the river wait the loved ones gone before". On the left side it states: "one by one earths ties are broken as we see our love decay and the hopes so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away".
According to Cindy N.:
In 1883, Bettie's oldest son William Rufus was upset to learn his mother intended to marry Mr. Wilkerson. At age 18, he told his mother he would leave if she did. So when the wedding took place, William left home. He returned only for a few brief visits over the next seven years. In 1890 when he got word his mother was dying (heart attack?) he hurried home to see her but was too late.
He never recovered from his heartbreak and selected the marker for her grave, adding the verse that told of his sorrow of losing her: " One by one earth's ties are broken, as we see our love decay, and the hope so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away."
On the right side of her headstone it states: "one by one our hopes grow brighter as we near the shining shore for we know across the river wait the loved ones gone before". On the left side it states: "one by one earths ties are broken as we see our love decay and the hopes so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away".
According to Cindy N.:
In 1883, Bettie's oldest son William Rufus was upset to learn his mother intended to marry Mr. Wilkerson. At age 18, he told his mother he would leave if she did. So when the wedding took place, William left home. He returned only for a few brief visits over the next seven years. In 1890 when he got word his mother was dying (heart attack?) he hurried home to see her but was too late.
He never recovered from his heartbreak and selected the marker for her grave, adding the verse that told of his sorrow of losing her: " One by one earth's ties are broken, as we see our love decay, and the hope so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away."
Daughter of Milton C. Penry and Mary Ann (Haynes) Penry. Married (first)Henry Perkins Griffin on November 17, 1863 in Noxubee, Mississippi. Married (second) Anthony K. Wilkerson on November 11, 1883 in Rockwall, Texas. They were the parents of Gordon Wilkerson.
On the right side of her headstone it states: "one by one our hopes grow brighter as we near the shining shore for we know across the river wait the loved ones gone before". On the left side it states: "one by one earths ties are broken as we see our love decay and the hopes so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away".
According to Cindy N.:
In 1883, Bettie's oldest son William Rufus was upset to learn his mother intended to marry Mr. Wilkerson. At age 18, he told his mother he would leave if she did. So when the wedding took place, William left home. He returned only for a few brief visits over the next seven years. In 1890 when he got word his mother was dying (heart attack?) he hurried home to see her but was too late.
He never recovered from his heartbreak and selected the marker for her grave, adding the verse that told of his sorrow of losing her: " One by one earth's ties are broken, as we see our love decay, and the hope so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away."
On the right side of her headstone it states: "one by one our hopes grow brighter as we near the shining shore for we know across the river wait the loved ones gone before". On the left side it states: "one by one earths ties are broken as we see our love decay and the hopes so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away".
According to Cindy N.:
In 1883, Bettie's oldest son William Rufus was upset to learn his mother intended to marry Mr. Wilkerson. At age 18, he told his mother he would leave if she did. So when the wedding took place, William left home. He returned only for a few brief visits over the next seven years. In 1890 when he got word his mother was dying (heart attack?) he hurried home to see her but was too late.
He never recovered from his heartbreak and selected the marker for her grave, adding the verse that told of his sorrow of losing her: " One by one earth's ties are broken, as we see our love decay, and the hope so fondly cherished, brighten but to pass away."
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