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When a person died, his neighbors and other men would come to the cemetery
to hand dig the graves using picks and shovels. In 1941, Orville Sperry used his
post hole auger and small tractor to dig 8 post holes at the grave site, then the
men would hand finish the digging. Later, Henry Kunka and Orville built a
very large auger. This auger was used to make 3 holes which lightened the
work. Cemetery boards eventually purchased riding lawnmowers, a metal
storage building, and a clam digger attachment for opening graves.
Some of the workers for the railroad were Mexicans who lived in railroad cars.
A flu epidemic in 1918 hit Follett and several of the Mexican children died.
They were buried at the cemetery but there are no markers for them. One
harvest time, wheat harvesters were traveling through Follett and the wife of
one of the harvesters died. She was buried at Fairmont also. The first burial
was Myra Jones who was struck by lightning and Hettie Gigger. Their bodies
were moved to Fairmont from a place near the Gigger ranch where they had
originally been buried. (3)
For many years, a Memorial Day program was held in the center of the circle
of trees. The community would gather there for the raising of the flag,
remembering those who had passed, the singing of hymns and patriotic songs
and prayers.
On Memorial Day caretakers place flags on all the 116 Veterans graves. (4)
Fairmont cemetery is one of the most decorated cemeteries in the county.
An iron entry gate and large iron sign with the Fairmont Cemetery name on it
was made by Rusty Stuart. Rick Burke painted and placed the gate and sign in
place April of 2006.
Footnotes:
1. Lipscomb County Clerk Office recorded in Vol 32 Page 316
2. Pioneers of the Prairie page 34 History of Mac Jones family
3. Interviewof Orville Sperry April 2006 by Marlene Pierce (daughter of Orville Sperry) paragraphs 2
4. Fairmont cemetery records taken from Lipscomb County Cemetery Book 2nd edition
1. "Pioneers of he Prairie" published in 1976 edited by Mildred Becker
and Devona Gadberry
2. "Lipscomb County Cemeteries" Second edition published in 2006 and
edited by LaVaun Kraft
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Kraft, LaVaun. Lipscomb County Cemeteries, book, April 2006; Lipscomb, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth36168/m1/104/?q=waller+county: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wolf Creek Heritage Museum.