Giles T. Holley Grave Marking

May 03, 2008

United Daughters of

the Confederacy ®

Giles T. Holley’s Grave with wreaths and flag displays.

Spring Creek Cemetery, Bosque County, Texas

Giles T. Holley gravesite, Confederate marker and the wreaths, the Julia Jackson Chapter wreath is on the right.

Part of the crowd gathering—the Holley family, the Houston family , and Spring Creek Reunion family members.

The cannon salute opened and closed the ceremony.

The mighty cannon in action - the boom vibrated the ground!

Welcome and program led by Mrs. Shirley Woodlock, Recorder of Military Service Awards, The Texas Division UDC, Treasurer/Registrar, Mary West, Chapter 26, Waco, TX

Posting of the colors by the Color Guard - Tommy Jones, Commander, Pat Cleburne Camp #436, Cleburne, TX and MOSB Benjamin Morris #279, Fort Worth and members.

Biographical History of Pvt. Giles T. Holley by Janie Houston Pace, great, great granddaughter, UDC Julia Jackson Chapter #141, Fort Worth, TX.

Crowd view from the position of the cannon.

Invocation by UDC member Peggy Vestal, Julia Jackson Chapter #141.

Paula Jones, in period dress, leading the Pledge to the United States Flag, Pledge to the Texas Flag and Salute to the Confederate Flag.

Casey Stump, Secretary of UDC Julia Jackson Chapter #141 reading the Soldier's Grave, written by Pearl Rivers.

Dedication of the Giles T. Holley Confederate Marker by Claudia Pugh, President of Julia Jackson Chapter #141.

Benediction led by the Norma Thronburg, 2nd Vice President and Chaplain from the Mary West Chapter 26, Waco, TX.

Rifle Volley by John Aaron and SCV member.

Cannon salute.

Houston Family: Marsha Houston, my sister; her son Alex; Cathy Houston Foster, my sister; Janie Houston Pace, Marshall Houston, my DAD; Frieda Ryle, Dad's cousin; Pat Low, my Dad's sister, standing behind Pat is my brother Larry Wayne Houston; Karen Low, daughter of Pat and LaWan; LaWan Low, husband of Pat.

Holley Family: Trudy Sheffield in the green, her mother Reba Lovell standing left of Trudy, and Trudy's son Jason, kneeling and other Holley family members.

Ben Hatch, Commander and Paul Martin, 1st Lt. Commander both from General Robert E. Lee Camp #239, Fort Worth, TX.

Family in period dress, Tommy Jones, Commander, Pat Cleburne Camp #436 and 1st Lt. Commander MOSB Benjamin Morris #279, Fort Worth, TX and Paula Jones, member UDC Julia Jackson Chapter #141 and their grand children.

The cannon was provided by Jody Coleman, 1st Lt. Commander, Terry's Texas Rangers Camp #1937, Cleburne and members with assistance by Bruce Pastusek, Adjutant, Colonel Middleton Tate Johnson Camp # 1648 from Arlington, TX